User manual SONY DVP-NS9100ES

[. . . ] 2-633-249-11(1) CD/DVD Player Operating Instructions For customers in the U. S. A Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. DVP-NS9100ES Serial No. ______________ For Customers in Canada If this product is not working properly, please call 1-877-602-2008 for Peace of Mind Warranty Replacement service. [. . . ] 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 Bit rate Title playing time and current title and chapter number JAZZ RIVER SIDE Viewing Information About the Disc Album name Track name Remaining time of the current title Notes · If the MP3 audio track being played back has an ID3 tag, the ID3 tag information is displayed instead of the track name. · The name display cannot be scrolled. Playing time and number of the current chapter Remaining time of the current chapter Text c continued 53 When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD, or CD Track playing time and current track and index number Remaining time of the current track · 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. · If you play a disc containing JPEG image files only, "MODE (MP3, JPEG)" is changed to "JPEG" automatically. If you play a disc containing MP3 audio tracks only, "MODE (MP3, JPEG)" is changed to "MP3" automatically. Checking the play information of a DVD (ADVANCED) Playing time of the disc 1 2 Press DISPLAY during playback. The Control Menu is displayed. Remaining time of the disc Press X/x to select (ADVANCED), then press ENTER. The options for "ADVANCED" appear. 12(27) 18(34) T 1:32:55 DVD VIDEO Text OFF OFF BIT RATE When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) Track playing time and current album and track number 3 Press X/x to select "BIT RATE, " then press ENTER. BIT RATE 0 5 10 Mbps Track name z Hints · When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, 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. · You can also check the time information and text using the Control Menu (page 14). Bit rate refers to the amount of video data per second in a disc. While playing a disc, the approximate bit rate of the playback picture is displayed as Mbps (megabits per second). The higher the bit rate, the larger the amount of data. However, this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds. To turn off the ADVANCED display Select "OFF" in step 3. Notes · Depending on the type of disc being played, the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text may not be displayed. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off. 54 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select Sound Adjustments the desired audio signal. When playing a DVD VIDEO Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice of language varies. When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a language code. See "Language Code List" for the language the code represents (page 94). When the same language is displayed two or more times, the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats. When playing a DVD-RW The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed. Example: · 1: MAIN (main sound) · 1: SUB (sub sound) · 1: MAIN+SUB (main and sub sound) 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) 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. Sound Adjustments X/x DISPLAY z Hint You can also select "AUDIO" from the Control Menu (page 14). AUDIO Notes · You cannot change the sound for Super Audio CDs. · Some DVDs prohibit changing sounds during playback. [. . . ] DVD+RWs use a recording format that is comparable to the DVD VIDEO format. Film based software, Video based software 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. 90 Progressive conversion method (page 78) · Video based software conversion Video shows an image by alternately displaying every other line of an image (field) at 30 frames (60 fields) per second (Interlace format). · Film based software conversion Film shows an image by displaying an entire image at 24 frames per second. When you watch a film on television, the television displays every other line of the frame as a field, thus reducing information level and the clarity of the film image. The Interlace format displays 30 frames (60 fields) per second by displaying every other line of the image, causing scanning lines to appear across the image. [. . . ]