Basic Operation - Hitachi PDV313 Instruction Manual

Loading and removing a disc
1. Hold the display and operating section securely and lift the display.
2. Press the main unit's OPEN button to open the door lid
3. Press the disc down on to the centre spindle until a click is heard.
4. Push the lid to close.
Power on and Start to Playback
1. Slide the ON/OFF button to on, the set will switch on automatically and start to play the disc.
2. For some discs, a menu appears. For video CDs, playing the disc according to the instruction on the disc's menu
screens is called PBC ( playback control ) playback.
3. For DVD with menu screens or video CDs with playback control ( PBC ), a menu screen appears.
4. DVD – Use the direction keys to select the items, then press the OK button.
You can also use the numeric buttons on the remote control to select the menu items.
5. Video CD – Select by pressing the number buttons, It is also possible to play a disc without displaying the menu
screen.
6. Once you have inserted a disc in the player, some discs will automatically display the main menu on the screen, To
play, make sure the playing movie menu selection is selected and press the PLAY/PAUSE button.
Bookmark
The bookmark feature lets you make a point on the disc that you can go to quickly. You can store up to 12
bookmarks per disc. When you turn the player off or remove the disc, bookmarks are cleared.
Storing a Bookmark
1. When a disc is playing, press BOOKMARK on the remote.
2. The Bookmark Menu appears.
3. When you reach the screen you want to mark, press OK.
4. If you want to mark another point, press the button to move the cursor to the next spot. When you reach another
scene you want to mark, press OK.
5. Press CLEAR key to clear the BOOKMARK.
6. press BOOKMARK to make the Bookmark Menu disappear from the screen and resume to normal playback.
Program play
To use the program playback feature, you must enter the order in which you want the titles (and chapters) on the DVD or
the tracks on the CD to play by creating a program.
When playing DVD
1. Press PLAYMODE until the screen shows:
2. Use the number buttons on the remote to enter the title (and chapter) you want to play first. The title (and chapter)
number you entered appears in the box. The screen shows:

BASIC OPERATION

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