Sony CDP-CX350 User Manual

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3-866-363-12 (1)

Compact Disc

Player

Operating Instructions

n COMPACT

iDSd

DIGITAL AUDIO

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CDP-CX350 CDP-CX555ES

■ 1999 by Sony Corporation

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WARNING

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.

For the customers in the United States

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of

uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

INFORMATION

This equipment has been tested and

found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part

15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, 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 gviarantee that uUerferenee will not occur ii\ a particular installatvon. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or tele\'ision reception, which can be determined b\’ turning the equipntent off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures;

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or

modification not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to

operate this equipment.

Owner's Record

The model and serial numbers are

located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product,

ModelNo. CDP-CX350/CX555ES Serial No.

____________________________

(Except for the customers in the Uojted States)

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

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT

This equipment is intended for home entertainment purposes onh'. I'lw warrantN shall be in\ alidated if used in commercial environments, such as by disc jockeys, etc., even within the Warrants’ Period.

Welcome!

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-CX350 and CDP-CX555ES. The CDP-CX350 is the model used for illustration purposes.

Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, "CDP-CX555ES 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.

Indicates hints and tips for making the task easier.

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Table of contents

Getting Started

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

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

About the Supplied Remote Commander

Setting Up the Remote....................................................................................................................... 6

Connecting Another CD Player..........................................................................................................9

Inserting CDs....................................................................................................................................10

Playing a CD......................................................................................... 12

Playing CDs

Using the Display ............................................................................................................................ 14

Locating a Specific Disc...................................................................................................................16

Specifying the Next Disc to Play..................................................................................................... 18

Playing the Disc Which was Just Inserted - Easy Play

Locating a Specific Track or a Point in a Track...............................................................................19

Customising the Sound of Your Music {Digital Filter Function)

(CDP-CX555ES only)......................................................................................................................20

Playing Repeatedly..........................................................................................................................21

Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play).........................................................................................21

Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)..................................................................................22

Playing Using a Timer......................................................................................................................26

Controlling Another CD Player (Advanced Mega Control)........................................................27

Fading In or Out............................................................................................................................... 28

Playing Alternately (No-Delay Play/X-Fade Play)..........................................................................29

Controlling the Player by Another unit............................................................................................29

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

storing Information About CDs (Custom Files)

what You Can Do With the Custom Files

Labeling Discs (Disc Memo)........................................................................................................... 30

Storing Custom File Information Using a Keyboard........................................................................34

Storing Specific Tracks (Delete Bank).............................................................................................34

Grouping Discs (Group File)............................................................................................................35

Storing Your Favorite Tracks (Hit List)...........................................................................................38

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Additional Information

Precautions.......................................................................................................................................40

Notes on CDs....................................................................................................................................40

Troubleshooting...............................................................................................................................41

Specifications...................................................................................................................................41

Index.............................................................. ............................................. Back cover

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Getting Started

Unpacking

Chock tliat \4ui roooivod iho following iloms;

• Audio cord (1)

• CD booklet holders (3) and label (!)

• Remote commander (remote) (1)

• Size AA (LR6) batteries (3)

How to use the CD booklet holder

The CD booklet holder helps you locate discs easih'. After vou ha\’o inserted discs into the pla\’or, \ ou can put the CD booklet (which comes with a CD) into the supplied holder. Put two CD booklets facing back to back into a pocket. Stick (lie number label on each pocket, matching the number of the disc slot u here you ha\ e inserted the disc. You can put up to 300 CD booklets into the holders.

Inserting batteries into the remote

You can control the player using the supplied remote. Insert three 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 S 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 oft the power of each component before making the connections.

CONTROLAI II

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)

If <Xi flashes in the remote's display, replace all the batteries with new alkaline batteries. Use of battery types other than alkaline batteries, such as manganese batteries, may not last longer than the alkaline batteries. The loaded memory in the remote will be retained for a few minutes while you replace the batteries.

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 leave too near lighting apparatuses. Doing so may cause a maltunction.

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

What cords will I need?

Audio cord (1) (supplied)

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Getting Started

Hookups

When connecting the audio cord, be sure to match the color-coded cords 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

2ND CD LINE

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 an optical cable (not supplied). Take off the cap and plug in the optical cable.

cHI>-

CD player Digital component

(digital out)

l/nl. ITfll I*^i :

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.

POC-15

Optical cable (not supplied)

OPTICAL OPTICAL

Amplifier

-d b’

[DIGITAL INPUfl

1^1

Connecting the AC power cord

Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet.

Note on placement of the player

Be sure to place the player in a flat, horizontal place. If the player is left in a slanted position, it may cause a malfunction or damage the player.

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About the Supplied Remote Commander

Understanding the 2 way remote system

This remote operates under a 2 way remote system. With the 2 way remote system, the component responds to signals sent from the remote by sending additional signals (information about the status of the component, text data, etc.) back to the remote. Thus, operations are performed as a result of communication between the remote and the component.

'Q' If you have a Sony component with the CONTROL A1

n jack

Connect the component via the CONTROL A1 II jack. You can simplify the operation of audio systems composed of separate Sony components. For details, refer to the supplementary "CONTROL A1 II Control System" instructions.

Component

When using a home entertainment system comprised of several components compatible with the 2 way remote system, please restrict 2 way remote system operation to a single component. Normally, turn off the 2 way remote system on all components except the receiver. If you would like to turn off the player's 2 way remote system, see "Turning off a player's response to remote signals" on page 6.

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Getting Started

Turning off the player's response to remote signals

To uso tlio remote supplied with tinother component compatible with the 2 way remote system, you must turn oft this player's response to signals of the remote supplied with this player.

Set the 2 way remote system to off when:

• you use the remote as RM-TP501, RM-TP501E, RM-L1301 supplied with the receiver/ampiifier (you can operate Disc 1 to Disc 200 only).

• you use the remote with the igpi mark supplied with the receiyer/amplifier.

JOG

9 O « 0 0

O '

-----------------------

MENU/NO YES

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OCD C3 O c53C3e=ez3

Pi 1^ . 1 .1 ■ 1

Setting Up the Remote

This section describes how to prepare the supplied

ronrote for operation.

Press I / (!) on the player to turn the player on. If the following message appears in the remote's display while setting up the remote, point the remote at the player as illustrated below.

Ca n' t r ec ei ve

PI e as e tu rn

th is REMOTE

to a m ai n un it

Note that the display disappears automatically if you don't proceed for more than a few moments.

1 Press MENU/NO. 2 Turning the JOG dial until "2WAY OFF ?" appears

in the display window.

3 Press YES.

When you connect the player to CDP-CX260 or CDPCX88ES, press OPERATE on the transmitter/receiver to turn it off, and set the 2. way remote system of the player to on.

To return to normal setting

After following steps 1 and 2, and "2WAY ON ?" is displayed, then press YES.

Notes

• When you use the remote to operate more than one unit, position the units so that each unit can receive the signals of the remote.

• When you use this player with a receiver/ampiifier, turn the receiver/ampiifier on when using this player.

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Getting Started

How to move the cursor in the remote's display

To move the cursor dowTi, push the Easy scroll key downward as illustrated below.

To move the cursor up, push the Easy scroll key upward as illustrated below.

2 Move the cursor (►) to "Sot up" by using the Easy

scroll key, then press the Easy scroll key.

►P la ye r ch ec k

Me mo l oa di ng Co nt r as t ad ju st Me mo ry c le ar

3 Move the cursor to "Player check," then press the

Easy scroll key. The display shows the disc data in the player after "Now player checking..." appears.

Ma st e r pi a ye r

.•f = G DI / 3 00 d i sc s

when you connect another CD player, the disc data in the second CD player also appears.

