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3. PLAYBACK
3.1 Preparing For Playback (All Discs)
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To playback a disc, turn on the TV.
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If the DVD Recorder audio outputs are connected to an A/V receiver, turn on the receiver and
make the appropriate selections to play audio from the DVD Recorder. Otherwise connect audio
output to TV input.
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Set options in the setup menus that are appropriate for your speaker arrangement and
configuration, for the video standard (PAL or NTSC) of your television monitor, and for the video
picture aspect ratio.
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For a DVD, check packaging and determine whether the parental control level and local setups
are appropriate for your country.Refer to setup menus for the Country and Parental controls.
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DVDs are encoded for six different regions. Factory default is set to Region 2 code and cannot be
changed.
3.2 Inserting a Disc In The Tray
Insert a disc in the DVD Recorder tray with the shiny side down. Note that some discs shine more than
others. In the case of commercial CD’s, the disc identifying information is printed on the “top” side of a
disc. Do not insert more than one disc in the disc tray at a time.
NOTE:
If the disc is placed in upside down (and it is a single sided disc), the VFD display on the DVD
recorder will indicate NO DISC.
3.3 Basic Playback (DVD, (S)VCD, CD-DA, MP3, JPEG, MPEG )
Some playback operations and interactivity features of DVD and may be intentionally fixed by the
software producer. Accordingly, some playback features may not be available. You should refer to the
instructions supplied with the DVD. The simplest way to playback a disc is to follow this procedure.
1. Press on the STANDBY key. Wait awhile for the recorder to start up and the display illuminated.
2. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.
3. Place a disc onto the tray.
4. Press OPEN/CLOSE.
The disc tray is automatically closed and title screen or instructions to play the disc will show on the
TV.
DVD:
A menu may appear on the TV screen after a moment or the film may start immediately after the
introduction of the movie company. You can select a specific scene to play if provided in this menu.
This behavior depends on the disc content and may change.
This statement assumes that parental controls are off or set in such a way to allow the disc to play
unimpeded and also the region of DVD conforms to your region.
(S)VCD:
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With PBC:
If disc contains a menu, it will appear on the screen after a moment. You can select
a specific scene to play, if provided in this menu.
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Without PBC:
It plays the content.
CD-DA:
CD menu appears, tracks are listed on the screen. It starts playback of the first track
automatically.
MP3 / JPEG / MPEG / :
CD menu is appeared, all files and folders are listed on the screen.
5. If a menu is active on screen, press arrow keys to navigate or press SELECT to select a menu
item.
