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PLAY AND SEARCH WITH INFO/DISPLAY MENU
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The INFO/DISPLAY Button
Playback Controls in the INFO/DISPLAY Menu
Play and Search from the Menu
Audio
Subtitle
Angle
Repeat
Marker
Noise Reduction (NR)
Zoom
Surround
Changing Rec Mode and Checking HDD/DVD Capacities
Using "Audio Language" and "Subtitles" To Learn a New Language
USING YOUR DVDR AS A DVD PLAYER
The INFO/DISPLAY ButtonDVD tray won't open on new or hard-reset unit until it's set up and channels scanned. More info.
All Display menus will be recorded if activated in the player in a 2-unit copy setup.
The INFO button on the 3575/3576 remote and the DISPLAY button on the 2160/513/515/53x/557 remote bring up several screens in succession by repeated pressing of the button, and those screens are "context-sensitive," i.e., they change to suit the tuner selected and/or the media loaded or being played.
For video on an analog channel, the first screen provides information on channel, video resolution, audio type, drive currently active, and HDD time remaining at selected rec modes.
For video on a digital (DTV) channel, the first screen shows any avail. TVG/show info and signal-strength meter, AND THIS SCREEN WILL BE RECORDED: (1) if recording at that time, or (2) whenever the 2160/513/515/53x/557 is on (as part of its background autorecording). The 2nd screen on a digital channel shows the same info as on an analog channel. On either an analog or digital channel, and with an HDMI cable connected to the TV, the last screen always shows HDMI info regardless of whether the TV's HDMI input is selected or not.
With the 2160/513/515/53x/557, you can get to the Display info/menu WITHOUT recording the 1st screen on a digital channel by using one of the Autostart Recording (AR) buttons: PAUSE, REW OR REPLAY.
One of the screens has 9 playback control icons for viewing and setting the video playback options described next.
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Playback Controls in the INFO/DISPLAY Menu
This DVDR has a very useful video/audio DVD/CD playback feature under the INFO/DISPLAY button that really should be called Playback Central... maybe "Playground" Central cuz, once you know your way around, you'll be like a kid again, trying to find new ways to get into trouble!![]()
Most everything you might need or want to do with DVD/CD playback can be commanded and controlled in this on-screen display. Pressing the INFO/DISPLAY button while playing brings up the INFO/DISPLAY menu and control icons at the top of the TV screen.
This is a graphic that shows what appears along the top of the playback pic after pressing the INFO/DISPLAY button:
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There are 9 control icons in the 2nd row. From left to right, they are:
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You can arrow right from the auto-selected Search (?) icon to select each of the other 8 controls. Just arrowing right activates a control within 1 sec, or you can press OK after arrowing right to activate the control immediately (indicated below by "Activate"). If no options pop up, there are no options under that icon/feature. Use arrow up/dn and OK to select an option. Exit anytime with the INFO/DISPLAY button.
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Play and Search from the Menu
The INFO/DISPLAY menu allows you to play titles and chapters by number and search by time.
The menu opens up on the Search icon (? in mag. glass)... it's already highlighted. Click OK on this icon and it moves you up to the top row, where there are three video sections: Title (T), Chapter (C), and Time (digital clock).
For CDs, the sections change to Track (T) and Time; Track/Time will not work if you select Random Play from the CD Playback menu under Setup, but will if using Program Play or normal play (just pressing Play).
Here's an annotated Search Menu showing the three video sections:
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To play a specific Title, arrow up/dn on the 1st "T" number or enter numbers directly, then press OK to play that Title from its beginning. That starts play at 0:00:00 if not played before in that session, Resumes if playing then using the "T" number and keeps track during that session.
Note: If you have lots of titles on a HDD or have an external "farm" of HDDs with title content NUMBERED, this is the ideal way to play a specific title w/o having to search pages of index pics... just enter the Title NUMBER in the 1st "T" number position.
To play a specific Chapter, arrow right to the C section, arrow up/dn on the 1st "C" number or enter numbers directly, then press OK to play that Chapter from its beginning (always starts play at 1st frame of Chapter).
To play a currently playing title by specific time other than its beginning, arrow right to 1st set of hr:min:sec time digits, arrow up/dn or enter time directly, then press OK to go to that time immediately. Total time of that title is shown in a 2nd set of hr:min:sec numbers. For a title not yet playing, first select that title number (and chapter if desired), then arrow right to set a specific time in that title. You can also search CDs the same way with this function.
