Sony Dav Tz210 Operating Instructions

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Playing a Disc
1Press DVD/CD.
You can also select this function by 
pressing FUNCTION repeatedly.
2Press Z to open the disc tray.
3Place a disc on the tray, then press Z.
4Press N to start playback.
5Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the 
volume.
Playing Files on a Disc/
USB Device
1Press DVD/CD or USB.
 DVD/CD: For a disc.
 USB: For a USB device.
You can also select the function by pressing 
FUNCTION repeatedly.
2Load the source.
xFor a disc
Place a disc on the tray by pressing Z to 
open/close the disc tray.
xFor a USB device
Connect a USB device to the   (USB) 
port.
Playback
    
Z
FUNCTION
NVOLUME +/– DVD/CD
With the label side up.
  
Z
FUNCTION
x NVOLUME +/– C/X/x/c, 
 
DISPLAY
O 
RETURNUSB
DVD/CD
DVD MENU"/1
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Note It may take about 10 seconds before 
“READING” appears in the front panel display 
depending on the type of USB device.
[FOLDER LIST] appears on the TV screen.
If [FOLDER LIST] does not appear, press 
DVD MENU.
3Press X/x to select a folder.
4Press N to start playback.
xFor video or audio files
The system starts playback of files in the 
selected folder.
xFor JPEG image files
The system starts a slide show of files in the 
selected folder.
5Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the 
volume.
To select the playback source of 
the USB device
You can select the memory number for playback 
depending on the USB device.
Press MEM SEL.
Note When the memory cannot be selected, [Operation not 
possible.] appears on the TV screen.
 The memory number changes depending on the USB 
device.
To remove the USB device
1Press x to stop playback.
2Press [/1 to turn off the system.
3Remove the USB device.
1Select a folder by following Steps in 
“Playing Files on a Disc/USB Device” 
(page 31).
2Press   to display the file list.
3Select a file.
To return to the folder list, press O 
RETURN.
xFor video or audio files
Press X/x to select a file.
xFor JPEG files
Press C/X/x/c to select an image.
4Start playback.
xFor video or audio files
Press N to start playback from the selected 
file.
xFor JPEG image files
Press N to start a slide show beginning 
with the selected file. Press   to display 
only the selected file.
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)
Home Theatre System
USB Memory 2 selected.
Selected memory number
Playing a specific file
  
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
1234
5678
13 14 15 16 9101112
 
						

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To turn on/off the list of folders/
files
Press DVD MENU.
To display the list of folders/files 
using the Control Menu
1Press  DISPLAY.
2Press X/x to select   
[BROWSING], then press  .
3Press X/x to select the desired list, 
then press  .
 [FOLDER LIST]: A list of folders 
appears. To display a list of files, press X/
x to select a folder, then press  .
 [PICTURE LIST] (JPEG image files 
only): A thumbnail list of the JPEG image 
files in the folder appears.
You can select the file type that is played with 
priority when mixed media (audio files, JPEG 
image files, or video files) are on the disc/USB 
device.
1Press  DISPLAY.
2Press X/x to select  [MEDIA], 
then press  .
3Press X/x to select a setting, then 
press .
 [MUSIC/PHOTO] (DATA CD/DATA 
DVD only): You can play both JPEG 
image files and MP3 files in the same 
folder as a slide show.
 [MUSIC]: Audio file playback has 
priority.
 [VIDEO]: Video file playback has 
priority.
 [PHOTO]: JPEG image file playback has 
priority. You can play JPEG image files as 
a slide show.
The default setting differs depending on the 
source.For details of the playback priority of file 
types under the [MEDIA] setting, see 
“Playback Priority of File Types” 
(page 72).
Other Playback 
Operations
Depending on the type of disc/file, the function 
may not work.
When different file types are 
on a disc/USB device
  
