Sony D-NE900LS User Manual

Portable CD Player

3-258-405-82 (1)

Portable CD Player

D-NE900LS

Operating Instructions GB

使用说明书 CS

“WALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone Stereo products.

is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

D-NE900LS

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus.

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

CAUTION

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

Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product. Please consult with your local authority.

CAUTION

• INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN

• DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM OR VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

• CLASS 1M INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN OPEN

• DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

The validity of the CE marking is restricted to only those countries where it is legally enforced, mainly in the countries EEA (European Economic Area).

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Table of Contents

Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman!

Music sources playable on this CD player .. 6

ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3......................... 7

MP3 ............................................................. 7

The structure of ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 and

MP3 files ................................................. 8

Getting started

Checking the supplied accessories ............ 10

Locating the controls ................................. 11

Playing a CD

1.Insert a CD. ........................................... 15

2.Connect your CD player........................ 15

3.Play a CD. ............................................. 16

Playback options

Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play) .... 19

Playing all files in a selected group

(Group play)

(ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only) ................. 19

Playing a single track (Single play)........... 20

Playing tracks in random order

(Shuffle play)......................................... 20

Playing all files in a selected group in

random order (Group shuffle play)

(ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only) ................. 20

Playing your favorite play lists

(m3u play list play)

(MP3 CD only)...................................... 20

Playing your favorite tracks by adding

Bookmarks (Bookmark track play) ....... 21

Playing the 10 tracks you have played most

frequently (Auto ranking play).............. 22

Playing tracks you have played most

frequently in random order

(Auto ranking shuffle play) ................... 22

Playing tracks in your favorite order

(PGM play)............................................ 23

Searching for groups or tracks/files........... 24

Available features

Adjusting sound quality

(Parametric equalizer) ........................... 25

The G-PROTECTION function................. 26

Protecting your hearing (AVLS)................ 27

Stopping playback automatically

(OFF TIMER) ....................................... 27

Locking the controls (HOLD) ................... 28

Turning off the beep sound ........................ 28

Saving power ............................................. 29

Playing tracks continuously

(SEAMLESS) (ATRAC CD only) ........ 30

Connecting your CD player

Connecting a stereo system ....................... 31

Connecting to a power source

Using the rechargeable battery .................. 33

Using the dry battery ................................. 35

Notes on the power source ........................ 36

Additional information

List of menus ............................................. 37

Precautions ................................................ 38

Maintenance .............................................. 38

Troubleshooting ......................................... 39

Specifications ............................................ 42

Optional accessories .................................. 43

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Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman!

Thank you for purchasing the D-NE900LS. This CD Walkman is called an “ATRAC CD Walkman,” because you can enjoy “ATRAC CDs” on it.

You can make your own ATRAC CD easily.

Step 1

Install

Install the supplied “SonicStage Simple Burner” software.

How to use the SonicStage Simple Burner

Refer to the supplied booklet “SonicStage Simple Burner.”

Step 2

Burn

Create a disc image and burn it on a CD-R/RW using your PC.

Audio data is converted to the ATRAC3plus/ ATRAC3 format by the SonicStage Simple Burner.

MP3 filesAudio CDs

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What is an ATRAC CD?

An ATRAC CD is a CD-R/RW on which audio data compressed in the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format has been recorded. About 30 audio CDs can be recorded on a CD-R/RW.* You can also record MP3 files by converting the files to the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format.

*When total playing time of one CD (album) is estimated at 60 minutes and you are recording on a 700 MB

CD-R/RW at 48 kbps in ATRAC3plus format.

Step 3

Listen

You can enjoy listening to your own ATRAC CDs on your ATRAC CD Walkman.

ATRAC CD

Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman!

What is the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format?

Refer to pages 6 - 9 of this manual.

You can also enjoy audio CDs on your CD Walkman.

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Music sources playable on this CD player

You can play the following 3 music sources on this CD player:

•Audio CDs (CDDA format)

• CDs with ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format files (ATRAC CD)

• CDs with MP3 format files (MP3 CD)

Usable disc formats

You can use ISO 9660 Level 1/2 and Joliet extension format discs only.

About CD-Rs/RWs

This CD player can play CD-Rs/RWs recorded in the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3, MP3 or CDDA* format, but playback capability may vary depending on the quality of the disc and the condition of the recording device.

