Sony HT-9900M Operating Instructions - Page 67

Checking the play information of, a DATA CD, To close the ADVANCED display

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Viewing Information About the Disc To close the ADVANCED display Select "OFF" in step 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off. Displays of each item By pressing DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly, you can display either "BIT RATE" or "LAYER," whichever was selected in "ADVANCED." ◆BIT RATE BIT RATE 0 5 384kbps Mbps 10 Audio Video Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio data per second in a disc. While playing a disc, an approximate bit rate of the playback picture is displayed as Mbps (Mega bit per second) and the audio as kbps (kilo bit per second). The higher the bit rate, the larger the amount of data. However, this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictures or sounds. ◆LAYER Appears when the DVD has dual layers Checking the play information of a DATA CD By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing an MP3 audio track on a DATA CD, you can display the audio bit rate (the amount of data per second of the current audio) on your TV screen. Bit rate T 17:30 128k PLAY JAZZ RIVER SIDE Album name Track name Indicates the approximate point where the disc is playing. If it is a dual-layer DVD, the player indicates which layer is being read ("Layer 0" or "Layer 1"). For details on the layers, see page 98 (DVD VIDEO). 67

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Viewing Information About the Disc
To close the ADVANCED display
Select “OFF” in step 3.
To turn off the Control Menu
Press DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly until the
Control Menu is turned off.
Displays of each item
By pressing DISPLAY/FILE repeatedly, you
can display either “BIT RATE” or “LAYER,”
whichever was selected in “ADVANCED.”
BIT RATE
Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio
data per second in a disc. While playing a
disc, an approximate bit rate of the playback
picture is displayed as Mbps (Mega bit per
second) and the audio as kbps (kilo bit per
second). The higher the bit rate, the larger the
amount of data. However, this does not
always mean that you can get higher quality
pictures or sounds.
LAYER
Indicates the approximate point where the
disc is playing.
If it is a dual-layer DVD, the player indicates
which layer is being read (“Layer 0” or
“Layer 1”).
For details on the layers, see page 98 (DVD
VIDEO).
Checking the play information of
a DATA CD
By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing an
MP3 audio track on a DATA CD, you can
display the audio bit rate (the amount of data
per second of the current audio) on your TV
screen.
BIT RATE
0
5
10
kbps
Mbps
384
Audio
Video
Appears when the DVD
has dual layers
PLAY
T
17:30
128k
JAZZ
RIVER SIDE
Bit rate
Album name
Track name