LG DV550 User Manual

OWNER'S MANUAL

DVD Player

Please read this manual carefully before operating
your set and retain it for future reference.

MODEL

DV550

ENGLISH

P/NO : MFL63266933

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CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT

REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle
is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous
voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert
the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

WARNING: Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book
case or similar unit.

CAUTION: Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions. Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for
ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from
over heating. The openings should be never be blocked by placing the product
on a bed, sofa, rug or other similar surface. This product should not be placed
in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is
provided or the manufacturer's instruction has been adhered to.

CAUTION: This product employs a Laser System.
To ensure proper use of this product, please read this
owner’s manual carefully and retain it for future reference.
Shall the unit require maintenance, contact an authorized
service center.
Use of controls, adjustments or the performance of procedures other than those
specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
To prevent direct exposure to laser beam, do not try to open the enclosure.
Visible laser radiation when open. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.

CAUTION: The apparatus shall not be exposed to water (dripping or splashing)
and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the appara­tus.

CAUTION concerning the Power Cord
Most appliances recommend they be placed upon a dedicated circuit;

That is, a single outlet circuit which powers only that appliance and has no
additional outlets or branch circuits. Check the specification page of this owner's
manual to be certain. Do not overload wall outlets. Overloaded wall outlets,
loose or damaged wall outlets, extension cords, frayed power cords, or
damaged or cracked wire insulation are dangerous. Any of these conditions
could result in electric shock or fire. Periodically examine the cord of your
appliance, and if its appearance indicates damage or deterioration, unplug it,
discontinue use of the appliance, and have the cord replaced with an exact
replacement part by an authorized service center. Protect the power cord from
physical or mechanical abuse, such as being twisted, kinked, pinched, closed in
a door, or walked upon. Pay particular attention to plugs, wall outlets, and the
point where the cord exits the appliance.
To disconnect power from the mains, pull out the mains cord plug. When
installing the product, ensure that the plug is easily accessible.

This device is equipped with a portable battery or accumulator.

Safe way to remove the battery or the battery from the equipment:

Remove the old battery or battery pack, follow the steps in reverse order than
the assembly. To prevent contamination of the environment and bring on possi­ble threat to human and animal health, the old battery or the battery put it in the
appropriate container at designated collection points. Do not dispose of batter­ies or battery together with other waste. It is recommended that you use local,
free reimbursement systems batteries and accumulators.
The battery shall not be exposed to excessived heat such as sunshine, fire or
the like.

Safety Precaution

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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Disposal of your old appliance

1. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it
means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.

2. All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of
separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collec­tion facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities.

3. The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential
negative consequences for the environment and human health.

4. For more detailed information about disposal of your old appliance,
please contact your city office, waste disposal service or the shop
where you purchased the product.

5. EEE Compliance with Directive

LG Electronics hereby declares that this/these product(s) is/are in
compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant
provisions of Directive 2004/108/EC, 2006/95/EC and 2009/125/EC.

European representative :
LG Electronics Service Europe B.V.
Veluwezoom 15, 1327 AE Almere, The Netherlands
(Tel : [phone])

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About the Symbol Display

“ ” may appear on your TV display during operation and indicates that the
function explained in this owner’s manual is not available on that disc.

Regional Codes

This unit has a regional code printed on the rear of the unit. This unit can play
only DVD discs labeled same as the rear of the unit or “ALL”.

• Most DVD discs have a globe with one or more numbers in it clearly visible
on the cover. This number must match your unit’s regional code or the disc
cannot play.

• If you try to play a DVD with a different regional code from your player, the
message “Check Regional Code” appears on the TV screen.

Copyrights

It is forbidden by law to copy, broadcast, show, broadcast via cable, play in
public, or rent copyrighted material without permission. This product features
the copy protection function developed by Macrovision. Copy protection signals
are recorded on some discs. When recording and playing the pictures of these
discs picture noise will appear. This product incorporates copyright protection
technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property
rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by
Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only
unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibited.

