Sony Dav Dz250m Operating Instructions

							Various Functions for Playing Discs
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31GB
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/DATA DVD with JPEG image 
files, press   DISPLAY twice.)
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select the search method.
The display will show different items 
depending on the disc.
 [TITLE], [TRACK], [SCENE]
 [CHAPTER], [INDEX]
 [TIME/TEXT]
Select [TIME/TEXT] to search for a 
starting point by inputting the time code.
 [TRACK]
 [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 .
[** (**)] changes to [– – (**)].
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 .
The system starts playback from the 
selected number.
To search for a scene using the 
time code (DVD VIDEO and
DVD-VR mode only)
1In Step 2, select   [TIME/TEXT].
[T **:**:**] (playing time of the current title) 
is selected.
2Press .
[T **:**:**] changes to [T --:--:--].
3Input the time code using the number 
buttons, then press  .
For example, to find the scene at 2 hours, 10 
minutes, and 20 seconds after the beginning, 
just enter [2:10:20].
Tip When the Control Menu display is turned off, you can 
search for a chapter (DVD VIDEO/DVD-R/DVD-
RW), track (VIDEO CD/CD), or file (DATA CD/
DATA DVD (DivX video)) by pressing the number 
buttons and  .
Note You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW using 
the time code.
Searching for a Title/
Chapter/Track/Scene, 
etc.
     
DVD VIDEO1 8 ( 
3 4 ) 1 2 ( 
2 7 )T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5
Selected row
DVD VIDEO ( 
3 4 ) 1 2 ( 
2 7 )T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5
 
						

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32GB
You can divide the TV 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 .
The first scene of each title, chapter, or 
track appears as follows.
4Press C/X/x/c to select a title, chapter, 
or track, and press  .
The system starts playback from the 
selected scene.
To return to normal play during 
setting
Press O RETURN.
Note Depending on the disc, you may not be able to select 
some items.
When you stop the disc, the system remembers 
the point where you pressed x and “RESUME” 
appears in the front panel display. As long as 
you do not remove the disc, Resume Play will 
work even if the system enters standby mode by 
pressing "/1.
1While playing a disc, press x to stop 
playback.
“RESUME” appears in the front panel 
display.
If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume 
Play is not available.
2Press H.
The system starts playback from the point 
where you stopped the disc in Step 1.
Note Depending on where you stop the disc, the system 
may not resume playback from exactly the same 
point.
 The point where you stopped playing may be cleared 
when:
– you eject the disc.
– the system enters standby mode (DATA CD/
DATA DVD only).
– you change or reset the settings on the Setup 
Display.
– you change the parental control level.
– you change the function by pressing FUNCTION.
– you disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead).
 For DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs in VR mode, VIDEO CDs, 
CDs, DATA CDs, and DATA DVDs, the system 
remembers the resume playback point for the current 
disc.
 Resume Play does not work during Program Play and 
Shuffle Play.
 This function may not work properly with some 
discs.
Searching by Scene 
(Picture Navigation)
 
CHAPTER VIEWERENTER
1
4
72
5
83
6
9
Resuming Playback from 
the Point Where You 
Stopped the Disc
(Resume Play)
     
 
						

							Various Functions for Playing Discs
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33GB
Tip To play from the beginning of the disc, press x twice, 
then press H.
To enjoy a disc that is played 
before by resume playback 
(Multi-disc Resume)
(DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD only)
This system stores the point where you stopped 
the disc for up to 40 discs and resumes playback 
the next time you insert the same disc. If you 
store a resume playback point for the 41st disc, 
the resume playback point for the first disc is 
deleted.
To activate this function, set [MULTI-DISC 
RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP] to [ON]. For 
details, see “[MULTI-DISC RESUME] (DVD 
VIDEO/VIDEO CD only)” (page 73).
Tip To play from the beginning of the disc, press x twice, 
then press H.
Note If [MULTI-DISC RESUME] in [CUSTOM SETUP] 
is set to [OFF] (page 73), the resume point is cleared 
when you change the function by pressing 
FUNCTION.
You can play the contents of a disc in the order 
you want by arranging the order of the tracks on 
the disc to create your own program. You can 
program up to 99 tracks.
1Press  DISPLAY.
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select   
[PROGRAM], then press  .
The options for [PROGRAM] appear.
3Press X/x to select [SET t], then 
press .
4Press c.
The cursor moves to the track row [T] (in 
this case, [01]).
Creating Your Own 
Program
(Program Play)
  
