Sony MCE C98K User Manual

3-862-815-11 (1)

VIDEO CD

Pla ye r

Operating Instructions

MMMMM

MCE-C98K

1998 by Sony Corporation

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This Player Can Play the Following Discs ............................................. 4

Getting Started

Unpacking ............................................................................................................................ 4

Hooking Up the System ..................................................................................................... 5

Basic Operations

Playing a VIDEO CD .............................................................................. 8

Enjoying Karaoke

Playing Karaoke ................................................................................................................ 10

Locating a Scene or Track You Want

Using the On-Screen Display .......................................................................................... 12

Using the Front Panel Display ........................................................................................ 14

Replacing Discs While Playing a Disc ........................................................................... 15

Locating a Specific Disc ................................................................................................... 15

Playing Two Discs Consecutively .................................................................................. 16

Resuming Playback from the Point You Stopped a VIDEO CD (Resume Play).... 16

Locating a Specific Scene or Track ................................................................................. 17

Locating a Point by Elapsed Time (Time Search)........................................................ 17

Locating a Particular Point in a Scene or Track ........................................................... 18

Locating by Observing Several Scenes at One Time (Digest Play) .......................... 19

Playing CDs in Various Modes

Playing Repeatedly ........................................................................................................... 21

Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) ...................................................................... 22

Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) ............................................................. 23

Enjoying Picture Effects ................................................................................................... 24

Enjoying Sound Effects .................................................................................................... 25

Switching the Sound ......................................................................................................... 25

Controlling the TV with the Supplied Remote ............................................................ 26

Enjoying Karaoke with Non-Karaoke Discs

Playing Karaoke with Any Stereo Discs (Karaoke Pon) ............................................ 26

Enjoying Playback Using the PBC Functions

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC Functions (PBC Playback)........................................ 27

Locating Scenes Directly Using the Scene Numbers (Scene Search) ....................... 28

Additional Information

Precautions ......................................................................................................................... 29

Notes on Discs ................................................................................................................... 30

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 30

Specifications ..................................................................................................................... 31

Glossary .............................................................................................................................. 31

Index ....................................................................................................32

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This Player Can Play the

Following Discs

Unpacking

VIDEO CDs

Audio CDs

Disc logo

Check that you received the following items:

• Audio and video connecting cord (1)

• Remote commander (remote) RMT-C98V (1)

• Sony R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

Contents

Disc size

Play time

Audio + Video

(moving pictures)

Audio

12 cm/ 8 cm

12 cm/ 8 cm (CD

single)

z Keep the carton and packing material

They will come in handy when transporting the player

(see page 7).

74 min./ 20 min.

Inserting batteries into the remote

To play VIDEO CDs, see page 8.

You can control the player using the supplied remote.

Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the +

and – on the batteries. When using the remote, point it

at the remote sensor g on the player.

To enjoy PBC Playback of VIDEO CDs with PBC functions,

see page 27.

To play karaoke, see page 10.

Note on VIDEO CDs

This player conforms to Ver. 1.1 and Ver. 2.0 of VIDEO CD

standards. You can enjoy two kinds of playback according to

the disc type.

Disc type

You can

Enjoy video playback (moving pictures) as

well as music.

VIDEO CDs

without PBC

functions

(Ver. 1.1 discs)

VIDEO CDs with Play interactive software using menu

z You can control Sony TVs with the g mark using the

PBC functions

(Ver. 2.0 discs)

screens displayed on the TV screen (PBC

Playback), in addition to the video

playback functions of Ver 1.1 discs.

Moreover, you can play high-resolution

still pictures.

supplied remote

See page 26.

z When to replace batteries

With normal use, the batteries should last for about six

months. When the remote no longer operates the player,

replace all the batteries with new ones.

Notes

•

Do not leave the remote near an extremely hot or humid

place.

Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing,

particularly when replacing the batteries.

Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or

lighting apparatuses. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

If you don’t use the remote for an extended period of time,

remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from

battery leakage and corrosion.

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What cords will I need?

Audio and video connecting cord (supplied) (1)

Hooking Up the System

Yellow

(video)

White

(L)

Yellow

(video)

White

(L)

Red

(R)

Overview

This section describes how to hook up the VIDEO CD

player to a TV (with audio/ video input jacks) and/ or

an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of each

component before making the connections.

Red

(R)

Video connecting cord (not supplied) (1)

Yellow

pWhen listening to the sound through TV speakers

VIDEO CD player

Audio connecting cord (not supplied) (1)

White

(L)

White

(L)

Red

(R)

Red

(R)

To VIDEO

OUT

To AUDIO

OUT

To an AC outlet

Hookups

When connecting the cord, be sure to match the color-

coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components:

Yellow (video) to Yellow, Red (right) to Red and White

(left) to White. Be sure to make connections firmly to

avoid hum and noise.

To audio

input

To video

input

pWhen listening to the sound through TV speakers

VIDEO CD player

AUDIO OUT

INPUT

To an AC outlet

VIDEO

ç: Signal flow

pWhen listening to the sound through speakers

connected to an amplifier

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO CD player

pWhen listening to the sound through speakers

connected to an amplifier

Amplifier

VIDEO CD player

To an AC outlet

To AUDIO

AUDIO OUT

To VIDEO

OUT

To video

input

VIDEO

OUT

INPUT

VIDEO

To audio

input

AUDIO

To an AC outlet

(Continued)

Amplifier

To an AC outlet

ç: Signal flow

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z If your TV or VCR has an S video input connector

Connect the component via the S VIDEO OUT

connector using the S video cable (not supplied). You

will get a better picture.

Important

Setting the color system switch

This player conforms to the NTSC and PAL color

systems. Set the COLOR SYSTEM switch on the rear

of the player to the appropriate position, according

to your TV.

S video cable

YC-15V (not supplied)

• If the color system of your TV is NTSC:

Set the COLOR SYSTEM switch to NTSC. Pictures

will not be displayed if you set the switch to PAL.

When you play a VIDEO CD based on PAL

system, the picture will be stretched vertically and

will be displayed with the lower part of the

picture cut off.

S VIDEO IN

VIDEO CD player

S VIDEO

OUT

• If the color system of your TV is PAL:

Set the COLOR SYSTEM switch to PAL. Pictures

will not be displayed if you set the switch to

NTSC. When you play a VIDEO CD based on

NTSC system, the picture will be stretched

horizontally and will be displayed with the upper

and lower parts of the screen masked in black.

• If your TV automatically changes the color system

according to the input signal:

Of course, pictures will be displayed with the

switch set to either NTSC or PAL.

But if you set the COLOR SYSTEM switch to

AUTO, the player automatically changes the color

system of video output according to the VIDEO

CD to be played. In this case, the color system

selected remains until you turn off the player, or

you play another VIDEO CD with a different color

system. If you turn off the player, the color system

will be set to PAL automatically when you turn on

the player again.

Be sure to turn off and on the player when you

change the setting.

AUTO

NTSC

PAL

COLOR

SYSTEM

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Setting the VOLTAGE SELECTOR

Check that the VOLTAGE SELECTOR on the rear

panel of the player is set to the local power line

voltage. If not, set the selector to the correct position

using a screwdriver before connecting the AC power

cord to a wall outlet.

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

220-240V

110-120V

Connecting the AC power cord

Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet.

Transporting the player

Before transporting the player, follow the procedure

below to return the internal mechanisms back to their

original position.

Remove all the discs from the disc tray.

Press § OPEN/ CLOSE to close the disc tray.

“no dISC” appears in the display.

Wait for 10 seconds, then press 1/u to turn off the

player.

Disconnect the AC power cord from a wall outlet.

Put the player in the original carton and transport

the player.

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Playing a VIDEO CD

3 5

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

>15

1/u

SELECT

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC 1

MIC 2

LEVEL

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

MIC 1

MIC 2 CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

KARAOKE

DISC

•

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MODE

RETURN

• See pages 5 - 7 for the

hookup information.

When using a TV

Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view

the pictures from this player.

• You can also play audio

CDs just like VIDEO CDs.

