Sony Dav Dz10 Operating Instructions

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 Depending on the DivX video file, the picture may 
pause or be unclear. In which case, it is recommended 
that you create the file at a lower bit rate. If the sound 
is still noisy, MP3 is the recommended audio format. 
Note, however, this system does not conform to 
WMA (Windows Media Audio) format.
 Because of the compression technology used for 
DivX video files, it may take some time after you 
press H for the picture to appear.
Selecting an album
1Press MENU.
A list of albums on the disc appears. Only 
albums that contain DivX video files are 
listed. 
2Press X/x to select the album you want 
to play.
3Press H.
The system starts playing the selected 
album.
To select DivX video files, see “Selecting a 
DivX video file” (page 41).
To stop playback
Press x.
To go to the next or previous 
page
Press C/c.
To turn off the display
Press MENU repeatedly.
Selecting a DivX video file
1After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,” 
press ENTER.
The list of files in the album appears. 
2Press X/x to select a file and press 
ENTER.
The selected file starts playing.
To stop playback
Press x.
To go to the next or previous 
page
Press C/c.
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
To play the next or previous DivX 
video file without turning on the 
above file list
You can select the next or previous DivX video 
file in the same album by pressing ./>. 
You can also select the first file of the next 
album by pressing > during playback of the 
last file of the current album. Note that you 
cannot return to the previous album by pressing 
.. To return to the previous album, select it 
from the album list. 
 If the number of viewing times is preset, you can play 
the DivX video files as many times as the preset 
number. The following occurrences are counted:
– when the system is turned off.
– when the disc tray is opened.
– when another file is played.
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NEW YEARS DAY
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When the sound does not match the pictures on 
the screen, you can adjust the delay between the 
picture and sound.
1Press   DISPLAY in stop mode.
The Control Menu appears.
2Press X/x to select   [A/V 
SYNC], then press ENTER.
The options for [A/V SYNC] appear.
3Press X/x to select the setting.
 [OFF]: does not adjust.
 [ON]: adjusts the difference between 
picture and sound.
 Depending on the input stream, this function may not 
be effective.
You can quickly locate a particular point on a 
disc by monitoring the picture or playing back 
slowly.
 Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be 
able to do some of the operations described.
Locating a point quickly by 
playing a disc in fast forward 
or fast reverse (Scan)
(except for JPEG)
Press  m or M   while playing a disc. 
When you find the point you want, press H to 
return to normal speed. Each time you press   
m or M   during scan, the playback speed 
changes. With each press the indication changes 
as shown below. Actual speeds may differ with 
some discs.
Adjusting the Delay 
Between the Picture and 
Sound
(A/V SYNC)
    
Note
X/x
ENTER
 
DISPLAY
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T       1 : 3 0 : 5 0
OFF OFF
ON
Searching for a Particular 
Point on a Disc
(Scan, Slow-motion Play, Freeze 
Frame)
     
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Playback direction
* Except for the United Kingdom models.
Opposite direction
* Except for the United Kingdom models.
With each press, playback speed becomes faster.
Watching frame by frame 
(Slow-motion Play)
(DVD, DVD-RW, DivX video*, VIDEO 
CD only)
* Except for the United Kingdom models.
Press  m or M   when the system is in 
pause mode. To return to the normal playback 
speed, press H. Each time you press   m or 
M   during Slow-motion Play, the playback 
speed changes. Two speeds are available. With 
each press the indication changes as follows:
Playback direction
2  y 1 
Opposite direction (DVD VIDEO only)
2  y 1 
Playing one frame at a time 
(Freeze Frame)
(except for CD and JPEG)
When the system is in the pause mode, press 
 (step) to go to the next frame. Press 
 (step) to go to the preceding frame 
(DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only). To return to 
normal playback, press H.
 You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW in 
VR mode.
 For DATA CDs, this function works only for DivX 
video files (except for the United Kingdom models). ×2B t 1M t 2M t 3M
3M (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DivX video*/VIDEO 
CD only)
×2B (DVD VIDEO/CD only)
×2b t 1m t 2m t 3m
3m (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DivX video*/VIDEO 
CD only)
×2b (DVD VIDEO only)
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You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and 
you can search a VIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD/
DATA DVD by track, index, or scene. As titles 
and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the 
disc, you can select the desired one by entering 
its number. Or, you can search for a scene using 
the time code.
1Press   DISPLAY. (When playing a 
DATA CD with JPEG image files, press 
 DISPLAY twice.)
The Control Menu appears.
2Press X/x to select the search method.
xWhen playing a DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW
 [TITLE]
 [CHAPTER]
 [TIME/TEXT]
Select [TIME/TEXT] to search for a 
starting point by inputting the time code.
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD/Super 
VCD without PBC Playback
 [TRACK] [INDEX]
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD/Super 
VCD with PBC Playback
 [SCENE]
xWhen playing a CD
 [TRACK]
xWhen playing a DATA CD (MP3 
audio)
 [ALBUM]
 [TRACK]
xWhen playing a DATA CD (JPEG file)
 [ALBUM]
 [FILE]
xWhen playing a DviX video (Except 
for the United Kingdom models)
 [ALBUM]
 [FILE]
Example: when you select   
[CHAPTER]
[** (**)] is selected (** refers to a number).
The number in parentheses indicates the 
total number of titles, chapters, tracks, 
indexes, scenes, albums or files.
3Press ENTER.
[** (**)] changes to [– – (**)].
Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track/Scene, 
etc.
     
