JBL DVD280 User Manual

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10Reading: This is a message that youwill see when you first press the PlayButton 5B. It refers to the factthat the player must first examine theconte

11FRONT-PANEL CONTROLSVIDEODVD280 High Performance DVD/CD PlayerStandbyDimmer Test2345Power17689 )!@#JPEGVCDDVDWMAMP3 PROG RANDOM REPEA

12FRONT-PANEL INFORMATION DISPLAYQPONMLKJIHGFBCJPEGVCDDVDWMAMP3 PROG RANDOM REPEAT 1 ALL A-B V.OFF TEST

13REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONSabcdeffghhijklmno`zyxwvutsrqp0Power On1Repeat2Playlist 3Audio 4Eject 5Navigation ⁄/¤Buttons6Info7Navigation ‹/› But

14REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONS0Power On: Turns on the playerwhen it is in Standby mode (the JBLlogo appears on-screen).1Repeat: Press to go to the Repeatm

15PSearch/Slow (Forward): Allowsyou to search forward through a discwhile it is in Play mode. Each timeyou press this button while a DVD isplaying, th

16REAR-PANEL CONNECTIONS™£¢∞§¶•ª‚⁄¡ NORTHRIDGE,CA, USA DIGITALAUDIO OUTOPTICAL COAXIAL ANALOG AUDIO OUTLRS-VIDEOPr/Cr/RPb/Cb/BY/Y/GVIDEOVIDEO O

17SETUP AND CONNECTIONS• Ensure that the power switch of thisunit (and of other equipment to beconnected) is set to “Off” beforecommencing connection.

18Connecting to a TV OnlyWhen using the DVD280 with a televi-sion but no audio receiver or proces-sor, connect it as follows. Eithermakeonly the SCART

19When DVDs encoded in Dolby Digitalor DTS are played, the Dolby Digital orDTS bitstream is outputted from theplayer’s optical or coaxial digital audi

1. Read these instructions.2. Keep these instructions.3. Heed all warnings.4. Follow all instructions.5. Do not use this apparatus nearwater.6. Clean

20REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION Battery InstallationInsert the batteries supplied whileobserving the correct (+) and (–)polarities.Service Life of Batterie

21DIGITAL AUDIO Optical Digital AudioConnection Notes• Remove the dust protection capfrom the optical digital audio outputand connect the cable firmly

22SYSTEM SETUPThe final step of the installation is toestablish the system’s defaults. It ishelpful to take a few minutes to famil-iarize yourself wit

23Figure 5Select “Off” to turn off subtitles. Thissetting may be changed later, orusing the Subtitle Button  on theremote. If the subtitle language i

24select the desired parental controllevel, use the Navigation ‹/› Buttonh to scroll to the “New Password”option and select it by pressing theEnter Bu

25Figure 18disc in play (see Figures 18 – 20). Youmay also change the language duringdisc playback by pressing the AudioButton d, but any changes made

26the DVD280 is connected to a con-ventional (4:3) TV set and you wouldprefer to see movies without anyparts being cut off. You will see theentire fra

27Figure 29 The Video Mode setting only affectsthe Component Video Outputs ∞.This setting allows the user to com-pensate for errors in the disc author

28DVD is one of the highest qualitysources ever made available for in-home playback of prerecorded pictures and sound. In order to makecertain that yo

29PLAYBACK BASICS FOR ALL FORMATSLoading DiscsTo load discs in the DVD280, first turnthe DVD280 on by pressing in theMain Power On/Off Switchandthen

3DVD280 DVD/CD PLAYERTypographical ConventionsIn order to help you use this manual with the remote control, front-panel controls and rear-panel connec

30Basic playback with the DVD280involves functions similar to thoseyou may be familiar with for conven-tional CD players or changers: • Turn the DVD28

31Important Notes on DVDPlaybackThe DVD280 is capable of all the fea-tures and options covered by the DVDstandards. However, it is up to theproducer o

32which may be done only while thedisc is in the Stop mode. You may alsobegin play of a specific Title, Chapteror Track by moving the cursor to thelis

33representing one program, such as amovie or “Making Of” featurette. It’spossible for a disc to have only onetitle. Titles are often divided furtheri

34Figure 59Figure 60Slide ShowsThe DVD280 offers the capability ofviewing a “slide show” of imageswhile playing audio simultaneously.You may have noti

35Figure 68To navigate a JPEG disc, you mustuse the Player Menu of the on-screenmenu system (see page 34).The Time section of the Status Bardisplay of

36While playing a disc, press the AudioButton3on the remote controlonce to see the Audio Display with thecurrent audio language and format(see Figure

37To select any Repeat mode (otherthan Repeat A-B):1. While a disc is playing, press theRepeat Button1on the remote;the Repeat Status Bar appears (see

38AUDIO CD PLAYBACKWhen playing audio CDs, your DVDplayer has the same features as a CDplayer, including track skip, repeatplay and programmed playbac

39first press of the Repeat Button bwill highlight the Repeat setting at thetop of the Player Menu. The nextpress of the Repeat Button b willchange th

4INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the JBL®DVD280, a multipurpose DVD playerthat delivers the highest level of play-back quality from a wide range o

40MP3/WMA PLAYBACKThe DVD280 is among the few DVDplayers that are able to play discsrecorded with MP3 or WMA files.This means that you may enjoy thela

41All other buttons (including the numericbuttons) will have no function withMP3 playback, exceptthe PlaylistButton 2and Clear Button G,which are need

42VCD PLAYBACKVCD, a format that predates DVD, isbased on a different compression for-mat than DVD and a recording methodthat is similar to CD. Althou

43PROGRAMMED PLAYProgrammed PlayProgrammed play allows you toselect any track, title or chapter froma disc, for playback in a specificorder. This type

44Cancel Program PlayTo cancel Program Play, follow one of these steps:1. When you open the Disc Drawer4, the program will be deleted, andthe Playlist

45DVD LANGUAGE CODESThe availability of specific languages for the main audio track or subtitles is dependent on the choices made by a disc’sproducer.

46TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDETROUBLESHOOTING GUIDESYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTIONUnit does not turn on • Main Power Switchturned off • Press in Main Power

DVD280 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSApplicable Disc: Disc formats: 5-inch (12cm) or 3-inch (8cm) DVD-Video, standard conforming DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+R

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5SAFETY INFORMATIONVerify Line Voltage Before UseYour DVD280 has been designed foruse with 230-volt AC current and theplugs are specifically designed

6Moving the UnitBefore moving the unit, be certain todisconnect any interconnection cordswith other components, and makecertain that you disconnect th

7FEATURES & DVD COMPATIBILITYHigh-Quality Video• Advanced pixel-by-pixel processingusing 10-bit MPEG-2 video decodingcircuits.• Test-screen signal

8Audio CD Compatibility• 8cm (3") or 12cm (5") discs• Linear PCM digital audio• Audio CDs are divided into tracksCD-R/RW Compatibility• 12cm

9TERMINOLOGYSince 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 pla