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18 Quick Disc Playback
There are many playback features and options available on Discs. After familiariz-
ing yourself with the DVD Recorder as described on pages 20-27, see pages 28
and following to try additional features.
1
Press STANDBY-ON
yy
to turn on the DVD Recorder. The
STANDBY-ON light will be green when the power is On.
Turn on your TV. Set it to the correct Video In channel. Details are
on pages 9-14. You should see the blue Philips DVD background picture on
the TV screen (if no Disc is in the Recorder).
2
Press OPEN/CLOSE A on the front of the DVD Recorder to open the
disc tray.
Load your Disc in the tray, with the label facing up and the shiny side
facing down. If the Disc (DVD) is two-sided, make sure the label of the
side you want to play is facing up.
3
Press OPEN/CLOSE A again to close the tray.
4
Playback may start automatically. If not:
• If you are playing a DVD, a Disc menu may appear. If the Title or
Chapter selections are numbered, press a Number button to select an
item. Or, press 9 8 ; : to select an item, then press OK. Playback will
begin. Or, follow the on-screen instructions as detailed in the DVD Disc
menu.
• If you are playing an Audio CD, press PLAY
: to start playback.
• If you are playing a DVD+RW/DVD+R, the Index Picture Screen will
appear. Details are on page 35. Press 9 8 to select the Title you want to
play, then press OK. If the Disc is blank, the display will show “EMPTY
DISC.”
5
To stop playback at any time, press STOP C.
If Auto resume is On, play will resume at the same point the next time you
play the disc. To play the Disc from its beginning, restart play from the
Disc menu.
If Auto resume is Off, Resume : will appear in the top left corner when
you start to play the Disc later. While Resume : appears, press PLAY :
to resume playback from the point at which you last stopped it. Otherwise,
Resume : will disappear after about five seconds and play will start at the
beginning of the Disc.
Auto resume is On when you purchase the DVD Recorder. However, you
can turn it On or Off. Details are on page 54.
• If the Disc is Locked by Access
Control, you must enter the four-
digit code or authorize the Disc.
Details are on pages 49-53.
• DVDs have a region code. Your
Recorder will not play Discs that
have a region code different from
the region code of your Recorder.
The Recorder’s region code is 1
(one). Details are on page seven.
Helpful Hints
DVDR985
VDR985
DVD RECORDER
RECORD
2,3
1
MONITOR ON/OFF
REC/OTR
NEXTPREVIOUS
REVERSE PAUSE SLOW FORWARD
STOP FSS PLAY
CLEAR
CH
SELECT
TIMER
T/C
ZOOM ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO
DIM REPEAT REPEAT SCAN
A/CH
MUTE
VOL
4
5
4
4
4
DVD
AUDIO CD VIDEO CDDVD+RW DVD+R
PO
W
ER O
N/OFF