MVBD2520 Blu-Ray Player User Manual
CONTENTS BD/DVD Operation................................................30 • Playback of a Blu-ray Disc or DVD...................30 • Skip ...................................................................31 • Search...............................................................31 • Pause/Step .......................................................31 • Slow Motion ......................................................31 • Disc Menu Button .............................................32 • Audio............
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED) Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow all the safety instructions listed below. Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8.
FEATURES This unit has many features, some are outlined below. Please read the owner’s manual to take full advantage of all the features this unit has to offer. • BD-ROM Playback BD-ROM is a next generation optical disc format in the HD era.
PRECAUTIONS NOTES ON HANDLING: TO OBTAIN A CLEAR PICTURE: • When shipping the player, always use the original shipping carton and packing materials. For maximum protection, repack the unit as it was originally packed at the factory. • Do not use volatile liquids, such as insect spray, near the player. Do not leave rubber or plastic products in contact with the player for a long time. They will leave marks on the finish. The player is a high technology, precision device.
LOCATION OF CONTROLS FRONT 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2 3 4 POWER/STANDBY button Disc Compartment Open/Close Button Power Indicator/Remote Sensor Display 5 6 7 8 9 10 7. Stop ( X ) Button 8. Skip (n) Button 9. Play (®) Button 10. USB/Card Jack (Inside Compartment) 6. Skip (o) Button REAR 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2 3 4 5 6 7 AC Power Jack Ethernet Jack HDMI Jack Component Video (Y, Pb, Pr) Output Jacks CVBS (Composite Video) Output Jack 8 6. Stereo Audio Left/Right Output Jacks 7. OPTICAL Output Jack 8.
LOCATION OF CONTROLS (CONTINUED) REMOTE 1 2 17 18 3 4 5 6 19 20 21 22 23 7 24 8 25 9 10 11 26 12 28 13 14 15 16 29 30 31 32 27 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. POWER/STANDBY Button HDMI RESET Button Number (0–9) Buttons Red Button Green Button SETUP Button 7. 8. Navigation (√,®,†,π) Buttons RETURN Button Stop ( X ) Button 10. Play (®) Button 11. Skip (o) Button 12. SEARCH/REVERSE √√ Button 9. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION 1. Remove the Battery Compartment cover by pushing in on the tab and then lifting the cover off. 2. Install two (2) “AAA” batteries, paying attention to the polarity diagram in the battery compartment. 3. Replace the Battery Compartment cover. BATTERY PRECAUTIONS Follow these precautions when using batteries in this device: 1. Use only the size and type of batteries specified. 2.
CONNECTION CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO A TV USING THE AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT JACKS NOTES: • If your TV has an HDMI input, connect the player with the HDMI cable for best results, otherwise use the Component or Video OUT jack on the player. • Set the TV’s TV/VIDEO button or switch to the VIDEO setting. • When connecting the Player, refer to the owner’s manual of the TV, as well as this manual.
CONNECTION (CONTINUED) CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO A TV USING THE Y/Pb/Pr JACKS NOTES FOR CONNECTING TO A TV: • If your TV has an HDMI input, connect the player with the HDMI cable for best results, otherwise use the Component or Video OUT jack on the player. • TV must have Y, Pb and Pr input jacks. • Set the TV’s TV/VIDEO button or switch to the VIDEO setting. • When connecting the Player, refer to the owner’s manual of the TV, as well as this manual.
CONNECTION (CONTINUED) CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO A TV USING THE HDMI OUTPUT JACK NOTES: • If your TV has an HDMI input, connect the player with the HDMI cable for best results, otherwise use the Component or Video OUT jack on the player. • Set the TV’s TV/VIDEO button or switch to the VIDEO setting. • When connecting the Player, refer to the owner’s manual of the TV, as well as this manual.
CONNECTION (CONTINUED) CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO A TV AND RECEIVER USING THE HDMI OUTPUT JACKS NOTES: • If your TV has an HDMI input, connect the player with the HDMI cable for best results, otherwise use the Component or Video OUT jack on the player. • Set the TV’s TV/VIDEO button or switch to the VIDEO setting. • When connecting the Player, refer to the owner’s manual of the TV and receiver, as well as this manual.
