Sylvania SDVD8791 User manual

DVD PLAYER (A)
DVD PLAYER (B)

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Table Of Contents Safety Precaution
Warning: To reduce therisk of fireor electric shock,do not exposethis apparatus torain
or moisture.
1) Please readthe instruction manualcarefully and followall the requirementsof safe
operation to operatethe device.
2) Do notuse this unitnear water.Do not placeover the unitany container withliquid
inside.
3) Do notinstall near anyheat sources suchas radiators, heatregisters, stoves, orother
apparatus (including amplifiers)that produce heat.
4) Unplug thisunit during lightningstorms or whenunused for longtime.
5) AboutCleaning: Unplug thesystem, use onlywet cloth toclean. Do notuse liquid
detergent or aerosol.
6) Only useaccessories specified bythe manufacturer.
7) Refer allservicing to qualifiedservice personnel, servicingis required whenthe unit
has been damagedin any way, such as power supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid
has been spilledor objects havefallen into theunit, exposed tomoisture, does not
operate normally.Don't try torepair the machineby yourself becauseof the dangerof
high voltage andelectric shock.
8) Do notuse irregular shapeddiscs such asheart or star-shapeddiscs as theymay
cause the unitto malfunction.
Hi-voltage, Don't Openit
Remind user to be careful to
avoid electric shock
Thank you forchoosing our portableDVD player.It includes a7” wide screen anda DVD
player. Theunit applies thelatest state ofart electronics andis designed foruse at home,
in hotels andin offices etcfor relaxation. Thecompact size makescarrying easier as
well as installation.Please read themanual carefully prior to use and keep it well for later
consultation.
Safety Precaution 1
Introduction 2
Package 2
Main Unit Controls 3
The Remote Control 4
System Connection 7
Basic operation 10
Unit ASystem Setup 14
Unit B SystemSetup 17
Specification 20
Troubleshooting 21

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Overview of A Unit
Package
1. Open knob
2. Earphone jack
3. Volumeknob
4. Power ON/OFFswitch
5. SETUP button
6. Play/Pause
7. MENU button
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Overview of B Unit
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Remote Control withbattery
AV Cable(DVD toDVD)
AC/DC Power Adapter
Cigarette LighterAdapter
User Manual
Earphone
7 '' DVDPlayers
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AV Cable (DVDto TV)
8. STOP button
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10.OK button
11. DCIN 9-12V
12. AV IN
13. AV OUT
Introduction
Your portable DVD player plays digital video discsthat conform to the
universal DVDVideo standard.With it,you can play movies with true cinema
picture quality andstereo or multi-channel sound (depending ondisc and play
back set-up).You can alsoselect sound track,subtitle languages,and
different angle of view (again depending on DVD disc).Besides, you can
restrict the play of discs that are not suitable for children.
You can play the following discs on the DVD player(including CD-R,
CD -R W, DVD R an d DV D RW )
DVD-Video
Video CD
Audio CD
MP3 CD
Discs withJPEG files
Unit AControl
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1. Open knob
2. Earphone jack
3. Volumeknob
4. Power ON/OFFswitch
5. SETUP button
6. Play/Pause
7. MENU button
8. STOP button
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10.OK button
11. DCIN 9-12V
12. AV OUT
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Number button
2.TITLE (To display title
information)
3.AUDIO(Toselect audio language)
4.SETUP(Togo to orexit setup menu)
5. / button(To go to
Previous/next chapter orscene during
playing)
6. / button(Toscan forward /backward
at 2,4,8,16 or32 times)
7.OSD(Todisplay disc information
during playing suchas elapsed and
remaining)
8.Play/pause
9.STOP(press once tostop playback,
then press toresume playback
from the pointwhere you stopped;
press stop buttontwice to stopplayback
completely.
