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Basic playback
This section shows you how to use your recorder for
playback of discs (DVD, CD, etc.). More playback
features, such as repeat play, are covered in the next
chapter.
Important
• Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’ means
playback-only DVD-Video discs and DVD-R/RW. If a
function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc, it
is specified.
• Some DVD-Video discs don’t allow certain playback
controls to operate at certain points in the disc. This
is not a malfunction.
• VR mode discs recorded on another DVD recorder
may contain a PlayList of titles. These can be found
after the Original titles on the disc. See also
Using the
Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc
on
page 26.
1 Press
STANDBY/ON to switch on.
Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the
correct video input.
2 Press
OPEN/CLOSE (front panel only) 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).
• If you want to play a DTS audio CD, please first read
the note on page 23.
• Please see
Disc / content format playback
compatibility
on page 7 if you want to play a Dual Disc
(DVD/CD hybrid disc)
.
4 Press
to start playback.
• If you’re playing a DVD-Video or Video CD, a disc
menu may appear when you start playback. Use the
///
(cursor buttons) and
ENTER
to navigate
DVD disc menus, and the number buttons and
ENTER
for Video CD menus.
• See the following sections for more details on playing
specific kinds of discs.
5 To stop playback, press
.
6 When you’ve finished using the recorder, eject
the disc and switch the recorder back into standby.
• To open/close the disc tray, press
OPEN/CLOSE
.
Remove the disc before putting the recorder into
standby.
• Press
STANDBY/ON
to switch the recorder into
standby.
Playing DVD discs
The table below shows the basic playback controls for
DVD-Video, and recordable DVD discs.
STANDBY/ON
ENTER
CH+
CH–
Press to start or restart playback.
Press to pause playback; press again to
restart playback.
Press to stop playback.
You can resume playback from the same
point by pressing
. (Press
again to
cancel the resume function.)
• During playback, press to start scan-
ning. Press repeatedly to increase the
scanning speed.
• Press an
d
hol
d
while paused to start
slow-motion playback. Press repeate
d
ly to
change the playback spee
d
.
• While paused, press to advance a single
frame in either direction.
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