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Screen Setup

Tip
• The  “Progressive” setting can be canceled in stop mode by pressing X on the unit

continuously for 5 seconds or more, or selecting “Off” in step 2.

Note
• If you select progressive signal when you connect the DVD player to a TV that cannot accept 

the signal in progressive format, the image quality will deteriorate.  In this case, set 

“Progressive” to “Off.”

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Setting the display or sound track language

You can set various languages for the disc’s 
menu, sound track or subtitle.

Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop 
mode, then press V/v to select 

 (DVD) 

and press ENTER

.

Press V/v to select “Language Setup,” then 
press ENTER.

The “LANGUAGE SETUP” menu appears.

V/v/B/b
ENTER

SET UP

ENTER

Language Setup

Screen Setup
Parental Setup

Audio Setup

RETURN

DVD SETUP

SET UP

ENTER

V v

ENTER

Audio

DVD Menu

Subtitle

RETURN

LANGUAGE SETUP

SET UP

: Audio Follow

ENTER

: Original

: English

V v

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Setting the display or sound track language

Tip
• If you select “Others” in step 4, an additional language 

menu appears.  Press V/v/B/b to select the desired 

language, then press ENTER.

Notes
• When you select a language that is not recorded on the DVD in step 4, one of the recorded 

languages will be automatically selected.

• Playback settings stored in the disc take priority over the DVD SETUP settings and not all the 

functions described may work.

• If you change the DVD MENU LANGUAGE setting after playing the disc, press Z to open 

and close the disc tray to activate the menu setting, then play the disc again.

Press V/v to select the language setup item from the displayed list: 

“DVD Menu,” “Audio,” or “Subtitle.” 

Then press ENTER.

Press V/v to select the desired language, then press ENTER.
• DVD MENU LANGUAGE

You can select the desired language for the 

disc’s menu.

• AUDIO LANGUAGE

Switches the language of the sound track.  

When you select “Original,” the language 

given priority in the disc is selected.

• SUBTITLE LANGUAGE

Switches the language of the subtitle 

recorded on the DVD.  When you select 

“Audio Follow,” the language for the 

subtitle changes according to the language 

you selected for the sound track.

Press SET UP to exit the menu.

ENTER

ENTER

RETURN

DVD MENU LANGUAGE

SET UP

ENTER

V

English
Français
Deutsch

B

Español
Italiano
Nederlands
Others

DVD Menu

v

RETURN

AUDIO LANGUAGE

SET UP

ENTER

English
Français
Deutsch

B

Español
Italiano
Nederlands
Original

Audio

Others

V v

RETURN

SUBTITLE LANGUAGE

SET UP

ENTER

English

Audio Follow

Français
Deutsch

B

Español
Italiano
Nederlands
Others

Subtitle

V v

SET UP

RETURN

DVD MENU LANGUAGE

SET UP

ENTER

v

V

Cesky
Dansk
Magyar
Svenska
Norsk
Polski

Suomi
Afrikaans
Arabic
Chinese
Greek

Hindi
Japanese
Russian
Turkish
Thai
Korean

Português

B b

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Parental Control (limiting playback by children)

Playback of some DVDs can be limited 

according to a predetermined level such as 

the age of the users.  The parental control 

function allows you to set a playback 

limitation level.

Press SET UP when the DVD player is in stop 
mode, then press V/v to select 

 (DVD) 

and press ENTER.

Press V/v to select “Parental Setup,” then 

press ENTER.

V/v/B/b
ENTER

H

SET UP

ENTER

Language Setup

Screen Setup
Parental Setup

Audio Setup

RETURN

DVD SETUP

SET UP

ENTER

V v

ENTER

Use Password

RETURN

PARENTAL SETUP

SET UP

[ No ]

B b

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Parental Control (limiting playback by children)

Press b to select “Yes.”
• If you have not entered a password

The display for registering a new password 

appears.

Enter a 4-digit password using the number 

buttons.

The display for confirming the password 

appears.

Re-enter the password.

• When you have already registered a 

password

The display for entering the password appears.

Enter a 4-digit password using the number 

buttons.

After registering a password, if you set “Use 

Password” to “No,” “PASSWORD CHECK” 

screen will not appear.

Press V/v to select “Rating Level,” then press 

ENTER.

Press V/v to select the level you want, then 

press ENTER.
The options are as follows.
Level 8 (Adult) y Level 7 y Level 6 y

Level 5 y Level 4 y Level 3 y Level 2 
y

 Level 1 (Kids Safe)

The lower the value, the stricter the limitation.

