Basic Operation
Playing DVDVideos /VIDEO CDs /Audio CDs
Before playing
•DVD Videos, VIDEO CDs, and audio CDs can be played with the DVD Receiver (see “Playable Discs” on page 9). Do not play anything else.
•When playing DVD videos and VIDEO CDs, turn on the TV and set the TV to the DVD Receiver’s input.
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DVD If the screen on the right appears – Screen Saver
If you pause a picture for a long while, the screen saver operates.
To resume normal display, press s.
(You can set this function to Off. See page 55.)
DVD To play NTSC discs (Multisystem TV is needed)
VCD Set “PAL/Auto” to “Auto” using the menu explained in “Customizing the Function Settings” starting from page 50. See page 53 for direct information.
Basic Playback
1 Press r.
The disc tray opens.
If the DVD Player is in standby mode when the button is pressed
The DVD Player turns on and the disc tray opens. In this case, it takes several seconds until the disc tray opens.
2 Place the disc on the disc tray.
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Put the disc in the tray with the label side facing up. | STANDBY |
There are two different disc sizes. Place the disc in | POWER |
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the correct guide on the disc tray.
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DOLBY DIGITAL, DTS, MPEG (for MPEG2 sound), PCM (2 channel digital stereo)
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The type of the inserted disc lights.
For the other information that appears in the display, see pages 48 and 49.
See “Enjoying the Sound Effects” on page 32 for details of the sound systems. Select the appropriate sound using 
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For example, if you need to select either “DTS” or “Stereo,” select “DTS” since the DVD Receiver is able to reproduce DTS (Digital Theater System) Surround sound.
CD If the sound is not reproduced from the beginning of the disc
See the first note in the lower right corner of the opposite page.
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