About this manual, This player can play the following discs, Note about cds – Sony DVP-NS585P User Manual
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3-089-857-52(1)
About this Manual
• Instructions in this manual describe the
controls on the remote. You can also use the
controls on the player if they have the same
or similar names as those on the remote.
• “DVD” may be used as a general term for
DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs and
DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs.
• Displays on the screen are slightly different
depending upon where the model is sold.
• The meaning of the icons used in this
manual is described below:
* MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard
format defined by ISO (International Standard
Organization)/MPEG which compresses audio
data.
This Player Can Play the
Following Discs
“DVD VIDEO” and “DVD-RW” are
trademarks.
Note about CDs
The player can play CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-
RWs recorded in the following formats:
– music CD format
– video CD format
– MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files
format that conforms to ISO9660* Level
1/Level 2, or its extended format, Joliet
– KODAK Picture CDs format
* A logical format of files and folders on CD-
ROMs, defined by ISO (International Standard
Organization).
Region code
Your player has a region code printed on the
back of the unit and only will play DVD
VIDEO discs (playback only) labelled with
identical region codes. This system is used to
protect copyrights.
DVD VIDEOs labelled
will also play on
this player.
If you try to play any other DVD VIDEO, the
message “Playback prohibited by area
limitations.” will appear on the TV screen.
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, no region
code indication may be labelled even though
playing the DVD VIDEO is prohibited by
area restrictions.
Check your model name
The instructions in this manual are for 2
models: DVP-NS355 and NS585P. Check
your model name by looking at the front
panel of the player. DVP-NS585P is the
model used for illustration purposes. Any
difference in operation is clearly indicated
in the text, for example, “DVP-NS585P
only.”
Icon
Meaning
Functions available for DVD
VIDEOs and DVD+RWs/
DVD+Rs or DVD-RWs/DVD-
Rs in video mode
Functions available for DVD-
RWs in VR (Video Recording)
mode
Functions available for VIDEO
CDs, Super VCDs or CD-Rs/
CD-RWs in video CD format
or Super VCD format
Functions available for music
CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in
music CD format
Functions available for DATA
CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-
RWs containing MP3* audio
tracks and JPEG image files)
Format of discs
DVD VIDEO
(page 73)
DVD-RW
(page 73)
VIDEO CD
Music CD
ALL
DVP–XXXX
00V 00Hz
00W
NO.
0-000-000-00
X
Region code