JBL DVD280 - Manual

5 SAFETY INFORMATION Verify Line Voltage Before Use Your DVD280 has been designed foruse with 230-volt AC current and theplugs are specifically designed for230-volt applications. Connection to aline voltage other than that for whichit is intended can create a safety andfire hazard and may damage the...

6 Moving the Unit Before moving the unit, be certain todisconnect any interconnection cordswith other components, and makecertain that you disconnect the unitfrom the AC outlet. IMPORTANT NOTE: To avoid damage to the DVD280 that may not be cov-ered by the warranty, be certain thatthe disc is removed...

7 FEATURES & DVD COMPATIBILITY High-Quality Video • Advanced pixel-by-pixel processing using 10-bit MPEG-2 video decodingcircuits. • Test-screen signal for testing video performance and setup. • Compatibility with dual-layer, extended-play DVDs. • Playback of JPEG image files. • Progressive Scan...

8 Audio CD Compatibility • 8cm (3") or 12cm (5") discs• Linear PCM digital audio• Audio CDs are divided into tracks CD-R/RW Compatibility • 12cm (5") discs• Linear PCM, MP3 (32kbps – 320kbps) or Windows Media ® WMA (16kbps – 192kbps) digital audio • May contain JPEG still images (up to 5...

9 TERMINOLOGY Since they share some of the charac-teristics and technology of CD play-ers, many of the terms and opera-tional concepts used in a DVD playerare similar to what you may be famil-iar with from CD players and chang-ers, or older video disc formats suchas Laser Disc. However, if this is y...

12 FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAY Q P O N M L K J I H G F B C JPEGVCDDVDWMA MP3 PROG RANDOM REPEAT 1 ALL A-B V.OFF TEST P.SCAN TITLE TRACK CHAPTER PBC HOUR MIN SEC A D E F F A Disc-Type Indicators B Playback-Mode Indicators C Title Number Indicators D Chapter/Track Number Indicators E Time Indicato...

13 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS a b c d e f f g h h i j k l m n o ` z y x w v u t s r q p 0 Power On 1 Repeat 2 Playlist 3 Audio 4 Eject 5 Navigation ⁄ / ¤ Buttons 6 Info 7 Navigation ‹ / › Buttons 8 Enter 9 Pause A Skip/Step (Previous) B Play C Search/Slow Reverse D Stop E Video Off F Display Dimmer G ...

14 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS 0 Power On: Turns on the player when it is in Standby mode (the JBL logo appears on-screen). 1 Repeat: Press to go to the Repeat menu. You can repeat a title, chapter,track, programmed playlist or theentire disc. 2 Playlist: Press this button to access the playlist on-scr...

16 REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS ™ £ ¢ ∞ § ¶ • ª ‚⁄ ¡ NORTHRIDGE , CA, USA DIGITALAUDIO OUT OPTICAL COAXIAL ANALOG AUDIO OUT L R S-VIDEO Pr/Cr/R Pb/Cb/B Y/Y/G VIDEO VIDEO OUT OUT IN REMOTE CONTROL SCART TV MODEL NO. DVD280 Made in China Maunfactured under license from Dolby Laboratories,"Dolby",and...

17 SETUP AND CONNECTIONS • Ensure that the power switch of this unit (and of other equipment to beconnected) is set to “Off” beforecommencing connection. • Do not block the ventilation holes of any of the equipment and arrangethem so that air can circulate freely. • Read through the instructions bef...

18 Connecting to a TV Only When using the DVD280 with a televi-sion but no audio receiver or proces-sor, connect it as follows. Either make only the SCART connection å from the DVD280 to the TV, or make the analog audio connection ≠ and one of the video connections (S-video ∫ , composite video ç or ...

19 When DVDs encoded in Dolby Digitalor DTS are played, the Dolby Digital orDTS bitstream is outputted from theplayer’s optical or coaxial digital audiooutput. When the player is connected toa Dolby Digital or DTS decoder, you canenjoy theater-quality audio in yourhome. An optical digital audio cabl...

20 REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION Battery Installation Insert the batteries supplied whileobserving the correct (+) and (–)polarities. Service Life of Batteries • The batteries normally last for about one year, although this depends onhow often, and for what operations,the remote control is used. • If the...

21 DIGITAL AUDIO Optical Digital AudioConnection Notes • Remove the dust protection cap from the optical digital audio outputand connect the cable firmly so thatthe configurations of both the cableand the connector match. • Keep the dust protection cap and always reattach the cap when notusing the c...

22 SYSTEM SETUP The final step of the installation is toestablish the system’s defaults. It ishelpful to take a few minutes to famil-iarize yourself with these settings, asthey may require change before thefirst use and later from time to time. Make certain that the DVD280 isproperly connected to a ...

