DVP-K88P, DVP-K88PM - Sony DVD Service Manual (repair manual). Page 16

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To check the DVD/CD text
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.

To check DATA CD/DATA DVD album 
name, etc.
By pressing TIME/TEXT while playing MP3 
audio tracks 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.

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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)

Playing time and number 
of the current track

Track name

Current album and track 
number

(returns to top automatically)

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z Hints
• When playing VIDEO CDs without PBC 

functions, the track number, and the index number 
are displayed after 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 11).

• Depending on the type of disc being played, the 

DVD/CD 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.

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

When playing a DVD VIDEO, DATA DVD 
(DivX video files), or DATA CD (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 80 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 in DVD-VR mode
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 
(MP3 audio), 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)
Select one of the displayed audio signal 
formats.
If “No audio data” appears, the player 
does not support the audio signal format 
contained in the disc.
◆ 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.”

• When playing in DVD-VR mode: If you connect 

to an AV amplifier (receiver) using the DIGITAL 
OUT (COAXIAL or OPTICAL) jack and want to 
switch between the sound tracks, set “DOLBY 
DIGITAL” to “D-PCM” in “AUDIO SETUP” 
(page 72).

(audio)

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
Example:
Dolby Digital 5.1 ch

Example:
Dolby Digital 3 ch

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

Example:
MP3 audio

About audio signals
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” is set to “OFF” in “AUDIO SETUP” 

(page 73) the DTS track selection option will not 
appear on the screen even if the disc contains DTS 
tracks.

• 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)

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Bit rate