Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.
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CAUTION
You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. Before operating this player, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.
CAUTION
The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.
WARNING
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. [. . . ] 1 Q
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Press C/X/x/c to select the genre, then press ENTER.
The genre for the selected disc is stored in memory. If no jacket picture is recorded in the disc, or if you do not have a scene captured from that disc as a jacket picture (page 51), the genre picture in the memory of the player is displayed.
Selected genre
ALL DVD CD A B C D
Selecting a genre
You can assign a genre to your disc.
TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD switch
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Skiing the World Music Madness
Classical
CD Action DVD CD
VIDEO CD VIDEO CD
C/X/x/c TOP MENU/EDIT
ENTER ORETURN
To cancel the edit mode Press ORETURN until EDIT disappears
from the Disc Explorer. If you press ORETURN again, the Disc Explorer turns off.
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Notes Select the disc on the Disc Explorer (steps 1 and 2 of "Searching for a disc on the Disc Explorer" (page 50) ). Slide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER, then press TOP MENU/EDIT.
The selected disc's text only is highlighted and EDIT appears in the bottom right corner.
· The genre setting remains in the player's memory even after the disc in the slot is changed. · The genre setting is cleared when the disc is removed and the slot becomes empty.
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Sorting Discs (Sort Mode)
ALL DVD CD A B C
Selected disc
D
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Super Car Chase MONACO BRAHMS SYMPHONY4 Skiing the World Music Madness
Action DVD
Classical
You can sort the discs in the folder by the disc slot number, text information (DVD/Super Audio CD/CD TEXT or Disc Memo) or genre. The text information is sorted alphabetically.
TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD switch
3 4 5
CD Action DVD CD
VIDEO CD
Sorting item indicator (green)
Searching for and Managing Discs (Disc Explorer)
4 Press C/X/x/c to select the item
you want to sort.
You can select the disc number, text information or genre. You can also sort the text information by the text in the second line.
Select the sorting item from among here.
FOLDER
C/X/x/c
ENTER ORETURN MENU/ SORT
ALL DVD CD A B C D
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Super Car Chase MONACO BRAHMS SYMPHONY4 Skiing the World Music Madness
Action DVD
Classical
1 Press FOLDER repeatedly to select
the folder you want to sort.
The Disc Explorer for the selected folder appears.
CD Action DVD CD
VIDEO CD
4 5
Sorting item indicator position when you sort by genre
2 If you want to sort by text
information or genre, select the disc which has the desired text information or genre by pressing
X/x.
5 Press ENTER.
SORT disappears from the Disc Explorer. The sorted order is saved even if the power of the player is turned off.
3 Slide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD
switch to DISC EXPLORER, then press MENU/SORT.
The selected disc only is highlighted and SORT appears in the bottom right corner.
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Super Car Chase MONACO Skiing the World Highway Touring BRAHMS SYMPHONY4 Music Madness
Action DVD Action DVD Action DVD
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CD CD
To cancel the sort mode Press ORETURN. If you press ORETURN again, the Disc Explorer turns off.
z Hint The discs in the same genre are sorted by numerial order according to the disc slot number.
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Searching for a Scene
Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan, Slow-motion
Play, Freeze Frame)
You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly.
Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse (Scan)
Press m or M while playing a disc. Actual speeds may differ with some discs.
Searching for a Scene
Playback direction
×2B t FF1M t FF2M t FF3M
FF3M (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only) ×2B (DVD VIDEO/Super Audio CD/CD only) C c H FR3m (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/ VIDEO CD only) ×2b (DVD VIDEO only) tm TM
Opposite direction
×2b t FR1m t FR2m t FR3m
Note
Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some of the operations described.
Locating a point quickly (Search)
During playback, keep pressing C to locate a point in the playback direction or keep pressing c to locate a point in the opposite direction. When you find the point you want, release the button to return to normal playback speed.
The "×2B"/"×2b" playback speed is about twice the normal speed. In this case, you can label the disc if it is a DVD or CD (page 54).
Time information
2 Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly to
change the time information.
The available time information depends upon the type of disc you are playing.
BRAHMS SYMPHONY
For DATA CDs, the track and album names of the MP3 audio track appears (page 67).
z Hint You can also check the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text using the Disc Explorer (page 49).
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Checking the information on the front panel display
You can view the time information and text on the front panel display as well as on the TV screen. The information on the front panel display changes as follows when you change the time information on your TV screen.
When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD
Track playing time and current disc, track and index number
When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-RW
Title playing time and current disc, title and chapter number
Remaining time of the current track
Playing time of the disc
Viewing Information About the Disc
Remaining time of the current title
Remaining time of the disc Playing time and number of the current chapter
Text Remaining time of the current chapter
When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)
Text Track playing time and current disc, album and track number
Track name
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z Hints · When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the disc number, scene number and the playing time are displayed. · Long text that does not fit in a single line will scroll across the front panel display. · You can also check the time information and text by pressing the TIME/TEXT button on the player. · You can also check the time information and text using the Control Menu (page 15).
Checking the Play Information
You can check information during playback, such as the current bit rate or the disc layer.
Notes
· Depending on the type of disc being played, the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text or track name may not be displayed. · The player can only display the first level of the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text, such as the disc name or title. · Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly.
TIME/ TEXT
X/x
DISPLAY/ FILE
ENTER
Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED)
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Press DISPLAY/FILE during playback.
The Control Menu appears.
Press X/x to select (ADVANCED), then press ENTER.
The options for "ADVANCED" appear.
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PLAY DVD
OFF BIT RATE LAYER BIT RATE
BIT RATE
384 kbps 0 5 10 Mbps
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Press X/x to select an item.
For details on each item, see "Displays of each item" below. · LAYER: displays the layer and the pick-up point.
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Press ENTER.
To close the ADVANCED display
Select "OFF" in step 3.
Checking the play information of a DATA CD
By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing an MP3 audio track on a DATA CD, you can display the audio bit rate (the amount of data per second of the current audio) on your TV screen.
Bit rate
T 17:30 128k PLAY
To turn off the Control Menu
Press DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off.
Displays of each item
By pressing DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly, you can display either "BIT RATE" or "LAYER, " whichever was selected in "ADVANCED. " BIT RATE
BIT RATE
384kbps 0 5 10 Mbps
Audio Video
Viewing Information About the Disc
Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio data per second in a disc. While playing a disc, an approximate bit rate of the playback picture is displayed as Mbps (Mega bit per second) and the audio as kbps (kilo bit per second). However, this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds. LAYER
Appears when the DVD has dual layers
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Album name
Track name
Indicates the approximate point where the disc is playing. [. . . ] DVD+RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format.
DTS (page 26, 68, 91)
Digital audio compression technology that Digital Theater Systems, Inc. The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format. Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital.
Film based software, Video based software (page 74)
DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video based software. Film based DVDs contain the same images (24 frames per second) that are shown at movie theaters. [. . . ]