Number 
buttons
CLEAR
X/xENTER
 
DISPLAY
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Selected row
DVD VIDEO ( 
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4Press X/x or the number buttons to 
select the title, chapter, track, index, 
scene, etc., number you want to search 
for.
If you make a mistake
Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, 
then select another number.
5Press ENTER.
The system starts playback from the 
selected number.
To search for a scene using the 
time code (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW 
only)
1In Step 2, select   [TIME/TEXT].
[T **:**:**] (playing time of the current title) 
is selected.
2Press ENTER.
[T **:**:**] changes to [T --:--:--].
3Input the time code using the number 
buttons, then press ENTER.
For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 10 
minutes, and 20 seconds after the beginning, 
just enter [2:10:20].
 When the Control Menu display is turned off, you can 
search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW), track 
(CD), or file (DATA CD (DivX video*)/DATA 
DVD) by pressing the number buttons and ENTER.
* Except for the United Kingdom models.
 You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW using 
the time code.
You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and 
find the desired scene quickly.
1Press PICTURE NAVI during playback.
The following display appears.
2Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to 
select an item.
 [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only)
 [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO 
only)
 [TRACK VIEWER] (VIDEO CD/
Super VCD only)
3Press ENTER.
The first scene of each title, chapter, or 
track appears as follows.
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Searching by Scene 
(Picture Navigation)
 
PICTURE 
NAVI
C/X/x/c
ENTER
 
DISPLAY
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4Press C/X/x/c to select a title, chapter, 
or track, and press ENTER.
Playback starts from the selected scene.
To return to normal play during 
setting
Press O RETURN or   DISPLAY.
 Depending on the disc, you may not be able to select 
some items.
Viewing the Playing Time and 
Remaining Time in the Front 
Panel Display
You can check disc information, such as the 
remaining time, total number of titles in a DVD, 
tracks in a VIDEO CD, CD, or MP3, file name 
of a DivX video* using the front panel display 
(page 85).
* Except for the United Kingdom models.
Press DISPLAY.
Each time you press DISPLAY while playing 
the disc, the display changes as shown in the 
charts.
Note
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5
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Viewing Information About 
the Disc
     
