Sony Dav Sa30 Operating Instructions
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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 scan speed (DVD/ VIDEO CD only) Each time you press m or M during scan, the playback speed changes. Two speeds are available. With each press, the indication changes as follows: The FF2M/FR2m playback speed is faster than FF1M/FR1m. Watching frame by frame (Slow-motion play) (DVD/VIDEO CD only) Press or when the system is in the pause mode. To return to normal speed, press H. To change the speed of Slow- motion play Each time you press or during Slow- motion play, the playback speed changes. Two speeds are available. With each press, the indication changes as follows: The SLOW 2 /SLOW 2 playback speed is slower than SLOW 1 /SLOW 1 . Searching for a Particular Point on a Disc (Scan, Slow-motion Play, Slide show) 123 456 7 >10 10/089 SLOW / m/M H Playback direction FF1M t FF2M t Opposite direction FR1m t FR2m t Playback direction SLOW 2 t SLOW 1 t Opposite direction (DVD only) SLOW 2 t SLOW 1 t
32GB 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 title (DVD), chapter (DVD), track (CD, VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD, MP3), index (VIDEO CD, Super Audio CD), album (MP3, JPEG), and file (JPEG). As titles, tracks albums and files are assigned unique names on the disc, you can select the desired one from the Control Menu. Also chapters and indexes are assigned unique numbers on the disc, so you select the desired one by entering its number. Or you can search a particular point using the time code. (TIME SEARCH) Searching for a title/track/ album/File 1Press DVD DISPLAY. The Control Menu appears. 2Press X/x to select the search method, then press ENTER. 7>10 10/089 HM FF1M t FF2M t FF3M t Searching for a Title/ Chapter/Track/Index/ Album/File 123 456 7 >10 10/089 C/X/x/c CLEAR Number buttons DVD DISPLAY ENTERO RETUR N
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 rest of the list using X/x. Press C or O RETURN to return to the track or the album list. 3Press X/x to select the desired track, then press ENTER. The system starts playback from the selected track. 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 “-- (**).” 4Press X/x or the number buttons to select the chapter or index number you want to search. If you make a mistake Cancel the number by pressing CLEAR, then select another number. CD 11. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 10.9. 8. 12. 7.HIGHWAY 1. STANDARD VIEW POINT MY CHILDREN DANCING GOOD TASTE DESTINATION PORT TOWER TAKE IT EASY PLACE-KICK LADY MARATHON CD 20. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 19. 21. 18. NO NAME STAY BAD BEAUTIFUL HOLD.ME FIRST TIME OUR EARTH SWEETEST 22.KISS MEBLUE SKY 23. 24.FIRE ANGEL DVDDVD1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE 1 8 ( 3 4 ) T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5 DVDDVD1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5– – ( 3 4 ) continued
34GB 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, then press ENTER. For example, to find the desired point at 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 20 seconds after the beginning, just enter “2:10:20.” Notes The title, chapter or track number displayed is the same number recorded on the disc. You cannot search a scene of a VIDEO CD. If you play a DVD, input the playing time of the current title using the time code. If you play a CD, Super Audio CD, VIDEO CD, or MP3, input the playing time of the current track using the time code. Tip You can change the display to show playing time or remaining time. For details, see “Checking the Playing Time and Remaining time” (page 37). Viewing the Playing Time and Remaining Time in the Front Panel Display You can check disc information, such as the remaining time, total number of titles in a DVD, or tracks in a Super Audio CD, CD, VIDEO CD or MP3, using the front panel display (page 73). Press DISPLAY. Each time you press DISPLAY while playing the disc, the display changes as shown in the charts. Viewing Information About the Disc 123 456 7 >10 10/089 123 456 7 >10 10/089 DISPLAY DAV-SA35KDAV-SA30 DISPLAY
Playing Discs 35GB When playing a DVD When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions), Super Audio CD or CD TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTI DTS kHz MHz TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTI DTS kHz MHz TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTI DTS kHz MHz TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTI DTS kHz MHz TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTIDTS TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTIDTS TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTI DTS kHz MHz kHzMHzkHz MHz 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 chapter Title name and playing time a) Current sound field b) Volume b) kHz MHz kHz MHz TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTI DTS kHz MHz TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTI DTS kHz MHz TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTIDTS TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTIDTS TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTI DTS kHz MHz kHzMHzkHz MHz Playing time and current track number Remaining time of the current track Playing time of the disc Remaining time of the disc Track name and playing time a) Current sound field b) Volume b) continued
