4 Press Aon the player, and place a disc on the disc tray.

Playing Discs

Playing Discs

Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restricted.

Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your disc.

Power

indicatorA

[/1 H

Z [/1

AUDIO

H

1 Turn on your TV.

2 Press [/1.

The player turns on and the power indicator lights up in green.

3 Switch the input selector on your

TV so that the signal from the player appears on the TV screen.

◆When using an amplifier (receiver)

Turn on the amplifier (receiver) and select the appropriate channel so that you can hear sound from the player.

With the playback side facing down

5 Press H.

The disc tray closes, and the player starts playback (continuous play). Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier (receiver).

Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on the TV screen. For DVD VIDEOs, see page 32. For VIDEO CDs, see page 33.

To turn off the player

Press [/1. The player enters standby mode.

zHint

You can have the player turn off automatically whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes. To turn on this function, set “AUTO POWER OFF” in “CUSTOM SETUP” to “ON” (page 67).

Notes on playing DTS sound tracks on a CD

•When playing DTS-encoded CDs, excessive noise will be heard from the analog stereo jacks. To avoid possible damage to the audio system, the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo jacks of the player are connected to an amplification system. To

enjoy DTS Digital Surround™ playback, an external 5.1-channel decoder system must be connected to the digital jack of the player.

•Set the sound to “STEREO” using the AUDIO button when you play DTS sound tracks on a CD (page 48).

•Do not play DTS sound tracks without first connecting the player to an audio component having a built-in DTS decoder. The player outputs the DTS signal via the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack even if “DTS” in “AUDIO SETUP” is

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