Searching For A Title/Chapter/Track; Checking The Play Information And Playing Time; Selecting The Sound - Sony RMT-D203A Service Manual

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To change the title order (Sort)
You can sort the titles according to date, number, or title.
1
Press < while the Title List menu is turned on.
The Sort buttons are selected.
TITLE LIST
-RW.VR
1
Sort
2
Date
Sort buttons
Number
3
Title
4
5
6
7
8
2
Press M/m to select date, number, or title, then
press ENTER.
The titles are sorted in selected order.
Order Sorted
Date in order of date (when the titles were
recorded). The title that is recorded
most recently is listed at the top.
Number in order of recorded title number.
Title in alphabetical order.
To show the list in greater detail (Zoom)
Press ZOOM+ while the Title List menu is turned on to view
detailed information about the title.
To return to the normal Title List menu, press ZOOM–.
Example: DVD-RW (VR mode)
TITLE LIST ORIGINAL
-RW.VR
1 2ch
Sort
Mon 9/15 1:00PM( 1H00M) SP
Date
Number
2 5ch
Title
Wed 9/17 8:00PM( 1H00M) SLP
3 12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM
Thu 9/25 9:00AM( 0H30M) EP
4 3ch
Thu 9/25 8:00PM( 0H30M) SLP
1 Title's thumbnail picture
2 Title information:
Displays the title number, title name, date/time of
recording, channel, and recording mode*.
• indicates that the title is protected.
• a (red) indicates that the title is being recorded.
* The displayed recording mode refers to the mode selected when the
program was recorded on this recorder.
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Selecting a Recorded Title on a Disc
Checking the Play
Information and Playing
Time
You can check the playing time and remaining time of the
current title, chapter, or track. Also, you can check the disc name
recorded on the disc.
DISPLAY
Press DISPLAY repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows:
Title/track information (Display 1)
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Play mode/time information (Display 2)
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(Display off)
The displays differ depending on the disc type or playing status.
Display 1
Example: When playing a DVD VIDEO
Title 1
1 : English DolbyDigital 2/0
1 Title/track number/name
2 Available disc functions (angle/audio/subtitle,
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etc.)
3 The current selected function or audio setting
(appears only temporarily)
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To change a title thumbnail picture (Thumbnail)
(DVD-RW in VR mode only)
You can select a favourite scene for a thumbnail picture in a
zoomed Title List menu.
1
Press TITLE LIST while a disc is in the recorder.
The Title List menu appears.
My Movies 1.5/4.7GB
ORIGINAL
2 Press M/m to select a title whose thumbnail
2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM 9/15
5ch 8:00PM - 9:00PM 9/17 picture you want to change, then press ENTER.
12ch 9:00AM - 9:30AM 9/25
The sub-menu appears.
3ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM 9/25
3
Press M/m to select "Set Thumbnail," then press
25ch 8:00PM - 8:30PM 10/15
L2 9:00PM - 9:30PM 10/19
ENTER.
8ch 9:00PM - 9:30PM 10/26
The display for setting a thumbnail picture appears.
125ch 10:00AM - 10:30AM 10/28
The selected title starts to play in the background.
Set Thumbnail 1 2ch 1:00PM - 2:00PM
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While watching the playback picture, press H
PLAY, X PAUSE, or m/M to select the scene
you want to set for a thumbnail picture, then
press ENTER.
Playback pauses at the selected scene, and the
display asks for confirmation.
Set Thumbnail
Do you want to set this point as a Thumbnail?
My Movies
1.5/4.7GB
OK Change Cancel
1:00PM - 2:00PM
2ch
8:00PM - 9:00PM
5ch
To change the selection, select "Change."
12ch 5
Press </, to select "OK," then press ENTER.
8:00PM - 8:30PM
The scene is set for the title's thumbnail picture.
3ch
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Press RETURN to turn off the display.
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Hint
After recording, the first scene of the recording (the title) is
automatically set for the thumbnail picture.
Notes
• Title thumbnail pictures are displayed only on this recorder.
• It may take a few seconds for the thumbnail pictures to be displayed.
Display 2
Example: When playing a DVD-RW (VR mode)
Original
DVD-RW
SP
VR
1 Disc type/format (page 35)
2 Title type (Original or Playlist) (page 32)
3 Play mode
4 Recording mode* (page 36)
5 Playing status bar
6 Title number (page 53)
7 Playing time
* The displayed recording mode refers to the mode selected when the
program was recorded on this recorder.
To check the remaining time
TIME/TEXT
Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly while the Display 2 is displayed
above.
Each time you press the button, the display changes in the
following order.
When playing a DVD
• Playing time of the current title (hours: minutes: seconds)
• Remaining time of the current title
• Playing time of the current chapter
• Remaining time of the current chapter
• Disc name (DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD-R only)