ENTER

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

Enter Password

– – – –

CREATE PASSWORD

-

~

9

RETURN

CREATE PASSWORD

-

~

9

RETURN

Re-enter Password

– – – –

PASSWORD CHECK

-

~

9

RETURN

Enter Password

– – – –

Use Password

RETURN

PARENTAL SETUP

SET UP

[ Yes ]

v

V

b

B

Rating Level
Change Password

:1

ENTER

RETURN

RATING LEVEL

SET UP

ENTER

V

Level 8 Adult
Level 7
Level 6
Level 5
Level 4
Level 3

Level 2
Level 1 Kids Safe

v

ENTER

RETURN

RATING LEVEL

SET UP

ENTER

Level 8 Adult
Level 7
Level 6
Level 5
Level 4
Level 3

Level 2
Level 1 Kids Safe

V v

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Parental Control (limiting playback by children)

To turn off the Parental Control function
Set “Use Password” to “No” in step 3 on page 68.

Notes
• When you play DVDs which do not have the Parental Control function, playback cannot be 

limited on this player.

• All the ratings higher than the level you select will be blocked.
• Write your password down and keep it in a safe place in case you forget it.
• All DVD settings below which you set in the “DVD SETUP” menu will also be cleared when 

you reset the DVD-VCR to clear the password setting.
– Language Setup
– Audio Setup
– Screen Setup
– Parental Setup

Press SET UP to exit the menu.

Select “Change Password” in step 4 on page 68.

The display for entering a new password appears. 

Enter a new 4-digit password using the number buttons.

The display for confirming the password appears.

Re-enter the new password.

Insert the disc, then press H.

The display for entering your password appears.

Enter your 4-digit password using the number buttons.

The player starts playback.

Remove the disc and turn off the DVD-VCR

.

Turn on the DVD-VCR again with no disc in the unit.

Hold down m and M on the front panel simultaneously for 5 seconds.

“Reset OK” appears on the screen.

Turn off the DVD-VCR.

The password is cleared.

To create a new password, follow step 3 on page 68.

SET UP

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Using the DVD’s menu

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.

Press TOP MENU or MENU

.

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

Press V/v/B/b to select the item you want to play or change.
You can also use the number buttons to select the item.  In this case, step 3 

is skipped.

V/v/B/b
ENTER

x

TOP MENU

MENU

ENTER

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

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Using the DVD’s menu

To turn off the DVD’s menu
Press x.

Note
• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to use the TOP MENU button or search a point 

by setting the time.

Press ENTER.

ENTER

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Zooming into a scene

Notes
• You cannot use 4

×  

magnification when you play VIDEO CDs.  

• The  zoom  function may not work depending on the DVD.

You can zoom into a scene during playback 

or still mode.

To zoom into a JPEG image, see “Playing 

JPEG image files” on page 88.

Press ZOOM.
“ ” appears.

Press V/v/B/b to move “ ” to the position where you want to zoom in.

Press ENTER repeatedly to change the magnification.
Each time you press the button, the magnification changes as shown below.
2

×

t

 4

×

t

 2

×

t

 normal magnification

V/v/B/b
ENTER

MUTING/

ZOOM

ENTER

ENTER

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Changing the angles

Note
• Check the user’s manual of the purchased disc to determine whether it supports angle 

operation.  However, note that angle operation may not be possible for some discs.

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene 

are recorded on the DVD, “ ” appears in 

the display when you press ANGLE during 

playback.  This means that you can change 

the viewing angle.

Press ANGLE during playback.
The angle number appears on the display.
The number after the slash indicates the total 

number of angles.

Press B/b repeatedly or use the number buttons to select the angle number.
The scene changes to the selected angle.

B/b

ANGLE

ENTER

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

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Displaying the subtitle

To turn off the subtitles
Select “Off” in step 3.

Note
• Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual 

subtitles are recorded on the DVD.  You also may not be able to turn them off.

If subtitles are recorded on the disc, you can 

change the subtitles or turn them on and off 

whenever you want while playing a DVD.

Press SUBTITLE during playback.

Press B/b repeatedly to select the language.
Depending on the DVD, the choice of language varies.

Refer to “DVD Audio/Subtitle Language” on page 124 for the abbreviation 

of the language.

Press V/v repeatedly to select “On.”

