Sony Dav Sa30 Operating Instructions

Playing Discs
31GB
You can locate a particular point on a disc 
quickly by monitoring the picture or playing 
back slowly.
Notes
 Depending on the DVD/VIDEO CD, you may not be 
able to perform some of the operations described.
 During scan or slow-motion play, no sound is output.
Locating a point quickly by 
playing a disc in fast forward 
or fast reverse (Scan) (except 
for JPEG)
1Press m or M while playing a disc.
2When you find the point you want, 
press H to return to normal speed.
To change the...

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Enjoying the Slide show on 
JPEG data disc (JPEG only)
1Press M while displaying a JPEG 
image.
Slide show starts from the current image.
2Press H when you want to exit Slide 
show.
Return to normal play from the current 
image.
To change the interval time of 
Slide show
Each time you press M during Slide show, the 
interval time changes. With each press, the 
indication changes as follows:
The FF3M interval time is faster than 
FF2M.
Note
Slide show can play in only one direction.
You can search a...

Playing Discs
33GB
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)
xWhen displaying a JPEG file
 (ALBUM) or   (FILE)
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...

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5Press ENTER.
The system starts playback from the 
selected number.
To turn off the Control Menu
Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the 
Control Menu is turned off.
To search for a particular point 
using the time code (TIME 
SEARCH)
Example: If you search for the playing time of 
the current title on a DVD
1In Step 2, select   (TIME).
“T **:**:**” (playing time of the current title) 
is selected.
2Press ENTER.
“T--:--:--” appears above “T**:**:**.”
3Input the time code using the number 
buttons,...

Playing Discs
35GB
When playing a DVD When playing a VIDEO CD 
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Playing time and number of the current title
Remaining time of the 
current title
Playing time and number 
of the current chapter
Remaining time of the 
current...

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When playing an MP3
When playing a JPEGa) This information is skipped if name 
information does not exist.
b) Returns to the first information when 
indication time completes.
c) Returns to the first information when the text 
scrolling is finished.
Notes
 Depending on the type of disc being played and the 
playing mode, the disc information may not be 
displayed.
 ID3 tag applies only to version 1.
 If the MP3 file you play back has an ID3 tag, the ID3 
tag information is displayed as a track...

Playing Discs
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Checking the Playing Time 
and Remaining Time
You 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 DISPLAY repeatedly to change 
the time information.
The display and the kinds of time that...

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Checking the date 
information (JPEG only)
You can check the date information during 
playback when the Exif* tag is recorded in the 
JPEG image data.
Press DVD DISPLAY during playback.
The Control Menu appears.
* “Exchangeable Image File Format” is a digital 
camera image format defined by the Japan 
Electronics & Information technology Industries 
Association.
Note
If there is no date information or data is damaged on 
the disc, the system cannot display the date 
information.
TIP
You can change...

Sound Adjustments
39GB
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, VIDEO CDs or MP3, 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. (In this 
case, the sound loses its...

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To turn off the Control Menu
Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the 
Control Menu is turned off.
Notes
 For discs not in multiple audio format, you cannot 
change the sound.
 During DVD playback, the sound may change 
automatically.
Tip
You can select AUDIO directly by pressing AUDIO. 
Each time you press the button, the item changes.
Displaying the audio 
information of the disc 
(DVD only)
When you select “AUDIO,” the channels being 
played are displayed on the screen.
For example, in Dolby...