Sony Dav F200 Operating Instructions

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Playing MP3 Files/JPEG 
Image Files
 
You can play the MP3 files or JPEG image files:
 which have the extension “.MP3” (MP3 file) 
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 these data may 
generate a loud noise which could damage your 
speaker system.
 The system does not conform to audio in MP3PRO 
format.
 The system can recognize up to 200 folders, and will 
not play any folders beyond the 200th. (Depending on 
the folder configuration, the number of folders that 
can be recognized by the system may decrease.)
 The system can recognize up to 150 MP3 files/JPEG 
image files in a folder.
 The system may take longer time to playback, when 
progressing to the following folder or jump to other 
folder.
 The system may not play certain types of JPEG image 
files (ex. a JPEG image file that is less than 8 (width) 
× 8 (height)).
1Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD.
2Press DVD MENU.
The folders recorded on the DATA CD or 
DATA DVD appear. When a folder is being 
played, its title is shaded.
3Press X/x to select a folder.
xTo play MP3 files in a folder
Press H to start playing the selected 
folder.
xTo select an MP3 file
Press .
The list of files contained in the folder 
appears.
Selecting an MP3 file or folder
X/x, 
H DVD 
MENU
FOLDER LIST
02  1st Album (1986)
03  In the Middle of Nowhere (1986)
04  Ready for Romance (1986)
05  In the Garden of Venus (1987)
06  Romantic Warriors (1987)
07  Back for Good (1988)
08  Alone (1999) 01  Lets Talk About Love (1985)
 
						

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Press X/x to select a file and press  .
The system starts playing the selected file. 
You can turn the file list off by pressing 
DVD MENU. Pressing DVD MENU again 
will display the folder list.
To stop playback
Press x.
To play the next or previous MP3 
file
Press > to play the next MP3 file. Press . 
twice to play the previous MP3 file. When you 
press . once, you can go to the beginning of 
the current MP3 file. Note that you can select the 
next folder by continuing to press > after the 
last file on the current folder, but that you cannot 
return to the previous folder by pressing .. 
To return to the previous folder, select the folder 
from the folder list.
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
To turn off the display
Press DVD MENU.
1Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD.
2Press DVD MENU.
The folders recorded on the DATA CD or 
DATA DVD appear. When a folder is being 
played, its title is shaded.
3Press X/x to select a folder.
xTo play JPEG image files in a folder
Press H to start playing the selected 
folder.
xTo select a JPEG image file by 
displaying the subscreens
Press PICTURE NAVI.
Images of JPEG image files in the folder 
appear in 16 subscreens.
TRACK LIST
03  In the Middle of Nowher...
02_Riding_On_A_White_Swan
03_Give_Me_Peace_On_Earth
04_Sweet_Little_Shella
05_Ten_Thousand_Lonely_Drums
06_Lonely_Tears_In_Chinatown
07_In_Shaire 01_Geronimo_s_Cadillac
Selecting a JPEG image file or 
folder
PICTURE 
NAVI
C/X/x/c, 
O RETURN
HDVD 
MENU
FOLDER LIST
02  1st Album (1986)
03  In the Middle of Nowhere (1986)
04  Ready for Romance (1986)
05  In the Garden of Venus (1987)
06  Romantic Warriors (1987)
07  Back for Good (1988)
08  Alone (1999) 01  Lets Talk About Love (1985)
 
						

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Press C/X/x/c to select the JPEG image 
file you want to view, then press  .
To return to normal screen, press O 
RETURN.
Note PICTURE NAVI does not work when you set 
[MODE (MUSIC, IMAGE)] to [MUSIC].
Tip A scroll box is displayed at the right side of the 
TV screen. To display the additional JPEG 
image files, select the bottom JPEG image file 
and press x. To return to the previous JPEG 
image file, select the top JPEG image file and 
press X.
To play the next or previous JPEG 
image file
Press c/C when the Control Menu display is not 
displayed. Note that you can select the next 
folder by continuing to press c after the last 
image on the current folder, but that you cannot 
return to the previous folder by pressing C. To 
return to the previous folder, select the folder 
from the folder list.
To rotate a JPEG image file
When a JPEG image file is displayed on the TV 
screen, you can rotate the JPEG image file by 90 
degrees.
Press X/x while viewing a JPEG image file.
Press CLEAR to return to normal view.
Note You cannot rotate the JPEG image file when you set 
[JPEG RESOLUTION] in [HDMI SETUP] to [(1920 × 1080i) HD  ] or [(1920 × 1080i) HD] (page 78).
To stop playback
Press x.
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select   
[BROWSING], then press  .
The options for [BROWSING] appear.
3Press X/x to select the desired list, 
then press  .
 [FOLDER LIST]: The list of folders 
appears. Follow Step 3 of “Selecting an 
MP3 file or folder” or “Selecting a JPEG 
image file or folder.”
 [PICTURE LIST]: Images of JPEG image 
files in the folder appear in 16 subscreens. 
Follow Step 3 of “Selecting a JPEG image 
file or folder.”
If there is no JPEG image file in the 
selected folder, [No image data] appears. 
In this case, select [FOLDER LIST] to 
display the list of folders.
1234
5678
13 14 15 16 9101112Displaying the list of MP3 
files/JPEG image files 
X/x, 
 
