Videodisc players support the following set of commands. Videodisc devices also support notify and wait as optional flags. You can add either or both of these flags to any videodisc command.
| capability device_name |
{can eject | can play | can record | can reverse | can save | compound device | device type | fast play rate | has audio | has video | normal play rate | slow play rate | uses files} [CAV | CLV] |
| close device_name, |
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| escape device_name |
{command_string} |
| info device_name |
[product] |
| open device_name |
[alias device_alias] [shareable] |
| pause device_name, |
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| play device_name |
[fast | slow | speed fps] [from position] [reverse] [scan] [to position] |
| resume device_name, |
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| seek device_name |
[reverse | to position | to start | to end] |
| set device_name |
[audio all off | audio all on | audio left off | audio left on | audio right off | audio right on | video off | video on] [door closed | door open] [time format milliseconds | time format ms | time format frames | time format hms | time format track] |
| spin device_name |
[down | up] |
| status device_name |
{current track | disc size | forward | length | length track track_number | media present | media type | mode | number of tracks | position | position track track_number | ready | side | speed | start position | time format} |
| step device_name |
[by] position [reverse] |
| stop device_name, |
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