Advanced Dvd And Vcd Features; Jumping To A Particular Point; Hidden Groups; Special Playback Modes - Arcam DV27A Handbook

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 manyVCDs have a single track, so some operations involving
tracks will not be relevant.

JUMPING TO A PARTICULAR POINT

Press the button on the remote control to open the 'Search'
SEARCH
menu:
Search
Time:
Title/Chapter:
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 .The Search menu is removed from the screen
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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 . It is possible to jump to a chapter within a different
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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
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
only one track.
CLOSING THE SEARCH MENU
When displayed, this menu screen can be closed again by pressing the
button (which also has the effect of cancelling the search).
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. It is possible to jump to a track
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. Note that many VCDs have
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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
enter the group number of the hidden group, then press
prompted for the 4-digit password.
Note that this is relevant only to some DVD-audio discs.

SPECIAL PLAYBACK MODES

REPEAT
Press the button on the remote control to cycle through the
RPT
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
SHUFFLE
Press the button on the remote control to to switch shuffle
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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
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
symbol, followed by 'A–', and the front panel shows 'A–'.
Press again at the point you want the repeat to end. The repeat
A-B
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
displayed on the TV monitor.
PROGRAM (DVD-VIDEO)
Press on the remote control to open the 'Programme' menu.
PROG
Note that playback must be stopped first.
The bottom of the screen shows the number of titles present on
the disc, together with the number of chapters in the title selected
currently (or the first title if no title has yet been specified). Below this is
an information line, giving relevant information for the cursor position.
You can enter a sequence of up to 20 title/chapter combinations for
programmed playback. If you enter data that is invalid for the current
disc, the field is erased automatically.
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button on the remote control),
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button until 'Repeat: Off ' is displayed.
RPT
button for a second time.
P MODE
.The TV display shows a repeat
A-B
again. A 'cancelled' message is
A-B
.You will be