Playing Discs; Resuming Playback From The Point Where You Stopped The Disc (Multi-Disc Resume); Using The Dvd's Menu; Selecting "Original" Or "Play List" On A Dvd-Rw Disc - Sony DVP-NS355 Service Manual

Playing Discs

Playing Discs
Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some
operations may be different or restricted.
Refer to the operating instructions supplied
with your disc.
H
[/1
A
1
Turn on your TV.
2
Press [/1.
The player turns on.
3
Switch the input selector on your
TV so that the signal from the
player appears on the TV screen.
◆ When using an amplifier (receiver)
Turn on the amplifier (receiver) and
select the appropriate channel so that you
can hear sound from the player.
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Press A on the player, and place a
disc on the disc tray.
Resuming Playback from
the Point Where You
Stopped the Disc
(Multi-disc Resume)
The player stores the point where you stopped
the disc for up to 6 discs and resumes
playback the next time you insert the same
disc. When you store a resume playback point
for the seventh disc, the resume playback
point for the first disc is deleted.
1
While playing a disc, press x to
stop playback.
"RESUME" appears on the front panel
display.
2
Press H.
The player starts playback from the point
where you stopped the disc in Step 1.
z Hints
• To play from the beginning of the disc, press x
twice, then press H.
• For DVD-RWs in VR mode, CDs, and DATA
CDs, the player remembers the resume playback
point for the current disc unless the disc tray is
opened, the power cord is disconnected, or only
for DATA CDs, the player enters standby mode.
Notes
• "MULTI-DISC RESUME" in "CUSTOM
SETUP" must be set to "ON" (default) for this
function to work (page 67).
With the playback side facing down
5
Press H.
The disc tray closes, and the player starts
playback (continuous play). Adjust the
volume on the TV or the amplifier
(receiver).
Depending on the disc, a menu may
appear on the TV screen. For DVD
VIDEOs, see page 30. For VIDEO CDs,
see page 31.
To turn off the player
Press [/1. The player enters standby mode.
z Hint
You can have the player turn off automatically
whenever you leave it in stop mode for more than
30 minutes. To turn on this function, set "AUTO
POWER OFF" in "CUSTOM SETUP" to "ON"
(page 67).
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• The resume playback point for the current disc is
cleared when:
– you change the play mode.
– you change the settings on the Setup Display.
• This function may not work with some discs.
• Resume Play does not work during Shuffle Play
and Program Play.
• If "MULTI-DISC RESUME" in "CUSTOM
SETUP" is set to "ON" and you playback a
recorded disc such as DVD-RW, the player may
playback other recorded discs from the same
resume point. To play from the beginning, press
x twice and then press H.
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Additional operations
CLEAR ZOOM
INSTANT REPLAY
INSTANT ADVANCE
To Operation
Press x
Stop
Press X
Pause
Press X or H
Resume play after
pause
Press >
Go to the next chapter,
track, or scene in
continuous play mode
Press .
Go back to the
previous chapter,
track, or scene in
continuous play mode
Press Z
Stop play and remove
the disc
Replay the previous Press
scene* INSTANT REPLAY
during playback
Briefly fast forward Press
the current scene** INSTANT
ADVANCE during
playback
Magnify the Press ZOOM
image*** repeatedly.
Press CLEAR to
cancel.
* For DVD VIDEOs and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs
only
** For DVD VIDEOs and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs or
DVD+RWs only
***For Video and JPEG pictures only (except
BACKGROUND pictures). You can move the
enlarged picture using C/X/x/c . Depending
upon the contents of the disc, the ZOOM
function may be canceled automatically when
the picture is moved.
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Using the DVD's Menu

A DVD is divided into long sections of a
picture or a music feature called "titles."
When you play a DVD which contains
several titles, you can select the title you want
using the TOP MENU button.
When you play DVDs that allow you to select
items such as the language for the subtitles
and the language for the sound, select these
items using the MENU button.
Number
buttons
ENTER
TOP MENU
1
Press TOP MENU or MENU.
The disc's menu appears on the TV
screen.
The contents of the menu vary from disc
to disc.
2
Press C/X/x/c or the number
buttons to select the item you want
to play or change.
If you press the number buttons, the
following display appears.
Press the number buttons to select the
item you want.
1
3
Press ENTER.
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z Hints
• The Instant Replay function is useful when you
want to review a scene or dialog that you missed.
• The Instant Advance function is useful when you
want to pass over a scene that you don't want to
watch.
Note
You may not be able to use the Instant Replay or
Instant Advance function with some scenes.
Locking the disc tray (Child
Lock)
You can lock the disc tray to prevent children
from opening it.
ENTER
RETURN
When the player is in standby mode, press
O RETURN, ENTER, and then [/1 on the
remote.
The player turns on and "LOCKED" appears
on the front panel display.
The Z button on the player or the remote does
not work while the Child Lock is set.
To unlock the disc tray
When the player is in standby mode, press
O RETURN, ENTER, and then [/1 again.
Note
Even if you select "RESET" under "SETUP" in the
Control Menu (page 64), the disc tray remains locked.
Selecting "ORIGINAL" or
"PLAY LIST" on a DVD-
RW Disc
Some DVD-RW discs in VR (Video
Recording) mode have two types of titles for
playback: originally recorded titles
(ORIGINAL) and titles that can be created on
recordable DVD players for editing (PLAY
LIST). You can select the type of titles to be
played.
ENTER
DISPLAY
MENU
1
Press DISPLAY in stop mode.
The Control Menu appears.
2
Press X/x to select
(ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST), then press
ENTER.
The options for "ORIGINAL/PLAY
LIST" appear.
1 2 ( 2 7 )
1 8 ( 3 4 )
DVD-RW
T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5
PLAY LIST
PLAY LIST
ORIGINAL