Playback operation buttons on 
the remote
     
  
To Press
Stopx
PauseX
Return to normal 
playback or resume 
playback after 
pauseN
Cancel the resume 
pointx twice.
Skip the current 
chapter, track, file, 
or scene. or >.
.: go to the beginning.
. twice in a second to 
go to the previous item. 
>: go to the next item.
Skip the current 
JPEG image fileC or c during playback.
C: go to the previous file.
c: go to the next item.
Locate a point 
quickly/m or M/ while 
playing a disc.
m: fast reverse scan.
M/ : fast forward scan.
Each time you press  /m or 
M/  during scan, the scan 
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Tip
 When playing files, you can select the next folder by 
continuing to press > (c for JPEG image files) 
after the last file on the current folder, but you cannot 
return to the previous folder by pressing .(C for 
JPEG image files). To return to the previous folder, 
select the folder from the folder list.
 You cannot rotate the JPEG image file when you set 
[JPEG RESOLUTION] in [HDMI SETUP] to [(1920 
× 1080i) HD  ] or [(1920 × 1080i) HD] (page 58).
To select the title/chapter/track/
scene/index/folder/file number for 
playback
     
  
1Press  DISPLAY. 
2Press X/x to select the search method, 
then press  .
  [TITLE/SCENE/TRACK]
  [CHAPTER/INDEX]

  [INDEX]
  [FOLDER]
  [FILE]Example:  [CHAPTER]
[** (**)] is selected (** refers to a number).
The number in parentheses indicates the 
total number of titles, chapters, tracks, 
indexes, scenes, folders, or files.
Note If [MEDIA] is set to [MUSIC/PHOTO] and 
 [FILE] does not appear, press 
DISPLAY again.
3Press X/x to select the desired number 
of the title, chapter, track, scene, etc., 
then press  .
You can also select the number by pressing 
the number buttons while holding down 
SHIFT.
If you make a mistake, press CLEAR while 
holding down SHIFT to cancel the number.
To select a scene using the time 
code
 
1Press  DISPLAY.
2Press X/x to select   [TIME], then 
press .
3Input the time code using the number 
buttons while holding down SHIFT, 
then press  .
For example, to find a scene at 2 hours, 10 
minutes, and 20 seconds after the 
beginning: press 2, 1, 0, 2, 0 ([2:10:20]) 
while holding down SHIFT.
Watch frame by 
frameX, then press  /m or M/
.
m: slow-motion play 
(reverse).
M/ : slow-motion play 
(forward).
Each time you press  /m or 
M/  during slow-motion 
play, the playback speed 
changes.
Rotate a JPEG 
image fileX/x while viewing a JPEG 
image file.
Press CLEAR while holding 
down SHIFT to return to normal 
view.
Playing a specific title/
chapter/track/scene, etc.
To Press
DVD VIDEO 13( 99)  98( 99)
T    0: 03: 17
Selected row
DVD VIDEO 13( 99)  98( 99)
T    0: 03: 17
 
						

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Note You cannot search for a scene on a DVD+RW using 
the time code.
Press ANGLE during playback to select the 
desired angle.
Press SUBTITLE during playback to select 
the desired subtitle language.
Note You can select the subtitles if the DivX video file has 
an “.avi” or “.divx” extension and contains subtitle 
information within the same file (except for United 
Kingdom and North American models).
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback to 
select the sound.
xDVD VIDEO
You can toggle audio format or language when 
the source contains multiple audio formats or 
multilingual audio.
When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a 
language code. See “Language Code List” 
(page 73) to confirm which language the code 
represents.
When the same language is displayed two or 
more times, the DVD VIDEO is recorded in 
multiple audio formats.
Example:
Dolby Digital 5.1 channel
xDVD-VR
You can toggle audio tracks when a disc 
contains multiple audio tracks.
xVIDEO CD/CD/DATA CD (MP3 file)/DATA 
DVD (MP3 file)/USB device (audio file)
You can change the sound track.