• When you turn on the

player, “SONY” logo

appears on the TV screen.

When you press any

button, the logo

When using an amplifier

Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position so that

you can listen to the sound from this player.

disappears thereafter.

Press 1/u to turn on the player.

z You can turn on or off the

player using the remote

Press 1/u on the remote.

Press § OPEN/ CLOSE, and place the discs into the disc trays.

The disc on the left (DISC 1) is played first.

You can also directly turn on

the player by pressing the

§OPEN / CLOSE or

button on the player.

With the label side up

z When playing VIDEO CDs

with PBC functions

In Step 5, the menu screen

appears on the TV screen. You

can play the VIDEO CD

interactively, following the

instructions on the menu

screen. (PBC Playback, see

page 27.)

To place other discs, press DISC SKIP and place the discs in the

order you want to play.

Each time you press the button, the disc tray turns and you can

place the discs in the empty disc compartments.

z What is a VIDEO CD with

PBC functions?

Press ·.

See page 27 or 31.

The disc tray closes and the player plays all discs in the player

consecutively in the order of disc number (Continuous Play).

Adjust the volume on the TV or the amplifier.

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z When “RESUME” appears in

the front panel display

You can resume playback

from the point you stopped

the VIDEO CD (Resume Play,

see page 16).

To stop playback

Press p.

§ OPEN/CLOSE

DISC 1 - 5

=/+

z The player enters standby

mode automatically (Sleep

function)

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

>15

1/u

SELECT

When 20 minutes elapse after

the player stops, it enters

standby mode.

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

MIC

CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

LEVEL

KARAOKE

DISC

•

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MODE

RETURN

z Pressing the player’s ·

button during standby

mode:

DISC SKIP

If there is a disc in the disc

tray, the disc starts playing. If

there is no disc in the disc

tray, the player turns on and

“no dISC” appears in the

display.

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

OPEN/CLOSE 6

SCREEN

TIME

EFFECT

PICTURE SOUND

SPECIAL

Number

buttons

(1 - 5)

DISC

z Pressing the player’s §

OPEN/CLOSE button during

standby mode:

DISC

DISC SKIP

RETURN

The disc tray opens.

>10 10/0

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

KEY CONTROL

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

INDEX

)

SELECT

SLOW

VOL

–

TV/

VIDEO

1/u

Press

Pause

Resume play after pause

Go to the next disc

P or ·

DISC SKIP

Select a disc directly

DISC 1 - 5 (or DISC and number

button of the disc (1 - 5) on the

remote)

z What is a track?

Go to the next scene or track

A disc is divided into sections

of a picture or a music piece

called “tracks.” Each track is

assigned with a track number

to locate the track you want.

Go back to the preceding scene or track

Stop play and remove the CD

§ OPEN/ CLOSE (or OPEN/

CLOSE 6 on the remote)

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Before you start playing, set the MODE selector

on the player to KARAOKE.

Playing Karaoke

The following screen appears.

You can play karaoke (singing along) with CDs in the

compartments 1 - 5.

TV screen

KARAOKE

LIST

Number buttons

DISC 1 - 5

>15 =/+

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

>15

1/u

SELECT

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

DISC

MIC

CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

LEVEL

KARAOKE

•

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MODE

RETURN

Press DISC 1 - 5 (or DISC and number button of

the disc (1 - 5) on the remote) to select the disc.

The disc number appears on the TV screen.

MIC 1 and ECHO LEVEL control

KEY CONTROL

TV screen

MIC 2

jacks

˜, NATURAL, n

KARAOKE

LIST

MIC 1 and MIC 2

LEVEL controls

MUSIC LEVEL

control

MODE

selector

D1–

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

SCREEN

TIME

Example: w hen you select disc 1

EFFECT

PICTURE SOUND

SPECIAL

DISC

>10

Press one of the number buttons to select the track

you want to play.

To select a track numbered over 15 (or 10 with the

remote), use the >15 button (or the >10 button on

the remote) (see page 17).

DISC SKIP

Number

buttons

RETURN

>10 10/0

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

CHECK

KEY CONTROL

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

˜, N, n

TV screen

INDEX

)

SELECT

D1 – 5

SLOW

VOL

–

TV/

VIDEO

1/u

Example: w hen you select track 5 on disc 1

Set the MIC 1 and MIC 2 LEVEL controls on the

player to MIN, then plug the microphone(s) into

the MIC 1 and/ or MIC 2 jacks.

Play starts automatically.

Turn the MIC 1 and/ or MIC 2 LEVEL control to

adjust the microphone volume.

MIC 1

MIC 2

CONTROL

(MIC 1/2)

Karaoke

microphone

F-V98K, F-VK600,

etc. (not supplied)

Microphone

(not supplied)

To stop playback

Press p.

Control

plug

Notes

•

If howling occurs:

When using the karaoke microphone F-V98K,

F-VK600, etc. (not supplied), plug the control plug

into the CONTROL (MIC 1/ 2) jack. Note that the

CHOI-MODOSHI function does not work when

you plug a microphone with a control plug to this

player.

– Move the microphone(s) away from the TV or the

speakers.

– Lower the volume of the TV or the amplifier.

– Lower the microphone volume or echo level.

If the sound is distorted when the player is connected to a

TV:

•

– Lower the microphone volume and music level.

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z When you don’t use the microphone(s)

Unplug the microphone(s), switch the microphone(s) off

and turn the MIC 1 and/ or MIC 2 LEVEL control to

MIN.

Changing the key (Key Control)

You can change the key to suit your vocal range.

While playing karaoke, press one of the KEY

CONTROL buttons repeatedly to find the key that suits

your vocal range.

Reserving the next tracks to play

While playing a disc, you can reserve up to 8 tracks to

play in any order so that you can enjoy non-stop

karaoke play.

Press

Raise the key

Lower the key

Return to the original key

While playing a disc, press DISC 1 - 5 (or DISC

and number button of the disc (1 - 5) on the

remote) to select the disc.

NATURAL (or N on the

remote)

Press the number button of the track you want to

play.

The disc number, track number, “RESERVED”

and the playing order appear on the TV screen.

You can adjust the key to 11 steps (5 steps higher, 5

steps lower and the original key).

The setting appears in the front panel display and on

the TV screen.

TV screen

D1 – 15

RESERVED

STEP 1

z When the track finishes playing or when you return

to the menu screen

The player automatically returns to the original key.

z When a karaoke microphone (F-V98K, F-VK600, etc.)

is connected

Example: w hen you select track 15 on disc 1

You can change the key with KEY CONTROL n/ ˜ on

the microphone.

Repeat Steps 1 and 2 to reserve up to 8 tracks.

After reserving 8 tracks, you can reserve a new

track when the current track is played to the end.

Note

While you’re watching Slide Show, the KEY CONTROL

buttons become inoperable.

When you want to

Press

Play the current track

again

Adjusting the echo level

You can give an echo effect to the sound from the

microphones.

Go to the next specified +

track

Check the track order

CHECK. The reservation list appears

Turn the ECHO LEVEL control to adjust the strength

of echo.

The same echo level is applied to both microphones

connected to the MIC 1 and MIC 2 jacks.

on the TV screen. You can also check

the order one by one on the front

panel display.

Cancel the reservation CHECK repeatedly until the cursor

(m) on the reservation list moves to

the track you want to cancel or the

track number you want to cancel

appears on the front panel display.

Then press CLEAR.

Note

If you don’t want any echo effect, set the ECHO LEVEL

control to MIN.

z You can replace discs while playing in KARAOKE

mode

Adjusting the music level

See “Replacing Discs While Playing a Disc” on page 15.

As the recording level is different depending on discs,

you can adjust the music level without changing the

settings of the master volume and the MIC LEVEL

controls.

Turn the MUSIC LEVEL control to adjust the music

volume level.

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• Before you start playing in Program Play mode

Using the On-Screen Display Z

VCD

TOTAL

STOP

10:04

Total playing time of

the program

PROGRAM

1. D 1 –

2. D 2 – 10

3. D 1 –

4. D 3 –

You can check the operating status of the player and

the information about the disc with the on-screen

display on the TV screen.

