Playing VIDEO CDs With PBCFunctions (PBC Playback)

PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively by following the menu on the TV screen.

When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, the menu for your selection appears.

Select an item using the number buttons, and press ENTER. Then, follow the instructions in the menu for interactive operations (press

Hwhen “Press SELECT” appears). Refer to the instructions supplied with the disc, as the operating procedure may differ depending on the VIDEO CD.

2 Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly to change the time information.

The available time information depends upon the type of disc you are playing.

Checking the play information of the discTo check the DVD/CD textPress TIME/TEXT repeatedly to display text recorded on the DVD/CD.

The DVD/CD text appears only when text is recorded in the disc. You cannot change the text. If the disc does not contain text, “NO TEXT” appears.

To return to the menuPress O RETURN.

zHint

To play without using PBC, press ./> or the number buttons while the player is stopped to select a track, then press H or ENTER.

“Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen and the player starts continuous play. You cannot play still pictures such as a menu.

To return to PBC playback, press x twice then press H.

Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time

You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title, chapter, or track. Also, you can check the DVD/CD text, track name, ID3 tag information (MP3 audio), or file name (DivX video) recorded on the disc.

1 Press TIME/TEXT during playback.The following display appears.

T 1:01:57

Time information

To check DATA CD/DATA DVD album name, etc.

By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing MP3 audio tracks or DivX video files on a DATA CD/DATA DVD, you can display the name of the album/track/file, and the audio bit rate (the amount of data per second of the current audio track) on your TV screen.

Bit rate*

T 17:30 128k

JAZZ

RIVER SIDE

Album name

Track/file name

 

If an MP3 audio track has an ID3 tag, the player will display the album name/track title from the ID3 tag information.

ID3 tag information for MP3 audio track is displayed when the tracks have ID3 version 1 or ID3 version 2. If there are ID3 version 1 and version 2 tags, ID3 version 2 tag information has priority.

Note that this player supports ID3 versions 1.0/1.1 and 2.2/2.3.

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