"Intelligent" Search Feature: When searching for start of next show in a multi-show title (like 2nd of 3 shows), each arrow-up on the 1st clock segment advances to the next whole hour exactly, even tho you might currently be at an odd time. For example, if you're currently on 1:18:35, arrow up on 1st number segment to hour 2 and it goes to 2:00:00, not 2:18:35. It knows you want to start at the beginning of the hour for a new show! Just press OK to go there. Of course, you could also enter minutes in each clock segment, if desired.
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Audio - Activates the speaker control for selecting Audio options. Start playback, press DISPLAY button, arrow right to Audio (speaker) icon, press OK, select option.
This displays and checks/highlights the type of audio being played and gives you any other available options you can select with arrow up/dn and OK button (languages, DD types, etc.)
You can also use this feature to turn subtitles on in your native language (English, French or Spanish), then change the "Audio Language" in the Playback menu to a different language as a way to learn or practice the selected Audio Language, as described below.
Audio on HDD and home-made DVD titles will always be DD2.0, which is the compression std use for recording anything coming in thru the tuner or line inputs. However, DD5.1 audio on commercials DVDs will play as DD5.1 via the digital output(s) on this DVDR (and HDMI?).
There is also a menu item for audio: Playback > Disc Audio which has options for Dynamic Range Control, PCM and Dolby Digital... this is ONLY for audio played back on a DVD.
More info on digital audio here.
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Subtitle - Activates the Subtitle control for selecting subtitle language(s), if available. For DVDs only. Start playback, press DISPLAY button, arrow right to Subtitle icon, press OK, select option
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Angle - Activates the Angle control for selecting camera angle(s), if available. For DVDs only. Start playback, press DISPLAY button, arrow right to Angle icon, press OK, select option
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Repeat - Activates the Repeat control for selecting a type of repeat play on HDD, DVDs and CDs. Start playback of a title/track, press DISPLAY button, arrow right to Repeat icon (circular arrow), press OK, menu starts on "Repeat Off." To repeat play a Title, Chapter/track, or A-B section:.
Video Title/CD Track: Play title/track. Arrow down to Title/Track option, press OK. That entire title/track repeat-plays until you press Stop.
Video Chapter: Play video Chapter. Arrow down to Chapter option, press OK. That entire Chapter repeat-plays until you press Stop.
CD All: Play CD. Arrow down to All option, press OK. The entire CD repeat-plays until you press Stop.
A-B Section: Play title/track. Arrow down to A-B icon, press OK. Box in upper right shows "A" highlighted, waiting for you to mark that "A" point. Play or advance to near desired start point. At desired start point, press OK, which switches highlighted "A" in box at top right to "B." At desired end point, press OK again. That marks your desired section (from A to B), and it will repeat-play until you press Stop.
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Marker
Activates the Marker control for selecting up to six "bookmarks" at playback points you might want to return to. Use this icon to go directly and instantly to one of your marked spots. Markers can be in one title/track or in multiple titles/tracks.
The Marker Menu
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The procedure for setting markers is:
- Start a title playing and PAUSE at the point you want a marker if you want an exact spot... if a more general spot, you can ALSO set markers "on-the-fly" as something is playing.
- Press the INFO/DISPLAY button.
- Arrow right to the 6th icon (down-arrow symbol) and press OK.
- In 1st Marker position, press OK button. This sets a Marker there.
- Play or FF to next position, arrow down to 2nd position and place a marker there in same way, etc.
To use markers to watch again, start playback, press the INFO/DISPLAY button, arrow right to marker icon and wait 1-sec for menu to open (or press OK for immediate access), then OK on any of your set markers.
To set markers on 1st frames for a sequential-play of titles:
- Press the INFO/DISPLAY button.
- Arrow right to the 6th icon (down-arrow symbol) and press OK.
- Play 1st title and Pause immediately.
- Press OK button. This sets a Marker at beginning of title.
- Press TITLE button to get Title menu again.
- Play 2nd desired title, PAUSE, set marker, press TITLE button, etc. until you've marked the first six titles at their very beginning. Pretty easy, really.
In a sequential-play, you can open the INFO/DISPLAY menu and press OK on the Markers in order, top to bottom. Each title will start playing from the marked position, which is the very beginning of the title. You could mix-n-match Markers with 1 in one title, 2 in another, 3 in another, as needed.
Markers PERSIST on the HDD until you delete them using the CLEAR button or delete the title, so you can turn the machine off and use them at a later time. You'd do another six titles by CLEARing the old Markers and placing new ones. Deleting or Dividing a title also deletes its marker(s).
Markers can also be placed in home-made or commercial DVDs, and those markers persist only while the disc remains in the tray and the DVDR remains on... they disappear once the disc tray is opened or the DVDR is shut off.
