Sony Dav Sb300 Operating Instructions

Getting Started
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Positioning the speakers
For the best possible surround sound, all the 
speakers other than the subwoofer should be the 
same distance from the listening position (A). 
However, this system allows you to place the 
center speaker up to 1.6 meters closer (B) and 
the surround speakers up to 4.6 meters closer 
(C) to the listening position.
The front speakers can be placed from 1.0 to 
7.0 meters (A) from the listening position.
Place speakers as illustrated below
Note
Do not place the...

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Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some 
operations may be different or restricted.
Refer to the operation details supplied with your 
disc.
1Turn on your TV.
2Switch the input selector on the TV to 
this system.
3Press "/1.
The system turns on.
Unless the system is set to “DVD,” press 
FUNCTION to select “DVD.”
4Press A on the system or Z on the 
remote.
“OPEN” appears in the front panel display 
and the system is ready for loading the disc.
5Place a disc with the label side up on 
the disc...

Playing Discs
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To turn off the system
Press "/1. The system enters standby mode and 
the STANDBY indicator lights up in red. To 
turn off the system completely, remove the AC 
power cord (mains lead) from wall outlet 
(mains).
While playing a disc, do not turn off the system 
by pressing "/1. Doing so may cancel the menu 
settings. When you turn off the system, first 
press x to stop playback and then press "/1.
To save the power in standby 
mode
Press "/1 while the system turns on...

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When you stop the disc, the system remembers 
the point where you pressed x and “RESUME” 
appears in the front panel display. As long as 
you do not remove the disc, Resume Play will 
work even if the system enters standby mode by 
pressing "/1.
1While playing a disc, press x to stop 
playback.
“RESUME” appears in the front panel 
display, so you can restart the disc from the 
point where you stopped the disc.
If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume 
Play is not available.
2Press H.
The system...

Playing Discs
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A DVD is divided into a lot of sections, which 
make up a picture or music feature. These 
sections are called “titles.” When you play a 
DVD which contains several titles, you can 
select the title you want using DVD TOP 
MENU/ALBUM–.
When you play DVDs that allow you to select 
items such as the language for the subtitles and 
the language for the sound, select these items 
using DVD MENU/ALBUM+.
1Press DVD TOP MENU/ALBUM– or DVD 
MENU/ALBUM+.
The disc’s menu appears on the TV...

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Notes
 Depending on the VIDEO CD, the menu does not 
appear in Step 1.
 Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER” in 
Step 3 may appear as “Press SELECT” in the 
instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press 
H.
Tip
To play without using PBC, press ./> or the 
number buttons while the system is stopped to select a 
track, then press H or ENTER.
“Play without PBC” appears on the TV screen and the 
system starts continuous play. You cannot play still 
pictures such as a menu. To return to...

Playing Discs
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Selecting an album and track
1Press DVD DISPLAY.
The Control Menu and name of the MP3 
data disc appear.
2Press X/x to select   (ALBUM) 
then press ENTER or c.
The list of albums contained on the disc 
appears.
3Select an album you want to play using 
X/x and press ENTER.
4Select   (TRACK) using X/x 
and press ENTER.
The list of tracks contained in the current 
album appears.
When the list of all tracks or albums cannot 
be displayed on the window, the jump bar 
appears. Press c to...

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You can play JPEG image files on CD-ROMs, 
CD-Rs, or CD-RWs. However, the discs must be 
recorded according to ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2 
or Joliet format for the system to recognize the 
files. You can also play discs recorded in Multi 
Session. See the instructions of the CD-R/RW 
device or recording software (not supplied) for 
details on the recording format.
1Load a data disc recorded in JPEG into 
the system.
2Press H.
The system starts to play the first JPEG 
image file in the first album on...

Playing Discs
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When the list of all files 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 file or the album 
list.
5Select a file using X/x and press 
ENTER.
The selected file starts playing.
To return to the previous display
Press O RETURN or C.
To turn off the display
Press DVD DISPLAY.
Notes
 Only alphabetical letters and numbers...

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To rotate the current image
Rotate the current image using C/c
Each time you press c, the image turns 
clockwise by 90º.
Each time you press C, the image turns 
anticlockwise by 90º.
NoteYou cannot rotate an image during Slide show. Press 
H to return to normal play before this operation.
You can play the contents of a disc in the order 
you want by arranging the order of the tracks on 
the disc to create your own program. You can 
program up to 25 tracks.
1In stop mode, press PLAY MODE 
repeatedly...