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DVD Playback
Preparations
• Switch on the TV set power and select "Video" as the TV
input.
• Switch on the stereo system's power if the player has
been connected to a stereo system.
Basic Play
1. Press down on the disc compartment lid (OPEN/CLOSE)
to open the disc compartment.
2. Place a disc into the disc compartment.
Hold the disc without touching either of its surfaces and
with the printed title side facing up. Align it with the guides
and place it in its proper position.
3. Close the disc compartment.
4. Press the PLAY 4 button if the movie has not started
automatically.
• If the disc has one or more titles recorded on it, a menu
screen will appear on the TV screen after a few moments.
5. Select the preferred title by using the ( < , > , Ù , Ú )
Navigation buttons, followed by the ENTER button, or press
the number button corresponding to the menu.
• Play of the seleted title now commences.
When the menu continues onto another screen
After step 3 on previous page, press SKIP :.
• To return to the previous menu screen, press SKIP 9.
• For further details, refer also to the disc jacket.
Stopping play and returning to the menu screen
Press the DVD MENU button.
• Play is suspended and the menu screen is displayed.
When the unit is not in use
When the unit is not in use, remove the disc and press the
STANDBY button to turn off the power. The STANDBY
indicator will illuminate.
Notes:
• The disc continues to rotate while the menu is displayed
even after the player has finished playing a particular item.
When no further selections are to be played, be sure to
press the STOP < button to clear the menu display.
• If the disc is placed in upside down, the On Screen
Display will indicate "NO DISC".
For your reference
• When " " appears on the TV screen while a button is
being operated, it means that the corresponding
operation is prohibited by the player.
Stopping play
• Press the STOP < button.
For your convenience
• When play is stopped, the unit records the point when
STOP < was pressed (RESUME function). Press PLAY 4
again and play will resume from this point. When the tray
is opened or STOP < is pressed again, the RESUME
function will be cleared. The RESUME function works only
with discs for which the elapsed playing time appears
during playback.
Still picture
Press the PAUSE button during play.
To return to normal play
Press PLAY 4.
Frame advance
• Press the PAUSE button to advance to still picture mode.
• Press STEP until the desired frame is displayed. The
disc is advanced one frame each time the STEP button
is pressed.
STANDBY DISCCOMPARTMENT
PLAY
DVD
MENU
PAUSE
PLAY
STOP
NUMBER
BUTTONS
ENTER
NAVIGATION
BUTTONS
SKIP /
STEP
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