EN23 ABOUT THE DISCS / PLAYING A DISC DVD SECTIONPLAYING A DISC1 Press [STANDBY-ONyy] to turnon the unit.2 Press [OPEN/CLOSE AA] on the unit.3 Place the disc in the tray, withthe label facing up.4 Press [PLAY BB].• The tray will close automatically and playback willstart. When you play back a DVD which features atitle menu, it may appear on the screen.NOTES:• Closing the disc tray manually or by pressing[OPEN/CLOSE AA] also starts playback.• With DVDs that use titles for playback program signals,playback may start from the second title or it may skipthese titles.5 To freeze the picture, press [PAUSE FF] duringplayback.NOTE:• The sound will be muted in pause mode.6 Press [STOP CC] to stopplayback temporarily.• Press [PLAY BB] to resumethe playback.• To cancel resume and stop thedisc, [STOP CC] again.NOTES:• The resume information stays on even if the unit isturned off.• A "prohibited icon" may appearat the top-right on the TV screenduring operation. This meansthat the operation is not available on the disc.STEP BY STEP PLAYBACK• During playback, press [PAUSE F].You can advance the picture frame byframe by pressing [PAUSE F] repeatedly.• To return to normal playback, press [PLAY BB].BASIC PLAYBACKDVD may contain menus to navigate thedisc and access special features.1 Press [DISC MENU] or [TITLE].• The DVD main menu / the title menu will appear.• You can call up the menu even during playback.2 Use [KK / LL / ss / BB] to select an item, and press[ENTER].NOTES:• If disc menu is available on the disc, audio language,subtitle options, chapters for the title and otheroptions will appear for selection.• Contents of menu and corresponding menu opera-tions may vary between discs. Refer to the manualaccompanying the disc for details.DISC MENU / TITLE MENUPress 'PLAY' to play from here.To play the beginning,press 'STOP' first and then 'PLAY'.Resume ONFAST FORWARD / FAST REVERSE• During playback, press and hold[FWD DD] for fast forward or[REW EE] for fast reverse.• Every time you press and holdthe button, playback speeds upand the level of the speedappears on the screen.NOTES:• For DVDs, fast forward/reverse speed is differentdepending on the disc. Approximate speed is 1 (×2),2 (×8), 3 (×20), 4 (×50) and 5 (×100).• For Audio CDs approximate speed is 1 (×2), 2 (×8)and 3 (×30).• When you use buttons on the front panel, use[SEARCH EE / DD].• To return to normal playback, press [PLAY BB].SLOW FORWARD / SLOW REVERSE• During playback, press [PAUSE FF].• Press and hold [FWD DD] for slow for-ward or [REW EE] for slow reverse.• Every time you press and holdthe button, playback is sloweddown and the level of the speedappears on the screen.NOTES:• Slow forward / reverse speed varies with the disc.Approximate speed is 1 (1/16), 2 (1/8) and 3 (1/2).• When you use buttons on the main unit, use[SEARCH EE / DD].• To return to normal playback, press [PLAY BB].D11