Sony SCD-C2000ES User Manual

2-103-394-12(2)

Super Audio CD Player

Operating Inst ructions_____________ __ ___________ Mode d’emploi___________________ __ ___________

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SCD-C2000ES

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moi st u r e. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

To prevent fire, do not cover the ventil at ion of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus.

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place obje c ts filled with liquids, such as vas es , on the ap pa ratus.

Don’t throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical waste .

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S.A.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “da nge r ous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magn itude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important oper a ting and maintenance (servi ci ng ) in s tructions in the literature accompanying the ap pliance.

CAUTION

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

WARNING

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 protectio n aga i nst ha r mf ul interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and ca n r adia te radio frequency energy and, if not in sta ll ed 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 installa tion. If this equipment doe s ca use 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 betwee n the equi pment and

receiver.

– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit

different from tha t to w h i ch the receiver is connected.

– Consult the dealer or an experienc e d radio/TV

technician for help.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modif icat ions 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. Record the serial numbe r in the s pace pro vided belo w. Refer to them whenever you call upon your So ny dealer regarding this product.

Model No. ______________ Serial No. ______________

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

CAUTION

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

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.

Table of Contents

Features of the player....................................................................................4

Compatible Disc Types.................................................................................4

About the Super Audio CD...........................................................................5

Getting Started

Inserting batteries into the remote.................................................................6

Hooking Up the Audio Components.............................................................6

Playing Discs

Playing a Disc................................................................................................9

Using the Display........................................................................................11

Replacing Discs While Playing a Disc........................................................13

— Ex-Chan g e

Locating a Particular Point in a Track.........................................................14

Playing Tracks Repeatedly..........................................................................14

— Repeat Play

Playing Tracks in Random Order................................................................15

— Shuffle Play

Creating Your Own Program ......................................................................15

— Program Play

Enjoying a Multi-channel Super Audio CD................................................16

— Multi-channel management function

Storing Information About CDs

Labeling Discs.............................................................................................21

— Disc Name

Additional Informa ti on

Precautions ..................................................................................................22

Notes on Discs.............................................................................................23

Troubleshooting...........................................................................................24

Specifications ..............................................................................................25

Index to Parts and Controls......................................................................... 26

Features of the player Compatible Disc Types

This player is designed to play back 2-channel and Multi-channel Super Audio CDs, and conventional CDs , a nd pr ovides the following features:

• Mounted with a Discrete Dual Laser Optical Pickup, capable of reading a Super Audio CD or conventional C D depending on the exclusive wavelength.

• Quicker track access performance enabled by an advanced servo mechanism.

• A Multi-Channel Management function that allows you to adjust the multi-channel playback environment according to t he allocation and s iz e of your speakers.

• A Super Audio D/A Converter, which allows higher-quality sound reproduction.

• A Super Audio CD can mark up to 255 track numbers. This feature appli es to SCDC2000ES.

• The supplied remote is capable of cont rolling both the SCD-C2000ES and a conventional Sony CD player.

You can play the following types of discs on this player.

• Super Audio CDs

• Audio CDs This player cannot pl ay the following disc s. If you try to play them, th e er ror message “TOC ERROR” or “NO DISC” will appear.

•CD-ROMs

• DVDs, etc.

Music discs encoded w ith copy r igh t protection techn ol ogi es

This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard . Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies a re ma r ke te d by som e re cor d 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 on CD-R/CD-RW playback

Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drives may not be played back because of scratches, dirt, recording condition, or the drive’s chara ct eri stics. Besides, the discs, which are not yet finalized at the end of recording, cannot be played back. In the se cases, “READING” will remain or “TOC ERROR” will appear in the display.

Note on dts-CDs

Do not play a dts-CD on this player. If you do, severe noise will be generated.

About the Super Audio CD

Super Audio CD i s a new high-quali t y audio disc standard wh ere music is recorded in the DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format (conventional CDs are recorded i n t h e PCM format). The DSD format, using a sampling frequency 64 times higher than that of a conventional CD, and with 1-bit quantization, achieves bo th a wide fr equency rang e and a wide dynamic range ac ross the audible frequency range, and so provi d es music reproduction extremely faithf ul to th e original sound.

