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You can enjoy the Dolby Surround effects only when playing Dolby Surround audio or multi-
channel audio (Dolby Digital) discs.
If your amplifier (receiver) has L and R audio input jacks only, use 

. If your amplifier 

(receiver) has a digital input jack, use 

.

When connecting 6 speakers, replace the monaural 
rear speaker with a center speaker, 2 rear speakers 
and a subwoofer.

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

PCM/DTS/

DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

PR

VIDEO

NORMAL
PROGRESSIVE

DIGITAL OUT

LINE OUT

S VIDEO OUT

LINE OUT

AUDIO

R

L

Y

PB

PCM/DTS/

DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

LINE OUT

AUDIO

R

L

CD/DVD player

or

Front (R)

Front (L)

Rear (R)

Subwoofer

l: Signal flow

Rear (L)

Amplifier (receiver) with Dolby 
Surround decoder

Center

Rear (mono)

Stereo 
audio cord (not 
supplied)

[Speakers]

Coaxial digital cord 
(not supplied)

(red)

(white)

to coaxial digital input

[Speakers]

to audio input

(red)

(white)

to LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO)

to DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)

,continued

This connection will allow you to use the Dolby Digital or DTS decoder function of your AV 
amplifier (receiver).

z Hint
Use connection 

 when connecting to 7 or 

more speakers (6.1 ch or more).

• After you have completed the connection, be sure 

to set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “DOLBY 
DIGITAL” and “DTS” to “ON” in Quick Setup 
(page 25).

• In order to listen to DTS sound tracks, you must 

use this connection. DTS sound tracks are not 
output through the LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 
jacks, even if you set “DTS” to “ON” in Quick 
Setup (page 25).

• When you connect an amplifier (receiver) that 

conforms to the 96 kHz sampling frequency, set 
“48kHz/96kHz PCM” in “AUDIO SETUP” to 
“96kHz/24bit” (page 69).

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

PCM/DTS/

DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

PR

VIDEO

NORMAL
PROGRESSIVE

DIGITAL OUT

LINE OUT

S VIDEO OUT

LINE OUT

AUDIO

R

L

Y

PB

PCM/DTS/

DOLBY DIGITAL

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

Front (R)

Front (L)

Rear (R)

 AV amplifier (receiver) having 
a decoder

Subwoofer

Center

Coaxial digital cord 
(not supplied)

[Speakers]

CD/DVD player

l: Signal flow

[Speakers]

Rear (L)

to coaxial digital input

to DIGITAL OUT 
(COAXIAL)

Plug the player and TV power cords into an AC outlet.

Follow the steps below to make the minimum number of basic adjustments for using the player.
To skip an adjustment, press 

>. To return to the previous adjustment, press ..

[/1.

“Press [ENTER] to run QUICK SETUP” 
appears at the bottom of the screen. If this 
message does not appear, select 
“QUICK” under “SETUP” in the Control 
Menu to run Quick Setup (page 64).

The Setup Display for selecting the 
language used in the on-screen display 
appears.

X/x to select a language.

The player uses the language selected 
here to display the menu and subtitles as 
well.

The Setup Display for selecting the 
aspect ratio of the TV to be connected 
appears.

X/x to select the setting that 

◆ If you have a 4:3 standard TV
• 4:3 LETTER BOX or 4:3 PAN SCAN 

(page 65)

◆ If you have a wide-screen TV or a 4:3 
standard TV with a wide-screen mode
• 16:9 (page 65)

The Setup Display for selecting the type 
of jack used to connect your amplifier 
(receiver) appears.

ENTER

LANGUAGE SETUP

OSD:
MENU:
AUDIO:
SUBTITLE:

FRENCH

ENGLISH
ENGLISH

SPANISH

PORTUGUESE

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

4:3 LETTER BOX

BLACK LEVEL:
BLACK LEVEL 

(COMPONENT OUT)

:

OFF

16:9

MODE 

(PROGRESSIVE)

:

AUTO

,continued

X/x to select the type of jack 

Choose the item that matches the audio 
connection you selected on pages 21 to 
24 (

 through 

).

• If you connect just a TV and nothing 

else, select “NO.” Quick Setup is 
finished and connections are complete.

