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Searching for a Scene
Playing one frame at a time 
(Freeze Frame) 
  
When the player is in the pause mode, press 
 STEP to go to the next frame. Press 
 STEP to go to the preceding frame 
(DVD only). To return to normal playback, 
press H.
Note
You cannot search for a still picture in DVD-VR 
mode.
Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track/Scene, 
etc. 
    
 
You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and 
you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD/
DATA DVD by track, index, file, or scene. 
As titles and tracks are assigned unique 
numbers on the disc, you can select the 
desired one by entering its number. You can 
also search for a scene using the time code.
1Press DISPLAY (When playing a 
DATA CD or DATA DVD with JPEG 
image files, press twice).
The Control Menu appears.
2Press X/x to select the search 
method.
◆When playing a DVD
 DISC
 TITLE
 CHAPTER
 TIME/TEXT
Select “TIME/TEXT” to search for a starting 
point by inputting the time code.
ENTER
DISPLAY
CLEAR
Number 
buttons
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◆When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD 
without PBC Playback
 DISC
 TRACK
 INDEX
◆When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD 
with PBC Playback
 DISC
 SCENE
◆When playing a CD
 DISC
 TRACK
◆When playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD
 DISC
 ALBUM
 TRACK (MP3 audio tracks only)
 FILE (JPEG image files only)
Example: when you select   
CHAPTER
“** (**)” is selected (** refers to a number).
The number in parentheses indicates the total 
number of titles, chapters, tracks, indexes, 
scenes, albums, or files.
3Press ENTER.
“** (**)” changes to “-- (**).”
4Press the number buttons to select 
the title, chapter, track, index, 
scene, etc., number you want to 
search.
If you make a mistake
Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, 
then select another number.
5Press ENTER.
The player starts playback from the 
selected number.
To search for a scene using the time code 
(DVD only)
1In step 2, select   TIME/TEXT.
Playing time of the current title is 
selected. 
Then, press ENTER.
2Input the time code using the number 
buttons, then press ENTER.
For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 
10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the 
beginning, just enter “2:10:20.”
zHints
 When the Control Menu display is turned off, you 
can search for a chapter (DVD) or track (CD/
DATA CD/DATA DVD) by pressing the number 
buttons and ENTER.
 You can display the first scene of titles, chapters, 
or tracks recorded on the disc on a screen divided 
into 9 sections. You can start playback directly by 
selecting one of the scenes. For details, see 
“Searching by Scene (PICTURE 
NAVIGATION)” (page 43).
Notes
 The title, chapter, or track number displayed is the 
same number recorded on the disc.
 You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW/
DVD+R/DVD+R DL using the time code.
DVD VIDEO1 8 ( 
3 4 ) 1 2 ( 
2 7 ) 1T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5
Selected row
DVD VIDEO ( 
3 4 ) 1 2 ( 
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Searching for a Scene
Searching by Scene 
(PICTURE NAVIGATION)   
You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens 
and find the desired scene quickly.
1Press PICTURE NAVI during 
playback.
The following display appears.
2Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to 
select an item.
 CHAPTER VIEWER (DVD VIDEO 
only): displays the first scene of each 
chapter.
 TITLE VIEWER (DVD VIDEO only): 
displays the first scene of each title.
 TRACK VIEWER (VIDEO CD/
Super VCD only): displays the first 
scene of each track.
3Press ENTER.
The first scene of each chapter, title, or 
track appears as follows.
4Press C/X/x/c to select a chapter, 
title, or track, and press ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected scene.
To return to normal play during setting
Press O RETURN or DISPLAY.
zHint
If there are more than 9 chapters, titles, or tracks, V 
is displayed at the bottom right of the screen.
To display the additional chapters, titles, or tracks, 
select the bottom scenes and press x. To return to 
the previous scene, select the top scenes and press 
X.
Note
Depending on the disc, you may not be able to select 
some items.
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Sound Adjustments
Changing the Sound 
      
When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in 
multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital,  
or DTS), you can change the audio format. If 
the DVD VIDEO is recorded with 
multilingual tracks, you can also change the 
language.
With CDs or VIDEO CDs, you can select the 
sound from either the right or left channel and 
listen to the sound of the selected channel 
through both the right and left speakers. For 
example, when playing a disc containing a 
song with the vocals on the right channel and 
the instruments on the left channel, you can 
hear the instruments from both speakers by 
selecting the left channel.
