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Instructions

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CDP-CX400
© 2000 Sony Corporation

Disc

To prevent

fire or shock

- Reorient
antenna.

or relocate the receiving

- Increase

the separation

equipment

between

Welcome!
the

and receiver.

Thank you for purchasing

hazard, do not expose
the unit to rain or

- Connect the equipment
into an outlet
on a circuit different from that to

moisture.

- Consult

To avoid electrical

which the receiver

do not open the cabinet.
Refer servicing to
qualified

personnel

technician

thoroughly
reference.

You are cautioned
modifications

only.

this manual

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for help.

operate

that all)' changes

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not expressly approved
could

void your

authority

this equipment.

Owner's

Record

Record the serial number
below.

in the space

Refer to them whenever

you call upon your Sony dealer
regarding
is intended

uninsulated
within

the product's

are for

• Instructions

in tlfls manual describe

the controls on the player.
You can also use the controls
remote

on the

if they have the same or

similar names as those on the player.
• The following icons are used in this
manual:

this product.

Model No. CDP-CX400

to alert
of

"dangerous

in this manual

Conventions
are

located at the rear of the unit.
provided

The instructions

model CDP-CX400.

The model and serial numbers

the user to the presence

and retain it for future

CAUTION

For the customersin the United States

This symbol

this Sony

Disc Player. Before operating

the unit, please read this manual

is connected.

the dealer or an experienced

radio/TV

shock,

Compact

Serial No.

voltage"

enclosure

Indicates
can do the
task usingthat
the you
remote.

for t_e customers

in North

America

that may be of sufficient
'_,*

magnitude
to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.

This
symbol
the user
to theis intended
presence
important

operating

to alert
of

guidelines for energy
efficiency.

and

maintenance
(servicing)
instructions
in the literature
accompanying

registered
mark.
ENERGY STAR'is
a U.S.
As ENERGY STAR_Parmer,
Sony Corporation has
determined that this product
meets the ENERGY _TAR _

(Except for customers in the United
States)

the appliance.

This appliance
INFORMATION
This equipment

has been tested and

found to comply

with the limits for a

MARKING

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These lir_V_t_are
designed

to provide

equipment

exterior.

reasonable

protection
against harmful
in a residential
installation.
generates,

interference
This

uses, and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions,
may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.
However,

there is no guarantee

interference

that

will not occur in a particular

installation.
If this equipment
does cause
harmful interference
to radio or
television

reception,

determined

which can be

by turning

the equipment

and on, the user is encouraged
correct the interference
the following

measures:

is classified

as a CLASS 1

LASER product.
The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

off

to try to

by one or more of

is located

on the rear

Indicates

hints and tips for

making the task easier.

TABLE

OF CONTENTS

Getting Started
Unpacking

.............................................................................................................................

Hooking Up the System ......................................................................................................
Connecting Another CD Player .........................................................................................
Inserting CDs ........................................................................................................................

4
4
6
7

Playing CDs
Playing

a CD .......................................................................................................................

Using the Display ..............................................................................................................
Locating a Specific Disc ....................................................................................................
Specifying the Next Disc to Play .....................................................................................
Playing the Disc Just Inserted (Easy Play) .....................................................................
Playing Discs in Various Modes (Repeat/Shuffle
Play) ..............................................
Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) ...............................................................
Using the Timer .................................................................................................................
Fading In or Out .................................................................................................................

10
11
12
14
14
15
16
19
19

Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files)
What You Can Do With the Custom
Labeling

Discs (Disc Name)

Files .....................................................................

.............................................................................................

20
20

Storing Custom File Information Using a Keyboard ....................................................
Storing Specific Tracks (Delete Bank) ...........................................................................

23
24

Grouping Discs (Group File) ............................................................................................
Classifying Discs According to Artist Name (Artist File) ............................................
Storing Your Favorite Tracks (Hit List) ..........................................................................

24
26
29

Using the Player with Another Component
Controlling
Another CD Player (Advanced Mega Control) .......................................
Playing Alternately
(No-Delay Play/X-Fade
Play) ......................................................
Controlling
the Player by Another Unit .........................................................................

31
32
33

Additional Information
Precautions
.........................................................................................................................
Notes on CDs ......................................................................................................................

34
34

Troubleshooting
.................................................................................................................
Specifications
......................................................................................................................

35
35

Index
Index .....................................................................................................................

Back cover

Unpacking

Hooking Up the System

Check that you received
° Audio cord (1)

the following

items:

Overview

• Monaural (2P) mini-plug cord (1) (Connecting cord
for CONTROL A1 II) (supplied for Canadian models
only)
• Remote commander
(remote) (1)
• Size AA (LR6) batteries (2)

This section describes how to hook up the CD player
_n amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of each
component before making the connections.
DIGITAL OUT
(OPTICAL)

CONTROLAIH

Inserting

batteries

into the remote

CD player

You can control the player using the supplied remote.
Insert two size AA (LR6) batteries (supplied) by
matching the + and - ends on the batteries to the
diagram inside the battery compartment.
Insert the negative (-) end first, then push in and down
until the positive (+) end clicks into position.
When using the remote, point it at the remote sensor []
on the player.

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To line output (L) V_

TO line output (R)

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Amplifier

When to replace batteries
With normal
months.

use, the batteries

When

the remote

replace all the batteries

should

no longer

last for about
operates

six

the player,

with new ones.
: Signal flow

To an AC outlet

Notes
• Do not leave the remote near an extremely

hot or humid

place.

What cordswill I need?

• Do not drop any foreign
particularly

object into the remote

when replacing

• Do not expose

the remote

sensor

• If you do not use the remote

Audio cord (supplied) (1)

the batteries.

too near lighting apparatuses.
malfunction.

remove
leakage

casing,

the batteries to avoid
and corrosion.

to direct sunlight

or leave

Doing so may cause a
for an exter_ded
possible

damage

period

of time,

from battery

White _
(L)
_
t I

_
_

White
(L)
(R)

Hookups

"_" If you have a Sony component
(or CONTROL A1) jack

When connecting an audio cord, be sure to match the
color-coded cord to the appropriate
jacks on the
components:
Red (right) to Red and White (left) to
White. Be sure to connect firmly to avoid hum and
noise.
CD player

Connect

the component

CONTROL

via the CONTROL

A1) jack. You can simplify

audio systems
For details,
Control

with the CONTROL AIII

composed

of separate

Sony components.

refer to the supplementary

System"

All] (or

the operations
"CONTROL

AllI

instructions.

Amplifier

Connecting the AC power cord
Connect

the AC power

cord

to a wall outlet.

Note on placement of the player
• If you have a digi'_al component such as a digital
amplifier,
Connect

D/A converter,

the component

Be sure

DAT, or MD

via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

connectoT using an optical cable (not supplied).

Take off the

to place

the player

in a flat, horizontal

If the player

is left in a slanted

malfunction

or damage

position,

it may

place.
cause

the player.

cap and plug in the optical cable.
Note that you cannot

use fading

in or out (page 19) and

Time Fade (page 19) Itw, cglons when making
connection.

this

O
Optical cable (not supplied)
CD player

Digital component

Note
When

you connect via the DIGITAL

cortnector, noise may occur when
than music, such as a CD-ROM.

OUT (OPTICAL)

you play CD software

other

What cords will I need?

Connecting Another CD Player

• Audio cord (1) (Use the cord supplied with the player to be

If you have a Sony CD player in which 5, 50, 200, 300,
or 400 discs can be inserted and which is equipped
with the CONTROL AllI (or CONTROL A1) jack and
the command mode of that player can be set to CD 3,
you can control that player as the second player with

• Monaural

connected.)
models

(2P) mini-plug

Connect

for Canadian

the players with an audio cord (see also

"Hookups"

on page 5).

CDP-CX400

this player. After connecting this player and an
amplifier, follow the procedure
below.
Be sure to turn off the power of each player before
making

cord (1) (supplied

only)

CDP-CX235oetc.

this connection.
To ANALOG OUT

CDP-CX400

Connect the players
plug cord.
CDP-CX400

_Coutlet

(2P) mini-

CDP-CX235,etc.

