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Basic playback
Hint for HDD / DVD playback
The contents of a HDD / DVD are generally divided 
into titles. Titles are sometimes further subdivided into 
chapters.
Direct Playback
If you are playing the HDD, press [HDD] first.
If you are playing a disc, press [DVD] first.
1 Turn on the TV. Select the 
appropriate external input channel. 
(See pages 22 to 23.)
• If you are playing the HDD, proceed to step 5.
2 Press [OPEN / CLOSE O] to open the 
disc tray.
3 Place the disc on the disc tray with 
its label facing up. Be sure to align 
the disc with the disc tray guide.
4 Press [OPEN / CLOSE O] to close 
the disc tray. 
5 Press [PLAY P] to start playback.
Playback will start.
• Depending on the media, the playback may start 
from a resume point. (See page 60.)
• If you are playing back a DVD-Video, a Disc 
Menu may appear. Refer to page 58 for more 
details about the Disc Menu.
6 Press [STOP S] to stop playback.
Note
• Some discs may start playback automatically.
• If no resume point is set when you stop HDD 
playback, it will start from beginning of the last title.
Playback from the Title List
If you are playing the HDD, press [HDD] first.
If you are playing a disc, press [DVD] first.
1 Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Direct 
Playback” on the left.
• If you are playing the HDD, follow step 1 in 
“Direct Playback”.
2 Press [TOP MENU].
Title List will appear.
Press [MENU / LIST] to switch Original List / 
Playlist if necessary.
• To exit the Title List, press [TOP MENU] or 
[RETURN].
3 Select a desired title using 
[Cursor 
U / D / L / P], then press 
[PLAY P].
Playback will start.
•Use [Cursor 
U / D / L / P] to move among the 
titles one by one, and use [FWD f] or
 [REV r] to jump to the next / previous Title 
List page.
• For HDD, playback will start from the resume 
point. If you want to start it from the beginning, 
use the Title List Menu.
4 Press [STOP S] to stop playback.
Playback from the Title List Menu
(Not available for the DVD-Videos, the finalised Video 
mode DVDs, or the Video mode discs made on other 
unit)
If you are playing the HDD, press [HDD] first.
If you are playing a disc, press [DVD] first.
1 Follow steps 1 to 4 in “Direct 
Playback” on the left.
• If you are playing the HDD, follow step 1 in 
“Direct Playback”.
2 Press [TOP MENU].
Title List will appear.
Press [MENU / LIST] to switch Original List / 
Playlist if necessary.
• To exit the Title List, press [TOP MENU] or 
[RETURN].
3 Select a desired title using 
[Cursor 
U / D / L / P], then press 
[ENTER].
Title List Menu will appear.
•Use [Cursor 
U / D / L / P] to move among the 
titles one by one, and use [FWD f] or
[REV r] to jump to the next / previous Title 
List page.
Start Rec. Stop/Start Stop Rec.
Title 1 Title 2
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3  Chapter 1 Chapter 2
HDDHDD
DVD-VDVD-V DVD-RWDVD-RW
VR
DVD-RWDVD-RW
Video
DVD-RDVD-R
CD