Laser BLU-BD4000 User manual

BLU-BD4000
USER MANUAL
Read this manual carefully before operation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SAFETY NOTICE AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION
• Please read the instructions carefully before using this product Observe all
warnings and cautions when using this product.
• Retain all manuals and documentation for future referral. Only use this product in
the manner described in this manual.
• Do not use this device in extremely hot, cold, humid, dusty or sandy
environments.
• Do not use this device in electrical storms or other conditions if the likelihood of
lightning is possible.
• Do not attempt to clean this product using liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners.
Use only a damp soft cloth to clean the surface of this device.
• This device may become hot during use. Do not cover vent holes and place in a
well-ventilated area. This device is not waterproof. Do not use this device in the
open if there is a high level of moisture in the air.
• Only place the device on a stable surface and ensure that cables attached to the
device cannot cause the device to fall.
• There are no serviceable parts in this device. Attempts to open this device by
un-authorized personnel may cause further damage and void the warranty.
• Images of the product and accessories are indicative only and may vary slightly
from actual product.
• We reserve the right to make changes to this document and the product without
notication.

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TRADEMARKS
“Blu-ray Disc”and “BONUSVIEW” trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc
Association.
Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and
other countries.
DVD Logo is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corp.,
registered in the U.S., Japan and other countries.
“AVCHD” and the “AVCHD” logo are trademarks of Panasonic
Corporation and Sony Corporation.
Designed for Windows Media, Microsoft, HDCD, and the HDCD logo
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other
countries.
DTS is a registered trademark and the DTS logos, Symbol, DTS-HD and
DTS-HD Master Audio | Essential are trademarks of DTS, Inc.
© 1996-2008 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Denition Multimedia Interface are
trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.
All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

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MEDIA COMPATIBILITY
Since the Blu-ray Disc specications are new and evolving, some discs may not play
properly depending on the disc type, version and encoding. It is possible that a Blu-ray
disc manufactured after the player was manufactured uses certain new features of the
Blu-ray Disc specications. To ensure the best possible viewing experience, the player
may need a rmware or software update from time to time.
Please note: USB hard drives connected to the BLU-BD4000 should be powered by
another source as well as the USB port. A secondary power source may be required for
some Notebook style USB hard drives.
Media Type Compatibility Limitations
Blu-Ray Disc BD-ROM (SL/DL)
Please Note: A HDMI
cable is required to play
most Blu-Ray discs.
Supports high bit rate audio (Dolby
Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD
High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD
Master Audio) adopted in BD-Video.
Blu-ray
Media Type Compatibility Limitations
CD CD-Audio, CD-R.
CD-RW
Recordable CD media must be nal-
ised by a recorder before playback on
the BLU- BD4000.
CD
Media Type Compatibility Limitations
DVD DVD-ROM, DVD+R(SL/
DL), DVD-R (SL/DL),
DVD-RW (SL/DL).
Recordable DVD media must be nal-
ised by a recorder before playback on
the BLU- BD4000.
DVD
Media Type Compatibility Limitations
USB Flash Drives Formatted in FAT or FAT32 only up to
32GB
Hard Drives NTFS drives read only. FAT32 for use
as BD-LIVETM storage.
USB

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INCOMPATIBLE MEDIA
The following media may not be playable or produce erratic or substandard playback.
• DVD-RAM • Super Audio CD • Photo CD
• DVD- Audio • WMA discs • DivX discs
• BDs With cartridge • DVDs with cartridge • HD DVD
• Data les on CD-Extra discs • CD Audio with DRM • Non-nalised media
• BD-Video discs recorded at a rate of 50 elds (frames) per second.
NOTE: It may not be possible to play the above media in some cases due to the type
of media, the condition of the recording, the recording method and how the les were
created.
The producers of the disc can control how discs are played, so you may not always be
able to control play as described in this User Manual. Read the disc’s instructions
carefully.
Region Information
Blu-ray
This player is designed and manufactured to respond to the
region management information.
The BLU-BD4000 is preset to play discs meant for region B.
Due to restrictions on Blu-Ray region coding, not all regions can
be enabled at once.
Region Country
North America, Central America, South America,
Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South East Asia
Europe, Greenland, French territories, Middle East,
Africa, Australia, and New Zealand
India, China, Russia, Central Asia, and South Asia
Region Code

