Kenwood DV-4900, DV-4070 User Manual

DV-4900 DV-4070 DVF-R9030 DVF-R7030
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Contents

Front Panel ....................................................................... 6
Display ............................................................................. 7
Switching the Display Brightness ........................................ 8
Joystick Remote Control Unit ............................................ 9
When selecting a disc, displaying a still picture or letting
playback pause temporarily ..............................................10
When repeating playback or switching the displayed
information .......................................................................... 11
When performing special playback or inputting a number
......................................................................................... 12
Chapter 2: Basic operation ................................ 13
Configuration of Discs ................................................... 14
Turning power on ........................................................... 15
Inserting discs ................................................................ 16
On Basic Operation ........................................................ 18
Operation restriction according to the disc or player status
......................................................................................... 18
Playing discs ........................................................................ 18
Playing discs by changing them ........................................ 19
Playing from the selected disc ........................................... 20
Playing discs by selecting the group, title, chapter or track
......................................................................................... 20
Skipping a track or chapter .................................................21
Stopping playback .............................................................. 22
Still picture display and playback pause........................... 22
Frame-by-frame advance .................................................... 23
Forward search and reverse search .................................... 24
2
Slow playback and reverse slow playback......................... 25
Switching the time display................................................. 26
Switching the sequential play mode ................................. 27
Repeat playback .................................................................. 29
A-B repeat playback ............................................................ 32
Menu playback of DVD ...................................................... 33
Menu playback of P.B.C.-compatible VCD ....................... 34
Skipping indexes in DVD AUDIO ..................................... 36
Switching still pictures of DVD AUDIO............................ 37
Pure Audio function ........................................................... 38
Switching the audio language............................................ 39
Chapter 3: OSD Operation ................................ 40
Basic OSD Operation.......................................................41
"MAIN" OSD Operation .................................................. 44
Selecting the disc to be played........................................... 45
Selecting a group, title, chapter or track............................ 46
Time display switching and time search ........................... 48
Memory playback ............................................................... 50
Repeat playback .................................................................. 52
A-B repeat playback ............................................................ 55
"SOUND" OSD Operation .............................................. 56
Switching the audio language............................................ 57
Virtual Surround function ................................................. 58
Cinema Voice function....................................................... 59
"VISUAL" OSD Operation ............................................... 60
Switching the subtitle language.......................................... 61
Adjusting the picture quality ............................................. 62
Switching the viewing angle .............................................. 64
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Chapter 4: Applied Operations .......................... 65
Switching the Play Modes ............................................... 66
Program Playback .......................................................... 67
Registering and playing the program ................................ 67
Clearing the program ......................................................... 69
Stopping program playback............................................... 69
Checking the program.........................................................70
Disc Random Playback ....................................................71
Stopping disc random playback ........................................ 72
All Random Playback ...................................................... 73
Stopping all random playback .......................................... 74
TEXT DISC Operation ..................................................... 75
Title search .......................................................................... 75
Switching the character information .............................. 77
Displaying all character information ............................. 78
Bonus Group .................................................................. 80
Switching the "DVD VIDEO Mode"..................................81
Using Headphones ......................................................... 83
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting .............................. 84
Symptoms and Treatment............................................... 86
Chapter 6: Glossary ............................................91
Chapter 7: Index ................................................ 96
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Chapter 1: Controls and indicators

