MISCELLANEOUS FUNCTIONS

Using disc menus

Many discs include menu screens that enable you to control special features, such as skipping to a favorite title or chapter, or selecting an audio language or subtitle language for a movie. This section provides general instructions on operating these screens.

Enhancing video quality - Progressive output (U.S.A. model only)

The unit’s COMPONENT video jack can output progressive signals to a progressive signal compatible monitor for an extra high-quality picture.

A PLAYING

TOP MENU

MENU

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/ ENTER

RETURN

Numeric buttons

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1 Press TOP MENU or MENU during playback.

The video monitor displays a menu.

•On certain discs, the menu appears automatically when you start playback.

2 Press the cursor buttons (k, n, l, h) to select the desired item, then press ENTER.

(If another menu screen appears, repeat this step.)

■Video CD playback control (PBC
menu play) VCD

Video CDs that feature “playback control” allow you to navigate certain scenes or information by menu.

This manual refers to the use of menus to control Video CD playback as “menu play.”

Numeric buttons:

Press to select the desired item.

RETURN:

Press to display the initial menu screen.

w (PLAY):

Press to play the selected item.

y:

Press to display the next screen.

t:

Press to display the previous screen.

a (STOP):

Press while a menu is displayed to

 

cancel playback control.

Notes

•Playback control is automatically canceled during program play or random play.

•Certain discs may not respond as described above.

PROGRESSIVE

PROGRESSIVE indicator

Press PROGRESSIVE.

The PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up.

To cancel this feature, press PROGRESSIVE again.

Notes

•If the screen shifts off center during progressive output, refer to “Adjusting the screen position,” described below.

•When playing 4:3 aspect video on a 16:9 aspect wide-screen monitor using progressive output, the picture may stretch hori- zontally to fill the screen. In this case, change the aspect ratio to suit the monitor. If this is not possible, turn the progressive feature off. (The progressive output will switch to interlace output.)

•When the progressive function is working, video signals are output from only the COMPONENT output jacks.

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