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Searching for a Scene
Searching for a Particular 
Point on a Disc
 (Scan, Slow-
motion Play) 
You can locate a particular point on a disc 
quickly by monitoring the picture or playing 
back slowly.
Note
Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be 
able to do some of the operations described.
Locating a point quickly by playing a 
disc in fast forward or fast reverse 
(Scan)
Press 
 or 
 while playing a disc. 
When you find the point you want, press 
to return to normal speed. 
Each time you press 
 
or  
during 
scan, the playback speed changes. Three 
speeds are available. With each press the 
indication changes as follows:
Playback direction
x2
B (DVD/CD only) t 1M t 2M
Opposite direction
x2
b (DVD only) t 1m t 2m
The “x2
B”/”x2b” playback speed is about 
twice the normal speed. The “2
M”/”2m” 
playback speed is faster than “1
M”/
”1
m.”
Watching frame by frame (Slow-
motion Play) 
Press  
 
or 
 when the player is in 
pause mode. To return to the normal speed, 
press 
H.
Each time you press 
 
or  
during 
Slow-motion Play, the playback speed 
changes. Two speeds are available. With 
each press the indication changes as follows:
Playback direction 
2
y y 1y
Opposite direction (DVD only)
2
 
y 1
The “2
y”/”2 ” playback speed is slower 
than “1
y”/”1 .”
H
/
y
y
y
y
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Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track/Index/
Scene
 (Search mode) 
You can search a DVD disc by title or 
chapter, and you can search a VIDEO CD or 
CD by track, index, or scene.
As title and tracks are assigned unique 
numbers on the disc, you can select the 
desired one by entering its number. Or, you 
can search for a scene using the time code. 
1
Press SEARCH MODE during 
playback.
The Control Bar appears.
“--(
**
)” appears next to the icon on the 
Control Bar (
**
 refers to a number). The 
number in parentheses indicates the total 
number of titles, tracks, scenes, etc. of the 
disc.
2
Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly to 
select the search method.
When playing a DVD
 (TITLE), 
(CHAPTER), 
(TIME/TEXT), or 
(NUMBER 
INPUT)
Select “TIME/TEXT” to search for a 
starting point by inputting the time code.
When playing a VIDEO CD
 (TRACK) or 
(INDEX)
When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC 
Playback
 (SCENE)
When playing a CD
 (TRACK) or 
(INDEX)
3
Select the number of the title, track, 
scene, time code, etc., you want by 
pressing 
X/x to select the digit, 
following by 
c to move the cursor.
For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 
10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the 
beginning, select “TIME/TEXT” in Step 
2 and enter “2:10:20.”
If you make a mistake
Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, 
then select another number.
4
Press ENTER.
The player starts playback from the 
selected number.
z
If you are playing a disc and it is necessary to enter 
a number, select “NUMBER INPUT” in Step 2.
SEARCH 
MODE
CLEAR
X
/
x
/
c
ENTER
-(10)
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Viewing Information About the Disc
Viewing the Playing Time 
and Remaining Time on 
the Front Panel Display 
You can check information about the disc, 
such as the remaining time, current number 
of title of a DVD, or track of a CD or VIDEO 
CD, using the front panel display (page 10).
Press TIME/TEXT.
Each time you press TIME/TEXT while 
playing the disc, the display changes as 
shown in the following charts.
When playing a DVD
TIME/TEXT
Playing time of the current title
Remaining time of the 
current title
Playing time of the 
current chapter
Text
Remaining time of the 
current chapter
Current title and 
chapter number
Automatically
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When playing a VIDEO CD (without 
PBC functions) or CD
z
When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, 
the scene number or the playing time is displayed.
z
The playing time and remaining time of the current 
chapter, title, track, scene, or disc will also appear on 
your TV screen. See the following section “Checking 
the Playing Time and Remaining Time” for 
instructions on how to read this information.
Note
Depending on the type of disc being played and the 
playing mode, the above mentioned disc information 
may not be displayed.
Checking the Playing 
Time and Remaining Time 
You can check the playing time and 
remaining time of the current title, chapter, or 
track, and the playing time or remaining time 
of the disc. Also, you can check the DVD/CD 
text recorded on the disc.
1
Press DISPLAY once during 
playback.
The Status Bar is displayed.
Track playing time and the current track 
number
Remaining time of the 
current track
Playing time of the 
disc
Remaining time of 
the disc
Text
Current track and 
index number
Automatically
TIME/
TEXT
DISPLAY
DVD  T41 –  8 
T 1:01:57
Time information
Disc type
Title or track number
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