Ma st er p la ye r

= CD 1 / 30 0d i s cs

2n d p i ay er

= CD 3/ 5 1d i s cs

Storing disc data in the remote 1 Press MENU.

►M em o se ar ch

Pr og ra m pl ay Pr og ra m in pu t Gr ou p se le ct

Note the T mark indicates that the menu continues. Press the Eas\' scroll key downward to see the next items.

Loading the Disc Memo 1 Press MENU.

►M em o se ar ch

..P ro gr am p l ii y

Pr og ra m in pu t

Gr ou p se le ct

2 Move the cursor (►) to "Set up" by using the Easy

scroll key, then press the Easy scroll key.

►P la ye r ch ec k

Me mo l oa di ng

Co nt r as t ad ju st

Me mo ry c le ar

(Continued)

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Getting Started

3 Movo the cursor to "Memo loiiding/' then pres

the liasv scroll key.

►Al I m em o dat a

Ma st er p I a ye r Gr ou p me mo

when you connect another CD player, "2nd player" also appears.

When you want to load all Disc Memos (the master player’s, secondiZD player's^ and both player's Group Memo data), move the cursor to "All memo data," then press the Easy scroll key. The remote starts reading all memo data. The loading time may take a few moments. Point the

remote at the player while loading the data.

* The second CD player's Disc Memo data must be

loaded to the master player before you load the

data to the remote.

Keep the remote 1 - 2 m away from the player while loading the data.

Ma st er p la vi

mem o LO AD IN G

DISCUO^BZZ

/er

2 Move the cursor (►) to "Set up" by using the Easy

scroll key, then press the Easv scroll key.

►P la ye r ch ec k

Me mo l oa di ng Co nt ra st a dj us t Me mo ry c le ar

3 Move the cursor to "Contrast adjust," then press

the Easv scroll kev.

CON TR AS T

AD JU ST

co nt r as t

ad ju st

4 Adjust the contrast by pressing the Easy scroll key

up or down and holding until the desired level of contrast is attained.

5 Press the Easv scroll kev.

Turning off the LCD back light

You can conserve the remote's power by turning off the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) back light.

when you want to load each Disc Memo data independently, move the cursor to the data you want to load, then press the Easy scroll key.

5 When the remote finishes reading the 3ata,

"Memo loading complete" appears in the remote's display.

Adjusting the display contrast of the remote

1 Press MENU.

►M em o se ar ch

Pr og ra m pl ay Pr og ra m in pu t Gr ou p se le ct

1 Press MENU.

►M em o se ar ch

Pr og ra m pl ay Pr og ra m In pu t Gr ou p se le ct

2 Move the cursor (►) to "Back light mode" by using

the Easy scroll key, then press the Easy scroll key.

LC D Ba ck l ig ht

► O N

OF F

3 Move the cursor to "OFF," then press the Easy

scroll kev.

Note

If vou erase ail the data stored in the remote (page 9). tollouthe procedure above to turn the back light off again .

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Erasing all data stored in the remote 1 Pross MENU.

►M em o se ar ch

Pr og ra m pl ay Pr og ra m in pu t Gr ou p se le ct

2 Move the cursor (►) to "Set up" by using the Easy

scroll key, then press the Easv scroll key.

►P la ye r ch ec k

Me mo l oa di ng Co nt r as t ad ju st Me mo ry c le ar

3 Move the cursor to "Memor\- clear," then press the

Easy scroll key.

CD'

Al 1

mem or y

► n o

ye s

cl ea r OK ?

Getting Started

Connecting Another CD Player

It you have a Sony CD plavcr in which 5, 50, 200, or

300 discs can bo inserted and wliich is equipped with

the CONTROL A1 11 (or CONTROL Al) jack and the command mode ot that player can be set to CD 3, you can control that player as the second player with this unit. Alter connecting this unit and an amplifier, follow the procedure below. Be sure to turn off the power of each player before making this connection.

To LINE OUT

4 If you want to erase all stored data, move the

cursor to "yes," then press the Easy scroll key.

CD1

Al 1

mem or y

cl ea r OK ?

► y es

5 "All memory clear!" appears in the display when

all data is erased.

' © © : ©

: Signal flow

I To audio input Amplifier

To an AC outlet

(Continued)

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Getting Started

What cords will I need?

• Audio cord ( 1 ) (L'so tlu' coi'd supplied wUli the pl<i\-er to be eonneeted.)

• Monuural 1^21’) mini-plug cord (1) (m>t supplied)

1 Connect the players with an audio cord (see also

"Hookups” on page 3).

CDP-CX350/ CX555ES

2ND CD LINE

2 Connect the players with a monaural (2P) mini

plug cord.

CDP-CX350/ CX555ÉS

For details on this connection, refer to the

supplementary "CONTROL A1 U Control System"

instructions.

CDP-CX230, etc.

......

CDP-CX230, etc.

LINE OUT

inserting CDs

You can insert up to 300 discs into this plaver.

I/C!) OPEN/CLOSE JOG

1 Press l/Cl) to turn on the player.

2 Open the front cover by pressing OPEN / CLOSE.

Set the COMMAND MODE selector of this player

to CD 1 or CD 2, and set the command mode of the second player to CD 3.

COMMAND MODE

Ё5

For details on how to operate the second player, see "Controlling Another CD Player" on page 27 and "Playing Alternately" on page 29.

A Connect the AC power cord of both players to AC

outlets.

Notes

• Do not connect a player other than that you intend to use as the second player to the 2ND CD IN jacks of this player.

• When connecting a second CD plaver, do not connect the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector of this unit to the amplifier.

• If vou connect another CD pla\'er after you have already set up the remote, follow "Setting Up the Remote" on page 6 to set up the remote again.

• To operate the second CD plaver with the remote, press PLAYHR SFLECT on the remote to select the second plaver.

3 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 display).

Disc number

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Getting Started

The disc number at ihe loading position appears in the display. It the disc has a Disc Memo (see page

30), the Disc Memo appears instead ot the disc number. As you turn the JOG dial, the disc number or the Disc Memo changes.

MISC-2M

Disc number or the Disc Memo

You can classify discs into eight groups by using

the Group File function. This feature lets you easily find the disc you want to play. For details, see "Grouping Discs" on page 35.

4 Insert a disc with the label side facing right.

With the label side facing right

After inserting the disc, you can input the original disc titles instead of the disc numbers (see "Labeling Discs" on page 30) to locate it easily whenever you want to play it.

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5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to insert more discs.

' Q ' The supplied CD booklet holders help you locate a

disc easily

You can store up to 300 CD bi>oklets. Insert a bot>klet and stick the nuniber label on the pocket matching the number of the disc slot where vou ha\ e inserted the disc.

Notes-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Do not insert an empty 8 cm (3*inch) CD adaptor (CSA-8). It may damage the player. Do not attach anything such as seals or sleeves to CDs. It may damage the player or the disc.

If you drop a disc into the player and/or the CD won't go into the slot correctly, consult your nearest Sony dealer. When transporting the player, remo\’e all discs from the player. Make sure to insert the disc at a right angle to the rotar\’ table, otherwise damage to the player and/or the disc could result. If the disc is not inserted into the slot completely, reinsert the disc. Make sure the rotary table comes to a complete stop before inserting or removing discs. The front panel closes autoniatically when \'ou press O. Be careful not to put \’Our hand into the player after pressing O' Otherwise your hand may be caught in the front panel.

Removing CDs

After following Steps 1 to 3 of "Inserting CDs" on page 10, remove the discs. Then close the front cover.

'Q'To remove discs easily

After following steps 1 to 3 of "Inserting CDs" on page 10, press ■ (DISC EJECT). The disc in the selected slot moves up and you can remove the disc easily. When you press M again, the disc returns back to the normal position. If the disc does not return back to the normal position, reinsert the disc.