 

• Select “LINE OUTPUT L/R 

(AUDIO).” Quick Setup is finished and 
connections are complete.

• Select “DIGITAL OUTPUT.” The Setup 

Display for “DOLBY DIGITAL” appears.

X/x to select the type of 

Choose the signal that matches the audio 
connection you selected on pages 22 to 
24 (

  through 

).

 

• D-PCM (page 69)

• DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the 

amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby Digital 
decoder) (page 69)

“DTS” is selected.

X/x to select whether or 

Choose the item that matches the audio 
connection you selected on pages 22 to 
24 (

  through 

).

• OFF (page 69)

• ON (only if the amplifier (receiver)  has 

a DTS decoder) (page 69)

Quick Setup is finished. All connections 
and setup operations are complete.

To enjoy the surround sound effects of this 
player or your amplifier (receiver), set the 
following items as described below for the 
audio connection you selected on pages 22 to 
24 (

 through 

). Each of these is the 

default setting and does not need to be adjusted 
when you first connect the player. Refer to 
page 63 for using the Setup Display.

• No additional settings are needed.

• Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY 

SURROUND” (page 68)

• If the sound distorts even when the volume 

is turned down, set “AUDIO ATT” to “ON” 
(page 68)

 

 

• Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY 

SURROUND” (page 68)

• Set “DIGITAL OUT” to “ON” (page 68)

YES

NO

Is this player connected to an amplifier
(receiver) ? Select the type of jack you 
are using.

LINE OUTPUT L/R (AUDIO)

DIGITAL OUTPUT

48kHz/96kHz PCM:

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT:
AUDIO DRC:

DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL:
DTS:

OFF

STANDARD

ON

DOWNMIX:

DOLBY SURROUND

D-PCM

DOLBY DIGITAL

D-PCM

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT:
AUDIO DRC:

DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL:

OFF

STANDARD

ON

DOWNMIX:

DOLBY SURROUND

D-PCM

DTS:
48kHz/96kHz PCM:

OFF
OFF

ON

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Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some 
operations may be different or restricted.

Refer to the operating instructions supplied 
with your disc.

[/1.

The player turns on.

◆ When using an amplifier (receiver)
Turn on the amplifier (receiver) and 
select the appropriate channel so that you 
can hear sound from the player.

A on the player, and place a 

H.

The disc tray closes, and the player starts 
playback (continuous play). Adjust the 
volume on the TV or the amplifier 
(receiver).
Depending on the disc, a menu may 
appear on the TV screen. For DVD 
VIDEOs, see page 30. For VIDEO CDs, 
see page 31.

Press

 [/1. The player enters standby mode.

z Hint
You can have the player turn off automatically 
whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than 
30 minutes. To turn on this function, set “AUTO 
POWER OFF” in “CUSTOM SETUP” to “ON” 
(page 67).

[/1

H

A

With the playback side facing down

*

For DVD VIDEOs and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs 
only

** For DVD VIDEOs and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs or 

DVD+RWs only

***For Video and JPEG pictures only (except 

BACKGROUND pictures). You can move the 
enlarged picture using 

C/X/x/c . Depending 

upon the contents of the disc, the ZOOM 
function may be canceled automatically when 
the picture is moved.

z Hints
• The Instant Replay function is useful when you 

want to review a scene or dialog that you missed.

• The Instant Advance function is useful when you 

want to pass over a scene that you don’t want to 
watch.

You may not be able to use the Instant Replay or 
Instant Advance function with some scenes.

You can lock the disc tray to prevent children 
from opening it.

When the player is in standby mode, press 
O RETURN, ENTER, and then [/1 on the 
remote.

The player turns on and “LOCKED” appears 
on the front panel display.
The 

Z button on the player or the remote does 

not work while the Child Lock is set.

When the player is in standby mode, press 
O RETURN, ENTER, and then [/1 again. 

Even if you select “RESET” under “SETUP” in the 
Control Menu (page 64), the disc tray remains locked.

Stop

Press 

x

Pause

Press 

X

Resume play after 
pause

Press 

X or H

Go to the next chapter, 
track, or scene in 
continuous play mode

Press 

>

Go back to the 
previous chapter, 
track, or scene in 
continuous play mode

Press 

.