* CDDA is the abbreviation for Compact Disc Digital Audio. It is a recording standard used for the Audio

CDs.

Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies. Please be aware that among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product.

Notes

•This CD player cannot record music content on recordable media, such as CD-Rs/RWs.

• CD-Rs/RWs recorded in the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format cannot be played on your computer.

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ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3

“ATRAC3plus,” which stands for “Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus” is audio compression technology, developed from the ATRAC3 format. Though the ATRAC3plus format can compress music content to about 1/20 of its original size at 64 kbps, you can still enjoy high quality sound. The available transfer bit rates are 256 kbps, 64 kbps and 48 kbps.

“ATRAC3,” which stands for “Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3” is audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates. The ATRAC3 format can compress music content to about 1/10 of their original size, which contributes to reduction of the media volume. The available transfer bit rates are 132 kbps, 105 kbps and 66 kbps.

The usable number of groups and files

• Maximum number of groups: 255

• Maximum number of files: 999

For details, refer to the supplied booklet “SonicStage Simple Burner.”

Note on saving files on the media

Do not save files in other formats (except MP3 files) and do not make unnecessary folders on a disc that has ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files.

MP3

MP3, which stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer3, a standard for audio files compression supported by the Motion Picture Experts Group, an ISO (International Organization for Standardization) working group, enables compression of audio files to about 1/10 of the data size of a standard compact disc.

Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman!

The major specifications of the acceptable disc format are:

• Maximum directory levels: 8

• Acceptable characters: A - Z, a- z, 0 - 9, _ (underscore)

Notes

•When naming files, be sure to add the file extension “mp3” to the file name.

• If you add the extension “mp3” to a file other than an MP3 file, the player will not be able to recognize the file properly.

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The usable number of groups and files

• Maximum number of groups: 255

• Maximum number of files: 999

Settings for compression and writing software

•This CD player is able to play MP3 files with the following specifications: Bit rate: 16 - 320 kbps, and sampling frequencies: 32/44.1/ 48 kHz. Variable Bit Rate (VBR) file can also be played. To compress a source for an MP3 file, we recommend setting the compression software to “44.1 kHz,” “128 kbps,” and “Constant Bit Rate.”

•To record up to the maximum capacity, set to “halting of writing.”

•To record at one time up to the maximum capacity on media that has nothing recorded on it, set to “Disc at Once.”

Notes on saving files on the media

• Do not save files in other formats (except MP3/ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format files) or unnecessary folders on a disc that has MP3 files.

•When a disc is inserted, the CD player reads all the information of folders and files on that disc. If there are many folders on the disc, it may take a long time for play to begin or for the next file to start playback.

The structure of ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 and MP3 files

Groups and folders

The ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format has a very simple structure. It consists of “files” and “groups. ” A “file” is equivalent to a “track” of an audio CD. A “group” is a bundle of files and is equivalent to an “album.” A “group” has no directory-type structure (a new group cannot be made within an existing group). When referring to MP3 CDs, a “file” is equivalent to a “track” and a “group” is equivalent to an “album.” This CD player is designed to recognize an MP3 folder as a “group” so that it can play CD-Rs/RWs recorded in both the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format and those recorded in the MP3 format with the same operation.

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ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 file structure and playing order

•ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 •MP3

Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman!

Group ATRAC3plus/

ATRAC3 file

Notes

•A group that does not include an MP3 file is skipped.

• If ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files and MP3 files are recorded on the same CD, this CD player plays the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files first.

•Depending on the method used to record MP3 files on the disc, the playing order may be different from the one shown above.

Group MP3 file

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Getting started

Checking the supplied accessories

AC power adaptor (1)

Rechargeable battery (1)

Battery carrying case (1)

Headphones/earphones (1)

Charging stand (1)

Carrying pouch (1)

External battery case (1)

CD-ROM* (SonicStage Simple Burner) (1)

*Do not play a CD-ROM on an audio CD player.

User’s guide for SonicStage Simple Burner (1)

Remote control (1)

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Locating the controls

CD player

For details, see the pages in parentheses.

