Owner's Manual

PREPARATION
15
Operation
with
DVD,
Video CD and Audio CD
Playing
a
DVD,
Video CD and Audio CD
Playback Setup
Turn on the TV and select the video
input
source
corresponding
to the DVD
player.
Audio
system:
Turn on the audio
system
and select
the
input
source connected to the DVD
player.
1
Press OPEN/CLOSE to
open
the disc
tray.
2
Load
your
disc in the center
position,
with the
label
facing up.
When a double-sided DVD is
inserted,
make sure
the side
you
want to
play
is
facing up.
?
Discs can be loaded one at a time
by pressing
DISC SKIP to rotate the carousel.
3
Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the
tray.
READING
appears
on the TV
screen,
and
playback
starts
automatically.
If
playback
does not
start,
press
PLAY.
In some
cases,
the disc menu
may appear
instead.
If a disc menu screen is
displayed
The menu screen
may
be
displayed
first after
loading
a
DVD or Video CD that contains a menu.
Use the
1 2
3
4
buttons to select the
title/chapter
and additional selections
you
want,
then
press
SELECT/ENTER to start
playback.
Press TITLE or MENU to return to the disc menu
screen.
Use the number buttons to select the track
you
want
to view.
Press RETURN to return to the disc menu screen.
Menu
setting
and the exact
operating procedures
for
using
the disc menu
may
differ
depending
on the disc.
Follow the instructions on each menu screen.
You also
may
set PBC to Off under
setup.
See
page
13.
Notes
--
If Parental Control is set and the disc is not within the
Rating settings (not authorized),
the
4-digit password
must be entered and/or the disc must be authorized
(see
"Parental
Control",
on
page 14).
--
DVDs
may
have a
region
code.
--
Your
player
will not
play
discs that have a
region
code
different from
your player.
The
region
code for this
player
is 4
(four).
Exchanging
discs
during playback
Press DISC EX-CHANGE on the front
panel during
playback
to
open
the disc
tray.
Press DISC SKIP to rotate the disc
trays
to the
desired
position.
The carousel will rotate clockwise
by
one disc increments.
Exchange
the discs and
press
DISC EX-CHANGE or
OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc
tray.
Note
--
The disc
tray presently
loaded in the
play position
can
not be
exchanged.
Skipping
discs
Press DISC SKIP
during play
or when
playback
is
stopped.
Notes
--
When DISC SKIP is
pressed,
the disc
tray
rotates and
playback begins
from the
beginning
of the next disc.
--
If there is no disc on the next disc
tray,
the
following
disc
tray
will be selected.
--
When DISC SKIP is
pressed during playback
of disc
5,
playback
of disc 1 will start.
Exchanging
the disc and
starting playback
1. Press OPEN/CLOSE
during playback
or when
play-
back is
stopped.
Play stops (if pressed during playback),
the disc
tray opens
and the disc that was in the
play position
comes to the front.
2.
Exchange
the disc.
3. Press OPEN/CLOSE or PLAY
again.
The
tray
closes and
playback begins (with
the disc
that was in
front).
VCD2.0
DVD
CD
VCD1.1 VCD2.0
DVD
Center
position
Do not load a disc in the
left and
light
side
position.