Sony Dav Dz250m Operating Instructions

							Various Functions for Playing Discs
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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) or DATA DVD (MP3 audio)
 T **:**
Playing time of the current track
xWhen playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video) or DATA DVD (DivX video)
 **:**:**
Playing time of the current file
Note Characters/marks may not be displayed for some 
languages.
 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 in 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/DATA DVD 
(MP3 audio/DivX video) text
By pressing DISPLAY while playing MP3 
audio tracks or DivX video files 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.
* Appears when:
– playing an MP3 audio track on DATA CDs/DATA 
DVDs.
– playing a DivX video file that contains MP3 audio 
signals on DATA CDs/DATA DVDs.
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 display appears.* “Exchangeable Image File Format” is a digital 
camera image format defined by the Japan 
Electronics and Information Technology Industries 
Association (JEITA).
Tip Date information varies depending on the area.
BRAHMS  SYMPHONY
17:30 T
JAZZRIVER SIDE128k
Bit rate*
Album name Track/file name
 
						

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If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are 
recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change the 
viewing angle.
Press ANGLE during playback.
Each time you press ANGLE, the angle changes.
Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able 
to change the angle even if multi-angles are recorded 
on the DVD VIDEO.
If subtitles are recorded on a disc, you can turn 
the subtitles on or off while playing. If 
multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc, 
you can change the subtitle language while 
playing, or turn the subtitles on or off whenever 
you want.
Press SUBTITLE during playback.
Each time you press SUBTITLE, the subtitle 
language changes.
Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able 
to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles 
are recorded on it. You also may not be able to turn 
them off.
 You can change the subtitles if the DivX video file 
has an “.AVI” or “.DIVX” extension and contains 
subtitle information within the same file.
Changing the AnglesDisplaying the Subtitles 
   
 
						

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When the sound does not match the pictures on 
the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between 
the picture and sound.
1Press  DISPLAY.
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select  [A/V SYNC], 
then press  .
The options for [A/V SYNC] appear.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
The default setting is underlined.

]: does not adjust.
 [ON]: adjusts the difference between 
picture and sound.
4Press .
Note Depending on the input stream, this function may not 
be effective.
What is MP3/JPEG?
MP3 is audio compression technology that 
satisfies the ISO/MPEG regulations. JPEG is 
image compression technology.
Discs that the system can 
play
You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-
Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD-
RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs/DVD-ROMs) 
recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) or 
JPEG format. However, the DATA CDs must be 
recorded according to ISO 9660 Level 1, Level 
2 or Joliet format and DATA DVDs of Universal 
Disk Format (UDF) for the system to recognize 
the tracks (or files). You can also play discs 
recorded in Multi Session.
See the operating instructions supplied with the 
CD-R/CD-RW or DVD-R/DVD-RW drives and 
the recording software (not supplied) for details 
on the recording format.
About the Multi-Session disc
If MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files are 
recorded in the first session, the system will also 
play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in 
other sessions. If audio tracks and images in 
audio CD format or video CD format are 
recorded in the first session, only the first 
session will be played back.
Note The system may not be able to play some DATA 
CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write 
format.
Adjusting the Delay 
Between the Picture and 
Sound
(A/V SYNC)
    
OFF
ON OFF
T       0 : 0 0 : 0 2 1 ( 
2 8 ) 1 ( 
1 2 )DVD VIDEO
About MP3 Audio Tracks 
and JPEG Image Files
 
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MP3 audio track or JPEG 
image file that the system can 
play
You can play the MP3 audio tracks or JPEG 
image files:
 which have the extension “.MP3” (MP3 audio 
track) or “.JPG”/“.JPEG” (JPEG image file)
 which conform to the DCF* image file format
* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image 
standards for digital cameras regulated by Japan 
Electronics and Information Technology Industries 
Association (JEITA).
Note
 The system will play any data with the 
extension “.MP3,” “.JPG,” or “.JPEG” even if 
they are not in MP3 or JPEG format. Playing 
this data may generate a loud noise which 
could damage your speaker system.
 The system does not conform to audio in 
MP3PRO format.
Playback order of MP3 audio 
tracks or JPEG image files
The playback order of MP3 audio tracks or 
JPEG image files recorded on a DATA CD or 
DATA DVD is as follows:
xStructure of disc contents
When you insert a DATA CD or DATA DVD 
and press H, the numbered tracks (or files) are 
played sequentially, from 1 through 7. Any 
sub-albums/tracks (or files) contained within a 
currently selected album take priority over the 
next album in the same tree. (Example: C 
contains D so 4 is played before 5.)
When you press DVD MENU and the list of 
album names appears (page 45), the album 
names are arranged in the following order:
A t B t C t D t F t G. Albums 
that do not contain tracks (or files) (such as 
album E) do not appear in the list.
Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5
AlbumTrack (MP3 audio) or 
File (JPEG image)
 
