User manual SONY DVP-NS575P

[. . . ] 3-089-855-12(1) CD/DVD Player Operating Instructions For customers in the U. S. A Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. DVP-NS575P Serial No. ______________ For Customers in Canada If this product is not working properly, please call 1-877-602-2008 for Peace of Mind Warranty Replacement service. For other product related questions please contact our Customer Information Service Centre at 1-877-899-7669 or write to us at: Customer Information Service 115 Gordon Baker Road, Toronto, Ontario, M2H 3R6 DVP-NS575P © 2004 Sony Corporation WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. [. . . ] If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can also change the language. With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from the right or left channel and listen to the sound of the selected channel through both the right and left speakers. For example, when playing a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel, you can hear the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel. AUDIO 1 Press AUDIO during playback. The following display appears. 1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2. 1 Note While playing a Super VCD on which the audio track 2 is not recorded, no sound will come out when you select "2:STEREO, " "2:1/L, " or "2:2/R. " 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the desired audio signal. 44 Checking the audio signal format If you press AUDIO repeatedly during playback, the format of the current audio signal (Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, etc. ) appears as shown below. TV Virtual Surround Settings (TVS) When you connect a stereo TV or 2 front speakers, TVS (TV Virtual Surround) lets you enjoy surround sound effects by using sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L: left, R: right) without using actual rear speakers. TVS was developed by Sony to produce surround sound for home use using just a stereo TV. If the player is set up to output the signal from the DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack, the surround effect will only be heard when "DOLBY DIGITAL" is set to "D-PCM" in "AUDIO SETUP" (page 68). Example: Dolby Digital 5. 1 ch Rear (L/R) 1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 . 1 Front (L/R) + Center LFE (Low Frequency Effect) Sound Adjustments Example: Dolby Digital 3 ch 2:SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL 2 / 1 Front (L/R) Rear (Monoral) About audio signals Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the sound elements (channels) shown below. · Front (L) · Front (R) · Center · Rear (L) · Rear (R) · Rear (Monaural): This signal can be either the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals or the Dolby Digital sound's monaural rear audio signals. · LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal SUR 1 Press SUR during playback. The following display appears. TVS DYNAMIC Note If "DTS" is set to "OFF" in "AUDIO SETUP" (page 69) the DTS track selection option will not appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks. 2 Press SUR repeatedly to select one of the TVS sounds. Refer to the following explanations given for each item. · TVS DYNAMIC · TVS WIDE · TVS NIGHT · TVS STANDARD , continued 45 To cancel the setting Select "OFF" in Step 2. TVS DYNAMIC Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers (shown below). This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short, such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV. TV L R L: Front speaker (left) R: Front speaker (right) : Virtual speaker Notes TVS WIDE Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below. This mode is effective when the distance between the front L and R speakers is short, such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV. TV · When the playing signal does not contain a signal for the rear speakers, the surround effects cannot be heard. · When you select one of the TVS modes, turn off the surround setting of the connected TV or amplifier (receiver). · Make sure that your listening position is between and at an equal distance from your speakers, and that the speakers are located in similar surroundings. · Not all discs will respond to the "TVS NIGHT" function in the same way. TVS NIGHT Large sounds, such as explosions, are suppressed, but the quieter sounds are unaffected. This feature is useful when you want to hear the dialogue and enjoy the surround sound effects of "TVS WIDE" at low volume. TVS STANDARD Creates virtual rear speakers from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without using actual rear speakers. The virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below. Use this setting when you want to use surround sound with 2 separate speakers. 46 Enjoying Movies Displaying the Subtitles If subtitles are recorded on the discs, you can change the subtitles or turn them on and off whenever you want while playing a DVD. Changing the Angles If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, " " appears in the front panel display. This means that you can change the viewing angle. SUBTITLE ANGLE 1 Press SUBTITLE during playback. The following display appears. Enjoying Movies 1 Press ANGLE during playback. The number of the angle appears on the display. 2 1:ENGLISH 2 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select the setting. When playing a DVD VIDEO Select the language. Refer to "Language Code List" on page 77 to see which language the code represents. When playing a DVD-RW Select "ON. " 2 Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the angle number. The scene changes to the selected angle. Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able to change the angles even if multi-angles are recorded on the DVD VIDEO. To turn off the subtitles Select "OFF" in Step 2. Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles are recorded on it. [. . . ] Good channel separation is realized because all of the channel data is recorded discretely and little deterioration is realized because all channel data processing is digital. , continued 73 DVD VIDEO (page 8) A disc that contains up to 8 hours of moving pictures even though its diameter is the same as a CD. The data capacity of a single-layer and singlesided DVD is 4. 7 GB (Giga Byte), which is 7 times that of a CD. The data capacity of a double-layer and single-sided DVD is 8. 5 GB, a single-layer and double-sided DVD is 9. 4 GB, and double-layer and double-sided DVD is 17GB. The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology. [. . . ]