10.SLOW
11.ZOOM(To zoom in/out the image
during playback)
12.MENU(Toenter or exitmenu root)
13.SUBTITLE (To select subtitle
language when playingDVD disc)
14.ANGLE(Tochange viewing angle
when playing discwith multi-angle)
15.A-B(Repeat a specificportion from
point Ato B, pressit again to cancel
repeat playing)
16.REPEAT(To Repeat playing title,
chapter or track)
17.RETURN(Toreturn to themain menu)
18.MUTE(Toturn mute)
19.VOL+/-(Toadjust the volume)
20.ENTER(Toconfirm)
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The Remote Control
Remote control for Aunit
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Remote control for B unit
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1. Number button
2. TITLE (To display title information)
3. AUDIO(Toselect audio language)
4. SETUP (To go to or exit setup menu)
5. Previous/Next button(Togo to
previous/next chapter orscene during
playing)
6. Fast forward/backwardbutton (To
scan forward/backward at2, 4, 8,16,
or 32 times)
7. OSD (Todisplay disc information
during playing)
8. Play/Pause
9. Stop (First time: Stopat the present
playing point; Press to continue to
play; press itagain to stopplaying)
10. IN/OUT (To input or output signal)
11. Zoom( To zoom inor zoom out the
scene when playing)
12. Menu (To enter orexit menu page)
13. Subtitle (To select subtitlelanguage
when playing DVDdisc)
14. Angle(Tochange viewing anglewhen
playing disc withmulti-angle)
15. A-B(Repeat a specificportion from
point Ato B, pressit again to cancel
repeat playing)
16. Repeat (To repeat playingtitle,
chapter or track)
17. Return (To return tothe main menu)
18. Mute (Toturn mute)
19. VOL +/- (To adjust thevolume)
20. Enter (Toconfirm)

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Please put thebattery into theremote control asper below illustration
When using remotecontrol, make sure the infrared window is pointed to
infrared receiving windowof the machine. The distance between machine
and remote controlmust be within 3 metres. Please refer to the following
illustration.
Notice
1.To avoid falling off or place near damp environment.
2.To avoid infrared receiving window of the unit being under direct sunlight
3.Please usea new battery to replace old one if the remote control doesn't
work.
The Use ofRemote Control
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A unit B unit
System Connection
Caution: turn off yo ur player b efore you co nnect A unit
AVOUT
DC IN 9-12V
AV I N
DC IN 9-12V
AV O U T
B unit
Connect Aunit
1.Connect the supplied AV cable to:
the AV out jack on B unit.
the AV IN jack onA unit.
Connect power
3.connect one endof the double -connector end of the AC cable to the DC IN
jack onA unit.
4.connect the otherend of the double-connector end of the AC cable to the
DC IN jackon B unit.
5.conect the one-conectorend to the car cigarette lighter socket.
Caution:
1.Risk of productdamage! Ensure that the power supply voltage corresponds
to the voltagepointed on the back or the underside of theplayer.
2.Risk of electricshock ! When you unplug the AC adapter, always pull the plug
from the socket.Never pull the cable.
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A unit

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DC IN 9-12V
AV O U T
A unit
Connecting DC Adaptor
AV O U T
DC IN 9-12V
AV I N
B unit
1. Connect theAC adapter cable to:
the DC INjack on the A unit or Bunit .
The power outlet
AMPLIFIER
TV
SUBWOOFER
Left front speaker Right front speaker
Center speaker
Left rear speaker Right rear speaker
Notice:There is no 5.1channel in the unit,however, after connectingto APM itis available to
output audio in5.1 channel
AUDIO IN
VIDEO IN
DC IN 9-12V
AVOUT
A unit
B unit
DC IN 9-12V
AV IN
AVOUT
Connect additional equipment
Caution:turn offyour playerbefore connectingto anyadditional equipment.
You ca n co nn ec t th e pl ay er t o a TV o r an am pli fie r to e nj oy DV Ds o r Ka ra ok e.
Match thecolor of theAV cables.
with the jacks: the yellow cable is for the yellow video jack, the red/white
cable is for ther ed/white audio jacks.
