Owner`s manual

Ad hoc programming The most common custom program for most people involves deleting a par-

ticular chapter (or track on CDs) that they would prefer not to see/hear again.

This could be the annoying FBI warning at the beginning of a movie, or a

song that was overplayed on the radio. This can be done on an ad hoc basis.

Clicking on the program (prog) button brings up a short menu:

ad hoc program menu

Program

Add Item

Delete Item

Save Program

Delete Program

Turn Program On

Clicking on the program button while this menu is displayed cycles you

through the various options; press enter to issue the selected command. A

popup display will either confirm that the command has been issued, or pro-

vide you with a space to add more information. For example, you may want

to create programs for frequently watched discs that contain only the movie

itself, skipping all the introductory material, so you can simply press play and

have the movie begin.

A note about programs: Depending on how a particular disc is “authored,” it may not

be possible to execute the programs exactly as you would

like. Although this problem seems to affect relatively few

discs, it is, unfortunately, beyond our control - the producers

of the discs themselves can do “programming” of their own

that we must honor. Fortunately, these problems are

uncommon. If you create a program that results in

unexpected behavior, simply delete the program as

indicated below, and use as normal.

Add Item allows you to add an item to the current disc’s playlist. With DVD

discs, the “item” in question can be either an entire title or a specific chapter

within a title. (On CDs, the “item” will be a track.) Having selected Add Item, an

editable popup display appears that displays the current Title and Chapter (or

Track on CD). For example, while in Title 2, Chapter 3, the popup display would

look something like this:

2 3 -:--:--

If you press enter while the first field (title) is highlighted, the entire title will be

added to a playlist for that disc. If instead the second field (chapter) is high-

lighted when you press enter, the PMDT will assume you want to create a more

specific playlist, one chapter at a time. Unless you issue a save program com-

mand, this is considered a temporary program - it exists only until the drawer is

opened, and is then forgotten.

Delete Item, as you might expect, allows you to delete the current chapter or

track from the disc’s playlist. With DVD discs, the “item” in question can be either

an entire title or a specific chapter within a title. (On CDs, the “item” will be a

track.) Having selected Delete Item, an editable popup display appears that dis-

plays the current Title and Chapter (or Track on CD). For example, while in Title

2, Chapter 3, the popup display would look something like this: