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Checking the Play
Information

You can check information such as the bit
rate or the disc layer that is being played.

Checking the play information of
a DVD (ADVANCED)

Press DISPLAY during playback.

The Control Menu is displayed.

Press

to select

(ADVANCED), then press ENTER.

The options for “ADVANCED” appear.

Press

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.

Press ENTER.

To close the ADVANCED window

Select “OFF” in Step 3.

To turn off the Control Menu

Press DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control
Menu is turned off.

Displays of each item

By pressing DISPLAY repeatedly, you can
display either “BIT RATE” or “LAYER,”
whichever was selected in “ADVANCED.”

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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.

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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 73 (DVD
VIDEO).

ENTER

DISPLAY

TIME/TEXT

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

1 : 3 2 : 5 5

BIT RATE

DVD VIDEO

BIT RATE

kbps

Mbps

384

OFF

BIT RATE
LAYER

PLAY

BIT RATE

kbps

Mbps

384

Audio

Video

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Checking the play information of
a DATA CD

By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing MP3
audio tracks on a DATA CD, you can display
the audio bit rate (the amount of data per
second of the current audio).

PLAY

17:30

128k

JAZZ
RIVER SIDE

Bit rate

Album name

Track name

Sound Adjustments

Changing the Sound

When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in
multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital,
or DTS), you can change the audio format. If
the DVD VIDEO is recorded with
multilingual tracks, you can also change the
language.
With CDs, DATA CDs, or VIDEO CDs, you
can select the sound from the right or left
channel and listen to the sound of the selected
channel through both the right and left
speakers. For example, when playing a disc
containing a song with the vocals on the right
channel and the instruments on the left
channel, you can hear the instruments from
both speakers by selecting the left channel.

Press AUDIO during playback.

The following display appears.

Press AUDIO repeatedly to select

the desired audio signal.

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When playing a DVD VIDEO

Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the
choice of language varies.
When 4 digits are displayed, they
indicate a language code. Refer to
“Language Code List” on page 76 to see
which language the code represents.
When the same language is displayed two
or more times, the DVD VIDEO is
recorded in multiple audio formats.

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When playing a DVD-RW

The types of sound tracks recorded on a
disc are displayed. The default setting is
underlined.
Example:
• 1:  MAIN (main sound)
• 1:  SUB  (sub sound)
• 1:  MAIN+SUB  (main and sub sound)

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When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, or

DATA CD (MP3 audio)

The default setting is underlined.
• STEREO: The standard stereo sound
• 1/L: The sound of the left channel

(monaural)

• 2/R: The sound of the right channel

(monaural)

Hint

You can also select “AUDIO” from the Control
Menu (page 12).

Displaying the audio information
of the disc

Press DISPLAY during playback to display
the Control Menu. Select “AUDIO” using

. The channels being played are displayed

on the screen.
For example, in Dolby Digital format,
multiple signals ranging from monaural to 5.1
channel signals can be recorded on a DVD
VIDEO. Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the
number of the recorded channels may differ.

AUDIO

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*“PCM,” “DTS,” or “DOLBY DIGITAL” is

displayed.
In the case of “DOLBY DIGITAL,” the
channels in the playing track are displayed
by numbers as follows:

For Dolby Digital 5.1 ch:

**The letters in the program format display

mean the following sound component:

Front (left)

Front (right)

Center

LS: Rear (left)
RS: Rear (right)
S:

Rear (monaural): The rear
component of the Dolby
Surround processed signal and
the Dolby Digital signal

LFE: Low Frequency Effect signal

Hint

For Dolby Digital and DTS, “LFE” is always
enclosed in a solid line regardless of the LFE signal
component being output.

Note

If “DTS” is set to “OFF” in “AUDIO SETUP”
(page 69) the DTS track selection option will not
appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS
tracks.

TV Virtual Surround
Settings

(TVS)

When you connect a stereo TV or 2 front
speakers, TVS (TV Virtual Surround) lets
you enjoy surround sound effects by using
sound imaging to create virtual rear speakers
from the sound of the front speakers (L: left,
R: right) without using actual rear speakers.
TVS was developed by Sony to produce
surround sound for home use using just a
stereo TV.
This function is designed to work with the
LINE OUT L/R (AUDIO) 1/2 jacks.
Note that if you select one of the TVS
settings, the player does not output Dolby
Digital signals from the DIGITAL OUT
(OPTICAL or COAXIAL) jack. (when you
set “DOLBY DIGITAL” in “AUDIO
SETUP” to “D-PCM”) (page 69)