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Graphics are for representation only. Your unit might differ from pictures in this book.
Additional Information
The picture is distorted
• Did you connect your VCR to the DVD Player? Disconnect it, and connect the VCR directly
to the TV and the DVD Player directly to the TV. See chapter 1 for correct setup and
connection information.
• The disc might be damaged. Try another disc.
• If you’re using FORWARD or REVERSE buttons, it is normal for some distortion to appear
while scanning.
A screen saver appears on the TV
• Your player is equipped with a screen saver that appears on the TV after your player has
been idle for several minutes. To make it disappear, press STOP or CLEAR on the remote.
Subtitle and/or audio language is not the one selected from the initial setting
• If the subtitle and/or audio language does not exist on the disc, the initial settings will not
be seen/heard. The disc’s priority language is selected instead. Set the subtitle and/or audio
language manually through the Info Display or the player menu.
The menu is displayed in a foreign language
• The Language menu (Player Menus) is set to that language. Go to Languages (In Spanish,
shown as Idiomas; in French, as Langues) in the main DVD player menu and select the
Player Menus option (In Spanish, shown as Menús del Lector; in French, as Menus Lecteur)
Highlight the language you prefer, and press OK.
Play doesn’t begin
• The rating of the title on the disc exceeds the rating limit set in the Ratings Limits menu.
Unlock the player and/or change the rating limit in those menus.
No forward or reverse scan
• Some discs have sections that prohibit rapid scanning, or title and chapter skip.
• If you’re trying to skip through the warning information and credits at the beginning of a
movie, you won’t be able to. This part of the movie is often programmed to prohibit
skipping through it.
Desired angle cannot be changed
• Most discs don’t have the multi-camera angle system, and some discs only have mutliple
angles during certain parts of the movie.
Picture is too tall and thin
• Change the aspect ratio: go to the main menu, select Display, select TV Image. Go to page
30 for more information.
Picture is too short and wide
• Change the aspect ratio: go to the main menu, select Display, and select TV Image. Go to
page 30 for more information.
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