Cyberlink PowerDVD Ultra Instruction Manual

CyberLink

PowerDVD Ultra

User’s Guide

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CyberLink’s International Headquarters

Mailing Address

Web Site

Telephone

Fax

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www.cyberlink.com

886-2-8667-1298

886-2-8667-1300

Contents

Introduction............................................. 1

Welcome! ................................................................................................................... 2

Main Features ..................................................................................................... 2

New Features in this Version ......................................................................... 3

Upgrade Your Software ........................................................................................5

Uninstall Your Software ........................................................................................ 6

Uninstall from the Start Menu ...................................................................... 6

Uninstall from the Control Panel ................................................................. 6

The PowerDVD Program ...................................................................................... 7

Main Controls in Dock Mode .........................................................................7

Main Controls in Player Mode .....................................................................10

A/V Options Pad ...............................................................................................12

Menu/Number Pad .........................................................................................13

Control Wheel ...................................................................................................15

Main Controls in Mini Player Mode ...........................................................16

Main Controls in Control Wheel Mode ....................................................17

HD DVD Hotkeys and Functions ................................................................18

Miscellaneous Hotkeys and Functions ....................................................19

Extra Hotkeys for Special Keyboards ........................................................20

System Requirements .........................................................................................21

Playback Controls ................................. 25

Basic Playback Controls ......................................................................................26

Navigating During Playback .............................................................................27

Jump Functions ................................................................................................27

Jump to scenes .................................................................................................27

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Shuttling Forward and Reverse ..................................................................28

Step Frame Functions ....................................................................................28

Time Search .......................................................................................................29

Bookmarking Your Favorite Scenes ..........................................................29

Advanced Playback Controls ............................................................................32

Disc Playback ....................................................................................................32

Capturing Your Favorite Scenes ................................................................32

Popup Menu for HD DVD and Blu-ray Discs ..........................................33

Full Screen Function .......................................................................................33

Switching Audio Streams .............................................................................33

Displaying Subtitles ........................................................................................33

Switching Among Available Angles .........................................................34

Repeating Your Favorite Scenes ................................................................34

Playing a Karaoke DVD ..................................................................................35

Shuffling Items in Your Playlist ...................................................................36

Using the Menus in DVD-Video Format ..................................................37

Using the Menus in DVD-VR Format ........................................................38

Playback Menu .................................................................................................39

Using the Menu/Number Pad .....................................................................41

Using the A/V Options Pad ..........................................................................41

Express Menu .........................................................................................................43

1. Basic Controls ...............................................................................................44

2. Viewing Controls .........................................................................................44

3. Preference Controls ...................................................................................46

4. DVD Menu Controls ...................................................................................47

5. PowerDVD Controls ...................................................................................47

Enable Mouse in HD DVD ..................................................................................48

Using the iHD Menu with the Mouse .......................................................48

Playing Media ....................................... 49

Region Code Settings ..........................................................................................50

Playing DVDs, HD DVDs and Blu-ray Discs ...................................................51

Playing DVD VR Discs ..........................................................................................52

Playing VCDs/SVCDs ............................................................................................53

Contents

Playing Audio CDs ................................................................................................54

Playing Files ............................................................................................................55

Drag & Drop for Playback .............................................................................55

Creating Playlists .............................................................................................56

Playing Files from Hard Disk Drive ..................................................................59

Configuration ........................................ 61

Player Configuration ............................................................................................62

Advanced Player Configuration ......................................................................64

OSD .......................................................................................................................64

Snapshot .............................................................................................................66

Keyboard/Mouse .............................................................................................68

File Association ................................................................................................69

Bookmarks .........................................................................................................70

User Interface Configuration ............................................................................73

Video Configuration ............................................................................................75

Advanced Video Configuration .......................................................................77

Smart De-Interlacing Mode .........................................................................77

Dual Display Mode ..........................................................................................78

Color .....................................................................................................................78

Aspect Ratio ......................................................................................................80

Display Device ..................................................................................................80

Audio Configuration ............................................................................................82

Advanced Audio Configuration .......................................................................85

Headphone Settings ......................................................................................85

2-Speaker Settings ..........................................................................................90

4/6/7/8-Speaker Settings ..............................................................................92

Information Configuration ................................................................................95

Player Information ..........................................................................................95

