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 decoding mode may not be effective.
 When you select “A.F.D. MULTI,” the surround or stereo effect may not be effective. In this case, select “A.F.D. 
STD,” “PRO LOGIC,” “PLII MOVIE,” or “PLII MUSIC.”“HP VIRTUAL”
(HEADPHONE 
VIRTUAL)
The system outputs the sound from the headphones by 
adding a surround effect regardless of sound format or 
number of channels.
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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 it on the 
inner circle of the tray. Be careful that the disc is 
not skewed on the inner circle of the tray.
 Do not place more than one disc on the tray.
5Press H.
The system starts playback (continuous 
play).
6Adjust the volume by using VOLUME +/
– on the remote or the VOLUME control 
on the unit.
The volume level appears on the TV screen 
and in the front panel display.
Note When you set the Control for HDMI function to on, 
the TV that is connected to the system with an HDMI 
cable can be sync-operated with the system. For 
details, see “Using the Control for HDMI Function 
for “BRAVIA” Sync” (page 61).
To turn the system off
Press "/1 while the system is on. The system 
enters standby mode.
To save power in standby mode
Press "/1 while the system is on.
To enter power saving mode, make sure that the 
system is in the following status.
– “DEMO” is set to “OFF” (page 24).
– [CONTROL FOR HDMI] is set to [OFF] 
(page 61).
To use the headphones
Connect the headphones to the PHONES jack on 
the unit. The sound of the system is muted.
Disc
     
 
"/1
Disc trayFUNCTIONAdjust the volume
Connect 
headphonesN
Z
OPERATION DIAL
"/1
FUNCTION
x H
X./>MUTING
VOLUME +/–
/m/
M/
STEP 
/, 
/
With the label side up.
 
						

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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 
recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change the 
viewing angle.
Press ANGLE during playback to select the 
desired angle.
To display the subtitles 
   
If subtitles are recorded on a disc, you can turn 
the subtitles on/off during playback. If 
multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc, 
you can change the subtitle language during 
To Press
Stopx
PauseX
Resume play after pauseX or H
Go to the next chapter, 
track, or scene
1)>
Go back to the 
preceding chapter, 
track, or scene
1)
. twice in a second.
When you press . once, 
you can go to the beginning 
of the current chapter, 
track, or scene.
Find the desired chapter, 
track, or scene using 
OPERATION DIAL on 
the unit
1)
Turning OPERATION 
DIAL clockwise is the 
same operation as pressing 
>. 
Turning OPERATION 
DIAL counterclockwise is 
the same operation as 
pressing ..
Turn off the sound 
temporarilyMUTING. 
To cancel, press it again or 
press VOLUME + to adjust 
the sound volume.
Stop play and remove 
the discZ on the unit.
Locate a point quickly 
by playing a disc in fast 
forward or fast reverse 
(Scan)
1)
M/ or  /m while 
playing a disc. Each time 
you press M/  or  /
m during scan, the 
playback speed changes. 
To return to normal speed, 
press H. Actual speeds 
may differ with some discs.
Watch frame by frame 
(Slow-motion Play)
2)M/  or  /m3) 
while the system is in pause 
mode. Each time you press 
M/  or  /m
3) 
during Slow-motion Play, 
the playback speed 
changes. Two speeds are 
available. To return to 
normal playback speed, 
press H. 
Play one frame at a time 
(Freeze Frame)2)4)5)STEP   to go to the next 
frame while the system is in 
pause mode. Press STEP 
 to go to the preceding 
frame while the system is in 
pause mode (DVD VIDEO/
DVD-R/DVD-RW only). 
To return to normal 
playback, press H.
Replay the previous 
scene (10 seconds 
before)
6)
 (instant replay) during 
playback.
Briefly fast forward the 
current scene (30 
seconds ahead)
7)
 (instant advance) 
during playback.
Displaying multi-angles and 
subtitles 
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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 with multilingual tracks, you can also 
change the language.
With a VIDEO CD, CD, DATA CD, or DATA 
DVD, 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.
You cannot change the sound for a Super Audio 
CD.
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to 
select the desired audio signal.
xDVD VIDEO
Depending on the DVD VIDEO, the choice of 
language varies.
When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a 
language code. See “Language Code List” 
(page 107) to confirm which language the code 
represents. When the same language is 
displayed two or more times, the DVD VIDEO 
is recorded in multiple audio formats.
xDVD-VR
The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are 
displayed.
Example:
 [1: MAIN]
 (main sound)
 [1: SUB] (sub sound)
 [1: MAIN+SUB] (main and sub sound)
 [2: MAIN]
 [2: MAIN+SUB]
xVIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD (MP3 file)/DATA 
DVD (MP3 file)
: The standard stereo sound.
 [1/L]: The sound of the left channel 
(monaural).
 [2/R]: The sound of the right channel 
(monaural).
xDATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD 
(DivX video file) 
The choice of DATA CD or DATA DVD audio 
signal formats differs, depending on the DivX 
video file contained on the disc. The format 
appears on the TV screen.
xSuper VCD
 [1:STEREO]: The stereo sound of audio track 
1.
 [1:1/L]: The sound of the left channel of audio 
track 1 (monaural).
 [1:2/R]: The sound of the right channel of 
audio track 1 (monaural).
 [2:STEREO]: The stereo sound of audio track 
2.
 [2:1/L]: The sound of the left channel of audio 
track 2 (monaural).
 [2:2/R]: The sound of the right channel of 
audio track 2 (monaural).
If you press AUDIO repeatedly during 
playback, the format of the current audio signal 
(PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) appears as 
shown below.
Changing the sound
     
