Sony Dav S550 Operating Instructions

Searching for a Scene
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xWhen playing a DVD
 (TITLE)
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD
 (TRACK)
xWhen playing a Super Audio
CD
 (TRACK)
xWhen playing a CD
 (TRACK)
xWhen playing an MP3
 (ALBUM) or 
(TRACK)
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...

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Searching for a chapter/index
1Press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu appears.
2Press X/x to select the search method.
xWhen playing a DVD
 (CHAPTER)
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD
 (INDEX)
xWhen playing a Super Audio
CD
 (INDEX)
Example: when you select 
(CHAPTER)
“
** (
**)” is selected (
** refers to a
number).
The number in parentheses indicates
the total number of titles, chapters,
tracks, or indexes.
3Press ENTER.
“
**  (
**)” changes to “— (
**)”.
DVDDVD1 2 ( 
2 7 )
 MAKING...

Viewing Information About the Disc
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TITLE TRACK CHAPTERINDEX TUNEDHMONO MSTSdBkHzPROGRAMMHzSHUFFLE REPEAT 1
TITLETRACKCHAPTERINDEXTUNED HMONO MSTSdBkHzPROGRAMMHzSHUFFLE REPEAT 1
TITLETRACKCHAPTERINDEXTUNED HMONO MSTSdBkHzPROGRAMMHzSHUFFLE REPEAT 1
TITLE TRACK CHAPTERINDEX TUNEDHMONO MSTSdBkHzPROGRAMMHzSHUFFLE REPEAT 1
TITLE TRACK CHAPTERINDEX TUNEDHMONO MSTSdBkHzPROGRAMMHzSHUFFLE REPEAT 1
TITLETRACKCHAPTERINDEX TUNEDHMONO MSTSdBkHzPROGRAMMHzSHUFFLE REPEAT 1...

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Checking the Playing
Time and Remaining Time
   
Y ou 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/Super Audio 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 TIME repeatedly to change
the time information.
The display and the kinds of time that
you can change depend...

Viewing Information About the Disc
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xWhen playing a DVD
•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
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD
(with PBC functions)
•
**:
**
Playing time of the current scene
xWhen playing a VIDEO CD
(without PBC functions), Super
Audio CD or CD
•T 
**:
**
Playing time of the current track
•T–
**:
**...

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Sound Adjustments
Changing the Sound
  
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 or VIDEO CDs, you can
select the sound from the right or left channel
and listen to the sound of the selected channel
through both the right and left speakers....

Sound Adjustments
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Displaying the audio information of
the disc 
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...

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Automatically decoding
the input audio signal 
(Auto
Decoding)
   
The auto decoding function automatically
detects the type of audio signal being input
(Dolby Digital, DTS, or standard 2 channel
stereo) and performs the proper decoding if
necessary. This mode presents the sound as
it was recorded/encoded, without adding any
effects (e.g. reverberation).
However, if there are no low frequency
signals (Dolby Digital LFE, etc.), it will
generate a low frequency signal for...

Sound Adjustments
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Enjoying movies with Cinema Studio
EX
Cinema Studio EX is ideal for enjoying the
movie software encoded with multi channel
format, such as the Dolby Digital DVD.
This mode reproduces the sound
characteristics of Sony Pictures
Entertainment’s studios.
Press SOUND FIELD –/+ on the system or
SOUND FIELD on the remote repeatedly
until “C.S.EX A (or B, C)” appears on the
front panel display.
C.S.EX A (Cinema Studio EX A)
Reproduces the sound characteristics of...

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N. SURROUND (Normal Surround)
Software with multi channel surround audio
signals is played back according to the way
it was recorded. Software with 2 channel
audio signals is decoded with Dolby Pro
Logic or Dolby Pro Logic II to create
surround effects (page 28).
HALL (Hall)
Reproduces the acoustics of a rectangular
concert hall.
JAZZ CLUB (Jazz Club)
Reproduces the acoustics of a jazz club.
L. CONCERT (Live Concert)
Reproduces the acoustics of a 300-seat live
concert.
GAME...