Nero Blu-ray Player User Manual
Manual
Nero Blu-ra y Playe r
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Table of Contents
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1.1
About the Manual
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1.2
About Nero Blu-ray Player
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1.3
Versions of Nero Blu-ray P layer
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1.4
System Requirements
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1.5
Starting Nero Blu-ray Player
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Program Interface
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2.1
Context and More menu
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Playing Blu-r ay Dis c
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Control During Playback
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Options Window
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5.1
Player Options
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5.2
Language Options
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5.3
Video Options
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5.4
Audio Options
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5.5
3D Options
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5.6
Language Options
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5.7
Internet Options
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Keyboard Shortcuts
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Index
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Contact
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1.1 About the Manual
This manual is intended for all users who want to learn how to use Nero Blu-r ay Player. It is
process-based and explains how to achieve a specific objective on a step-by-step basis.
To make best use of this documentation, please note the following conventions:
Indicates warnings, preconditions or instructions that have to be precisely followed.
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OK
(see…)
[…]
Indicates additional information or advice.
The number at the beginning of a line indicates a prompt for action.
Carry out these actions in the order specified.
Indicates an intermediate result.
Indicates a result.
Indicates text passages or buttons that appear in the program interface. They are shown in boldface.
Indicates references to other chapters. They are executed as links and
are shown in red and underlined.
Indicates keyboard shortcuts for entering commands.
1.2 About Nero Blu-r a y Pl aye r
Nero Blu-ray Player is a powerful application for playing back all high definition videos with
excellent picture and sound quality. The playback window can be scaled down or the playback can be viewed in full-screen mode.
In general you can play back the following formats:
AVCHD
BD-MV
BD-ROM
Blu-ray 3D
BD-AV
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Nero Blu-ray Player is easy to use and provides best performance. Simply enjoy your Blu-ray
experience.
1.3 Versions of Nero Blu-ray Player
Nero Blu-ray Player is included in Nero 12 and Nero 12 Platinum. If you use Nero Kwik Media as (free) standalone application, you can purchase Nero Blu-ray P layer via Market. For
information how to purchase and access applications in Nero Kwik Media Market please
refer to the manual of Nero Kwik Media which can be downloaded for free from
www.nero.com
Nero Blu-ray Player is also available in Essentials or OEM versions. Essentials or OEM
software may differ from the full version in a more or less broad functional range. Thereby,
the feature limitations of your single Essentials version compared to the full range depends
on the co-contractor's choice. That means, depending on the Nero product you purchased,
your version of Nero Blu-ra y Player may be limited and may not include the full feature
range.
Only Nero Blu-ra y Pla ye r in Nero 12 Platinum or purchased from Market in Nero Kwik Media
provides the full feature range as described in this manual. The following features are only
available with this full version:
3D Blu-ray Play back
Blu-Ray discs (BD BD-J, BD-AV, BD-MV) Play back
DTS 2Ch and 5.1Ch Decoding (Activation is still necessary because of legal issues)
AACS Read (Activation is still necessary because of legal issues)
You can always upgrade from your Essentials version to the full featured version at
www.nero.com
www.nero.com.
.
or in Market of Nero Kwik Media, and from Nero 12 to Nero 12 Platinum at
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1.4 System Requirements
Nero Blu-ray Player is part of the Nero product you have installed. Its system requirements
are the same. Detailed system requirements of this and all other Nero products can be found
in the Support section on our Web site www.nero.com
1.5 Starting Nero Blu-ray Player
On Windows 7 and earlier version of Windows, you can start Nero Blu-ray Player via:
Start (the start icon) > (All) Programs > Nero > Nero Blu-ray Pla yer
the Nero 12 Welcome Application if you use Nero 12
The Welcome Application offers information about the main use cases and links
to tutorials and other interesting Internet sites by Nero.
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To start the Welcom e Application , click the Nero 12 icon on your desktop
(Windows 7 and earlier) or select the Nero 12 tile on the application selection
screen (Windows 8).
On Windows 8, you can start Nero Blu-r ay Player via:
the Nero 12 tile (Windows 8 style user interface) or the Nero 12 desktop icon (desktop
user interface) if you use Nero 12
When you have inserted an appropriate disc, you can also start Nero Blu-ray Player by
choosing the disc drive in the sidebar of Nero Kwik Media or in Windows Explorer.
Auto-Play of a newly inserted Blu-ray disc is also possible. In these cases, the play back
starts when Nero Blu-ray P layer is launched.
If you have purchased the full, 3D capable, version of Nero Blu-ray P layer (in Market or with
Nero 12 Platinum), Nero Blu-ray Pla yer checks during the first-start up for any 3D capable
hardware or device. If such is found, N ero Bl u-ray Player prompts you to set up the 3D settings. After the setup, a success message is displayed and Ner o Blu-ray P layer describes
the way you can enable 3D (including what needs to be done in the graphics card settings).
See also
Playing Blu-ray Disc →11
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2 Program Interface
The Nero Blu-ray Player program interface is the starting point from which you can play back
Blu-ray material.
The program interface consists of a playback window for videos and a control bar. You can
use the control bar to select a Blu-ray or AVCHD disc for playback, to control playback and
to adjust the volume and activate 3D mode.
Program Interface
Program interface
The following setting options are available in the player control bar:
Navigates steplessly (no chapter boundaries).
Information display
Displays the activated feature, title, current chapter, running time and
more; depending on the selected playback.
Ends playback and shows the start screen.
Jumps to the previous chapter or title.
Selects a rewind speed or rewinds.
Starts playback.
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