Sony Dav Dz300 Operating Instructions

							Playing Discs
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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, Super Audio CD, CD, or 
MP3, 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 as shown in the 
charts.
When playing a DVD VIDEO or 
DVD-RW
When playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video) or DATA DVD (DivX video)
Viewing Information About 
the Disc
     
 
DISPLAY
 
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 
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When playing a VIDEO CD 
(without PBC functions), Super 
Audio CD, or CD
When playing an MP3
 When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the 
playing time is displayed.
 When playing VIDEO CDs without PBC functions, 
the track number and the index number are displayed 
after the Disc name.
 You can also check the time information and text 
using the Control Menu.
 If the disc does not contain text, the Disc name or the 
Track (file) name is displayed “NO TEXT.” 
 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.
 If you play a disc containing JPEG image files only 
and you set [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] to [AUTO] or 
[AUDIO (MP3)] (page 42), the “NO AUDIO” 
message appears on the front panel display.
 If you play a disc containing MP3 files only and you 
set [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] to [IMAGE (JPEG)] (page 42), the “NO IMAGE” message appears on the 
front panel display.
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.
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 70).
*
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
Tip
Note
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
Track (file) name
tStation name*1
r
Frequency*2
T 1:01:57
Time information
 
						

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 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), Super Audio CD, 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)
 **:**:**
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/Super Audio CD/CD 
text
Press DISPLAY repeatedly in Step 2 to display 
text recorded on the DVD/Super Audio CD/CD.
The DVD/Super Audio CD/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)/DATA DVD (DivX 
video) text
By pressing DISPLAY while playing MP3 
audio tracks on a DATA CD 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.
– 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 appears.
Note
BRAHMS  SYMPHONY
17:30 T
JAZZRIVER SIDE128k
Bit rate*
Album name Track/file name
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* “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
 If there is no date information or data is damaged on 
the disc, the system cannot display the date 
information.
Tip
Note
1 ( 
8 )
1 ( 
2 0 )
01/ 01/ 2003DATA CD JPEG
Date information
 
						

							Sound Adjustments
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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. 
For example, when playing a disc containing a 
song with the vocals on the right channel and the 
instruments on the left channel, you can hear the 
instruments from both speakers by selecting the 
left channel.
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 89) 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)
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)
Sound Adjustments
Changing the Sound
     
AUDIO
1:ENGLISH  DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1
Note
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 [2:2/R]: the sound of the right channel of 
the audio track 2 (monaural)
 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].
 You cannot change the sound for Super Audio CDs.
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 VIDEO
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)
Center
 Surround (L)
 Surround (R)
 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
Note
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
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You can take advantage of surround sound 
simply by selecting one of system’s pre-
programmed sound fields. They bring the 
exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters 
into your home.
Press SOUND FIELD.
Each time you press SOUND FIELD repeatedly 
until the sound field you want appears in the 
front panel display.
You can also select the sound field by pressing 
C/c.
All sound field
Automatic outputting of the 
original sound
xAUTO FORMAT DIRECT AUTO
The auto decoding function automatically 
detects the type of audio signal being input 
(Dolby Digital, DTS, or standard 2 channel 
stereo) and performs the proper decoding if 
necessary. This mode presents the sound as it 
was recorded/encoded, without adding any 
effects (e.g. reverberation).
However, if there are no low frequency signals 
(Dolby Digital LFE, etc.), it will generate a low 
frequency signal for output to the subwoofer.
Using only the front speaker 
and subwoofer
x2 CHANNEL STEREO
This mode outputs the sound from the front left 
and right speakers and subwoofer. Standard 2 
channel (stereo) sources completely bypass the 
sound field processing. Multi channel surround 
formats are downmixed to two channels.
This allows you to play any source using only 
the front left and right speakers and subwoofer.
Outputting 2 channel sources 
like CDs by 5.1channel
xDolby Pro Logic
Dolby Pro Logic produces five output channels 
from 2 channel sources. This mode performs Pro 
Logic decoding to the input signal and output to 
front, center, and surround speakers. 
Meanwhile, the surround channel becomes 
monaural.
xDolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC
Dolby Pro Logic II produces five full-bandwidth 
output channels from 2 channel sources. This is 
done using an advanced, high-purity matrix 
surround decoder that extracts the spatial 
Enjoying Surround Sound 
by Using Sound Field
     
