Sony Dav Dz555m Operating Instructions

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Basic Operations
* DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs only. The 
button can be used except for DivX video files.
** DVD VIDEOs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs/DVD+RWs/
DVD+Rs only. The button can be used except for 
DivX video files.
Note You may not be able to use the instant replay or 
instant advance function with some scenes.
Selecting the connected 
component
You can use a VCR or other components 
connected to the TV/VIDEO jacks on the rear 
panel. Refer to the operating instructions 
supplied with the components for...

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Basic Operations
Changing the input level of 
the sound from connected 
components
Distortion may occur when listening to a 
component connected to the TV/VIDEO jacks 
on the rear panel or to the AUDIO IN jack on the 
front panel. This is not a malfunction and will 
depend on the component connected.
To prevent this, you can change the input level 
from the sound of the other components.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “TV/
VIDEO” or “AUDIO” appears in the 
front panel display.
2Press SYSTEM MENU....

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Basic Operations
You can choose a suitable sound mode for 
movies or music.
Press MOVIE/MUSIC during playback. 
Press MOVIE/MUSIC repeatedly until the 
mode you want lights up in the front panel 
display. The default setting is underlined.
 AUTO
: selects the mode automatically to 
produce the sound effect depending on the 
disc.
 MOVIE: provides the sound for movies.
 MUSIC: provides the sound for music.
Tip When the movie or music mode is selected, 
“MOVIE” or “MUSIC” is displayed in the front...

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You can take advantage of surround sound 
simply by selecting one of the system’s pre-
programmed sound fields. They bring exciting 
and powerful sound of movie theaters into your 
home.
Press SOUND FIELD.
Press SOUND FIELD repeatedly until the sound 
field you want appears in the front panel display.
All sound field
Automatic outputting of the 
original sound
xAUTO FORMAT DIRECT STANDARD
The auto decoding function automatically 
detects the type of audio signal being input 
(Dolby Digital, DTS, or...

Sound Adjustments
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 When the bilingual broadcast sound is input, Dolby 
Pro Logic and Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE/MUSIC 
are not effective.
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...

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You can quickly locate a particular point on a 
disc by monitoring the picture or playing back 
slowly.
Note Depending on the DVD/DivX video/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...

Various Functions for Playing Discs
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You can search a DVD by title or chapter, and 
you can search a VIDEO 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 
the time code.
1Press   DISPLAY. (When playing a 
DATA CD/DATA DVD with JPEG image 
files, press   DISPLAY twice.)
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select the search method....

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You can divide the TV 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)
 [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO 
only)
 [TRACK VIEWER] (VIDEO CD/
Super VCD only)
3Press .
The first scene of each title, chapter, or 
track appears as follows.
4Press C/X/x/c to select a title, chapter, 
or track, and press  .
The system starts playback from the...

Various Functions for Playing Discs
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Tip To play from the beginning of the disc, press x twice, 
then press H.
To enjoy a disc that is played 
before by resume playback 
(Multi-disc Resume)
(DVD VIDEO, VIDEO CD only)
This system stores the point where you stopped 
the disc for up to 40 discs and resumes playback 
the next time you insert the same disc. If you 
store a resume playback point for the 41st disc, 
the resume playback point for the first disc is 
deleted.
To activate this function, set...

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5Select the track you want to program.
For example, select track [02].
Press X/x to select [02] under [T], then 
press .
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
In Step 3, press CLEAR or select [OFF]. To play 
the same program again, select [ON] in Step 3 
and press  .
To turn...