Dvd Playback; Using A Dvd's Menu - Harman Kardon DVD 5 Owner's Manual

DVD Playback

Using a DVD's Menu

One of the unique features of the DVD system
is that it offers a producer the opportunity to
include a wide range of features on a disc,
including multiple-language tracks; subtitles in
a variety of languages; special information such
as movie trailers and cast information; as well
as other custom-tailored information. In addi-
tion, producers may divide a movie or program
into chapters that allow for quick access to
specific parts of the program. These chapters
may be accompanied by thumbnail pictures
of a scene from the specific chapter to help
you select the desired spot on the disc.
When a disc is playing, press the Menu
Button ` to pause the playback and display
the disc's menu. As there are no hard rules
about style and contents of DVD menus, the
way they appear on the screen and the infor-
mation they contain will vary from one disc to
another. However, the following general rules
apply to most menus:
The first menu that appears is the Main
Menu, and you may move through the
options with the /
/
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⁄ ¤
Buttons e, as the disc's programming
allows. The option selected will typically be
highlighted in a certain color or inside an
outline box.
To select a highlighted option, which may
either play a portion of the disc or move to a
sub-menu, press the Enter Button d or
Play Button g/@.
On some discs, when you select the DVD
menu during the playback of a movie, the
disc will return to the point in the program
where the menu was selected by offering a
"Play Movie" option. Press the Enter
Button d or Play Button g/@ to
resume play. However, not all discs offer this
feature, and selecting the menu while play-
ing a movie may mean that you will either
have to go back to the beginning of the pro-
gram or the start of a chapter. This feature is
out of the control of the DVD 5, as it is set
by the disc's internal programming.
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IMPORTANT NOTES ON DVD PLAYBACK
The DVD 5 is capable of all the features and
options covered by the DVD standards.
However, it is up to the producer of a DVD disc
to decide which of those features and functions
are available on any given disc. For that reason,
not all discs will function identically, and some
discs will not have many of the features of the
DVD system. For example, most current DVD
discs do not take advantage of the multiple-
angle feature. When you press a button and the
player displays the "Feature Prohibited" icon
" ", this is an indication that the disc has not
been programmed for that feature.
In addition, it is common for the producers of
DVD discs to block the use of certain functions
during only some parts of a disc. For example,
many discs prohibit the use of fast-play buttons
or prohibit access to the Chapter Menu display
during the playback of copyright notices, studio
logos, movie credits or trailers. The appearance
of the "Feature Prohibited" icon " ", or the
inability of certain features to operate when the
disc itself has prohibited them, does not indi-
Navigation cate a problem with the DVD 5, as these fea-
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tures are outside of the unit's control.
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