Rotel RDV-985 Disc Play Basics

Disc Play Basics

Playing a Disc

Press the u (PLAY) button on the remote con-

trol

or on the front panel . The disc

starts playing from the beginning

With Video CD and SVCD discs with PBC (Play

Back Control) function, or some DVD discs,

the menu display may appear on the TV screen

after pressing PLAY. In such a case, select an

item to be played back from the menu.

With some DVD discs playback starts auto-

matically after a disc is loaded.

Stopping Disc Play

Press the ■ (STOP) button on the remote control

or on the front panel .

Pausing Disc Play

Press the II (PAUSE) button on the remote

control

or on the front panel . To re-

sume disc play at the point where it was paused

press the u (PLAY) button on the remote control

or on the front panel .

Forward or Reverse Scanning

When a disc is playing you can quickly scan

forward or backward while monitoring the

output of the disc.

Using the Remote Control

Press the or button

. The

button scans forward. The button scans

backward. Each time you press the button,

forward or reverse playback speed increases.

To return to normal playback, press u (PLAY)

Using the Front Panel Shuttle Knob

Turn the SHUTTLE knob to the right to scan

forward. Turn the knob to the left to scan

backward. The playback speed changes ac-

cording to the amount you turn the shuttle knob.

Skipping to the Beginning of

a Song or Scene

You can skip to the beginning of another

chapter, title, or track. Whether or not the disc

can be playing when you use this feature de-

pends on the type of disc.

DVD Discs During playback

Audio CD: During playback

or while stopped

Video CD/SVCD: During playback

without PBC function

Using the Remote Control

Press the or button

. Press the

button once to skip forward to the next

chapter, title, or track. Press the button

repeatedly to skip forward more than one

chapter, title, or track. Press the button

once to skip back to the beginning of the

chapter, title, or track that is playing. Press

the button repeatedly to skip back to the

beginning of a previous chapter, title, or track.

Using the Front Panel Buttons

Press the or button on the front

panel. These buttons work the same way as

those on the remote control.

NOTE: When you play a Video CD or

SVCD disc with the PBC function or a DVD

disc, the unit may not always skip to the

beginning of the title or chapter or track.

Resume Playback Function

The RDV-985 can store a location on a disc.

It can then return to the location and resume

playback at a later time.

To Store a Location on a Disc

While a disc is playing press the RESUME

button

on the remote control. The current

location on the disc is stored and the Resume

indicator appears in the display window.

If a disc location had previously been stored,

the new location replaces it. Once a location

is stored, it remains stored until it is replaced

by a new location, or the disc is removed.

A disc location can also be stored by press-

ing the DVD ON/OFF button on the remote

control

or the STANDBY button on the

front panel .

Resuming Playback at a

Stored Location

While the RDV-985 is on with play stopped

press the RESUME button

on the remote

control. Playback is resumed at the stored

location. If the RDV-985 is in standby mode

press the RESUME button on the remote con-

trol. The unit will turn on and resume play-

back at the stored location.

NOTE: When you store a location while

playing a Video CD or SVCD disc with PBC

function, playback may resume at a point

slightly earlier than the location you stored.

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