Philips 20MC4304 DVD VCR Combo User Manual


 
14 Playing a Disc
Before you begin, turn on the power of other equipment
connected to the TV/VCR/DVD. Set a stereo (if applicable) to
the correct sound source or channel. Details are on page 11.
1
Press STANDBY-ON to turn on the
TV/VCR/DVD. The unit will be in TV/VCR mode.The
red VCR/TV light will be on.
2
Press SELECT repeatedly to put the
TV/VCR/DVD in DVD mode. The green DVD light
will appear on the front of the TV/VCR/DVD.
3
Press OPEN/CLOSE A on the front of the
TV/VCR/DVD to open the disc tray.
4
Place a disc into the tray.
Some DVDs are recorded on both sides. Make sure the
label of the side you want to play is facing up.
Or, if the DVD is recorded on only one side, place the
disc in the tray with the label facing up and the shiny
side facing down.
5
Press PLAY B to close the tray. The tray will
close and playback will begin. If playback does not start
automatically, press PLAY B again.
If a DVD menu appears instead, see page 52.
To play MP3 or JPEG files, see page 66.
You also can close the tray by pressing
OPEN/CLOSE A.
6
Press STOP C to stop playback. If playback remains
stopped for 5 minutes, the DVD screen will dim. If
playback is stopped for 20 minutes with no activity at
the TV/VCR/DVD, the unit will turn off.
PLAY
STOP
RECORD
DISC
MENU
SPEED C.RESET
STANDBY-ON
PICTURE SELECTSLEEP
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Press OPEN/CLOSE A on
the front of the
TV/VCR/DVD.
4
Insert a disc.
•Even if you turn off the unit in
DVD mode, if you turn it on
again with the STANDBY-ON
button, it will be in TV/VCR
mode. If the unit was shut down
by unplugging the power cord
or due to a power failure, it will
be in DVD mode when you
turn it on again.
An ‘’X” will appear on the
screen when you try to access
a feature that is not available.
This is not a problem with the
TV/VCR/DVD.
If a disc is dirty or scratched,
the picture may be distorted or
playback may stop. Remove the
disc and try a different one.
•Press OPEN/CLOSE A (DVD)
or PLAY B (DVD) on the front
of the TV/VCR/DVD when the
power is off.This turns on the
unit in DVD mode (not
TV/VCR mode).
If a disc has multiple layers, the
picture may freeze occasionally.
This happens when the first
layer switches to the second
layer.This is not a malfunction.
•Pressing SELECT during disc
playback stops disc playback and
switches the unit to TV/VCR
mode. Pressing
PLAY B (VCR) on the front of
the unit during disc playback
stops disc playback and starts
tape playback.
Helpful Hints
REMINDER: Only certain discs will play.
See page 7 for details.
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