To 2ND CD IN

For details

To_

with a monaural

3
_dio output |

on this connection,

supplementary
instructions.

CDp-CX235,et
To
CONTROLAIH

"CONTROL

refer to the
AllI Control

System"

Set the command mode of this player to CD1
(factory setting) or CD2, and set that of the second
player to CD3.
Check the display for the current command mode
of this player, if the mode is CD3, change the mode
as described on the next page.

IDISC-ll

To an AC outlet

I
Current command mode

For details

on how to operate the second player,

see "Controlling
Another CD Player" on page 31
and "Playing Alternately" on page 32.

Signal flow

To an AC outlet

Connect the AC power
AC outlet.

cord of both players

to an

Notes
• Do not connect
second

player

any player other than the one used as the

• When connecting
DIGITAL
amplifier.

Inserting

CDs

to the 2ND CD IN jacks of this player.
a second CD player,

OUT (OPTICAL)

connector

do not connect
of this player

the
to the

You can insert up to 400 discs into this player.
I/_)

OPEN/CLOSE

JOG

Changing the command mode of the player
MENU/NO

[

JOG

]

o
oo8_,

Top view of the disc slot

Playing position

Press MENU/NO.

Turn the JOG dial until "Command

Rotary table

appears

Mode?"

in the display.

Loading position

Push the JOG dial.
The current

command

mode appears.

Press I/_

Open the front cover by pressing

to turn on the player.
OPEN/CLOSE.

[ CD2 ] CD3

,CoDI

B a.ss

Currentcommand mode

Turn the JOG dial to select CD1 or CD2, then push
the JOG dial again.

Turn the JOG dial until you find the disc slot
where you want to insert a disc, while checking the
disc number (written beside every slot and also
indicated in the small display).

Small
display

number

Disc slot at the loading position

(continued)

The disc number at the loading position appears in
the display. If the disc has a Disc Name (see page
20), the Disc Name appears instead of the disc
number. As you turn the JOG dial, the disc number
or the Disc Name changes.

CAUTION
• DO not insert an 8 cm (3-inch) CD adaptor.
The player cannot

play an 8 cm CD. Do not insert an

8 cm (3-inch) CD or an 8 cm (3-inch) CD adaptor
(CSA-8). It may damage

SC-20 I
Dt@_5

and disc.

• Do not move the player after inserting discs.
• Be sure to place the player in a flat, horizontal
position.

the player

CDT

Do not place the player

in a slanted

position.

Disc number or the Disc Name
You can classify discs by using the Group File
function or Artist Name function. This feature lets
you easily find the disc you want to play. For
details, see "Grouping
discs (Group File)" on page
24 and "Classifying discs according to Artist Name
(Artist File)" on page 26.
4

Insert a disc with the label side facing right.
• Do not move the player and avoid any physical
shock after inserting discs.
• When transporting

the player,

remove

all discs

from the player.

• Make sure to insert the disc at a right angle to the
rotary table.
If the disc is not inserted into the slot completely _e_.
when you press _1, rcmsert the disc at a right angle

With the label side
facing right

to the rotary table.

After inserting the disc, you can enter the original
disc title to replace the disc number (see "Labeling
discs (Disc Name)" on page 20) so you can locate it
easily whenever you want to play it,
_sc

Disc that

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not fully inserted

• DO not attach seals or stickers, etc. to CDs.
If seals or stickers, etc. are attached to a CD, the

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to insert more discs.

player

may not operate

properly

and the player or

the disc may be damaged,

Close the front cover by pressing

OPEN/CLOSE.
Notes
• If you drop a disc into the player
not go into the slot correctly,
dealer.
• Make sure the rotary
before

inserting

and/or

consult

table comes to a complete

or removing

E:_. Be careful not to put your hand
t_,

in the front panel.

The rotary table turns
loading position is set
Always keep the front
inserting or removing

and the disc slot at the
to the playing position.
cover closed except when
discs.

otherwi_

Sony

stop

discs.

• The front panel closes automatically
after pressing

the CD does

your nearest

when you press
into the player

yo_r hand may be caught

Removing

CDs

After following
steps 1 to 3 of "Inserting
CDs" on page
7, remove
the discs. Then close the front cover.

"_1" To remove discs easily
After following steps 1 to 3 of "Inserting CDs" on page 7,
press _ (DISC EJECT). The disc in the selected slot
moves up and you can remove

the disc easily. When you

press zx again,

to the loaded position.

the disc returns

the disc does not return
the disc.

to the loaded position,

reinsert

Operations you way want to do during play

Playing a CD
You can

play

all the tracks

order

(Continuous

discs

consecutively.

discs

correctly

I/_)

Play).

on a disc

You can also

Make

sure

as indicated

play

you have

on pages

CONTINUE

Do this

Stop playback

Press II.

the

Pause

Press II.

JOG

Resume
pause

up to 400

inserted

7 and

RI3UIlZ3E3_

To
in the original

Turn on the amplifier
position.

Press I/(_) to turn on the player.

Press CONTINUE

to select ALL DISCS or 1 DISC

Continuous Play mode.
Each time you press CONTINUE,
"ALL DISCS" or
"1 DISC" appears alternately
in the display.

after

When you select

The player plays

ALL DISCS

All discs in the player consecutively
in the order of disc number. Empty
disc slots are skipped.

Press II or U::_.

Go to the next disc l_i

Press DISC SKIP + once.
Hold down the button to skip other
discs.

Go back to the

Press DISC SKIP - once.

preceding

Hold down
discs.

disc [_j

the button

to skip other

Go to a specific track
directly I_

Press the number button of the track
on the remote. When you directly
locate a track numbered
over 10,
press >10 first, then the
corresponding
number buttons.

Go to a point in a
track wIfile monitoring
the sound _J

Press _1 (backward)/Ib.l_
(forward) on the remote and hold
down until you find the point.

Go to a point in a track
by observing
the display [_l

Press _
(backward) /
(forward) on the remote and hold
down until you find the point
during pause. You will not hear the
sound during the operation.

Go to the next track

Turn the _
AMS _
clockwise by one click.

Go back to the
preceding track

Turn the _
AMS _
dial
cotmterclockwise
by one click.

Stop playing and
remove the disc

Press OPEN/CLOSE.

and select the CD playing

1 DISC

playing

dial

Only the one disc you have selected.

Turn

the JOG

Disc

Name

dial

until

(see page

select

the first disc

want

(1 DISC).

the desired

20) appears

(ALL

DISCS)

disc number
in the display

or
to
"_" When you turn off the player

or the disc you

The player remembers

the last playing

disc and the play

mode: Continuous
(on page 10), Shuffle (on page 15), or
Program (on page 16). When you turn on the player
again, the player
mode.

I,o)°sc-2 0,

plays the same disc in the same play

Note

Push the JOG diai to start playing
volume on the amplifier.

and adjust the

The selected disc is set to the playing position,
the player plays all the discs from the selected
(ALL DISCS) or all the tracks once (1 DISC).

If "_ n" appears
end while

and
one

in the large display,

you were pressing

dial counterclockwise

the disc has reached

_1_. Turn the _

or press _

to go back.

AMS

the

Using the Display
You can check stored disc information,

such as the Disc

Names (see page 20) or Artist Names (see page 26), by
using the display.
Unlike a normal CD, a CD TEXT disc includes
information
such as the disc title or artist name. The
display shows the CD TEXT information
so that you
can check the current disc title, artist name, and track
title. When the player detects a CD TEXT disc, "CD
TEXT" appears in the display. If your CD TEXT disc
has multi-language
capacity, "MULTI CD TEXT"
appears in the display. If you want to check the
information
in another language, refer to "Selecting the
language of the CD TEXT information"
on page 12.

Display information of the playing disc
While playing a disc, the display shows the current
disc number, track number, playing time of the track,
and the next disc number.
Current disc number or DiscName etc.
I_SC

:L°,Isc-2°*',
Current track number
Next discnumber

Playing time of the
track

DISC
NEXT _,_C

SCROLL

MENU/NO

JOG
Current disc number
The large display shows up to 13 characters of the
information.
When you press SCROLL, all the
information
scrolls in the display.

