About this Manual

About this Manual

The instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote. You can also use the controls on the receiver if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote.

The icons used in this manual are explained below:

Icon

Meaning

Icon

Meaning

 

 

 

 

 

Functions

 

Functions

 

available in

 

available in

 

DVD video

 

Super Audio

 

mode

 

CD and

 

 

 

Audio CD

 

 

 

mode

 

Functions

 

Functions

 

available in

 

available for

 

VIDEO

 

MP3* audio

 

CD mode

 

tracks

 

Functions

 

More

 

available in

z

convenient

 

CD mode

 

features

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format defined by ISO/MPEG which compress audio data.

This receiver Can Play the Following Discs

Format of discs

DVD VIDEO

Super Audio CD

VIDEO CD

Music CD

The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.

Terms for discs

Title

The longest sections of a picture or music feature on a DVD, movie, etc., in video software, or the entire album in audio software.

Chapter

Sections of a picture or a music piece that are smaller than titles. A title is composed of several chapters. Depending on the disc, no chapters may be recorded.

Album

Section of a music piece on a data CD containing MP3 audio tracks.

Track

Sections of a picture or a music piece on a VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, or MP3.

Index (Super Audio CD, CD) / Video Index (VIDEO CD)

A number that divides a track into sections to easily locate the point you want on a VIDEO CD or Super Audio CD. Depending on the disc, no indexes may be recorded.

Scene

On a VIDEO CD with PBC functions (page 34), the menu screens, moving pictures and still pictures are divided into sections called “scenes.”

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Sony AVD-S50ES About this Manual, This receiver Can Play the Following Discs, Terms for discs, Title, Chapter, Album