Types of Super Audio CDs

There are two types of discs, depending on the SA-CD layer and CD layer combination.

SA-CD layer:A high-density signal layer for

Super Audio CD

CD layer

Single layer disc (a disc with a single SA-CD layer)

Hybrid disc (a disc with an SA-CD layer and a CD layer)

: A layer that is readable by a

conventional CD pl ayer

SA-CD layer

An SA-CD layer consists of the 2 channe l a rea or the multi-channel area.

2 channel area: An area in which 2 channel

stereo tracks are recorded

Multi-channel area:

An area in which multichannel (up to 5.1 channels) tracks are recorded

Example: When the 2 channel area and the multi-channel area are recorded on an SA-CD layer of a hybrid disc

2 channel area

Multi-channel area

You can play the CD layer on a conventi ona l C D player.

Since both layers are on one side, it is not necessary to turn the disc ove r.

Press SA-CD/CD to select the la yer you want to listen to (see page 10 ) .

In case of a disc with bot h areas, press M ULTI/2CH to select the area you want to listen to (see page 10).

SA-CD layer

CD layer

SA-CD layer

Getting Started

Inserting batteries into the remote

Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries into the battery compartment with the + and – correctly oriented to the markings. When using the remote, point it at the remote sensor on the player.

Tip

Under normal conditions, the bat te r ie s should last for about six months. When the remote no longer operates the player, replace both batteri es with ne w one s.

Notes

• Do not leave the remote in an extrem e ly hot or a

humid place.

• Do not drop any foreign object into the remote

casing, particular ly when rep lacing the batteries.

• Do not use a new battery with an old one.

• Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or

lighting apparatus. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

• If you do not intend to use the remote for an extended

period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corro s io n .

Hooking Up the Audio Components

Connect the Su per Audio CD play er to a n audi o component. Be sure to turn off the power of all components before making connections and connect securely to prevent noise.

Connecting a multi-channel amplifier

When you have an am plifier equipped wi t h t h e

5.1CH input jacks (multi-ch annel amplifier, AV amplifier, etc.) and connect the player and the amplifier through the ANALOG 5.1CH OUT jacks (FRONT L/R, SURR L/R, CENTER, SUB WOOFER), you ca n play a Multi -channe l Super Audio CD and enjo y th e m ulti-channel playback. Use audio conn ec tin g co rds fo r th is conn ect ion . For FRONT or SURR conn ection, use the connecting cords (Red and White jac ks) and be sure to match the color-coded pin to the appropriate jacks: white (left) to white and red (right) to red. For CENTER and SUB WOOFER connection, use t he connecting cords (Black).

FRONT or SURR connection

Audio connecting cords (supplied)

White (L) Red (R)

CENTER or SUB WOOFER connection

Audio connecting cords (supplied)

Black

ANALOG DIGITAL(CD) IR REMOTE

5.1CH OUT2CH OUT

FRONT

OUT

OPTICALCOAXIAL

CENTER

SURR

SUB

WOOFER

IR IN

To multi-channel amplifier, AV amplifier, etc.

ABC

A: To front speaker input jacks (L/R) B: To surround or rear speaker input jacks (L/R) C: To sub woof er inpu t jack D: To center speaker input jack

Notes

• When you make the multi-channel connection, connect the ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks also using another audio connecting cord so that you can play a CD (or Super Audio CD) when you set the input selector of your amplifier to CD (or Super Aud io CD) input.

• During playback of a conventional CD or a 2CH Super Audio CD, the same signal that is output from the ANALOG 5.1CH OUT FRONT L/R jacks is also output from the ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks.

• During playback of a Multi-channel Super Audio CD, the same signal that is output from the ANALOG 5.1CH OUT FRONT L/R jacks is also output from the ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks. (The down mixed signal of the multi-channel signal is not played back.)

• There are 5CH, 4CH, and 3CH Super Audio CD. When you play these discs, the signal does not output from all the jacks of the ANALOG 5.1CH OUT. F or details of the playback, see th e cover or instructions of the Super Audio CD.

Connecting a stereo ampli fier or MD deck

When you connect a stereo amplifier or make an analog connec tion with an MD deck, co nnect the player and the com ponent through the ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks. Use an audio connecting cord for thi s connection. Be sure to match the color-coded pin to the appropriate jacks: white (left) to white and red (right) to red.

