DVP-NC60P - Sony DVD Service Manual (repair manual). Page 13

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You can quickly locate a particular point on a 
disc by monitoring the picture or playing back 
slowly.

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

some of the operations described.

• For DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, you can search for 

a particular point only on an MP3 audio track.

You can search for the next or previous 
chapter, track, or scene using 

./> on 

the player.
During playback, press 

> or . once 

briefly to go to the next or previous chapter/
track/scene. Or, press and hold 

> or .

to search forward or backwards, and release 
the button when you find the point you want 
to return to normal playback. (Search)

Press  

m or M 

 while playing a 

disc. When you find the point you want, press 
H to return to normal speed. Each time you 
press  

m or M 

 during scan, the 

scan speed changes. With each press the 
indication changes as shown below. Actual 
speeds may differ between discs.

Playback direction

Opposite direction

The “

× 2B”/ “× 2b” playback speed is about 

twice the normal speed.
The “3

M”/“3m” playback speed is faster 

than “2

M”/“2m” and the “2M”/“2m”

playback speed is faster than “1

M”/

“1

m.”

STEP

STEP

× 2B t 1M t 2M t 3M

3

M (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only)

× 2B (DVD VIDEO/CD only)

× 2b t 1m t 2m t 3m

3

m (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only)

× 2b (DVD VIDEO only)

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Press

m or M 

 when the player is 

in pause mode. To return to normal speed, 
press

H.

Each time you press 

 

m or M

during Slow-motion Play, the playback speed 
changes. Two speeds are available. With each 
press the indication changes as follows:

Playback direction

 

2

 y 1

Opposite direction (DVD/DVD-RW only)

2

 y 1

The “2 

y”/“2 

” playback speed is slower 

than “1 

y”/“1 .”

When the player is in the pause mode, press 

 STEP to go to the next frame. Press 
 STEP to go to the preceding frame 

(DVD/DVD-RW only). To return to normal 
playback, press 

H.

You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW 
in VR mode.

You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and 
you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD/
DATA DVD by track, index, or scene. As 
titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers 
on the disc, you can select the desired one by 
entering its number. You can also search for a 
scene using the time code.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select the search 

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

 DISC

 TITLE

 CHAPTER

 TIME/TEXT

Select “TIME/TEXT” to search for a 
starting point by inputting the time code.

ENTER

DISPLAY

CLEAR

Number 
buttons

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or Super 
VCD without PBC Playback

 DISC

 TRACK

 INDEX

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or Super 
VCD with PBC Playback

 DISC

 SCENE

◆ When playing a CD

 DISC

 TRACK

◆ When playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD

 DISC

 ALBUM

 TRACK (MP3 audio tracks 

only)

 FILE (JPEG image files only)

Example: when you select 

 

CHAPTER
“** (**)” is selected (** refers to a number).
The number in parentheses indicates the total 
number of titles, chapters, tracks, indexes, 
scenes, albums or files.

“** (**)” changes to “-- (**).”

X/x or the number buttons 

If you make a mistake
Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, 
then select another number.

The player starts playback from the 
selected number.

In step 2, select 

 TIME/TEXT.

“T **:**:**” (playing time of the current 
title) is selected.

Press ENTER.
“T **:**:**” changes to “T --:--:--.”

Input the time code using the number 
buttons, then press ENTER.
For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 
10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the 
beginning, just enter “2:10:20.”

z Hints
• When the Control Menu display is turned off, you 

can search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD-
RW) or track (CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD) by 
pressing the number buttons and ENTER.

• 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)” (page 38).

• 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/

DVD+R using the time code.

DVD VIDEO

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

1

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

Selected row

DVD VIDEO

( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

1

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

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

The following display appears.

• CHAPTER VIEWER (DVD VIDEO 

only): displays the first scene of each 
chapter.

• TITLE VIEWER (DVD VIDEO only): 

displays the first scene of each title.

• TRACK VIEWER (VIDEO CD/

Super VCD only): displays the first 
scene of each track.

The first scene of each chapter, title, or 
track appears as follows.

C/X/x/c to select a chapter, 

Playback starts from the selected scene.

Press

O RETURN or DISPLAY.

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

V

is displayed at the bottom right of the screen.
To display the additional chapters, titles, or tracks, 
select the bottom scenes and press 

x. To return to 

the previous scene, select the top scenes and press 
X.

Depending on the disc, you may not be able to select 
some items.

DISPLAY

PICTURE
NAVI

RETURN

ENTER

CHAPTER VIEWER

ENTER

1

4

7

2

5

8

3

6

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