6 Close the front cover by pressing OPEN/CLOSE.

The rutar)’ tabic turns and the disc skit at the

loading position is set to the playing position. Always keep the front cover closed except when inserting or removing discs.

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Basic Operations

Playing a CD

2 3

• See page 5 for hookup

information.

• Make sure you have inserted the discs correctly as indicated on page 10.

• You.can play all the tracks on a disc in the original order (Continuous Play). You can also play up to 300 discs consecutively.

'Q' You can turn on the player

by pressing l/Cl) on the remote

5 4/5

Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position.

Press l/Ci) 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.

Whon you select

ALL DISCS

1 DISC

The player plays

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

Only the one disc you have selected

Turn the JOG dial until the desired disc number or Disc Memo (see page 30) appears in the display to select the first disc (ALL DISCS) or the disc you want (1 DISC).

)lcDISC-20)|c

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Basic Operations

Push the JOG dial or press O to start playing. The selected disc is set to the playing position, and the player plays all the discs from the selected one (ALL DISCS) or all the tracks once (1 DISC). Adjust the volume on the amplifier.

when you turn off the player

The player remembers the

last playing disc and the play mode (Continuous, Shuffle, or Program (see pages 21 and 22)). When you turn on the player again, therefore, the player pla\’s the same disc in the same play mode.

To stop playback

Press ■.

KM AMS I»«

OPEN/CLOSE

Pause Press II Resume playing after pause Go to the next disc Press DISC SKIP + once.

Go back to the preceding disc ^

Go to the next track

Go back to the preceding track Turn the IKK AMS »{1 dial

Stop playing and remove the disc Press OPEN/CLOSE

You need to

Press II or C>

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

Hold down the button to skip other discs. Turn the !l<3<] AMS ООН dial clockwise

by one click.

counterclockwise by one click.

JOG

OQ Ш

o’

«Л

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Playing CDs

Using the Display

You can chock intormation about the disc using the display.

TIME/TEXT MENU/NO JOG

' Q ' When you want to check another disc f

Press DISC SKIP + , - on the remote in tlie stop mode to select tire disc vou want to check. The total number ot tracks and the total placing time of the selected disc appear momentarilw

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 Next disc number

Checking the total number and playing

time of the tracks

Select the disc you want to check, and press TIME/TEXT. The display shows the current disc number, total number of tracks, and total playing time of the disc.

Current disc number

ALL DISCS A A

^ C01 2 C LJ

DISC TB4CK MIN SEC

20 10 60.48

¡DISC TRACK

20' d

Current track number Playing time of the track

J y DISC

MIN SEC

^0.28^

Remote's display information ^

While in Stop mode, the remote's display shows the current disc number. While in play mode, the current track number also appears.

While in stop mode

Di sc 20

*D IS C- 20 *

while in play mode

Di sc 20

!k DI SC -2 0l :

Tra ck i

(T RA CK 1)

Note

While in stop mode, the Disc Memo appears if you labeled the disc (see page 30), While in play mode, the track title appears (up to the 13th character) when vou select a CD TEXT disc (see pages 15 and

30).

______

CDi

Total number of tracks Total playing time

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Playing CDs

Checking the information of CD TEXT discs

CD TEXT discs have information, such as the disc titles or artist names, memorised in a blank space on the discs where, on normal discs, there is no information. The display shows the CD TEXT information of the disc 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 15.

Display information in stop mode

The display shows the disc title. When you press TIME/TEXT, the artist name scrolls in the display. If you press TIME/TEXT again, the display shows the current disc number, total number of tracks, and total playing time of the disc momentaril)-. Then the display shows the disc title again.

CD TEXT

DISC

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Display information while playing a disc

Each time you press TIME/TEXT, the display shows the information as shown below.

The current disc number, track number and playing time appear.

Press TIME/TEXT.

To play disc highlights j

Some CD TEXT discs have a feature to pla)' onl\’ the highlights of the discs. During stop mode, press HIC.H-LICHT on the remote to start placing disc higlilights. "Hi LIGHT" flashes while playing disc highlights. If you press HIGH-LIGHT while selecting discs without this feature, "NO HIGHLIGHT" appears in the display.

Selecting the language of the CD TEXT

information

You can select the language used to display the CD TEXT information when you select a CD TEXT disc with multi-language information. Once you select the language, the display shows the information in the selected language until you turn off the player. If the player cannot read the language memorised in a CD TEXT disc, "other lang." appears.

1 Press MENU/NO in stop mode.

"Select lang.?" flashes.

ALL DISCS M ^ MULTI CD TEXT C0i I ^

, ! I I M i i i ! M M M 1 M : i i i M i I ,

;Select lang.?

^ M n ! I t I n 1 M I I M i M I I I 1 I i '

2 Push the JOG dial.

The current operating language flashes.

ALL DISCS MULTI CD TEXT cot

. i M 1 1 1 M i M ! ! i !

1 2

M f 1 i i i

-English

3 Turn the JOG dial until the language you want

appears in the display.

The current disc title or disc number appears.

Press TIME/TEXT.

The current track title appears.

This informaticm also appears when the player locates the track.

Press TIME/TEXT. n

Notes

• If the disc title and track title have more than 13 characters, only the first 13 characters appear in the displav.

• The track title appeals only when the current disc is a CD ThX’l' disc or the current title has a HIT TITLE (only when the pla\'er is in the Hit List mode) (see page 39).

4 Push the JOG dial to select rire language.

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

To check the current language

1 Press MENU/NO 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 selecting a CD TEX'r disc w'ithout multi-language information.

Note

if you select a CD TEXT disc w'hich docs not contain the information of the selected language, the displav’ shou's the information in another language according to the disc's priority.

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Playing CDs

Locating a Specific Disc

The characters which are displayed as the first character.

KM AMS MXI +100 JOG

MEMO SEARCH

Locating a disc on the player

Turn the JOG dial until the desired disc number or Disc Memo (see page 30) appears in the display. Push the JOG dial to start play.

To skip discs quickly

Press +100. Each time you press +100, the player skips 100 discs.

Locating a disc searching for a specific Disc Memo (Memo Search)

You can search for and locate a desired disc by the first character of the Disc Memo (see page 30). The Memo Search function can display the Disc Memo in alphabetical order.

A В C D E F G H IJ К L M N О P Q R S T U V \V X Y Z 0 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

If "NOT FOUND" appears in the display while inputting the first character with the KKJ AMS OCH! 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 Memo are ignored.

• When searching for input characters, upper and lower cases cannot be differentiated.

3 Push the JOG dial to select the disc.

In Program Play mode, the disc will be added to

the end of the program.

To cancel Memo Search

Press MEMO SEARCFl again.

1 Press MEMO SEARCH.

"MEMO SEARCH" appears in the display.

2 Turn the JOG dial to find the desired disc.

As you turn the JOG dial, the Disc Memos starting with the input character appear in the display.

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First character

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Playing CDs

Locating a disc directly using the remote

Locating a disc directly observing the remote's display T

1 Move the cursor (►) to the desired disc bv using

the Easy scroll key.

CD!

► 0 5

i: DI SC -5 *

CD IS C- 6* 07 * Dl SC -7 * 08

*D IS C- 8*

2 Press the Easy scroll key or C>.

It the player has no disc in the slot you selected, "NO DISC!!!" appears.

Notes

• The Shuffle or Program Plav mode (pages 21 and 22) will be canceled when you locate a disc by observing the remote's displaw

• If the MEGA CONTROL button, GROUP 1 - 8 buttons, or tlie HIT LIST button is lit, you cannot locate a disc bv observing the remote’s display.