Audio connecting cord (not supplied*)

White (L)

Red (R)

* If you do not make the ANALOG 5.1CH connection,

you can use the supplied audio connecting c or d fo r the ANALOG 2CH connection.

ANALOG DIGITAL(CD) IR REMOTE

5.1CH OUT2CH OUT

FRONT

To CD (Super Audio CD) or line input jacks (L/R) on a stereo amplifier, MD deck, etc.

Notes

• When a disc with the 2 channel area and mu l ti channel area is played through the ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks, change the default pl ay b ack area to “SEL– 2ch” (2 channel playback area) (see page 10). If you do not, the multi-channel playback area will be automaticall y pl ay ed back and only the si g nal to the front speakers will be output. In this case, the vocals or other sounds may not be heard, depending on the disc.

OUT

OPTICALCOAXIAL

CENTER

SURR

SUB

WOOFER

IR IN

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Getting Started

Connecting a digital component

When you connect an MD deck or another digital component through the DIGITAL (CD) OUT connectors, you can make a digital recording.

To connect through the DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL connector

Use an optical digital cable for this connection. When connecting the optical dig ital cab le to th e DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL connector, push the cable plug in until it clicks into place. Be careful not to bend or twist the optical cable.

Optical digital cable (not supplied)

ANALOG DIGITAL(CD) IR REMOTE

5.1CH OUT2CH OUT

FRONT

OUT

CENTER

SUB

WOOFER

OPTICALCOAXIAL

IR IN

SURR

To connect through the DIGITAL (CD) OUT COAXIAL connector

Use a coaxial digital cable to connect the audi o components equipped with coax ia l digital input connectors.

Coaxial digital cable (not supplied)

ANALOG DIGITAL(CD) IR REMOTE

5.1CH OUT2CH OUT

FRONT

To CD coaxial digital input connector on an MD deck, etc.

Note

Only the audio signals of conventional CDs can be output from the DIGITAL (CD) OUT COAXIAL connector. Those of the Super Audio CD cannot be output through the DIGITAL (CD) OUT COAXIAL connector.

OUT

OPTICALCOAXIAL

CENTER

SURR

SUB

WOOFER

IR IN

To CD optical digital input connector on an MD deck, etc.

Note

Connecting the AC power cord

Connect the AC pow er cord to a wall outlet.

Only the audio signals of conventional CDs can be output from the DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL connector. Those of the Super Audio CD cannot be output through the DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL connector.

When using another So ny CD player in conjunct ion with this player

You can set the supplied remote to be effective on this player only by c hanging the command mode of the remote.

To set the command mode of the remote

• If the other player’s command mo de can be set: Set the CD1/2 switch of this player’s remote to CD1 (factory setting), and set the other player’s remote to CD2.

• If the other player’s command mo de cannot be set: Set the CD1/2 switch of this player’s remote to CD2.

To set the command mode of this player

1 Press MENU on the player. 2 Turn l AMS L (or press ./>

on the remote repeatedly) to select “CD1/2 SEL”.

3 Press l AMS L (or ENTER on the

remote).

The current command mode appears.

4 Turn l AMS L (or press ./>

on the remote) to select “CD – 1” or “CD – 2”, then press l AMS L (or ENTER on the remote).

Playing Discs

Playing a Disc

The operations for normal play and the basic operations during play are explaine d below.

1 Turn on the amplifier. Turn down the

volume level to the lowest.

2 Select the player position using the

input selector on the amplifier.

3 Press POWER on the player to turn on

the player.

4 Press A OPEN/CLOSE on the player to

open the disc tray, and place a disc on the tray.

With the label side up Disc number

5 To place other discs, press DISC SKIP

(or DISC SKIP +/– on the remote) repeatedly and place the discs in the order you want to play.

Each time you press the but ton, the disc tray turns and you can pl ace the discs in the empty disc compartments. The player plays the disc in front of you first.

6 Press PLAY MODE (or CONTINUE on

the remote) repeatedly to select ALL DISCS or 1DISC Continuous Play mode.

