Sony Dav Dz500f Operating Instructions

Playing Discs
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(DVD VIDEO/DVD-RW only). To return to 
normal playback, press H.
 You cannot search for a still picture on a DVD-RW in 
VR mode.
 For DATA CDs, this function works only for DivX 
video files.
You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and 
you can search a VIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/
CD/DATA CD/DATA DVD by track, index, or 
scene. As titles and tracks are assigned unique 
numbers on the disc, you can select the desired 
one by entering its number. Or, you can search 
for a scene using...

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 [INDEX]
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD/Super 
VCD with PBC Playback
 [SCENE]
xWhen playing a Super Audio CD
 [TRACK]
 [INDEX]
xWhen playing a CD
 [TRACK]
xWhen playing a DATA CD (MP3 
audio)
 [ALBUM]
 [TRACK]
xWhen playing a DATA CD (JPEG file)
 [ALBUM]
 [FILE]
xWhen playing a DviX video
 [ALBUM]
 [FILE]
Example: when you select   
[CHAPTER]
[** (**)] is selected (** refers to a number).
The number in parentheses indicates the 
total number of titles, chapters, tracks, 
indexes, scenes, albums or files....

Playing Discs
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You can divide the screen into 9 subscreens and 
find the desired scene quickly.
1Press PICTURE NAVI during playback.
The following display appears.
2Press PICTURE NAVI repeatedly to 
select an item.
 [TITLE VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only): 
displays the first scene of each title.
 [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO 
only): displays the first scene of each 
chapter.
 [TRACK VIEWER] (VIDEO CD/
Super VCD only): displays the first scene 
of each track.
3Press ENTER.
The first scene of each title,...

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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 95).
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)...

Playing Discs
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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...

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xWhen playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-
RW
 T **:**:**
Playing time of the current title
 T–**:**:**
Remaining time of the current title
 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...

Playing Discs
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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
 

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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...

Sound Adjustments
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 [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)
 [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...

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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...