Operation Loading Discs; Playing A Dvd Video And Video Cd; General Features; Slow Motion - Philips DVD-712 Instructions Manual

Operation
Loading Discs
1
Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front of the player to open the
disc tray.
2
Load your chosen disc in the tray, label side up.
3
Press OPEN/CLOSE again to close the tray.
➜ READ appears in the status window and on the player
display, and playback starts automatically.
Note:
– If 'Child Lock' is set to ON and the disc inserted is not
authorized, the 4-digit code must be entered and/or the disc
must be authorized (see 'Access Control').
Playing a DVD Video and Video
CD
Playing a disc
¶ After inserting the disc and closing the
tray, playback starts automatically. The
status window of the player display shows
the type of disc loaded, as well as the disc's
information and playing time.
¶ The disc may invite you to select an item from
a menu. If the selections are numbered, press
the appropriate numerical key; if not, use the
4 3 1 2 keys to highlight your selection, then press OK.
¶ The number of the current title and chapter are displayed.
¶ Playback may stop at the end of the Title and you may
return to the DVD disc menu. To go to the next title, press
B.
¶ To stop playback, press 9.
➜ The default screen will appear, giving information about
the current status.
¶ You can resume playback from the point at which you
stopped playback. Press B; when you see the Resume icon
. on the screen, press B again.
➜ The RESUME feature applies not only to the disc in the
player, but also to the last four discs you have played. Simply
reload the disc and press RESUME on the remote
control. Or, press B when you see the Resume icon . on
the screen, then press B again.
Note:
– DVDs may have a region code. Your player will not play
discs that have a region code different from the region code of
your player.
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General Features

Note:
– Unless stated, all operations described are based on remote
control use. Some operations can be carried out using the
menu bar on the screen.
Moving to another title/
chapter
When a disc has more than one title or
chapter, you can move to another title/chapter as follows:
¶ Press SYSTEM MENU, then select
bar.
¶ Press 3 or 4 to select a title/chapter.

Slow Motion

¶ Select
(SLOW MOTION) in the menu bar.
¶ Use the 4 keys to enter the SLOW MOTION menu.
➜ Playback will pause.
¶ Use the cursor keys 1 2 to select the required speed: -1,
-1/2, -1/4 or -1/8 (backward), or +1/8, +1/4, +1/2 or +1
(forward).
¶ Select 1 to play the disc at normal speed again.
¶ If ; is pressed, the speed will be set to zero (PAUSE).
¶ To exit slow motion mode, press B or 3.
Still Picture and Frame-by-frame playback
¶ Select
(STEP) in the menu bar.
¶ Use the 4 key to enter the step by step
menu.
➜ Playback will pause.
¶ Use the cursor keys 1 2 to select the previous or next
picture frame.
¶ To exit step by step playback, press B or 3.
You can also step forward by pressing ; repeatedly on the
remote control.
Scan
Scanning plays the first 10 seconds of each
chapter/track on the disc.
¶ Press SCAN.
¶ To continue playback at your chosen chapter/track, press
SCAN again or press B.
or in the menu