Sony Dav Dz555m Operating Instructions

							Various Functions for Playing Discs
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You can have the system “shuffle” tracks. 
Subsequent “shuffling” may produce a different 
playing order.
Note Same song may be played repeatedly during MP3 
playback.
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select   [SHUFFLE], 
then press  .
The options for [SHUFFLE] appear.
3Press X/x to select the item to be 
shuffled.
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD or CD
 [TRACK]: shuffles tracks on the disc.
xWhen Program Play is activated
 [ON]: shuffles tracks selected in Program 
Play.
xWhen playing a DATA CD (except for 
DivX) or DATA DVD (except for DivX)
 [ON (MP3)]: shuffles MP3 audio tracks in 
the album on the current disc. When no 
album is selected, the first album will play 
in random order.
Note A track already played is also selected in 
random order.
4Press .
Shuffle Play starts.
To return to normal play
In Step 3, press CLEAR or select [OFF].
To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu display is turned off.
Note You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and 
Super VCDs with PBC playback.
Playing in Random Order
(Shuffle Play)
   
PLAY6 (14)T     2 : 5 0
OFF
TRACK OFF
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You can play all the titles, tracks or albums on a 
disc or a single title, chapter, track, or album 
repeatedly.
You can use a combination of Shuffle or 
Program Play modes.
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select   [REPEAT], 
then press  .
The options for [REPEAT] appear.
3Press X/x to select the item to be 
repeated.
The default setting is underlined.
xWhen playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-
VR
: does not play repeatedly.
 [DISC]: repeats all of the titles on the disc.
 [TITLE]: repeats the current title on a 
disc.
 [CHAPTER]: repeats the current chapter.
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD or CD
: does not play repeatedly.
 [DISC]: repeats all of the tracks on the 
disc.
 [TRACK]: repeats the current track.
xWhen playing a DATA CD or DATA 
DVD
: does not play repeatedly.
 [DISC]: repeats all of the albums on the 
disc.
 [ALBUM]: repeats the current album. [TRACK] (MP3 audio tracks only): 
repeats the current track.
 [FILE] (DivX video files only): repeats 
the current file.
4Press .
The item is selected.
To return to normal play
In Step 3, press CLEAR or select [OFF].
To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu display is turned off.
Note You cannot use this function with VIDEO CDs and 
Super VCDs with PBC playback.
 When playing a DATA CD/DATA DVD which 
contains MP3 audio track and JPEG image files, and 
their playing time is not the same, the audio sound 
will not match the image.
 When [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] is set to [IMAGE 
(JPEG)] (page 53), you cannot select [TRACK].
Playing Repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
     
PLAY6 (14)T     2 : 5 0CD
OFF
DISC
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A DVD is divided into a lot of 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 DVDs that allow 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 from disc to 
disc.
2Press C/X/x/c or the number buttons to 
select the item you want to play or 
change.
3Press .
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, DATA CDs, or DATA 
DVDs, 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.
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 four digits are displayed, they 
indicate a language code. Refer to 
“Language Code List” (page 95) 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-VR
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]

Using the DVD’s MenuChanging the Sound
     
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 [2: MAIN+SUB]
Note [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, DATA 
CD (MP3 audio), or DATA DVD (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)
 [2:2/R]: the sound of the right channel of 
the audio track 2 (monaural)
Note 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].
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
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)

 Surround (L)
 Surround (R)
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
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 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
Some DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs in VR (Video 
Recording) mode have two types of titles for 
playback: originally recorded titles 
([ORIGINAL]) and titles that can be created on 
recordable DVD players for editing ([PLAY 
LIST]). You can select the type of title to be 
played.
1Press   DISPLAY when the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select   [ORIGINAL/
PLAY LIST], then press  .
The options for [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] 
appear.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
The default setting is underlined.
 [PLAY LIST]
: plays the titles created 
from [ORIGINAL] for editing.
 [ORIGINAL]: plays the titles originally 
recorded.
4Press .
Selecting [ORIGINAL] or 
[PLAY LIST] on a DVD-R/
DVD-RW
  3  (  
2 8 ) 1  ( 
4 4 )DVD-VR        
T       1 : 3 0 : 5 0
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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, CD, MP3, or file name 
of a DivX video using the front panel display 
(page 98).
Press DISPLAY.
Each time you press DISPLAY while playing 
the disc, the display changes 1 t 2 t ... 
t 1 t ...
Some displayed items may disappear after a few 
seconds.
When playing a DVD VIDEO or 
DVD-R/DVD-RW
1 Playing time and number of the current title
2 Remaining time of the current title
3 Playing time and number of the current 
chapter
4 Remaining time of the current chapter
5 Disc name
6 Title and chapter
When playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video) or DATA DVD (DivX video)
1 Playing time of the current file
2 Current file name
3 Current album and file number
When playing a VIDEO CD 
(without PBC functions) or CD
1 Playing time of the current track
2 Remaining time of the current track
3 Playing time of the disc
4 Remaining time of the disc
5 Disc name
6 Track and index*
* VIDEO CD only.
When playing a DATA CD (MP3 
audio) or DATA DVD (MP3 audio)
1 Playing time and current track number
2 Track (file) name
Tip When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the 
playing time is displayed.
Note 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.
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 in 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
 C **:**:**
Playing time of the current chapter
 C–**:**:**
Remaining time of the current chapter
Viewing Information About 
the Disc
     
