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You can quickly locate a particular point on a 
disc by monitoring the picture or playing back 
slowly.

• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do 

some of the operations described.

• For DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, you can search for 

a particular point only on MP3 audio track or 
DivX video file.

You can search for the next or previous 
chapter, track, or scene using 

./> on 

the player.
During playback, press 

> or . once 

briefly to go to the next or previous chapter/
track/scene. Or, press and hold 

> or .

to search forward or backwards, and release 
the button when you find the point you want 
to return to normal playback. (Search)

Press  

m or M 

 while playing a 

disc. When you find the point you want, press 
H to return to normal speed. Each time you 
press  

m or M 

 during scan, the 

scan speed changes. With each press the 
indication changes as shown below. Actual 
speeds may differ between discs.

Playback direction

Opposite direction

* DivX video only

The “

× 2B”/ “× 2b” playback speed is about 

twice the normal speed.
The “3

M”/“3m” playback speed is faster 

than “2

M”/“2m” and the “2M”/“2m”

playback speed is faster than “1

M”/

“1

m.”

STEP

STEP

×

2

B t 

1

M t

 2

M t

 3

M

3

M

 (DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR mode/VIDEO CD/

DATA CD

*

/DATA DVD

*

 only)

×

2

B

 (DVD VIDEO/CD only)

×

2

b t

 1

m t

 2

m t

 3

m

3

m

 (DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR mode/VIDEO CD/

DATA CD

*

/DATA DVD

*

 only)

×

2

b

 (DVD VIDEO only)

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Press

m or M 

 when the player is 

in pause mode. To return to normal speed, 
press

H.

Each time you press 

 

m or M

during Slow-motion Play, the playback speed 
changes. Two speeds are available. With each 
press the indication changes as follows:

Playback direction

 

2

 y 1

Opposite direction (DVD/DVD-VR mode 
only)

2

 y 1

The “2 

y”/“2 

” playback speed is slower 

than “1 

y”/“1 .”

For DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, this function works 
only for DivX video files.

When the player is in the pause mode, press 

 STEP to go to the next frame. Press 

 STEP to go to the preceding frame 

(DVD/DVD-VR mode only). To return to 
normal playback, press 

H.

• You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-

RW/DVD-R in VR mode.

• For DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, this function 

works only for DivX video files.

You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and 
you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD/
DATA DVD by track, index, file, or scene. 
As titles and tracks are assigned unique 
numbers on the disc, you can select the 
desired one by entering its number. You can 
also search for a scene using the time code.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select the search 

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR 
mode disc

 TITLE

 CHAPTER

 TIME/TEXT

Select “TIME/TEXT” to search for a starting 
point by inputting the time code.

ENTER

DISPLAY

CLEAR

Number 
buttons

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD 
without PBC playback

 TRACK

 INDEX

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD 
with PBC Playback

 SCENE

◆ When playing a CD

 TRACK

◆ When playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD

 ALBUM

 TRACK (MP3 audio tracks only)

 FILE (JPEG image files only)

◆ When playing a DATA CD (DivX video 
files)/DATA DVD (DivX video files)

 ALBUM

 FILE

Example: when you select 

 

CHAPTER
“** (**)” is selected (** refers to a number).
The number in parentheses indicates the total 
number of titles, chapters, tracks, indexes, 
scenes, album or files.

“** (**)” changes to “-- (**).”

If you make a mistake
Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, 
then select another number.

The player starts playback from the 
selected number.

In step 2, select 

 TIME/TEXT.

“T **:**:**” (playing time of the current 
title) is selected.

Press ENTER.
“T **:**:**” changes to “T --:--:--.”

Input the time code using the number 
buttons, then press ENTER.
For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 
10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the 
beginning, just enter “2:10:20.”

z Hints
• When the Control Menu display is turned off, you 

can search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR 
mode), track (CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD), or 
file (DATA CD (DivX video)/DATA DVD 
(DivX video)) by pressing the number buttons and 
ENTER.

• You can display the first scene of titles, chapters, 

or tracks recorded on the disc on a screen divided 
into 9 sections. You can start playback directly by 
selecting one of the scenes. For details, see 
“Searching by Scene (PICTURE 
NAVIGATION)” (page 34).

