JVC TH-M42 manual Disc structure, Playback Control function PBC - VCD and SVCD only, About discs

About discs

IMPORTANT

Before playing a disc, make sure of the following;

•Check the connection with the TV.

•Turn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV to view the pictures or on-screen information on the TV screen.

•For DVD playback, you can change the initial setting to your preference. (A pg. 44 – 51)

If B appears on the TV screen when pressing a button; The disc cannot accept the operation you have tried to do, or the information required for that operation is not recorded on the disc.

NOTICE: In some cases, without showing B, operations will not be accepted.

Disc structure

DVD

A DVD consists of “titles” and each title may be divided into “chapters”.

For example, if a DVD contains movies, each movie may have its own title number and may be further divided into chapters.

	Title 1			Title 2
Chapter 1	Chapter	2	Chapter 3	Chapter 1	Chapter 2

Playback Control function (PBC) — VCD and SVCD only

The Playback Control function allows you to enjoy menu-driven operation and high-resolution still images which have a resolution four times greater than moving pictures.

High-resolution still image display

You can display high-quality images which are four times clearer than moving pictures.

Menu-driven playback

A selection menu is displayed when you start playing a Video CD or SVCD with the Playback Control feature. The selection menu shows a list of numbers for selection. Some discs may show moving pictures or a divided screen.

You can interact with the screen using a menu display to select and play an entry.

See example illustration below about basic features of menu-driven playback (for details about the operation through the menu, also see page 33).

Menu screen

Submenu

Press RETURN.

English

Video CD/SVCD/Audio CD

A Video CD, SVCD, Audio CD consists of “tracks”.

In general, each track has its own track number. (On some discs, each track may also be further divided by indexes.)

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5

MP3 discs

On an MP3 disc, each song is recorded as a track (file). Tracks are usually grouped into a group (folder). Groups can also include other groups, creating hierarchical group layers. This system can recognize up to 150 tracks per group and up to 99 groups per disc.

•If there is any type of file other than MP3 files in a group (folder), those files are also counted in the total number of 150.

Group 1 Group 2

Press

RETURN.

Press RETURN.

A:Moving picture

B:Still picture

NOTE

•When operating a Video CD or SVCD using the menu, some functions such as Repeat Playback may not work.

Track 1 Track 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5

JPEG discs

On a JPEG disc, each still picture is recorded as a file. Files are usually grouped into a group (folder). Groups can also include other groups, creating hierarchical folder layers. This system can recognize up to 150 files per group and up to 99 groups per disc.

•If there is any type of file other than JPEG files in a group (folder), those files are also counted in the total number of 150.

Group 1			Group 2
File 1	File 2	Group 3	Group 4	Group 5

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