Basic operations

Basic

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About PBC (Playback Control)

Some SVCD/Video CD discs support the PBC function.

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

•To play a PBC-compatible SVCD/Video CD disc without activating the PBC function, press the numeric buttons instead of 3 to start playback.

•To activate the PBC function again,

1)press TOP MENU or MENU, or

2)press 7 to stop playback, then press 3.

To stop playback completely

Press 7.

Hint

If you press 0 during playback, the unit stops playback and opens the disc tray.

To stop playback temporarily

Press 8.

To resume playback, press 3. (See the following item.)

About On-screen guide icons

You may see the following icons displayed over the picture. They have the following meanings.

: Appears at the beginning of playback mode.

: Appears at the beginning of pause mode.

: Appears at the beginning of fast forward/backward playback with the current speed (see page 16).

: Appears at the beginning of slow-motion playback with the current speed (see page 16).

: Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles (see page 23).

:Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple audio languages (see page 23).

:Appears at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple subtitle languages (see page 23).

You can change the setting so that the on-screen guide icons do not appear on the TV screen (see page 40).

To check the playback status

You can see the current selection number (the group/track number for DVD AUDIO, the title/chapter number for DVD VIDEO or track number for SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD), time information (the track or chapter time while stopped, or elapsed track or chapter time during playback) and the transport status (stop, playback, pause, etc.) on the TV screen.

Press ON SCREEN.

Example: for DVD VIDEO

Transfer rate

Current chapter

 

Current transport

 

 

 

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Note that pressing ON SCREEN again brings up the menu bar under the status bar, from which you can access various functions. See page 26 for details about the menu bar.

To turn off the status bar

Press ON SCREEN repeatedly until the status bar goes off.

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