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DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only

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DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/
DVD+RWs only

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Video and JPEG pictures only (except 
BACKGROUND pictures). You can move the 
enlarged picture using 

C/X/x/c. Depending 

upon the contents of the disc, the zoom function 

may be canceled automatically when the picture 
is moved.

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DATA CDs only

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• The Instant Replay function is useful when you 

want to review a scene or dialogue that you 
missed.

• The Instant Advance function is useful when you 

want to pass over a scene that you don’t want to 
watch.

You may not be able to use the Instant Replay or 
Instant Advance function with some scenes.

You can lock the disc tray to prevent children 
from opening it.

When the player is in standby mode, press 
O

RETURN, ENTER, and then [/1 on the 

The player turns on and “LOCKED” appears 
on the front panel display. The 

A

 and Z 

buttons on the player or the remote do not 
work while the Child Lock is set.

When the player is in standby mode, press 
O RETURN, ENTER, and then [/1 again.

Even if you select “RESET” under “SETUP” in the 
Control Menu (page 77), the disc tray remains 
locked.

Stop

Press x

Pause

Press X

Resume play after 
pause

Press X or H

Go to the next chapter, 
track, or scene in 
continuous play mode

Press >

Go back to the 
previous chapter, 
track, or scene in 
continuous play mode

Press .

Stop play and remove 
the disc

Press Z

Replay the previous 
scene*

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Press  
(instant replay) during 
playback

Briefly fast forward 
the current scene*

2

Press  
(instant advance) 
during playback

Magnify the image*

3

Press ZOOM 
repeatedly. Press 
CLEAR to cancel. 

Go to the next or 
previous album*

4

Press ALBUM + or – 
during playback.

Z

CLEAR

.

/

>

X

H

x

 

(instant advance)

 

(instant replay)

ZOOM

ALBUM +/–

ENTER

[/1

O RETURN

The player stores the point where you stopped 
the disc for up to 40 discs and resumes 
playback the next time you insert the same 
disc. If you store a resume playback point for 
the 41st disc, the resume playback point for 
the first disc is deleted.

While playing a disc, press x to 
stop playback.

“RESUME” appears on the front panel 
display.

Press H.

The player starts playback from the point 
where you stopped the disc in step 1.

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To play from the beginning of the disc, press x 
twice, then press H.

• “MULTI-DISC RESUME” in “CUSTOM 

SETUP” must be set to “ON” (default) for this 
function to work (page 80).

• The point where you stopped playing is cleared 

when:

– you change the play mode.
– you change the settings on the Setup Display.
• For DVD-RWs in VR mode, CDs, Super Audio 

CDs, and DATA CDs, the player remembers the 
resume playback point for the current disc.
The resume point is cleared when:

– you opened the disc tray.
– you disconnect the power cord.
– the player enters standby mode (DATA CD only).
• Resume Play does not work during Shuffle Play 

and Program Play.

• This function may not work with some discs.
• If “MULTI-DISC RESUME” in “CUSTOM 

SETUP” is set to “ON” and you playback a 
recorded disc such as DVD-RW, the player may 
playback other recorded discs from the same 
resume point. To play from the beginning, press 
x twice and then press H.

x

H

A DVD is divided into long sections of a 
picture or a music feature called “titles.” 
When you play a DVD which contains 
several titles, you can select the title you want 
using the TOP MENU button.
When you play DVDs that allow you to select 
items such as language for the sound and 
subtitles, select these items using the MENU 
button.

The disc’s menu appears on the TV 
screen.
The contents of the menu vary from disc 
to disc.

Press C/X/x/c or the number 
buttons to select the item you want 
to play or change.

If you press the number buttons, the 
following display appears.
Press the number buttons to select the 
item you want.

Some DVD-RWs in VR (Video Recording) 
mode have two types of titles for playback: 
originally recorded titles (ORIGINAL) and 
titles that can be created on recordable DVD 
players for editing (PLAY LIST). You can 
select the type of title to be played.

The Control Menu appears.

Press X/x to select 

The options for “ORIGINAL/PLAY 
LIST” appear.

Number 
buttons

ENTER

TOP MENU

MENU

C/X/x/c

1

ENTER

DISPLAY

X/x

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

DVD-RW

        

PLAY LIST

PLAY LIST

ORIGINAL

T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5

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Press X/x to select a setting.

