Harman Kardon BDS 800 Owners Manual - Page 24

BDS Using the Disc Player Disc Cleaning Precautions s Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. s Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs. Regional Coding BDS receivers sold in the USA are designed only for playback of discs with Blu-Ray Disc region code A and DVD Region Code 1 information, or for discs that do not contain any region code information. BDS receivers sold in Europe are designed only for playback of discs with Blu-ray Disc region code B and DVD Region Code 2 information, or for discs that do not contain region code information. If there is a region code on a disc other than the one your BDS receiver is designed for, it will not play in the receiver's disc player. Copyright Audio-visual material may consist of copyrighted works that must not be recorded without the permission of the owner of the copyright. Please refer to relevant laws covering copyright protection. Copy Protection Your BDS receiver is in compliance with HDCP (High-Definition Copy Protection), and a video display connected via the HDMI output must also be HDCP-compliant. The BDS receiver supports Macrovision copy protection. On Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVD discs that include a copy-protection code, if the contents of the disc are copied using a VCR, the copy-protection code prevents the videotape copy from playing normally. Supported Disc Formats The BDS receiver can play the following types of discs (5"/12cm, and 3"/8cm size): s BD-Video (single-layer or double-layer) s DVD-Video s DVD+R/+RW s DVD-R/-RW s CDDA (CD digital audio) s CD-R/RW NOTE: The compatibility and performance of dual-layer discs is not guaranteed. Supported Media Codecs The BDS receiver can play media recorded in the following audio/video codecs: s MPEG 1, Layer 1 s MPEG 2, Layer 2 s MPEG 2, Layer 3 s H.264 s VC-1 s MP3 (from CD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, BD-R/RE and USB) s JPEG (from CD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW, BD-R/RE and USB) s DivX 3.x/4.x/5.x (from CD-R/RW, DVD+R/+RW and USB) s WMA (WMA9, CBR at 192kbps,VBR at 355kbps, DRM-free) NOTE: Due to differences in the formats of certain discs, some discs may include a mix of features, some of which are not compatible with the disc player. Similarly, although Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVDs are capable of a wide range of features, not every disc includes every capability of its system. For example, although the BDS receiver is compatible with multi-angle discs, the multi-angle feature is possible only when the disc is specially encoded for multiple-angle play. To make certain that a specific feature or soundtrack option is available, please check the options noted on the disc jacket. The playback capability of recordable discs may vary due to variations in the quality of the disc and the recorder used to create the disc. Loading and Playing a Disc Hold the disc horizontally when loading it, and insert it gently into the Disc slot. The disc loading mechanism will take the disc and slide it into the unit. s Do not load more than one disc into the Disc slot. s Do not load the disc upside down. After loading a disc into the player, press the Play button to begin playback. Use the Play, Pause, Stop, Prev/Step, Next/Step, Search Down/Slow and Search Up/Slow buttons to control disc playback. See Remote Control Functions, on page 8, for more information about the functions of these buttons. Playback Features Repeat: When you are playing a Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD, pressing the Repeat button cycles through the following repeat modes: Chapter, Title, All, Off. When you are playing a CD, this button cycles through the following repeat modes: Track, All, Off. A-B: When playing a Blu-ray Disc recording, DVD or music CD, pressing the A-B button places the player into the A-B repeat mode. The first press sets the "A" repeat point; the second press sets the "B" repeat point and begins repeating the section of the disc between the two points. Pressing the A-B button while the player is in the A-B repeat mode takes the player out of that mode. Note: This feature is disc-dependent. Not all Blu-ray Disc recordings support A-B repeat. Find: Pressing the Find button during disc playback activates the search function, allowing you to jump to a specific location on the disc. You can find a location by title, chapter or time. See Top Menu Button (below) for more information. NOTE: Not all discs allow searching by title. On these discs, use the disc menu to change titles. Options: Pressing the Options button displays any available options for the currentlyplaying disc. Blu-ray Disc options include title, chapter, time display, audio options, angle options and subtitle options. DVD options include title, chapter, time display, playback modes, audio options and angle options. Audio CD options include track selection, time display, playback modes, bitrate, instant search and instant replay. Display Button: When playing Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVDs, pressing the Display button toggles the information bar on and off. Playback Mode Disc Type & Encoding Current Title Current Chapter Time Display MPEG DVD-VIDEO 1/1 English Dolby Digital 5.1 1 / 2 1 / 8 00 : 32 : 37 TT Audio Mode 'Find' Indicators Top Menu Button: Pressing this button displays the top menu for the Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD that is currently playing. NOTE: This feature is disc-dependent. Not all DVDs have top menus. If the DVD has no top menu, pressing the Top Menu button may display the disc menu, depending on how the disc's menu system was authored. Pop-Up Button: Pressing this button while playing a Blu-ray Disc recording displays the pop-up menu. (DVDs will display the disc menu.) Note: If the Blu-ray Disc recording does not support a pop-up menu, the disc menu will be displayed. Bookmark Function: The bookmark function lets you mark up to 12 locations on the disc currently playing. Press the Bookmark button to mark the current location on the disc. To play the disc from one of your selected bookmark locations, hold the Bookmark button to display the bookmark list. Use the Navigation left/right buttons to select the desired bookmark, and press the OK button to play the disc from that location. NOTE: The bookmark function is disc-dependent. Not all discs allow bookmark operation. 24