Pioneer DVR-230-S Getting started Basic playback, Playing DVD discs, To stop playback, press

04Getting started

Basic playback

This section shows you how to use your recorder for playback of discs (DVD, CD, etc.). More playback features, such as repeat play, are covered in the next chapter.

Important

•Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’ means playback-only DVD-Video discs and DVD-R/RW. If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc, it is specified.

•Some DVD-Video discs don’t allow certain playback controls to operate at certain points in the disc. This is not a malfunction.

•VR mode discs recorded on another DVD recorder may contain a PlayList of titles. These can be found after the Original titles on the disc. See also Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc on page 26.

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1 Press STANDBY/ON to switch on.

Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input.

2 Press OPEN/CLOSE (front panel only) 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-Video disc, load it with the side you want to play face down).

•If you want to play a DTS audio CD, please first read the note on page 23.

•Please see Disc / content format playback compatibility on page 7 if you want to play a Dual Disc (DVD/CD hybrid disc).

4 Press to start playback.

•If you’re playing a DVD-Video or Video CD, a disc menu may appear when you start playback. Use the

(cursor buttons) and ENTER to navigate DVD disc menus, and the number buttons and ENTER for Video CD menus.

•See the following sections for more details on playing specific kinds of discs.

5 To stop playback, press .

6When you’ve finished using the recorder, eject the disc and switch the recorder back into standby.

• To open/close the disc tray, press OPEN/CLOSE. Remove the disc before putting the recorder into standby.

•Press STANDBY/ON to switch the recorder into standby.

Playing DVD discs

The table below shows the basic playback controls for DVD-Video, and recordable DVD discs.

Press to start or restart playback.

Press to pause playback; press again to restart playback.

Press to stop playback.

You can resume playback from the same point by pressing . (Press again to cancel the resume function.)

•During playback, press to start scan- ning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

•Press and hold while paused to start slow-motion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed.

•While paused, press to advance a single frame in either direction.

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