Sony Dav S300 Operating Instructions

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Using Various Functions with the Control Menu
2Select the item you want using M/m, then press ,
or ENTER.
3Select the item you want using M/m, then press
ENTER.
Note
Some Control Menu display items require operations other than
selecting the setting.  For details on these items, see the relevant
pages.
To cancel using the Control Menu display
Press ORETURN.
To display other items
Each time you press DVD DISPLAY, the Control Menu
display changes as follows:
,Control Menu display
m
ADVANCED display (See...

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Searching for the Title/
Chapter/Track/Index/Scene
Z 
  
You can search by selecting the title/chapter/track/
index/scene.
Select ÒTITLE,Ó ÒCHAPTER,Ó Ò TRACKÓ, ÒINDEXÓ or
ÒSCENEÓ after pressing DVD DISPLAY.
When you play back a DVD,  ÒTITLEÓ and ÒCHAPTERÓ
are displayed.
When you play back a VIDEO CD/CD,  ÒTRACKÓ and
ÒINDEXÓ are displayed.  When you play back a VIDEO
CD with PBC functions, ÒSCENEÓ is displayed.
1Select ÒTITLE,Ó ÒCHAPTER,Ó ÒTRACK,Ó ÒINDEXÓ...

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2Press , or ENTER.
Ò
Ó is changed to ÒÑ Ñ .Ó
3Select the number of the title, chapter, track, index
or scene you want to search for using the number
buttons, then press ENTER.
The system starts searching.  To cancel the number,
press CLEAR before pressing ENTER.
To cancel selecting
Press ORETURN.
Notes
¥ The number of titles, chapters or tracks recorded on a disc is
displayed.
¥ The index numbers are not displayed during PBC playback of
VIDEO CDs.
Checking...

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3Input the time code using the number buttons,
then press ENTER.
The system starts searching.  To cancel the number,
press CLEAR before pressing ENTER.
To cancel inputting
Press ORETURN.
Note
When you input the time code, input the playing time of the title.
Selecting a Start Point Using the Time Code Z 
You can search by inputting the time code.
Select ÒTIMEÓ after pressing DVD DISPLAY.
The time code corresponds to the approximate actual
playing time. For...

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DOLBY DIGITAL  3 / 2. 1
Displaying the audio information of the
disc 
When you select ÒAUDIO,Ó the playing channels are
displayed on the screen.
In Dolby Digital format, the signals from monaural to 5.1
channels can be recorded on a DVD.  Depending on the
DVD the number of the recorded channels may be
different.
 * ÒPCM,Ò ÒDTSÓ or ÒDOLBY DIGITALÒ is displayed.  In
ÒDOLBY DIGITALÓ case, the channels in the playing
track are displayed by number as follows:...

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The display examples are as follows:
¥PCM (stereo)
¥Dolby Surround
¥Dolby Digital 5.1ch
¥DTS
zYou can find Dolby Surround-encoded software by looking at
the packaging
Use discs with the  logo.  In order to enjoy Dolby Digital
playback you must use discs bearing this logo.
Displaying the Subtitles
Z 
With DVDs on which subtitles are recorded, you can turn
the subtitles on and off whenever you want while playing
the DVD.
With DVDs on which multilingual...

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Changing the Angles Z 
3Select the number of the angles using the number
buttons or M/m, then press ENTER.
The angle is changed to the selected angle.
Notes
¥ The number of angles varies from disc to disc or from scene to
scene.  The number of angles that can be changed on a scene is
that of angles recorded for that scene.
¥ Depending on the DVD, you may not be able to change the
angles even if multi-angles are recorded on the DVD.
zYou can specify the...

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Playing Repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
Z 
  
You can play all the titles/tracks on a disc or a single title/
chapter/track.
In Shuffle or Program Play mode, the system repeats the
titles or tracks in the shuffled or programmed order.
You cannot do Repeat Play during PBC playback of
VIDEO CDs (page 25).
You may not be able to do Repeat Play depending on the
DVD.
Select ÒREPEATÓ after pressing DVD DISPLAY.  When
you do not select ÒOFF,Ó the indicator of the...

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3When you reach the ending point (point B), press
ENTER again.
The setting points are displayed and the system starts
repeating this specific portion.
To cancel AyB Repeat Play
Press CLEAR.
Notes
¥ You can set  AyB Repeat on only one specific portion.
¥AyB Repeat is canceled when:
Ð you open or close the disc tray
Ð you turn the power off
¥ When you set AyB Repeat, the settings for Shuffle Play and
Program Play are canceled.
¥ You may not be able to set...

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Appears when the DVD has
dural layers
You can check the play information on the bit rate, bit rate
history or the portion where the disc is played (layer).
While playing a disc, the approximate bit rate of the
playback picture is always displayed by Mbps (Mega bit
per second) and the audio by kbps (Kilo bit per second).
Select ÒADVANCEDÓ after pressing DVD DISPLAY.
xADVANCED
When playing a DVD
¥
BIT RATE: displays bit rate.
¥ BIT RATE HISTORY: displays bit...