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1Turn on the power using the POWER button on the main unit.

The button and the display light.

2Press the OPEN/CLOSE button.

The tray opens after a second or two (this delay is due to the movement of the internal mechanism of the unit before opening).

3Insert the disc label side uppermost.

<In the case of double-sided discs, the side to be played should be face down.

<Make sure the disc is centrally located, in order to avoid any malfunction or jamming of the tray or the unit.

4Press the OPEN/CLOSE button again.

The tray closes. Take care not to trap your fingers in the tray. The unit reads the disc (this may take a little time) and the display shows “LOADING”. Some discs may automatically start playback.

5Press the PLAY button to start playback, if playback has not started automatically.

If a menu is shown on screen (some DVD or video discs may show such a menu), see the next section.

On-screen menu

An on-screen menu is shown when a DVD or video CD with playback control (PBC) content is loaded.

The way in which the menu works may differ from disc to disc.

DVD menus

Use the cursor buttons to select the menu item from a DVD, and confirm the selection using the ENTER button.

Returning to the menu screen

Press either the MENU button or (to return to the top menu) the TOP MENU button.

MENU TOP MENU

<Depending on the disc, pressing MENU or TOP MENU during playback may restart playback from the first chapter.

<This function is not available with a DVD-RW disc with VR content.

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Esoteric D00816600A manual Playback, On-screen menu

D00816600A specifications

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