Sony D-NF421 User's Manual
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1. 3 Press PII ENTER Continued 19 20 Playing tracks in your favorite order PGM play Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat play 1 While the player is stopped select PROGRAM in step 3 of Changing Playback Options PLAY MODE amp page 17 and then press PIl ENTER Middle PROGRAMO 1 2 Press or V to select a track and press and hold gt II ENTER until display changes When playing an ATRAC CD MP3 CD You can also select a file in another group by pressing 5 or 3 Repeat step 2 to select tracks in your favorite order You can select up to 64 tracks When you finish entering the 64th track the track number selected first audio CD file name ATRAC CD MP3 CD appears on the display If you select 65 tracks or more the tracks selected first are erased one by one 4 Press gt I ENTER Playback starts in the selected order To check the program 1 While the player is stopped select PROGRAM in step 3 of Changing Playback Options PLAY MODE a page 17 and then press PH ENTER 2 Press and hold PIl ENTER until the display changes Whenever you press gt II ENTER the tracks are displayed in playing order To cancel the PGM play Press W 1 Select ON in step 5 of Changing Playback Options PLAY MODE Z page 17 To return to normal play Select OFF Changing Sound Quality For details about the setting of SOUND items2. Continued yoeqheld 15 16 To check information on the display Press DISPLAY MENU repeatedly Audio CD m gt Track number elapsed playing time Artist name track name 01 01 02 Total number of tracks on the CD total remaining time of the CD remaining time of the current track Total J314 71 47 Track 3 42 File view screen CD DA JITRACKO9 F TRACK10 ATRAC CD MP3 CD gt File name artist name file number elapsed playing time J Beautiful 023 01 02 Group name CODEC information total number of files Blue Ocean 32kbrs Total J 112 l L File view screen Youna Wom J JdHappy Day a 1 When you are playing an audio CD containing text informatin such as CD TEXT information in parentheses is displayed 2 The displays appear only during normal play 3 During play artist name is not displayed if the disc does not have ID3 tag information When the list of group names file names appears on the display artist name and group name are not displayed 4 Bit rate and sampling frequencies are displayed While an MP3 file made at VBR variable bit rate is being played VBR appears on the display instead of a bit rate In some cases VBR appears halfway through playback rather than from the beginning Changing Playback Options PLAY MODE You can use various playback options such as selecti
3. Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Optional Accessories AC power adaptor AC E30HG Active speaker system SRS Z1 SRS Z30 Car battery cord DCC E345 Car battery cord with car DCC E34CP connecting pack Car connecting pack CPA 9C Earphones MDR EX71SL MDR G04SL MDR J20SP 1 Specifications for AC power adaptors vary for each area Check your local voltage and the shape of the plug before purchasing 2 When listening to the radio using these accessories noise may occur We recommend only playing CDs when you use them Your dealer may not handle some of the accessories listed above Please ask the dealer for detailed information about the accessories in your country region Index Symbols QZZ Battery 10 SS disc 12 1 18 e Timer 24 A ACTIVE 22 AC power adaptor 8 ALL 18 AM 27 ATRAC3plus 5 ATRAC CD 5 AUTO RANKING 18 AVLS 24 28 B BASS 27 Battery compartment lid 10 Battery life 11 BEEP 25 BOOKMARK 18 19 Cc CD DA format 5 CD EXTRA 25 CD Extra 5 CD ROM SonicStage 8 CD TEXT 16 CLEARBASS 21 22 CUSTOM 22 D Display 9 Dry battery 10 E Earphones 8 EQUALIZER 21 22 F File View 14 FM 27 G G PROTECTION 24 GROUP 18 19 25 Group 6 GROUP SHUFFLE 18 19 H HEAVY 22 HOLD function 14 l ID3 tag 15 INTRO 18 L LANGUAGE 24 List View 15 LOCAL DX 27 M m3u play list play 19 MENU 24 Mix Mode CD 5 MONO ST
4. tuning interval Continued 25 26 Items Options Default settings PRESET CLEAR Clear Select this when you cancel all preset stations Canceling all preset stations 1 You can also set this up while listening to the radio 2 You can set this up only while the player is stopped 3 AVLS is an abbreviation of the Automatic Volume Limiter System 4 This function works only for ATRAC CDs 5 This function works only for Audio CDs and CD Extra CDs 6 You can set this up only when the radio is turned off 7 Default settings vary for each area you purchased the CD player Notes e Even if G PROTECTION is set to 2 sound may skip when the CD player receives stronger continuous shock than expected when a dirty or scratched CD is played or for CD Rs CD RWs when a poor quality disc is played or there is a problem with the original recording device or application software Even if SEAMLESS is set to ON the tracks may not play continuously depending on how the source music was recorded Using the Radio hE ee eee ae eee Listening to the Radio You can enjoy FM and AM programs 1 Press RADIO ON BAND MEMORY RADIO ON BAND on the remote to turn on the radio Press RADIO ON BANDeMEMORY RADIO ON BAND on the remote until the band you want appears Each time you press the button the display changes as follows fee Press TUNE or or