24 select the desired parental controllevel, use the Navigation ‹ / › Button h to scroll to the “New Password” option and select it by pressing the Enter Button 8 (see Figure 10). Figure 10 You will be prompted to enter the newpassword (see Figure 11). Figure 11 You will then be prompted to confirmt...

25 Figure 18 disc in play (see Figures 18 – 20). Youmay also change the language duringdisc playback by pressing the Audio Button d , but any changes made will only be effective during playbackof that disc. Figure 19 Figure 20 If you are using the Optical ¡ or the Coaxial ™ Digital Audio Output with...

27 Figure 29 The Video Mode setting only affects the Component Video Outputs ∞ . This setting allows the user to com-pensate for errors in the disc authoringwhere proper maintenance of framerate was not carried out in the film-to-video conversion process. The DVD280’s advanced adaptiveinterlacer wil...

28 DVD is one of the highest qualitysources ever made available for in-home playback of prerecorded pictures and sound. In order to makecertain that your home theater sys-tem is fully optimized to take advan-tage of DVD’s superb picture quality,the DVD280 offers a built-in video testsignal that make...

29 PLAYBACK BASICS FOR ALL FORMATS Loading Discs To load discs in the DVD280, first turnthe DVD280 on by pressing in the Main Power On/Off Switch and then pressing the Power On Button 0 . The Power Indicator 2 will turn red when the power is firstapplied by pressing in the Main Power On/Off Switch ....

30 Basic playback with the DVD280involves functions similar to thoseyou may be familiar with for conven-tional CD players or changers: • Turn the DVD280 on by first pressing in the Main Power On/Off Switch and then pressing the Power On Button 0 . • If a disc is already in the drawer when the unit i...

31 Important Notes on DVDPlayback The DVD280 is capable of all the fea-tures and options covered by the DVDstandards. However, it is up to theproducer of a DVD disc to decidewhich of those features and functionsare available on any given disc. Forthat reason, not all discs will functionidentically, ...

34 Figure 59 Figure 60 Slide Shows The DVD280 offers the capability ofviewing a “slide show” of imageswhile playing audio simultaneously.You may have noticed that if youinsert a disc containing JPEG files,the DVD280 will automatically displaythe images in order, each imageremaining on-screen for abo...

35 Figure 68 To navigate a JPEG disc, you mustuse the Player Menu of the on-screenmenu system (see page 34). The Time section of the Status Bardisplay offers a choice of time displaymodes relating to the disc beingplayed. When this section is high-lighted, press the Navigation ⁄ / ¤ Buttons 57 to se...

37 To select any Repeat mode (otherthan Repeat A-B): 1. While a disc is playing, press the Repeat Button 1 on the remote; the Repeat Status Bar appears (seeFigure 76). Figure 76 2. Access the Repeat modes by selecting the current setting,scrolling to the desired selection as appropriate for the type...

38 AUDIO CD PLAYBACK When playing audio CDs, your DVDplayer has the same features as a CDplayer, including track skip, repeatplay and programmed playback.These functions may be programmedusing the Player Menu, as describedon pages 31–34. You may also accessthese functions directly using theremote co...

42 VCD PLAYBACK VCD, a format that predates DVD, isbased on a different compression for-mat than DVD and a recording methodthat is similar to CD. Although theDVD has, for the most part, replacedVCD as a format, the DVD280 offersVCD playback so that you may playyour existing library of VCD discs. The...

43 PROGRAMMED PLAY Programmed Play Programmed play allows you toselect any track, title or chapter froma disc, for playback in a specificorder. This type of programming isparticularly useful for parties or othersituations where you desire continu-ous playback of specific selectionsfor a long period ...

44 Cancel Program Play To cancel Program Play, follow one of these steps: 1. When you open the Disc Drawer 4 , the program will be deleted, and the Playlist line in the Player Menuwill return to the default of playing alltracks in the disc’s order. 2. Stop play and select the Programicon at the top ...

45 DVD LANGUAGE CODES The availability of specific languages for the main audio track or subtitles is dependent on the choices made by a disc’sproducer. You should always consult the disc’s jacket for information on languages for any disc. In the case of some languages, you may be required to enter ...

DVD280 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Applicable Disc: Disc formats: 5-inch (12cm) or 3-inch (8cm) DVD-Video, standard conforming DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, VCD, SVCD, CD, CD-R, MP3, WMA, JPEG or CD-RW discsRegion code: DVD Movie disc with Code shown on rear panel of unit onlyDVD-Layers: Single Side/Si...