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Advanced DVD and VCD features
This section explains the more sophisticated DVD and VCD features,
such as special playback modes and using ‘bookmarks’. The operations
described here are not exactly the same for DVDs and VCDs, but are
similar enough to make it appropriate to group them together.
Note that many VCDs have a single track, so some operations involving
tracks will not be relevant.
JUMPING TO A PARTICULAR POINT
Press the SEARCH button on the remote control to open the ‘Search’
menu:
Search
Time:
Title/Chapter:
01 27
-;--:--
00:56:10 00:56:12
If the disc is playing, then the elapsed time on the disc is shown in the
top right of the page.
A jump can be performed using different specifiers: jump to a particular
time or to a specified chapter/track on the disc.
TIME
Highlight the ‘Time’ field and enter the time in hours, minutes and
seconds, then press OK. The Search menu is removed from the screen
and playback starts from the time specified. Invalid time entries are
ignored.
TITLE/CHAPTER
(Applies to DVDs only) To jump to a title or chapter, highlight the
title/chapter position and enter the number of the title/chapter to
jump to, before pressing OK. It is possible to jump to a chapter within
a different title to the current one by entering a value into both fields.
Note that specifying a title without a chapter will jump to the first
chapter in the title.
GROUP/TRACK
(Applicable to DVD-audio discs only.) To jump to a group or track,
highlight the group/track position and enter the number of the group/
track to jump to, before pressing OK. It is possible to jump to a track
within a different group to the current one by entering a value into
both fields. Note that specifying a group without a track will jump to
the first track in the group.
TRACK
(VCDs only) To jump to a specified track on a VCD, enter the track
number in the ‘Track’ field, then press OK. Note that many VCDs have
only one track.
CLOSING THE SEARCH MENU
When displayed, this menu screen can be closed again by pressing the
SRCH button (which also has the effect of cancelling the search).
HIDDEN GROUPS
Some DVD-audio discs contain a “hidden group”, which is material
that may be accessed only by entering a four-digit password. The
hidden group is always the last group on the disc.
To enter the password, and gain access to the hidden group, open the
search menu (by pressing the SRCH button on the remote control),
enter the group number of the hidden group, then press OK. You will
be prompted for the 4-digit password.
Note that this is relevant only to some DVD-audio discs.
SPECIAL PLAYBACK MODES
Playback modes are available that allow repeat, shuffle and
programmed playback.
REPEAT
Press the RPT button on the remote control to cycle through the
repeat options. For DVDs, a chapter or title repeat may be selected
(i.e. play continuously the current chapter or the current title). For
VCDs, a track or disc repeat is available.
When a chapter/track repeat is selected, the loop symbol on the front
panel display is illuminated and the current chapter/track is repeated. If
a title/disc repeat is selected, the loop symbol and ‘ALL’ are illuminated
and the current title/disc is repeated.
To cancel repeat, press the RPT button until ‘Repeat: Off’ is displayed.
SHUFFLE
Press the P MODE button on the remote control to to switch shuffle
play on.
The ‘RAND’ (random play) indicator shows on the display, and the
chapters/tracks are played in random order.
To cancel random play, press the P MODE button for a second time.
PERFORMING AN A-B REPEAT
The DV27A can repeat a specific section of a DVD or VCD; this is
called an A-B repeat.
To perform an A-B repeat, wait until the disc is at the point where you
want the repeat to start, then press A-B. The TV display shows a repeat
symbol, followed by ‘A–’, and the front panel shows ‘A–’.
Press A-B again at the point you want the repeat to end. The repeat
symbol, followed by ‘A-B’ is shown on the TV monitor, and the front
panel shows ‘A-B’. The selected section is repeated in a loop.
To cancel the A-B repeat, press A-B again. A ‘cancelled’ message is
displayed on the TV monitor.