User manual SONY HCD-DZ100

[. . . ] 2-590-880-12(1) DVD Home Theatre System Operating Instructions DAV-DZ100 ©2005 Sony Corporation 3 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Caution ­ The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. [. . . ] · [CHAPTER VIEWER] (DVD VIDEO only): displays the first scene of each chapter. · [TRACK VIEWER] (VIDEO CD/ Super VCD only): displays the first scene of each track. 3 Press ENTER. The first scene of each title, chapter, or track appears as follows. 45GB Viewing Information About the Disc When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVD-RW t Playing time and number of the current title r Remaining time of the current title r Playing time and number of the current chapter r Remaining time of the current chapter r Disc name r Title and chapter r The display returns to the top image after 2 seconds. DISPLAY DISPLAY When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions) or CD 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, tracks in a VIDEO CD, CD, or MP3 using the front panel display (page 85). Press DISPLAY. t Playing time of the current track r Remaining time of the current track r Playing time of the disc r Remaining time of the disc r Disc name r Track and index* r The display returns to the top image after 2 seconds. * Except for CD. Each time you press DISPLAY while playing the disc, the display changes as shown in the charts. When playing an MP3 t Playing time and current track number r Track (file) name 46GB Tip · When playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, the playing time is displayed. · When playing VIDEO CDs without PBC functions, the track number and the index number are displayed after the Disc name. · You can also check the time information and text using the Control Menu. Note 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 text and MP3 folder name/file name recorded on the disc. Playing Discs · If the disc does not contain text, the Disc name or the Track (file) name is displayed "NO TEXT. " · The system can only display the first level of the DVD/CD text, such as the Disc name or title. · If an MP3 file name cannot be displayed, "*" will appear in the front panel display instead. · The disc name or track name may not be displayed depending on the text. · Playing time of MP3 audio tracks may not be displayed correctly. · If you play a disc containing JPEG image files only and you set [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] to [AUTO] or [AUDIO (MP3)] (page 39), the "NO AUDIO" message appears on the front panel display. · If you play a disc containing MP3 files only and you set [MODE (MP3, JPEG)] to [IMAGE (JPEG)] (page 39), the "NO IMAGE" message appears on the front panel display. 1 Press DISPLAY during playback. The following display appears. T 1:01:57 Time information 2 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to change the time information. The display and the kinds of time that you can check depend on the disc you are playing. x When playing a DVD VIDEO or DVDRW Viewing the Station Name or Frequency in the front panel display When the system is set to "TUNER AM" or "TUNER FM, " you can check the frequency using the front panel display. Press DISPLAY. · 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 x When playing a VIDEO CD (with PBC functions) Each time you press DISPLAY, the display changes as shown in the charts. · **:** Playing time of the current scene x When playing a VIDEO CD (without PBC functions) or CD t Station name* r Frequency*2 1 *1 This is displayed if you have entered a name for a preset station (page 63). *2 Returns to the original display when several seconds has elapsed. · 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 continued 47GB x When playing a DATA CD (MP3 audio) * Appears when: ­ playing an MP3 audio track on DATA CDs. · T **:** Playing time of the current track Note Checking the date information (JPEG only) · Only alphabetical letters and numbers 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. You can check the date information during playback when the Exif* tag is recorded in the JPEG image data. Press DISPLAY twice during playback. Checking the play information of the Disc To check DVD/CD text Press DISPLAY repeatedly in Step 2 to display text recorded on the DVD/CD. If the disc does not contain text, "NO TEXT" appears. The Control Menu appears. 1(8) 1(20) 01/ 01/ 2003 DATA CD JPEG Date information * "Exchangeable Image File Format" is a digital camera image format defined by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA). Tip BRAHMS SYMPHONY To check DATA CD (MP3 audio) text By pressing DISPLAY while playing MP3 audio tracks on a DATA CD, you can display the name of the album/track, and the audio bit rate (the amount of data per second of the current audio) on your TV screen. Bit rate* T 17:30 128k · Date information is [YYYY/MM/DD]. YYYY: Year MM: Month DD: Day Note · If there is no date information or data is damaged on the disc, the system cannot display the date information. · Date information differs depending on the area. JAZZ RIVER SIDE Album name Track name 48GB Sound Adjustments Changing the Sound When playing a DVD VIDEO recorded in multiple audio formats (PCM, Dolby Digital or DTS), you can change the audio format. If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with multilingual tracks, you can also change the language. With VIDEO CDs, CDs, or DATA 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. 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 hear the instruments from both speakers by selecting the left channel. When 4 digits are displayed, they indicate a language code. Refer to "Language Code List" (page 83) to see which language the code represents. When the same language is displayed two or more times, the DVD VIDEO is recorded in multiple audio formats. x When playing a DVD-RW Sound Adjustments The types of sound tracks recorded on a disc are displayed. Example: · [1: MAIN] (main sound) · [1: SUB] (sub sound) · [1: MAIN+SUB] (main and sub sound) · [2: MAIN] · [2: SUB] · [2: MAIN+SUB] Note · [2: MAIN], [2: SUB], and [2: MAIN+SUB] do not appear when one audio stream is recorded on the disc. x When playing a VIDEO CD, CD, or DATA CD (MP3 audio) AUDIO The default setting is underlined. [. . . ] DVD-RWs created in Video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO, while discs created in VR (Video Recording) mode allow the contents to be programmed or edited. A function of the DVD to limit playback of the disc by the age of the users according to the limitation level in each country. The limitation varies from disc to disc; when it is activated, playback is completely prohibited, violent scenes are skipped or replaced with other scenes and so on. Playback Control (PBC) Signals encoded on VIDEO CDs (Version 2. 0) to control playback. By using menu screens recorded on VIDEO CDs with PBC functions, you can enjoy playing simple interactive programs, programs with search functions, and so on. continued 81GB Progressive format (sequential scanning) In contrast to the Interlace format, the progressive format can reproduce 50 - 60 frames per second by reproducing all scanning lines (525 lines for the NTSC system, 625 lines for the PAL system). The overall picture quality increases and still images, text and horizontal lines appear sharper. [. . . ]