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Advanced DVD and VCD features
This section explains the more sophisticated DVD and VCD features,
such as special playback modes.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'
SRCH
menu:
Search
Time:
Title/Chapter:
If the disc is playing, then the elapsed and total times on the disc are
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.
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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SPECIAL PLAYBACK MODES
Playback modes are available that allow repeat, shuffle and programmed
playback.
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 switch shuffle play
P MODE
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
PEFORMING AN A-B REPEAT
The DV27 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
on the TV monitor.
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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. An 'Off ' message is displayed
A-B
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