7 Playing Discs

Introduction

Most of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs and CDs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded.

When playing DVD discs, if the or icon appears on-screen when you try and use a particular function, either the player or the disc doesn’t allow the use of that function.

When playing Video CDs, some of the functions are not available in PBC mode. You can switch PBC off by starting playback using a number button to select a track, rather than the 6button.

Finding what you want on a disc

You can directly access any point on a disc using one of the search modes. Use these search modes while a disc is playing, or when it’s stopped—playback immediately starts from the point specified.

1Press SEARCH (SHIFT & 3) (remote only) to choose between:

Title search (DVD only)

Chapter/Track search

Time search (DVD and Video CD only)

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2Enter the title/chapter/track number or time (minutes & seconds).

For example, for title 4, press 4. For chapter/track 12, press 1 , 2. For 45 minutes into the disc, press 4, 5, 0, 0.

3 Press 6to start/restart playback.

Switching camera angles

Some DVD discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles—check the disc box for details: it should be marked with a icon if it contains multi-angle scenes. When these scenes are playing, a camera icon ( )ap- pears on-screen.

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To switch the camera angle, press ANGLE (SHIFT & 4).

• To hide the TV angle indicator, choose Angle Indicator > Off from the Video menu (see page 36).

Switching subtitles

Many DVD discs have subtitles in one or more lan- guages—the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. You can switch subtitle language anytime during playback.

To display/switch the subtitle language, press SUBTITLE repeatedly.

To switch off subtitles, press SUBTITLE then CLEAR.

• To set subtitle preferences, see page 37.

Switching audio language

When playing a DVD disc recorded with dialog in two or more languages, you can switch audio language anytime during playback.

To display the current audio language, press AUDIO.

To switch the audio language, press AUDIO repeatedly.

• To set audio language preferences, see page 37.

Switching audio channel

When playing a CD or Video CD, you can switch between the stereo soundtrack, just the left channel, or just the right.

To switch the audio channel, press AUDIO repeatedly.

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Pioneer XV-HTD510, S-HTD510 operating instructions Playing Discs