Sony CDP-M305, CDP-M205 User Manual

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CDP-M305

CDP-M205

1997 by Sony Corporation

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.

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

The following caution label is located inside of the unit.

Don’t throw a battery, dispose it as the injurious wastes.

Precautions

On safety

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

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

On power sources

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

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

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

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

On placement

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

•Do not place the player on a soft surface such as a rug that might block the ventilation holes on the bottom.

•Do not place the player in a location near heat sources, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust or mechanical shock.

On operation

•If the player is brought directly from a cold to a warm location, or is placed in a very damp room, moisture may condense on the lenses inside the player. Should this occur, the player may not operate properly. In this case, remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates.

On adjusting volume

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

On cleaning

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

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

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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-M305 and CDP-M205. The CDP-M305 is the model used for illustration purposes. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “CDP-M305 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. In the instructions, the buttons on the remote are indicated in parentheses.

•The following icons are used in this manual:

Indicates that you can do the task using the remote.

(Note that the CDP-M205 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 ...........................................................................................		7
Locating a Specific Track or a Particular Point in a Track ........................		8
Playing Tracks Repeatedly ............................................................................		8
Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) ....................................................		9
Creating Your Own Programme (Programme Play) .................................		9
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Recording From CDs
Recording Your Own Programme .............................................................		11
Fading In or Out	(CDP-M305 only) .....................................................	12
Adjusting the Recording Level (Peak Search) ..........................................		12
Additional Information
Notes on CDs .................................................................................................		13
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................		13
Specifications .................................................................................................		13

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Getting Started

Unpacking

Check that you received the following items:

•Audio connecting cord (1)

•Remote commander (remote) (CDP-M305 only) (1)

•Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries (CDP-M305 only) (2)

Inserting batteries into the remote (CDP-M305 only)

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

Hooking Up the System

Overview

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

CD player

LINE OUT	LINE OUT	To mains
(R)	(L)

Audio input	Audio input
(L)	(R)	Amplifier

When to replace batteries

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

Notes

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

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

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

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

	: Signal flow	To mains
	What cords will I need?
	Audio cord (supplied) (1)
	White	White
	(L)	(L)
	Red	Red
	(R)
		(R)

Hookups

When connecting an audio cord, be sure to match the colour-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	Amplifier
LINE OUT	INPUT
	CD
L	L
R	R

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Getting Started

Setting the voltage selector (except for European models)

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 mains lead to a wall outlet.

110 - 120 V									220 - 240 V

Connecting the mains lead

Connect the mains lead to a wall outlet.

Where do I go next?

Now you’re ready to use your player.

If you aren’t familiar with how to play CDs, go to the section “Playing a CD” on page 6.

Then, go to the following sections for other operations.

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Basic Operations

Playing a CD

2

POWER

CONTINUE SHUFFLE PROGRAM

PEAK

TIME REPEAT SEARCH

3	4
OPEN/CLOSE

•See pages 4 – 5 for the hookup information.

If you turn on the player with a CD in the tray

You can start playing automatically from the beginning of the CD. If you connect a commercially available timer, you can start playing the CD at any time you want.

If play doesn’t start from the first track

Press CONTINUE.

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1	Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position so that
	you can listen to the sound from this player.
2	Press POWER to turn on the player.
3	Press §OPEN/CLOSE,
	and place a disc on the

disc tray.

			With the label side up
4		Press ·(().
		The disc tray closes and the player plays all the tracks once
		(Continuous Play).
		Adjust the volume on the amplifier.
To stop playback
Press p.
	To		Press
	Pause		P
	Resume play after pause		Por ·(()
	Go to the next track		+
	Go back to the preceding track		=
	Stop play and remove the CD		§OPEN/CLOSE

Playing CDs

Using the Display

You can check information about the disc using the display.

TIME

(CDP-M305 only)

TIME

Checking the total number and playing time of the tracks

Press TIME before you start playing.

The display shows the total number of tracks, total playing time and music calendar.

					MIN	SEC
							1	2	3		4	5
							6	7	8		9	10

Total number	Music calendar
of tracks
Total playing time

While in shuffle play mode (“SHUFFLE” appears in the display; see page 9), a one-second access time blank is added between each track. This increase is automatically added to the total playing time in the display.

The information also appears when you press §OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

Display information while playing a disc

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

					MIN	SEC
							1	2	3		4	5
							6	7	8		9	10

Current track	Music calendar
number
Playing time

The track numbers in the music calendar disappear after they are played.

Checking the remaining time

Each time you press TIME while playing a disc, the display changes as shown in the chart below.

Playing time and		MIN	SEC
				1	2	3		4	5
number of the				6	7	8		9	10
current track
		Press
Remaining time on
		MIN	SEC	1	2	3		4	5
the current track				6	7	8		9	10
	If the track number exceeds 68,
	“– – . – –” appears instead of the
	remaining time.
		Press
Remaining time on
		MIN	SEC	1	2	3		4	5
the disc				6	7	8		9	10

If the remaining time exceeds 100 minutes in programme mode,

“– – . – –” appears instead of the remaining time.

Press

Operations Basic

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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) buttons or number buttons. You can also locate a particular point in a track while playing a disc.

0/)(=/+)

(CDP-M305 only)

Number buttons

>10

=/+ 0/)

Playing Tracks Repeatedly

You can play tracks repeatedly in any play mode.

REPEAT

(CDP-M305 only)

REPEAT

To locate	Press
The next or	+repeatedly until you find the track
succeeding tracks
The current or	=repeatedly until you find the track
preceding tracks
A specific track	Number button of the track
directly
(CDP-M305 only)
A point while	)(forward) or 0(backward) and
monitoring the sound	hold down until you find the point
A point quickly by	0/)and hold down until you
observing the display	find the point. You will not hear the
during pause	sound during the operation.