Each time you press CONTINUE on the remote, “ALL DISCS” or “1 DISC” appears in the display.

When you select The player plays

ALL DISCS All discs in the player

consecutively in the order of disc number

1DISC Only the disc you have

selected

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Playing Discs

7 Press N.

Playback starts from the first track. I f you want to start playi ng f rom a specific track, turn l AMS L (or press ./> on the remote repeatedly) to select the tr ack number before pr essing N.

8 Adjust the volume on the amplifier.

Basic operations during play

To Do the following:

Stop play Press x. Pause play Press X. Resume play

after pausing Select a track Turn l AMS L (or press

Select a disc Press DISC SKIP (or DISC SKIP

Select a disc directly

Eject a disc Press A OPEN/CLOSE on the

Note

During playback, increase the volume level gradually starting from the lowest level. The output from this player may contain band width that is out of the normal listening range. This may cause damage to the speakers or ears.

To locate a track directly by entering the track number

Press the numeric button(s) on the remote to enter the track number.

To enter a track number 11 or over

1 Press >10 on the remote. 2 Enter the corresponding digits.

To enter 0, press 10/0 on the remote ins t ead .

Example:

To play track number 30, press >10, then 3 and 10/0. To play track number 100, press >10 twice, then 1, and 10/0 twice.

Press X or N.

./> on the remote repeatedly).

+/– on the remote) repeatedly. Press DISC 1-5 on the player.

When using the remote, follow the procedure below.

1 Press DISC. 2 Press the corresponding

numeric button for the disc.

3 Press ENTER.

player.

Selecting the playback layer

When playing a hybr id disc with an SA-CD layer and a C D layer ( page 5), yo u can se lect t he layer you want to listen to. Also, since both layers are on one side, it i s not n ecess ary to tu rn the disc over. The facto ry setting is “SEL SA– CD” (SA-CD layer).

Press SA-CD/CD to select the desired playback layer.

To select the default playback layer

1 Press MENU on the player. 2 Turn l AMS L (or press ./>

on the remote repeatedly) until “LAYER SEL” appears in the display.

3 Press l AMS L (or ENTER on the

remote).

The current default lay er appears.

4 Turn l AMS L (or press ./>

on the remote) to select the desired playback layer.

5 Press l AMS L (or ENTER on the

remote).

Selecting the playback area

When playing a disc with the 2 channel playback area and the multi-channel playback area (page 5), you can select the playback area you want to listen to.

Press MULTI/2CH to select the desired playback area.

To select the default playback area

1 Press MENU on the player. 2 Turn l AMS L (or press ./>

on the remote repeatedly) until “M/2ch SEL” appears in the display.

3 Press l AMS L (or ENTER on the

remote).

The current defaul t area appears.

4 Turn l AMS L (or press ./>

on the remote) to select the desired playback area.

5 Press l AMS L (or ENTER on the

remote).

Note

The multi-channel playback area is automatically selected whenever you start playback bec au se “SEL– Mch” (multi-channel playbac k are a ) is the factor y setting. Select “SEL– 2ch” (2 channel pl ay back a r ea) when the ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks are connected. If you do not, only the signal to the front speakers will be output.

Using the Display

The display window shows various information about the disc or track being played. This section describes the cu rrent disc information and information that appears for each play status.

Disc information when a disc is loaded

The display shows the current disc number, total number of tracks and total playing time.

ABC

Playing Discs

A: Total number of tracks B: Hybrid disc C: Currently selected disc and number of playable

channels

D: Track 16 and above (for discs with 16 or more

tracks)

E: Total playin g time F: Current disc number

Notes on the disc number indications

• The red circle around a disc number indicates the disc is ready to be played.

• A semi-circle around the disc number indicates a disc with tracks to be played. In Program Play mode, the semi-circle indicates a disc with programed tracks.

• The disc number disappears when no disc is detected in the disc component.

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Displaying the information

TEXT discs contain information, such as the disc name or artist name, as well as the audio signals. This play er can display the disc na me, artist name, and current track name as TEXT information. When the player dete cts a TEXT disc, “TEXT” appears in the display. If your TEXT disc has several languages, “MULTI-TEXT” appears in the display. When you want to check the information in another language, see “Displaying the inf or m ation of a TEXT disc in other langua ges” on page 13. If a name has 13 or more characters, the first 12 characters will remain after th e name s crolls by in the display.