5. 1 While listening to the radio press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2 Press A or V to select OPTION then press PII ENTER 3 Press A or V to select MONO ST then press PII ENTER 4 Press A or V to select MONO then press PII ENTER The noise will be reduced but the radio will play in monaural Protecting your hearing The AVLS Automatic Volume Limiter System function keeps the maximum volume down to protect your hearing 1 While listening to the radio press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2 Press A or V to select OPTION then press PII ENTER 3 Press A or V to select AVLS then press PIIENTER 4 Press A or V to select ON then press Pil ENTER To cancel the AVLS function Perform steps 1 4 changing the AVLS setting to OFF Turning off the radio automatically You can set the radio to turn off automatically within a range of 1 minute to 99 minutes by 1 minute 1 While listening to the radio press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2 Press or V to select OPTION then press PII ENTER 3 Press A or V to select TIMER then press PII ENTER 4 Press A or V to select the length of time you want to set from 1 min to 99 min then press PIIENTER To check the length of time before the radio is automatically turned off During play perform steps 1 4 To cancel the TIMER function The TIMER function for th
6. on the remote to tune in the station you want and adjust the volume N Turning off the radio Press WeRADIO OFF Tuning in the station quickly Press an hold TUNE or or on the remote in step 3 until the frequency digits begin to change on the display The CD player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station Emphasizing the bass sound 1 While listening to the radio press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2 Press A or V to select SOUND then press PI ENTER 3 Press A or V to select BASS then press PII ENTER 4 Press A or V to select ON then press PII ENTER to enter the selection Improving broadcast reception For FM extend the earphones cord Earphones For AM reorient the CD player itself Keep the earphones connected to the Q jack of the CD player The earphones cord works as the FM antenna If it is hard to hear the FM broadcast due to interference from strong radio waves 1 While listening to the radio press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2 Press A or V to select OPTION then press II ENTER gt OPTION LANGUAGE AULS 3 Press A or V to select LOCAL DX then press PH ENTER 4 Press A or V to select LOCAL then press PH ENTER Continued olpey ay Gus 27 If it is hard to hear the FM broadcast due to poor reception
7. CD only page 19 BOOKMARK Tracks to which Bookmarks have been added are played The play of tracks with Bookmarks starts in track number order not in the order you added the Bookmarks page 19 PLAYLIST Tracks in the selected m3u play list are played MP3 CD only page 19 AUTO RANKING The tracks you have played most frequently from the CD are played from the 10th to the first RANKING SHUF Up to 32 tracks which the player has automatically memorized as the most frequently played ones are played in random order PROGRAM Up to 64 tracks are played in your favorite order page 20 INTRO About the first 10 seconds of all tracks which follow the current track are played once An m3u play list is a file in which an MP3 file playing order has been encoded To use the play list function record MP3 files on a CD R CD RW using encoding software that supports the m3u format You can play the top 8 lists listed by file name on your screen on the CD player Playing groups 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 of Changing Playback Options PLAY MODE page 17 In step 3 select GROUP or GROUP SHUFFLE and press gt II ENTER 2 Press or V to select a group If you select a group on an MP3 CD etc by searching through all the directories press k lt or PPI If you select a group within the same directory press or V 3 Press gt II ENTER for 2 seconds or more The player
8. ENTER Preset No KM Clear appears in the display When you FM Esras MHZ press PII ENTER all the preset stations are canceled Press TUNE or to tune in the station you want Start this operation within 30 seconds after you finished the previous operation If 30 seconds pass with nothing done start from step 2 Press and hold II ENTER The beep is heard and the preset station has been changed To cancel a preset station 1 2 Perform steps 1 3 of To change a preset station Press M RADIO OFF The station preset last is canceled and the next preset number decreases by one Playing Preset Radio Stations You can tune in the station easily by pressing kea or PPI button 1 Press RADIO ON BAND MEMORY to select the band 2 Press I lt or PPI to tune in a stored station Changing the Tuning Interval Except European models When using the CD player abroad change the AM tuning interval on the menu if necessary 9 kHz area Asia and Europe 10 kHz area the U S A Canada and Latin America Change it while the radio is turned off and CD play is stopped as follows 1 Press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2 Press or V to select OPTION then press gt II ENTER 3 Press or V to select TUNE STEP then press P1I ENTER 4 Press or V to select AREA1 or AREA2 then press PIl ENTER After changing the tuning int
9. a list of groups files List View You can search for a track file by checking the format type of the music source and the names of groups and files 1 Press SEARCH repeatedly ATRAC_ROOT Ocean If you play a CD on which mixed audio data has been recorded The screen for selecting the format type such as ATRAC ROOT and MP3 ROOT appears first Press PII ENTER 2 Press or V to select a group and press gt II ENTER 3 Press or V to select a file 4 Press PII ENTER The file you have selected starts playing To return to the previous screen Press Kk or To cancel searching Press W Checking CD information on the display You can check CD information on the display Depending on the region in which you purchased your CD player the default language may not be ENGLISH Change the LANGUAGE setting if necessary page 24 When you are playing an MP3 CD containing files with an ID3 tag ID3 tag information is displayed When there is no ID3 tag information file name or group name is displayed page 5 The characters A Z a z 0 9 and _ can be displayed on this player Before playing a file the player reads all file and group or folder information on the CD Reading is displayed Depending on the content of the CD it may take some time to accomplish this reading If the file does not belong to any group MP3 ROOT appears on the display
