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Setting the Clock:
• “0:00” will flash on the display until you set the clock.
• The clock may gain or lose 1 to 2 minutes per month. If this
happens, reset the clock.
Turning Off the Power Automatically:
• If you turn off the System, Sleep Timer is canceled.
Advanced Radio Operations
(see pages 22 to 24)
Receiving FM Stations with RDS:
• If the System takes time to show the RDS information—
PS, PTY, RT signals, “WAIT” will appear while
searching.
Unique DVD/VCD Operations
(see pages 25 to 27)
Selecting the Sound Track:
• On some DVD Videos, you cannot change audio languages
while playing back.
Playing Back a Bonus Group on a DVD Audio:
• You cannot select a track in the bonus group for Program
Play.
Special Picture Playback:
• During slow-motion playback, no sound will be
reproduced.
• While zoomed in, the picture may look coarse.
Advanced Disc Operations
(see pages 28 to 30)
Programming the Playing Order—Program Play:
• While programming steps...
Your entry will be ignored if you have tried to program an
item number that does not exist on the disc (for example,
selecting track 14 on a disc that only has 12 tracks). Such
entries are ignored, and are erased from the program.
• For SVCD/VCD/CD, if the disc is not in current tray, the
System may prompt for the group number entry as well,
however, during playback, system will ignore these
entries.
• You cannot use Program Play and Random Play for JPEG
discs.
Playing at Random—Random Play:
• Random Play cannot be used on some DVD discs.
Prohibiting Disc Ejection—Child Lock:
• If you try to eject discs while Child Lock is in use,
“LOCKED” appears to inform you that the disc trays are
locked.
On-Screen Disc Operations
(see pages 31 to 35)
Operations Using the On-screen Bar:
• A-B Repeat:
– A-B Repeat cannot be used on some DVDs.
– For DVD Video, A-B Repeat is possible only within the
same title.
– For DVD Audio/SVCD/VCD/CD, A-B Repeat is
possible only within the same track.
Operations on the CONTROL Screen:
• For JPEG files playback...
– It is recommended that you record a file at 640 x 480
resolution. (If a file has been recorded at a resolution of
more than 640 x 480, it will take a long time to be
shown.)
– This System can play only baseline JPEG files*.
Progressive JPEG files* or lossless JPEG files* cannot
be played.
* Baseline JPEG format:
Used for digital cameras,
web, etc.
Progressive JPEG format: Used for web.
Lossless JPEG format:
An old type and rarely used
now.
• This unit may not play back JPEG files properly which are
recorded by the devices other than digital still camera.
• During Slide-show playback, zoom cannot be operated.
Advanced Tape Operations
(see pages 36 and 37)
Recording on a Tape:
• The recording level is automatically set correctly. Thus,
you can adjust the sound you are actually listening to
without affecting the recording level.
• There is leader tape which cannot be recorded onto at the
start and the end of cassette tapes. Thus, when recording
discs or radio broadcasts, wind the leader tape first to
ensure that the recording will be made without any music
part lost.
• If no cassette is inserted, “NO TAPE” appears on the
display. If a protected tape has been inserted, “NO REC”
appears on the display.
• When using Reverse Mode for recording, start recording in
the forward (
3
) direction first; otherwise, recording will
stop when only one side (reverse) of the tape is recorded.
• You cannot change source during recording.
Synchronized Disc Recording:
• While recording, you cannot use
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LEVEL, 3D PHONIC and source buttons.
• You can adjust volume control and sound setting
(subwoofer level, RHYTHM AX, Sound mode) but the
settings do not affect the recording sound.
• Everything on the disc goes onto the tape in the order on
the disc, or according to the order you have made for
Program Play.
• You cannot use Synchronized Recording with Repeat Play
(Repeat Play will be canceled).
• When recording starts, “DISC REC” appears on the
display and the REC (recording) indicator flashes.
• When the tape reaches its end in the forward direction (
3
)
during recording, the last song will be re-recorded at the
beginning of the reverse side (
2
).
• When the tape reaches its end in the reverse side (
2
)
during recording, recording stops even though the entire
disc is not entirely recorded.
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