About Discs; Using Numeric Buttons; Getting Started - Rotel RDV-985 Owner's Manual

RDV-985 DVD Player

About discs

DVD Disc Structure
A DVD disc is comprised of "titles," while an
Audio CD, Video CD or SVCD is comprised
Playable Disc Types
of "tracks." Each title may be divided into some
This unit can play the following types of discs: "chapters." For example, if a DVD disc con-
tains some movies, each movie may have its
DVD Video
own title number, and each movie may be
divided into some chapters. In a DVD karaoke
disc, each song usually has its own title number
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and does not have chapters.
Video CD
Example: DVD Disc
VIDEO CD
SVCD
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Example: Audio CD / Video CD / SVCD Disc
Track 1
Audio CD

Using Numeric Buttons

All DVD players and DVD discs have a Re-
gion Code number. This unit only can play
Selecting Track/Title Numbers
back DVD discs whose Region Code numbers
include the unit's Region Code, which is in- To select a number between "1" and "10" press
dicated on the region code symbol on the rear the corresponding button for the number.
panel. To select a number higher than 10 use the
"+10" button.
Examples of playable DVD discs for a unit with
Region Code "1" Examples:
To select 13
To select 34
To select 40
Entering a Time or Chapter
NOTE: With some DVD and Video CD
Number
discs, you may not be able to control them
The method for entering a time for Time search
according to the instructions described in
or chapter number for Chapter search is dif-
this manual, because of the contents of the
ferent from above. See the corresponding
disc.
sections in this manual for the details.
Non-Playable Discs
To select a TV channel.
DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD Audio, DVD-R,
Press the corresponding numeric buttons (be-
DVD-RW, CD-R, CD-ROM, PHOTO CD, CD-
tween 0 and 9) while holding down the SHIFT
RW, CD-EXTRA, CD-G, CD-TEXT
button.
This unit can play back audio recorded on
CD-G, CD-EXTRA and CD-TEXT discs.
NOTE: Playing back discs listed as "Non-
playable discs" in the table above may
generate noise and damage speakers.
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Getting Started

Most of the time you will be operating the
RDV-985 with the RR-DV91 remote control.
The front cover of this manual folds out so you
can see the control identification diagram on
page 4 while reading the operating informa-
tion on the following pages.
Power On/Off
Press DVD ON/OFF on the remote or the
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STANDBY button on the front panel.
Title 1 Title 2
You can also turn on the unit by pressing the
PLAY button on the front panel
mote control . If a disc is loaded the RDV-
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985 will start playing. If a disc is not loaded,
the disc tray opens.
Track 2 Track 3 Track 4
You can also turn on the unit by pressing the
OPEN/CLOSE button on the front panel
or the remote control . In this case, the
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disc tray opens.
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NOTE: When you turn off the RDV-985 it
is not disconnected from the AC power
source. It goes into a standby state. In this
state, the unit consumes a very small quan-
tity of power.
Loading Discs
+10 3
Press the OPEN/CLOSE button on the front
+10 +10 +10 4
panel or the remote control
+10 +10 +10 10
a disc in the disc tray with the label side up.
Press one of the OPEN/CLOSE buttons to close
the tray.
You can also open and close the disc tray from
the opening on-screen display. Use the CUR-
SOR buttons / to move
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then press ENTER.
NOTE: When loading a disc in the tray,
be sure to center the disc in the tray recess.
Otherwise, the disc may be damaged
when the tray is closed, and the disc may
not be removed from the unit. Do not use
any stabilizer when playing back a disc.
Audio Language Selection
You can choose the audio language of video
discs recorded with multiple language tracks
movies, or play a karaoke disc with or with-
out the vocal track.
While a disc is playing press the ON SCREEN
button . Use the Cursor Buttons
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to move to [AUDIO].
DVD Language Select Display
Total number
or the Re-
ANGLE
AUDIO
SUB-
TITLE
REPEAT
A-B REPEAT
03 03
St. End TITLE CHAP.
1 : 34 : 58 TIME SEARCH
0 10 Mb TIME
SELECT KEY ENGLISH CHAP.SEARCH
Selected audio number
Selected audio language
VCD Language Select Display
(SVCD display is similar)
AUDIO
SUB-
TITLE
. Place
2
REPEAT
A-B REPEAT
St. End TRK. 03
34 : 58 TIME SEARCH
0 10 Mb TIME
SELECT KEY
PBC CALL
Use the Cursor Buttons / to select the audio
language or sound track.
For DVD Discs
Pressing the Cursor Buttons / cycles among
the audio languages or sound tracks recorded
on the disc.
Example:
1/3 ENGLISH
2/3 FRENCH
to ,
3/3 SPANISH
If appears on the screen you cannot se-
lect the audio track
11/11/99, 3:51 AM
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Selecting Picture Quality
For Video CD Discs
Pressing the Cursor Buttons / cycles
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among the audio languages on the disc.
Example:
L/R
You can select the quality of the image from
among four options. You may prefer one setting
L over another depending on the type of pro-
gramming, picture tone or personal prefer-
ences.
R
While a disc is playing press the THEATER
/
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POSITION button
For CVCD Discs
you press the THEATER POSITION button again
Pressing the Cursor Buttons / cycles
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the next option is selected. The available
among the audio languages on the disc.
options are 1, 2, 3 and OFF. OFF is the nor-
Example:
mal setting. Selecting a higher number tones
1 L/R
down the picture quality.
1 / 3
2 / 3
1 / 3 2 L/R
1 L
1 R
2 L
2 R
L / R
/
An SVCD disc has a pair of stereo channels;
Sound 1 and Sound 2. In the above options,
"1" indicates "Sound 1", while "2" indicates
"Sound 2".
Some SVCD discs may not contain audio on
Sound 2. When playing back such a disc,
no audio is reproduced by selecting "2 L/R",
"2 L" or "2 R" above.
To turn off the on screen display press the ON
SCREEN button .
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. A window such as
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will appear on the screen. Each time