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RQT6986
Playing back
Playing discs
[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R] [DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3]
1 Press [Í, DVD POWER] to turn the
unit on.
2 Press [HDD] or [DVD] to select the
playback drive.
The HDD or DVD button lights up on the unit.
≥It is not possible to playback both HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
and DVD drive simultaneously.
3 If you selected the DVD drive
Press [< OPEN/CLOSE] to open the
tray and insert a disc (➜page 14).
≥Press the button again to close the tray.
≥If cartridge protection is activated (➜page 10), play begins
automatically when you close the tray. [RAM]
≥You cannot play continuously from one side of a double-
sided disc to the other. Eject the disc and turn it over.
≥If you put a disc in while the HDD is selected, the DVD but-
ton on the unit will flash while the unit reads the disc.
4 Press [1] (PLAY).
The unit takes some time to read the disc
before play starts. (When a menu screen
appears on the television ➜ next page)
≥Play starts from the most recently recorded program.
[HDD] [RAM] [DVD-R]
≥Play starts from the beginning of the disc.
[DVD-A] [DVD-V] [VCD] [CD] [MP3]
To stop play
Press [∫].
≥Resume play function
When “PLAY” flashes on the display, resume
function is active. Press [1] (PLAY) to start play
from where you stopped it.
To cancel, press [∫] until “PLAY” goes out. (The position is also
cleared when you turn the unit off or open the disc tray.)
≥The screen saver may appear when you
stop play. Press [∫] again and you can
use this unit’s tuner to watch television.
To pause play
Press [;]. (Press again to restart play.)
Auto power-off
The unit switches to standby after about 6 hours in the stop mode.
You can turn this feature off or change the time to 2 hours
(➜page 51, Set Up—Off Timer).
[Note]
≥If you select another drive while playback is in progress, playback
will be stopped. If using DVD-Video, the contents of the menu
screen may be returned to their initial state.
≥If a disc is loaded, the unit will come on and play will start when
you press [1] (PLAY).
≥When you play a disc with an audio-only track, the video from the
previous disc may continue to be shown on the television.
≥Actual sound levels for DVD-Video are lower compared to televi-
sion broadcast or playback of other discs. To avoid a sudden
increase in volume level when switching from DVD-Video, reduce
the volume setting before playing other sources or switching to
television broadcast.
≥When using this unit for the first time, the HDD has nothing
recorded on it. You must record a program etc to the HDD before
you can enjoy playback.
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POSITION
MEMORY
DIRECT
NAVIGATOR,
TOP MENU
ERASE
MENU
RETURN
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Disc tray
Numbered
buttons
PLAY
DVD-RA
PLAY
DVD-RA