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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

y 1

Opposite direction (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW 
only)

2

 y 1

The “2 

y”/“2 

” playback speed is slower 

than “1 

y”/“1 .”

For DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, this function works 
only for DivX video files.

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 VIDEO/DVD-RW only). To return to 
normal playback, press 

H.

• You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-

RW in VR mode.

• For DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, this function 

works only for DivX video files.

You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and 
you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD/
DATA DVD by track, index, 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.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select the search 

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW

 TITLE

 CHAPTER

 TIME/TEXT

Select “TIME/TEXT” to search for a 
starting point by inputting the time code.
◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or Super 
VCD without PBC playback

 TRACK

 INDEX

ENTER

DISPLAY

CLEAR

Number 
buttons

,continued

◆ 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/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, albums or files.

“** (**)” changes to “-- (**).”

◆ If you make a mistake
Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, 
then select another number.

The player starts playback from the 
selected number.

In step 2, select 

 TIME/TEXT.

“T **:**:**” (playing time of the current 
title) is selected.

Press ENTER.
“T **:**:**” changes to “T --:--:--.”

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-
RW), track (CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD), or file 
(DATA CD/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 37).

• 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 

using the time code.

PLAY

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

DVD VIDEO

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

Selected row

PLAY
DVD VIDEO

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

( 3 4 )

You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens 
and find the desired scene quickly.

The following display appears.

• 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.

The first scene of each chapter, title, or 
track appears as follows.

C/X/x/c to select a chapter, 

Playback starts from the selected scene.

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.

Depending on the disc, you may not be able to select 
some items.

DISPLAY

PICTURE
NAVI

RETURN

ENTER

CHAPTER VIEWER

ENTER

1

4

7

2

5

8

3

6

9

You can check the playing time and 
remaining time of the current title, chapter, or 
track. Also, you can check the DVD/CD text, 
track name (MP3 audio), or file name (DivX 
video) recorded on the disc.

The following display appears.

The available time information depends 
upon the type of disc you are playing.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-
RW
• T    *:*:* (hours: minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current title

• T–*:*:*

Remaining time of the current title

• C    *:*:*

Playing time of the current chapter

• C–*:*:*

Remaining time of the current chapter

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD or Super 
VCD (with PBC functions)
• *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current scene

◆ When playing a VIDEO CD (without 
PBC functions) or CD
• T    *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current track

• T–*:*

Remaining time of the current track

• D    *:*

Playing time of the current disc

• D –*:*

Remaining time of the current disc

◆ When playing a Super VCD (without 
PBC functions)
• T *:* (minutes: seconds)

Playing time of the current track

◆ When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD 
(MP3 audio)
• T *:* (minutes: seconds) 

Playing time of the current track

◆ When playing a DATA CD or DATA DVD 
(DivX video)
• *:*:* (hours: minutes: seconds) 

Playing time of the current file 

TIME/TEXT

T 1:01:57

Time
information

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Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly in step 2 to 
display text recorded on the DVD/CD.
The DVD/CD text appears only when text is 
recorded in the disc. You cannot change the 
text. If the disc does not contain text, “NO 
TEXT” appears.

By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing MP3 
audio tracks on a DATA CD/DATA DVD or 
DivX video files on a DATA CD/DATA 
DVD, you can display the name of the album/
track/file and the audio bit rate (the amount of 
data per second of the current audio track) on 
your TV screen.

* Appears when:

– playing an MP3 audio track on a DATA CD/

DATA DVD.

– playing a DivX video file that contains MP3 

audio on a DATA CD/DATA DVD.

You can view the time information and text 
displayed on the TV screen also on the front 
panel display. The information on the front 
panel display changes as follows when you 
change the time information on your TV 
screen.

BRAHMS  SYMPHONY

T

17:30

128k

JAZZ
RIVER SIDE

Bit rate*

Album name

Track/file name

Playing time of the current title

Remaining time of the current title

Playing time of the current chapter

Remaining time of the current 
chapter

Text

Current title and chapter number

(returns to top automatically)

,continued

* The current track and index number appear only 

when playing a VIDEO CD.

z Hints
• When playing VIDEO CDs without PBC 

functions, the track number and the index number 
are displayed after the text.