DISPLAY
 
						

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You can play a slide show with sound by first 
placing both MP3 files and JPEG image files in 
the same folder on a DATA CD or DATA DVD.
1Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD.
2Press x.
3Press  DISPLAY.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
4Press X/x to select  [MODE 
(MUSIC, IMAGE)], then press  .
The options for [MODE (MUSIC, 
IMAGE)] appear.
5Press X/x to select a setting.
 [AUTO]: You can play both the JPEG 
image files and MP3 files in the same 
folder as a slide show.
 [MUSIC]: You can play only MP3 files 
continuously.
 [IMAGE]: You can play only JPEG 
image files as a slide show.
6Press .
7Press DVD MENU.
The list of folders recorded on the DATA 
CD or DATA DVD appears.
8Press X/x to select the desired folder.
9Press H.
The system starts playing the selected 
folder.
You can turn the folder list on/off by 
pressing DVD MENU repeatedly.
Note PICTURE NAVI does not work when [MUSIC] is 
selected.
 If you play large MP3 file and JPEG image file at the 
same time, the sound may skip. Sony recommends 
that you set the MP3 bit rate to 128 kbps or lower 
when creating the file. If the sound still skips, reduce 
the size of the JPEG image file.
To select the slide show duration 
of JPEG image files
1Press   DISPLAY twice.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select   [INTERVAL], 
then press  .
The options for [INTERVAL] appear.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
 [NORMAL]: You can set to the standard 
duration.
 [FAST]: You can set the duration shorter 
than [NORMAL].
 [SLOW 1]: You can set the duration 
longer than [NORMAL].
 [SLOW 2]: You can set the duration 
longer than [SLOW 1].
4Press .
Note Some JPEG image files may take longer to display 
than the option you selected. Especially progressive 
JPEG image files or JPEG image files of 3,000,000 
pixels or more.
 Duration of interval depends on the [JPEG 
RESOLUTION] setting in [HDMI SETUP] 
(page 78).
Playing MP3 files and JPEG 
image files as a slide show 
with sound
X/x, 
 
DISPLAY
H DVD MENU
x
 
						

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To select an effect for JPEG 
image files in the slide show
1Press  DISPLAY twice.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select   [EFFECT], 
then press  .
The options for [EFFECT] appear.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
: The JPEG image file sweeps 
in from top to bottom.
 [MODE 2]: The JPEG image file stretches 
out from left to right of the TV screen.
 [MODE 3]: The JPEG image file stretches 
out from the center of the TV screen.
 [MODE 4]: The JPEG image files 
randomly cycle through the effects.
 [MODE 5]: The next JPEG image file 
slides over the previous image.
 [OFF]: Off. 
4Press .
Note The [EFFECT] setting is not effective when you set 
[JPEG RESOLUTION] in [HDMI SETUP] to [(1920 × 1080i) HD  ] or [(1920 × 1080i) HD] (page 78).
Enjoying DivX® Videos
 
