About This Manual - Sony DVP-NS38 Operating Instructions Manual

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Enjoying DivX
About DivX Video Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Playing DivX Video Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Using Various Additional Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Locking Discs (CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL,
PARENTAL CONTROL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Controlling Your TV With the Supplied Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Settings and Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using the Setup Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Setting the Display or Sound Track Language (LANGUAGE SETUP) . . . . . 60
Settings for the Display (SCREEN SETUP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Custom Settings (CUSTOM SETUP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Settings for the Sound (AUDIO SETUP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Self-diagnosis Function (When letters/numbers appear in the display) . . . . 68
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Language Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Parental Control Area Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

About This Manual

• Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the remote. You can also use the controls
on the player if they have the same or similar names as those on the remote.
• "DVD" may be used as a general term for commercial DVDs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+Rs
DL (+VR mode) and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-Rs DL (VR mode, video mode).
• The meaning of the icons used in this manual is described below:
Icons Meaning
Functions available for commercial DVDs and DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/
DVD+Rs DL in +VR mode or DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-Rs DL in video
mode
Functions available for DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-Rs DL in VR (Video
Recording) mode
Functions available for VIDEO CDs (including Super VCDs or CD-Rs/
CD-RWs in video CD format or Super VCD format)
Functions available for music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD format
Functions available for DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs
containing MP3
files)
Functions available for DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/DVD+RWs/
DVD+Rs/DVD+Rs DL/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD-Rs DL containing
MP3
*1 MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer III) is a standard format defined by ISO (International Organization for
Standardization)/IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) MPEG which compresses audio data.
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*2 DivX is a video file compression technology, developed by DivX, Inc.
*3 DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.
Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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audio tracks, JPEG image files, and DivX
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audio tracks, JPEG image files, and DivX
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video
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video files)
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