The trial of former Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsi and 14 others has been postponed until January 8 amid defiant chanting by the defendants.
The adjournment - on the first day of the controversial trial - also followed a two-hour delay when Mr Morsi refused to change into prison uniform.
Proceedings were stopped twice due to the chanting of slogans including "Down with military rule", before the judge decided the disruption was too great and adjourned the case.
Mr Morsi and his supporters do not recognise the trial's legitimacy and insist he was removed from power illegally.
Some 20,000 police officers were deployed to maintain order as Mr Morsi went on trial accused of inciting the deaths of at least 10 protesters outside the presidential palace in December 2012.
Hundreds gathered outside the trial to support him.
Morsi supporters have been protesting outside the trial Egypt's first democratically-elected president could face the death penalty or a life sentence if found guilty.
A statement from the deposed leader, published in the Al Ahram newspaper, said: "I am the legitimate president of the country. I refuse to accept that the Egyptian judiciary be a cover for the criminal military coup.
"I am present here by force and I demand that the head of this court not participate in the coup and restore my authority as president."
Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, which is now a banned group, accuse the army-installed government of fabricating the charges and has called for protests, raising fears of new clashes.
His defence team also claimed on Monday that they were not being given full access to court documents.
The trial is being seen as a test for Egypt's new authorities, who have come under fire from human rights groups for their heavy-handed approach in dealing with dissent.
Riot police are keeping watch at the police academy Mr Morsi, who has been held by the army at a secret location since he was ousted on July 3, was flown to the police academy in east Cairo for the start of proceedings.
Tahrir Square, the main site of protests in the past, was sealed off ahead of the trial by army vehicles and barbed wire.
Sky News' Sam Kiley, who is in Cairo, said supporters of Mr Morsi chased away some media organisations outside the trial.
"(They) have taken the view that the Egyptian media - the Arab media in general - has not represented their side of the story, has not sufficiently examined whether or not this was a coup."
Kiley added: "The latest information is that Mr Morsi is going to be moved to the Tora prison - the first time we actually know his location since he was deposed."
Protesters attack a TV truck outside the court The Muslim Brotherhood gained power in elections after the 2011 uprising against former president Hosni Mubarak - also on trial over similar charges.
However, millions of Egyptians soon grew disillusioned with the group's rule and took to the streets this summer to demand Mr Morsi's resignation.
The army removed him from power, saying they were responding to the will of the people.
More than 1,000 people have died in a security crackdown since the military took charge, including hundreds on August 14 when security forces broke up two protest camps.
During a six-hour visit to Cairo on Sunday, US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egyptians to ensure a return to a democratically-elected government.
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