Sony Dav S500 Operating Instructions

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Playing Discs
Playing Discs
  
Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD,
some operations may be different or
restricted.
Refer to the operating instructions supplied
with your disc.
1Turn on your TV.
2Switch the input selector on the TV
to this system.
3Press POWER on the system.
The system enters standby mode and
the power indicator lights up in red. Playing Discs
4Press A on the system or OPEN/
CLOSE on the remote, and place a
disc on the disc tray.
The system automatically turns on and
the power indicator...

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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 ÒRESUMEÓ 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.
ÒRESUMEÓ appears on the front panel
display, so you can restart the disc
from the point where you stopped the
disc.
If ÒRESUMEÓ does not...

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Playing Discs
Notes
¥ Depending on where you stopped the disc, the
system may not resume playback from exactl y the
same point.
¥ The point where you stopped playing is cleared
when:
Ð you turn the power off by pressing POWER on
the system.
Ð you change the play mode.Using the DVDÕs Menu
Some discs have a Òtitle menuÓ or a ÒDVD
menu.Ó On some DVDs, this may simply be
called a ÒmenuÓ or Òtitle.Ó
Using the title menu
A DVD is divided into long sections of a
picture or a music feature called Òtitles.Ó...

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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.
4Follow the instructions in the
menu for interactive...

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Playing Discs
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.
ÒPlay without PBCÓ appears on the TV screen and
the system star ts continuous play. You cannot play
still pictures such as a menu. To return to PBC
playback, press x twice then press H.
Note
Depending on the VIDEO CD, ÒPress ENTERÓ in
Step 3 may appear as ÒPress SELECTÓ in the
instructions supplied with the disc. In this...

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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,
SACD, or CD
For example, select track Ò02.Ó
Press X/x or the number buttons to
select Ò02Ó under ÒT,Ó 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 start Programme
Play.
Programme Play begins.
When the...

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Playing Discs
To cancel the programmed order
To cancel all the titles, chapters, or tracks in
the programmed order, press X, and select
ÒALL CLEARÓ in Step 2. To cancel the
selected programme, select the programme
using X/x in Step 2, then press CLEAR, or
select Ò--Ó in Step 3, then press ENTER.
z
You can do Repeat Play of the programmed titles,
chapters, or tracks. Press REPEAT, or set ÒREPEATÓ
to on in the Control Menu display during Programme
Pla y.
Note
The number of titles, chapters, or tracks...

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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/SACD/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
¥ 
OFF: does not play repeatedly.
¥ ON: repeats...

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Searching for a Scene
Searching for a Scene
H
t
t
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 the
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 follows:
Playback direction
SLOW 2
 y SLOW 1
Opposite direction (DVD only)
SLOW 2
 y SLOW 1
The SLOW 2/SLOW 2...

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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 appears.
2Press X/x to select the search
method....