Sony MHC-GX555 MHCGX355 Instructions (model of entire system) - Page 25

Display Viewing information about the disc in the display You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current track or that of the disc. When a disc with MP3 audio tracks is loaded, you can also check the information recorded on disc, such as the titles. Checking the remaining time and titles Press DISPLAY during Normal Play. Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows: Current track number and elapsed playing time t Current track number and remaining time1) t Remaining time of the disc2) t Track title and artist name (disc with MP3 audio tracks3) only) t Album name (disc with MP3 audio tracks3) only) t Clock display (for eight seconds) t Effect status 1) "- -.- -" appears when playing back MP3 audio tracks. 2) "- -.- -" appears in ALL DISCS, SHUFFLE or Program Play mode or when playing back MP3 audio tracks. 3) When you play back a track with an ID3 tag ver. 1 or ver. 2, the ID3 tag information appears. The ID3 tag displays the track title, album name and artist name information. Checking the total playing time and titles Press DISPLAY in stop mode. Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows: x Normal Play mode TOC display1) or total album number of the disc2) or total track number of the current album2) t Album name2) or volume label2) t Clock display (for eight seconds) t Effect status 1) TOC = Table of Contents; displays current disc number, total number of tracks on the disc, and total playing time of the disc. 2) For discs with MP3 audio tracks, album names or volume label may not be displayed depending on the play mode. x Program Play mode The last track number of the program and the total playing time t Total track number of the program (for five seconds) t Volume label* t Clock display (for eight seconds) t Effect status * For discs with MP3 audio tracks Notes • The total playing time is not displayed for a disc with MP3 audio tracks. • ID3 tag applies to version 1 and version 2. • If the MP3 audio track you play back has an ID3 tag, the ID3 tag information is displayed. • In the following cases, elapsed playing time and remaining time of the track may not be displayed accurately. - when an MP3 audio track of VBR (variable bit rate) is played. - when fast forward or fast reverse is performed. • For Russian model, MP3 and ID3 tag information can be displayed in Russian characters. However, depending on the encoding/writing software or recording device, the characters may not be correctly displayed. 25GB