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Chapter 3: Basic Operation
Basic Operation
Menu playback of DVDWhen 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.
1. Press the TOP MENU/PBC button to display the top
menu.
¶When the TOP MENU/PBC 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.
2. Select the scene to be played by pressing the cursor
button on the remote. (Step 3 is not required if nu-
meric buttons are used to select the item.)
3. Press the ENTER button to play the DVD from the
selected title.
¶To display multiple menus sequentially, repeat
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.
Menu playback of P.B.C.-compatibleVCDWhen 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.)
Hierarchy level 1
(Menu)
Hierarchy level 2
(Submenus)
Hierarchy level 3
(Scenes)
Example of hierarchical structure
PLAY
SELECT
RETURN
PREVIOUS PREVIOUS
NEXT NEXT
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.
¶When there are multiple menus (scenes) in a
hierarchy level, they can be switched over by
pressing the 4 (Previous) button or ¢ (Next)
button.
¶The indication on the jacket is variable depending
on the software.
Switching 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 the TOP
MENU/PBC button to switch P.B.C. on or off.
P.B.C. on: The TV screen shows "P.B.C. On" and the
P.B.C.-compatible VCD is played according to
P.B.C.
The "PBC" 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 "PBC" indicator in the display turns off.
¶P.B.C. is switched off automatically when the
sequential play mode is set to "SEQ.2" or when
the play mode is set to the program or random
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ENTER button
RETURN button
4 button
¢ button
Indication on
software jacket
Control button
on the player
3 (Select)
(Return)
4 (Previous)
¢ (Next)
Hierarchical 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.
Main control buttons used in VCD playback, and
examples of indications