VR format disc playback

Numeric buttons

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1¡

3(SELECT)

NOTE

Make sure that the TV - DVD switch on the

TV DVD remote control unit is set to “DVD” when using the 5/∞/2/3 and numeric buttons for controlling the unit.

To stop in the middle of playback

Press 7.

Playback is interrupted.

If the resume mode is set to “ON,” the unit memorizes the interrupted position.

NOTE

The “DISC RESUME” mode is not available for VR format discs. Even if you set [RESUME] to [DISC RESUME], the resume mode will be the same as when [RESUME] is set to [ON].

To resume playback

Press 3 (SELECT).

If [RESUME] is set to [ON] and an interrupted position is memorized, playback re-starts from the interrupted position. If no interrupted position is memorized, or [RESUME] is set to [OFF], playback re-starts from the beginning of the title 1.

To select the next or previous title in stop mode

Press ¢ or 4.

The next or previous title will be selected. In this case, press

3(SELECT) to start playback of the selected title.

About VR format discs

The unit can play back DVD-RAM and DVD-RW discs written in the VR format. We refer to such discs as a “VR format disc” in this manual.

What you cannot do with VR format discs

Note that the following operations cannot be made with VR format discs:

•Resuming playback with the resume mode set to “DISC

RESUME”

•Advancing a still picture frame by frame

•Reverse slow motion playback

•Replaying the previous scenes (one touch replay function)

•Locating a desired position by specifying the time (time search)

NOTES

•This unit does not support the playback by play list.

•There are two types of commercially available DVD-RAM discs; one with a cartridge and the other without a cartridge.

•The unit can play back DVD-RAM discs without a cartrdge, and discs with a cartridge that can be removed from their cartridge (Type 2 and Type 4).

•Some discs may not play due to disc characteristics or recording conditions.

Basic operations

Original playback

In original playback, contents on a VR format disc are played back in the order the contents are recorded.

When inserting a VR format disc, after the disc contents are read, the original playback starts.

When the last title has been played back, the unit stops playback automatically.

To select the next or previous chapter/title during playback

Press ¢ to skip to the next chapter (if a title is divided into chapters) or to the next title.

Press 4 to return to the beginning of the current chapter/title. Press 4 repeatedly to skip back to the previous chapter/title.

Various speed playback

To advance or reverse playback rapidly

During playback, press ¡ or 1.

You can select from 1.5 times, 5 times, 20 times and 60 times normal speed.

•When you select 1.5 times normal speed playback, the disc is played back with sound.

To advance or reverse playback at 5 times normal speed Hold down ¢ or 4.To play back in forward slow motion

First press 8 to enter the pause mode, and then press ¡. The forward slow motion playback will be activated. You can select from 1/32 times, 1/16 times, 1/4 times and 1/2 times normal speed.

NOTE

The actual playback speed may be different from the speed shown on the TV screen, depending on the recording condition.

To start playback of the desired title

Press one of the numeric buttons to specify number of the desired title.

VR format disc playback

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