Car cigar ette lighter
DC IN 9-12V
AV O U T
A unit
AV O U T
DC IN 9-12V
AV I N
B unit
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Basic Operation
DVD MPEG4 SVCD VCD CD MP3
Playing disc ofDVD, MPEG4, SVCD,VCD, CD, Mp3
1. Afterconnecting power tothe unit, turnon the unitwith the ON/OFFswitch.
2. Open thedisc tray andplace a discinto the traywith the labelside facing up.
3. Close thetray. The unit will load the disc and start playing.
4. Press tostop playing atthe present point;Press To continue to play; press
again to stopplaying).
6. During playbackpress to pause;press it againto continue toplay.
6. When theplaying is finished,please turn offthe power.
7. For someDVD disc withTitle orChapter menu, press“ MENU” button to enter menu
page, select programmaby number buttonsor .
Notice: When atpause, stop, orno disc, inabout 3 minutesthe unit willbe protected.
Press any button to exit.
Pause during playback
DVD MPEG4 SVCD VCD CD MP3
Note
Play DVD discwith title or chapter menu
During playback,press[ ]to pause; press it again to resume playback
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When at PAUSE,STOP,or no disc,inabout 3 minutes the unit will be protected;
press any buttonto exit.
For some DVDdisc with Title or chapter menu,press MENU button to enter
menu page,and usedirection button to select,Press" ENTER" to confirm.
DVD MPEG4 SVCD VCD CD
2X 4X
8X16X32X
2X 4X
8X16X32X
Fast forward andfast backward
When playing discof DVD, MPEG4,SVCD,VCD, CD, theunit can searchforward or
backward.
1. Press ,the unit willsearch forward. Pressit repeatedly ,theunit will playat 2, 4,8, 16,
32 times ofspeed.
2. Press ,the unit willsearch backward. Pressit repeatedly ,
the unit willplay at 2,4, 8, 16,32 times ofspeed.
Repeat playing
For CD/VCD disc,pressRepeat repeatedly to repeat the track and the whole
disc
For Mp3 disc,pressREPEAT to repeat playingcurrent file;press it again to
repeat playing thefolder;press it third time to cancel repeat function.
Chapter Title All Repeat off
Track All
Repeat off Repeat one Repeat folder
Repeat off
DVD MPEG4 SVCD VCD CD
When playing discof DVD,MPEG4,SVCD,VCD,CD, user can repeat playing
one chapter,title or the whole disc.
For DVD disc,press repeat button to repeat playing one Chapter,press it
again to repeatplaying Title; press it third time to repeat playing the whole
disc ;Press itagain to cancel repeat function.
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DVD MPEG4 SVCD VCD 2X
3X
4X
1 /2X
1 /3X
1 /4X
Zoom in/ out
When playing discof DVD, MPEG4,SVCD, VCD,
user can zoomin or zoomout the image.
During playback, press“Zoom ” button, the image will be
enlarged; press itagain the imagewill be enlargedagain;
press it fourthtime, the imagewill zoom out,press it
repeatedly and theimage will returnto normal status.
When the imageis enlarged, usercan press tomove
the image
When playing discof DVD, MPEG4,SVCD, VCD, CD,Mp3, user canrepeatedly
play a specificsection.
During playback, press“A-B” button at apoint A,then press
this button againin point B,the unit will automatically repeat
playing the partbetween A-B
Press it thethird time, theunit will returnto normal playback.
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2 /4
3 /4
4 /4
AB
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Angle
During playing DVDdisc with multi-angle,press “Angle”
button, the followingswill be displayedon screen:
Press number buttonsto select theangle you desire
Toreturn to normalplaying, please press“Angle” .
The unit willplay the discin the defaultangle.
Notice
The function isavailable only fordiscs with multi-angle.
Repeat playing offavorite scene
MP3CDVCD
SVCD
MPEG4
DVD 1 Place a JPGdisc into the tray,the unit will start reading and play.
