Manual

Chapt÷l_ 4; P_ayling D_scs
Note: Some discs may not be compatible due to
laser pickup and design.
This is an example of a one-
sided disc.
This is an example of a two-
sided disc i the title is
usually in the center of the
disc.
Regional Coding
Both the DVD Recorder and the discs are coded by region.These regional codes must
match in order for the disc to play.This player's code is region I. However, discs you use
for recording (DVD+R and DVD+RW) aren't assigned region number's.
Types of discs you can play
DVD+R and DVD+RW discs - used to record programming. Instructions about playing
a_d recordieg these d_scs are _n Chapter 3.
DVD Video discs - contain picture and sound (DVD-R, DVD- RW,DVD+R, DVD+RW, and
DVD ROM are compatible with this playe_)
CDs (CD-R, CD- RW,CD ROM) - Audio CDs contain mus_cator sound content only.MP3
discsare CDs that contain MP3 files.Thls player _salso capable of Flaying CDs that contain
JPEGfiles,and MuJtisessionCDs.
Video CD discs - Like DVD video discs,VCDs contain picture and sound content.
The difference is the amount of information that can be stored on the disc.
VCDs typically have lower picture and sound quality than DVD discs.
SuperVideo CDs (S-VCDs) can be used to record up to 70 minutes of digital
sound and video, with MPEG-2 standard video and MPEG-I standard audio.
S-VCD disc compatibility is dependent on which MPEG coding software, disc
design software, disc writer software are used, and the discs themselves.
You _ play the following types of discs:, Laserdiscs, CD-I, CD- ROH (computer
only discs), discs recorded using other broadcast standards (i.e. PAL or SECAM), or
DVD-RAM discs.
Note: Some discs may not be compatible due to laser p_ckup and d_scdesign.
To Load and Play Discs
Turn on theTV and your DVD Recorder (press ON,OFF on the remote or press the
STANDBY/ON button on the DVD Recorder).
h Make sure the TV is tuned to its Video Input channel (if you need more information,
go to page 15).
2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button (the disc tr_y opens).
3. Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc's label f_cieg up (doub{e-sided discs
have content on both sides, so you can place either side up).
4. Press the OPEN/CLOSE or PLAY button.The disc tray closes.The DVD Recorder
reads the disc's table of contents, and then one of three things happens depending on
how the disc was p_ogrammed:
• The disc starts playing,
• The disc menu appears on the screen. One of the options will start disc p{ay.
Highlight that option and press OK.
• The DVD Recorder's main menu appears on the screen. Highlight the Disc
menu and press pLAY.
Note: If you don't see a picture, press STOP (the main menu appears), and
check the position of the PROG SCAN switch on the back of the unit. Make
sure the PROG SCAN switch is in the OFF posltion.Try playing the disc again.
The only time the PROG SCAN switch should be in the ON position is if you
connected this unit to a progressive scan TV via COMPONENT lacks.
When you stop playing a disc,the p{ayer remembers where you stopped.When
you start playing the disc again,the DVD Recorder picks up where you
left off unless the disc is removed or the player is unplegged, or you press the
STOP button twice.
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