IMPORTANT:
Before performing any operations for DVD, SVCD and VCD, make sure of the following:
•Check the connection with the TV.
•Turn on the TV and select the correct input on the TV to view the pictures or
•Select the correct color system.
To prevent screen burn-out with the screen saver
A TV screen may be burned out if a static picture is displayed for a long time. To prevent this, the unit automatically dims the screen if a static picture is displayed for over 5 minutes (the screen saver function).
•Pressing any button will cancel the screen saver function.
•You can select the screen saver mode. (See page 58.)
•The screen saver does not work for Audio CDs and MP3 discs.
On-screen guide icons
•During DVD playback, the following guide icons may appear for a while on the TV screen:
–“
” : appears at the beginning of a scene containing
–“ ” : appears at the beginning of a scene containing
–“ ” : appears at the beginning of a scene containing
• “ ” (Play), “ |
| ” (Pause), “ |
| ”/“ | ” (Fast | ||
forward/backward), “ |
| ”/“ |
| ” | |||
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forward/backward): appears when you perform each operation.
•If “ 
” appears on the TV screen when pressing a button, the disc cannot accept an operation you
have tried to do, or information required for that operation is not recorded on the disc.
More about the
•In some cases, without showing “ 
,” operations will not be accepted.
•If you do not want the
Loading a Disc
Available for: | DVD | SVCD | VCD | Audio CD | MP3 |
1 Press DVD 0 on the main unit.
The unit automatically turns on, the electronic swing panel slides downward, then the disc tray comes out.
Disc tray
Electronic swing panel
2 Place a disc correctly on the circle of the disc tray with its label side up.
Good | No good |
•When using an 8 cm disc, place it on the inner circle of the disc tray.
3 Press DVD 0.
The disc tray closes, then the electronic swing panel slides upward automatically.
•If you press DVD #/8 on the main unit (or DVD SELECT 3 on the remote control) instead of DVD 0, the disc tray and electronic swing panel closes, then playback starts.
To remove the disc, press DVD 0.
•After removing the disc, press DVD 0 again to close the disc tray.
•When you use the Resume function (see page 58), pressing DVD 0 erases the memory of the position where you have stopped playback.
About the disc indicators
When a DVD | When a SVCD or | When an Audio CD |
is loaded. | VCD is loaded. | or MP3 disc is |
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| loaded. |
•The disc indicator rotates while a disc is being played.
•The disc indicator goes off when there is no disc in the disc tray.
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