Sony Dav Ea20 Operating Instructions

Playing Discs
21GB
Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some 
operations may be different or restricted.
Refer to the operation details supplied with your 
disc.
1Turn on your TV.
2Switch the input selector on the TV to 
this system.
3Press "/1 on the system.
The system turns on.
Unless the mode of the system is set to 
“DVD,” press FUNCTION to select 
“DVD.”
4Press A on the system and place a disc 
with the label side up on the disc tray.
Press A again to close the disc tray.
5Press H.
The system...

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Additional operations
* You cannot pause during JPEG playback.
Note
If DVD playback is paused for approximately one 
hour, the system automatically turns off.
Tip
If a DVD has more than two titles, you cannot go to the 
next title or go back to the preceding title by pressing 
. or >. These buttons work only within a single 
title. If you want to go to the next title or go back to 
preceding title, press DVD TOP MENU or DVD 
MENU and then select the title you want to go to from 
the Control Menu....

Playing Discs
23GB
A DVD is divided into long 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/ALBUM–.
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/ALBUM+.
1Press DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM– or DVD 
MENU/ALBUM+.
The disc’s menu appears on the TV screen....

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Notes
 Depending on the VIDEO CD, the menu does not 
appear in Step 1.
 Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER” in 
Step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the 
instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press 
H.
 PBC function is not available for a Super VIDEO CD. 
When playing a Super VIDEO CD, only the 
continuous play mode is available.
Tip
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...

Playing Discs
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Selecting an album and track
1Press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu and name of the MP3 
data disc appears.
2Press X/x to select   (ALBUM) 
then press ENTER or c.
The list of albums contained in the disc 
appears.
3Select an album you want to play using 
X/x and press ENTER.
4Select   (TRACK) using X/x 
and press ENTER.
The list of tracks contained in the current 
album appears.When the list of all tracks or albums cannot 
be displayed on the window, the jump bar 
appears. Press c to...

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You can play JPEG image files on CD-ROMs, 
CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the discs must be 
recorded according to ISO9660 level 1, level 2 
or Joliet format for the system to recognize the 
files. You can also play discs recorded in Multi 
Session. See the instructions of the CD-R/RW 
device or recording software (not supplied) for 
details on the recording format.
1Load a data disc recorded in JPEG into 
the system.
2Press H.
The system starts to play the first JPEG 
image file in the first album on...

Playing Discs
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Notes
 Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be 
used for album or file names. Anything else is 
displayed as “ ”.
 Maximum number of albums on a disc: 99 (The 
maximum number of JPEG image files that can be 
contained on an album is 250.)
Tip
When a JPEG data disc is inserted, you can select an 
album using the DVD MENU/ALBUM+ or DVD TOP 
MENU/ALBUM- on the remote.
Enjoying the Slide Show on 
JPEG data disc
1Press M while displaying a JPEG 
image.
Slide Show starts from...

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You can play the contents of a disc in the order 
you want by arranging the order of the tracks on 
the disc to create your own program. You can 
program up to 25 steps.
1In stop mode, press PLAY MODE 
repeatedly until “PGM” appears in the 
front panel display.
The Program Menu appears on the TV 
screen.
2Press c.
The cursor moves to the track (in this case, 
“1”). Before programming the MP3 tracks, 
it is required to select the album.
When the list of all tracks cannot be 
displayed on the window,...

Playing Discs
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6Press H to start Program Play.
Program Play begins.
When the program ends, you can restart the 
same program again by pressing H.
Other Operations
Notes
 The Program Play function is not available for DVDs 
and JPEG.
 When you program MP3 tracks, “--:--” is displayed 
as the total time of the programmed tracks.
 When you remove the disc, Program Play is cancelled 
and the program you created is cleared.
Tip
You can perform Repeat Play of programmed tracks. 
Press REPEAT/FM MODE, or...

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Setting the shuffle mode in 
the Control Menu
You can select either normal shuffle or album 
shuffle (MP3 only).
1Press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu appears.
2Press X/x to select   (PLAY 
MODE), then press ENTER or c.
3Select SHUFFLE or SHUFFLE (ALBUM) 
using X/x and press ENTER.
SHUFFLE: Plays tracks on the disc in 
random order.
SHUFFLE (ALBUM): Plays tracks from a 
selected album in random order.
4Press H.
The selected Shuffle Play begins.
Note
Shuffle Play is cancelled when you eject the disc....