Display information of the normal discs
Display information in stop mode
The display shows the current disc number, total
number

of tracks, and total playing

time of the disc.

The information
is displayed as follows:
• When the Artist Name is assigned to the current
disc
Disc Name/I
Assigned Artist Name
• When no Artist Name is assigned to the current
disc
Disc Name

Display information of CD TEXT discs

Current discnumber or DiscName etc.
Display information in stop mode
I_SC

:,opo
so-so,,
r
Total number of tracks

The display shows the disc title. When you press
SCROLL, the disc title scrolls in the display. When you
assign the artist Name (see page 26), the artist name
also appears and scrolls in the display.

I
Total playing time

01_

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te
8 2.55
Current disc number

Display information while playing a disc
The display shows the disc and track title alternately.
When you press SCROLL, the disc title and track title
scroll in the display.
The display
information.
information

shows up to 13 characters of the
When you press SCROLL, all the
scrolls in the display.

(continued)

The information
• When the
disc
Disc title
• When _o
disc
Disc title

is displayed as follows:
Artist Name is assigned to the current

Locating a Specific Disc
NAME SEARCH

of CD TEXT/2 Assigned Artist Name
Artist Name is assigned to the current
of CD TEXT/Artist

+100

JOG

name of CD TEXT

Selecting the language of the CD TEXT
information
You can select the language used to display the CD
TEXT informatior_ when you select a CD TEXT disc
with multi-language
information.
Once yoga select the language, the display shows the
information
in the selected language until you turn off
the player.
memorized

If the player cannot read the language
in a CD TEXT disc, "other tang." appears.

!CD CD C_
UD CD C:)
_DOO

Press MENU/NO
in stop mode.
"Select lang.?" flashes.
Number -bu_ons
Illlllllitliil
I--_l

e,l ect

lang.

J'+
°'++
2

CD_

o &---_

Push the JOG dial.
The current operating

language

Illllllllllllllllllll/

Turn the JOG dial until the language
appears

you want

in the display.

Push the JOG dial to select the language.

Locating a disc on the player

+'Reading text" appears momentarily, then the
display shows the information
in the selected
language.

You can check t_ae current
I Press MENU/NO

Turn the JOG dial until the desired disc number
Disc Name (see page 20) appears in the display.
the JOG dial to start play.
To skip discsquickly
Press +I00. Each time you press +1(30, the player
100 discs.

language

while playing

a CD TEXT disc.

"Show lang.?" flashes.
2 Push the JOG dial.
The current language appears momentarily.
You can also check the current language while
CD TEXT disc without

multi_language

selecting

information.

Note
If you select a CD TEXT disc that does not contain the
information
of the selected language, the display shows
information
priority.

SCAN

7.-

'+°+°+.o+o+o
_I

--NAME

flashes.

- English

--ENTER

>10 --

I I I I i I I I t i i+___

in another

language

according

to the disc's

the

or
Push

skips

Locating a disc directly using the remote __

To cancel Name Search

Press NAME SEARCH

Press DISC.

again.

Note

Press

the number

Example:

button

The Name Search function on the player does not work
during ALL DISCS shuffle play.

of the disc.

To enter number
Press 3 then 5.

To enter number

100

TO locate a disc by scanning each Disc Name
(Name Scan)

Press 1, then 10/0 twice.

You can locate a desired disc quickly by scanning the
Disc Names (see page 20) in the display.
Note that you cannot use this function in the ALL
DISCS Shuffle Play mode.

Press ENTER to start play.

Locating a disc by searching for a specific
Disc Name (Name Search)
You can search for and locate a desired disc by the first
character of the Disc Name (see page 20). The Name
Search function can display the Disc Name in
alphabetical
order.
1

SEARCH"

appears

Press _

and the

when the Disc Name of the desired

appears.
The disc is set to the playing
player starts playing.

in the display.

Turn the JOG dial to find the desired

Press NAME SCAN.
"NAME SCAN" appears in the display,
Disc Names scroll in the display.

Press NAME SEARCH.
"NAME

position,

disc

and the

In Program Play mode, the disc is added to the end
of the program if you press ENTER instead of 1_.

disc.

As you turn the JOG dial, the Disc Names starting
with the input character appear in the display.
Note
If "NO ENTRY" appears

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in the display, no disc has been

labeled with the Disc Name. Try the Name Scan function
again after labeling the discs.

w&5S
Firstcharacter
The following
character.

characters

are displayed

as the first

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX
YZ0123456789
If "NOT FOUND" appears
inputting the first character

in the display while
with the JOG dial, no

disc has been labeled using the input character.

Notes
• When searching

for input characters,

blanks and

symbols before the first character in the Disc Name are
ignored.
• When searching for input characters,
cases cannot be differentiated.

upper

and lower

Push the JOG dial to select the disc.
In Program Play mode, the disc will be added
the end of the program.

Specifying
Play

the Next Disc to

You can specify the next disc to play while playing
disc in Continuous
or 1 DISC Shuffle Play mode.

Playing the Disc Just Inserted
(Easy Play)
a

You can play the disc that was just inserted
pressing only one button.
OPEN/CLOSE

While playing a disc, turn the JOG dial. "NEXT DISC"
flashes in the display and the disc number or Disc
Name (see page 20) changes as you turn the JOG dial.

in slot 1 by

EASY P_y

When the desired disc number or Disc Name appears
in the display, stop turning the JOG dial.

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-"°__°°-

2.$5

Next disc number or the Disc Name

Open the front cover by pressing

Press EASY PLAY.
Slot 1 moves into loading

I _'sc

position.

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Current disc number
After the current disc is played,
specified starts playing.

Insert the disc in slot 1.

PressEASY

PLAY.

The EASY PLAY button is lit and the player
playing the disc in slot 1.

the next disc you have

If you want to skip to the next disc right away, push
the JOG dial while playing the current disc.

Note
The Easy Play function

To cancel the disc you have specified
Press CONTINUE
twice.

OPEN/CLOSE.

can play only the disc in slot 1.

To cancel the EasyPlayfunction
Press II.

starts

Playing repeatedly (Repeat Play)

Playing Discs in Various Modes
(Repeat/Shuffle Play)
You can play discs or tracks repeatedly
in any play mode.
You can also have the player "shuffle"

(Repeat

Press REPEAT while playing a disc.
"REPEAT" appears in the display. The player
the discs/tracks
as follows:

Play)

the tracks and

When the disc is played in

The player repeats

ALL DISCS Continuous

All tracks on all discs

play in random order (Shuffle Play). The player
shuffles all the tracks on all discs or on the disc you

Play (page 10)

specify.

1 DISC Continuous
(page 10)

SHUFFLE

REPEAT

JOG

t
--

o_o

repeats

Play

All tracks

on the current

ALL DISCS Shuffle Play
(page 15)

All tracks on all discs in
random order

1 DISC Shuffle Play
(page 16)

All tracks on the current
in random order

Program

The same program

Play (page 16)

disc

ooo

To cancel Repeat Play
Press REPEAT twice.

'Torepeat the current track
While the track you want is being played, press
REPEAT one or more times until "REPEAT 1" appears
in the display.
DISC_

Number-bu_ons

To cancel Repeat 1 Play
Press REPEAT.

DO0
DO0
_ENTER

r_n_

Playing all tracks on all discs in random
order
1

Press SHUFFLE repeatedly until "ALL DISCS" and
"SHUFFLE" appear in the display.

Press 1::>.
ALL DISCS Shuffle Play starts.
"_ 2" appears in the display while the player
shuffling the discs or the tracks.

Playing all tracks on a specified disc in
random order
1

Press SHUFFLE repeatedly
"SHUFFLE"

appear

Creating Your Own Program
(Program Play)

until "1 DISC" and

in the display.
You can arrange the order of the tracks and/or discs to
create three different programs that are stored
automatically.
A program can contain up to 32 "steps."
One "step" may contain a track or a whole disc.
You can make programs using the controls on the
remote or on the player. However, the programming
procedures are different.

Turn the JOG dial until the desired disc number
appears in the display.
When using the remote, first press DISC, then
press the number button of the disc.

Press

_>.

1 DISC

Shuffle

• _

appears

shuffling

Play

PROGRAM

starts.

n the d splay

le the player

CHECK

CLEAR

JOG

the tracks.

