Introduction; Basic Playback - Pioneer DVR-660H-S - 250GB HDD Multizoned DVR Operating Instructions Manual

Playback
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Chapter 6
Playback

Introduction

Most of the features described in this
chapter make use of on-screen displays.
Navigate these using the cursor buttons and
ENTER. To go back one level from any
screen, use the RETURN button.
Remember also that the button guide at the
bottom of every screen shows which buttons
do what.
Many of the functions covered in this
chapter apply to the HDD, DVD discs, Video
CDs, Super VCDs, WMA/MP3/
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MPEG-4 AAC /DivX discs and CDs, although
the exact operation of some varies slightly
with the kind of disc loaded.
• Many functions are not available when a
Video CD is playing in PBC mode. Start
playback from the Disc Navigator screen
for non-PBC playback (see Using the
Disc Navigator with playback-only discs
on page 57).
• For discs that contain JPEG picture files,
see Playing and copying photos
(PhotoViewer) on page 94.

Basic playback

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This section shows you how to use your
recorder for playback of discs (DVD, CD,
etc.), and for playback of video from the
HDD.
Important
• Throughout this manual, the term 'DVD'
means any kind of playable or recordable
DVD. If a function is specific to a
particular kind of DVD disc, it is
specified.
Note
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1 The MPEG-4 AAC files can be played or copied only with the DVR-660H-K.
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• Some DVD-Video, DVD+R and
DVD+RW discs don't allow certain
playback controls to operate at certain
points in the disc. This is not a
malfunction.
HDD DVD
1 Select the HDD or DVD for
playback.
• If playing video from the HDD, skip to
step 3 below.
OPEN/CLOSE
2 Load a disc.
Load a disc with the label side facing up,
using the disc tray guide to align the disc (if
you're loading a double-sided DVD-Video
disc, load it with the side you want to play
face down).
• If you want to play a DTS Audio CD,
please first read the note on page 54.
PLAY
3 Start playback.
• If you're playing a DVD-Video or Video
CD, a disc menu may appear when you
start playback. Use the ///
buttons, number buttons, and ENTER to
navigate DVD disc menus, and the
number buttons and ENTER for Video
CD menus.
• When playing video from the HDD,
playback will automatically stop after the
end of a title is reached.
• There may be a slight pause when
playback switches from the first to the
second layer of a dual-layer disc.
• See the following sections for more
details on playing specific kinds of discs.
STOP
4 Press to stop playback.
5 When you've finished using the
recorder, eject the disc and switch the
recorder back into standby.