Sound field Display
AUTO FORMAT DIRECT 
AUTOA.F.D. AUTO
Dolby Pro Logic PRO LOGIC
Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE PLII MOVIE
Dolby Pro Logic II MUSIC PLII MUSIC
VIRTUAL MULTI 
DIMENSIONV.M.DIM.
MULTI ST. MULTI ST.
ROCK ROCK
POP POP
JAZZ JAZZ
CLASSIC CLASSIC
NIGHT NIGHT
SOUND 
FIELD
C/c
2 CHANNEL STEREO 2CH STEREO
HEADPHONE VIRTUAL HP VIRTUAL
HEADPHONE 2CHANNEL 
STEREOHP 2CH
Sound field Display
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properties of the original recording without 
adding any new sounds or tonal colorations.
 When the input signal is multi channel source, Dolby 
Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC 
are canceled and the multi channel source is output 
directly.
 When the bilingual broadcast sound is input, Dolby 
Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC 
are not effective.
Enjoying virtual surround 
speakers
xVIRTUAL MULTI DIMENSION
Creates an array of virtual surround speaker 
positions higher than the listener from a single 
set of actual surround speakers.
This mode creates 5 pairs of virtual speakers 
surrounding the listener at approximately a 30° 
angle of elevation. The effect differs according 
to the [BEHIND] or [SIDE] setting of the 
surround speakers (page 77).
Outputting 2 channel sources 
from the surround speakers 
and center speaker
xMULTI ST.
This mode outputs 2 channel sources from the 
front speakers, surround speakers, and center 
speaker simultaneously. The sound that is output 
from the surround speakers is same as the sound 
that is output from the front speakers.
 When you select “MULTI ST.,” “LINK” lights up in 
the front panel display.
Selecting a sound field for 
music
xROCK, POP, JAZZ, CLASSIC
The each mode provided sound to suit the 
source.
Enjoying the sound at low 
volume
xNIGHT
You can enjoy sound effects or dialogue, as you 
would in a movie theater, even at low volume. It 
is useful for watching movies at night. 
In this mode, the sound is output from the front 
speakers only. When a 2 channel source is 
played, this function is not effective.
Enjoying the surround sound 
by headphones
xHEADPHONE VIRTUAL
This mode outputs the sound as surround from 
headphone L/R.
This mode is effective only when a multi 
channel source is played.
xHEADPHONE 2CHANNEL STEREO
This mode outputs the sound from headphone L/
R. Standard 2 channel (stereo) sources 
completely bypass the sound field processing. 
Multi channel surround formats are downmixed 
to two channels.
Note
L: Front speaker (left)
R: Front speaker (right)
SL: Surround speaker (left)
SR: Surround speaker (right)
: Virtual speaker
SL SR
LR
LR
SL
SR
[BEHIND]
[SIDE]
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To turn the surround effect off
Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until “A.F.D. 
AUTO” or “2CH STEREO” appears in the front 
panel display.
You can enjoy TV or VCR sound from all 
speakers of this system.
For details, see “Step 3: TV Hookup” (page 21) 
and “Step 4: Other Component Hookup” 
(page 25).
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “TV” 
or “SAT” (depending on connection) 
appears in the front panel display.
2Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until 
the sound field you want appears in the 
front panel display.
When you want to output the TV sound or 
stereo sound of a 2 channel source from the 
6 speakers, select the “Dolby Pro Logic,” 
“Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE,” or “Dolby 
Pro Logic II MUSIC” sound field.
 When you select the “NIGHT” sound field (page 57), 
the sound is output from the front speakers only.
Enjoying TV or VCR Sound 
from All Speakers
Note
SOUND 
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Reinforcing bass frequencies
You can reinforce bass frequencies.
Press DSGX.
Bass frequencies are effectively reinforced.
To turn off the sound effect
Press DSGX again.
 When you connect headphones to the system, the 
DSGX function does not work.
 Depending on the input stream, the DSGX function 
may not be effective.
Using the Sound Effect
Note
DSGX