1Press AUDIO during playback.
The following display appears.
2Press AUDIO repeatedly to select 
the desired audio signal.
◆When playing a DVD VIDEO
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the 
choice of language varies.
When 4 digits are displayed, they 
indicate a language code. See “Language 
Code List” on page 68 to see which 
language the code represents. When the 
same language is displayed two or more 
times, the DVD VIDEO is recorded in 
multiple audio formats.
◆When playing in DVD-VR mode
The types of sound tracks recorded on a 
disc are displayed. The default setting is 
underlined.
Example:
1: MAIN
 (main sound)
 1: SUB (sub sound)
 1: MAIN+SUB (main and sub sound)
◆When playing a VIDEO CD or CD
The default setting is underlined.
STEREO
: the standard stereo sound
 1/L: the sound of the left channel 
(monaural)
 2/R: the sound of the right channel 
(monaural)
◆When playing a Super VCD
The default setting is underlined.
1:STEREO
: the stereo sound of the 
audio track 1
 1:1/L: the sound of the left channel of 
the audio track 1 (monaural)
 1:2/R: the sound of the right channel of 
the audio track 1 (monaural)
 2:STEREO: the stereo sound of the 
audio track 2
 2:1/L: the sound of the left channel of 
the audio track 2 (monaural)
 2:2/R: the sound of the right channel of 
the audio track 2 (monaural)
◆When playing DATA CD or DATA DVD
The player’s internal background sound 
will be played.
The default setting is underlined.
BGM 1
BGM 2
BGM 3
BGM 4
AUDIO
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Sound Adjustments
Notes
 While playing a Super VCD on which the audio 
track 2 is not recorded, no sound will come out 
when you select “2:STEREO,” “2:1/L,” or 
“2:2/R.”
 When playing in DVD-VR mode: If you connect 
to an audio component using the DIGITAL OUT 
(COAXIAL or OPTICAL)/HDMI OUT jack and 
want to switch between the sound tracks, set 
“DOLBY DIGITAL” to “D-PCM” in “AUDIO 
SETUP” (page 60).
 If “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “AUTO” or 
“AUTO (BGM)” (page 51), you can hear the 
player’s internal background sound when MP3 is 
not played.
Checking the audio signal 
format 
You can check the audio signal format by 
pressing AUDIO repeatedly during playback. 
The format of the current audio signal (Dolby 
Digital, DTS, PCM, etc.) appears as shown 
below.
Example:
Dolby Digital 5.1 ch
About audio signals
Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the 
sound elements (channels) shown below. 
Each channel is output from a separate 
speaker.
 Front (L)
 Front (R)
Center
Rear (L)
Rear (R)
 Rear (Monaural): This signal can be either 
the Dolby Surround Sound processed 
signals or the Dolby Digital sound’s 
monaural rear audio signals.
 LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal
Note
If “DTS” is set to “OFF” in “AUDIO SETUP” 
(page 60), the DTS track selection option will not 
appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS 
tracks.
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Rear (L/R)
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TV Virtual Surround 
Settings 
(TVS) 
When you connect a stereo TV or 2 front 
speakers, TVS (TV Virtual Surround) lets 
you enjoy surround sound effects by using 
sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers 
from the sound of the front speakers (L: left, 
R: right) without using actual rear speakers. 
TVS was developed by Sony to produce 
surround sound for home use using just a 
stereo TV. 
This only works when playing a multichannel 
Dolby audio sound track. Furthermore, if the 
player is set up to output the signal from the 
DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL)/
HDMI OUT jack, the surround effect will 
only be heard when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is 
set to “D-PCM” in “AUDIO SETUP” 
(page 59).
1Press DISPLAY twice during 
playback.
The Control Menu appears.
2Press X/x to select   (TVS), 
then press ENTER.
 The options for “TVS” appear.
3Press X/x to select one of the TVS 
modes, the press ENTER.
See the explanations given for each item 
in the following section.
 TVS DYNAMIC THEATER
 TVS DYNAMIC
 TVS WIDE
 TVS NIGHT
 TVS STANDARD
To cancel the setting
Select “OFF” in step 2.