When playing a CD
• Playing time of the current track (minutes: seconds)
• Remaining time of the current track
• Playing time of the current disc
• Remaining time of the current disc
• Disc name
To check the disc name (except DVD VIDEO)
Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly while the Display 2 is displayed.
The text appears only when text is recorded on a CD, or if you
input the disc's name. To label a DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD-R,
see "Labeling a disc (Disc Name)" (page 72).
Movies
DVD-RW
SP T2 0:00:45
VR
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Hint
When "Auto Display" is set to "On" (default) in Options Setup
(page 99), playback information automatically appears for several
seconds after starting playback.
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Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track
You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and a CD by track.
Since titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc,
you can select the desired title/chapter/track by entering its
number. Or, you can search for a scene using the time code.
Number buttons,
SET
CLEAR
0:00:45
RETURN
a
Press TOOLS during playback.
The TOOLS menu appears.
b
Press M/m to select the search method, then
press ENTER.
• Title Search (for DVDs)
• Chapter Search (for DVDs)
• Track Search (for CDs)
• Time Search (for DVDs): Searches for a starting point
by entering the time code.
The display for entering the number appears.
Example: Title Search
The number in parentheses indicates the total number
of titles, tracks, etc.
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Checking the playing time on the front
panel display
You can view the playing or time information and text displayed
on the TV screen also on the front panel display.
Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly.
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Each press of the button changes the information as follows:
When playing a DVD
Title playing time and the current title/chapter number
Remaining time of the current title
Playing time and number of the current chapter
Remaining time of the current chapter
Disc name
When playing a CD
Track playing time and the current track/index number
Remaining time of the current track
Playing time of the disc
Text, Disc
name
Remaining time of the disc
Disc name
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Hint
Long text that does not fit in a single line will scroll across the front panel
display.
Notes
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• Depending on the type of disc being played, the disc's text may not be
displayed.
• The recorder can only display the first level of a CD's text, such as the
disc name.
• The letters or symbols that cannot be displayed are replaced with "*."
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Press the number buttons to select the
number of the title, chapter, track, time code,
etc., you want.
For example: Time Search
To find a scene at 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 20
seconds, enter "21020."
If you make a mistake
Press CLEAR to cancel the number, then select
another number.
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Press SET.
The recorder starts playback from the selected title/
chapter/track/scene.
To cancel searching
Press RETURN.
Notes
• You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW (VR mode) using
Time Search.
• If you enter a number that does not exist, the current selection does not
change.
TOOLS
M/m, ENTER
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Searching for a Title/Chapter/Track

Selecting the Sound

When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in multiple audio
formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, or DTS), you can select the audio
format. If a DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual tracks,
you can also change the language.
With CDs, you can select the sound from 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 listen to the instruments
only from both speakers, by selecting the left channel.
AUDIO
DISPLAY
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to
select one of the audio options.
The following display appears.
Example: DVD VIDEO
1 : English DolbyDigital 2/0
When playing a DVD VIDEO
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice of language varies.
When four numbers are displayed, they indicate a language
code. To see which language the code represents, see "Language
Code List" (page 108). When the same language is displayed
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two or more times, the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple
audio formats.
When playing a DVD-RW in VR mode
The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed. The
co default setting is underlined.
For a disc recorded on this recorder, the sound can be selected
only if recorded from equipment connected to the LINE IN
jacks.
Example:
• 1: Main (main sound)
• 1: Sub (sub sound)
• 1: Main/Sub (main and sub sound)
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Selecting the Sound