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By using the PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel, you can select the signal format in 
which the player outputs video signals (Progressive or Interlace), and the conversion method for 
progressive signals. The PROGRESSIVE indicator lights up when the player outputs 
progressive signals.
Each time you press PROGRESSIVE, the display changes as follows:

PROGRESSIVE AUTO

m

PROGRESSIVE VIDEO

m

NORMAL (INTERLACE)

◆PROGRESSIVE AUTO
Select this setting when:
– your TV accepts progressive signals, and,
– the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks.
Normally select this under the above condition. This automatically detects the software type, and 
selects the appropriate conversion method.
Note that the picture will not be clear or no picture will appear if you select these settings when 
either of the above conditions is not met.

◆PROGRESSIVE VIDEO
Select this setting when:
– your TV accepts progressive signals, and,
– the TV is connected to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks, and, 
– you want to fix the conversion method to PROGRESSIVE VIDEO for video-based software.
Select this if the image is not clear when you select PROGRESSIVE AUTO.
Note that the picture will not be clear or no picture will appear if you select these settings when
either of the above conditions is not met.

◆NORMAL (INTERLACE)
Select this setting when:
– your TV does not accept progressive signals, or,
– your TV is connected to jacks other than the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (LINE OUT 

(VIDEO) or S VIDEO OUT).

DVD software can be divided into two types: film-based software and video based software.
Video-based software is derived from TV, such as dramas and sit-coms, and displays images at
30 frames/60 fields per second. Film-based software is derived from film and displays images at 
24 frames per second. Some DVD software contains both video and film.
In order for these images to appear natural on your screen when output in progressive format,
the progressive signals need to be converted to match the type of DVD software that you are
watching.

• When you play video-based software in progressive signal format, sections of some types of images may 

appear unnatural due to the conversion process when output through the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 
jacks. Images from the S VIDEO OUT and LINE OUT (VIDEO) jacks are unaffected as they are output in 
the normal (interlace) format.

• When using LINE OUT (VIDEO) or S VIDEO OUT, the picture may appear to flicker each time the 

PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel is pressed (Interlace switches to Progressive or vice versa).

Select one of the following patterns 

A or B, according to the input jack on your TV monitor, 

projector, or AV amplifier (receiver). 
This will enable you to listen to sound.

z Hint
For correct speaker location, see the operating instructions supplied with the connected components.

VIDEO

AUDIO

INPUT

L

R

AUDIO

R

L

PR

Y

PB

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

S VIDEO OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT

VIDEO

LINE OUT

VIDEO

LINE OUT

AUDIO

R

L

AV amplifier (receiver) 
with a decoder

(red)

TV, projector, or AV 
amplifier (receiver)

Audio/video
cord (supplied)

: Signal flow

Coaxial digital cord 
(not supplied)

to DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL)

to LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO)

Rear (L)

CD/DVD player

(white)

(yellow)*

(yellow)*

(white)

(red)

[Speakers]

Front (L)

[Speakers]

to coaxial 
digital input

Rear (R)

Front (R)

Subwoofer

Center

* The yellow plug is used for video signals (page 17).

A

This connection will use your TV’s or stereo 
amplifier’s (receiver’s) two speakers for 
sound. Connect using the audio/video cord 
(supplied).

• Surround effect (page 43)
TV: Dynamic Theater, Dynamic, Wide, 
Night

Stereo amplifier (receiver): Standard, Night

B

If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a Dolby*

1

Digital or DTS*

2

 decoder and a digital input 

jack, use this connection.
Connect using a coaxial digital cord (not 
supplied).

• Surround effect
Dolby Digital (5.1ch), DTS (5.1ch)

*1

Manufactured under license from Dolby 
Laboratories.
“Dolby,” “Pro Logic,” and the double-D symbol 
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

*2

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are trademarks of 
Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

• After you have completed the connection, make 

the appropriate settings in Quick Setup (page 22). 
Otherwise, no sound or a loud noise will come 
from your speakers.

• The surround sound effects of this player cannot 

be used with this connection.

• 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 22).

Yellow

White (L)

Red (R)

Yellow

White (L)

Red (R)

Coaxial cord

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” 
(press enter to run Quick Setup) appears 
at the bottom of the screen. If this 
message does not appear, select 
“QUICK” (quick) under “SETUP” 
(setup) in the Control Menu to run Quick 
Setup (page 59).