This chapter gives description on the front panel buttons, display panel of the player main unit and the provided joystick remote control unit.
This chapter is composed of the following sections.
Front Panel 6
Display 7
Joystick Remote Control Unit 9
Controls and indicators
5
Front Panel
STANDBY
POWER
DISC SKIP
PHONES LEVEL
PHONES
MIN MAX
- ON – OFF
PURE AUDIO
MODE
VIRTUAL
SURROUND
1
2 3 4 5
0 0000 000000
P.B.C.P.PCMMPEGDOLBYDTS
REPEAT TEXT
INDEX
INDEX
SEQ.1 SEQ.2
D.MIX TOTAL
VIDEO AUDIO
DIGITAL
DVD
CD VCD
AA B
3
DVD
STANDBY
indicator
Controls and indicators
VIRTUAL SURROUND
indicator
Remote sensor DVD indicator
Display
POWER button %
1
PHONES LEVEL knob D
2
PHONES jack D
3
DISC SKIP button (
4
PURE AUDIO MODE button/ indicator °
5
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SAMPLING indicators (96kfs/192kfs)
Controls and indicators
ANGLERAMDOMPGM
11 2 33 44 552
00000
Disc tray
6
7
SAMPLING
96kfs192kfs
4
3
8
7
¢
DISC 1DISC 2DISC
6
3
DISC
4
DISC
OPEN/CLOSE
5
0
7 8
DISC 1 ~ 5 buttons/indicators )
OPEN/CLOSE 0 button ^
3 (play) button *
8
8 (pause, still) button ™£ 7 (stop) button 4 / ¢ (skip down & skip up) buttons ¡
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Display
2 3 41
Controls and indicators
CD VCD
DVD
DVD
REPEAT TEXT
VIDEO AUDIO
3
AA B
DIGITAL
INDEX
SEQ.1 SEQ.2
D.MIX TOTAL
11 2 33 44 552
ANGLERANDOMPGMP.B.C.P.PCMMPEGDOLBYDTS
000 000000000000
5
Operation indicators
1
", "
VCD
CD
"
2
CD, VCD and DVD related indicators
3
Special playback related indicators
Disc number indicators
4
Character information display gjk
5
", "
DVDDVD
VIDEO", "
DVDDVD
AUDIO" indicators
ª¤WT¨ad
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Switching the Display Brightness

Press the DISPLAY button on the joystick remote to switch the display brightness in the following sequence.
"BRIGHTNESS" : The display is permanently in high brightness. "DIMMER" : The display is permanently displayed in low
Controls and indicators
brightness.
"AUTO OFF" : The display is displayed when playing a DVD
VIDEO or VCD. (The display is shown when DVD AUDIO without video is played.) At this time, the "Disc 1 to 5" indicators light in low brightness and other indicators are off.
"FL OFF" : The display is turned off. At this time, the "Disc 1
to 5" indicators light in low brightness and other indicators are off.
When the power is off or standby, the setting performed in
"FL Mode" is given priority. ("FL OFF" cannot be selected with the "FL Mode" setting)
Display
Connection and Setup Guide
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Joystick Remote Control Unit

When operating the joystick remote, first set the mode switch to the Green, Purple or Orange position according to the purpose.
The buttons shown in the following figure always function in the same way regardless of the position of the mode switch. (The buttons with the same names as those on the player main unit have the same functions as the main unit buttons.)
Mode switch (0 to @)
ENTER button *w
Controls and indicators
ENTER
¢
PAGE INDEX
4
PAGE INDEX
TOP MENU
SQ.MODE
P.MODE
1
0
REPEAT A-B REPEAT CHECK
1
DISC
4
T.SEARCH
7
P.AUDIO
AUDIO
TIME DISP.
POWER
8
+10
2
ALL INFO.SET UP
5
TEXT DISP.
8
P.B.C.
7
STOP
ON SCREEN
RETURN
PLAY
MENU
¡
C
3
6
SKIP
9
Joystick w
3
3 PLAY button *
7 STOP button
ON SCREEN button q
DISPLAY
DISPLAY button 8
RETURN button e
POWER button %
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Joystick Remote Control Unit

When selecting a disc, displaying a still picture or letting playback pause temporarily

Set the mode switch to the Green position. The functions of some buttons change as shown below.
Controls and indicators
Set to the Green position
ENTER
¢
PAGE INDEX
4
PAGE
INDEX
TOP MENU
SQ.MODE
P.MODE
1
0
REPEAT A-B REPEAT CHECK
1
ALL INFO.SET UP
DISC
4
T.SEARCH
TEXT DISP.
7
P.AUDIO
AUDIO
TIME DISP.
POWER
+10
P.B.C.
8
2
5
8
7
STOP
ON SCREEN
RETURN
PLAY
MENU
¡
C
3
6
SKIP
9
3
¢/ 4 buttons ¡
TOP MENU button
1/ ¡ buttons ¢∞
8 button ™£
DISPLAY
DISC 1 to 5 buttons )
DISC SKIP button (
P.AUDIO button °
P.B.C. (PlayBack Control) button
MENU button
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Joystick Remote Control Unit