						

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45GB
Tip If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front of the 
track (or file) names when you store the tracks (or 
files) in a disc, the tracks (or files) will be played in 
that order.
 A disc with many trees takes longer to start playback.
Note Playback order may differ from the illustration 
depending on the software you use to create the 
DATA CD or DATA DVD, or if there are more than 
200 albums and 300 files in each album.
 The system can recognize up to 200 albums, and will 
not play any albums beyond the 200th.
 The system may take longer time to playback, when 
progressing to the following album or jump to other 
album.
 Some type of JPEG files cannot be played.
Selecting an MP3 audio track 
or album
1Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD.
The albums recorded on the DATA CD or 
DATA DVD appear. When an album is 
being played, its title is shaded.
2Press X/x to select an album.
xWhen selecting an album
Press H to start playing the selected 
album.
xWhen selecting a track
Press .
The list of tracks contained in the album 
appears.
Press X/x to select a track and press  .
The selected track starts playing. You can 
turn the track list off by pressing DVD 
MENU. Pressing DVD MENU again will 
display the album list.
Playing DATA CDs or 
DATA DVDs with MP3 
Audio Tracks and JPEG 
Image Files
 
        3 (   
3 0 )
ROCK BEST HIT
KARAOKE
MY FAVOURITE SONG
R&B
JAZZ
CLASSIC
SALSA OF CUBA
BOSSA NOVA
   M Y  FAVOURITE  SONG
            1 (
 2 5 6 )
WALTZ FOR DEBBY
MY ROMANCE
MILES TONES
MY FUNNY VALENTINE
AUTUMN LEAVES
ALL BLUES
SOMEDAY MY PRINCE W...
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46GB
To stop playback
Press x.
To play the next or previous MP3 
audio track
Press ./>. Note that you can select the 
next album by continuing to press > after the 
last track on the current album, but that you 
cannot return to the previous album by pressing 
.. To return to the previous album, select the 
album from the album list.
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
To turn off the display
Press DVD MENU.
Selecting a JPEG image file or 
album
1Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD.
The albums recorded on the DATA CD or 
DATA DVD appear. When an album is 
being played, its title is shaded.
2Press X/x to select an album.
xWhen selecting an album
Press H to start playing the selected 
album.
xWhen selecting an image
Press PICTURE NAVI.
Images of files in the album appear in 16 
subscreens.Press C/X/x/c to select the image you want 
to view and press  .
To play the next or previous JPEG 
image file
Press C/c when the Control Menu display is not 
displayed. Note that you can select the next 
album by continuing to press c after the last 
image on the current album, but that you cannot 
return to the previous album by pressing C. To 
return to the previous album, select the album 
from the album list.
To rotate a JPEG image
When a JPEG image file is displayed on the TV 
screen, you can rotate the image by 90 degrees.
Press X/x while viewing an image. Each time 
you press X, the image rotates counterclockwise 
by 90 degrees.
Example of when you press X once:
Press CLEAR to return to normal view.
        3 (   
3 0 )
ROCK BEST HIT
KARAOKE
MY FAVOURITE SONG
R&B
JAZZ
CLASSIC
SALSA OF CUBA
BOSSA NOVA
1234
5678
13 14 15 16 9101112
Rotating direction
 
						

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47GB
To stop playback
Press x.
Tip A scroll box is displayed at the right side of the TV 
screen. To display the additional image files, select 
the bottom image and press x. To return to the 
previous image, select the top image and press X.
You can play a slide show with sound by first 
placing both MP3 and JPEG files in the same 
album on a DATA CD or DATA DVD. When 
you play back the DATA CD or DATA DVD, 
select [AUTO] mode as explained below.
1Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD.
2Press   DISPLAY when the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears.
3Press X/x to select  [MODE 
(MP3, JPEG)], then press  .
The options for [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] 
appear.
4Press X/x to select a setting.
The default setting is underlined.
 [AUTO]
: plays both the JPEG image files 
and MP3 audio tracks in the same album 
as a slide show.
 [AUDIO (MP3)]: plays only MP3 audio 
tracks continuously.
 [IMAGE (JPEG)]: plays only JPEG 
image files as a slide show.
5Press .
6Press DVD MENU.
The list of albums recorded on the DATA 
CD or DATA DVD appears.
7Press X/x to select the album you want 
and press H.
Playing Audio Tracks and 
Images as a Slide Show 
with Sound
 
