PLAYING A DISC
Basic Playback | Pause |
DVD-V 
CD 
VCD
Getting started
•Switch on the power of the TV, amplifier and any other components which are connected to the DVD.
•Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially avail- able) are set to the correct channel.
1Press the POWER ON button.
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2Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open disc load- ing tray.
3Place the disc on the tray, with
the label facing up.
4Press the PLAY button.
•The tray will close automatically, and playback will then start from the first chapter or the first track of the disc. If playback does not start automatically, press the PLAY button.
•When you play back a DVD or Video CD on which a title menu has been recorded, this menu may appear on the screen. In this case, refer to “DISC MENU” or “TITLE MENU”.
5Press the STOP button to stop playback.
NOTES:
•A “prohibited icon” may appear at the
•With DVDs that use some titles for playback of pro- gramme 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 play back DVDs with disc menus or Video CDs with PBC. Refer to the manu- al accompanying the disc for details.
Cancelling PBC (for playback of a Video CD)
1Insert a Video CD. (Playback will start automatically.)
2Press the STOP button.
3Enter a track number of your choice with the numeric buttons.
4PBC is now cancelled and playback of the Video CD will start.
General Features
DVDs or Video CDs may contain menus to navigate the disc and access special features. Press the appropriate numeric keys or use the cursor buttons ( L/ K / B/ s ) to highlight your selection in the DVD main menu and press the ENTER button to confirm.
NOTE:
•Unless otherwise stated, all operations described are based on remote control use. Some operations can be carried out using the menu bar on the TV screen.
DVD-V 
CD 
VCD 
MP3 
WMA
1During playback, press the
STILL/PAUSE button. | F |
•Playback will pause and sound will be muted.
2To continue playback, press the PLAY button.
Disc Menus
DVD-V
1Press the MENU button.
•The DVD main menu will appear.
2If the feature is not available, the 
symbol may appear on the TV screen.
3If disc menu is available on the disc, audio lan- guage, subtitle options, chapters for the title and other options will appear for selection.
4Press the cursor buttons ( L/ K/ B/ s ) to select an item, and the ENTER button to confirm the selection.
Title Menu
DVD-V
1Press the TOP MENU button.
•The title menu will appear.
2If the feature is not available, the 
symbol may appear on the TV screen.
3Press the cursor buttons ( L/ K/ B/ s ) to select an item, and the ENTER button to confirm the selection.
•Playback will begin at the selected Title.
VCD
With a Video CD containing a title menu, you can select desired titles from the menu.
1The title menu will appear.
2Press the numeric button to select the menu.
•Playback will start.
CALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING PLAYBACK
DVD-V
•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.
English
Brightness of the Front Display
1Press the DIMMER button on the front panel to select the desired brightness of the front display. (Bright, Dim, or OFF)
•“Bright” has been selected as the factory default.
NOTE:
•The brightness of the front display can be adjusted from the SETUP menu. Details are on page 24.
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