When you directly locate a track numbered over 10

Press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons. To enter “0,” use button 10.

Example: To play track number 30 Press >10 first, then 3 and 10.

Note

If “ ” appears in the display, the disc has reached the end while you were pressing ). Press =or 0to go back.

Press REPEAT while playing a disc.

“REPEAT” appears in the display. The player repeats the tracks as follows:

When the disc is played in	The player repeats
Continuous Play (page 6)	All the tracks
Shuffle Play (page 9)	All the tracks in random
	orders
Programme Play (page 9)	The same programme

To cancel Repeat Play

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

Repeating the current track

You can repeat only the current track in any play mode.

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

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Playing CDs

Playing in Random Order

(Shuffle Play)

You can have the player “shuffle” tracks and play in a random order.

SHUFFLE

·

(CDP-M305 only)

SHUFFLE

(

Creating Your Own

Programme (Programme Play)

You can arrange the order of the tracks on a disc and create your own programme. The programme can contain up to 24 tracks.

=/+

PROGRAM

·

p

(CDP-M305 only)

PROGRAM

Number
buttons
>10
CLEAR	CHECK

(

=/+

1Press SHUFFLE.

“SHUFFLE” appears in the display.

2Press ·(() to start Shuffle Play.

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

To cancel Shuffle Play

Press CONTINUE.

You can start Shuffle Play while playing

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

1Press PROGRAM.

“PROGRAM” appears in the display.

2Press =or +and check the total playing time. (Programme edit)

The selected track number in the music calendar and the total playing time flash.

Repeat this procedure until you find the track you want.

Last programmed	Total playing	Programmed
	time	tracks
track

	MIN	SEC	2	5
				8
PROGRAM	A

(Continued)

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Playing CDs

3Press PROGRAM to confirm your selection. The playing order appears in the display for a while. The selected track number in the music calendar stops flashing and lights.

Playing order

	STEP			2	5

8

A

PROGRAM

4Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to programme in the order you want.

5Press ·(() to start Programme Play.

To cancel Programme Play

Press CONTINUE.

You can programme tracks directly (CDP-M305 only)

Instead of Steps 2 to 4, press the number buttons of the tracks you want to programme in the order you want. To programme the track numbered over 10, use the >10 button (see page 8).

The programme remains even after the Programme Play ends

When you press ·((), you can play the same programme again.

Notes

•The total playing time doesn’t appear in the display when it exceeds 100 minutes.

•“FULL” appears in the display when you try to add a track to a programme which already contains 24 tracks.

Checking the track order

(CDP-M305 only)

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

Press CHECK.

Each time you press this button, the display shows the track number in the programmed order. After the last track in the programme, the display shows “End” and returns to the original display. If you check the order after you start playing, the display shows only the remaining track numbers.

Changing the track order

You can change your programme before you start playing.

To	Press
Erase a track	CHECK until the track you
(CDP-M305 only)	don’t want appears in the
	display, then press CLEAR
Erase the last track in the	CLEAR. Each time you press
programme	the button, the last track will
(CDP-M305 only)	be cleared.
Add tracks to the end of the	Number buttons of the tracks
programme	to be added, or repeat Steps 2
(CDP-M305 only)	to 4
Change the whole	pto erase the whole
programme completely	programme. You can also
	press CLEAR on the remote
	until “AL-CLr” appears in
	the display (for the CDP-
	M305). Then create a new
	programme following the
	programming procedure.

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Recording From CDs

Recording Your Own

Programme

You can record the programme you’ve created on a tape. The programme can contain up to 24 tracks. By inserting a pause during programming, you can

divide the programme into two for recording on both sides of a tape.

=/+

PROGRAM	· P
PROGRAM	(CDP-M305 only)

Number buttons

>10

P

( =/+

4Start recording on the deck and then press ·(() on the player.

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

5When you record on side B, reverse the tape and press ·(() or Pon the player to resume playing.

To check and change your programme

See page 10.

The indication A appears while checking the programme for side A and B while checking the programme for side B. (CDP-M305 only)

When tracks, which aren’t numerically consecutive on the disc, are programmed consecutively (i.e. 1, 3, 5 etc.)

A one-second access time blank is added between the tracks.

1Create your programme (for side A when recording on a tape) while checking the total playing time indicated in the display. Follow Steps 1 to 4 in “Creating Your Own Programme” on page 9.

The A

indication appears in the display.

2

3

When you record on both sides of the tape, press Pto insert a pause.

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

A pause is counted as one track

You can programme up to 23 tracks when you insert a pause.

Repeat Step 1 to create the programme for side B.

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Recording From CDs

Fading In or Out (CDP-M305 only)

You can manually fade in or out to prevent tracks from starting or ending abruptly.

FADER

To	Press FADER
Start play fading in	During pause.		FADE	lights up in
	the display and the Qindication
	flashes. The play fades in.
End play fading out	When you want to start fading out.
	FADE	lights up in the display and

the qindication flashes. The play fades out and the player pauses.

Adjusting the Recording Level

(Peak Search)

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

	PEAK SEARCH					p

1Before you start playing, press PEAK SEARCH. “PEAK” flashes in the display and the player repeats the portion of the highest level.

2Adjust the recording level on the deck.

3Press pon the player to stop peak search. “PEAK” disappears from the display.

Note

The portion with the highest level may differ every time you try the adjustment on the same disc. The difference is, however, so slight that you won’t find any problem in adjusting the recording level precisely.

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