Playing Mp3 Audio Tracks - Sony RDR-VX410 Service Manual

Locking the recorder (Child Lock)
You can lock all of the buttons on the recorder so
that the settings are not cancelled by mistake.
"/1 x
With the recorder turned on, hold down "/1 on
the recorder. The recorder turns off and "CHILD
LOCK" appears in the front panel display. The
indicator remains lit if there is a timer setting. The
recorder will not work except for timer recordings.
To unlock the recorder, hold down "/1 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.
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 favourite scene
(Bookmark)
+ + -
RW - RW - RW R R DVD
VR
Video
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 favourite
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.
To erase bookmarks
1
During playback, press SEARCH.
Playing a Title From the
Title List
+ RW - RW - RW + R - R
VR
Video
The Title List menu displays the program titles on
the disc.
DVD
ORIGINAL/
TITLE LIST
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
4
Title List (Original) 10:10
1/4 No. Title Length Edit
3
01 Prog. 1 01:29:03 >
2
02 Prog. 2 00:31:23 >
03 Prog. 4 01:59:00 >
04 Prog. 3 00:58:56 >
T
Prog. 1
3
02.May.2005
08:00
A Title type (DVD-RWs (VR mode)
only):
Displays the title type, "Title List
(Original)" or "Playlist."
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.
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2
Press </, to select the bookmark to be
erased.
3
Press CLEAR.
Note
When you eject the disc, the bookmark information is
cleared.
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D Clock
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)
You can switch the Title List to show 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)" on page 58.
To turn off the Title List
Press TITLE LIST.
Notes
• The Title List does not appear for DVD-RWs (Video
mode), DVD+Rs, or DVD-Rs that have been finalized.
To view a title, press TOP MENU or MENU (page 34).
• The Title List may not appear for discs created on other
DVD recorders.
• Letters that cannot be displayed are replaced with " * ."
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Playing MP3 Audio Tracks

DATA CD DATA DVD
You can play MP3 audio tracks on DATA CDs
(CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD+RWs/
DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs).
DVD
TOP MENU
M/m/</,,
ENTER
O RETURN
H
x
X
REPEAT
1
Press DVD to operate the DVD recorder.
2
Place a DATA CD/DATA DVD on the disc
tray.
When you inserted a DATA CD/DATA DVD
containing MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image
files, the display for selecting a media type
appears.
10:10
Music
Press ENTER :
Photo
Music menu for this CD
If you insert a DATA CD/DATA DVD
containing only MP3 audio files, the "Music"
display appears. Go to step 4.
3
Select "Music," and press ENTER.
The "Music" display appears.
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Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track, etc.
+ RW - RW - RW + R - R DVD
VR
Video
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 by entering 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, 10 minutes, and 20
seconds, enter "21020."
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.
4
Select an album, and press ENTER.
Music 10:10
Repeat:Off Surround:Off
Stop 00:00:00
MP3_001 Prev Directory
0/9 01-Track1.mp3
02-Track2.mp3
03-Track3.mp3
04-Track4.mp3
05-Track5.mp3
5
Select a track, and press ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected track.
When a track or album is being played, the
title is shown in a box.
To stop playback
Press x.
To pause playback
Press X.
To restart playback, press H or X.
To play repeatedly
Press REPEAT repeatedly during playback.
"Off": Does not play repeatedly.
"File": Repeats the current track.
"Folder": Repeats the current album.
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
To switch between MP3 audio tracks and JPEG
image files
Press x, and press TOP MENU.
About MP3 audio tracks
You can play back DATA CDs (CD-Rs/CD-RWs)
or DATA DVDs (DVD+RWs/DVD-RWs/
DVD+Rs/DVD-Rs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG-1
Audio Layer III) format. However, the discs must
be recorded according to ISO9660 Level 1/Level
2 or Joliet format and DATA DVDs of Universal
Disk Format (UDF) for the recorder to recognize
the tracks (or files).
See the instructions supplied with the CD-R/CD-
RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW drives and the recording
software (not supplied) for details on the recording
format.