JVC XV-N512S manual If a menu is shown on the TV screen, About PBC Playback Control

3 Press 0 (or OPEN/CLOSE on the remote control unit) to close the disc tray.

4 Press 3 on the player or 3 (SELECT) on the remote control unit.

The player starts playback from the beginning.

•Depending on the disc, playback starts when you close the disc tray.

If a menu is shown on the TV screen

When inserting a DVD AUDIO, DVD VIDEO, SVCD or Video CD disc, a menu may be shown on the TV screen. From the menu, you can select a desired item to be played back.

For DVD AUDIO/DVD VIDEO

1Press 5/∞/2/3 to select a desired item.

2Press ENTER or 3 (SELECT).

The player starts playback of the selected item.

For SVCD/Video CD

Press the numeric buttons to select a desired item. The player starts playback of the selected item.

NOTES

•Do not insert an unplayable disc. (See page 2.)

•When inserting a disc on the disc tray, be sure to position the disc inside the recess. Otherwise, the disc may be damaged when the disc tray is closed, or you may not be able to remove the disc from the player.

About PBC (Playback Control)

Some SVCD/Video CD discs support the PBC function.

The PBC function allows you to enjoy menu-driven operation and high-resolution still images which have a resolution four times greater than moving pictures.

•To play a PBC-compatible SVCD/Video CD disc without activating the PBC function, press the numeric buttons instead of 3 (SELECT) to start playback.

•To activate the PBC function again, 1) press TOP MENU or MENU,

or

2) press 7 to stop playback, then press 3 (SELECT).

To check the playback status

You can see the current selection number (the group/track number for DVD AUDIO, the title/chapter number for DVD VIDEO or track number for SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD), time information (the track or chapter time while stopped, or elapsed track or chapter time during playback) and the transport status (stop, playback, pause, etc.) on the TV screen.

Press ON SCREEN.

Example: for DVD VIDEO

Transfer rate	Current chapter	Current transport
	number	status

8.5Mbps TITLE 33 CHAP 33 TOTAL 1:25:58

Current title number	Disc elapsed
	time

Note that pressing ON SCREEN again brings up the menu bar under the status bar, from which you can access various functions. See page 24 for details about the menu bar.

To turn off the status bar

Press ON SCREEN repeatedly until the status bar goes off.

To stop playback completely

Press 7.

Hint

If you press 0 during playback, the player stops playback and opens the disc tray.

To stop playback temporarily

Press 8.

To resume playback, press 3 (SELECT).

About On-screen guide icons

You may see the following icons displayed over the picture. They have the following meanings.

: Appears at the beginning of playback mode.

: Appears at the beginning of pause mode.

: Appears at the beginning of fast forward/backward playback with the current speed (see page 15).

: Appears at the beginning of slow-motion playback with the current speed (see page 15).

: Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles (see page 21).

:Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple audio languages (see page 21).

:Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple subtitle languages (see page 21).

You can change the setting so that the on-screen guide icons do not appear on the TV screen (see page 36).

About screen saver function

A television monitor may have an image burned into it if a static image is displayed for a long time. To prevent this, the player automatically activates the screen saver function if a static picture, such as an on-screen display or menu, is displayed while no button is pressed for over 5 minutes.

When the screen saver function is activated, the TV screen gets darker.

Pressing any buttons will release the screen saver function. You can set the screen saver function to ON or OFF (see page 35).

Basic playback

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