User manual SONY DVP-NS590P

[. . . ] For other product related questions please contact our Customer Information Service Centre at 1-877-899-7669 or write to us at: Customer Information Service 115 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2H 3R6 DVP-NS590P © 2003 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Welcome! CAUTION You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. Thank you for purchasing this Sony CD/DVD Player. [. . . ] You can also sort the text information by the text in the second line. Select the sorting item from among here. FOLDER C/X/x/c ENTER ORETURN MENU/ SORT ALL DVD CD A B C D 1 2 3 Super Car Chase MONACO BRAHMS SYMPHONY4 Skiing the World Music Madness Action DVD Classical 1 Press FOLDER repeatedly to select the folder you want to sort. The Disc Explorer for the selected folder appears. CD Action DVD CD VIDEO CD 4 5 Sorting item indicator position when you sort by genre 2 If you want to sort by text information or genre, select the disc which has the desired text information or genre by pressing X/x. 5 Press ENTER. SORT disappears from the Disc Explorer. Then the discs are sorted and redisplayed. The sorted order is saved even if the power of the player is turned off. 3 Slide the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER, then press MENU/SORT. The selected disc only is highlighted and SORT appears in the bottom right corner. 58 ALL DVD CD A B C D 1 3 198 2 4 Super Car Chase MONACO Skiing the World Highway Touring BRAHMS SYMPHONY4 Music Madness Action DVD Action DVD Action DVD Classical CD CD To cancel the sort mode Press ORETURN. SORT disappears from the Disc Explorer. If you press ORETURN again, the Disc Explorer turns off. z Hint The discs in the same genre are sorted by numerial order according to the disc slot number. 59 Searching for and Managing Discs (Disc Explorer) Searching for a Scene Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan, Slow-motion Play, Freeze Frame) You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly. Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse (Scan) Press m or M while playing a disc. When you find the point you want, press H to return to normal speed. Each time you press m or M during scan, the playback speed changes. With each press the indication changes as shown below. Actual speeds may differ with some discs. Playback direction ×2B t FF1M t FF2M t FF3M FF3M (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only) ×2B (DVD VIDEO/Super Audio CD/CD only) C c H FR3m (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/ VIDEO CD only) ×2b (DVD VIDEO only) m M Opposite direction ×2b t FR1m t FR2m t FR3m Note Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some of the operations described. Locating a point quickly (Search) During playback, keep pressing C to locate a point in the playback direction or keep pressing c to locate a point in the opposite direction. When you find the point you want, release the button to return to normal playback speed. The "×2B"/"×2b" playback speed is about twice the normal speed. · The sound is muted when using this function. 64 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/Super Audio CD/CD text or track name (MP3 audio) recorded on the disc. When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVDRW · T *:*:* (hours: minutes: seconds) 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) · *:* (minutes: seconds) Playing time of the current scene When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD · T *:* (minutes: seconds) 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) · T *:* (minutes: seconds) Playing time of the current track Viewing Information About the Disc TIME/ TEXT 1 Press TIME/TEXT during playback. The following display appears. T 1:01:57 PLAY To check the DISC MEMO, DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text, or track/album names (MP3 audio) Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly in step 2 to display the Disc MEMO or text recorded on the DVD VIDEO/Super Audio CD/CD/ DATA CD. The DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text appears only when text is recorded in the disc. If the disc does not contain text, "NO TEXT" appears. In this case, you can label the disc if it is a DVD or CD (page 55). Time information 2 Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly to change the time information. The available time information depends upon the type of disc you are playing. BRAHMS SYMPHONY For DATA CDs, the track and album names of the MP3 audio track appears (page 68). c continued 65 z Hint You can also check the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text using the Disc Explorer (page 50). When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD Track playing time and current disc, track and index number Checking the information on the front panel display You can view the time information and text on the front panel display as well as on the TV screen. The information on the front panel display changes as follows when you change the time information on your TV screen. 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 current title Remaining time of the disc 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 current disc, album and track number Text Track name 66 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 by pressing the TIME/TEXT button on the player. · You can also check the time information and text using the Control Menu (page 15). Checking the Play Information You can check information during playback, such as the correct bit rate or the disc layer. Notes · Depending on the type of disc being played, the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text or track name may not be displayed. · The player can only display the first level of the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text, such as the disc name or title. · Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly. TIME/ TEXT Viewing Information About the Disc X/x DISPLAY/ FILE ENTER Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) 1 2 Press DISPLAY/FILE during playback. The Control Menu appears. Press X/x to select (ADVANCED), then press ENTER. The options for "ADVANCED" appear. ALL 123 12(27) 18(34) T 1:32:55 PLAY DVD OFF BIT RATE LAYER BIT RATE BIT RATE 384 kbps 0 5 10 Mbps 3 Press X/x to select an item. For details on each item, see "Displays of each item" below. [. . . ] 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. A DVD+RW (plus RW) is a recordable and rewritable disc. DVD+RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format. Film based software, Video based software (page 76) DVDs can be classified as Film based or Video based software. Film based DVDs contain the same images (24 frames per second) that are shown at movie theaters. Video based DVDs, such as television dramas or sit-coms, displays images at 30 frames (or 60 fields) per second. DVD VIDEO (page 6) A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD. [. . . ]