Sony DVP-NC625 Service Manual page 18

z Hint
To play without using PBC, press ./> while
the player is stopped to select a track, then press H
or ENTER.
"Play without PBC." appears on the TV screen and
the player starts continuous play. You cannot play
still pictures such as a menu. You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/
To return to PBC playback, press x twice then
CD-Rs/CD-RWs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG1
press H.
Audio Layer 3) format.
Notes
• Depending on the VIDEO CD, "Press ENTER" in
step 3 may appear as "Press SELECT" in the
instructions supplied with the disc. In this case,
press H.
• The PBC functions of Super VCDs do not work
with this player. Super VCDs are played in
continous play mode only.
Notes
• This player can play MP3 audio tracks recorded in
the following sampling frequencies:
32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz.
• The playback order may be different from the
edited order. See "The playback order of MP3
audio tracks" (page 35) for details.
Notes
The playback order of albums and tracks
• Depending on the software you use to create the
recorded on a DATA CD is as follows.
DATA CD, the playback order may differ from
N
the illustration above.
Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5 • The playback order above may not be applicable
if there are more than a total of 999 albums and
ROOT tracks in the DATA CD.
• The player can recognize up to 499 albums (the
player will count just albums, including albums
that do not contain MP3 audio tracks). The player
will not play any albums beyond the first 499
albums. Of the first 499 albums, the player will
play no more than a combined total of 999 albums
and tracks.
album
track
When you insert a DATA CD and press H,
the numbered tracks are played sequentially,
from through . Any sub-albums/tracks
1 7
contained within a currently selected album
take priority over the next album in the same
tree. (Example: C contains D so is played
4
before .)
5
When you press MENU and the list of MP3
albums appears (page 34), the albums are
arranged in the following order: A t B t
C t D t F t G. Albums that do not
contain tracks (such as album E) do not
appear in the list.
z Hints
• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front
of the track names, the tracks will be played in
that order.
• Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start
playback, it is recommended that you create the
albums no more than two trees.
Z
H
The disc tray closes, and the player starts
to play the first MP3 audio track in the
first album on the disc.
c continued
The list of MP3 albums recorded on the
DATA CD appears.
1 ( 3 0 )
R O C K B E S T H I T
K A R A O K E
J A Z Z
R & B
M Y F A V O R I T E S O N G S
C L A S S I C A L
S A L S A O F C U B A
B O S S A N O V A
X x
The list of tracks contained in the album
appears.
J A Z Z
1 ( 90 )
0 1 S H E I S S P E C I A L
0 2 A L L Y O U N E E D I S . . .
0 3 S P I C Y L I F E
0 4 H A P P Y H O U R
0 5 R I V E R S I D E
0 6 5
0 7 T A K E T I M E , T A K E T I M E
X x
The selected track starts playing.
When a track or album is being played, its
title is shaded.
Press c or C.
Press O RETURN.
Press MENU.
Notes
• Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can
be used for album or track names. Anything else
is displayed as "*".
• ID3 tags cannot be displayed.
You can set the following play modes:
• Program Play (page 36)
• Shuffle Play (page 38)
• Repeat Play (page 39)
• A-B Repeat Play (page 40)
Note
The play mode is canceled when:
– you open the disc tray.
– the player enters standby mode by pressing [/1.
You can play one disc or all of the discs in the
player. Before setting Program Play, Shuffle
Play, or Repeat Play, you must select whether
to set those play mode on one disc or all of the
discs.
ONE/ALL
DISPLAY
The following Control Menu appears.
1-8
You can play MP3 audio tracks on CD-ROMs
or CD-Rs/CD-RWs. However, the discs must
be recorded according to ISO9660 level 1,
level 2, or Joliet format for the player to
recognize the tracks.
You can also play discs recorded in Multi
Session.
See the instructions of the CD-R/CD-RW
device or recording software (not supplied)
for details on the recording format.
This player can play Multi Session CDs when
an MP3 audio track is located in the first
session. Any subsequent MP3 audio tracks,
recorded in the later sessions, can also be
played back.
When audio tracks and images in music CD
format or Video CD format are recorded in
the first session, only the first session will be
played back.
Notes
• If you put the extension ".MP3" to data not in
MP3 format, the player cannot recognize the data
properly and will generate a loud noise which
could damage your speaker system.
• The player cannot play audio tracks in MP3PRO
format.
X x
1 2 ( 2 7 )
STOP
1 8 ( 3 4 )
DVD-VIDEO
ALL DISCS
ALL DISCS
ONE DISC
z Hint
You can select "ALL DISCS" or "ONE DISC" by
pressing ONE/ALL button on the player. Each time
you press the button, the disc mode changes
alternately.
You can play the contents of a disc in the
order you want by arranging the order of the
titles, chapters, or tracks on the disc to create
your own program.
You can program up to 99 items. By selecting
All Discs mode (page 36), you can create a
program for all of the discs in the player.
Number
buttons
ENTER
The Control Menu appears.
X x
The options for "PROGRAM" appear.