DISPLAY
 
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When playing a DVD VIDEO or 
DVD-RW
When playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video) or DATA DVD (DivX video) 
(except for the United Kingdom 
models) When playing a VIDEO CD 
(without PBC functions) or CD
When playing an MP3
 When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the 
playing time is displayed.
 The system can only display the first level of the 
DVD/CD text, such as the Disc name or title.
 If an MP3 file name cannot be displayed, “*” will 
appear in the front panel display instead.
 The disc name or track name may not be displayed 
depending on the text.
 Playing time of MP3 audio tracks and DivX video 
files* may not be displayed correctly.
* Except for the United Kingdom models.
Viewing the Station Name or 
Frequency in the front panel 
display
When the system is set to “TUNER AM” or 
“TUNER FM,” you can check the frequency 
using the front panel display.
tPlaying time and number of the current 
title
r
Remaining time of the current title
r
Playing time and number of the current 
chapter
r
Remaining time of the current chapter
r
Disc name
r
Title and chapter
r
The display returns to the top image after 
2 seconds. 
tPlaying time of the current file
r
Current file name
r
Current album and file number
r
The display returns to the top image after 
2 seconds. Tip
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tPlaying time of the current track
r
Remaining time of the current track
r
Playing time of the disc
r
Remaining time of the disc
r
Disc name
r
Track and index*
r
The display returns to the top image after 
2 seconds.
* Except for CD.
tPlaying time and current track number
r
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Press DISPLAY.
Each time you press DISPLAY, the display 
changes as shown in the charts.
*1This is displayed if you have entered a name for a 
preset station (page 64).
*
2Returns to the original display when several seconds 
has elapsed.
Checking the Playing Time 
and Remaining Time
You can check the playing time and remaining 
time of the current title, chapter, or track, and the 
total playing time or remaining time of the disc. 
You can also check the DVD text and MP3 
folder name/file name recorded on the disc.
1Press DISPLAY during playback.
The following display appears.
2Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change 
the time information.
The display and the kinds of time that you 
can check depend on the disc you are 
playing.
xWhen playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-
RW
 T **:**:**
Playing time of the current title
 T–**:**:**
Remaining time of the current title
 C **:**:**
Playing time of the current chapter
 C–**:**:**
Remaining time of the current chapter
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC 
functions)
 **:**
Playing time of the current scene
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (without 
PBC functions) or CD
T **:**
Playing time of the current track
 T–**:**
Remaining time of the current track
D **:**
Playing time of the current disc
 D–**:**
Remaining time of the current disc
xWhen playing a DATA CD (MP3 
audio)
T **:**
Playing time of the current track
xWhen playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video)/DATA DVD (DivX video) (except 
for the United Kingdom models)
 **:**:**
Playing time of the current file
 Only alphabetical letters and numbers can be 
displayed.
 Depending on the type of disc being played, the 
system can only display a limited number of 
characters. Also, depending on the disc, not all text 
characters will be displayed.
Checking the play information 
of the Disc
To check DVD/CD text
Press DISPLAY 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 (MP3 audio/
DivX video*1)/DATA DVD (DivX 
video*1) text
By pressing DISPLAY while playing MP3 
audio tracks on a DATA CD or DivX video 
tStation name*1
r
Frequency*2
T 1:01:57
Time information
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files*1 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) on your TV screen.
*1 Except for the United Kingdom models.
*2 Appears when:
– playing an MP3 audio track on DATA CDs.
– playing a DivX video file that contains MP3 audio 
signals on DATA CDs/DATA DVDs (except for 
the United Kingdom models).
Checking the date 
information 
(JPEG only)
You can check the date information during 
playback when the Exif* tag is recorded in the 
JPEG image data.
Press   DISPLAY twice during playback.
The Control Menu appears.
* “Exchangeable Image File Format” is a digital 
camera image format defined by the Japan 
Electronics and Information Technology Industries 
Association (JEITA). Date information is [DD/MM/YYYY].
DD: Day
MM: Month
YYYY: Year
17:30 T
JAZZRIVER SIDE128k
Bit rate*2
Album name Track/file name
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01/ 01/ 2003DATA CD JPEG
Date information
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When playing a DVD VIDEO or DATA CD/
DATA DVD (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 VIDEO CDs, CDs, or DATA CDs, you 
can select the sound from the right or left 
channel and listen to the sound of the selected 
channel through both the right and left speakers.
* Except for the United Kingdom models.
1Press AUDIO during playback.
The following display appears.
2Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the 
desired audio signal.xWhen playing a DVD VIDEO
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice 
of language varies.
When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a 
language code. Refer to “Language Code 
List” (page 83) 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.
xWhen playing a DVD-RW
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)
 [2: MAIN]
[2: SUB]
 [2: MAIN+SUB]
 [2: MAIN], [2: SUB], and [2: MAIN+SUB] do 
not appear when one audio stream is recorded on 
the disc.
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD, CD, or 
DATA CD (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)
xWhen playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video) or DATA DVD (DivX video) 
(except for the United Kingdom 
models)
The choice of DATA CD or DATA DVD 
audio signal formats differ, depending on 
the DivX video file contained on the disc. 
The format is shown in the display.
xWhen 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)
Sound Adjustments
Changing the Sound
     
AUDIO
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