Stop play and remove 
the disc

Press 

Z

Replay the previous 
scene*

Press  
INSTANT REPLAY 
during playback

Briefly fast forward 
the current scene**

Press  

 

INSTANT 
ADVANCE during 
playback

Magnify the 
image***

Press ZOOM 
repeatedly.
Press CLEAR to 
cancel.

INSTANT REPLAY

CLEAR

ZOOM

INSTANT ADVANCE

RETURN

ENTER

The player stores the point where you stopped 
the disc for up to 6 discs and resumes 
playback the next time you insert the same 
disc. When you store a resume playback point 
for the seventh disc, the resume playback 
point for the first disc is deleted.

x to 

“RESUME” appears on the front panel 
display.

H.

The player starts playback from the point 
where you stopped the disc in Step 1.

z Hints
• To play from the beginning of the disc, press 

x 

twice, then press 

H.

• For DVD-RWs in VR mode, CDs, and DATA 

CDs, the player remembers the resume playback 
point for the current disc unless the disc tray is 
opened, the power cord is disconnected, or only 
for DATA CDs, the player enters standby mode.

• “MULTI-DISC RESUME” in “CUSTOM 

SETUP” must be set to “ON” (default) for this 
function to work (page 67).

• The resume playback point for the current disc is 

cleared when:

– you change the play mode.
– you change the settings on the Setup Display.
• This function may not work with some discs.
• Resume Play does not work during Shuffle Play 

and Program Play.

• If “MULTI-DISC RESUME” in “CUSTOM 

SETUP” is set to “ON” and you playback a 
recorded disc such as DVD-RW, the player may 
playback other recorded discs from the same 
resume point. To play from the beginning, press 
x twice and then press H.

A DVD is divided into long sections of a 
picture or a music feature called “titles.” 
When you play a DVD which contains 
several titles, you can select the title you want 
using the TOP MENU button.
When you play DVDs that allow you to select 
items such as the language for the subtitles 
and the language for the sound, select these 
items using the MENU button.

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

C/X/x/c or the number 

If you press the number buttons, the 
following display appears.
Press the number buttons to select the 
item you want.

Some DVD-RW discs in VR (Video 
Recording) mode have two types of titles for 
playback: originally recorded titles 
(ORIGINAL) and titles that can be created on 
recordable DVD players for editing (PLAY 
LIST). You can select the type of titles to be 
played.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select

The options for “ORIGINAL/PLAY 
LIST” appear.

ENTER

MENU

TOP MENU

Number 
buttons

1

ENTER

DISPLAY

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

DVD-RW

        

PLAY LIST

PLAY LIST

ORIGINAL

T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5

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X/x to select the setting.

• PLAY LIST: plays the titles created 

from “ORIGINAL” for editing.

• ORIGINAL: plays the titles originally 

recorded.

PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play 
VIDEO CDs interactively by following the 
menu on the TV screen.

The menu for your selection appears.

Refer to the instructions supplied with the 
disc, as the operating procedure may 
differ depending on the VIDEO CD.

Press 

O RETURN.

ENTER

RETURN

Number 
buttons

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z Hint
To play without using PBC, press 

./> or the 

number buttons while the player is stopped to select 
a track, then press

 H or ENTER.

“Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen and 
the player starts continuous play. You cannot play 
still pictures such as a menu. 
To return to PBC playback, press 

x twice then 

press 

H.

Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER” in 
Step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the 
instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, 
press

 H.

You can set the following play modes:
• Program Play (page 32)
• Shuffle Play (page 34)
• Repeat Play (page 35)
• A-B Repeat Play (page 36)

The play mode is canceled when:
– you open the disc tray.
– the player enters standby mode by pressing 

[/1.

You can play the contents of a disc in the 
order you want by arranging the order of the 
titles, chapters, or tracks on the disc to create 
your own program. You can program up to 99 
titles, chapters, and tracks.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “PROGRAM” appear.

DISPLAY

ENTER

CLEAR

X/x to select “SET

t

c.

The cursor moves to the title or track row 
“T” (in this case, “01”).

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
For example, select chapter “03” of title 
“02.”
Press 

X/

x

 to select “02” under “T,” then 

press ENTER.