To cancel Shuffle Play
Press CONTINUE.

You can start Shuffle Play while playing
Press SHUFFLE,
track.

and Shuffle

Play starts from the current
_

You can go to the next disc during 1 DISC Shuffle
Play _]_
Press DISC SKIp +.

Creating a program on the player
1

You can specify the next disc to play during 1 DISC
Turn the JOG dial to specify the next disc. After all the
the next disc starts

disc are played
playing.

in random

order,

If you want to skip to the

next disc right away, push the JOG dial while playing
current disc.

the

Notes

• You canllot specify the next disc to play during
Shuffle

Press PROGRAM

until the desired

program

number (PROGRAM 1, 2, or 3) appears in the
display.
If a program is already stored in the selected
program number, the last step of the program
appears in the display. When you want to erase the
whole program, hold down CLEAR until
"CLEAR" appears in the display (see page 17).

Shuffle Play
tracks on file current

AMS

ALL DISCS

Turrt the JOG dial until the desired

disc number

appears in the display.

Play.

• Even if you press • or turn off the player during ALL
DISCS Shuffle Play, the player remembers
which discs or
tracks
want

were played

and which were not. Therefore,

to start ALL DISCS Shuffle

beginning,

be sure to repeat

DISC-20

if you

p_OONAM_
C_SC

Play again from the

the procedure

from step l.

To program
Turn the _
track number

,q/_

nO.

a whole disc, skip this step.
AMS _
dial until the desired
appears

: DISC-20
ols_

in the display.

,,, I
Tracknumber

,',.J -

Push the JOG dial.

Checking the programmed order

The disc being
programmed

You can
Playing order

"7
L_3

being programmed

To program

other discs/tracks,

To program

do the following:

disc(s)

on the same disc

3 and 4

last step in the program, the display
and returns to the original display.

Other tracks

on other discs

2 to 4

to start Program

You can change

your

program

When you press _
the same program

in Program

Play mode, you can play

again.

When you press PROGRAM to select

Erase a track or disc

Press CHECK

ProgramPlay

disc and track numbers. However,
the programmed
disc
and track numbers that are not found in the player or on
the disc are deleted from the program,
program is played in the programmed

Follow the programming
procedure.

Erase the whole program
completely

Hold down CLEAR until
"CLEAR" appears in the
display to erase the whole
program,
then create a new
program following the
programming
procedure.

and the rest of the
order.

Erasing the program stored in memory
1

You can select the program number (PROGRAM 1,2,
or 3) by using the remote []
program

number

appears

until the track

Add tracks or discs to the end
of the program

Even if you replace discs, the programmed
disc and track
numbers remain. Therefore, the player will play the new

desired

playing.

Press CLEAR. Each time you
press the button, the last
programmed
track or disc
will be cleared.

"_1° The program remains until erased

on the remote

start

Erase the last track or disc in
the program

is played after the current track.

Press PROGRAM

you

or disc you don't want
appears in the display, then
press CLEAR.

during Continuous or Shuffle Play

"_"

before

You need to

"%_ The programs remain even after Program Play ends

The program

you start

shows "- END -"

Play.

To cancel Program Play
Press CONTINUE.

"_"

or after

Changing the programmed order

2 and 4

Other tracks

Press _

before

Repeat Step(s)

All tracks of another

program

Each time you press this button, the display shows the
disc and track number of each step in the programmed
order. (When a whole disc is programmed
as one step,
"AL" appears instead of the track number.) After the

r70.

The track

your

Press CHECK.

,i01o,sc
SO-20',
I
P

check

playing.

repeatedly

Press

PROGRAM

the program
want

to erase

repeatedly

number
appears

in stop

(PROGRAM

mode

until

1, 2, or 3) you

in the display.

until the

in the display.

Press and hold CLEAR until "CLEAR"
the display.

appears

Note
If you select Group

Play mode (on page 26), Artist

(on page 28), or Hit List (on page 29), Program
canceled.

Play mode

Play will be

Creating a program using the remote

First press >10 then press the number
track.

button of the

When you select the track number less than 10,
press 10/0 first, and then press the corresponding
number to enter a track number from 1 to 9.
--

PROGRAM

The disc being
programmed

CD CD CD
@DC_ CD

DISC --

000
OOO
000

*_DISC-20'*

°°° I

--Number
buttons

PR_R_,

>10-

Playing order

7
L_I

The track

--CLEAR

CHECK-

J-tO.

--ENTER

being programmed

_CD_

C> __

To program

other discs/tracks,

To program
All tracks of another

12DC_

7
1

Press PROGRAM

until the program

want (PROGRAM

1, 2, or 3) appears

in the display.

Press the number

I¸

button

To program

I \

of the disc.

Disc-[

'_°-"

2 03
RL no.

a whole disc, press ENTER and go to

step 6.

Repeat Step(s)
disc(s)

2 to 4

Other tracks on the same disc

Other

2 to 5

tracks on other discs

Press ENTER or _

to start Program

Play.

To cancel Program Play
Press CONTINUE.

"_'_" You can check or change the program by pressingthe
CHECKor CLEARbutton on the remote []
See page 17.

ISC- [N L. "L'J
nO.

pp_@@RAM 1

you

Press DISC.

I
3

number

do the following:

00,

_o.

Using the Timer

Fading In or Out

You can start playing a disc at any given time by
connecting a timer (not supplied). Refer also to the

You can manually fade the sound in or out to prevent
tracks from starting or ending abruptly.
Note that you cannot use this effect when you use the
DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector.

instructions

for the timer if you need help.

TIMER

Playmode buttons

FADER

o_o

o o

_U3E]U][3_

Press one of the play mode buttons
desired play mode.

Set TIMER on the player

Set the timer to the desired
The player

to select the

to PLAY.

To
Start play fading

During pause. "FADE" flashes and
"FADE IN" appears in the display.
The play fades in.

End play fading out

When you want to start fading out.
"FADE" flashes and "FADE OUT"

time.

turns off. When the set time comes, the

player turns on and starts playing.

Press FADER

appears in the display. The play
fades out and the player pauses.

After you have used the timer, set TIMER on the
player to OFF.
Note
Fading lasts for about 5 seconds.

What You Can Do With the
Custom Files

Labeling Discs (Disc Name)

The player can store four types of information called
"Custom Files" for each disc. Once you have stored
Custom Files for a disc, the player automatically
recalls
what you have stored whenever you select the disc.
Note that Custom Files are erased if you do not use the
player

You can label discs using up to 20 characters and have
the player display the Disc Name each time you select
the disc. The Disc Name can be anything you like, such
as a title, musician's name, category, or date of
purchase. You can also label the discs in the second
player.

for about one month.
(_ When you select a CD TEXTdisc
The disc title is automatically stored as the Disc Name.
If the disc title has more than 20 characters, only the first
20 characters of the disc title are stored (see page 111.
When you replace a disc with a CD TEXTdisc, the disc
title of the CD TEXT disc is also stored automatically.
Note that you cannot change the Disc Name of a
CD TEXT disc.

You can store this information:
When you use

You can

Disc Name

Label discs using up to 20
characters

(page 20)

Delete

Bank (page 24)

Delete unwanted
tracks and store
only the tracks you want

Group

File (page 241

Group discs in up to eight groups,
to locate them easily

"_" YOUcan label discswhile the front cover is open

Labeling discs on the player
Artist File (page 26)

Classify discs according
artist name

to an

YES

MENU/NO

JOG

Where are Custom Files stored?
Custom

Files are stored

not on the disc, but in the

player's memory. Therefore you cannot use Custom
Files when you play the disc on other players.

CLEAR

If you replace discs with Custom Files
The Custom File information
you have stored remains,
since the Custom File information
is assigned to each
slot. Erase all the Custom Files (Disc Name, Delete

Erasing all Custom Files of all discs
Press MENU/NO.

Turn the JOG dial until "ALL ERASE ?" appears.

Push the JOG dial.
"ALL ERASE ??" flashes.

"ALL ERASE" appears in the display,
Custom Files are erased.

and all

Note

your own settings
are restored.

the operation
are deleted

Press MENU/NO.
"NAME IN ?" flashes.

