User Instructions
Cyrus DVD8
6
GB
GB
Playing a DVD-Video Disc
You will recognize DVD-Video discs by the logo. Depending on the material
on the disc (a movie, video clips, a drama series, etc.) it may have one or
more Titles, and each Title may have one or more Chapters. Play stops at the
end of each Title. To make access easy and convenient, the
DVD8
lets you
move between Titles, and also between Chapters.
Playing the disc
When a DVD is loaded the
DVD8
will automatically begin to play. If disc play
has stopped, press
to start play of the disc.
You can resume play from the point at which you stopped. Press
again
when you see the resume symbol on the screen. The resume feature applies,
not only to the disc in the player, but also to the last four discs you have
played. Simply re-insert the disc, and when you see the Resume icon on the
screen, press
again.
NOTE: The disc may invite you to select an item from a menu. If the
selections are numbered, press the appropriate
Numerical
key; if not, use the
Navigation
keys to highlight your selection, and press
OK
.
Moving to another chapter
When a title on a disc has more than one chapter, you can move to another
chapter by pressing
or
briefly during play to step through the chapter
sequence.
To go directly to any chapter, enter the chapter number using the
Numerical
keys. If the number has more than one digit, press the keys in rapid
succession.
For more information about chapters, see “Checking the contents of DVD-
Video discs: Menus”
Moving to another title
When a disc has more than one title (which you can see from the OSD if you
press
OSD
), you can move to another title by pressing
T-C
, then press
or
briefly during play to step through the title sequence.
To go directly to any title, press
T-C
, then enter the title number using the
Numerical
keys. If the number has more than one digit, press the keys in
rapid succession.
For more information about titles, see “Checking the contents of DVD-Video
discs: Menus”
Access control
If you activate Access Control, only discs that you have already authorised as
suitable for all ages can be played as above. To play any other DVD-Video
disc, the OSD will ask you to enter your Access Control PIN code. When this
has been done, play starts automatically. To activate Access Control, and to
authorize discs, see Activating Access Control.
Still picture and step frame
To get a still picture, press during play.
To step forward to the next picture frame, press again.
To return to play, press
.
Search
To search forwards or backwards through the disc at 4x normal speed, press
and hold
or
for about 1 second during play. Search begins, and sound
is muted. To step up to 32x normal speed, hold
or
again until the
screen icon changes. To return to 4x normal speed, press
or
again.
Search speed and direction are indicated on the screen for 2 seconds each
time
or
is pressed.
To end the search, press
as desired.
Slow motion
Slow motion is controlled through the OSD menu system. Select
OSD
on the
remote control to enable the menu, then refer to the
‘
DVD8
menu symbols’ to
identify the Slow Motion symbol.
Repeat chapter/title/disc
To repeat the currently playing chapter, press the front panel
key once.
The Repeat symbol will appear on the player display and the Repeat Chapter
icon will be displayed on the TV screen.
To repeat the currently playing title, press
a second time. The Repeat
Title icon will now be displayed on the TV screen.
To repeat the entire disc, press
a third time. The Repeat Disc icon will
now be shown on the TV screen.
To exit Repeat mode, press
again. The Repeat symbol will switch off.
Camera angle
If the disc contains sequences recorded from different camera angles, the
angle icon appears showing the number of available angles, and the angle
being shown. You can then change the camera angle if you wish.
To select another angle, press
ANGLE
. The Angle icon will show the next
angle.
To go to any angle directly, enter the angle number using the
Numerical
keys.
NOTE:- The Angle icon remains on the screen unless you turn off the angle
feature.
Changing the audio language and channel configuration
This changes audio configuration when alternatives are available on the disc.
Press
AUDIO
during play. The OSD menu will appear, ready to adjust the
audio configuration.
Press
AUDIO
repeatedly to step through the options.
Subtitles
When subtitles are available on a disc, you can turn them on or off by holding
SUB
down during play until the subtitles appear.
If the SUB key is pressed briefly, the OSD menu will appear, ready to select
from the available subtitle languages. To step through the language options,
press
SUB
repeatedly. To turn the subtitles off, hold
SUB
down again.
Checking the contents of DVD-Video discs: menus
For titles and chapters, selection menus may be included on the disc. The
DVD8
’s menu feature allows you to make selections from these menus. Press
the appropriate
Numerical
key; or use the
Navigation
keys to highlight your
selection and press
OK
.
Press
MENU
:- If the present title has a “root” menu, this now appears on the
TV screen. The “root” menu can list camera angles, spoken language and
subtitle language options, and chapters for the title. To exit the “root” menu,
press
MENU
again.
Quick access for search & slow motion
When the
DVD8
is playing a DVD the left/right arrow keys can be used to
quick access fast search and the up/down arrow keys will quick access slow
motion options.
