Disc play basics – ROTEL RDV-985 User Manual

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Disc Play Basics

Playing a Disc

Press the (PLAY) button on the remote con-
trol

20

or on the front panel

. The disc

starts playing from the beginning

With Video CD and SVCD discs with PBC (Play
Back Control) function, or some DVD discs,
the menu display may appear on the TV screen
after pressing PLAY. In such a case, select an
item to be played back from the menu.

With some DVD discs playback starts auto-
matically after a disc is loaded.

Stopping Disc Play

Press the ■ (STOP) button on the remote control

4

or on the front panel

.

Pausing Disc Play

Press the

II

(PAUSE) button on the remote

control

19

or on the front panel

. To re-

sume disc play at the point where it was paused
press the (PLAY) button on the remote control

20

or on the front panel

.

Forward or Reverse Scanning

When a disc is playing you can quickly scan
forward or backward while monitoring the
output of the disc.

Using the Remote Control
Press the

or

button

3

. The

button scans forward. The

button scans

backward. Each time you press the button,
forward or reverse playback speed increases.
To return to normal playback, press (PLAY)

20

.

Using the Front Panel Shuttle Knob
Turn the SHUTTLE knob

to the right to scan

forward. Turn the knob to the left to scan
backward. The playback speed changes ac-
cording to the amount you turn the shuttle knob.

Skipping to the Beginning of
a Song or Scene

You can skip to the beginning of another
chapter, title, or track. Whether or not the disc
can be playing when you use this feature de-
pends on the type of disc.
DVD Discs

During playback

Audio CD:

During playback
or while stopped

Video CD/SVCD: During playback

without PBC function

Using the Remote Control
Press the

or

button

5

. Press the

button once to skip forward to the next

chapter, title, or track. Press the

button

repeatedly to skip forward more than one
chapter, title, or track. Press the

button

once to skip back to the beginning of the
chapter, title, or track that is playing. Press
the

button repeatedly to skip back to the

beginning of a previous chapter, title, or track.

Using the Front Panel Buttons

Press the

or

button

on the front

panel. These buttons work the same way as
those on the remote control.

NOTE: When you play a Video CD or
SVCD disc with the PBC function or a DVD
disc, the unit may not always skip to the
beginning of the title or chapter or track.

Resume Playback Function

The RDV-985 can store a location on a disc.
It can then return to the location and resume
playback at a later time.

To Store a Location on a Disc

While a disc is playing press the RESUME
button

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on the remote control. The current

location on the disc is stored and the Resume
indicator

appears in the display window.

If a disc location had previously been stored,
the new location replaces it. Once a location
is stored, it remains stored until it is replaced
by a new location, or the disc is removed.

A disc location can also be stored by press-
ing the DVD ON/OFF button on the remote
control

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or the STANDBY button on the

front panel

.

Resuming Playback at a
Stored Location

While the RDV-985 is on with play stopped
press the RESUME button

12

on the remote

control. Playback is resumed at the stored
location. If the RDV-985 is in standby mode
press the RESUME button on the remote con-
trol. The unit will turn on and resume play-
back at the stored location.

NOTE: When you store a location while
playing a Video CD or SVCD disc with PBC
function, playback may resume at a point
slightly earlier than the location you stored.

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