Sony Dav Sc6 Operating Instructions

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6Press H to start Program Play.
Program Play begins.
When the program ends, you can restart the 
same program again by pressing H.
Other Operations
Notes
 Program Play function is not available for DVDs and 
JPEG.
 When you remove the disc, Program Play is cancelled 
and the program you created is cleared.
 When you program MP3 tracks, “- - : - -” is displayed 
as the total time of the programmed tracks.
Tip
You can perform Repeat Play of programmed tracks. 
Press REPEAT, or set “REPEAT” to “ALL” in the 
Control Menu display during Program Play (page 32).
You can have the system “shuffle” tracks and 
play them in random order. Subsequent 
“shuffling” will produce a different playing 
order.
1In stop mode, press PLAY MODE 
repeatedly until “SHUF” appears in the 
front panel display.
When you play an MP3 disc, you can play 
all tracks in albums in random order. 
For details on album shuffle, see page
32.
2Press H.
To return to normal play
In stop mode, press PLAY MODE repeatedly 
until “SHUF
” disappears from the front panel 
display, or during playback, press CLEAR to 
return to normal play.
To Do this
Return to normal 
playPress CLEAR during playback.
Turn off the 
Program MenuIn stop mode, press PLAY MODE 
to turn off the Program Menu.
Cancel the 
programmed 
orderPress CLEAR in Step 5, and the 
last program is cancelled one by 
one.
Playing in Random Order
(Shuffle Play)
CLEAR
PLAY 
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Setting the shuffle mode in 
the Control Menu
You can select either normal shuffle or 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.
SHUFFLE: Plays tracks on the disc in 
random order.
SHUFFLE (ALBUM): Plays tracks from 
selected album in random order.
4Press H.
The selected Shuffle Play begins.
Note
Shuffle Play is cancelled when you eject the disc. The 
play mode changes in the following sequence:
SHUFFLE t CONTINUE
SHUFFLE (ALBUM) t CONTINUE (ALBUM)
You can play all the titles/tracks/files or a single 
title/chapter/track on a disc.
In Shuffle or Program Play mode, the system 
repeats tracks in shuffled or programmed order.
You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC 
playback of VIDEO CDs (page 25).
1Press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu appears.
2Press X/x to select   
(REPEAT), then press ENTER or c.
If you do not select “OFF,” the “REPEAT” 
indicator lights in green.
3Select the Repeat Play setting, then 
press ENTER.
DVD 
DISPLAYH
C/X/x/c/
ENTER
( 
1 5 )MP3
 CONTINUE
 CONTINUE(ALBUM)
 SHUFFLE(ALBUM)
 PROGRAM  SHUFFLE
HOME TOWNROCK BEST HIT
Playing Repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
CLEAR
DVD 
DISPLAYREPEAT
H
C/X/x/c/
ENTER
DVDDVD1 2 ( 
2 7 )
 MAKING SCENE
1 8 ( 
3 4 )
T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5
ALL
TITLE
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xWhen playing a DVD
OFF: does not play repeatedly.
 ALL: repeats all the titles.
 TITLE: repeats the current title on a 
disc.
 CHAPTER: repeats the current 
chapter.
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD/Super 
Audio CD/CD/MP3, and when Program 
Play is set to OFF
OFF: does not play repeatedly.
 ALL: repeats all the tracks on the disc, 
or repeats the current album (only 
when CONTINUE (ALBUM) or 
SHUFFLE (ALBUM) in the play 
mode is selected).
 TRACK: repeats the current track.
xWhen playing a JPEG 
OFF: does not play repeatedly.
 ALL: repeats all the files on the disc 
(when CONTINUE is selected in the 
play mode), or repeats the current 
album (when CONTINUE (ALBUM) 
is selected in the play mode).
xWhen Program Play is set to ON
OFF: does not play repeatedly.
 ALL: repeats Program Play.
To cancel Repeat Play
Press CLEAR.
Notes
 Depending on the DVD disc, Repeat Play does not 
work.
 Repeat Play is cancelled when you eject the disc.
 If “ALL” is selected, repeat play is limited to 5 times.
Tips
 You can set Repeat Play during stop mode.
After selecting the “REPEAT” item, press H.
The system starts Repeat Play.
 You can quickly display the “REPEAT” status. 
Press REPEAT on the remote.
 You can perform Repeat Play for DVD titles that 
contain chapters.
You can locate a particular point on a disc 
quickly by monitoring the picture or by playing 
back slowly.
Notes
 Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be 
able to perform some of the operations described.
 During Scan or Slow-motion play, no sound is output.
Locating a point quickly by 
playing a disc in fast forward 
or fast reverse (Scan) 
1Press m or M while playing a disc.
2When you find the point you want, 
press H to return to normal speed.
Searching for a Particular 
Point on a Disc
(Scan, Slow-motion Play) 
SLOW /
m/M
H
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To change the scan speed (DVD/
VIDEO CD only)
Each time you press m or M during scan, the 
playback speed changes. Two speeds are 
available. With each press, the indication 
changes as follows:
The FF2M/FR2m playback speed is faster 
than FF1M/FR1m.
Watching frame by frame 
(Slow-motion play)
(DVD/VIDEO CD only)
Press   or   when the system is in the 
pause mode.
To return to normal speed, press H.
To change the speed of Slow-
motion play
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:
The SLOW 2 /SLOW 2  playback speed is 
slower than SLOW 1 /SLOW 1 .You can search a title (DVD), chapter (DVD), 
track (CD, VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, MP3), 
index (VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD), album 
(MP3, JPEG), and file (JPEG). As titles, tracks 
albums and files are assigned unique names on 
the disc, you can select the desired one from the 
Control Menu. Also chapters and indexes are 
assigned unique numbers on the disc, so you 
select the desired one by entering its number. Or 
you can search a particular point using the time 
