Special Playback Features - Rotel RDV-985 Owner's Manual

RDV-985 DVD Player
Selecting a Scene From the
Digest Display
The RDV-985 can display the opening scene
of each title on a DVD or each track of a Video
CD/SVCD. You can then select a title or track.
Whether or not the disc can be playing when
you use the DIGEST function depends on the
type of disc.
DVD Discs: While stopped
Video CD/SVCD: During playback
without PBC function
Press the DIGEST button
26
scene of each title or track appears on the TV
screen. Up to nine opening scenes can be
displayed. If the scene you want is not in the
first nine, press to display the next
5
nine scenes. You may also press
play the previous nine scenes.
Use the Cursor Buttons / / /
move the highlighting box to the scene you
want. Then press ENTER
22
scene will begin playing.
When you press DIGEST while playing a DVD
that has more than one chapter, the RDV-985
displays the opening scene of each chapter.
You can then select the desired chapter. The
procedure for selecting a chapter is the same
as for selecting a scene.
NOTE: With some discs, depending on the
content, it may take some time until all the
scenes appear on the screen.

Special Playback Features

The RDV-985 provides several special picture
playback functions including Frame-by-Frame,
Strobe, Slow-motion and Zoom.
Frame-by-Frame Viewing
While a disc is playing press PAUSE
still picture of the frame that was playing when
you pressed the button is shown on the screen.
Each time you press PAUSE again the still
. The opening
picture advances to the next frame. Press PLAY
to return to the normal playback mode.
20
Multiple Still Frame
to dis-
("Strobe") Viewing
While a disc is playing press PAUSE
to
7
still picture of the frame that was playing when
you pressed the button is shown on the screen.
. The selected
Then press STROBE
frames are shown.
Press the PAUSE button to show the next nine
frames. To resume normal play the STROBE
button again.
Options
Pressing and holding PAUSE for more than
1 second also activates the Strobe function.
If you press STROBE during playback, nine
still pictures also appear but they advance in
real time.
16
. A
19
. A
19
. Nine consecutive still
24
Slow Motion Playback
Using the Remote Control
While a disc is playing press PAUSE
still picture of the frame that was playing when
you pressed the button is shown on the screen.
Then press the or button
forward slow-motion, press. To play reverse
slow-motion (for DVD discs only), press
The first time you press one of the button the
RDV-985 plays the slowest speed (1/32). Each
time you press the button again, the playback
speed increases.
To return to normal play press
To pause slow motion play press
.
19
Using the Front Panel Shuttle
Control
While a disc is playing press
A still picture of the frame that was playing
when you pressed the button is shown on the
screen. To play forward slow-motion, turn the
SHUTTLE control to the right. To play re-
verse slow-motion (for DVD discs only), turn
it to the left. The more you turn the knob, the
more the slow-motion speed increases.
To return to normal play press
To pause slow motion play press
.
19
NOTE: Sound is muted during slow motion
playback
. A
19
. To play
3
.
PLAY .
20
II
PAUSE
II
PAUSE .
19
PLAY .
20
II
PAUSE