Nero Blu-ray Player User guide

Brand: Nero

Model: Blu-ray Player

Category: Digital media players

Type: User guide

Nero Blu-ray Player

Below you will find brief product information for Nero Blu-ray Player.

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 you can view the playback in full-screen mode.

In general, you can play back the following formats:

AVCHD
BD-MV
BD-ROM
Blu-ray 3D
BD-AV

Nero Blu-ray Player is easy to use and provides the best performance. Simply enjoy your Blu-ray experience.

Nero Blu-ray Player

Below you will find brief product information for Nero Blu-ray Player.

In general, you can play back the following formats:

AVCHD
BD-MV
BD-ROM
Blu-ray 3D
BD-AV

Nero Blu-ray Player is easy to use and provides the best performance. Simply enjoy your Blu-ray experience.

Nero Blu-ray Player

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Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

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1.1

About the Manual

1.2

About Nero Blu-ray Player

1.3

Versions of Nero Blu-ray Player

1.4

System Requirements

1.5

Starting the Program

Program Interface

2.1

Context and More menu

Playing Blu-ray Disc

Control During Playback

Options Window

5.1

Player Options

5.2

Language Options

5.3

Video Options

5.4

Audio Options

5.5

3D Options

5.6

Language Options

5.7

Internet Options

Keyboard Shortcuts

Index

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-ray 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 pre-

cisely followed.

Indicates additional information or advice.

1. Start …

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 inter-

face. They are shown in boldface.

(see…)

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-ray Player

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 play-

back 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

Nero Blu-ray Player is easy to use and provides best performance. Simply enjoy your Blu-ray

experience.

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1.3 Versions of Nero Blu-ray Player

Nero Blu-ray Player is part of Nero 2014 Platinum, Nero 2014 and Nero MediaHome. If you

use the (free) standalone Nero MediaHome you can purchase Nero Blu-ray Player from

Market.

Nero Blu-ray Player in Nero 2014 Platinum or purchased from Market provides the full fea-

ture range as described in this manual.

Nero Blu-ray Player in Nero 2014 or Nero MediaHome do not include the following features:

 3D Blu-ray playback

 Blu-ray Discs (BD BD-J, BD-AV, BD-MV) playback

 DTS 2Ch and 5.1Ch decoding (Activation is still necessary because of legal issues)

 AACS read (Activation is still necessary because of legal issues)

If you want to have Nero Blu-ray Player with all the features, you can either upgrade to Nero

2014 Platinum or purchase Nero Blu-ray Player from Nero MediaHome Market.

(For information how to purchase and access applications in Nero MediaHome Market

please refer to the manual of Nero MediaHome 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-ray Player may be limited and may not include the full feature

range.

You can always upgrade from your Essentials version to the full featured version at

www.nero.com or in Nero MediaHome Market.

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.

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1.5 Starting the Program

There are several ways to open Nero Blu-ray Player, depending on various factors such as

the product you have installed and the operating system you are using.

On Windows 7 and earlier versions of Windows, you can start Nero Blu-ray Player via:

 Start (the start icon) > (All) Programs > Nero > Nero Blu-ray Player

 the Nero 2014 desktop icon

The application launcher Nero 2014 provides easy access to Nero applica-

tions, offers information about the main use cases, and links to tutorials and other

interesting Web sites by Nero.

On Windows 8, you can start Nero Blu-ray Player via:

 the Nero 2014 tile (Windows 8 Start screen) or the Nero 2014 desktop icon

(Windows 8 desktop) if you use Nero 2014

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 MediaHome or in Win-

dows Explorer.

Auto-Play of a newly inserted Blu-ray disc is also possible. In these cases, the

play back starts when Nero Blu-ray Player is launched.

If you have purchased the full, 3D capable, version of Nero Blu-ray Player (in

Market or with Nero 2014 Platinum), Nero Blu-ray Player checks during the first-

start up for any 3D capable hardware or device. If such is found, Nero Blu-ray

Player prompts you to set up the 3D settings. After the setup, a success message

is displayed and Nero Blu-ray Player describes the way you can enable 3D (in-

cluding what needs to be done in the graphics card settings).

Program Interface

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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

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.

Pauses playback.

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Selects a fast-forward speed or fast forwards.

Jumps to the next chapter or title.

Switches to mute/loud.

Adjusts the volume.

Activates and deactivates the 3D mode.

Only accessible during play-back of 3D Blu-ray material and when

the full version of Nero Blu-ray Player is used.

Open

Selects media content to be played. Select the folder that contains

the BDMV folder (and not the BDMV folder itself)!

Opens several options regarding playback.

Opens the remote control in order to gain advanced play back or disc

control.

Activates the Pop-up Menu feature for the Blu-ray Disc. This is often

used to display a menu on the screen during playback.

This option is only active, if the Blu-ray Disc supports and offers the

Pop-up Menu feature.

Displays the disc menu.

Switches between full-screen and window view.

