Limited Warranty (US Only)
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... year. has established telephone numbers for frequently asked questions: To locate the servicer or dealer nearest you . PARTS: In addition, Sony will repair or replace the Product, at its original packaging or packaging affording an equal degree of protection, to any part of ...negligence, commercial use, or modification of, or to any authorized Sony service facility. 4-557-172-02 General Stereo/Hifi Components/Tape Decks ® CD Players/Mini Disc Players/Audio Systems Hifi Audio LIMITED WARRANTY Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is within 90 days of the date of...
... year. has established telephone numbers for frequently asked questions: To locate the servicer or dealer nearest you . PARTS: In addition, Sony will repair or replace the Product, at its original packaging or packaging affording an equal degree of protection, to any part of ...negligence, commercial use, or modification of, or to any authorized Sony service facility. 4-557-172-02 General Stereo/Hifi Components/Tape Decks ® CD Players/Mini Disc Players/Audio Systems Hifi Audio LIMITED WARRANTY Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is within 90 days of the date of...
Operating Instructions
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking ...4 Hooking Up the System ...4 Inserting CDs ...6 Playing a CD ...8 Playing CDs Using the Display ...10 Locating a Specific Disc 11 Specifying the Next Disc to Play 13 Locating a Specific Track or a Point in a Track 13 Playing Repeatedly ...14 Playing... Play 15 Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) What You Can Do With the Custom Files 18 Labeling Discs (Disc Memo 18 Storing Specific Tracks (Delete Bank 21 Grouping Discs (Group File 21 Additional Information Precautions ...24 Notes on CDs ...24 Troubleshooting ...25 Specifications ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking ...4 Hooking Up the System ...4 Inserting CDs ...6 Playing a CD ...8 Playing CDs Using the Display ...10 Locating a Specific Disc 11 Specifying the Next Disc to Play 13 Locating a Specific Track or a Point in a Track 13 Playing Repeatedly ...14 Playing... Play 15 Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) What You Can Do With the Custom Files 18 Labeling Discs (Disc Memo 18 Storing Specific Tracks (Delete Bank 21 Grouping Discs (Group File 21 Additional Information Precautions ...24 Notes on CDs ...24 Troubleshooting ...25 Specifications ...
Operating Instructions
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... Hooking Up the System Overview This section describes how to hook up to back into position. After you have inserted the disc. Put two CD booklets facing back to 200 CD booklets into the remote You can control the player using the remote, point it at the remote sensor g on the player...use the remote for an extended period of the disc slot where you have inserted discs into the player, you do not use the CD booklet holder The CD booklet holder helps you locate the disc easily. S-LINK/ CONTROL A1 COMMAND DIGITAL OUT MODE (OPTICAL) CD player To an AC outlet To line output ...
... Hooking Up the System Overview This section describes how to hook up to back into position. After you have inserted the disc. Put two CD booklets facing back to 200 CD booklets into the remote You can control the player using the remote, point it at the remote sensor g on the player...use the remote for an extended period of the disc slot where you have inserted discs into the player, you do not use the CD booklet holder The CD booklet holder helps you locate the disc easily. S-LINK/ CONTROL A1 COMMAND DIGITAL OUT MODE (OPTICAL) CD player To an AC outlet To line output ...
Operating Instructions
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... for this player You can simplify the operation of audio systems composed of another Sony CDGpleaytetrPitnloaggeythiSnetrgawritCtheDds this player. • When using a screwdriver before connecting the AC power cord to CD 2. Be sure to make the supplied remote effective only for each player accordingly....jack. You can make connections firmly to CD 2 or CD 3. Setting the voltage selector (voltage selector equipped models only) Check that of separate Sony components. If the player is slanted, it may occur when you have a Sony component with the COMMAND MODE selector: Set...
... for this player You can simplify the operation of audio systems composed of another Sony CDGpleaytetrPitnloaggeythiSnetrgawritCtheDds this player. • When using a screwdriver before connecting the AC power cord to CD 2. Be sure to make the supplied remote effective only for each player accordingly....jack. You can make connections firmly to CD 2 or CD 3. Setting the voltage selector (voltage selector equipped models only) Check that of separate Sony components. If the player is slanted, it may occur when you have a Sony component with the COMMAND MODE selector: Set...
Operating Instructions
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... disc number or the Disc Memo changes. As you have already inserted discs, the disc number at the loading position. 6GB Disc number Disc slot at the loading position The disc number at the loading position appears in the display). ALL DISCS CD1 20 DISC *DISC-20* Disc number or the Disc Memo... You can insert up to 200 discs into eight groups...
