Basic Operations
Basic play
Preparation
Turn on the television and select the appropriate video input on the television to suit the connections for the player.
-
Press [ POWER
] to turn on the unit.
-
Press [
] to open the disc tray.
-
Place the disc on the disc tray.
-
Press [
] (
PLAY
).
The disc tray closes and play begins.
[CD] (MP3 discs)
Group and track names are displayed on the television.
Press [SUBTITLE] to change the display.
To stop play
Press [
] (Resume function).
To pause play
Press [
] during play.
Press [
] (PLAY) to restart play.
NOTE
-
If "
" appears on the television
The operation is prohibited by the unit or disc.
- The disc continues to rotate while the menu is displayed even after you finish playing an item. Press [
] when you finish to preserve the unit's motor and your television screen.
- Volume may be lower when playing DVDs than when playing other discs or during television broadcasts.
If you turn the volume up on the television or amplifier, be sure to reduce the volume again before playing other sources so that a sudden increase in output does not occur.
When a menu screen appears on the television
[DVD] [VCD]
Press the numbered buttons to select an item.
To select a 2-digit number
Example: To select item 23, press [
10]
[2]
[3].
Play of the selected item now begins.
Other buttons used to operate menus
Read the disc's instructions for further details about operation.
[
]: Shows the next menu.
[
:]: Shows the previous menu.
[RETURN]: Shows the menu screen. [VCD]
[TOP MENU]: Shows the first menu screen. [DVD]
[MENU]: Shows the menu screen. [DVD]
Replaying a scene - QUICK REPLAY
[DVD] [CD] [VCD]
During play
Press [QUICK REPLAY].
Play skips back a few seconds each time you press the button.
- You cannot skip beyond the beginning of a track or title.
- This feature doesn't work with some discs.
Setting the unit to turn off - SLEEP timer
[DVD] [CD] [VCD]
Remote control only
Press [ SLEEP ] to select the setting.
Each time you press the button:
The SLEEP indicator lights when the sleep timer is on.
For example
To cancel the SLEEP timer
Press [SLEEP] to select "OFF".
To confirm the remaining time
Press [SLEEP].
NOTE
- AUTO also works with DVDs that show a menu after play finishes.
- AUTO does not work if you press [
], [MENU], or [TOP MENU]. It is activated again when you restart play.
- AUTO does not work correctly with some discs (e.g., if menus appear after playing video CDs).
Auto standby
The unit switches to standby mode after about 30 minutes in the stop mode, irrespective of the SLEEP setting.
Using menus to play MP3 discs
Using menus to play MP3 discs
[CD] (MP3 discs)
This unit can play MP3 files recorded on CD-R/RW with a computer.
Files are treated as tracks and folders are treated as groups.
-
Press [
TOP MENU
] or [
MENU
].
A file list appears.
-
Press [
] to select the track and press [
ENTER
].
Play starts and continues to the last track in the last group.
"
" indicates the track currently playing.
Naming folders and files
At the time of recording, prefix folder and file names with 3-digit numbers in the order you want to play them (this may not work at times).
Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trade-marks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpo-ration in the United States and/or other countries.
WMA is a compression format developed by Microsoft Corporation. It achieves the same sound quality as MP3 with a file size that is smaller than that of MP3.
To show other pages
Press [
] to select "Prev" or "Next" and press [ENTER].
After listing all the tracks in one group, the list for the next group appears.
To close the file list screen
Press [TOP MENU] or [MENU].
Using the tree screen to find a group
-
Press [
] while a track is highlighted to display the tree screen.
-
Press [
] to select a group and press [
ENTER
].
The file list for the group appears.
For your reference
- Press [
] to jump layers in the tree screen.
NOTE
- Discs must conform to ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended for-mats). MP3 files must have the extension ".MP3" or ".mp3".
- This unit is compatible with multi-session but if there are a lot of sessions it takes more time for play to start. Keep the number of sessions to a minimum to avoid this.
- This unit is not compatible with ID3 tags.