Before you start playing

Press TIME/TEXT repeate dly. Each time you press the button, the disc name or artist name appears in the display. When you select the artist name, “ART.” appears in the display.

Disc title*

While playing a disc

Press TIME/TEXT repeatedly. When the player det ects a Multi-channel Super Audio CD, the channel information appears for a few seconds after the track title appears.

Playing time of the current track

Remaining time of the current track

Remaining time of the disc

Track title

Artist name*

Total number of tracks and total playing time

* Only for TEXT discs

Channel information (ap pe ars only w hen the player detects a Multi-channel Super Audio CD)

Only when Continuous Play is selected

Only for TEXT discs

Notes

• The display may not show all the charact e rs , depending on the disc.

• This player can display only the di sc nam e , art ist name, and track names from TEXT discs. Other information cannot be displ aye d.

Turning off the in fo r mat io n in the display

Press DISPLAY MODE on the remote.

Each time you press the button while playing a disc, the display turns off and on alternately. Even when the display is turned off, it will turn on when certain butt ons are pressed, and then turn off again after a few seconds. Before you start playing, when you press the button to turn off the display, “DISP OFF” appears, an d w hen you press the but ton to turn on the display, “DISP ON” appears.

Displaying the information of a TEXT disc in other languages

You can change the displayed language if the TEXT disc has multi language capacity. When the player detects s uch a TEXT disc, “MULTI TEXT” appears in the display. Change the language accord in g t o th e pr ocedures below.

1 Press MENU on the player. 2 Turn l AMS L (or press ./>

on the remote repeatedly) until “LANGUAGE” appears in the display.

3 Press l AMS L (or ENTER on the

remote).

The current selected language (ENGLI SH , FRENCH, GERM A N, etc.) flashes. If the player cannot display the language used in a TEXT disc, “OTHER LANG” appears in the display.

4 Turn l AMS L (or press ./>

on the remote repeatedly) until the desired language appears in the display.

5 Press l AMS L (or ENTER on the

remote).

After a few seconds, the information appears in the selected language.

Replacing Discs While Playing a Disc

—Ex-Change

You can open the di sc tray while playing a disc so that you can check what discs are to be played next and replac e di sc s wit hou t in ter ru pt ing pl ay of the current disc.

1 Press EX-CHANGE on the player.

The disc tray opens and two disc compartments appear. Even if the player is playing a disc, it does not stop playing.

2 Replace discs in the compartments

with new ones.

The player plays the disc on the left side compartment a fter the current dis c, and then the one on the right side compartment.

3 Press DISC SKIP (or DISC SKIP +/– on

the remote).

The disc tray turns and other two disc compartment s appear.

4 Replace discs in the compartments

with new ones.

5 Press EX-CHANGE on the player.

The disc tray closes.

Note

Do not push the disc tray to close it in Step 5, as you may damage the player.

While the disc tray is open by pressing EXCHANGE on the player

• If the play of the current disc ends, the player stops playing. If the disc is played in 1DISC Repeat Play mode (page 14), t he c urrent disc start s pl ayin g a gain.

• In ALL DISCS Shuffle Play mode (page 15), tracks are reshuffled on the current disc.

• In Program Play mode (page 15), only the tracks on the current disc are played.

Playing Discs

Locating a Particular

Playing Tracks

Point in a Track

You can locate a pa rt i cul ar point in a track during play or play pause.

Locating a point Do the following:

While monitorin g the sound (Search)

By observing the time indication (High-Speed Search)

By setting the start time (Time Search)

Tip

When “OVER” appears in the display, the disc has reached its end. Press and hold m to go back.

Note

Tracks that are only a few seconds long may be too short for monitoring. In this ca se , the pla ye r ma y not search correctly.

Press and h o ld m/M during play.

Press and h o ld m/M during play pause.

1 Turn l AMS L (or

press ./> on the remote repeatedly) in stop mode to select the desired track.

2 Press and hold m/M to

set the time to start play while looking at the display, then press N.