... disc number or the Disc Memo changes. As you have already inserted discs, the disc number at the loading position. 6GB Disc number Disc slot at the loading position The disc number at the loading position appears in the display). ALL DISCS CD1 20 DISC *DISC-20* Disc number or the Disc Memo... You can insert up to 200 discs into eight groups...
Operating Instructions
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... on the film of "Inserting CDs" on page 18) to locate it may damage the player or the disc. • If you drop a disc into the player and the CD won't go into the slot correctly, consult your nearest Sony dealer. • When transporting the player, remove all discs from the player. •... Make sure you can locate the disc easily. Notes • Do not...
... on the film of "Inserting CDs" on page 18) to locate it may damage the player or the disc. • If you drop a disc into the player and the CD won't go into the slot correctly, consult your nearest Sony dealer. • When transporting the player, remove all discs from the player. •... Make sure you can locate the disc easily. Notes • Do not...
Operating Instructions
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... on the player by pressing I/u on the remote Z 1 Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position. 2 Press I / u CONTINUE SHUFFLE PROGRAM REPEAT TIME/TEXT GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7 GROUP 8 GROUP FILE OPEN/CLOSE DISC/CHARACTER INPUT MEMO SEARCH PUSH ENTER AMS CHECK CLEAR • See pages 4 - 5 for the...
... on the player by pressing I/u on the remote Z 1 Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position. 2 Press I / u CONTINUE SHUFFLE PROGRAM REPEAT TIME/TEXT GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7 GROUP 8 GROUP FILE OPEN/CLOSE DISC/CHARACTER INPUT MEMO SEARCH PUSH ENTER AMS CHECK CLEAR • See pages 4 - 5 for the...
Operating Instructions
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...disc title. ALL DISCS CD TEXT CD1 DISC SONYHITS 10GB If you want to "Selecting the language of the disc momentarily. If your CD TEXT disc has multi language capacity, "MULTI CD TEXT" indication appears in a blank space on the discs where, on the remote in the Continuous Play mode. Current disc number Next disc number ALL DISCS DISC...information in another disc Press DISC SKIP on normal discs, there is no information. Playing CDs Using the Display You can check the current disc title, artist name and track title. Current disc number ALL DISCS DISC 20 CD1 TRACK...
...disc title. ALL DISCS CD TEXT CD1 DISC SONYHITS 10GB If you want to "Selecting the language of the disc momentarily. If your CD TEXT disc has multi language capacity, "MULTI CD TEXT" indication appears in a blank space on the discs where, on the remote in the Continuous Play mode. Current disc number Next disc number ALL DISCS DISC...information in another disc Press DISC SKIP on normal discs, there is no information. Playing CDs Using the Display You can check the current disc title, artist name and track title. Current disc number ALL DISCS DISC 20 CD1 TRACK...
Operating Instructions
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... information in the selected language. If the player cannot read the language memorized in a CD TEXT disc, the player shows "(other lang.)." 1 Press INPUT in the stop mode. ALL DISCS MULTI CD TEXT CD1 Select 12 lang. 2 Push the JOG dial. "Reading Text" appears momentarily... the JOG dial to select the language. You can select the language used to the disc's priority. The current language appears momentarily. ALL DISCS CD TEXT DISC 12 CD1 TRACK 1 Press 1 3 NEXT DISC MIN SEC 1.52 The current track title appears. flashes. The current operating language flashes...
... information in the selected language. If the player cannot read the language memorized in a CD TEXT disc, the player shows "(other lang.)." 1 Press INPUT in the stop mode. ALL DISCS MULTI CD TEXT CD1 Select 12 lang. 2 Push the JOG dial. "Reading Text" appears momentarily... the JOG dial to select the language. You can select the language used to the disc's priority. The current language appears momentarily. ALL DISCS CD TEXT DISC 12 CD1 TRACK 1 Press 1 3 NEXT DISC MIN SEC 1.52 The current track title appears. flashes. The current operating language flashes...
Operating Instructions
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...;/±, the characters appear in the display, no disc has been labeled using the remote 1 Press DISC. 2 Press the number button of ·. Note If "NO ENTRY" appears in the following order. Playing CDs Selecting a disc on the player Turn the JOG dial until the disc number or Disc Memo (see page 18) you want by...
