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Using the Disc Player

 

• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface.

 

• Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. If there is glue (or a similar substance) on the 

disc, remove the substance completely before using the disc.

 

• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts or 

leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight, as there can be a considerable rise in 

temperature inside the car.

 

• after playing, store the disc in its case.

 

• Do not write on the label side with a ball-point pen or other sharp writing utensils.

 

• Be careful not to drop or bend the disc.

 

• Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. wipe the disc from the center out.

 

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners or 

anti-static spray intended for vinyl Lps.

your BDs receiver is designed to be compatible with region management information 

that is encoded on most Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVD recordings. If there is a region 

code on a disc other than the one your BDs receiver is designed for, it will not play in 

your BDs receiver.
see the sidebar box on page 2 for complete information about your receiver’s region 

coding.

audio-visual material may consist of copyrighted works that must not be recorded 

without the permission of the owner of the copyright. please refer to relevant laws 

covering copyright protection.

your BDs receiver is in compliance with HDCp (High-Definition Copy protection), and a 

video display connected via the HDMI output must also be HDCp-compliant.
The BDs receiver supports Rovi copy protection. On Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVD 

discs that include a copy-protection code, if the contents of the disc are copied using a 

VCR, the copy-protection code prevents the videotape copy from playing normally.

The BDs receiver can play the following types of discs (5"/12cm, and 3"/8cm size): 

 

• BD-Video (single-layer or double-layer)

 

• DVD-Video

 

• DVD+R/+Rw

 

• DVD-R/-Rw

 

• CDDa (CD digital audio)

 

• CD-R/Rw

NOTe: The compatibility and performance of dual-layer discs is not guaranteed.

The BDs receiver can play media recorded in the following audio/video codecs:

 

• Mpeg 1, Layer 1

 

• Mpeg 2, Layer 2

 

• Mpeg 2, Layer 3

 

• H.264

 

• VC-1

 

• Mp3 (from CD-R/Rw, DVD+R/+Rw, BD-R/Re and UsB)

 

• Jpeg (from CD-R/Rw, DVD+R/+Rw, BD-R/Re and UsB)

 

• Divx 3.x/4.x/5.x (from CD-R/Rw, DVD+R/+Rw and UsB)

NOTe: Due to differences in the formats of certain discs, some discs may include a mix 

of features, some of which are not compatible with the disc player. similarly, although 

Blu-ray Disc recordings and DVDs are capable of a wide range of features, not every 

disc includes every capability of its system. for example, although the BDs receiver is 

compatible with multi-angle discs, the multi-angle feature is possible only when the disc 

is specially encoded for multiple-angle play. To make certain that a specific feature or 

soundtrack option is available, please check the options noted on the disc jacket.
The playback capability of recordable discs may vary due to variations in the quality of 

the disc and the recorder used to create the disc.

Hold the disc horizontally when loading it, and insert it gently into the Disc slot. The disc 

loading mechanism will take the disc and slide it into the unit.

 

• Do not load more than one disc into the Disc slot.

 

• Do not load the disc upside down.

after loading a disc into the player, press the play button to begin playback.
Use the play, pause, stop, prev/step, Next/step, search forward/slow and search 

Reverse/slow buttons to control disc playback. see Remote Control Functions, on page 

8, for more information about the functions of these buttons.

Repeat: when you are playing a Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD, pressing the Repeat button 

cycles through the following repeat modes: Chapter, Title, all, Off. when you are playing a 

CD, this button cycles through the following repeat modes: Track, all, Off.
A-B Repeat: when playing a Blu-ray Disc recording, or DVD, holding the Repeat button for 

more than three seconds places the player into the a-B repeat mode. The next short press 

of the Repeat button sets the “a” repeat point; the second short press sets the “B” repeat 

point and begins repeating the section of the disc between the two points. pressing the 

Back button while the player is in the a-B repeat mode takes the player out of that mode. 

Note: This feature is disc-dependent. Not all Blu-ray Disc recordings support a-B repeat.
Options: pressing the Options button displays any available options for the currently-

playing disc. Blu-ray Disc options include title, chapter, time display, audio options, angle 

options, subtitle options, find, adjust Lip sync, advance and Replay. DVD options include 

title, chapter, time display, playback modes, audio options, angle options, find, adjust 

Lip sync, advance and Replay. audio CD options include track selection, time display, 

playback modes, bitrate, instant search and instant replay.
Find option: selecting the find option during disc playback activates the search function, 

allowing you to jump to a specific location on the disc. you can find a location by title, 

chapter or time. see Top Menu Button (on page 23) for more information. NOTe: Not all 

discs allow searching by title. On these discs, use the disc menu to change titles.
Lip Sync option:

 This option lets you resynchronize the audio and video signals from a 

Blu-ray Disc recording or DVD to eliminate a “lip sync” problem. Lip-sync issues can 

occur when the video portion of a signal undergoes additional processing in the video 

display. Use the Left/Right Cursor buttons to delay the audio by up to 250ms until it is 

synchronized with the video. press the Back button when you’re finished. NOTe: This 

setting will be available only when a Blu-ray Disc or DVD has been inserted into the BDs 

receiver’s disc drive.

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