: The stereo sound.
 [1/L]: The sound of the left channel 
(monaural).
 [2/R]: The sound of the right channel 
(monaural).
xDATA CD (DivX video file)/DATA DVD 
(DivX video file)/USB device (DivX video 
file) (except for North American models)
You can toggle audio tracks when a video file 
contains multiple audio tracks.
xSuper VCD
You can change the sound track.
 [1:STEREO]
: The stereo sound of audio track 
1.
 [1:1/L]: The sound of the left channel of audio 
track 1 (monaural).
 [1:2/R]: The sound of the right channel of 
audio track 1 (monaural).
 [2:STEREO]: The stereo sound of audio track 
2.
 [2:1/L]: The sound of the left channel of audio 
track 2 (monaural).
 [2:2/R]: The sound of the right channel of 
audio track 2 (monaural).
Changing angles
Displaying subtitles 
  * * *
* Except for United Kingdom and North American 
models.
Changing the audio
     
 
1: ENGLISH  DOLBY DIGITAL  3 / 2 .1
LFECLR
LSRS
Surround (L/R)
Front (L/R) + 
Center
LFE (Low 
Frequency Effect)
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When you play a DVD which contains several 
titles, you can select the title you want using 
DVD TOP MENU.
When you play a DVD that allows you to select 
items such as the language for the subtitles and 
the language for the sound, select these items 
using DVD MENU.
1Press DVD TOP MENU or DVD MENU.
2Press C/X/x/c to select the item you 
want to play or change, then press  .
You can also select the number by pressing 
the number buttons while holding down 
SHIFT.
To display the DVD’s menu on the 
Control Menu
1Press  DISPLAY. 
2Press X/x to select   [DISC 
MENU], then press  .
3Press X/x to select [MENU] or [TOP 
MENU], then press  .
This function is only available for DVD-VRs 
with a playlist created.
1Press   DISPLAY while the system is 
in stop mode.
2Press X/x to select   [ORIGINAL/
PLAY LIST], then press  .
3Press X/x to select a setting, then 
press .
 [PLAY LIST]: You can play the titles in 
the order of the existing playlist.
 [ORIGINAL]: You can play the titles as 
they were originally recorded.Some Super Audio CDs consist of a 2 channel 
playback area and a multi-channel playback 
area. You can select the playback area you want 
to listen to.
1Press   DISPLAY while the system is 
in stop mode.
2Press X/x to select  [MULTI/
2CH], then press  .
3Press X/x to select the setting, then 
press .
 [MULTI]: You can play the multi-channel 
playback area.
 [2CH]: You can play the 2 channel 
playback area.
Some Super Audio CDs consist of a Super 
Audio CD layer and a CD layer. You can change 
the playback layer you want to listen to.
1Press   DISPLAY while the system is 
in stop mode.
2Press X/x to select  [SUPER 
AUDIO CD/CD LAYER], then press  .
xWhen the current layer is the CD 
layer
[SUPER AUDIO CD] appears.
xWhen the current layer is the Super 
Audio CD layer
[CD] appears.
Using the DVD’s menu
Selecting an original title or 
edited title on a DVD-VR
Selecting a playback area for a 
Super Audio CD
Changing a playback layer for 
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3Press   to change the layer.
 [SUPER AUDIO CD]: You can play the 
Super Audio CD layer.
When the system is playing a Super Audio 
CD layer, “SA-CD” lights up in the front 
panel display.
 [CD]: You can play the CD layer.
When the system is playing a CD layer, 
“CD” lights up in the front panel display.
Note Super Audio CD audio signals are not output from the 
HDMI OUT jack.
Selecting the Playback 
Mode
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 99 tracks.
1Press  DISPLAY.
2Press X/x to select   [PROGRAM], 
then press  .
3Press X/x to select [SET t], then 
press .
4Press c.
The cursor moves to the track row [T] (in 
this case, [01]).
5Select the track you want to program.
Ex. To set track 2 as the first 
programmed track
Press X/x to select [02] under [T], then 
press .
6To program other tracks, repeat Steps 
4 to 5.
7Press N to start Program Play.
To return to normal playback
Press CLEAR while holding down SHIFT when 
the display for the program setting is not 
displayed on the TV screen, or select [OFF] in 
Step 3. To play the same program again, select 
[ON] in Step 3 and press  .
To change or cancel a program
1Follow Steps 1 to 3 of “Playing in 
programmed order.”
2Press X/x to select the program 
number of the track you want to 
change or cancel.
If you want to delete the track from the 
program, press CLEAR while holding 
down SHIFT.
Playing in programmed order
(Program Play)
  
