Video Cd; Preparation For Video Cd Playback - Sharp CD-BK147V Operation Manual

Video CD

CD-BK147V
Any CD that contains motion pictures can be played.
You can enjoy motion pictures with the sound quality of MDs and the picture quality of
VHS tapes.
Digital compression technology allows the continuous playback of up to 74 minutes
from a 12 cm disc.
With video CDs, you can select the items you want to watch from the on-screen
menu. Discs which support "Playback control" can display still pictures. (See pages
15 - 16.)
The disc symbols are found on the disc labels or jackets.
Symbol
Size
Label sides
Audio recording format
Video recording format
„ Types of discs
This unit handles video CDs that support PBC (version 2.0). (PBC is an abbreviation
of "Playback control".)
You can enjoy the following two types of playback, depending on the disc.
Disc type
Video CDs without PBC
(version 1.1)
Video CDs with PBC
(version 2.0)
Notes:
z Video CDs are recorded in PAL or NTSC format.
z Analogue system CDVs (12 cm)
z Photo CDs and CD-ROMs cannot be played.
E-13 ENGLISH
8 cm (3") 12 cm (5")
1 side 1 side
Digital (max. 20 min) Digital (max. 74 min)
MPEG 1
Features
Sound and motion pictures can be played using
the same control operations as applied to music
CDs.
In addition to the features shown above (for discs
without PBC), PBC CDs have a menu that is dis-
played on the TV screen. You can play interactive
games and make use of other software with the
retrieval function (menu playback). You can also
display high resolution or normal still pictures.
cannot be played.
Preparation for video CD play-
back
„ Connecting the TV/monitor
If the TV/monitor has a video input, connect it to VIDEO OUT socket on the rear of
the unit.
TV/monitor
To video
input socket
Video cable
Note:
If the TV/monitor does not have a video input, the VIDEO OUT socket on the unit
should be connected to a VCR with a video input, which in turn should be connected
to the TV/monitor through the TV ANTENNA/CABLE input. (Be sure to turn on the
VCR, and set the VCR's input mode to "auxiliary".)
„ Adjusting the TV and VCR
The TV and VCR input varies according to connection method. Be sure to make the
settings correctly. (Then, follow the playback procedure on pages 15 - 16 to check the
settings.)
<For TV sets with a video input socket>
Set the input selector
to AUX.
Set the TV/VCR selector
to VCR.
VCR
<For TV sets without a video input socket>
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Set the input selector
to VCR.
TV