4Getting Started
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Playing discs

The basic playback controls for playing
discs are cov ered here. Further func tions
are detailed in the next chapter.
Note
•
Throughout this manual, the term “DVD” means
DVD-Video, and DVD±R/RW. If a function is specifi c
to a par tic u lar kind of DVD disc, it is specifi ed.
1 Press the POWER ON/STANDBY button
on the front panel or POWER button on
the remote control.
If you are playing a DVD or Video CD, also turn on
your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct
video input.
2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.
3 Load a disc.
Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the
disc tray guide to align the disc (if you’re loading
a double-sided DVD disc, load it with the side you
want to play face down).
4
Press 3 (PLAY) to start playback.
If you are playing a DVD or Video CD, a menu may
appear (see page 16).
Note
•
For one-sided, two-layer discs containing movies, etc.,
there may be a short image stoppage at the point
where the layers change. This is not a malfunction.
•
Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some
operations may be different or restricted.

Basic playback controls

Button What it does
3 Starts playback.
In title menu, it functions as the Enter
key.
8
Pauses a disc that’s playing.
Each time the button is pressed, a new
frame will appear.
7 Stops playback.
4 •Skips to the start of the current track or
chapter, then to previous tracks/chapters.
•Press and hold for Fast Reversed.
¢ •Skips to the next track or chapter.
•Press and hold for Fast Forward.
Numbers
Playback starts from the selected track/
chapter number.
ENTER Select the current menu option.

Resuming playback from the last

stopped point

This DVD system is able to resume disc
playback from its last stopped point (only
possible for the last 10 discs that were
recorded without a menu).
1 Load one of the last 10 discs played.
2 While “LOADING” appears on the display
panel, press PLAY 3 to start playback from
the last stop point.
To cancel the resume mode
• Press
7
twice.
Important
While using the DVD playback controls, you may see
the mark displayed on-screen. The mark means
that the operation is not allowed by the player and
disc.