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

X/x to select a language.

The player displays the menu and 
subtitles in the selected language.

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

4:3 OUTPUT:

FULL

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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 60)

◆ If you have a wide-screen TV or a 4:3 
standard TV with a wide-screen mode
• 16:9 (page 60)

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

X/x to select the type of jack 

If you did not connect an AV amplifier 
(receiver), select “NO,” then go to step 
13.
If you connected an AV amplifier 
(receiver) using just an audio cord, select 
“YES: LINE OUTPUT L/R (AUDIO),” 
then go to step 13.
If you connected an AV amplifier 
(receiver) using a digital coaxial cord, 
select “YES: DIGITAL OUTPUT.” 

X/x to select the type of 

If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a 
Dolby Digital decoder, select “DOLBY 
DIGITAL.” Otherwise, select “D-PCM.”

“DTS” is selected.

X/x to select whether or 

If your AV amplifier (receiver) has a 
DTS decoder, select “ON.” Otherwise, 
select “OFF.”

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

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

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. 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 27. For VIDEO CDs, 
see page 28.

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 this function on or off, set 
“AUTO POWER OFF” in “CUSTOM SETUP” to 
“ON” or “OFF” (page 61).

• DTS audio signals are output only through 

the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack.

• When you play a DVD VIDEO with DTS 

sound tracks, set “DTS” to “ON” in 
“AUDIO SETUP” (page 63).

• If you connect the player to audio 

equipment without a DTS decoder, do not 
set “DTS” to “ON” in “AUDIO SETUP” 
(page 63). A loud noise may come out from 
the speakers, affecting your ears or causing 
the speakers to be damaged.

Discs created on DVD recorders must be correctly 
finalized before they can be played. For more 
information about finalizing, refer to the operating 
instructions supplied with the DVD recorder.

ENTER

RETURN

Playback side facing down

*

1

DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only

*

2

DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/
DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs 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.

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

You can listen to dialog or sound while 
playing the current scene quickly or slowly.

The speed changes when you press either 
FAST PLAY or SLOW PLAY.

Press

H.

• You can only use this function with DVDs/

VIDEO CDs/Super VCDs and DVD-RWs in VR 
mode only.

• “Operation not possible” will appear when 

maximum or minimum speed is reached.

• During Fast Play or Slow Play mode, you cannot 

change the angle (page 44), subtitle (page 44) and 
sound (page 41). The sound can only be changed 
for VIDEO CDs/Super VCDs.

• Fast Play and Slow Play functions do not work 

when playing DTS sound tracks.

• You cannot use Fast Play or Slow Play functions 

when playing a still picture on DVD-RW in VR 
mode.

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 

A

 and 

Z

buttons 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 59), 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*

1

Press
REPLAY during 
playback

Briefly fast forward 
the current scene*

2

Press
ADVANCE during 
playback

Magnify the image*

3

Press ZOOM 
repeatedly. Press 
CLEAR to cancel. 

CLEAR

REPLAY

ZOOM

SLOW PLAY

FAST PLAY

ADVANCE

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. If 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 Hint
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 62).

• 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, CDs, DATA CDs, 

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

– you opened the disc tray.
– you disconnect the power cord (CD or DATA 

CD/DATA DVD only).

– the player enters standby mode (DATA CD/

DATA DVD 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.

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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.

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-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.

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 a 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

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 29)
• Shuffle Play (page 31)
• Repeat Play (page 32)
• A-B Repeat Play (page 33)

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.

CLEAR

ENTER

DISPLAY

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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 to 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. If you 

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

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

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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.

X/x to select the item to be 

◆ 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 or DATA DVD 
with MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image 
files
• DISC: repeats all of the albums.
• 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.

Repeat Play starts.

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

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 or 

Super VCDs with PBC playback.

• When repeating a DATA CD/DATA DVD 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 52), you cannot select “TRACK.”

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 across multiple 

titles.

• You may not set A-B Repeat Play for contents on 

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

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

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/DATA DVDs, 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 “

×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.”

STEP

STEP

×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)

Press

m or M 

 when the player is 

in pause mode. To return to 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/DVD-RW only)

2

 y 1

The “2 

y”/“2 

” playback speed is slower 

than “1 

y”/“1 .”

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/DVD-RW 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/
DATA DVD 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. You can also 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.

ENTER

DISPLAY

CLEAR

Number
buttons

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