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Operation
• Audio CDs contain only TRACKS.
• They can be played on this unit with the audio output
connected to a stereo system or to your TV.
• Select tracks using the track list on the TV screen or by
pressing the numerical buttons or v w buttons.
Disc structure
Playing a disc
1Insert the disc and close the tray.
➜Playback starts automatically.
➜The TV screen will display the track list and current
playing status.
2Playback will stop at the end of the disc.
3To stop playback, press STOP.
Current VCD 2.0 and Super Video CD 1.0 standard
features include:
• Video CDs may contain one or more tracks, and tracks
may contain one or more indexes.
• You can display either tracks or indexes.
Disc structure
The following VCD and SVCD features and formats
are supported:
The following formats are not supported for VCDs:
– HQ-VCD encoded at 2.4Mbps or 2.6Mbps
– XVCD (eXtended VCD) with higher resolution and
data rate
– DIVX format files
Playing a disc
1Insert the disc and close the tray.
➜Playback starts automatically.
➜The current track number and its elapsed playing time
are displayed in the status window.
2Playback will stop at the end of the disc.
3To stop playback, press STOP.
Notes:
–The Disc Resume feature is also available for VCDs and
SVCDs (see the “Smart Resume” section on page 16).
–When you play a Karaoke disc, you can change the vocal
by pressing AUDIO on the remote control.
Playback Control (PBC)
Playback Control is a feature on some Video CDs and
Super Video CDs that enables users to access selected
tracks directly from the disc menu.
1Insert a Video CD or Super Video CD that features PBC,
then press PLAY.
2Navigate the menu using the buttons indicated on the TV
screen until your chosen passage starts to play. If a PBC
menu displays a list of tracks, you can select a track
directly.
3Enter your choice using the numerical buttons (0-9).
4Press RETURN or S to return to the previous menu.
Press T to proceed to the next menu.
5You may also select PBC OFF in the On-screen menu.
➜When PBC OFF is selected, PBC menus are
unavailable.
Audio CDVideo CD and Super Video CDCD TRACK 1
TRACK 2
TRACK 3
VCD TRACK 1 INDEX 1
INDEX 2
INDEX 3
TRACK 2 INDEX 1
INDEX 2
INDEX 3
Features Video CDs 2.0 Super Video CDs 1.0
Video
bit rate
resolution NTSC
resolution PAL
MPEG-1
constant 1,150 Kbps
352x240, 29.97Hz
352x288, 25Hz
MPEG-2
variable up to 2.6 Mbps
480x480 interlaced, 29.97Hz
480x576 interlaced, 25Hz
Still picture (photo)
resolution NTSC
resolution PAL
MPEG-1
352x240, 704x480
352x288, 704x576
MPEG-2 (1 Frame)
480x480, 704x480
480x576. 704x576
Audio
sampling
bit rate
audio channels
surround sound
MPEG-1 layer II
44.1KHz
224Kbps
1 stereo / 2 mono
Stereo with Dolby Pro-
Logic
MPEG-1 layer II
44.1KHz
32-384Kbps
< 2 stereo / 4 mono
MPEG-1 (5+1) extension
Overlay graphics/text
sub-channels
coding
overlay video plane
<= 4
4 color CLUT (2bits/pixel)