- This unit is not compatible with files with a sampling rate of 32 kHz.
[DVD-RV32] [DVD-RV27]
(For U.S.A., Canada and units with PX printed on the outer packaging) This unit can also play Windows Media Audio (WMA).
- When creating a WMA disc, ensure the copyright feature is off.
- WMA files must have the extension ".WMA" or ".wma".
- This unit can play WMA files with a compression rate of 48 kbps or more.
- Noise may occur when playing WMA files.
- There are some files this unit cannot play (e.g., copyright protected). TRACK PROTECTED or CANNOT PLAY THIS TRACK appear on the unit's display to indicate such tracks.
Resume function
[DVD] [CD] [VCD]
(When the elapsed play time is displayed)
The position you stopped play at is recorded by the unit when "
" is flashing on the display.
e.g. DVD
While "
" is flashing, press [
] (PLAY) to start play from where you stopped it. (When playing DVD
Chapter Preview)
- The position is cleared when the disc tray is opened or the unit is switched to standby.
- Press [
] to clear the position.
Position Memory function
This function allows you to memorize a position to start from even after switching the unit to standby or changing discs.
- During play, press [POSITION MEMORY].
- Press [POWER
] to switch the unit to standby, or press [
] to remove the disc.
- When you are ready to play the disc again, press [
] (PLAY). Play starts from the memorized position and the position is cleared. (When playing DVD
Chapter Preview)
To clear the position before play
Press [
].
- You can memorize positions on up to five different discs at a time. When you memorize another position, the earliest position is replaced.
Chapter Preview [DVD]
One of these messages appears immediately after you press [
] (PLAY).
Press [
] (PLAY) while the message is displayed and the beginning portions of each chapter up to the current one are played. Full play resumes from the point where you pressed [
] or [POSITION MEMORY].
(This feature works only within a title.)
If you do not press [
] (PLAY), the message disappears and play starts from where you pressed [
] or [POSITION MEMORY].
Skipping chapters or tracks
[DVD] [CD] [VCD]
During play or while paused
Press [
] or [
].
- Each press increases the number of skips.
Fast forward and rewind-SEARCH
[DVD] [CD] [VCD]
During play
Press [
] or [
].
Turn the shuttle dial [
,
] on the main unit.
- Play starts again when you release the shuttle dial.
- Audio will be heard during search (except for WMA files). You can turn this audio off if you want to (Audio-Audio during Search).
Slow-motion play
[DVD] [VCD]
While paused
Press [
] or [
].
Turn the shuttle dial [
,
] on the main unit.
- The picture stills again when you release the shuttle dial.
Frame-by-frame viewing
[DVD] [VCD]
Remote control only
While paused
Press [
] or [
].
The frame changes each time you press the button.
- The frames change in succession if you press and hold the button.
- Pressing [
] also activates forward frame-by-frame.
NOTE
- The speed of search and slow-motion increases up to 5 steps.
- Press [
] (PLAY) to restart play.
- You cannot move backwards with Video CD during slow-motion and frame-by-frame.
When playing Video CDs with playback control
Turning the shuttle dial or pressing buttons to perform skip, search or slow-motion may take you to a menu screen.
Starting play from a selected title or track
Making the most of the viewing options
[DVD] [CD] [VCD]
Press the numbered buttons to select the item.
To select a 2-digit number
Example: To select item 23, press [
10]
[2]
[3].
Play starts from the selected item.
NOTE
4:3 TV ZOOM function
[DVD]
Remote control only
Widescreen software often appears as a letterbox picture when shown on a regular 4:3 aspect television. Use 4:3 TV ZOOM to expand these pictures to fill more of the television. (The sides of the picture are cut off when you do this.)
During play
Press [
ZOOM
].
- Press again to cancel.
- 4:3 TV ZOOM is also canceled when you open the disc tray or switch the unit to standby.
NOTE
- Depending on the video format of the disc and current play status, this feature may not work as described.
- Menus may act or appear differently while 4:3 TV ZOOM is on.