Video CD
Any CD that contains motion pictures can be played.
You can enjoy motion pictures with the sound quality of MDs and the picture quality of
VHS tapes.
Digital compression technology allows the continuous playback of up to 74 minutes
from a 12 cm disc.
With video CDs, you can select the items you want to watch from the on-screen
menu. Discs which support "Playback control" can display still pictures. (See pages
15 - 16.)
The disc symbols are found on the disc labels or jackets.
Symbol
Size
8 cm (3")
Label sides
1 side
Audio recording format
Digital (max. 20 min) Digital (max. 74 min)
Video recording format
MPEG 1
„ Types of discs
This unit handles video CDs that support PBC (version 2.0). (PBC is an abbreviation
of "Playback control".)
You can enjoy the following two types of playback, depending on the disc.
Disc type
Features
Video CDs without PBC
Sound and motion pictures can be played using
(version 1.1)
the same control operations as applied to music
CDs.
Video CDs with PBC
In addition to the features shown above (for discs
(version 2.0)
without PBC), PBC CDs have a menu that is dis-
played on the TV screen. You can play interactive
games and make use of other software with the
retrieval function (menu playback). You can also
display high resolution or normal still pictures.
Notes:
z Video CDs are recorded in PAL or NTSC format.
z Analogue system CDVs (12 cm)
cannot be played.
z Photo CDs and CD-ROMs cannot be played.
Preparation for video CD play-
back
„ Adjusting the TV and VCR
The TV and VCR input varies according to connection method. Be sure to make the
settings correctly. (Then, follow the playback procedure on pages 15 - 16 to check the
settings.)
<For TV sets with a video input socket>
12 cm (5")
1 side
<For TV sets without a video input socket>
„ Selecting the video output format
Video CD is recorded in PAL or NTSC format.
Select the video output format (NTSC or PAL) according to your TV or VCR.
To select the video output format:
Whilst in the stop mode, press the PAL/NTSC button.
Each time this button is pressed, the format will change in the following order:
Notes:
z Video CDs are recorded in PAL or NTSC format. When you watch a PAL disc in
the NTSC mode or an NTSC disc in the PAL mode, the vertical size of the picture
will not be modified.
z If a multi-mode TV is equipped with an input selector switch, set the switch to
"MULTI MODE". For the details, refer to the TV operation manual.
z Do not change the video output format during playback. If you do, the picture sig-
nal may not be output properly.
z Picture may be distorted when the setting is switched. This is not the malfunction
of the unit.
z A few hours after the unit is unplugged, the setting will change back to the state at
the factory shipment (default setting). The setting details vary depending on areas.
Set the input selector
to VCR.
Set the input selector
to AUX.
Set the TV/VCR selector
TV
to VCR.
VCR
NTSC
PAL
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