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IMPORTANT:
Please note that some DVD movie discs may not have all the features described
in this chapter. Refer to the instructions or notes included with each disc to
determine what features and operations are available on that particular disc.

1. Turn on the TV and select the video

input so that you can view DVD
video from this system.

2. Press POWER on the front panel to

turn on the system. The front panel
display lights up.

3. If the system is not in the DVD

player mode, press DVD on the
remote control to enter DVD player
mode directly, or press SOURCE on
the front panel to select it, the JBL
logo screen appears on TV.

4. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button, and

place a disc on the tray. 
Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close
the tray. The player begins loading
the disc. A message will appear on
the TV screen and/or on the front
panel display as follows.

WAITING

DISC LOADING**

LOADING**

OPEN

OPEN

CLOSE

CLOSE

PLAY

PLAY

NO DISC

NO DISC

BAD DISC

BAD DISC

DVD/VCD

WRONG REGION (See page 9)

PARENTAL VIOLATION (See page 29)

(**NOTE: While the disc is loading the player
will not respond to any commands).

When a disc is inserted the
following will occur depending on
the type of disc inserted.
• When playing a DVD, a DVD menu

or title menu may appear on the TV
screen (see page 18).

• When playing a VCD, CD or MP3

disc the player will go to stop mode.
With CDs and MP3 discs the
number of all tracks on the disc will
be displayed on the front panel
display and with MP3 discs the main
root directory will appear on the TV
screen. With VCDs the message
"VCD STOP" will appear on the front
display.

Note
• While the disc is loading, the player

will not respond to any commands.

5. While in the stop mode, press 

/ B

(PLAY/PAUSE) to begin playback.
When playback begins, press 
VOL +/- to adjust the volume to a
confortable listening level. To shut
off the speakers temporarily
without stopping playback, press
MUTE on the remote control. Press
MUTE again to cancel mute and
restore the sound. During playback
press PLAY/PAUSE (

/ B) again to

pause playback temporarily. Press
once more to cancel pause mode
and resume playback.

6. Press STOP (

A) to stop playback.

The DVD disc will then cease
playing. If the Play/Pause button is
pressed, the DVD disc will continue
to play from the point at which Stop
was pressed. Pressing STOP a
second time exits the DVD
completely. In program playback
mode, press STOP (

A) one time to

stop playback. 
Press it again to clear program
memory. (See page 22).

7. When the system is on, press

STANDBY on the remote control to
turn the system off. The LED on the
front panel lights up blue. In
standby mode, press this button to
turn ON the system. You can also
turn the system on by pressing
SOURCE on the main unit.

memory

DVD

number buttons

open/close

preset 

 and 

play/pause

search 

 and 

stop

tuner

stop

skip

play/pause

8. Press SLOW 

 or   on the remote

control to play a disc in slow
motion in the requested direction. If
the disc is a DVD, press repeatedly
to select the desired slow-motion
speed:
Forward (

): 

SF x2

➞SF x4➞SF x8➞ normal play

Backward (

): 

SR x2

➞SR x4➞SR x8➞ normal play

Notes:
• SF: Slow Forward

SR: Slow Reverse

• The larger the number, the slower

the speed.

• This function is not available for CD

and MP3.

• On some DVDs and on VCDs, the

slow-motion playback function is
not available. See the disc jacket for
information.

9. Press STEP 

 or   repeatedly to

review or advance the disc step by
step (one frame at a time).

Note
• This function is not available for CD

and MP3.

10. Press 

/ B to resume normal

playback.

11. Press SEARCH

 or   while

playing a disc. The player will
search the disc fast forward or
reverse. When you find the point
you want, press 

/ B to return to

normal playback.

Change search speed 
You can change search speed by
pressing SEARCH

 or 

repeatedly.

• If the playing disc is a DVD, you can

select the following search speeds:
FF x2

➞FF x4➞FF x6➞FF x8➞

normal play, or
FR x2

➞FR x4➞FR x6➞FR x8➞

normal play.

• If the playing disc is a CD, VCD or

SVCD, you can select the following
search speeds: 
FF x1

➞FF x2➞FF x3➞FF x4➞

normal play, or
FR x1

➞FR x2➞FR x3➞FR x4➞

normal play .

Notes
• This function is not available for

MP3.

• The larger the number is, the faster

the searching speed.

• For CD, when the search reaches

the end of one track, the player will
begin to play the next track at
normal speed.

12. Press 

 or  while playing a

disc to go to the next or previous
title, chapter or track in con-
tinuous play mode.

Notes:
• Press DISPLAY on the remote

control to view the title, chapter,
track and time on the front panel
display and/or TV screen. See page
22 for more information about the
DISPLAY.

• If the REPEAT-ONE function has

been selected, pressing 

 or 

will replay the same chapter (or
track or title) from its beginning.

