Sony Dav S400 Operating Instructions

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Resuming Playback from
the Point Where You
Stopped the Disc 
(Resume Play)
  
When you stop the disc, the system
remembers the point where you pressed x
and “RESUME” appears on the front panel
display. As long as you do not open the disc
tray, Resume Play will work even if the
system enters standby mode by pressing 1.
1While playing a disc, press x to
stop playback.
“RESUME” appears on the front panel
display, so you can restart the disc
from the point where...

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Notes
•Depending on where you stopped the disc, the
system may not resume playback from exactly the
same point.
•The point where you stopped playing is cleared
when:
–you turn the power off by pressing POWER on
the system.
–you change the play mode.Using the DVD’s Menu
Some discs have a “title menu” or a “DVD
menu.” On some DVDs, this may simply be
called a “menu” or “title.”
Using the title menu
A DVD is divided into long sections of a
picture or a music feature called...

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Playing VIDEO CDs with
PBC Functions 
(PBC Playback)
With PBC (Playback Control) functions,
you can enjoy simple interactive operations,
search functions, and other such operations.
PBC playback allows you to play VIDEO
CDs interactively by following the menu on
the TV screen.
1Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC
functions.
The menu for your selection appears.
2Select the item number you want
by pressing X/x or the number
buttons.
3Press ENTER.
O RETURN ./>
Hx...

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4Follow the instructions in the
menu for interactive operations.
Refer to the instructions supplied with
the disc, as the operating procedure
may differ according to the VIDEO
CD.
To go back to the menu
Press O RETURN.
zTo play without using PBC, press ./> or
the number buttons while the system is stopped to
select a track, then press H or ENTER.
“Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen and
the system starts continuous play. You cannot play
still pictures such as a menu....

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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
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD,
Super Audio CD, or CD
For example, select track “02.”
Press X/x or the number buttons to
select “02” under “T,” then press
ENTER.
4To programme other titles,
chapters, or tracks, repeat Steps 2
to 3.
The programmed titles, chapters, and
tracks are displayed in the selected
order.
5Press H to...

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To change the programme
1In Step 2, select the programme number
of the title, chapter, or track you want to
change using X/x or the number
buttons, and press c.
2Follow Step 3 for new programming.
To cancel the programmed order
To cancel all the titles, chapters, or tracks in
the programmed order, press X, and select
“ALL CLEAR” in Step 2. To cancel the
selected programme, select the programme
using X/x in Step 2, then press CLEAR, or
select “--” in Step 3, then press...

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3Select the Repeat Play setting.
When playing a DVD and when
Programme Play is set to OFF
•
OFF: does not play repeatedly.
•DISC: repeats all the titles.
•TITLE: repeats the current title on a disc.
•CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter.
When playing a VIDEO CD/Super
Audio CD/CD and when Programme
Play is set to OFF
•
OFF: does not play repeatedly.
•DISC: repeats all the tracks on a disc.
•TRACK: repeats the current track
When Programme Play is set to ON
•...

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Searching for a Scene
H
t
t
The ×2B/×2b playback speed is about twice
the normal speed. The FF2M/FR2m
playback speed is faster than FF1M/
FR1m.
Watching frame by frame (Slow-
motion play) 
 
You can use this function only for DVDs or
VIDEO CDs. Press 
 or  when the
system is in the pause mode. To return to
normal speed, press H.
Each time you press 
 or  during Slow-
motion play, the playback speed changes.
Two speeds are available. With each press,
the indication changes as...

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Searching for a Scene
DAV-S400 4-240-074-12(1)
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3 4 ) 1 2 ( 
2 7 )T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5DVD                    
Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track/Index/
Scene 
  
You can search a DVD disc by title or
chapter, and you can search a VIDEO CD or
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. Or, you can search for a
scene using the time code. (TIME SEARCH)
1Press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu...

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5Press ENTER.
The system starts playback from the
selected number.
To turn off the Control Menu
Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the
Control Menu is turned off.
To search for a scene using the time
code (TIME SEARCH) (DVD only)
1In Step 2, select  (TIME/
TEXT).
“T 
**:
**:
**” (playing time of the
current title) is selected.
2Press ENTER.
“T 
**:
**:
**” changes to “T --:--:--.”
3Input the time code using the number
buttons, then press ENTER.
For example, to find the scene...