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28 VCD PLAYBACK

VCD Playback
VCD is a format that predates DVD which is
based on a different compression format than
DVD and a recording method that is similar to
CD. Although the DVD has, for the most part,
replaced VCD as a format, the DVD 1500 offers
VCD playback so that you may play your existing
library of VCD discs.

There are two versions of the VCD format: an
early version which is simply called “VCD” and a
later version with Playback Control which is
called “Version 2.0” or “PBC”. The DVD 1500 is
compatible with both forms of VCD, although
playback will vary according to which version is
used and the specific way in which the disc was
created.

Even though VCD discs provide video, because
the format is based on CD technology, the play-
back functions for a VCD disc are similar to CD.
To play a VCD disc, place it in the DVD 1500 as
you would any other CD or DVD disc. After the
unit takes a few seconds to read the disc’s con-
tents, the VCD Disc Type Indicator will light and
the disc will begin playing. If the disc has been
created under VCD Version 2.0 and/or allows
Playback Control, a red PBC Indicator will light in
the display. However, keep in mind that the exact
level of functionality for any VCD will vary widely
and it is ultimately determined by the way the
disc was created, not by the DVD 1500.

When playing VCD discs, most standard DVD/CD
playback controls are used, including Play, Stop,
Pause, Forward, Slow Play, Step Forward and Fast
Forward or Reverse Search (x2, 4x and 8x
speeds). The indications for fast play in either
direction work as described for DVD/CD playback
on page 14.

Using the On-Screen Status Bar for VCD
Playback
When playing VCD discs and the Play Back
Control PBC is turned off (see below) it is possi-
ble to access the disc’s features using the on
screen Status bar as shown for CD playback on
page 24. Press the STATUS button on the remote
to see the Status Bar. Note, however, that when
the PBC is on, some features are not available
with that VCD, they will be shown with grey
background on the Status Bar rather than green.

Use of functions when the PBC is on will vary
according to the disc type. With some VCD discs
you may select the IntroScan and Bookmark fea-
ture, with others not. Note that when the red
PBC indicator lights up in the front display, it is
not possible to change track numbers directly.

Depending on the disc’s functionality, some VCD
discs allow the time display to be changed, even
with PBC turned on, as described for CD on page
24.

Playback Control
VCD discs made under the Revision 2.0 specifi-
cation will usually offer PBC playback control.

With PBC you can select Titles and navigate the
disc as with DVD’s. But with the DVD 1500, PBC
can be turned off/on with all VCD’s at your dis-
cretion.

PBC turns on automatically when a VCD is
detected.

In Stop and Resume mode pressing TITLE will
turn the PBC mode and the red PBC indication in
display off/on, in Play mode pressing TITLE will
turn the PBC on/off and the disc will be played
from the beginning. When PBC is turned on or
off, an appropriate message will appear on the
screen for some seconds.

When PBC is off, the disc can be controlled like a
normal CD. But direct track access by entering a
number is not possible without opening the
Status bar on the screen.

With PBC many discs include chapter selection
menus that are similar to those found on DVD’s.
However, on VCD discs the menus are accessed
and controlled differently than on DVD’s.

■ PLAY will start with the first track (which may

be an intro), then leading to the VCD menu 
(if any) automatically.

■ NEXT (Skip Forward) will skip to the VCD

menu from the intro (track 1) directly.

■ Once the menu options appear on the screen,

make your selection by pressing the Numeric
Button that corresponds to your desired
choice. The desired selection will begin playing
automatically.

■ Direct number entry without any VCD menu

shown on screen has no effect, also when
Status bar is on.

Note that the Menu Button used during DVD
playback is not used for VCD playback.

DVD LANGUAGE CODES  29

The availability of specific languages for the main audio track or subtitles is dependent on the choices made by a disc’s producer. You should always 
consult the disc’s jacket for information on languages for any disc. In the case of some languages, you may be required to enter a code from the list below to
access that language. See page 15 for more information on entering language codes.

Abkhazian 6566
Afar

6565

Afrikaans 6570
Albanian

8381

Ameharic

6577

Arabic

6582

Armenian

7289

Assamese

6583

Aymara 6588
Azerbaijani 6590
Bashkir

6665

Basque

6985

Bengali; Bangla 6678
Bhutani 6890
Bihari 6672
Bislama 6673
Breton 6682
Bulgarian 6671
Burmese

7789

Byelorussian 6669
Cambodian 7577
Catalan 6765
Chinese

9072

Corsican 6779
Croatian 7282
Czech 6783
Danish

6865

Dutch 7876
English 6978
Esperanto 6979
Estonian 6984
Faroese 7079
Fiji 7074
Finnish 7073
French

7082

Frisian 7089
Galician

7176

Georgian 7565
German 6869
Greek 6976
Greenlandic

7576

Guarani 7178
Gujarati 7185
Hausa 7265
Hebrew 7387
Hindi 7273

Hungarian 7285
Icelandic 7383
Indonesian 7378
Interlingua 7365
Interlingue 7369
Iunpiak 7375
Irish 7165
Italian

