3-19 Menu playback of DVD

When a DVD containing the recording of the top menu or menu is played, the top menu or menu is displayed.

These menus allow you to select the position you want to play easily based on an interactive method. The following operation procedure is the basic procedure. The functions vary depending on certain softwares.

Operation procedure

1. Press the TOP MENU button to display the top menu.

÷ When the TOP MENU button is pressed again

while the top menu is displayed during playback,

the played position returns to the position where

the button was pressed for the first time and

playback restarts from there.

3-20 Menu playback of P.B.C.- compatible VCD

When a P.B.C. (PlayBack Control) capable VCD is played with P.B.C. on, the menu is displayed. Perform operation according to the procedure indicated by the menu. (For details on the operation method and control buttons, refer to the manual provided with the played software.)

3-20-1Hierarchical structure of VCD menus

When a P.B.C.-compatible VCD containing menus is played and an item is selected in the displayed menu, a menu with more detailed items may sometimes be displayed. Such a structure in which multiple menus are distributed in different levels and interconnected is referred to as the hierarchical structure. In this structure, the target scene can be reached by repeatedly selecting items in multiple menus.

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÷When there are multiple menus (scenes) in a hierarchy level, they can be switched over by pressing the 4 (Previous) button or ¢ (Next) button.

3-20-2Main control buttons used in VCD playback, and examples of indications

Indication on

Control button

software jacket

on the player

 

 

3 (Select)

ENTER button

 

 

(Return)

RETURN button

 

 

4 (Previous)

4 button

 

 

¢ (Next)

¢ button

 

 

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2.

Select the scene to be played by pressing the cursor

 

button on the remote. (The scene may sometimes be

 

selected using the numeric buttons.)

3.

Press the ENTER button to play the DVD from the

 

selected title.

Example of hierarchical structure

PLAY

RETURN

Hierarchy level 1

 

 

(Menu)

 

Hierarchy level 2

 

(Submenus)

SELECT

Hierarchy level 3

 

÷The indication on the jacket is variable depending on the software.

3-20-3Switching P.B.C. On and Off

÷When there is a VCD in the played position of the stocker and the player is in stop mode, press P.B.C. button to switch P.B.C. on or off.

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÷ To display multiple menus sequentially, repeat

NEXTNEXT

(Scenes)

P.B.C. on: The TV screen shows "P.B.C. On" and the

steps 2 and 3 above. If the menus are provided in a

hierarchical structure, this operation allows you to

move to the menus in the lower hierarchy level.

÷ The MENU button on the remote is pressed, the

menu is displayed. The operation is the same as

that of the top menu.

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To advance in the hierarchy: When an item is selected in the menu using the ENTER (Select) button or numeric buttons, you can advance to the menu at the level immediately below the current level. When the selected item is a [scene], the scene will be played back.

To return in the hierarchy: You can return to the level immediately above the current level every time you press the RETURN button.

P.B.C.-compatible VCD is played according to P.B.C.

The "P.B.C." indicator in the display lights up.

P.B.C. off: The TV screen shows "P.B.C. Off" and the P.B.C.-compatible VCD is played in normal playback without P.B.C.

The "P.B.C." indicator in the display turns off.

÷P.B.C. is switched off automatically when the

sequential play mode is set to "Sequential On" or when the play mode is set to the program or

random mode.

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