DivX
® is a video file compression technology, 
developed by DivX, Inc. This product is an 
official DivX
® Certified product.
You can play a DATA CD or DATA DVD that 
contains DivX
® video files.
A DATA CD or DATA DVD that the 
system can play
Playback of a DATA CD (CD-ROM/CD-R/CD-
RW) or DATA DVD (DVD-ROM/DVD-R/
DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW) on this system 
is subject to certain conditions:
– With a DATA CD/DATA DVD that contains 
DivX video files in addition to MP3 audio 
tracks or JPEG image files, the system plays 
only the DivX video files.
However, this system only plays a DATA CD of 
format ISO 9660 Level 1/Level 2 or Joliet, and a 
DATA DVD of Universal Disk Format (UDF). 
Refer to the operating instructions supplied with 
the disc drives and the recording software (not 
supplied) for details on the recording format.
About playback order of data on a 
DATA CD or DATA DVD
Note that the playback order may not be 
applicable, depending on the software used for 
creating the DivX video file, or if there are more 
than 200 folders and 150 DivX video files in 
each folder.
Note The system may not be able to play some DATA 
CDs/DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write 
format.
DivX video files that the system 
can play
The system can play data that is recorded in 
DivX format, and which has the extension 
“.AVI,” or “.DIVX.” The system will not play 
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files with the extension “.AVI” or “.DIVX” if 
they do not contain a DivX video.
Tip For details about playable MP3 audio tracks or JPEG 
image files on a DATA CD or DATA DVD, see 
“Playable Discs” (page 5).
Note The system may not play a DivX video file when the 
file has been combined from two or more DivX video 
files.
 The system cannot play a DivX video file of size 
more than 720 (width) × 576 (height) or 2GB.
 Depending on the DivX video file, sound may skip or 
not match the pictures on the TV screen.
 The system cannot play some DivX video files that 
are longer than 3 hours.
 Depending on the DivX video file, the picture may 
pause or be unclear. In which case, it is recommended 
that you create the file at a lower bit rate. If the sound 
is still noisy, MP3 is the recommended audio format. 
Note, however, this system does not conform to 
WMA (Windows Media Audio) format for playing 
DivX files.
 Because of the compression technology used for 
DivX video files, it may take some time after you 
press H for the picture to appear.
1Press DVD MENU.
A list of folders on the disc appears. Only 
folders that contain DivX video files are 
listed. 
2Press X/x to select the folder you want 
to play.
3Press H.
The system starts playing the selected 
folder.
To select DivX video files, see “Selecting a 
DivX video file” (page 46).
To go to the next or previous 
page
Press / .
To turn off the display
Press DVD MENU repeatedly.
To stop playback
Press x.
1After Step 2 of “Selecting a folder,” 
press .
The list of files in the folder appears. 
Selecting a folder
DVD MENU
H X/x
Selecting a DivX video file
FOLDER LIST
NEW YEARS DAY
MY FAVOURITES SUMMER 2003
DVD MENU
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2Press X/x to select a file and press  .
The selected file starts playing.
To go to the next or previous 
page
Press / .
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
To stop playback
Press x.
To play the next or previous DivX 
video file without turning on the 
above file list
You can select the next or previous DivX video 
file in the same folder by pressing >/.. 
You can also select the first file of the next 
folder by pressing > during playback of the 
last file of the current folder. Note that you 
cannot return to the previous folder by pressing 
.. To return to the previous folder, select it 
from the folder list. 
Tip If the number of viewing times is preset, you can play 
the DivX video files as many times as the preset 
number. The following occurrences are counted:
– when the system is turned off.
– when another file is played.
– when the disc is ejected.
Restricting Playback of 
the Disc
[PARENTAL CONTROL]
Playback of some DVD VIDEOs can be limited 
according to a predetermined level such as the 
age of the users. Scenes may be blocked or 
replaced with different scenes.
You can set the playback restriction by 
registering a password. When you set the 
[PARENTAL CONTROL] function to on, you 
need to enter the password to play restricted 
discs.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until 
“DVD” appears in the front panel 
display.
2Press   DISPLAY while the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
3Press X/x to select   [SETUP], 
then press  .
The options for [SETUP] appear.
4Press X/x to select [CUSTOM], then 
press .
The Setup Display appears.
FILE LIST
MY FAVOURITES
VENUS
 
 
 
 
  HAWAII 2004
FUNCTION
X/x, 
Number 
button
 
DISPLAY
 
						

