Basic Playback Operations
Regional coding
Your DVD player has been designed to process regional management information that is
stored on DVD discs. DVD discs that have different regional codes to that of your player
cannot be played.The regional code for your player is 2 (Europe, the Middle East, South Africa,
Japan).ALL means all regions.When you buy a disc check that it bears the correct logo.
Operating the DVD player
1. Switch on your TV set.
2. Press the button on the remote control or the STOP/STANDBY button located on
the DVD player’s front panel.
Playback
1. Press the button on the front of the appliance or on the remote controlOPEN/CLOSE
to open the disc tray.
2. Put the disc in with the printed side upwards (in the case of a single-sided disc).
3. Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc tray. Play starts automatically. If a menu
appears, one of its options can be selected to start playing the disc.Select it and press OK.
4. Press STOP to stop playback.
Notes:The player stores the point where playback was interrupted. If you press PLAY again, playback resumes
from this point.To stop playback completely or to start again from the beginning, press STOP twice.
If the player is left in STOP mode for more than five minutes without any user interaction, a screen saver is
activated.
Accelerated play
While the disc is playing, press the or button one or more times to vary theREV FWD
speed and direction of the accelerated play.
Still image
While the disc is playing, press once for freeze frame.PAU SE
Note:After five minutes in PAUSE with no user interaction, the player goes into screen saver mode.
Frame advance (all discs except audio CD, mp3,WMA and DivX)
1. While the disc is playing, press once.PAU SE
2. Press the PAUS E button a number of times to advance forward image by image.
3. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.
Variable slow motion (DVD and VCD only)
1. While the disc is playing, press once.PAU SE
2. Press the REV or FWD button a number of times to vary the speed and direction of the
slow motion.
3. Press PLAY to resume normal playback.
Note: Reverse slow motion is not possible with a Video CD.
Changing chapter/track
While the disc is playing, press the or button to go immediately to theSKIP SKIP
next or previous chapter, or to the next or previous track.
For audio CD and VCD only: enter the track number with the number buttons and then
press OK.
Zoom (DVD,VCD and DivX only)
1. While a disc is playing, press the button until you reach the zoom size youZOOM
require.
2. Move from one area to another using the , , and buttons.
Play modes
Repeat playback
While the disc is playing, press the REPEAT button repeatedly to select a play mode:
DVD: Repeat Chapter, Repeat Title, Repeat Off;
VCD and audio CD: Repeat Track, Repeat All, Repeat Off;
A-B repeat
To repeat a sequence between two points A and B,press the A-B button at the beginning of
the sequence you want to repeat.Then press the A-B button again at the end of the sequence.
Then the sequence is played repeatedly until you press A-B to resume normal playback.
Programme playback (DVD,VCD and audio CD)
With this option,you choose and programme the playback order. You can store up to 20 tracks.
1. Insert a disc.
2. In Stop mode, press the PROGRAM button.The Program menu appears.
3. Use the number buttons to enter the title number and then the chapter number (for
DVD) or the track number (for VCD and Audio CD). Repeat Step 3 as often as necessary.
4. Use the , , and buttons to select and press Start OK to start playback.
Tracks are played in the order of the playback list. Playback stops once all tracks have
been played.
5. Press the STOP button to stop the programme playback. Press the STOP button twice
or the OPEN/CLOSE button to cancel the programme playback.
Random playback (all discs except DVD)
You can play all the tracks on the disc in a random order (chosen by the player).
1. Insert a disc.
2. Press the RANDOM button during playback.“ ” appears. Once all tracks haveRandom
been randomly played, the player automatically stops playback.
3. Press the RANDOM button again to stop random playback. “ ” appears on the TVOff
screen.
Advanced functions
Audio (DVD,VCD and audio CD)
Some discs have several audio tracks used for different languages or different audio formats.
To change the language or audio format during play, press the AUDIO button one or more
times to select one of the available audio formats or languages.
Note:This option is only available if the disc offers a number of dialogue languages or audio formats.