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CHANGING BLU-RAY REGION CODE
Please follow the simple instructions at this website:
https://www.laserco.com.au/changing-bluray-region-code
or alternatively watch our YouTube guide video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaDALITZuhI
Note:
DVD Regions do not need to be changed, the device will play DVDs
from all regions automatically.

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DVD
This player is designed to play DVDs from all regions.
Player & Disc Care
Cleaning the BLU-BD4000 Player
- Always turn the player o and unplug the power cord before cleaning.
- Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzene to clean this unit.
- Before using chemically treated cloth, carefully read the instructions that came
with the cloth.
- Please use a damp soft cloth. Wring out any excess liquid and gently wipe the external
case of the player. Let the player dry before using again.
Lens Cleaning
Use a commercially available CD/DVD/BD lens cleaner (not supplied) to periodically clean
the lens in this player. Please read the instructions supplied with the lens cleaner carefully
before use.
Handling Discs
- Handle discs by the edges to avoid inadvertent scratches or ngerprints on the disc.
- Do not attach labels or stickers to discs.
- Do not use record cleaning sprays, benzene, thinner, static electricity prevention liquids or
any other solvent.
- Do not use the following discs; discs with exposed adhesive from removed stickers or
Labels (rented discs etc) that are lifting or torn; discs that are warped or cracked;
irregularly shaped discs, such as heart shapes.
Cleaning Discs
DO DON’T
(Inside to the outside) (Side to side)
Wipe discs with a soft damp cloth and allow to dry before placing disc in the players tray.
Never use alcohol, paint thinner or benzene to clean discs.

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GETTING TO KNOW BLU-BD4000 BLU-RAY & DVD PLAYER
What’s in the box
- BLU-BD4000 Blu-ray disc player
- Remote control
- 2 x AAA Batteries
- User Manual (This Document)
Note: Please make yourself familiar with the layout of the BLU-BD4000 and the remote
control before use.
The Front and Rear panels
Rear panel
1Disc Tray 4Play / Pause
2USB interface(Connect USB
device to this interface) 5Power (Standby)
3Eject/Insert 6Remote control receiver
HDMI Output
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4 5
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USING THE REMOTE CONTROL
Installing the battery
1. Open the battery cover.
Aiming the remote
Aim the remote control at the BLU-BD4000 and then operate.
Note: When using the remote control, the remote control should be pointed to the
BLU-BD4000 within an angle of ±30° and a range of about 4.5 meters.
2. Insert the battery (2 x AAA).
Note: Align the +/- polarity of the
battery to the sign in the slot.
3. Put on the battery cover.

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THE REMOTE CONTROL
While playing, press the following buttons to operate.
*Please note: Some features on this remote control require the feature to be available
and supported by the disc/media being played.

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Button Functions
1Power (standby): Turn on/o
2OSC (On Screen Control): Access more
options during playback
3Subtitle: Select subtitle language
4Mute: Mute/Unmute
5Audio: Select audio language or channel.
6Clear: Clear error
7OK: Conrm
8Setup: Setup menu
90-9: select and enter numbers
10 Play/Pause: Press to Play. While playing
video, press the pause.
11 Stop: Stop playing
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Fast rewind: fast rewind by 1×, 2×, 3×,
4×, 5×
Fast forward: fast forward by 1×, 2×, 3×,
4×, 5×
13 Program/red button: program playing
desired tracks.
14 Bookmark/green button: Press to set
position, long press to edit.
15 Eject: Open/Close the disc tray
16 Display: Display the Information while
playing such as play time, Chapter, etc.
17 Top Menu: Access the Main menu of the
video disc.
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Title Popup :
DVD: Return to title/beginning
BD: Enter or exit Title popup menu
19 Home: Return to home screen
20 Repeat: Repeat playing title, chapter,
track or disc
21 Direction: Directional keys
22 Return: Return/Back
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HDMI: The HDMI Button function: To
switch the resolution of the video output,
you may press it to switch into 576I/P,
720P,1080I,1080P.
24 GOTO : Select the search time, chapter,
etc.
25 VOL+: turn up volume
VOL-: turn down volume
26 Prev: go to previous chapter/track
Next: go to next chapter/track
27 Zoom/Blue button: has the function of
blue button (not available for BD)
28 A-B Repeat: Repeat a selected scene
(Not available for BD)