Checking the audio signal 
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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 the desired setting 
and press  .
 [MULTI]: You can play the multi-channel 
playback area.
 [2CH]: You can play the 2 channel 
playback area.
Note When the Super Audio CD does not have a multi-
channel playback area, you cannot select the 
playback area.
Some Super Audio CDs consist of a Super 
Audio CD layer and a CD layer. You can change 
the playback layer 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  [SUPER 
AUDIO CD/CD LAYER], then press  .
xWhen the current layer is the CD 
layer
[SUPER AUDIO CD] appears.
xWhen the current layer is the Super 
Audio CD layer
[CD] appears.
3Press   to change the layer.
 [SUPER AUDIO CD]: You can play the 
Super Audio CD layer.
When the system is playing a Super Audio 
CD layer, “SA-CD” lights up in the front 
panel display.
Selecting a playback area for a 
Super Audio CD
1: ENGLISH  DOLBY DIGITAL  3 / 2 .1
LFECLR
LSRS
Surround (L/R)
Front (L/R) + 
Center
LFE (Low 
Frequency Effect)
Currently playing program format
1:SPANISH  DOLBY DIGITAL  2 / 1
S
LR
Front (L/R)Surround 
(Monaural)
Currently playing program format
1:MP3      128k
Bit rate
Changing a playback layer for 
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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 VIDEO CD 
interactively by following the menu on the TV 
screen.
1Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC 
functions.
The menu for your selection appears.
2Select the item number you want using 
the number buttons.
If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to 
cancel the number.
3Press .
4Follow the instructions in the menu for 
interactive operations.
Refer to the operating instructions supplied 
with the disc, as the operating procedure 
may differ depending on the VIDEO CD.
To go back to the menu
Press O RETURN.
Note Depending on the VIDEO CD, [Press ENTER] in 
Step 3 may appear as [Press SELECT] in the 
operating instructions supplied with the disc. In this 
case, press H.
Tip To play without using the PBC function, press ./
> or the number buttons while the system is in stop mode to select a track, then press H or  . The 
system starts playback. You cannot play still pictures 
such as a menu. To return to PBC playback, press x 
twice, then press H.
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 is set to standby mode 
by pressing "/1.
1While playing a disc, press x to stop 
playback.
“RESUME” appears in the front panel 
display.
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 a DVD-VR, VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, CD, 
DATA CD, or DATA DVD, 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.
Playing a VIDEO CD with PBC 
functions (Ver. 2.0)
(PBC Playback)
Resuming playback from the 
point where you stopped the 
disc
(Resume Play)
     
 
 
						

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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 [ON]. For 
details, see “[MULTI-DISC RESUME] (DVD 
VIDEO/VIDEO CD only)” (page 55).
Note This system stores the resume points in memory for 
up to 10 discs.
Tip To play from the beginning of the disc, press x twice, 
then press H.
Using Play Mode
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 on the 
TV screen.
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]).
5Select the track you want to program.
For example, select track [02].
Press X/x to select [02] under [T], then 
press .
Creating your own program
(Program Play)
  