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xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC 
functions)

Playing time of the current scene
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD (without 
PBC functions) 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) or DATA DVD (MP3 audio)
 T **:**
Playing time of the current track
xWhen playing a DATA CD (DivX 
video) or DATA DVD (DivX video)
 **:**:**
Playing time of the current file
Note Characters/marks may not be displayed for some 
languages.
 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/CD text
Press DISPLAY repeatedly in Step 2 to display 
text recorded in the DVD/CD.
The DVD/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/DATA DVD 
(MP3 audio/DivX video) text
By pressing DISPLAY while playing MP3 
audio tracks 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/DATA 
DVDs.
– 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 display appears.* “Exchangeable Image File Format” is a digital 
camera image format defined by the Japan 
Electronics and Information Technology Industries 
Association (JEITA).
Tip Date information is [YYYY/MM/DD].
YYYY: Year
MM: Month
DD: Day
 Date information varies depending on the area.
BRAHMS  SYMPHONY
17:30 T
JAZZRIVER SIDE128k
Bit rate*
Album name Track/file name
1 ( 
8 )
1 ( 
2 0 )
2007/ 01/ 31DATA CD JPEG
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If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are 
recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change the 
viewing angle.
Press ANGLE during playback.
Each time you press ANGLE, the angle changes.
Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able 
to change the angle even if multi-angles are recorded 
on the DVD VIDEO.
If subtitles are recorded on a disc, you can turn 
the subtitles on or off while playing. If 
multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc, 
you can change the subtitle language while 
playing, or turn the subtitles on or off whenever 
you want.
Press SUBTITLE during playback.
Each time you press SUBTITLE, the subtitle 
language changes.
Note Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able 
to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles 
are recorded on it. You also may not be able to turn 
them off.
 You can change the subtitles if the DivX video file 
has an “.AVI” or “.DIVX” extension and contains 
subtitle information within the same file.
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When the sound does not match the pictures on 
the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between 
the picture and sound.
1Press  DISPLAY.
The Control Menu display appears.
2Press X/x to select  [A/V SYNC], 
then press  .
The options for [A/V SYNC] appear.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
The default setting is underlined.

]: does not adjust.
 [ON]: adjusts the difference between 
picture and sound.
4Press .
Note Depending on the input stream, this function may not 
be effective.
What is MP3/JPEG?
MP3 is audio compression technology that 
satisfies the ISO/MPEG regulations. JPEG is 
image compression technology.
Discs that the system can 
play
You can play back DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-
Rs/CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD-
RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs/DVD-ROMs) 
recorded in MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) or 
JPEG format. However, the DATA CDs must be 
recorded according to ISO 9660 Level 1, Level 
2 or Joliet format and DATA DVDs of Universal 
Disk Format (UDF) for the system to recognize 
the tracks (or files). You can also play discs 
recorded in Multi Session.
See the operating instructions supplied with the 
CD-R/CD-RW or DVD-R/DVD-RW drives and 
the recording software (not supplied) for details 
on the recording format.
About the Multi-Session disc
If MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files are 
recorded in the first session, the system will also 
play MP3 audio tracks or JPEG image files in 
other sessions. If audio tracks and images in 
audio CD format or video CD format are 
recorded in the first session, only the first 
session will be played back.
Note The system may not be able to play some DATA 
CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write 
format.
Adjusting the Delay 
Between the Picture and 
Sound
(A/V SYNC)
    
OFF
ON OFF
T       0 : 0 0 : 0 2 1 ( 
2 8 ) 1 ( 
1 2 )DVD VIDEO
About MP3 Audio Tracks 
and JPEG Image Files
 
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MP3 audio track or JPEG 
image file that the system can 
play
You can play the MP3 audio tracks or JPEG 
image files:
 which have the extension “.MP3” (MP3 audio 
track) or “.JPG”/“.JPEG” (JPEG image file)
 which conform to the DCF* image file format
* “Design rule for Camera File system”: Image 
standards for digital cameras regulated by Japan 
Electronics and Information Technology Industries 
Association (JEITA).
Note
 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 playback order of MP3 audio tracks or 
JPEG image files recorded on a DATA CD or 
DATA DVD is as follows:
xStructure of disc contents
When you insert a DATA CD or DATA DVD 
and press H, the numbered tracks (or files) are 
played sequentially, from 1 through 7. Any 
sub-albums/tracks (or files) contained within a 
currently selected album take priority over the 
next album in the same tree. (Example: C 
contains D so 4 is played before 5.)
When you press DVD MENU and the list of 
album names appears (page 51), the album 
names are arranged in the following order:
A t B t C t D t F t G. Albums 
that do not contain tracks (or files) (such as 
album E) do not appear in the list.
Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 Tree 5
AlbumTrack (MP3 audio) or 
File (JPEG image)