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Playing movies, music and photos
Using this player, you can enjoy watching movies, listening to music
and browsing photos, from BD and DVD discs or from a media
server on the network. How you navigate, browse and play content
varies according to the format of the content and the media:
• To play a BD or DVD movie disc (i.e., one containing BD-ROM or
DVD-Video application format), see Playing BD/DVD movies and
audio CD below.
• To play a DVD-R/-RW disc recorded with movie, music or photo
files, turn to Using the Disc Navigator on page 27.
• To play content from a media server, please refer to Using the
Home Media Gallery on page 32.
Playing BD/DVD movies and audio CD
The basic playback controls for playing BD/DVD movies and audio
CD discs are covered here. Further functions are detailed in the next
chapter.
1 If the player isn’t already on, press STANDBY/ON to
switch it on.
Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video
input.
2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.
3 Load a disc.
Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide
to align the disc (if you’re loading a double-sided DVD-Video disc,
load it with the side you want to play face down).
The player will take a short while to read the disc, after which the
disc type will show up in the front panel display.
4 Press to start playback.
•Use the PAUSE and buttons to pause or stop playback. You
can resume playback in either case by pressing . See also
Resuming playback on page 23.
• See Playback controls on page 23 for other controls available
during playback.
When playing BD-ROM discs:
• Commercially produced BD-ROM movie discs often go straight
to the disc menu when playback is started (sometimes preceded
by an opening sequence). Navigate through the disc menu
using the cursor keys (///) and the ENTER button. You
can also use the number buttons to select numbered items in
some menus.
• To get back to the top menu, press TOP MENU.
• Some BD-ROM discs feature pop-up menus that do not
interrupt playback; press POPUP MENU/MENU to access
these.
When playing DVD-Video discs:
• Commercially produced DVD movies often go straight to the
disc menu when playback is started (sometimes preceded by an
opening sequence). Navigate the disc menu using the cursor
(///) and ENTER buttons. You can also use the number
buttons to select numbered items in some menus.
• To get back to the top menu, press TOP MENU.
• To get back to the disc menu, press POPUP MENU/MENU.
When playing audio CDs:
• For more information see Playback controls on page 23.
5 When you’ve finished using the player, eject the disc and
switch the player back into standby.
• To open/close the disc tray, press OPEN/CLOSE. Remove the
disc before putting the player into standby.
• Press STANDBY/ON to switch the player into standby.
MENU
STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE
TOP MENU
POPUP MENU
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