1 2

1 Display (12, 17, 19, 24, 37) 2 OPERATION lamp (15, 28, 29, 34)

Color of the lamp changes according to the type of music source being played. Red: Audio CD, Green: ATRAC3plus/ ATRAC3 file, Orange: MP3 file For some time after the CD is inserted, the lamp lights up in red, orange and green in turn. This lamp also functions as the HOLD lamp and the CHG (charge) lamp.

3 ( group) – button (16, 23, 24, 26, 28,

37)

4 i (headphones)/LINE OUT (OPTICAL)

jack (15, 31) Switch the function of the jack, using the menu.

5 VOL (volume) +*1/– buttons (16) 6 (group) + button (16, 23, 24) 7 HOLD switch (rear) (28)

Slide the switch in the direction of the arrow to disable the buttons on the CD player.

8 Jog dial (19 - 31, 37)

Use to select a file, play mode, etc. The search direction changes according to the direction in which the jog dial is turned.

7 8

9 q;

9 5-way control key

DISPLAY/ MENU

Push the control key toward u, >, . or x/CHG with your finger on

DISPLAY/MENU.

q; OPEN switch (15, 33)

Squeeze the switch from both sides.

qa Terminals for the charging stand/external

battery case (15, 34, 35)

*1 The button has a tactile dot. *2 Automatic Music Sensor

(15, 16, 19 - 31, 34, 37)

u: play/pause .:AMS*2/rewind >:AMS/fast forward x/CHG: stop/charge

DISPLAY/MENU: Use to select menu items and enter the selection.

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Display (CD player)

For details, see the pages in parentheses.

2 3

56 7 8

1 Character information display (17)

While playing an audio CD, disc name, track name, etc. appear in 4 lines, if recorded on the CD. While playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, group name, file name, etc. appear in 4 lines, if recorded on the CD. Menu items also appear in this display.

2 Atrac3plus/MP3 indication 3 Disc indication

Lights up while the CD player is playing.

4 Battery indication (33)

Roughly shows the remaining power of the battery. If “ ” flashes, the battery is depleted.

5 Play list indication (21)

For MP3 CD only

6 Group indication (19, 20)

For ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only

7 Play mode indication (19 - 23)

Shows various playmodes such as shuffle play and program play. “ ” shows repeat play.

8 SOUND indication (25, 26)

Shows the SOUND setting which has been selected on the menu.

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Remote control

For details, see the pages in parentheses.

3 4

1 VOL (volume) +/– control (16, 26, 28)

Turn to adjust the volume.

2 x (stop) button (16, 26, 28, 37) 3 Jog lever (. u/ENT >) (16, 21

- 23, 25 - 31) u (play/pause)/ENT (enter): Press during stop to start play, and press during play to pause play. When selecting menu items, press to enter the selection. Flick toward . or >: AMS, rewind, fast forward

4 Display (14, 17) 5 ( group) +/– buttons (16, 23, 24)

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7 8

9 q;

6 Clip (14) 7 HOLD switch (28)

Slide the switch in the direction of the arrow (a yellow mark appears) to disable the buttons on the remote control.

8 DISPLAY button (23, 26 - 31, 37) 9 P MODE/ button (19 - 23) q; SOUND button (25, 37)

Note

Use only the supplied remote control. Y ou cannot operate this CD player with the remote control supplied with other CD players.

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Display (remote control)

For details, see the pages in parentheses.

12 3 4 5

6789q;

1 Disc indication 2 Track number indication (23) 3 Character information display (17) 4 Play mode indication (19 - 23) 5 SOUND indication (25, 26) 6 Battery indication (33) 7 Group indication (19, 20)

To use the clip on the remote control

You can remove the clip from the remote control and change the direction of the clip.

To remove To attach in the reverse direction

8 Play list indication (21) 9 Bookmark indication (21)

During play, the indication shows a track has a Bookmark.

q; Timer indication (27)

Shows the OFF TIMER setting has been selected on the menu.

You can pass the cord of the remote control through this clip.

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Playing a CD

. Insert a CD.

1 Squeeze OPEN from both sides to

open the CD player lid.

OPEN switch

. Connect your CD player.

You can use the following power sources:

• Rechargeable battery (page 33)

• LR6 (size AA) alkaline battery (external battery case) (page 35)

•AC power adaptor

We explain how to use your CD player on house current on this page. Connect the plugs and terminals securely.

1 Connect the AC power adaptor to

the charging stand.

