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Switching between TV and DVD
When the recorder is stopped or recording you can
choose whether to have the audio/video from the built-in
TV tuner (or external input) play on your TV (‘DVD mode’),
or watch the channel that the TV is currently set to (‘TV
mode’).
During playback or when a menu is being displayed on-
screen, the sound and video is always routed to your TV
and is unaffected by the
TV/DVD
mode setting.
Note that the recorder must be connected to your TV
using a SCART cable to be able to use this feature.
• Press TV/DVD to switch between TV mode and
DVD mode.
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 28.
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 25.
• 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.
TV
/DVD
STANDBY/ON
ENTER
CH+
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