• When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, 

the scene number or the playing time are 
displayed.

• Long text that does not fit in a single line will 

scroll across the front panel display.

• You can also check the time information and text 

using the Control Menu (page 12).

Playing time and number of the 
current track

Track name

Current album and track number

(returns to top automatically)

Playing time of the current file

The current file name

The current album and file number

(returns to top automatically)

Playing time and number of the 
current track

Remaining time of the current 
track

Remaining time of the disc

Text

Playing time of the disc

Current track and index number*

(returns to top automatically)

• Depending on the type of disc being played, the 

DVD/CD discs text or track name may not be 
displayed.

• The player can only display the first level of the 

DVD/CD text, such as the disc name or title.

• Playing time of MP3 audio tracks and DivX video 

files may not be displayed correctly.

•  If you play a disc containing JPEG image files 

only, “NO AUDIO DATA” appears when 
“MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is set to “AUTO,” 
“JPEG” appears when “MODE (MP3, JPEG)” is 
set to “IMAGE (JPEG)” in the front panel display.

When playing a DVD VIDEO or DATA CD/
DATA DVD (DivX video files) recorded in 
multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital, 
MPEG audio, 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, DATA DVDs or 
VIDEO CDs, you can select the sound from 
either 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.

The following display appears.

◆ 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. See “Language 
Code List” on page 77 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.
◆ 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)
◆ When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA 
CD or DATA DVD (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)

◆ When playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video), or DATA DVD (DivX video)
The choice of DATA CD or DATA DVD 
audio signal formats differ, depending on 
the DivX video file contained on the disc. 
The format is shown in the display.
◆ When playing a Super VCD
The default setting is underlined.
• 1:STEREO: the stereo sound of the 

audio track 1

• 1:1/L: the sound of the left channel of 

the audio track 1 (monaural)

• 1:2/R: the sound of the right channel of 

the audio track 1 (monaural)

• 2:STEREO: the stereo sound of the 

audio track 2

• 2:1/L: the sound of the left channel of 

the audio track 2 (monaural)

• 2:2/R: the sound of the right channel of 

the audio track 2 (monaural)

While playing a Super VCD on which the audio 
track 2 is not recorded, no sound will come out 
when you select “2:STEREO,” “2:1/L,” or “2:2/R.”

1:ENGLISH  DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1

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You can check the audio signal format by 
pressing 

 (audio) repeatedly during 

playback. The format of the current audio 
signal (Dolby Digital, DTS, PCM, etc.) 
appears as shown below.
◆When playing a DVD VIDEO

Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

Dolby Digital 3 ch

◆When playing a DivX video file on a DATA 
CD or a DATA DVD

MP3 audio

Audio signals recorded in a disc contain the 
sound elements (channels) shown below. 
Each channel is output from a separate 
speaker.
• Front (L)
• Front (R)
• Centre
• Rear  (L)
• Rear  (R)
• Rear (Monaural): This signal can be either 

the Dolby Surround Sound processed 
signals or the Dolby Digital sound’s 
monaural rear audio signals.

• LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal

• If “DTS” in “AUDIO SETUP” is set to “OFF,” 

the DTS track selection option will not appear on 
the screen even if the disc contains DTS tracks 
(page 70).

• MPEG audio signals with more than two channels 

will appear as shown above (3/2.1, 2/1), but only 
the Front (L) and Front (R) signals will be output 
from your two front speakers.

1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 .1

Rear (L/R)

Front (L/R) 
+ Centre

LFE (Low Frequency 
Effect)

2:SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL 2 / 1

Front (L/R)

Rear 
(Monaural)

1: MP3     128k

Bit rate

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.
If the player is set up to output the signal from 
the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL* or 
COAXIAL) jack, the surround effect will 
only be heard when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is 
set to “D-PCM” and “MPEG” is set to 
“PCM” in “AUDIO SETUP” (page 69).

* DVP-NS52P only

The following display appears.

