Sony Dav Dz290 Operating Instructions

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Getting Started
To turn the surround effect off
Select “A.F.D. STD,” “2CH STEREO,” or “HP 2CH” for “DEC. MODE.”
Note When the bilingual broadcast sound is input, “PRO LOGIC,” “PLII MOVIE,” and “PLII MUSIC” are not effective.
 You cannot select the decoding mode while the system is loading a disc.
 You cannot select the decoding mode during karaoke mode.
 You cannot select the decoding mode when the unit is reading the files in a USB device or transferring songs.
 Depending on the input stream, the...

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Playing a Disc
Depending on the DVD VIDEO or VIDEO CD, 
some operations may be different or restricted.
Refer to the operating instructions supplied with 
your disc.
1Turn on your TV.
2Switch the input selector on the TV to 
this system.
3Press "/1.
The system turns on.
Unless the system is set to “DVD,” press 
FUNCTION to select “DVD.”
4Press Z on the unit to open the disc 
tray, and place a disc on the tray.
Place one disc on the tray, and then press Z.
Note When you play an 8 cm disc, place...

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Other operations
1)Except for JPEG image files.2)DVD VIDEO/DVD-R/DVD-RW/VIDEO CD only.3)Except for VIDEO CDs.4)You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-VR.5)For a DATA CD/DATA DVD, this function works 
only for video files.
6)DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R only. The button 
can be used except for DivX/MPEG4 video files.
7)DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW/DVD-R/DVD+RW/
DVD+R only. The button can be used except for 
DivX/MPEG4 video files.
To change the angles
If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are...

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playback, or turn the subtitles on/off whenever 
you want.
Press SUBTITLE during playback to select 
the desired subtitle language.
Note You can select the subtitles if the DivX video file has 
an “.avi” or “.divx” extension and contains subtitle 
information within the same file.
When the system is 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...

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xDVD
Example:
Dolby Digital 5.1 channel
Example:
Dolby Digital 3 channel
xDATA CD (video file)/DATA DVD (video 
file)
Example:
MP3 audio
Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel 
playback area and a multi-channel playback 
area. You can select the playback area you want 
to listen to.
1Press   DISPLAY while the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select  [MULTI/
2CH], then press  .
The options for [MULTI/2CH] appear.
3Press X/x to select...

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 [CD]: You can play the CD layer.
When the system is playing a CD layer, 
“CD” lights up in the front panel display.
Note Each play mode function works only within the 
selected layer or playback area.
 When you select a CD layer, you cannot change 
playback areas.
 Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the 
HDMI OUT jack.
With PBC (Playback Control) functions, you 
can enjoy simple interactive operations, search 
functions, and other such operations.
PBC playback allows you to play a...

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Tip To play from the beginning of the disc, press x twice, 
then press H.
To enjoy a disc that you played 
before with resume playback
(Multi-disc Resume)
 
This system recalls the point where you stopped 
the disc the last time it was played and resumes 
playback from that point the next time you insert 
the same disc. When the resume playback 
memory is full, the resume playback point for 
the earliest disc is deleted.
To activate this function, set [MULTI-DISC 
RESUME] in [SYSTEM SETUP] to...

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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
Press CLEAR while the display for the program 
setting is not displayed on the TV screen, or 
select [OFF] in Step 3. To play the same 
program again, select [ON] in Step 3 and press 
.
To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY...

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4Press .
Shuffle Play starts.
To return to normal play
Press CLEAR, or select [OFF] in Step 3.
To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu display is turned off.
Note You cannot use Shuffle Play with a VIDEO CD or 
Super VCD with PBC playback.
 When you press CLEAR to return to normal play, 
Program Play and Repeat Play are also canceled.
You can play the contents on a disc repeatedly.
You can use a combination of Shuffle Play or 
Program Play...

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Searching/Selecting 
Disc Contents
A DVD is divided into many 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 a DVD that allows 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...