• The title, chapter, or track number displayed is the 

same number recorded on the disc.

• You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW/

DVD+R using the time code.

PLAY

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

DVD VIDEO

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

Selected row

PLAY
DVD VIDEO

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

( 3 4 )

You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens 
and find the desired scene quickly.

The following display appears.

• CHAPTER VIEWER (DVD VIDEO 

only): displays the first scene of each 
chapter.

• TITLE VIEWER (DVD VIDEO only): 

displays the first scene of each title.

• TRACK VIEWER (VIDEO CD/

Super VCD only): displays the first 
scene of each track.

The first scene of each chapter, title, or 
track appears as follows.

C/X/x/c to select a chapter, 

Playback starts from the selected scene.

To return to normal play during setting
Press

O RETURN or DISPLAY.

z Hint
If there are more than 9 chapters, titles, or tracks, 

V

is displayed at the bottom right of the screen.
To display the additional chapters, titles, or tracks, 
select the bottom scenes and press 

x. To return to 

the previous scene, select the top scenes and press 
X.

Depending on the disc, you may not be able to select 
some items.

DISPLAY

PICTURE
NAVI

RETURN

ENTER

CHAPTER VIEWER

ENTER

1

4

7

2

5

8

3

6

9

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You can check the playing time and 
remaining time of the current title, chapter, or 
track. Also, you can check the DVD/CD text 
or track name (MP3 audio), or file name 
(DivX video) recorded on the disc.

The following display appears.

The available time information depends 
upon the type of disc you are playing.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-VR 
mode disc
• T    *:*:* (hours: minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current title

• T–*:*:*

Remaining time of the current title

• C    *:*:*

Playing time of the current chapter

• C–*:*:*

Remaining time of the current chapter

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or Super 
VCD (with PBC functions)
• *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current scene

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD (without 
PBC functions), or CD
• T    *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current track

• T–*:*

Remaining time of the current track

• D    *:*

Playing time of the current disc

• D –*:*

Remaining time of the current disc

◆ When playing a Super VCD (without 
PBC functions)
• T *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current track

◆ When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)/ 
DATA DVD (MP3 audio)
• T *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current track

◆ When playing a DATA CD (DivX video)/ 
DATA DVD (DivX video)
• *:*:* (hours: minutes: seconds) 

Playing time of the current file

TIME/TEXT

T 1:01:57

Time
information

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To check the DVD/CD text
Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly in step 2 to 
display text recorded on the DVD/CD.
The DVD/CD text appears only when text is 
recorded in the disc. You cannot change the 
text. If the disc does not contain text, “NO 
TEXT” appears.

To check DATA CD/DATA DVD album 
name, etc.
By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing MP3 
audio tracks or DivX video files on a DATA 
CD/DATA DVD, you can display the name 
of the album/track, and the audio bit rate (the 
amount of data per second of the current 
audio track) on your TV screen.

* Appears when:

– playing an MP3 audio track on a DATA CD/

DATA DVD.

– playing a DivX video file that contains MP3 

audio on a DATA CD/DATA DVD.

You can view the time information and text 
displayed on the TV screen also on the front 
panel display. The information on the front 
panel display changes as follows when you 
change the time information on your TV 
screen.

BRAHMS  SYMPHONY

T

17:30

128k

JAZZ
RIVER SIDE

Bit rate

*

Album name

Track/file name

Playing time of the current title

Remaining time of the current title

Playing time of the current chapter

Remaining time of the current 
chapter

Text

Current title and chapter number

(returns to top automatically)

z Hints
• When playing a VIDEO CDs without PBC 

functions, the track number and the index number 
are displayed after text.

• When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, 

the scene number or the playing time are 
displayed.

• Long text that does not fit in a single line will 

scroll across the front panel display.

• You can also check the time information and text 

using the Control Menu (page 11).

• Depending on the type of disc being played, the 

DVD/CD text or track name may not be 
displayed.

• The player can only display the first level of the 

DVD/CD text, such as the disc name or title.

• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks and DivX video 

files may not be displayed correctly.

•  If you play a disc containing JPEG image files 

only, “NO AUDIO DATA” appears when 
“MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “AUTO,” 
“JPEG” appears when “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is 
set to “IMAGE (JPEG)” in the front panel display.

Playing time and number of the 
current track

Track name

Current album and track number

(returns to top automatically)

Playing time of the current file

The current file name

The current album and file number

(returns to top automatically)

Playing time and number of the 
current track

Remaining time of the current 
track

Remaining time of the disc

Text

Playing time of the disc

When playing a DVD VIDEO, DATA DVD 
(DivX video files), or DATA CD (DivX 
video files) recorded in multiple audio 
formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, 
or DTS), you can change the audio format. If 
the DVD VIDEO is recorded with 
multilingual tracks, you can also change the 
language.
With CDs, DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, or 
VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from 
either the right or left channel and listen to the 
sound of the selected channel through both 
the right and left speakers. For example, when 
playing a disc containing a song with the 
vocals on the right channel and the 
instruments on the left channel, you can hear 
the instruments from both speakers by 
selecting the left channel.

The following display appears.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the 
choice of language varies.
When 4 digits are displayed, they 
indicate a language code. See “Language 
Code List” on page 74 to see which 
language the code represents. When the 
same language is displayed two or more 
times, the DVD VIDEO is recorded in 
multiple audio formats.
◆ When playing a DVD-VR mode disc
The types of sound tracks recorded on a 
disc are displayed. The default setting is 
underlined.
Example:
• 1:  MAIN (main sound)
• 1: SUB (sub sound)
• 1: MAIN+SUB (main and sub sound)
◆ When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, or 
DATA CD (MP3 audio)/DATA DVD (MP3 
audio)
The default setting is underlined.
• STEREO: the standard stereo sound
• 1/L: the sound of the left channel 

(monaural)

• 2/R: the sound of the right channel 

(monaural)

◆ When playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video), or DATA DVD (DivX video)
Select one of the displayed audio signal 
formats.
If “No audio data” appears, the player 
does not support the audio signal format 
contained in the disc.
◆ When playing a Super VCD
The default setting is underlined.
• 1:STEREO: the stereo sound of the 

audio track 1

• 1:1/L: the sound of the left channel of 

the audio track 1 (monaural)

• 1:2/R: the sound of the right channel of 

the audio track 1 (monaural)

• 2:STEREO: the stereo sound of the 

audio track 2

• 2:1/L: the sound of the left channel of 

the audio track 2 (monaural)

• 2:2/R: the sound of the right channel of 

the audio track 2 (monaural)

/AUDIO

1:ENGLISH  DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

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• While playing a Super VCD on which the audio 

track 2 is not recorded, no sound will come out 
when you select “2:STEREO,” “2:1/L,” or 
“2:2/R.”

• When playing DVD-RW/DVD-R in VR mode: If 

you connect to an AV amplifier (receiver) using 
the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) 
jack and want to switch between the sound tracks, 
set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to “D-PCM” in 
“AUDIO SETUP.”

You can check the audio signal format by 
pressing /AUDIO 

repeatedly 

during 

playback. The format of the current audio 
signal (Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, etc.) 
appears as shown below.
◆When playing a DVD VIDEO
Example:
Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

Example:
Dolby Digital 3 ch

◆When playing a DivX video file on a DATA 
CD or a DATA DVD

Example:
MP3 audio

About audio signals
Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the 
sound elements (channels) shown below. 
Each channel is output from a separate 
speaker.
• Front (L)
• Front (R)
• Centre
• Rear  (L)
• Rear  (R)
• Rear (Monaural): This signal can be either 

the Dolby Surround Sound processed 
signals or the Dolby Digital sound’s 
monaural rear audio signals.

• LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal

• If “DTS” is set to “OFF” in “AUDIO SETUP” 

(page 67) the DTS track selection option will not 
appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS 
tracks.

• MPEG audio signals with more than two channels 

will appear as shown above (3/2.1, 2/1), but only 
the Front (L) and Front (R) signals will be output 
from your two front speakers.