DATA CD MP31 8 ( 
3 4 ) 1 2 ( 
2 7 )T       1 : 3 2 : 5 5
IMAGE (JPEG) AUDIO (MP3) AUTO
AUTO
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48GB
The system starts playing the selected 
album.
You can turn the album list on and off by 
pressing DVD MENU repeatedly.
Tip When you select [AUTO], the system can recognize 
up to 300 MP3 tracks and 300 JPEG files in a single 
album. When you select [AUDIO (MP3)] or [IMAGE 
(JPEG)], the system can recognize up to 600 MP3 or 
600 JPEG files in a single album. A maximum of 200 
albums can be recognized regardless of the selected 
mode.
Note If you set [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] to [IMAGE 
(JPEG)] on a disc that contains MP3 tracks only or 
[AUDIO (MP3)] on a disc that contains JPEG files 
only, you may not be able to change the [MODE 
(MP3, JPEG)] setting.
 PICTURE NAVI does not work when [AUDIO 
(MP3)] is selected.
 If you play large MP3 track data and JPEG image 
data at the same time, the sound may skip. It is 
recommended that you set the MP3 bit rate to 128 
kbps or lower when creating the file. If the sound still 
skips, then reduce the size of the JPEG file.
Specifying the slide show 
duration 
(JPEG only)
When you play JPEG image files using slide 
show, you can specify the duration for slides to 
appear on the TV screen.
1Press  DISPLAY twice.
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select   
[INTERVAL], then press  .
The options for [INTERVAL] appear.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
The default setting is underlined.
 [NORMAL]
: sets the duration to about 6 
to 9 seconds.
 [FAST]: sets the duration shorter than 
[NORMAL].
 [SLOW1]: sets the duration longer than 
[NORMAL].
 [SLOW2]: sets the duration longer than 
[SLOW1].
4Press .
Note Some JPEG files may take longer to display than 
others, which may make the duration seems longer 
than the option you selected. Especially progressive 
JPEG files or JPEG files of 3,000,000 pixels or more.
Selecting an effect for image 
files in the slide show 
(JPEG only)
When you play a JPEG image file, you can 
select the effect to be used when viewing the 
slide show.
1Press   DISPLAY twice.
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select   [EFFECT], 
then press  .
The options for [EFFECT] appear.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
The default setting is underlined.
 [MODE1]
: The image sweeps in from top 
to bottom.
 [MODE2]: The image stretches out from 
left to right of the TV screen.
 [MODE3]: The image stretches out from 
the center of the TV screen.
 [MODE4]: The images randomly cycle 
through the effects.
 [MODE5]: The next image slides over the 
previous image.
 [OFF]: turns off this function. 
4Press .
 
						

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About DivX Video Files
DivX® is a video file compression technology, 
developed by DivX, Inc. This product is an 
official DivX
® Certified product.
You can play DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that 
contain DivX
® video files.
DATA CDs and DATA DVDs that 
the system can play
Playback of DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/
CD-RWs) and DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/
DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs) on 
this system is subject to certain conditions:
– With DATA CDs/DATA DVDs that contain 
DivX video files in addition to MP3 audio 
tracks or JPEG image files, the system plays 
only the DivX video files.
However, this system only plays DATA CDs 
whose logical format is ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 
2 or Joliet, and DATA DVDs of Universal Disk 
Format (UDF). 
Refer to the operating instructions supplied with 
the disc drives and the recording software (not 
supplied) for details on the recording format.
About playback order of data on 
DATA CDs or DATA DVDs
See “Playback order of MP3 audio tracks or 
JPEG image files” (page 44). Note that the 
playback order may not be applicable, 
depending on the software used for creating the 
DivX video file, or if there are more than 200 
albums and 600 DivX video files in each album.
Note The system may not be able to play some DATA 
CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write 
format.
DivX video files that the system 
can play
The system can play data that is recorded in 
DivX format, and which has the extension 
“.AVI,” or “.DIVX.” The system will not play files with the extension “.AVI” or “.DIVX” if 
they do not contain a DivX video.
Tip For details about playable MP3 audio tracks or JPEG 
image files on DATA CDs or DATA DVDs, see 
“Discs that the system can play” (page 43).
Note The system may not play a DivX video file when the 
file has been combined from two or more DivX video 
files.
 The system cannot play a DivX video file of size 
more than 720 (width) × 576 (height) or 2GB.
 Depending on the DivX video file, sound may skip or 
not match the pictures on the TV screen.
 The system cannot play some DivX video files that 
are longer than 3 hours.
 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 DVD 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 50).
Enjoying DivX® Videos
 
        3 (   
3 )
SUMMER 2003
NEW YEARS DAY
MY FAVOURITES
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To go to the next or previous 
page
Press C/c.
To turn off the display
Press DVD MENU repeatedly.
To stop playback
Press x.
Selecting a DivX video file
1After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,” 
press .
The list of files in the album appears. 
2Press X/x to select a file and press  .
The selected file starts playing.
To go to the next or previous 
page
Press C/c.
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
To stop playback
Press x.
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. 
Tip 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 another file is played.
– when the disc tray is opened.
   M Y  FAVOURITES
            1 (
 2  )
HAWAII 2004
VENUS