Push the JOG dial.
The flashing

Push the JOG dial.

When you perform

Turn the JOG dial until the disc number

as described

and the original

above,

all of

factory

settings

AMS

to which

you want to assign a Disc Name appears in the
display.
When you label a disc with the front cover closed,
the disc number of the disc at the playing position
appears.
When you label a disc with the front cover open,
the disc number at the loading posinon appears.

Bank, Group File, and Artist File) of the old disc, and
then file the new disc information
in the Custom Files.

cursor

(_) appears.

Changing the Disc Name

Turn the JOG dial until the desired character
appears in the display.
The cursor disappears
and the first space for the
Disc Name flashes.
As you turn the JOG dial clockwise, the characters
appear in the following order. Turn the JOG dial
counterclockwise
to go in reverse order.
(space) A B C DE FG H I J KLMN
OPQ
VWXYZabcde
fghijklmnopqrstuvw
xyz0123456789!"#$%&'()*+,-.
=>?@_
\

Follow steps 1 to 3 in "Labeling discs on the
player" on page 20 to select the Disc Name you
want to change.

Turn the _

AMS I_H dial to move the cursor to

the position you
When the cursor
character flashes
on a blank space,
display.

RS T U
/ :;<

want to change.
position is on a character, the
but when the cursor position is
the cursor (_) appears in the

To change characters
Turn the JOG dial until the desired
appears in the display.

CS DiSC

character

To add characters
Push the JOG dial. The new blank space appears
next to the selected character, then turn the JOG
dial until the desired character appears in the

Push the JOG dial to select the character.
The selected character lights up, and the flashing
cursor appears at the next space to be input.

display.
To erase characters
Press CLEAR. The selected

character

disappears.

To erase all charactersfor the current Disc Name
Turn the _
AMS _
dial to move the cursor
the first character, then press and hold CLEAR
until all the characters are erased.

To make a correction
Press CLEAR and begin again by inputting
characters.

the correct

Repeat steps 4 and 5 to input more characters.

Press YES to store the Disc Name.
The display

shows the Disc Name.

1 to 7 to assign

Disc Names

to other

"r_° To change the character type quickly while inputting
characters
Press SCROLL in step 4 above. The character on the
cursor changes to the first character of each character
type. Each time you press SCROLL, the character type
changes as follows:

_*A

-------4 a--------_ 0 _

Repeat step 2 to change

Press YES to store the Disc Name.

more characters.

Erasing the Disc Name

SoOflYHITS
Repeat steps
discs.

Follow steps 1 to 3 in "Labeling discs on the
player" on page 20 to select the Disc Name you
want to erase.

Turn the _

AMS _

dial to move the cursor

the first character, then press and hold CLEAR
until all the characters are erased.
3

Press YES.
The Disc Name disappears.

(space)

Labeling discs using the remote [_

c::) CD c:D
c::Do C:D
DISC -DEL

SPACE

CAPS

To input symbols, press the number button 1
repeatedly until the desired symbol appears in the
display.

Number
buttons
--ENTER
_CLEAR

NAME INPUT--

Characters
assigned to
each number
button

C5C3
1441/l_l_l --

Example:

To select the letter E
Press the number button

C_?E?

Press 3.

-_D

Press 3.

3 twice.

_F-_

Press 3.

To insert a space, press SPACE once.
To input a number, press CAPS twice to change
the letter type, then press the desired number
button.

Press DISC.

Press the number button of the disc you want to
label, then press ENTER.

cursor

(_) appears.

Press CAPS to find the desired letter type.
Each time you press the button, the letter type
changes cyclically among capital letters (A), small
letters (a), and numbers (1). To select a symbol,
select the capital or small letter type. The selected
letter type appears in the display.

L_ _s

01$¢

Letter type

To input a letter, press the number button
corresponding
to the desired letter (indicated
beside each number button).
The cursor disappears
and the first space for the
Disc Name flashes.
Each time you press the button, the letter changes
cyclically among the ones indicated beside the
button.

Press _

to select the character.

The selected character lights up, and the flashing
cursor appears at the next space to be input.
You can also go to the next space by pressing other
number buttons.

Press NAME INPUT.
The flashing

Repeat Steps 4 through

Press ENTER to store the Disc Name.

6 to input more characters.

The Disc Name lights up in the display.

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_ISCS

13$C

Repeat Steps 1 through
other discs.

8 to assign Disc Names

"_"

If you make a mistake while inputting the

character(s)
To correct a character that was input
1 Press _
or _
until the cursor moves to the
incorrect character.

Storing Custom File
Information Using a Keyboard
You can store
using

SONYH]
2 Press DEL to delete

the Disc Name

an IBM-compatible

* The keyboard's
less.

for each

disc, one by one,

PC keyboard*

power consumption

(not supplied).

must be 120 mA or

Keyboard jack

the incorrect character.

Is.°.,
'°
ooo

3 Input

the correct character.

,'TS
R

Connect a keyboard to the keyboard
front panel of the player.

jack on the

To correct the character currently being input
1 Press DEL to delete the incorrect character.
2 Input

the correct

character.

To insert a character(s) between the input characters
Press _
or _
until the cursor moves next to the
point you want

to insert, and enter the character(s).

After selecting
the Enter key.

Input the desired characters,
key to store the information.

You can delete all characters of a selected item
While holding

the desired

disc on the player, press

then press the Enter

down the Shift key, press the Delete key.

Notes
• If the cursor

keys do not work correctly

complete

the task using the keyboard,

keyboard

then reconnect

• If the keyboard
characters

and you cannot
disconnect

it to the player

the

and try again.

is not a USA model (shown below), the

may be input differently

from those on the keys.

Grouping Discs (Group File)

Storing Specific Tracks
(Delete Bank)
You can delete unwanted tracks and store only the
tracks you want, When you select the disc containing
Delete Bank, the player will play only the remaining
tracks.
CONTINUE SHUFFLE CHECK

CLEAR

JOG

You might find that too many discs make it hard to
find the disc you want. This player has a feature that
lets you classify discs into eight groups. Each disc can
be put into only one group.
Once you classify discs, you can enjoy Continuous,
Shuffle, or Repeat Play within a certain group (Group
Play).
CONTINUE

Press CONTINUE

GROUP1-8

CLEAR

MENU/NO

JOG

GROUP FILE

C_>

141<1AMS

Turn the JOG dial to select the disc.

Assigning

CHECK

or SHUFFLE before you start

playing.
2

SHUFFLE

Press CHECK repeatedly until the track you want
to delete appears in the display.

discs to groups

Press CONTINUE

or SHUFFLE

before you start

playing.
2

Turn the JOG dial to select the disc you want to
assign to a group.

-_1

ON
"

¢llIIIllll

Press CLEAR.
"DELETE"

"Select G1-G8" appears

and "OFF" appear

in the display.

DISC-20

'°°'°'"

Press GROUP FILE.

_, IIlII

I _1

in the display.

Press one of the GROUP1-8

buttons

to which

you

want to assign the disc.
"GROUP FILE" and the group number appear in
the display and the disc is assigned to that group.

Jllllllll

If you want to recover
again.
S

the track, press CLEAR

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to delete more tracks.

"_" You can recover all the _Tacksyou have deleted
Hold down CLEAR until "ALL ON" appears in the
display.

Deleting discs from a group
• To delete a disc from a group
1 Turn the JOG dial until the disc number you
want to delete from the group appears in the
display.
2 Press GROUP FILE.
"Select GI-G8"
3 Press CLEAR.
"GROUP

Note
The deleted tracks are skipped even in Shuffle or Program
Play modes (when the whole disc containing a Delete Bank is
programmed as one step).

appears

in the display.

ERASE" appears

• To delete all discs from a group,
holding down
want to clear.

whichever

in the display.
press CLEAR while

GROUP1-8

button

you

Labeling groups (Group Name)

Changing the Group Name

You
like,
Note
have

can label the preset group number anything you
such as a category, using up to 13 characters.
that you cannot store the Group Name if you
not assigned any disc to the group.

Follow steps 1 and 2 in "Labeling groups (Group
Name)" on page 25 to select the Group Name you
want to change.