When repeating playback or switching the displayed information

Set the mode switch to the Purple position. The functions of some buttons change as shown below.
Set to the Purple position
ENTER
¢
PAGE
INDEX
4
PAGE
INDEX
TOP MENU
SQ.MODE
P.MODE
1
0
REPEAT A-B REPEAT CHECK
1
ALL INFO.SET UP
DISC
4
T.SEARCH
TEXT DISP.
7
P.AUDIO
AUDIO
TIME DISP.
POWER
+10
P.B.C.
8
2
5
8
7
STOP
ON SCREEN
RETURN
PLAY
MENU
3
DISPLAY
¡
C
3
6
SKIP
9
PAGE ( )/ PAGE ( ) buttons SQ.MODE (Sequential play mode) button
REPEAT button ª
A-B REPEAT button ¤
CHECK button
SET UP button A
ALL INFO. button k
T.SEARCH button g
TEXT DISP. button j
AUDIO button ·
Controls and indicators
TIME DISP. button §
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Joystick Remote Control Unit

When performing special playback or inputting a number

Set the mode switch to the Orange position. The functions of some buttons change as shown below.
Controls and indicators
Set to the Orange position
ENTER
¢
PAGE
INDEX
4
PAGE
INDEX
TOP MENU
SQ.MODE
P.MODE
1
0
REPEAT A-B REPEAT CHECK
1
DISC
4
T.SEARCH
7
P.AUDIO
AUDIO
8
+10
2
ALL INFO.SET UP
5
TEXT DISP.
8
P.B.C.
TIME DISP.
POWER
7
STOP
ON SCREEN
RETURN
3
PLAY
¡
C
3
6
SKIP
9
MENU
DISPLAY
INDEX ( )/INDEX ( ) buttons
P.MODE (Play Mode) button
Á¨ad
C (Clear) buttone
Numeric buttons w
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Chapter 2: Basic Operation

This chapter gives description on the basic operations of the control buttons on the player main unit and joystick remote.
This chapter is composed of the following sections.
Configuration of Discs $
Turning power on %
Inserting discs ^
On Basic Operation *
Basic Operation
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Configuration of Discs

DVD AUDIO disc configuration

DVD AUDIO disc
Group 1 Group 2
Track 1 22 3 4 5
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Index 1
The group is the largest unit composing the music in an DVD AUDIO disc. Each group is composed of multiple tracks, and each track is composed of multiple indices.

DVD VIDEO disc configuration

Title 1 Title 2
Chapter 1 22 3 4 5 Chapter 1 22
The title is the largest unit composing the music and/or pictures in an DVD VIDEO disc. Each title is composed of multiple chapters.

CD and VCD disc configuration

Track 1 22
22 3 4 5
DVD VIDEO disc
VCD, CD
Track 1 22 3 4 5
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Turning power on

1. Turn the connected components on and set the input selector
of the connected amplification component to "DVD"
POWER
2. Press
indicating that the power of the player is in the standby mode.
When the power of the player is in the standby mode, press
on the player. The "STANDBY" indicator lights,
- ON – OFF
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POWER
on the joystick remote.
The player can also be turned on by pressing the 3 button
or OPEN/CLOSE 0 button on the player main unit.
Before turning the player on or off, minimize the volume
control of the connected amplification component.
When the player is turned on, it reads the discs in the tray
and lights the disc number indicators on the display to inform the user of presence and absence of discs. If there is any disc in the tray at this moment, the disc will be played back automatically. (If the player is turned on by pressing the
OPEN/CLOSE 0 button, only the tray is opened or closed.)
[To put the player power in the standby mode] When the power is on, press the POWER
button on
the joystick remote. The "STANDBY" indicator lights up to indicate that the player is in the standby mode of power.
[To turn the player off]
When the power is on or standby, press the POWER button
on the player main unit to turn it off.
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Inserting discs

