Configuring your dvd player, Introduction, Obtaining a picture – Arcam DV135 User Manual

Page 10: Using the set-up menus

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Configuring your DVD player

Introduction

This section of the document describes the use of the ‘Set-up’ menu, which is used to configure your
player for your system and your personal preferences.

Obtaining a picture

To view the Set-up menu for the initial configuration, we recommend the
use of the composite video output to connect to your display device. This
is because the high quality video output has several display modes and
may be incompatible with your display device in its default configuration.
Ensure that your display device is switched on and that you have
selected the correct video input. You should see the image shown on the
right. This is the image that the DVD player gives whenever there is no
disc playing.

NOTE: To protect your screen from damage caused by persistent
static images, a ‘screen saver’ facility activates after a few minutes
of inactivity. When this occurs, a small ARCAM logo moves around
the screen.

To reset the image, press the

STOP

button on the front

panel of the player or

on the remote control.

Using the Set-up menus

Your DV135 has two different set-up menus:

The Set-up menu allows configuration of all aspects of your DVD player. Configurable items and

their potential values are described on the following pages.

The Display set-up menu is a series of video test patterns with instructions that will allow you to

configure your display optimally for your DVD player.

To enter the Set-up menus, press the

SETUP

button on the remote control. Press

SETUP

a second

time to close the menu.

The Set-up menu

The Set-up menu comprises

three

pages of options. The tabs on the left side of the screen show the

pages available, indicating the nature of the items on each page. To change between pages, move the
menu highlight to the appropriate tab and press

To change an item first use the

DOWN

controls to highlight the item, then press

to open the list of

options for the menu item. The current option for the menu item is indicated. The

DOWN

controls can

be used then to select the new option and pressing

confirms the new selection and closes the option

list. (If the item to be changed is controlled by a slider, press

to activate the slider and

again

when the desired value has been selected.)

Note that items that are not applicable currently (for example, ‘HDMI Resolution’ when Main Video
Output is set to ‘Analogue’) are shown ‘greyed out’, and cannot be highlighted or changed.

The Display set-up menu

For optimum video performance it is necessary to configure your display for the video source – your DVD
player, in this case. A series of test patterns generated by your DVD player will allow you to optimise
colour balance, contrast, brightness and to centre your picture. Full instructions for each test pattern are
displayed on the screen before the test pattern is shown.
To enter the Display set-up menu, move the menu highlight to the ‘Display’ button, then press

Press

SETUP

for a second time when you have finished.