Sony CDP-CE335, CDP-CE235 User Manual

Compact Disc Player

3-865-901-21 (1)

Operating Instructions Mode d’emploi Manual de instrucciones

GB FR ES

CDP-CE335 CDP-CE235

 1999 by Sony Corporation

WARNING

Welcome!

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

The laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior.

For the customers in Canada

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.

Thank you for purchasing the Sony Compact Disc Player. Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

About This Manual

The instructions in this manual are for models CDP-CE335 and CDP-CE235. The CDP-CE335 is the model used for illustration purposes, unless otherwise mentioned. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “CDP-CE335 only.”

Conventions

• Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player. You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the player.

• The following icons are used in this manual:

Indicates that you can do the task using the remote. (Note that the CDP-CE235 cannot do the tasks marked with this icon.)

Indicates hints and tips for making the task easier.

Getting Started

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started

Unpacking............................................................................................................................ 4

Hooking Up the System..................................................................................................... 4

Playing a CD............................................................................................................................ 6

Playing CDs

Using the Display ............................................................................................................... 8

Replacing Discs While Playing a Disc ............................................................................. 9

Locating a Specific Disc ..................................................................................................... 9

Locating a Specific Track or a Particular Point in a Track ..........................................10

Playing Repeatedly........................................................................................................... 11

Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) ...................................................................... 11

Creating Your Own Program (Program Play).............................................................. 12

Recording From CDs

Recording Your Own Program....................................................................................... 14

Recording a CD by Specifying Tape Length (Time Edit)............................................14

Fading In or Out................................................................................................................15

Adjusting the Recording Level (Peak Search) .............................................................. 16

Additional Information

Precautions ........................................................................................................................ 17

Notes on CDs..................................................................................................................... 17

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 18

Specifications ..................................................................................................................... 18

Index

Index ................................................................................................................................... 19

Getting Started

Unpacking

Check that you received the following items:

• Audio connecting cord (1)

• Remote commander (remote) (1) (CDP-CE335 only)

• R6 (size AA) batteries (2) (CDP-CE335 only)

Inserting batteries into the remote (CDPCE335 only)

You can control the player using the supplied remote. Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching the + and – on the batteries. When using the remote, point it at the remote sensor g on the player.

Hooking Up the System

Overview

This section describes how to hook up the CD player to an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making the connections.

CD player

Line output

(R)

Audio input

(L)

Line output

(L)

Audio input

(R)

To an AC outlet

Amplifier

When to replace batteries

With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months. When the remote no longer operates the player, replace all the batteries with new ones.

Notes

• Do not leave the remote near an extremely hot or humid place.

• Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing, particularly when replacing the batteries.

• Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or lighting apparatuses. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

• If you don’t use the remote for an extended period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

: Signal flow

What cords will I need?

Audio cord (supplied) (1)

White

(L)

Red

(R)

To an AC outlet

White

(L)

Red

(R)

Getting Started

Hookups

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 make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise.

CD player

LINE

OUT

You can adjust the output level to the amplifier (CDPCE335 only)

Press LINE OUT LEVEL +/– on the remote. You can reduce the output level up to –20 dB. When you reduce the output level, “ATT.” appears in the display. When you turn off the player, the output level automatically returns to the maximum level.

Note

If you press the LINE OUT LEVEL +/– buttons on the remote while recording, the recording level will change even when it is preset on the tape deck, etc.

• If you have a digital component such as a digital amplifier, D/A converter, DAT or MD

Connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector using the optical cable (not supplied). Take off the cap and plug in the optical cable. Note that you cannot use fading in or out (page 15) and Time Fade (page 15) functions when making this connection.

Amplifier

INPUT

L R

Setting the voltage selector (voltage selector equipped models only)

Check that the voltage selector on the rear panel of the player is set to the local power line voltage. If not, set the selector to the correct position using a screwdriver before connecting the AC power cord to a wall outlet.

220 - 240 V 110 - 120 V

Connecting the AC power cord

Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet.

Transporting the player

Before transporting the player, follow the procedure below to return the internal mechanisms back to their original position. 1 Remove all the discs from the disc tray. 2 Press § OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

“no dISC” appears in the display.

