Playback in a Desired Order

(Program Play) – DVD/Video CD/CD

The titles and chapters on a DVD and similarly the tracks on a Video CD or CD can be arranged to play in the order you want. You can create a program mixing titles, chapters, and tracks on all of the discs loaded in the disc tray.

Note

Although program play is not possible in CD mode, it is possible to program a playlist. When you start program playback, however, CD mode is canceled.

Programming

A program with a maximum of 24 steps can be memorized from any of discs loaded in this player.

 

SETUP

MENU

TOP MENU

 

 

 

 

5

RETURN

 

7

 

 

 

3, 5

PREV

 

 

NEXT

 

5

 

ENTER

5

 

 

4

 

5

¢￿

9

 

STOP

 

PLAY

PAUSE

 

7

 

3

8

 

STEP/SLOW

REV

FWD

 

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1

Á￿

 

 

 

 

 

CLEAR

 

2, 4, 6

1

2

3

C

 

4

5

6

+10

 

 

7

8

9

0

 

1, 9

PROGRAM

REPEAT

REPEAT

SEARCH MODE

 

 

 

AA-BB

RANDOM

 

2

1

2

3

 

 

4

5

 

 

 

 

DISC

 

CD MODE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 Press PROGRAM.

The Program screen appears.

Step

Disc

Track

Chap

Program

 

 

Title

 

 

1

1

 

 

Disc 1 DVD

22￿VCD

33￿???

4￿ DVD

45 CD

6

4¢￿Page

Move PLAY Play PROGRAM Exit

2 Use the number buttons or DISC (1 through 5) to enter a disc number.

If this is the first step you are programming, the number of the disc that is currently in the play position will appear automatically.

If the player has already read the contents of the disc you want to program, the disc information appears in the box on the right side of the screen (type of disc, number of titles/chapters/tracks, etc.). If the player has not yet read the disc then “? ? ?” appears in the box for disc type.

Note

If you want to program the entire selected disc, proceed to step 7.

3 Use the cursor buttons (3) to select the

Title/Track field.

4 Use the number buttons to enter the title or track numbers in the order you want

For DVDs, this number will be a disc title; for Video CDs and CDs, a track number.

To enter title/track 6, press 6. To enter title/track 14, press 1, 4.

(Example)

Step

Disc

Track

Chap

 

 

 

Program

 

 

 

Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

06

 

Disc

1

DVD

2

 

 

 

Total

37

Title

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

¢￿Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

Play

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move

PLAY

 

PROGRAM

Exit

Notes

If the current disc is a DVD, and you want to program chapters, proceed to the next step.

If the current disc is a Video CD or CD, or if you want to program entire titles on a DVD, proceed to step 7.

5 Use the cursor buttons (3) to select the

Chapter field.

6 Use the number buttons to enter the chapter numbers in the order you want

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program

 

 

Step

Disc

Track

Chap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

6

10

Disc

1

DVD

 

 

2

 

 

 

Title

6

Chapter

 

 

3

 

 

 

Total

10

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

¢￿Page

 

Play

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Move

PLAY

 

PROGRAM

Exit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 Press ENTER or the cursor button (°).

The cursor moves down to the disc number field in the next step set.

8 Repeat steps 2-7.

9 Press PLAY 3 to start playback in the programmed order.

Press PROGRAM to exit the program screen.

The program remains active even if you open the disc tray and change discs. If a step in the program cannot be played (because the track number is too high, for example), that step is automatically skipped.

Note

If the power is disconnected, the playlist is erased.

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Pioneer DV-C503 Playback in a Desired Order, Programming, Program Play DVD/Video CD/CD, Press Program

DV-C503 specifications

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