CONNECTION (CONTINUED) CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO A TV USING A DVI CABLE NOTES: • Set the TV’s TV/VIDEO button or switch to the VIDEO setting. • When connecting the Player, refer to the owner’s manual of the TV, as well as this manual. • When connecting the Player to the TV, make sure the power is off and both units are unplugged before making any connections. • Connect the player to your TV directly.
CONNECTION (CONTINUED) CONNECTING THE PLAYER TO A HOME THEATER SYSTEM (VIA COAXIAL OR OPTICAL JACK) NOTES: • When connecting the Player, refer to the owner’s manuals for the TV and the audio system, as well as this manual. • When connecting, make sure the power is off and all units are unplugged before making any connections. • Connect the player to your TV directly. If you connect the player through a VCR, the playback picture will be distorted because video discs are copy protected.
CONNECTION (CONTINUED) CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK CONNECTING TO A LAN (To utilize BD-Live) By connecting this unit to a broadband connection, this unit can support the BD-Live feature offered on some movie titles. BD-Live offers additional interactive media and games that are associated with the movie title. 1. Connect the LAN (100) terminal of the player to your internet source from the broadband router directly. Refer to the instructions that came with the router. 2.
BD-LIVE ENJOYING Bonus View and BD-Live Some BD-ROMS (labelled BD-Live) have bonus content and other data that can be downloaded to local storage for enjoyment as follows: 1. Turn the player off. 2. Connect the player to a network as described on the previous pages. 3. Insert an SD card with a minimum of 1GB. (If the SD card is smaller than 2GB, it must be set to FAT only.) 4. Turn the player on. 5. Insert a BD-Rom with Bonus View/BD-Live. 6. Operation will differ depending on the disc.
ABOUT DISCS The region/BD-ROM codes for this player are listed on the back of the player. See the following page for information regarding region/BD-ROM codes. PLAYABLE DISCS: The following discs can be played back on this player: MP3 When playing an MP3, the total number of files will appear in the display, and the TV screen will list the folders/tracks. MP3 is the abbreviation of “MPEG1 Audio Layer 3”. MPEG Audio is a format that compresses the audio portion only.
ABOUT DISCS (CONTINUED) DVD-R/RW This disc can be played in this player once it has been finalized by the recording unit. IMPORTANT: It is important that you read the manual that accompanies the disc, as there are features that are on the player that cannot be used with certain discs. There are also extra features on the disc that are different for each disc, so they are not explained in this owner’s manual. This player conforms to the NTSC and PAL color systems.
SETUP MENU GENERAL SETUP MENU RESTORE SETTINGS 1 1 BD-Video 1 TOP MENU 3 2 2 SETTING 1 GENERAL RESTORE SETTINGS YES VIDEO BD CLICK SOUND NO STATUS MESSAGES AUDIO LANGUAGE PARENTAL NETWORK GENERAL BD-VIDEO DATA ERASE VIDEO RESTORE SETTINGS YES NO STATUS MESSAGES SIDE PANEL BRIGHTNESS NETWORK GENERAL VIDEO BD CLICK SOUND AUDIO LANGUAGE RESTORE SETTINGS YES BD CLICK SOUND NO STATUS MESSAGES SIDE PANEL BRIGHTNESS NETWORK Use this option to reset all the settings to their origin
SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) VIDEO SETUP MENU STILL MODE 1 1 BD-Video 1 GENERAL VIDEO 1 TOP MENU 3 2 2 SETTING AUDIO STILL MODE AUTO SEAMLESS PLAY FIELD BLACK LEVEL CONTROL FRAME TV ASPECT LANGUAGE HDMI PARENTAL TV SYSTEM NETWORK BD-VIDEO DATA ERASE Press the SETUP button 1 and the BD-Video Menu will appear. Select SETTING using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2, then press the ENTER button 3 to enter the Main menu.