• PLAY LIST: plays the titles created 

from “ORIGINAL” for editing.

• ORIGINAL: plays the titles originally 

recorded.

Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel 
playback area and a multi-channel playback 
area. You can select the playback area you 
want to listen to.

The following display appears.

• MULTI: plays a multi-channel 

playback area.

• 2CH: plays a 2 channel playback area.

The “MULTI” indicator in the front 
panel display lights up when playing a 
multi-channel playback area.

SA-CD 
MULTI/2CH

SA-CD/CD

2CH

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Some Super Audio CDs consist of an HD 
layer and a CD layer. You can select the 
playback layer you want to listen to.

Each time you press the button, an HD layer 
or a CD layer is alternately selected. When 
playing a CD layer, the “CD” indicator in the 
front panel display lights up.

• For details about Super Audio CD discs, see 

page 90.

• Each play mode function works only within the 

selected layer or playback area.

PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play 
VIDEO CDs interactively by following the 
menu on the TV screen.

The menu for your selection appears.

Refer to the instructions supplied with the 
disc, as the operating procedure may 
differ depending on the VIDEO CD.

Press O RETURN.

Number 
buttons

./>

H

x

ENTER

O RETURN

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To play without using PBC, press ./> or the 
number buttons while the player is stopped to select 
a track, then press H or ENTER.
“Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen and 
the player starts continuous play. You cannot play 
still pictures such as a menu.
To return to PBC playback, press x twice then 
press H.

Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER” in 
step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the 
instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, 
press H.

You can set the following play modes:
• Program Play (page 40)
• Shuffle Play (page 42)
• Repeat Play (page 43)
• A-B Repeat Play (page 44)

The play mode is canceled when:
– you open the disc tray.
– the player enters standby mode by pressing [/1.

You can play the contents of a disc in the 
order you want by arranging the order of the 
titles, chapters, or tracks on the disc to create 
your own program. You can program up to 99 
titles, chapters, and tracks.

The Control Menu appears.

Press X/x to select 

The options for “PROGRAM” appear.

ENTER

X/x/c

H

DISPLAY

CLEAR

Press X/x to select “SET

 t

Press c.

The cursor moves to the title or track row 
“T” (in this case, “01”).

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
For example, select chapter “03” of title 
“02.”
Press 

X/x to select “02” under “T,” then 

press ENTER.

Next, press 

X/x to select “03” under “C,” 

then press ENTER.

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD, Super 
Audio CD, or CD
For example, select track “02.”
Press 

X/x to select “02” under “T,” then 

press ENTER. The track number may be 
displayed in 3 digits for a Super Audio 
CD.

The programmed titles, chapters, and 
tracks are displayed in the selected order.

Press H to start Program Play.

Program Play begins.
When the program ends, you can restart 
the same program again by pressing H.

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 3. To 
play the same program again, select “ON” in 
step 3 and press ENTER.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own 
program (Program Play).”

OFF
OFF
SET
ON

PLAY

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD VIDEO

PROGRAM

1. TITLE

ALL CLEAR

2. TITLE  – –
3. TITLE  – –
4. TITLE  – –
5. TITLE  – –
6. TITLE  – –
7. TITLE  – –

T

– –

01
02
03
04
05

“TRACK” is displayed when you play 
a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, or CD.

Titles or tracks 
recorded on a disc

PROGRAM

1. TITLE  – –

ALL CLEAR

2. TITLE  – –
3. TITLE  – –
4. TITLE  – –
5. TITLE  – –
6. TITLE  – –
7. TITLE  – –

T

C

ALL

01
02
03
04
05
06

– –

02
03
04
05

01

Chapters recorded on a disc

PROGRAM

1. TITLE  – –

ALL CLEAR

2. TITLE  – –
3. TITLE  – –
4. TITLE  – –
5. TITLE  – –
6. TITLE  – –
7. TITLE  – –

C

ALL

03
04
05
06

T

– –

01
02
03
04
05

02

01

T

– –

01
02
03
04
05

PROGRAM

1. TITLE  0 2 – 0 3

ALL CLEAR

2. TITLE  – –  
3. TITLE  – –
4. TITLE  – –
5. TITLE  – –
6. TITLE  – –
7. TITLE  – –

Selected title and chapter

PROGRAM

1. TRACK        0 2

ALL CLEAR

2. TRACK        – –
3. TRACK        – –
4. TRACK        – –
5. TRACK        – –
6. TRACK        – –

7. TRACK        – –

0:15:30

– –

01
02
03
04
05

T

Selected track

Total time of the programmed tracks

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Select the program number of the title, 
chapter, or track you want to change or 
cancel using 

X/x and press c. If you 

want to delete the title, chapter, or track 
from the program, press CLEAR.