10. a new LR6 size AA alkaline battery page 10 Hi DC in appears on the display gt An AC power adaptor which is rated higher than the one supplied or recommended is being used Use only the supplied AC power adaptor or the car battery cord recommended in Optional Accessories page 36 Symptom Cause and or corrective action The CD does not play or No Disc appears on the display when a CD is placed in the player gt The CD is dirty or defective Clean it or change it gt Check that the CD is inserted with the label side up page 12 gt Moisture condensation has occurred Leave the CD player aside for several hours until the moisture evaporates gt Close the lid of the battery compartment firmly page 10 gt Make sure the battery is inserted correctly page 10 gt Connect the AC power adaptor to an AC outlet securely page 11 gt Press PII ENTER after one second or more has passed since the AC power adaptor was connected gt The CD R CD RW in the player is blank gt There is a problem with the quality of the CD R CD RW recording device or application software HOLD flashes on the display when you press a button and the CD does not play gt The buttons are locked Slide the HOLD switch back page 14 Playback starts from the point you stopped resume function gt The resume function is working To start play from the first tr
11. other than audio CDs 3 You cannot operate when using an MP3 file recorded on a CD R CD RW in a packet write format Continued yoeqheld 13 14 Locking the controls HOLD You can prevent accidental button presses while carrying the player by locking the controls 1 Slide the HOLD switch on the player on the back or on the remote in the direction of the arrow HOLD flashes if you press any button when the HOLD function is activated You can use the HOLD function for the remote and the player on the back separately For example even if the HOLD function on the player is activated you can operate the player by using the remote unless you set HOLD on the remote to on too To unlock the controls Slide the HOLD switch in the direction opposite to that of arrow Searching for Your Favorite Track File Searching by viewing groups File View On a CD such as an ATRAC CD or an MP3 CD on which a number of files are recorded you can search for a file by checking the names of groups except on an audio CD or files around the file being played 1 Press SEARCH repeatedly The names of groups and files around the current file appear on the display Where do Group names File names 2 Press or to select a group 3 Press or V to select a file 4 Press PIV ENTER The file you have selected starts playing To cancel searching Press W Searching by viewing
12. 2 318 768 81 1 SONY Operating Instructions ATRAC CD Walkman FM AM Portable CD Player COMPACT AraC aem ALD Abracijaplus a Al OM A TAN AWASSOAN ARIEL A 231876881 1 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia 2005 Sony Corporation To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture 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 newspapers table cloths curtains etc And don t place lighted candles on the apparatus To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product Please consult with your local authority CAUTION e INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM OR VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS e CLASS 1M INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS The validity of the CE marking is restricted to only those countries where it is legally enforced mainly in the countries EEA European Economic Area Table of Contents Create Your Own ATRAC CDB6 0 4 Which discs can you play on this CD player T Koad E EE aww 5 Precautions
13. 28 MP3CD 5 0 OPTION 24 Optional Accessories 36 P Pause 13 Play 13 PLAYLIST 18 PLAY MODE 17 PLAY ORDER 25 POWER SAVE 25 Preset 29 PRESET CLEAR 30 PROGRAM 18 20 R RANKING SHUF 18 Repeat play 20 S SEAMLESS 25 Search 13 SHUFFLE 18 SOFT 22 SonicStage 4 SOUND 22 Stop 13 T TEXT 24 TIMER 24 28 TRACK 25 TUNE STEP 31 uonewnozu peuo ppy 37
14. On safety On the CD player ccecesseseeeeeeeeeeeee 7 On handling CDs On headphones earphones Getting Started Checking the Supplied Accessories 8 Guide to Parts and Controls 8 Preparing a Power Source Dry Battery c sec eesseeeseeseeeneeee 10 Checking the remaining power of the DAEN arns suqxtessszetastesteceshcaesseey 10 When using the AC power adaptor 11 Playback Playing a CD ccccssseesseesseeeeeeneeee 12 Basic playback operations Play stop search 13 Locking the controls HOLD Searching for Your Favorite Track File 14 Searching by viewing groups File View 14 Searching by viewing a list of groups files List View ccccceceeeees 15 Checking CD information on the display 15 Changing Playback Options PLAY MODE cccccssssensseessseeneeee 17 Playback options PLAY MODE 18 Playing grops iinde 19 Playing your favorite tracks Bookmark play ccccccccseeseeseeeeeees 19 Playing your favorite play lists m3u play list play ccceeseeseeeeeees 19 Playing tracks in your favorite order PGM play cit ites rcct Manes cages 20 Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat play 20 Changing Sound Quality 0008 21 Selecting the sound quality 0 00 21 Customizing sound quality SOUND items Changing Optional Settings 23 Setting various functions ccceeee 23 OPTION items esr
