Playback from a disc

Playing a DVD video disc

 

Playing a DVD+RW/ +R disc

 

 

 

A menu may appear when a DVD is played back. If the titles and chapters are numbered, press a number button on the remote control.

OYou can also use the D , C , A , B buttons or number buttons 0..9 to select a menu item and confirm with OK .

OYou can also access the menu using DISC MENU on the remote control.

1If playback does not start automatically, press PLAY G .

P title/chapter number, elapsed time will appear on the display.

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2To stop playback, press STOP h on the remote control or h on the DVD recorder.

3To remove the disc, press OPEN/CLOSE J on the front of the DVD recorder.

1If the disc is write-protected or a finalized DVD+R disc, playback

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starts automatically.

 

 

 

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2If playback does not start automatically, use the B or A button to select the title you want to play on the index screen.

You can also use the DOWN or UP button on the front.

With N , O you can jump to the begin or the end of the index screen.

3Press the PLAY G button.

P title/chapter number, elapsed time will appear on the display.

aI can see the message '￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿￿'

bThe disc does not contain any recordings.

4To stop playback, press STOP h on the remote control or h on the DVD recorder.

5To remove the disc, press OPEN/CLOSE J on the front of the DVD recorder.

Playing an audio CD

You can also use the DVD recorder to play audio CDs

If the TV is on, the audio CD screen appears automatically.

During playback, the current track number and its elapsed playing time will show on the TV screen and on the recorder display.

1Insert an audio CD.

P Playback starts automatically.

2Stop playback using STOP h .

P The number of tracks and the total time are displayed.

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Philips HDRW 720/17 manual Playing a DVD video disc Playing a DVD+RW/ +R disc, Playing an audio CD, Starts automatically

HDRW 720/17 specifications

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