Panel Control : CineMaster DVD Playback Card

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Panel Control

The Panel Control provides the main Control window for playing DVD titles. There are two rows of buttons, described below (in order from left to right):

Left of Readouts:

  1. Close Panel Control
  2. Toggle the LED display between the Time Elapsed, Time Remaining, and Total Time
  3. Eject the current DVD disc
  4. Enable/Disable S/PDIF digital audio output (toggle)

Top Row Right of Readouts (from left to right):

  1. Resume playback after viewing a Root or Title menu
  2. Navigate UP when in a Root or Title menu
  3. Select the current item in a Root or Title menu
  4. Jump to the Title menu
  5. Play or Pause the current DVD Video
  6. Stop playback of the current DVD Video
  7. Rewind the current DVD Video
  8. FastForward the current DVD Video – if the current DVD Video is paused; this button will act as a Single Frame Advance until the DVD Video returns to normal speed playback
  9. Slow Motion playback; multiple clicks on this button will cycle through multiple speeds of slow motion playback
  10. Access the Angle Control window

Bottom Row Right of Readouts (from left to right):

  1. Navigate LEFT when in a Root or Title menu
  2. Navigate DOWN when in a Root or Title menu
  3. Navigate RIGHT when in a Root or Title menu
  4. Jump to the Root menu
  5. Rewind the DVD Video to the beginning of the current chapter
  6. Back up one level from within a Root or Title menu
  7. Jump back one Chapter in the current DVD Video title
  8. Jump forward one Chapter in the current DVD Video title
  9. Access the SubTitle settings window
  10. Access the Spoken Language settings window

S/PDIF

Digital (S/PDIF) Audio Output Support ¾ By default, CineMaster typically sends audio data to the PC's sound card for playback through the speakers connected to the computer. This results in DVD audio and system sounds being mixed together through the same speakers.

When using an external Dolby Digital decoder/receiver, connected to the S/PDIF digital audio output connector on the rear bracket of the CineMaster card, you will need to select S/PDIF digital output mode on the DVD Player application.

Once selected, DVD audio will no longer be sent to the sound card and will only be sent to the S/PDIF connector. System sounds will still be sent to the PC's speakers. If you decide to disconnect the external Dolby Digital decoder/receiver, you will need to turn the S/PDIF setting off again — otherwise you will not hear DVD audio from the PC's speakers.

Usage Example

Altec Lansing ADA 880 speakers are an example of an external Dolby Digital decoder that would require the setting change documented above. When using these speakers, it is necessary to select the S/PDIF digital audio output mode in order to utilize the Dolby Digital decoding circuitry in the speakers. Otherwise, DVD audio will be sent to the speakers through the PC's sound card.

 

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