3 Wait for 10 seconds, then press 1/u (Power) to

turn off the player.

POC-15

Optical cable (not supplied)

CD player

DIGITAL

OUT

OPTICAL

Digital component

DIGITAL

INPUT

OPTICAL

Note

When you connect via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector, noise may occur when you play CD software other than music, such as a CD-ROM.

Basic Operations

REPEAT

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5

OPEN/CLOSE

DISC SKIPEXCHANGE

AMS

TIME

FADER

MUSIC SCAN

CLEARCHECK

DISC CHECK

PUSH ENTER

CONTINUE SHUFFLE PROGRAM

TIME FADE

EDIT/

PEAK

Playing a CD

• See pages 4 – 5 for the hookup

information.

Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position so that

you can listen to the sound from this player.

Press 1/u (Power) to turn on the player.

Press § OPEN/CLOSE, and place a disc on the disc tray.

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With the label side up

To place other discs, press DISC SKIP and place the discs in the

order you want to play. Each time you press the button, the disc tray turns and you can

place the discs in the empty disc compartments. The player plays the disc in front of you first.

Press CONTINUE to select ALL DISCS or 1 DISC Continuous

Play mode. Each time you press the CONTINUE button, “ALL DISCS” or

“1 DISC” appears in the display.

When you select

ALL DISCS

1 DISC

The player plays

All discs in the player consecutively in the order of disc number

Only the disc you’ve selected

Disc number

Basic Operations

You can select the disc you

want to start playing first

Press one of the DISC 1 – 5 buttons.

You can adjust the output level to the amplifier (CDPCE335 only)

Note

If you press the LINE OUT LEVEL +/– buttons on the remote while recording, the recording level will change even when it is preset on the tape deck, etc.

Press ·.

The disc tray closes and the player plays all the tracks once (Continuous Play). Adjust the volume on the amplifier.

To stop playback

Press p.

DISC 1 – 5

CONTINUE SHUFFLE PROGRAM REPEAT

DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5

EDIT/

TIME

TIME FADE

DISC CHECK

PEAK

Pause Resume play after pause Go to the next track Go back to the preceding track Go to the next disc Select a disc directly Stop play and remove the CD

≠ AMS ±

You need to

Press P Press P or · Turn ≠ AMS ±clockwise Turn ≠ AMS ± counterclockwise Press DISC SKIP Press DISC 1 – 5 Press § OPEN/CLOSE

·PpDISC SKIP

DISC SKIPEXCHANGE

FADER

MUSIC SCAN

CLEARCHECK

OPEN/CLOSE

AMS

PUSH ENTER

§ OPEN/CLOSE

Basic Operations

Playing CDs

Using the Display

You can check information about the disc using the display.

Display information while playing a disc

While playing a disc, the display shows the current disc number, track number, playing time of the track and the music calendar.

Current disc number

Playing time

TIME

Checking the total number and playing time of the tracks

Press TIME before you start playing. The display shows the current disc number, the total number of tracks, total playing time and music calendar.

Total playing timeCurrent disc number

DISCSALL

1 2 3 4 5

DISC

TRACK

1 10

MIN

45 28

SEC

Total number of tracks

The information also appears when you press the

§ OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray. The tracks numbered over 20 cannot be displayed in the music calendar.

Notes on the disc number indications

• The red circle around a disc number indicates the disc is ready to be played.

• When all the tracks on a disc have been played, the semicircle around the disc number disappears.

• When a disc compartment is recognized as empty, the semicircled disc number disappears.

12345 678910

Music calendar

DISCSALL

1 2 3 4 5

DISC

TRACK

1 1

Current track number

MIN

SEC

156

12345 678910

Music calendar

The track numbers in the music calendar disappear

after they are played.

Checking the remaining time

Each time you press the TIME button while playing a

disc, the display changes as shown in the chart below.

Playing time and number of the current track

Remaining time on the current track

Remaining time on the disc

DISCSALL

1 2 3 4 5

DISC

TRACK

MIN

SEC

1 1 156

Press TIME.