1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 .1

Rear (L/R)

Front (L/R) 
+ Centre

LFE (Low Frequency
Effect)

2:SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL 2 / 1

Front (L/R)

Rear

(Monaural)

1: MP3     128k

Bit rate

When you connect a stereo TV or 2 front 
speakers, TVS (TV Virtual Surround) lets 
you enjoy surround sound effects by using 
sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers 
from the sound of the front speakers (L: left, 
R: right) without using actual rear speakers. 
TVS was developed by Sony to produce 
surround sound for home use using just a 
stereo TV.
This only works when playing a multichannel 
Dolby audio soundtrack. Furthermore, if the 
player is set up to output the signal from the 
DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL) 
jack, the surround effect will only be heard 
when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-
PCM” and “MPEG” is set to “PCM” in 
“AUDIO SETUP” (page 67).

The following display appears.

See the explanations given for each item 
in the following section.
• TVS DYNAMIC THEATER
• TVS DYNAMIC
• TVS WIDE
• TVS NIGHT
• TVS STANDARD

To cancel the setting
Select “OFF” in step 2.

◆TVS DYNAMIC THEATER
Creates one set of LARGE virtual rear 
speakers and virtual subwoofer from the 
sound of the front speakers (L, R) without 
using actual rear speakers and subwoofer 
(shown below). 
This mode is effective when the distance 
between the front L and R speakers is short, 
such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

◆TVS DYNAMIC
Creates one set of virtual rear speakers from 
the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without 
using actual rear speakers (shown below).
This mode is effective when the distance 
between the front L and R speakers is short, 
such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

SUR

TVS DYNAMIC THEATER

TV

Sub
woofer

TV

◆TVS WIDE
Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers from 
the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without 
using actual rear speakers (shown below).
This mode is effective when the distance 
between the front L and R speakers is short, 
such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

◆TVS NIGHT
Large sounds, such as explosions, are 
suppressed, but the quieter sounds are 
unaffected. This feature is useful when you 
want to hear the dialogue and enjoy the 
surround sound effects of “TVS WIDE” at 
low volume.
◆TVS STANDARD
Creates three sets of virtual rear speakers 
from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) 
without using actual rear speakers (shown 
below). Use this setting when you want to use 
TVS with 2 separate speakers.

• When the playing signal does not contain a signal 

for the rear speakers, the surround effects cannot 
be heard.

• When you select one of the TVS modes, turn off 

the surround setting of the connected TV or 
amplifier (receiver).

• Make sure that your listening position is between 

and at an equal distance from your speakers, and 
that the speakers are located in similar 
surroundings.

• Not all discs will respond to the “TVS NIGHT” 

function in the same way.

• The TVS effects do not work when using the Fast 

Play or Slow Play functions, even though you can 
change the TVS modes.

L: Front speaker (left)
R: Front speaker (right)

: Virtual speaker

TV

L

R

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene 
are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “

” 

appears in the front panel display. This means 
that you can change the viewing angle.

The number of the angle appears on the 
display.

The scene changes to the selected angle.

Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be 
able to change the angles even if multi-angles are 
recorded on the DVD VIDEO.

If subtitles are recorded on the discs, you can 
change the subtitles or turn them on and off 
whenever you want while playing a DVD.

The following display appears.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
Select the language.
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the 
choice of language varies.
When 4 digits are displayed, they 
indicate a language code. See “Language 
Code List” on page 74 to see which 
language the code represents.
◆ When playing a DVD-VR mode disc
Select “ON.”

/ANGLE

2

/SUBTITLE

1:ENGLISH

1-11

◆ When playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video), or DATA DVD (DivX video)
Select the displayed language. 

To turn off the subtitles
Select “OFF” in step 2.

• Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be 

able to change the subtitles even if multilingual 
subtitles are recorded on it. You also may not be 
able to turn them off.

• You can change the subtitles if the DivX video 

file has an “.AVI” or “.DIVX” extension and 
contains subtitle information within the same file.

• While playing a disc with subtitles, the subtitle 

may disappear when you press FAST PLAY or 
SLOW PLAY button.

