User manual SONY DVP-NS975V

[. . . ] 2-059-565-11(4) 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-NS975V 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. [. . . ] · You can also check the time information and text using the Control Menu (page 15). Notes · Depending on the type of disc being played, the disc text or track name may not be displayed. · The player can only display the first level of the disc text, such as the disc name or title. · Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly. 52 Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, or DTS), you can change the audio format. If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can also change the language. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from either 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. 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" on page 95 to see which language the code represents. 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) 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) Sound Adjustments AUDIO 1 Press AUDIO during playback. The following display appears. 1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2. 1 Notes · While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded, no sound will come out when you select "2:STEREO, " "2:1/L, " or "2:2/R. " · You cannot change the sound for Super Audio CDs. 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired audio signal. , continued 53 Checking the audio signal format You can check the audio signal format by pressing AUDIO repeatedly during playback. The format of the current audio signal (Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, etc. ) appears as shown below. Surround Mode Settings Example: Dolby Digital 5. 1 ch Rear (L/R) LFE (Low Frequency Effect) You can enjoy surround sounds while playing discs including Dolby Digital and DTS DVDs, even if you have only 2 or 4 speakers. Select the surround mode that best suits your speaker setup. 1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 . 1 Front (L/R) + Center L LS C LFE R RS SUR Currently playing programm format Example: Dolby Digital 3 ch Front (L/R) Rear (Monaural) 1 Press SUR during playback. The following display appears. TVS DYNAMIC R S L 2:SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL 2 / 1 Currently playing programm format 2 Press SUR repeatedly to select one of the surround modes. See the explanations given for each item in the following section. For 2 speaker setups (If you select a setting other than "NONE" in the setting of "REAR" in "SPEAKER SETUP" (page 85), you cannot select these modes. ) · TVS DYNAMIC · TVS WIDE · TVS NIGHT · TVS STANDARD 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. · LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal 54 For 4 to 6 speaker setups (If you select "NONE" in the setting of "REAR" in "SPEAKER SETUP" (page 85), you cannot select these modes. ) · NORMAL SURROUND · ENHANCED SURROUND · VIRTUAL REAR SHIFT · VIRTUAL MULTI REAR · VIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION 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 To cancel the setting Select "OFF" in step 2. For 2 speaker setups When you connect a stereo TV or 2 front speakers, TVS (TV Virtual Surround) lets you enjoy surround sound effects by using sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L: left, R: right) without using actual rear speakers. TVS was developed by Sony to produce surround sound for home use using just a stereo TV. If the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL)/HDMI OUT jack, the surround effect will be heard only when "DOLBY DIGITAL" and "DTS" are set to "D-PCM" in "AUDIO SETUP"(page 83). [. . . ] Since the video signals are compatible with the current DVI (Digital Visual Interface) format, HDMI jacks can be connected to DVI jacks by way of an HDMI-DVI converter cord. The HDMI specification supports HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Contents Protection), a copy protection technology that incorporates coding technology for digital video signals. DVD-RW (page 8) A DVD-RW is a recordable and rewritable disc that is the same size as a DVD VIDEO. The DVD-RW has two different modes: VR mode and Video mode. DVD-RWs created in Video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO, while discs created in VR (Video Recording) mode allow the contents to be programmed or edited. Normal (Interlace) format (page 22) Normal (Interlace) format shows every other line of an image as a single "field" and is the standard method for displaying images on television. [. . . ]