Rotel RDV-985 owner manual Disc Play Basics

Disc Play Basics

Playing a Disc

Press the υ (PLAY) button on the remote con- trol 20 or on the front panel . The disc starts playing from the beginning

With Video CD and SVCD discs with PBC (Play Back Control) function, or some DVD discs, the menu display may appear on the TV screen after pressing PLAY. In such a case, select an item to be played back from the menu.

With some DVD discs playback starts auto- matically after a disc is loaded.

Stopping Disc Play

Press the ■(STOP) button on the remote control

4or on the front panel .

Pausing Disc Play

Press the II (PAUSE) button on the remote control 19 or on the front panel . To re- sume disc play at the point where it was paused press the υ(PLAY) button on the remote control

20or on the front panel .

Forward or Reverse Scanning

When a disc is playing you can quickly scan forward or backward while monitoring the output of the disc.

Using the Remote Control

Press the or button 3 . The

button scans forward. The button scans backward. Each time you press the button, forward or reverse playback speed increases. To return to normal playback, press υ (PLAY)

20.

Using the Front Panel Shuttle Knob

Turn the SHUTTLE knob to the right to scan forward. Turn the knob to the left to scan backward. The playback speed changes ac- cording to the amount you turn the shuttle knob.

Skipping to the Beginning of a Song or Scene

You can skip to the beginning of another chapter, title, or track. Whether or not the disc can be playing when you use this feature de- pends on the type of disc.

repeatedly to skip forward more than one

chapter, title, or track. Press the button once to skip back to the beginning of the chapter, title, or track that is playing. Press

the button repeatedly to skip back to the beginning of a previous chapter, title, or track.

Using the Front Panel Buttons

Press the or button on the front panel. These buttons work the same way as those on the remote control.

NOTE: When you play a Video CD or SVCD disc with the PBC function or a DVD disc, the unit may not always skip to the beginning of the title or chapter or track.

Resume Playback Function

The RDV-985 can store a location on a disc. It can then return to the location and resume playback at a later time.

To Store a Location on a Disc

While a disc is playing press the RESUME button 12 on the remote control. The current location on the disc is stored and the Resume indicator appears in the display window. If a disc location had previously been stored, the new location replaces it. Once a location is stored, it remains stored until it is replaced by a new location, or the disc is removed.

A disc location can also be stored by press- ing the DVD ON/OFF button on the remote control 18 or the STANDBY button on the front panel .

Resuming Playback at a

Stored Location

While the RDV-985 is on with play stopped press the RESUME button 12 on the remote control. Playback is resumed at the stored location. If the RDV-985 is in standby mode press the RESUME button on the remote con- trol. The unit will turn on and resume play- back at the stored location.

NOTE: When you store a location while playing a Video CD or SVCD disc with PBC function, playback may resume at a point slightly earlier than the location you stored.