See the explanations given for each item 
in the following section.
• TVS DYNAMIC THEATER
• TVS DYNAMIC
• TVS WIDE
• TVS NIGHT
• TVS STANDARD

Select “OFF” in step 2.

◆TVS DYNAMIC THEATER
Creates one set of LARGE virtual rear 
speakers and virtual subwoofer from the 
sound of the front speakers (L, R) without 
using actual rear speakers and subwoofer 
(shown below).
This mode is effective when the distance 
between the front L and R speakers is short, 
such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

◆TVS DYNAMIC
Creates one set of virtual rear speakers from 
the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without 
using actual rear speakers (shown below).
This mode is effective when the distance 
between the front L and R speakers is short, 
such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

◆TVS WIDE
Creates five sets of  virtual rear speakers from 
the sound of the front speakers (L, R) without 
using actual rear speakers (shown below).
This mode is effective when the distance 
between the front L and R speakers is short, 
such as with built-in speakers on a stereo TV.

SUR

TVS DYNAMIC THEATER

TV

Sub
woofer

TV

TV

◆TVS NIGHT
Large sounds, such as explosions, are 
suppressed, but quieter sounds are 
unaffected. This feature is useful when you 
want to hear the dialogue and enjoy the 
surround sound effects of “TVS WIDE” at 
low volume.
◆TVS STANDARD
Creates three sets of virtual rear speakers 
from the sound of the front speakers (L, R) 
without using actual rear speakers (shown 
below). Use this setting when you want to use 
TVS with 2 separate speakers.

• When the playing signal does not contain a signal 

for the rear speakers, you cannot hear the 
surround effects.

• When you select one of the TVS modes, turn off 

the surround setting of the connected TV or 
amplifier (receiver).

• Make sure that your listening position is between 

and at an equal distance from your speakers, and 
that the speakers are located in similar 
surroundings.

• Not all discs will respond to the “TVS NIGHT” 

function in the same way.

• The TVS effects do not work when using the Fast 

Play or Slow Play functions, even though you can 
change the TVS modes.

L: Front speaker (left)
R: Front speaker (right)

: Virtual speaker

L

R

If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene 
are recorded on the DVD VIDEO, “

”  

appears in the front panel display. This means 
that you can change the viewing angle.

The number of the angle appears on the 
display.

The scene changes to the selected angle.

Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be 
able to change the angles even if multi-angles are 
recorded on the DVD VIDEO.

If subtitles are recorded on the discs, you can 
change the subtitles or turn them on and off 
whenever you want while playing the disc.

The following display appears.

◆ When playing a DVD VIDEO
Select the language.
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the 
choice of language varies.
When 4 digits are displayed, they 
indicate a language code. See “Language 
Code List” on page 77 to see which 
language the code represents.
◆ When playing a DVD-RW
Select “ON.”

2

1:ENGLISH

1-12

◆ When playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video), or DATA DVD (DivX video)
The choices of DATA CD or DATA 
DVD subtitles differ, depending on the 
DivX video file contained on the disc. 
The choices are shown in the display.

Select “OFF” in step 2.

• Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be 

able to change the subtitles even if multilingual 
subtitles are recorded on it. You also may not be 
able to turn them off.

• With DATA CDs/DATA DVDs, subtitles can be 

changed for DivX video files only.

• You can change the subtitles if the DivX video 

file has an “.AVI” or “.DIVX” extension and 
contains subtitle information within the same file.

• While playing a disc with subtitles, the subtitle 

may disappear when you press FAST PLAY or 
SLOW PLAY button.

You can adjust the video signal of the DVD, 
VIDEO CD, DATA CD/DATA DVD in 
JPEG format, or DATA CD/DATA DVD 
containing DivX video files from the player 
to obtain the picture quality you want. Choose 
the setting that best suits the programme you 
are watching. When you select “MEMORY,” 
you can make further adjustments to each 
element of the picture (colour, brightness, 
etc.).

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “CUSTOM PICTURE 
MODE” appear.

