Viewing Information About The Disc - Sony RMT-D139P Service Manual

Viewing Information About the Disc

Viewing the Playing Time
and Remaining Time on
the Front Panel Display
You can check information about the disc,
such as the remaining time, current title
number, or track using the front panel display
(page 9).
Scroll key
1
Toggle the scroll key up or down so
that "TIME/TEXT" appears in the
LCD screen.
2
Press down on the scroll key
repeatedly.
Each time you press down on the scroll
key, the display changes as shown in
the following charts.
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3
Press down on the scroll key
repeatedly to change the time
information.
The display and the kinds of time that
you can change depend on the disc you
are playing.
xWhen playing a DVD VIDEO or
DVD-RW
• T ** : ** : **
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
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (with
PBC functions)
• ** : **
Playing time of the current scene
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD
(without PBC functions), SACD,
or CD
• T ** : **
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
To turn off the Control Menu
Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu is turned off.
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When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-
RW
Title playing time and the current title and
chapter number
TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC
Remaining time of the current title
TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC
Playing time and number of the current
chapter
TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC
Remaining time of the current chapter
TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC
Text/Disc Memo
TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC
When playing a VIDEO CD (without
PBC functions), SACD, or CD
Track playing time and the current track and
index number
TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC
Remaining time of the current track
TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC
Playing time of the disc
TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC
Remaining time of the disc
TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC
Text/Disc Memo
TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC
To check the Disc Memo or text
Press down on the scroll key repeatedly in
Step 3 to display the Disc Memo or text
recorded on the DVD/SACD/CD. The DVD/
SACD/CD text appears only when text is
recorded in the disc. If the disc does not
contain text, "NO TEXT" appears. In this
case, you can label the disc. To label the disc,
see page 71.
TIME/MEMO
BRAHMS SYMPHONY NO – 4
Disc Memo or DVD/SACD/CD text
z
You can see the entire DVD/SACD/CD text or
Disc Memo by watching it scroll across the front panel
display.
Notes
• The player can only display the first level of the
DVD/SACD/CD text, such as the disc name or title.
• Depending upon the disc, the text may not be
displayed.
z
When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions,
the scene number and the playing time are displayed.
z
The playing time and remaining time of the current
chapter, title, track, scene, or disc will also appear on
your TV screen. See the following section "Checking
the Playing Time and Remaining Time" for
instructions on how to read this information.
z
The DVD/SACD/CD text or Disc Memo may also
appear on your TV screen. See "Labeling the disc"
(page 71) for more information.
Note
Depending on the type of disc being played and the
playing mode, the above mentioned disc information
may not be displayed.
Checking the Play
Information
(ADVANCED)
You can check information such as the bit
rate or the disc layer that is being played.
While playing a disc, an approximate bit rate
of the playback picture is always displayed as
Mbps (Mega bit per second) and the audio as
kbps (kilo bit per second).
X/x
ENTER
DISPLAY
1
Press DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu is displayed.
2
Press X/x to select
(ADVANCED), then press ENTER.
The options for "ADVANCED"
appear.
1 2 ( 2 7 )
PLAY
1 8 ( 3 4 )
DVD VIDEO
T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5
BIT RATE
BIT RATE
OFF 384
BIT RATE
LAYER 0 5 10
3
Press X/x to select items.
For each item, please refer to "Displays
of each item."
• BIT RATE: displays the bit rate.
• LAYER: displays the layer and the
pick-up point.
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Checking the Playing
Time and Remaining Time
You can check the playing time and
remaining time of the current title, chapter, or
track, in addition to the playing time and
remaining time of the disc. Also, you can
check the Disc Memo or DVD/SACD/CD
text recorded on the disc.
DISPLAY
1
Press DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu appears.
1 2 ( 2 7 )
1 8 ( 3 4 )
T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5
Time information
2
Toggle the scroll key up or down so
that "TIME/TEXT" appears in the
LCD screen.
4
Press ENTER.
To close the ADVANCED window
Select "OFF" in Step 3.
To turn off the Control Menu
Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu is turned off.
Displays of each item
By pressing DISPLAY repeatedly, you can
display either "BIT RATE" or "LAYER,"
whichever was selected in "ADVANCED."
BIT RATE
BIT RATE
384 kbps
Mbps
0 5 10
Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio
data per second in a disc. The higher the bit
rate, the larger the amount of data. When the
bit rate level is high, there is a large amount
of data. However, this does not always mean
that you can get higher quality pictures or
sounds.
LAYER
Appears when the DVD
has dual layers
Indicates the approximate point where the
disc is playing.
kbps
If it is a dual-layer DVD, the player indicates
Mbps
which layer is being read ("Layer 0" or
"Layer 1").
For details on the layers, see page 97 (DVD
VIDEO).
Scroll key
PLAY
DVD VIDEO
continued
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Audio
Video
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