|  | Posted by sdeyoreo on 09/25/74 11:52 
On 10 Jul 2006 08:40:12 -0700, matt@mailinator.com wrote:
 >
 >matt@mailinator.com wrote:
 >> remote, but sadly its own codes dont *fully* support the player -- no
 >> fast-forward/rewind support!
 >
 >i discovered what the problem is. for some reason, the geniuses at
 >philips decided NOT to use the normal key assignments for
 >rewind/forward, and instead use the *menu* nav keys (the Left and Right
 >buttons).
 >
 >this presented a problem for my philips 4-device universal, because the
 >*other* geniuses who designed it didnt give it 100% nav buttons --
 >instead they doubled up the nav arrows w/ Chapter & Volume, and a
 >"shift" key to activate the nav arrows. problem is, the shift key also
 >happens to bring up the dvd's root menu. so basically, one would have
 >to access the menu & re-exit it, in order to use the fast-forward and
 >rewind functionality on this remote, w/ this dvd player. brilliant!!
 >
 >so i just bought an RCA device, w/ dedicated arrow buttons. works now.
 >
 >
 >matt
 
 Love those simple solutions. Those are nice players, I have one. If
 it's on a disk, it'll play it!
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