Honestech DVD Player 3.0 User Manual

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DVD Player 3.0

User Guide

BOM part # : BDP3M001

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End User License Agreement

IMPORTANT : READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE CONTINUING

THIS INSTALLATION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY REMOVE THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND RETURN THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING THE DOCUMENTATION, TO YOUR SUPPLIER AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED. IF YOU DOWNLOADED THIS SOFTWARE, PLEASE REMOVE THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND CONTACT YOUR SUPPLIER TO REQUEST A REFUND.

In this license agreement (the “License Agreement”), you (either individual or an entity), the purchaser of the license rights granted by this License Agreement, are referred to as “licensee” or “You”. Honest Technology is referred to as the “Licensor”. The current version of the accompanying software (“Software”) and documentation (“Documentation”) are collectively referred to as the “Licensed Product”. Licensor may furnish hardware with the Licensed Product (“Hardware”)

1. License

In accordance with the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, the Software is the property of the Licensor and is protected by Copyright Law. While the Licensor continues to own the Software, the Licensor grants the Licensee, after Licensee’s acceptance of this License Agreement, the Limited, non-exclusive license to use on copy of the current version of Licensed Product as described below.

The Software is “used” on a computer when it is loaded into the temporary memory (i.e., RAM) or

installed into the permanent memory (e.g., hard disk, CD-ROM, or other storage device) of that computer, except that a copy installed on a network server for the sole purpose of distribution to

another computer is not considered “in use”. Except as may be modified by a license addendum which accompanies this License Agreement, the Licensee’s rights and obligations with respect to the use of

this Software are as follows:

You May,

1. Use the Software for commercial or business purposes in the manner described in the Documentation.

2. Use the Software to share Internet connection, transfer data, files and images among the computer in the manner described in the Documentation.

You May Not,

I. Copy the documentation that accompanies Software. II. Sublicense or lease any portion of the Software. III. Make illegal duplication of the software.

2. Copyright and Trade Secrets. All rights in and to the Licensed Product including, but not limited to, copyrights and trade secrets rights, belong to Licensor, and Licensor holds title to each copy of the Software. The licensed Product is protected by United States Copyright Laws and international treaty Provisions.

3. Term. This License Agreement is effective until terminated. Licensee may terminate this License Agreement if Licensee breaches any of the terms and conditions herein. Upon termination of this License Agreement for any reason, Licensee shall return to Licensor or otherwise destroy the Licensed Product and all copies of the Licensed Product. Upon request of Licensor, Licensee agrees to certify in writing that all copies of the Software have been destroyed or returned to Licensor. All provisions of this Agreement relating to disclaimers of warranties, limitation of liability, remedies, or damages, and Licensor’s proprietary rights shall survive termination.

4. Executable Code. The Software is delivered in executable code only. Licensee shall not reverse engineer, compile or otherwise disassemble the Software.

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5. Limited Warranty

a. Licensor does not warrant that the functions contained in the Licensed Product and Hardware

will meet Licensee’s requirements or that the operation of the Software and Hardware will be

uninterrupted or error-free. Licensor does warrant that the media on which the Software is furnished and the hardware will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal

use for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of delivery (“Warranty Period”). This Limited

Warranty is void of failure of the media on which the Software is furnished has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplications.

b. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, THE LICENSED PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS IS”

WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE LICNESED PRODUCT AND HARDWARE IS WITH LICENSE.

6. Limitation of Liability

a. Licensor’s sole obligation or liability and licensee’s exclusive remedy under this agreement shall

be the replacement of the defective media on which the software is furnished and/or the hardware according to the limited warranty above.

b. In no event will licensor be liable for any consequential, incidental or indirect damages including,

without limitation, any loss of data or information, loss of profits, loss savings, business interruption or other pecuniary loss, arising out of use of or liability to use the software or documentation or any hardware, even if licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any third party.

7. General

a. Any Software and Hardware provided to Licensee by Licensor shall not be exported or re-

exported in violation of any export provisions of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction. Any attempt to sublicense, assign or transfer any of the rights, duties or obligations hereunder is void. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of New Jersey, United States of America, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. Licensor and Licensee agree that the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods shall not apply to this License Agreement.

b. This License Agreement may only be modified or amended by a written license addendum that

accompanies this License Agreement or by written document that has been signed by both you and Licensor. Site licenses and other types of enterprise licenses are available upon request. Pleas contact Licensor or your supplier for further information.

c. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach of this

Agreement, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration shall be held in New Jersey, United States of America.

If you have any other questions concerning this License Agreement, or if you desire to contact Licensor for any reason, please contact Honest Technology.

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Table of Contents

End User License Agreement .................................................................................................. 2

Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................... 4

1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 6

1.1. Features ............................................................................................................ 6

1.2. How to use ........................................................................................................ 7

1.3. Minimum System Requirements ................................................................... 10

2. honestech DVD Player Installation ........................................................................... 11

3. Product Registration .................................................................................................. 14

4. Using honestech DVD Player Basic Functions ....................................................... 16

4.1. Open DVD or file ............................................................................................. 17

4.2. Playback .......................................................................................................... 18

4.3. Menu ................................................................................................................ 19

4.4. Volume ............................................................................................................. 19

4.5. Screen Capture ............................................................................................... 20

4.6. Movie Jump..................................................................................................... 20

5. Using honestech DVD Player Advanced Functions ................................................ 21

5.1. Subtitle ............................................................................................................ 22

5.2. Language ........................................................................................................ 22

5.3. Angle ............................................................................................................... 23

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5.4. Closed Caption ............................................................................................... 23

5.5. Menu Language .............................................................................................. 24

5.6. SPDIF ............................................................................................................... 24

5.7. Audio Setting .................................................................................................. 25

5.8. Snap Viewer .................................................................................................... 27

5.9. Parental Control Password ........................................................................... 28

5.10. Skins .............................................................................................................. 30

6. Uninstall honestech DVD Player ............................................................................... 31

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1. Introduction

1.1. Features

honestech DVD Player automatically determines the type of disc in your DVD drive and uses the correct playback method for the DVD. honestech DVD Player also provides the following features.