The disc tray accommodates up to five discs. The discs can be changed during playback without stopping the currently played disc.
Be sure to operate a button when opening/closing the tray or rotating the tray. Never attempt to move the tray with your hand.
OPEN/CLOSE
1. Press
0
on the player main unit to open the tray. (Pressing
Basic Operation
the button again closes the tray.)
Place the disc to be played along the groove on the tray. (To
prevent malfunction, do not place a disc obliquely or on another disc.)
When handling a disc, take care not to touch the disc surface.Commercially available CD single (8 cm) disc adapters
cannot be used with this player.
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Inserting discs
2. To insert or remove another disc by changing the tray position,
DISC SKIP
press If you are operating the joystick remote, set the mode switch
to the Green position then press the DISC SKIP button.
3. Press
on the player main unit.
OPEN/CLOSE
0
on the player main unit to close the tray.
Basic Operation
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On Basic Operation

Operation restriction according to the disc or player status
Operations of some DVDs and VCDs are restricted by the intention of the software producers. Operations may also be restricted due to the status of the player.
As this player plays discs in accordance with the intentions of software producers, some functions may not work as intended by
Basic Operation
the user. Be sure to read the manual provided with the disc to be played. When an inhibition icon is displayed on the connected TV screen during operation, it indicates that the player is in the operation restricted status.
Inhibition icon

Playing discs

CD
3
in stop mode to start playback.
", "
VCD
", "
DVDDVD
AUDIO" or "
DVDDVD
VIDEO" indicator
Press
When you are operating the joystick remote, press the 3 PLAY
or ENTER button.
Playback starts with the disc indicator of which is lit.The TV screen shows "Play" and the 3 indicator in the display
lights up.
The "
in the display lights up according to the type of the disc.
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On Basic Operation

Playing discs by changing them

DISC SKIP
Press
When you are operating the joystick remote, set the mode
switch to the Green position and press the DISC SKIP button.
When the button is pressed while the tray is closed, the next
disc to the current disc number can be played. (If the current disc number is 5, disc 1 will be played.)
When the DISC SKIP button is pressed while the tray is open
in stop mode, the tray simply rotates.
The disc number indicator above one of the DISC 1 to 5
buttons on the player main unit lights up and playback starts.
The DISC SKIP button is invalid when the tray is closed in
the all random and program modes.
When the sequential play mode of the player is set to
"SEQ.2", the DVD VIDEO is not played back. In this case, playback starts with track 1 of the selected disc and continues on all other discs in the tray except for DVD VIDEO discs.
to skip a disc.
Basic Operation
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Playing from the selected disc

DISC
Press one of
When you are operating the joystick remote, set the mode
switch to the Green position and press one of the DISC 1 to 5 buttons.
The disc number indicator above one of the DISC 1 to 5
buttons on the player main unit lights up and playback starts.
The DISC 1 to 5 buttons are invalid in the all random and
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program play modes.
When the sequential play mode of the player is set to
"SEQ.2", the DVD VIDEO is not played back. In this case, playback starts with track 1 of the selected disc and continues on all other discs in the tray except for DVD VIDEO discs.
1
to
DISC
5
to select a disc.
On Basic Operation

Playing discs by selecting the group, title, chapter or track

Set the mode switch of the joystick remote to the Orange
position and input the number of the group, title, chapter or
1
track using
0
REPEAT
to
9
MENU
and
With a DVD, when a number is input during playback,
playback of the chapter or track having the same number as the input number in the same group or title starts. When a number is input in stop mode, playback the first chapter or track in the group or title having the same number as the input number starts.
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8
+10
A-B REPEAT
.
On Basic Operation
With a CD or VCD (when P.B.C. is off), playback starts with
the beginning of the track having the same number as the input number.