2 Connect the headphones/earphones

with the remote control to the CD player.

3 Place the CD player on the charging

stand. Make sure that the OPERATION

lamp flashes.

2 Place the CD on the tray and close

the lid.

Label side up

to an AC outlet

AC power adaptor

to i (headphones)/ LINE OUT (OPTICAL)

1 DC IN 3V

Playing a CD

OPERATION lamp

5-way control key (u)

Charging stand

Headphones/ earphones

Remote control

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. Play a CD.

VOL + / –

5-way control key (u)

1 Push the control key toward u. 2 Adjust the volume by pressing

VOL + or –.

VOL + / –

Jog lever

1 Press the jog lever. 2 Adjust the volume by turning

VOL +/ –.

Play (from a point where you stopped previously)

CD player

Push the control key toward u. Playback starts from the

Remote control

Press the jog lever. Playback starts from the point where you stopped.

point where you stopped.

Play (from the first track)

While the CD player is stopped, push and hold the control key toward u until the play of the first track starts.

Pause/resume play after pause

Stop* Find the beginning of the current

track (AMS*1)* Find the beginning of previous tracks

(AMS)* Find the beginning of the next track

(AMS)* Find the beginning of succeeding

tracks (AMS) Go backwards quickly* Go forward quickly* Jump to succeeding groups* Jump to previous groups*

*1 Automatic Music Sensor *2 These operations can be carried out during both play and pause. *3 After you have played the last track, you can return to the beginning of the first track by flicking the jog

lever toward > (by pushing the control key toward > on the CD player). Similarly, if you are at the first track, you can locate the last track by flicking the jog lever toward . (by pushing the control key

toward . on the CD player). *4 Only when you play an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD *5 These operations cannot be carried out when using an MP3 file recorded on a CD-R/RW in a packet write

format.

, *3

, *5

Push toward u. Push toward x/CHG. Push toward ..

Push

toward . repeatedly.

Push toward >.

Push toward > repeatedly.

Push and hold toward .. Push and hold toward >. Press + repeatedly. Press – repeatedly.

While the CD player is stopped, press and hold the jog lever until the play of the first track starts.

Press the jog lever. Press x. Flick the jog lever toward .

once. F

lick the jog lever to ward .

repeatedly. Flick the jog lever toward >

once. Flick the jog lever toward >

repeatedly. Hold the jog lever toward .. Hold the jog lever toward >. Press + repeatedly. Press – repeatedly.

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Checking CD information on the display

You can check CD information by repeatedly pressing DISPLAY/MENU on the CD player or DISPLAY on the remote control. When you are playing a CD containing text information such as CD-TEXT, “track name,” “album name,” “artist name,” etc. are displayed as shown in parentheses in the following table. When you are playing an ATRAC CD, information you input using the SonicStage Simple Burner software is displayed. When you are playing an MP3 CD containing MP3 files with an ID3 tag*1, ID3 tag information is displayed.

CD player

Each time you press DISPLAY/MENU, the display changes as follows:

Audio CD ATRAC CD/MP3 CD

Track number, elapsed playing time File name, artist name*3, group name, (Track name, artist name, album name) file number, elapsed playing time

Track number, remaining time of File name, CODEC information*4, the current track file number, remaining time of the current file (Track name, artist name)

The total number of tracks on the CD, Total number of files, total number of groups, the total playing time of the CD, file number, elapsed playing time the number of tracks left*2, the time remaining on the CD*

List of track names List of group names/file names

Remote control

Each time you press DISPLAY, the display changes as follows:

Audio CD ATRAC CD/MP3 CD

Track number, elapsed playing time, File number, file name, elapsed playing time (Track name)

Track number, remaining time of File number, artist name, CODEC information*4, the current track remaining time of the current file (Track name, artist name)

The number of tracks left*2, the time Group name, total number of files remaining on the CD* (Album name, artist name)

Animation screen

Playing a CD

*1 An ID3 tag is a format for adding certain information (track name, album name, artist name, etc.) to MP3

files. This CD player conforms to Version 1.1/2.2/2.3 of the ID3 tag format (for MP3 files only).

*2 Not displayed during Single play, Shuffle play, Bookmark track play, Auto ranking play, Auto ranking

shuffle play, or PGM play.