2 Press "MENU"to browseJPG file.
3 When viewing JPGfile,press[ ],pictures will be displayed in thumbnail mode,
press[ ] or OK button to select one picture to view.
4 Press[ ] andOK button toselect a JPGfile from themenu.
5 Tobrowse JPG file selected,press[ ] or OK button.
6 Torotate the picture counter-clockwise,press[ ];Press[ ] to rotatethe picture
clockwise.
7 Press[ ] to reverse the picture horizontally and press[ ] to reversethe picture
vertically.
8 Press OSD buttonwhen viewing pictures,you can select different refresh mode
as follows:
. from topto bottom
. from bottomto top
. from leftside to rightside
. from rightside to leftside
. from lefttop to rightbottom
. from righttop to leftbottom
. from leftbottom to righttop
. from rightbottom to lefttop
. from horizontalcentre to bothsides
. from verticalcentre to bothsides
. from topand bottom tocentre
. from rightand left tocentre
. from fourwindow top sideto bottom side
. from fourwindow left sideto right side
. from fouredges to centre
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1.Place Mp3 discinto the discdoor .
2.Press[ ] or OK button to select a Mp3 file;Press[ ] or OK button to
play the fileselected.
During viewing files,“ “ may appear whenpressing or "Subtitle"or "Audio"
or "A-B" or"Title" etc; in this situation these options are unavailable to operate.
Playing JPG file
Play Mp3 file
00 36 03 43
Dir 001
\Ctyy\
......
Mp3 TRACK01
Mp3 TRACK02
Mp3 TRACK03
Mp3 TRACK04
Mp3 TRACK05
"Angle”

Unit ASystem Setup Video Setup Page
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--General Setup Page--
TV Display Wide
TV Type NTSC
Angle Mark ON
OSD Lang ENG
Screen Saver ON
Go to General Setup Page
--General Setup Page--
Set TV Display Mode
Normal/PS
Normal/LB
Wide
General setup page
TV display:
Enter this option,user canset screen display format
(Nomal/PS,Nomal/LB,Wide)
The default is "Wide"
Note
The function depends onthe display ratio withwhich the
DVD disc is recorded.
Please choose “Wide(16:9)"when using a16:9 widescreen
TV set16:9
--General Setup Page--
Set TV Standard
PAL
NTSC
TV Type:
Enter this option toselect TV type(PAL,NTSC)
The default is .NTSC
--General Setup Page--
Set Angle Mark
On
Off
Angle Mark:
When available,a camera symbolwill appear on thescreen
when various angle areavailable on the DVD.Select"OFF"
and the camera symbolwill disappear
--Video Setup Page--
Set OSD Language
Press”Setup”button,the main menu willbe displayed on the
screen
In the General SetupPage, Press button tohighlight this
item.
Press OK button toaccess.
Press button to selectthe setting.
Press OK button toconfirm your selection.
Press button to exit.
TV Display Wide
TV Type NTSC
Angle Mark ON
OSD Lang ENG
Screen Saver ON
TV Display Wide
TV Type NTSC
Angle Mark ON
OSD Lang ENG
Screen Saver ON
TV Display Wide
TV Type NTSC
Angle Mark ON
OSD Lang ENG
Screen Saver ON
TV Display Wide
TV Type NTSC
Angle Mark ON
OSD Lang ENG
Screen Saver ON
English
French
German
Italian
OSD Language:
In the option usercan set OSD menulanguage(English,
French,German,Italian).
The default:English
Video setup page
Password Setup Page
--General Setup Page--
Set Screen Saver
TV Display WIDE
TV Type NTSC
Angle Mark ON
OSD Lang ENG
Screen Saver ON
Screen Saver
Select On to activatethe screen saver function,
when you activate thisfunction,a moving DVD symbol
appears on the screenwhen the unit isstopped or
when it shows astill picture for severalminutes.This
features saves the screenfrom the being damagedby
a static image remainingon the LCD screenfor long
periods of time.
Select Off to cancelthis function.