Bookmarks
The player can store up to 12 disc locations as long as the disc remains in the player and the
unit remains switched on.
1. Press the BOOKMARK button during play.A menu is displayed.
2. To create a bookmark, select a free bookmark using the and buttons and press the
PLAY button.
3. Repeat Step 2 as often as necessary.
4. To start playback from a bookmark, press the button, select the bookmarkBOOKMARK
using the and buttons and then press the PLAY button.
5. To delete a bookmark,press the button, select the bookmark using the BOOKMARK
and buttons and then press the CLEAR button.
To exit the bookmark function, press the BOOKMARK button again.
Status menu
Press the DISPLAY button a number of times during playback to show in turn:
DVD:Title elapsed time,Title remaining time, Chapter elapsed time, Chapter remaining
time, Display Off.
VCD and audio CD: Single elapsed time, Single remaining time,Total elapsed time,Total
remaining time, Display Off.
mp3 and DivX: Single elapsed time, Single remaining time.
PBC (VCD)
The PlayBack Control function offers scenes and information which can be selected interactively
via a menu. It can also be used to display high-resolution pictures, if the disc contains any.
Press the DISC MENU button to access the PBC menu and the TITLE MENU button to
turn the PBC function on and off.
Preview (DVD and VCD)
1. Press the button during playback to display the PREVIEW Digest menu. It includes
various options depending on the type of disc:
DVD:Title Digest, Chapter Digest,Title Interval, Chapter Interval and Bookmark Digest;
VCD:Track Digest, Disc Interval and Track Interval.
2. Select one of the digest types:
- /Title Digest Chapter Digest Track digest/ : shows a digest of all titles/chapters/
tracks available on the disc.
- / /Title Chapter Disc/Track Interval: shows a digest of the current title/chapter/disc/
track in 10 minutes interval.
- : shows a digest of all bookmarks created on the disc.Bookmark Digest
3. To display the next page,press the button or select Next in the menu and press OK.
To start playback from a particular title, chapter, track, interval or bookmark,select it
using the , , and buttons and press OK, or input the corresponding number
in the box and press Select OK.
To return to the digest menu, select the button, and press Menu OK.
To leave the digest menu, select the button and press Exit OK or press the PREVIEW
button again.
IntroScan (audio CD)
This option plays the first five seconds of each track.
Press PLAY to start playback, then the DISPLAY button to display the Single elapsed time
and then the PREVIEW button to start the IntroScan. Press PLAY to continue playing the
current track.
Playback of mp3,WMA, JPEG and DivX files
mp3 is an audio file format which compresses recorded music. It was developed in
collaboration with .The main advantage of the mp3 format is that it means CD-
quality music tracks can be stored on a personal computer in user-friendly compressed files.
WMA (Windows Media Audio) is another audio file format developed by Microsoft.
JPEG files are image files. Make sure that they have a resolution of less than 5 megapixels.
Your player is an Official DivX Certified™ product that plays DivX®5, DivX®4, DivX®3, and
DivX®VOD video content, in compliance with DivX Certified™ technical requirements.
Displaying JPEG files or playing mp3 or WMA or DivX files
Before inserting a disc, check that it is compatible with the player.
1. Open the tray by pressing the button.OPEN/CLOSE
2. Place the disc with the printed side facing up and close the tray.The disc’s contents are displayed.
3. Select a folder using the and buttons on the remote control, then press OK to
see the folder’s contents.
4. Select a file using the and buttons on the remote control, then press to startOK
playback.
5. Press the STOP button to stop playback.
6. To go back to the folder list, press the button in stop mode.
Note: During playback you can use the or button to go back to the previous file or go onSKIP SKIP
to the next one.
Playing JPEG and mp3 music files at the same time
You can display JPEG files while listening to mp3 music files recorded on the same disc.
1. Insert the disc containing the two types of file in the player.
2. Select an mp3 music file using the and buttons, then press OK to confirm your
selection.
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