Pioneer DV-LX50 Using random play, Creating a program list, Select a random play option

05Using random play

Use the random play function to play titles or chapters (DVD-Video), Groups (DVD-Audio), or tracks (DVD-Audio, SACD, CD, Video CD/ Super VCD) at random. (Note that the same track/title/chapter may play more than once.)

You can set the random play option when a disc is playing or stopped.

Important

•Random play remains in effect until you select Random Off from the random play menu options.

•You can’t use random play with VR format DVD-R/-RW discs, Video CD/Super VCDs playing in PBC mode, MP3/WMA/ MPEG-4 AAC discs, DivX video/WMV discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

•You can’t use random play together with program or repeat play.

1Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Random’ from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode
A-B Repeat	Random Title
Repeat	Random Chapter
Random	Random Off
Program
Search Mode

2 Select a random play option.

The random play options available depend on the kind of disc loaded. For example, for DVD-Video discs, you can select Random Title or Random Chapter (or Random Off).

Play Mode
A-B Repeat	Random Title
Repeat	Random Chapter
Random	Random Off
Program
Search Mode

•For DVD-Audio discs, select Random Group or Random Track, (or Random Off).

•For CDs, SACDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select On or Off to switch random play on or off.

Tip

• Use the following controls during random play:

Button What it does

NEXT Selects a new track/title/chapter at random.

PREV Returns to the beginning of the current track/title/ chapter; further presses select another random track/ title/chapter.

Creating a program list

This feature lets you program the play order of titles/chapters/ groups/tracks on a disc.

Important

•You can’t use Program play with VR format DVD-R/-RW discs, Video CD/Super VCDs playing in PBC mode, MP3/WMA/ MPEG-4 AAC discs, DivX video/WMV discs, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed.

1Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Program’ from the list of functions on the left.

Play Mode
A-B Repeat	Create/Edit
Repeat	Playback Start
Random	Playback Stop
Program	Program Delete
Search Mode

2Select ‘Create/Edit’ from the list of program options.

3Use the cursor buttons and ENTER to select a title, chapter or track for the current step in the program list.

For a DVD-Video disc, you can add a title or a chapter to the program list.

Program
Program Step	Title 1~38	Chapter 1~004
01. 01		Chapter 001
	Title 01
02.	Title 02	Chapter 002
03.	Title 03	Chapter 003
04.	Title 04	Chapter 004

05.Title 05

06.Title 06

07.Title 07

08.Title 08

•For a DVD-Audio disc, you can add a whole group, or a track within a group to the program list.

•For a CD, SACD or Video CD/Super VCD, select a track to add to the program list.

After pressing ENTER to select the title/chapter/group/track, the step number automatically moves down one.

4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.

A program list can contain up to 24 titles/chapters/tracks.

•You can insert steps into the middle of a program list by just highlighting the position where you want the new step to appear and entering a title/chapter/group/track number.

•To delete a step, highlight it and press CLEAR.

5 To play the program list, press  PLAY.

Program play remains active until you turn off program play (see page 29), erase the program list (see page 29), eject the disc or switch off the player.

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