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BASIC OPERATION
Preparation:
1 If a television set is used, turn on its power and set the TV/Video switch to “Video”.
1 If a sound system is used, turn on the amplifier first and make sure its outputs are set properly.
p Start Playback
1 Press the POWER button to turn on the DVD player.
1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray.
1 Place a disc onto the tray and make sure that it is
placed squarely on the tray.
1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE or PLAY button to play the
disc.
i When using a DVD disc, some menu selections and
some DVD playback functions are available during
playback.
i When using a VCD disc with PBC, the PBC menu will
be displayed on the screen. You can use the PBC
menu, or press the PBC button to set PBC off and the
disc will play immediately.
i For a VCD disc without PBC or a CD-DA, the disc will
be played immediately.
p Stop Playback
1 Press the STOP button to stop playback.
i When the unit is not in use, remove the disc and press
the POWER button to switch to standby mode.
p Skip Playback
Skip playback is not available while playing a VCD with
PBC ON.
1 Press the NEXT button to search to the beginning of
next track (VCD/CD) or the next chapter (DVD).
1 Press the PREV button to search to the beginning of
the current track or chapter.
p Still/Pause Playback
1 Pressing the STILL/STEP button during playback will
pause play.
1 To resume normal play, press the PLAY button.
p Step Playback
Step playback is available while playing discs other than
CD-DA. It provides a frame-by-frame still picture image.
1 Press the STILL/STEP button to freeze the image.
1 Press the STILL/STEP button again to skip to the next
frame, and so on.
1 Press the PLAY button to return to normal play.
p Fast Forward/Reverse Scan
Using the FWR and REV buttons to fast forward and
reverse scan.
1 When the FWR or REV button is pressed, t the speed
of play changes in cycles of 2X Õ 4X Õ 8X Õ 12X Õ 15X
Õ 30X Õ normal Õ2X.
1 When the PLAY or ENTER button is pressed during
fast forward/reverse scan, normal playback will be
resumed.
1 It is normal that video image may seem discontinuous
during fast forward/reverse scan.
1 When the fast forward scan reaches the end of a track
(CD/VCD) or a title (DVD), normal playback of the next
track/title will be resumed.
1 When the fast reverse scan reaches the beginning of a
track (CD/VCD) or a title (DVD), the normal playback
of the track/title will be resumed.
p Slow-Motion Forward/Reverse Playback
Pressing the SLOW button enables the slow-motion
forward/reverse playback.
1 DVD - When the SLOW button is pressed, the speed
changes in cycles of fwd 1/2Õ fwd 1/4 Õ fwd 1/8Õ rev
1/2 Õ rev 1/4 Õ rev 1/8 Õ normalÕ fwd 1/2.
1 VCD - When the SLOW button is pressed, the speed
changes in cycles of fwd 1/2 Õ fwd 1/4Õ fwd 1/8Õ
fwd1/2.
1 Pressing the PLAY or ENTER button, resumes normal
play.
1 During slow-motion play, you will not be able to hear
the audio portion of the track.