Some "special" uses for the Marker feature might be:
- Political "junkies" could set up two or more politicians speaking on an issue or answering a question. Set a marker for each where they start to speak on the same subject, then play each one quickly in sequential order... no searching, etc.
- A teacher could record educational items and mark them for quick access in classroom instruction.
- Teacher-instructors could produce videos of teachers' classroom work, marking special spots, as self-help aids to improve their teching methods.
- A law school professor could show different courtroom action by various lawyers for do's and don'ts w/o queuing up tapes or searching thru titles... delays that might "kill" the immediate visual comparison.
- A coach could show players some game action for review, errors made, etc.
- Any home user could play Titles, like favorite Soap episodes, IN RECORDED ORDER by marking 1st frames so they can follow the developing story line. Might be esp. useful if they've got LOTS of titles spread about in multiple pages of the Title menu. One 3575 user went on a 3.5 week trip and had 35 HDD titles on 6 pages to sort thru. There's no automatic "sequential play" mode for videos on HDD (just CDs and VCDs), but even if there were, you'd still have to go find the Titles, "mark" them for auto-play, and set their specific sequence. The Marker method provides one way to accomplish the same thing, at least for 6 titles in sequence.
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Noise Reduction (NR) - Activates the NR control for selecting three video noise-reduction levels: Off, Type 1 for SLP or other long rec mode with video noise, or Type 2 for even stronger NR. Start playback, press DISPLAY button, arrow right to NR icon, press OK, select option
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Zoom - Activates the video Zoom control for selecting four zoom levels: 1.0x, 1.2x, 1.5x, 2.0x. Right arrow to the +/- icon, wait 1 sec or press OK to bring up the zoom options. Arrow down to a zoom option and press OK. That displays an open box over the pic that defines approx. what area of the pic it will zoom to. You can move the box with the arrow keys, if desired. Press OK again and the pic zooms in.
The 1.2X zoom box might display with a small portion of the top and bottom bars not deleted, but when you press OK to accept that zoom, the zoomed pic will not retain any of the bars.
To go back to normal view, press the INFO/DISPLAY button again, which auto-selects 1.0X, so press OK again. Also, if you Stop playback and resume later, the pic will be back to normal view.
One notable feature of the Zoom function is that it maintains CC/subtitles in the same location on screen and in the same size text.
This is not true with many other devices, like TVs. One user lost the top bar of his INFO/DISPLAY menu and it turned out someone had set his TV to ZOOM, which also zoomed the menu off-screen on top!
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Surround - Activates the Surround control for selecting three surround options: Off, Type 1 (natural), Type 2 (emphasized). Start playback, press DISPLAY button, arrow right to Surround icon, press OK, select option
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Changing Rec Mode and Checking HDD/DVD Capacities
Since this DVDR's REC MODE button is set up to CHANGE rec mode on first press, it's easy to accidentally CHANGE rec mode when all you wanted to do is CHECK the current setting... nothing worse than finding out, after a recording, that you had the wrong rec mode by accident. Here's where the INFO/DISPLAY button comes in handy.
While on the HDD and a live TV channel (nothing playing), press the INFO/DISPLAY button 2X or 3X until you see the screen with the search and playback icons at the top. Look in the bottom-right corner of the screen (item "3" in screen shot below), which should show the rec-mode and HH:MM of time-remaining. Number of presses varies with the machine, channel (analog/digital), and drive selected.
Once on that screen, press the Rec Mode button to change rec modes and, at the same time, change the time-remaining on the selected drive. You can change to either drive while on this screen... an icon in the upper-right corner (item "7") shows which drive you're currently viewing. If DVD drive is selected, an unfinalized DVD must be loaded to see the default rec mode and the time remaining on that DVD.
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Using "Audio Language" and "Subtitles" To Learn a New Language
These DVDRs can be a great asset to students or others trying to learn a "foreign" language... commercial movies can be played back with audio in the foreign language and subtitles turned on in English! Works great cuz you can hear the foreign language and see the English subtitles!
Use the REPLAY button to repeat sections until you understand the linguistic connections.
To see a concurrent English translation of a disc's foreign language, turn Subtitles on in the INFO/DISPLAY menu while playing the disc... 3rd icon from left.
To hear the foreign language, set the "Audio Language" in the Playback menu to French, Spanish, or Other.
For "Other," go to pg. 119 of the 3575/76 manual, or pg 117/118/119 of 2160/2160A/513 manual, for a list of 132 Language Codes you can enter after selecting the "Other" option. Enter the code that corresponds to the language actually on the disc, press OK, and when you play that disc, the audio language will be the one you hear (if on the disc) while the subtitles will be in English.
If your disc doesn't have the "Other" language you selected, the audio defaults to that disc's "native" language.
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