DVP-FX720 - Sony DVD Service Manual (repair manual). Page 13

You can play DivX video files on DATA 
CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs) and 
DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/
DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/
DVD-Rs).
When you insert DATA CDs and DATA 
DVDs, the list of albums appears.

• When the selected file is not supported, 

“Data Error (DivX)” displays on the screen 
and the file will not be played.

• Depending on the DivX video file, the 

picture may pause or be unclear. In which 
case, it is recommended that you create the 
file at a lower bit rate. If the sound is still 
noisy, MP3 is the recommended audio 
format. Note, however, this player does not 
conform to WMA (Windows Media Audio) 
format.

• Because of the compression technology 

used for DivX video files, it may take some 
time after you press 

H (play) for the 

picture to appear.

• Depending on the DivX video file, the 

sound may not match the pictures on the 
screen.

• The player’s speaker does not output DTS 

sound. When you play DTS sound tracks on 
a DivX video file, connect the player to an 
AV amplifier (receiver) (page 49) and set up 
“DTS” in “Audio Setup” (page 44).

• Depending on the DivX video file, you may 

not be able to perform some operations.

X/x to select an album on 

A list of files in the album appears.

• To go to the next or previous page, 

press 

> or ..

• To return to the list of albums, 

press 

X/x to select 

 and press 

ENTER.

X/x to select the file you 

Playback starts from the selected 
file.

Press 

> or ..

Press 

M/m repeatedly to select the 

required speed for the search mode 
during playback.

C/X/x/c

ENTER

DISPLAY

>

.

M

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

x

m

 . .

  MY FAVORITE

Dir:001

02 VENUS

01 HAWAII

,continued

Press 

M repeatedly in pause mode to 

select the required slow motion speed.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly.
The playback information changes as 
follow order, “Title Elapsed,” “Title 
Remain,” “Display Off,” and “Subtitle.”

Press AUDIO repeatedly during 
playback to select the desired audio 
signal. If “No Audio” appears, the player 
does not support the audio signal format 
contained in the disc.

Press SUBTITLE during playback.
Press 

X/x, and ENTER during 

displaying the subtitle information.

Press 

x.

z Hint
If the number of viewing times is preset, you 
can play the DivX video files as many times as 
the preset number. The following occurrences 
are counted:
– when the player is turned off. This includes 

when the player is automatically turned off 
by the Auto Power Off function. Press 

X 

instead of 

x to stop viewing.

– when the disc lid is opened.
– when another file is played.

The slow reverse function is prohibited.

DivX

®

 is a video file compression 

technology, developed by DivX, Inc. 
This product is an official DivX

®

 

Certified product.
You can play DATA CDs and DATA 
DVDs that contain DivX video files.

This player only plays DATA CDs 
whose logical format is ISO 9660 Level 
1 or Joliet, and DATA DVDs of 
Universal Disk Format (UDF).
Refer to the instructions supplied with 
the disc drives and the recording 
software (not supplied) for details on the 
recording format.

The player may not be able to play some 
DATA CDs/DATA DVDs created in the 
Packet Write format or multiple sessions.

The player can play data that is recorded 
in DivX format, and which has the 
extension “.AVI,” or “.DIVX.” The 
player will not play files with the 
extension “.AVI” or “.DIVX”  if they do 
not contain a DivX video.

• The player may not play a DivX video file 

when the file consists of two or more DivX 
video files combined.

• The player cannot play a DivX video file of 

size more than 720 (width) 

u 576 (height)/

2 GB.

• Depending on the DivX video file, the 

picture may be unclear or the sound may 
skip.

• The  player cannot play some DivX video 

files that are longer than 3 hours.

• The player can display a file name up to 14 

characters. Any characters after the 14th 
character do not appear on the screen.

• Characters that are not displayable appear as 

“*.”

• Depending on the disc, a file name that is 

not displayable appears as “*.”

• You cannot display correctly the CD-R/CD-

RW file names written in the UDF file 
system.

Note that the playback order may not be 
applicable, depending on the software 
used for creating the DivX video file, or 
if there are more than 299 albums and 
648 DivX video files in each album. See 
“About playback order of albums, 
tracks, and files” (page 55).

By using the Setup Display, you can 
make various adjustments to items such 
as picture and sound. You can also set a 
language for the subtitles and the Setup 
Display, among other things. 
For details on each Setup Display item, 
see pages from 41 to 46.

Playback settings stored in the disc take 
priority over the Setup Display settings, and 
not all of the functions described may work.

The Option Menu appears.
The Setup Display does not appear 
if Resume Play is activated. Cancel 
the Resume Play status first by 
pressing 

x twice, and then press 

OPTIONS.

X/x to select “Setup,” 

The items for “Setup” appear.

X/x to select the 

The Setup item is selected.
Example: “General Setup”

C/X/x/c

ENTER

OPTIONS

O

x

ENTER

RETURN

General Setup

TV Display

Angle Mark

16 : 9

On

On

On

Screen Saver

PBC

Select:

Cancel:

DivX

Default

ENTER

RETURN

General Setup

TV Display

Angle Mark

16 : 9

On

On

On

Screen Saver

PBC

Select:

Cancel:

DivX

Default

Selected item

Setup items