code (TIME SEARCH).
Searching for a title/track/
album/file
1Press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu appears.
2Press X/x to select the search method, 
then press ENTER or c.
Playback direction
FF1M t FF2M
t
Opposite direction
FR1m t FR2m
t
Playback direction
SLOW 2  t SLOW 1
t
Opposite direction (DVD only)
SLOW 2  t SLOW 1
t
Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track/Index/
Album/File
CLEAR
Number 
buttons
DVD 
DISPLAYORETUR
N
C/X/x/c/
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xWhen playing a DVD
 (TITLE)
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD
 (TRACK)
xWhen playing a Super Audio CD
 (TRACK)
xWhen playing a CD
 (TRACK)
xWhen playing an MP3
 (ALBUM) or   
(TRACK)
xWhen displaying a JPEG file
 (ALBUM) or   (FILE)
Example: when you select   
(TRACK)
The list of tracks contained in the disc 
appears.
When the list of all tracks or albums cannot 
be displayed on the window, the jump bar 
appears. Press c to select the jump bar icon, 
and then scroll the jump bar to display the 
rest of the list using X/x. Press C or 
O RETURN to return to the track or the 
album list.
3Press X/x to select the desired track, 
then press ENTER.
The system starts playback from the 
selected track.
Searching for a chapter/index
1Press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu appears.
2Press X/x to select the search method.
xWhen playing a DVD
 (CHAPTER)
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD
 (INDEX) 
xWhen playing a Super Audio CD
 (INDEX)
Example: when you select   
(CHAPTER)
“** (**)” is selected (** refers to a 
number).
The number in parentheses indicates the 
total number of chapters or indexes.
3Press ENTER or c.
“** (**)” changes to “-- (**).”
4Press X/x or the number buttons to 
select the chapter or index number you 
want to search.
If you make a mistake
Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, 
then select another number.
CD
11.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
10.9.
8.
12.
7.HIGHWAY 1.
STANDARD VIEW POINT
MY CHILDREN
DANCING
GOOD TASTE
DESTINATION
PORT TOWER TAKE IT EASY
PLACE-KICK
LADY
MARATHON
CD
CD
20. 13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
19.
21. 18.
NO NAME STAY
BAD
BEAUTIFUL
HOLD.ME
FIRST TIME
OUR EARTH
SWEETEST
22.KISS MEBLUE SKY
23.
24.FIRE
ANGEL
CD
DVDDVD1 2 ( 
2 7 )
 MAKING SCENE
1 8 ( 
3 4 )
T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5
DVDDVD1 2 ( 
2 7 )
 MAKING SCENE
T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5– – ( 
3 4 )
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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 particular point 
using the time code (TIME 
SEARCH)
Example: If you search for the playing time of 
the current title on a DVD
1In Step 2, select   (TIME).
“T **:**:**” (playing time of the current title) 
is selected.
2Press ENTER or c.
“T--:--:--” appears above “T**:**:**.”
3Input the time code using the number 
buttons, then press ENTER.
For example, to find a desired point at 2 
hours, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the 
beginning, just enter “2:10:20.”
Notes
 The title, chapter or track number displayed is the 
same number recorded on the disc.
 You cannot search a scene of a VIDEO CD.
 If you play a DVD, input the playing time of the 
current title using the time code. If you play a CD, 
Super Audio CD, VIDEO CD, or MP3, input the 
playing time of the current track using the time code.
Tip
You can change the display to show playing time or 
remaining time. For details, see “Checking the Playing 
Time and Remaining Time” (page 39).
Viewing the Playing Time and 
Remaining Time in the Front 
Panel Display
You can check disc information, such as the 
remaining time, total number of titles in a DVD, 
or tracks in a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD 
or MP3, using the front panel display (page 78).
Press DISPLAY.
Each time you press DISPLAY while playing 
the disc, the display changes as shown in the 
charts.
Viewing Disc Information 
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When playing back a DVD When playing back a VIDEO CD 
(without PBC functions), Super 
Audio CD or CD
TITLE H M SCHAP
HMS CHAP
HMS CHAP
TITLE H M SCHAP
Playing time and number of the current title
Remaining time and 
number of the current title
Playing time and number 
of the current chapter
Remaining time and number 
of the current chapter
Title name
Current sound field
INDEX M S TRK
MS
MS
INDEX M S TRK
Playing time and current track number
Remaining time and current 
track number
Playing time of the disc
Remaining time of the 
disc
Track name
Current sound field
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When playing back an MP3
When playing back a JPEGNotes
 Depending on the type of disc being played and the 
playing mode, the disc information may not be 
displayed.
 ID3 tag applies only to version 1.
 If the MP3 file you play back has an ID3 tag, the ID3 
tag information is displayed as a track (file) name.
 Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be 
used for album, track, or file names. Anything else is 
displayed as “ ”.
 In the following case, elapsed playing time and 
current track remaining time may not be displayed 
accurately.
– when an MP3 file of VBR (variable bit rate) is 
played.
Tips
 When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, only 
the playing time of the scene is displayed.
 The playing time and remaining time of the current 
chapter, title, track, scene, or disc will also appear on 
your TV screen. See the following section “Checking 
the Playing Time and Remaining Time” for details on 
how to read this information.
MS TRK
MS TRK
Playing time and current track number
Remaining time of the 
current track
Track (file) name
Album (folder) name
Current sound field
Current file number
File name
Album (folder) name
Current sound field
 
