User manual SONY DVP-NC66K

[. . . ] For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. Notes About the Discs · To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. Precautions Safety · This unit operates on 220 ­ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Check that the unit's operating voltage is identical with your local power supply. · To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. [. . . ] The DVD/CD text appears only when text is recorded in the disc. If the disc does not contain text, "NO TEXT" appears. Checking the information on the front panel display You can view the time information and text displayed on the TV screen also on the front panel display. The information on the front panel display changes as follows when you change the time information on your TV screen. When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-RW Playing time of the current title Viewing Information About the Disc BRAHMS SYMPHONY To check DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 audio or DivX video) album name, etc. By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing MP3 audio tracks on a DATA CD/DATA DVD or DivX video files on a DATA CD/DATA DVD, you can display the name of the album/ track/file and the audio bit rate (the amount of data per second of the current audio track) on your TV screen. Bit rate* T 17:30 128k Remaining time of the current title Playing time of the current chapter Remaining time of the current chapter Text JAZZ RIVER SIDE Current title and chapter number Track/file name (returns to top automatically) Album name * Appears when: ­ playing an MP3 audio track on a DATA CD/ DATA DVD. ­ playing a DivX video file that contains MP3 audio on a DATA CD/DATA DVD. , continued 39 When playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD (MP3 audio) Playing time and number of the current track When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), or CD Playing time and number of the current track Track name Remaining time of the current track Current album and track number Playing time of the disc (returns to top automatically) When playing a DATA CD (DivX video), or DATA DVD (DivX video) Playing time of the current file Remaining time of the disc The current file name Text The current album and file number Current track and index number* (returns to top automatically) (returns to top automatically) * The current track and index number appear only when playing a VIDEO CD. z Hints · When playing VIDEO CDs without PBC functions, the track number and the index number are displayed after the text. · When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the scene number or the playing time are displayed. · Long text that does not fit in a single line will scroll across the front panel display. · You can also check the time information and text using the Control Menu (page 12). 40 Notes · Depending on the type of disc being played, the DVD/CD discs text or track name may not be displayed. · The player can only display the first level of the DVD/CD text, such as the disc name or title. · Playing time of MP3 audio tracks and DivX video files may not be displayed correctly. · If you play a disc containing JPEG image files only, "NO AUDIO DATA" appears when "MODE (MP3, JPEG)" is set to "AUTO, " "JPEG" appears when "MODE (MP3, JPEG)" is set to "IMAGE (JPEG)" in the front panel display. 41 Viewing Information About the Disc Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound When playing a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice of language varies. This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short, such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV. TV SUR 1 Press SUR during playback. The following display appears. TVS DYNAMIC THEATER TVS WIDE Creates five sets of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers (shown below). This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short, such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV. TV 2 Press SUR repeatedly to select one of the TVS sounds. See the explanations given for each item in the following section. · TVS DYNAMIC THEATER · TVS DYNAMIC · TVS WIDE · TVS NIGHT · TVS STANDARD 44 TVS NIGHT Large sounds, such as explosions, are suppressed, but quieter sounds are unaffected. This feature is useful when you want to hear the dialogue and enjoy the surround sound effects of "TVS WIDE" at low volume. TVS STANDARD Creates three sets of virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers (shown below). Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separate speakers. L R Sound Adjustments L: Front speaker (left) R: Front speaker (right) : Virtual speaker Notes · When the playing signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers, you cannot hear the surround effects. · When you select one of the TVS modes, turn off the surround setting of the connected TV or amplifier (receiver). · Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance from your speakers, and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings. · Not all discs will respond to the "TVS NIGHT" function in the same way. · The TVS effects do not work when using the Fast Play or Slow Play functions, even though you can change the TVS modes. 45 Enjoying Movies Displaying the Subtitles Changing the Angles If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, " " appears in the front panel display. This means that you can change the viewing angle. [. . . ] This technology conforms to multi-channel surround sound. The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format. DTS provides the same discrete channels of high quality digital audio. Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital. 74 DVD VIDEO (page 5) A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD. [. . . ]