Arcam DVD player DV88 - Manual (Page 9)

DV88
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Using the DV88: basic operation
POWER
DV88 DVD PLAYER
TRACK PAUSE STOP PLAY LOAD
Introduction
‘Basic operation’ explains how to play a DVD, CD or other type of
disc, including the use of the CR-314 remote control.
More sophisticated features – such as special playback modes
and using Bookmarks – are described later, in ‘Advanced
operation’.
Front panel controls
Switching on
Switch the unit on by pressing the POWER button. The status
LED glows green when the unit is powered up and red when in
standby mode (standby is operated from the remote control).
Note that the remote control sensor is located on the right hand
side of the display window. Do not obstruct this or the remote
will not work.
HDCD indicator
This LED is located on the left of the display and lights green to
indicate when HDCD (High Defi nition Compatible Digital) material
is playing from suitably recorded audio CDs.
Playing a disc
Loading a disc
Press
LOAD on the front panel (or OPEN on the handset) and
place the disc on the tray, with the playback side facing down.
Some discs are double sided, in which case the side labelled
‘side A’ should face up, to access side A.
Press LOAD on the front panel to close the tray. The disc loads
after a pause of a few seconds.
Playing a disc
Most DVDs begin playing automatically, but some titles begin by
displaying a menu. Select the menu item ‘Play movie’ (or similar)
using the cursor pad, then press
OK to start playback.
For CDs and VCDs (and DVDs that do not play automatically),
press
PLAY .
Note that when playing DVDs, the drive mechanism operates at
much higher speeds compared to CDs and may produce more
noise when loading and playing initial chapters.
Fast play
Press
or on the front panel or remote control to play fast
forward or backwards. There are four speeds for fast playback:
x2, x4, x8 and (except for audio CDs) x20. Press the button
repeatedly to cycle through the different speeds. To resume
normal playback speed, press
PLAY .
Skipping chapters/tracks
To skip chapters (or tracks on a CD), press
or .
When skipping back, the fi rst button press takes you to the
beginning of the current chapter. Pressing the button again
takes you to the start of the previous chapter.
Note that it is common for Video CDs to have only one track.
Pausing playback
Press
PAUSE on the front panel or on the remote control to
pause playback. To resume playback, press PLAY on the front
panel or on the handset.
Stopping playback
Press the
STOP button on the front panel or on the remote
control to stop playback.
When playing a DVD, pressing STOP once performs a ‘resume
stop’. If you now press PLAY , playback resumes from the point
it was stopped.
If you press STOP twice, this is a ‘complete stop’, and playback
resumes from the beginning of the disc.
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