15. ack press and hold I ENTER Pl on the remote while the player is stopped until the first track starts playing or open the lid of the player page 13 Or remove all power sources and then insert the battery or connect the AC power adaptor again During playback of an ATRAC CD or MP3 CD the CD does not rotate but you can hear the sound normally gt This player is designed to stop the rotation of an ATRAC CD or MP3 CD during playback to reduce the power consumption The player is not malfunctioning No File appears on the display after you press PII ENTER or when the lid of the player is closed gt There are no ATRAC3plus MP3 files on the CD R CD RW gt A CD R CD RW from which the data has been erased is being used gt The CD is dirty uonewnozu euo ppy The LCD display becomes hard to see or slows down gt You are using your CD player at high temperatures above 40 C 104 F or at low temperatures below 0 C 32 F At room temperature the display will return to its normal operating condition Continued 33 34 Symptom Cause and or corrective action Even though you have not selected BOOKMARK Bookmark flashes gt If you have selected a playback option other than BOOKMARK Bookmark flashes Play stopped abruptly gt The off timer has been set Change the setting of TIMER to OFF page 24 gt The dry battery is us
16. ayed in order of to J Group File Maximum directory levels 8 If ATRAC3plus files and MP3 files are recorded on the same CD this CD player plays the ATRAC3plus files first e The playback capability of this CD player may vary depending on the quality of the disc and the condition of the recording device e Acceptable characters are A to Z a to z 0 to 9 and _ underscore e Ona disc that has ATRAC3plus MP3 files do not save files in other formats and do not make unnecessary folders About ATRAC CDs CD Rs CD RWs recorded in the ATRAC3 plus format cannot be played on your computer About MP3 CDs e Be sure to add the file extension mp3 to the file name However if you add the extension mp3 to a file other than an MP3 file the player will not be able to recognize the file properly e To compress a source in an MP3 file we recommend setting the compression parameters to 44 1 kHz 128 kbps and Constant Bit Rate e To record up to the maximum capacity set the writing software to halting of writing e To record up to the maximum capacity at one time on media that has nothing recorded on it set the writing software to Disc at Once ee 8 eee Precautions On safety Should any solid objects or liquid fall into the CD player unplug it and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 3 V external power i
17. coustic Coding3plus is audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates ATRAC3plus can compress audio files to about 1 20 of their original size at 64 kbps Bit rates and sampling frequencies this CD player can play are Bit rates Sampling frequencies ATRAC3 66 105 132 kbps 44 1 kHz ATRAC3plus 48 64 256 kbps 44 1 kHz Up to 62 characters can be displayed on this CD player MP3 CDs CD R CD RW on which audio data compressed in the MP3 format has been recorded by using a software other than SonicStage Bit rates and sampling frequencies this CD player can play are shown below Variable Bit Rate VBR files can also be played Bit rates Sampling frequencies MPEG 1 Layer3 32 320 kbps 32 44 1 48 kHz MPEG 2 Layer3 8 160 kbps 16 22 05 23 kHz MPEG 2 5 Layer3 8 160 kbps 8 11 025 12 kHz This CD player conforms to Version 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 of the ID3 tag format ID3 tag is a format for adding certain information track name album name artist name etc to MP3 files Up to 64 characters of ID3 tag information can be displayed on this CD player CD Extra and Mix Mode CDs CD R CD RW on which CD DA format data and CD ROM format data are recorded together If you cannot play your CD change the CD EXTRA setting in the OPTION menu page 25 Then you may play your CD An ATRAC CD on which audio data compressed in the MP3 for
18. ducts Weuarkman is a trademark of Sony Corporation Create Your Own ATRAC CDs In addition to the usual audio CDs you can play an original CD called ATRAC CD that you create with the supplied software SonicStage Using SonicStage about 30 audio CDs can be recorded on one CD R or CD RW The following is a quick overview of how you listen to music on your ATRAC CD Install SonicStage on your computer SonicStage is software that takes music downloaded from audio CDs on your computer and creates original CDs It can be installed from the supplied CD ROM Create an ATRAC CD After selecting your favorite songs from music stored on your computer record them on a CD R CD RW using SonicStage Audio CDs MP3 files Listen to them with this CD player You can take lots of songs wherever you go on your original CD Please see the supplied Installation Operating Guide for how to install SonicStage and how to create ATRAC CDs When the total playing time of one CD album is estimated at 60 minutes and you are recording on a 700 MB CD R CD RW at 48 kbps in ATRAC3plus format Which discs can you play on this CD player Audio CDs W CD DA format CDs CD DA Compact Disc Digital Audio is a recording a standard used for Audio CDs M m ATRAC CDs Z CD R CD RW on which audio data compressed in the ATRAC3plus format has been recorded by using SonicStage ATRAC3plus Adaptive Transform A
19. e radio will be canceled e When you select OFF in step 4 of Turning off the radio automatically e When you turn off the radio e When you start playing a CD When listening to the radio on the battery If you connect the external power source plug to the DC IN 3 V jack of your CD player the CD player will turn off Turn it on by pressing RADIO ON BAND MEMORY to continue listening to it Presetting Radio Stations You can preset up to 40 stations 30 for FM and 10 for AM 1 Press RADIO ON BAND MEMORY to turn on the radio 2 Press RADIO ON BAND MEMORY to select the band 3 Press SEARCH for 3 seconds or more The CD player starts scanning the stations from the lower frequencies and stops for about 5 seconds when a station is received Preset No FME rase MHZ 4 If you want to preset the received station press gt II ENTER until the preset number appears The received station is preset on the preset number 1 and the CD player starts scanning for the next receivable station If you do not press PH ENTER within 5 seconds the CD player will start scanning the next receivable station without storing the station Preset No 01 FMEA MHz 5 Repeat step 4 until all receivable stations are preset If the stations have already been stored the newly preset stations will replace the old ones Presetting will not be completed until scanning of all receivable
