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Basic PJayback
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, Actual output signals for each HDMI mode are differ
with the compatibility
of the connected
display device.
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Getting started
° Turn on the power of the TV, amplifier and any other com-
ponents which are connected to the DVD player.
, Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially
avail-
able) are set to the correct channel.
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Press the POWER
ON button.
, 'P-ON' will appear briefly on the display panel.
Press the OPEN/CLOSE
button
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to open disc loading
tray.
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Place the disc in the tray, with the
label facing
up.
L_ Press the PLAY button.
, The tray will close automatically,
then playback will start from the first
chapter or track of the disc. If the playback does not
start automatically, press the PLAY button.
• When you play back the DVD with a title menu, it may
appear on the screen. In this case, refer to "Title menu'.
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Press the STOP
button
to stop playback.
NOTES:
• A "prohibited icon" may appear at the
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top-right corner on the TV screen during
operation, warning that a prohibited
operation has been encountered
by the
DVD player or the disc.
, With DVDs that use some titles for playback program
signals, playback may start from the second title, or it
may skip these titles.
• During the playback of two layered disc, pictures may
stop for a moment. This happens when the 1st layer
switches to the 2nd layer. This is not a malfunction.
, The operation may vary when you play back DVDs with
disc menu. Refer to the manual accompanying
the disc
for details.
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Press the HDM_ button
on the front panei
to select
the HDMI output
mode.
The output
mode changes
as follows
every
time
the NDMJ button
is pressed.
, The HDMI indicator on the front panel lights up when
HDMF output mode is on.
OFF
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480P
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720P
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1080
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Refer to the table on page 10 for details of output pat-
terns of each HDMI mode.
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Pure Direct Mode
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H Press
the PURE
D_RECT
button
on the front panel
to output
an analog
audio
signal
only (no analog
video and HDMI
signals
will be output
and the dis-
play will be turned
off). The higher
quality
sound
will be achieved.
NOTES:
, When pressed the buttons below, the pure direct mode
will be released.
OPEN/CLOSE
button (on both the remote and the front
panel), SETUP or DISPLAY button (on the remote),
ON!STANDBY
or PURE DIRECT button (on the front
panel).
, The PURE DIRECT button will not function while dis-
playing the setup menu.
, If you turn on the pure direct mode while selecting HDMI
mode, both video and audio signals will not be output.
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Brightness
of the Front Panel Display
El Press
the DIMMER
button
on the front panel
to
select
the desired
brightness
of the front panel
dis-
play. (BRIGHT,
DIMMER
or OFF)
, The default setting is BRIGHT.
NOTES:
, The brightness
of the front panel display can be adjust-
ed from the setup menu. Details are on page 28.
• When you turn on the power next time, the brightness
of the front panel display will be as set in setup menu.
_'- GeneraJ Features
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DVD may contain menus to navigate the disc and access spe-
cial features. Press the appropriate Numeric buttons or use the
Cursor buttons (,& / T/_
/ [_) to highlight your selection in the
DVD main menu and press the ENTER button to confirm.
NOTE:
• Unless otherwise stated, all operations described in this
manual are based on remote control use. Some operations
can be carried out using the menu bar on the TV screen.
Disc Menus
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B
OFF (Default):
No video output from the HDM! OUT connector.
480P: Video output from the HDMI OUT jack at 480p.
720P: Video output from the HDMI OUT jack at 720p.
1080: Video output from the HDMI OUT jack at 1080i.
NOTES:
• Video and audio signals may distorted temporarily
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when switching to/from the HDMI output mode.
, Use a display equipment with an HDMI-compatible
port.
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, Progressive video signal will not be output from the COM-
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PONENT VIDEO OUT during the HDMI output mode.
, The HDMI indicator on the front panel flashes when you
select the HDMI output mode but there is no HDMI cable.
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• If you turn on the pure direct mode, both video and
audio signals thru the HDMI output will be cut off (press
the PURE DmREOT button again to recover).
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, You can check the HDMI connection status by pressing
the DISPLAY button during playback with the HDMI
B
output mode (refer to page 22).
, If the TV is not compatible with newly selected HDMI
output mode, the actual output mode will be kept the
one before changing the selection. When this occurs,
the newly selected mode will appear on the front panel
display (see page 10) while the actual output resolution
will be indicated by performing the on-screen display as
described on page 22.
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Press
the MENU
button.
• The DVD main menu will appear.
If the feature
is not available,
symbol
may
appear
on the TV screen.
If disc
menu
is available
on the disc,
audio lan-
guage,
subtitle
options,
chapters
for the title and
other options
will appear
for selection.
Press the Cursor
buttons
(A / _'/_
/ _) to select an
item, and the ENTER
button to confirm
the selection.
Title Menu
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Press
the TOP MENU
button.
, The title menu will appear.
If the feature
is not available,
symbol
may
appear
on the TV screen.
Press the Cursor
buttons
(,L / _'/_
/ _) to select
an
item, and the ENTER
button to confirm
the selection.
, Playback will begin at the selected title.
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