User manual SONY DVP-NS57P

[. . . ] Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. DVP-NC655P Serial No. ______________ Welcome! Thank you for purchasing this Sony CD/DVD Player. Before operating this player, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. [. . . ] You can use a combination of Shuffle or Program Play modes. By selecting All Discs mode (page 38), you can repeat all of the discs in the player. Playing Discs 1 Press REPEAT during playback. The following display appears. DISC 2 Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the item to be repeated. When playing a DVD VIDEO · DISC: repeats all of the titles on the current disc in One Disc mode, or all of the discs in All Discs mode. · TITLE: repeats the current title on a disc. · CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter. c continued 41 When playing a DVD-RW · DISC: repeats all of the titles on the selected type in One Disc mode, or all of the discs in All Discs mode. · TITLE: repeats the current title on a disc. · CHAPTER: repeats the current chapter. When playing a VIDEO CD or CD · DISC: repeats all of the tracks on the current disc in One Disc mode, or all of the discs in All Discs mode. · TRACK: repeats the current track. When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) · DISC: repeats all of the albums on the current disc in One Disc mode, or all of the discs in All Discs mode. · ALBUM: repeats the current album. · TRACK: repeats the current track. After performing Step 3 of "Searching by Scene" above, select the angle using C/X/ x/c and press ENTER. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 46 Viewing Information About the Disc Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time You can check the playing time and remaining time of the current title, chapter, or track. Also, you can check the DVD/CD text or track name (MP3 audio) recorded on the disc. When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVDRW · T **:**:** Playing time of the current title · T­**:**:** Remaining time of the current title · C **:**:** Playing time of the current chapter · C­**:**:** Remaining time of the current chapter When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) · **:** Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions) or CD · T **:** Playing time of the current track · T­**:** Remaining time of the current track · D **:** Playing time of the current disc · D ­**:** Remaining time of the current disc When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) · ****:** Playing time of the current track Viewing Information About the Disc To check the DVD/CD text or track and album names (MP3 audio) 1 Press TIME/TEXT during playback. The following display appears. T 1:01:57 PLAY Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly in Step 2 to display text recorded on the DVD VIDEO/ CD/DATA CD. The DVD/CD text appears only when text is recorded in the disc. If the disc does not contain text, "NO TEXT" appears. Time information 2 Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly to change the time information. The display and the kinds of time that you can change depend on the disc you are playing. BRAHMS SYMPHONY For DATA CDs, the track and album names of the MP3 audio track appears (page 50). c continued 47 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 VIDEO CD (without PBC functions) or CD Track playing time and current disc, track and index number Remaining time of the current track When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-RW Title playing time and current disc, title and chapter number Playing time of the disc Remaining time of the disc Remaining time of the current title Playing time and number of the current chapter Text Remaining time of the current chapter When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) Track playing time and number of the current disc, album and track Text Track name z Hints · When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the disc number, scene number and 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). Notes · Depending on the type of disc being played, the DVD/CD 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 may not be displayed correctly. 48 To close the ADVANCED window Checking the Play Information You can check information such as the bit rate or the disc layer that is being played. Select "OFF" in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off. Display of each item By pressing DISPLAY repeatedly, you can display either "BIT RATE" or "LAYER, " whichever was selected in "ADVANCED. " BIT RATE BIT RATE 384kbps 0 5 10 Mbps Audio Video Viewing Information About the Disc Checking the play information of DVD (ADVANCED) Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio data per second in a disc. While playing a disc, an approximate bit rate of the playback picture is displayed as Mbps (Mega bit per second) and the audio as kbps (kilo bit per second). The higher the bit rate, the larger the amount of data. [. . . ] Audio information is recorded in a multi-channel format, such as Dolby Digital, allowing you to enjoy a more real audio presence. Furthermore, various advanced functions such as the multi-angle, multilingual, and Parental Control functions are provided with the DVD. Dolby Digital (page 24, 73) Digital audio compression technology developed by Dolby Laboratories. This technology conforms to 5. 1-channel surround sound. The rear channel is stereo and there is a discrete subwoofer channel in this format. [. . . ]