*3 During play, “artist name” is not displayed if the disc does not have ID3 tag information. When the list of

group names/file names appears in the display, “artist name” is not displayed.

*4 Bit rate and sampling frequencies. While an MP3 file made at VBR (variable bit rate) is being played,

“VBR” appears on the display instead of a bit rate. In some cases, “VBR” appears halfway through playback, not from the beginning.

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Notes

•The following characters can be displayed on this CD player:

– the alphanumeric characters A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9 and _ – Chinese characters (for the Chinese model) –Korean characters (for the Korean model) On the remote control supplied, neither Chinese nor Korean characters can be displayed.

• Before playing a file, the CD player reads all file and group (or folder) information on the CD. “READING”

is displayed. Depending on the content of the CD, it may take some time to accomplish this reading.

• If the group does not have a group name, “ROOT” appears in the display.

• If the file does not have ID3 tag information, “- - - -” appears in the display.

Removing the CD

Remove the CD while pressing the pivot in the center of the tray.

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Playback options

You can enjoy the following playback options using the P MODE/ button on the remote control or the menu function on the CD player.

• Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play)

• Playing all files in a selected group (Group play)

• Playing a single track (Single play)

• Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle play)

• Playing files in a selected group in random order (Group shuffle play)

• Playing your favorite play lists (m3u play list play)

• Playing your favorite tracks by adding Bookmarks (Bookmark track play)

• Playing the 10 tracks you have played most frequently (Auto ranking play)

• Playing tracks you have played most frequently in random order (Auto ranking shuffle play)

• Playing tracks in your fa vorite order (PGM play)

Selecting playback options on the CD player

Enter the PLAY MODE menu using the following procedures, then select each playback option.

1 Press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU

screen appears.

2 Turn the jog dial to select “PLAY

MODE,” then press DISPLAY/MENU.

3 Turn the jog dial to select the playback

option you want. The default setting is “ALL” (normal play).

PLAY MODE

ALL GROUP

Playback options appear.

Selecting playback options using the remote control

Press P MODE/ repeatedly to select the playback option you want.

Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play)

You can repeat various playback options.

Using the remote control

During play, press and hold P MODE/ until “ ” appears.

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On the CD player

1 Press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU

screen appears.

2 Turn the jog dial to select “REPEAT,”

then press DISPLAY/MENU.

3 Turn the jog dial to select “ON,” then

press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.

Playing all files in a selected group

(Group play) (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only)

During play, press P MODE/ repeatedly until “ ” appears. (CD player: Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options on the CD player” (this page), turn the jog dial to select “GROUP,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

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Playback options

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Playing a single track

(Single play)

During play, press P MODE/ repeatedly until “1” appears. (CD player: Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options on the CD player” (page 19), turn the jog dial to select “1,” then press DISPLAY/ MENU to enter the selection.)

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Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle play)

Playing all files in a selected group in random order (Group shuffle

play) (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only)

During play, press P MODE/ repeatedly until “ SHUF” appears. (CD player: Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options on the CD player” (page 19), turn the jog dial to select “GROUP SHUFFLE,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

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During play, press P MODE/ repeatedly until “SHUF” appears. (CD player: Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options on the CD player” (page 19), turn the jog dial to select “SHUFFLE,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

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Playing your favorite play lists (m3u play list play)

(MP3 CD only)

You can play your favorite m3u play lists.*

* An “m3u play list” is a file for which an MP3 file

playing order has been encoded. To use the play list function, record MP3 files on a CD-R/RW using encoding software that supports the m3u format.

During play, press P MODE/

repeatedly until “ ” (play list) appears. (CD player: Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options on the CD player” (page 19), turn the jog dial to select “PLAY LIST,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

MODERN

Play list

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select a play list you want. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select a play list.)

LATEST

Press the jog lever. (CD player:

Push the 5-way control key toward u.)

IS THAT

Playing your favorite tracks by adding Bookmarks (Bookmark track

play)

While the CD player is playing, you can add Bookmarks to the tracks you want and play them only.

Audio CD: up to 99 tracks for each CD (up

ATRAC CD: up to 999 tracks for each CD

MP3 CD: up to 999 tracks for each CD

Adding Bookmarks

1 During play of the track to where you

want to add a Bookmark, press and hold the jog lever until “ ” flashes. (CD player: Push and hold the 5-way control key toward u until “ ” flashes.) When the Bookmark has been added successfully, “ ” flashes slower.

to 10 CDs)

(up to 5 CDs)

2 Flick the jog lever toward . or >

(CD player: Push the 5-way control key toward . or >) to select the track to where you want to add a Bookmark, then repeat step 1 to add Bookmarks to the tracks you want.

