Sony DVP-NS999ES Service Manual page 24

Settings for the Display
(SCREEN SETUP)
Choose settings according to the TV to be
connected.
Select "SCREEN SETUP" in the Setup
Display. To use the display, see "Using the
Setup Display" (page 75).
The default settings are underlined.
SCREEN SETUP
TV TYPE: 4:3 LETTER BOX
SCREEN SAVER: ON
BACKGROUND: JACKET PICTURE
BLACK LEVEL : ON
BLACK LEVEL : ON
(COMPONENT OUT)
COMPONENT OUT: INTERLACE
4:3 OUTPUT: FULL
◆ TV TYPE
Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV
(4:3 standard or wide).
4:3
Select this when you connect a
LETTER
4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide
BOX
picture with bands on the upper
and lower portions of the
screen.
4:3
Select this when you connect a
PAN SCAN
4:3 screen TV. Automatically
displays a wide picture on the
entire screen and cuts off the
portions that do not fit.
16:9
Select this when you connect a
wide-screen TV or a TV with a
wide mode function.
4:3 LETTER BOX
4:3 PAN SCAN
16:9
Custom Settings
(CUSTOM
SETUP)
Use this to set up playback related and other
settings.
Select "CUSTOM SETUP" in the Setup
Display. To use the display, see "Using the
Setup Display" (page 75).
The default settings are underlined.
CUSTOM SETUP
AUTO POWER OFF: OFF
AUTO PLAY: OFF
DIMMER: BRIGHT
PAUSE MODE: AUTO
PLAYBACK MEMORY: ON
TRACK SELECTION: OFF
MULTI-DISC RESUME: ON
BOOKMARK RESET
CD DIRECT: OFF
◆ AUTO POWER OFF
Switches the Auto Power Off setting on or
off.
OFF
Switches this function off.
ON
The player enters standby mode
when left in stop mode for more
than 30 minutes.
◆ AUTO PLAY
Switches the Auto Play setting on or off. This
function is useful when the player is
connected to a timer (not supplied).
OFF
Switches this function off.
ON
Automatically starts playback
when the player is turned on.
◆ DIMMER
Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display.
BRIGHT Makes the lighting bright.
DARK Makes the lighting dark.
AUTO Makes the lighting dark if you
DARK
do not operate the player or the
remote for a short while.
AUTO OFF Turns off the lighting if you do
not operate the player or the
remote for a short while.
OFF
Turns off the lighting.
Note
Depending on the DVD, "4:3 LETTER BOX" may
be selected automatically instead of "4:3 PAN
SCAN" or vice versa.
◆ SCREEN SAVER
The screen saver image appears when you
leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15
minutes, or when you play back a Super
Audio CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio)
for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver
will help prevent your display device from
becoming damaged (ghosting). Press H to
turn off the screen saver image.
ON
Turns on the screen saver
function.
OFF Turns off the screen saver
function.
◆ BACKGROUND
Selects the background color or picture that
appears on the TV screen when the player is
in stop mode or playing a Super Audio CD,
CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio).
JACKET
The jacket picture (still picture)
PICTURE
appears, but only when the
jacket picture is already
recorded on the disc (CD-
EXTRA, etc.). If the disc does
not contain a jacket picture, the
"GRAPHICS" picture appears.
PICTURE
Your favorite picture appears in
MEMORY the background. To store a
scene in memory, see "To store
a picture in memory" below.
GRAPHICS A preset picture stored in the
player appears.
BLUE The background color is blue.
BLACK
The background color is black.
To store a picture in memory
The player can store one scene in memory for
the background.
During playback, when you find a scene to be
stored in memory, press PICTURE
MEMORY.
The picture is stored in memory.
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◆ PAUSE MODE (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW
only)
Selects the picture in pause mode.
AUTO
The picture, including subjects
that move dynamically, is
output with no jitter. Normally
select this position.
FRAME
The picture, including subjects
that do not move dynamically,
is output in high resolution.
◆ PLAYBACK MEMORY
The player can store "SUBTITLE" and other
settings of each disc for up to 300 discs
(Playback Memory).
Set this function "ON" or "OFF."
ON
Stores the settings in memory
when you eject the disc.
OFF
Does not store the settings in
memory.
The following settings are stored in memory.
– ANGLE (page 60)*
– AUDIO (page 57)*
– BOOKMARK (page 51)**
– DISC MEMO (page 66)***
– VIDEO CONTOROL (page 62)**
– SUBTITLE (page 61)*
* DVD VIDEO only
** DVD VIDEO/VIDEO CD only
*** DVD VIDEO/VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/
CD only
Note
The player can store the settings of up to 300 discs.
When you store the setting of disc number 301, the
first disc setting is canceled.
◆ TRACK SELECTION (DVD VIDEO only)
Gives the sound track which contains the
highest number of channels priority when you
play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio
formats (PCM, DTS, or Dolby Digital
format) are recorded.
OFF
No priority given.
AUTO
Priority given.
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PICTURE
MEMORY
Note
If you operate the player while the picture is being
stored in memory, the player will fail to store the
picture.
