Hitachi DV-P543U Owners Guide - Page 10

PLAYING A DISC Basic Playback MP3 DVD CD • Some discs do not support DISC NAVIGATION feature. • The sound is muted while DISC NAVIGATION is on the screen. • It takes about 15 seconds to display 6 shots. Getting started • Turn on the power of the TV, amplifier and any other components which are connected to the DVD player. • Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially available) are set to the correct channel. 1 Press y/I . • "P-ON" will appear briefly on the display panel. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open disc loading tray. 3 Place the chosen disc on the tray, with the label facing up. 4 Press PLAY. • The tray will close automatically, and playback will then start from the first chapter or track of the disc. If the playback does not start automatically, press PLAY. • When you playback the DVD with a title menu, it may appear on the screen. In this case, refer to "Title Menu". 5 Press STOP to stop playback. NOTES: • A "prohibited icon" may appear at the top-right on the TV screen during operation, warning that a prohibited operation has been encountered by the DVD player or the disc. • With DVDs that use some titles for playback program signals, playback may start from the second title, or it may skip these titles. • During the playback of two layered disc, pictures may stop for a moment. This happens when the 1st layer switches to the 2nd layer. This is not a malfunction. Pause DVD CD MP3 1 During playback, press PAUSE/STEP. • Playback will pause and sound will be muted. 2 To continue playback, press PLAY. NOTE: • Set STILL MODE to FIELD on the display menu if pictures in the pause mode are blurred. (Refer to page 15.) Disc Menus DVD 1 Press MENU. • The DVD main menu will appear. 2 If the feature is not available, symbol may appear on the TV screen. 3 If disc menu is available on the disc, audio language, subtitle options, chapters for the title and other options will appear for selection. 4 Press Arrow ( L/ K/ B/ s ) to select an item, and ENTER to confirm selection. Title Menu DVD General Features DVD DVD may contain menus to navigate the disc and access special features. Press the appropriate numerical key or use Arrow ( L/ K/ B/ s ) to highlight your selection in the DVD main menu and press ENTER to confirm. NOTE: • Unless stated, all operations described are based on remote control use. Some operations can be carried out using the menu bar on the TV screen. Disc Navigation DVD 1 Press TOP MENU. • The title menu will appear. 2 If the feature is not available, symbol may appear on the TV screen. 3 Press Arrow ( L/ K/ B/ s ) to select an item, and ENTER to confirm selection. • Playback will begin at the selected Title. CALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING PLAYBACK • Press MENU to call up the DVD main menu. • Press TOP MENU to call up the title menu. NOTE: • Contents of menus and corresponding menu operations may vary between discs. Refer to the manual accompanying the disc for details. 1 Press DISC NAVIGATION. During title playback or when resume is on: • A shot from each chapter including the one currently being played will be displayed on the screen. • The chapter currently being played is selected in yellow. In STOP mode (resume off): • The first scene of each chapter of the first title will be displayed. 2 Press Arrow (K/L/s/B) to select your desired chapter. • Up to 6 chapters can be displayed at one time. If the title has more than 6 chapters, press SKIP G to go to the next page. Press SKIP H to go back to the previous page. • You can change the title by moving up to the field where the title number is shown with Arrow (K), and entering a title number of your choice. 3 Press ENTER or PLAY. • Playback of the selected chapter will start. • Pressing DISC NAVIGATION before pressing ENTER or PLAY at step 3 will cease the DISC NAVIGATION function, and the playback will be stopped. The resume information will be lost. • When a disc menu is shown, the DISC NAVIGATION feature does not function. • DISC NAVIGATION takes a few seconds to respond. • With some discs, part of the DISC NAVIGATION screen may not be displayed properly. This is not a malfunction. Step by Step Playback DVD 1 During playback, press PAUSE/STEP. • Playback will pause and sound will be muted. 2 The disc advances by one frame each time PAUSE/STEP is pressed. 3 To exit step by step playback, press PLAY. NOTE: • Set STILL MODE to FIELD on the display menu if pictures in the pause mode are blurred. (Refer to page 15.) Resume DVD CD MP3 1 During playback, press STOP. • Resume message will appear on the TV screen. 2 Press PLAY, playback will resume from the point at which playback was stopped. • To cancel resume, press STOP twice. - 10 - EN