PLAY6 (14)T     2 : 5 0
OFF
SET
ON OFF
CD
PROGRAM
1. TRACK ALL CLEAR
2. TRACK  – –
3. TRACK  – –
4. TRACK  – –
5. TRACK  – –
6. TRACK  – –
7. TRACK  – –T0:00:00
– –
01
02
03
04
05
06
[TRACK] is displayed when you play a 
VIDEO CD or CD.
Tracks recorded 
on a discTotal time of the 
programmed tracks
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34GB
5Select the track you want to program.
For example, select track [02].
Press X/x to select [02] under [T], then 
press .
6To program other tracks, repeat steps 4 
to 5.
The programmed tracks are displayed in the 
selected order.
7Press H to start Program Play.
Program Play starts.
When the program ends, you can restart the 
same program again by pressing H.
To return to normal play
In Step 3, press CLEAR or select [OFF]. To play 
the same program again, select [ON] in Step 3 
and press  .
To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu display is turned off.
To change or cancel a program
1Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating Your Own 
Program.”
2Select the program number of the track you 
want to change or cancel using X/x.
If you want to delete the track from the 
program, press CLEAR.
3Follow Step 5 for new programming. 
To cancel a program, select [--] under [T], 
then press  .
To cancel all of the tracks in the 
programmed order
1Follow steps 1 to 3 of “Creating Your Own 
Program.”
2Press X and select [ALL CLEAR].
3Press .
PROGRAM
1. TRACK  – – ALL CLEAR
2. TRACK  – –
3. TRACK  – –
4. TRACK  – –
5. TRACK  – –
6. TRACK  – –
7. TRACK  – –T
– –
02
03
04
05
0:00:00
06
01
PROGRAM
1. TRACK        0 2 ALL CLEAR
2. TRACK        – –
3. TRACK        – –
4. TRACK        – –
5. TRACK        – –
6. TRACK        – –
7. TRACK        – –0:15:30T– –
02
03
04
05
0601
Selected track
Total time of the programmed tracks
 
						

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35GB
You can have the system “shuffle” tracks. 
Subsequent “shuffling” may produce a different 
playing order.
Note Same song may be played repeatedly during MP3 
playback.
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select   [SHUFFLE], 
then press  .
The options for [SHUFFLE] appear.
3Press X/x to select the item to be 
shuffled.
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD or CD
 [TRACK]: shuffles tracks on the disc.
xWhen Program Play is activated
 [ON]: shuffles tracks selected in Program 
Play.
xWhen playing a DATA CD (except for 
DivX) or DATA DVD (except for DivX)
 [ON (MP3)]: shuffles MP3 audio tracks in 
the album on the current disc. When no 
album is selected, the first album will play 
in random order.
Note A track already played is also selected in 
random order.
4Press .
Shuffle Play starts.
To return to normal play
In Step 3, press CLEAR or select [OFF].
To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu display is turned off.
Note You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and 
Super VCDs with PBC playback.
Playing in Random Order
(Shuffle Play)
   
PLAY6 (14)T     2 : 5 0
OFF
TRACK OFF
CD
 
						

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36GB
You can play all the titles, tracks or albums on a 
disc or a single title, chapter, track, or album 
repeatedly.
You can use a combination of Shuffle or 
Program Play modes.
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select   [REPEAT], 
then press  .
The options for [REPEAT] appear.
3Press X/x to select the item to be 
repeated.
The default setting is underlined.
xWhen playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-
VR
: does not play repeatedly.
 [DISC]: repeats all of the titles on the disc.
 [TITLE]: repeats the current title on a 
disc.
 [CHAPTER]: repeats the current chapter.
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD or CD
: does not play repeatedly.
 [DISC]: repeats all of the tracks on the 
disc.
 [TRACK]: repeats the current track.
xWhen playing a DATA CD or DATA 
DVD
: does not play repeatedly.
 [DISC]: repeats all of the albums on the 
disc.
 [ALBUM]: repeats the current album. [TRACK] (MP3 audio tracks only): 
repeats the current track.
 [FILE] (DivX video files only): repeats 
the current file.
4Press .
The item is selected.
To return to normal play
In Step 3, press CLEAR or select [OFF].
To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu display is turned off.
Note You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and 
Super VCDs with PBC playback.
 When playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD which 
contains MP3 audio track and JPEG image files, and 
their playing time is not the same, the audio sound 
will not match the image.
 When [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] is set to [IMAGE 
(JPEG)] (page 47), you cannot select [TRACK].
Playing Repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
     
