GE GE1101P User Manual
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Playing DVDs
To Load and Play a Disc
Turn on the TV and your DVD player (press ON•OFF on the player or the remote control).
Tip
Many discs skip the disc
menu and start playing
automatically. To access
the disc menu when
you’re playing a disc,
press MENU on the
remote.
menu and start playing
automatically. To access
the disc menu when
you’re playing a disc,
press MENU on the
remote.
An example of a disc menu. Menus on
discs vary.
discs vary.
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1.
Press the OPEN•CLOSE button on the remote control or the front
of the DVD Player.
of the DVD Player.
2.
Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc’s label facing up
(double-sided discs have content on both sides, so you can place
either side up).
(double-sided discs have content on both sides, so you can place
either side up).
3.
Press the OPEN•CLOSE or PLAY button on the front of the player
to close the disc tray.
to close the disc tray.
The DVD Player reads the disc’s table of contents, and then one of
three things happens depending on how the disc was programmed:
three things happens depending on how the disc was programmed:
• The disc starts playing.
• The disc menu appears on the screen. One of the options will
start disc play. Highlight that option and press OK.
• The DVD Player’s main menu appears on the screen. Press the
PLAY/OK button on the remote.
When you stop playing a disc, the player remembers where you stopped.
When you start playing the disc again, the DVD Player picks up where
you left off. To begin the title over, press STOP twice.
When you start playing the disc again, the DVD Player picks up where
you left off. To begin the title over, press STOP twice.
Using a Disc Menu
A disc is capable of having an on-screen menu that is separate from the
DVD player’s menu system and on-screen information banners. The disc
menu might only contain a list of the titles and chapters, or it may allow
you to change features such as language and playback settings.
DVD player’s menu system and on-screen information banners. The disc
menu might only contain a list of the titles and chapters, or it may allow
you to change features such as language and playback settings.
Note: “Default settings” are the settings that the player will default to
each time it is turned on.
each time it is turned on.
Any settings you change with the disc menu only temporarily override the
default settings.
default settings.
Use the Setup Menu of the DVD player to change the default settings (See
chapter 6).
chapter 6).
Although the content and operation of disc menus varies from disc to
disc, the following example will give you an idea of what to expect.
disc, the following example will give you an idea of what to expect.
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This is an example of a
one-sided disc.
one-sided disc.
This is an example of a
2-sided disc. The title is
in the center.
2-sided disc. The title is
in the center.
1.
While the disc is playing, press MENU.
The disc menu appears.
The disc menu appears.