CAUTION

Playing back Discs Keep your fingers clear of the disc drawer as it is closing to avoid personal injury.

STANDBY/ON

 

 

DISC 1—5

2

 

 

DISC SKIP

/

 

DIMMER

DISPLAY

 

DISC SKIP

NEXT SELECTION

SKIP

 

 

 

 

PLAY

 

 

DISC SELECT

 

 

CD PLAY

STOP PAUSE

1

2

3

4

5

 

 

STANDBY /ON

OPEN/CLOSE

This section shows you the basics on how to playback a disc. Most steps in this manual need to be performed using the supplied remote controller. The relative buttons are usually indicated at the beginning of a section.

Basic Playback

POWER

DVD / VIDEO CD / CD CHANGER DV-C501

ON OFF

POWER3

■Preparations

•To view a video disc, switch on your TV set and select the video input the DV-C501 is connected to. See also pages 10, 11 for how to connect the DVD Changer to your TV set.

•If you are also using an amplifier for separate audio playback (see pages 11, 12, 13), switch on the amplifier and select the input the DV-C501 is connected to.

1 -2POWER

Connecting to a Wall Outlet and Powering On.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

 

 

 

1 Plug the power cable into a suitable wall outlet.

When you use the DV-C501 for the first

 

 

 

2 Press the POWER button on the main unit to switch it to

time:

 

 

 

-3STANDBY /ON

Standby mode.

When the DV-C501 is shipped from the

 

 

 

The STANDBY/ON indicator on the main unit lights.

factory, the POWER switch is set to ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

(

 

 

 

ON

 

 

 

OFF ). Therefore, when you

or

3 Press the STANDBY/ON button on the main unit, or the

plug in the power cable to the AC outlet,

POWER button on the supplied remote controller to

the STANDBY/ON indicator lights up and

 

 

 

POWER

switch on the DVD Changer.

the unit enters Standby mode as

 

described in Step 1- 2.

 

 

 

The display lights up, and the STANDBY indicator goes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

OPEN/CLOSE

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button.

Note:

 

The disc drawer opens, and the disc indicator lights up.

 

 

The disc drawer can also be opened when

 

or

(See “DISC INDICATORS ATTENTION” on page 42.)

the DVD Changer is switched off.

 

 

 

 

 

OPEN/

 

 

 

 

CLOSE

 

 

 

3

 

Place a disc in the front disc tray (DISC 1).

Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The DV-C501 supports two disc sizes.

 

 

 

 

To avoid damaging your discs or causing

 

 

 

 

malfunction, be sure to insert the discs

 

 

DISC 2

DISC 1

in the correct guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Only use DVD video discs or audio CDs.

 

 

 

 

Other data carriers may damage your

 

 

Be sure to insert the disc with the playback side down.

DVD Changer and/or amplifier/TV set.

■Placing discs in the remaining disc trays.

 

 

 

 

 

Repeatedly press the DISC SKIP /

button

 

 

 

DISC SKIP

 

on the main unit to rotate the disc drawer in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

direction of the arrow of the button, and place a

 

 

 

 

 

disc in each desired tray (1–5).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

OPEN/CLOSE

Press the OPEN/CLOSE button again.

Note:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The disc drawer closes.

Alternatively, press one of the DISC 1–5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press one of the DISC 1–5 buttons to select the desired

 

 

 

buttons to close the disc drawer and play

 

 

 

disc on the tray for playback.

 

 

 

the selected disc automatically.

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