Playing discs
Chapter 3
Playing discs
Important
• Many of the functions covered in this
chapter apply to DVD discs, Video CDs/
Super VCDs, CDs, DivX video and WMA/
MP3/JPEG discs, although the exact
operation of some varies slightly with the
kind of disc loaded.
• Some DVDs restrict the use of some
functions (random or repeat, for example)
in some or all parts of the disc. This is not a
malfunction.
• When playing Video CD/Super VCDs, some
of the functions are not available during
PBC playback. If you want to use them,
start the disc playing using a number
button to select a track.
Scanning discs
You can fast-scan discs forward or backward at
various different speeds.
•
During playback, press
scanning.
Press repeatedly to increase the scanning
speed (shown on-screen).
• To resume playback, press
Playing in slow motion
You can play DVDs, Video CD/Super VCDs and
DivX video at four different forward slow
motion speeds. DVD discs can also be played
in reverse slow motion.
Note
1 Only one speed is available for DivX video discs.
2 • Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc.
• With Video CD/Super VCDs in PBC mode or a WMA/MP3 track, playback automatically resumes at the end or beginning of
the track.
3 The time it takes for the player to load a file increases with large file sizes.
1
or
to start
2
(play).
1
During playback, press
2
Press and hold
motion playback starts.
Press repeatedly to change the slow motion
speed (shown on-screen).
• To resume playback, press
Frame advance/frame reverse
You can advance or back up DVD discs frame-
by-frame. With Video CD/Super VCDs and DivX
video you can only use frame advance.
1
During playback, press
/
2
Press
or
advance a frame at a time.
• To resume playback, press
Playing a JPEG slideshow
After loading a CD/CD-R/RW containing JPEG
pictures, press
to start a slideshow from the
first folder/picture on the disc.
displays the pictures in each folder in alphabet-
ical order.
Pictures are automatically adjusted so that
they fill as much of the screen as possible.
While the slideshow is running:
Button
What it does
Pauses the slideshow; press
again to restart.
Displays the previous picture.
(pause).
/
/
or
until slow
2
(play).
(pause).
/
to reverse or
2
(play).
3
The player
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