Turn the _

Press MENU/NO.
"NAME IN ?" flashes.

cursor

Turn the JOG dial until the desired character

Push the JOG dial. The new blank space appears next to
the selected character, then turn the JOG dial until the
desired character appears in the display.
TOerase characters

appear in the following order. Turn the JOG dial
counterclockwise
to go in reverse order.

fghijklmnopqrstuvw
!"#$%&'()*+,-.

Press CLEAR. The selected character disappears.

Repeat step 2 to change

Press YES to store the Group Name.

Q RS T U
/ :;<

Push the JOG dial to select the character.

Erasing a Group Name
Follow steps 1 and 2 in "Labeling groups (Group
Name)" on page 25 to select the Group Name you
want to erase.

Press CLEAR and begin again by inputting the correct
characters.

Press and hold CLEAR until all the characters
erased.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to input more characters.
See also "Labeling discs on the player" on page 20
for details.

Press YES.

To make a correction

more characters.

The selected character lights up, and the flashing
cursor appears at the next space to be input.

the

TOadd characters

appears in the display.
The cursor disappears
and the first space for the
Group Name flashes.
As you turn the JOG dial clockwise, the characters

VWXYZabcde
xyz0123456789
=>?@_

To change characters
Turn the JOG dial until the desired character appears in
the display.

(La) appears.

(space) A BC DE FG H I J K LMNOP

dial to move the cursor

character flashes, and when the cursor position is
on a blank space, the cursor (_) appears in the
display.

Turn the JOG dial until the group number you
want to label appears in the display, and then push
the JOG dial.
The flashing

AMS _

the position you want to change.
When the cursor position is on the character,

The Group

are

Name is erased.

Press YES to store the Group Name.

Playing discs in a group on the player
(Group Play)
You can enjoy Continuous
group.

Select the desired
playing.

or Shuffle

Play within

You can classify discs by storing Artist Names into the
player and assigning them to each disc. Each Artist

play mode before you start

When you select

The player plays

ALL DISCS
Continuous
Play

All tracks on all discs in the group
consecutively

1 DISC Continuous
PLay

All tracks on the specified
the group consecutively

ALL DISCS Shuffle
Play

All tracks on all discs in the group
in random order

1 DISC Shuffle
Play

All tracks on the specified disc in
the group in random order

Press one of the GROUP1-8

buttons

disc in

CONTINUE SHUFFLE CHECK CLEAR MENU/NO

I--------.a

ARTISTMODE

AMS I_H

Storing the Artist Name
'1

button that was selected.

OFF" appears

JOG

tzl _:z_r_

To cancel Group Play
"GROUP

Name can use up to 20 characters. Once you assign an
Artist Name to a disc, you can enjoy Continuous,
Shuffle, or Repeat Play within discs assigned same
Artist Name and you can search for the desired disc
easily. You can also store a category name instead of an
Artist Name. Up to 200 Artist Names can be stored.

to select the

group and press _>.
Group Play starts from the disc with the lowest
number and located closest to the playing position.
If the disc at the playing position is put into the
selected group, the play starts from that disc.

Press the GROUP1-8

Classifying Discs According to
Artist Name (Artist File)

Press MENU/NO.
Turn the JOG dial until "ART.NAME
in the display.

IN?" appears

in the display.

3
During Group Play, you can locate a desired disc
within a group by scanning or searching for Disc
Names
See "Locating a disc by searching for a specific Disc
Name (Name Search)" on page 13, or "To locate a disc by
scanning each Disc Name (Name Scan)" on page 13.
You can specifythe discto play when starting Group
Play
After selecting the group, turn the JOG dial to select the
disc, then push the JOG dial.

Push the JOG dial.
"New Artist" flashes.
Push the JOG dial.
The flashing

cursor (ua) appears.

Turn the JOG dial until the desired

character

appears in the display.
The cursor disappears and the first space for the
Artist Name flashes.
As you turn the JOG dial clockwise, the characters
appear in the following order. Turn the JOG dial
counterclockwise
to go in reverse order.

Note
If "NO ENTRY" appears
into the selected group.

in the display,

no disc has been put

(space)ABCDE
FGHIJ
KLMNOPQRSTU
VWXYZabcde
fghijklmnopqrstuvw
x yz0123456789!"#$%&'
()* +,-.
/ :;<
=>?@_

Push the JOG dial to select the character.

Erasing the Artist Name

The selected character lights up, and the flashing
cursor appears to indicate the next space to be
input.

Press MENU/NO.

Turn the JOG dial until "ARTIST FILE?" appears
in the display.

Push the JOG dial.

Turn the JOG dial until the desired

To make a correction
Press CLEAR and begin again by inputting the correct
characters.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 to input more characters.
See also "Labeling discs on the player" on page 20
for details.

appears
5

Press YES to store the Artist Name.

Artist Name

in the display.

Press and hold CLEAR for a few seconds.

Note

Changing the Artist Name

When you erase the Artist
Name is also erased.

Follow steps l to 3 in "Storing
page 26.

Turn the JOG dial until the artist name you want to

Assigningan Artist Name to a disc(Artist
File)

change
dial.

appears

Turn the _

in the display,

AMS _

the position you
When the cursor
character flashes,
on a blank space,
display.

the Artist Name"

Name, the Artist File of the Artist

then push the JOG
Turn the JOG dial to select the disc you want to
assign an Artist Name.

dial to move the cursor to

want to change.
position is on the character, the
and when the cursor position'is
the cursor (La) appears in the

1_$c

6' H2.55

The disc to be assignedthe artist name.

To change characters
Turn the JOG dial until the desired character appears in
the display.

Press MENU/NO.

Turn the JOG dial until "ARTIST FILE?" appears

To add characters

in the display.

Push the JOG dial. The new blank space appears next to
the selected character, then turn the JOG dial until the
desired character appears in the display.
To erase characters
Press CLEAR. The selected character disappears.

Repeat step 3 to change

Press YES to store the Artist Name.

Push the JOG dial.

Turn the JOG dial until the desired
appears in the display.
The Artist Names are displayed
order.

more characters.

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Artist Name

in alphabetical

ART

YOU can also erase the Artist Name while assigning
the Artist Name
1 In step 2 above, turn the JOG dial until the Artist
Name you want to erase appears

in the display,

push the JOG dial.
2 Press and hold CLEAR until the Artist Name
3 Press YES.
The Artist Name and "ART[ST

then

is erased.

ERASE?" appears

Press the JOG dial to assign the Artist Name.

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alternately
in the display.
4 Press YES.
The Artist Name

is erased.

"_° You can assignan Artist Name to a disc while the
front cover is open

Playing discs assigned the same Artist
Name (Artist Play)

Note
You cannot assign an Artist Name to a disc when no Artist
Name is stored, In this case, "ARTIST FILE" does not appear

You can enjoy Continuous
or Shuffle Play within
that are assigned the same Artist Name.

discs

inthe dispiayinstep3 above,

Select the desired

play mode before you start

playing.

Removing

the Artist Name from the disc

Turn the JOG dial to select the desired

Press MENU/NO.

Turn the JOG dial until "ARTIST FILE?" appears
in the display.

Push the JOG dial.

Turn the JOG dial counterclockwise
ERASE?" appears
JOG dial.

in the display,

disc.

When you select

The player plays

ALL DISCS
Continuous Play

All tracks on all discs assigned
same artist name consecutively

1 DISC Continuous
Play

All tracks on the specified disc
assigned same artist name
consecutively

ALL DISCS Shuffle
Play

All tracks on all discs assigned
same artist name in random order

1 DISC Shuffle
Play

All tracks on the specified disc
assigned same artist name in
random order

until "FILE
then push the

The assigned Artist Name is removed
selected disc.

from the

Press ARTIST MODE.
ARTIST MODE flashes.

Turn the JOG dial to select the desired
Name.

Push the JOG dial.

Artist

ARTIST MODE lights up.

Turn the JOG dial to select the desired

disc, then

push the JOG dial.
Artist play starts.

To cancel Artist Play
Press ARTIST MODE so that ARTIST MODE goes off.