Playing the tracks with Bookmarks

1 Press P MODE/ repeatedly until “ ”

(Bookmark) flashes frequently. (CD player: Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options on the CD player” (page 19), turn the jog dial to select “BOOK MARK,” then press DISPLAY/MENU. The play of the tracks with the Bookmarks starts.)

2 Press the jog lever to light up “ .”

The play of the tracks with the Bookmarks starts.

To remove the Bookmarks

During play of the track with a Bookmark, press and hold the jog lever until “ ” disappears from the display. (CD player: Push the 5-way control key toward u until “ ” disappears from the display.)

To check the tracks with Bookmarks

During playback of the tracks with Bookmarks, “ ” flashes slowly in the display.

Notes

• During play of tracks with Bookmarks, tracks are played in order of track number, and not in the order you added the Bookmarks.

• If you try to add Bookmarks to the tracks on the 11th CD (on a 6th CD when playing ATRAC CDs/MP3 CDs), the Bookmarks of the CD you played first will be erased.

• All Bookmarks stored in memory will be erased: – if you remove all the power sources, or – if you continue playing the CD player on the

rechargeable batteries without charging the batteries even though “Lobatt” is displayed.

Playback options

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Playing the 10 tracks you have played most frequently (Auto ranking play)

The CD player automatically memorizes up to 10 tracks you have played most frequently from the CD being played, and plays them from the 10th to the top.

During play, press P MODE/ repeatedly to select “a00 (auto ranking)” and press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options on the CD player” (page 19), turn the jog dial to select “AUTO RANKING,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

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Playing tracks you have played most frequently in random order (Auto ranking shuffle play)

The CD player plays up to 32 tracks which the player has automatically memorized as the most frequently played ones. In Auto ranking shuffle play, these tracks are played in random order.

During play, press P MODE/ repeatedly to select “a00 (auto ranking) SHUF” and press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options on the CD player” (page 19), turn the jog dial to select “RANKING SHUF,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

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Note

The CD player memorizes the tracks you have played from up to 10 CDs, whether you have changed the CDs or not. If the CD player tries to memorize tracks from an 11th CD, the data memorized first will be erased.

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Playing tracks in your favorite order (PGM play)

You can program the CD player to play up to 64 tracks in your favorite order.

While play is stopped, press

P MODE/ repeatedly until “PGM” (program) appears. (CD player: While play is stopped, perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options on the CD player” (page 19), turn the jog dial to select “PROGRAM,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

Audio CD/CD-TEXT

PGM01

Track number Playing order ATRAC CD/MP3 CD

In Your H

Playing order File name

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select the track you want, then press and hold the jog lever until the display changes to enter the selection. (CD player: Push the 5-way control key toward . or > to select the track and press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

The track has been stored in memory. When playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, you can also select a group using + or –.

Audio CD/CD-TEXT

PGM12

When playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, a playing order and a file name are displayed.

Repeat step 2 to select the tracks

in your favorite order.

Press the jog lever to start PGM

play. (CD player: Push the 5-way control key toward u.)

Checking the program

While programming:

Press and hold the jog lever repeatedly before step 4. (CD player: Push and hold the 5-way control key toward u repeatedly, or press DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly.)

While play is stopped:

Press DISPLAY. While the indications are displayed, press P MODE/ repeatedly until “PGM” flashes, then press the jog lever until the display changes. (CD player: Press DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly until the list of the tracks programmed appears. To display tracks from the third track on, push the 5-way control key toward u.)

Notes

•When you finish entering the 64th track in step 3, the first selected track number (audio CD) or the first selected file name (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD) appears on the display.

• If you select 65 tracks or more, the first selected tracks are erased.

Playback options

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Searching for groups or tracks/files

While the CD player is playing, you can search for and play the group (ATRAC CD only) or track/file you want quickly using the jog dial on the CD player.

During play, turn the jog dial until

the search screen appears.

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Press + or – to select the

group you want, then push the 5way control key toward u.