20. ect the headphones earphones to the player beforehand YD tN ZB OPEN itch headphones y Swie Headphones earphones with the remote 2 Place the CD on the tray and close the lid Label side up 3 Press gt II ENTER es disc moves and the player starts playback gt II ENTER 12 4 Adjust the volume by pressing VOL VOL On the remote After placing the CD on the tray in step 2 press Pil and adjust the volume by turning VOL VOL Pil To remove the CD Remove the CD while pressing the pivot in the center of the tray Basic playback operations Play stop search To Operation Play Play from the first track From stop press and hold H ENTER Pl on the remote until playback starts Stop Pause Resume play after pausing Press II ENTER Pll on the remote Stop playback Press W stop Search Find the beginning of the current track Press Kd once Find the beginning of previous tracks Press 4 repeatedly Find the beginning of the next track Press PPI once Find the beginning of succeeding tracks Press PI repeatedly Go backwards quickly 9 Press and hold kea Go forward quickly 9 Press and hold gt gt I Jump to succeeding groups Press group repeatedly Jump to previous groups Press J group repeatedly 1 You can operate during both play and pause 2 You can operate during play of a CD
21. ed up completely Replace the dry battery with a new LR6 size AA alkaline battery page 10 The TIMER function is canceled gt The TIMER function for the CD is canceled if you start listening to the radio gt The TIMER function for the radio is canceled if you start playing a CD You cannot operate the player and a sequence of 8 numbers or letters appear on the display of the CD player gt This phenomenon may occur depending on the CD you are using Remove all power sources and then insert the battery or reconnect the AC power adaptor Try to operate the player again If the problem persists consult your nearest Sony dealer Radio Symptom Cause and or corrective action The radio is weak or has poor quality gt Replace the battery with a new LR6 size AA alkaline battery page 10 gt Move the CD player away from electric appliances TVs PCs etc gt Keep the AC power adaptor away from the CD player Others Symptom Cause and or corrective action When closing the lid of the CD player the CD starts to rotate gt The player is reading the information on the CD not malfunctioning You cannot operate the CD player properly using the remote gt The buttons on the player are kept pressed by mistake gt The remote is not connected securely Maintenance To clean the casing Use a soft cloth slightly moistened in water or a mild detergent solution Do no
22. ee page 24 Setting various functions You can set the various functions such as the language for the menu and the playback order of the groups files 1 Press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2 Press or V to select OPTION gt LANGUAGE E AVLS OPTION 3 After pressing gt II ENTER press or V to select the item you want to set up and press P1I ENTER 4 Press or V to select an option and press gt II ENTER When you are setting the LANGUAGE or PLAY ORDER repeat step 3 Continued yoeqheld 23 24 OPTION items E To return to the previous screen press W To cancel the setting operation press W for 2 seconds or more Items Options Default settings LANGUAGE MENU ENGLISH Select the language for menu text warning aetna FRENCH Message ete GERMAN ITALIAN PORTUGUESE RUSSIAN SPANISH TEXT 29 AUTO Select the language for CD TEXT ID3 ap oe AUTO you can read the text FRENCH in the following language GERMAN ITALIAN PORTUGUESE RUSSIAN SPANISH G PROTECTION ee Protection against sound skipping is provided with high quality To prevent sound CD sound skipping 2 Enhanced protection against sound skipping is provided AVLS 1 OFF The volume changes without limiting the volume level Limiting volume ON The maximum volume is limited to protect your hearing TIMER OFF The timer doe
23. entially hazardous situations Preventing hearing damage Avoid using headphones earphones at high volume Hearing experts advise against continuous loud and extended play If you experience a ringing in your ears reduce volume or discontinue use Consideration for others Keep the volume at a moderate level This will allow you to hear outside sounds and to be considerate to the people around you Getting Started Checking the Supplied Accessories e Earphones e Remote e CD ROM SonicStage Do not play this CD ROM on an audio CD player including this player e AC power adaptor e Operating instructions This book e Installation Operating Guide Connect the plug of your earphones headphones to the remote securely a V Headphones or earphones Guide to Parts and Controls CD player Remote 10 1 12 1 Go 1 gt 15 16 Operation button gt il play pause ENTER page 12 15 17 19 21 23 27 28 30 31 Haa P PI page 13 15 21 30 A V page 14 15 17 19 21 23 27 28 30 31 VOL page 12 CD player E TUNE button page 13 14 20 27 29 Remote E tune buttons page 15 27 M RADIO OFF butto
