DVP-NS308, DVP-NS38, DVP-NS39 - Sony DVD Service Manual (repair manual). Page 17

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Choose settings according to the TV to be 
connected.

Select “SCREEN SETUP” in the Setup 
Display. To use the display, see “Using the 
Setup Display” (page 49).
The default settings are underlined.

◆ TV TYPE
Selects the aspect ratio of the connected TV 
(4:3 standard or wide).

Depending on the DVD, “4:3 LETTER BOX” may 
be selected automatically instead of “4:3 PAN 
SCAN” or vice versa.

◆ SCREEN SAVER
The screen saver image appears when you 
leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 
minutes, or when you play a CD or DATA 
CD (MP3 audio)/DATA DVD (MP3 audio) 
for more than 15 minutes. The screen saver 
will help prevent your display device from 
becoming damaged (ghosting). Press 

H to 

turn off the screen saver.

◆ BACKGROUND
Selects the background colour or picture on 
the TV screen when the player is in stop mode 
or while playing a CD or DATA CD (MP3 
audio)/DATA DVD (MP3 audio).

◆ LINE
Selects video signals output from the LINE 
(RGB)-TV jack on the rear panel of the 
player.

• If your TV does not accept S video or the RGB 

signals, no picture will appear on the TV screen, 
even if you select “S VIDEO” or “RGB.” Refer to 
the instructions supplied with your TV.

• If your TV has only one SCART (EURO AV) 

jack, do not select “S VIDEO.”

16:9

Select this when you connect a 
wide-screen TV or a TV with a 
wide mode function.

4:3
LETTER 
BOX

Select this when you connect a 
4:3 screen TV. Displays a wide 
picture with bands on the upper 
and lower portions of the 
screen.

4:3
PAN SCAN

Select this when you connect a 
4:3 screen TV. Automatically 
displays the wide picture on the 
entire screen and cuts off the 
portions that do not fit.

SCREEN SETUP

TV TYPE:
SCREEN SAVER:
BACKGROUND:

16:9

ON

JACKET PICTURE

LINE:

VIDEO

16:9

4:3 LETTER BOX

4:3 PAN SCAN

ON

Turns on the screen saver.

OFF

Turns off the screen saver.

JACKET
PICTURE

The jacket picture (still picture) 
appears, but only when the 
jacket picture is already 
recorded on the disc (CD-
EXTRA, etc.). If the disc does 
not contain a jacket picture, the 
“GRAPHICS” picture appears.

GRAPHICS

A preset picture stored in the 
player appears.

BLUE

The background colour is blue.

BLACK

The background colour is 
black.

VIDEO

Outputs video signals.

S VIDEO

Outputs S video signals.

RGB

Outputs RGB signals.

Use this to set up playback related and other 
settings.

Select “CUSTOM SETUP” in the Setup 
Display. To use the display, see “Using the 
Setup Display” (page 49).
The default settings are underlined.

◆ AUTO POWER OFF
Switches the Auto Power Off setting on or 
off.

◆ AUTO PLAY
Switches the Auto Play setting on or off. This 
function is useful when the player is 
connected to a timer (not supplied).

◆ DIMMER
Adjusts the lighting of the front panel display.

◆ PAUSE MODE (DVDs only)
Selects the picture in pause mode.

◆ TRACK SELECTION (DVD VIDEO only)
Gives the sound track which contains the 
highest number of channels priority when you 
play a DVD VIDEO on which multiple audio 
formats (PCM, MPEG audio, DTS, or Dolby 
Digital format) are recorded.

• When you set the item to “AUTO,” the language 

may change. The “TRACK SELECTION” setting 
has higher priority than the “AUDIO” settings in 
“LANGUAGE SETUP” (page 50).

• If you set “DTS” to “OFF” (page 54), the DTS 

sound track is not played even if you set “TRACK 
SELECTION” to “AUTO.”

• If PCM, DTS, MPEG audio, and Dolby Digital 

sound tracks have the same number of channels, 
the player selects PCM, DTS, MPEG, and Dolby 
Digital audio sound tracks in this order.

◆ MULTI-DISC RESUME (DVD VIDEO/
VIDEO CD only) (DVP-NS39 only)
Switches the Multi-disc Resume setting on or 
off. Resume playback can be stored in 
memory for up to 6 different DVD VIDEOs/
VIDEO CDs (page 22).

If you run Quick Setup, Multi-disc Resume setting 
stored in memory may return to the default setting.

◆ DivX
Displays the registration code for this player. 
For more information, go to 
http://www.divx.com/vod
on the Internet.

ON

The player enters standby mode 
when left in stop mode for more 
than 30 minutes.

OFF

Switches this function off.

OFF

Switches this function off.

ON

Automatically starts playback 
when the player is turned on by 
a timer (not supplied).

BRIGHT

Makes the lighting bright.

DARK

Makes the lighting dark.