"_" You can specify the discto play when starting Artist
Play
After selecting the Artist Name, turn the JOG dial to
select the disc, then push the JOG dial.

Note
You cannot select an Artist Name if no discs are assigned
that Artist Name.

Playing tracks in the Hit List

Storing Your Favorite Tracks
(Hit List)
You can store the tracks you play frequently and select
those tracks by checking the track numbers or titles
(see page 29) in the Hit List.
You can put up to 32 tracks in the Hit List.
HIT LIST

CLEAR MENU/NO

JOG

Press HIT LIST before you start playing.
The HIT LIST button lights up and "HIT LIST"
appears in the display.

Turn the JOG dial or the _
the desired
display.

track appears

AMS _

dial until

in the front panel

Push the JOG dial or press _ to start playing.
When using the remote, press ENTER.

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(_ The Hit Listremains until erased
Even if you replace discs, the Hit List you create remains.
Therefore, the player will substitute the new tracks into
the Hit List,

Notes
_

AMS

• The track you select in step 2 will be listed as the first track
in the Hit List, and you cannot
tracks in the Hit List.

arrange

the order of the

• When you play tracks in the Hit List, the Group,
Program play is canceled.

(Z)

HIT

LIST

Deleting tracks from the Hit List

c_ CD CD

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JENTER

Follow steps 1 and 2 in "Playing
List" on page 29.

Press CLEAR.
The selected

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Artist, or

track is deleted

tracks in the Hit

from the Hit list.

To delete all the tracks of the Hit List

CLEAR

When

the HIT LIST button

lights up, press and hold CLEAR

while in stop mode until "CLEAR"

appears.

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Putting tracks into the Hit List
Press HIT LIST while playing your favorite track.
The "HIT" indication and "List in" appear in the
display.

Notes
• When

you input

the 33rd track into the Hit List, the 32nd

track will be replaced.
• You cannot

store tracks from the second CD player.

Labeling

To label tracks while in stop mode
'1 While the HIT LIST button is lit, select the track

tracks in the Hit List (Hit Title)

You can label tracks in the Hit List in either of the two
methods described below.
To label tracks while in play mode
1
Press MENU/NO
while playing
List.
"HIT NAME ?" appears
2

cursor

(_) appears

Turn the JOG dial until the desired

As you turn the JOG dial clockwise,

character

the characters

appear in the following order. Turn the JOG dial
counterclockwise
to go in reverse order.
(space)A BCDE FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU
VWXYZabcdefghijklmnop
qrstuvw
xyz0123456789!"#$%&'()*+,-.
=>?@_

/ :;<

Push the JOG dial to select the character.
The selected character lights up, and the flashing
cursor appears at the next space to be input.
To make a correction
Press CLEAR and begin again by inputting the correct
characters.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to input more characters.
See also "Labeling
for details.

discs on the player"

Press YES to store the Hit Title.

the JOG dial or the

Press MENU/NO.
cursor

(_) appears

in the display.

Follow steps 3 to 6 in "To label tracks while in play
mode" to input the characters.

in the display.

appears in the display.
The selected character for the Hit Title flashes.

The flashing

in the display.

Push the JOG dial.
The flashing

a track in the Hit

you want to label by turning
AMS _
dial.

on page 20

You can store a CD TEXTdisc'strack titles in the Hit
List
The CD TEXT disc's track title is stored as a Hit Title
automatically when the track is put into the Hit List.

Press MEGA CONTROL on this player.
The MEGA CONTROL button and "2nd" in the

Controlling Another CD Player
(Advanced Mega Control)
This unit can control a second CD player (see
"Connecting
another CD player" on page 6). Even
when a second CD player is connected, the controls

To operate the master player, press MEGA CONTROL
so that the MEGA CONTROL button goes off, and to
operate the second player, press MEGA CONTROL so
that the MEGA CONTROL button lights up.

M EGA
CONTROL MENU/NO JOG

shows the current

or Disc Name of the second player.

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turning on both players. Note that, depending on the
player, you may not be able to operate all the functions
of the second CD player.
The controls indicated in the illustration below are
effective while the MEGA CONTROL button is lit.

light up. The display

disc number
2r_a

both of the units will function. When you press the
play button on either unit, the operating player stops
and the idle player starts. Make sure that "2rid
DETECTED" appears in this player's display after

Play mode buttons
(CONTINUE/SHUFFLE/
PROGRAM/REPEAT)

display

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'3.3S

Current disc number or the DiscName

Select the desired play mode.
To program tracks, use the controls
player.

on the second

Press _ on this player to start playing.
The play starts and the display shows the current
disc, track numbers, and the playing time of the
track.
While the MEGA CONTROL button is lit, you can
control the second player with the controls on this
player.

To control the master player again
Press MEGA CONTROL. The MEGA CONTROL
off and you can control the master player

button

goes

To control the second player directly using the supplied
remote __
Set CD 1/2/3 on the remote to CD 3 which is the same

_Z]EE3_3O
m

position

as the COMMAND

of the second

•

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COMMAND
selector

ooo
ooo
ooo

MODE selector on the rear panel

player.

MODE

--II

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Loading the Disc Names of the second CD
player
If the second CD player has the Disc Name function
(see page 20), you can load the Disc Names of the
second CD player into this player's memory and
display them on this player.
1

Press MENU/NO.

Turn the JOG dial until "LOAD 2ndNAME?"

When you connect a second player, you can play tracks
in this player and those from the second player
alternately from any play mode (see "Connecting
another CD player" on page 6).
Select one of the following methods:
• No-Delay Play: The current player changes at each
track. Each time the current player changes to the
other player, the other player starts play without a
break in sound immediately
after the current player
ends play. The other player skips the lead-in portion
and starts playing from where the sound actually
begins.
• X-Fade Play: The current player changes at each
track or at the specified interval. You can select the
interval, 30, 60, or 90 seconds. Each time the current

flashes in the display.
I_lllilllllllJ/

V '''1'''''2'''
3

Push the JOG dial.
This player starts loading.
one minute.)

(Loading

Playing Alternately (No-Delay
Play/X-Fade Play)

takes about

player changes to the other player, the sound from
both players is mixed. The current player ends play
by fading out, and the other player starts play by
fading in.

Labeling discs of the second CD player

X-FADE

You can label discs of the second CD player or change
the Disc Names loaded from the second CD player.
1

Press MEGA CONTROL.
The MEGA CONTROL

NO DELAY

button

lights up.

Turn the JOG dial to select the disc you want to
assign a Disc Name to.
If the disc slot you select does not contain a disc,
"NO DISC" appears in the display and you cannot
assign a Disc Name.

Select the desired
player.

When you select No-Delay Play
Press NO DELAY.

Press MENU/NO.
"NAME

disc and play mode for each

IN?" appears.

Push the JOG dial.

Input the new Disc Name following the procedure
in "Labeling discs (Disc Name)" on page 20.

"NO DELAY" appears

Note
The new Disc Names
you cannot

display

are stored

on this player's

memory,

them on the second CD player.

When you select
Press X-FADE.

in the display.

X-Fade Play

"X-FADE" appears in the display.
Each time you press the X-FADE button, the
indication

appears as follows:

_*X;F_D;;_fs2

at track e:fle_6oal

t(_r;O

sec -_]

To change the current player each time a whole
track is finished, select "at track end."
To change the current player at the specified
interval, press X-FADE repeatedly until the
interval

you want appears in the display.

Press [i;> to start playing.
The MEGA CONTROL button lights up when a
track in the second player is selected.

To cancel No-Delay/X-Fade
Press the corresponding
DELAY"
current
•

Play

button

or "X-FADE"

repeatedly

disappears

player continues

until "NO

from the display.

The

playing.

"÷

You can change the method (No-Delay

Controlling the Player by
Another Unit
Controlling
the player by another unit
When you connect the player to a Sony MD deck
compatible with the Mega Control function, or operate
a Sony MD deck by using computer software such as
"MD Editor," you must set the player as shown below:

or X-Fade)
MENU/NO

during play

•

Press the corresponding

button

following

in step 2.

the procedure

[

You can start X-Fade at any point of the track
X-Fade

Play.