GENERAL STILL MODE VIDEO SEAMLESS PLAY 4:3 LETTERBOX BLACK LEVEL CONTROL 16:9 TV ASPECT 16:9 FULL AUDIO 4:3 PAN & SCAN LANGUAGE HDMI SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) PARENTAL TV SYSTEM NETWORK HDMI STILL MODE NTSC SEAMLESS PLAY PAL AUDIO BLACK LEVEL CONTROL TV ASPECT LANGUAGE HDMI 1 PARENTAL TV SYSTEM NETWORK GENERAL STILL MODE RESOLUTION VIDEO SEAMLESS PLAY RGB OUTPUT RANGE [STANDARD] BLACK LEVEL CONTROL COLOR SPACE [AUTO] DEEP COLOR [AUTO] AUDIO TV ASPECT LANGUAGE HDMI PARENTA
SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) AUDIO SETUP MENU DYNAMIC RANGE 1 1 BD-Video 1 TOP MENU 3 2 2 SETTING 1 GENERAL DYNAMIC RANGE ON VIDEO PCM DOWN CONVERSION OFF AUDIO LANGUAGE PARENTAL GENERAL DYNAMIC RANGE ON VIDEO PCM DOWN CONVERSION OFF AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO LANGUAGE DYNAMIC RANGE ON PCM DOWN CONVERSION OFF DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT LANGUAGE SPEAKER SETTING GENERAL DYNAMIC RANGE ON VIDEO PCM DOWN CONVERSION OFF DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT DYNAMIC RANGE SPEAKER SETTING ON 2 1 AUDIO PARENTAL
SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) LANGUAGE SETUP MENU AUDIO LANGUAGE 1 1 BD-Video 1 TOP MENU 3 2 2 SETTING 1 GENERAL AUDIO LANGUAGE VIDEO SUBTITLE LANGUAGE AUDIO LANGUAGE JAPANESE ENGLISH MENU LANGUAGE ORIGINAL ON-SCREEN LANGUAGE OTHER**** PARENTAL NETWORK BD-VIDEO DATA ERASE GENERAL AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE LANGUAGE Press the SETUP button 1 and the BD-Video Menu will appear. Select SETTING using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2, then press the ENTER button 3 to enter the Main menu.
SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) PARENTAL CONTROL OPTIONS SETTING DVD-VIDEO RATINGS 1 2 3 BD-Video 1 TOP MENU 3 2 SETTING BD-VIDEO DATA ERASE 2 Press the SETUP button 1 and the BD-Video Menu will appear. Select SETTING using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2, then press the ENTER button 3 to enter the Main menu. Select PARENTAL using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2, then press the ENTER button 3 to enter the General menu.
SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) SETTING BD-VIDEO AGE LIMIT 1 2 3 BD-Video 1 TOP MENU 2 3 SETTING BD-VIDEO DATA ERASE 2 1 Press the SETUP button 1 and the BD-Video Menu will appear. Select SETTING using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2, then press the ENTER button 3 to enter the Main menu. Select PARENTAL using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2, then press the ENTER button 3 to enter the Parental menu.
SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) SETTING PARENTAL PASSWORD 1 2 1 BD-Video 1 TOP MENU 2 3 SETTING 2 BD-VIDEO DATA ERASE Press the SETUP button 1 and the BD-Video Menu will appear. Select SETTING using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2, then press the ENTER button 3 to enter the Main menu. Select PARENTAL using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2, then press the ENTER button 3 to enter the Parental menu. Follow the steps on page 24 to access the DVD VIDEO RATINGS.
SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) IP ADDRESS NETWORK SETUP MENU 1 1 BD-Video 1 TOP MENU 2 3 2 SETTING 1 GENERAL IP ADDRESS VIDEO DNS SETTINGS AUDIO ACCESS SETTING PROXY SERVER SETTINGS LANGUAGE BD-LIVE ACCESS PARENTAL IP ADDRESS AUTO-ASSIGNMENT [OFF] IP ADDRESS [192.168.8.123] SUBNET MASK [233.233.233.0] GATEWAY ADDRESS NETWORK [192.168.8.1] BD-VIDEO DATA ERASE Press the SETUP button 1 and the BD-Video Menu will appear.
