Sony Dav Is50 Operating Instructions

							Various Functions for Playing Discs
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Checking the audio signal 
format
(DVD VIDEO, DATA DVD, DATA CD 
only)
If you press AUDIO repeatedly during 
playback, the format of the current audio signal 
(PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.) appears as 
shown below.
xDVD
Example:
Dolby Digital 5.1 channel
Example:
Dolby Digital 3 channel
xDATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD 
(DivX video file)
Example:
MP3 audioThis function is only available for DVD-VRs 
with a playlist created.
1Press   DISPLAY while the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
2Press X/x to select   [ORIGINAL/
PLAY LIST], then press  .
The options for [ORIGINAL/PLAY LIST] 
appear.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
• [PLAY LIST]: You can play the titles 
created from [ORIGINAL] for editing.
• [ORIGINAL]: You can play the titles 
originally recorded.
4Press .
1: ENGLISH  DOLBY DIGITAL  3 / 2 .1
LFECLR
LSRS
Surround (L/R)
Front (L/R) + 
Center
LFE (Low 
Frequency Effect)
Currently playing 
program format
1:SPANISH  DOLBY DIGITAL  2 / 1
S
LR
Front (L/R)Surround 
(Monaural)
Currently playing 
program format
1:MP3      128k
Bit rate
Selecting [ORIGINAL] or 
[PLAY LIST] on a DVD-VR
 
						

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Viewing the playing time and 
remaining time in the front 
panel display
Press DISPLAY repeatedly.
Each time you press DISPLAY while playing 
the disc, the front panel display changes
1 t 2 t ... t 1 t ...
Some displayed items may disappear after a few 
seconds.
xDVD VIDEO/DVD-VR
1 Playing time of the current title
2 Remaining time of the current title
3 Playing time of the current chapter
4 Remaining time of the current chapter
5 Disc name
6 Title and chapter
xVIDEO CD (without PBC functions)/CD
1 Playing time of the current track
2 Remaining time of the current track
3 Playing time of the disc
4 Remaining time of the disc
5 Track name
6 Track and index
a)
a)VIDEO CD only.
xSuper VCD
1 Playing time of the current track
2 Track text
3 Track and index number
xDATA CD (MP3 file) or DATA DVD 
(MP3 file)
1 Playing time and current track number
2 Track (file) nameb)
b)If an MP3 file has the ID3 tag, the system will 
display a folder name/track (file) name from the ID3 
tag information.
The system can support ID3 version 1.0/1.1/2.2/2.3. 
ID3 version 2.2/2.3 tag information display has 
priority when both ID3 version 1.0/1.1 and version 
2.2/2.3 tags are used for a single MP3 file.
xDATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD 
(DivX video file)
1 Playing time of the current file
2 Current file name
3 Current album and file number
Note• The system can only display the first level of the 
DVD/CD text, such as the disc name or title.
• If a file name of the MP3 file cannot be displayed, “*” 
will appear in the front panel display instead.
• The disc name or track name may not be displayed 
depending on the text.
• Playing time of MP3 files and DivX video files may 
not be displayed correctly.
Tip• When the system is playing a VIDEO CD with PBC 
functions, the playing time is displayed in the front 
panel display.
Viewing the playing time and 
remaining time on the TV 
screen
1Press DISPLAY during playback.
The following display appears on the TV 
screen.
2Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change 
the time information.
The display and the kinds of time that you 
can check depend on the disc you are 
playing.
xDVD VIDEO/DVD-VR
• T **:**:**
Playing time of the current title
• T–**:**:**
Remaining time of the current title
• C **:**:**
Playing time of the current chapter
• C–**:**:**
Remaining time of the current chapter
Viewing Information About 
the Disc
     
T  1: 01: 40
Time information
 
						

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xVIDEO CD (with PBC functions)
•**:**
Playing time of the current scene
xVIDEO CD (without PBC functions)/ 
CD
•T **:**
Playing time of the current track
• T–**:**
Remaining time of the current track
• D **:**
Playing time of the current disc
• D–**:**
Remaining time of the current disc
xDATA CD (MP3 file)/DATA DVD (MP3 
file)
•T **:**
Playing time of the current track
xDATA CD (DivX video file)/
DATA DVD (DivX video file)
•**:**:**
Playing time of the current file
Note• Characters/marks may not be displayed for some 
languages.
• Depending on the type of disc being played, the 
system can only display a limited number of 
characters. Also, depending on the disc, not all text 
characters will be displayed.
Checking the play information 
of the disc
To check DVD/CD text
Press DISPLAY repeatedly during playback to 
display text recorded in the DVD/CD.
The DVD/CD text appears on the TV screen 
only when text is recorded in the disc. You 
cannot change the text. If the disc does not 
contain text, “NO TEXT” appears.
To check DATA CD/DATA DVD 
(MP3 file/DivX video file) text
By pressing DISPLAY while playing MP3 files 
or DivX video files on a DATA CD/DATA 
DVD, you can display the name of the folder/
MP3 file/DivX video file, and the audio bit rate 
(the amount of data per second of the current 
audio) on your TV screen.
1)Appears when:
– playing an MP3 file on a DATA CD/DATA 
DVD.
– playing a DivX video file that contains MP3 
audio signals on a DATA CD/DATA DVD.
2)If an MP3 file has the ID3 tag, the system will 
display a folder name/track (file) name from the ID3 
tag information.
The system can support ID3 version 1.0/1.1/2.2/2.3. 
ID3 version 2.2/2.3 tag information display has 
priority when both ID3 version 1.0/1.1 and version 
2.2/2.3 tags are used for a single MP3 file.
Dvorak/Tchaikovsky /NedPho/Kreizberg
Adagio - Allegro molto
T     0: 13 192k MP3
2002_Remixes
Soul_Survivor_rap_version
Bit rate1)
Folder name2)MP3 file/DivX 
video file name2)
 