DISCSALL

1 2 3 4 5

DISC

TRACK

MIN

SEC

1 1 157 -

If the track number exceeds 24, “––.––” appears instead of the remaining time.

Press TIME.

DISCSALL

1 2 3 4 5

DISC

TRACK

MIN

SEC

1 43 32-

This information is available only in Continuous Play mode.

12345 678910

Press TIME.

Playing CDsPlaying CDs

Replacing Discs While Playing a Disc

You can open the disc tray while playing a disc so that you can check what discs are to be played next and replace discs without interrupting playback of the current disc.

EX-CHANGE

1 Press EX-CHANGE.

The disc tray opens and two disc compartments appear. Even if the player is playing a disc, it doesn’t stop playing.

2 Replace discs in the compartments with new ones.

The player plays the disc on the left side compartment after the current disc, and then the one on the right side compartment.

3 Press DISC SKIP.

The disc tray turns and other two disc compartments appear.

4 Replace discs in the compartments with new ones. 5 Press EX-CHANGE.

The disc tray closes.

While the disc tray is open by pressing the EX-CHANGE button

• If the playback of the current disc ends, the player stops playing. If the disc is played in 1 DISC Repeat Play mode (see page 11), the current disc starts playing again.

• In ALL DISCS Shuffle Play mode (see page 11), tracks are reshuffled on the current disc.

• In Program Play mode (see page 12), only the tracks on the current disc are played.

• Do not push the disc tray to close it in Step 5, as you may damage the player.

DISC SKIP

Locating a Specific Disc

You can locate any disc before or while playing a disc.

DISC 1 – 5 DISC CHECK · DISC SKIP

To locate

The next disc A specific disc directly A disc while checking the

labels

A disc by scanning the first track of each disc for 10 seconds

You can extend the playing time during scanning the discs

Press DISC CHECK repeatedly until the playing time you want (10, 20 or 30) appears in the display. Each time you press the button, the playing time changes cyclically.

Notes

• When you press the DISC CHECK button, the play mode automatically changes to ALL DISCS Continuous Play mode.

• When you’ve opened the disc tray by pressing the EX-CHANGE button, you cannot use the DISC CHECK function.

• Even if you press the DISC CHECK button while “REPEAT” appears in the display (see page 11), the player stops after scanning all the discs once.

Press

DISC SKIP while playing a disc DISC 1 – 5 DISC CHECK while the disc

tray is open. The disc tray turns to show you each disc label. When the disc you want comes in front of you, press · to start playing.

DISC CHECK before you start playing while the disc tray is closed. When you find the disc you want, press · to start playing.

Playing CDs

Locating a Specific Track or a Particular Point in a Track

You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc using the AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) control or number buttons on the remote. You can also locate a specific point in a track while playing a disc.

≠ AMS ±

When you directly locate a track numbered over 10 (CDP-CE335 only) Z

Press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons on the remote. To enter “0,” use button 10/0. Example: To play track number 30

Press >10 first, then 3 and 10/0.

You can extend the playing time during Music Scan

Press MUSIC SCAN repeatedly until the playing time you want (10, 20 or 30) appears in the display. Each time you press the button, the playing time changes cyclically.

Note

If “ ” appears in the display, the disc has reached the end while you were pressing the ) button. Press 0 or turn ≠ AMS ± counterclockwise to go back.

(CDP-CE335 only)

>10

=/+

0/)

To locate

The next or succeeding tracks

The current or preceding tracks

A specific track directly (CDPCE335 only) Z

A track by scanning each track for 10 seconds (Music Scan)

A point while monitoring the sound

A point quickly by observing the display during pause

0/)

MUSIC SCAN

Number buttons

You need to

Turn ≠ AMS ± clockwise until you find the track. When using the remote, press + repeatedly until you find the track.

Turn ≠ AMS ± counterclockwise until you find the track. When using the remote, press = repeatedly until you find the track.

Press the number button of the track on the remote

Press MUSIC SCAN before you start playing. When you find the track you want, press · to start playing.

Press ) (forward) or 0 (backward) and hold down until you find the point

Press ) (forward) or 0 (backward) and hold down until you find the point. You will not hear the sound during the operation.

