– 6 –ContentsFor your safety .................................................2Features ............................................................7Accessories .....................................................7Control reference guide ..................................8• Front Panel ........................................................8• The unit’s display ...............................................9• Rear Panel.......................................................10Discs ................................................................11Connecting and Setting up............................12Recording programs ..................................... 16Playing discs ................................................. 17• Starting play from where you stopped it(Resume Function) ..........................................17• Fast forward and rewind ..................................17• Slow-motion play .............................................17• Frame-by-frame viewing ..................................17• Skipping ...........................................................17• Skip five minutes forward or backward(Time slip) .......................................................18• Instant repeat play (Instant Repeat) ................18• Marking places to play again (MARKER) ........18Status displays ............................................. 19• Changing the information displayed ................19• Display examples.............................................19Using the FUNCTION menus........................ 20• Common procedures .......................................20• Disc menu........................................................20• Play menu........................................................21• Sound menu ....................................................21• Picture menu....................................................21Using the MENU window .............................. 22• About the MENU window.................................22• Using the MENU window .................................22DISC INFORMATION .................................... 23• Enter Title ........................................................23• Disc Protection/Releasing disc protection .......23• Erase all programs...........................................23• Format .............................................................24• Finalize – Creating DVD-Video........................24Using the SEARCH PROGRAM .....................25• Selecting programs to play ..............................25• Erasing programs (Erase)................................26• Entering and editing program titles (Enter Title) ......26• Checking program contents (Properties) .........26• Protecting programs/Releasingprogram protection (Protection) .......................26• Erasing parts of a program (Partial Erase) ......27• Dividing programs (Divide) ..............................27Using the PLAY LIST to edit programs........ 28• Displaying PLAY LIST .....................................28• Creating PLAY LIST ........................................28• Playing PLAY LIST ..........................................29• Playing Scenes (Play Scenes).........................29• Adding Scenes to a PLAY LIST (Add) .............29• Moving a Scene (Move)...................................30• To re-edit a PLAY LIST Scene (Re-edit) .........30• Erasing a Scene from a PLAY LIST (Erase)....30• Copying PLAY LIST (PL Copy)........................31• Erasing a PLAY LIST (PL Erase).....................31• Titling PLAY LIST (Enter Title).........................31• Checking PLAY LIST’s contents (Properties) ......31Entering titles .................................................32Changing the unit’s settings ........................ 33• Common procedures .......................................33• Summary of settings ........................................33Maintenance and Handling............................36• Maintenance ....................................................36• Disc handling ...................................................36Glossary ..........................................................37Error messages ..............................................38Troubleshooting guide...................................40Connector signals ..........................................42Regarding copyright ......................................42Specifications .................................................43