DVD DVD-A

Selecting groups and titles

Use the remote control unit’s GROUP/TITLE buttons ( / ) to change titles and groups on DVD media.

If pressed during playback, these buttons start playback at the selected group/title. If pressed during pause or stop mode, playback is paused at the start of the selected group/title.

Note that some discs may start playback when a group or title is selected, regardless of the pause or stop status.

DVD VCD CD SACD DVD-A

Skipping playback

Press the SKIP button (. or /) repeatedly until the desired chapter or track is found. The selected chapter or track will be played from the beginning.

<If the . button is pressed once during playback, playback returns to the start of the current track or chapter. If it is pressed within one second from the start of the track, playback returns to the start of the previous track or chapter (so pressing the button twice in quick succession will skip back two tracks, etc.).

<If tracks or chapters are skipped while playback is paused or stopped, playback is paused or stopped at the start of the selected track or chapter.

<In programmed playback mode, these buttons will move between tracks in the programmed order.

<When playing back video CDs with PBC, note the following: the . button is disabled. The / button is disabled in resume mode, but is enabled in play mode. In pause mode, the / restarts playback at the start of the selected track.

DVD VCD CD SACD DVD-A

Selecting a chapter or track

Use the number button to select tracks or chapters for playback. Use the +10 button to enter the first digit of numbers greater than 9 (repeated presses show 1-, 2-, 3- etc.) and the single digit buttons (0 through 9) for the second digit, or single-digit track numbers.

CD (including video CD and SACD) playback starts from the selected track, regardless of whether the number is selected during playback or playback is stopped or paused.

DVD playback starts from the selected chapter or track if selection is made during playback or stop. It pauses at the start of the selected track if the selection was made from pause mode. In stop mode, only chapters from the first title can be selected.

Use the CLEAR button to clear mistaken entries.

SACD DVD-A

Selecting the playback area

When playback is stopped, use the PLAY AREA button to select the playback area. Some DVD audio discs have DVD video areas which can be accessed through this function. Additionally, SACD discs may contain two or more separate audio areas, selectable in this way.

The contents accessible as DVD audio and DVD video from the same DVD disc may differ.

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Esoteric D00816600A manual Selecting groups and titles, Skipping playback, Selecting a chapter or track

D00816600A specifications

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