Searching for a Title, Chapter, Track, or Location on a Disc

– DVD/Video CD/CD

This player offers different ways of accessing the information on a DVD, Video CD, or CD. Using SEARCH MODE, you can search for titles or chapters on a DVD, tracks on a Video CD or CD, and even select the point in time to start playback.

 

 

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MEMORY

MEMORY

CLOSE

 

 

 

 

 

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AUDIO

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

DISPLAY

 

 

SETUP

MENU

TOP MENU

 

 

 

 

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RETURN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ENTER

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PREV

 

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NEXT

 

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STOP

 

PLAY

PAUSE

 

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PROGRAM

REPEAT

REPEAT

SEARCH MODE

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RANDOM

 

 

 

 

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1 Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly to select the type of search.

The type of search changes which each press as follows.

 

3 Title

 

3

Chapter/Track

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off 2

 

 

Time 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Press the number button(s) of the desired title, chapter or track or of the specific time where you would like to begin playback.

To select number 3, press 3.

To select number 10, press 1 and 0

To select number 87, press 8 and 7.

When performing a time search:

To select 21 minutes, 43 seconds, press 2, 1, 4, and 3.

To select 1 hour, 14 minutes, press 7, 4, 0, and 0.

3 Press PLAY 3.

Playback of the selected title, chapter or track starts. When a time search is performed, playback begins at the appointed time.

To perform a direct title or chapter/track search using the number buttons

Press the number buttons while the disc is stopped to select a title or track number.

Press the number buttons while the disc is playing to select a chapter or track number.

To select number 3, press 3.

To select number 10, press +10 then 0

To select number 37, press +10, +10, +10 then 7.

 

 

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

 

• For some discs, selection can be made using the top menu

 

ADVANCED

on the DVD. In this case, press TOP MENU to display the

 

 

 

menu screen and then make your selection.

 

 

• With some DVDs, the search operation may not be

 

 

possible and may stop shortly after being performed. In

 

 

this case, the

 

mark is displayed.

 

FUNCTIONS

 

 

 

 

• Time search is not possible with CDs.

 

 

 

• When performing DVD time search, playback may start

 

 

from a slightly different time than that specified.

 

 

• Time search is not possible during when the disc is

 

 

stopped.

 

 

 

 

• Search using time search is not possible during PBC

 

 

playback of Video CDs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pioneer DV-C503 Press Search Mode repeatedly to select the type of search, When performing a time search, +10

DV-C503 specifications

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