Philips DVD978K/691 DVD Player User Manual


 
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Playing title/track
Using PBC (PlayBack Control)
Playback control is a title/track index protocol between player and discs.
When a disc is recorded with a standard VCD or SVCD format, there
will be a menu which include titles/tracks for users to select the content
of a movie or other video programs.
When you switch on the PBC function you will enter the index menu
which are available for selection after loading the SVCD or VCD disc.
You can switch the PBC function simply by pressing the MENU/PBC key
on the remote control. Refer to the icon in the menu bar on the screen.
Use the PREV/NEXT key on the remote control or on the front panel
to select the page you like.
If the items of the index menu are numbered, press the appropriate
number key on the remote control, if not, use the 34 keys to highlight
it, then press the OK key to confirm your selection.
Press the RETURN key to enter the index menu.
NOTE:
The content of the index menu depends on the disc. Refer to the disc
instruction for detail.
Turning off PBC
If you switch PBC function off, the disc will start from the beginning.
When you play the karaoke disc, you still can use the PREV/NEXT key
on the remote control or on the front panel to select the page you like,
even if PBC function is off.
You can use the nine-picture preview function for selective playback if
your SVCD/VCD discs does not have PBC control information.
Nine-picture preview
SVCD/VCD discs are recorded with different chapters on different
tracks; SVCD and VCD karaoke discs have different songs on different
tracks.
To preview the start picture of each track/chapter, press the PREVIEW
key in stop mode. Nine pictures are displayed on the screen.
If there are more than nine tracks/chapters, you can use or § to
turn previous or next page for more pictures.
Enter the chapter you wish to watch using the number keys and press
the OK key to confirm and playback begins.
Note:
The PBC function is turned off automatically when the nine-picture preview
function is activated.
Playing a Super VCD/VCD/CD disc
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