Sharp BD-HP50U BD/DVD/CD Playback, Opening the front panel door, Loading a Disc, BD/DVD Menus

BD/DVD/CD Playback

This section explains playback of commercially available BD Video and DVD Video discs (like movies), CDs, and recorded DVD-RW/R discs.

Opening the front panel door

This function indicates the front panel door can be opened/closed automatically. By opening the door, you can open/close the disc tray and operate the playback functions.

Press DOOR on the Player to open/close the front panel door.

DOOR

NOTE

•If the OPEN/CLOSE button is pressed when the front panel door is closed, the disc tray will open after the door automatically opens.

•If the DOOR button is pressed when both the door and the disc tray are open, the disc tray will retract and then the door will close.

•Also, when the door is opened during a manual operation, it will automatically open all the way after opening slightly.

•If the disc tray is closed by pressing the OPEN/ CLOSE button on the Player, the front panel door will not be closed automatically. However, pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button on the Remote control allows you to close the door automatically.

•The disc tray may collide with the front panel door if a situation occurs such as when an unsupported disc is inserted or the disc tray fails to close automatically.

Loading a Disc

1Press POWER to turn on the power.

2Press DOOR on the Player to open the front panel door.

3Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

POWER OPEN/CLOSE

4Load a disc on the disc tray.

•Insert the disc with the label face up.

•In case of disc recorded on both sides, face down the side to play back.

5Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

6Press DOOR to close the door.

BD/DVD Video Playback

BD VIDEO DVD VIDEO BD-RE BD-R

1Load a disc.

•Playback may begin automatically, depending on the disc.

2Press d PLAY.

•Playback begins from the first title.

•The menu may be displayed first, depending on the disc. Perform playback operation by following the directions on the screen.

NOTE

• The disc load time may vary depending on the disc.

To stop playback

Press HSTOP.

Resume playback function

•If you press d PLAY next, playback will resume from the point where the Player was previously stopped.

To playback from the beginning, cancel resume mode by pressing HSTOP, then press d PLAY. (This may not work depending on the type of disc. In this case, open the disc tray or enter standby.)

NOTE

•Resume playback may not function depending on the disc.

BD/DVD Menus

•This section explains how to play back a BD/DVD video disc with a top menu, disc menu or pop-up menu.

•The titles listed in the top menu and a disc guide (for options like subtitles and audio languages) are given in the disc menu.

Start playback by selecting a title from the top menu

BD VIDEO DVD VIDEO

1Press TOP MENU.

• The top menu screen is displayed.

T O P M E N U

1	Jazz	2	Latin
3	Classic	4	Rock

2Press a/b/c/d to select the title,

then press ENTER.

• The selected title is played back.

NOTE

•The procedure explained on this page is the basic operation procedure. Procedures vary depending on the BD/DVD video disc, so you may need to follow the instructions in the BD/DVD video disc manual or the instructions displayed on the screen.

•A top menu is not displayed for a DVD-RW/R (Video format) if it has not been finalized.

Top menu

•With some BD/DVD discs, the top menu may be referred to as the “Title Menu”. Use TOP MENU on the remote control when the instructions refer to “Title Menu”.

•If no top menu is available, the TOP MENU button will have no effect.

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