Denon DVD-550SD Operating Instructions Manual

– 15 – ENEnglishGetting started• Turn on the power of the TV, amplifier and any other com-ponents which are connected to the DVD player.• Make sure the TV and audio receiver (commercially avail-able) are set to the correct channel.Press the POWER ON/OFF button.• “P-ON” will appear briefly on the display panel.Press the OPEN/CLOSE buttonto open disc loading tray.Place the disc in the tray, with thelabel facing up.Press the PLAY button.• The tray will close automatically,then playback will start from the firstchapter or track of the disc. If the playback does notstart automatically, press the PLAY button.• When you playback the DVD with a title menu, it mayappear on the screen. In this case, refer to “Titlemenu”.Press the STOP button to stop playback.NOTES:• A “prohibited icon” may appear at thetop-right on the TV screen during opera-tion, warning that a prohibited operationhas been encountered by the DVD play-er or the disc.• With DVDs that use some titles for playback pro-gramme signals, playback may start from the secondtitle, or it may skip these titles.• During the playback of two layered disc, pictures maystop for a moment. This happens when the 1st layerswitches to the 2nd layer. This is not a malfunction.• The operation may vary when you playback DVDs withdisc menu or Video CDs with PBC. Refer to the manualaccompanying the disc for details.54321WMAJPEGMP3CDVCDDVDPress the MENU button.• The DVD main menu will appear.If the feature is not available, symbol mayappear on the TV screen.If disc menu is available on the disc, audiolanguage, subtitle options, chapters for the title andother options will appear for selection.Press the Cursor buttons ( L/ K/ B/ s ) to selectan item, and the ENTER button to confirm selection.4321DVDPLAYING A DISCBasic PlaybackDisc MenusDVD may contain menus to navigate the disc and accessspecial features. Press the appropriate numerical key or usethe Cursor buttons ( L / K / B / s ) to highlight your selec-tion in the DVD main menu and press the ENTER button toconfirm.NOTE:• Unless stated, all operations described are based onremote control use. Some operations can be carriedout using the menu bar on the TV screen.DVDGeneral FeaturesPress the TOP MENU button.• The title menu will appear.If the feature is not available, symbol mayappear on the TV screen.Press the Cursor buttons ( L/ K/ B/ s ) to selectan item, and the ENTER button to confirm selection.• Playback will begin at the selected Title.When playing a Video CD with PBCfunction, the title menu will appear automatically.Press the Numeric buttons to select the desiredtitle.• Playback will begin at the selected title.Press the RETURN button to go back to the titlemenu.321VCD321DVDTitle Menu• Press the MENU button to call up the DVD main menu.• Press the TOP MENU button to call up the title menu.NOTE:• Contents of menus and corresponding menu opera-tions may vary between discs. Refer to the manualaccompanying the disc for details.DVDCALLING UP A MENU SCREEN DURING PLAYBACKDuring playback, press theSTILL/PAUSE button.• Playback will pause and soundwill be muted.To continue playback, press the PLAY button.NOTE:• Set “STILL MODE” to “FIELD” on the display menu ifpictures in the pause mode are blurred. (Refer to page 23.)21WMAJPEGMP3CDVCDDVDStill / PauseFInsert a Video CD.Press the STOP button.Press the Numeric buttons to enter the desiredTrack number.• The PBC function is now cancelled and the playback ofthe Video CD will start.To call back the PBC function, press the STOP but-ton twice, and then press the PLAY button.• Title menu will appear on the display.4321VCDCANCELLING AND CALLING BACK THE PBC FUNCTIONNOTES:• The brightness of the front panel display can be adjust-ed from the SETUP menu. Details are on page 23.• When you turn on the power next time, the brightnessof the front panel display will be the settings in SETUPmenu.Brightness of the Front Panel DisplayPress the DIMMER button on the front panel toselect the desired brightness of the front panel dis-play. (“BRIGHT”, “DIMMER” or “OFF”)• “BRIGHT” has been selected as the factory default.1