Basic Playback
Getting started
•
Turn on the power of the TV, amplifier and any other com-
ponents which are connected to the DVD player.
•
Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially
avail-
able) are set to the correct channel.
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Press the POWER
ON button.
• "P-ON" will appear briefly on the dis-
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play panel.
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Press the OPEN/CLOSE
button
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to open
disc loading
tray.
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Place
the disc in the tray, with the /"
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label facing
up.
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Press
the PLAY
button.
• The tray will close automatically,
then playback will start
from the first chapter or track of the disc. If the playback
does not start automatically, press the PLAY button.
• When you playback the DVD with a title menu, it may
appear on the screen. In this case, refer to "Title
menu".
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Press
the STOP
button
to stop playback.
NOTES:
• A "prohibited icon" may appear at the top-right on the TV
screen during operation, warning that a
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prohibited operation has been encoun-
tered by the DVD player or the disc.
• With DVDs that use some titles for play-
back program signals, playback may
start from the second title, or it may skip these titles.
• During the playback of two layered disc, pictures may
stop for a moment. This happens when the 1st layer
switches to the 2nd layer. This is not a malfunction.
• The operation may vary when you playback DVDs with
disc menu. Refer to the manual accompanying
the disc
for details.
General Features
DVD may contain
menus to navigate the disc and access
spe-
cial features.
Press the appropriate
numerical key or use the
Cursor
buttons
( • / T/-ql / _) to highlight your selection
in
the DVD main menu and press the ENTER button to confirm.
NOTE:
• Unless stated, all operations described
are based on
remote control use. Some operations can be carried
out using the menu bar on the TV screen.
Brightness of the Front Panel Display
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Press the DIMMER
button
on the front panel to
select
the desired
brightness
of the front panel
dis-
play. (Bright,
Dimmer,
or OFF)
• "Bright" has been selected as the factory default.
NOTES:
• The brightness
of the front panel display can be adjust-
ed from the SETUP menu. Details are on page 23.
• When you turn on the power next time, the brightness
of the front panel display will be the settings in SETUP
menu.
Still / Pause
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During
playback,
press the
STILl/PAUSE
button.
• Playback will pause and sound
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will be muted.
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To continue
playback,
press
the PLAY
button.
NOTE:
• Set "STILL MODE" to "FIELD" on the display menu if pic-
tures in the pause mode are blurred. (Refer to page 23.)
Disc Menus
[] Press the MENU button.
• The DVD main menu will appear.
[] If the feature is not available, Q
symbol may
appear on the TV screen.
[] If disc menu is available on the disc, audio lan-
guage,
subtitle
options,
chapters
for the title and
other options
will appear
for selection.
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Press
the Cursor
buttons
( • / 'v/_1 / I_ ) to select
an item, and the ENTER
button
to confirm
selec-
tion.
Title Menu
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Press the TOP MENU
button.
• The title menu will appear.
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If the feature
is not available,
Q
symbol
may
appear
on the TV screen.
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Press the Cursor
buttons
( •/T/-ql/1_
) to select
an item, and the ENTER
button
to confirm
selec-
tion.
• Playback will begin at the selected Title.
l CALLING
UP A MENU
SCREEN
DURING
PLAYBACK
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•
Press
the MENU button to call up the DVD main menu.
•
Press the TOP MENU button to call up the title menu.
NOTE:
• Contents of menus and corresponding
menu opera-
tions may vary between discs. Refer to the manual
accompanying
the disc for details.
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