Sony DVPNS61 Service Manual - Page 13

DVP-NS36/NS37/NS45P/NS55P/NS61P/NS63P Searching for a Scene Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc (Search, Scan, Slow-motion Play, Freeze Frame) You can quickly locate a particular point on a disc by monitoring the picture or playing back slowly. Locating a point quickly using the PREV (previous)/NEXT (next) buttons (Search) You can search for the next or previous chapter, track, or scene using ./> on the player. During playback, press > or . once briefly to go to the next or previous chapter/ track/scene. Or, press and hold > or . to search forward or backwards, and release the button when you find the point you want to return to normal playback. (Search) Locating a point quickly by playing a disc in fast forward or fast reverse (Scan) Searching for a Scene STEP STEP Press m or M while playing a disc. When you find the point you want, press H to return to normal speed. Each time you press m or M during scan, the scan speed changes. With each press the indication changes as shown below. Actual speeds may differ between discs. Playback direction × 2B t 1M t 2M t 3M Notes • Depending on the disc, you may not be able to do some of the operations described. • For DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, you can search for a particular point only on MP3 audio track or DivX video file. 3M (DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR mode/VIDEO CD/ DATA CD*/DATA DVD* only) × 2B (DVD VIDEO/CD only) Opposite direction × 2b t 1m t 2m t 3m 3m (DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR mode/VIDEO CD/ DATA CD*/DATA DVD* only) × 2b (DVD VIDEO only) * DivX video only The "× 2B"/ "× 2b" playback speed is about twice the normal speed. The "3M"/"3m" playback speed is faster than "2M"/"2m" and the "2M"/"2m" playback speed is faster than "1M"/ "1m." ,continued 31 Searching for a Scene ◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD without PBC playback TRACK INDEX ◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or Super VCD with PBC Playback SCENE ◆ When playing a CD TRACK ◆ When playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD ALBUM TRACK (MP3 audio tracks only) FILE (JPEG image files only) ◆ When playing a DATA CD (DivX video files)/DATA DVD (DivX video files) ALBUM FILE Example: when you select CHAPTER "** (**)" is selected (** refers to a number). The number in parentheses indicates the total number of titles, chapters, tracks, indexes, scenes, album or files. 12(27) 18(34) T 1:32:55 PLAY DVD VIDEO Selected row 3 Press ENTER. "** (**)" changes to "-- (**)." 12(27) (34) T 1:32:55 PLAY DVD VIDEO 4 Press the number buttons to select the title, chapter, track, index, scene, etc., number you want to search. If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, then select another number. 5 Press ENTER. The player starts playback from the selected number. To search for a scene using the time code (DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR mode 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 Hints • When the Control Menu display is turned off, you can search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR mode), track (CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD), or file (DATA CD (DivX video)/DATA DVD (DivX video)) by pressing the number buttons and ENTER. • 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 "Searching by Scene (PICTURE NAVIGATION)" (page 34). Notes • The title, chapter, or track number displayed is the same number recorded on the disc. • You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW/ DVD+R using the time code. Watching frame by frame (Slow-motion Play) Press m or M when the player is in pause mode. To return to normal speed, press H. Each time you press m or M during Slow-motion Play, the playback speed changes. Two speeds are available. With each press the indication changes as follows: Playback direction 2 y1 Opposite direction (DVD/DVD-VR mode only) 2 y1 The "2 y"/"2 " playback speed is slower than "1 y"/"1 ." Note For DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, this function works only for DivX video files. Playing one frame at a time (Freeze Frame) Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track/Scene, etc. You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD/ DATA DVD by track, index, file, or scene. As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc, you can select the desired one by entering its number. You can also search for a scene using the time code. Number buttons CLEAR ENTER DISPLAY When the player is in the pause mode, press STEP to go to the next frame. Press STEP to go to the preceding frame (DVD/DVD-VR mode only). To return to normal playback, press H. Notes • You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD- RW/DVD-R in VR mode. • For DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, this function works only for DivX video files. 1 Press DISPLAY (when playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD with JPEG image files, press twice). The Control Menu appears. 2 Press X/x to select the search method. ◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR mode disc TITLE CHAPTER TIME/TEXT Select "TIME/TEXT" to search for a starting point by inputting the time code. 32 Searching by Scene (PICTURE NAVIGATION) 3 Press ENTER. The first scene of each chapter, title, or track appears as follows. You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and find the desired scene quickly. 1 2 3 4 5 6 RETURN PICTURE NAVI ENTER DISPLAY 1 Press PICTURE NAVI during playback. The following display appears. CHAPTER VIEWER ENTER 7 8 9 4 Press C/X/x/c to select a chapter, title, or track, and press ENTER. Playback starts from the selected scene. To return to normal play during setting Press O RETURN or DISPLAY. z Hint If there are more than 9 chapters, titles, or tracks, V is displayed at the bottom right of the screen. To display the additional chapters, titles, or tracks, select the bottom scenes and press x. To return to the previous scene, select the top scenes and press X. Note Depending on the disc, you may not be able to select some items. 2 Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to select an item. • CHAPTER VIEWER (DVD VIDEO only): displays the first scene of each chapter. • TITLE VIEWER (DVD VIDEO only): displays the first scene of each title. • TRACK VIEWER (VIDEO CD/ Super VCD only): displays the first scene of each track. 33 34 1-8