Using Various Additional Functions - Sony DVP-NS999ES Service Manual

3
Press C/c to adjust the brightness
level of the area that you selected.
C decreases the level (darkens the area),
and c increases the level (lightens the
area). The level can be adjusted between
16 and 235. The level for the dark areas
can never be greater than the light areas.
0%
32
64
120 Gamma value and
1: ENGLISH
OFF
50 128 the position of the
1: ENGLISH
160 bar change in
2: FRENCH
192
accordance with
3: SPANISH
224
your adjustment
100
RESET
Darken Lighten
4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the
brightness level of other areas that
you select.
Try to keep the line that connects the
brightness level of each area as smooth
and straight as possible, as shown below.
How to lighten the How to darken the
dark areas of an light areas of an
image image
0% 0%
58 35
89 64
94 105
1: ENGLISH 1: ENGLISH
OFF 50 128 OFF 50 128
1: ENGLISH 1: ENGLISH
160 150
2: FRENCH 2: FRENCH
192 159
3: SPANISH 3: SPANISH
224 174
100 100
RESET RESET
To prevent the image from appearing
overly altered, do not give the line any
sharp changes. Gradually make the
adjustments while viewing the image on
your TV screen.
Press O RETURN to stop making
adjustments to the image.
5
Press ENTER.
The "GAMMA" adjustment bar appears
and the adjusted gamma values are stored
in memory.
To insert or overwrite a character
1
Press . or > to move the cursor to
the insertion point or the character you
want to correct.
2
Select a correct character by pressing C/
X/x/c or turning the click shuttle.
3
To insert a character, press ENTER.
To overwrite, press . or >.
To check the Disc Memo
Toggle the scroll key up or down to display
"TIME/TEXT" in the LCD screen. Then
point the remote at the player and press down
on the scroll key so that appears in the
LCD screen. Press down on the scroll key
repeatedly until the Disc Memo appears at the
bottom of the TV screen.
Note
You can label up to 300 discs. When you have the
player store over 300 discs in memory, each new
Disc Memo erases the oldest Disc Memo from those
first stored.
To reset only the gamma value to the
default setting
Select "RESET" in the "GAMMA"
adjustment display by pressing X/x, and
press ENTER.
z Hint
You can move the gamma adjustment display
horizontally by pressing ./>.
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Locking Discs
(CUSTOM
PARENTAL CONTROL, PARENTAL
CONTROL)
You can set two kinds of playback restrictions
for the desired disc.
• Custom Parental Control
You can set playback restrictions so that the
player will not play inappropriate discs.
• Parental Control
Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be
limited according to a predetermined level,
such as the age of the users. Scenes may be
blocked or replaced with different scenes.
The same password is used for both Parental
Control and Custom Parental Control.
Custom Parental Control
You can set the same Custom Parental
Control password for up to 300 discs. When
you set the 301st-disc, the first disc is
canceled.
x
X/x
ENTER
DISPLAY
Number
buttons
1
Insert the disc you want to lock.
If the disc is playing, press x to stop
playback.
2
Press DISPLAY while the player is
stopped.
The Control Menu appears.
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Using Various Additional
Functions
Labeling the Disc
You can label a disc if no text is recorded on
the disc (Disc Memo).
You can put a personal title of up to 20
characters on the disc. The Disc Memo can be
anything you like, such as a title, musician's
name, category, or date of purchase.
Scroll key
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Click
shuttle
DISPLAY
CLEAR
1
Insert the disc you want to label.
2
Press DISPLAY.
The Control Menu appears.
3
Press X/x to select
MEMO) and press ENTER.
"DISC MEMO INPUT t" appears.
1 2 ( 2 7 )
1 8 ( 3 4 )
T - - : - - : - -
DISC MEMO INPUT
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3
Press X/x to select
(PARENTAL CONTROL), then press
ENTER.
The options for "PARENTAL
CONTROL" appear.
1 2 ( 2 7 )
1 8 ( 3 4 )
T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5
ON
PLAYER
PASSWORD
OFF
4
Press X/x to select "ON t," then
press ENTER.
◆ If you have not entered a password
The display for registering a new
password appears.
PARENTAL CONTROL
Enter a new 4-digit password, then
press ENTER .
Enter a 4-digit password using the
number buttons, then press ENTER.
The display for confirming the password
appears.
◆ When you have already registered a
password
The display for entering the password
appears.
PARENTAL CONTROL
Enter password, then press
ENTER
5
Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password
using the number buttons, then press
ENTER.
"Custom parental control is set." appears
and then the screen returns to the Control
Menu.
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4
Press x to select "DISC MEMO
INPUT t" and press ENTER.
The "DISC MEMO INPUT" display
appears.
DISC MEMO INPUT
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX
YZ 0 1 2 34 5 6 78 9 < > + – ✽ / = ? _ @
SAVE
5
Select a character by pressing C/
X/x/c, or by turning the click
shuttle.
The selected character changes the color.
6
Press ENTER.
DISC MEMO INPUT
C/X/x/c
B
ENTER
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX
YZ 0 1 2 34 5 6 78 9 < > + – ✽ / = ? _ @
SAVE
7
Repeat steps 5 and 6 to input other
characters.
8
When you have entered all the
characters for a Disc Memo, select
"SAVE" by pressing C/X/x/c, and
press ENTER.
The Disc Memo is stored.
(TIME/
To turn off the display
Press O RETURN.
PLAY
To erase a character
DVD VIDEO
1
Press . or > to move the cursor to
the character you want to erase.
2
Press CLEAR.
To turn off the Custom Parental Control
function
1
Follow steps 1 through 3 of "Custom
Parental Control."
2
Press X/x to select "OFF t," then press
STOP
ENTER.
DVD VIDEO
3
Enter your 4-digit password using the
number buttons, then press ENTER.
To play a disc for which Custom Parental
Control is set
1
Insert the disc for which Custom Parental
Control is set.
The "CUSTOM PARENTAL
CONTROL" display appears.
CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL
Custom parental control is already
set. To play, enter your password
.
and press
ENTER
2
Enter your 4-digit password using the
number buttons, then press ENTER.
The player is ready for playback.
z Hint
If you forget your password, enter the 6-digit
number "199703" using the number buttons when
the "CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL" display
asks you for your password, then press ENTER.
The display will ask you to enter a new 4-digit
password.
Parental Control (limited
playback)
.
Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be
limited according to a predetermined level
such as the age of the users. The
"PARENTAL CONTROL" function allows
you to set a playback limitation level.
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