Settings for Playback (PLAY MODE)

“PLAY MODE” allows you to set various playback modes as described on pages 32 to 36.

Default settings are underlined.

Note

Depending on the disc, you may not be able to set playback modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

 

REPEAT

: OFF

 

 

MODE

 

SHUFFLE

: OFF

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM

: OFF

 

 

 

VIDEO

 

A-B REPEAT : OFF

 

 

CONTROL

 

ALL OFF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSTOM

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET UP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To

set, press

,then ENTER .

 

 

 

INITIAL

 

SET UP

 

To

quit, press MENU .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pREPEAT (page 32)

Selects the setting of Repeat Play.

OFF: does not play repeatedly.

DISC: repeats all the titles/all the chapters/all the tracks on a disc.

TITLE (DVD only): repeats the current title.

CHAPTER (DVD only): repeats the current chapter.

TRACK (VIDEO CD/CD only): repeats the current track.

pSHUFFLE (page 34)

Selects the setting of Shuffle Play.

OFF: does not play a disc in random order.

ON: has the player “shuffle” titles or tracks and play in a random order.

pPROGRAM (page 34)

Selects the setting of Program Play.

OFF: The order of the titles, chapters or tracks on the disc cannot be arranged.

SET: arranges the order of the titles, chapters or tracks on the disc.

ON: plays the titles, chapters or tracks in the programmed order.

pA-B REPEAT (page 33)

Selects the setting of A

B Repeat.

OFF: does not play a specific portion of a title/chapter/ track repeatedly.

SET: sets the A and B points.

ON: plays a specific portion of a title/chapter/track repeatedly.

pALL OFF

Turns off all the settings in “PLAY MODE.” Select this item in Continuous Play mode.

zYou can do Disc Repeat Play or Shuffle Play in the programmed order

When “PROGRAM” is set to “ON,” set “REPEAT” to “DISC" or set “SHUFFLE” to “ON.”

Adjustments for Playback

Picture (VIDEO CONTROL)

“VIDEO CONTROL” allows you to adjust the video output of the DVD or VIDEO CD from the player, not from the TV, to obtain the picture quality you want. When you select “ADJUST” in a menu item, adjust the value using ? // , then press ENTER.

Default adjustments are underlined.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLAY

 

MEMORY CALL

: 0

 

MODE

 

PICTURE

 

 

 

 

BRIGHTNESS

: 0

 

 

VIDEO

 

COLOR

: 0

 

CONTROL

 

SHARPNESS

: 0

 

 

 

 

MEMORY SET

 

 

CUSTOM

 

 

 

 

 

SET UP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To

set, press

 

,then ENTER .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INITIAL

 

 

SET UP

 

To

quit, press MENU .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pMEMORY CALL

At factory setting, typical adjustments are saved in memory. To adjust the picture using these adjustments, select this menu item to call any one of the sets.

When you change the settings of the menu items in “VIDEO CONTROL,” you can save up to 3 sets of your own adjustments in memory (“MEMORY SET”). To call these settings, select this menu item.

• CALL/ :

–1: to view the picture with the best possible sharpness and contrast in a well-lit room

–2: to view the quiet picture in a dark room

–3: to make adjustments to obtain the picture you want. (All the setting values are 0.)

STANDARD: All the setting values are 0.

pPICTURE

Adjusts the picture contrast. The higher the value is, the stronger the contrast.

ADJUST/ –5 ~ 0 ~ 5: adjusts the value for the picture contrast.

0 RESET: resets the value to “0.”

pBRIGHTNESS

Adjusts the picture brightness. The higher the value is, the brighter the picture.

ADJUST/ –5 ~ 0 ~ 5: adjusts the value for the picture brightness.

0 RESET: resets the value to “0.”

pCOLOR

Adjusts the picture color intensity. The higher the value is, the stronger the intensity.

ADJUST/ –5 ~ 0 ~ 5: adjusts the value for the picture color intensity.

0 RESET: resets the value to “0.”

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