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Using the DVD player (if equipped)
Insert a disc or press   with a disc inserted.
When you press   during the playback of the disc, the following audio/
video control screen appears.
Po w e r Vo l u m e
Track, file and chapter 
selection/fast forward/ 
rewind Disc eject
PlaybackDisc load Change disc
Display audio/video control screen 
Select disc
Disc slot
Select file 
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Loading a discs■ Loading a single disc
Push .
When the indicator changes from  flashing amber to green, insert 
a disc after the DVD player door opens.
■ Loading multiple discs
Press and hold   until you hear a beep.
When the indicator changes from  flashing amber to green, insert 
a disc after the DVD player door opens.
After inserting a disc, wait until the indicator changes from flash-
ing amber to green, then insert  the next disc after the DVD player 
door has opened.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have inserted all discs.
To cancel the operation, press the   or   button. If you do not 
insert a disc within 15 seconds,  loading will be canceled automatically.
■DVD hint screen
This screen appears when a DVD 
video, DVD audio or video CD is 
first selected with the “ENGINE 
START STOP” switch in ACCES-
SORY or IGNITION ON mode.
Touch   once you have 
read the message.
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STEP2
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Ejecting discs■ Ejecting a disc
To select the disc to be ejected , touch the desired disc on the 
screen or press   or   on  .
Press   and remove the disc.
■ Ejecting all discs
Press and hold   until you hear a beep, then remove the discs.
Selecting a disc
■ To select a disc to play
Touch the desired disc on the 
screen or press  or  on  .
● Audio CD, CD text  P.  2 4 2
● MP3/WMA disc  P.  2 4 7
● DVD video/audio  P.  2 5 4
● Video CD  P.  2 6 6
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Playing DVD video/audio
For safety reasons, you can enjoy the visual contents of discs only when the 
vehicle is completely stopped with the “ENGINE START STOP” switch in 
ACCESSORY or IGNITION ON mode and the parking brake applied. 
While you are driving, only audio contents may be played.
■ Video control screen
Press   while the disc is playing , the following screen appears.
Return to video screen
Change screen mode ( P.  2 8 6 ) 
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■Control icon screen
Touch any part of the screen if  no icons are shown while watching 
video, the following screen appears.
DVD video mode
If   appears on the screen when yo u touch an icon, the operation rel-
evant to that control is not permitted.
Return to top menu screen
Hide control icons
Return to 
menu screen Rewind
Stop Fa st f or ward
Playback
Pa u s e
Menu control key
Go to page 2
Search desired screen
Return to menu screen  Change audio language  Change subtitle language
 Initial DVD setup
Return to 
page 1
 Change angle
Pa g e  2 Pa g e  1 
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DVD audio mode
If   appears on the screen when yo u touch an icon, the operation rel-
evant to that control is not permitted.
Change the  
audio format
Change angle
Initial DVD setup
Select menu number
Return to  
page 1
Change subtitle language
Return to previous screen Go to next screen Return to registered screen Return to top menu screen
Hide control icons
Rewind
Stop Fa st  for wa rd
PlaybackPa u s e
Go to page 2
Search  
desired screen Menu control key
Pa g e  2 Pa g e  1 
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Loading, ejecting and selecting discs P. 252 
Fast forwarding/rewinding disc
Touch and hold   or   on th e screen or press and hold  or 
on   until you hear a beep.
Slow playback Touch   and then touch  . Video is played slowly while you 
are touching  .
Searching a desired screen■ Searching by title (DVD video mode)
Touch   in the control icons.
Input the desired title number and 
then touch  .
: Deletes the last input  number.
: Hides the icons. To dis- play the icons, touch  .
:Returns to previous  screen.
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■Searching by group (DVD audio mode)
Touch   in the control icons.
Input the group number and then 
touch .
: Deletes the last input number.
: Hides the icons. To dis- play the icons, touch  .
:Returns to previous  screen.
■ Playing a bonus group (DVD audio mode only, if the DVD has bonus 
options)
Touch   in the control icons.
Input the desired bonus group 
number on the group search 
screen and touch  .
: Deletes the number.
: Returns to previous screen.
■ Searching by chapter/track
Press   or   on   to select a chapter/track.
STEP1
STEP2
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■Selecting a menu number (DVD audio mode only)
Touch  in the control icons.
Input the desired menu number on 
the screen and touch  .
Using the DVD menu
Touch   or   in the control icons. 
Touch   if the menu control ke y does not appear on the 
menu screen.
Touch , ,  or  to select a 
menu item, then touch   to 
select.
: Moves icons up or down.
: Hides icons. To display icons, touch  .
:Returns to previous  screen.
Note that specific items or the oper ating method differs from one DVD to 
another. Refer to the manual that comes  with the DVD disc. (The above image is 
an example.)
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Changing the subtitle languageTouch   in the control icons.
Each time you touch the button, 
the next available language is 
selected.
: Hides the control icons.
: Returns to previous screen.
Changing the audio language (DVD video only)
Touch   in the control icons.
Each time you touch the button, 
the next available language is 
selected.
: Returns to previous screen.
Changing the audio format (DVD audio only)Touch   in the control icons.
Each time you touch the button, 
the next available audio format is 
selected.
: Returns to previous screen.