PROGRAM 0: 00:00
T
1. TRACK– – – –
01
02
03
04
05
06 – –
– –
– –
– –
– – – –ALL CLEAR
2. TRACK
3. TRACK
7. TRACK 6. TRACK 5. TRACK 4. TRACK
Tracks recorded on a disc
Total time of the programmed tracks
PROGRAM 0: 00:00
T
2. TRACK 1. TRACK– – – –
01
02
03
04
05
06 – –
– –
– –
– –
– – – –ALL CLEAR
3. TRACK
7. TRACK 6. TRACK 5. TRACK 4. TRACK
PROGRAM 0: 03:51
T
1. TRACK02 – –
01
02
03
04
05
06 – –
– –
– –
– –
– – – –ALL CLEAR
2. TRACK
3. TRACK
7. TRACK 6. TRACK 5. TRACK 4. TRACK
Selected track
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3Follow Step 5 of “Playing in 
programmed order” for new 
programming. 
To cancel a program, select [--] under [T], 
then press  .
To cancel all of the tracks in the 
programmed order
1Follow Steps 1 to 3 of “Playing in 
programmed order.”
2Press X and select [ALL CLEAR], then 
press .
Note The same song may be played repeatedly when you 
are playing MP3 files.
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
2Press X/x to select   [SHUFFLE], 
then press  .
3Press X/x to select the item to be 
shuffled.
xVIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD
: Off.
 [TRACK]: You can shuffle tracks on the 
disc.
xDuring Program Play
: Off.
 [ON]: You can shuffle tracks selected in 
Program Play.
xDATA CD (audio files only)/DATA 
DVD (audio files only)/USB device 
(audio files only)
: Off.
 [ON (MUSIC)]: You can shuffle audio 
files in the folder on the current disc/USB 
device. When no folder is selected, the 
audio files in the first folder are shuffled.
4Press   to start Shuffle Play.
To return to normal playback
Press CLEAR while holding down SHIFT, or 
select [OFF] in Step 3.
Note You cannot use Shuffle Play with a VIDEO CD or 
Super VCD with PBC playback.
1Press   DISPLAY during playback.
2Press X/x to select   [REPEAT], 
then press  .
3Press X/x to select the item to be 
repeated, then press  .
xDVD VIDEO/DVD-VR
 [OFF]: Off.
 [DISC]: You can repeat all of the titles on 
the disc.
 [TITLE]: You can repeat the current title 
on a disc.
 [CHAPTER]: You can repeat the current 
chapter on a disc.
xVIDEO CD/Super Audio CD/CD
 [OFF]: Off.
 [DISC]: You can repeat all of the tracks 
on the disc.
 [TRACK]: You can repeat the current 
track.
xDATA CD/DATA DVD/USB device
 [OFF]: Off.
 [DISC] (DATA CD/DATA DVD only): 
You can repeat all of the folders on the 
disc.
 [MEMORY] (USB device only): You can 
repeat all of the folders on the USB 
device.
 [FOLDER]: You can repeat the current 
folder.
 [TRACK] (audio files only): You can 
repeat the current file.
 [FILE] (video files only): You can repeat 
the current file.
Playing in random order
(Shuffle Play)
     
Playing repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
     
  
 
						