24. erval you need to preset radio stations again olpey ay Guisp 31 32 Additional Information Troubleshooting Should any problem persist after you have checked these symptoms consult your nearest Sony dealer Sound Symptom Cause and or corrective action The volume does not increase even if you press VOL repeatedly gt AVLS is set to ON Set it to OFF page 24 No sound or noise is heard gt Connect the headphones earphones plugs firmly gt The plugs are dirty Clean the headphones earphones plugs with a dry soft cloth periodically A rustling noise is heard from the CD gt Close the lid of the battery compartment firmly page 10 SOUND items cannot be set up Operation Playback Symptom gt POWER SAVE is set to ON Set it to OFF page 25 Cause and or corrective action The playing time is too short The CD does not play gt Check that you are using an alkaline battery and not a manganese battery gt Replace the dry battery with a new LR6 size AA alkaline battery page 10 Certain tracks cannot be played gt You tried to play files saved in a format that is not compatible with this player page 5 gt Change the setting of CD EXTRA in the OPTION menu You may play your CD page 25 Low Battery appears on the display and the CD does not play gt Replace the dry battery with
25. i esr iea REE 24 Listening to the Radio ceseseee 27 Emphasizing the bass sound 00 27 If it is hard to hear the FM broadcast due to interference from strong radio waves 27 If it is hard to hear the FM broadcast due to POOF FECEPLION seia isker anarken 28 Protecting your hearing ccccceeeeees 28 Turning off the radio automatically 28 When listening to the radio on the battery 28 Presetting Radio Stations Presetting stations manually Playing Preset Radio Stations Changing the Tuning Interval Except European models ccsssssseseseees 31 Troubleshooting cccsseseeesseeeeeees 32 Maintenance cccssseceesseeeeeeeseeeeeeeees 35 Specifications cccseecceeeeee eee 35 Optional Accessories ceeeeeeee 36 NOX oc occ ss ee ccd dest se wcestoneg deca stewtsea 37 This manual describes how to use the CD player For the supplied software SonicStage please see Tnstallation Operating Guide Notice for users On the supplied software Depending on the type of the text and characters the text shown on SonicStage may not be displayed properly on the device This is due to The limitations of the connected player The player is not functionning normally ATRAC3plus is a trademark of Sony Corporation WALKMAN is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone Stereo pro
26. into a fire e Do not carry batteries in a pocket etc with coins or other metallic objects The battery can generate heat if its positive and negative terminals are accidentally allowed to come into contact with a metallic object e When the batteries are not to be used for a long time remove them e If battery leakage occurs wipe off any deposit left in the battery compartment and install new batteries If the deposit adheres to your skin wash it off thoroughly When using the AC power adaptor You can use the player powered by the AC power adaptor without the battery payers umay C f to DC IN 3V AC power adaptor 4 to AC outlet 1 Connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN 3V jack of your CD player and an AC outlet Notes on the AC power adaptor e Disconnect all power sources when the player is not to be used for a long time e Use only the AC power adaptor supplied If your player is not supplied with the one use an AC E30HG AC power adaptor not available in Australia and Argentina If you use any other AC power adaptor malfunction may occur SS Polarity of the plug es e Do not touch the AC power adaptor with wet hands e Connect the AC power adaptor to an easily accessible AC outlet Should you notice an abnormality in the AC power adaptor disconnect it from the AC outlet immediately 11 Playback EER Playing a CD Slide the OPEN switch to open the player lid Conn
27. mat has been recorded using software other than SonicStage can also be played With SonicStage you cannot create a CD on which mixed format audio data is recorded Only ISO 9660 Level 1 2 and Joliet extension format discs can be played Continued 5 Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies Please be aware that among those discs there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product Difference in file structures of ATRAC CDs and MP3 CDs ATRAC CDs and MP3 CDs consist of files and groups A file is equivalent to a track of an audio CD A group is a bundle of files and is equivalent to an album For MP3 CDs this CD player recognizes an MP3 folder as a group so that ATRAC CDs and MP3 CDs can be operated in the same way The usable number of groups and files e Maximum number of groups 256 e Maximum number of files 999 Playing order of ATRAC CDs and MP3 CDs For ATRAC CDs files are played in the order selected in SonicStage For MP3 CDs the playing order may differ depending on the method used to record MP3 files on the disc A play list which contains an MP3 file playing order can also be played In the following example files are pl
28. n page 13 15 20 22 24 27 30 4 SEARCH button page 14 15 29 RADIO ON BAND MEMORY button page 27 29 31 DISPLAY MENU button page 16 17 19 21 23 27 28 30 31 5 TUNE button page 13 14 20 27 29 8 headphones jack page 12 9 DC IN 3 V jack page 11 HOLD switch on the back of the CD player page 14 OPEN switch page 10 12 VOL control page 12 Pll play pause button page 12 13 E stop RADIO ON BAND RADIO OFF button page 13 27 Haa gt PIe PRESET buttons page 13 Clip This button has a tactile dot Display 2 2 22 23 24 25 26 Character information display page 16 Atrac3plus MP3 indicator page 5 Disc indicator page 12 Battery indicator page 10 Play list indicator Group indicator Bookmark indicator page 19 Play mode indicator Timer indicator page 24 Sound indicator paues umay Ea u a OO l O N Preparing a Power Source Dry Battery Use only the following dry battery type for your CD player e LR6 size AA alkaline battery 1 Slide the OPEN switch to open the lid of your player S J OPEN switch A om 2 Open the battery compartment lid inside the player ment lid 4 Close the lid until it clicks in