CONSUMERS SHOULD NOTE THAT NOT ALL HIGH DEFINITION
TELEVISION SETS ARE FULLY COMPATIBLE WITH THIS PRODUCT AND
MAY CAUSE ARTIFACTS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE PICTURE. IN CASE OF
525 OR 625 PROGRESSIVE SCAN PICTURE PROBLEMS, IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT THE USER SWITCH THE CONNECTION TO THE
‘STANDARD DEFINITION’ OUTPUT. IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS
REGARDING OUR TV SET COMPATIBILITY WITH THIS MODEL 525p AND
625p UNIT, PLEASE CONTACT OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER.

DVD-VIDEO: Discs such as movies that can be
purchased or rented.

DVD-R: Video mode and finalized only

DVD-RW: VR mode, Video mode and finalized only

DVD+R: Video mode only

DVD+RW: Video mode only

Audio CD: Music CDs or CD-R/CD-RW in music CD

format that can be purchased.

This unit plays DVD±R/RW and CD-R/RW that contains audio titles, DivX, MP3,
WMA and/or JPEG files. Some DVD±RW/DVD±R or CD-RW/CD-R cannot be
played on this unit due to the recording quality or physical condition of the disc,
or the characteristics of the recording device and authoring software.

Logo

Types of Playable Discs

Type

Safety Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Types of Playable Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Hooking up the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Adjust the settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-8

Displaying Disc Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Playing a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-10

Playing a DivX movie file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11

Listening to Music Disc or files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Viewing photo files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Language Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Area Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Table of Contents

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the
double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

“DVD Logo” is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.

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Hooking up the unit

Audio and Video Connection

The unit Audio/Video jacks are color coded (yellow for video, red for right audio
and white for left audio). If your TV has only one input for audio (mono),
connect it to the left (white) audio jack on the unit.

Hooking up the unit - more you can do

Component Video Connections

Connect the COMPONENT/PROGRESSIVE SCAN OUTPUT jacks on the
unit to the corresponding input jacks on your TV using a YPBPR cable.

• You will still need to connect the left and right audio cables to the TV, or
digital audio cable to your stereo.

• If your TV accepts progressive format signals, you must use this
connection and set [Progressive Scan] to [On] on the setup menu.
(See page 7)

Digital Audio Output Connection

Connect one of the unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT (COAXIAL) jack to the
corresponding jack on your amplifier.

• If the audio format of the digital output does not match the capabilities of
your amplifier, the amplifier will produce a strong, distorted sound or no
sound at all.

• To see the audio format of the current disc in the on-screen display, press
AUDIO.

• This unit does not perform internal (2 channel) decoding of a DTS sound
track. To enjoy DTS multi channel surround, you must connect this unit to
a DTS compatible amplifier via one of this unit’s digital audio outputs.

A

A

Connect the AC
power cord into the
power outlet.

Rear of DVD player

Rear of TV

B

B

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Put the battery into the Remote Control

Remove the battery cover on the rear of Remote
Control, and insert battery (size AAA) with + and –
matched correctly.

Remote Control

A-B

Repeats a section.

REPEAT

Repeats a chapter, track, title or all.

ZOOM

Enlarges video image.

Button is not available.

TITLE

Accesses the disc’s title menu.

DVD MENU

Accesses or exits the DVD menu.

RETURN (O)

Returns to menu or exits the menu.

CLEAR

Removes a track number on the Program
List.

PROGRAM

Enters the program edit mode.

Numerical buttons

Selects numbered options in a menu.

DISPLAY

Accesses or exits On-Screen Display.

OPEN/CLOSE

Opens and closes the disc tray.

POWER (1)

Switches the unit ON or OFF.

SCAN (m / M)

Search backward or forward.

SKIP (. / >)

Go to previous or next chapter/track/file.

PAUSE/STEP (X)

Pauses playback temporarily/ press

repeatedly for frame-by-frame playback.

PLAY (N)

Starts playback.

STOP (x)

Stops playback.

vV b B

Navigates the menus.

ENTER ( )

Confirms menu selection.

AUDIO ( )

Selects an audio language or audio channel.

SUBTITLE ( )

Selects a subtitle language.

ANGLE ( )

Selects a DVD camera angle, if available.

SETUP

Accesses or exits the setup menu.

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Main Unit

abcde f

a Disc Tray

Insert a disc here.

b Z (Open / Close)

Opens or closes the disc tray.

c Display window

Shows the current status of the unit.

d Remote sensor

Point the remote control here.

e 1 (Power)

Turn the unit ON or OFF

f • N (Play)

Starts playback.