						

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Checking the date 
information of JPEG image 
file
You can check the date information during 
playback when the Exif* tag is recorded in the 
JPEG image file.
Press   DISPLAY twice during playback.
The Control Menu display appears on the TV 
screen.
* “Exchangeable Image File Format” is a digital 
camera image format defined by the Japan 
Electronics and Information Technology Industries 
Association (JEITA).
Tip• Date information is [MM/DD/YYYY].
MM: Month
DD: Day
YYYY: Year
• Date information differs depending on the area.
If various angles (multi-angles) for a scene are 
recorded on a DVD VIDEO, you can change the 
viewing angle.
Press ANGLE during playback to select the 
desired angle.
Note• Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able 
to change the angle even if multi-angles are recorded 
on the DVD VIDEO.DATA CD JPEG  10(  15)    5(    8)
  9/18/2002
Date information
Changing the Angles
 
						

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If subtitles are recorded on a disc, you can turn 
the subtitles on or off during playback. If 
multilingual subtitles are recorded on the disc, 
you can change the subtitle language during 
playing, or turn the subtitles on or off whenever 
you want.
Press SUBTITLE during playback to select 
the desired subtitle language.
Note• Depending on the DVD VIDEO, you may not be able 
to change the subtitles even if multilingual subtitles 
are recorded on the disc. You also may not be able to 
turn them off.
• You can change the subtitles if the DivX video file 
has an “.AVI” or “.DivX” extension and contains 
subtitle information within the same file.
When the sound does not match the pictures on 
the TV screen, you can adjust the delay between 
the picture and sound.
1Press SYSTEM MENU.
2Press X/x repeatedly until “A/V SYNC” 
appears in the front panel display, then 
press  or c.
3Press X/x to select a setting.
• “LONG”: adjusts the difference between 
picture and sound by 130 msec.
• “SHORT”: adjusts the difference between 
picture and sound by 70 msec.
• “OFF”
: does not adjust.
4Press .
The setting is made.
5Press SYSTEM MENU.
The system menu turns off.
Note• Depending on the input stream, “A/V SYNC” may 
not be effective.
Displaying the Subtitles 
   
Adjusting the Delay 
Between the Picture and 
Sound
(A/V SYNC)
  
 
						

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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 jumping to 
other folder.
• The system may not play certain types of JPEG image 
files (e.g.: a JPEG image file that is less than 8 (width) 
× 8 (height)).
Selecting an MP3 file or folder
1Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD.
2Press DVD MENU.
The folders recorded on the DATA CD or 
DATA DVD appear on the TV screen. 
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 .
A 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.
Playing MP3 Files/JPEG 
Image Files
 
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)
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
 
						

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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 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.
Selecting a JPEG image file or 
folder
1Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD.
2Press DVD MENU.
The folder recorded on the DATA CD or 
DATA DVD appear on the TV screen. 
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.
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.
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)
1234
5678
13 14 15 16 9101112
continued
 
						

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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 on the TV screen. 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 94).
To stop playback
Press x.
Displaying the list of MP3 
files/JPEG image files/DivX 
video files
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” (page 56) or 
“Selecting a JPEG image file or folder” 
(page 57).
• [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”(page 57).
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.
 
						

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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   DISPLAY while the system is 
in stop mode.
The Control Menu display appears on the 
TV screen.
3Press X/x to select  [MODE 
(MUSIC, IMAGE)], then press  .
The options for [MODE (MUSIC, 
IMAGE)] appear.
4Press 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.
5Press .
6Press DVD MENU.
The list of folder recorded on the DATA 
CD or DATA DVD appears.
7Press X/x to select the desired folder 
and press H.
The system starts playing the selected 
folder.
You can turn the folder list on or off by 
pressing DVD MENU repeatedly.
Note• PICTURE NAVI does not work when you set 
[MODE (MUSIC, IMAGE)] to [MUSIC].
• 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, then 
reduce the size of the JPEG file.
Specifying 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].
• [SLOW1]: You can set the duration 
longer than [NORMAL].
• [SLOW2]: You can set the duration 
longer than [SLOW1].
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 94).
Playing MP3 Files and 
JPEG Image Files as a 
Slide Show with Sound
 
 
						

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Selecting 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.
•[MODE1]: The JPEG image file sweeps 
in from top to bottom.
• [MODE2]: The JPEG image file stretches 
out from left to right of the TV screen.
• [MODE3]: The JPEG image file stretches 
out from the center of the TV screen.
• [MODE4]: The JPEG image file 
randomly cycle through the effects.
• [MODE5]: 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 94).
About DivX video files
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.
Enjoying DivX® Videos