Chapter 3: Basic Operation
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3-19 Menu playback of DVD
When a DVD containing the recording of the top menu
or menu is played, the top menu or menu is displayed.
These menus allow you to select the position you want
to play easily based on an interactive method. The
following operation procedure is the basic procedure.
The functions vary depending on certain softwares.
Operation procedure
1.
Press the
TOP MENU
button to display the top menu.
÷
When the
TOP MENU
button is pressed again
while the top menu is displayed during playback,
the played position returns to the position where
the button was pressed for the first time and
playback restarts from there.
2.
Select the scene to be played by pressing the cursor
button on the remote. (The scene may sometimes be
selected using the numeric buttons.)
3.
Press the
ENTER
button to play the DVD from the
selected title.
÷
To display multiple menus sequentially, repeat
steps
2
and
3
above. If the menus are provided in a
hierarchical structure, this operation allows you to
move to the menus in the lower hierarchy level.
÷
The
MENU
button on the remote is pressed, the
menu is displayed. The operation is the same as
that of the top menu.
3-20 Menu playback of P.B.C.-
compatible VCD
When a P.B.C. (PlayBack Control) capable VCD is played
with P.B.C. on, the menu is displayed. Perform operation
according to the procedure indicated by the menu. (For
details on the operation method and control buttons,
refer to the manual provided with the played software.)
3-20-1
Hierarchical structure of VCD menus
When a P.B.C.-compatible VCD containing menus is
played and an item is selected in the displayed menu, a
menu with more detailed items may sometimes be
displayed. Such a structure in which multiple menus are
distributed in different levels and interconnected is
referred to as the hierarchical structure. In this structure,
the target scene can be reached by repeatedly selecting
items in multiple menus.
To advance in the hierarchy:
When an item is selected
in the menu using the
ENTER
(
Select
) button or
numeric buttons, you can advance to the menu at
the level immediately below the current level. When
the selected item is a [scene], the scene will be played
back.
To return in the hierarchy:
You can return to the level
immediately above the current level every time you
press the
RETURN
button.
Hierarchy level 1
(Menu)
Hierarchy level 2
(Submenus)
Hierarchy level 3
(Scenes)
Example of hierarchical structure
PLAY
SELECT
RETURN
PREVIOUS
PREVIOUS
NEXT
NEXT
÷
When there are multiple menus (scenes) in a
hierarchy level, they can be switched over by
pressing the
4
(
Previous
) button or
¢
(
Next
)
button.
3-20-2
Main control buttons used in VCD
playback, and examples of indications
÷
The indication on the jacket is variable depending
on the software.
3-20-3
Switching P.B.C. On and Off
÷
When there is a VCD in the played position of the
stocker and the player is in stop mode, press
P.B.C.
button to switch P.B.C. on or off.
P.B.C. on:
The TV screen shows "
P.B.C. On
" and the
P.B.C.-compatible VCD is played according to
P.B.C.
The "
P.B.C.
" indicator in the display lights up.
P.B.C. off:
The TV screen shows "
P.B.C. Off
" and the
P.B.C.-compatible VCD is played in normal
playback without P.B.C.
The "
P.B.C.
" indicator in the display turns off.
÷
P.B.C. is switched off automatically when the
sequential play mode is set to "
Sequential On
" or
when the play mode is set to the program or
random mode.
›
sofu
3
(Select)
ENTER
button
(Return)
RETURN
button
4
(Previous)
4
button
¢
(Next)
¢
button
Indication on
software jacket
Control button
on the player
