Sony Dav Ea20 Operating Instructions

Playing Discs
31GB
xWhen playing a DVD
OFF: does not play repeatedly.
 ALL: repeats all the titles.
 TITLE: repeats the current title on a 
disc.
 CHAPTER: repeats the current 
chapter.
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD/CD/MP3, 
and when Program Play is set to OFF
OFF: does not play repeatedly.
 ALL: repeats all the tracks on the disc, 
or repeats the current album (only 
when CONTINUE (ALBUM) or 
SHUFFLE (ALBUM) in the play 
mode is selected).
 TRACK: repeats the current track.
xWhen playing a JPEG 
OFF:...

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To change the scan speed (DVD/
VIDEO CD only)
Each time you press m or M during scan, the 
playback speed changes. Two speeds are 
available. With each press, the indication 
changes as follows:
The FF2M/FR2m playback speed is faster 
than FF1M/FR1m.
Watching frame by frame 
(Slow-motion play)
(DVD/VIDEO CD only)
Press   or   when the system is in the 
pause mode.
To return to normal speed, press H.
To change the speed of Slow-
motion play
Each time you press   or   during Slow-
motion play, the...

Playing Discs
33GB
xWhen playing a DVD
 (TITLE)
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD
 (TRACK)
xWhen playing a CD
 (TRACK)
xWhen playing an MP3
 (ALBUM) or   
(TRACK)
xWhen displaying a JPEG file
 (ALBUM) or   (FILE)
Example: when you select   
(TRACK)
The list of tracks contained in the disc 
appears.
When the list of all tracks or albums cannot 
be displayed on the window, the jump bar 
appears. Press c to select the jump bar icon, 
and then scroll the jump bar to display the 
rest of the list using X/x. Press C or...

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5Press ENTER.
The system starts playback from the 
selected number.
To turn off the Control Menu
Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the 
Control Menu is turned off.
To search for a particular point 
using the time code (TIME 
SEARCH)
Example: If you search for the playing time of 
the current title on a DVD
1In Step 2, select   (TIME).
“T **:**:**” (playing time of the current title) 
is selected.
2Press ENTER.
“T--:--:--” appears above “T**:**:**.”
3Input the time code using the number 
buttons,...

Playing Discs
35GB
When playing a DVD When playing a VIDEO CD 
(without PBC functions) or CD
CD MP3
STEREOTITLETRK ALBMCHAPMULTI PBC NTSC NIGHT DDSG
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PROLOGIC
CD MP3
STEREOTITLETRK ALBMCHAPMULTI PBC NTSC NIGHT DDSG
kHz
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PROLOGIC
CD MP3
STEREOTITLE TRK ALBMCHAPMULTI PBC NTSC NIGHT DDSG
kHz
MHz SLEEPMUTINGDIGITAL
PROLOGIC
CD MP3
STEREOTITLE TRK ALBMCHAPMULTI PBC NTSC NIGHT DDSG
kHz
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PROLOGIC
CD MP3
STEREOTITLE TRK ALBM CHAP MULTI PBC...

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When playing an MP3 When playing a JPEG
a) This information is skipped if name 
information does not exist.
b) Returns to the first information when 
indication time completes.
c) Returns to the first information when the text 
scrolling is finished.
Notes
 Depending on the type of disc being played and the 
playing mode, the disc information may not be 
displayed.
 ID3 tag applies only to version 1.
 If the MP3 file you play back has an ID3 tag, the ID3 
tag information is displayed as a track...

Playing Discs
37GB
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/CD text and MP3 
folder name/file name/ID3 tag (only song title) 
recorded on the disc.
1Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu appears.
2Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change 
the time information.
The display and the kinds of time that you 
can check...

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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 DVD DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu appears.
* “Exchangeable Image File Format” is a digital 
camera image format defined by the Japan 
Electronics & Information Technology Industries 
Association.
Note
If there is no date information or data is damaged on 
the disc, the system cannot display the date 
information.
Tip
You can change...

Sound Adjustments
39GB
If a DVD is recorded with multilingual tracks, 
you can select the language you want while 
playing the DVD.
If the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats 
(PCM, Dolby Digital, MPEG audio, or DTS), 
you can select the audio format you want while 
playing the DVD.
With stereo CDs, VIDEO CDs, or MP3, you can 
select the sound from the left or right channel 
and listen to the sound of the selected channel 
through both the left and right speakers (in this 
case, the sound loses its...

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Displaying the audio 
information of the disc 
(DVD only)
When you select “AUDIO,” the channels being 
played are displayed on the screen.
For example, in Dolby Digital format, multiple 
signals ranging from monaural to 5.1 channel 
signals can be recorded on a DVD. Depending 
on the DVD, the number of recorded channels 
may differ.
* “PCM,” “MPEG,” “DTS,” or “DOLBY 
DIGITAL” is displayed.
For “DOLBY DIGITAL,” the channels in the 
playing track are displayed numerically as 
follows:
For Dolby...