Locating a disc scanning each Disc Memo (Memo Scan) X

You can locate a desired disc quickly by scanning the Disc Memos (see page 30) in the display . Note that you cannot use this function in the ALL DISCS Shuffle Play mode.

1 Press DISC. 2 Press the number button of the disc.

Example; To enter number 35

Press 3, then 5.

3 Press ENTER to start play.

ENTER

1 Press MEMO SCAN.

"MEMO SCAN" appears in the display, and the

Disc Memos scroll in the display.

2 Press О when the Disc Memo of the desired disc

appears. The disc is'set to the playing position, and the player starts playing.

In Program Play mode, the disc will be added to the end of the program if you press ENTER instead of O.

Note

If "NO ENTRY" appears in the displa\', no disc has been labeled with the Disc Memo. Trv the Memo Scan function again after labeling the discs.

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Playing CDs

Locating a disc using the Disc Memo data on the remote T

> ou can search tor and locate a desired disc bv using tlie Oise Memo data on the remote. Betöre tollowing the procedure below, be sure to load the Disc Memo data into the remote's memor\' (see page 7).

1 Press MENU. 2 Move the cursor (►) to "Memo search" by using

the Eas\’ scroll key, then press the Easy scroll key.

Specifying the Next Disc to

Play

You can specify the next disc to pla^’ while playing a disc in Continuous or 1 DISC Shuffle Play mode.

While playing a disc, turn the JOG dial. "NEXT DISC" appears in the display and the disc number or Disc Memo (see page 30) changes as you turn the JOG dial. When the desired disc number or Disc Memo appears in the display, stop turning the JOG dial.

3 Push the Easy scfoll key up or down until the first

character in the Disc Memo of the CD you want appears.

Sea rc h le tt er

f a :;

Each time you push the Easy scroll key up or down, the characters appear in the following order.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX YZ0I23456789

4 Press the Easy scroll key to input the character you

want. The display shows the Disc Memos starting with the input character. The second CD player's disc numbers are displayed in reverse contsast.

If "not found" appears after inputting the first character, no disc has been labeled using the input character.

5 Move the cursor to the disc number you want to

play, then press the Easv scroll key.

,38=

*□158-38*

- - Next disc number or

the Disc Memo

After the current disc is played, the next disc you have

specified starts playing.

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

To cancel the disc you have specified

Press CONTINUE twice.

Playing the Disc Which was

Just Inserted - Easy Play

You can play the disc which was just inserted only by pressing one button.

1 Open the front cover by pressing OPEN / CLOSE.

2 Press EASY PLAY.

Slot 1 moves into loading position.

3 Insert the disc in slot 1.

4 Press EASY PLAY.

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

Note

The Easy Play function can only play the disc in slot 1.

To cancel the Easy Play function

i’rcss ■.

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Locating a Specific Track or a Point in a Track

You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc by using the IKK AMS t>C>ll (AMS: Automatic Music

Sensor) dial or by using the HN /►W buttons on the

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

KK! AMS »{I

Playing CDs

Locating a specific track or a point in a

track

To locate

the next or

succeeding tracks

the current or

preceding tracks

a specific track directly i’

a point in a track while monitoring the

sound a point in a track

quickly by observing the displav 1

Note

If OVl\R appears in the displ.u', tiu' disc hc)s reached tlie

end while you were pressing 'I urn the KK AMS >t>fl

dial counterclockwise or press to go back.

You need to

Turn the KW AMS [>{>ll dial clockwise until you find the track

Turn the KK] AMS >C>{1 dial counterclockwise until you find the track

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.

Press (backward)/►► (forward) on the remote and hold down until you find the point

Press ◄◄ (backward)/^>- (forward) on the remote and hold down until vou find the point during pause. You will not hear the sound during the operation.

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Locating a specific track or a point in a

track observing the remote's display T

1 Oiiriiii; stop mode, press TRACK.

Customising the Sound of Your Music (Digital Filter Function)

(CDP-CX555ES only)

i SC 1

*D IS C- 12 3f

► 1 .( TR AC K1

2. T RA CK 2

2 Move the cursor (►) to a desired track by using the

Easy scroll key.

3.(T RA CK 3)

M. T RA CK 4

5. TR AC KS

6. TR AC KS

3 Press the Easy scroll kev or O.

Note

when you select a CD TEXT disc, track titles appear in Step 2 instead ot the track numbers.

By selecting the type ot filter you want, you can adjust the sound to match your system, your speakers, etc. This player has two types of filters.

FILTER

Types of Digital Filter

STD (Standard) • wide ranging

1 (Clear)

2(Plain)

Set the FILTER control to the digital filter type you want. The display shows the digital filter type you select. If you change the type of digital filter during play, the sound will be interrupted momentarily.

Sound image

• ample spatial representation

• clear

• smooth sound reproduction

• high clarity

• strength

Note

The Digital Filter function primarily changes characteristics outside the audible frequency. They cannot affect changes within the audible frequency such as those provided by the tone controls of the amplifier. Therefore, with certain combinations of hardware and software, there may be no noticeable effect after switching the filter.

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Playing CDs

Playing Repeatedly

You can plav discs or 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

ALL DISCS Continuous Play (page 12)

1 DISC Continuous Play (page 12)

ALL DISCS Shuffle Play (page 22)

1 DISC Shuffle Play

(page 22) Program Play (page 22)

The player repeats

All tracks on all discs

All tracks on the current disc

All tracks on all discs in random order

All tracks on the current disc

in random order The same program

Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play)

You can ha\’0 the player "shuffle” the tracks and pla\’ in random order. The player shuffles all the tracks on all discs or on the disc you specify.

SHUFFLE JOG

SHUFFLE

To cancel Repeat Play

Press REPEAT twice.

Repeating the current track

You can repeat the current track.

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

To cancel Repeat 1

Press REPEAT.

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Playing all tracks on all discs in random order

1 Press SHUH-Lli.

"ALL DISCS” and "SHUFFLE” appear in the

display.

2 Push the JOG dial or press O.

ALL DISCS Shuffle Play starts. ” ' C jj " appears in the display while the player is

"shuffling” the discs or the tracks.

Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)

You can arrange the order of the tracks and/or discs to create three different programs which 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 as well as ones on the player. However, the

programming procedures are different.

Playing all tracks on a specified disc in

random order 1 Press SHUFFLE twice.

"1 DISC” and "SHUFFLE" appear in the display.

2 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.

3 Push the JOG dial or press I>.

When using the remote, press ENTER.

1 DISC Shuffle Play starts. // // appgaj-g jj-j display 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 go to the next disc during 1 DISC Shuffle Pl^ [J]

Press DISC SKIP +.

You can specify the next disc to play during 1 DISC

Shuffle Play

Turn the JOG dial to specify the next disc. After all the

tracks on the current disc are played in random order, the next disc starts playing. If you want to skip to the next disc right away, push the JOG dial while playing the current disc.

Creating a program on the player

PROGRAM KM AMS t>CH) JOG CHECK

€•

O CLEAR

1 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 23).

2 Turn the JOG dial until the desired disc number

appears in the display.

2 0

i i qisc M M i ! M ! ! M ! I .

)|:DISC-20)|c

^ ^ I > M M i i I j i I M j ^

----------------------------------------

3 To program a whole disc, skip this step.

Turn the IKK] AMS l>i>li dial until the desired track number appears in the display.

Notes

• You cannot specify the next disc to play during ALi. DISCS Shuffle Play.

• Even if you press ■ or turn off the plaver during ALL DISCS Shuffle Play, the player remembers which discs or tracks were played and which were not. Therefore, if you want to start ALL DISCS Shuffle Play again from the beginning, be sure to repeat the procedure from St(>p 1.

PHOGRAM1

CDI

20 3 1

Track number

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4 Push the JOG dial.

