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

Press X/x to select the setting that 
matches your TV type.

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

(page 79)

◆ If you have a wide-screen TV or a 4:3 
standard TV with a wide-screen mode
• 16:9 (page 79)

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

Press X/x to select the type of jack 
(if any) you are using to connect to 
an amplifier (receiver), then press 
ENTER.

Choose the item that matches the audio 
connection you selected on pages 25 to 
28 (

 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.

 or both 

 and 

• Select “DIGITAL & 5.1CH OUTPUT.” 

The Setup Display for “DOLBY 
DIGITAL” appears.

Press X/x to select the type of 

Choose the signal that matches the audio 
connection you selected on pages 26 to 
28 (

 through 

).

 

• D-PCM (page 82)

• DOLBY DIGITAL (only if the 

amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby Digital 
decoder) (page 82)

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:

4:3 LETTER BOX

16:9

4:3 PAN SCAN

OFF

FULL

SCREEN SAVER:

BLACK LEVEL:

BACKGROUND:

BLACK LEVEL 

(COMPONENT OUT)

:

4:3 OUTPUT:

4:3 LETTER BOX

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

LINE OUTPUT L/R(AUDIO)
DIGITAL OUTPUT
DIGITAL & 5.1CH OUTPUT

YES

NO

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT:
AUDIO DRC:

DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL:

OFF

STANDARD

AUDIO FILTER:

SHARP

ON

DOWNMIX:

DOLBY SURROUND

D-PCM
D-PCM

48kHz/96kHz PCM:

DTS:

DOLBY DIGITAL

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“DTS” is selected.

Press X/x to select whether or 

Choose the item that matches the audio 
connection you selected on pages 26 to 
28 (

 through 

).

 

• D-PCM (page 83)

• DTS (only if the amplifier (receiver) 

has a DTS decoder) (page 83)

◆ When “DIGITAL OUTPUT” is selected 
in step 9
• Quick Setup is finished and 

connections are complete.

◆ When “DIGITAL & 5.1CH OUTPUT” is 
selected in step 9
• The Setup Display for “SPEAKER 

SETUP” appears.

Press X/x to select the size of the 

If no center speaker is connected, select 
“NONE” (page 83).

“REAR” is selected.

Press X/x to select the size of the 

If no rear speaker is connected, select 
“NONE.” 

“SUBWOOFER” is selected.

Press X/x to select whether or 

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

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO ATT:
AUDIO DRC:

DIGITAL OUT:

DOLBY DIGITAL:

OFF

STANDARD

AUDIO FILTER:

SHARP

ON

DOWNMIX:

DOLBY SURROUND

D-PCM
D-PCM

48kHz/96kHz PCM:

DTS

DTS:

D-PCM

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE:
DISTANCE:
LEVEL(FRONT):
LEVEL(REAR): 

OFF

TEST TONE:

FRONT:
CENTER:

LARGE

LARGE

REAR:
SUBWOOFER:

LARGE

YES

SMALL

NONE

LARGE

SPEAKER SETUP

SIZE:
DISTANCE:
LEVEL(FRONT):
LEVEL(REAR): 

OFF

TEST TONE:

FRONT:
CENTER:

LARGE

REAR:
SUBWOOFER:

LARGE(REAR)

YES

LARGE

LARGE(REAR)

LARGE(SIDE)

SPEAKER SETUP 

SIZE:
DISTANCE:
LEVEL(FRONT):
LEVEL(REAR): 

OFF

TEST TONE:

FRONT:
CENTER:

LARGE

LARGE

REAR:
SUBWOOFER:

ENTER

DISPLAY

YES

LARGE(REAR)

NONE

YES

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 26 to 
28 (

 through 

). Each of these is the 

default setting and does not need to be 
adjusted when you first connect the player. 
See page 77 for using the Setup Display.

• No additional settings are needed.

 

• Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY 

SURROUND” (page 82).

 

 

• Set “DOWNMIX” to “DOLBY 

SURROUND” (page 82).

• Set “DIGITAL OUT” to “ON” (page 82).

• Set “DISTANCE,” “LEVEL (FRONT),” 

and “LEVEL (REAR)” according to the 
connected speakers (page 84).

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• For connections 

 

 

Set “48kHz/96kHz PCM” to “96kHz/24bit,” only 
if you connect an amplifier (receiver) that 
conforms to the 96 kHz sampling frequency 
(page 83).

• For connections 

If the sound distorts even when the volume is 
turned down, set “AUDIO ATT” to “ON” 
(page 81).

Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some 
operations may be different or restricted.
Refer to the operating instructions supplied 
with your disc.

Press [/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.