• If the REPEAT-ALL function has

been selected, pressing 

 or 

repeatedly will skip to select all the
chapters (or tracks) in a title (or
disc) cyclically.

A DVD is divided into sections called
“titles”. Normally, a title consists of
several chapters. When you play a
DVD which contains several titles,
you can select the title (or chapter)
you want using the title menu.

1. Press TITLE while playing a DVD

disc. “TITLE MENU” will be shown
for a moment, then the title menu
appears. The contents of the menu
vary from disc to disc.

2. While the title menu appears on the

screen, press the 

D / E /   / 

buttons to select the title (or
chapter) you want to play.
With DVDs and VCDs, when
titles/chapters are numbered, you
can use the number buttons (0~9 /
>10) to select the title (or chapter).

3. Press the OK button.

The player starts playing the
selected title or chapter (not
needed when number button was
pressed).

Notes:
• Depending on the DVD disc, you

may not be able to select titles or
chapters.

• Depending on the DVD disc, a “title

menu” may simply be called a
“menu” or “title” in the instructions
supplied with the disc.

• For some DVD discs, when you

press the TITLE button, the playback
will restart from the beginning of the
disc.

A DVD may contain a “root menu”.
Some titles or chapters are recorded
in the root menu.

1. Press RETURN while playing a DVD

disc. “ROOT MENU” will be shown
for a moment, then the root menu
appears. The contents of the root
menu vary from disc to disc.

2. While the root menu appears on

the screen, press 

D / E /   / 

to select the title (or chapter) you
want to play.
Depending on the disc, you can use
the number buttons (0~9 / >10) to
select the title (or chapter).

3. Press OK. The player starts playing

the selected title (or chapter).

Notes:
• Depending on the DVD disc, you

may not be able to enter the root
menu.

• For some DVD discs, when you

press RETURN, playback will restart
from the beginning of the disc.

Important Note:
Many DVDs contain a Main Menu
(rather than "Title Menu") and several
Sub Menus (rather than "Root
Menus"). With them, pressing TITLE
will always call up the Main menu
and pressing RETURN will call up the
Sub Menu the currently playing track
belongs to.

Some DVDs allow you to select
subtitle language, audio language,
etc., using the DVD menu.

1. Press TITLE while playing a DVD

disc. The DVD menu appears on
the TV screen. The contents of the
menu vary from disc to disc.

2. While the title menu appears on the

screen, press 

D / E /   /   to

select the item you want to change.
Depending on the disc, you can use
the number buttons (0~9 / >10) to
select the item.

3. Depending on the disc a new menu

may appear. Repeat step 2 to select
the option desired.

4. Press OK.

Note:
• You can set a preferred language

for audio and subtitles in the SETUP
menu. For details, see pages 28, 29.

number buttons

title

OK

F

,

G

,

D

,

E

return

A-B

repeat

You can repeat all chapters in a title
or on a disc. You can repeat all tracks
on a disc. You can repeat a single
title, chapter or track. In program play
mode, the system repeats the
chapters or tracks in the programmed
order.

1. Press REPEAT while playing a disc.

2. If you are playing a DVD, continue

pressing REPEAT to select one of
the following repeat modes in
sequence: Chapter Repeat On 

➞

Title Repeat On 

➞ Repeat Off.

3. If you are playing a CD, VCD, SVCD,

or MP3 disc, continue pressing
REPEAT to select one of the
following repeat modes in
sequence: Repeat One (Track) 

➞

Repeat All (Tracks) 

➞ Repeat Off.

The front panel display will show the
following message:

"RPT-ONE": means Chapter Repeat On
or Repeat One Track.

"RPT-ALL": means Title Repeat On or
Repeat All Tracks.

Notes:
• You cannot select repeat play while

the disc is stopped.

• Some DVDs do not allow repeat

playback function.

You can play a specific portion in a
chapter or track repeatedly. This is
useful when you want to memorize
lyrics or repeatedly watch a portion
of the DVD.

1. When playing a disc, press A-B

one time to set the starting point
“A” of the specific portion you
want to play repeatedly.
The “[A-]” indicator appears on the
front panel display.

2. When reaching the end point “B”

you want, press A-B a second time. 
The “[A-B]” indicator appears on
the front panel display. The player
starts to play the specific portion
from point “A”, and will continue
playing this portion repeatedly until
you cancel the A-B repeat function.

3. Press A-B again to cancel this

setting and resume playback in
normal order.

Notes:
• Point “A” and “B” can be set only in

the same chapter or track.

• You can set A-B repeat on only one

specific portion at a time.

• A-B repeat is canceled when:

- you stop playback.
- you open the disc tray.
- you turn the power off.
- the A-B button is pressed again.

• Some DVD's do not allow A-B

repeat playback.