Skipping a track or chapter

or
¢
on the player main unit.
Press
4
When you are operating the joystick remote, set the mode
switch to the Green position and press the 4 or ¢ button.
A track is skipped and playback starts from the beginning of
the skip destination track or chapter.
When the 4 button is pressed once during playback,
playback restarts from the beginning of the current track or chapter.
With a VCD and P.B.C. is on, these buttons function as the
4 (Previous) and ¢ (Next) button.
Basic Operation
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Stopping playback

On Basic Operation
Press sume function and the second press stops playback.
With certain DVDs, the inhibition icon is displayed and
playback cannot be stopped even when the 7 button is pressed. In this case, press the DISC SKIP button to select another disc then press the 7 button to stop playback. If there is only one disc in the tray, open the tray, place another disc, close the tray, press the DISC SKIP button to select the
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second disc, then press the 7 button to stop playback.
When you are operating the joystick remote, press the 7
STOP button.
The resume function stores the position where playback is
stopped in memory. Later, playback can be restarted from that position by pressing the 3 button on the player main unit or the 3 PLAY button on the joystick remote.
While the resume function is activated, the 3 indicator in
the display blinks and shows the time of the stored position.
The resume function cannot be activated during random
playback.
7
during playback. The first press activates the re-

Still picture display and playback pause

Press
If you are operating the joystick remote, set the mode switch
to the Green position and press the 8 button.
The TV screen shows "Pause" or "Still" and the 8 indicator
in the display lights up.
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during playback.
On Basic Operation
To restart normal playback, press the 3 button on the player
main unit or the 3 PLAY button on the joystick remote.
When the "IPB Display" is set to On, the TV screen shows
"Still (I)", "Still (P)" or "Still (B)" with every still picture of DVD VIDEO. Connection and Setup Guide ¢

Frame-by-frame advance

While a still picture of DVD VIDEO or VCD is displayed, press
8
.
If you are operating the joystick remote, set the mode switch
to the Green position and press the 8 button.
The picture returns to still picture when the 8 button is
released.
The picture frame is advanced for the same number of times
as the button is pressed. Hold the button when you want to advance picture frames sequentially.
Basic Operation
To restart normal playback, press the 3 button on the player
main unit or the 3 PLAY button on the joystick remote.
When the "IPB Display" is set to On, the TV screen shows
"Still (I)", "Still (P)" or "Still (B)" every time the picture frame of DVD VIDEO is advanced.
Connection and Setup Guide ¢
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On Basic Operation

Forward search and reverse search

During playback, set the mode switch of the joystick remote to
the Green position and press
The first press of the 1 or ¡ button starts forward search
or reverse search at the lowest speed step. Each further press increase the speed up to the fifth speed step.
Basic Operation
The TV screen shows the speed as shown above. The indicator varies according to the speed of the forward search or reverse search. The display of the player shows the time display or "SEARCH =" according to the status of the disc and player. (+ and = indicates the direction and the number of the arrows increases when the speed is increased.)
To restart normal playback, press the 3 button on the player
main unit or the 3 PLAY button on the joystick remote.
Video may be disturbed during forward search or reverse
search.
1
0
REPEAT
or
¡
C
CHECK
.
When performing forward search with a VCD, DVD VIDEO
or DVD AUDIO containing video and moving pictures (AVTT: Audio Video Title), the audio output can be switched on or off only while the search is at the lowest speed step. The audio is muted in the second and later speed steps.
Connection and Setup Guide ¤
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On Basic Operation

Slow playback and reverse slow playback

While a still picture is displayed, set the mode switch of the
joystick remote to the Green position and press
1
0
REPEAT
or
¡
C
CHECK
The first press of the1 or ¡ button starts slow playback
or reverse slow playback at the lowest speed step. Each further press increase the speed up to the fifth speed step.
The TV screen shows the speed as shown above. The indicator varies according to the speed of the slow playback or reverse slow playback. The display of the player shows the time display or "SLOW =" according to the status of the disc and player. (+ and = indicates the direction and the number of the arrows increases when the speed is increased.)
To restart normal playback, press the 3 button on the player
main unit or the 3 PLAY button on the joystick remote.
Audio is not output during slow playback or reverse slow
playback.
.
Basic Operation
Reverse slow playback is not available with VCD.Slow playback and reverse slow playback are not available
with CD or DVD AUDIO containing only still pictures and audio (AOTT: Audio Only Title).
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On Basic Operation

