Disc Playback Features; Scanning Discs; Playing In Slow Motion; Frame Advance/Frame Reverse - Pioneer DCS-353 Operating Instructions Manual

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Disc playback features

Chapter 4
Disc playback features
Important
• Many of the functions covered in this
chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs/
Super VCDs, CDs, DivX video and WMA/
MP3/MPEG-4 AAC/JPEG discs, although
the exact operation of some varies slightly
with the kind of disc loaded.
• Some DVDs restrict the use of some
functions (random or repeat, for example)
in some or all parts of the disc. This is not a
malfunction.
• When playing Video CD/Super VCDs, some
of the functions are not available during
PBC playback. If you want to use them,
start the disc playing using a number
button to select a track.

Scanning discs

You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at
various different speeds.
• During playback, press
scanning.
Press repeatedly to increase the scanning
speed (shown on-screen).
• To resume playback, press

Playing in slow motion

You can play DVDs, Video CD/Super VCDs and
DivX video at four different forward slow
motion speeds. DVD discs can also be played
in reverse slow motion.
Note
1 Only one speed is available for DivX video discs.
2 • Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc.
• With Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode or a WMA/MP3/MPEG-4 AAC track, playback automatically resumes at the end or
beginning of the track.
3 • The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes.
• Discs can contain up to 299 folders and up to 648 folders and files combined.
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En
1
or to start
2
(play).
1 During playback, press
2 Press and hold
motion playback starts.
Press repeatedly to change the slow motion
speed (shown on-screen).
• To resume playback, press

Frame advance/frame reverse

You can advance or back up DVD discs frame-
by-frame. With Video CD/Super VCDs and DivX
video you can only use frame advance.
1 During playback, press
2 Press or
advance a frame at a time.
• To resume playback, press

Playing a JPEG slideshow

After loading a disc containing JPEG pictures,
press to start a slideshow from the first
folder/picture on the disc.
the pictures in each folder in alphabetical
order.
• If the disc contains WMA/MP3/MPEG-4
AAC files, playback starts with the first file
and the slideshow repeats until all the
audio files on the disc have played back.
Pictures are automatically adjusted so that
they fill as much of the screen as possible.
(pause).
or until slow
2
(play).
(pause).
to reverse or
2
(play).
3
The player displays