Now you are ready to play DVDs. If you have already set your region
code, skip 1:
Insert your DVD disc. Click Play.
A warning message or copyright information will appear depending on
the DVD title. Usually, this content cannot be skipped over.
NOTE: If the navigational slider's color is not uniform, some warning
messages and the like may be skipped over. If the color is uniform,
this signifies that this video segment is not controlled by PowerDVD
and that shuttling (i.e. fast forwarding) will be disengaged.
After all the promotional content, you will be presented with the
main menu. With your mouse, choose a selection and click once.
To use the menu pad,
click the outer button to the farthest right of the user interface
and a pad will appear. Click the button in the middle to Enter.
The DVD will begin playing.
To Stop
or Pause,
click them accordingly.
NOTE: If you click Stop, the DVD will cease to play. If you would like
to watch the DVD again, you will have to endure the warning messages
and the menu selections again. The most efficient way would be to go
back to the title menu through the Menu
in the Control Area.
Step Frame Functions
These functions are available when the DVD is in pause mode. The Step
Forward button
will go forward one frame. The Step Backward
button
steps backward but will only return to the I-frames within a group of
frames. An I-frame makes up the
reference frame within a group of pictures (GOP),
which is a technology that forms the basis of MPEG technology (refer
to What is MPEG? for more information).
Playback Menu
Another great feature is a shortcut menu for titles and chapters.
Point with your cursor and position it on the Play button. Then, right
click for the menu.
The check mark signifies the current playback title while the arrows
to the right of the title signify further selections in the form of
chapters. Simply use your mouse and point it at the desired title and
it will be highlighted. If there are further chapter selections, that
menu will also appear. Click once when you have decided on the
chapter or title.
NOTE: Generally, a DVD title/movie consists of titles,
with each title possessing a number of chapters.
Instead of calling out the chapters' menu, another method is to
select the Browser by
clicking once on it:
The red pointer signifies which chapter you are playing currently.
Simply select a chapter and click Go
To or Close to exit.
The Viewer
In the chapter menu discussed above, there is the Browser selection
and also a Viewer. The
Viewer is like the Browser except that it will display the first
scene of each chapter visually! Pick one using your mouse and click
it twice or click Close to exit.
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click the outer button to the farthest right of the user interface
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click them accordingly.
in the Control Area.
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