• x (Stop)

Stops playback.

• . (Skip)

Returns to the beginning of current chapter/track/file or go to
the previous chapter/track/file.

• > (Skip)

Go to next chapter/track/file.

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Adjust the settings - more you can do

When you turn on for the first time (optional)

The menu for a language selection will appear when you turn on the unit for the
first time. You must select a language to use the unit. Use vV b B to select a
language then press ENTER and the confirm menu will appear. Use bB to
select [Enter] then press ENTER.

Adjust the language settings

Menu Language – Select a language for the Setup menu and on-screen display.

Disc Audio/Subtitle/Menu – Select a language for the Disc Audio/Subtitle/

Menu.

[Original]: Refers to the original language in which the disc was recorded.
[Other]: To select another language, press number buttons then ENTER to
enter the corresponding 4-digit number according to the language code list.
(see page 13) If you make a mistake while entering number, press CLEAR to
delete numbers then correct it.

[Off] (for Disc Subtitle): Turn off Subtitle.

Adjust the display settings

TV Aspect – Select which screen aspect to use based on the shape of your TV

screen.

[4:3]: Select when a standard 4:3 TV is connected.
[16:9]: Select when a 16:9 wide TV is connected.

Display Mode – If you selected 4:3, you’ll need to define how you would like
widescreen programs and films to be displayed on your TV screen.

[Letterbox]: This displays a widescreen picture with black bands at the top
and bottom of the screen.
[Panscan]: This fills the entire 4:3 screen, cropping the picture as necessary.

Progressive Scan (For Component Video connections) – Selects whether
the COMPONENT/PROGRESSIVE SCAN OUTPUT jacks output progressive
signal. If your TV accepts progressive format signals, you will enjoy accurate
color reproduction and high quality image by selecting [On]. If your TV does not
accept progressive format signals, select [Off].

If you set Progressive Scan to [On] in error, you must reset the unit. First,
remove the disc in the unit. Next, press and hold STOP for five seconds. The
video output will be restored to the standard setting, and a picture will be visible
on your TV.

Adjust the audio settings

Dolby Digital / DTS / MPEG – Selects the type of digital audio signal when

using the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack.

[Bitstream]: Select this when you connect this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO
OUTPUT jack to an amplifier with a built-in Dolby Digital, DTS or MPEG
decoder.
[PCM] (for Dolby Digital / MPEG): Select this when you connect this unit’s
DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT jack to an amplifier without a built-in Dolby Digital
or MPEG decoder.
[Off] (for DTS): Select this when you connect this unit’s DIGITAL AUDIO
OUTPUT jack to an amplifier without a built-in DTS decoder.

Sample Freq. (Frequency) –

Selects the sampling frequency of the audio

signal.

[48 KHz]: The audio signals are always converted to 48 kHz.
[96 KHz]: The audio signals are output in their original format.

DRC (Dynamic Range Control) – Make the sound clear when the volume is
turned down (Dolby Digital only). Set to [On] for this effect.

Vocal – Set to [On] only when a multi-channel karaoke DVD is playing. The
karaoke channels on the disc mix into normal stereo sound.

Adjust the settings

1 Display setup menu: SETUP

2 Select a desired option on the first level:

vv VV

3 Move to second level:

BB

4 Select a desired option on the second level:

vv VV

5 Move to third level:

BB

6 Change the setting:

vv VV

/ ENTER

ON REMOTE

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Adjust the lock settings

You must set the [Area Code] option to use the lock options. Select [Area Code]
option then press B. Enter a 4-digit password then press ENTER. Enter it again
then press ENTER to verify. If you make a mistake while entering number,
press CLEAR then correct it.
If you forget your password you can reset it. First, remove the disc in the unit.
Display setup menu then input the 6-digit number “210499”. The “P CLr” appear
in the display window and the password is deleted.

Rating – Select a rating level. The lower the level, the stricter the rating.
Select [Unlock] to deactivate the rating.

Password – Sets or changes the password for lock settings.

[New]: Enter a new 4-digits password using the numerical buttons then press
ENTER. Enter the password again to confirm.
[Change]: Enter the new password twice after entering the current password.

