Special dvd features, Marker search, Changing video mode – Zenith XBS344 User Manual

Page 32: Checking the contents of dvd video discs: menus, Title menu, Disc menu, Camera angle, Changing the audio language, Subtitles, Screen saver

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DVD Operation (Continued)

General Features (Continued)

Marker Search

You can start playback from a memorized point. Up to
nine points can be memorized.
To enter a mark, follow these steps.
1. During disc playback, press MARKER when the DVD

reaches the spot that you want to memorize.

The Marker icon will appear on the TV screen briefly.

2. Repeat step 1 to enter up to nine Marker points on a

disc.

To Recall a Marked Scene
1.
During disc playback, press SEARCH.

The Marker Search menu will appear on the screen.

2. Within 10 seconds, use 1/2 or number button to

select a Marker number that you want to recall.

3. Press MEMORY/ENTER.

Playback will start from the Marked scene.

4. To remove the MARKER SEARCH menu, press

SEARCH.

To Clear a Marked Scene
1.
During disc playback, press SEARCH.

The Marker Search menu will appear on the screen.

2. Within 10 seconds, use 1/2 or number button to

select a Marker number that you want to erase.

3. Press CLEAR.

The Marker number will be erased from the list.

4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to erase additional Marker

numbers.

5. To remove the MARKER SEARCH menu, press

SEARCH.

All markers are erased when the disc is ejected.

Changing Video Mode

With certain discs, the playback picture may be flick-
ering or Dot Crawl is shown on straight lines. That
means Vertical interpolation or De-interlace is not
perfectly matched with the disc. In this case, the
picture quality may be improved by changing the
video mode.
To change the video mode, press and hold
DISPLAY about 3 seconds during disc playback. The
new video mode number selected is displayed on the
TV screen. Check whether the video quality has
improved. If not, repeat the above procedure until pic-
ture quality is improved.
Video mode sequence:
MODE1 → MODE2 → MODE3 → MODE1
If you turn off the power, the video mode will return to
initial default state (MODE1).

Detailed Description of each Video Mode

MO

DE1 : The source material of the DVD video (film materi-

al or video material) is determined from disc information.
MODE2 : Suitable for playing film based content or video

based material recorded by the progressive scan method.

MODE3 : Suitable for playing video based content with

comparatively little moti

on.

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The video mode setting only works when the
Progressive Scan mode is set to “On” in the Setup
menu.

Special DVD Features

Checking the contents of DVD Video
discs: Menus

DVDs may contain menus that allow you to access spe-
cial features. To use the disc menu, press DISC MENU.
Then, use the appropriate number button(s) to select an
option. Or, use b/B/v/V buttons to highlight your selec-
tion, then press MEMORY/ENTER.

Title Menu

1. Press TITLE.

If the current title has a menu, the menu will appear on the
screen. Otherwise, the disc menu may appear.

2. The menu can list camera angles, spoken language

and subtitle options, and chapters for the title.

3. To remove the title menu, press TITLE again.

Disc Menu

1. Press DISC MENU.

The disc menu is displayed.

2. To remove the disc menu, press DISC MENU again.

Camera Angle

If the disc contains sequences recorded from different
camera angles, the angle icon blinks on the TV screen.
You can then change the camera angle if you wish.

Press ANGLE repeatedly during playback to select a
desired angle.

The number of the current angle appears on the display.

Changing the Audio Language

Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to hear a
different audio language or audio track.

Subtitles

Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during playback to see the
different subtitle languages.

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If

appears, the feature is not available on that

specific DVD.

Screen Saver

The screen saver picture appears if you leave the
DVD/VCR Receiver in Stop mode for about 5 minutes.

1 ENG

ABC

DVD

1 ENG

D

5.1 CH

DVD

1 /1

DVD

DVD

DVD

DVD

MARKER SEARCH

1/9

DVD

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