CUSTOM SETUP

AUTO PLAY:
DIMMER:

OFF

BRIGHT

AUTO

PAUSE MODE:

OFF

TRACK SELECTION:

ON

AUTO POWER OFF:

ON

MULTI-DISC RESUME:

Registration Code

DivX:

AUTO

The picture, including subjects 
that move dynamically, is 
output with no jitter. Normally 
select this position.

FRAME

The picture, including subjects 
that do not move dynamically, 
is output in high resolution.

OFF

No priority given.

AUTO

Priority given.

ON

Stores the resume setting in 
memory for up to 6 discs.

OFF

Does not store the resume 
setting in memory. Playback 
restarts at the resume point only 
for the current disc in the player.

“AUDIO SETUP” allows you to set the sound 
according to the playback and connection 
conditions.

Select “AUDIO SETUP” in the Setup 
Display. To use the display, see “Using the 
Setup Display” (page 49).
The default settings are underlined.

◆ AUDIO DRC (Dynamic Range Control) 
(DVDs only)
Makes the sound clear when the volume is 
turned down when playing a DVD that 
conforms to “AUDIO DRC.” 
This function affects the output from the 
following jacks:
– LINE (RGB)-TV jack
– DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack only 

when “DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-
PCM” (page 54).

◆ DOWNMIX (DVDs only)
Switches the method for mixing down to 2 
channels when you play a DVD which has 
rear sound elements (channels) or is recorded 
in Dolby Digital format. For details on the 
rear signal components, see “Checking the 
audio signal format” (page 39). This function 
affects the output of the following jacks:
– LINE (RGB)-TV jack
– DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack when 

“DOLBY DIGITAL” is set to “D-PCM” 
(page 54).

◆ DIGITAL OUT
Selects if audio signals are output via the 
DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack.

STANDARD

Normally, select this position.

TV MODE

Makes low sounds clear even if 
you turn the volume down.

WIDE
RANGE

Gives you the feeling of being 
at a live performance.

AUDIO SETUP

AUDIO DRC:

DIGITAL OUT:

STANDARD

ON

DOWNMIX:

DOLBY SURROUND

DOLBY DIGITAL:
MPEG:

D-PCM

PCM

DTS:

OFF

48kHz/96kHz PCM:

48kHz/16bit

DOLBY
SUR-
ROUND

Normally, select this position. 
Multi-channel audio signals are 
output to 2 channels for enjoying 
surround sounds.

NORMAL

Multi-channel audio signals are 
downmixed to 2 channels for use 
with your stereo.

ON

Normally, select this position. When 
you select “ON,” see “Setting the 
digital output signal” for further 
settings (page 54).

OFF

The influence of the digital circuit 
upon the analogue circuit is minimal.

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Switches the method of outputting audio 
signals when you connect a component such 
as an audio component or MD deck with a 
digital input jack.
For connection details, see page 15.
Select “DOLBY DIGITAL,” “MPEG,” 
“DTS,” and “48kHz/96kHz PCM” after 
setting “DIGITAL OUT” to “ON.”
If you connect a component that is 
incompatible with the selected audio signal, a 
loud noise (or no sound) may be heard from 
the speakers, risking damage to your ears or 
speakers.

◆ DOLBY DIGITAL (DVDs only)
Selects the type of Dolby Digital signal.

◆ MPEG (DVDs only)
Selects the type of MPEG audio signal.

◆ DTS
Selects whether or not to output DTS signals.

◆ 48kHz/96kHz PCM (DVD VIDEO only)
Selects the sampling frequency of the audio 
signal.

The analogue audio signals from the LINE RGB-
TV (SCART) jacks are not affected by this setting 
and keep their original sampling frequency level.

D-PCM

Select this when the player is 
connected to an audio 
component without a built-in 
Dolby Digital decoder. You can 
select whether the signals 
conform to Dolby Surround 
(Pro Logic) or not by making 
adjustments to the 
“DOWNMIX” item in 
“AUDIO SETUP” (page 53).

DOLBY
DIGITAL

Select this when the player is 
connected to an audio 
component with a built-in 
Dolby Digital decoder.

PCM

Select this when the player is 
connected to an audio 
component without a built-in 
MPEG decoder. If you play 
multi-channel MPEG audio 
sound tracks, only the Front (L) 
and Front (R) signals will be 
output from your two front 
speakers.

MPEG

Select this when the player is 
connected to an audio 
component with a built-in 
MPEG decoder.

OFF

Select this when the player is 
connected to an audio 
component without a built-in 
DTS decoder.

ON

Select this when the player is 
connected to an audio 
component with a built-in DTS 
decoder.

48kHz/16bit

The audio signals of DVD 
VIDEOs are always converted 
to 48kHz/16bit.

96kHz/24bit

All types of signals including 
96kHz/24bit are output in their 
original format. However, if the 
signal is encrypted for 
copyright protection purposes, 
the signal is only output as 
48kHz/16bit.