Sony Dav Dz500f Operating Instructions

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instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press 
H.
 To play without using PBC, press ./> or the 
number buttons while the system is stopped to select 
a track, then press H or ENTER.
[Play without PBC] appears on the TV screen and the 
system starts continuous play. You cannot play still 
pictures such as a menu. To return to PBC playback, 
press x twice, then press H.
What is MP3/JPEG?
MP3 is audio compression technology that 
satisfies the ISO/MPEG regulations. JPEG is...

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* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image 
standards for digital cameras regulated by Japan 
Electronics and Information Technology Industries 
Association (JEITA).
 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...

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MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files 
recorded on DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/
CD-RWs) can be played on this system.
 You can view the disc information while playing 
MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files (page 54).
 You can select Repeat Play while playing MP3 audio 
tracks and JPEG image files (page 37) and [AUDIO] 
while playing an MP3 audio track (page 58).
Selecting an album
1Load a DATA CD.
The list of albums recorded on the DATA 
CD appears. When an album is being 
played, its...

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The list of tracks contained in the album 
appears.
3Press X/x to select a track and press 
ENTER.
The selected track starts playing. You can 
turn the track list off by pressing MENU. 
Pressing MENU again will display the 
album list.
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 first album, but that you cannot 
return to the previous album by pressing .. 
To return...

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Press CLEAR to return to normal view.
 Nothing happens when you press C while playing the 
first image file of the album.
 If you press C/c to go to the next or previous image, 
the “Rotating a JPEG image” function is canceled.
 The slide show stops when you press X/x.
To stop playback
Press x.
 A scroll box is displayed at the right side of the 
screen. To display the additional image files, select 
the bottom image and press x. To return to the 
previous image, select the top...

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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 MENU.
The list of albums recorded on the DATA 
CD appears.
6Press X/x to select the album you want 
and press H.
The system starts playing the selected 
album.
You can turn the album list on and off by 
pressing MENU repeatedly.
 You...

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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 for JPEG appears.
2Press X/x to select   [EFFECT], 
then press ENTER.
The options for [EFFECT] appear.
3Press X/x to select the setting you 
want.
The default setting is underlined.
[MODE1]
: The image sweeps in from top 
to bottom.
 [MODE2]: The image stretches out from 
left...

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You can also play DATA CDs recorded in Multi 
Session (page 41), although DATA DVDs 
recorded in Multi Session are not playable.
Refer to the 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 42). Note that the 
playback order may not be applicable, 
depending on the software used for creating the 
DivX...

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Selecting a DivX video file
1After Step 2 of “Selecting an album,” 
press ENTER.
The list of files in the album appears. 
2Press X/x to select a file and press 
ENTER.
The selected file starts playing.
To stop playback
Press x.
To go to the next or previous 
page
Press C/c.
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
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...

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You can quickly locate a particular point on a 
disc by monitoring the picture or playing back 
slowly.
 Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be 
able to do some of the operations described.
Locating a point quickly by 
playing a disc in fast forward 
or fast reverse (Scan)
(except for JPEG)
Press  m or M   while playing a disc. 
When you find the point you want, press H to 
return to normal speed. Each time you press   
m or M   during scan, the playback speed 
changes. With each press the...