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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 VIDEO/DVD-RW 
only)

2

 

 

y 1

 

The “2 y”/“2 

” playback speed is slower 

than “1 y”/“1 .”

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 VIDEO/DVD-RW only). To return to 
normal playback, press H.

You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW 
in VR mode.

You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and 
you can search a VIDEO CD/Super Audio 
CD/CD/DATA CD by track, index, 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 following display appears. 
“-- (**)” appears next to the icon (** 

refers to a number). The number in 
parentheses indicates the total number of 
titles, tracks, indexes, scenes, etc., of the 
disc.

Number 
buttons

CLEAR

ENTER

SEARCH 
MODE

– –(10)

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◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

 TITLE

 CHAPTER

 TIME/TEXT

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

 TRACK

◆ When playing a DATA CD

 ALBUM

 TRACK (MP3 audio tracks 

only)

 FILE (JPEG image files only)

◆ When you select 

For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 
10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the 
beginning, enter “21020.”
◆ If you make a mistake
Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, 
then select another number.

The player starts playback from the 
selected number.

Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly until the 
display is turned off.

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• When the Control Menu display is turned off, you 

can search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD-
RW) or track (Super Audio CD/CD) 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 49).

• 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 

using the time code.

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.

Press C/X/x/c to select a chapter, 
title, or track, and press ENTER.

Playback starts from the selected scene.

Press O RETURN or DISPLAY.

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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.

PICTURE 
NAVI

C/X/x/c

O RETURN

ENTER

DISPLAY

CHAPTER VIEWER

ENTER

1

4

7

2

5

8

3

6

9

You can check the playing time and 
remaining time of the current title, chapter, or 
track. Also, you can check the DVD/Super 
Audio CD/CD text or track name (MP3 
audio) 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-
RW
• 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), Super Audio CD, 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)
• T *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current track

Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly in step 2 to 
display text recorded on the DVD/Super 
Audio CD/CD.
The DVD/Super Audio CD/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.

TIME/TEXT

TV/DVD 
switch

T 1:01:57

Time 
information

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

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.

T

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Bit rate

Album name

Track 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)

Track name

Track playing time and number of 
current disc track

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*1 When playing a Super Audio CD, the current 

track is not displayed.

*2 The current track and index number appear only 

when playing a VIDEO CD or Super Audio CD.

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• 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 15).

• Depending on the type of disc being played, the 

disc text or track name may not be displayed.

• The player can only display the first level of the 

disc text, such as the disc name or title.

• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks 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.

Track playing time and current disc 
track number

Remaining time of the current track*

1

Remaining time of the disc

Text

Playing time of the current disc

Current disc, track*

2

, and index number*

2

(returns to top automatically)

When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in 
multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital,  
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, 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 93 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-RW
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)
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 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)

• 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.”

• You cannot change the sound for Super Audio 

CDs.

AUDIO

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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.

Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

Dolby Digital 3 ch

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)
• Center
• 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

You can enjoy surround sounds while playing 
discs including Dolby Digital and DTS 
DVDs, even if you have only 2 or 4 speakers. 
Select the surround mode that best suits your 
speaker setup.

The following display appears.

See the explanations given for each item 
in the following section.
◆ For 2 speaker setups
• TVS DYNAMIC
• TVS WIDE
• TVS NIGHT
• TVS STANDARD
◆ For 4 to 6 speaker setups
(If you select “NONE” in the setting of 
“REAR” in “SPEAKER SETUP” 
(page 83), you cannot select these 
modes.)
• NORMAL SURROUND
• ENHANCED SURROUND
• VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT
• VIRTUAL MULTI REAR
• VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION

L

R

C

LFE

LS

RS

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Rear (L/R)

Front (L/R) 
+ Center

LFE (Low Frequency Effect)

Currently playing program format

L

R

S

2:SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL 2 / 1

Front (L/R)

Rear (Monaural)

Currently playing program format

SUR

TVS DYNAMIC

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Select “OFF” in step 2.

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.
If the player is set up to output the signal from 
the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or 
COAXIAL) jack, the surround effect will be 
heard only when “DOLBY DIGITAL” and 
“DTS” are set to “D-PCM” in “AUDIO 
SETUP”(page 81).
◆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.

◆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 quieter sounds are 
unaffected. This feature is useful when you 
want to hear the dialog 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 actual front speakers (L, 
R) as shown below. This mode is effective 
when you use 2 separate speakers.

You can enjoy the following surround effects 
by using the 2 front speakers and 2 rear 
speakers.
Connect the player to the amplifier (receiver) 
with the 

 connection (page 28). 

