DVP-NS72HP, DVP-NS77H, DVP-NS77HP, DVP-NS78H, DVP-NS78HP - Sony DVD Service Manual (repair manual). Page 13

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You can set the following play modes:
• Programme Play (page 31)
• Shuffle Play (page 32)
• Repeat Play (page 33)
• A-B Repeat Play (page 33)

The play mode is cancelled when:
– you eject the disc tray.
– the player enters standby mode by pressing 

[/1.

You can play the contents of a disc in the 
order you want by arranging the order of the 
titles, chapters, or tracks on the disc to create 
your own programme. You can programme 
up to 99 titles, chapters, and tracks.

Press DISPLAY.
The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

(PROGRAM), then press ENTER.
The options for “PROGRAM” appear.

X/x to select “SET

t

c.

The cursor moves to the title or track row 
“T” (in this case, “01”).

Select the title, chapter, or track you 
want to programme.
◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
For example, select chapter “03” of title 
“02.”
Press

X/x to select “02” under “T,” then 

press ENTER.

Next, press 

X/x to select “03” under “C,” 

then press ENTER.

OFF
OFF
SET
ON

PLAY

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD VIDEO

PROGRAM

1. TITLE

ALL CLEAR

2. TITLE – –
3. TITLE – –
4. TITLE – –
5. TITLE – –
6. TITLE – –
7. TITLE – –

T

– –

01
02
03
04
05

“TRACK” is displayed when you play 
a VIDEO CD or CD.

Titles or tracks 
recorded on a disc

PROGRAM

1. TITLE – –

ALL CLEAR

2. TITLE – –
3. TITLE – –
4. TITLE – –
5. TITLE – –
6. TITLE – –
7. TITLE – –

T

C

ALL

01
02
03
04
05
06

– –

02
03
04
05

01

Chapters recorded on a disc

PROGRAM

1. TITLE – –

ALL CLEAR

2. TITLE – –
3. TITLE – –
4. TITLE – –
5. TITLE – –
6. TITLE – –
7. TITLE – –

C

ALL

03
04
05
06

T

– –

01
02
03
04
05

02

01

,continued

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD
For example, select track “02.”
Press

X/x to select “02” under “T,” then 

press ENTER.

To programme other titles, chapters, 
or tracks, repeat steps 4 to 5.
The programmed titles, chapters, and 
tracks are displayed in the selected order.

H to start Programme Play.

Programme Play begins.
When the programme ends, you can 
restart the same programme again by 
pressing

H.

To return to normal play
Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 3. To 
play the same programme again, select “ON” 
in step 3 and press ENTER.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your 
own programme (Programme Play).”

Select the programme number of the title, 
chapter, or track you want to change or 
cancel using 

X/x and press c. If you 

want to delete the title, chapter, or track 
from the programme, press CLEAR.

Follow step 5 for new programming. To 
cancel a programme, select “--” under 
“T,” then press ENTER.

Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating your own 
programme (Programme Play).”

Press

X and select “ALL CLEAR.”

Press ENTER.

z Hint
You can perform Repeat Play or Shuffle Play of 
programmed titles, chapters, or tracks. During 
Programme Play, follow the steps of Repeat Play 
(page 33) or Shuffle Play (page 32).

• When you programme tracks on a Super VCD, the 

total playing time is not displayed.

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs or 

Super VCDs with PBC playback.

You can have the player “shuffle” titles, 
chapters, or tracks. Subsequent “shuffling” 
may produce a different playing order.

Press DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

(SHUFFLE), then press ENTER.
The options for “SHUFFLE” appear.

X/x to select the item to be 

shuffled.
◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
• TITLE
• CHAPTER
◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD
• TRACK

T

– –

01
02
03
04
05

PROGRAM

1. TITLE  0 2 – 0 3

ALL CLEAR

2. TITLE – –
3. TITLE – –
4. TITLE – –
5. TITLE – –
6. TITLE – –
7. TITLE – –

Selected title and chapter

PROGRAM

1. TRACK        0 2

ALL CLEAR

2. TRACK

– –

3. TRACK

– –

4. TRACK

– –

5. TRACK

– –

6. TRACK

– –

7. TRACK

– –

0:15:30

– –

01
02
03
04
05

T

Selected track

Total time of the programmed tracks

PLAY

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

OFF

CHAPTER

TITLE

OFF

DVD VIDEO

◆ When Programme Play is activated
• ON: shuffles titles, chapters, or tracks 

selected in Programme Play.