V/v/B/b

SUBTITLE/

TIMER

ENTER

ENTER

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Various play mode functions (Programme play, Shuffle play, Repeat play)

You can set the following play modes:
• Programme play (page 75), Programme play MP3 audio tracks (page 85)
• Shuffle play (page 77), Shuffle play MP3 audio tracks (page 86)
• Repeat play (page 78)

Note
• The  play  mode is cancelled 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 

tracks on the disc to create your own 

programme.  You can programme up to 20 

tracks.
To programme MP3 audio tracks, see 

page 85.

Press REPEAT when the DVD player is in stop 

mode. 

H

V/v/B/b
ENTER

REPEAT/

INDEX

PROGRAM

   

SHUFFLE

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Various play mode functions (Programme play, Shuffle play, Repeat play)

To stop programme play
Press CLEAR until “Off” appears at the upper left top of the TV screen during 

programme play.

Notes
• Up  to  99 tracks can be displayed.
• Up  to  20 tracks can be programmed at one time.

Press B/b to select “PROGRAM,” then press 

ENTER.

Press V/v/B/b to select the track number you 

want to programme, then press ENTER.

To programme other tracks, repeat step 3.
The programmed track numbers are displayed in the selected order.

Press H to start programme play.
Programme play starts.
When the programme ends, you can restart the same programme again by 

pressing H.

Follow steps 1 and 2 of “Creating your own programme (Programme play).”

Press v repeatedly to select “Clear last track,” then press ENTER.  Each time you 

press the button, the last programmed number is cancelled.  You can also cancel 

the last programmed number by pressing CLEAR. 

Follow step 3 for new programming.

Follow steps 1 and 2 of “Creating your own programme (Programme play).”

Press v repeatedly to select “Clear last track,” then press b to select “Clear all 

tracks” and press ENTER. 
All the programmed numbers are cancelled.

ENTER

01

05
09
13
17

02
06
10
14
18

03
07
11
15
19

04
08
12
16
20

– –
– –
– –
– –
– –

– –
– –
– –
– –
– –

– –
– –
– –
– –
– –

– –
– –
– –
– –
– –

Track

Program Order

PROGRAM

RETURN

CLEAR

Clear   last    track

Clear    all    tracks

v

V

b

B

B

ENTER

ENTER

01
05
09
13
17

02

06

10
14
18

03
07
11
15
19

04
08
12
16
20

0 6
– –
– –
– –
– –

– –
– –
– –
– –
– –

– –
– –
– –
– –
– –

– –
– –
– –
– –
– –

Track

Program Order

PROGRAM

RETURN

CLEAR

v

V

b

B

Clear   last    track

Clear    all    tracks

B

ENTER

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Various play mode functions (Programme play, Shuffle play, Repeat play)

To return to normal play
Press CLEAR until “Off” appears at the upper left top of the TV screen during shuffle 

play.

Tips
• Shuffle play will stop when all the tracks are played back.
• You cannot repeat play while in shuffle play.

You can shuffle the playback order of tracks.  

Subsequent “shuffling” may produce a 

different playing order.
To shuffle MP3 audio tracks, see page 86.

Press REPEAT when the DVD player is in stop 

mode.

Press B/b to select “SHUFFLE,” then press 

ENTER.

B/b
ENTER

REPEAT/

INDEX

PROGRAM

   

SHUFFLE

ENTER

PROGRAM

   

SHUFFLE

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Various play mode functions (Programme play, Shuffle play, Repeat play)

You can play all of the titles or tracks on a 

disc or a single title, chapter, or track 

repeatedly.

Press REPEAT during playback. 

Press REPEAT or B/b to select the item to be repeated.

When playing a DVD
• Chapter: repeats the current chapter.
• Title: repeats the current title on a disc.

When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC function off) or CD
• Track: repeats the current track.
• Disc: repeats all of the tracks.

When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)
• FILE: repeats the current file (track).
• DIR: repeats the current directory (album).
• DISC: repeats the current disc.

B/b

REPEAT/

INDEX

Off

REPEAT/

INDEX

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Various play mode functions (Programme play, Shuffle play, Repeat play)

To return to normal play
Select “Off” in step 2 or press CLEAR during repeat play.

Tip
• When playing a DATA CD, press REPEAT again to cancel repeat play.

Notes
• You  cannot repeat play with DVD-RW in VR mode.
• You cannot repeat play VIDEO CDs with PBC function on.  See “Playing VIDEO CDs with 

“PBC On/Off” functions” on page 92.