...;/±, the characters appear in the display, no disc has been labeled using the remote 1 Press DISC. 2 Press the number button of ·. Note If "NO ENTRY" appears in the following order. Playing CDs Selecting a disc on the player Turn the JOG dial until the disc number or Disc Memo (see page 18) you want by...
Operating Instructions
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... REPEAT twice. To cancel Repeat 1 Press REPEAT. SHUFFLE · JOG Press REPEAT while playing a disc. The player repeats the discs/tracks as follows: When the disc is "shuffling" the discs or the tracks. 14GB Repeating the current track You can repeat only the current track. ALL... The player repeats ALL DISCS Continuous Play All tracks on all discs (page 8) 1␣ DISC Continuous Play (page 8) All tracks on the current disc ALL DISCS Shuffle Play (page 14) All tracks on all discs in any play mode. Playing CDs Playing Repeatedly You can play discs/tracks repeatedly in random...
... REPEAT twice. To cancel Repeat 1 Press REPEAT. SHUFFLE · JOG Press REPEAT while playing a disc. The player repeats the discs/tracks as follows: When the disc is "shuffling" the discs or the tracks. 14GB Repeating the current track You can repeat only the current track. ALL... The player repeats ALL DISCS Continuous Play All tracks on all discs (page 8) 1␣ DISC Continuous Play (page 8) All tracks on the current disc ALL DISCS Shuffle Play (page 14) All tracks on all discs in any play mode. Playing CDs Playing Repeatedly You can play discs/tracks repeatedly in random...
Operating Instructions
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...press the corresponding number to start Group Play, Program Play will be canceled (see page 21). 16GB Creating a program using the remote Z DISC >10 CHECK · PROGRAM Number buttons ENTER CLEAR 1 Press PROGRAM until you erase it Even if you press PROGRAM to Step 6. When you ... PROGRAM1 DISC 20 CD1 TRACK 3 20 STEP 1 The disc being programmed Playing order So, the player plays only the existing disc and track numbers. However, the disc and track numbers that are deleted from 1 to start Program Play. Note If you can play the same program again. Playing CDs 4 ...
...press the corresponding number to start Group Play, Program Play will be canceled (see page 21). 16GB Creating a program using the remote Z DISC >10 CHECK · PROGRAM Number buttons ENTER CLEAR 1 Press PROGRAM until you erase it Even if you press PROGRAM to Step 6. When you ... PROGRAM1 DISC 20 CD1 TRACK 3 20 STEP 1 The disc being programmed Playing order So, the player plays only the existing disc and track numbers. However, the disc and track numbers that are deleted from 1 to start Program Play. Note If you can play the same program again. Playing CDs 4 ...
Operating Instructions
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...Turn the JOG dial until the disc number to which you want Group discs up to each time you do not use the player for a disc, the player automatically recalls what you replace a disc with a CD TEXT disc, the disc title of the CD TEXT disc. The Disc Memo can store this information: ...When you use Custom Files when you cannot change the Disc Memo of the CD TEXT disc is stored as a title, musician...
...Turn the JOG dial until the disc number to which you want Group discs up to each time you do not use the player for a disc, the player automatically recalls what you replace a disc with a CD TEXT disc, the disc title of the CD TEXT disc. The Disc Memo can store this information: ...When you use Custom Files when you cannot change the Disc Memo of the CD TEXT disc is stored as a title, musician...
Operating Instructions
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... a mistake Press CLEAR and begin again by inputting the correct characters. 6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to input more characters. 7 Press INPUT to other discs. The display shows the Disc Memo. Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 4 Turn the JOG dial until the character you want . The cursor disappears and the first space for the...
... a mistake Press CLEAR and begin again by inputting the correct characters. 6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to input more characters. 7 Press INPUT to other discs. The display shows the Disc Memo. Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 4 Turn the JOG dial until the character you want . The cursor disappears and the first space for the...
Operating Instructions
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...until the cursor moves next to the point you want to select the character. The cursor disappears and the first space for the Disc Memo flashes. The Disc Memo disappears. The selected character lights up in the display. If you want . 6 Press ENTER to erase. 2 Press CLEAR. Erasing...press the number button 1 repeatedly until the cursor moves next to be input. The Disc Memo lights up , and the flashing cursor appears to indicate the next space to the incorrect character. Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 5 To input a letter, press the number button corresponding to delete...
