User Manual

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Operation
If the unit is in standby mode, press the Power Button to power it on.
Important: Do not place heavy objects on top of PMD-500D. Doing so can cause issues with disc
playback or damage the unit.
Playing Video Discs
PMD-500D can play and view the following video disc formats: DVD, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-
RW
See the Basic Functions section to learn some basic operations.
See Additional Functions to learn more advanced ones.
Basic Functions
To play a disc:
1. Press Eject (
) on PMD-500D or the remote control to open the disc tray.
2. Insert a disc into the disc tray, and press Eject (
) on PMD-500D or the remote control again to close
it. The display will show Loading when the disc is loading.
3. Once the disc has loaded, playback will begin immediately. See Operation > Adjusting the Settings
> Playback Setup for more information on how to change Auto Play settings.
To stop playback, press Stop () on PMD-500D or the remote control.
To pause playback, press Pause () on PMD-500D or Play/Pause (
) on the remote control. To
resume playback, press Pause () or Play (
) on PMD-500D or Play/Pause ( ) on the remote control.
To rewind or fast-forward, press Search Back/Forward (
/ ) on the remote control. Each time you
press the same button, the speed will increase. You can do this up to 5 times before it returns to normal
playback speed. To resume playback, press Play (
) on PMD-500D or Play/Pause ( ) on the remote
control.
To skip to the next chapter, press Skip Forward (
) on PMD-500D or the remote control. If Chapter
Repeat is on (described later), this will skip to the beginning of the current chapter.
To skip to the previous chapter, press Skip Back (
) on PMD-500D or the remote control. If Chapter
Repeat is on (described later), this will skip to the beginning of the current chapter.