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Hints

• 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)” on page 40.

• You can also select “TITLE,” “CHAPTER,”

“TRACK,” “INDEX,” “SCENE,” “TIME/
TEXT,” or “ALBUM” from the Control Menu
(page 12).

• When the Control Menu display is turned off, you

can search for a chapter (DVD) or track (CD) by
pressing the number buttons and ENTER.

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

using the time code.

Searching by Scene

(PICTURE NAVIGATION)

You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens
and find the desired scene quickly.

Press PICTURE NAVI during
playback.

The following display appears.

Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to
select the item.

Refer to the explanations given for each
item in the following sections.
• TITLE VIEWER (for DVD only)
• CHAPTER VIEWER (for DVD only)
• TRACK VIEWER (for VIDEO CD

only)

• STROBE PLAYBACK
• ANGLE VIEWER (for DVD only)

Press ENTER.

ENTER

RETURN

PICTURE
NAVI

TITLE VIEWER

ENTER

Searching for a Scene

To return to normal play

Press

RETURN.

Hint

You can also select “PICTURE NAVIGATION”
from the Control Menu (page 12).

Notes

• The “PICTURE NAVIGATION” is not available

when playing Super VCDs.

• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to

select all functions.

• The sound is muted when using this function.

Scanning the title, chapter, or
track (TITLE VIEWER, CHAPTER
VIEWER, TRACK VIEWER)

You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens
and display the first scene of titles, chapters,
or tracks.

You can also play back from the selected title,
chapter, or track. After performing Step 3 of
“Searching by Scene” (PICTURE
NAVIGATION) above, select the scene
using

and press ENTER.

Hint

If there are more than 9 titles, chapters, or tracks,

is displayed at the bottom right.
To display the additional titles, chapters, or tracks,
select the bottom right scene (the position 9) and
press

. To return to the previous scene, select the

top left scene (the position 1) and press

Dividing a scene into 9 sections
(STROBE PLAYBACK)

You can display 9 consecutive moving
pictures on the screen.

When you press

after performing Step 3 of

“Searching by Scene” above, the moving
pictures pause.

Displaying different angles
simultaneously (ANGLE VIEWER)

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene
are recorded on the DVD, you can display all
of the angles recorded on the disc on the
screen divided into 9 sections.

You can also play back from the selected
angle. After performing Step 3 of “Searching
by Scene” above, select the angle using

and press ENTER.

Enjoying Karaoke

Using Karaoke

You can enjoy karaoke (singing along with a
disc) by connecting a microphone (not
supplied) to the player.

Adjusting the microphone

Set the MIC LEVEL control of the MIC
connector to MIN.

Plug a microphone (not supplied) into
the MIC connector.

Set the ON/OFF switch on the
microphone to ON and turn the MIC
LEVEL control to adjust the
microphone volume.

Turn the ECHO LEVEL control to adjust
the echo.

Hint

If howling occurs:
– move the microphone away from the speakers.
– lower the MIC LEVEL or ECHO LEVEL.
– lower the overall volume.

Note

The sound input from the microphone is not output
from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL and
COAXIAL) connectors.

Dolby Digital Karaoke format

Dolby Digital format, which reproduces
surround sound using 5 channels, contains the
“Dolby Digital Karaoke” format specialized
for karaoke. In the Dolby Digital Karaoke
format discs, guide melody and guide vocal
tracks are recorded in addition to the
accompaniment.

Speaker output in normal Dolby Digital
format (5 channel surround)

Speaker output in Dolby Digital Karaoke
format

You can check the audio information using
“AUDIO” in the Control Menu display (page
12). When playing a Dolby Digital Karaoke
disc, “

KARAOKE” appears at the current

audio format (page 49).

MIC connector

MIC LEVEL
control

ECHO LEVEL
control

Microphone
(not supplied)

Front (L)

Center

Front (R)