See also

 Program Interface →7

 Context and More menu →9

 Keyboard Shortcuts →17

Options Window

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5 Options Window

The Options window provides various options for customizing the appearance of Nero Blu-

ray Player interface and for configuring settings according to your requirements. The window

can be opened using the Options button.

Options window

5.1 Player Options

The Player entry provides configuration options for playing from a drive.

The following setting options are available:

Drop-down menu

Default disc drive

Defines the drive from which discs are played by default.

Check box

Play automatically

upon inserting disc

Starts playback as soon as the appropriate disc has been inserted.

Check box

Warn if content

does not support

mouse actions

Displays a warning message if the Blu-ray Video does not support

controlling the video with the mouse. In most cases it is required to

control the video with the keyboard.

Check box

Show tooltips

Enables tooltips.

Check box

Always on top

Keeps Nero Blu-ray Player in the foreground even if other programs

are started.

Options Window

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Button

Erase Temporary

BD Folders

Deletes the temporarily stored data of the interactive applications

from the hard drive.

5.2 Language Options

The Language entry provides the possibility to choose the default languages for the menu,

the audio and the subtitles on the Video disc. You can also choose the default country code.

5.3 Video Options

The Video entry provides configuration options for playback of videos.

The following options are available:

Drop-down menu

Decoding method

for primary video

Selects the decoding method for the main video. If you select the

recommended method Full Hardware, Blu-ray decoding is per-

formed by the graphics card as long as the card supports it. This

decoding method reduces the load on the main processor.

If you select the method Partial Hardware, an alternative hardware

decoding method is applied, which is also supported by older

graphics cards.

If the graphic card does not support any hardware decoding method

or you select the method Software, then Nero Blu-ray Player per-

forms decoding on the main processor. This will increase the load on

the main processor.

In case your graphic card does not support the selected method,

Nero Blu-ray Player automatically chooses the next best decoding

method.

Drop-down menu

Decoding method

for secondary

video

Selects the decoding method for the secondary video. The same

options are available as for the main video.

You can set different decoding methods for the main and the sec-

ondary video. If you encounter problems such as decoding interrup-

tions, try to set different decoding methods, this may solve the prob-

lem.

Check box

Autostart playback

in full-screen mode

Starts autostart playback automatically on the full screen.

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5.4 Audio Options

The Audio entry provides configuration options for the audio output.

The following setting options are available:

Drop-down menu

Output method

Defines the audio output mode.

5.5 3D Options

The 3D entry enables stereoscopic playback if a 3D Blu-ray Disc is played back.

3D Blu-ray

Playing 3D Blu-ray material is only possible with Nero Blu-ray Player purchased in

Market or as part of Nero 2014 Platinum.

The following setting options are available:

Check box

Enable 3D support

Activates the button to switch between 3D and 2D playback, as long

as 3D Blu-ray material is played back.

Option buttons

Detect hardware

automatically /

Select hardware

manually

Selects a hardware detection method. In most cases, the method

Detect hardware automatically provides the best fitting method.

If you choose to select the hardware manually, you can also choose

the output method. Choosing the output method depends on the

capabilities of the target device you have choosen for playback.

5.6 Language Options

The BD region setting entry defines the region for the player. You can select and change

the region code up to 5 times. The currently selected region is displayed.

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5.7 Internet Options

The Internet entry provides configuration options for network access and access to the In-

ternet. You can enable and configure the proxy server. With Network access enabled, you

can play back BD material from a network drive and your Blu-ray Disc is allowed to access

the Internet. (For example the BD-Live feature on some Blu-ray Discs downloads the latest

movie trailers or posts status messages in Internet communities.)

The following setting options are available:

Check box

Enable network

access

Enables the option to configure your network, so that a network drive

can be used as playback source and that Blu-ray Disc are allowed to

access the Internet.

If you do not want your Blu-ray Disc to access the Internet, disable

the check box.

Check box

Use proxy settings

Uses the proxy settings.

This is only possible if you have configured and stored proxy settings

on your system.

Option button

Use Windows

proxy settings

Uses Windows proxy settings.

Option button

Use custom proxy

settings

Uses the local proxy settings and allows you to enter them in the

input fields below.

The correct settings for the proxy connection need to be provided by your system

administrator or internet provider.

Keyboard Shortcuts

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6 Keyboard Shortcuts

With Nero Blu-ray Player you can control most of the playback options with the help of your

keyboard. Not every option available can be controled.

The following shortcuts and key combinations are available in Nero Blu-ray Player:

Regarding the player

[F11]

Changes between full-screen and normal view.

[Esc]

Exits the full-screen mode.

[Ctrl+ ]

Shows/Hides Nero Blu-ray Player.

[Windows logo key

+ Down Arrow] /

[Windows logo key

+ Up Arrow]

Restores/minimizes and maximizes Nero Blu-ray Player.

[Alt+F4]

Closes Nero Blu-ray Player.

[F1]

Opens the help file.

Basic playback

[Ctrl+Home] Top Menu: Displays the disc menu.

[Ctrl+O]

Opens the playback source selection.

[Space]

Starts and pauses playback.

[Ctrl+F4]

Stops playback.

