Playing A Disc; Basic Playback; General Features; Disc Navigation - Hitachi DV-PF5EUK 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.
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Press y y /I .
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Press OPEN/CLOSE to open disc loading tray.
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Place the chosen disc on the tray, with the
label facing up.
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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".
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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 pro-
gramme 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

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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.
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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.
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Press ENTER or B B (PLAY).
• Playback of the selected chapter will start.
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CALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING PLAYBACK

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• Pressing DISC NAVIGATION before pressing ENTER
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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

During playback, press F F .
• Playback will pause and sound will be muted.
To continue playback, press B (PLAY).
• On DVDs, set "STILL MODE" to "FIELD" on the display
menu if pictures in the pause mode are blurred. (Refer
to page 26.)

Disc Menus

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

Title Menu

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

During playback, press F F .
• Playback will pause and sound will be muted.
The disc advances by one frame each time F F is pressed.
To exit step by step playback, press B.
• On DVDs, set "STILL MODE" to "FIELD" on the display
menu if pictures in the pause mode are blurred. (Refer
to page 26.)
will cease the DISC NAVIGA-
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