Display Information ........................................................................................95

Video Attributes ...............................................................................................96

Audio Attributes ..............................................................................................97

Subpicture Attribute ......................................................................................97

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Hardware Information ...................................................................................97

HD DVD Configuration ........................................................................................99

Advanced HD DVD Settings ..................................................................... 101

Blu-ray Disc Configuration .............................................................................. 103

Region Configuration ....................................................................................... 104

Mobile Power Settings (Optional) ................................................................105

Technical Support................................ 107

Before Contacting Technical Support ........................................................ 108

Web Support .................................................................................................. 109

Telephone Support ...................................................................................... 109

Email Support ................................................................................................ 110

Index ................................................... 111

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1:

Introduction

This chapter introduces CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra’s main functions and the main program view. It discusses the minimum system requirements for using the program and the method for upgrading to the latest version of the software.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• "Welcome!" on page 2

• "Upgrade Your Software" on page 5

• "Uninstall Your Software" on page 6

• "The PowerDVD Program" on page 7

• "System Requirements" on page 21

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Welcome!

Welcome to the CyberLink family of home entertainment products! CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra is a software disc player with the features and controls of a regular living-room disc player. CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra offers feature-rich navigation controls for an interactive and tailored viewing experience. Its advanced video and audio technologies deliver the highest quality viewing and listening experience possible on the PC.

CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra combines HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc technologies into one single player. CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra also supports the playback of DVDs, VCDs and a number of video file formats.

CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra provides the complete and comprehensive movie viewing experience for the PC. All you need to do is sit back and enjoy.

Main Features

CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra includes the following main features:

• Supports the playback of both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc with single player

• Supports DivX, DVD (MPEG-2), DVD+VR, DVD-VR, DVD-Audio, VCD (MPEG-1), SVCD, MiniDVD formats and DVD files on hard disk drive (HDD) playback

• Navigation slider allows a direct and instantaneous link to any scene

• Proprietary dual subtitles capability

• CLEV-2 (CyberLink Eagle Vision) video enhancement technology that dynamically adjusts the brightness/contrast/saturation ratios in scenes that are overly dark or too bright.

• CLPV (CyberLink Pano Vision) video stretching technology that produces minimal distortion in the center of the picture.

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• Features CyberLink Multi-channel Environment Impression technology (CLMEI-2), an audio channel expansion technology that converts stereo sound to a multiple-channel output.

• CyberLink Mobility Pack allows for longer movie playback time on notebook computers.

• 9X Digital zoom equipped with location indicator

• AB repeat function that lets you set your favorite scenes for instant repeat

• Import and export your favorite bookmarks

• Bookmark viewer provides a visual display of all bookmarked scenes

• Smart Video De-interlacing ensures a smoother and clearer video image.

• CLVS (CyberLink Virtual Speaker) virtual surround technology developed by CyberLink

• CyberLink Headphone technology for headphone surround sound

New Features in this Version

New features in this version of CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra include:

• HD DVD playback support

• Blu-ray Disc playback support

• Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD

• DTS-ES, DTS Neo:6 (Discrete, Matrix), ACC Decoder 5.1 Ch

• UPnP Media Network Support

• Freestyle interface offering five different viewing modes for total control

• Say-It-Again to instantly repeat the last dialog

• Read-It-Clearly for freestyle control of subtitle positions

• New See-It-All and Notebook Maximizer deliver power-saving features

• Support for the latest content protection standards including VCPS and CPRM

• Support for MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) high definition video

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• Support for new audio standards including DTS-ES, DTS 96/24, DTS NEO:6, and AAC

• Improved CyberLink Eagle Vision CLEV-2 technology for enhanced images and colors

• New customizable player skin)

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Upgrade Your Software

Software upgrades and enhancements may be periodically available from CyberLink.

Note: You must be connected to the Internet to use this feature.

To upgrade your software, do this:

1. Open the Upgrade Information dialog box by doing one of the following:

•Click the Upgrade button .

•Press I.

• Click (Configuration), then click Upgrade. A window opens, displaying available options.

2. Click the feature set you would like to upgrade to.

3. A web browser window opens, where you can purchase product upgrades and enhancements.

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Uninstall Your Software

If you need to uninstall your CyberLink software for any reason, you can do so either from the Windows Start menu or from the Windows Control Panel.