PLAY6 (14)T     2 : 5 0CD
OFF
DISC
TRACK OFF
 
						

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37GB
A DVD is divided into a lot of sections, which 
make up a picture or music feature. These 
sections are called “titles.” When you play a 
DVD which contains several titles, you can 
select the title you want using DVD TOP 
MENU.
When you play DVDs that allow you to select 
items such as the language for the subtitles and 
the language for the sound, select these items 
using DVD MENU.
1Press DVD TOP MENU or DVD MENU.
The disc’s menu appears on the TV screen.
The contents of the menu vary from disc to 
disc.
2Press C/X/x/c or the number buttons to 
select the item you want to play or 
change.
3Press .
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, DATA CDs, or DATA 
DVDs, 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.
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 four digits are displayed, they 
indicate a language code. Refer to 
“Language Code List” (page 88) 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-VR
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]

Using the DVD’s MenuChanging the Sound
     
1:ENGLISH  DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1
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38GB
 [2: MAIN+SUB]
Note [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, 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)
xWhen playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video) or DATA DVD (DivX video) 
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)
 [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)
Note 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].
Checking the audio signal 
format
(DVD, DivX video only)
If you press AUDIO repeatedly during 
playback, the format of the current audio signal 
(PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) appears as 
shown below.
xWhen playing a DVD
Example:
Dolby Digital 5.1 ch
Example:
Dolby Digital 3 ch
xWhen playing a DATA CD (DivX video) or 
DATA DVD (DivX video)
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)

 Surround (L)
 Surround (R)
LRCLFELS RS
1:ENGLISH DOLBY DIGITAL3 / 2 .1
Surround (L/R)
Front (L/R) + 
Center
LFE (Low 
Frequency Effect)
Currently playing 
program format
LR
S
2:
SPANISH DOLBY DIGITAL2 / 1
Front (L/R)Surround 
(Monaural)
Currently playing 
program format
1: MP3     128k
Bit rate
 
						

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39GB
 Surround (Monaural): This signal can be either 
the Dolby Surround Sound processed signals 
or the Dolby Digital sound’s monaural 
Surround audio signals.
 LFE (Low Frequency Effect) signal
Some DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs in VR (Video 
Recording) mode have two types of titles for 
playback: originally recorded titles 
([ORIGINAL]) and titles that can be created on 
recordable DVD players for editing ([PLAY 
LIST]). You can select the type of title to be 
played.
1Press   DISPLAY when the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select   [ORIGINAL/
PLAY LIST], then press  .
The options for [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] 
appear.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
The default setting is underlined.
 [PLAY LIST]
: plays the titles created 
from [ORIGINAL] for editing.
 [ORIGINAL]: plays the titles originally 
recorded.
4Press .
Selecting [ORIGINAL] or 
[PLAY LIST] on a DVD-R/
DVD-RW
  3  (  
2 8 ) 1  ( 
4 4 )DVD-VR        
T       1 : 3 0 : 5 0
PLAY LIST PLAY LIST
ORIGINAL
 
						

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40GB
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, MP3, or file name 
of a DivX video using the front panel display 
(page 91).
Press DISPLAY.
Each time you press DISPLAY while playing 
the disc, the display changes 1 t 2 t ... 
t 1 t ...
Some displayed items may disappear after a few 
seconds.
When playing a DVD VIDEO or 
DVD-R/DVD-RW
1 Playing time and number of the current title
2 Remaining time of the current title
3 Playing time and number of the current 
chapter
4 Remaining time of the current chapter
5 Disc name
6 Title and chapter
When playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video) or DATA DVD (DivX video)
1 Playing time of the current file
2 Current file name
3 Current album and file number
When playing a VIDEO CD 
(without PBC functions) or CD
1 Playing time of the current track
2 Remaining time of the current track
3 Playing time of the disc
4 Remaining time of the disc
5 Disc name
6 Track and index*
* VIDEO CD only.
When playing a DATA CD (MP3 
audio) or DATA DVD (MP3 audio)
1 Playing time and current track number
2 Track (file) name
Tip When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the 
playing time is displayed.
Note 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.
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 in 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
Viewing Information About 
the Disc
     
T 1:01:57
Time information