--Video Setup Page--
Quality
Panel Quality
Go to Video Setup Page
Enter this option, usercan adjust picture qualityof video
output. There are itemsavailable to be adjusted:
Brightness, contrast, Hue andSaturation.
For all these itemsthe default is 00
--Video Setup Page--
Quality
Panel Quality
Enter this option,user canadjust picture quality ofunit
screen.There are items availableto be adjusted:
Brightness,contrast,Hue and Saturation.
For all these itemsthe default is 00
Enter this option, youcan set a password(fournumbers).
All parental Control featuresare password protected.
This function allow youto change the password.
The default password is8888.
--Password Setup Page--
Password
Go To Password Setup Page
On
Off
Go to Video Panel Quality Setup Page

General Setup Page
Angle Mark:
Enter this option toset the angle duringplayback.
Optional setting: ON, OFF
The default is: ON
Screen Saver
Enter this option toset whether to activatethe screen saver
function.
The default is ON.
TV display:
Enter this option,user canset screen display format
(Nomal/PS,Nomal/LB,Wide)
The default is "Wide"
Note
The function depends onthe display ratio withwhich the
DVD disc is recorded.
Please choose “Wide(16:9)"when using a16:9 widescreen
TV set
Press”Setup”button,the main menu willbe displayed on the
screen
In the General SetupPage, Press button tohighlight this
item.
Press OK button toaccess.
Press button to selectthe setting.
Press OK button toconfirm your selection.
Press button to exit.
OSD Language:
In the option usercan set OSD menulanguage(English,
French,German,Italian).
The default:English
Normal/PS
Normal/LB
Wide
On
Off
On
Off
English
French
German
Italian
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Unit B System Setup
Preference page
Audio:
Enter this option,user canselect your preferred audio
language for DVDs,The defaultis English.
Note
The audio language dependon the material oneach disc.
User can also changethe audio language duringplayback
by pressing theAudio button.
--Preference Page--
Load Factory Setting
Audio ENG
Subtitle OFF
Disc Menu ENG
Parental
Default Reset
--Preference Page--
Preference Audio Language
Audio ENG
Subtitle OFF
Disc Menu ENG
Parental
Default
--Preference Page--
Preferred Subtitle Language
Audio ENG
Subtitle OFF
Disc Menu ENG
Parental
Default
English
French
German
Italian
Off
Subtitle
Select your preferred languageto show the subtitles
on the screen.The subtitlelanguages depend on the
information available on eachdisc,You canalso change the
subtitle language during playbackby press the SUBTITLE
button.
--Preference Page--
Preferred Menu Language
Audio ENG
Subtitle OFF
Disc Menu ENG
Parental
Default
Disc Menu
This function allows youto choose the menulanguage
stored on the disc.
--Preference Page--
Set Parental Control
Audio ENG
Subtitle ENG
Disc Menu ENG
Paretal
Default
1 KID SAF
2 G
3 PG
4 PG 13
5 PGR
6 R
7 NC 17
8 ADULT
Parental:
DVD discs equipped withthe child lock functionare rated
according to their content.The content authorized bya parental
lock level and theway a disc canbe controlled may varyfrom
disc to disc. Ifthe disc allows, youcan edit out violentscenes
and replace them orlock out playback ofthe disc altogether.
press the number buttonon the remote controlto enter the
password and press theOK button to returnto the previous
menu.
The default isADULT.
Default:
Select this item andpress OK button toreset
all settings to theoriginal factory settings.
English
French
German
Italian
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French
German
Italian

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Audio:
Enter this option, usercan select your preferredaudio
language for DVDs.
The default is English
Note
The audio language dependon the material oneach disc.
User can also changethe audio language duringplayback
by pressing theAudio button.
Subtitle
Select your preferred languageto show the subtitles
on the screen.
The default is OFF
The subtitle languages dependon the
information available on eachdisc,You canalso change the
subtitle language during playbackby press the SUBTITLE
button.