Next, press 

X/x to select “03” under “C,” 

then press ENTER.

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD
For example, select track “02.”
Press 

X/x to select “02” under “T,” then 

press ENTER.

The programmed titles, chapters, and 
tracks are displayed in the selected order.

H to start Program Play.

Program Play begins.
When the program ends, you can restart 
the same program again by pressing 

H.

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in Step 3. To 
play the same program again, select “ON” in 
Step 3 and press ENTER.

Follow Steps 1 through 3 of “Creating 
your own program (Program Play).”

Select the program number of the title, 
chapter, or track you want to change or 
cancel using 

X/x, and press c.

Follow Step 5 for new programming. To 
cancel a program, select “--” under “T,” 
then press ENTER.

OFF
OFF
SET
ON

PLAY

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD VIDEO

PROGRAM

1. TITLE

ALL CLEAR

2. TITLE  – –
3. TITLE  – –
4. TITLE  – –
5. TITLE  – –
6. TITLE  – –
7. TITLE  – –

T

– –

01
02
03
04
05

“TRACK” is displayed when you play 
a VIDEO CD or CD.

Titles or tracks 
recorded on a disc

PROGRAM

1. TITLE  – –

ALL CLEAR

2. TITLE  – –
3. TITLE  – –
4. TITLE  – –
5. TITLE  – –
6. TITLE  – –
7. TITLE  – –

T

C

ALL

01
02
03
04
05
06

– –

02
03
04
05

01

Chapters recorded on a disc

PROGRAM

1. TITLE  – –

ALL CLEAR

2. TITLE  – –
3. TITLE  – –
4. TITLE  – –
5. TITLE  – –
6. TITLE  – –
7. TITLE  – –

C

ALL

03
04
05
06

T

– –

01
02
03
04
05

02

01

T

– –

01
02
03
04
05

PROGRAM

1. TITLE  0 2 – 0 3

ALL CLEAR

2. TITLE  – –  
3. TITLE  – –
4. TITLE  – –
5. TITLE  – –
6. TITLE  – –
7. TITLE  – –

Selected title and chapter

PROGRAM

1. TRACK        0 2

ALL CLEAR

2. TRACK        – –
3. TRACK        – –
4. TRACK        – –
5. TRACK        – –
6. TRACK        – –

7. TRACK        – –

0:15:30

– –

01
02
03
04
05

T

Selected track

Total time of the 
programmed tracks

,continued

Follow Steps 1 through 3 of “Creating 
your own program (Program Play).”

Press 

X and select “ALL CLEAR.”

Press ENTER.

z Hint
You can do Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of the 
programmed titles, chapters, or tracks. During 
Program Play, follow the Steps of “Repeat Play” 
(page 35) or “Shuffle Play” (page 34).

You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and 
Super VCD with PBC playback.

You can have the player “shuffle” titles, 
chapters, or tracks. Subsequent “shuffling” 
may produce a different playing order.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “SHUFFLE” appear.

X/x to select the item to be 

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
• TITLE
• CHAPTER
◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD
• TRACK
◆ When Program Play is activated
• ON: shuffles titles, chapters, or tracks 

selected in Program Play.

Shuffle Play starts.

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in Step 3.

z Hints
• You can set Shuffle Play while the player is 

stopped. After selecting the “SHUFFLE” option, 
press 

H. Shuffle Play starts.

• Up to 200 chapters in a disc can be played in 

random order when “CHAPTER” is selected.

You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and 
Super VCD with PBC playback.

ENTER

CLEAR

DISPLAY

PLAY

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T      1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF

CHAPTER

TITLE

OFF

DVD VIDEO

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You can play all of the titles or tracks on a 
disc or a single title, chapter, or track 
repeatedly.
You can use a combination of Shuffle or 
Program Play modes.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “REPEAT” appear.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
• DISC: repeats all of the titles.
• TITLE: repeats the current title on a 

disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current 

chapter.

◆ When playing a DVD-RW
• DISC: repeats all the titles of the 

selected type.

• TITLE: repeats the current title on a 

disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current 

chapter.