Area Code – Select a code for a geographic area as the playback rating level.
This determines which area’s standards are used to rate DVDs controlled by the
parental lock. (See page 13)

Adjust the others settings

B.L.E. (Black Level Expansion) – To select the black level of playback

pictures, set your preference and monitor’s ability.

DivX VOD

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX

®

is a digital video format created by DivX,Inc. This is
an official DivX Certified device that plays DivX video. Visit www.divx.com for
more information and software tools to convert your files into DivX video.

ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certified

®

device must be regis­tered in order to play DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) content. To generate the
registration code, locate the DivX VOD section in the device setup menu. Go to
vod.divx.com with this code to complete the registration process and learn more
about DivX VOD.

[Register]: Displays the registration code of your player.
[Deregister]: Deregister your player and display the deregister code.

Displaying Disc Information - more you can do

You can select an item by pressing vV and change or select the setting by
pressing bBor using the numbered buttons (0-9).

Current title number/total number of titles

Current chapter number/total number of chapters

Elapsed playing time
Selected total time of current title/file

Selected audio language or channel

Selected subtitle

Selected angle/total number of angles

Symbol Used in this Manual

All discs and files listed below Audio CDs

DVD and finalized DVD±R/RW

CD-G discs

MP3 files

DivX files

WMA files

WMA

DivXMP3

CD-G

DVD

ACDALL

Displaying Disc Information

1 Press DISPLAY: DISPLAY

2 Select a item:

vv VV

3 Adjust the Display menu settings:

bb BB

/ ENTER

4 To return the exit: DISPLAY

ON REMOTE

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Playing a Disc - more you can do

Stops the playback

The unit records the stopped point depending on the disc. “ X

xx

” appears on

the screen briefly. Press PLAY (

NN

) to resume playback (from the scene

point). If you press STOP (

xx

) again or unload the disc (“

xx

” appears on the

screen), the unit will clear the stopped point.

(

XXxx

=

Resume Stop,

xx

=

Complete Stop)

The resume point may be cleared when a button is pressed (for example
:POWER, OPEN/CLOSE, etc).

Playing a DVD that has a menu

Most DVD now have menus which load first before the film begins to play. You
can navigate these menus using vV b B or number button to highlight an
option. Press ENTER to select.

Playing a DVD VR disc

This unit will play DVD-RW disc that is recorded using the Video Recording
(VR) format. When you insert a DVD VR disc, the menu will appear on the
screen. Use vV to select a title then press PLAY (

NN

). To display DVD-VR

menu, press DVD MENU or TITLE.
Some DVD-VR disc are made with CPRM data by DVD RECORDER.
Player does not support these kinds of discs.

Skip to the next/previous chapter/track/file

Press SKIP (>) to move to the next chapter/track/file.
Press SKIP (.) to return to the beginning of the current chapter/track/file.
Press SKIP (.) twice briefly to step back to the previous chapter/track/file.

Pause a playback

Press PAUSE/STEP (X) to pause playback. Press PLAY ( NN) to continue
playback.

Frame-by-Frame playback

Press PAUSE/STEP (X) repeatedly to play Frame-by-Frame playback.

Playing repeatedly

Press REPEAT repeatedly to select an item to be repeated. The current title,
chapter, track or all will be played back repeatedly. To return to normal play­back, press REPEAT repeatedly to select [Off].

Fast forward or fast reverse

Press SCAN (m or M) to play fast forward or fast reverse during playback.
You can change the various playback speed by pressing SCAN (m or M)
repeatedly. Press PLAY ( NN) to continue play at normal speed.

- DVD, DivX: mmb P mm P mb P m / M p MB p MM p MMB

- ACD, WMA, MP3: mx8 P mx4 P mx2 / Mx2 p Mx4 p Mx8

Repeating a specific portion (A-B)

Press A-B at the beginning of the portion you wish to repeat and again at the
end of the portion. Your selected portion will be repeated continually.
To return to normal playback, press A-B to select [Off].

Selecting a subtitle language

During playback, press SUBTITLE ( ) repeatedly to select a desired subtitle
language.

Watching from a different angle

If the angle indicator appears on the screen for a moment, you can select a
different camera angle by pressing ANGLE ( ) repeatedly.

