Sony MDP-A1 - Understanding LD Displays and Messages; On-Screen and Front Panel Displays

Understanding Displays and Messages When Playing LDs
You can determine player operating status or disc information in one of two ways: (1) by displaying the information
on the TV screen, or (2) by looking at the front panel display. Locate the DISPLAY button on the Remote Commander.
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Press DISPLAY once.
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Current frame number
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To turn off the display, press DISPLAY again.
* Discs not indicating time data to the second indicate instead as two-digit numbers such as, “22:".
** Appears when the QUICK START indicator is off (for an LD with TOC).
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Reading the Front Panel Display
The illustration to the right is an example of what is
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To View AV Calendar...................... When playing an LD containing TOC (Table of Contents)
data, the AV Calendar is available.
Press the QUICK START button on the player while in the
stop mode to turn off the indicator beside the button, then
press PLAY (#). The AV Calendar on disc side A will be
displayed. To view the AV Calendar on side B, press
(DISC) SIDE B while the QUICK START indicator is off,
the AV Calendar on disc side B will be displayed. The
calendar shows information on the total number of
selections on the disc or those programmed to play. As
selections are played, the corresponding numbers in the
AV Calendar disappear.
To Turn Off the Front Panel Display..... Press FL DISPLAY on the player. Each time you press
FL DISPLAY, the display turns orvoff. When the front
panel display is turned off, the blue TV screen during stop
or search turns to gray.
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