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◆ 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)

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, albums 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-
RW) or track (CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD) 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 37).

• 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.

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

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) 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), 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 or DATA DVD 
(MP3 audio)
• T *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current track

TIME/TEXT

T 1:01:57

Time
information

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.

By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing MP3 
audio tracks 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.

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 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)

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z Hints
• When playing VIDEO CDs without PBC 

functions, the track number and the index number 
are displayed after the 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 13).

• 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 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 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 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, 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 70 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/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 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.”

• When playing DVD-RW in VR mode: If you 

connected 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.”

AUDIO

1:ENGLISH  DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

,continued

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

If “DTS” is set to “OFF” in “AUDIO SETUP” 
(page 63) the DTS track selection option will not 
appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS 
tracks.

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 sound track. Furthermore, if the 
player is set up to output the signal from the 
DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack, the 
surround effect will only be heard when 
“DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM” in 
“AUDIO SETUP” (page 63).

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

1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 .1

Rear (L/R)

Front (L/R) 
+ Center

LFE (Low Frequency 
Effect)

2:SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL 2 / 1

Front (L/R)

Rear

(Monaural)

SUR

TVS DYNAMIC THEATER

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.

◆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 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 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.

TV

Sub
woofer

TV

TV

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

: Virtual speaker

L

R

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

Select “OFF” in step 2.

ANGLE

2

SUBTITLE

1:ENGLISH

• 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.

• 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 or DATA CD/DATA DVD 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 Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “CUSTOM PICTURE 
MODE” appear.

DISPLAY

RETURN

ENTER

DVD VIDEO

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DYNAMIC 1

STANDARD

STANDARD

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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 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.

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 colors deeper or lighter
• HUE: changes the color balance

The “PICTURE” adjustment bar appears.

C/c to adjust the picture 

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.

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.

(

)

C

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PICTURE

0

Cancel :

Select :

ENTER

RETURN

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.

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

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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.

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

When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD 
and press 

H, the numbered tracks (or files) 

are played sequentially, from 

1 through 7.

Any sub-albums/tracks (or files) contained 
within a currently selected album take 
priority over the next album in the same tree. 
(Example:

C contains D so 4 is played 

before

5.)

When you press MENU and the list of album 
names appears (page 50), the album names 
are arranged in the following order:
A t B t C t D t F t G. Albums 
that do not contain tracks (or files) (such as 
album

E) do not appear in the list.

z Hints
• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front 

of the track/file names when you store the tracks 
(or files) in a disc, the tracks and files will be 
played in that order.

• Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start 

playback, it is recommended that you create 
albums with no more than two trees.

• Depending on the software you use to create the 

DATA CD/DATA DVD, the playback order may 
differ from the above illustration.

• The playback order above may not be applicable 

if there are more than 200 albums and 300 tracks/
files in each album.

• The player can recognize up to 200 albums (the 

player will count just albums, including albums 
that do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG 
image files). The player will not play any albums 
beyond the 200th album.

• Proceeding to the next or another album may take 

some time.

You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG 
image files on DATA CDs  (CD-ROMs/CD-
Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/
DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs).

z Hint
You can view the disc information while playing 
MP3 audio tracks (page 38).

• DATA CDs recorded in KODAK Picture CD 

format automatically start playing when inserted.

• If no MP3 audio track or JPEG image file is 

recorded on the DATA CD/DATA DVD, “No 
audio data” or “No image data” appears on the 
screen.

PICTURE
NAVI

RETURN

ENTER

CLEAR

ZOOM

MENU

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The list of albums on the disc appears.
When an album is being played, its title is 
shaded.

X/x to select the album you 

H.

Playback starts from the selected album.
To select MP3 audio tracks, see 
“Selecting an MP3 audio track” 
(page 50). 
To select JPEG image files, see 
“Selecting a JPEG image file” (page 51).

Press

x.

Press

c or C.

Press MENU repeatedly.

z Hint
Of the selected album, you can select to play only 
the MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files, or both, by 
setting “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” (page 52).

The list of tracks in the album appears.

X/x to select a track, and press 

Playback starts from the selected track.

Press

x.

Press

c or C.

Press

O RETURN.

Press

> or . during playback. You can 

select the first track of the next album by 
pressing

> during playback of the last 

track of the current album.
Note that you cannot return to the previous 
album by using 

., and that you need to 

select the previous album from the album list.

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R O C K   B E S T   H I T
K A R A O K E
J A Z Z
R & B
M Y   F A V O R I T E   S O N G S
C L A S S I C A L
S A L S A   O F   C U B A
B O S S A N O V A

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0 1 S H E   I S   S P E C I A L
0 2 A L L   Y O U   N E E D   I S   . . .
0 3 S P I C Y   L I F E
0 4 H A P P Y   H O U R
0 5 R I V E R   S I D E
0 6

                    5

0 7 T A K E   T I M E , T A K E   T I M E

The image files in the album appear in 16 
subscreens. A scroll box is displayed on 
the right.

To display the additional image, select 
the bottom images and press 

x. To return 

to the previous image, select the top 
images and press 

X.

C/X/x/c to select the image you 

The selected image appears.
Example

Press

C or c during playback. You can select 

the first file of the next album by pressing 

c 

during playback of the last file of the current 
album.
Note that you cannot return to the previous 
album by using 

C, and that you need to select 

the previous album from the album list.

Press

X/x while viewing the image. Each 

time you press 

X, the image rotates 

counterclockwise by 90 degrees.
To return to normal view, press CLEAR. 
Note that the view also returns to normal if 
you press 

C/c to go to the next or previous 

image.
Example: when 

X is pressed once.

Press ZOOM while viewing the image. You 
can enlarge the image up to four times the 
original size, and scroll using 

C/X/x/c.

To return to normal view, press CLEAR.
◆When pressed once (x2)
The image enlarges twice the original size.
◆When pressed twice (x4)
The image enlarges four times the original 
size.

Press

x.

z Hints
• While viewing JPEG image files, you can set 

options such as “INTERVAL” (page 53), 
“EFFECT” (page 53), and “SHARPNESS” 
(page 47).

• You can view JPEG images files without MP3 

audio by setting “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” to 
“IMAGE (JPEG)” (page 52).

• The date the picture was taken is displayed beside 

“DATE” in the Control Menu (page 13). Note that 
no date may appear depending on the digital 
camera.

PICTURE NAVI does not work if “AUDIO (MP3)” 
is selected in “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” (page 52).

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Rotating direction