Playing CDsPlaying CDs

Playing Repeatedly

You can play discs/tracks repeatedly in any play mode.

REPEAT

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

When the disc is played in

Continuous Play (ALL DISCS) (page 6)

Continuous Play (1 DISC) (page 6)

Shuffle Play (ALL DISCS) (page 11)

Shuffle Play (1 DISC) (page 12)

Program Play (page 12)

To cancel Repeat Play

Press REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT” disappears from the display.

The player repeats

All the tracks on all discs

All the tracks on the current disc

All the tracks on all discs in random orders

All the tracks on the current disc in random orders

The same program

Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play)

You can have the player “shuffle” tracks and play in a random order. The player shuffles all the tracks on all discs or on the disc you’ve specified.

SHUFFLE

DISC 1 – 5

Shuffle Play on all discs

You can play all tracks on all discs in a random order.

1 Press SHUFFLE repeatedly until “ALL DISCS”

appears in the display.

2 Press · to start ALL DISCS Shuffle Play.

The indication appears while the player is “shuffling” the tracks.

To cancel Shuffle Play

Press CONTINUE.

You can start Shuffle Play while playing

Press SHUFFLE, and Shuffle Play starts from the current track.

Repeating the current track

You can repeat only the current track while the disc is played in any play mode.

While the track you want is being played, press REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT 1” appears in the display.

You can specify discs during Shuffle Play (Select Shuffle Play)

You can specify discs during ALL DISCS Shuffle Play mode, and the tracks on the specified discs are played in a random order. Press DISC 1 – 5 to specify the discs after Step 1. Semi-circles appear around the specified disc numbers in the display. To cancel the selected discs, press DISC 1 – 5 again. The semi-circles disappear. To return to ALL DISCS Shuffle Play, press SHUFFLE twice.

Playing CDs

Shuffle Play on one disc

You can play all tracks on the specific disc in a random order.

Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)

1 Press SHUFFLE repeatedly until “1 DISC” appears

in the display.

2 Press DISC 1 – 5 to start 1 DISC Shuffle Play on

the selected disc. The indication appears while the player is “shuffling” the tracks.

To cancel Shuffle Play

Press CONTINUE.

You can start Shuffle Play while playing

Press SHUFFLE, and Shuffle Play starts from the current track.

You can arrange the order of the tracks on the discs and create your own program. The program can contain up to 32 “steps” — one “step” may contain a track or a whole disc.

PROGRAM

DISC 1 – 5

CHECK

≠ AMS ±

CLEAR

1 Press PROGRAM.

“PROGRAM” appears in the display. If a program is already stored, the last step of the program appears in the display. When you want to erase the whole program, hold down CLEAR until “ALL CLr” appears in the display (see page 13).

2 Press DISC 1 – 5 to select the disc.

1 2 3 4 5

PROGRAM

DISC

TRACK

1 AL

MIN

42 11

SEC

12345 678910

“AL” in the display stands for “all” tracks. When you want to program the whole disc as one step, skip Steps 3 to 4, and go to Step 5.

3 Turn ≠ AMS ± until the track number you

want appears in the display. The track number being programmed flashes and the total playing time including the track appears in the display.

Total playing time

DISC

1 2 3 4 5

TRACK

PROGRAM

1 5

MIN

13 18

Track number being programmed

SEC

Playing CDsPlaying CDs

4 Push ≠ AMS ± to select the track.

Last programmed track

PROGRAM

DISC

1 5

After one second

PROGRAM

DISC

1 5

If you’ve made a mistake

Press CLEAR, then repeat Steps 3 and 4.

Playing order

1 2 3 4 5

TRACK STEP

3

1 2 3 4 5

TRACK

MIN

13 18

Total playing time

Programmed tracks

SEC

5 To program other discs or tracks, do the following:

To program

Other discs Other tracks on the same disc Other tracks on other discs

Repeat Step(s)

2 3 and 4 2 through 4

The program remains until you erase it or turn off the player

If you replace discs, the programmed disc and track numbers remain. So, the player plays only the existing disc and track numbers. However, the disc and track numbers that aren’t found in the player or on the disc are deleted from the program, and the rest of the program is played in the programmed order.

