GE DV-354 User Manual

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The Initial Settings Menu
Language settings
Audio Language
Default setting: English
Subtitle Display
This setting is your preferred audio language
for DVD discs. If the language you specify
here is recorded on a disc, the system
automatically plays the disc in that lan-
guage.
The DVD format recognizes 136 different
languages. Select Other Language if you
want to specify a language other than those
listed. See also 
Selecting languages using the
  on  page 57.
Tip
You can switch between the languages
recorded on a DVD disc during playback
using the AUDIO button. (This does not
affect this setting.) See page 36.
Some DVD discs set the audio language
automatically when loaded, overriding
the audio language you set   the Initial
Settings menu.
Discs with two or more 
 languages
usually allow you to select the audio
language from the disc menu. Press
MENU  to access the disc menu.
Subtitle Language
Default setting:  English
 Initial Settings
Digital Audio Out
Audio Language
 Output
This setting is your preferred subtitle
language for DVD discs. If the language you
specify here is recorded on a disc, the
system automatically plays the disc with
those subtitles.
The DVD format recognizes 136 different
languages. Select Other Language if you
want to specify a language other than those
listed, 
See  also  Selecting languages using the
languagecodelist  on  page 57.
T i p
You can change or switch off the
subtitles on a DVD disc during playback
using the SUBTITLE button (This does
not affect this setting.) See page 36.
Some DVD discs set the subtitle
language automatically when loaded,
overriding the subtitle language you set
in the Initial Settings menu.
D
ISCS
 with two or more subtitle
languages usually allow you to select
the subtitle language from the disc
menu. Press MENU to access the disc
menu.
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