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5Press X/x to select [SYSTEM SETUP], 
then press  .
The options for [SYSTEM SETUP] appear.
6Press X/x to select [PARENTAL 
CONTROL t], then press  .
xIf you have not entered a password
The display for registering a new password 
appears.
Enter a 4-digit password using the number 
buttons, then press  .
The display for confirming the password 
appears.
xWhen you have already registered a 
password
The display for entering the password 
appears.
7Enter or re-enter your 4-digit password 
using the number buttons, then press 
.
The display for setting the playback 
limitation level appears.
8Press X/x to select [STANDARD], then 
press .
The selection items for [STANDARD] are 
displayed.
9Press X/x to select a geographic area 
as the playback limitation level, then 
press .
The area is selected.
When you select [OTHERS t], select and 
enter a standard code in the table of “Parental Control Area Code List” 
(page 104) using the number buttons.
10Press X/x to select [LEVEL], then press 
.
The selection items for [LEVEL] are 
displayed.
11Press X/x to select the desired level, 
then press  .
[PARENTAL CONTROL] setting is 
complete.
The lower the value, the stricter the 
limitation.
To turn off the [PARENTAL 
CONTROL] function
Set [LEVEL] to [OFF] in Step 11.
To play a disc for which 
[PARENTAL CONTROL] is set
1Load the disc and press H.
The display for entering your password 
appears.
2Enter your 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press  .
The system starts playback.
Note When you play discs which do not have the 
[PARENTAL CONTROL] function, playback 
cannot be limited on this system.
 Depending on the disc, you may be asked to change 
the parental control level while playing the disc. In 
this case, enter your password, then change the level. 
If the Resume Play mode is canceled, the level returns 
to the previous level.
Tip If you forget your password, remove the disc and 
repeat Steps 1 to 7 of “Restricting Playback of the 
Disc” (page 47). When you are asked to enter your 
password, enter “199703” using the number buttons, 
then press  . The display will ask you to enter a new 
4-digit password. After you enter a new 4-digit 
password, replace the disc in the control unit and 
press H. When the display for entering your 
password appears, enter your new password.
PARENTAL CONTROL
Enter a new 4-digit password, 
then press       .ENTER
LEVEL:
STANDARD:
CHANGE PASSWORD:OFF
USA
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1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until 
“DVD” appears in the front panel 
display.
2Press   DISPLAY while the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
3Press X/x to select   [SETUP], 
then press  .
The options for [SETUP] appear.
4Press X/x to select [CUSTOM], then 
press .
The Setup Display appears.
5Press X/x to select [SYSTEM SETUP], 
then press  .
The options for [SYSTEM SETUP] appear.
6Press X/x to select [PARENTAL 
CONTROL t], then press  .
The display for entering the password 
appears.
7Enter your 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press  .
8Press X/x to select [CHANGE 
PASSWORD t], then press  .
9Enter your 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press  .
10Enter a new 4-digit password using the 
number buttons, then press  .
11To confirm your password, re-enter it 
using the number buttons, then press 
.
If you make a mistake entering 
your password
Press C before you press  , then input the 
correct number.
Changing the password
FUNCTION
X/x, 
Number 
button
 
DISPLAY
 
						

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Enjoying Surround Sound by Using Decoding Mode
You can enjoy surround sound simply by selecting one of the system’s pre-programmed decoding 
modes. They bring exciting and powerful sound of movie theaters into your home.
1Press SYSTEM MENU.
2Press X/x repeatedly until “DEC. MODE” appears in the front panel display, then press 
 or c.
3Press X/x repeatedly until the decoding mode you want appears in the front panel 
display.
Sound Adjustment
Display Decoding mode Effect
“AUTO” 2 CHANNEL 
STEREO, WIDE 
STAGE and 
PORTABLE AUDIO 
automatically 
switchableSelects the decoding mode automatically depending on the disc 
or the function selected.
 “2CH STEREO”: Outputs 2 channel sound regardless of the 
audio signal type being input when an audio disc (e.g., CD, 
DATA-CD (MP3), etc.) is played, or when the function is set 
to “FM.” The AUTO indicator on the front panel lights up.
 “WIDE STAGE”: Produces a surround sound image with two 
front speakers and a subwoofer when an image disc (e.g., 
DVD, VCD, etc.) is played, or when the function is set to “TV” 
or “SAT/CABLE.” The AUTO and WIDE STAGE indicators 
on the front panel light up.
 “PORTABLE AUDIO”: Produces a clear enhanced sound 
image from your portable audio device when the function is set 
to “USB” or “DMPORT.” The AUTO indicator on the front 
panel lights up.
“2CH STEREO” 2 CHANNEL 
STEREOOutputs 2 channel sound regardless of the audio signal type 
being input. “2CH STEREO” is applied to the “TV” and “SAT/
CABLE” functions by default.
SYSTEM 
MENU X/x/c,