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To Play Any Disc (Advanced Functions for LD, CD, or CDV Play)
This section explains advanced functions which apply to any one of the three types of discs.
How to Have the Disc Play Within a Set Period of Time
You can program the disc to play within a specified period of time. This is called "Auto Program Playback." Decide how
long you want the disc to play and then enter half that amount of time. The player divides the selections on the disc into
what it calls "Program A" and "Program B," playing both A and B for the amount of time entered. The player pauses
between the two programs. The following procedure explains how to conduct Auto Program Playback on a CD, but you
can also use the function for LDs with TOC and CDVs.
(Auto Program does not function on LDs that do not contain
TOC data.)
Locate the AUTO PGM button and number keys on the Remote Commander.
To Ensure Correct Operation
When you play an LD with TOC, press the (LD) QUICK START button on the player while in stop mode to turn off the
indicator, then press PAUSE (II ) to display the AV calendar before you press the AUTO PGM button. When you
operate Auto Program on side B of the LD in the player, press PAUSE (II), then (DISC) SIDE B to display the AV
Calendar on side B before you press the AUTO PGM button.*
To Play Selections Using Auto Program
AUTO PGM
1
Press AUTO PGM on the Remote.
"AUTO PGM" flashes in the front panel display.
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2
Enter the desired play time.
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Using the number keys, enter the time.
For example, to enter 30 minutes,
press +10 three times and 0.**
If you press the wrong number, simply press the correct one.
Program A and Program B appear alternately in the AV Calendar
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displays the contents of the two different programs:
Program A and B, separated by a pause.
If you designate a play time shorter than half the length of the disc, some
selections on the disc may not fit into the time span given and therefore
may not play. On the other hand, if you designate a play time longer than the length of the disc, the whole
program of selections may run on Program A, with none running on Program B. This is because Program A
always has priority over B.
Example for a Forty-Minute Disc
Let's say your disc is 40 minutes long (see table below) and you designate playing time to run 15 minutes.
Program A will run for 15 minutes (or less) and Program B will also run for 15 minutes (or less) for a total of
about 30 minutes of play (see table below).
Program
B
|
You enter
|
Program A plays
Program B plays
Total play time
|
16
| 15 min (or less)
15 min (or less)
30 min (or less)
|
30
| 30 min (or less)
| 10 min (about)
40 min
|
45
| 40 min (all selections)
| 0 min
40 min
PLAY
3
Press PLAY (> ).
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Program A selections start playing. The player
pauses at the end of Program A and waits for
PLAY
you to press PLAY ( ) again for Program B.
4 Press PLAY (> ) again to play
ae
|
Program B.
ASIDE
To Resume Normal Play from
cs
/ALL_
Press CLEAR or 1/SIDE/ALL.
or
Auto Program...................
*
You cannot make programs consisting of selections from both sides of an LD using Auto Program.
** If your LD contains 51 or more chapters on the playing side, Auto Program may not operate correctly.
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