6. D 4 – 20

Programmed disc and

track numbers

5. D 5 – 12

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

SCREEN

TIME

ON SCREEN

pDisplay information of ON SCREEN 2 mode

While playing a disc, the current track number and the

playing time are always displayed.

EFFECT

SPECIAL

PICTURE SOUND

DISC

DISC SKIP

The operating status is displayed for a few seconds only

when you change the operating status.

RETURN

>10 10/0

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

• Before you start playing (except for the Program Play

mode)

Press ON SCREEN.

Each time you press the button, the on-screen display

changes as follows:

VCD

STOP

47:55

CONTINUE

Indicates that the disc

has not played yet

ON SCREEN 1

......

VCD

TR 1 – 15

ON SCREEN 2

TR 1 – 24

TR 1 – 10

TR 1 – 16

(not displayed in Shuffle

Play mode)

ON SCREEN OFF

For a VIDEO CD

For an audio CD

When using a VIDEO CD

• Before you start playing in Program Play mode

The same information as in ON SCREEN 1 is displayed.

pDisplay information of ON SCREEN 1 mode

The operating status is displayed for a few seconds only

when you change the operating status.

• During PBC Playback (page 27)

Playing status on the

current track

Playing time of the scene

(not displayed for some

scenes)

PLAY

SCENE 1

0:55

• “PLAY” w hen you start

playing in pause mode

• “D1-1” etc. w hen you

start playing in stop mode

• “RESUME PLAY” w hen

you resume playing in

stop mode

Scene number (page 28)

• “STOP” etc. w hen you

stop playing

• “PAUSE” w hen you pause

playing

pDisplay information of ON SCREEN OFF mode

No information is displayed.

• Before you start playing (except for the Program Play

mode)

VCD

STOP

10:04

CONTINUE

TR 1 – 15

Track numbers on the

disc (not displayed in

Shuffle Play mode)

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• Before you start playing in Program Play mode

When using an audio CD

In ON SCREEN 1 mode and ON SCREEN 2 mode, the

information which appears during the using of an

audio CD is the same (except during the conditions

explained in “Before you start playing (except for the

Program Play mode)” below).

TOTAL

STOP

10:44

Total playing time of the

program

PROGRAM

1. D 1 –

2. D 2 – 10

3. D 1 –

4. D 3 –

6. D 4 – 20

Programmed disc and

track numbers

5. D 5 – 12

pDisplay information of ON SCREEN 1 or ON SCREEN 2

pDisplay information of ON SCREEN OFF mode

• In Continuous or Shuffle Play mode

No information is displayed.

Current index number

IDX

PLAY

0:55

Notes

Playing time on the

current track

D 1 – 3

CONTINUE

• See page 10 for the display information while playing

Karaoke.

TR 1 – 15

(not displayed in Shuffle

Play mode)

• Set the display mode other than ON SCREEN OFF. When

you select ON SCREEN OFF, you cannot check the

operating status while operating the player. In this case,

check the information in the front panel display.

• When you record the playback picture of this player on

another VCR, etc., be sure to select ON SCREEN OFF.

Otherwise, the display information is also recorded on the

VCR.

Play mode

Current disc and track number

• In Program Play mode

IDX

PLAY

0:55

D 1 – 3

PROGRAM

1. D 1 –

6. D 4 – 20

2. D 2 – 10

Selecting the language of the on-screen

3. D 1 –

4. D 3 –

5. D 5 – 12

display (English or Chinese) Z

Indicates the current disc

and track number

Press SPECIAL MENU before you start playing.

The following menu appears on the TV screen.

• Before you start playing (except for the Program Play

mode)

TV screen

SPECIAL MENU

ON SCREEN 1 mode

STOP

47:55

1) SCENE SEARCH

2) TIME SEARCH

3) DISC DIGEST

4) TRACK DIGEST

5) DIGEST 9 n 12

CONTINUE

(not displayed in Shuffle

Play mode)

TR 1 – 15

Play mode

You cannot select the item w ith this mark.

ON SCREEN 2 mode

STOP

47:55

Press button 6.

Each time you press the button 6 the displays

alternate.

CONTINUE

Indicates that the disc

has not played yet

......

VCD

TR 1 – 15

TR 1 – 24

TR 1 – 10

TR 1 – 16

(not displayed in Shuffle

Play mode)

For a VIDEO CD

For an audio CD

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Checking the remaining time

Using the Front Panel Display Z

Each time you press TIME while playing a disc, the

display changes as shown in the chart below.

Note that you cannot check the remaining time during

PBC Playback (page 27).

You can check information about the disc using the

front panel display.

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

SCREEN

TIME

Playing time

and number

of the

KEY CONTROL

EFFECT

SPECIAL

PICTURE SOUND

CONTINUE

DISC

TRACK

MIN

SEC

DISC

DISC SKIP

current track

RETURN

Press TIME

>10 10/0

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

KEY CONTROL

Remaining

time on the

current track

DISC

TRACK

MIN

SEC

Checking the total number and playing

time of the tracks

Press TIME

Press TIME before you start playing.

The front panel display shows the current disc number,

the total number of tracks, and total playing time.

Total number of tracks

KEY CONTROL

Remaining

time on the

disc

DISC

MIN

SEC

KEY CONTROL

This information isn’t available in

Program or Shuffle Play mode.

CONTINUE

VIDEO CD

DISC

TRACK

MIN

SEC

Press TIME

Total playing time

Current disc number

z What is a track?

The information also appears when you press OPEN/

CLOSE 6 to close the disc tray.

A disc is divided into sections of a picture or a music

piece called “tracks.” Each track is assigned with a track

number to locate the track you want.

Notes on the disc number indications

•

The red circle around a disc number indicates the disc is

ready to be played.

When all the tracks on a disc have been played, the semi-

circle around the disc number disappears.

When a disc compartment is recognized as empty, the

semi-circled disc number disappears.

Display information while playing a disc

While playing an audio CD or a VIDEO CD without

PBC functions, the front panel display shows the

current disc number, track number, and playing time

of the track.

Current track number

KEY CONTROL

PBC

CONTINUE

DISC

TRACK

MIN

SEC

VIDEO CD

Current disc number

Playing time

"PBC" is displayed w hile

playing a VIDEO CD w ith

PBC functions (page 27).

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Replacing Discs While Playing a

Disc

Locating a Specific Disc

You can locate any disc before or while playing a disc.

You can open the disc tray while playing a disc to

check what discs are to be played next and replace

discs without interrupting playback of the current disc.

DISC 1 - 5

DISC SKIP

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

>15

1/u

SELECT

DISC SKIP

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

DISC

MIC

CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

LEVEL

KARAOKE

•

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MODE

RETURN

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

>15

1/u

SELECT

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

MIC

CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

LEVEL

KARAOKE

DISC

•

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MODE

RETURN

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

SCREEN

TIME

EX-CHANGE

EFFECT

PICTURE SOUND

SPECIAL

DISC

Number

buttons (1 - 5)

DISC

DISC SKIP

Press EX-CHANGE.

DISC SKIP

The disc tray opens and two disc compartments

appear. Even if the player is playing a disc, it

doesn’t stop playing.

RETURN

10 10/0

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

KEY CONTROL

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

Replace discs in the compartments with new ones.

The player plays the disc in the left compartment

after the current disc, and then the one in the right

compartment.

To locate

Press

The next disc

DISC SKIP

Press DISC SKIP.

The disc tray turns and the other two disc

compartments appear.

A specific disc directly

DISC 1 - 5 (or DISC and number

button of the disc (1 - 5) on the

remote)

Replace discs in the compartments with new ones.

Note

Press EX-CHANGE.

The disc tray closes.

When you press DISC 1 - 5 (or DISC and number button of

the disc (1 - 5) on the remote) before playing a disc, the

player will automatically start playing the selected disc.

Notes

•

If the playback of the current disc ends while the disc tray

is open, the player stops playing.