Press ENTER.
Shuffle Play starts.

To return to normal play
Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 3.

z Hints
• You can set Shuffle Play while the player is 

stopped. After selecting the “SHUFFLE” option, 
press 

H. Shuffle Play starts.

• Up to 200 chapters in a disc can be played in 

random order when “CHAPTER” is selected.

You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs or 
Super VCDs with PBC playback.

You can play all of the titles or tracks on a 
disc, or a single title, chapter, or track 
repeatedly.
You can use a combination of Shuffle or 
Programme Play modes.

Press DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

(REPEAT), then press ENTER.
The options for “REPEAT” appear.

X/x to select the item to be 

repeated.
◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
• DISC: repeats all of the titles.
• TITLE: repeats the current title on a 

disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter.

◆ When playing in DVD-VR mode
• DISC: repeats all the titles of the 

selected type.

• TITLE: repeats the current title on a 

disc.

• CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter.
◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD
• DISC: repeats all of the tracks.
• TRACK: repeats the current track.
◆ When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD
• DISC: repeats all of the albums.
• ALBUM: repeats the current album.
• TRACK (MP3 audio tracks only): 

repeats the current track.

• FILE (DivX video files only): repeats 

the current file.

◆ When Programme Play or Shuffle Play 
is activated
• ON: repeats Programme Play or Shuffle 

Play.

Press ENTER.
Repeat Play starts.

To return to normal play
Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 3.

z Hint
You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped. 
After selecting the “REPEAT” option, press 

H.

Repeat Play starts.

• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs or 

Super VCDs with PBC playback.

• When repeating a DATA CD/DATA DVD which 

contains MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files, 
and their playing times are not the same, the sound 
will not match the image.

• When “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “IMAGE 

(JPEG)” (page 51), you cannot select “TRACK.”

You can play a specific portion of a title, 
chapter, or track repeatedly. (This function is 
useful when you want to memorize lyrics, 
etc.)

Press DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu appears.

DISC
TITLE
CHAPTER

OFF

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD VIDEO

OFF

,continued

X/x to select 

REPEAT), then press ENTER.
The options for “A-B REPEAT” appear.

X/x to select “SET t,” then 

press ENTER.
The “A-B REPEAT” setting bar appears.

During playback, when you find the 
starting point (point A) of the portion to 
be played repeatedly, press ENTER.
The starting point (point A) is set.

When you reach the ending point 
(point B), press ENTER again.
The set points are displayed and the 
player starts repeating this specific 
portion.

To return to normal play
Press CLEAR, or select “OFF” in step 3.

• When you set A-B Repeat Play, the settings for 

Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, and Programme Play 
are cancelled.

• A-B Repeat Play does not work across multiple 

titles.

• You may not set A-B Repeat Play for contents in 

DVD-VR mode that contains still pictures.

You can adjust the video signal of the DVD, 
VIDEO CD, DATA CD/DATA DVD in 
JPEG format, or DATA CD/DATA DVD 
containing DivX video files from the player 
to obtain the picture quality you want. Choose 
the setting that best suits the programme you 
are watching. When you select “MEMORY,” 
you can make further adjustments to each 
element of the picture (colour, brightness, 
etc.).

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “CUSTOM PICTURE 
MODE” appear.

X/x to select the setting you 

The default setting is underlined.
• STANDARD: displays a standard 

picture.

• DYNAMIC 1: produces a bold 

dynamic picture by increasing the 
picture contrast and the colour 
intensity.

• DYNAMIC 2: produces a more 

dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by 
further increasing the picture contrast 
and colour intensity.

PLAY

SET
OFF

OFF

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DVD VIDEO

A 18 - 1:32:30

B

A 18 - 1:32:30

B 18 - 1:33:05

DVD VIDEO

DYNAMIC 1
DYNAMIC 2

CINEMA 1
CINEMA 2
MEMORY

STANDARD
STANDARD