GENERAL IP ADDRESS VIDEO DNS SETTINGS AUDIO ACCESS SETTING CONNECTION SPEED AUTO-CONFIG [OFF] CONNECTION SPEED SETTING NETWORK DNS SETTINGS ACCESS SETTING PROXY SERVER SETTINGS INITIALIZE PROXY ADDRESS [] PROXY PORT NUMBER [0] LANGUAGE BD-LIVE ACCESS LANGUAGE BD-LIVE ACCESS PARENTAL IP ADDRESS AUDIO [10BASE HALF DUPLEX] PROXY SERVER SETTINGS GENERAL VIDEO SETUP MENU (CONTINUED) PARENTAL NETWORK MAC ADDRESS [00-00-DC-D0-00-01] BD-LIVE ACCESS PROXY SERVER SETTINGS 1 1 2 1 GENERAL I
BASIC OPERATION (GENERAL) IMPORTANT: When “ ” appears while pressing a button, this means that the corresponding function cannot be performed either on the disc inserted, or in the selected mode. HDMI RESET COLOR BUTTONS 1 1 When connected via the HDMI cable, press the HDMI reset button to reset the unit to 480p resolution. This is useful after changing the resolution to one that the TV does not view properly.
BD/DVD OPERATION PLAYBACK OF A BLU-RAY DISC OR A STANDARD DVD 1 2 Press the POWER/STANDBY button to turn on the unit. The POWER/STANDBY button will light blue. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray, “OPEN” will appear on the screen. Insert a disc with the label side facing up on the disc tray. 3 4 1 1 3 1 2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button 1 to close the disc tray. “CLOSE” then “READING” will briefly appear on the screen. After loading, the menu screen of the disc should appear.
BD/DVD OPERATION (CONTINUED) SEARCH SKIP N/SKIP o 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 Press the SKIP N button 1 to advance the disc to the beginning of the next chapter. During playback, press either the Search/FWD ®® 1 or Search/REV √√ 2 button to move the disc forward or backward at double (x2) speed to locate a specific section. Repeatedly press these buttons and the speed will increase to x4, x8, x16 and x32. Resume normal playback by pressing the Play button 3.
BD/DVD OPERATION (CONTINUED) DISC MENU BUTTON AUDIO 1 1 2 1 Press the DISC MENU button to go to the title menu. Press the AUDIO 1 button repeatedly, or the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2 after the AUDIO button is pressed, to change the audio language. This feature is not available on all discs. Depending on the disc, the Title Menu may not be available. TIME SEARCH 1 1 3 2 2 Press the SEARCH button 1 once; the Time Search will appear.
BD/DVD OPERATION (CONTINUED) SKIP BUTTON DISPLAY/INFO BUTTON 1 1 Press the SKIP button to advance the disc 30 seconds. Press the DISPLAY/INFO button to view the playing title, chapter, elapsed time, remaining time, disc type and Play status. Press again to remove the info from the screen. PIP (PICTURE IN PICTURE) Some BD discs have Picture in Picture capability. 1 While viewing a disc (Blu-ray only) that has PIP capability, press the PIP button to view the picture in picture. Press again to disable.
BD/DVD OPERATION (CONTINUED) SUB MENU BUTTON 1 2 3 1 When the SUB MENU button 1 is pressed, a sub menu appears. The content depends on the disc and will include DISC, PLAYBACK, VIDEO and AUDIO categories. Select a category using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2, then press the ENTER button 3; the options will appear. Select the desired option using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2, then press the ENTER button 3.
BD/DVD OPERATION (CONTINUED) POPUP MENU 1 2 3 1 Press the POPUP MENU button 1 to display the Pop Up menu while the BD disc is playing back. You can select various functions from this Pop Up menu. Use the Navigation (√,®,π,†) buttons 2 to select the desired option and press the ENTER button 3 to select it. Some examples: DISPLAY MODE: After selecting, you can choose between the following: NORMAL: Normal viewing.
CD OPERATION PLAYBACK OF A CD 1 2 Press the POWER/STANDBY button to turn on the unit. The POWER/STANDBY button will light blue. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray, “OPEN” will appear on the screen. Insert a disc with the label side facing up on the disc tray. 3 4 2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray. “CLOSE” then “READING” will appear briefly on the screen. After loading, Track 1 will automatically start playing. Press the PAUSE button 1 to pause playback.