In Shuffle Play mode (see page 22), tracks are reshuffled

on the current disc, while the disc tray is open.

In Program Play mode (see page 23), only the tracks on the

current disc are played.

Do not push the disc tray to close it in Step 5, as you may

damage the player.

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Playing Two Discs

Consecutively

Resuming Playback from the

Point You Stopped a VIDEO CD

(Resume Play)

2 DISC mode can be used to playback two discs

consecutively. In this mode, the player operates like a

two-disc changer. This function is useful for playing

pairs of CDs, such as those for movies.

This function is available only when the MODE

selector is set to NORMAL or 2 DISC, and the disc is

played in Continuous Play mode.

The player memorizes the point you stopped a VIDEO

CD and you can resume playback from that point.

The player memorizes the point even when you turn

off the player. You cannot start Resume Play if

“RESUME” is not shown in the front panel display.

Note that Resume Play is not available while playing

an audio CD.

§ OPEN/CLOSE

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

>15

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SELECT

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC

LEVEL

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

MIC

CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

KARAOKE

DISC

•

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MODE

RETURN

MODE selector

Set the MODE selector on the player to 2 DISC.

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

>15

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SELECT

Press § OPEN/ CLOSE.

The disc tray opens and two disc compartments

(DISC 1 and DISC 2 only) appear.

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC

LEVEL

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

DISC

MIC

CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

KARAOKE

•

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MODE

RETURN

With the label side up

While playing a VIDEO CD, press p to stop

playback.

“RESUME” appears in the front panel display.

If “RESUME” doesn't appear, Resume Play is not

available.

Place the discs into the trays.

The disc on the left (DISC 1) is played first.

Press ·.

The player starts playback from the point you

stopped the VIDEO CD in Step 1.

Press · to start playback.

When DISC 1 finishes, DISC 2 will automatically

begin playing.

z To view from the beginning of the VIDEO CD

When “RESUME” appears in the front panel display,

press p, then press ·.

Notes

•

If you select 2 DISC mode to play a video CD with the

PBC functions, the player will automatically begin playing

the disc with the PBC functions off (PBC OFF: see page

27).

Notes

•

Depending on where you stopped the VIDEO CD, the

player may resume playback from a different point.

The point at which you stopped playing is cleared when:

– you press number buttons or PLAY MODE

– you remove the VIDEO CD from the player

– you unplug the AC power cord of the player

– you press DISC 1 - 5 (or DISC and number button of the

disc (1 - 5) on the remote)

•

If you set the MODE selector to 2 DISC while a disc is

playing in NORMAL mode, the player will stop playing

the disc and will enter standby mode for DISC 1

operations. “no dISC” appears in the display when there

is no disc in DISC 1 compartment.

•

The DISC SKIP, EX-CHANGE and DISC 3 - 5 (or DISC and

number button of the disc (3 - 5) on the remote) buttons do

not operate in 2 DISC mode. Set the MODE selector on the

player to NORMAL to play or remove discs in DISC 3 - 5

compartments.

– you press DISC SKIP

– you set the MODE selector to KARAOKE or 2 DISC

If you play a CD audio track in a VIDEO CD with PBC

function (see page 27) and resume playback, the

background picture may change to blue. However, this is

not a malfunction.

•

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Locating a Specific Scene or

Track

Locating a Point by Elapsed

Time (Time Search) Z

You can quickly locate any scene or track while playing

a disc using the =/ + (AMS: Automatic Music

Sensor) buttons or number buttons.

Note that while playing a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions, this function is available only during

playback without PBC functions (PBC OFF, page 27).

This function lets you use elapsed time as a guide to

find a certain point on a VIDEO CD. To use Time

Search function with VIDEO CDs with PBC function

(Ver. 2.0 discs), see the explanation below. “Elapsed”

means the time from the beginning of the disc and is

not the playing time of the current track.

Time Search function is especially useful when playing

discs that have only a few track divisions.

This function cannot be used during Digest Play (see

page 19).

Number buttons

>15

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

>15

1/u

SELECT

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

MIC

CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

LEVEL

KARAOKE

DISC

•

EFFECT

PICTURE SOUND

SPECIAL

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

SPECIAL MENU

MODE

RETURN

DISC

DISC SKIP

Number buttons

=/+

RETURN

10 10/0

>10

EFFECT

PICTURE SOUND

CLEAR

SPECIAL

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

KEY CONTROL

DISC

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

DISC SKIP

Number buttons

INDEX

)

SELECT

RETURN

>10 10/0

>10

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

SLOW

KEY CONTROL

VOL

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

INDEX

Press SPECIAL MENU while playing a disc or

before you start playing.

The following menu appears on the TV screen.

)

SELECT

SLOW

VOL

TV screen

SPECIAL MENU

To locate

Press

The next or subsequent + repeatedly until you find the

scenes or tracks (AMS) scene or track

1) SCENE SEARCH

2) TIME SEARCH

3) DISC DIGEST

4) TRACK DIGEST

5) DIGEST 9 n 12

The current or preceding = repeatedly until you find the

scenes or tracks (AMS) scene or track

A specific track directly Number button of the track

z When you directly locate a track numbered over 15

(or 10 with the remote)

You cannot select the item w ith this mark.

Press >15 (or >10 on the remote) first, then the

corresponding number buttons. To enter “0,” use button

10 (or button 10/ 0 on the remote).

Press button 2.

Press the number buttons to to enter the time (in

minutes) of the point that you want to locate.

The entered time appears on the TV screen.

Example: To play track number 30

Press >15 (or >10 on the remote) first, then 3

and 10 (or 10/ 0 on the remote).

If you’ve made a mistake

Press CLEAR, then press the correct number button.

z What is a track?

Press ·.

Playback starts from the entered time.

A disc is divided into sections of a picture or a music

piece called “tracks.” Each track is assigned with a track

number to locate the track you want.

To use Time Search function with VIDEO CDs with

PBC function (Ver. 2.0 discs)

Do Steps 1 and 2 above before you start playing the

VIDEO CD so that “PBC OFF” appears in the front

panel display.

Note

During PBC Playback, the = and + buttons have

different functions from the ones explained above.

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Locating a point using the index

(Index Search)

Locating a Particular Point in a

There are two kinds of indexes: one is for audio CDs

and the other is for VIDEO CDs. You can locate a point

you want using the index.

Note that this function is available only for indexed

discs. Also note that you cannot search indexes in

different tracks.

Scene or Track Z

You can also locate a particular point in a scene or

track while playing a disc.

During PBC Playback (page 27), this function is

available only while playing moving pictures.

While playing an audio CD or a CD audio track in a

VIDEO CD, changing the search speed while locating a

point or Slow-motion Play is not available.

While playing a track, press INDEX C or c

repeatedly.

• To locate the current or preceding index numbers,

RETURN

>10 10/0

press INDEX C.

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

• To locate the next or subsequent index numbers,

press INDEX c.

KEY CONTROL

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

INDEX

)

INDEX C/c

0/)

SLOW &

SELECT

Front panel display

KEY CONTROL

SLOW

CONTINUE

VIDEO CD

VOL

–

DISC

TRACK INDEX

–

TV/

VIDEO

1/u

Index number

To locate a point

Press

TV screen (w hen you press INDEX C or c w hile

playing a VIDEO CD)

ON SCREEN 1 or 2 display mode

While monitoring the

picture or sound

) (forward) or 0 (backward)

repeatedly to select the speed

() or 0 1, ) or 0 2 or )

or 0 3). When you find the

point, press · to return to the

normal speed. You will not hear

the sound while playing a VIDEO

CD. Note that you cannot change

the search speed on audio CDs.

D5–1

V-IDX

Index number

Slowly by observing

the TV screen

(Slow-motion Play)

SLOW &. You will not hear the

sound during the operation.

When you find the point, press

· to return to the normal speed.

