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Playback
Video/Picture/Music Playback
Loading a Disc
B (Power)
OPEN/CLOSE
1 Press B to turn on the power.
2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.
3 Load a disc on the disc tray.
• Insert the disc with the label face up.
• In case of disc recorded on both sides, face down
the side to play back.
4 Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.
BD/DVD Video Playback
BD VIDEO BD-RE BD-R
DVD VIDEO
DVD-R
DVD-RW
This section explains playback of commercially
available BD Video and DVD Video discs (like
movies) and recorded DVD-RW/R discs.
• This player supports DVD upscaling during DVD
playback.
• For a description of other playback functions, refer to
“Playback Functions” on pages 35–37.
1 Load a disc.
• Playback may begin automatically, depending on
the disc.
• Playback begins from the first title.
• The menu may be displayed first, depending on the
disc. Perform playback operation by following the
directions on the screen.
• When loading a disc containing 3D content (3D BD
video) with “Yes” selected in the “3D Notice” setting
(page 45), playback will be stopped and the 3D
notice will be displayed on the TV screen. In such
cases, press ENTER for confirmation, and then
playback will start.
2 Press a if playback does not begin
automatically or playback is stopped.
NOTE
• The disc load time may vary depending on the disc.
Regarding playback of BD video discs
• Some of the newly released BD video discs cannot be
played back unless you update the player software
to the latest version. Therefore, it may be required to
update the software of the player.
• Refer to pages 51–54 for more information regarding
software updates for the player.
To stop playback
Press c.
Resume playback function
• If you press a next, playback will resume from
the point where the Player was previously stopped. To
playback from the beginning, cancel resume mode by
pressing c, then press a. (This may not
work depending on the type of disc. In this case, open
the disc tray or enter standby.)
NOTE
• Resume playback may not function depending on the
disc.
• The resume playback function for discs will be cancelled
if video on demand streaming content is viewed
after disc playback. Disc playback will start from the
beginning after viewing streaming content.