Playing A Disc; Basic Playback; General Features; Disc Navigation - Hitachi DV-PF7UK Instruction Manual

PLAYING A DISC

Basic Playback

Getting started
• Turn on the power of the TV, amplifier and any other
components which are connected to the DVD/VCR.
• Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially
available) are set to the correct channel.
1
Press y y /I .
2
Press A A to open disc loading tray.
3
Place the chosen disc on the tray, with the
label facing up.
4
Press B B (PLAY).
• The tray will close automatically, and
playback will then start from the first
chapter or track of the disc. If the playback does not
start automatically, press B (PLAY).
• When you playback the DVD with a title menu, it may
appear on the screen. In this case, refer to "Title
Menu".
5
Press C C to stop playback.
NOTES:
• A "prohibited icon" may appear at the top-
right on the TV screen during operation,
warning that a prohibited operation has been
encountered by the DVD/VCR 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.

General Features

DVD may contain menus to navigate the disc and access
special features. Press the appropriate number buttons or
use cursor buttons (L/K/B/s) to highlight your selection in
the DVD main menu and press ENTER to confirm.
NOTE:
• Unless stated, all operations described are based on
remote control use. Some operations can be carried
out using the menu bar on the TV screen.

Disc Navigation

1
Press DISC NAVIGATION.
- During title playback or when resume is on:
• A shot from each chapter including the one currently
being played will be displayed on the screen.
• The chapter currently being played is selected in yellow.
- In STOP mode (resume off):
• The first scene of each chapter of the first title will be
displayed.
2
Press cursor buttons (L/K/B/s) to select your desired
chapter.
• Up to 6 chapters can be displayed at one time. If the
title has more than 6 chapters, press SKIP G to go to
the next page. Press SKIP H to go back to the previ-
ous page.
• You can change the title by moving up to the field
where the title number is shown with cursor button
(K), and entering a title number of your choice.
3
Press ENTER or B B (PLAY).
• Playback of the selected chapter will start.
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• Pressing DISC NAVIGATION before pressing ENTER
3
or B B (PLAY) at step
TION function, and the playback will be stopped. The
resume information will be lost.
• When a disc menu is shown, the DISC NAVIGATION
feature does not function.
• DISC NAVIGATION takes a few seconds to respond.
• With some discs, part of the DISC NAVIGATION screen
may not be displayed properly. This is not a malfunc-
tion.
• Some discs do not support disc navigation feature.
• The sound is muted while DISC NAVIGATION is on the
screen.
• It takes about 15 seconds to display 6 shots.

Pause

1
During playback, press F F .
• Playback will pause and sound will be muted.
2
To continue playback, press B (PLAY).
NOTE:
• On DVDs, set "STILL MODE" to "FIELD" on the display
menu if pictures in the pause mode are blurred. (Refer
to page 28.)

Disc Menus

1
Press MENU.
• The DVD main menu will appear.
2
If the feature is not available,
the TV screen.
3
If disc menu is available on the disc, audio language,
subtitle options, chapters for the title and other options
will appear for selection.
4
Press cursor buttons (L/K/B/s) to select an item, and
ENTER to confirm selection.

Title Menu

1
Press TOP MENU.
• The title menu will appear.
2
If the feature is not available,
the TV screen.
3
Press cursor buttons (L/K/B/s) to select an item, and
ENTER to confirm selection.
• Playback will begin at the selected Title.

CALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING PLAYBACK

• Press MENU to call up the DVD main menu.
• Press TOP MENU to call up the title menu.
NOTE:
• Contents of menus and corresponding menu opera-
tions may vary between discs. Refer to the manual
accompanying the disc for details.

Step by Step Playback

1
During playback, press F F .
• Playback will pause and sound will be muted.
2
The disc advances by one frame each time F F is pressed.
3
To exit step by step playback, press B (PLAY).
NOTE:
• On DVDs, set "STILL MODE" to "FIELD" on the display
menu if pictures in the pause mode are blurred. (Refer to
page 28.)
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