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD 
• DISC: repeats all of the tracks.
• TRACK: repeats the current track.
◆ When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)
• DISC: repeats all of the albums.
• ALBUM: repeats the current album.
• TRACK: repeats the current track.
◆ When playing a DATA CD (JPEG 
image)
• DISC: repeats all of the albums.
• ALBUM: repeats the current album.
◆ When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio 
and JPEG image)
• DISC: repeats all of the albums.
• ALBUM: repeats the current album.
• TRACK: repeats the current track 

(MP3 audio).

◆ When Program Play or Shuffle Play is 
activated
• ON: repeats Program Play or Shuffle 

Play.

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in Step 2.

z Hint
You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped. 
After selecting the “REPEAT” option, press 

H. 

Repeat Play starts.

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs 

and Super VCD with PBC playback.

• When playing a DATA CD which contains MP3 

audio tracks and JPEG image files, and their 
playing time are not the same, the audio sound 
will not match the image file as it is repeated.

ENTER

CLEAR

DISPLAY

DISC
TITLE
CHAPTER

OFF

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD VIDEO

OFF

You can play a specific portion of a title, 
chapter or track repeatedly. (This function is 
useful when you want to memorize lyrics, etc.)

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

REPEAT), then press ENTER.
The options for “A-B REPEAT” 
appear.

X/x to select “SET t,” then 

The “A-B REPEAT” setting bar appears.

The starting point (point A) is set.

The set points are displayed and the 
player starts repeating this specific 
portion.

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in Step 3.

• When you set A-B Repeat Play, the settings for 

Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, and Program Play are 
canceled.

• A-B Repeat Play does not work for titles 

containing still pictures on a DVD-RW in VR 
mode.

• A-B Repeat Play does not work across multiple 

titles on a DVD-RW in VR mode.

CLEAR

ENTER

DISPLAY

PLAY

SET
OFF

OFF

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD VIDEO

        

A 18 - 1:32:30

B 

A 18 - 1:32:55

B 18 - 1:33:05

A 18 - 1:32:55

B 18 - 1:34:30

You can quickly locate a particular point on a 
disc by monitoring the picture or playing back 
slowly.

• Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not 

be able to do some of the operations described.

• For DATA CDs, you can search for a particular 

point only on an MP3 audio track.

You can search for a particular point on a 
disc using 

./> on the player.

During playback, press and hold 

> to 

locate a point in the playback direction or 
press and hold 

. to locate a point in the 

opposite direction. When you find the point 
you want, release the button to return to 
normal playback speed.

Press  

m or M 

 while playing a 

disc. When you find the point you want, press 
H to return to normal speed. Each time you 
press  

m or M 

 during scan, the 

playback speed changes. With each press the 
indication changes as shown below. Actual 
speeds may differ with some discs.

Playback direction

Opposite direction

The “

×2B”/ “×2b” playback speed is about 

twice the normal speed.
The “3

M”/“3m” playback speed is faster 

than “2

M”/“2m” and the “2M”/“2m” 

playback speed is faster than “1

M”/

“1

m.”

Press  

m or M 

 when the player is 

in pause mode. To return to the normal speed, 
press 

H.

Each time you press 

 

m or M 

 

during Slow-motion play, the playback speed 
changes. Two speeds are available. With each 
press the indication changes as follows:

Playback direction

 

2

 

 y 1

 

Opposite direction (DVD only)

2

 

 y 1

 

The “2 

y”/“2 

” playback speed is slower 

than “1 

y”/“1 .”

STEP

STEP

H

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×2B t 1M t 2M t 3M

3

M (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only)

×2B (DVD VIDEO/CD only)

×2b t 1m t 2m t 3m

3

m (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only)

×2b (DVD VIDEO only)

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When the player is in the pause mode, press 

 STEP to go to the next frame. Press 

 STEP to go to the preceding frame 

(DVD only). To return to normal playback, 
press 

H.

You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW 
in VR mode.

You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and 
you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD 
by track, index, or scene. As titles and tracks 
are assigned unique numbers on the disc, you 
can select the desired one by entering its 
number. Or, you can search for a scene using 
the time code.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select the search 

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

 TITLE

 CHAPTER

 TIME/TEXT

Select “TIME/TEXT” to search for a starting 
point by inputting the time code.

CLEAR

ENTER

DISPLAY

Number 
buttons