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Power Connection
Connect the power plug from the player
to a mains power outlet and then turn the
switch on.
Check the power LED on the front panel of
the player. It should now be RED.
CONNECTING YOUR BLU-BD4000 PLAYER
HDMI In
TV
Connecting to TV via HDMI

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CONNECTING THE HDMI CABLE TO A HOME THEATRE SYSTEM
Requires 2 x HDMI V1.3 cables (not included)
Plug the rst HDMI cable into the HDMI OUTPUT on the player and into the HDMI input on
the Home Theatre System.
Plug the second HDMI cable into the HDMI OUTPUT on the Home Theatre System and
into the HDMI input on the television.
With this type of connection you may change the “Audio Output” setting on the
BLU-BD40000 to “Bitstream”

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CONNECTING A USB DEVICE
Requires a USB Flash drive or an external USB HDD (not included).
Insert the USB drive (or cable) into the USB port on the front of the player.
To access the content of the USB device for playback please see the Media Center
section later in this manual.
NOTE: The USB ports are rated to provide a maximum of 5V, 500mA power to the USB
drive. It is sucient for all USB thumb drives and ash memory card readers, but may not
be sucient for USB hard Discs. It is recommended that you use a USB hard Disc with an
external power supply.
This unit supports “USB Mass Storage Class Bulk-Only Transport” devices only. Most USB
thumbs drives, portable hard Disc drives and card readers conform to this device class.
Other USB devices such as MP3 players, digital cameras, and mobile phones may not be
compatible.
Supported USB drives must be formatted with the FAT (File Allocation Table) or FAT32 le
system.
In some cases, an incompatible USB device may cause the player to stop responding. If
this occurs simply turn o the power, remove the USB device, and turn the player back on.
The player accesses the USB drive in read and write mode. In order to minimize the risk of
data corruption, it is recommended that you only unplug the USB device when playback is
completely stopped.

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PLAYING A DISC
With the player setup it is time to play a disc in
the BLU-BD4000 player.
Press the POWER button to turn the player on.
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the remote or
the player to open the DISC TRAY.
Place the disc in to the centre of the tray with the
label facing up.
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the remote or
the player to close the DISC TRAY
• If the Disc does not begin playback automatically press the PLAY button on the remote
on the player.
• Use the LEFT, RIGHT, UP and DOWN navigation buttons on the remote to navigate the
Disc menu and press the OK button to conrm the selection.
• Please refer to the Remote control details for available options during disc playback.
Note: Not all options on the remote control will be available on all discs. Some options
require the content of information to be available on the disc itself to work. Please refer to
the Disc case to determine available features or options on the disc.

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ON SCREEN CONTROL (OSC BUTTON)
Chapter [BD-V DVD-V]
Display current chapter and total chapters. Press the RIGHT direction key to open chapter
selection bar, select desired chapter, and press [OK] to play from the selected chapter.
File [VIDEO AUDIO PHOTO]
Display current le and total les in current folder. Press the RIGHT direction key to open
the selection bar, select desired le, and press [OK] to play from the selected le.
Time [BD-V DVD-V CD VIDEO AUDIO]
Display the playing time of current title, chapter, disc, track, and le. Press the RIGHT di-
rection key to open the time bar, and press UP and DOWN to switch between playing time
and remaining time.
Playing mode [CD VIDEO AUDIO PHOTO]
Display current playing mode. Press the RIGHT direction key to open the selection bar, and
switch the playing mode among “Normal”, “Random” and “Shue”.
Audio [BD-V DVD-V]
display the language and audio signal decoding mode of the audio output.
Press the RIGHT direction key to open the audio bar, and press UP and DOWN to switch
the audio.
You can set and select certain playing status.
In the playing state, press [OSC] key and
show the screen control menu on the screen.
Press any direction key to select an item, and
then press [OK] to select and set. The screen
control menu contains the following items:
Title [BD-V DVD-V]: display current title and
total titles. Press the RIGHT direction key to
open title selection bar, select desired title,
and press [OK] to play from the selected title.