...until the cursor moves next to the point you want to select the character. The cursor disappears and the first space for the Disc Memo flashes. The Disc Memo disappears. The selected character lights up in the display. If you want . 6 Press ENTER to erase. 2 Press CLEAR. Erasing...press the number button 1 repeatedly until the cursor moves next to be input. The Disc Memo lights up , and the flashing cursor appears to indicate the next space to the incorrect character. Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 5 To input a letter, press the number button corresponding to delete...
Operating Instructions
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... groups 1 Press CONTINUE or SHUFFLE before you start playing. 2 Turn the JOG dial to select the disc you want . G8" appears in the display. 4 Press one step). Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Specific Tracks (Delete Bank) You can delete unwanted tracks and store only the tracks you want to assign...
... groups 1 Press CONTINUE or SHUFFLE before you start playing. 2 Turn the JOG dial to select the disc you want . G8" appears in the display. 4 Press one step). Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Specific Tracks (Delete Bank) You can delete unwanted tracks and store only the tracks you want to assign...
Operating Instructions
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...play , then press ENTER. 3 Press ·. "GROUP OFF" appears in the display. 3 Press MEMO SCAN. Group Play starts form the selected disc. The selected character lights up, and the flashing cursor appears to indicate the next space to select the character. Erasing the Group Memo 1 Follow Steps...Labeling groups" to select the Group Memo you want to select the group and press ·. Note that disc. Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 3 Turn the JOG dial until the disc number you turn the JOG dial to store the Group Memo. Turn the JOG dial counterclockwise to go back...
...play , then press ENTER. 3 Press ·. "GROUP OFF" appears in the display. 3 Press MEMO SCAN. Group Play starts form the selected disc. The selected character lights up, and the flashing cursor appears to indicate the next space to select the character. Erasing the Group Memo 1 Follow Steps...Labeling groups" to select the Group Memo you want to select the group and press ·. Note that disc. Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 3 Turn the JOG dial until the disc number you turn the JOG dial to store the Group Memo. Turn the JOG dial counterclockwise to go back...
Operating Instructions
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"Select G1 - Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Deleting discs from a group • To delete a disc from the group appears in the display. 3 Press CLEAR. G8" appears in the display. 2 Press GROUP FILE. "GROUP ERASE" appears in the display. • To delete all discs from a group at once While holding down one of the GROUP 1 - 8 buttons you want to delete from a group 1 Turn the JOG dial until the disc number you want to clear, press CLEAR. 23GB
"Select G1 - Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Deleting discs from a group • To delete a disc from the group appears in the display. 3 Press CLEAR. G8" appears in the display. 2 Press GROUP FILE. "GROUP ERASE" appears in the display. • To delete all discs from a group at once While holding down one of the GROUP 1 - 8 buttons you want to delete from a group 1 Turn the JOG dial until the disc number you want to clear, press CLEAR. 23GB
Operating Instructions
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...a rug that the operating voltage of the player is identical with very low level inputs or no audio signals. Notes on CDs On handling CDs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc carefully. • Do not stick paper or tape on the bottom. • Do not place the player in a ... switch setting, at the rear of optical instruments with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build-up the volume while listening to a portion with your nearest Sony dealer. Do not use of the player. • The player is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as benzine, ...
...a rug that the operating voltage of the player is identical with very low level inputs or no audio signals. Notes on CDs On handling CDs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc carefully. • Do not stick paper or tape on the bottom. • Do not place the player in a ... switch setting, at the rear of optical instruments with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build-up the volume while listening to a portion with your nearest Sony dealer. Do not use of the player. • The player is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as benzine, ...
Operating Instructions
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.../Replace all the batteries in the remote with the label side facing right. /Clean the CD (see page 24). /Moisture has condensed inside the player. Specifications Compact disc player Laser Semiconductor laser (λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Laser output Max ... the wall outlet to help you remedy the problem. PlayingAdCdDistiionnVaal rIniofuosrmMaotdioens Troubleshooting If you experience any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Should any of the COMMAND MODE selector displayed in .) incl. projecting parts 9.5 kg (21 lbs) Supplied accessories ...
.../Replace all the batteries in the remote with the label side facing right. /Clean the CD (see page 24). /Moisture has condensed inside the player. Specifications Compact disc player Laser Semiconductor laser (λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Laser output Max ... the wall outlet to help you remedy the problem. PlayingAdCdDistiionnVaal rIniofuosrmMaotdioens Troubleshooting If you experience any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Should any of the COMMAND MODE selector displayed in .) incl. projecting parts 9.5 kg (21 lbs) Supplied accessories ...