TV screen (w hile playing an audio CD)

ON SCREEN 1 or 2 display mode

IDX

PLAY

D5–1

CONTINUE

Index number

z If you want to change the playback speed during

Slow-motion Play Z

Press SLOW & repeatedly until you find the playback

speed you want. Three speeds are available: SLOW 1,

SLOW 2 and SLOW 3. Each time you press the button,

the indication changes as follows.

TR 1 – 16

n SLOW 1 n SLOW 2 n SLOW 3

z What is an index?

It is the division of a track or disc into numbered

sections. It allows you to easily locate a desired point on

the disc. To determine whether or not a disc has an

index, look at the disc’s packaging.

z If “

” appears in the front panel display

The disc has reached the end while you were pressing

). Press 0 or = to go back.

Notes

•

While playing a VIDEO CD, the picture may be distorted

Note

during the search operation.

If there are no more indexes while playing a VIDEO CD,

CANNOT OPERATE NOW” appears on the TV screen

and the player continues playing.

•

While playing an audio CD or a CD audio track in a

VIDEO CD, you can also locate a point as in the table

above.

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Press button 5.

Each time you press the button, the number

toggles between 9 and 12. Select 9n12 for 9 still

pictures; select 12n9 for 12 still pictures.

Locating by Observing Several

Scenes at One Time

(Digest Play) Z

Locating the track you want on a disc

(Disc Digest)

You can locate the track you want by observing the

first picture of up to 9 or 12 tracks on the disc at one

time on the TV screen.

This function is available only when the MODE

selector is set to NORMAL and the disc tray is closed.

You can locate the disc or scene you want by observing

several still pictures at one time on the TV screen.

Note that while playing a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions, this function is available before you start

playing or during playback without PBC functions

(PBC OFF, page 27).

While playing a VIDEO CD, you will not hear the

sound.

While playing an audio CD, you will only hear the

sound.

Press SPECIAL MENU while playing a disc or

before you start playing.

The following menu appears on the TV screen.

TV screen

SPECIAL MENU

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

1) SCENE SEARCH

2) TIME SEARCH

3) DISC DIGEST

4) TRACK DIGEST

5) DIGEST 9 n 12

SCREEN

TIME

EFFECT

PICTURE SOUND

SPECIAL

SPECIAL MENU

DISC

DISC SKIP

Number

buttons

RETURN

>10 10/0

>10

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

Press button 3.

KEY CONTROL

While playing a VIDEO CD, the TV screen shows

still pictures of the first scenes of tracks 1 to 9 or 12

on the disc.

While playing an audio CD, the beginnings of each

track are played in sequence. n shows the track

that the player is currently playing.

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

INDEX

)

SELECT

SLOW

VOL

–

TV/

VIDEO

1/u

Current disc

TV screen

D1 DIGEST

Specifying the number of still pictures

You can select either 9 or 12 of still pictures that appear

on the TV screen during Disc Digest and Track Digest.

Press SPECIAL MENU while playing a disc or

before you start playing.

The following menu appears on the TV screen.

TV screen

SPECIAL MENU

To view still pictures of the tracks numbered over 9

or 12

Press +. The TV screen shows still pictures of tracks

10 to 18 or 13 to 24.

1) SCENE SEARCH

2) TIME SEARCH

3) DISC DIGEST

4) TRACK DIGEST

5) DIGEST 9 n 12

If there are more tracks, “+” is displayed on the

upper right side of the TV screen.

To go back to the previous screen, press =.

(Continued)

You cannot select the item w ith this mark.

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Press the number button to select the track.

The player starts playing from the selected track.

Locating the point you want in a track

(Track Digest)

To select tracks numbered over 15 (or 10 with the

remote)

Use the >15 button (or the >10 button on the remote)

You can have the player divide a track into 9 or 12

sections. You can locate the point you want by viewing

the first picture of each section at one time on the TV

screen. This might be useful when you play a disc

which is divided into few tracks, such as a movie.

(see page 17).

To cancel Disc Digest

Press p.

Press SPECIAL MENU while playing a disc or

before you start playing.

The following menu appears on the TV screen.

z During Disc Digest, you can start Disc Digest on

another disc

Press DISC SKIP.

TV screen

SPECIAL MENU

Notes

•

If you start Disc Digest before you start playing a VIDEO

CD with PBC functions, the player automatically starts

playing without PBC functions (PBC OFF, page 27).

When you start Disc Digest in Shuffle or Program Play

mode, the player automatically enters Continuous Play

mode (page 8).

1) SCENE SEARCH

2) TIME SEARCH

3) DISC DIGEST

4) TRACK DIGEST

5) DIGEST 9 n 12

•

Press button 4.

While playing a VIDEO CD, the player divides the

track into 9 or 12 sections and the TV screen shows

still pictures of each section in order.

While playing an audio CD, the player divides the

track into 9 or 12 sections and plays the beginnings

of each section in sequence. n shows the section

that the player is currently playing.

Current track

TV screen

TRACK 1 DIGEST

Press the corresponding number button to select

the point you want.

The player starts playing from the selected point.

The player may start playing from a point which is

a little different from the one displayed during

Track Digest.

To cancel Track Digest

Press p.

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z You can select a point which isn’t displayed yet on

the TV screen in Step 2

Playing Repeatedly Z

You can play all the tracks, a single track or a specific

portion repeatedly.

z During Track Digest, you can start Track Digest on

another track

Press = or +.

Note that this function is not available in Shuffle or

Program Play mode.

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

SCREEN

TIME

EFFECT

PICTURE SOUND

SPECIAL

Notes

DISC

• If you start Track Digest before you start playing a VIDEO

CD with PBC functions, the player automatically starts

playing without PBC functions (PBC OFF, page 27).

• If you start Track Digest before you start playing in

DISC SKIP

RETURN

>10 10/0

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

Shuffle or Program Play mode, ”

appears on the TV screen.

NO SELECTION”

A˜B

REPEAT

KEY CONTROL

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

• When a track is shorter than about 40 seconds, the player

may divide the track into less than 9 or 12 sections.

INDEX

SELECT

)

SLOW

VOL

–

TV/

VIDEO

1/u

In Shuffle or Program Play mode, the player repeats

the track in the shuffled or programmed order.

During PBC Playback (page 27), this function is not

available.

Press REPEAT while playing a disc.

“REPEAT” appears in the front panel display. The

player repeats the discs/ tracks as follows:

When the disc is played in The player repeats

Continuous Play (page 8)

Shuffle Play (page 22)

All the tracks on all discs

All the tracks on all discs in

random order

Select Shuffle Play (page 22) All the tracks on the selected

discs in random order

Program Play (page 23)

The same program

To cancel Repeat Play

Press REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT” disappears from

the front panel display.

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Repeating the current track

You can repeat only the current track in Continuous

Play mode (page 8).

Playing in Random Order

(Shuffle Play) Z

While the track you want is being played, press

REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT 1” appears in the

front panel display.

You can have the player “shuffle” tracks and play in a

random order. The player shuffles all the tracks on all

discs.

To cancel repeating the current track

Press REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT 1” disappears

from the front panel display.

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

SCREEN

TIME

EFFECT

PICTURE SOUND

SPECIAL

DISC

DISC SKIP

Repeating a specific portion

(A˜B Repeat)

RETURN

10 10/0

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

You can play a specific portion in a track repeatedly.

This might be useful when you want to memorize

lyrics. Note that you cannot repeat a portion extending

to two tracks. During PBC Playback (page 27), A˜B

Repeat may not be available depending on scenes.

KEY CONTROL

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

PLAY MODE

INDEX

)

SELECT

SLOW

VOL

–

While playing a disc, press A˜B when you find

the starting point (point A) to be played

repeatedly.

TV/

VIDEO

1/u

“A–” of “REPEAT A–” flashes in the front panel

display.

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUFFLE”

appears in the front panel display.

When you reach the ending point (point B), press

A˜B again.

“REPEAT A–B” appears. The player plays this

Press ·to start Shuffle Play.

The

indication appears while the player is

“shuffling” the tracks.

specific portion repeatedly.

