User manual SONY DVP-NS77H-S

[. . . ] 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-NS77H-S © 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. [. . . ] When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) · DISC: repeats all of the albums. · ALBUM: repeats the current album. · TRACK: repeats the current track. When Program Play or Shuffle Play is activated · ON: repeats Program Play or Shuffle Play. DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY during playback. The following Control Bar appears. 2 3 Press C/c to select REPEAT). (A-B During playback, when you find the starting point (point A) of the portion to be played repeatedly, press ENTER. The starting point (point A) is set. , continued 33 A13 ­ 0:27:34 B 4 When you reach the ending point (point B), press ENTER again. The set points are displayed and the player starts repeating this specific portion. To return to normal play Press CLEAR. To turn off the Control Bar Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Bar is turned off. Note When you set A-B Repeat Play, the settings for Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, and Program Play are canceled. 34 Playback direction ×2B t 1M t 2M t 3M Searching for a Scene Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow-motion Play, Search, Freeze Frame) You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly. 3M (DVD/VIDEO CD only) ×2B (DVD/CD only) Opposite direction ×2b t 1m t 2m t 3m 3m (DVD/VIDEO CD only) ×2b (DVD only) Searching for a Scene The "×2B"/"×2b" playback speed is about twice the normal speed. The "3M"/"3m" playback speed is faster than "2M"/"2m" and the "2M"/"2m" playback speed is faster than "1M"/ "1m. " Watching frame by frame (Slowmotion play) STEP STEP Press m or M when the player is in pause mode. Each time you press m or M during Slow-motion play, the playback speed changes. With each press the indication changes as follows: Playback direction Playback Dial 2 2 y1 y1 " playback speed is slower . " Opposite direction (DVD only) Note Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some of the operations described. The "2 y"/"2 than "1 y"/"1 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 follows: Using the Playback Dial on the player You can search for a particular point on a disc in various ways using the Playback Dial. To go to the next chapter/track/scene During playback, briefly turn the Playback Dial clockwise to skip to the next chapter/ track/scene, or counterclockwise to skip to the previous ones. , continued 35 To locate a point quickly (Search) During playback, turn and hold the Playback Dial clockwise to locate a point in the playback direction, or counterclockwise to locate a point in the opposite direction. When you find the point you want, release the dial to return to normal playback speed. Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track/Scene, etc. Refer to "Language Code List" on page 64 to see which language the code represents. When the same language is displayed two or more times, the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats. When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio) The default setting is underlined. · STEREO: The standard stereo sound · 1/L: The sound of the left channel (monaural) · 2/R: The sound of the right channel (monaural) When playing a Super VCD The default setting is underlined. · 1:STEREO: The stereo sound of the audio track 1 · 1:1/L: The sound of the left channel of the audio track 1 (monaural) · 1:2/R: The sound of the right channel of the audio track 1 (monaural) · 2:STEREO: The stereo sound of the audio track 2 · 2:1/L: The sound of the left channel of the audio track 2 (monaural) · 2:2/R: The sound of the right channel of the audio track 2 (monaural) Changing the Sound When playing a DVD recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, or DTS), you can change the audio format. If the DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can also change the language. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers. For example, when playing a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel, you can hear the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel. AUDIO DISPLAY 1 Press AUDIO during playback. The following display appears. The number in parentheses indicates the total number of available audio signals. 1(4):ENGLISH Checking the audio signal format If you press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback, the format of the current audio signal (Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, etc. ) appears as shown below. Example: Dolby Digital 5. 1 ch Rear (L/R) DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 . 1 Front (L/R) + Center LFE (Low Frequency Effect) 40 About audio signals Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the sound elements (channels) shown below. Each channel is output from a separate speaker. · Front (L) · Front (R) · Center · Rear (L) · Rear (R) · Rear (Monaural): This signal can be either the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals or the Dolby Digital sound's monaural rear audio signals. [. . . ] A title is composed of several chapters. Depending on the disc, no chapters may be recorded. Dolby Digital (page 21, 58) 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. [. . . ]