The track being programmed

PflOGRAMI

cot

DISC TrIck

STEP

.20, 3^

The disc being

Playing order

programmed

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

To program Repeat Steps

All tracks of another disc(s) Other tracks on the same disc 3 and 4 Other tracks on other discs 2 to 4

2 and 4 Changing the programmed order

6 Push the JOG dial or press O to start Program

Play.

To cancel Program Play

Press CONTINUE.

'Q' The programs remain even after Program Play ends

When you push the JOG dial or press C>- in Program Play mode, you can play the same program again.

' Q ' When you press PROGRAM to select Program Play

during Continuous or Shuffle Play

The program will be played after the current track.

Checking the programmed order

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

Press CHECK. 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, "ALL" appears instead of the track number.) After the last step in the program, the display shows END and returns to the original display.

You can change your program before you start plaving.

Erase a track or disc

Erase the last track or disc in the program

Add tracks or discs to the Follow the programming end of the program procedure

Change the whole program completely

You need to

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

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

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

'Q' The program remains until erased

Even if you replace discs, the programmed disc and track numbers remain. Therefore, the player will play the new existing disc and track numbers. However, the programed disc and track numbers that are not 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.

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

Press PROGRAM on the remote repeatedly until the desired program number appears in the display.

Note

If you press one of the GROLP 1 - 8 buttons to start Group Play, Program Play will be canceled (see page 36).

Erasing the program stored in memory 1 Press PROGRAM repeatedly in the stop mode

until the program number (PROGRAM 1, 2, or 3) you want to erase appears^in the display.

2 Hold down CLEAR until "CLEAR" appears in the

display.

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Creating a program using the remote

1 I’ross I’RCXiKAM until the program number vou

\sanl (PKC^CiKAM I, 2, or 3) appears in the displa\’,

2 Press DISC.

PROGRAMS

C01

DI5C-[

-/3

3 Press the number button of the disc.

PROGRAM1

C01

DISC-[

4 To program a whole disc, press ENTER and go to

Step 6.

PROGRAM1

CDi UI^L. IKACK

20 20]

2 0 — T

5 First press >10 then press the number button of the

track. When the disc has less than 10 tracks, press 10/0 first then press the corresponding number to enter a track number from 1 to 9.

ENTER

CLEAR

The disc being programmed

STEP

The track being programmed Playing order

6 To program other discs/tracks, do the following:

To program All tracks of another disc(s)

Other tracks on the same disc Other tracks on other discs

Repeat Steps

2 to 4 5 2 to 5

7 Press ENTER or to start Program Play.

To cancel Program Play

Press CONTINUE,

You can check or change the program by pressing the CHECK or CLEAR button on the remote |

See page 23.

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Creating a program observing the remote's display T

^ou can create up to eight programs in the remote's memory, each containing up to 32 steps by observing the remote's display.

1 Press MENU.

fM em o se ar ch

Pr og ra m pl ay Pr og ra m in pu t Gr ou p se le ct

2 Move the cursor (►) to "Program input" by using

the Easy scrott key, then press the Easy scrolt ke)’.

► A

Pr og ra m A Pr og ra m В

Pr og ra m C

Pr og ra m D

3 Move the cursor to the program you want to

create, then press the Easy scroti key.

6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to program more tracks or

discs.

To finish creating a program, press MENU. To piav the program you create, see "Pla\ ing the program you create observing the remote's display" on page 23.

To erase a track or disc, move the cursor to the step you want to erase in Step 3, then press CLEAR. To change a disc or track you programed, move the cursor to the step you want to change in Step 3, then press the Easy scroll key. Select a new disc or track

following Steps 4 and 5,

'(j' You can label the program in Step 3

Move tlie cursor (►) to the program you want tpi label b\pressing the Has\' scroll ke\- up, then press the Eas\’ scroll key.

The flashing cursor {-4) appears. Input the cliaracter \’ou

want following the procedure in “Labeling discs observing the remote's display" on page 32.

Note

You cannot program the second player's tracks by using the remote.

Playing the program you create observing

the remote's display [T]

1 Press MENU.

4 Press the Easy scroll key.

[Pr og ra m A

Ste p! >D is c5 6 TR K- AL L

*D IS C- 56 *

Select the desired disc by pushing the Easy scroll key up or down. To program a whole disc, press the Easy scroll key again. To program a certain track of the disc, select the desired track by pushing the Easy scroll key up or down, then press the Easy scroll key.

[Pr og ra m A

Sle pt

Di s c56 И РК -б *D IS C- 56 *

►M em o se ar ch

Pr og ra m pl ay Pr og ra m in pu t Gr ou p se le ct

2 Move the cursor (►) to "Program play" by using

the Easy scroll key, then press the Easy scroll key.

► A :P r og r am A

В:P ro g ra m В C:P ro gr am C DiP ro gr am 0

(Continued)

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3 Soloct till' dosiroil progr.im by prossing the has\'

st roll ko\' up or down, then press Fosv scroll key.

Pr og ra m

da ta t ra ns fe r

CO!

D i s c4

*D IS C4 *

T r at k 1

(T RA CK !)

Playing Using a Timer

You can start plaving a disc at anv given time by connecting a timer (not supplied). Refer also to the instructions for the timer if vou need help.

TIMER Play mode buttons

Program Play starts when the player finishes loading the program data from the remote. If the player fails in loading, the following message appears. Press the Easy scroll key again.

da ta t ra ns fe r

fa il ur e !

Try a ga i n !

Note

The program you create using the remote is stored in the player as PROGRAM 1. Note that the PROGRAM 1 you had created before is erased.

1 Press one of the play mode buttons to select the

desired play mode.

2 Set TIMER on the player to PLAY. 3 Set the timer to the desired time.

The player turns off. When the set time comes, the player turns on and starts playing.

4 After you have used the timer, set TIMER on the

player to OFF.

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Controlling Another CD Player (Advanced Mega Control)

This unit can control a second CD player (see

"Connecting Another CD Player" on page 9). Even when a second CD player is connected, the controls on 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 "2nd DETECTED" appears in this player's display after turning on both players. Note that, depending on the player, \ ou 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

Play mode buttons

(CONTINUE/SHUFFLE/

PROGRAM/REPEAT) KM AMS MENU/NO JOG

Playing CDs

Press MEGA CONTROL on this player. The MEGA CONTROL button and "2nd" in the display light up. The display shows the current disc number or Disc Memo of the second player.

2nd ' DISC

,*DISC-4)k,

Current disc number or the Disc Memo

2 Select the desired play mode.

To program tracks, use the controls on the second player.

3 Press O 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 button goes off and you can control the master player. To control the master player again by using the remote, you have to reselect the master player by pressing PLAYER SELECT on the remote.

MEGA CONTROL

To control the second player directly using the supplied remote d

While the MEGA CONTROL button is off, press PLAYER SELECT repeatedly until "2nd player" appears in the remote's display.

CD 3/ 20 0d i 's cs

2n d p I a ye r

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Loading the Disc Memos of the second CD player

li the socoiui CD plciver has the Disc Memo function

(see pat;e 30), voii can load the Disc Memos of the second CD plaver into this player’s memory and display them on this player.

1 Press MENU/NO.

2 Turn the JOG dial until "LOAD 2ndMEMO?"

flashes in the display.

LOAD 2ndMEM0?;

Fading In or Out

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

FADER

3 Push the JOG dial.

This player starts loading. (Loading takes about one minute.)

Note

If each Disc Memo of the second CD player has more than 13

characters, onlv the first 13 characters of that Disc Memo is

loaded into tliis plaver.

Labeling discs of the second CD player

You can label discs of the second CD player or change

the Disc Memos loaded from the second CD player.

1 Press MEGA CONTROL.

The MEGA CONTROL button lights up.

