Sony DAV-C700 Operating Instructions - Page 54

Checking the Play Information (ADVANCED) You can check information such as the bit rate or the disc layer that is being played. While playing a disc, an approximate bit rate of the playback picture is always displayed as Mbps (Mega bit per second) and the audio as kbps (kilo bit per second). DVD DISPLAY X/x ENTER 1 Press DVD DISPLAY during playback. The Control Menu is displayed. 2 Press X/x to select (ADVANCED), then press ENTER. The options for ADVANCED appear. 1 2 ( 2 7 ) 1 8 ( 3 4 ) DVD T 1:32:55 BIT RATE OFF BIT RATE LAYER BIT RATE 384 kbps Mbps 0 5 10 3 Press X/x to select items. For each item, please refer to "Displays of each item." • BIT RATE: displays the bit rate. • LAYER: displays the layer and the pick-up point. 4 Press ENTER. 54 To close the ADVANCED window Select "OFF" in Step 3. To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off. Displays of each item By pressing DVD DISPLAY repeatedly, you can display either "BIT RATE" or "LAYER," whichever was selected in "ADVANCED." BIT RATE BIT RATE 384kbps Audio Mbps 0 5 10 Video When playing MPEG audio sound tracks BIT RATE 0 0 5 kbps 1000 Mbps 10 Audio Video Bit rate refers to the amount of video/audio data per second in a disc. The higher the bit rate, the larger the amount of data. When the bit rate level is high, there is a large 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 Indicates the approximate point where the disc is playing. If it is a dual-layer DVD, the system indicates which layer is being read ("Layer 0" or "Layer 1"). For details on the layers, see page 77 (DVD).