Getting started, Basic playback controls

Getting started

•If a disc contains a mixture of DivX video and other media file types (MP3, for example), first select whether to play the DivX video files (DivX) or the other media file types (MP3 / WMA / JPEG) from the on- screen display.

4 Adjust the volume.

Use the VOLUME +/– control.

Basic playback controls

The following table shows the basic controls on

the remote for playing discs1. You can find other playback features in the chapter 5.

Button What it does

Starts/resumes normal playback.

•If the display shows RESUME or LAST MEM playback starts from the resume or last memory point (see Resume and Last Memory below).

Pauses/unpauses a disc.

Stops playback or cancels the resume function (if the display shows RESUME).

Press to start fast reverse scanning.

Press to start fast forward scanning.

Skips to the start of the current track or chapter, then previous tracks/chapters.

Skips to the next track or chapter.

Numbers Use to enter a title/chapter/track number. Press ENTER to select.

•If the disc is stopped, playback starts from the selected title (for DVD) or track (for CD/Video CD/Super VCD).

•If the disc is playing, playback jumps to the start of the selected title (VR mode DVD-RW), chapter (DVD-Video) or track (CD/Video CD/Super VCD).

Resume and Last Memory

When you stop playback of a disc, RESUME shows in the display indicating that you can resume playback from that point.

With DVDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, even if

ejected, the play position is stored in memory.2 The next time you load the disc, the display shows LAST MEM and you can resume playback.

If you want to clear the resume point, press (stop) while RESUME is displayed.

DVD-Video disc menus

Many DVD-Video discs contain menus from which you can select what you want to watch.

Sometimes DVD-Video menus are displayed automatically when you start playback; others only appear when you press DVD MENU or

TOP MENU (SHIFT+DVD MENU).

Button

What it does

TOP MENU Displays the ‘top menu’ of a DVD (SHIFT+DVD disc—this varies with the disc.

MENU)

DVD	Displays a DVD disc menu—this
MENU	varies with the disc and may be
	the same as the ‘top menu’.

	Moves the cursor around the
	screen.

ENTER	Selects the current menu option.

RETURN	Returns to the previously
	displayed menu screen.

Numbers	Highlights a numbered menu
	option (some discs only). Press
	ENTER to select.

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Note

1You may find with some DVD discs that some playback controls don’t work in certain parts of the disc.

2• The Last Memory function may not work with some discs.

• For DVD-Video discs (except VR mode DVD-RW), the player stores the play position of the last five discs.

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