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Disc Operations
Playing discs
1 Make sure that the system is properly connected
to your TV (see Connecting a TV on page 42),
and your TV is turned on and set to video-in
channel (Setting up the TV on page 47).
2 Press SOURCE on the system once or more
to select DVD mode ( or DISC on the remote
control).
➜ You should see the blue Philips DVD
background screen on the TV.
3 Press OPEN/CLOSE (or 0 on the remote
control) to open the disc tray.
4 Insert a disc with the print side facing up and
press OPEN/CLOSE (or 0 on the remote
control) to close the disc tray.
5 Playback will start automatically (depending on
the disc type).
➜ If a disc menu appears on the TV, see “Using
the Disc Menu”.
➜ If the disc is locked by parental control, you
must enter your four-digit password. (See
“Password Setup Page”).
To interrupt playback
● Press ÉÅ.
➜ The playtime on the display flashes.
● To resume playback, press ÉÅ again.
To stop playback
● Press 9.
Using the Disc Menu
Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on
the TV screen once you load the disc.
To select a playback feature or item
● Use 1 2 3 4 and OK or Numeric Keypad
(0-9) on the remote control, then pressÉÅ to
start playback.
For VCD with Playback Control (PBC)
feature (version 2.0 only)
PBC playback allows you to play Video CDs
interactively, following the menu on the display,
such as allowing you to select favourit songs.
● To switch PBC on or off, press DISC MENU
during playback.
➜ If PBC was ON, it will switch to OFF and
continue playback.
➜ If PBC was OFF, it will switch of ON and
return to menu screen.
Selecting and searching
Selecting a different track/chapter
For DVD/VCD/CD/MP3:
● During playback, briefly press ∞ / § (or on the
remote control, CH ¡ / ™) once or more until
your desired track/chapter number appears.
Or,
use the Numeric Keypad (0-9) on the remote
control to input your track/chapter number using
two digits. e.g.
Tr ack/chapter 2: Press 0 and then, 2
Tr ack/chapter10, Press 1 and then, 0
(For MP3, you may directly input your desired
track number in one, two or three digits.)
➜ After selecting, playback will automatically
start from the selected chapter/track.
Helpful hints:
– Some VCDs have a single track, so track
selecting or an invalid input value for the current
disc will be ingored.
Skipping forward/backward
For DVD/VCD/CD/MP3:
1 During playback, press TU à /á on the
remote control repeatedly to select fast search
speed (x2, x4, x8, x16 or x32 in backward or
forward playback).
➜ The disc plays at a high speed with no sound.
2 When you recognize the passage you want,
pressÉÅ or OK
➜ Normal playback resumes.
Helpful hints:
– For MP3, skipping forward/backward is
available only within the same track.
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