To cancel Shuffle Play

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “CONTINUE” appears

To cancel A˜B Repeat

Press REPEAT.

in the front panel display.

z When you want to restart from the starting point A

z You can start Shuffle Play while playing in

Continuous Play mode

Press ·during A˜B Repeat.

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUFFLE”

appears in the front panel display. Shuffle Play starts

from the current track.

z You can specify discs during Shuffle Play (Select

Shuffle Play)

You can specify discs before or during Shuffle Play, and

the tracks on the specified discs are played in a random

order.

Press DISC 1 - 5 (or DISC and number button of the disc

(1 - 5) on the remote) to specify the discs after Step 1.

Semi-circles appear around the specified disc numbers

in the front panel display. To cancel the selected discs,

press DISC 1 - 5 (or DISC and number button of the disc

(1 - 5) on the remote) again. The semi-circles disappear.

Note

If you play a VIDEO CD with PBC functions in Shuffle Play

mode, you cannot use the PBC functions.

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If you’ve made a mistake

Press CLEAR on the remote, then press the correct

Creating Your Own Program

(Program Play)

number button.

To program other discs or tracks, do the

following:

You can arrange the order of the tracks on the discs

and create your own program. The program can

contain up to 24 tracks.

If you set the MODE selector to KARAOKE or 2 DISC,

the program is cleared.

To program

Repeat Step(s)

Other tracks on the same disc

Other tracks on other discs

2 and 3

Number buttons

Press ·to start Program Play.

DISC 1 - 5

>15

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

>15

1/u

To cancel Program Play

SELECT

Press PLAY MODE on the remote repeatedly until

“CONTINUE” appears in the front panel display. (When you

want to play a VIDEO CD with PBC functions, be sure to

press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM”

disappears from the front panel display.)

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

MIC

CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

LEVEL

KARAOKE

DISC

•

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MODE

RETURN

z You can insert a pause as one step

During programming, press Pto insert a pause. The

total playing time is reset to “0.00.”

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

SCREEN

TIME

When playing a program which contains a pause, the

player pauses at the step in which a pause is

programmed, until you press P or ·. This might be

useful when you record a program on both sides of a

tape.

EFFECT

SPECIAL

PICTURE SOUND

DISC

>10

DISC SKIP

Number

buttons

RETURN

>10 10/0

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

CHECK

CLEAR

KEY CONTROL

z You can check the contents of the program during

programming on the TV screen

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

PLAY MODE

INDEX

)

If you press ON SCREEN on the remote to select ON

SCREEN OFF display mode, you won’t see this

information (pages 12 and 13).

SELECT

SLOW

VOL

–

TV/

VIDEO

1/u

z You can create your program while checking the disc

labels

While the disc tray is open, follow Steps 1 to 5 pressing

Press PLAY MODE on the remote repeatedly until

“PROGRAM” appears in the front panel display.

DISC SKIP to check the disc labels.

z The program remains even after the Program Play

Press DISC 1 - 5 (or DISC and number button of

the disc (1 - 5) on the remote) to select the disc.

ends

When you press ·, you can play the same program

again.

Press the number buttons of the tracks you want

to program in the order you want.

Example: To program the tracks in the order 2, 8, 5

Notes

• If you play a VIDEO CD with PBC functions in Program

Play mode, you cannot use PBC functions (page 27).

• If the total playing time exceeds 100 minutes,

“TOTAL - - : - -” appears on the TV screen.

• If you program more than 24 tracks, “FULL” appears on

the TV screen.

Press the number buttons 2 n 8 n 5.

To program a track numbered over 15 (or 10 with

the remote), use the >15 button (or >10 button on

the remote) (see page 17).

Last programmed track

Total playing time

(Continued)

KEY CONTROL

DISC

TRACK

MIN

SEC

PROGRAM

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Checking the track order

You can check your program before or after you start

playing.

Enjoying Picture Effects

You will get a clear-cut picture by emphasizing the

outline of the pictures without increasing noise on the

picture or you can enjoy a picture which luminance is

reduced just like the picture on the movie theater

screen.

Press CHECK on the remote.

Each time you press this button, the front panel display

shows the disc and track number of each step in the

programmed order. After the last step in the program,

the front panel display shows “End” and returns to the

original display. If you check the order after you start

playing, the front panel display shows the steps from

the current play position.

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

>15

1/u

SELECT

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

DISC

LEVEL

MIC

CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

KARAOKE

•

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MODE

RETURN

Changing the track order

EFFECT PICTURE

You can change your program before you start playing.

Press

Getting a clear-cut picture (Active Picture)

Erase a step Z

CHECK until the track or disc you

don’t want appears in the display,

then press CLEAR.

Press EFFECT PICTURE repeatedly until “ACTIVE”

appears in the front panel display.

Erase the last step in the

program Z

CLEAR. Each time you press this

button, the last track and disc are

cleared.

Getting a movie-theater-like picture

(Theater Picture)

Press EFFECT PICTURE repeatedly until “THEATER”

appears in the front panel display.

Add steps to the end of

the program

DISC 1 - 5 (or DISC and number

button of the disc (1 - 5) on the

remote) and number buttons of

the tracks to be added.

Change the whole

program completely

p. Create a new program

following the programming

procedure.

To cancel the picture effect

Press EFFECT PICTURE repeatedly until “ACTIVE” or

“THEATER” disappears from the front panel display.

Note

The Active Picture and Theater Picture functions are not

available while playing an audio CD.

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Enjoying Sound Effects

Switching the Sound Z

You can play a disc with one of two acoustic

atmospheres: M(ega).BASS or EX(tra).WIDE.

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. In this case, the sound

loses the stereo effect.

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

>15

1/u

SELECT

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

DISC

MIC

CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

LEVEL

KARAOKE

•

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

•

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MODE

RETURN

SCREEN

TIME

EFFECT

PICTURE SOUND

SPECIAL

EFFECT SOUND

DISC

DISC SKIP

Press EFFECT SOUND repeatedly until the desired

effect appears in the front panel display.

RETURN

>10 10/0

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

KEY CONTROL

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

Effect mode

M.BASS

Atmosphere

L/R/STEREO

INDEX

SELECT

)

Emphasizes the bass

EX.WIDE

Provides a greater sense of expance

SLOW

VOL

–

TV/

VIDEO

1/u

To cancel the sound effect

Press EFFECT SOUND repeatedly until “M. BASS” or “EX.

WIDE” disappears from the front panel display.

Press L/ R/ STEREO while playing a disc.

Each time you press the button, the indication and the

sound from the speakers change as follows:

Notes

•

The Karaoke Pon function automatically turns off when

the EX.WIDE sound effect is turned on.

Press

Indication* You will hear

•

We recommend that you increase the volume when using

the M.BASS sound effect.

Once

MONO L

MONO R

STEREO**

The sound of the left channel

Twice

The sound of the right channel

The standard stereo sound

Three times

* When you select ON SCREEN OFF display mode, check

the indication on the front panel display.

** This indication doesn’t appear in the front panel display.

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Controlling the TV with the

Supplied Remote Z

Playing Karaoke with Any

Stereo Discs (Karaoke Pon)

You can control Sony TVs with the g mark using the

You can enjoy karaoke with a stereo-recorded disc,

supplied remote.

even if it is a non-karaoke disc, by reducing the singer’s

voice.

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

SCREEN

TIME

>15

1/u

SELECT

EFFECT

SPECIAL

PICTURE SOUND

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

DISC

MIC

CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

LEVEL

KARAOKE

•

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

DISC

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MODE

RETURN

DISC SKIP

RETURN

>10 10/0

KARAOKE PON

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

KEY CONTROL

Press KARAOKE PON.

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

The indicator on the KARAOKE PON button lights

and “K.PON” appears on the TV screen.

INDEX

SELECT

)

VOL

–

SLOW

VOL

–

This reduces the singer's voice so that you can enjoy

karaoke. However, this also reduces the stereo effect.

–

TV/

VIDEO

1/u

–

TV 1/u

TV/VIDEO

To cancel Karaoke Pon

Press KARAOKE PON again. The indicator on the

KARAOKE PON button goes off.

z When you use Karaoke Pon

Use stereo-recorded discs.