Press A on the player, and place a 

To place other discs on the tray, press 
DISC SKIP and place the discs in the 
order you want to play them.
Each time you press DISC SKIP, the disc 
tray turns so you can place the discs on 
the empty compartments. The player 
plays from the last disc placed on the tray.

Press 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 38. For VIDEO CDs, 
see page 40.

Press [/1. The player enters standby mode.

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

Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from 
the DIGITAL OUT jacks.

H

[/1

DISC SKIP

DISC SKIP

Z

[/1

H

A

With the playback 
side facing down

Disc 
compartment 
number

1-8

*1 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only
*2 DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/

DVD+RWs only

*3 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.

*4 DATA CDs only

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• The Instant Replay function is useful when you 

want to review a scene or dialogue 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.

• Before loading the discs, a disc number indicator 

of an empty compartment may be lit.

Select  a disc

Press DISC 1–5 on the 
player

Stop

Press x

Pause

Press X

Resume play after 
pause

Press X or H

Go to the next disc

Press DISC SKIP

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

Press > on the 
remote, or briefly 
press 

>

 on the 

player.

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

Press 

.

 on the 

remote, or briefly 
press 

.

 on the 

player.

Stop play and remove 
the disc

Press Z

Replay the previous 
scene*

1

Press  
(instant replay) during 
playback

Briefly fast forward 
the current scene*

2

Press  
(instant advance) 
during playback

Z

CLEAR

.

/

>

X

H

x

 

(instant advance)

 

(instant replay)

ZOOM

ALBUM +/–

DISC SKIP

DISC 1–5

H X x

A

DISC SKIP

.

/

>

Magnify the image*

3

Press ZOOM 
repeatedly. Press 
CLEAR to cancel. 

Go to the next or 
previous album*

4

Press ALBUM + or –
during playback.

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You can open the disc tray while playing a 
disc so that you can check which discs are to 
be played next and replace discs without 
interrupting playback of the current disc.

The disc tray opens and two disc 
compartments appear. Even if the player 
is playing a disc, it doesn’t stop playing.

The disc tray turns and another two disc 
compartments appear.

The disc tray closes.

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While the disc tray is open,
– If the playback of the current disc end, the player 

stops playing. If the disc is played in One Disc 
Repeat Play mode (page 44), the current disc 
starts playing again.

Do not push the disc tray to close in step 5, as you 
may damage the player.

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 

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

A

 and 

EXCHANGE buttons and Z button on the 
player or the remote do 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 77), the disc tray remains 
locked.

EXCHANGE

DISC SKIP

DISC SKIP

ENTER

[/1

O RETURN

The player stores the point where you stopped 
the disc for up to 40 discs and resumes 
playback the next time you insert the same 
disc. If you store a resume playback point for 
the 41st disc, the resume playback point for 
the first disc is deleted.

While playing a disc, press x to 
stop playback.

“RESUME” appears on the front panel 
display.

Press H.

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

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To play from the beginning of the disc, press x 
twice, then press H.

• “MULTI-DISC RESUME” in “CUSTOM 

SETUP” must be set to “ON” (default) for this 
function to work (page 81).

• The point where you stopped playing is cleared 

when:

– you change the play mode.
– you change the settings on the Setup Display.
• For DVD-RWs in VR mode, Super Audio CDs, 

CDs, and DATA CDs, the player remembers the 
resume playback point for the current disc.
The resume point is cleared when:

– you press DISC SKIP or DISC 

1–5

.

– you opened the disc tray.
– you disconnect the power cord.
– the player enters standby mode (DATA CD only).
• Resume Play does not work during Shuffle Play 

and Program Play.

• This function may not work with some discs.
• 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.

x

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 language for the sound and 
subtitles, 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.

Press C/X/x/c or the number 
buttons to select the item you want 
to play or change.

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

Some DVD-RWs 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 title to be played.

The Control Menu appears.

Press X/x to select 

The options for “ORIGINAL/PLAY 
LIST” appear.

Number 
buttons

ENTER

TOP MENU

MENU

C/X/x/c

1

ENTER

DISPLAY

X/x

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

1

DVD-RW

        

PLAY LIST

PLAY LIST

ORIGINAL

T       1 : 3 0 : 5 0

1-9

Press X/x to select a setting.

• PLAY LIST: plays the titles created 

from “ORIGINAL” for editing.

• ORIGINAL: plays the titles originally 

recorded.

Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel 
playback area and a multi-channel playback 
area. You can select the playback area you 
want to listen to.

The following display appears.

• MULTI: plays a multi-channel 

playback area.

• 2CH: plays a 2 channel playback area.

The “MULTI” indicator in the front 
panel display lights up when playing a 
multi-channel playback area.

