Sony Dav S888 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 turns on.
Unless the mode of the system is set to
“DVD,” press FUNCTION to select
“DVD.”
4Press POWER on the subwoofer.
The subwoofer turns on. Playing Discs
5Load a disc.
Push the disc into the disc slot until the
disc...

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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 remove the
disc, 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 you stopped the
disc.
If “RESUME” does not...

Playing Discs
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Using the DVD’s Menu
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 DVD TOP MENU.
When you play DVDs that allow you to
select items such as the language for the
subtitles and the language for the sound,
select these items using DVD MENU.
1Press DVD TOP MENU or DVD
MENU.
The disc’s menu appears on the TV
screen.
The contents of the menu vary from
disc to...

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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...

Playing Discs
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Playing an MP3 Audio
Track
You can play back data CDs (CD-ROMs/
CD-Rs/CD-RWs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG1
Audio Layer 3) format.
1Load a data disc recorded in MP3
into the system.
2Press H.
The system starts to play the first MP3
audio track in the first album on the
disc.
Note
The player can play MP3 audio tracks recorded in the
following sampling frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz,
48 kHz.
Selecting an album and track
1Press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu and disc name of
MP3 data disc...

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Notes
•Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be
used for album or track names. Anything else is
displayed as “ ”.
•If the MP3 file you play back has an ID3 tag, the
ID3 tag information is displayed as a track name.
About MP3 audio tracks
You can play MP3 audio tracks on CD-
ROMs, CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the
discs must be recorded according to
ISO9660 level 1, level 2, or Joliet format for
the system to recognize the tracks. You can
also play discs recorded in Multi Session.
See the...

Playing Discs
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3Select the track you want to
program.
For example, select track “7.”
4Press X/x or the number buttons
to select “7” then press ENTER.
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2Press c.
The cursor moves to the track (in this
case, “1”). Before programing the MP3
tracks, it is required to select the
album.
When the list of all tracks or albums
cannot be displayed on the window,
the...

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Setting the shuffle mode on the
Control Menu
You can select the normal shuffle and album
shuffle (MP3 only).
1Press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu appears.
2Press X/x to select  (PLAY
MODE), then press ENTER or c.
3Select SHUFFLE or SHUFFLE (ALBUM)
using X/x and press ENTER.
4Press H.
The selected shuffle play begins.
MP3
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1 5 )MP3
CONTINUE
CONTINUE(ALBUM)
SHUFFLE(ALBUM)
PROGRAM SHUFFLE
Playing in random order
(Shuffle Play)   
You can have the system “shuffle” tracks
and play them in random order....

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Playing repeatedly (Repeat
Play)
    
You can play all the titles/tracks or a single
title/chapter/track on a disc.
In Shuffle or Program Play mode, the
system repeats tracks in the shuffled or
programed order.
You cannot perform Repeat Play during
PBC playback of VIDEO CDs (page 34).
CLEAR
HREPEAT
PLAY MODE
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DVD DISPLAY
X/x
1Press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu appears.
2Press X/x to select 
(REPEAT), then press ENTER.
If you do not select “OFF,” the
indicator of...

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Searching for a Particular
Point on a Disc 
(Scan, Slow-
motion Play)
  
You can locate a particular point on a disc
quickly by monitoring the picture or playing
back slowly.
Notes
•Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not
be able to do some of the operations described.
•This function does not work when you play an
MP3 disc.
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Searching for a Scene
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SLOW  /m/M
Locating a point quickly by playing
a disc in fast forward or fast
reverse (Scan)
Press m or M while playing a...