You can adjust the video signal of the DVD, 
VIDEO CD, DATA CD/DATA DVD in 
JPEG format, or DATA CD/DATA DVD 
containing DivX video files from the player 
to obtain the picture quality you want. Choose 
the setting that best suits the programme you 
are watching. When you select “MEMORY,” 
you can make further adjustments to each 
element of the picture (colour, brightness, 
etc.).

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “CUSTOM PICTURE 
MODE” appear.

DISPLAY

RETURN

ENTER

,continued

X/x to select the setting you 

The default setting is underlined.
• STANDARD: displays a standard 

picture.

• DYNAMIC 1: produces a bold 

dynamic picture by increasing the 
picture contrast and the colour 
intensity.

• DYNAMIC 2: produces a more 

dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by 
further increasing the picture contrast 
and colour intensity.

• CINEMA 1: enhances details in dark 

areas by increasing the black level.

• CINEMA 2: white colours become 

brighter and black colours become 
richer, and the colour contrast is 
increased.

• MEMORY: adjusts the picture in 

greater detail.

The selected setting takes effect.

z Hint
When you watch a movie, “CINEMA 1” or 
“CINEMA 2” is recommended.

You can adjust each element of the picture 
individually.
• PICTURE: changes the contrast
• BRIGHTNESS: changes the overall 

brightness

• COLOR: makes the colours deeper or 

lighter

• HUE: changes the colour balance

In step 3 of “Adjusting the Playback 
Picture,” select “MEMORY” and press 
ENTER.
The “PICTURE” adjustment bar appears.

C/c to adjust the picture 

contrast.
To go to the next or previous picture item 
without saving the current setting, press 
X/x.

Press ENTER.
The adjustment is saved, and 
“BRIGHTNESS” adjustment bar 
appears.

To turn off the display
Press

O RETURN , or DISPLAY.

The “BRIGHTNESS” setting is not effective if you 
connect the player via the LINE OUT (VIDEO) or 
S VIDEO OUT jack and select “PROGRESSIVE 
AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO” by using the 
PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel.

DVD VIDEO

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DYNAMIC 1

STANDARD

STANDARD

PICTURE

0

You can enhance the outlines of images to 
produce a sharper picture.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “SHARPNESS” appear.

X/x to select a level.

• 1: enhances the outline.
• 2: enhances the outline more than 1.

The selected setting takes effect.

To cancel the “SHARPNESS” setting
Select “OFF” in step 3.

This setting is not effective if you connect the player 
via the LINE OUT (VIDEO) or S VIDEO OUT jack 
and select “PROGRESSIVE AUTO” or 
“PROGRESSIVE VIDEO” by using the 
PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel.

ENTER

DISPLAY

DVD VIDEO

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

2

1

OFF

OFF

MP3 is audio compression technology that 
satisfies the ISO/IEC MPEG regulations. 
JPEG is image compression technology.
You can play DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that 
contain MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image 
files.

You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/
CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-
ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/
DVD-Rs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio 
Layer III) and JPEG format.
However, this player only plays DATA CDs 
whose logical format is ISO 9660 Level 1/
Level 2 or Joliet, and DATA DVDs of 
Universal Disk Format (UDF).
Refer to the instructions supplied with the 
disc drives and the recording software (not 
supplied) for details on the recording format.

The player may not be able to play some DATA 
CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write 
format.

The player can play the following tracks and 
files:
– MP3 audio tracks with the extension 

“.MP3.”

– JPEG image files with the extension 

“.JPEG” or “.JPG.”

– JPEG image files that conform to the DCF* 

image file format.

* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image 

standards for digital cameras regulated by JEITA 
(Japan Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association).

• The player will play any data with the extension 

“.MP3,” “.JPG,” or “.JPEG,” even if they are not 
in MP3 or JPEG format. Playing these data may 
generate a loud noise which could damage your 
speaker system.

• The player does not conform to audio tracks in 

mp3PRO format.

• Some JPEG files cannot be played.
• You cannot play MP3 audio tracks/JPEG image 

files in DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that contain 
DivX video files.