Video Bit Rate: This line displays the video bit rate up to the maximum of 10 Mbps. This indication will vary as a disc is played in response to changes in the amount of compression that was applied to the video signal when the disc was created. Thus, as shown in Figure 63, when the disc is stopped or paused, this line will remain blank.
Audio Bit Rate: This line displays the audio bit rate up to the maximum of 5 Mbps.
When you have finished viewing the Player menus, press the Info, OSD or Clear Button to remove the displays from the screen and return to normal play.
On-Screen Status Display
When a DVD is playing, you may press the Status Button at any time to view a quick summary of the disc’s playback status. The Status Bar not only gives you a snapshot of the unit’s current state, it also provides an easy way to select a different group, title, chapter or track, or use the time search feature. See Figure 64.
Figure 64 – Status Bar
•Group/Title: For
•Chapter: For
•Play Mode Icon: This displays the current play mode icon; e.g., Play ›, Pause ±, Stop Í.
•Time Display: This section of the display shows the time correspon- ding to the type of display indicated in the Time Display Type. The Time Search function enables you to start playback at any point in the program. Use the ‹/› Navigation Buttons to highlight this display. You may then use the Numeric Keys to enter the numbers correspon- ding to the time on the disc at which you wish play to commence. After you enter the last digit, there will be a momentary delay before the digit appears while the HS 500 locates the selected time position, then play will begin.
•Time Display Type: This section identifies the type of information
in the Time Display section of the display. Use the Navigation Buttons to select this setting, and each subsequent press of the Enter Button will change the time display from Title Elapsed, to Title Remaining, to Chapter Elapsed to Chapter Remaining, and cycle back to Title Elapsed. The time displayed on screen and in the
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the time display options are Group Elapsed, Group Remaining, Track Elapsed and Track Remaining.
•Time Bar: This display is a graphic representation of the time elapsed for the title being played. As the disc plays, the number of bars will increase to reflect approximately what percentage of the title has been played thus far.
Titles and Groups
To select a title or group, first press the Status Button so that the Status Display appears. The Current Title or Group will be highlighted in a blue box. Press the Enter Button and arrows will appear on either side of the current title or group number, enabling you to either use the Numeric Keys to enter the desired title/group or to use the ‹/› Navigation Buttons to scroll through the available title/group numbers. Press the Enter Button again to begin playing the new title or group. See Figure 65.
Figure 65 – Selecting a Title
If a “ø” icon appears when you attempt to select a new title (group), this is an indication that the disc does not allow the title (group) to be changed in this manner, even though a list of numbers will appear. This is a function of the way the disc was created and is not a flaw in the HS 500.
For some discs, you may press the Title or Audio Button during playback to change the current title or group. Other discs will switch to the disc menu, and some discs may simply restart play from the beginning of the current title or group. This is a function of how the disc was authored, and does not reflect a problem with the HS 500.
Chapters and Tracks
To select a chapter for
To select a specific chapter or track on a DVD at any time during play- back, simply press the number corresponding to the chapter or track you wish to view using the Numeric Keys. You may also move one by one through the chapters or tracks at any time by pressing the Skip Reverse (Previous)/Skip Forward (Next) Buttons.
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