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Disc Play Basics
Playing a Disc
Press the (PLAY) button on the remote con-
trol
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or on the front panel . The disc
starts playing from the beginning
With Video CD and SVCD discs with PBC (Play
Back Control) function, or some DVD discs,
the menu display may appear on the TV screen
after pressing PLAY. In such a case, select an
item to be played back from the menu.
With some DVD discs playback starts auto-
matically after a disc is loaded.
Stopping Disc Play
Press the ■ (STOP) button on the remote control
4
or on the front panel .
Pausing Disc Play
Press the
II
(PAUSE) button on the remote
control
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or on the front panel . To re-
sume disc play at the point where it was paused
press the (PLAY) button on the remote control
20
or on the front panel .
Forward or Reverse Scanning
When a disc is playing you can quickly scan
forward or backward while monitoring the
output of the disc.
Using the Remote Control
Press the
or button
3
. The
button scans forward. The button scans
backward. Each time you press the button,
forward or reverse playback speed increases.
To return to normal playback, press (PLAY)
20
.
Using the Front Panel Shuttle Knob
Turn the SHUTTLE knob
to the right to scan
forward. Turn the knob to the left to scan
backward. The playback speed changes ac-
cording to the amount you turn the shuttle knob.
Skipping to the Beginning of
a Song or Scene
You can skip to the beginning of another
chapter, title, or track. Whether or not the disc
can be playing when you use this feature de-
pends on the type of disc.
DVD Discs During playback
Audio CD: During playback
or while stopped
Video CD/SVCD: During playback
without PBC function
Using the Remote Control
Press the
or button
5
. Press the
button once to skip forward to the next
chapter, title, or track. Press the
button
repeatedly to skip forward more than one
chapter, title, or track. Press the
button
once to skip back to the beginning of the
chapter, title, or track that is playing. Press
the
button repeatedly to skip back to the
beginning of a previous chapter, title, or track.
Using the Front Panel Buttons
Press the
or button on the front
panel. These buttons work the same way as
those on the remote control.
NOTE: When you play a Video CD or
SVCD disc with the PBC function or a DVD
disc, the unit may not always skip to the
beginning of the title or chapter or track.
Resume Playback Function
The RDV-985 can store a location on a disc.
It can then return to the location and resume
playback at a later time.
To Store a Location on a Disc
While a disc is playing press the RESUME
button
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on the remote control. The current
location on the disc is stored and the Resume
indicator
appears in the display window.
If a disc location had previously been stored,
the new location replaces it. Once a location
is stored, it remains stored until it is replaced
by a new location, or the disc is removed.
A disc location can also be stored by press-
ing the DVD ON/OFF button on the remote
control
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or the STANDBY button on the
front panel
.
Resuming Playback at a
Stored Location
While the RDV-985 is on with play stopped
press the RESUME button
12
on the remote
control. Playback is resumed at the stored
location. If the RDV-985 is in standby mode
press the RESUME button on the remote con-
trol. The unit will turn on and resume play-
back at the stored location.
NOTE: When you store a location while
playing a Video CD or SVCD disc with PBC
function, playback may resume at a point
slightly earlier than the location you stored.
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