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CD PLAYBACK
CD Playback
Format:
This command is not used for CDs. Its
purpose is to reformat the other media, memory
cards or a USB flash drive. Reformatting a mem-
ory card or flash drive will destroy any contents
on the media.
Selecting a Media Source
The DMC 250 has five media source inputs: the
Disc Player, Card Slot 1 (for SD and Memory
Stick cards), Card Slot 2 (for Compact Flash I
cards), the USB Port (for USB flash drives) and
the rear-panel Auxiliary Analog Audio Inputs.
The Disc Player and Auxiliary Analog Audio
Inputs are always available for selection as the
media source, even when no disc is loaded or no
device is connected to the rear-panel inputs. The
card slots and the USB Port are only available
when media has been installed.
By default, the Disc Player is always selected as
the media source upon powering up the
DMC 250. To select a new media source, press
the Source Button on either the top panel or
remote.
A menu similar to the one shown in Figure 7b
will appear. It is not possible to select any of the
solid-state media sources when no card or drive
is present, and when that is the case, those
icons will appear dimmed in the source selection
menu and it will not be possible to highlight
them for selection.
Figure 7b – Source Selection Menu
Use the
M N
Buttons to highlight the desired
media source, and press the Enter Button to
select it. The DMC 250 will switch to that media
source. For the Disc Player or Auxiliary Analog
Audio Inputs, play will begin immediately. For
the solid-state media, or a data CD containing
compressed files, a special Contents Menu will
appear that allows you to select items for play-
back. See the section on MP3, WMA and JPEG
file playback for more information.
A-B Repeat Play
The Repeat A-B function allows you to select any
portion of a CD and have it repeat continually
until the unit is manually stopped.
To initiate a Repeat A-B playback sequence,
follow these steps while a disc is playing:
1. Press the
A-B Repeat Button
P
on the
remote when you want to choose the begin-
ning point; the Repeat icon appears in the
upper right corner of the screen, followed by
A-
to indicate the beginning of the passage
to be repeated.
2. Press the
A-B Repeat Button
P
again to
choose the end point. Repeat A-B has been
set, and the A-B section will be played
continuously.
3. Press the
A-B Repeat Button
P
on the
remote again to cancel Repeat A-B mode.
Video Off Feature
During CD playback, some listeners may prefer
to turn off the DMC 250’s video circuitry.
Although the video section is electrically isolated
from the audio section, some users may prefer to
turn the video displays off during audio playback
to prevent any possibility of interference
between audio and video. You may also wish to
turn the video display off if you find the menu
system distracting or unnecessary during CD
playback.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
It is strongly recommended
that plasma video display owners use the Video
Off feature to avoid burn-in.
To turn the video displays off while a CD is
playing, simply press the
Video Off Button
Q
. Press the button again to restore the video
output. The
V-Off Indicator
G
will light to
remind you that the video displays have been
turned off. Note that the video output will
automatically be restored each time the
DMC 250 is turned on.
