Sony Dav Sc8 Operating Instructions

Playing Discs
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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...

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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....

Playing Discs
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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...

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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...

Playing Discs
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Playing Discs
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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...

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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...