Press

You can

TV 1/u

Turn on or off the TV

Notes

•

Karaoke Pon may not work well for the following cases:

– Monaural-recorded discs (The accompaniment is also

reduced.)

TV/ VIDEO

VOL +/ –

CH +/ –

Select the input source to the TV

Adjust the volume of the TV

Change the channel of the TV

– Only a few instruments are playing in the stereo-

recorded disc

– A duet is being played

– The disc has strong echoes or chorus

– The singer’s voice on the disc deviates from the center

– Multiplex discs

•

When you select ON SCREEN OFF display mode, no

information is shown on the TV screen.

When you turn on the Karaoke Pon function, EX.WIDE

sound effect turns off automatically.

Some CDs may generate some noise when the Karaoke

Pon function is first turned on.

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Press the number button of the item you want.

When you want to select an item number over 15

(or 10 with the remote), press >15 (or >10 on the

remote) first, then the corresponding number

buttons. To enter “0,” use button 10 (or button

10/ 0 on the remote).

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC

Functions (PBC Playback)

When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions (Ver.

2.0 discs), you can enjoy playing simple interactive

software, software with search functions, etc.

PBC Playback allows you to play VIDEO CDs

interactively, following the menu screen on the TV

screen.

On this player, you can use the number buttons, ·

(SELECT), =, +, and ˆ RETURN during PBC

Playback.

Exmaple: To select the item number 30

Press >15 (or >10 on the remote) first,

then 3 and 10 (or 10/ 0 on the remote).

Follow the instructions on the menu screen for

interactive operations.

When

Do the following

Also refer to the instructions supplied with the disc, as

the operating procedure may differ according to the

VIDEO CD.

Selecting the item

Press number button of the item

you want.

“SELECT” is

In this case, you can go to another

flashing on the TV scene even while playing moving

Number buttons

screen while

playing moving

pictures

pictures.

Press · or number button of the

item you want .

>15 =/+

OPEN/

STANDBY

DISC

>15

1/u

SELECT

Going back to the

menu screen

Press ˆ RETURN, =, or +.

(Also refer to the instructions

supplied with the disc, as the

operating procedure may differ

according to the VIDEO CD.)

KEY CONTROL

NATURAL

MIC

ECHO

LEVEL

MUSIC

LEVEL

NORMAL

DISC

MIC

CONTROL LEVEL

(MIC1/2)

LEVEL

KARAOKE

•

DISC SKIP

EFFECT

KARAOKE

PON

PICTURE SOUND

EX–CHANGE

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MODE

RETURN

ˆ RETURN

When ”

CANNOT OPERATE NOW“appears on the

TV screen

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

You’ve pressed an invalid button. Press the correct

SCREEN

TIME

button, following the instructions on the menu screen.

EFFECT

PICTURE SOUND

SPECIAL

DISC

To cancel PBC Playback of a VIDEO CD with PBC

functions and play the disc in Continuous Play mode

There are two ways.

Number

buttons

DISC SKIP

RETURN

>10 10/0

RETURN ˆ

>10

• Before you start playing, select the track you want with

= or +, then press ·.

• Before you start playing, select the track number using the

number buttons.

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

KEY CONTROL

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

INDEX

)

SELECT

“PBC OFF” and “CONTINUE” appear in the front panel

display and the player starts Continuous Play. You cannot

play still pictures such as a menu screen.

SLOW

VOL

–

TV/

VIDEO

1/u

Note

When you scan the still pictures in the Slide Show, the last

picture may not appear.

Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions,

following Steps 1 through 5 in “Playing a VIDEO

CD” on page 8.

(Continued)

The menu screen appears on the TV screen and

“SELECT” flashes.

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Example of PBC Playback

Locating Scenes Directly Using

the Scene Numbers

(Scene Search) Z

This is an example of PBC Playback. Also refer to the

instructions supplied with the disc, as the operating

procedure may differ according to the VIDEO CD.

TV screen

On VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the menu screens,

moving pictures and still pictures are divided into

“scenes” and each scene is assigned with a scene

number.

You can check the current scene number by displaying

it on the TV screen during playback (see page 12). Be

sure to memorize the scene number from which you

want to start playing.

MENU 1

[1] AAAA

[2] BBBB

[3] CCCC

[4] DDDD

MENU 2 (#1)

[1] aaa

MENU 2 (#2)

[3] ccc

[4] ddd

[2] bbb

OPEN/CLOSE

1/u

SCREEN

TIME

+ next page

= previous page

EFFECT

PICTURE SOUND

SPECIAL

SPECIAL MENU

DISC

DISC SKIP

Number

buttons

Moving picture,

still picture, etc.

Moving

picture, etc.

RETURN

>10 10/0

CLEAR

REPEAT

CHECK CLEAR

CLEAR

KEY CONTROL

PLAY

KARAOKE L/R/

PON STEREO

MODE

INDEX

)

To select the item:

SELECT

Press the number button of the item you want.

To go to the preceding menu:

Press ˆ RETURN.

To go to the next page of the menu:

Press +.

SLOW

VOL

–

TV/

VIDEO

1/u

To go back to the preceding page of the menu:

Press =.

Press SPECIAL MENU before you start playing or

while playing a disc.

The following menu appears on the TV screen.

TV screen

SPECIAL MENU

1) SCENE SEARCH

2) TIME SEARCH

3) DISC DIGEST

4) TRACK DIGEST

5) DIGEST 9 n 12

Press button 1.

“SCENE –” and the scene numbers appear on the

TV screen.

TV screen

SCENE –

(1 – 312)

Total scene numbers

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Press the number buttons (1 - 10/ 0) to select the

scene.

Precautions

To enter “0”, use the button 10/ 0.

Example: To select scene number 103

Press 1, then 10/ 0 and 3.

On safety

• Caution — The use of optical instruments with this

The selected scene number appears on the TV

screen.

product will increase eye hazard.

• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet,

unplug the player and have it checked by qualified

personnel before operating it any further.

TV screen

SCENE 103

(1 – 312)

On power sources

• Before operating the player, check that the operating

voltage of the player is identical with your local power

supply. The operating voltage is indicated on the

nameplate at the rear of the player.

Selected scene number

• The player is not disconnected from the AC power source

(mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if

the player itself has been turned off.

If you’ve made a mistake

Press CLEAR, then press the correct number button.

• If you are not going to use the player for a long time, be

sure to disconnect the player from the wall outlet. To

Press · to start playing from the selected scene.

The player automatically starts PBC Playback

(page 27).

disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead), grasp the

plug itself; never pull the cord.

• AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified

service shop.

z You can check the scene number while playing a disc

Press ON SCREEN repeatedly to select ON SCREEN 2

display mode (see page 12). The scene numbers appear

on the upper left side of the TV screen.

On placement

• Place the player in a location with adequate ventilation to

prevent heat build-up in the player.

• Do not place the player on a soft surface such as a rug that

might block the ventilation holes on the bottom.

• Do not place the player in a location near heat sources, or

in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust or

mechanical shock.

Notes

•

Some discs don’t allow you to start playing from a

particular scene. In this case, when you do the task before

you start playing, the player starts playing from scene 1.

When you do the task while playing a disc, the player

starts playing from the current scene.

On operation

If the player is brought directly from a cold to a warm

location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture may

condense on the lenses inside the player. Should this occur,

the player may not operate properly. In this case, remove the

disc and leave the player turned on for about an hour until

the moisture evaporates.

•

Some discs don’t display the selected scene on the TV

screen.

When you select ON SCREEN OFF display mode, no

information is shown on the TV screen.

On adjusting volume

Do not turn up the volume while listening to a portion with

very low level inputs or no audio signals. If you do, the

speakers may be damaged when a peak level portion is

played.

On cleaning

Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth

slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not

use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent

such as alcohol or benzine.

On transportation

See page 7.

On disc tray

Do not pull or push the disc tray forcefully by hand. It may

damage the player.