						

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Checking the Playing Time 
and Remaining Time
You can check the playing time and remaining 
time of the current title, chapter, or track, and the 
total playing time or remaining time of the disc. 
You can also check the DVD/CD/Super Audio 
CD text and MP3 folder name/file name/ID3 tag 
(only song title) recorded on the disc.
1Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu appears.
2Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change 
the time information.
The display and the kinds of time that you 
can check depend on the disc you are 
playing.
xWhen playing a DVD
 T **:**:**
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
 **:**:**
Playing time of the menu or current 
title without a chapter
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC 
functions)
 **:**
Playing time of the current scene
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (without 
PBC functions), Super Audio CD or CD
 T **:**
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
xWhen playing an MP3
 T **:**
Playing time of the current track
 T–**:**
Remaining time of the current track
To turn off the Control Menu
Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the 
Control Menu is turned off.
Notes
 Only alphabetical letters and numbers can be 
displayed.
 Depending on the type of disc being played, the 
system can only display a limited number of 
characters. Also, depending on the disc, not all text 
characters will be displayed.
DISPLAY
DVD 
DISPLAY
DVD1 2 ( 
2 7 )
 MAKING SCENE
1 8 ( 
3 4 )
T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5
DVD
Time informationDisc type
 
						

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Checking the date 
information (JPEG only)
You can check the date information during 
playback when the Exif* tag is recorded in the 
JPEG image data.
Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu appears.
* “Exchangeable Image File Format” is a digital 
camera image format defined by the Japan 
Electronics & Information technology Industries 
Association.
Note
If there is no date information or data is damaged on 
the disc, the system cannot display the date 
information.
Tip
You can change the date information order in JPEG 
DATE of CUSTOM SETUP (page 65).
DVD 
DISPLAY
MOUNTAINFAMILY
1 ( 
2 0 ) BIRTHDAY
01 / 01/ 2003
JPEG
Date information