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You can check the playing time and 
remaining time of the current title, chapter, or 
track. Also, you can check the DVD/Super 
Audio CD/CD text, track name (MP3 audio), 
or file name (DivX video) recorded on the 
disc.

The following display appears.

The available time information depends 
upon the type of disc you are playing.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-
RW
• T    *:*:* (hours: minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current title

• T–*:*:*

Remaining time of the current title

• C    *:*:*

Playing time of the current chapter

• C–*:*:*

Remaining time of the current chapter

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or Super 
VCD (with PBC functions)
• *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current scene

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD (without 
PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD
• T    *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current track

• T–*:*

Remaining time of the current track

• D    *:*

Playing time of the current disc

• D –*:*

Remaining time of the current disc

◆ When playing a Super VCD (without 
PBC functions)
• T *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current track

◆ When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)
• T *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current track

◆ When playing a DATA CD (DivX video)/
DATA DVD (DivX video)
• *:*:* (hours: minutes: seconds) 

Playing time of the current file

TIME/TEXT

TV/DVD 
switch

T 1:01:57

Time
information

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Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly in step 2 to 
display text recorded on the DVD/Super 
Audio CD/CD.
The DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text appears 
only when text is recorded in the disc. You 
cannot change the text. If the disc does not 
contain text, “NO TEXT” appears.

By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing MP3 
audio tracks on a DATA CD or DivX video 
files on a DATA CD/DATA DVD, you can 
display the name of the album/track/file, and 
the audio bit rate (the amount of data per 
second of the current audio) on your TV 
screen.

* Appears when:

– playing an MP3 audio track on a DATA CD.
– playing a DivX video file that contains MP3 

audio on a DATA CD/DATA DVD.

You can view the time information and text 
displayed on the TV screen also on the front 
panel display. The information on the front 
panel display changes as follows when you 
change the time information on your TV 
screen.

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Bit rate*

Album name

Track/file name

Playing time of the current title

Remaining time of the current title

Playing time of the current chapter

Remaining time of the current 
chapter

Text

Current title and chapter number

(returns to top automatically)

Playing time and number of the 
current track

Track name

*1 When playing a Super Audio CD, the current 

track is not displayed.

*2 The current track and index appear only when 

playing a VIDEO CD or Super Audio CD.

z

• When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, 

the scene number or the playing time are 
displayed.

• Long text that does not fit in a single line will 

scroll across the front panel display.

• You can also check the time information and text 

using the Control Menu (page 13).

• Depending on the type of disc being played, the 

disc text or track name may not be displayed.

• The player can only display the first level of the 

disc text, such as the disc name or title.

• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks and DivX video 

files may not be displayed correctly.

•  If you play a disc containing JPEG image files 

only, “NO AUDIO DATA” appears when 
“MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “AUTO,” 
“JPEG” appears when “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is 
set to “IMAGE (JPEG)” in the front panel display.

Playing time of the current file

The current file name

The current album and file number

(returns to top automatically)

Playing time and number of the 
current track

Remaining time of the current 
track*

1

Remaining time of the disc

Text

Playing time of the disc

Current track and index*

2

(returns to top automatically)

When playing a DVD VIDEO or DATA 
DVD/DATA CD (DivX video files) recorded 
in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby 
Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS), you can 
change the audio format. If the DVD VIDEO 
is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can 
also change the language.
With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you 
can select the sound from either the right or 
left channel and listen to the sound of the 
selected channel through both the right and 
left speakers. For example, when playing a 
disc containing a song with the vocals on the 
right channel and the instruments on the left 
channel, you can hear the instruments from 
both speakers by selecting the left channel.

The following display appears.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the 
choice of language varies.
When 4 digits are displayed, they 
indicate a language code. See “Language 
Code List” on page 98 to see which 
language the code represents. When the 
same language is displayed two or more 
times, the DVD VIDEO is recorded in 
multiple audio formats.
◆ When playing a DVD-RW
The types of sound tracks recorded on a 
disc are displayed. The default setting is 
underlined.
Example:
• 1:  MAIN (main sound)
• 1: SUB (sub sound)
• 1: MAIN+SUB (main and sub sound)
◆ When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, or 
DATA CD (MP3 audio)
The default setting is underlined.
• STEREO: the standard stereo sound
• 1/L: the sound of the left channel 

(monaural)

• 2/R: the sound of the right channel 

(monaural)

◆ When playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video), or DATA DVD (DivX video)
The choice of DATA CD or DATA DVD 
audio signal formats differ, depending on 
the DivX video file contained on the disc. 
The format is shown in the display.
◆ When playing a Super VCD
The default setting is underlined.
• 1:STEREO: the stereo sound of the 

audio track 1

• 1:1/L: the sound of the left channel of 

the audio track 1 (monaural)

• 1:2/R: the sound of the right channel of 

the audio track 1 (monaural)

• 2:STEREO: the stereo sound of the 

audio track 2

• 2:1/L: the sound of the left channel of 

the audio track 2 (monaural)

• 2:2/R: the sound of the right channel of 

the audio track 2 (monaural)

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