Sony Dav Sc8 Operating Instructions

Getting Started
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For the best possible surround sound, all the 
speakers other than the subwoofer should be the 
same distance from the listening position (A). 
However, this system allows you to place the 
centre speaker up to 1.6 metres closer (B) and 
the surround speakers up to 4.6 metres closer 
(C) to the listening position.
The front speakers can be placed from 1.0 to 
7.0 metres (A) from the listening position.
Place speakers as illustrated below
Note
Do not place the centre and surround...

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Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some 
operations may be different or restricted.
Refer to the operation details supplied with your 
disc.
1Turn on your TV.
2Switch the input selector on the TV to 
this system.
3Press "/1 on the system.
The system turns on.
Unless the mode of the system is set to 
“DVD,” press FUNCTION to select 
“DVD.”
“READY!” appears in the front panel 
display and the system is ready for
loading the disc.
4Press POWER on the subwoofer.
The subwoofer turns on.
5Load a disc....

Playing Discs
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To turn off the system
Press "/1 on the remote. The system enters 
standby mode and the STANDBY indicator 
lights up in red. To turn off the system 
completely, remove the mains lead from a wall 
outlet.
While playing a disc, do not turn off the system 
by pressing "/1 on the system. Doing so may 
cancel the menu settings. When you turn off the 
system, first press x to stop playback and then 
press "/1 on the remote.
Tip
If a disc is already loaded to the system, you can...

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When you stop the disc, the system remembers 
the point where you pressed x and “RESUME” 
appears in 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 in the front panel 
display, so you can restart the disc from the 
point where you stopped the disc.
If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume 
Play is not available.
2Press H.
The system...

Playing Discs
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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 operations.
Refer to the operation...

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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 instructions of the CD-R/RW 
device or recording software (not supplied) for 
details on the recording 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...

Playing Discs
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4Select   (TRACK) using X/x 
and press ENTER.
The list of tracks contained in the current 
album 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.
5Select a track using X/x and press 
ENTER.
The selected track starts playing.
To return to the previous...

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Selecting an album and file
1Press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu and name of the JPEG 
data disc appears.
2Press X/x to select   (ALBUM) 
then press ENTER or c.
The list of albums contained in the disc 
appears.
3Select an album you want to play using 
X/x and press ENTER.
4Select   (FILE) using X/x and 
press ENTER.
The list of files contained in the current 
album appears.When the list of all files or albums cannot 
be displayed on the window, the jump bar 
appears. Press c to select the jump bar...

Playing Discs
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Enjoying Slide show on a 
JPEG data disc 
1Press M while displaying a JPEG 
image.
Slide show starts from the current image.
2Press H when you want to exit Slide 
show.
Return to normal play from the current 
image.
To change the interval time of 
Slide show
Each time you press M during Slide show, the 
interval time changes. With each press, the 
indication changes as follows:
The FF3M interval time is faster than 
FF2M.
NoteSlide show can play in only one direction.
To rotate the...

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You can play the contents of a disc in the order 
you want by arranging the order of the tracks on 
the disc to create your own program. You can 
program up to 25 tracks.
1In stop mode, press PLAY MODE 
repeatedly until “PROG” appears in the 
front panel display.
The Program Menu appears on the TV 
screen.
2Press c.
The cursor moves to the track (in this case, 
“1”). Before programming the MP3 tracks, 
it is required to select the album.
When the list of all tracks cannot be 
displayed on the...