Pioneer DV-470, DV-2750 operating instructions Playing discs

Playing discs

Chapter 5

Playing discs

Note

•Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs/Super VCDs, CDs and MP3/JPEG discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded.

•Some DVDs restrict the use of some functions (random or repeat, for example) in some or all parts of the disc. This is not a malfunction.

•When playing Video CD/Super VCDs, some of the functions are not available during PBC playback. If you want to use them, start the disc playing using a number button to select a track.

Scanning discs

You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at four different speeds.

1 During playback, press or to start scanning.

•There is no sound while scanning DVDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, and no subtitles while scanning DVDs.

2Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

•The scanning speed is shown on-screen.

3 To resume normal playback, press (play).

•When scanning a Video CD/Super VCD playing in PBC mode or a WMA/MP3 track, playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track.

•Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc.

Playing in slow motion

You can play DVDs at four different slow motion speeds, forwards and backwards. Video CD/Super VCDs can be played at four different forward slow motion speeds.

1	During playback, press		(pause).
2	Press and hold	or	until slow motion playback starts.

•The slow motion speed is shown on-screen.

•There is no sound during slow motion playback.

3	Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed.
4	To resume normal playback, press (play).

•Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached.

Frame advance/frame reverse

You can advance or back up DVD discs frame-by-frame. With Video CD/Super VCDs you can only use frame advance.

1	During playback, press (pause).
2	Press	or	to reverse or advance a frame at a time.
3	To resume normal playback, press (play).

•Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached.

Viewing a JPEG slideshow

After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG picture files, press (play) to start a slideshow from the first folder/picture on the disc. The player displays the pictures in each folder in alphabetical order.

Pictures are automatically adjusted so that they fill as much of the screen as possible (if the aspect ratio of the picture is different to your TV screen you may notice black bars at the sides, or at the top and bottom of the screen).

While the slideshow is running:

Button	What it does
	Pauses the slideshow; press again to restart.
	Displays the previous picture.
	Displays the next picture.
	Pauses the slideshow and rotates the displayed picture 90º
	(counter)clockwise. (Press	(play) to restart slideshow).
	Pauses the slideshow and flips the displayed picture horizontally or
	vertically. (Press (play) to restart slideshow).
ZOOM	Pauses the slideshow and zooms the picture. Press again to toggle between
	1x, 2x and 4x zoom. (Press	(play) to restart slideshow).
MENU	Displays the Disc Navigator screen (see below).

Note

•The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes.

•Discs can contain up to 299 folders and up to 648 folders and files combined.

Browsing video content with the Disc Navigator

Use the Disc Navigator to browse through the contents of a DVD or Video CD/Super VCD disc to find the part you want to play.

Important

• You can’t use the Disc Navigator with Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode.

1 During playback, press HOME MENU and

select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the on-screen Disc Navigator menu.

2 Select a view option.

Disc Navigator

Title

Chapter

The options available depend on the kind of disc loaded and whether the disc is playing or not, but include:

•Title – Titles from a DVD-Video disc.

•Chapter – Chapters from the current title of a DVD-Video disc.

•Track – Tracks from a Video CD/Super VCD disc.

•Time – Thumbnails from a Video CD/Super VCD disc at 10 minute intervals.

•Original: Title – Original titles from a VR mode DVD-RW disc.

•Playlist: Title – Playlist titles from a VR mode DVD-RW disc.

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