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

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Video CD

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
8 cm (3")
Label sides
1 side
Audio recording format
Digital (max. 20 min) Digital (max. 74 min)
Video recording format
MPEG 1
„ 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
Features
Video CDs without PBC
Sound and motion pictures can be played using
(version 1.1)
the same control operations as applied to music
CDs.
Video CDs with PBC
In addition to the features shown above (for discs
(version 2.0)
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.
Notes:
z Video CDs are recorded in PAL or NTSC format.
z Analogue system CDVs (12 cm)
cannot be played.
z Photo CDs and CD-ROMs 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.
To video
input socket
12 cm (5")
1 side
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>
<For TV sets without a video input socket>
TV/monitor
Set the input selector
to VCR.
Set the input selector
to AUX.
Set the TV/VCR selector
to VCR.
VCR
ENGLISH
01/9/28
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