Sony Dav Fz900 Operating Instructions

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dynamic range across the audible frequency 
range, and so provides music reproduction 
extremely faithful to the original sound.
xSuper Audio CD types
There are two types of discs, depending on the 
Super Audio CD layer and CD layer 
combination.
 Super Audio CD layer: A high-density 
signal layer for Super Audio CD
 CD layer
1): A layer that is readable by a 
conventional CD player
A Super Audio CD layer consists of the 2 
channel area or the multi-channel area.
 2 channel area: An area in which 2 channel 
stereo tracks are recorded
 Multi-channel area: An area in which multi-
channel (up to 5.1 channels) tracks are 
recorded
1)You can play the CD layer on a conventional CD 
player.
2)Since both layers are on one side, it is not necessary 
to turn the disc over.
3)To select a layer, see “Changing a playback layer for 
a hybrid Super Audio CD” (page 42).
4)To select an area, see “Selecting a playback area for 
a Super Audio CD” (page 42). 
Single layer disc
(a disc with a single Super Audio CD layer)
Super Audio CD 
layer
Hybrid disc2)
(a disc with a Super Audio CD layer and a CD layer)
Super Audio CD 
layer
3)
CD layer3)
Super Audio CD 
layer Multi-channel area4)
2 channel area4)
 
						

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Playback priority of file types
The table below describes the playback priority of file types under the [MEDIA] setting.
* When using a disc, you can play MP3 files only.
File type on a disc or USB 
device[MEDIA] setting
[VIDEO] [MUSIC/
PHOTO][PHOTO] [MUSIC]
Disc USB device Disc Disc/USB 
deviceDisc/USB 
device
Video files only Video files Video files Video files Video files Video files
JPEG image files only JPEG image 
filesJPEG image 
filesJPEG image 
filesJPEG image 
filesJPEG image 
files
Audio files only MP3 files Audio files MP3 files Audio files* Audio files*
Video files and JPEG image 
filesVideo files Video files JPEG image 
filesJPEG image 
filesVideo files
Video files and audio files Video files Video files MP3 files Audio files* Audio files*
Audio files and JPEG image 
filesMP3 files and 
JPEG image 
files with slide 
showAudio files MP3 files and 
JPEG image 
files with slide 
showJPEG image 
filesAudio files*
Video files, audio files, and 
JPEG image filesVideo files Video files MP3 files and 
JPEG image 
files with slide 
showJPEG image 
filesAudio files*
 
						

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Language Code List
The language spellings conform to the ISO 639: 1988 (E/F) standard.
Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language
1027 Afar
1028 Abkhazian
1032 Afrikaans
1039 Amharic
1044 Arabic
1045 Assamese
1051 Aymara
1052 Azerbaijani
1053 Bashkir
1057 Byelorussian
1059 Bulgarian
1060 Bihari
1061 Bislama
1066 Bengali; 
Bangla
1067 Tibetan
1070 Breton
1079 Catalan
1093 Corsican
1097 Czech
1103 Welsh
1105 Danish
1109 German
1130 Bhutani
1142 Greek
1144 English
1145 Esperanto
1149 Spanish
1150 Estonian
1151 Basque
1157 Persian
1165 Finnish
1166 Fiji
1171 Faroese
1174 French
1181 Frisian1183 Irish
1186 Scots Gaelic 
1194 Galician
1196 Guarani
1203 Gujarati
1209 Hausa
1217 Hindi
1226 Croatian
1229 Hungarian
1233 Armenian
1235 Interlingua
1239 Interlingue
1245 Inupiak
1248 Indonesian
1253 Icelandic
1254 Italian
1257 Hebrew
1261 Japanese
1269 Yiddish
1283 Javanese
1287 Georgian
1297 Kazakh
1298 Greenlandic
1299 Cambodian
1300 Kannada
1301 Korean
1305 Kashmiri
1307 Kurdish
1311 Kirghiz
1313 Latin
1326 Lingala
1327 Laothian
1332 Lithuanian
1334 Latvian; 
Lettish
1345 Malagasy1347 Maori
1349 Macedonian
1350 Malayalam
1352 Mongolian
1353 Moldavian
1356 Marathi
1357 Malay
1358 Maltese
1363 Burmese
1365 Nauru
1369 Nepali
1376 Dutch
1379 Norwegian
1393 Occitan
1403 (Afan)Oromo
1408 Oriya
1417 Punjabi
1428 Polish
1435 Pashto; 
Pushto
1436 Portuguese
1463 Quechua
1481 Rhaeto-
Romance
1482 Kirundi
1483 Romanian
1489 Russian
1491 Kinyarwanda
1495 Sanskrit
1498 Sindhi
1501 Sangho
1502 Serbo-
Croatian
1503 Singhalese
1505 Slovak
1506 Slovenian1507 Samoan
1508 Shona
1509 Somali
1511 Albanian
1512 Serbian
1513 Siswati
1514 Sesotho
1515 Sundanese
1516 Swedish
1517 Swahili
1521 Tamil
1525 Telugu
1527 Tajik
1528 Thai
1529 Tigrinya
1531 Turkmen
1532 Tagalog
1534 Setswana
1535 Tonga
1538 Turkish
1539 Tsonga
1540 Tatar
1543 Twi
1557 Ukrainian
1564 Urdu
1572 Uzbek
1581 Vietnamese
1587 Volapük
1613 Wolof
1632 Xhosa
1665 Yoruba
1684 Chinese
1697 Zulu
1703 Not specified
Parental Control Area Code List
Code Area Code Area Code Area Code Area
2044 Argentina
2047 Australia
2046 Austria
2057 Belgium
2070 Brazil
2079 Canada
2090 Chile
2092 China
2115 Denmark2165 Finland
2174 France
2109 Germany
2248 India 
2238 Indonesia
2254 Italy
2276 Japan
2304 Korea
2363 Malaysia2362 Mexico
2376 Netherlands
2390 New Zealand
2379 Norway
2427 Pakistan
2424 Philippines
2436 Portugal
2489 Russia
2501 Singapore2149 Spain
2499 Sweden
2086 Switzerland
2528 Thailand
2184 United 
Kingdom
 
