Special DVD Features

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FTS-Video

¶The FTS-Video function allows you to store your favourite titles and chapters (DVD) and favourite tracks and indexes (VCD) for a particular disc in the player memory.

¶FTS program can contain 20 items (titles, chapters etc.).

¶A programmed FTS will be placed on top of the list when playback is activated. When the list is full, a new program will replace the last program on the list.

¶The programme can be selected and played at any time.

Storing a FTS-Video Programme

¶In STOP mode, select VIDEO FTS c in the menu bar.

¶Press 4 to open the menu.

➜The VIDEO FTS menu appears.

¶Press 2 or 1 to select ON or OFF.

Storing titles/tracks

¶Press 4 to select TITLES.

¶Use 2 and 1 to select the required title.

¶Press OK if you wish to store the entire title.

➜The title number will be added to the list of selections.

Checking the contents of DVD Video discs: Menus

DVDs may contain menus to navigate the disc and access special features.To use the menu, press the appropriate numerical key; or use the 4, 3, 2, 1 keys to highlight your selection, then press OK..

Title/Disc menu

¶Press DISC MENU.

➜ If the current title has a menu, the menu will appear on the screen otherwise, the disc menu will be displayed.

¶The menu can list camera angles, spoken language and subtitle options, and chapters for the title.

¶To remove the title menu, press DISC MENU again.

Camera Angle

If the disc contains sequences recorded from different camera angles, the angle icon appears, showing the number of available angles and the angle being shown currently.You can then change the camera angle if you wish.

¶Use the 3/4 keys to select the required angle.

➜ After a while, playback changes to the selected angle.The angle icon remains displayed until multiple angles are no longer available.

Storing chapters/indexes

¶Press 4 on the selected title number.

➜The title number will be marked and the highlight moves to the first available chapter number for this title.

¶Use 2 and 1 to select the required chapter number.

¶Press OK to confirm the selection.

➜The title/chapter selection will be added to the list of selections.

¶Press SYSTEM MENU to exit the VIDEO FTS c menu.

Erasing a FTS-Video Programme

¶In STOP mode, select VIDEO FTS c in the menu bar.

¶Use 4 to select PROGRAM.

¶Use 2 and 1 to select the required selection number.

¶Press OK to erase the selection.

¶Press SYSTEM MENU to exit.

If you wish to erase all selections:

¶In STOP mode, select VIDEO FTS c in the menu bar.

¶Use 4 to select CLEAR ALL.

¶Press OK.

➜All selections will now be erased.

¶Press SYSTEM MENU to exit.

Changing the audio language

¶Select Y (AUDIO) in the menu bar.

¶Press AUDIO or 3/4 repeatedly to see the different languages.

Subtitles

¶Select Z (SUBTITLE) in the menu bar.

¶Press SUBTITLE or 3/4 repeatedly to see the different subtitles.

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