Sony dvp-ns500v Manual

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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).
1
Press DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu is displayed.
2
Press X/x to select 
 
(ADVANCED), then press ENTER.
The options for “ADVANCED” 
appear.
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.
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.
By pressing DISPLAY 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. 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
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 86 (DVD 
VIDEO).
ENTER
X
/
x
DISPLAY
1 8 ( 3 4 )
1 2 ( 2 7 )
T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5
BIT RATE 
DVD VIDEO
BIT RATE
0
5
10
kbps
Mbps
384
OFF
BIT RATE 
LAYER
PLAY
Displays of each item
BIT RATE
0
5
10
kbps
Mbps
384
Audio
Video
Appears when the DVD 
has dual layers