If you have any questions or problems concerning your

player, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

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Notes on Discs

Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the following difficulties while

using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to help

you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist,

consult your nearest Sony dealer.

On handling discs

•

To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not

touch the surface.

•

Do not stick paper or tape on the disc.

If there is glue (or a similar substance) on the disc, remove

the glue completely before using the disc.

There’s no sound.

/Check that the player is connected securely.

/Make sure you operate the TV or the amplifier

correctly.

/Make sure you select the CD player position on the

amplifier.

There’s no picture.

Do not stick

/Check that the player is connected securely.

/Make sure you operate the TV correctly.

/Make sure you set the COLOR SYSTEM switch

correctly, according to your TV.

•

Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources

such as hot air ducts, or leave it in a car parked in direct

sunlight as there can be considerable rise in temperature

inside the car.

The disc doesn’t play.

/There’s no disc inside (“no dISC” appears). Insert a

disc.

•

After playing, store the disc in its case.

Only regular circular discs can be used in this VIDEO CD

player. Irregularly shaped discs, such as star- or

heart-shaped discs, may damage the player.

/Insert the disc with the label side up on the disc tray

correctly.

/Clean the disc (see this page).

/Moisture has condensed inside the player. Remove the

disc and leave the player turned on for about an hour

(see page 29).

On cleaning

•

Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe

the disc from the center out.

The sound loses stereo effect.

/“MONO R” or “MONO L” appears in the front panel

display (see page 25).

The remote doesn’t function.

/Remove the obstacles in the path of the remote and the

player.

/Point the remote at the remote sensor g on the player.

/Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if

they are weak.

•

Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner,

commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray

intended for vinyl LPs.

There’s no sound from the microphone.

/Switch the microphone on.

/Turn the MIC 1 and/ or MIC 2 LEVEL controls

clockwise.

Howling occurs.

/Move the microphone away from the speakers.

/Lower the volume.

/Lower the microphone volume or echo level.

The player doesn't play from the first track when playing

a VIDEO CD without PBC functions or an audio CD.

/Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “CONTINUE”

appears in the front panel display, then press ·.

“ERROR” is displayed.

/You have placed a disc into the compartment for the

disc being played. Remove the disc and close the disc

tray.

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Specifications

Glossary

VIDEO CD player

Auto Pause

Automatic pause function that works according to the

signal encoded on the disc during VIDEO CD

playback. In this case, “AUTO P” appears in the front

panel display. If the player doesn’t resume play for a

long time, press P or · to resume play manually.

Laser

Semiconductor laser (λ=780nm)

Emission duration: continuous

Laser output

MAX 44.6 µW

* This output is the value measured at

a distance of 200 mm from the

objective lens surface on the Optical

Pick-up Block with 7 mm aperture.

Wavelength

780 - 790 nm

PBC Playback

Signal format system

Frequency response

NTSC, PAL

Playback using the menu screens recorded on VIDEO

CDs with PBC functions. You can enjoy simple

interactive operations using the PBC Playback

function.

20 Hz to 20 kHz ±1.0 dB

Outputs

Jack

type

Maximum

output

level

Load impedance

Playback Control (PBC)

AUDIO OUT Phono 1.43 V

Over 10 kilohms

jacks

(at 50 kilohms)

Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2.0) to control

playback.

By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with

PBC functions, you can enjoy playing simple

interactive software, software with search functions,

and so on.

VIDEO

OUT

Phono 1 Vp-p

jack

75 ohms, unbalanced,

sync negative

S VIDEO

OUT

4-pin

mini

DIN

Y: 1 Vp-p

C: 0.286 Vp-p sync negative

75 ohms, unbalanced,

When you insert a VIDEO CD with PBC functions on

this player, “PBC” appears in the front panel display.

Inputs

Jack

type

Maximum

input

level

Load impedance

Track

Sections of a picture or a music piece on a disc. Each

track is assigned with a track number to locate the

track you want.

MIC 1,

MIC 2

Phone 100 mVp-p

jack

600 ohms

General

VIDEO CD

Power requirements

110 - 120 V or 220 - 240 V AC,

adjustable, 50/ 60 Hz

A compact disc that contains moving pictures.

The picture information uses the MPEG 1 format, one

of the world wide standards of digital compact

technology. The picture information is compressed

about 120 times. Consequently, a 12 cm VIDEO CD can

contain up to 74 minutes of moving pictures.

VIDEO CDs also contain compact audio information.

Sounds outside the range of human hearing are

compressed while the sounds we can hear aren’t

compressed. VIDEO CDs can hold 6 times the audio

information of conventional audio CDs.

Power consumption

24 W

Dimensions (approx.)

(w/h/d)

430 × 120 × 395 mm

incl. projecting parts

Mass (approx.)

6 kg

Supplied accessories

Audio and video connecting cord (1)

Remote commander (remote) RMT-C98V (1)

Sony R6 (size AA) batteries (2)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

There are 2 versions of VIDEO CDs.

• Version 1.1: You can play only moving pictures and

sounds.

• Version 2.0: You can play high-resolution still

pictures and enjoy PBC functions.

This player conforms to both versions.

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Names of controls

P, Q

Index

PBC functions 27, 31

PBC Playback 27, 31

Picture effects 24

Playback

Bu t t o n s

A˜B 22

A, B

CHECK 11, 24

Continuous Play

A-B repeat 22

Adjusting

echo level 11

microphone volume 10

volume

CLEAR 11, 23, 24, 29

DISC SKIP 8, 9, 15, 20, 23

DISC 1 - 5 9 - 11, 15, 22 - 24

EFFECT PICTURE 24

EFFECT SOUND 25

EX-CHANGE 15

INDEX C/ c 18

KARAOKE PON 26

KEY CONTROL

Karaoke Play 10

Program Play 23

Repeat Play 21

Shuffle Play 22

two discs consecutively 16

AMS 17

Program

Auto Pause 31

Automatic Music Sensor. See

AMS

changing 24

checking 24

˜, NATURAL, n 11

L/ R/ STEREO 25

Number 10, 11, 17, 23, 24, 27,

ON SCREEN 12, 29

§ OPEN/ CLOSE 7 - 9, 16

PLAY MODE 22, 23

REPEAT 21, 22

ˆ RETURN 27

· (SELECT) 27

SLOW & 18

SPECIAL MENU 13, 17, 19,

20, 28

Remaining time 14

Remote control 4, 26

Repeating 21

Replacing discs while playing a

disc 15

Color system switch

Connecting

Continuous play

Reserving the next tracks 11

Resume Play 16

Digest Play 19

Disc Digest 19

Display

front panel display 14

on-screen display 12

S video input

Scene 28

TIME 14

Scene Search 28

Searching. See Locating

Shuffle Play 22

Slow-motion Play 18

Sound effects 25

8, 9, 16, 17, 22, 23, 27, 29,

Echo 11

9, 23, 31

9, 10, 16, 20, 24

F, G

=/+ 9, 11, 17 - 19, 21, 27

0/) 18

>15 10, 17, 20, 23, 27

Standby mode

Front panel display 14

Switching the sound 25

Handling CDs 30

Sw it ch a n d Se le ct o r

Total playing time 14

Track Digest 20

Troubleshooting 30

Hooking up

MODE (KARAOKE/

NORMAL/ 2 DISC) 10, 16

1/u 7, 8

I, J

Index 18

Index Search 18

Co n t ro l

Unpacking

ECHO LEVEL 11

MIC 1, MIC 2 LEVEL 10, 11

MUSIC LEVEL 11

V, W, X, Y, Z

Karaoke Play 10

Karaoke Pon 26

Key control 11

VIDEO CDs 4, 8, 31

Voltage selector

Ja ck

CONTROL (MIC 1/ 2) 10

MIC 1, MIC 2 10

L, M, N

Locating

a specific disc 15

Ot h e rs

a specific point 18

a specific scene 17

a specific track 17

by monitoring 18

directly 17

Disc tray 8, 15, 16

Front panel display 14

4, 26

using AMS 17

using index 18

On-screen display 12

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