Note

The total playing time doesn’t appear when: —You have programmed a track whose number exceeds 20. —The total playing time of the program exceeds 200 minutes.

Checking the track order

You can check your program before or after you start playing.

Press CHECK. Each time you press this button, the display shows the track (the disc and track numbers) or the disc (the disc number and “AL” indication) of each step in the programmed order. After the last step in the program, the display shows “End” and returns to the original display. If you check the order after you start playing, the display shows only the remaining steps.

6 Press · to start Program Play.

To cancel Program Play

Press CONTINUE.

You can create your program while checking the disc labels

While the disc tray is open, follow Steps 1 to 6 with pressing the DISC SKIP button to check the disc labels. If you close the disc tray before Step 6, the total playing time appears in the display after a while. Note that, if the programmed track number isn’t found on the disc, that step is automatically erased.

The program remains even after the Program Play ends

When you press the · button, you can play the same program again.

Changing the track order

You can change your program before you start playing.

Erase a track

Erase the last track in the program

Add tracks to the end of the program

Change the whole program completely

You need to

Press CHECK until the track you don’t want appears in the display, then press CLEAR

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

Follow Steps 2 through 4 of the programming procedure

Hold down CLEAR until “ALL CLr” appears in the display. Create a new program following the programming procedure.

Recording From CDs

Recording Your Own Progr am

You can record the program you’ve created on a tape, etc. The program can contain up to 32 steps. By inserting a pause during programming, you can divide the program into two for recording on both sides of a tape.

PROGRAM

DISC 1 – 5

1 Create your program (for side A when recording

on a tape) while checking the total playing time indicated in the display.

Follow Steps 1 to 5 in “Creating Your Own

Program” on page 12.

The indication appears in the display.

2 When you record on both sides of the tape, press

P to insert a pause.

The “P” and indications appear in the display and the playing time is reset to “0.00.” When you record on one side of the tape, skip this step and go to Step 4.

A pause is counted as one step

You can program up to 31 steps when you insert a pause.

A B

3 Repeat Steps 2 to 5 in “Creating Your Own

Program” on page 12 to create the program for side B.

4 Start recording on the deck and then press · on

the player.

When you record on both sides of the tape, the player pauses at the end of the program for side A.

5 When you record on side B, reverse the tape and

press · or P on the player to resume playing.

To check and change your program

See page 13.

The indication appears while checking the program for side A and while checking the program for side B.

≠ AMS ±

Recording a CD by Specifying Tape Length (Time Edit)

You can have the player create a program that will fit the length of the tape. The player automatically creates a program, keeping the original order of the disc. The program can contain up to 32 steps (a pause inserted between steps is counted as one step). Note that tracks numbered over 20 cannot be programmed automatically.

·P

EDIT/TIME FADE

0/)

1 Press DISC SKIP to select the disc. 2 Press EDIT/TIME FADE repeatedly before you

start playing until “EDIT” appears and “A” in the

indication flashes in the display.

3 Press 0 or ) to specify the tape length.

Each time you press these buttons, the display changes as shown below, with the tape length of one side following each indication.

n C-46 ˜ C-54 ˜ C-60 ˜ C-74 ˜ C-90 ˜ - -. - - N

(23.00) (27.00) (30.00) (37.00) (45.00)

4 Press EDIT/TIME FADE to have the player create

the program. The display shows the tracks to be recorded. “B” in

the indication flashes in the display.

5 When you record on both sides of the tape, press

EDIT/TIME FADE again. The player inserts a pause, then creates the program for side B. The display shows the programmed tracks. When you record on one side of the tape, skip this step.

6 Start recording on the deck and then press · on

the player. When you record on both sides of the tape, the player pauses at the end of the program for side A.

DISC SKIP

7 Reverse the tape to side B and press · or P on

FADE

the player to resume playing the remaining tracks.

Recording From CDsRecording From CDs

Recording From CDs

Fading In or Out

To cancel Time Edit

Press CONTINUE.

You can program the tracks you want in advance

Select the tracks before doing the above procedure. The player creates a program from the remaining tracks.