DISPLAY

RETURN

ENTER

DVD VIDEO

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

DYNAMIC 1

STANDARD

STANDARD

,continued

X/x to select the setting you 

The default setting is underlined.
• STANDARD: displays a standard 

picture.

• DYNAMIC 1: produces a bold 

dynamic picture by increasing the 
picture contrast and the colour 
intensity.

• DYNAMIC 2: produces a more 

dynamic picture than DYNAMIC 1 by 
further increasing the picture contrast 
and colour intensity.

• CINEMA 1: enhances details in dark 

areas by increasing the black level.

• CINEMA 2: white colours become 

brighter and black colours become 
richer, and the colour contrast is 
increased.

• MEMORY: adjusts the picture in 

greater detail.

The selected setting takes effect.

z Hint
When you watch a movie, “CINEMA 1” or 
“CINEMA 2” is recommended.

You can adjust each element of the picture 
individually.
• PICTURE: changes the contrast
• BRIGHTNESS: changes the overall 

brightness

• COLOR: makes the colours deeper or 

lighter

• HUE: changes the colour balance

The “PICTURE” adjustment bar appears.

C/c to adjust the picture 

To go the next or previous picture item 
without saving the current setting, press 
X/x.

The adjustment is saved, and 
“BRIGHTNESS” adjustment bar 
appears.

Press

O RETURN, or DISPLAY.

The “BRIGHTNESS” setting is not effective if you 
connect the player via the LINE OUT (VIDEO) or 
S VIDEO OUT jack and select “PROGRESSIVE 
AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO” by using the 
PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel (DVP-
NS52P only).

8 ( 3

)

C

0 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

PICTURE

0

Cancel :

Select :

ENTER

RETURN

You can enhance the outlines of images to 
produce a sharper picture.

The Control Menu appears.

X/x to select 

The options for “SHARPNESS” appear.

X/x to select a level.

• 1: enhances the outline.
• 2: enhances the outline more than 1.

The selected setting takes effect.

Select “OFF” in step 3.

This setting is not effective if you connect the player 
via the LINE OUT (VIDEO), S VIDEO OUT, or 
LINE (RGB)-TV jack, and select “PROGRESSIVE 
AUTO” or “PROGRESSIVE VIDEO” by using the 
PROGRESSIVE button on the front panel (DVP-
NS52P only).

ENTER

DISPLAY

DVD VIDEO

1 8 ( 3 4 )

1 2 ( 2 7 )

T

 1 : 3 2 : 5 5

2

1

OFF

OFF

MP3 is audio compression technology that 
satisfies the ISO/IEC MPEG regulations. 
JPEG is image compression technology.
You can play DATA CDs/DATA DVD that 
contain MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image 
files.

You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/
CD-Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-
ROMs/DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/
DVD-Rs) recorded in MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio 
Layer III) and JPEG format. However, the 
discs must be recorded according to ISO9660 
Level 1/ Level 2 or Joliet format and DATA 
DVDs of Universal Disk Format (UDF) for 
the player to recognize the tracks (or files).
Refer to the instructions supplied with the 
CD-R/CD-RW drives and the recording 
software (not supplied) for details on the 
recording format.

The player may not be able to play some DATA 
CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write 
format.

The player can play the following tracks and 
files:
– MP3 audio tracks with the extension 

“.MP3.”

– JPEG image files with the extension 

“.JPEG” or “.JPG.”

– JPEG image files that conform to the DCF* 

image file format.

* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image 

standards for digital cameras regulated by JEITA 
(Japan Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association).

• The player will play any data with the extension 

“.MP3,” “.JPG,” or “.JPEG,” even if they are not 
in MP3 or JPEG format. Playing these data may 
generate a loud noise which could damage your 
speaker system.

• The player does not conform to audio tracks in 

mp3PRO format.

• Some JPEG files cannot be played.
• You cannot play MP3 audio tracks/JPEG image 

files in DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that contain 
DivX video files.

Albums play in the following order:
◆Structure of disc contents

ROOT

Tree 1

Tree 2

Tree 3

Tree 4

Tree 5

Album

Track (MP3 audio) or 
file (JPEG image)