Uninstall from the Start Menu

To uninstall your CyberLink software from the Start menu, do this:

1. Click Start > Programs > [name of CyberLink software package] > Uninstall [product name]. The uninstall wizard opens.

2. Follow the uninstall wizard to remove the program.

Uninstall from the Control Panel

To uninstall your CyberLink software from the Control Panel, do this:

1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add or Remove Programs.

3. Select the program name, then click Change/Remove.

4. Follow the uninstall wizard to remove the program.

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The PowerDVD Program

This section describes the CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra program and the button functions in different modes.

Main Controls in Dock Mode

When you start CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra, the Main Player Panel is docked to the bottom of the video window. The Main Player Panel in dock mode gives you access to some of the most commonly used functions in CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra without having to switch around between the video window and the Main Player Panel.

To undock the Main Player Panel from the video window, click Dock/

Undock . To dock the Main Player Panel to the video window, simply drag and drop the Main Player Panel to the bottom of the video window.

A B

FGH IJK MDC

O P QRS T WVY

Button/Icon Hotkey Description

AStop S Stops playback

BPlay Enter Plays media

C Pause Space Bar Pauses playback

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Button/Icon Hotkey Description

D Previous P Returns to previous chapter

E Step backward Ctrl+B, E Goes to previous frame

F Menu L Accesses all available DVD

G Next audio stream H Switches among available

H Capture frame C* Captures video content as

I Say-It-Again W Repeats the last dialog

J Navigational slider Visually displays elapsed

KMute Q Mute volume

menus

audio streams

bitmap image files. (Not supported during HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc playback.)

time. Click along slider to jump to other locations

L Current media type Displays the current media

type

M Configuration Ctrl+C Configuration settings are

all located here

N Eject Ctrl+E Ejects the current disc drive

O Select source Ctrl+O Selects media source for

playback

P Next N Jumps to next chapter

Q Step forward T Goes to next frame

R Next subtitle U Switches among available

subtitles during playback

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Button/Icon Hotkey Description

S Next angle A Switches among available

angles if any

T See-It-All Ctrl+S Activates See-It-All function,

refer to "Blu-ray Disc Configuration" on page 103

V Speed Control Open/close shuttle speed

control

W Volume adjustment +,- Increase or decrease volume

X Display area Displays DVD title/chapter

number and elapsed time

YUndock Player

Panel

Ctrl+T Detaches the player panel

from the video window

* Hotkey is only available if HD DVD hotkey mapping is not activated. See "HD DVD Hotkeys and Functions" on page 18 for more information.

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Main Controls in Player Mode

G H IA

Button/Icon Hotkey Description

A Control wheel Refer to "Control Wheel" on

B About Ctrl+A Displays information about

CCurrent media type Displays the current media

D Display area Displays DVD title/chapter

E Capture frame C* Captures video content as

F Pin on Top Pins the Player on top of all

G Next audio stream H Switches among available

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type

number and elapsed time

bitmap image files. (Not supported during HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc playback.)

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audio streams

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Button/Icon Hotkey Description

H Switch to Control

Wheel mode

Switches to the Control Wheel mode

I Next subtitle U Switches among available

subtitles during playback

J Eject Ctrl+E Ejects the current disc drive

K Select source Ctrl+O Selects media source for

playback

LMute Q Mute volume

M Volume adjustment +, - Increase or decrease volume

N Navigational slider Visually displays elapsed

time. Click along slider to jump to other locations

O Repeat Ctrl+R Repeats titles, chapters,

songs, etc.

P Full screen Z Switches to full screen and

back to windows mode

Q Shuffle V Plays tracks in random order

R Menu L Accesses all available DVD

menus

S A/V Options pad . (Period) Activates/inactivates A/V

Options pad

T Menu/Number pad / Activates/inactivates Menu/

Number Pad

U Configuration Ctrl+C Configuration settings are

all located here

* Hotkey is only available if HD DVD hotkey mapping is not activated. See "HD DVD Hotkeys and Functions" on page 18 for more information.

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A/V Options Pad

The A/V Options pad allows you to select an audio output mode, an equalizer preset, and a video enhancement. To display the pad, go to

the Player mode and click Open A/V Options Pad . Refer to "Using the A/V Options Pad" on page 41 for more information.

