PLAYING DVDs
Using the On-Screen Banner Display
The On-Screen Banner Display Menu, or “Status”,
contains many playback features. To see the On-Screen
Banner Display, press the
Status Button
D
on
the remote while a disc is playing. Use the
⁄
/
¤
/
‹
/
›
Navigation Buttons
9
on the remote to move
through the different features in the On-Screen Banner
Display. Each feature is illustrated with an icon.
Use the
⁄
/
¤
/
‹
/
›
Navigation Buttons
9
on
the remote to highlight an icon in the banner. When an
icon is highlighted, press the
Enter Button
9
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 On-
Screen Banner Display will appear; see pages 28 and 32.
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.
Audio:
The current audio language or language and
format (e.g., Dolby Digital) is shown.
Subtitle:
The current subtitle language is shown. OFF
indicates that no subtitles are playing.
Angle:
The current multiple angle is shown.
Progressive Scan Mode:
The current progressive
scan mode is shown.
Time:
This section of the display offers a choice of
time display modes relating to the disc being played.
When this section is highlighted, press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons
9
to select from the
following choices:
• T-ELAPSED: Indicates the time elapsed in the
current track. In cases where a disc only has one
track, this will be the same as the time elapsed
on the disc.
• T-REMAIN: Indicates the time remaining in the
current track. In cases where a disc only has one
track, this will be the same as the time remaining
in the current track.
• D-REMAIN: Indicates the total time remaining
on the disc.
• D-ELAPSED: Indicates the total elapsed time on
the disc.. If you press the
Enter Button
9
, the
player displays SET TIME. You can enter the starting
time from which you wish the disc to play, then press
the
Enter Button
9
or
Play Button
G
to start
playback from the selected point on the disc.
Remember that the invalid symbol (
Ø
) appears on the
screen when you press a button that doesn’t have any
function. To make the Banner Display disappear from
the screen, press the
Status Button
D
or the
Clear Button
on the remote control.
Selecting a Title
Some discs contain more than one title. For example,
intros and “making of” often are divided into several
titles. You can press the
Prog Button
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, press the
Prog Button
again.
To select a specific title, use the TITLE section in the
Banner Display:
1. During Disc Stop, Resume or Play mode, press the
Status Button
D
on the remote.
2. Press the appropriate
⁄
/
¤
/
‹
/
›
Navigation
Buttons
9
on the remote to highlight the
Title icon (when the Banner Display appears,
just this icon will be highlighted).
3. Use the
K
/
L
Navigation Buttons
9
to select
a title number, or use the
Numeric Keys
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 have only one title.
Selecting a Chapter
Because DVDs use digital technology, a title can be
divided into individual chapters (similar to tracks on a
CD). You can press the
Prog Button
on the
remote to see the numbers of chapters of each
individual title on a disc (below the “Chapter” icon)
after the disc has been read and the player is in Stop
or Resume mode. To escape from the program menu,
move the cursor to the DONE box and press the
Enter Button
9
.
You can skip to a specific chapter by using the
CHAPTER section in the Banner Display:
1. While a disc is in Stop, Resume or Play mode,
press the
Status Button
D
on the remote.
2. Press the
N
or
M
Navigation Buttons
9
on
the remote until the Chapter icon is highlighted.
3. Use the
K
/
L
Navigation Buttons
9
to select
a chapter number, or use the
Numeric Keys
on the remote to enter the chapter number. The
selected chapter will be played at once after the last
chapter number is entered.
Selecting the Audio Track
Many discs contain more than one audio track. In
some cases multiple languages may be present, in
other case you will find the same language, but in
different audio formats (e.g., Dolby Digital or DTS) or
with commentary from the director or Descriptive
Video Service. To change the language when the
AUDIO section is highlighted, press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons
j
to select from the choices
available. Not all discs offer multiple audio tracks, and
the selection will vary from disc to disc. Consult the
disc’s jacket for information on the available audio
tracks. You may also select the audio track directly
from the remote control as shown on the next page.
Selecting the Subtitle Language
Many discs contain one or more subtitles. To change
the language when the SUBTITLE section is highlight-
ed, press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons
j
to
select from the choices available. Not all discs offer
subtitles, and the selection will vary from disc to disc.
Consult the disc's jacket for information on the
available subtitles. You may also select the subtitle
language directly from the remote control as shown
on the next page.
Selecting an Angle
Some discs contain multiple angle information. When
a disc with mutliple angles is playing you may change
the angle pressing the
‹
/
›
Navigation Buttons
j
until the
A
section of the banner menu is
highlighted. Then press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation
Buttons
j
to select from the available choices.
You may also select the multiple view angle directly
from the remote control as shown on the next page.
Selecting the Progressive Scan Format
When the DVD 25 is configured for progressive scan
playback the unit automatically selects the type of
progressive scan reconstruction that produces the best
picture. However, when certain processing techniques
are used during the transfer of a film to video or in the
creation of the disc it is possible that artifacts in the
disc may “fool” the processor into using an algorithm
that produces unwanted screen artifacts. In these
cases, manually selecting the progressive scan mode
may improve the progressive scan output. To manually
select a mode, press the
‹
/
›
Navigation Buttons
j
until PS is highlighted. Then press the
⁄
/
¤
Navigation Buttons
j
to cycle through the four
available modes.
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