29. ng songs you want to listen to and playing songs in your favorite order For details about playback options see page 18 You can also play songs repeatedly using the playback options you choose repeat play page 20 1 Press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears PLAY MODE L ALL l GROUP PLAY MODE J SOUND OPTION 2 Press or V to select amp PLAY MODE 3 After pressing gt II ENTER press or V to select the playback option The default setting is ALL normal play PLAY MODE gt ALL zl 4 Press PII ENTER 5 When REPEAT appears select ON or OFF and press Pll ENTER _ REPEAT gt a ON To return to normal play Select ALL in the PLAY MODE menu Continued yoeqheld 17 18 Playback options PLAY MODE jp Display on the CD player Explanation ALL All tracks on the CD are played in a track number order For the ATRAC CD MP3 CD a playing order is different according to the setting of the PLAY ORDER in the OPTION menu GROUP All files in the selected group or all groups are played ATRAC CD MP3 CD only page 19 1 The current track is played once SHUFFLE All tracks on the CD are played once in random order GROUP SHUFFLE All files in the selected group are played once in random order ATRAC CD MP3
30. nput jack On the CD player e Keep the lens on the CD player clean and do not touch it If you do so the lens may be damaged and the CD player will not operate properly Do not put any heavy object on top of the CD player The CD player and the CD may be damaged Do not leave the CD player in a location near heat sources or in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or sand moisture rain mechanical shock unleveled surface or in a car with its windows closed If the CD player causes interference to the radio or television reception turn off the CD player or move it away from the radio or television Discs with non standard shapes e g heart square star cannot be played on this CD player Attempting to do so may damage the CD player Do not use such discs On handling CDs To keep the CD clean handle it by its edge Do not touch the surface e Do not stick paper or tape onto the CD e Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts Do not leave the CD in a car parked under direct sunlight On headphones earphones Road safety Do not use headphones earphones while driving cycling or operating any motorized vehicle It may create a traffic hazard and is illegal in some areas It can also be potentially dangerous to play your headsets at high volume while walking especially at pedestrian crossings You should exercise extreme caution or discontinue use in pot
31. s not work Off timer 1 99 min amp e is displayed on the player You can check the remainin 1s display play g playback time by selecting this option during play Press A or V repeatedly to increase or decrease the length of time by 5 minutes or keep pressing A or V to increase or decrease by 1 minute The default setting is 10 min Items Options Default settings BEEP ON The beep sounds when you operate the player Sound of operation OFF The beep is turned off SEAMLESS 4 OFF The CD is played as recorded on the disc including spaces Playing tracks between tracks continuously ON The CD is played without space between tracks v POWER SAVE OFF The POWER SAVE function does not work 2 Saving power ON Setting of the SOUND items is not effective d PLAY ORDER TRACK NORMAL Play back the music source in the order of Playback order recording ID3TAG TNO Play back in the order of ID3 tag number FILE NAME Play back in the alphabetical order of the file names GROUP OFF Play back the music source in the order of recording ON Play back the music source in the order of group names CD EXTRA 25 OFF Set to OFF as long as you can play your CD normally eae by disc ON If you cannot play your CD Extra set to ON You may play it TUNE STEP AREA1 Tuning interval is set to 9 kHz Changing the AREA2 Tuning interval is set to 10 kHz
32. see page 22 Selecting the sound quality You can set up the EQUALIZER setting and or CLEARBASS setting If you set both at the same time you can enjoy more bass sound along with the sound quality you want 1 Press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2 Press or V to select SOUND o SOUND EQUALI ZER l amp CLEARBASS 3 After pressing gt II ENTER press or V to select the item you want to set up and press P1I ENTER 4 Press or V to select an option and press gt II ENTER Customizing sound quality You can adjust sound quality for each frequency range individually checking the shape of the wave on the display 1 Select EQUALIZER in step 3 and CUSTOM in step 4 of Selecting the sound quality Low is displayed first There are 3 frequency ranges Low low range audio Mid middle range audio and High high range audio fee ere te re Mid High 2 Press I lt or gt gt I for 2 seconds or more to select the frequency range 3 Press lt lt or PPI repeatedly to select the shape of the wave There are 3 shapes stored in memory for each frequency range wenQ eeeeet 8 yneneengunee Low High SE Frequency range yoeqheld 4 Press or V to select the sound volume The sound volume can be adjusted in 7 levels Sound volume Ej e M a Low High 5 Repeat
33. starts playback of all files in the group you have selected 4 When REPEAT appears select ON or OFF and press Pll ENTER If the group has no tracks Invalid appears on the display Playing your favorite tracks Bookmark play 1 During play of the track to which you want to add a Bookmark press PII ENTER until flashes slowly 2 If you want to add a Bookmark to two or more tracks repeat step 1 You can add Bookmarks to up to 10 CDs for audio CDs up to 99 tracks for each CD and up to 5 CDs for ATRAC CDs MP3 CDs up to 999 tracks for each CD 3 Press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 4 Press or V to select PLAY MODE and press gt II ENTER 5 Press or V to select BOOKMARK and then press gt II ENTER To remove Bookmarks During play of a track with a Bookmark press When REPEAT appears select ON or OFF and press Pll ENTER yoeqheld and hold II ENTER until disappears e If you try to add Bookmarks to tracks on an 11th CD on a 6th CD when playing ATRAC CDs MP3 CDs the Bookmarks of the CD you played first will be erased All Bookmarks stored in memory will be erased if you remove all power sources Playing your favorite play lists m3u play list play 1 In step 3 of Changing Playback Options PLAY MODE page 17 select PLAYLIST 2 Press or V to select a play list
