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Disc operations, Playing discs 1, Using the disc menu – Philips DVD Micro Theater MCD139 User Manual

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Playing discs

1

For DVDs and VCDs, make sure that the system
is properly connected to your TV (See
Connecting a TV), and your TV is turned on
and set to video-in channel (See Setting up
the TV
).

2

Press SOURCE on the system once or more
to select DVD mode ( or DISC on the remote
control).

You should see the blue Philips DVD

background screen on the TV.

3

Push OPEN/CLOSE on the top of the system
to open the disc tray.

4

Insert a disc with the print side facing up and
close the disc tray.

5

Playback will start automatically (depending on
the disc type).

If a disc menu appears on the TV, see “Using

the Disc Menu”.

If the disc is locked by parental control, you

must enter your four-digit password. (See
Changing the password”).

To interrupt playback

Press

ÉÅ.

“PAUSE” is displayed briefly on the TV screen.

To resume playback, press

ÉÅ again.

To stop playback

Press

9.

Using the Disc Menu

Depending on the disc, a menu may appear on
the TV screen once you load the disc.

To select a playback feature or item

Use

а / б / 4 / 3 and OK or Numeric

Keypad (0-9) on the remote control, then
press

ÉÅ to start playback.

Using PBC feature (available for
2.0-version VCD only)

PBC playback allows you to play Video CDs
interactively, following the menu on the display,
such as allowing you to select favourite songs.

To switch PBC on or off

1

In disc mode, press SYSTEM MENU.

The menu bar will appear across the top of

the TV screen.

2

Press

а / б /4 / 3 keys on the remote

control to navigate in the menu.

Press

а / б to move to PBC ON/OFF

option, and press 4.

If PBC was ON, it will switch to OFF and

continue playback.

If PBC was OFF, it will switch to ON and

return to menu screen.

When PBC is ON, pressing DISC MENU

will return to menu screen.

Resuming playback

During playback, press

9 once to stop the

playback in resume mode, then press

ÉÅ to

start playback from where you have stopped.

To cancel the resume mode

In the stop position, press

9 again to fully stop

the playback. Or open the disc door, or switch
the system to standby mode.

Selecting and searching

Selecting a different track/chapter

For DVD/VCD/CD/MP3:

During playback, briefly press

¡ / ™ once or

more until your desired track/chapter number
appears.

Or,
use the Numeric Keypad (0-9) on the
remote control to directly input your track/
chapter number.

After selecting, playback will automatically

start from the beginning of the selected chapter/
track.

Helpful hints:
– Some VCDs have a single track, so track
selecting or an invalid input value for the current
disc will be ingored.

– If the player has been set to repeat chapter
(track), pressing this button will replay the same
chapter (track) from its beginning.

Disc Operations

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