Enter this option, usercan adjust picture qualityof video
output. There are itemsavailable to be adjusted:
Brightness, contrast, Hue andSaturation.
For all these itemsthe default is 00
Enter this option,you canset a password(four numbers).
All parental Control featuresare password protected.
The default is 8888.
Password Setup Page
Preference Page
Disc Menu
This function allows youto choose the menulanguage
stored on the disc.
The default is English.
Note: the disc menulanguages depend on the
information available on thedisc.
Parental:
Enter this option toset the parental controllevel to some
unsuitable disc scenes beingwatched by the children.
Optional parental control levels:KID SAFE, G, PG,PG 13, PGR,
R, Nc17, ADULT.
The default of thisoption is ADULT.
Default:
Select this item andpress OK button toreset
all settings to theoriginal factory settings.

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1. The normal working temperature is: 0 ~40 ;
2. Alwaysunplug AC/DC power supply for the unit whennot in use;
3. Heat willcreate during playing, it's normal, while avoid long timeplaying
and unattended;
4. Avoid having theunit collide with any objects, and place away fromall
possible heat sources or damp areas.
°C °C
Note:
1.The quality andspeed for reading JPEG photos depend on the resolution
and compression ratio of the photos. Some JPEG photo may not be
played due to the disc quality and the formats.
2.Some DVD+R/RW,DVD-R/RW,CD-R/RW disc may not be played dueto
the quality on burning conditions.
The unit utilizeslong-life Li polymer battery for portable power supply.The
battery has noMemory Effect and thus can be recharged safely regardless
of whether thebattery is fully or partially discharged.It is enough torecharge
no longer than6H each time.fully recharged battery can last about 2 hours.
Using and MaintainingRechargeable Battery
Precautions related toBattery Recharge
Rechargeable battery use
Specification
The battery canbe only recharged when turning power to OFF state,and
keep continuous powersupply,the red light will be on,and thelightwill turn
yellow whenit isfully charged.
Compatible disc: DVD/VCD/CD/Mp3/MPEG4
Signal system: PAL/NTSC
Panel size: 7inch
Frequency response: 20Hz to 20 kHz
Video output: 1 Vp-p/75 Ohm, unbalanced
Audio output:1.4Vrms/10kOhm
Audio S/N:Better than 80 dB
Dynamic range: Betterthan 85 dB
Laser: Semiconductor Laser, Wave Length: 650 nm/795 nm
Power source: DC9-12V
Power consumption: 10W
Operating temperature: 0~40°C
Weight(A unit unit): 0.7/0.7kg
Dimensions (Aunit unit (W x Dx H): 255x 146x 36/255x146x 36mm
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Troubleshooting
PROBLEM SOLUTION
No sound or
distorted sound
Make sure themachine is connected properly.
Make sure allcables are securely inserted into
the appropriate jacks.
The icon
appears on
screen
Can't advance
through a movie
Picture is
distorted
No forward or
reverse scan
You can't advance through the opening credits
and warning informationthat appears at the
beginning of moviesbecause the disc is
programmed to prohibitthat action.
The feature oraction cannot be completed at
this time because:
1.The disc's softwarerestricts it.
2.The disc's softwaredoesn't support the
feature (e.g., angles)
3.The feature isnot available at the moment.
4.You've requested a title or chapter number
that is outof range.
Some discs havesections that prohibit rapid
scanning or chapterskip;
If you tryto skip through the warning information
and credits atthe beginning of a movie, you
won't be ableto. This part of the movie is often
programmed to prohibitskipping through it.
The disc mightbe damaged. Try another disc;
It is normalfor some distortion to appear during
forward or reversescan.
Owing to continuous improvement, no prior notice will be given regarding changes on above
feature and spec.
If at anytime in the future you should need to disposeof this
product please notethat waste electrical products should not
be disposed ofwith household waste. Please recycle where
facilities exist. Check with your Local Authority orretailer for
recycling advice.(Waste Electrical and Electronic equipment
Directive)