Hearing a different audio

During playback, press AUDIO ( ) repeatedly to switch between the available
audio languages, channels or encoding methods.

Slow down the playing speed (Forward only)

While playback is paused, press SCAN (M) to slow down forward playback.
You can change the various playback speed by pressing SCAN (M)
repeatedly. Press PLAY (NN) to continue play at normal speed.

DivXDVD

CD-GDivXDVD

DVD

DivXDVD

ACDDivXDVD

MP3WMAACDDivXDVD

ALL

DivXDVD

ALL

ALL

DVD

Playing a Disc

ON REMOTE

1 Open the disc tray:

ZZ

OPEN/CLOSE

2 Insert a Disc: -

3 Close the disc tray:

ZZ

OPEN/CLOSE

4 Start playback:

NN

PLAY

5 To stop playback:

xx

STOP

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Watching a enlarged video image

During playback or pause mode, press ZOOM repeatedly to select zoom mode.
You can move through the zoomed picture using vVb B buttons.
Press CLEAR to exit. (100% p 200% p 300% p 400% p 100%)

Viewing the title menu

Press TITLE to display the disc's title menu, if available.

Viewing the DVD menu

Press DVD MENU to display the disc menu, if available.

Starting play from selected time

Searches for the starting point of entered time code. Press DISPLAY then
select clock icon. Enter a time then press ENTER. For example, to find a scene
at 1 hour, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds, enter "11020" and press ENTER.
If you enter the wrong number, press CLEAR to enter again.

Last Scene Memory

This unit memorizes last scene from the last disc that is viewed. The last scene
remains in memory even if you remove the disc from the player or switch off the
unit. If you load a disc that has the scene memorized, the scene is
automatically recalled.

Screen Saver

The screen saver appears when you leave the unit in Stop mode for about five
minutes. If the Screen Saver is displayed for five minutes, the unit automatically
turns itself off.

System Select

You must select the appropriate system mode for your TV system. Remove any
disc that might be in the unit, press and hold PAUSE/STEP (X) for more than
five seconds to be able to select a system (PAL, NTSC, AUTO).

Mixed disc or DivX, MP3/WMA and JPEG

When playing a disc contained with DivX, MP3/WMA and JPEG files together,
you can select which menu of files you would like to play by pressing TITLE.

Playing a DivX movie file - more you can do

Changing the character set to display DivX®subtitle correctly

Press and hold SUBTITLE for 3 seconds during playback. The language code
will appear. Press bB to select another language code until the subtitle is
displayed properly and then press ENTER.

DivX file requirement

DivX file compatibility with this player is limited as follows:

• Available resolution size: 720 x 576 (W x H) pixel.

• The file names of DivX and subtitle are limited to 20 characters.

• DivX file extensions: “.avi”, “.mpg”, “.mpeg”

• Playable DivX subtitle: SubRip (.srt / .txt), SAMI (.smi),
SubStation Alpha (.ssa/.txt), MicroDVD (.sub/.txt), SubViewer 2.0 (.sub/.txt),
TMPlayer (.txt), DVD Subtitle System (.txt)

• Playable Codec format: “DIVX3.xx”, “DIVX4.xx”, “DIVX5.xx”, “MP43”, “3IVX”

• Only the playback function is supported with DivX 6.0 in the unit.

• Playable Audio format: “Dolby Digital”, “DTS”, “PCM”, “MP3”, “WMA”

• Sampling frequency: within 8 to 48 kHz (MP3), within 32 to 48 kHz (WMA)

• Bit rate: within 8 to 320 kbps (MP3), within 32 to 192 kbps (WMA),
less than 4 Mbps (DivX file)

• CD-R/RW, DVD±R/RW Format: ISO 9660

• Maximum Files/Folders: Less than 600 (total number of files and folders)

ACDDVD

DivXDVD

DVD

DVD

DivXDVD

Playing a DivX movie file

1 Open the disc tray:

ZZ

OPEN/CLOSE

2 Insert a disc: -

3 Close the disc tray:

ZZ

OPEN/CLOSE

4 Select a movie file from the menu:

vv VV

, DVD MENU

To go directly to file, enter the file number
using the numbered buttons (0-9).

5 Start playback:

NN

PLAY

6 To stop playback:

xx

STOP

ON REMOTE

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