◆TVS DYNAMIC THEATER, TVS DYNAMIC, 
TVS WIDE
This mode is effective when the distance 
between the front L and R speakers is short, 
such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.
◆TVS NIGHT
This feature is useful when you want to hear 
the dialog and enjoy the surround sound 
effects of “TVS WIDE” at low volume.
◆TVS STANDARD
Use this setting when you want to use TVS 
with 2 separate speakers.
Notes
 When the playing signal does not contain a signal 
for the rear speakers, the surround effects cannot 
be heard.
 When you select one of the TVS modes, turn off 
the surround setting of the connected TV or audio 
component.
 Make sure that your listening position is between 
and at an equal distance from your speakers and 
that the speakers are located in similar 
surroundings.
 Not all discs will respond to the “TVS NIGHT” 
function in the same way.
 If you use the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or 
COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jack and set “DOLBY 
DIGITAL” to “DOLBY DIGITAL,” and “DTS” 
to “ON” in “AUDIO SETUP,” sound will come 
from your speakers but it will not have the 
SURROUND effect.
 The TVS effects do not work when using the Fast 
Play or Slow Play functions, even though you can 
change the TVS modes.ENTER
DISPLAY
DVD VIDEO
TVS NIGHT
TVS STANDARD TVS DYNAMIC
TVS WIDE
OFF
OFF
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Enjoying MP3 Audio and JPEG Images
Enjoying MP3 Audio and JPEG 
Images
About MP3 Audio Tracks 
and JPEG Image Files
MP3 is audio compression technology that 
satisfies the ISO/IEC MPEG regulations. 
JPEG is image compression technology.
You can play DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that 
contain MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image 
files.
DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that the 
player can play
You can play back DATA CDs or DATA 
DVDs recorded in MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio 
Layer III) and JPEG format.
However, this player only plays DATA CDs 
whose logical format is ISO 9660 Level 1/
Level 2 or Joliet, and DATA DVDs of 
Universal Disk Format (UDF).
Refer to the instructions supplied with the 
disc drives and the recording software (not 
supplied) for details on the recording format.
Note
The player may not be able to play some DATA 
CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write 
format.
MP3 audio track or JPEG image 
file that the player can play
The player can play the following tracks and 
files:
– MP3 audio tracks with the extension 
“.MP3.”
– JPEG image files with the extension 
“.JPEG” or “.JPG.”
– JPEG image files that conform to the DCF* 
image file format.
* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image 
standards for digital cameras regulated by JEITA 
(Japan Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association).
Notes
 The player will play any data with the extension 
“.MP3,” “.JPG,” or “.JPEG,” even if they are not 
in MP3 or JPEG format. Playing these data may 
generate a loud noise which could damage your 
speaker system.
 The player does not conform to audio tracks in 
mp3PRO format.
 Some JPEG files cannot be played.
About playback order of albums, 
tracks, and files
Albums play in the following order:
◆Structure of disc contents
When you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD 
and press H, the numbered tracks (or files) 
are played sequentially, from 1 through 7. 
Any sub-albums/tracks (or files) contained 
within a currently selected album take 
priority over the next album in the same tree. 
(Example: C contains D so 4 is played 
before 5.)
ROOT
Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5
Album
Track or file
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When you press MENU and the list of album 
names appears, the album names are arranged 
in the following order:
A t B t C t D t F t G. Albums 
that do not contain tracks (or files) (such as 
album E) do not appear in the list.
zHints
 If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front 
of the track/file names when you store the tracks 
(or files) in a disc, the tracks and files will be 
played in that order.
 Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start 
playback, it is recommended that you create 
albums with no more than two trees.
Notes
 Depending on the software you use to create the 
DATA CD/DATA DVD, the playback order may 
differ from the above illustration.
 The playback order above may not be applicable 
if there are more than 200 albums and 300 tracks/
files in each album.
 The player can recognize up to 200 albums (the 
player will count just albums, including albums 
that do not contain MP3 audio tracks and JPEG 
image files). The player will not play any albums 
beyond the 200th album.
 Proceeding to the next or another album may take 
some time.
Playing MP3 Audio 
Tracks or JPEG Image 
Files  
You can play MP3 audio tracks and JPEG 
image files on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs.
zHint
You can view the disc information while playing 
MP3 audio tracks (page 28).
Notes
 DATA CDs recorded in KODAK Picture CD 
format automatically start playing when inserted.