Follow step 5 for new programming. To 
cancel a program, select “--” under “T,” 
then press ENTER.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own 
program (Program Play).”

Press 

X and select “ALL CLEAR.”

Press ENTER.

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You can perform Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of 
programmed titles, chapters, or tracks. During 
Program Play, follow the steps of Repeat Play (page 
43) or Shuffle Play (page 42).

• When you program tracks on a Super VCD, the 

total playing time is not displayed.

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs 

and Super VCDs with PBC playback.

You can have the player “shuffle” titles, 
chapters, or tracks. Subsequent “shuffling” 
may produce a different playing order.

The following display appears.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
• TITLE
• CHAPTER
◆ When playing a VIDEO CD,Super 
Audio CD, or CD
• TRACK
◆ When Program Play is activated
• ON: shuffles titles, chapters, or tracks 

selected in Program Play.

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 2.

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• You can set Shuffle Play while the player is 

stopped. After selecting the “SHUFFLE” option, 
press H. Shuffle Play starts.

• Up to 200 chapters in a disc can be played in 

random order when “CHAPTER” is selected.

You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and 
Super VCDs with PBC playback.

H

CLEAR

SHUFFLE

TITLE

1-10

You can play all of the titles or tracks on a 
disc, or a single title, chapter, or track 
repeatedly.
You can use a combination of Shuffle or 
Program Play modes.

The following display appears.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
• DISC: repeats all of the titles.
• TITLE: repeats the current title on a 

disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter.
◆ When playing a DVD-RW
• DISC: repeats all the titles of the 

selected type.

• TITLE: repeats the current title on a 

disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter.

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD, Super 
Audio CD, or CD
• DISC: repeats all of the tracks.
• TRACK: repeats the current track.
◆ When playing a DATA CD with MP3 
audio tracks or JPEG image files
• DISC: repeats all of the albums.
• ALBUM: repeats the current album.
• TRACK (MP3 audio tracks only): 

repeats the current track.

◆ When Program Play or Shuffle Play is 
activated
• ON: repeats Program Play or Shuffle 

Play.

Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 2.

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You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped. 
After selecting the “REPEAT” option, press H. 
Repeat Play starts.

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs 

and Super VCDs with PBC playback.

• When repeating a DATA CD which contains MP3 

audio tracks and JPEG image files, and their 
playing times are not the same, the sound will not 
match the image.

• When “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “IMAGE 

(JPEG)” (page 66), you cannot select “TRACK.”

H

CLEAR

REPEAT

DISC

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You can play a specific portion of a title, 
chapter or track repeatedly. (This function is 
useful when you want to memorize lyrics, 
etc.)

The starting point (point A) is set.

The set points are displayed and the 
player starts repeating this specific 
portion.

Press CLEAR.

• When you set A-B Repeat Play, the settings for 

Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, and Program Play are 
canceled.

• A-B Repeat Play does not work across multiple 

titles.

• You cannot set A-B Repeat Play for contents on a 

DVD-RW (VR mode) that contains still pictures.

CLEAR

A-B

A 18 - 1:32:55

B 18 - 1:34:30

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, you can search for a particular 

point only on an MP3 audio track.

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

The “

u2B”/ “u2b” playback speed is about 

twice the normal speed.
The “3M”/“3m” playback speed is faster 
than “2M”/“2m” and the “2M”/“2m” 
playback speed is faster than “1M”/
“1m.”

m/

M

 

H

H

./
>

u2B t 1M t 2M t 3M

3M (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only)
u2B (DVD VIDEO/Super Audio CD/CD only)

u2b t 1m t 2m t 3m

3m (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only)
u2b (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 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)

1-11

◆ 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 48).

• 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

ENTER

O RETURN

C/X/x/c

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

BRAHMS  SYMPHONY

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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.

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17:30

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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)

Playing time and number of the 
current track

Track name