The CD player starts playing from the first file in the group you selected.

Selecting the track/file you want

1 Perform step 1 above, then press + or

– to select the group you want.

2 Turn the jog dial to select the track/file

you want, then push the 5-way control key toward u. The CD player starts playing from the track/ file you selected.

To exit the search mode

Push the 5-way control key toward x/CHG. If about 40 seconds at most have passed without any operation being performed, the screen returns to the previous one.

Note

If you try to operate the CD player using the remote control during a search, “MENU” appears and you cannot perform any operation.

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Available features

Adjusting sound quality

(Parametric equalizer)

You can enjoy your favorite sounds by adjusting sound quality in the following two ways:

• Selecting a preset sound pattern t “Selecting the sound quality you want”

• Adjusting sound quality by yourself t “Customizing sound quality”

Selecting the sound quality you want

Indication Sound quality

SOFT/ For vocals, stressing middle SOUND S range audio

ACTIVE/ Lively sounds, emphasizing SOUND A high and low range audio

HEAVY/ Powerful sounds, further SOUND H emphasizing high and low ranges

CUSTOM/ Customized sound SOUND C

Using the remote control

Press SOUND repeatedly to select the sound quality you want.

On the CD player

1 Press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU

screen appears.

2 Turn the jog dial to select “SOUND,”

then press DISPLAY/MENU.

3 Turn the jog dial to select the sound

quality you want, then press DISPLAY/ MENU to enter the selection.

compared with ACTIVE sound

Customizing sound quality

You can customize sound quality by adjusting the sound volume in the 3 frequency ranges “LOW” (low range audio), “MID” (middle range audio) and “HIGH” (high range audio). For each frequency range, you can select the wave pattern from among 3 patterns, and can also adjust the sound volume in 7 levels for the pattern you select. Adjust sound quality by checking the shape of the wave on the display.

Press SOUND repeatedly to select

“SOUND C”, then press SOUND until the display changes. (CD player: Perform steps 1 - 3 of “Selecting the sound quality you want” and select “CUSTOM.”)

Flick and hold the jog lever toward

. or > until the frequency range you want appears. (CD player: Push the 5-way control key toward . or > for 2 seconds or more to select the frequency range.)

“LOW” is displayed first. (CD player: “LOW” flashes.)

LOW

MID

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Adjusting sound quality

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> repeatedly to select the shape of the wave from the 3 shapes stored in memory for each frequency range, then turn the VOL +/– repeatedly to select the sound volume. (CD player: Push the 5-way control key toward . or > repeatedly to select the shape of the wave, then turn the jog dial to select the sound volume.)

MID

A: Frequency range B: Sound volume(To turn up the volume, use

VOL –. To turn it down, use VOL +.)

MID

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make

adjustment for the remaining 2 frequency ranges.

Press the jog lever to enter the

selection. (CD player: Press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

To return to the previous screen

Press – on the CD player.

To cancel the adjustment operation

Press x for 2 seconds or more. (CD player: Push the 5-way control key toward x/CHG.)

Notes

•When you select CUSTOM sound, sound may be distorted depending on your sound settings when you turn up the volume. If this happens, turn the volume down.

•You may feel a difference in sound volume between the CUSTOM sound setting and other sound settings. Adjust the volume for your preference.

The G-PROTECTION function

The G-PROTECTION function has been developed to provide excellent protection against sound skipping during many active uses.

While play is stopped, press

DISPLAY until the display changes. (CD player: While play is stopped, press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears. Turn the jog dial to select “OPTION,” then press DISPLAY/ MENU.)

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select “G-PRO,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select “G-PROTECTION,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select “G-PRO 1” or “G-PRO 2,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select “G-PRO 1” or “G-PRO 2,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

If you select “G-PRO 2,” the GPROTECTION function will be enhanced compared to “G-PRO 1.” To enjoy high quality CD sound, select “G-PRO 1.”

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Note

Sound may skip:

– if the CD player receives stronger continuous

shock than expected, – if a dirty or scratched CD is played, or –when using poor-quality CD-Rs/RWs or

if there is a problem with the original recording

device or application software.

Protecting your hearing

(AVLS)

The AVLS (Automatic Volume Limiter System) function keeps the maximum volume down to protect your hearing.