2 Turn the JOG dial to select the disc yoiTwant to

assign a Disc Memo to. If the disc slot you select does not have any disc,

"NO DISC" appears in the display and you cannot assign a Disc Memo.

3 Press MENU/NO.

"DISC MEMO" appears.

4 Push the JOG dial.

5 Input the new Disc Memo following the procedure

in "Labeling Discs" on page 30.

Start pla\' fading in

End play fading out

Note

Fading lasts for about 5 seconds.

Press FADER

During pause. "FADE" appears in the display and the -'•( indication flashes. The play fades in.

When you want to start fading out. "FADE" appears in the display and the H'* indication flashes. The play fades out and the player pauses.

Note

I'he nc\N’ I^isc Memos are stored on this player's memory, so

you cannot display them on tlie second CD player.

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

Playing CDs

3 Press O to start playing.

The MEGA CONTROL button lights up while the track in the second plaver is selected.

When you connect the second pla\ er, 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 9). 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 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.

X-FADE NO DELAY

To cancel No-Delay/X-Fade Play

Press the corresponding button repeatedlv until "NO DELAY" or "X-FADE" disappears from the display. The current plaver continues playing.

You can change the method (No-Delay or X-Fade) during play

Press the corresponding button (NO DELAY or X-FADE) following the procedure in Step 2.

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

Press FADER during X-Fade Play. Even after you have set the X-Fade mode and started X-Fade play, you can start X-Fade manually at any point \’ou like. Note that you cannot do this operation while the sound from botii pla\’ers is mixed.

Notes

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

• When one player has played all the discs or tracks in the player ahead of the other player, the play stops.

• Do not use the controls on the second player during No-Delay/X-Fade Play. They may not work correctly.

Controlling the Player by Another Unit

1 Select the desired play mode for each player.

2 When you select No-Delay Play

Press NO DELAY. "NO DELAY" appears in the display.

When you select X-Fade Play

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

r-*- X-FADE off —► at track end —► after 30 sec-

- after 90 sec ■<— after 60 sec ^

To change the current pla\'er each time a whole track is finished, select "at track end." To change the current plaver at the specified interval, press X-FADE repeatedly until the interval vou want appears in the display.

When you connect the player to a Sony MD deck compatible with the Mega Control function or operate a Sony MD deck by using the computer software like "MD Editor," you must set the player as shown below:

1 Press MENU/NO. 2 Turn the JOG dial until "CONTROL AT' appears

in the display window.

3 Press YES.

To return to normal setting

After following steps 1 and 2, and "CONTROL A1 II " is displayed, then press YES.

Notes

• Yc'u can perform the operatiem above com-ctiv onK' when \'ou operate Disc 1 to Disc 200.

• You cannot operate this plaver correctlv from another player which does not have the CONTROL A1 II jack. In this case, operate the other plaver from this pla\'er.

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storing Information About CDs (Custom Files)

What You Can Do With the Custom Files

The player can store three types ot intormation called “Custom Files" ior each disc. Once you have stored Custom Files for a disc, the player automatically recalls \vhat \’ou have stored ^v’henever you select the disc. Note that Custom Files will be erased if you do not use the player for about one month.

You can store this information;

when you use

Disc Memo (page 30)

Delete Bank (page 34)

Group File (page 35)

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.

You can

Label discs using up to 13 characters

Delete unwanted tracks and store only the tracks you want

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

Labeling Discs (Disc Memo)

You can label discs using up to 13 characters and have the player display the Disc Memo each time you select the disc. The Disc Memo can be anything you like, such as a title, musician's name, category or date of

purchase.

When you select a CD TEXT disc

The disc title is automatically stored as the Disc Memo. If the disc title has more than 13 characters, only the first

13 characters of the disc title are stored (see page 15). When you replace a disc with a CD TEXT disc, the disc title of the CD TEXT disc is also stored automatically. Note that you cannot change the Disc Memo of the CD TEXT disc.

' Q ' You can label discs while the front cover is open

Labeling discs on the player

MENU/NO YES JOG

If you replace discs you have filed in the 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 Memo,’T)elete Bank, and Group File) of the old disc, and then file the new disc information in the Custom Files.

Erasing all Custom Files of all discs

Turn off the player. While holding down CLEAR, press

I / (!) to turn on the player. "ALL ERASE" appears in

the display, and all Custom Files are erased.

1 Turn the JOG dial until the disc number to which

you want to assign a Disc Memo 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 position appears.

2 Press MENU/NO.

"DISC MEMO" flashes.

3 Push the JOG dial.

The flashing cursor ( l } appears.

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storing Information About CDs (Custom Files)

Turn the JOG dial until the desired character appears in the display. The cursor disappears and the first space for the Disc Memo 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) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU VWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw xyz0123456789!"#$^o & = >?@_

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

input.

To make a correction

Press CLEAR and begin again by inputting the correct

characters.

Changing the Disc Memo 1 Hollow Steps 1 to 3 in "L.ibeling discs on the

player" on page 30 to select the Disc Memo vou want to change.

2 Turn the IKKl AMS C>C>{| dial to move the cursor to

the position you want to change. When the cursor position is on a character, the character flashes but when the cursor position is on the blank space, the cursor (i_i) appears in the display.

To change characters

Turn the JOG dial until the desired character appears in the display.

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 display.

To erase characters

Press CLEAR. The selected character disappears.

To erase all characters for the current Disc Memo

Press and hold CLEAR for few seconds. All input characters for the current Disc Memo are erased.

3 Repeat step 2 to change more characters.

6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to input more characters.

7 Press YES to store the Disc Memo.

The display shows the Disc Memo.

SDNYHITS

Repeat Steps 1 to 7 to assign Disc Memos to other

discs.

' Q ' To change the character type quickly while input

characters

Press TiMH/TEXT in step 4 above The character on the

cursttr changes to the first character of each character

type.

Each time vou press TIME/TEXT, the character type

changes as tollors's

A -

•0- (space)-

4 Press YES to store the Disc Memo.

Erasing the Disc Memo 1 Follow Steps 1 to 3 in "Labeling discs on the

player" on page 30 to select the Disc Memo you want to erase.

2 Press and hold CLEAR for few seconds. 3 Press YES.

The Disc Memo disappears.

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storing Information About CDs (Custom Files)

Labeling discs observing the remote's

display 1

MEMO INPUT

CAPS SPACE

ENTER

CLEAR

►M em o se ar ch

Pr og ra m pl ay Pr og ra m in pu t

Gr ou p se le ct

4 I’ross CAI’S to find the desired letter tvpe.

Each time vou press the button, the letter tvpe changes cyclically among capital letters (AB), small letters (ab), and numbers (12). To select a svmbol, you have to select the capital or small letter type.

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 Memo flashes. Each time you press the button, the letter changes cyclically among the ones indicated beside the button.

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

2 Move the cursor (►) to “Disc memo input" by

using the Easy scroll key, then press the Easy scroll key.

Dis c me mo i np ut

01 ; *D IS C- U 02 :) |: DI SC -2 *

►03 :* DI SC -3 *

3 Move the cursor to the disc you want to assign a

Disc Memo, then press the Easy scroll key.

The flashing cursor (◄) appears.

D is c m e mo D i s c6 : (A B

in pu t

Example: To select the letter E

Press the number button 3 twice.

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 3.

-^E

Press 3.

-•►F

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Press another number button or the MHMO INPUT ^ button to go to the next space, then repeat Steps 4 to (t to input more characters.

Press the Easv scroll key or ENTER when you finished inputting characters. “Transmit to SET?” appears in the display.

06 :E MO TI ON S

Tr an sm i t to S E T? ► ye s

Press the Easy scroll key or ENTER to load the Disc Memo to the player. If you do not want to load the Disc Memo to the player, move the cursor to “no,” then press the Easy scroll key. Repeat Steps 1 to 7 to assign Disc Memos to other discs.

