Sony RDR-VX521 Service Manual page 19

Playing quickly with sound (Scan
Audio)
(DVDs with Dolby Digital soundtracks
only)
You can play quickly with dialog or sound during
FF1 fast-forward of a DVD with Dolby Digital
soundtracks. Simply press M during playback.
z Hint
To turn off the Scan Audio function, set "Scan Audio" of
"Audio" to "Off" in the "Setup" display (page 104).
Note
Sound will be interrupted during Scan Audio.
Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC
functions
VCD
PBC (Playback Control) allows you to play
VIDEO CDs interactively using a menu on your
TV screen.
When you start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC
functions, a menu appears.
Select an item using the number buttons and press
ENTER. Then follow the instructions in the menu
(press H PLAY when "Press SELECT"
appears).
Operations differ depending on the disc. See the
instructions supplied with the disc.
To cancel PBC Playback
Press MENU to display "Menu: Off." To use the
PBC functions, press MENU again to display
"Menu:On."
Resuming playback from the point
where you stopped the disc (Resume
Play)
Press H PLAY again after stopping a disc to
resume playback from the same point.
To start from the beginning, press x STOP twice,
and press H PLAY.
The point where you stopped playing is cleared
when:
– you open the disc tray.
– you play another title.
– you switch the Title List menu to original or
Playlist (DVD-RW (VR mode)/DVD-R (VR
mode)/DVD-RAM only).
4
Select the title, and press ENTER.
The sub-menu appears.
5
Select "Play," and press ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected title on the
disc.
About the Title List for DVD-RWs (VR mode)
and DVD-Rs (VR mode)
You can switch the Title List to show an original
or Playlist.
While the Title List menu is turned on, press
ORIGINAL/PLAYLIST repeatedly to select
either "Title List (Original)" or "Playlist."
For details, see "Edit options for DVD-RWs (VR
mode)/DVD-Rs (VR mode)" on page 58.
To turn off the Title List
Press TITLE LIST.
z Hint
You can also switch the Title List of DVD-RAMs to
show an original or Playlist.
Notes
• The Title List does not appear for DVD-RWs (Video
mode), DVD+Rs, or DVD-Rs (Video mode) that have
been finalized. To view a title, press TOP MENU or
MENU (page 35).
• The Title List may not appear for discs created on other
DVD recorders.
• Letters that cannot be displayed are replaced with " * ."
– you edit the title after stopping playback.
– you make a recording.
Repeating a specific portion
(Repeat A-B Play)
+ - RW - RW + - R - R
RW R VR
VR Video
Video
*
DVD RAM VCD
1
During playback, press REPEAT.
2
Select "A" using M/m .
3
Press ENTER at the starting point (point A) of
the portion to be played repeatedly.
"A-" appears.
4 Continue playing or press m/M to locate
the ending point (point B), and press ENTER.
Repeat A-B Play starts.
To return to normal playback, press REPEAT to
select "Off," and press ENTER. Press O
RETURN to turn off the display.
* Only with PBC function off.
Playing restricted DVDs (Parental
Control)
DVD
If you play a restricted DVD, a message appears
asking whether you want to override the
restriction.
1
Select "OK" and press ENTER.
The display for entering your password
appears.
2
Enter your four digit password using the
number buttons.
The recorder starts playback.
To register or change the password, see "Parental
(DVD VIDEOs only)" on page 107.
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Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track, etc.
+ - RW - RW + - R - R
RW R VR
VR Video
Video
DVD RAM VCD
You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and
VIDEO CD by track or scene. As titles and tracks
are assigned individual numbers on the disc, select
the title or track by entering its number. You can
also search for a scene using the time code.
Number
buttons
M/m/</,,
ENTER
TOOLS
1
Press TOOLS during playback.
The TOOLS menu appears.
2
Select a search method.
"Title" (for DVDs)
"Chapter" (for DVDs)
"Track" (for VIDEO CDs with PBC function
off)
"Time" (for DVDs/VIDEO CDs): Searches
for a starting point using the time code.
3
Press M/m/</, to select the number of
the title, chapter, track, etc., you want, or
press the number buttons to enter the time
code.
For example: "Time"
To find a scene at 2 hours, 5 minutes, and 20
seconds, enter "20520."
If you make a mistake, wait a moment until
the display returns to the elapsed playing time
display, then select another number.
4
Press ENTER.
The recorder starts playback from the selected
point.
To turn off the display, press TOOLS.
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Locking the recorder (Child Lock)
You can lock all of the buttons on the recorder so
that the settings are not canceled by mistake.
With the recorder turned on and stopped, hold
down x on the recorder for more than ten seconds.
The recorder turns off and "CHILD LOCK"
appears in the front panel display. The
remains lit if there is a timer setting. The recorder
will not work except for timer recordings.
To unlock the recorder, hold down x on the
recorder until "CHILD LOCK" disappears from
the front panel display. The recorder is unlocked
and turns on.
To stop timer recording while the recorder is
locked, press x twice. The recording stops and the
recorder is unlocked.
Note
The recorder will be unlocked when:
– you stop timer recording by pressing x.
– you insert a tape.
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Note
Depending on the disc, you may not be able to use the
TOOLS menu to search for a title/chapter/track, or enter
the time code for a playback point.
Bookmarking a favorite scene
(Bookmark)
- R
+ RW - RW - RW + R
VR VR
Video
DVD RAM
You can have the recorder store specific portions
of a disc in memory and play them immediately
whenever you want (Bookmark). Up to ten
bookmarks per disc can be set.
CLEAR
M/m/</,,
ENTER
MARKER
SEARCH
During playback, press MARKER at a favorite
scene.
The bookmark is set.
To play from bookmarks
1
During playback, press SEARCH.
Search
01 02 03 04 05 -- -- -- -- -- N:5
2
Press </, to select a bookmark, and press
ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected bookmark.
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Playing a Title From the
Title List
+ + - R
RW - RW - RW R VR
VR
Video
RAM
The Title List menu displays the program titles on
the disc.
DVD
ORIGINAL/
TITLE LIST
indicator
PLAYLIST
MENU
TOP MENU
M/m/</,,
ENTER
1
Press DVD to operate the DVD recorder.
2
Place a disc on the disc tray.
3
Press TITLE LIST.
Example: DVD-RW (VR mode)
1
Title List (Original) 10:10 AM
1/4 No. Title Length
01 Ch 23 01:29:03
2
02 Ch 66 00:31:23
03 Ch 95 01:59:00
04 Ch 97 00:58:56
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Ch 23
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08:00 PM
A Disc type:
Displays a disc type.
Also displays the title type (original or
Playlist) for DVD-RWs (VR mode),
DVD-Rs (VR mode), and DVD-RAMs.
B Movie thumbnail image
C Title information:
Displays the title number, title name,
recording date, and recording mode.
" " indicates a protected title, while
" " indicates unprotected.
D Clock
To erase bookmarks
1
During playback, press SEARCH.
2
Press </, to select the bookmark to be
erased.
3
Press CLEAR.
Note
When you eject the disc, the bookmark information is
- R
Video
cleared.
- R
Video
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