User manual SONY DVP-NS360

[. . . ] Before operating this player, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this CD/DVD player is harmful to eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. CAUTION You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] To cancel loading Press x. z Hint The player can load the disc information even when the power is in standby mode. Press LOAD before turning on the player. The Disc Explorer of the "ALL" folder appears. 52 Disc Explorer display Disc slot number ("EZ": Easy Play slot) Jacket picture The jacket picture recorded on the disc appears automatically. If there is no jacket picture and you do not capture one, the genre picture recorded in the memory of the player is displayed if you select a genre. Current folder is highlighted Current disc ALL DVD CD A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 Super Car Chase Action DVD CD Action DVD CD VIDEO CD Text information (DVD text, CD text or Disc Memo) The text information (DVD text or CD text) recorded on the disc appears automatically. If no text information is recorded, you can store the text information (Disc Memo) yourself (page 58). Skiing the World Music Madness Jacket picture Text information (DVD text, CD text, Disc Memo) Genre Disc type Genre You can select the genre of the disc yourself (page 60). Disc type The disc type, such as DVD, appears automatically. If the slot does not contain a disc, the disc type row is blank. "?" appears when the player has not loaded the disc information in the memory. z Hint You can also display the Disc Explorer by pressing the FOLDER button on the player. Searching for and Managing Discs (Disc Explorer) Note Even if you have removed the disc from the player, the disc information of the disc remains on the Disc Explorer until you load the disc information again by pressing LOAD or place a new disc in the same slot and play it. 53 Searching for a disc on the Disc Explorer . ­/>+ dial 2 Select the disc by one of the following operations. · press X/x · after sliding the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER or DVD, press the number buttons and ENTER · after sliding the TV/DISC EXPLORER/DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER or DVD, press DISC SKIP +/­ · press DISC CHANGE on the player to turn the indicator on, followed by turning the . ­/>+ dial on the player and then pressing it. 3 Number buttons Press ENTER. The Disc Explorer disappears and playback starts. To turn off the Disc Explorer Press ORETURN. z Hint When you select the disc with the number buttons in Step 2, you can use it to jump through the Disc Explorer display. For example, you can press number button 6 and then press ENTER to view the Disc Explorer for disc slot numbers 6 to 10, then press 11 and ENTER to view the Disc Explorer for the next five disc slots (number 11 to 15). . 1 Press FOLDER repeatedly to select the folder with the disc you want to play. With each press, the folder indication in the Disc Explorer display changes as follows: Notes · If you press the FOLDER button during playback, the playback stops and the Disc Explorer appears. · If you have inserted a disc whose disc information has not been loaded yet, you cannot select and play the disc on the Disc Explorer. The player skips the disc whose information differs from the loaded disc information, and plays the next loaded disc. · If you load or try to play an empty slot, it appears as a blank in the Disc Explorer. · Even if the disc has a jacket picture recorded on it, the jacket picture may not appear on the Disc Explorer. ALL t DVD t CD t A t B t C t D 54 Capturing a scene for a jacket picture You can capture your favorite scene in a disc to create a personal jacket picture. Press CLEAR. 3 2 Select a character by pressing C/X/x/ c. The selected character changes color. DISC MEMO INPUT B To insert or overwrite a character 1 In Step 3 of "Labeling a disc or folder" (page 58), press . or > to move the cursor to the insertion point or the character you want to correct. Select a correct character by pressing C/ 2 3 X/x/c or turning the click shuttle. Perform the following. Searching for and Managing Discs (Disc Explorer) 4 5 6 Press ENTER. The selected character is input. To insert the character Press ENTER. and move the cursor. z Hint You can also select the edit mode by pressing the EDIT button on the player. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to input other characters. When you have entered all the characters for the Disc Memo or folder name, press EDIT. The "DISC MEMO INPUT" display or the "FOLDER NAME INPUT" display disappears and the Disc Memo or folder name is stored. The entered Disc Memo ALL DVD CD A B C D Note You can label up to 301 discs. When you have the player store a new disc in memory, the data for the old disc is erased. 2 4 23 BRAHMS SYMPHONY4 Music Madness Classical CD CD CD 59 Labeling a disc or folder using a keyboard To label the disc or folder, you can use an IBM compatible PC keyboard of the USA model* (not supplied) on the "DISC MEMO INPUT" or "FOLDER NAME INPUT" display. * Power consumption must be 120mA or less. Notes · If the cursor keys do not work correctly and you cannot complete the task using the keyboard, disconnect the keyboard. · If the keyboard is not the USA model, the characters may be input differently from those on the keys. 1 Q @ 2 W # 3 E $ 4 R % 5 T ^ 6 Y & 7 U ( ) 8 I J 9 O K 0 P { [ + = } ] Enter Caps Lock A Z S X Alt D C F V G B H N L < > ? Alt Shift Ctrl Shift Ctrl M KEYBOARD jack Selecting a genre You can assign a genre to your disc. 1 2 3 4 5 Connect a keyboard to the KEYBOARD jack on the front panel when the player is in standby mode. Perform Steps 1 and 2 of "Labeling a disc or folder" (page 58). Press ENTER on the keyboard to store the Disc Memo or folder name. The Disc Memo or folder name is stored. To turn off the Disc Explorer Press ORETURN. 1 2 Select the disc on the Disc Explorer (Steps 1 and 2 of "Searching for a disc on the Disc Explorer" (page 54) ). After sliding the TV/DISC EXPLORER/ DVD switch to DISC EXPLORER, press EDIT. The selected disc's text only is highlighted and EDIT appears at the bottom right corner. 60 ALL DVD CD A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 Skiing the World Music Madness Sorting Discs (Sort Mode) You can sort the discs in the folder by the disc slot number, text information (DVD TEXT/ CD TEXT/ Disc Memo) or genre. [. . . ] The picture data uses the MPEG 2 format, one of the worldwide standards of digital compression technology. The picture data is compressed to about 1/40 (average) of its original size. The DVD also uses a variable rate coding technology that changes the data to be allocated according to the status of the picture. Audio information is recorded in a multi-channel format, such as Dolby Digital, allowing you to enjoy a more real audio presence. [. . . ]