						

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Index to Parts and Control
For more information, refer to the pages indicated in parentheses.
A"/1 (on/standby) (32, 102)
BZ (open/close) (39)
CFront panel display (126)
D (remote sensor) (10)
EMOVIE/MUSIC indicator (97)
FVOLUME control (39)
GREC TO USB (80)
HREC TO USB indicator (80)
I (USB) port (71)JOPERATION DIAL (39)
KPHONES jack (39)
LFUNCTION (35)
MAUDIO IN/MIC/A.CAL MIC jack (24, 32, 
90, 92)
NPlay operation buttons (39)
ODisc tray (39)
Front panel
 
						

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ASPEAKER jacks (19)
BEZW-RT10 slot (27)
CCOAXIAL 75Ω FM jack (26)
DSAT/CABLE (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (24)
ETV (AUDIO IN R/L) jacks (23)
FVIDEO OUT jack (21)
GCOMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (21)HDMPORT (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT) jack 
(24, 83)
IHDMI OUT jack (21)
JTV (DIGITAL IN COAXIAL/OPTICAL) 
jacks (23)
Rear panel
CENTERSUBWOOFER
HDMI OUTSPEAKERCOAXIAL 75
FM
ANTENNA
DMPORTDC5V
0.7A MAX
DIGITAL IN
AUDIO IN
P
B/CBPR/CRYL R
COAXIAL OPTICAL
TV
VIDEO
OUT
TV COMPONENT VIDEO  OUTAUDIO IN L RSAT/CABLE
EZW-RT10
FRONT R FRONT LSPEAKER
 
						

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About the indications in the front panel display
ALights up when the karaoke mode is 
on. (92)
BFlashes when the sleep timer is set. 
(98)
CDisplays the system’s status such as 
chapter, title, or track number, time 
information, radio frequency, playing 
status, decoding mode, etc.
DLights up when a station is received. 
(Radio only) (65)
EStereo/Monaural effect (Radio only) 
(66)
FLights up when the S-AIR transceiver is 
inserted in the unit and the system 
transmits the sound. (84)GLights up when the HDMI OUT jack is 
correctly connected to HDCP (High-
bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 
compliant device with HDMI or DVI 
(Digital Visual Interface) input. (21)
HCurrent surround format (Except for 
JPEG image file)
ILights up when the color system is set 
to NTSC. (Asian, Australian, and Middle 
Eastern models only)
JLights up when a Super Audio CD/CD 
is loaded. (42)
KPlaying status
Front panel display
 
						