 Easy-to-use user interface that displays the movie title, chapter, and playback time.  Movie Slide function to jump to a different scene, or capture screen shots.  Supports SPDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface).  View Angle feature allows you to change the viewing angle of the movie.  Easily change the skins of honestech DVD Player.  Supports Dolby Digital Audio (AC-3 and Dolby Pro Logic Ⅱ)

o AC-3 Digital Audio - Dolby Digital

Based upon the transform coding techniques and psychoacoustic principles of the AC-2 system, Dolby Digital (AC-3) provides flexible coding of up to 5.1 audio channels (five full-range channels plus a lowfrequency effects channel) at a variety of data rates.

o Dolby Pro Logic II

Dolby Surround Pro Logic II is the next generation in Dolby Surround decoding. Through the use of an elegant new approach to matrix surround decoding, Pro Logic II not only bridges the gap between Pro Logic and Dolby Digital, but also decodes all existing Dolby Surround programs with improved spatiality and directionality.

o Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. "Dolby", "Pro Logic",

o Windows, DirectShow 8.1 and Windows Media Player 6.4 are registered

trademarks of Microsoft.

Function

Description

Hot Key

Open

Select source media to be played.

[ALT + O]

Close honestech DVD Player.

[ALT + X]

Help File

Opens the “Help File" for the honestech DVD Player.

[F1]

Minimize

Minimize honestech DVD Player window.

Control Display

Use the Control Display window to check the information on the DVD and its viewing options.

Menu buttons allow you to easily access movie menus

Control

Control buttons to play, fast-forward, or fastrewind the movie.

Logo

Click to visit the product webpage.

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Function

Description

Hot Key

Title

Display the title of the DVD movie.

2 Chapter

Display the current chapter of the DVD movie.

Playback Time

Display the current "Playback Time" of the DVD movie.

Capture

Captures a snapshot of the video being played. The captured snapshots will be saved in the "Snaps" folder within the installation folder.

[S]

Volume

Controls volume with mouse click.

[+ / -] 6 Mute

Mutes the sound.

[M]

Position Slide

Bar

Displays the current movie position/progress. Jump to a different point in a movie by clicking within the Position bar.

Control Display

Menu Buttons

Function

Description

Hot Key

Root Menu

Go to the main menu of the DVD disc.

[ALT + R]

Title Menu

Go to the Title menu to select from available Title Features on DVD. (Typically available on Multi-Title DVDs)

[ALT + T]

Function

Description

Hot Key

Play

Play DVD.

[Enter]

Pause

Pause the movie.

[Space bar]

Stop

Stop the movie.

4 Rewind

Rewind the movie in view screen

[R]

Fast Forward

Fast forward the movie in view screen

[F]

Chapter

Jump to previous chapter.

[P]

Next Chapter

Jump to next chapter.

[N]

Control Buttons

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1.3. Minimum System Requirements

 Supports Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME

 Intel Pentium III 500M Hz or higher (Pentium 4 1.6 GHz equivalent or higher

recommended).

 256 MB RAM or higher.  Optical drives (including DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW, DVD-Dual,

DVD-Multi, and DVD-ROM/CD-RW) with IEEE 1394, USB2.0, ATAPI, SCSI, or CardBus interfaces.

 Audio device including PCI sound card, USB Audio Device, or built-in sound card.  60 MB of available hard drive space.  AGP or PCI Express graphic accelerator that supports DirectDraw overlay.

1024 x 768 screen resolution or higher.

 Supports 4:3 or 16:9 screen size.

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2. honestech DVD Player Installation

2.1. Insert the installation CD into your CD/DVD drive. The following welcome screen will appear. Click [Next >] to continue.

2.2. End-User License Agreement screen will appear as shown below. Read the agreement and if you accept the agreement, select “I accept the items of the license agreement” and click [Next >] to continue.

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2.3. When “Choose Destination Location” screen appears,, select the default folder setting or

change the installation folder by clicking [Browse…]. Click [Next >] to continue.

2.4. The “Select Program Folder” screen will be displayed. Accept the default Program Folder

or choose/create your own Program Folder. Click [Next >] to continue.

2.5. The Setup Status screen will be displayed to show the installation progress.

2.6. Click [Finish] to complete the installation process.

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3. Product Registration

Go to Help menu and select Product registration.

Click [Register Online] to register your product. If you prefer to mail or fax us the product registration form, please select [PDF Format] or [Word Format] to download the product registration forms

After entering the product key, a registration key will be displayed on the screen and sent to you via email. Go back to the Help menu and select “Enter registration key”. Enter the registration key that

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you received.

* When you register your product, you will receive various product updates, patches and discount coupons. The information that you submit will NOT be shared or sold to any other company or entity.

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