Sony D-NF400, NF401 User Manual

3-266-366-12 (1)

FM/AM Portable CD Player

Operating Instructions

Owner’s Record

The model number and the serial number are located at the rear of the CD player. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. ___________________________ Serial No. ___________________________

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

is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

D-NF400/NF401

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 RADIATION WHEN OPEN

• DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

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).

ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

For customers who purchased this product in the USA

Product registration

Please register this product on line at www.sony.com/ walkmanreg <http://www.sony.com/walkmanreg>

Proper registration will enable us to send you periodic mailings about software upgrades, new products, services and other important announcements. Thank you.

If you have any questions about this product, you may call; Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-866-456-7669 or http://www.sony.com/

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY Model: D-NF400 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 16450 W. Bernardo Dr,

Telephone Number: 858-942-2230 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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 guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment 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. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

San Diego, CA 92127 U.S.A.

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. ........................................... 13

2.Connect your CD player........................ 13

3.Play a CD. ............................................. 13

Playback options

Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play) ....16

Playing all files in a selected group

(Group play)

(ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only) .................16

Playing a single track (Single play)........... 17

Playing tracks in random order

(Shuffle play)......................................... 17

Playing all files in a selected group in

random order (Group shuffle play)

(ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only) .................17

Playing your favorite play lists

(m3u play list play) (MP3 CD only) ..... 17

Playing your favorite tracks by adding

Bookmarks (Bookmark track play) .......18

Playing the 10 tracks you have played

most frequently (Auto ranking play) ..... 18

Playing tracks you have played most

frequently in random order

(Auto ranking shuffle play) ...................19

Playing tracks in your favorite order

(PGM play)............................................ 19

Searching for groups or tracks/files........... 20

Available features

Adjusting sound quality

(Parametric equalizer) ........................... 21

The G-PROTECTION function................. 22

Protecting your hearing (AVLS)................ 22

Stopping playback automatically

(OFF TIMER) ....................................... 23

Locking the controls (HOLD) ................... 23

Turning off the beep sound........................ 24

Playing tracks continuously

(SEAMLESS) (ATRAC CD only) ........ 24

Using the radio

Listening to the radio................................. 25

Presetting radio stations............................. 27

Playing preset radio stations ...................... 28

Changing the tuning interval

(Except European models) .................... 29

Connecting to a power source

Using the dry batteries............................... 30

Notes on the power source ........................ 31

Additional information

List of menus ............................................. 32

Precautions ................................................ 34

Maintenance .............................................. 34

Troubleshooting......................................... 35

Specifications ............................................ 37

Optional accessories .................................. 38

Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman!

Thank you for purchasing the D-NF400/NF401. 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.

How to use the SonicStage

Refer to the supplied booklet “SonicStage.”

Install

Install the supplied “SonicSta ge” software.

Store and burn

Store music data imported from audio CDs or music files on your PC, select your favorite tracks, then b urn your own CDs.

Audio CDs

Music files*

*Files in MP3 or WAV format

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.

What is the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format?

Refer to pages 7 - 9 of this manual.

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

Listen

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

Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman!

ATRAC CD

You can also enjoy audio CDs on your CD Walkman.

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.

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.”

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, “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 in the same manner as it plays ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files.

ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 file structure and playing order

•ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 •MP3

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

Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman!

Getting started

Checking the supplied accessories

AC power adaptor (1) (not supplied with USA/Canadian models)

Headphones (1) (for USA model)

Earphones (1) (for other models)

CD-ROM* (SonicStage) (1)

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

User’s guide for SonicStage (1)

Locating the controls

CD player

For details, see the pages in parentheses.

Getting started

1 Operation button (13, 14, 16 - 26, 28, 29,

32)

u*1/ENTER: play/pause/

enter .: AMS*2/rewind/tune in a preset station >: AMS/fast forward/ tune in a preset station

V/v: Use to select a file,

play mode, etc.

2 x (stop)•RADIO OFF button (20, 22, 23,

25, 28, 32)

3 ( group) –•TUNE – button (14, 19, 20,

22, 23, 25, 28, 32)

4 ( group) +•TUNE + button (14, 19,

20, 25, 28)

5 DISPLAY/MENU button

(15, 16, 19 - 29, 32) Use to enter the menu. Also use to enter the selection as well as u/ENTER.

6 i (headphones) jack (13)

7 RADIO ON/BAND•MEMORY button

(25 - 28) RADIO ON: Press to turn on the radio. BAND: Press to change the band. MEMORY: Press and hold to preset stations.

8 Display (12, 15 - 17, 19 - 21, 25 - 27, 32) 9 DC IN 4.5 V (external power input) jack

(13)

0 VOL (volume) +*1/– buttons (13) qa OPEN switch (13, 30)

Slide the switch to open the CD player lid.

qs HOLD switch (rear) (23)

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

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

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Display

For details, see the pages in parentheses.

1 Character information display (15)

While playing an audio CD, disc name, track name, etc. appear in the 2 lines, if recorded on the CD. While playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, group name, file name, etc. appear in the 2 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 (30)

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

5 Play list indication

For MP3 CD only

6 Group indication (19, 20)

For ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only

7 Play mode indication

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

8 SOUND indication

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

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