User manual SONY DVP-NS700H/S

[. . . ] Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. DVP-NS300 Serial No. ______________ Thank you for purchasing this Sony CD/DVD Player. Before operating the player, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this CD/DVD player is harmful to eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. [. . . ] With each press the indication changes as follows: Playback direction 2y y 1y Opposite direction (DVD only) 2 y1 The 2y/2 1y/1 . playback speed is slower than / y H Note Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be able to do some of the operations described. Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse (Scan) Press or y while playing a disc. When you find the point you want, press H to return to normal speed. Each time you press or y during scan the playback speed changes. With each press the indication changes as follows: Playback direction x2B (DVD/CD only) t 1M t 2M Opposite direction x2b (DVD only) t 1m t 2m The x2B/x2b playback speed is about twice the normal speed. The 2M/2m playback speed is faster than 1M/1m. y y Searching for a Scene y y y y y y y 37 Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track/Index/ Scene (Search mode) You can search a DVD disc by title or chapter, and you can search a VIDEO CD or 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. 2 Press SEARCH MODE repeatedly to select the search method. xWhen playing a DVD (TITLE), (CHAPTER), (TIME/TEXT), or (NUMBER INPUT) Select "TIME/TEXT" to search for a starting point by inputting the time code. xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (TRACK) or (INDEX) xWhen playing a VIDEO CD with PBC Playback (SCENE) xWhen playing a CD (TRACK) or (INDEX) CLEAR SEARCH MODE X/x/c ENTER 3 Select the number of the title, track, scene, time code, etc. , you want by pressing X/x to select the digit, followed by c to move the cursor. 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. 1 Press SEARCH MODE during playback. The Control Bar appears. "­ ­( **)" appears next to the icon on the Control Bar (** refers to a number). The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles, tracks, scenes, etc. 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 Note If "DTS" is set to "OFF" in "AUDIO SETUP, " the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks (page 59). Sound Adjustments SURROUND 1 Press SURROUND during playback. The Control Bar is displayed. TVS DYNAMIC 2 Press SURROUND repeatedly to select one of the TVS (TV Virtual Surround) sounds. Refer to the explanations given for each item. ·TVS DYNAMIC ·TVS WIDE ·TVS NIGHT ·TVS STANDARD continued 43 To reset the TVS setting In Step 2, select "OFF. " TVS (TV Virtual Surround) DYNAMIC TVS (TV Virtual Surround) STANDARD Uses sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L/R) without using actual rear speakers (shown below). The sound imaging effect is distinct and clearly reproduces each aural element of the audio track. 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 Uses sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L/R) without using actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below. Use this setting when you want to use TVS with 2 separate speakers and retain the sound quality. L R TVS (TV Virtual Surround) WIDE Uses sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L/R) without using actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below. This gives the sound an expanded effect that fills the area surrounding the listener. 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 L: Left front speaker R: Right front speaker : Virtual speakers z You can also change the TVS setting by pressing SURROUND on the player. [. . . ] The data capacity of a double-layer and single-sided DVD is 8. 5 GB, a single-layer and doublesided DVD is 9. 4 GB, and double-layer and double-sided DVD is 17 GB. 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 it's 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. [. . . ]