Abstract: A control method outputs audio indicating content of an operation of a transmission device connected to a reception device. The control method includes accepting the operation of the transmission device, generating operation data indicating the content of the operation by the transmission device, transmitting the operation data from the transmission device to the reception device, generating audio data indicating the content of the operation based on the operation data by the reception device, and outputting the audio indicated by the audio data by the reception device.

Abstract: A playback device is configured to be connected to a display device. The playback device includes a communication component and a controller. The communication component communicates with the display device. The controller acquires setting information indicating a current setting of a brightness range in the display device from the display device via the communication component. While a specific brightness range has not been set in the display device, the controller transmits information related to a setting change to the specific brightness range via the communication component to the display device based on correspondence information indicating a correspondence relationship between the display device and the brightness range that is settable in the display device.

Abstract: A playback device is configured to be connected to a display device. The playback device includes a communication component and a controller. The communication component communicates with the display device. The controller acquires setting information indicating a current setting of a brightness range in the display device from the display device via the communication component. While a specific brightness range has not been set in the display device, the controller transmits information related to a setting change to the specific brightness range via the communication component to the display device based on correspondence information indicating a correspondence relationship between the display device and the brightness range that is settable in the display device.

Abstract: A control method outputs audio indicating content of an operation of a transmission device connected to a reception device. The control method includes accepting the operation of the transmission device, generating operation data indicating the content of the operation by the transmission device, transmitting the operation data from the transmission device to the reception device, generating audio data indicating the content of the operation based on the operation data by the reception device, and outputting the audio indicated by the audio data by the reception device.

Abstract: A control device includes a communication component and a controller. The communication component transmits and receives control signal to and from an external device. The controller determines whether or not to output audio signal corresponding to control information included in the control signal based on attribute information included in the control signal.

Abstract: A reproduction apparatus includes a calculating portion that calculates a packet position corresponding to specified reproduction time based on header information contained in an image and sound file when reproduction time is specified by an operating portion, and a reproducing portion that starts reproduction of image and sound from a packet of the calculated packet position.

Abstract: A reproduction apparatus includes a calculating portion that calculates a packet position corresponding to specified reproduction time based on header information contained in an image and sound file when reproduction time is specified by an operating portion, and a reproducing portion that starts reproduction of image and sound from a packet of the calculated packet position.

Abstract: When a recording device is connected to a power source and a main power is supplied, position information of the recording device is obtained by using GPS satellites. A region where the recording device is installed is decided based on the obtained position information. Channel information appropriate for the decided region is read out from a storage medium such as a memory, and a tuner of the recording device is set automatically using the read channel information thus read. Additionally, when the position information is obtained, it is decided whether or not the position where the recording device is installed is within a predetermined distance from a boundary between regions. If it is adjacent to other region, a plurality of region codes are read out, and a request for selecting one to perform the channel setting is displayed using a display panel or an OSD function so that the selection can be received.

Abstract: When a recording device is connected to a power source and a main power is supplied, position information of the recording device is obtained by using GPS satellites. A region where the recording device is installed is decided based on the obtained position information. Channel information appropriate for the decided region is read out from a storage medium such as a memory, and a tuner of the recording device is set automatically using the read channel information thus read. Additionally, when the position information is obtained, it is decided whether or not the position where the recording device is installed is within a predetermined distance from a boundary between regions. If it is adjacent to other region, a plurality of region codes are read out, and a request for selecting one to perform the channel setting is displayed using a display panel or an OSD function so that the selection can be received.

Abstract: When an error arises during the reproduction of a file from an optical disc, the error is detected by error detecting means, and the cause of the error is discriminated by error discriminating means. If the cause discriminated by the error discriminating means suggests that the error has arisen during decoding, the error is one of a read error, an input stream error, a specified data type error, a chroma format error, a monochrome image error, a stream error, or a time-out error. Thus, whichever of these errors is closest to the cause of the error is indicated on a display device by error indicating means. This helps reduce the possibility of unreproducible files being recorded to an optical disc next time an optical disc having files recorded thereon is created.

Abstract: A user selects a still-picture file (JPEG11, JPEG22, JPEG37, . . . ) to be reproduced, from a list of still-picture file information. Then, the user sets a reproduction time period (7 seconds, 5 seconds, 2 seconds, . . . ), a start display effect (fade, wipe, dissolve, . . . ) and an end display effect (scroll, fade, cut, . . . ) for the selected still-picture file. In this manner, desired start display effect and end display effect for each still-picture file can individually be set, so that a plurality of still-picture files can continuously be reproduced in various display patterns, and a manner of reproduction preferred by the user can be realized.

Abstract: An information reproducing apparatus for reproducing an audio file and a still picture file recorded in a recording medium capable of recording the audio file and the still picture file, includes a reading unit that reads audio and still picture folders containing audio and still picture files recorded in the recording medium, a first display unit that displays lists of audio and still picture folders read by the reading unit on a left screen, a first selection unit that selects audio and still picture folders from the lists of the audio and still picture folders displayed by the first display unit, a second display unit that displays the audio and still picture folders selected by the first selection unit on a right screen, and a reproduction unit that reproduces simultaneously the audio and still picture files within the audio and still picture folders selected by the first selection unit.