7384

Japanese

7465

Javanese

7487

Kannada 7578
Kashmiri 7583
Kazakh 7575
Kinyarwanda 8287
Kirghiz 7589
Kirundi 8278
Korean 7579
Kurdish 7585
Laothian 7679
Latin 7665
Latvian, Lettish 7686
Lingala 7678
Lithuanian 7684
Macedonian 7775
Malagsy 7771
Malay 7783
Malayalam 7776
Maltese 7784
Maori  

7773

Marathi  

7782

Moldavian 7779
Mongolian 7778
Naru 7865
Nepali 7869
Norwegian 7879
Occitan 7967
Oriya 7982
Oromo (Afan) 

7977

Panjabi 8065
Pashto, Pushto 8083
Persian 7065
Polish 8076
Portuguese 8084
Quechua 8185
Rhaero-Romance 8277
Romanian 8279

Russian 8285
Samoan

8377

Sangho 8371
Sanskrit 8365
Scots Gaelic 

7168

Serbian 8382
Servo-Groatian 8372
Sesotho 8384
Setswana 8478
Shona 8378
Sindhi 8368
Singhalese 8373
Siswati 8383
Slovak 8375
Slovenian 8376
Somali 8379
Spanish 6983
Sundanese 8385
Swahili 8387
Swedish 8386
Tagalog 8476
Tajik 8471
Tamil 8465
Tatar 8484
Telugu 8469
Thai 8472
Tibetan 6679
Tigrinya 8473
Tonga 8479
Tsonga 8483
Turkish 8482
Turkmen 8475
Twi 8487
Ukrainian 8575
Urdu 8582
Uzbek 8590
Vietnamese 8673
Volapuk 8679
Welsh 6789
Wolof 8779
Xhosa 8872
Yiddish 7473
Yoruba 8979
Zulu 9085

30 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Unit does not turn on 

• Main Power Switch 

 turned Off

• Press in Main Power Switch 

• No AC power

• Check AC power plug and make certain any switched

outlet is turned on

Disc does not play

• Disc loaded improperly

• Load disc label-side up 

• Incorrect disc type

• Check to see that disc is CD, CD-R, CD-RW, VCD, CD-i or 

DVD-Movie; other types will not play

• Invalid Region Code

• Use Region 2 disc only 

• Rating is above parental preset

• Enter password to override or change rating settings,

see page 16

No picture

• Intermittent connections

• Check all video connections

• Wrong Input

• Check input selection of TV or reveiver

No sound

• Intermittent connections

• Check all audio connections

• Incorrect digital audio selection

• Check digital audio settings

• DVD disc is in fast or slow mode

• There is no audio playback on DVD discs during

fast or slow modes

Picture is distorted or jumps during

• MPEG-2 decoding

• It is a normal artifact of DVD playback for pictures

fast forward or reverse play

to jump or show some distortion during rapid play

Some remote buttons do not operate

• Function not available for this disc

• Some discs do not include all DVD features

during DVD play, Prohibited symbol “

”

appears (see below)

The menu is in a foreign language

• Incorrect menu language

• Change menu language selection, see page 15

“

” Symbol Appears

• Requested function not available at 

• Certain functions may be disabled during passages

this time

of a disc

Picture is displayed in the wrong Aspect Ratio

• Incorrect match of aspect ratio settings

• Change Aspect Ratio settings, see page 17

to disc

Remote control inoperative

• Weak batteries

• Change both batteries

• Sensor is blocked

• Clear path to sensor or use remote sensor

Disc will not copy to VCR

• Macrovision protection

• Many DVDs are encoded with Macrovision

to prevent copying to VCR

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS  31

5 inch (12 cm) or 3 inch (8 cm) DVD-Movie, VCD, CD-i, CD, CD-R or CD-RW discs,
Region 2 DVD-Movie Discs,
DVD: Single Side/Single Layer, Single Side/Dual Layer, Dual Side/Dual Layer,
Linear PCM, MPEG, Dolby Digital or DTS Audio Discs

PAL /NTSC

1 V p-p/75 Ohms, sync negative polarity

Y/Luminance: 1 V p-p/75 Ohms, sync negative polarity
C/Chrominance: 0.286 V p-p

DVD (Linear PCM):

2 Hz - 22 kHz +0/-0.5 dB (48 kHz sampling)
2 Hz - 44 kHz +0/-0.5 dB (96 kHz sampling)

CD:

2 Hz - 20 kHz +0/-0.5 dB

110 dB (A-weighted)

DVD: 100 dB (18 Bit) / 105 dB (20 Bit)
CD/DVD: 96 dB (16 Bit)

DVD/CD: 0.0025 %

Below Measurable Limits

220-240 V/50 Hz

12 Watts (On)/20 Watts (Max)

440x100x330 mm

7 Kg

All specifications subject to change without notice.

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