Button/Icon Description

A Audio output mode Displays all available audio output

modes.

B Equalizer preset Displays all available audio equalizer

presets.

C Video enhancement Displays all available video effects.

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Menu/Number Pad

The Menu/Number pad offers navigation buttons, a pad for entering numbers, and buttons for accessing other functions. To display the pad,

go to Player mode and click Open Menu/Number Pad . Refer to "Using the Menu/Number Pad" on page 41 for more information.

A C

LMN O

Button/Icon Hotkey Description

A Navigation buttons Left, Right,

B Enter Enter Accepts the selected

C 1 - +10 0-9, * for +10 Number pad

D Karaoke K Switches among karaoke

Up, Down arrows

Navigates through DVD menus

option

modes

E Say-It-Again W Repeats the last dialog

F Next angle A* Switches among

available angles if any

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Button/Icon Hotkey Description

G See-It-All Ctrl+S Activates See-It-All

H AB Repeat X Repeats selected scene

I Visualization Plays computer-

J Add bookmark M Adds bookmarks for

K Next bookmark G Directly goes to

L F9 Same as the Red button

M F10 Same as the Green

N F11 Same as the Yellow

function

generated visualizations

specific DVD scenes

bookmarked scenes

on the remote control

button on the remote control

O F12 Same as the Blue button

on the remote control

* Hotkey is only available if HD DVD hotkey mapping is not activated. See "HD DVD Hotkeys and Functions" on page 18 for more information.

Control Wheel

A D

E F G

Button/Icon Hotkey Description

A Backward Play B* Shuttles reverse at incremental

B Previous P Returns to previous chapter

C Pause Space Bar Pauses playback

D Forward Play Tab, F Shuttles forward at incremental

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speeds indicated by green point

E Next N Jumps to next chapter

FPlay Enter Plays media

G Step forward T Goes to next frame. (Not

supported during HD DVD or Bluray Disc playback).

H Step backward Ctrl+B Goes to previous frame. Not

supported during HD DVD or Bluray Disc playback).

IStop S Stops playback

* Hotkey is only available if HD DVD hotkey mapping is not activated. See HD DVD Hotkeys and Functions for more information.

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Main Controls in Mini Player Mode

The mini player mode allows the user to access basic playback functions even when CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra is minimized. When the mini player mode is enabled and CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra is minimized, the playback controls are minimized to the Windows taskbar.

To enable the mini player mode, right click an open area of the Windows taskbar, select Toolbars, and then click PowerDVD. Click the

Minimize button to enter the mini player mode; click the Exit Mini mode button to exit mini player mode.

A BCD

Button/Icon Hotkey Description

APlay Enter Plays media

BStop S Stops playback

C Next N Jumps to next chapter

D Volume adjustment +, - Increase or decrease volume

E Show/Hide Video Displays/Hides the mini

player video window

F About Ctrl+A Displays information about

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G Pause Space Bar Pauses playback

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Button/Icon Hotkey Description

H Previous P Returns to previous chapter

IMute Q Mute volume

J Configuration Ctrl+C Configuration settings are

all located here

K Exit Mini mode Exit the Mini Player mode

Main Controls in Control Wheel Mode

The Control Wheel mode gives the user access to the most basic playback controls on the Control Wheel. To switch to the control wheel mode, click the Switch to Control Wheel mode icon. To exit the control wheel mode, click the Switch to PowerDVD Player icon.

ASwitch to

B Control wheel Refer to "Control Wheel" on

Button/Icon Hotkey Description

Switches to the PowerDVD

PowerDVD Player

Player mode

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Button/Icon Hotkey Description

C Eject Ctrl+E Ejects the current disc drive

D Select source Ctrl+O Selects media source for

playback

HD DVD Hotkeys and Functions

HD DVD Hotkeys include special hotkeys that can be used during the playback of some HD DVD titles.

Note: These hotkeys are not available during the playback of Blu-ray Disc titles.

For information on activating HD DVD Hotkeys, see "HD DVD Configuration" on page 99.

Hotkey Description

Alt + A Switches among available angles if any.

Alt + B Shuttles reverse at incremental speeds indicated by

green point.