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Angle [BD-V DVD-V]
display current playing angle. Press the RIGHT direction key to open the angle bar, and
press UP and DOWN to switch playing angle.
Subtitle [BD-V DVD-V]
display current caption state. Press the RIGHT direction key to open the caption bar, and
press UP and DOWN to switch the caption language.
Subtitle Style [VIDEO]
Only available for video playing; display current caption state. Press the RIGHT direction
key to open the caption bar, and press UP and DOWN to switch the Style.
Secondary video [BD-V]
Display secondary video state. Press the direction key RIGHT to open the selection bar,
and press UP and DOWN to switch to full screen video output, and show secondary video
window simultaneously (PIP).
Secondary audio [BD-V]
Display secondary audio state. Press the RIGHT direction key to open the selection bar,
and press UP and DOWN to enable/disable the output of secondary audio.
Bit rate [BD-V DVD-V CD VIDEO AUDIO]
Display the bit rate of audio and video signal.
Instant search [BD-V DVD-V CD VIDEO AUDIO]
Go to 30sec after current point and play.
Instant replay [BD-V DVD-V CD VIDEO AUDIO]
Go to 10sec before current point and play.

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Lantern slide [PHOTO]
Display the switching speed of photo playing. Press [OK] to switch among fast, medium
and slow.
Switch [PHOTO]
Display the switching eect of photo playing. Press [OK] to switch the eect, including
None, slide left, slide up, slide down, slide right, rectangular shrinking, rectangular
enlarging, mixing, dissolving, horizontal interleaving, vertical interleaving, horizontal
separation, vertical separation, horizontal division and vertical division.
Note: In screen control menu, press the [OSC] key to hide the screen control menu.
Using Display menu (Display Button)
You can check the current playing state. In playing state,
press the [ DISPLAY] key to show the Display menu on the screen.
When playing BD-V DVD-V disc, the menu is shown below:
Display menu contains the following information:
1) Playing state
2) Disc type
3) Chapter: display current chapter and total chapters in current title
4) Time: display the playing time
5) Audio: display the language and audio signal decoding mode of audio output When
playing CD, the menu is shown below:
Display menu contains the following information:
1) Playing state
2) Disc type
3) Title: display current title and total titles
4) Time: display the playing time of current title
5) Audio: display the language and audio signal
decoding mode of audio output

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1) Playing state 2 Disc type
3) File: display current le and the total les in
current folder
4) Time: display the playing time of current track
When playing audio and video les, the menu is shown
below:
The Display menu contains the following information:
1)Playing state
2)Data le type
3) File: display current le and
the total les in current folder
4) Repeat mode: display current repeat mode
5) Lantern slide: eect and switching speed
Note: In OSD menu, press the [DISPLAY] key to hide the OSD menu.
Media Player – USB Media playback
Note: With media player, you can play the photos,
music and video saved in USB devices (including
HDD).
Selecting and playing data le
Connect to USB device (e.g. USB Disc, digital
camera, card reader, MP3 player or mobile hard
Disc) with USB cable.
Note: Before disconnecting the USB device, also
set the player to standby state rst, or else the les
in the memory may be damaged. For certain
mobile hard Disc, without independent power
supply, the data may not be read.
After reading the USB device (including HDD), it will appear listed in the media center
section. From the main menu, select the Media Center option to open the Media Center
menu, (see image to the right).