Arcam dv89 User Manual

DV89

DV89

This section explains the more sophisticated DVD and VCD 
features, such as special playback modes. The operations 
described here are not exactly the same for DVDs and VCDs, 
but are similar enough to make it appropriate to group them 
together.
Note that many VCDs have a single track, so some operations 
involving tracks will not be relevant.

Press the 

 button on the remote control to open the 

‘Search’ menu:

Search
Time:
Title/Chapter: 01  27

00:56:10 00:56:12

If the disc is playing, then the elapsed and total times on the 
disc are shown in the top right of the page.
A jump can be performed using different specifiers: jump to a 
particular time or to a specified chapter/track on the disc.

Highlight the ‘Time’ field and enter the time in hours, minutes 
and seconds, then press 

. The Search menu is removed 

from the screen and playback starts from the time specified. 
Invalid time entries are ignored.

(Applies to DVDs only) To jump to a title or chapter, highlight 
the title/chapter position and enter the number of the 
title/chapter to jump to, before pressing 

. It is possible to 

jump to a chapter within a different title to the current one by 
entering a value into both fields. Note that specifying a title 
without a chapter will jump to the first chapter in the title.

(Applicable to DVD-audio discs only.) To jump to a group 
or track, highlight the group/track position and enter the 
number of the group/track to jump to, before pressing OK. 
It is possible to jump to a track within a different group to 
the current one by entering a value into both fields. Note that 
specifying a group without a track will jump to the first track in 
the group.

(VCDs only) To jump to a specified track on a VCD, enter the 
track number in the ‘Track’ field, then press 

. Note that 

many VCDs have only one track.

When displayed, this menu screen can be closed again 
by pressing the 

 button (which also has the effect of 

cancelling the search).

Some DVD-audio discs contain a “hidden group”, which is 
material that may be accessed only by entering a four-digit 
password. The hidden group is always the last group on the 
disc.
To enter the password, and gain access to the hidden group, 
open the search menu (by pressing the SRCH button on the 
remote control), enter the group number of the hidden group, 
then press OK. You will be prompted for the 4-digit password.
Note that this is relevant only to some DVD-audio discs.

Playback modes are available that allow repeat, shuffle and 
programmed playback.

Press the 

 button on the remote control to cycle through 

the repeat options. For DVDs, a chapter or title repeat may 
be selected (i.e. play continuously the current chapter or the 
current title). For VCDs, a track or disc repeat is available.
When a chapter/track repeat is selected, the loop symbol on 
the front panel display is illuminated and the current chapter/
track is repeated. If a title/disc repeat is selected, the loop 
symbol and ‘ALL’ are illuminated and the current title/disc is 
repeated.
To cancel repeat, press the 

 button until ‘Repeat: Off’ is 

displayed.

Press the 

 button on the remote control to to switch 

shuffle play on.
The ‘RAND’ (random play) indicator shows on the display, and 
the chapters/tracks are played in random order.
To cancel random play, press the 

 button for a second 

time.

The DV89 can repeat a specific section of a DVD or VCD; this 
is called an A-B repeat.
To perform an A-B repeat, wait until the disc is at the point 
where you want the repeat to start, then press 

. The TV 

display shows a repeat symbol, followed by ‘A–’, and the front 
panel shows ‘A–’.
Press 

 again at the point you want the repeat to end. The 

repeat symbol, followed by ‘A-B’ is shown on the TV monitor, 
and the front panel shows ‘A-B’. The selected section is 
repeated in a loop.
To cancel the A-B repeat, press 

 again. An ‘Off’ message is 

displayed on the TV monitor.

Advanced features
Advanced DVD and VCD features