Alt + C Captures video content as bitmap image files (Not

supported during HD DVD playback)

Alt + D Toggle DVD playback details

Miscellaneous Hotkeys and Functions

Hotkey Description

Ctrl+D Enables/disables secondary audio

Ctrl+G Enables/disables PG testST

Ctrl+N Minimize CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra

Ctrl+P Displays/hides pop-up menu for Blu-ray Disc titles

only.

Ctrl+U Enable/disable second subtitle

Ctrl+V Enables/disables secondary video

Ctrl+W When the video playback is paused, but the

interactive menu is active, this will resume the video.

Ctrl+X Close/shut down CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra

program

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Ctrl+Y Changes second subtitle position

Shift+Esc Cancels

F3 Dolby Headphone

F5 Digital Zoom

F6 Previous scene (uses CyberLink Rich Video to detect

scenes)

F7 Skip commercial (uses CyberLink Rich Video to

detect commercials)

F8 Next scene (uses CyberLink Rich Video to detect

scenes)

∗

Toggle DVD playback details

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Hotkey Description

J Takes you to the DVD root menu.

R Go up/return to root menu

∗ Hotkey is only available if HD DVD hot key mapping is not activated.

See "HD DVD Hotkeys and Functions" on page 18 for more information.

Extra Hotkeys for Special Keyboards

CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra offers hotkeys for computers using keyboards that contain extra keys.

Hotkey Description

Select Accepts the selected option

Prior Time Seek Previous 5 sec.

Next Time Seek Next 5 sec.

Apps Displays Context Menu

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System Requirements

The system requirements for CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra vary depending on the operating system installed on your machine (XP or Vista). Please consult the system requirements for your version of Windows.

Windows XP with Service Pack 2 Installed

Please make sure your system meets the following minimal requirements before installation:

CPU

•Intel: Minimum: Pentium 4 541 (3.2G), Pentium D 840 (3.2G), Pentium D 930 (3.0G) or 940 (3.2G), Core Duo T2400 (1.83G), Pentium M 755 (2.0G) Recommended: Pentium EE 840 (3.2G) or 955 (3.4G), Pentium D 945 (3.4G), 950 (3.4G) or 960 (3.6G), Core Duo T2500 (2G), T2600 (2.16G) or T2700 (2.33G), Core 2 Duo E6300 (1.8G), E6400 (2.13G), E6600 (2.4G), E6700 (2.66G) or X6800 (2.93G)

•AMD: Minimum: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2G) or 4000+ (2G), Turion 64 X2 TL-50 (1.6G), TL-52 (1.6G) or TL-56 (1.8G) Recommended: Athlon 64 FX FX-60 (2.6G) or FX-62 (2.8G), Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2.2G), 4400+ (2.2G), 4600+ (2.4G), 4800+ (2.4G) or 5000+ (2.6G), Turion 64 X2 TL-60 (2.0G)

System Memory (RAM)

• 512MB or above, 1GB is recommended

Disc Drive

• Super Multi Blue disc drive

•BD-ROM

• HD DVD-ROM

Graphic Card (GPU)

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• nVidia: GeForce 7600 GT, GeForce 7800 GTX 512, GeForce 7900 GX2, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GX2

• ATI: X1600 series, X1800 series, X1900 series

• recommended driver version: 8.332 or later

• Video RAM: Graphics card memory requires 256MB or above.

Note: We strongly recommend that you update your graphics card driver to the latest version.

Display Devices

• HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) compliant display for digital output

• TV or computer monitor for analog output

Windows Vista

Please make sure your system meets the following minimal requirements before installation:

CPU

System Memory (RAM)

• 1GB or above is recommended

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Disc Drive

• Super Multi Blue disc drive

•BD-ROM

• HD DVD-ROM

Graphic Card (GPU)

• nVidia: GeForce 7600 GT, GeForce 7800 GTX 512, GeForce 7900 GX2, GeForce 7900 GTX, GeForce 7950 GX2

• recommended driver version: 97.57 or later

•ATI:

• minimum: X1600 series

• recommended: X1800 series, X1900 series

• recommended driver version: 8.31.100.3 or later

• Video RAM: Graphics card memory requires 256MB or above.

Note: We strongly recommend that you update your graphics card driver to the latest version.

Display Devices

• HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) compliant display for digital output

• TV or computer monitor for analog output

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