36GB 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 (file) name. Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be used for album or track names. Anything else is displayed as “ ”. In the following cases, elapsed playing time and time of the track remaining may not be displayed accurately. – when an MP3 file of VBR (variable bit rate) is played. – during fast-forward/reverse. Tips When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, only the playing time of the scene is displayed. The playing time and remaining time of the current chapter, title, track, scene, or disc will also appear on your TV screen. See the following section “Checking the Playing Time and Remaining Time” for details on how to read this information. TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTI DTS kHz MHz TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTI DTS kHz MHz TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTI DTS kHz MHz TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTIDTS kHzMHz TITLE TRKALBMCHAPHULTIDTS kHz MHz kHz MHz TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTIDTS Playing time and current track number Remaining time of the current track Track (file) name and playing time Album (folder) name and playing time c) Current sound field b) Volume b) TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTIDTS TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTIDTS TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTIDTS TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTIDTS TITLETRKALBMCHAPHULTI DTS kHz MHz kHzMHz Current file number File name Album (folder) name c) Current sound field b) Volume b)
Playing Discs 37GB 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 you can change depend on the disc you are playing. 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 **:**:** Playing time of the menu or current title without a 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–**:** Remaining time of the current track D **:** Playing time of the current disc D–**:** Remaining time of the current disc xWhen playing an MP3 T **:** Playing time of the current track T–**:** Remaining time of the current track To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off. Notes Only letters of the alphabet can be displayed. 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. 123 456 7 >10 10/089 123 456 7 >10 10/089 DISPLAY DVD DISPLAYDAV-S A 3 5K DAV-S A 3 0 DISPLAY DVD DISPLAY DVD1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE 1 8 ( 3 4 ) T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5 DVD Time informationDisc type
38GB 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 the date information order in JPEG DATE of CUSTOM SETUP (page 62). DVD DISPLAY MOUNTAINFAMILY 1 ( 2 0 ) BIRTHDAY 1 / 1 / 2003 JPEG Date information
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 stereo effect.) For example, when playing a disc containing a song with the vocals on the right channel and the instruments on the left channel, you can select the left channel and hear only the instruments from both speakers. 1Press DVD DISPLAY during playback. The Control Menu is displayed. 2Press X/x to select (AUDIO), then press ENTER. The options for AUDIO appear. 3Press X/x to select the desired audio signal. xWhen playing a DVD Depending on the DVD, the choice of language varies. When 4 digits are displayed, they represent the language code. Refer to the language code list on page 77 to see which language the code represents. When the same language is displayed two or more times, the DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats. xWhen playing a VIDEO CD, CD, or MP3 (DAV-SA30 only) The default setting is underlined. STEREO : The standard stereo sound 1/L: The sound of the left channel (monaural) 2/R: The sound of the right channel (monaural) xWhen playing a Super Audio CD In stop mode, depending on the Super Audio CD, the choice of settings varies. MULTI: The disc has multi-channel playback area. 2CH: The disc has 2 channel playback area. CD: When you want to play the disc as a conventional CD. Note Not all discs give you the three choices above when in Super Audio CD playback. It all depends on the layer configuration of the Super Audio CD to be played. 4Press ENTER. Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound : DAV-SA30 only 123 456 7 >10 10/089 C/X/x/c ENTER AUDIO DVD DISPLAY DVD1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE 1 8 ( 3 4 ) T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5 DVD 2: FRENCH 3: SPANISH1: ENGLISH continued
40GB 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 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 follows: For Dolby Digital 5.1 ch: The display examples are as follows: PCM (stereo) Dolby Surround Dolby Digital 5.1ch DTS Tips When the signal contains surround signal components such as LS, RS, or S, the surround effect is enhanced. If you play MPEG AUDIO sound tracks, the system outputs PCM (stereo) signals. DVD1 2 ( 2 7 ) MAKING SCENE 1 8 ( 3 4 ) T 1 : 3 2 : 5 5 DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1PROGRAM FORMAT DVD 1: ENGLISH Current audio format* DOLBY DIGITAL 3 / 2 . 1 Surround component 2 Front component 2 + Center component 1LFE (Low Frequency Effect) component 1 PCM 48kHz 24bit PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY SURROUND DOLBY DIGITAL 2/0 PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3/2.1 PROGRAM FORMAT DTS 3/2.1 PROGRAM FORMAT