During DVD/CD playback you can select from the following
special playback options. To resume normal playback, press the ll
(Play/Pause) button.

1 Still

Press the
ll
(Play/Pause) button on the remote control during
playback.
• The picture will pause and the audio will mute.
• To resume playback, press the
ll
(Play/Pause) button.
• If the player is left in Pause mode for 5 minutes, it will stop
automatically.

2 Frame Advance (Step)

While in Still mode, press the F.ADV/STEP button on the remote
control to advance one frame at a time.
• Audio is muted during Frame Advance mode.
• Press
ll
(Play/Pause) to resume normal playback.
NOTE: Frame Advance operates only in the forward direction.

3 Skip Forward/Back

While a CD or DVD disc is in Play mode, press the Skip
Forward/Back (
l
/
l
) buttons on the remote control or front
panel to jump forward and backward through disc chapters/tracks.
• Skip Forward will jump to the next chapter/track.
• Skip Back will jump to the beginning of the current chapter/track.
• Press Skip Back again to jump to the beginning of the previous
chapter/track.

Search Forward/Back

While a disc is in Play mode, press and hold the Forward/Back
(/ ) buttons on the remote control or front panel to visually
search forward/backward at 2X - 4X - 8X - 16X - 32X - 128X speed.
Press
ll
(Play/Pause) button to resume normal speed.

4 Slow Motion

During playback, press the
ll
(Play/Pause) button to Still the
image. Then use the Search Forward ( ) to play in slow motion at
variable speeds.
• Each press increases the slow motion speed playback to 1/8, 1/4
or 1/2 normal speed.
• Audio is muted during slow motion playback.
• Front Panel Slow Motion Buttons - Press and hold the Forward
buttons on the front panel to activate slow motion playback.
Press the
ll
(Play/Pause) button to resume normal playback.

5 Stop/Resume

• Press the Stop button once to stop playback. To resume the
DVD/CD from the point where the disc stopped, press the
ll
(Play/Pause) button.
• Press the
(Stop) button twice to completely stop playback.
The next time you press
ll
(Play/Pause), the disc will start over
from the beginning.
Special Playback Features
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A/V Receiver Connections
To take full advantage of the movie theater experience that DVD
offers, you may want to connect your DVD-VCR to a complete
Surround Sound system, including an A/V Receiver and six
Surround Sound speakers.
Before You Begin...
If your A/V receiver is equipped with a Dolby Digital Decoder,
you have the option to bypass the DVD-VCR’s built-in Dolby
Digital Decoder. Use the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connection
below.

1 Digital Audio Out

Connect EITHER an optical cable OR a digital coaxial cable from
the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTjacks on the back panel of the DVD-VCR
to their corresponding Digital Audio Input jacks on your A/V
Receiver:
• Optical
• Coaxial
• Use whichever connection is available on your A/V Receiver.
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Receiver with a Dolby Digital
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