Virtual Light Machine Instructions

Using Cartridges With Your Jaguar CD Multimedia Player

With the Jaguar CD Player installed and the Jaguar TURNED OFF (the power light will not be illuminated), insert a cartridge in the cartridge slot on the top of the Jaguar CD Player. Press the Power Button on the Jaguar to begin play.

Playing Jaguar CD Games

Insert a Jaguar CD game disc in the Jaguar CD Player. Press the Power Button to begin play. If both a CD and a game cartridge are in the system prior to turning the power "ON," the system will read the game cartridge (note that if the cartridge is a Jaguar accessory cartridge, not a game cartridge, the system will read the CD). If the power is not connected to the Jaguar CD Player, a picture of the back of the Jaguar CD Player with an arrow pointing to the power port will appear on your television or monitor screen. If all connections have been made properly and a CD game is in the drive, the Jaguar logo will appear followed by the game's title screen.

Playing Audio Discs

Insert an audio CD and press the Power Button on your Jaguar.

Now play your audio CDs as you would with any CD player -- only better! The "always present" Virtual Light Machine is like no other feature found on a CD player. It takes input from your audio CDs -- the beat, the instruments, the melody -- and creates a virtual ballet of light and special video FX on the television or monitor screen.

Use the A Button to cycle through the three displays:

Control Panel Screen

Readout Screen

VLM Only Screen

As indicated on the Control Panel Screen, press the C Button to Stop play on the currently selected track; press the B Button to Play the currently selected track; and press the Pause Button to pause the CD. When you control the playing of audio discs, you are in Audio Control Mode, and the following controls are active:

Note that while in Audio Control Mode, you may advance or back-up tracks anytime by pressing left or right on the Joypad.

A Note About Entering Selections

Select tracks using the keypad numbers, 1-9, and zero. When selecting tracks, enter a track number 1-9 on the keypad, wait one second, and the Jaguar CD System will detect that you are entering a one-digit track number; or, enter a track number 1-9 on the keypad and then press the # key. Entering a two-digit track number (i.e., 10-99) does not require pressing the # key; the Jaguar CD System will detect that you are entering a two-digit track number because of the quickly pressed second digit.

Access Advanced Options

Control Panel advanced options

With the Control Panel displayed, press the OPTION key to access the Advanced Options. Play Functions include Normal, Random and Program; Repeat Functions include No Repeat, Repeat Disc or Track; and Disc Type Functions include VLM or CD+G. The Joypad is used to select the three functions; the B Button cycles the choices on the active selection:

Play Functions

Repeat Functions

Disc Type Functions

Programming Selections

You may select the order and frequency the Jaguar CD Player plays a selection of tracks. With "Program" selected using the previously mentioned Advance Options, enter a track number.

Control Panel playback controls

Use the yellow box as you would a cursor when operating the Program Selection Screen. To enter a track selection, position the yellow box and enter the track number using the keypad. If you key in a one-digit number on the keypad, you can either use the # key to enter the number, or wait a few seconds and the number will be entered automatically. If you key in a two-digit number, the CD player will know the entry is complete and automatically enter the number. To delete a track, position the yellow box on the track number you wish to delete and press the B Button. To insert a track, position the yellow box on the track number where you want your track inserted and key in the track number. The CD player will automatically shift previously programmed tracks located on or past the inserted track foward one track to accomodate the inserted track. (When programming tracks, the track number you enter will occupy the first of the available boxes at the bottom of the screen. Note that the yellow box will move to the next available box -- left to right, and when a row is complete, to the next row. If more than two rows of Programmed Selections have been entered, Scroll Arrows will enable you to scroll rows up and down.)

Playing CD+G Discs

Insert a CD+G disc and press the Power Button on the Jaguar System if the power is not already on. While on the Control Panel Screen, Press OPTION to access Advanced Options and use the Joypad to move to the VLM/CD+G box. Change the setting to CD+G. press the OPTION button, and then the B Button to play. If the disc has more than one CD+G track, the Control Panel will indicate all tracks available. Random, Repeat and Program options work as with Audio CD discs.

VLM Interactive Mode

Readout screen components

The Jaguar CD Player's Interactive Virtual Light Machine (VLM) gives a new dimension to your audio CD collection. The OPTION button toggles between Audio Control Mode and VLM Mode:

There are nine different VLM Banks, and nine Effects available in each Bank. Enter two numbers while in VLM Mode to select a VLM Bank and Effect. For instance, pressing 5 and then 2 will select VLM Bank five, Effect two. If you press only one number, the corresponding Effect in the current Bank will be selected. Note that the zero key is not used. If you key in a one-digit number on the keypad, you can either use the # key to enter the number, or wait a few seconds and the number will be entered automatically. If you key in a two-digit number, the CD player will know the entry is complete and automatically enter the number.

When you are in the VLM Only Screen or Readout Screen, the VLM logo in the lower right-hand corner of the screen will be shown briefly upside-down when the OPTION button is used to change to Audio Control Mode, and all audio controls described earlier will be active. Press OPTION again and the VLM logo will appear right-side up, indicating that you have returned to VLM Mode.

The Jaguar CD Player will remember your last volume settings and Bank-Effect selection, even if the unit is turned off.

Volume and VLM settings are retained by the Jaguar CD Player. The CD Player will store up to 100,000 changes. After 100,000 changes have been recorded, no more changes will be retained.