'Ç' If you make a mistake while inputting the

character(s)

To correct all the characters which have been Input

Press CLEAR. All the characters are erased. Input the correct character from the beginning.

To correct the character currently being input

1 Press PHI- to delete the incorrect character.

2 Input the correct character.

To insert a character between the input characters

Press MEMO INPUT or ^ until the cursor moves next to the point vou want to insert, and enter the character.

To correct a character which has been input

1 Press MEMO INPUT ^ or ^ until the cursor moves

next to the incorrect character.

Di sc m em o

in pu t

D i s c 6 : , ! , (A B

[ SO NY ÎHT:

2 Press DEL to delete the incorrect character.

3 Input the correct character.

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Storing Custom File Information Using a Keyboard

You can store the Disc Memo tor each disc, one by one, using an IBM-compatible PC keyboard* (not supplied).

* Powor consumption must bo 120 mA or less.

1 Connect a keyboard to the keyboard jack on the

front panel of the player.

2 After selecting the desired disc on the player, press

the Enter key.

Storing Specific Tracks (Delete Bank)

You can delete unwanted tracks and store only the tracks you want. When you select the disc containing a Delete Bank, the player will play only the remaining tracks.

CHECK CLEAR

1 Press CONTINUE or SHUFFLE before you start

playing.

2 Turn the JOG dial to select the disc.

3 Press CHECK repeatedly until the track you want

to delete appears in the display.

ALL DISCS

COl

20 ;r

: ; M i i .

ONy

3 Input the desired characters, then press the Enter

key to store the inforrnation.

'Q' You can delete all characters of selected item

While holding down the Shift key,-press the Delete key.

Notes

• If the cursor keys do not work correctly and you cannot complete the task using the keyboard, disconnect the keyboard then reconnect it to the player and try again.

• If the keyboard is not the USA model, the characters may be input differently from those on the keys. The USA keyboard layout is shown below.

ODODHIlEHIEOnZD

limniZIZEDaDIID

EfranLEazzzniJB

G?H!EEZra3!HlIIED

Q F~l F~IF~I

4 Press CLEAR.

"DELETE FILE" and "OFF" appear in the display.

ALL DISCS

COl

20 :i

If you want to recover the track, press CLEAR

again.

M i M M I .

OFF:

5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to delete more tracks.

'(j' You can recover all the tracks you have deleted

Hold down CLEAR until “ALL ON" appears in the display.

Note

The deleted tracks are skipped even in the Shuffle or Program

Play mode (when the VN'hole disc containing a Delete Bank is programmi'd as one step).

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Grouping Discs (Group File)

You might find that too many discs make it hard to tind the disc voii 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 SHUFFLE KKl AMS »i MENU/NO JOG

GROUP 1-8 GROUP FILE CLEAR

Assigning discs to groups

1 Press CONTINUE or SHUFFLE before you start

playing.

2 Turn the JOG dial to select the disc you want to

assign to a group.

3 Press GROUP FILE.

"Select G1 - G8" appears in the display.

4 Press one of the GROUP 1-8 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.

Labeling groups (Group Memo)

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

1 Press MENU/NO.

"DISC MEMO" flashes.

Z Turn the JOG dial until the group number you

want to label appears in the display, and then push the JOG dial. The flashing cursor (i_i ) appears.

3 Turn the JOG dial until the desired character

appears in the display. The cursor disappears and the first space for the Group Memo 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) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU

VWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstu\'\^'

xyz0123456789! "#$%&'(}* + ,- ./ :;< = >?@„

4 Push the JOG dial to select the character.

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

To make a correction

Press CLEAR and begin again by inputting the correct characters.

5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to input more characters.

See also "Labeling discs on. the player" on page 30

for details.

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 G1 - G8" appears in the display.

3 Press CLEAR.

"GROUP I-TG\SE" appears in the display.

• To delete all discs from a group, press CLEAR while holding down whichever GROUP 1 - 8 button you want to clear.

6 Press YES to store the Group Memo.

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Changing the Group Memo

1 Follow Steps I and 2 in "Labeling groups" on page

35 to select the Group Memo vou want to change.

2 Turn the IKK AMS >011 dial to move the cursor to

the position you want to change. When the cursor position is on the character, the character flashes and the cursor position is on the blank space, the cursor (t_i ) appears in the display.

To change characters

Turn the jOG dial until the desired character appears in the display.

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 display.

To erase characters

Press CLEAR. The selected character disappears.

3 Repeat step 2 to change more characters.

4 Press YES to store the Group Memo.

Erasing the Group Memo 1 Follow Steps 1 and 2 in "Labeling groups" on page

35 Jo select the Group Memo you want to erase.

2 Press and hold CLEAR for few seconds. 3 Press YES.

The Group Memo disappears.

Playing discs in a group on the player (Group Play)

You can enjo\' Continuous or Shuttle Play within a group.

1 Select the desired play mode before you start

playing.

when you select

ALL DISCS Continuous Plav

1 DISC Continuous

Play ALL DISCS Shuffle

Play

1 DISC Shuffle Plav

The player plays

All tracks on all discs in the group consecutively

All tracks on the specified disc in the group consecutivelv

All tracks on all discs in the group in random order

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

2 Press one of the GROUP 1-8 buttons to select the

group and press O. Group Play starts from the disc which is the most upward 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.

To cancel Group Play

Press the GROUP 1 - 8 button which you have selected. "GROUP OFF" appears in the display.

During Group Play, you can locate a desired disc within a group by scanning or searching Disc Memos

See "Locating a disc searching for a specific Disc Memo" or "Locating a disc scanning each Disc Memo" on pages 16 and 17-

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' Q ' You can Specify the disc to play when starting Group

Play

Attoi- solocting the group, turn the lOG dial to select tlie disc, then push the ]OG dial or press [>.

Note

It "NO ENTRY” appears in the display, no disc has been put

into the selected group.

starting Group Play observing the remote's display ^Tj

BACK

1 Before you start playing, press MENU.

►M em o se ar ch

Pr og ra m pl ay Pr og ra m in pu t Gr ou p se le ct

2 Move the cursor (►) to "Group select" by using the

Easy scroll key, then press the Easy scroll kev.

CDl

► G 1

Gr ou p 1

HIT S ON GS

PIA NO S ON AT A

3 Move the cursor to the desired group. 4 Press the Easy scroll key then press O to start

playing.

To cancel Group Play, move the cursor to

"Group OFF," then press BACK to go back to the menu

display. You can also cancel Group Play by pressing

the GROUP button.

You can specify the disc by pressing the DISC SKIP +/- button

Note

When you control another CD player using the remote's display (see page 27), you may not be able to start Group Play, depending on the player. In this case, first press GROUP, then press the desired number button (1 - 8) and press ENTER.

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Storing Your Favorite Tracks (Hit List)

You can store the tracks you play frequenth’ and select those tracks by checking the track numbers or titles (see page 39) in the Hit List. You can put up to 32 tracks in the Hit List.

HIT LIST KWAMSOOll MENU/NO JOG

CLEAR

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 the tracks from a second CD player.

Playing tracks in the Hit List 1 Press HIT LIST before you start playing.

The HIT LIST button lights up and "HIT LIST"

appears in the display.

2 Turn the JOG dial or the H« AMS [>t>D dial until

the desired track appears in the front panel display.

3 Push the JOG dial or press O to start playing.

Vv'hen using the remote, press ENTER.

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'(J' The Hit List remains until erased

it \’ou replace discs, the Hit List \’oii create remains. Theretore, the plaver will substitute the new existing tracks into the Hit List.

