Playing back discs
34 EN
Basic playback

Hint for DVD playback

The contents of a DVD are generally divided into
titles. Titles are sometimes further subdivided into
chapters.

Playing back a DVD-RW / DVD-R /

DVD+RW / DVD+R disc

1Press [STANDBY/ON y/I] to turn on

the unit.

To play back a DVD, turn on the TV and be sure
to select the input to which the unit is connected.
2Press [OPEN/CLOSE O] to open the

disc tray.

3Place the disc on the disc tray with

its label facing up. Be sure to align

the disc with the disc tray guide.

4Press [OPEN/CLOSE O] to close the

disc tray.

5Press [TOP MENU] to display the title

menu.

You can switch between the “Original” and
“Playlist” in the VR mode using [MENU/LIST].
6Select the desired title using

[Cursor U / D / L / P], then press

[ENTER].
Playback will start.
7Press [STOP S] to stop playback.
To eject the disc, press [OPEN/CLOSE O] to
open the disc tray, then remove the disc. Press
[OPEN/CLOSE O] to close the disc tray before
turning off the unit.
Hint
• For DVD-R (Video mode) and DVD-RW (Video
mode) discs that are already finalised, a title list will
be displayed instead of thumbnails.
• If you insert a DVD-RW recorded in VR mode and it
has a Playlist, the Playlist is displayed.
• You can resume playback from where you stopped
playing back the disc (Resume playback).
See page 37 for details.
• This unit will automatically switch a compatible
widescreen TV into widescreen mode when playing
back the discs recorded in Video mode with this unit.
To play back 4:3 recordings on a 16:9 TV, please
select 4:3 mode on your TV.
Note
• Some discs may start playback automatically.

Playing back a DVD-Video / CD /

Video CD

1Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Playing back

a DVD-RW / DVD-R / DVD+RW /

DVD+R disc.”

2Press [PLAY P] to start playback.
Playback will start.
If you are playing back a DVD-Video or a Video
CD, a menu may appear.
See pages 35 - 36 for details.
3Press [STOP S] to stop playback.

Playing back an MP3 /JPEG

1Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Playing back

a DVD-RW / DVD-R / DVD+RW /

DVD+R disc.”

The file list will appear.
To exit the menu, press [TOP MENU].
Start Rec. Stop/Start Stop Rec.
Title 1 Title 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2
DVD-RWDVD-RW
Video
DVD-RWDVD-RW
VR
DVD-RDVD-R D
D
VD+R
VD+R
W
W
DVD+RW
D
D
VD+R
VD+R
DVD+R
Disc tray
guide
DVD-VDVD-V CD
CD
CD VCD
VCD
VCD
MP3
MP3
MP3 JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
File List
1/2
disc name
2 file name 2
1 file name 1
folder name 1
folder name 2
folder name 3
folder name 4
3 file name 1
4 file name 2
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