You can freely specify the tape length

Set the tape length using the ≠ AMS ± control. Example: When the tape length of one side is 30 minutes

and 15 seconds 1 To set the minutes, turn ≠ AMS ± until

“30” appears in the display, then push ≠ AMS ±.

2 To set the seconds, turn ≠ AMS ± until

“15” appears in the display, then push ≠ AMS ±.

You can check and change the program

See page 13.

You can manually fade 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.

EDIT/TIME FADE

Start play fading in

End play fading out

0/)

Press FADER

During pause. lights up in the display and the Q indication flashes. The play fades in.

When you want to start fading out.

FADE

lights up in the display and the q indication flashes. The play fades out and the player pauses.

FADER

Note

Fading lasts for about 5 seconds. However, when you press the FADER button during Music Scan (see page 10), the play fades out for about 2 seconds.

Fading out at the specified time (Time Fade)

You can have the player fade out automatically by specifying the playing time. Once you set the Time Fade, it works twice, that is, the play fades out at the end of both sides of a tape.

1 Press EDIT/TIME FADE repeatedly before you

start playing until and “A” in the

TIME

FADE

indication appear in the display.

2 Press 0 or ) to specify the playing time.

Each time you press these buttons, the display changes as shown below, with the playing time of one side following each indication.

n C-46 ˜ C-54 ˜ C-60 ˜ C-74 ˜ C-90 ˜ - -. - - N

(23.00) (27.00) (30.00) (37.00) (45.00)

(Continued)

Recording From CDs

3 Press · to start playing.

At the specified time the play fades out and the player pauses. “B” in the indication appears in the display.

Adjusting the Recording Level (Peak Search)

4 Reverse the tape to side B and press · or P on

the player to resume playing the remaining tracks. Again, the play fades out at the specified time.

To cancel Time Fade

Press EDIT/TIME FADE.

You can freely specify the playing time

See “You can freely specify the tape length” on page 15.

You can change discs during Time Fade

If the play ends before the specified fade-out time, (for example, when you record CD-singles on a tape) change the disc. The specified fade-out time is counted only during playing.

You can fade in to resume playing in Step 4

After you reverse the tape, press FADER.

Note

If you press the 0 or ) button during Time Fade Play, Time Fade will be cancelled.

The player locates the highest level among the tracks to be recorded to let you adjust the recording level before you start recording.

PEAK SEARCH p

1 Before you start playing, press PEAK SEARCH.

“PEAK” flashes in the display and the player repeats the portion of the highest level. After scanning all the tracks, the player repeats the portion with the highest peak level.

2 Adjust the recording level on the deck. 3 Press p on the player to stop Peak Search.

“PEAK” disappears from the display.

Notes

• The portion with the highest level may differ every time

you try the adjustment on the same disc. The difference is, however, so slight that you won’t find any problem in adjusting the recording level precisely.

• Peak Search does not operate while you open the disc tray

by pressing the EX-CHANGE button.

Additional Information

Precautions

On safety

• Caution — The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.

• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the player and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further.

On power sources

• Before operating the player, check that the operating voltage of the player is identical with your local power supply. The operating voltage is indicated on the nameplate at the rear of the player.

• The player is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the player itself has been turned off.

• If you are not going to use the player for a long time, be sure to disconnect the player from the wall outlet. To disconnect the AC power cord (mains lead), grasp the plug itself; never pull the cord.

• AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified service shop.

On placement

• Place the player in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build-up in the player.

• Do not place the player on a soft surface 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 direct sunlight, excessive dust or mechanical shock.

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 occur, the player may not operate properly. In this case, remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates.

On adjusting volume

• Do not turn up the volume while listening to a portion with very low level inputs or no audio signals. If you do, the speakers may be damaged when a peak level portion is played.

On cleaning

• Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine.

Notes on CDs

On handling CDs

• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface.

• Do not stick paper or tape on the disc.

• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as there can be considerable rise in temperature inside the car.

• Do not use any commercially available stabilizer. If you do, the disc and the player may be damaged.

• After playing, store the disc in its case.

On cleaning

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

• Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs.

If you have any questions or problems concerning your player, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

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