RCA DRC8030N User Manual - Page 12

DRC8030_EN 8/15/06 10:30 AM Page 24 Playing discs Regional coding Both the DVD recorder and the discs are coded by region. These regional codes must match in order for a pre-recorded DVD to play. This player's code is region 1. However, discs you use for recording (DVD+R EN and DVD+RW) are not assigned region numbers. Readable discs • DVD+/-R and DVD+/-RW discs - used to record programming. • DVD video discs - contain picture and sound (DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW discs and DVD ROM are compatible with this player). DVD+/-R discs must be finalized. • CDs (CD-R, CD-RW) - audio CDs contain musical or sound content only. mp3 discs are CDs that contains mp3 files. This player is also capable of playing CDs that contain jpeg files and multisession CDs. • Video CD discs - like DVD video discs, VCDs contain picture and sound content. The difference is the amount of information that can be stored on the disc. VCDs typically have lower picture and sound quality than DVD discs. Note: You cannot record on the following types of discs: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-RAM and dual layer discs. You cannot play the following types of discs: Laserdiscs, CD-I, CD-ROM (computer only discs), discs recorded using other broadcast standards (i.e. PAL or SECAM), or DVD-RAM discs. Some discs may not be compatible due to laser pickup and disc design. DVD+Rewritable Load and play a disc Switch on your TV set and DVD recorder. It may be necessary to turn off other appliances. If the player menu is not displayed on TV screen, select the TV input mode to which you connected your DVD recorder. Press PLAY to start disc playback. Note: the disc label must face upwards (double sided discs have a small label on both sides around the centre). Basic playback features The playback options depend on the discs and/or files being played. Quick search Press FWD or REV (press one or more times to select speed). Press PLAY to resume normal playback. Still picture and frame advance Press PAUSE to freeze frame. Press PAUSE again to go into "frame" mode (the PAUSE icon is replaced by the FRAME icon on the TV screen). Press FWD (or REV for recording on DVR hard disc) to view images one after the other forward (or backward for recording on DVR hard disc). To resume normal playback, press PLAY. Slow motion (in Pause mode on an image) Press PAUSE then FWD or REV. Press one or more times to select speed. Press PLAY to resume normal playback. 17 Playing discs Skip a chapter or track Press / . Note: Forward or backward skips can also be made by using the CH+ / CH- on the DVD recorder. EN Scene Again™ (DVD) Press AGAIN (go back approximately 10 seconds). Advance (DVD) Press ADVANCE (go forward approximately 30 seconds). Zoom Press ZOOM. Move the enlarged image with the navigation keys ( ) to see a specific part of it. If this does not work, try again after pressing PAUSE. To resume normal playback press ZOOM several times to return to the original format. Information banner Access: press INFO From the banner, you can access certain functions directly by pressing while playing a disc. When an icon is highlighted, small arrows appear above and below it indicating more options are available. Press to select options. The icons displayed in the banner depend on the type of disc being played. Time counter Direct access to a scene or a musical passage by keying in the starting time. Select the time elapsed icon and use the numeric keys on the remote control to access the place from which you want to play back. Use two digits for each field. For instance, if you enter 01:35:12, you will access the sequence beginning 1 hour, 35 minutes and 12 seconds after the start of the title. Note: for VCDs, the timer refers to the track currently being played. Title or track Most DVD discs only contain one title. However some discs may contain several titles and further divided into several chapters within each of title. Subtitle language Select the subtitle language if it is available on the disc. The name of the language selected appears under the banner. You may also press SUBTITLE on the remote control to access this icon. Audio language Select the audio language if it is available on the disc. The name of the language selected appears under the banner. You may also press AUDIO on the remote control to access this icon. For VCD playback, select stereo, mono left or mono right channel output. Chapter Select a chapter within a DVD disc. Most DVD discs contain several chapters. 18