Switching the time display

The information in the time display can be switched over. (The information can also be switched by the OSD operation. i)
This operation is not available in stop mode, during menu playback of DVD or with a DVD for which time display is disabled.
If P.B.C. is set to On with a VCD, set P.B.C. to Off.
1. Set the mode switch of the joystick remote to the Purple posi-
tion.
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2. Press
further press of the button changes the time display icons as
shown below.
8
during playback to display the "MAIN" OSD. Each
P.B.C.
TIME DISP.
SINGLE
1:3 0
SINGLE
12-:30
TOTAL
28:5 0
TOTAL
45-:50
"Single Time": Elapsed play time of a track or chapter.
"Single Remain Time": Remaining time in a track or
chapter.
"Total Time": Elapsed play time of a disc, group or title.
"Total Remain Time": Remaining time in a disc, group or
title.
The time display on the player's display is also switched
accordingly. When "Total Time" or "Total Remain Time" is selected, the "TOTAL" indicator in the display lights up.
In the program or random play mode, only "Single Time"
and "Single Remain Time" can be switched over.
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On Basic Operation

Switching the sequential play mode

The player is capable of sequential playback using the 5-disc carousel disc changer. If a DVD and/or VCD is mixed in the discs to be played sequentially, the sequential playback may stall in the middle while the menu remains displayed. In such a case, switch the sequential play mode of the player.
Set the sequential play mode of the player to "SEQ.2" using the joystick remote as described below. The DVD VIDEO playback will be skipped in order not to interrupt the sequential playback.
When playing a VCD with menu playback or playing a DVD VIDEO, set the sequential play mode of the player to "SEQ.1".
1. Set the player to normal play mode. Á
If the player is in the program or random play mode, the
sequential play mode cannot be switched.
Basic Operation
2. Set the mode switch of the joystick remote to the Purple posi-
tion.
TOP MENU
3. Each press of
player alternately.
[Sequential play mode 1 ("SEQ.1" lit)]
All discs can be played including DVD VIDEO discs. When there is a P.B.C.-compatible VCD or a DVD on the
tray, sequential playback may sometimes be interrupted and the menu displayed. In this case, perform menu playback.
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SQ.MODE
switches the sequential play mode of the
P.MODE
‹›
On Basic Operation
[
Sequential play mode 2 ("SEQ.2" lit)
Playback of DVD VIDEO discs is skipped in order not to interrupt sequential playback. (The display shows "SKIP DVD VIDEO" to indicate this.)
With a DVD AUDIO disc containing the recording of menu, menu playback is not available.
With a P.B.C.-compatible VCD, playback is performed by switching P.B.C. automatically to off.
When the sequential play mode is changed, "SEQ.1" or
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"SEQ.2" is displayed on the TV screen and the "SEQ.1" or "SEQ.2" indicator light in the display to indicate the current sequential play mode.
In the program or random play mode, the "SEQ.1" or
"SEQ.2" indicator in the display turns off automatically. At this time, playback is performed according to each mode.
]
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On Basic Operation

Repeat playback

Repeat playback allows you to play the desired audio or video repeatedly. (Repeat playback is also available with the OSD operation. W) With some DVDs and VCDs, the partitions in the recording are not related with the track number assignment. As a result, repeat playback may not be available with such software. Repeat playback may also be unavailable during playback of DVD or P.B.C. playback of VCD.
1. Set the mode switch of the joystick remote to the Purple posi-
tion.
1
2. Press
further press of the button switches the repeat icons as shown
below.
0
during playback to display the "MAIN" OSD. Each
REPEAT
Basic Operation
[
During playback of DVD AUDIO
: Repeat playback of the track being played.
Trk
: Repeat playback of the group being played.
Grp
: Repeat playback of the disc being played.
Disc
: Repeat playback of all discs in the tray.
All
: Repeat playback Off.
Off
]
"Disc" is displayed only when "SEQ.2" indicator is lit.
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