(DVDs with Dolby Digital soundtracks

Playing quickly with sound (Scan Audio)

only)

You can play quickly with dialog or sound during FF1 fast-forward of a DVD with Dolby Digital soundtracks. Simply press M during playback.

zHint

To turn off the Scan Audio function, set “Scan Audio” of “Audio” to “Off” in the “Setup” display (page 101).

Note

Sound will be interrupted during Scan Audio.

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

VCD

PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play VIDEO CDs interactively using a menu on your TV screen.

When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, a menu appears.

Select an item using the number buttons and press ENTER. Then follow the instructions in the menu (press H PLAY when “Press SELECT” appears).

Operations differ depending on the disc. See the instructions supplied with the disc.

To cancel PBC Playback

Press MENU to display “Menu: Off.” To use the PBC functions, press MENU again to display “Menu:On.”

Resuming playback from the point where you stopped the disc (Resume Play)

Press H PLAY again after stopping a disc to resume playback from the same point.

To start from the beginning, press x STOP twice, and press H PLAY.

The point where you stopped playing is cleared when:

–you open the disc tray.

–you play another title.

–you switch the Title List menu to original or Playlist (DVD-RW (VR mode)/DVD-R (VR mode)/DVD-RAM only).

–you edit the title after stopping playback.

–you make a recording.

Playing restricted DVDs (Parental Control)

DVD

If you play a restricted DVD, a message appears asking whether you want to override the restriction.

1Select “OK” and press ENTER.

The display for entering your password appears.

2Enter your four digit password using the number buttons.

The recorder starts playback.

To register or change the password, see “Parental (DVD VIDEOs only)” on page 105.

Locking the recorder (Child Lock)

You can lock all of the buttons on the recorder so that the settings are not canceled by mistake.

With the recorder turned on and stopped, hold down x (stop) on the recorder for more than ten seconds. The recorder turns off and “CHILD LOCK” appears in the front panel display. The indicator remains lit if there is a timer setting. The recorder will not work except for timer recordings.

To unlock the recorder, hold down x on the recorder until “CHILD LOCK” disappears from the front panel display. The recorder is unlocked and turns on.

To stop timer recording while the recorder is locked, press x twice. The recording stops and the recorder is unlocked.

Note

The recorder will be unlocked when:

–you stop timer recording by pressing x.

–you insert a tape.

Playback DVD/USB

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