[Page Down]

Jumps to the next chapter or title.

[Page Up]

Jumps to the previous chapter or title.

[F12]

Selects a fast-forward speed or fast forwards.

[Ctrl+F12]

Selects a rewind speed or rewinds.

[+] / [-]

Adjusts the volume.

[Ctrl+M]

Switches to mute/loud.

[Ctrl+J]

Ejects the disc.

Keyboard Shortcuts

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Advanced playback options

[F9]

Activates/Deactivates the 3D mode.

[Ctrl+Page Up] /

[Ctrl+Page Down]

Angles

Changes the camera perspective if different camera perspectives are

available on the respective BD-Video.

[Ctrl+G]

Go to Time

Opens the Go to Time window.

[Alt+ ]

Use Keyboard for Text Input

Changes the keyboard input behaviour in order to type in text. It is

required to change the input behaviour when the Blu-ray disc ask

you to insert something (like your name, for example). If you want to

use keyboard shortcuts again, change the keyboard input behaviour

back. This can be done via the More menu.

[F7]

Secondary Video

Enables/disables video commentaries which are played back (picture

in picture) while a certain scene plays.

[Ctrl+F7]

Switches between the video commentaries if available.

[Ctrl+R]

Resume

Resumes playback in case playback is stopped.

[F8]

Secondary Audio

Enables/disables audio commentaries which are played back while a

certain scene plays.

[Ctrl+F8]

Switches between audio commentaries if available.

[Home]

Pop-up Menu

Activates the Pop-up Menu feature for the Blu-ray Disc. This is often

used to display a menu on the screen during playback.

This option is only active, if the Blu-ray Disc supports and offers the

Popup Menu feature.

[Ctrl+1] Executes the First Play Title feature.

[Ctrl+Space]

Still Off

Enables the Still Off feature if available.

Keyboard Shortcuts

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Remote control

[0-9]

Refers to the number keys on the screen remote control.

[Alt+F5] / [Alt+F6] /

[Alt+F7] / [Alt+F8]

Refers to the color keys on the screen remote control.

[Arrow keys]

Refers to the directions keys on the screen remote control.

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7 Index

3D Blu-ray

Button to activate 3D mode ............................. 8

Enable 3D during playback ........................... 11

Limitation ........................................................ 5

Set-up during first start .................................... 6

Stereoscopic Playback Options ..................... 15

AVCHD Disc

Playback ....................................................... 11

BDMV ................................................... 11

Blu-ray Disc

Playback ....................................................... 11

Context menu ....................................... 12

Essentials ............................................... 5

Fullscreen

Button to switch between full-screen and window

view ................................................................ 8

Display the control bar in full-screen mode .... 12

Option to start playback in full-screen mode .. 14

Interactive Applications ........................ 12

Keyboard Shortcuts ....................... 12, 17

Change the keyboard input mode to use key-

board shortcuts ............................................. 10

Use Keyboard for Keyboard Shortcuts .......... 10

Use Keyboard for Text Input ......................... 10

Manual conventions ............................... 4

Options

3D Blu-ray Options ........................................ 15

Change region .............................................. 15

Internet Options ............................................ 16

Open the Options .......................................... 13

Set decoding method .................................... 14

Set default language for playback ................. 14

Playback ...............................................

Angle .............................................................. 9

BDMV ........................................................... 11

Button to select media content ........................ 8

Go to Chapter ................................................. 9

Go to Title ....................................................... 9

Language ........................................................ 9

On-Screen-Display ........................................ 10

Options ......................................................... 13

Play a Blu-ray Disc ........................................ 11

Play AVCHD Disc .......................................... 11

Play BD folder structure ................................ 11

Secondary Audio ........................................... 10

Secondary Video ........................................... 10

Set default language for playback ................. 14

Shortcut to fast forward ................................. 17

Shortcut to select chapters ............................ 17

Subtitle ............................................................ 9

Pop-up Menu .......................................... 8

Program

About the Program .......................................... 4

Different Versions ............................................ 5

Limitations ....................................................... 5

Nero 2014 ....................................................... 5

Nero 2014 Platinum ........................................ 5

Nero MediaHome ............................................ 5

Nero Video 2014 ............................................. 5

Program Interface ........................................... 7

Starting the program ....................................... 6

Upgrade .......................................................... 5

Screen Remote Control ........................ 12

Button to open the remote control ................... 8

Shortcuts ....................................................... 19

Start

Auto-Play ........................................................ 6

Via Application Launcher ................................. 6

Via Nero MediaHome ...................................... 6

Still Off .................................................... 9

System requirements ............................. 5

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Nero Blu-ray Player User guide

Brand: Nero

Model: Blu-ray Player

Category: Digital media players

Type: User guide

Nero Blu-ray Player

Below you will find brief product information for Nero Blu-ray Player.

In general, you can play back the following formats:

AVCHD
BD-MV
BD-ROM
Blu-ray 3D
BD-AV

Nero Blu-ray Player is easy to use and provides the best performance. Simply enjoy your Blu-ray experience.

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