SA-CD 
MULTI/2CH

SA-CD/CD

2CH

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Some Super Audio CDs consist of an HD 
layer and a CD layer. You can select the 
playback layer you want to listen to.

Each time you press the button, an HD layer 
or a CD layer is alternately selected. When 
playing a CD layer, the “CD” indicator in the 
front panel display lights up.

• For details about Super Audio CD discs, see 

page 91.

• Each play mode function works only within the 

selected layer or playback area.

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.

Number 
buttons

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H

x

ENTER

O RETURN

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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 41)
• Shuffle Play (page 43)
• Repeat Play (page 44)
• A-B Repeat Play (page 45)

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.

Press X/x to select 

The options for “PROGRAM” appear.

ENTER

X/x/c

H

DISPLAY

CLEAR

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Press X/x to select “SET

 t

Press 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, Super 
Audio CD, or CD
For example, select track “02.”
Press 

X/x to select “02” under “T,” then 

press ENTER. The track number may be 
displayed in 3 digits for a Super Audio 
CD.

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

Press 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” after step 2. 
To play the same program again, select “ON” 
in step 3 and press ENTER.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own 
program (Program Play).”

OFF
OFF
SET
ON

PLAY

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

1

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, Super Audio 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

1-10

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

X/x and press c. If you 

want to delete the title, chapter, or track 
from the program, press CLEAR.

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

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own 
program (Program Play).”

Press 

X and select “ALL CLEAR.”

Press ENTER.

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You can perform Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of 
programmed titles, chapters, or tracks. During 
Program Play, follow the steps of Repeat Play (page 
44) or Shuffle Play (page 43).

• All Discs Repeat is automatically changed into 

One Disc Repeat when you set to program play 
mode (page 44). You can only program the 
contents of the current disc.

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs 

and Super VCDs with PBC playback.

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

The following display appears.

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

selected in Program Play.

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

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• 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 VCDs with PBC playback.

• All Discs Repeat is automatically changed into 

One Disc Repeat when you set to shuffle play 
mode. You can only shuffle the contents of the 
current disc.

H

CLEAR

SHUFFLE

TITLE

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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 following display appears.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
• ALL DISCS: repeats all of the discs.
• ONE DISC: repeats all of the titles on 

the current disc.

• TITLE: repeats the current title on a 

disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter.
◆ When playing a DVD-RW
• ALL DISCS: repeats all of the discs.
• ONE DISC: repeats all of the titles of 

the selected type.

• TITLE: repeats the current title on a 

disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter.

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD, Super 
Audio CD, or CD
• ALL DISCS: repeats all of the discs.
• ONE DISC: repeats all of the tracks on 

the current disc.

• TRACK: repeats the current track.
◆ When playing a DATA CD with MP3 
audio tracks or JPEG image files
• ALL DISCS: repeats all of the discs.
• ONE DISC: repeats all of the albums on 

the current disc.

• ALBUM: repeats the current album.
• TRACK (MP3 audio tracks only): 

repeats the current track.

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

Play.

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

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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 VCDs with PBC playback.

• When repeating a DATA CD which contains MP3 

audio tracks and JPEG image files, and their 
playing times are not the same, the sound will not 
match the image.

• When “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “IMAGE 

(JPEG)” (page 67), you cannot select “TRACK.”

H

CLEAR

REPEAT

ALL DISCS

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.

Press X/x to select 

The options for “A-B REPEAT” appear.

Press X/x to select “SET t,” then 
press ENTER.

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 across multiple 

titles.

• You cannot set A-B Repeat Play for contents on a 

DVD-RW (VR mode) that contains still pictures.

CLEAR

ENTER

DISPLAY

X/x

PLAY

SET
OFF

OFF

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

1

T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD VIDEO

        

A 18 - 1:32:30

B 

A 18 - 1:32:30

B 18 - 1:33:05

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

• Depending on the disc, 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 the next or previous 
chapter, track, or scene using ./> on 
the player.
During playback, press > or . once 
briefly to go to the next or previous chapter/
track/scene. Or, press and hold > or . 
to search forward or backwards, and release 
the button when you find the point you want 
to return to normal playback. (Search)

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 

scan speed changes. With each press the 
indication changes as shown below. Actual 
speeds may differ between discs.

Playback direction

Opposite direction

The “

u2B”/ “u2b” playback speed is about 

twice the normal speed.
The “3M”/“3m” playback speed is faster 
than “2M”/“2m” and the “2M”/“2m” 
playback speed is faster than “1M”/
“1m.”

m/

M

 

H

H

./
>

u2B t 1M t 2M t 3M

3M (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only)
u2B (DVD VIDEO/Super Audio CD/CD only)

u2b t 1m t 2m t 3m

3m (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only)
u2b (DVD VIDEO only)