Sony CDP-CE345 Owners Manual

Compact Disc Player

4-226-518-71 (2)

Operating Instructions Mode d’emploi

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CDP-CE345 CDP-CE245

 2000 Sony Corporation

WARNING

Welcome!

About This Manual

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.

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.

The instructions in this manual are for models CDP-CE345 and CDP-CE245. The CDP-CE345 is the model used for illustration purposes, unless otherwise mentioned. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “CDP-CE345 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-CE245 cannot do the tasks marked with this icon.)

Indicates hints and tips for

making the task easier.

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-CE345 only)

• Size AA (R6) batteries (2) (CDP-CE345 only)

Inserting batteries into the remote (CDPCE345 only)

You can control the player using the supplied remote. Insert two size AA (R6) batteries by matching the + and – 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.

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.

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

ANALOG OUT

(R)

Audio input

(L)

ANALOG OUT

(L)

Audio input

(R)

CD player

To an AC outlet

Amplifier

z 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

ANALOG

OUT

Amplifier

INPUT

L R

z You can adjust the output level to the amplifier (CDP-

CE345 only) Z

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

Note

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

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.

110 - 120 V220 - 240 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 A OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

“no dISC” appears in the display.

3 Wait for 10 seconds, then press POWER to turn off

the player.

• 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.

POC-15

Optical cable (not supplied)

Digital componentCD player

DIGITAL

OUT

OPTICAL

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

Playing a CD

• See pages 4 - 5 for the hookup

information.

4365

DISC 1

OWER

PEAKEDIT/

SEARCHTIME FADE

DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5

CONTINUE

SHUFFLE PROGRAM

REPEAT T ME

Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position so that you can listen to the sound from this player.

Press POWER to turn on the player.

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

MUSIC SCAN

FADER

CHECK CLEAR

OPEN/CLOSE

EX-

CHANGE

PUSH ENTER

DISC SKP

AMS

With the label side up

Disc number

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

Basic Operations

z You can select the disc you

want to start playing first

Press one of the DISC 1 - 5 buttons.

z You can adjust the output

level to the amplifier (CDPCE345 only) Z

Note

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

Press H.

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

To stop playback

Press x.

DISC 1 - 5 HXx

DISC 1 DISC 2 DSC 3 D SC 4 DSC 5

POWER

CONTINUE

SHU FLE PROGRAM

PEAKEDIT/

SEARCHTIME FADE

REPEAT TIME

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

You need to

Press X

Press X or H

Turn l AMS L clockwise

Turn l AMS L counterclockwise

Press DISC SKIP

Press DISC 1 - 5

Press A OPEN/CLOSE

MUSIC SCAN

FADER

l AMS L

CHECK CLEAR

A OPEN/CLOSE

OPEN/CLOSE

EX-

DSC

CHANGE

SKP

AMS

PUSH ENTER

DISC SKIP

Basic Operations

Playing CDs

Using the Display

You can check information about the disc using the display.

TIME

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

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

TRACK

DISC

110

MIN

45 28

Total number of tracks

The information also appears when you press the A OPEN/CLOSE button to close the disc tray. The tracks numbered over 20 cannot be displayed in the music calendar.

12345 678910

SEC

Music calendar

DISCSALL

1 2 3 4 5

TRACK

DISC

1 1

MIN

1 56

Current track number

12345 678910

SEC

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

DISCSALL

1 2 3 4 5

TRACK

D SC

1 1 1 56

Press TIME.

DISCSALL

1 2 3 4 5

TRACK

D SC

1 1 -1 57

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

12345 678910

MIN

SEC

12345 678910

MIN

SEC

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.

Remaining time

on the disc

Press TIME.

DISCSALL

D SC

1 1-43 32

1 2 3 4 5

TRACK

MIN

SEC

12345 678910

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

This information is available only in Continuous Play mode.

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.

DISC SKIP

Locating a Specific Disc

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

DISC 1 - 5 DISC SKIP

To locate

The next disc

A specific disc directly

Press

DISC SKIP while playing a disc

DISC 1 - 5

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.

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. You can also locate a specific point in a track while playing a disc.

l AMS L

HMUSIC SCAN

m/M

(CDP-CE345 only)

Number buttons

>10

To locate

The next or succeeding tracks

The current or preceding tracks

A specific track directly (CDPCE345 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

You need to

Turn l AMS L clockwise until you find the track. When using the remote, press > repeatedly until you find the track.

Turn l AMS L 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 H to start playing.

Press M (forward) or m (backward) and hold down until you find the point.

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

z When you directly locate a track numbered over 10

(CDP-CE345 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.

./>

m/M

z 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 M button. Press m or turn l AMS L counterclockwise to go back.

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)

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.

DISC 1 - 5

SHUFFLE

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 H to start ALL DISCS Shuffle Play.

The “shuffling” the tracks.

indication appears while the player is

To cancel Repeat Play

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

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.

To cancel Shuffle Play

Press CONTINUE.

z You can start Shuffle Play while playing

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

z 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.

z 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.

DISC 1 - 5

PROGRAM

CHECK

l AMS L

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.

SEC

12345 678910

PROGRAM

12345

TRACK

DISC

1AL

MIN

42 11

“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 l AMS L 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.

Track number being

Total playing time

PROGRAM

12345

TRACK

DISC

1 5

MIN

13 18

programmed

SEC

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