DVP-LS785V - Sony DVD Service Manual (repair manual). Page 13

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Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some 
operations may be different or restricted.
Refer to the operating instructions supplied 
with your disc.

Press [/1.

The player turns on.

◆ When using an amplifier (receiver)
Turn on the amplifier (receiver) and 
select the appropriate channel so that you 
can hear sound from the player.

Press A on the player, and place a 
disc on the disc tray.

Press H.

The disc tray closes. The player starts 
playback (continuous play). Adjust the 
volume on the TV or the amplifier 
(receiver).
Depending on the disc, a menu may 
appear on the TV screen. For DVD 
VIDEOs, see page 36. For VIDEO CDs, 
see page 39.

Press [/1. The player enters standby mode.

z

The player turns off automatically whenever you 
leave it in stop mode for more than 30 minutes. 
(Auto Power Off function)

Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from 
the DIGITAL OUT jacks.

[/1

H

A

H

[/1

[/1

H /
Playback 
Dial

A

Z

Playback side facing 
down

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*1

DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The 
button can be used except for DivX video files.

*2

DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/
DVD+RWs only. The button can be used except 
for DivX video files.

*3

Video and JPEG pictures only (except 
BACKGROUND pictures). You can move the 
enlarged picture using 

C/X/x/c. Depending 

upon the contents of the disc, the zoom function 
may be cancelled automatically when the picture 
is moved.

*4

DATA CDs/DATA DVDs only.

*5

For more details about the H/Playback Dial, 
see page 45.

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• The Instant Replay function is useful when you 

want to review a scene or dialogue that you 
missed.

• The Instant Advance function is useful when you 

want to pass over a scene that you don’t want to 
watch.

You may not be able to use the Instant Replay or 
Instant Advance function with some scenes.

You can lock the disc tray to prevent children 
from opening it.

When the player is in standby mode, press 
O

RETURN, ENTER, and then [/1 on the 

The player turns on and “LOCKED” appears 
on the front panel display. The 

A

 and Z 

buttons on the player or the remote do not 
work while the Child Lock is set.

Stop

Press x

Pause

Press X

Resume play after 
pause

Press X or H 

Go to the next chapter, 
track, or scene in 
continuous play mode

Press > on the 
remote, or briefly turn 
the H/Playback 
Dial*

5

 (DVP-LS785V 

only) on the player 
clockwise

Go back to the 
previous chapter, 
track, or scene in 
continuous play mode

Press . on the 
remote, or briefly turn 
the H/Playback 
Dial*

5

 (DVP-LS785V 

only) on the player 
counterclockwise

Stop play and remove 
the disc

Press Z

Replay the previous 
scene*

1

Press  
(instant replay) during 
playback

Briefly fast forward 
the current scene*

2

Press  
(instant advance) 
during playback

Magnify the image*

3

Press ZOOM 
repeatedly. Press 
CLEAR to cancel. 

Go to the next or 
previous album.*

4

Press ALBUM + or – 
during playback

Z

CLEAR

.

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>

X

H

x

 

(instant advance)

 

(instant replay)

ZOOM

ALBUM +/–

ENTER

[/1

O RETURN

When the player is in standby mode, press 
O RETURN, ENTER, and then [/1 again.

Even if you select “RESET” under “SETUP” in the 
Control Menu (page 80), the disc tray remains 
locked.

The player stores the point where you stopped 
the disc for up to 40 discs and resumes 
playback the next time you insert the same 
disc. If you store a resume playback point for 
the 41st disc, the resume playback point for 
the first disc is deleted.

While playing a disc, press x to 
stop playback.

“RESUME” appears on the front panel 
display.

Press H.

The player starts playback from the point 
where you stopped the disc in step 1.

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To play from the beginning of the disc, press x 
twice, then press H.

x

H

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• “MULTI-DISC RESUME” in “CUSTOM 

SETUP” must be set to “ON” (default) for this 
function to work (page 83).

• The point where you stopped playing is cleared 

when:

– you change the play mode.
– you change the settings on the Setup Display.
• For DVD-RWs in VR mode, CDs, Super Audio 

CDs, DATA CDs, and DATA DVDs, the player 
remembers the resume playback point for the 
current disc.
The resume point is cleared when:

– you opened the disc tray.
– you disconnect the mains lead.
– the player enters standby mode (DATA CD/

DATA DVD only).

• Resume Play does not work during Shuffle Play 

and Programme Play.

• This function may not work with some discs.
• If “MULTI-DISC RESUME” in “CUSTOM 

SETUP” is set to “ON” and you playback a 
recorded disc such as DVD-RW, the player may 
playback other recorded discs from the same 
resume point. To play from the beginning, press 
x twice and then press H.

A DVD is divided into long sections of a 
picture or a music feature called “titles.” 
When you play a DVD which contains 
several titles, you can select the title you want 
using the TOP MENU button.
When you play DVDs that allow you to select 
items such as language for the sound and 
subtitles, select these items using the MENU 
button.

The disc’s menu appears on the TV 
screen.
The contents of the menu vary from disc 
to disc.

Press C/X/x/c or the number 
buttons to select the item you want 
to play or change.

If you press the number buttons, the 
following display appears.
Press the number buttons to select the 
item you want.

Number 
buttons

ENTER

TOP MENU

MENU

C/X/x/c

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