User Manual

11
Playing Audio Discs
PMD-500D can play and view the following audio disc formats:
Supported CD formats
CD, CD-R, CD-RW, HDCD, Super Video CD (SVCD), Video CD (VCD)
Supported DVD formats
DVD, DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW
See the Basic Functions section to learn some basic operations.
See Additional Functions to learn more advanced ones.
Basic Functions
To play audio from a CD:
1. Press Eject (
) on PMD-500D or the remote control to open the disc tray.
2. Insert an audio CD into the disc tray, and press Eject (
) on PMD-500D or the remote control again to
close it. (The CD must be properly finalized.) The display will show LOADING when the disc is loading.
3. The CD will start playing automatically. See Operation > Adjusting the Settings > Playback Setup
for more information on how to change Auto Play settings.
To stop playback, press Stop () on PMD-500D or the remote control.
To pause playback, press Pause () on PMD-500D or Play/Pause (
) on the remote control. To
resume playback, press Pause () or Play (
) on PMD-500D or Play/Pause ( ) on the remote control.
To rewind or fast-forward, press Search Back/Forward (
/ ) on the remote control. Each time you
press the same button, the speed will increase. You can do this up to 5 times before it returns to normal
playback speed. To resume playback, press Play (
) on PMD-500D or Play/Pause ( ) on the remote
control.
To skip to the next track, press Skip Forward (
) on PMD-500D or the remote control. If Track Repeat
is on (described later), this will skip to the beginning of the current track.
To skip to the previous track, press Skip Back (
) on PMD-500D or the remote control. If Track
Repeat is on (described later), this will skip to the beginning of the current track.