About This Manual; This Player Can Play The Following Discs - Sony DVP-NS305 Operating Instructions Manual

About this Manual

Check your model name
The instructions in this manual are for the
2 models: DVP-NS305 and DVP-NS415.
Check your model name by looking at
the front panel of the player. DVP-NS415
is the model used for illustration
purposes. Any difference in operation is
clearly indicated in the text, for example,
"DVP-NS415 only."
• 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.
• Displays on the screen are slightly different
depending upon where the model is sold.
• The meaning of the icons used in this
manual is described below:
Icon Meaning
Functions available for DVD
VIDEOs or DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs
in Video mode
Functions available for VIDEO
CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in
video CD format
Functions available for DATA
CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-
RWs containing MP3* audio
tracks)
Functions available for music
CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in
music CD format
* MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard
format defined by ISO/MPEG which compresses
audio data.
This Player Can Play the
Following Discs
Format of discs
DVD VIDEO
VIDEO CD
6
Format of discs
Music CD
The "DVD VIDEO" logo is a trademark.
Region code
Your player has a region code printed on the
back of the unit and only will play DVD
VIDEO discs (playback only) labelled with
identical region codes. This system is used to
protect copyrights.
DVDs labelled
ALL
player.
If you try to play any other DVD, the
message "Playback prohibited by area
limitations." will appear on the TV screen.
Depending on the DVD, no region code
indication may be labelled even though
playing the DVD is prohibited by area
restrictions.
Region code
X
MODEL NO.
DVP–XXXX
CD/DVD PLAYER
AC 00V 00Hz
00W
NO.
SONY CORPORATION MADE IN JAPAN 0-000-000-00
Example of discs that the player
cannot play
The player cannot play the following discs:
• All CD-ROMs (including PHOTO CDs)/
CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded
in the following formats:
– music CD format
– video CD format
– MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660*
Level 1/Level 2, or its extended format,
Joliet
• Data part of CD-Extras
• DVD-RWs in VR mode
• DVD-ROMs
• DVD Audio discs
• HD layer on Super Audio CDs
* A logical format of files and folders on CD-
ROMs, defined by ISO (International Standard
Organization).
Also, the player cannot play the following
discs:
• A DVD with a different region code.
will also play on this