DVD Playback
Using a DVD’s Menu
The DVD system 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; and other customized information. In addition, produc-
ers may divide a movie or program into chapters that allow for quick
access to specific parts of the program. These chapters may be accom-
panied 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 Disc Menu Button to pause playback
and display the disc’s menu. As there are no hard rules about style and
contents for DVD menus, the way they appear on the screen and the
information they contain will vary from one disc to another. However, the
following general rules apply to most menus:
• You may move through the options on a menu using the Navigation
Buttons, 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 submenu, press the Enter Button.
• 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 or Play Button to resume play. However, not all discs offer this
feature, and selecting the menu while playing a movie may mean that
you will have to go back to either the beginning of the program or the
start of a chapter. This feature is out of the control of the DVD 48, as
it is set by the disc’s internal programming.
Zoom
The DVD 48’s advanced digital video processing circuits include a
Zoom feature that allows you to enlarge the image of a DVD, VCD or
JPEG for closer examination of a particular part of the picture. Four
steps of enlargement are available.
Figure 36 – Zoom and Navigation Buttons
• To use the Zoom feature, press the Zoom Button while a disc is
playing or paused. See Figure 36. Each press of the button will
increase the zoom-in effect. When you have cycled through all
four steps (three steps of enlargement for VCDs), the picture will
return to normal size.
• When the Zoom feature is activated, you may use the Navigation
Buttons to explore the enlarged picture once the information box with
the zoom ratio and playback time no longer appears on screen.
• Some discs are created in a way that prevents the Zoom feature
from operating. In addition, the Zoom feature will not operate on disc
menus and may not operate on subtitles.
Playback Resume
The DVD 48 offers a “Resume” feature for DVD playback that is differ-
ent from the conventional “Stop” function you may be used to on CD
players. When the Stop Button is pressed once, the disc will stop and
Resume will appear briefly in the upper right corner of the video screen
and in the Main Information Display. While the Resume feature is active,
the disc’s position is entered into the unit’s memory so that when the
Play Button is pressed to resume playback, the program will continue
from the point where the Stop Button was pressed. To completely stop
playback, press the Stop Button twice.
You may resume a DVD (Audio or Video), CD, VCD with Playback
Control, MP3 or JPEG disc after placing the DVD 48 in Standby mode,
as long as you do not open the disc drawer. Resume will not operate for
SACDs, WMA files or for VCDs that do not have playback control.
On-Screen Status Display
When a DVD is playing, you may press the Status Button at any time to
view a quick summary of the disc’s playback status. The Status Display
not only gives you a snapshot of the unit’s current state, it also provides
an easy way to select a different group, title, chapter or track, or use the
time search feature. See Figure 37.
Figure 37 – Status Display
The Title Bar indicates the disc type, and displays both the elapsed and
remaining disc times to the right. Other information is shown below. You
may change the current title, chapter, time location, audio track, subtitle
language or camera angle by navigating to the current selection. Use the
Numeric Keys to enter the desired selection within the range indicated by
the total number to the right, and press the Enter Button for the new
selection to take effect.
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Title:
Displays the current title number and the total number of titles
on the disc.
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Chapter:
Shows the current chapter and the total number on the disc.
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Time Display:
Shows the elapsed time. The Time Search function
enables you to start playback at any point in the program. Use the
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Navigation Buttons to highlight this display. You may then use
the Numeric Keys to enter the numbers corresponding to the time
on the disc from which you wish play to commence. Press the Enter
Button and play will begin at the selected time position.
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