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4Press N to start Repeat Play.
To return to normal playback
Press CLEAR while holding down SHIFT, or 
select [OFF] in Step 3.
Note You cannot use Repeat Play with a VIDEO CD or 
Super VCD with PBC playback.
1Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until 
 [EFFECT] appears on the 
control menu.
2Press X/x to select   [EFFECT], 
then press  .
3Press X/x to select a setting, then 
press .
: The JPEG image file sweeps 
in from the top to the bottom of the TV 
screen.
 [MODE 2]: The JPEG image file stretches 
out from the left to the right of the TV 
screen.
 [MODE 3]: The JPEG image file stretches 
out from the center of the TV screen.
 [MODE 4]: The JPEG image files 
randomly cycle through the effects.
 [MODE 5]: The next JPEG image file 
slides over the previous image.
 [OFF]: Off. 
Note The [EFFECT] setting is not effective when you set 
[JPEG RESOLUTION] in [HDMI SETUP] to [(1920 
× 1080i) HD  ] or [(1920 × 1080i) HD] (page 58).
 The [EFFECT] setting cannot be selected when you 
are playing a disc that does not contain JPEG image 
files or a USB device, or when you set [MEDIA] to a 
setting that cannot play JPEG image files.
1Press   DISPLAY repeatedly until 
 [INTERVAL] appears on the 
control menu.
2Press X/x to select   [INTERVAL], 
then press  .
3Press X/x to select a setting, then 
press .
 [NORMAL]: You can set to the standard 
duration.
 [FAST]: You can set the duration shorter 
than [NORMAL].
 [SLOW 1]: You can set the duration 
longer than [NORMAL].
 [SLOW 2]: You can set the duration 
longer than [SLOW 1].
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.
 The [INTERVAL] setting cannot be selected when 
you are playing a disc that does not contain JPEG 
image files or a USB device, or when you set 
[MEDIA] to a setting that cannot play JPEG image 
files.
1Prepare a folder on a disc which 
contains both MP3 files and JPEG 
image files. 
The MP3 files and JPEG image files must 
not be in separate folders. For details of 
making the disc, refer to the instructions of 
your PC, software, etc.
2Press  DISPLAY.
Selecting an effect for the 
slide show
  
Selecting the slide show 
duration
  
Playing a slide show with 
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3Press X/x to select  [MEDIA], 
then press  .
4When [MUSIC/PHOTO] is selected, go 
to Step 5. When other than [MUSIC/
PHOTO] is selected, press X/x to select 
[MUSIC/PHOTO], then press  .
5If the folder list does not appear, press 
DVD MENU.
You can turn the folder list on/off by 
pressing DVD MENU repeatedly.
6Press X/x to select the desired folder 
and press N.
Note If you play a 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, reduce the size of the JPEG image file.
Displaying the 
Information of a Disc/
USB Device
Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly during 
playback.
Information on the TV screen
1[T **:**:**/C **:**:**/D **:**:**]
Playing time of the current title, track/
chapter/disc
[T-**:**:**/C-**:**:**/D-**:**:**]
Remaining time of the current title, track/
chapter/disc
[**:**:**]
Playing time of the current scene/video file
2Bit rate
Appears when playing an audio file.
3File type
Appears when playing an audio/video file.
4Folder/file name
Appears when playing an audio file/JPEG 
image file/video file.
If an MP3 file has an ID3 tag, the system 
will display an album name/title name from 
the ID3 tag information.
The system can support ID3 ver 1.0/1.1/2.2/
2.3.
ID3 ver 2.2/2.3 tag information display has 
priority when both ID3 ver 1.0/1.1 and ver 
2.2/2.3 tags are used for a single MP3 file.
5Text information
The DVD/Super Audio CD/CD text 
appears only when text is recorded on the 
disc. You cannot change the text. If the disc 
does not contain text, “NO TEXT” appears.
Note Depending on the source being played, the system 
can only display a limited number of characters. Also, 
depending on the source, not all text characters will 
be displayed.
Information in the front panel 
display
Each time you press TIME/TEXT during 
playback, the following information appears.
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
Viewing playback information
     
  
Dvorak/Tchaikovsky/NedPho/Kreizberg
Adagio - Allegro molto
192k MP3 T     0: 13
1
4, 5
23