Searching For A Scene; Searching For A Particular Point On A Disc (Search, Scan, Slow-Motion Play, Freeze Frame); Searching For A Title/Chapter/Track/Scene, Etc - Sony DVP-NS355 Service Manual

Playing repeatedly (Repeat Play)
You can play all of the titles or tracks on a
disc or a single title, chapter, or track
repeatedly.
You can use a combination of Shuffle or
Program Play modes.
CLEAR
ENTER
DISPLAY
1
Press DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu appears.
2
Press X/x to select
(REPEAT), then press ENTER.
The options for "REPEAT" appear.
1 2 ( 2 7 )
1 8 ( 3 4 )
DVD VIDEO
T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5
OFF
OFF
DISC
TITLE
CHAPTER
◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
• DISC: repeats all of the titles.
• TITLE: repeats the current title on a
disc.
• CHAPTER: repeats the current
chapter.
◆ When playing a DVD-RW
• DISC: repeats all the titles of the
selected type.
• TITLE: repeats the current title on a
disc.
• CHAPTER: repeats the current
chapter.

Searching for a Scene

Searching for a
Particular Point on a
Disc
(Search, Scan, Slow-motion
Play, Freeze Frame)
You can quickly locate a particular point on a
disc by monitoring the picture or playing back
slowly.
STEP
STEP
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H
Notes
• Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not
be able to do some of the operations described.
• For DATA CDs, you can search for a particular
point only on an MP3 audio track.
Locating a point quickly using
the PREV (previous)/NEXT (next)
buttons (Search)
You can search for a particular point on a
disc using ./> on the player.
During playback, press and hold > to
locate a point in the playback direction or
press and hold . to locate a point in the
opposite direction. When you find the point
you want, release the button to return to
normal playback speed.
◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or CD
• DISC: repeats all of the tracks.
• TRACK: repeats the current track.
◆ When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio)
• DISC: repeats all of the albums.
• ALBUM: repeats the current album.
• TRACK: repeats the current track.
◆ When playing a DATA CD (JPEG
image)
• DISC: repeats all of the albums.
• ALBUM: repeats the current album.
◆ When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio
and JPEG image)
• DISC: repeats all of the albums.
• ALBUM: repeats the current album.
• TRACK: repeats the current track
(MP3 audio).
◆ When Program Play or Shuffle Play is
activated
• ON: repeats Program Play or Shuffle
Play.
To return to normal play
Press CLEAR, or select "OFF" in Step 2.
z Hint
You can set Repeat Play while the player is stopped.
After selecting the "REPEAT" option, press H.
Repeat Play starts.
Notes
• You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs
and Super VCD with PBC playback.
• When playing a DATA CD which contains MP3
audio tracks and JPEG image files, and their
playing time are not the same, the audio sound
will not match the image file as it is repeated.
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Locating a point quickly by
playing a disc in fast forward or
fast reverse (Scan)
m or M
Press while playing a
disc. When you find the point you want, press
H to return to normal speed. Each time you
m or M
press during scan, the
playback speed changes. With each press the
indication changes as shown below. Actual
speeds may differ with some discs.
Playback direction
×2B t 1M t 2M t 3M
3M (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only)
×2B (DVD VIDEO/CD only)
Opposite direction
×2b t 1m t 2m t 3m
3m (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only)
×2b (DVD VIDEO only)
The "×2B"/ "×2b" playback speed is about
twice the normal speed.
The "3M"/"3m" playback speed is faster
than "2M"/"2m" and the "2M"/"2m"
playback speed is faster than "1M"/
"1m."
Watching frame by frame
(Slow-motion play)
m or M
Press when the player is
in pause mode. To return to the normal speed,
press H.
m or M
Each time you press
during Slow-motion play, the playback speed
changes. Two speeds are available. With each
press the indication changes as follows:
Playback direction
y 1
2
Opposite direction (DVD only)
y 1
2
The "2 y"/"2
" playback speed is slower
than "1 y"/"1
."
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Repeating a specific portion (A-
B Repeat Play)
You can play a specific portion of a title,
chapter or track repeatedly. (This function is
useful when you want to memorize lyrics, etc.)
CLEAR
DISPLAY
1
Press DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu appears.
2
Press X/x to select
REPEAT), then press ENTER.
The options for "A-B REPEAT"
appear.
1 2 ( 2 7 )
1 8 ( 3 4 )
T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5
OFF
SET
OFF
3
Press X/x to select "SET t," then
press ENTER.
The "A-B REPEAT" setting bar appears.
A 18 - 1:32:30 B
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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). To return to normal playback,
press H.
Note
You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW
in VR mode.
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1-8
4
During playback, when you find the
starting point (point A) of the portion to
be played repeatedly, press ENTER.
The starting point (point A) is set.
A 18 - 1:32:55 B 18 - 1:33:05
5
When you reach the ending point
(point B), press ENTER again.
The set points are displayed and the
player starts repeating this specific
portion.
A 18 - 1:32:55 B 18 - 1:34:30
ENTER
To return to normal play
Press CLEAR, or select "OFF" in Step 3.
(A-B
Notes
• When you set A-B Repeat Play, the settings for
Shuffle Play, Repeat Play, and Program Play are
canceled.
• A-B Repeat Play does not work for titles
PLAY
DVD VIDEO
containing still pictures on a DVD-RW in VR
mode.
• A-B Repeat Play does not work across multiple
titles on a DVD-RW in VR mode.
Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track/Scene,
etc.
You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and
you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA 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.
Number
buttons
CLEAR
DISPLAY
1
Press DISPLAY. (When playing a
DATA CD with JPEG image files,
press DISPLAY twice.)
The Control Menu appears.
2
Press X/x to select the search
method.
◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW
TITLE
CHAPTER
TIME/TEXT
Select "TIME/TEXT" to search for a starting
point by inputting the time code.
ENTER