Philips DVD793C owner manual Special VCD Features, Playing an Audio CD

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Special VCD Features

Playback Control (PBC)

1Load a Video CD with PBC and press PLAY.

2Go through the menu with the keys indicated on the TV screen until your chosen passage starts to play. If a PBC menu includes titles, you can select a title directly.

3Enter your choice with the numerical keys (0-9).

4Press RETURN to go back to the previous menu.

5You also may set PBC to Off under Personal Preferences. See page 15.

Playing an Audio CD

After inserting the Audio CD and closing the

tray, the number of total tracks and the total playing time of the disc will appear on the display. Press PLAY to start playback.

During playback, the current track number and its elapsed playing time will appear on the display.

Playback will stop at the end of the disc.

To stop playback at any other time, press STOP.

 

Pause

STOP

PLAY

PAUSE

1

Press PAUSE during playback.

CLEAR

MARKER FTS

TITLE

 

 

 

2

To return to playback, press PLAY or press

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PAUSE again.

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Search

 

OK

 

 

 

 

 

To search forward or backward through the

STOP

PLAY

PAUSE

 

disc at two times the normal speed, hold

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TITLE

 

down T or S for about two seconds

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during playback.

 

 

 

Search begins, and sound is partially muted.

To step up to four times the normal speed, hold down T or S again.

Search goes to four times the speed, and the sound is partially muted.

To step up to eight times the normal speed, hold down T or S again.

Search goes to eight times the speed, and the sound is partially muted.

To return to two times the normal speed, hold down T or S again.

If the TV is on, search speed and direction are indicated on the screen each time T or S is pressed.

To end the search, press PLAY to resume playback or STOP to stop playback.The search will stop if the beginning or end of the disc is reached. If the beginning of the disc is reached, playback may begin again.

Moving to another track

1

2

3

Press T or S briefly during playback

4

5

6

7

8

9

to go to the next track or to return to the

RETURN

 

DISPLAY

 

0

 

 

 

 

beginning of the current track.

DISC

 

SYSTEM

MENU

 

MENU

Press S twice briefly to step back to the

 

OK

 

previous track.

 

PLAY

 

 

 

 

To go directly to any track, enter the track

number using the numerical keys (0-9) during playback.

Random

 

 

1 Press RANDOM during playback or when

STOP

PLAY PAUSE

CLEAR

MARKER FTS TITLE

playback is stopped.

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The unit automatically begins Random

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Playback and RANDOM (1-3) appears on

 

 

the TV or monitor.

 

 

-RANDOM1: Plays all the tracks on a single disc in random order and then stops.

-RANDOM2: Plays all the tracks on all discs in random order then stops.

-RANDOM3: Plays two tracks randomly from a disc, then plays two tracks randomly from a different disc until all tracks on all discs have been played.

2To return to normal playback, press RANDOM repeatedly until NORMAL appears on the display.

Repeat Track/Disc/All/Off

To repeat the track currently playing, press

STOP PLAY

REPEAT.

The Repeat Track icon appears on the TV screen.

To repeat the disc currently playing, press REPEAT a second time.

The Repeat Disc icon appears on the TV screen.

To repeat all discs (CD & Video CD without PBC) in the unit, press REPEAT a third time.

The Repeat All icon appears on the TV screen.

To exit Repeat mode, press REPEAT a fourth time.

The Repeat Off icon appears on the TV screen.

Note:

On a Video CD with PBC, you must set PBC to Off under Personal Preference to use the Repeat function. See page 15.

Repeat A-B

1

To repeat a sequence:

 

 

 

During disc playback, press A-B at your

STOP

PLAY

PAUSE

 

chosen starting point.

CLEAR

MARKER FTS

TITLE

 

A ∫ appears on the player display.

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2

 

 

 

Press A-B again at your chosen end point.

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A ∫ B appears on the display, and the sequence begins to play repeatedly.

3To exit the sequence and return to normal play, press A-B again.

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Contents DVD793C Return yourWarranty Registration card today to Laser Safety IndexGeneral Information AvisUse only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket Contents Introduction Front Panel and Display Remote Control Rear Panel Video OUTComponent Video OUT/PROGRESSIVE Scan Optical Digital OUTGeneral Notes Connecting to a TVPreparation Connecting to Optional Equipment Digital Multi-channel soundGeneral Explanation On-Screen DisplayTemporary Feedback Field Icons Personal PreferencesProgressive Scan Y Pr/Cr Pb/Cb connection only Digital Audio OutputSample Frequency Language Disc Audio, Disc Subtitle and Disc MenuPBC Country Code Changing the 4-digit codeIf you forget your 4-digit code If a Disc will not playGeneral Features OperationLoading Discs Playing DVD and Video CD discsVideo Mode Setting Slow MotionStill Picture and Frame-by-frame PlaybackSpecial DVD Features Special VCD Features Playing an Audio CDProgram Playing MP3 RecordingsTips on recording MP3 GlossaryPlaying MP3 Recordings StopProgrammed playback with MP3 MP3-Repeat track/allBefore Requesting Service Specifications DVD Disc FormatCountry Code List AppendixLimited Warranty Product To obtain a replacement product from PhilipsAccessories supplied with the product, DVD793C

DVD793C specifications

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