PROGRAM 0: 00:00
T
1. TRACK– – – –
01
02
03
04
05
06 – –
– –
– –
– –
– – – –ALL CLEAR
2. TRACK
3. TRACK
7. TRACK 6. TRACK 5. TRACK 4. TRACK
Tracks recorded on a disc
Total time of the programmed tracks
PROGRAM 0: 00:00
T
2. TRACK 1. TRACK– – – –
01
02
03
04
05
06 – –
– –
– –
– –
– – – –ALL CLEAR
3. TRACK
7. TRACK 6. TRACK 5. TRACK 4. TRACK
 
						

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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 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.”
2Press X/x to select the program 
number of the track you want to 
change or cancel.
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 .
Note When you press CLEAR to return to normal play, 
Shuffle Play and Repeat Play are also canceled.
You can play the contents on a disc in random 
order. Subsequent Shuffle Play may produce a 
different playing order.
Note The same song may be played repeatedly when you 
are playing MP3 files.
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select   [SHUFFLE], 
then press  .
The options for [SHUFFLE] appear.
3Press X/x to select the item to be 
shuffled.
xVIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD
 [OFF]: Off.
 [TRACK]: You can shuffle tracks on the 
disc.
xDuring Program Play
 [OFF]: Off.
 [ON]: You can shuffle tracks selected in 
Program Play.
xDATA CD (except for video files)/
DATA DVD (except for video files)
 [OFF]: Off.
 [ON (MUSIC)]: You can shuffle MP3 
files in the folder on the current disc. 
When no folder is selected, the first folder 
will play in random order.
PROGRAM 0: 03:51
T
1. TRACK02 – –
01
02
03
04
05
06 – –
– –
– –
– –
– – – –ALL CLEAR
2. TRACK
3. TRACK
7. TRACK 6. TRACK 5. TRACK 4. TRACK
Selected track
Total time of the programmed tracks
Playing in random order
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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 modes.
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select   [REPEAT], 
then press  .
The options for [REPEAT] appear.
3Press X/x to select the item to be 
repeated.
xDVD VIDEO/DVD-VR
: Off.
 [DISC]: You can repeat all of the titles on 
the disc.
 [TITLE]: You can repeat the current title 
on a disc.
 [CHAPTER]: You can repeat the current 
chapter on a disc.
xVIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD
: Off.
 [DISC]: You can repeat all of the tracks 
on the disc. [TRACK]: You can repeat the current 
track.
xDATA CD/DATA DVD
: Off.
 [DISC]: You can repeat all of the folders 
on the disc.
 [FOLDER]: You can repeat the current 
folder.
 [TRACK] (MP3 files only): You can 
repeat the current file.
 [FILE] (video files only): You can repeat 
the current file.
4Press .
The item is selected.
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 Repeat Play with a VIDEO CD or 
Super VCD with PBC playback.
 When the system is playing a DATA CD/DATA 
DVD which contains MP3 files and JPEG image 
files, and their playing time is not the same, the audio 
sound will not match the image.
 When you press CLEAR to return to normal play, 
Program Play and Shuffle Play are also canceled.
Playing repeatedly
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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 contents of the menu vary depending 
on the disc.
2Press C/X/x/c or the number buttons to 
select the item you want to play or 
change.
3Press .
To display the DVD’s menu on the 
Control Menu display
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select   [DISC 
MENU], then press  .
The options for [DISC MENU] appear.
3Press X/x to select [MENU] or [TOP 
MENU].
4Press .
To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu display is turned off.This function is only available for DVD-VRs 
with a playlist created.
1Press   DISPLAY while the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select   [ORIGINAL/
PLAY LIST], then press  .
The options for [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] 
appear.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
 [PLAY LIST]: You can play the titles in 
the order of the existing playlist.
 [ORIGINAL]: You can play the titles 
originally recorded.
4Press .
You can search a DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR by 
title or chapter, and you can search a VIDEO 
CD/Super Audio CD/CD/DATA CD/DATA 
DVD by track, index, or scene. For a DATA CD/
DATA DVD, you can search by folder or file. 
As titles and tracks are assigned unique numbers 
on the disc, you can select the desired title or 
track by entering its number. Or, you can search 
for a scene using the time code.
1Press   DISPLAY. (If [MEDIA] is set to 
[MUSIC/PHOTO], press   DISPLAY 
twice.)
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select the search method.
Example:  [CHAPTER]
[** (**)] is selected (** refers to a number).
Using the DVD’s menu
Selecting an original title or 
edited title on a DVD-VR
Searching for a title/chapter/
track/scene, etc.