PLAYING DVD DISCS 21
Playing DVD Discs
Using the Status Bar
The on-screen Status Bar contains many playback
features. To see the Status Bar Banner, press
STATUS on the remote while a disc is playing.
Use the ARROW buttons on the remote to move
through the different features in the Status Bar.
Each feature is illustrated with an icon.
Use the ARROW buttons on the remote to high-
light an icon in the Banner.When an icon is
highlighted, press ENTER on the remote to select
it (not needed with TITLE and CHAPTER) and to
change it (see below).
Note: When a CD or VCD is played, a different
Status Bar will appear, see page 25.
Title: The number shown indicates the number
of the title that is currently playing.
Chapter: The number shown indicates the
number of the chapter that is currently playing.
Bookmarks: Highlight this area and press the
Enter Button to mark or go to previously book-
marked locations on a disc.
Time: This item displays the time in DVD mode.
Highlight this area and press the ARROW
(
KL
) step by step, for time as follows:
T-ELAPSED (title elapsed time) - T-REMAIN (title
remaining time) - C-ELAPSED (chapter elapsed
time) - C-REMAIN (chapter remaining time). If
you press ENTER, the player displays SET TIME.
You can enter the starting time from which you
wish the disc to play with the numeric buttons,
then press ENTER or PLAY to start playback from
the selected point on the disc, as long as
permitted by the disc´s structure otherwise the
prohibit icon will appear.
V-Mode: Some DVD discs currently available
contain a video data inconsistency resulting in an
unwanted screen artifact. This can occur during
video standard conversion as from NTSC to PAL.
To overcome these artifacts select the ”V” field
on the far right side of the Status Bar, then
change the setting from 0 to either 1 or 2 until
the artifacts disappear (for more details see ”TV
Standard, page 16).
The invalid symbol Ø appears on the screen
when you press a button that doesn’t have any
function. To make the Status Bar disappear from
the screen, press STATUS or CLEAR on the
remote control.
Selecting a Title
Some discs contain more than one title. For
example, intros and ”making of” often are divid-
ed into several titles. You can press PROG on the
remote to view the number of titles recorded on
a disc (in parentheses below the ”Title” icon)
after a disc was read and the player is in Stop or
Resume mode. To return to the normal display
move the cursor to the DONE box and press
ENTER.
To select a specific title use the Title section in
the Status Bar:
1. During disc stop, resume or play mode, press
STATUS on the remote.
2. Press the appropriate ARROW button(s) on the
remote to highlight the Title icon.
(when Status Bar appears, this icon will just be
highlighted).
3. Use the ARROW (
KL
) buttons to select a
title number, or use the NUMBER button(s) on
the remote to enter the title number.
The selected title will be played at once after
the last title number was entered.
Note:
■ Some discs only have one title.
Selecting a Chapter
Because DVD discs use digital technology, a title
can be divided into individual chapters (similar to
tracks on a CD). You can press PROG on the
remote to see the numbers of chapters of each
individual title on a disc (below the ”Chapter”
icon) after the disc was read and player is in Stop
or Resume mode. To escape from the program
menu, move the cursor to the DONE box and
press ENTER.
You can skip to a specific chapter by using the
Chapter section in the Status Bar:
1. While a disc is in stop, resume or play mode,
press STATUS button on the remote.
2. Press the ARROW (
N
or
M
) on the remote
until the Chapter icon is highlighted.
3. Use the ARROW (
KL
) buttons to select a
chapter number, or use the NUMBER (0~9)
buttons on the remote to enter the chapter
number.The selected chapter will be played at
once after the last chapter number is entered.
Note:
■ The Chapter feature won’t work if the disc
isn’t formatted with separate chapters.
