Operation

Playing a Video CD

●Video CDs may have one or more TRACKS, and TRACKS may have one or more INDEXES.

●To make easy and convenient access, you can move between TRACKS and INDEXES.

●Some Video CDs have Play Back Control (PBC), which is a predefined playback sequence stored on the disc (see Playback Control section).

VIDEO CD

TRACK 1 TRACK 2

INDEX 1

INDEX 2

INDEX 1

INDEX 2

INDEX 3

Playing a disc

1Insert a disc and close the tray, playback starts automatically.

➜ The TV screen will display the number of tracks for selection and current playing status.

2Playback will stop at the end of the disc.

3To stop playback, press STOP.

Special DVD Features

DVDs may contain menus to navigate the disc and access special features. Press the appropriate numerical key or use the 4, 3, 2, 1 keys to highlight your selection in the DVD menu and press OK to confirm.

E n g l i s h

Playing a disc

1Insert the disc and close the tray, playback starts automatically.

➜The number of tracks and the total playing time of the disc will appear on the TV screen and DVD player’s display.

2Press PLAY.

➜The current track number and its elapsed playing time will be displayed.

3Playback will stop at the end of the disc.

4To stop playback, press STOP.

5Disc Resume feature is also applicable for VCDs and SVCDs (see “Smart Resume” section).

Playing an Audio CD

●Audio CDs contain only TRACKS.

●They can be played on your DVD player with the audio output connected to a stereo system or to your TV.

●If CD-text is available on the disc, it will be display on both the TV screen and player’s front display.

●Select tracks using the menubar on the TV screen or by pressing the numerical keys directly.

●Your DVD player also allows you to compile Favourite Track Selection (FTS) programmes for your discs by selecting or excluding tracks of your choice (see FTS Programme - Audio CDs).

Title/Disc menu

1Press DISC MENU.

➜ If the current title has a menu, the menu will appear on the screen. Otherwise, the disc menu will be displayed.

2If disc menu is available on the disc, audio language, subtitle options, chapters for the title and other options will appear for selection.

3To remove the title/disc menu, press DISC MENU again.

Camera Angle

Some discs contain scenes which have been shot simultaneously from various angles.

This DVD player allows you to select the desired camera angle.

●When the DVD player encounters a scene shot in multiple angles, it will give an indication on the “Temporary Feedback Field.”

➜The angle icon remains displayed until multiple angles are no longer available.

●Use the 3/4 to select the required angle.

➜Playback changes to the selected angle.

●You can also select } (ANGLE) in the menu bar or press the ANGLE button on the remote control directly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing the audio language

 

 

 

 

 

AUDIO CD

 

 

 

1

Select Y (AUDIO) in the menu bar or press

 

 

 

 

 

TRACKS

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 ...

the AUDIO button on the remote control

directly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press AUDIO or 3/4 repeatedly to select the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

different languages.

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DVD743, DVD743HC/021 specifications

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