◆ BLACK LEVEL
Selects the black level (setup level) for the
video (NTSC) signals output from the jacks
other than COMPONENT VIDEO OUT.
ON
Sets the black level of the
output signal to the standard
level.
OFF
Lowers the standard black
level. Use this when the picture
becomes too white.
◆ BLACK LEVEL (COMPONENT OUT)
Selects the black level (setup level) for the
video (NTSC) signals output from the
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks. You
cannot select this when "PROGRESSIVE" is
selected in "COMPONENT OUT" (see
below).
ON
Sets the black level of the
output signal to the standard
level.
OFF Lowers the standard black
level. Use this when the picture
becomes too white.
◆ COMPONENT OUT
Selects the type of signal output from the
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the
player. See page 89 for more information
about the different types.
INTERLACE
Select this when you are
connected to a standard
(interlace format) TV.
PROGRESSIVE Select this when you have
a TV that can accept
progressive signals.
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Notes
• When you set the item to "AUTO," the language
may change. The "TRACK SELECTION" setting
has higher priority than the "AUDIO" settings in
"LANGUAGE SETUP" (page 76).
• If PCM, DTS, and Dolby Digital sound tracks
have the same number of channels, the player
selects PCM, DTS, and Dolby Digital sound
tracks in this order.
◆ MULTI-DISC RESUME (DVD VIDEO/
VIDEO CD only)
Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on or
off. Resume playback point can be stored in
memory for up to 300 different DVD VIDEO/
VIDEO CD discs (page 38).
ON
Stores the resume settings in
memory for up to 300 discs
(The settings remain in memory
even if you select OFF.)
OFF
Does not store the resume
settings in memory. Playback
restarts at the resume point only
for the current disc in the player.
◆ BOOKMARK RESETt
Resets the bookmarks. Select this and press
ENTER. The "BOOKMARK RESET"
display appears. Press ENTER again to erase
all of the bookmarks in all of the discs.
◆ CD DIRECT
Eliminates the use of unnecessary circuits
when playing CDs. This setting will be
activated when you open or close the disc
tray.
This function affects the output from the
following jacks:
– AUDIO OUT L/R 1/2 jacks
– 5.1CH OUTPUT jacks
OFF Select this when playing CD
discs, including CDs with DTS
tracks.
ON Eliminates the use of
unnecessary circuits when
playing CDs.
Note
If you select "ON" when playing CDs with DTS
tracks, the sound will become noisy.
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To switch the video signal format
If you have selected "PROGRESSIVE" for a
TV that does not accept signals in progressive
format 480p, or if the software's video signals
are not suited for progressive video signal
conversion, view the image in Interlace
format.
1
Set the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/
SCAN SELECT switch on the rear panel
of the player to "INTERLACE."
2
Set "COMPONENT OUT" to
"INTERLACE."
3
Reset the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT/
SCAN SELECT switch to
"SELECTABLE."
Normally leave the switch in this position
when using the COMPONENT VIDEO
OUT jacks.
When "PROGRESSIVE" is selected in
"COMPONENT OUT"
• 4:3 OUTPUT
Adjust this when you watch progressive
signals on a standard 4:3 aspect ratio
television. If you can change the aspect ratio
on your progressive format (480p)
compatible TV, change the setting on your
TV, not the player.
FULL
Select this when you can change
the aspect ratio on your TV.
NORMAL Select this when you cannot
change the aspect ratio on your
TV. Shows a 16:9 aspect ratio
signal with black bands on left
and right sides of the image, and
a 4:3 aspect ratio signal with
black bands on all sides of the
image.
16:9 aspect ratio TV 4:3 aspect ratio TV
Settings for the Sound
(AUDIO SETUP)
"AUDIO SETUP" allows you to set the sound
according to the playback and connection
conditions.
Select "AUDIO SETUP" in the Setup
Display. To use the display, see "Using the
Setup Display" (page 75).
The default settings are underlined.
AUDIO SETUP
AUDIO ATT: OFF
AUDIO DRC: STANDARD
AUDIO FILTER: SHARP
DOWNMIX: DOLBY SURROUND
DIGITAL OUT: ON
DOLBY DIGITAL: D-PCM
DTS: D-PCM
48kHz/96kHz PCM: 48kHz/16bit
◆ AUDIO ATT (attenuation)
If the playback sound is distorted, set this
item to "ON." The player reduces the audio
output level.
This function affects the output of the
following jacks:
– AUDIO OUT L/R 1/2 jacks
– 5.1CH OUTPUT jacks
OFF Normally select this position.
ON Select this when the playback sound
from the speakers is distorted.
◆ AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control)
(DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only)
Allows smaller sound to be heard at low
volume when playing a DVD that conforms
to "AUDIO DRC." This affects the output
from the following jacks:
– AUDIO OUT L/R 1/2 jacks
– 5.1CH OUTPUT jacks
– DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL or COAXIAL)
jack only when "DOLBY DIGITAL" is set
to "D-PCM" (page 81).
STANDARD Normally select this position.
TV MODE
Makes the low sounds clear
even if you turn the volume
down.
WIDE
Gives you the feeling of being
RANGE
at a live performance.