CD OPERATION (CONTINUED) SELECTING TRACKS USING THE NUMBER BUTTONS SELECTING TRACKS USING THE SKIP O OR N BUTTON 1 1 1 2 1 2 Press the Number buttons 1 corresponding to the track number you would like to play, then press the ENTER button 2 and the unit will playback the desired track automatically. FORWARD®®/REVERSE √√ SEARCH During playback, press the SKIP n 1 or o 2 button to select the next or previous track to be played.
CD OPERATION (CONTINUED) A-B REPEAT PLAYBACK While playing back a CD, this unit can repeatedly play back a specific section. DISPLAY/INFO BUTTON 1 1 While in the Playback mode, press the Repeat A-B button to define where you want the section to start. Press the Repeat A-B button again to define where you would like the section to end; the unit will then play the selected area continuously. Press the Repeat A-B button again to cancel A-B Repeat mode.
DATA CD/USB/SD CARD OPERATION PLAYBACK OF A DATA (PICTURE, AUDIO) DISC/USB/SD CARD 2 1 3 2 2 1 Press the POWER/STANDBY button to turn on the unit. The POWER/STANDBY button will light blue. TO PLAY A USB/SD CARD: Insert a USB device or SD Card with data files and press the USB/SD button 1, Select USB or SD using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2 and then press the ENTER button 3; the Folder/File menu will appear. 3 4 2 1 2 1 The list of files on the disc will appear.
DATA CD/USB/SD CARD OPERATION (CONTINUED) MP3/WMA 1 2 1 1 3 2 After performing the four steps on page 39, select an MP3/WMA file using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 1. If the media contains more than one page, press the SKIP N 2/o 3 button to cycle through the pages. After an MP3/WMA file is selected, press the ENTER button. The selected file will start playing. 3 4 TO RETURN TO THE FILE/FOLDER MENU, simple press the DISC MENU button.
DATA CD/USB/SD CARD OPERATION (CONTINUED) PHOTOS (JPEG) 1 2 1 1 3 3 4 2 2 1 After performing the four steps on page 39, select a JPEG file using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 1. If the media contains more than one page, press the SKIP N 2/o 3 button to cycle through the pages. CONTENTS INFORMATION: Press the POPUP MENU button 1; the Pop Up menu will appear. Select CONTENTS INFORMATION using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 2, then press the ENTER button 3 to view information about the selected file.
DATA CD/USB/SD CARD OPERATION (CONTINUED) ERASING BD-LIVE DATA ON THE SD CARD 2 1 2 1 Select BD-VIDEO DATA ERASE using the Navigation (π,†) buttons 1, then press the ENTER button 2. When the SD card is inserted, press the SETUP button and the Setup menu will appear. 3 NOTE: You can erase the BD-Live data on the SD CARD only. 2 1 Select START using the Navigation (√,®) buttons 1, then press the ENTER button 2 to erase the BD-Live Data or CANCEL to cancel the request.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Check the following before requesting service: SYMPTOM GENERAL No power. Power on, but unit not functioning properly. POSSIBLE CAUSE AC cord unplugged. Condensation has formed. Wrong type of disc inserted. Unit needs to be reset. No picture. The disc is dirty or inserted incorrectly. Some features and functions are not available on all discs. The equipment is not connected properly. No sound. The INPUT of the TV is not set to receive the disc signal output.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (CONTINUED) SYMPTOM DISCS The unit does not start playback. POSSIBLE CAUSE Disc not inserted, or inserted upside-down. Insert disc correctly. A non-playback disc is inserted. Make sure to insert a playable disc as shown on page 17. Place the disc on the disc tray correctly inside the guide. Clean the disc. This is normal; try another function. The disc is not placed in the guide. Some functions do not operate as stated.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE Caring for Discs • Treat the disc carefully. Handle the disc only by its edges. Never allow your fingers to come in contact with the shiny, unprinted side of the disc. • • • • Do not attach adhesive tape, stickers, etc. to the disc label. Clean the disc periodically with a soft, lint-free, dry cloth. Never use detergents or abrasive cleaners to clean the disc. If necessary, use a CD cleaning kit.
SPECIFICATIONS Power Requirements..........................................................................................................AC120V, 60Hz Power Consumption.......................................................<25W (approx. 1W when set to Standby mode) Weight............................................................................................................................................9.3 Lbs Dimensions ................................................................................