Note

The track vou select in Step 2 will bo listed as the first track in

the Hit List, and you cannot arrange the order of the tracks in the Hit List.

Deleting tracks from the Hit List 1 Follow Steps 1 and 2 in "Playing tracks in the Hit

List" on page 38.

2 Press CLEAR.

The selected track is deleted from the Hit list.

Deleting all tracks of the Hit List

when the HIT LIST button lights up, hold down CLEAR while in stop mode until "CLEAR" appears.

Labeling tracks in the Hit List (Hit Title)

You can label tracks in the Hit List in either of the two methods described below.

Labeling tracks whHe in play mode

1 Press MENU / NO while playing a track in the Hit

List. "HIT TITLE" appears in the display.

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

To make a correction

Press CLEAR and begin again by inputting the correct characters.

5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to input more characters.

See also "Labeling discs on the player" on page 30 for details.

6 Press YES to store the Hit Title.

Labeling tracks while in stop mode

1 While the HIT LIST button is lit, select the track

you want to assign by turning the JOG dial or the

KKl AMS t>Ol! dial.

2 Press MENU/NO.

The flashing cursor (i ) appears in the display.

3 Follow Steps 3 to 6 in "Labeling tracks while in

play mode" to input the characters.

You can store a CD TEXT disc's track 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.

2 Push the JOG dial.

The flashing cursor (i j) appears in the display.

Turn the JOG dial until the desired character appears in the display. The selected character for the Hit Title 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) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU VWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw xyz0123456789!"#$%&’()* + ,- ./:;<

= >?@_

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Additional Information

Precautions

On safety

• Cautit'n — rlu' uso ot \,'ptical instrumonts with this product will increase eve hazard,

• Should any solid object or liquid tall into the cabinet, unplug the pla^’eг and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it an\' further.

On power sources

• Before operating the pla\’er, check that the operating voltage of the plaver is identical with vour local power supplw The operating voltage is indicated on the nameplate at the rear of the pla\ er.

• The pla\'er is not disconnected from the AC power source (mams) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, e\ en if the pla\ er itself has been turned off.

• If \’OLi 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; ne\’er pull the cord.

• AC power cord must be changed only at the qualified ser\ ice 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 transportation

• when transporting the player, open the front cover then remove ail the discs from the plaver and turn the power off.

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

Notes on CDs

On handling CDs

• To keep the disc clean, handle the disc carefully.

• 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. After removing a disc from the disc slot, store the disc in its case.

On cleaning

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

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, 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 slightK' moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use an\' type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine.

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

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Additional Information

Troubleshooting

It \4Hi oxpolionce ¿илу ot the toliow in^ ditticiilties while

usiiii; the plaver, use this troubleshooting guide to help vou remociv the problem. Should anv problem persist, consult your iiearest Sony dealer.

There is no sound.

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

The CD does not play.

^There is no CD in a slot ("-NO DISC-"

appears).

Insert a CD. ^Insert the CD with the label side facing right. ^Clean the CD (see page 40). ^Moisture has condensed inside the player. Open

the front cover and leave the player turned on

for about an hour (see page 40).

The remote does not function.

^Remove obstacles in the path of the remote and

the player.

■♦■Point the remote at the remote sensor on the player.

^Be sure to set up the remote correctly. ^Replace all the batteries in the remote with new

ones if ^ appears in the remote's display.

Specifications

Compact disc player Laser

Laser output

Frequency response Signai-to-noise ratio

Dynamic range

Harmonic distortion CDP-CX555ES: Less than 0,003

Channel separation More than 100 dB

Outputs

Jack type

LINE OUT Phono

DIGITAL OUT Optical (OPTICAL) output

jacks

connector

Sc'mici>nductt.'r laser (>. = 78t> nm) Emission duration: continuous

Max 44.6 pW*

* This c*utput is flic x’alue measured at

a distance of 200 mm from tlic objective lens surface on tlio Optical Pick-up block with 7 mm aperture.

20 Hz to 20 kHz ±0.5 dB

CDP-CX555ES: More than 110 dB CDI’-CX350: More than 108 dB

CDP-CX555ES: More than 95 dB CDP-CX350: More than ^3 dB

CDP-CX350; Less than 0,0045

Maximum Load impedance output level

2V Over 10 kilohms (at 50 kilohms)

-18 dBm Wave length: 660 nm

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.

General

Power requirements Where purchased

USA 120 V AC, 60 Hz Australia 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption

Dimensions (approx.) (w/h/d)

Mass (approx.) CDP-CX555ES: 9.0 kg (19 lbs 14 o?)

Supplied accessories

See page 4.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Power requirements

CDP-CX555ES: 17 W CDP-CX350: 13 W

430 X 189 X 484 mm (17 X 7 1 /2 X 19 in.) inch projecting parts

CDP-CX350: 8.5 kg (18 lbs 12 oz)

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Index

A, B

Advanced Mega Control 27 AMS 19 Automatic Music Sensor 19

CD TEXT 15 Changing

Disc Memo 31 Group Memo 36

Connecting 5

another CD placer 9 Continuous Play 12 CONTROL A1 II 5 Custom Files

Delete Bank 34

Disc Memo 30

Group File 35 Hit List 38 what you can do with 30

Delete Bank 34 Disc Memo 30

Erasing

Custom Files 30 Delete Bank 34 Disc Memo 31 Group Memo 36 Hit List 39

.programs 23,25

remote's memory 9

Fading 28

Grouping Discs 35

Handling CDs 40 Hit List 38 Hookups

overview 4

Inserting CDs 10

J. K

JOG dial 10

Labeling a disc 30 Locating

a specific point 19 a specific track 19 by monitoring 19 by observing the display 20 directly 17 discs 16 using AMS 19

Memo Scan 17 Memo Search 16

N, o

No-Delay Play 29

P.Q

Playback

Continuous Play 12 Easy Play 18 Group Play 36 Program Play 22 Repeat Play 21 Shuffle Play 21

Program

changing 23, 25 checking 23 erasing 23,25

Remote control 4, 6 Repeating 21 Rotary table 10

Searching. See Locating

Selecting a disc 16

^ Selecting the language 15

Shuffle Play

on all discs 22

on one disc 22 Specifying the next disc 18 Storing

information about CDs 30

specific tracks 34

Timer Play 26 Total playing time 14 Troubleshooting 41

U, V, w

Unpacking 4

X, Y. Z

X-Fade Plav

Names of controls

Buttons

BACK 37 CAPS 32 CHECK 23,34 CLEAR 22, 31, 35, 39 CONTINUE 12,22 DEL 33 DISC 17, 22, 24 DISC SKIP +/- 13 EASY PLAY 18 ENTER 17, 24, 38 FILTER 20 GROUP 37 GROUP 1-8 35 GROUP FILE 35 HIGH-LIGHT 15 HIT LIST 38 MEGA CONTROL 27 MEMO INPUT 33 MEMO SCAN 17 MEMO SEARCH 16 MENU 7

MENU / NO 6, 15, 28, 30, 35, 39 NO DELAY 29 Number 17 OPEN/CLOSE 10 PLAYER SELECT 10, 27 PROGRAM 22,24 REPEAT 21 SHUFFLE 22 SPACE 32 TIME/TEXT 14,31 TRACK 20 X-FADE 29 YES 6, 31, 36, 39 IKK AMS OtHl 13 O 13 II 13

■ 13 («/►►I 19

>10 19,24

-HOO 16

Switches

TIMER 26 I/Ó 6

Jacks

LINE OUT 9 CONTROL A1 n 5 2ND CD IN 9

Connectors

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) 5

Others

COMMAND MODE

selector 10 Disc slots 10 Display 14 Easy scroll key 7 Front cover 10

JOG dial 10

Remote's display 7 Rotary table 10

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