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Player Control Bar

The Player Control bar holds the controls you use to play, record, and monitor media presentations in RealPlayer. It is available in all Display Modes (Normal, Toolbar, and Theater).

Icon	Function	Description
	Play	Plays a clip from the beginning or from where you paused it. Becomes Pause button when activated.
	Pause	Pauses playback of the clip. Becomes Play button when activated. Click Play to resume where clip left off. Note: Long pauses may cause loss of connection with an online clip. When you resume playback, there may be a delay while RealPlayer reconnects to a site.
Enabled Disabled	Record	Starts and stops clip recording. If the clip playing is not recordable, this button is disabled.
	Stop	Stops and resets clip to the beginning.
	Forward	Click once to advance to the next clip in Now Playing list. Click and hold to fast forward through the current clip.
	Back	Click once to return to previous clip in Playlist pane. Click and hold to fast rewind through the current clip.
	Position Slider	Click and drag the tracking button, or click on the Position Slider, to jump closer to the end or the beginning of the clip. See also: PerfectPlay.
Off On	Mute	Temporarily sets the volume of RealPlayer to zero (Mute On). The current clip continues to play unless you stop or pause it. Click again to return volume to its previous level (Mute Off).
	Volume Slider	Click and drag the volume button to adjust volume. Volume level is indicated by the colored bar.
	Hide/Show Presentation	Click to hide or show Presentation Area in Toolbar Mode.
	Open Menu	Available when playing a DVD. Opens the DVD Command menu, where you can access the DVD Remote and other functions.

Related Features

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Status Display

The Status Display sits just above the player controls. It is your connection and playback information center, showing you at a glance the clip status and format, plus the status of your connection to the internet.

Album Info

Some media clips include Album Info supplied by the content provider. When Album Info is included, it appears to the right of the Player Control bar.

Video Thumbnail

The Video Thumbnail appears on the right end of the Player Control bar when video content is playing, but Now Playing is not the active tab and RealPlayer is in Normal Mode.