User manual SONY DVP-NS325

[. . . ] 3-081-168-11(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-NS325 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. [. . . ] (Search mode) You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and you can search a VIDEO CD/CD by track, index, or scene. As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc, you can select the desired one by entering its number. Or, you can search for a scene using the time code. Playing one frame at a time (Freeze Frame) When the player is in the pause mode, press STEP to go to the next frame. Press STEP to go to the preceding frame (DVD only). If you hold the button down, you can view the frames in succession. To return to normal playback, press H. Number buttons CLEAR SEARCH MODE ENTER 1 Press SEARCH MODE. The following display appears. "-- (**)" appears next to the icon (** refers to a number). The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles, tracks, indexes, scenes, etc. of the disc. ­ ­(10) 2 Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly to select the search method. 36 When playing a DVD TITLE CHAPTER TIME/TEXT NUMBER INPUT Select "TIME/TEXT" to search for a starting point by inputting the time code. When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC playback TRACK INDEX When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback SCENE INDEX When playing a CD TRACK INDEX When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) ALBUM TRACK Notes · You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW using the time code. · The title, chapter, or track number displayed is the same number recorded on the disc. Searching for a Scene 3 Select the number of the title, track, scene, time code, etc. you want by pressing the number buttons to select the digit. For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the beginning, select "TIME/TEXT" in Step 2 and enter "2:10:20. " If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, then select another number. 4 Press ENTER. The player starts playback from the selected number. z Hint When the display is turned off, you can search for a chapter (DVD) or track (CD) by pressing the number buttons and ENTER. 37 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 · 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) 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) · *:* (minutes: seconds) Playing time of the current track TIME/TEXT DISPLAY When playing a Super VCD · T *:* (minutes: seconds) Playing time of the current track 1 Press TIME/TEXT during playback. The following display appears. T 1:01:57 To check the DVD/CD text or track name (MP3 audio) Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly in Step 2 to display text recorded on the DVD/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. For DATA CDs, only the track name of the MP3 audio track appears. BRAHMS SYMPHONY 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. 38 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 Playing time and number of the current track Remaining time of the current track When playing a DVD Playing time of the current title Playing time of the disc Viewing Information About the Disc Remaining time of the current title Remaining time of the disc Playing time of the current chapter Text Remaining time of the current chapter Current track and index number (returns to top automatically) Text z Hints · When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the scene number or 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 Bar (page 12). Current title and chapter number (returns to top automatically) When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) Playing time and number of the current track 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. Track name 39 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select Sound Adjustments the desired audio signal. When playing a DVD Depending on the DVD, the choice of language varies. When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a language code. [. . . ] Dolby Digital provides the same 5. 1 discrete channels of high quality digital audio found in Dolby Digital cinema audio systems. Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data are recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital. The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology. The picture data is compressed to about 1/40 (average) of its original size. The DVD also uses a variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture. [. . . ]