You can experience Dolby Surround (Pro 
Logic) sounds or Digital Cinema Sound 
(DCS). DCS uses sound imaging to shift the 
sound of the rear speakers away from the 
actual speaker position or create entire sets of 
virtual rear speakers from one set of actual 
rear speakers. “VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT,” 
“VIRTUAL MULTI REAR,” and 
“VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION” make 
use of this technology.

TV

TV

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

: Virtual speaker

L

R

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◆NORMAL SURROUND
Software with 2 channel audio signals is 
decoded with the Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) 
decoder to create surround effects. The rear 
speakers will emit identical monaural sounds. 
If you are using a center speaker, the 
appropriate sounds for the center speaker will 
be delivered.

◆ENHANCED SURROUND
Provides a greater sense of presence from a 
Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) source with a 
monaural rear channel signal. Produces a 
stereo like effect in the rear channels.
◆VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT
Shifts the sound of the rear speakers away 
from the actual speaker position.
The shift position differs according to 
“REAR” or “SIDE” setting of the rear 
speakers (page 83).

◆VIRTUAL MULTI REAR
Creates an array of virtual rear speakers from 
a single set of actual rear speakers. 
The position of the virtual rear speakers 
differs according to “REAR” or “SIDE” 
setting of the rear speakers (page 83).

◆VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION
Creates an array of virtual rear speaker 
positions higher than the listener from a 
single set of actual rear speakers.
This mode creates five sets of virtual speakers 
surrounding the listener at approximately a 
30

q angle of elevation. The effect differs 

according to “REAR” or “SIDE” setting of 
the rear speakers (page 83).

L

R

RS

LS

LS

RS

L

R

L

LS

RS

R

REAR

SIDE

L

LS

RS

R

L

R

LS

RS

REAR

SIDE

LS

RS

L

R

L

R

LS

RS

REAR

SIDE

• When you select one of the surround modes, turn 

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

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

function in the same way.

• To enjoy the multichannel audio through the 

5.1CH OUTPUT jacks, correctly set each speaker 
position and distance (page 28, 83). 

• When the playing signal does not contain a signal 

for the rear speakers, you cannot hear the TVS 
effect.

• When you select one of the TVS modes, the 

player does not output the sound of center 
speaker.

• 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.

• If you use the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or 

COAXIAL) jack and set “DOLBY DIGITAL” to 
“DOLBY DIGITAL,” and “DTS” to “DTS,” in 
“AUDIO SETUP”, sound will come from your 
speakers but it will not have the SURROUND 
effect.

L: Front speaker (left)
R: Front speaker (right)
LS: Rear speaker (left)
RS: Rear speaker (right)

: Virtual speaker

 

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 93 to see which 
language the code represents.
◆ When playing a DVD-RW
Select “ON.”

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.

ANGLE

2

SUBTITLE

1:ENGLISH

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

The following display appears.

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

picture.

• DYNAMIC 1: produces a bold 

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

• DYNAMIC 2: produces a more 

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

• CINEMA 1: enhances details in dark 

areas by increasing the black level.

• CINEMA 2: white colors become 

brighter and black colors become 
richer, and the color contrast is 
increased.

• MEMORY: adjusts the picture in 

greater detail.

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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 colors deeper or lighter
• HUE: changes the color balance

The “PICTURE” adjustment bar appears.

Press C/c to adjust the picture 
contrast.

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

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

Press O RETURN , or DISPLAY.

PICTURE 
MODE

DISPLAY

O RETURN

C/X/x/c

DYNAMIC 1

(

)

C    0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PICTURE

0

Cancel :

Select :

ENTER

RETURN

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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.

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

The Control Menu appears.

Press X/x to select 

The options for “SHARPNESS” appear.

Press X/x to select a level.

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

The selected setting takes effect.

Select “OFF” in step 3.

ENTER

X/x

DISPLAY

DVD VIDEO

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

2

1

OFF
OFF

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.

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

You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/
CD-Rs/CD-RWs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 
Audio Layer 3) and JPEG format. However, 
the discs must be recorded according to 
ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet format for 
the player to recognize the tracks (or files). 
You can also play discs recorded in Multi 
Session.
Refer to the instructions supplied with the 
CD-R/CD-RW drives and the recording 
software (not supplied) for details on the 
recording format.

If MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files are 
recorded in the first session, the player will 
also play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image 
files in other sessions. If audio tracks and 
images in Music CD format or Video CD 
format are recorded in the first session, only 
the first session will be played back.

The player may not be able to play some DATA 
CDs 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.

Albums play in the following order:
◆Structure of disc contents

ROOT

Tree 1

Tree 2

Tree 3

Tree 4

Tree 5

Album

Track or file