 If no MP3 audio track or JPEG image file is 
recorded on the DATA CD/DATA DVD, “No 
audio data” or “No image data” appears on the 
screen.
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Enjoying MP3 Audio and JPEG Images
Selecting an album
1Press MENU.
The list of albums on the disc appears.
When an album is being played, its title is 
shaded.
2Press X/x to select the album you 
want to play.
3Press H.
Playback starts from the selected album.
To select MP3 audio tracks, see 
“Selecting an MP3 audio track” 
(page 49). 
To select JPEG image files, see 
“Selecting a JPEG image file” (page 49).
To stop playback
Press x.
To go to the next or previous page
Press c or C.
To turn on or off the display
Press MENU repeatedly.
zHint
Of the selected album, you can select to play only 
the MP3 audio tracks, JPEG image files, or both, by 
setting “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” (page 51).
Selecting an MP3 audio track
1After step 2 of “Selecting an album,” 
press ENTER.
The list of tracks in the album appears.
2Press X/x to select a track and press 
ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected track.
To stop playback
Press x.
To go to the next or previous page
Press c or C.
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
To go to the next or previous MP3 audio 
track
Press > or . during playback. You can 
select the first track of the next album by 
pressing > during playback of the last 
track of the current album.
Note that you cannot return to the previous 
album by using . and that you need to 
select the previous album from the album list.
Selecting a JPEG image file
1After step 2 of “Selecting an album,” 
press PICTURE NAVI.
The image files in the album appear in 16 
subscreens. A scroll box is displayed on 
the right.
To display additional images, select a 
bottom image and press x. To return to a 
previous image, select a top image and 
press X. 
2Press C/X/x/c to select the image you 
want to view, and press ENTER.
The selected image appears.
To go to the next or previous JPEG image 
file
Press C or c during playback. You can select 
the first file of the next album by pressing c 
during playback of the last file of the current 
album.
Note that you cannot return to the previous 
album by using C and that you need to select 
the previous album from the album list.
To rotate a JPEG image
Press X/x while viewing the image. Each 
time you press X, the image rotates 
counterclockwise by 90 degrees.
To return to normal view, press CLEAR. 
Note that the view also returns to normal if 
you press C/c to go to the next or previous 
image.
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To magnify a JPEG image (ZOOM)
Press ZOOM while viewing the image. You 
can enlarge the image up to four times the 
original size and scroll using C/X/x/c.
To return to normal view, press CLEAR.
◆When pressed once (x2)
The image enlarges twice the original size.
◆When pressed twice (x4)
The image enlarges four times the original 
size.
To display JPEG image information
Press SUBTITLE while viewing JPEG 
image files.
The file name, camera maker/model, date, 
time, picture resolution, file size, camera 
setting information (ISO speed rating, 
Exposure time, F Number, Exposure bias, or 
Focal length) of the picture are displayed on 
the screen.
 is displayed when the picture was taken 
using flash.
 is displayed when the image is 
automatically rotated.
To hide the information, press 
SUBTITLE.
Note that the above information may not 
appear depending on the digital camera.
To stop viewing the JPEG image
Press x.
zHints
 While viewing JPEG image files, you can set 
options such as “INTERVAL” (page 52), 
“EFFECT” (page 52) and “SHARPNESS” 
(page 35).
 You can view JPEG images files without MP3 
audio by setting “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” to 
“IMAGE (JPEG)” (page 51).
 The date the picture was taken is displayed beside 
“DATE” in the Control Menu (page 11). Note that 
no date may appear depending on the digital 
camera.
Note
PICTURE NAVI does not work if “AUDIO (MP3)” 
is selected in “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” (page 51).
Enjoying JPEG Images as 
a Slide Show
 
You can play JPEG image files on a DATA 
CD or DATA DVD successively as a slide 
show.
1Press MENU.
The list of albums on the DATA CD/
DATA DVD appears.
2Press X/x to select an album.
3Press H.
The JPEG images in the selected album 
start playing as a slide show.
To stop playback
Press x.
Notes
 The slide show stops when X/x or ZOOM is 
pressed.To resume the slide show, press H.
 This function does not work if “MODE (MP3, 
JPEG)” is set to “AUDIO (MP3)” (page 51).
MENU
AUDIO
DISPLAY
ENTER