Help Guide

Playback Photo/Music/Video via USB

You can enjoy photo/music/video files stored in a Sony digital still camera/camcorder/smartphone (depending on models)* through a USB cable or USB storage device on your TV.

  1. Connect a supported USB device to the TV.
    • Device needs to be in Media transfer mode (MTP).
  2. Press HOME Select [Photo], [Music] or [Video] under [Media] menu.
  3. [Device Selection] appears. Select a device then select a file or folder.

Playback Method

Press the red button in thumbnail view to display the list of USB playback settings.

Display Settings

Press OPTIONS in thumbnail view to display the option to change the thumbnail view to list view.

To adjust the picture and sound quality of USB media

Press OPTIONS during media playback then select [Picture Adjustments] or [Sound Adjustments].

Note
  • Press up/down/left/right arrow button then ENTER button to select and adjust an item.

To play a photo as a slideshow (Photo)

  1. Press the green button in thumbnail/list view to start slideshow.
    To set [Slideshow Effect] and [Slideshow Speed], press OPTIONS [Playback Method].
    To stop a slideshow, press RETURN.
Note
  • While the TV is accessing the data on a USB device, observe the following:
    • Do not turn off the TV.
    • Do not disconnect the USB cable.
    • Do not remove the USB device.
    The data on the USB device may be damaged.
  • Sony will not be held liable for any damage to, or loss of, data on the recording media due to a malfunction of any connected devices or the TV.
  • The file system on the USB device supports FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS.
  • The file name and folder name may not display correctly in some cases.
  • When you connect a Sony digital still camera, set the camera’s USB connection mode to Auto or Mass Storage. For more information about USB connection mode, refer to the instructions supplied with your digital camera.
  • Use a USB storage device that is compliant with USB mass storage device class standards.
  • If a selected file has incorrect container information, or is incomplete, it cannot be played back.

USB Photo Format

File Format Extension
JPEG *.jpg / *.jpeg

USB Music Format

Extension Audio Codec
*.mp3 MPEG1 audio layer3
*.wav LPCM
DTS-CD
*.wma WMA V8
*.flac FLAC

USB Video Format

AVI (*.avi)
Video Codec Audio Codec
MPEG1
MPEG2
XviD
MPEG4
H.264
Motion JPEG		 PCM
MPEG1 Layer1/2
MPEG2 AAC
MPEG4 AAC
MPEG4 HE-AAC
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
WMA v8
MP3
ASF (*.wmv, *.asf)
Video Codec Audio Codec
WMV9
XviD
VC-1		 MP3
WMA V8
MP4 (*.mp4, *.mov, *.3gp)
Video Codec Audio Codec
MPEG4
H.264
H.263
Motion JPEG
H.265		 MPEG1 Layer1/2
MP3
MPEG2 AAC
MPEG4 AAC
MPEG4 HE-AAC
AC4
OPUS
MKV (*.mkv)
Video Codec Audio Codec
WMV v9
MPEG4
H.264
VC-1
VP8
VP9
H.265		 PCM
MPEG1 Layer1/2
MP3
MPEG2 AAC
MPEG4 AAC
MPEG4 HE-AAC
Dolby Digital
WMA v8
Dolby Digital Plus
DTS
FLAC
VORBIS
OPUS
WebM (*.webm)
Video Codec Audio Codec
VP8
VP9		 VORBIS
OPUS
PS (*.mpg, *.mpeg, *.vro, *.vob)
Video Codec Audio Codec
MPEG1
MPEG2		 MPEG1 Layer1/2
MP3
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
DTS
TS (*.ts, *.m2ts)
Video Codec Audio Codec
MPEG2
H.264
VC-1
H.265		 MPEG1 Layer1/2
MP3
MPEG2 AAC
MPEG4 AAC
MPEG4 HE-AAC
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
DTS
AC4
Note
  • Playback of the above file formats is not guaranteed. Some resolutions or other factors can cause the file cannot be playback.
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