Press DISPLAY until the display

changes. (CD player: Press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears. Turn the jog dial to select “OPTION,” then press DISPLAY/MENU.)

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select “AVLS,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select “AVLS,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select “ON,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select “ON,” then press DISPLAY/ MENU to enter the selection.)

Stopping playback automatically

You can set the CD player to stop playback automatically within a range of 1 to 99 minutes. While the timer function is working, the following indications appear:

• CD player: “ ” appears at about 5-second intervals.

• Remote control: “,” is displayed.

Press DISPLAY until the display

changes. (CD player: Press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears. Turn the jog dial to select “OPTION,” then press DISPLAY/MENU.)

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select “TIMER,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select “TIMER,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select “10 min*.” (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select “10 min,” then press DISPLAY/ MENU.)

* Default setting. If you have changed the

setting, the length of time already set appears.

(OFF TIMER)

Available features

To cancel the AVLS function

Perform steps 1 - 3, changing the AVLS setting to “OFF.”

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Stopping playback automatically

Turn VOL +/– to select the length

of time you want to set, then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select the length of time you want to set, then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

•To increase/decrease by 5 minutes (remote control only): Turn VOL +/– repeatedly.

•To increase/decrease by 1 minute: Keep turning VOL +/–. (CD player: Keep turning the jog dial.)

Locking the controls

(HOLD)

You can lock the controls on your CD player to prevent accidental button presses. The OPERATION lamp flashes if you press any button when the HOLD function is activated.

Slide HOLD in the direction of the arrow.

You can use the HOLD function with both the CD player and the remote control. You can still operate your CD player using the remote control when HOLD on the remote control is set to off.

To return to the previous screen

Press x. (CD player: Press –.)

To cancel the setting operation

Press DISPLAY or x for 2 seconds or more. (CD player: Push the 5-way control key toward x/CHG.)

To check the length of time before the CD player stops playback

During play, perform steps 1 - 3.

To cancel the OFF TIMER function

Perform steps 1 - 3, changing the OFF TIMER setting to “OFF.”

To unlock the controls

Slide HOLD in the direction opposite to that of the arrow.

Note

Even if the HOLD function is working, “HOLD” will not appear in the display of the remote control.

Turning off the beep sound

You can turn off the beep sound that is heard from your headphones/earphones when you operate your CD player.

Press DISPLAY until the display

changes. (CD player: Press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears. Turn the jog dial to select “OPTION,” then press DISPLAY/MENU.)

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Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select “BEEP,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select “BEEP,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select “OFF,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select “OFF,” then press DISPLAY/ MENU to enter the selection.)

To turn on the beep sound

Perform steps 1 - 3, changing the BEEP setting to “ON.”

Saving power

You can select lighting options for the LCD backlight on the remote control and the OPERATION lamp on the CD player so that you can save battery power.

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select “LIGHT OFF” or “LIGHT 2,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select “LIGHT OFF” or “LIGHT 2,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

About the LIGHT setting

Setting OPERATION lamp LCD backlight

LIGHT Turned off Turned off OFF

LIGHT 1 Lights up fully Lights up for

LIGHT 2* Lights up with Lights up for

on the CD player on the remote

control

during play about 5 seconds or during when you press operation a button and

also lights up between tracks

less brightness about 5 secnds during play when you press or during a button operation

Available features

Press DISPLAY until the display

changes. (CD player: Press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears. Turn the jog dial to select “OPTION,” then press DISPLAY/MENU.)

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select “LIGHT,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select “LIGHT,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

*You can save power by selecting “LIGHT 2”

rather than “LIGHT 1.”

The LCD backlight on the remote control

The LCD backlight is always turned on when you are using the AC power adaptor.

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Playing tracks continuously (SEAMLESS)

(ATRAC CD only)

You can play live concert music, etc. without space between the tracks.

While play is stopped, press

DISPLAY until the display changes. (CD player: While play is stopped, press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears. Turn the jog dial to select “OPTION,” then press DISPLAY/ MENU.)

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select “SEAMLESS,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select “SEAMLESS,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.)

Flick the jog lever toward . or

> to select “ON,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Turn the jog dial to select “ON,” then press DISPLAY/ MENU to enter the selection.)

Note

The tracks may not play continuously depending on how the source music was recorded.

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