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APHONES jack (30)
BPOWER (ON/OFF) (30, 84)
CPOWER / ON LINE indicator (30, 84)
DPAIRING indicator (86)
EPAIRING (86)FWireless transceiver (EZW-RT10) slot 
(27)
GS-AIR ID switch (30, 84)
HSPEAKER L jack (19)
ISPEAKER R jack (19)
JSURROUND SELECTOR switch (30, 84)
Surround amplifier
PHONESPOWER
POWER/ON LINE
Front panelRear panel
RSURROUND SELECTOR
S-AIR ID
EZW-RT10
SPEAKER
SURROUND
PA I R I N GCB
A
SURROUND
BACK
L
 
						

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Remote control
ALPHABETICAL ORDER BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS
A – M N – Z
ANGLE ws (40)
AUDIO qg (41)
CLEAR es (44, 66)
D.TUNING qh (66)
DISPLAY 3 (67, 77, 99)
DVD MENU wg (47)
DVD TOP MENU qd (47)
DYNAMIC BASS wd (96)
ECHO ed (92)
ENTER wf (91)
FUNCTION 2 (35, 39)
INPUT qg (91)
KARAOKE PON wa (94)
KEYCON 
#/2  w; (93)
MEMORY SELECT1) ws
MENU wg (91)
MIC VOL +/– ef (92)
MUTING 7 (39)NIGHT 5 (96)
ONE-TOUCH PLAY eg (69)
PICTURE NAVI 6 (50, 73)
PRESET +/– wj (66)
PROG +/– wj (91)
SCORE qj (95)
SOUND MODE 4 (97)
SUBTITLE qh (41)
SYSTEM MENU wf (29, 36, 65, 
84, 98)
THEATRE qk (68)
TOOLS wh (91)
TUNING +/– 0 (65)
TV wl (91)
VOLUME +/– 8 (39)Number buttons qf (43, 65, 91)
[/1 (on/standby) 1 (29, 32, 39)
TV [/1 (on/standby) ql (91)
C/X/x/c/ 
 qs (29, 32, 42, 44, 
65, 89)
 REPLAY/ADVANCE 
9 (39)
./>  wj (39)
m/M 0 (39)
STEP /   9 (39)
SLOW /  0 (39)
H (play) e; (39)
x (stop) wk (39)
X (pause) qa (39)
 DISPLAY
2) wh (32, 42, 44, 57, 
89, 129)
O RETURN ea (43, 91)
-/-- es (91)
1)See the included supplement.2)This button is available for 
the “DVD,” “USB,” or 
“DMPORT” function. 
Depending on the DIGITAL 
MEDIA PORT adapter, this 
button may not work.
 
						

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Guide to the Control Menu Display
You can use the Control Menu display to select a function and to view related information. 
Press  DISPLAY repeatedly.
Each time you press   DISPLAY, the Control Menu display changes:
1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ...
1 Control Menu display 1
2 Control Menu display 2 (appears when available)
3 Control Menu display off
Note The Control Menu Display appears during the “DVD” or “USB” function.
The Control Menu display 1 and 2 will show different items depending on the disc type. For details, 
see the pages in parentheses.
Control Menu display
 DISPLAY
 
						

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Example: Control Menu display 1 when playing a DVD VIDEO.
To turn off the display
Press  DISPLAY.
List of Control Menu items
Item Item Name, Function, Relevant Disc Type
[TITLE] (page 47)/[SCENE] (page 47)/[TRACK] (page 47)
You can select the title, scene, or track to be played.    
[CHAPTER] (page 47)/[INDEX] (page 47)You can select the chapter or index to be played.    
[INDEX] (page 47)You can display the index and select the index to be played.
[TRACK] (page 47)You can select the track to be played.        
[ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] (page 47)You can select the type of titles (DVD-RW/DVD-R) to be played, the [ORIGINAL] one, or 
an edited [PLAY LIST].  
[TIME] (page 48)You can check the elapsed time and the remaining playback time.
You can play from a desired point by inputting the time code (DVD VIDEO/DVD-VR only).
      
[MULTI/2CH] (page 42)You can select the playback area on a Super Audio CD when available.
[SUPER AUDIO CD/CD LAYER] (page 42)You can select the playback layer on a Super Audio CD when available.
[PROGRAM] (page 44)You can select the track to play in the order you want.   
 98( 99)
OFF
DVD VIDEO
REPEAT
Quit:ENTERDISPLAY
T    0: 04: 17  13( 99)
DISC
TITLE
CHAPTEROFF
Currently playing title number
Playing time Total number of chapters
OptionsCurrent setting Total number of titles
Playback status
(N Playback, 
X Pause, 
x Stop, etc.)
Function name of selected
Control Menu item
Operation messageSelected item Control Menu items
Type of disc being 
played Currently playing chapter number