Viewing Information About The Disc - Sony DVP-NC625 Service Manual

Viewing Information About the
Disc
You can check the playing time and
remaining time of the current title, chapter, or
track. Also, you can check the DVD/CD text
or track name (MP3 audio) recorded on the
disc.
Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly in step 2 to
The following display appears.
display text recorded on the DVD VIDEO/
CD/DATA CD.
The DVD/CD text appears only when text is
T 1:01:57 PLAY
recorded in the disc. You cannot change the
text. If the disc does not contain text, "NO
Time
TEXT" appears.
information
The display and the kinds of time that you
can change depend on the disc you are
For DATA CDs, the track and album names
playing.
of the MP3 audio track appears (page 48).
Select "OFF" in step 3.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu is turned off.
You can check information such as the bit
rate or the disc layer that is being played.
By pressing DISPLAY repeatedly, you can
display either "BIT RATE" or "LAYER,"
whichever was selected in "ADVANCED."
N
TIME/TEXT
Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio
data per second in a disc. While playing a
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disc, an approximate bit rate of the playback
DISPLAY
picture is displayed as Mbps (Mega bit per
second) and the audio as kbps (kilo bit per
second). The higher the bit rate, the larger the
amount of data. However, this does not
always mean that you can get higher quality
pictures or sounds.
N
The Control Menu is displayed.
X x
The options for "ADVANCED" appear.
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1 2 ( 2 7 )
DVD VIDEO
Indicates the approximate point where the
1 8 ( 3 4 )
T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5
disc is playing.
If it is a dual-layer DVD, the player indicates
OFF
BIT RATE
which layer is being read ("Layer 0" or
LAYER
BIT RATE
"Layer 1").
BIT RATE 384 kbps
For details on the layers, see page 72 (DVD
Mbps
0 5 10
VIDEO).
X x
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.
N
• 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
N
• * : * (minutes : seconds)
Playing time of the current scene
N
• T * : * (minutes : seconds)
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
N
• * : * (minutes : seconds)
Playing time of the current track
N
• T * : * (minutes : seconds)
Playing time of the current track
BRAHMS SYMPHONY
c continued
BIT RATE
Audio
384 kbps
Mbps Video
0 5 10
Appears when the DVD
has dual layers
c continued
You can view the time information and text
displayed on the TV screen also on the front
panel display. The information on the front
panel display changes as follows when you
change the time information on your TV
screen.
Playing time of the current title
Remaining time of the current title
Playing time of the current chapter
Remaining time of the current chapter
Text
Current title and chapter number
(returns to top automatically)
Track playing time and number of
current disc track
Track time
By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing MP3
audio track on a DATA CD, you can display
the audio bit rate (the amount of data per
second of the current audio).
T 17:30 128k
JAZZ
RIVER SIDE
1-11
Track playing time and current disc
track number
Remaining time of the current track
Playing time of the current disc
Remaining time of the disc
Text
z Hints
• When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions,
the disc number, scene number and the playing
time are displayed.
• Long text that does not fit in a single line will
scroll across the front panel display.
• You can also check the time information and text
using the Control Menu (page 12).
Notes
• Depending on the type of disc being played, the
DVD/CD text or track name may not be
displayed.
• The player can only display the first level of the
DVD/CD text, such as the disc name or title.
• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be
displayed correctly.
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