Arcam DV89, Handbook

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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 many VCDs have a single track, so some operations
involving tracks will not be relevant.
Jumping to a particular point
Press the
SRCH
button on the remote control to open the
‘Search’ menu:
Search
Time:
Title/Chapter: 01 27
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00:56:10 00:56:12
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
OK
. The Search menu is removed
from the screen 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
OK
. It is possible to
jump to a chapter within a different 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.
Group/Track
(Applicable to DVD-audio discs only.) To jump to a group
or track, highlight the group/track position and enter the
number of the group/track to jump to, before pressing OK.
It is possible to jump to a track within a different group to
the current one by entering a value into both fields. Note that
specifying a group without a track will jump to the first track in
the group.
Track
(VCDs only) To jump to a specified track on a VCD, enter the
track number in the ‘Track’ field, then press
OK
. Note that
many VCDs have only one track.
Closing the Search menu
When displayed, this menu screen can be closed again
by pressing the
SRCH
button (which also has the effect of
cancelling the search).
Hidden groups
Some DVD-audio discs contain a “hidden group”, which is
material that may be accessed only by entering a four-digit
password. The hidden group is always the last group on the
disc.
To enter the password, and gain access to the hidden group,
open the search menu (by pressing the SRCH button on the
remote control), enter the group number of the hidden group,
then press OK. You will be prompted for the 4-digit password.
Note that this is relevant only to some DVD-audio discs.
Special playback modes
Playback modes are available that allow repeat, shuffle and
programmed playback.
Repeat
Press the
RPT
button on the remote control to cycle through
the 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
RPT
button until ‘Repeat: Off’ is
displayed.
Shuffle
Press the
P MODE
button on the remote control to to switch
shuffle play 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
P MODE
button for a second
time.
Peforming an A-B repeat
The DV89 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
A-B
. The TV
display shows a repeat symbol, followed by ‘A–’, and the front
panel shows ‘A–’.
Press
A-B
again at the point you want the repeat to end. The
repeat 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
A-B
again. An ‘Off’ message is
displayed on the TV monitor.
Advanced features
Advanced DVD and VCD features