34. stations is finished If you cancel presetting before scanning of all receivable stations is finished the stations you preset are not stored in the CD player s memory Presetting stations manually 1 Press RADIO ON BAND MEMORY to turn on the radio 2 Press RADIO ON BAND MEMORY to select the band 3 Press TUNE or to tune in the station you want 4 Press and hold RADIO ON BANDs MEMORY until the preset number appears on the display Preset O 1 FM 87 50 MHz When the station is preset successfully the beep is heard The preset number increases by one 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 when you preset the stations in the same band When you preset the stations in the different band press RADIO ON BAND MEMORY to select the band Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the preset number appears on the display Preset number is selected automatically You cannot select the preset number Continued olpey ay Gus 29 30 To change a preset station To cancel all preset stations 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 of Presetting 1 While the radio is turned off and CD play stations manually page 29 is stopped press DISPLAY MENU until Press lt 4 or gt P to select the preset the menu screen appears number of the station you want to change 2 Press or V to select OPTION then Press RADIO ON BAND MEMORY for press PIV ENTER 2 seconds or more 3 Press or V to select PRESET CLEAR then press PH
35. steps 2 to 4 to make adjustments for the remainig 2 frequency ranges 6 Press gt I ENTER To return to the previous screen Press W To cancel the adjustment operation Press W for 2 seconds or more If the sound is distorted by your sound settings when you turn up the volume turn the volume down If you feel a difference in sound volume between the CUSTOM sound setting and other sound settings adjust the volume to your preference Continued 21 22 SOUND items D To return to the previous screen press W To cancel the setting operation press W for 2 seconds or more Item Options Default setting EQUALIZER OFF Normal sound quality Equalizer setting SOFT For vocal stressing middle range audio ACTIVE Lively sounds emphasizing high and low range audio HEAVY Powerful sounds further emphasizing high and low ranges compared with ACTIVE sound CUSTOM Customized sound see page 21 for details CLEARBASS OFF Normal sound quality Bass sound setting 1 Emphasizing bass sound 2 Emphasizing bass sound more than 1 3 Emphasizing bass sound more than 2 If you change the setting of the EQUALIZER item after you have set the CLEARBASS item the setting of the EQUALIZER item gets priority When you set both the EQUALIZER item and the CLEARBASS item set the EQUALIZER item first Changing Optional Settings For details about the setting of OPTION items s
36. t use alcohol benzine or thinner Specifications CD player System Compact disc digital audio system Laser diode properties Material GaAlAs Wavelength A 770 800 nm Emission duration Continuous Laser output Less than 44 6 yW This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the optical pick up block with 7 mm aperture D A conversion 1 bit quartz time axis control Frequency response 20 20 000 Hz 3dB measured by JEITA Output at 3 V input level Headphones stereo minijack Approx 5 mW Approx 5 mW at 16 Q Approx 1 5 mW Approx 1 5 mW at 16 Q For the customers in Europe 2 Radio z o Frequency range 3 E 5 e European models FM 87 5 108 0 MHz AM 531 1 602 kHz e Other models 9 kHz step FM 87 5 108 0 MHz AM 531 1 602 kHz 10 kHz step FM 87 5 108 0 MHz AM 530 1 710 kHz Antenna FM Earphones cord antenna AM Built in ferrite bar antenna Continued 35 36 General Power requirements e LR6 size AA battery 1 5 V DC x 1 e AC power adaptor DC IN 3 V jack 220 V 50 Hz Model for China 120 V 60 Hz Model for Mexico Operating temperature 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F Dimensions w h d excluding projecting parts and controls Approx 137 8 x 30 9 x 137 8 mm 5 4x 1 1 4 x 5 Win Mass excluding accessories Approx 196 g 6 9 oz US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories
37. to place Press here To remove the dry battery Remove the battery as illustrated below Checking the remaining power of the battery The remaining power of the battery is indicated in the display as shown below As the black indicator section decreases the remaining power is depleted further T gt A a Ca 3 Insert the LR6 Size AA battery not supplied by matching the to the diagram in the battery compartment Insert the end first Ldi A Low Battery Beep sounds When the battery is depleted replace it with a new one The display shows the approximate battery power remaining For example one section does not always indicate one fourth of the battery power Depending on the operating conditions the display may increase or decrease relative to the actual power remaining Battery life When using a Sony alkaline battery LR6 SG produced in Japan G PROTECTION q gn Audio CD 22 20 ATRAC CD 2 41 38 MP3 CD 26 24 RADIO ON 30 1 Measured value using the JEITA standard Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association Playing time shown is approximate hours when you use the player on a flat and stable surface and POWER SAVE is set to ON page 25 This value varies depending on how the player is used 2 Recorded at 48 kbps 3 Recorded at 128 kbps Notes on dry batteries e Do not throw the batteries
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