Viewing Information About The Disc - Sony DVP-NS500V Service Manual

Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track/Index/
Scene
You can search a DVD by title or chapter,
and you can search a VIDEO CD/SACD/CD
by track, index, or scene. As titles and tracks
are assigned unique numbers on the disc, you
can select the desired one by entering its
number. Or, you can search for a scene using
the time code (Time search).
Number 1 2 3
4 5 6
buttons
7 8 9
CLEAR
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SEARCH
MODE
X/x
ENTER
DISPLAY
1
Press DISPLAY.
The Control Menu appears.
2
Press X/x to select the search
method.
xWhen playing a DVD VIDEO/
DVD-RW
(TITLE),
(CHAPTER), or
(TIME/TEXT)
Select "TIME/TEXT" for "Time
search" (see below).
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Press ENTER.
To return to normal play
Press O RETURN.
To turn off the Control Menu
Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu is turned off.
Notes
• Depending on the disc, you may not be able to select
all functions.
• The sound is muted when using this function.
Scanning the title, chapter, or track
You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens
and display the first scene of titles, chapters,
or tracks. You can also play back from the
selected title, chapter, or track.
Select the item you want in Step 3, then press
ENTER in Step 4.
xWhen playing a DVD VIDEO
Select " TITLE VIEWER" or " CHAPTER
VIEWER".
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD
Select "
TRACK VIEWER".
The initial scenes of titles, chapters, or tracks
appear.
To start playback from the selected
scene
Select the scene using C/X/x/c and press
ENTER. The playback starts from the
selected scene.
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xWhen playing a VIDEO CD
(TRACK) or
(INDEX)
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD with
PBC Playback
(SCENE)
xWhen playing an SACD/CD
(TRACK) or
(INDEX)
Example: when you select
(CHAPTER)
" ** ( ** )" is selected ( ** refers to a
number).
The number in parentheses indicates the
total number of titles, chapters, tracks,
indexes or scenes.
1 2 ( 2 7 )
PLAY
1 8 ( 3 4 )
DVD VIDEO
T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5
Selected row
3
Press ENTER.
" ** ( ** )" changes to "-- ( ** )."
1 2 ( 2 7 )
PLAY
– – ( 3 4 )
DVD VIDEO
T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5
4
Press X/x or the number buttons to
select the title, chapter, track,
index, or scene number you want to
search.
If you make a mistake
Cancel the number by pressing
CLEAR, then select another number.
z
If there are more than 9 titles, chapters, or tracks,
V is displayed at the bottom right.
To display the additional titles, chapters, or tracks,
select the bottom right scene (the position 9) and press
x. To return to the previous scene, select the top left
scene (the position 1) and press X.
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
Dividing a scene into 9 sections
(STROBE PLAYBACK)
You can display 9 consecutive moving
pictures on the screen. When you press X,
the moving pictures pause.
Select "STROBE PLAYBACK" in Step 3,
then press ENTER in Step 4.
Displaying different angles
simultaneously
If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are
recorded on the DVD VIDEO, you can
display all of the angles recorded on the disc
on the same screen, and start playback in
continuous mode at the chosen angle. The
angles are displayed on a screen divided into 9
sections.
Select "ANGLE VIEWER" in Step 3, then
press ENTER in Step 4.
5
Press ENTER.
The player starts playback from the
selected number.
To turn off the Control Menu
Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu is turned off.
To search for a scene using the time
code (Time search) (DVD VIDEO/DVD-
RW only)
1
In Step 2, select (TIME/
TEXT).
"T ** : ** : ** " (playing time of the
current title) is selected.
2
Press ENTER.
"T ** : ** : ** " changes to "T --:--:--."
3
Input the time code using the number
buttons, then press ENTER.
For example, to find the scene at 2 hours,
10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the
beginning, just enter "2:10:20."
z
You can select "TITLE," "CHAPTER,"
"TRACK," "INDEX," "SCENE," or "TIME/TEXT"
directly by pressing SEARCH MODE repeatedly.
z
When the Control Menu display is turned off, you
can search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW) or
track (SACD/CD) by pressing the number buttons and
ENTER.
z
You can display the first scene of titles, chapters,
or tracks recorded on the disc on a screen divided into
9 sections. You can start playback directly by selecting
one of the scenes. For details, see below.
Notes
• The title, chapter or track number displayed is the
same number recorded on the disc.
• You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW
in VR mode.

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 number
of title (DVD), or track (VIDEO CD, SACD,
CD) using the front panel display (page 9).
0
TIME/TEXT
Press TIME/TEXT.
Each time you press TIME/TEXT while
playing the disc, the display changes as
shown in the following charts.
1-11
Searching by Scene
(VIEWER)
You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens
and find the desired scene quickly.
X
C/X/x/c ENTER
O RETURN
DISPLAY
1
Press DISPLAY twice during
playback.
The Control Menu appears.
2
Press X/x to select
(VIEWER), then press ENTER.
The options for "VIEWER" appear.
1 2 ( 2 7 )
PLAY
1 8 ( 3 4 )
DVD VIDEO
T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5
TITLE VIEWER
CHAPTER VIEWER
STROBE PLAYBACK
ANGLE VIEWER
TITLE VIEWER
3
Press X/x to select the item.
Refer to the explanations given for each
item in the following sections.
• TITLE VIEWER (for DVD VIDEO
only)
• CHAPTER VIEWER (for DVD
VIDEO only)
• TRACK VIEWER (for VIDEO CD
only)
• STROBE PLAYBACK
• ANGLE VIEWER (for DVD VIDEO
only)
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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
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
TITLE TRACK CHAP INDEX ANGLE NTSC HOUR MIN SEC
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