Disc playback features

05Disc playback features

Chapter 5

Important

•Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs/ Super VCDs, CDs, DivX video and WMA/ 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.

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

Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed (shown on-screen).

• To resume playback, press (play).2

Frame advance/frame reverse

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

1	During playback, press (pause).
2	Press	or	to reverse or advance a
frame at a time.

• To resume playback, press (play).2

Scanning discs

You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at various different speeds.1

• During playback, press	or	to start
scanning.

Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed (shown on-screen).

• To resume playback, press (play).2

Playing a JPEG slideshow

After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG pictures, press to start a slideshow from the

first folder/picture on the disc.3 The player displays the pictures in each folder in alphabet- ical order.

Pictures are automatically adjusted so that they fill as much of the screen as possible.

While the slideshow is running:

Playing in slow motion

Button

What it does

You can play DVDs, Video CD/Super VCDs and DivX video at four different forward slow motion speeds. DVD discs can also be played in reverse slow motion.

Pauses the slideshow; press again to restart.

Displays the previous picture.

Note

1Only one speed is available for DivX video discs.

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

•With Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode or a WMA/MP3 track, playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of the track.

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

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