Sony Dav Fz900 Operating Instructions

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Playing Back Files of a 
USB Device
You can play audio files (MP3/WMA/AAC 
files)/JPEG image files/video files (DivX/
MPEG4 video files) stored in a USB device such 
as the digital music player or USB storage media 
(not supplied) by connecting the USB device to 
the unit. 
For a list of USB devices that can be connected 
to the unit, see “Playable USB Devices” 
(supplement).
The audio formats that can be played back by the 
system are MP3/WMA/AAC files* only....

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 The system can play back the following files.
The system will play back any data with the 
extension above, even if it is not MP3/WMA/
AAC/JPEG/DivX/MPEG4 format. Playing 
this data may generate a loud noise which 
could damage your speaker system.
 The following USB devices/situations can 
increase the time it takes to start playback:
– a USB device recorded with a complicated 
tree structure.
– when the audio files, JPEG image files, or 
video files in another folder have just been 
played back....

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6Press X/x to select a folder.
xTo play audio files in a folder
Press H to start playing the selected 
folder.
xTo select an audio file
Press .
The list of files contained in the folder 
appears.
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.
Tip The system can recognize up to 150 audio files in a 
single folder.
To...

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6Press X/x to select a folder.
xTo go to the next or previous page
Press / .
xTo play JPEG image files in a folder 
as a slide show
Press H to start playing the selected 
folder.
The JPEG images are played as a slide 
show. You can change the interval of the 
slide show (page 74), and add effects to the 
slide show (page 74).
xTo select a JPEG image file by 
displaying the image browser
Press PICTURE NAVI.
Previews of JPEG image files in the folder 
appear in 16 subscreens.
Press C/X/x/c to select...

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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...

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the previous folder, select the folder from the 
folder list.
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN.
To turn on/off the display
Press DVD MENU.
Other operations
See “Other operations” (page 40).
Note For details on video files, see “Enjoying Video Files” 
(page 53).
You can select playback priority when mixed 
media (audio files, JPEG image files, or video 
files) are in the USB device.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly until 
“USB” appears in the front panel 
display.
2Connect a USB device to...

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 [MEMORY]: You can repeat all of the 
folders on the USB device.
 [FOLDER]: You can repeat the current 
folder.
 [TRACK] (audio files only): You can 
repeat the current file.
 [FILE] (video files only): You can repeat 
the current file.
4Press .
The item is selected.
To return to normal play
Press CLEAR, or select [OFF] in Step 3.
To turn off the Control Menu 
display
Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control 
Menu display is turned off.
You can search a USB...

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You can display the information of an audio file/
video file such as time information, name of the 
folder/audio file/video file, and the audio bit rate 
(the amount of data per second of the current 
audio) on the TV screen.
Press DISPLAY during playback.
The information of an audio file appears on the 
TV screen.
Example for playback of an audio file
* Appears when playing an audio file.
** If an MP3 file has an ID3 tag, the system will 
display a folder name/track (file) name from the ID3 
tag...

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Transferring Songs onto 
a USB Device
You can transfer songs on an audio CD onto a 
USB device by encoding to MP3 format. You 
can also transfer MP3 files on a DATA CD/
DATA DVD onto a USB device.
For connecting the USB device, see 
“Connecting the USB device” (page 71).
The transferred music is limited to private use 
only. Use of the music beyond this limit requires 
permission of the copyright holders.
Notes on USB transferring
 Do not connect the unit and...

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6Press C/X/x/c to select [START], then 
press .
The system starts transferring and the status 
of transferring appears.
To cancel transferring, press x.
1Load a DATA CD/DATA DVD.
2Press   DISPLAY while the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
3Press X/x to select  [USB 
TRANSFER], then press  .
4Press X/x to select [TRACK] or 
[FOLDER], then press  .
 [TRACK]: The tracks recorded on the 
DATA CD/DATA DVD appear. You can 
transfer the desired MP3 files....