Even after you have set the X-Fade mode and started
X-Fade

JOG

(NO DELAY or X-FADE)

#÷

Press FADER during

YES

play, you can start X-Fade manually

Q o

RE3CII3g

at any point

you like. Note that you cannot do this operation
the sound from both players is mixed.

while

Press MENU/NO.

Notes
• Play starts from the second player if you start play while
the MEGA CONTROL button is lit.
• When

one player

player ahead

has played

No-Delay/X-Fade

Turn the JOG dial until "CONTROL
in the display window.

A1 ?" appears

all the discs or tracks in the

of the other player,

• Do not use the controls

play stops.

on the second

Press YES.

player during

Play. They may not work correctly.
To return to normal setting
After following
displayed,

steps 1 and 2, and "CONTROL

AllI ?" is

then press YES.

Notes
• You can perform
you operate
• You cannot
player

the operation

above correctly

operate

this player

correctly

that does not have the CONTROL

case, operate

only when

Disc 1 to Disc 200.
from another
Alll jack. In tIns

the other player from this player.

Notes on CDs

Precautions

On handling CDs

On safety
• Caution -- The use of optical

instruments

with this product

• Should
unplug

• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc carefully.
• Do not stick paper

will increase eye hazard.

or tape on the disc.

any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet,
the player and have it checked

personnel

before operating

by qualified

it any further.

On power sources
• Before operating

the player,

check that the operating

voltage

of the player

is identical

supply.

The operating

voltage

with your

local power

is indicated

on the nameplate

at the rear of the player.
• The player

is not disconnected

from the AC power

(mains) as long as it is connected

to the wall outlet,

the player

off.

itself has been turned

source
even if

• If you are not going to use the player for a long time, be
sure to disconnect
disconnect

the player

the AC power

from the wall outlet.

• Do not expose the disc to direct surflight or heat sources
such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct
sunlight as there
inside the car.
• After removing
case.

can be considerable

rise in temperature

a disc from the disc slot, store the disc in its

cord (mains lead), grasp the plug

itself; never pull the cord.
• The AC power
service

cord must be changed

only at a qualified
On cleaning

shop.

On placement
• Place the player in a location

with adequate

prevent heat build-up in the player.
• Do not place the player on a soft surface

ventilation

• Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning
the disc from the center out.

cloth, Wipe

• Do not use solvents

commercially

such as a rug that

might block the ventilation holes on the bottom.
• Do not place the player in a location near heat sources, or in
a place subject to direet
mechanical
shock.

sunlight,

excessive

dust or

On operation
• If the player

is brought

directly from a cold to a warm

location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture may
condense on the lenses inside the player. Should this occtlr,
the player
player

may not operate

turned

on for about

properly.

In this case, leave the

an hour until

the moisture

evaporates.
On adjusting

volume

• Do not turn up the volume

while listening

very low level inputs or no audio signals.
speakers

may be damaged

to a portion

with

If you do, the

when a peak level portion

played.
On cleaning
• Clean the cabinet, panel and controls
slightly

moistened

with a soft cloth

with a mild detergent

use any type of abrasive pad, scouring
such as alcohol or benzine.

solution.
powder

Do not

or solvent

On transportation
• When transporting
the player, open the front cover then
remove all the discs from the player and turn the power off.

Ifyou have any questionsor
problemsconcerning
player, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

your

available
LPs.

cleaners

such as benzine,
or anti-s_tic

thinner,

spray intended

for vinyl

Troubleshooting

Specifications

I fyou experience any of the following difficulties while
using theplayer, use this troubleshootingguide tohelp
you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist,
consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Compact disc player
Laser

Semiconductor
laser (X - 780 nm)
Emission duration: continuous

Laser output

Max 44.6 gW*
• This output
is the value measured
a distance
of 200 ram from the

There's no sound.
•-b

objective
Pick-up

Check that the player is connected securely.
Make sure you operate the amplifier correctly.

The CD does not play.
"_
There's no CDinside the player ("-NO DISC-"
appears). Insert a CD.
Insert the CDwith thelabel side facing right.
"#
Clean the CD (see page 34).
"#
Moisture has condensed inside the player.
Remove the disc and leave the player turned on
for about an hour (see page 34).

2 Hz to 20 kHz

Dynamic range

Harmonic distortion

Less

LINE OUT

player.
Be sure to set up the remote correctly.
Replace all thebatteriesin
the remote with new
ones if they are weak.
•-b
Set the command mode of the remote according
to the command mode of the player.
"_
,,,b

The player functions incorrectly.
-_

The microcomputer
chips may be operating
incorrectly. Disconnect the AC power cord, then
connect it back to the wall outlet to reset the
player.

than

-+0.5 dB

93 dB
0.0045%

Output

The remote does not function.
Remove obstacles in the pathof the remote and
the player.
Point the remote at the remote sensor [] on the

lens surface on the Optical
block with 7 mm aperture.

Frequencyresponse

than

DIGITAL OUT
(OPTICAL)

Jack

Maximum

Load

type

output
level

impedance

Phono

Over

iacks

(at 50 kilohms)

Optical
output
CoiL_ector

-18

dBra

Wave

10 kilohms

length:

660 nm

General
Power requirements

120V AC, 60 Hz

Power consumption

16 W

Dimensions(approx,)
(wlh/d)

430 x 189 x 537 mrn
(17 x 7 1/2 x 21 1/4 in,) incl. projecting
parts

Mass(approx.)

8.8 kg (19 lbs 7 oz.)

Supplied accessories
Seepage 4.
Desig_

and specifications

are subject

to change

without

notice.

Names of controls

J,K

Index

JOG dial

Buttons
L
A,B
Advanced Mega Control
AMS
10
Artist name
26
Automatic Music Sensor.
AMS

See

ARTIST MODE
28
CAPS
22
CHECK
17
CLEAR 17
CONTINUE
10
DEL 23
DISC 13
DISC SKIP +/10
EASY PLAY
14
ENTER
13
FADER
19
GROUP
26
GROUP1-8
24
GROUP FILE
24
HIT LIST 29
MEGA CONTROL
31
MENU/NO
7, 12, 20, 30
NAME SCAN
13
NAME SEARCH
13
NO DELAY 32
Number
13
OPEN/CLOSE
7
PROGRAM
16
REPEAT
15
SHUFFLE
15
SCROLL
1I
SPACE
22
X-FADE
32
YES 21, 33
C>- i0
I|
10
[] 10
'_ 10
•_II / _1_
10

Labeling a disc
20
Locating
by monitoring
10
by scanning
10
directly
13
usingAMS
10

M, N, 0
CD TEXT
11
Changing
Artist Name
27
Disc Name
21
Group Name
25
Connecting
4
another CD player
6
Continuous Play
10
Controlling another CD
player
31
Custom Files
Artist File 26
Delete Bank
24
Disc Name
20
Group File 24
Hit List 29
what you can do with

Name Scan 13
Name Search
13
No-Delay Play 32

P,Q
Playback
Artist Name Play 28
Continuous
Play
10
Easy Play
14
Group Play 26
Playing alternately
32
Program Play
16
Repeat Play
15
Shuffle Play
15
X-Fade Play
32
Program
16
changing
17
checking
17
erasing
3.7

D
Delete Bank
Disc Name

24
20

R
Remote control
Repeating
15
Rotary table
7

E
Easy Play
14
Erasing
Artist Name
27
Custom Files
20
Delete Bank 24
Disc Name
21
Group Name
25
Hit List 29

> 10
+100

JOG dial 7
AMS _

Switches
COMMAND
TIMER
19
I/_
z0

MODE

G
Grouping

10
12

Control
Searching. See Locating
Selecting the language
12
Shuffle Play
15
Specifying the next disc 14
Storing
information about CDs 20
specific tracks
24

F
Fading

Discs

Jacks
Timer play
19
Troubleshooting

U,V,W
34

Inserting

Unpacking

Handling CDs
Hit List 29
Hookups
4
overview
4

CDs

Sony Corporation

CONTROL AllI
5
DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)
2NDCD IN 6

Others

Disc slots 7
Display
11
Front cover
7
Rotary table
7
[] 4

X,Y,Z
X-Fade Play

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http://www.wodd.sony.com/

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