Repeatedly

— Repeat Play

You can play an ent i re disc or a specific tr ack repeatedly. This function can be used w i th 1DISC Shuffle Play to repeat all the tracks in random order (page 15), or with Program Play to repeat all the tr acks in a program (p age 15).

Press REPEAT on the remote repeatedly until “REP” or “REP1” appears in the display.

REP: For all the tracks on the disc(s). REP1:For a single track only.

When “REP” is selected, Repeat Play changes according to the selected play mode .

When the play mode is

ALL DISCS Continuous Play (page 9)

1DISC Continuous Play (page 9)

1DISC Shuffle Play (page 15)

Program Play (page 15)

The player repeats

All the tracks on all the discs in sequential order.

All the tracks on t he current dis c in sequential order.

All the tracks on t he current dis c in random order.

All the tracks in th e program in sequential order.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press REPEAT on the remote repeatedly until both “REP” and “REP1” disappear.

Notes

• Repeat All Play cannot be used with ALL DISCS Shuffle Play.

• Repeat All Play stops automatically after all the tracks have been repeated five times.

• If you turn off the player or disconnect the power cord, Repeat Play is cancele d .

Playing Tracks in Random

Creating Your Own

Order

— Shuffle Play

When Shuffle Play is sel ected, the player will play all the tracks on all the discs or on a specific disc in random order.

Shuffle Play on all discs

You can play all the tracks on all the discs in random order.

1 Press PLAY MODE (or SHUFFLE on the

remote) repeatedly in stop mode until “ALL DISCS” and “SHUF” appear in the display.

2 Press N.

“;” appears while the player is “shuffling” the tracks. The player will stop after playing all the tracks once .

Shuffle Play on one disc

You can play all the tracks on a specific disc in random order.

1 Press PLAY MODE (or SHUFFLE on the

remote) repeatedly in stop mode until “1DISC” and “SHUF” appear in the display.

2 Press DISC 1-5 on the player.

“;” appears while the player is “shuffling” the tracks. The player will stop after playing all the tracks once .

To resume Continuous Play

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly (or CONTINUE on the remote) in stop mode until “SHUF” and “PGM” disappear.

Note

The player does not go back to tracks which have already been played.

Program

—Program Play

You can pick out the t ra cks that you like and specify the playback order in a program containing up to 32 steps.

1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly (or

PROGRAM on the remote) in stop mode until “PGM” appears in the display.

2 Press DISC 1-5 on the player, then

press l AMS L (or ENTER on the remote).

The selected disc number appears in the display.

When using the remote, press DISC first, and then the corresponding numeric button for the disc.

To program all the tracks o n a disc at once, press l AMS L (or ENTER on the remote) while “AL” is displayed.

3 Turn l AMS L (or press ./>

on the remote repeatedly) to select the desired track number, then press l AMS L (or ENTER on the remote).

To select a track number directly

Press the numeric button(s) on the remote. For track number 11 or over, press >10 on the remote (page 10).

If you entered the wrong track number

Press CLEAR on the remote. Then repeat Step 3 to enter the correct track number.

4 Repeat Steps 2 through 3 to enter other

tracks.

Each time you enter a disc or track number, the total number of program steps appears in the display.

5 Press N.

Program Play star ts .

Playing Discs

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To resume Continuous Play

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly (or CONTINUE on the remote) in stop mode until “SHUF” and “PGM” disappear.

Tip

The program remains even after Program Play ends. Press N to play from the beginning of the progra m again. The program remains even if you stop play.

Notes

• If you turn off the player, disconnect the power cord, press A OPEN/CLOSE on the player, or switch the playback layer or area, the progra m wil l be er as ed .

• If you switch the playback layer or area during Program Play, a single track only will be played back from its beginning, and then the progr a m wil l be erased.

Checking the contents of the program

Before you start playing or while the player is playing, press CHECK on the remote repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, the disc and track numbers will appear in the display in the programed order. If you press CHECK on th e remote while the player is playing, the programed disc an d track numbers will appear starting with the currently playing prog ram step.

Changing the contents of the program

You can change the contents of the program in stop mode.

To Do the following:

Erase a track 1 Press CHECK on the remote

Erase from the last track in the program

Add a track to the end of the program

Erase all tracks Hold down CLEAR on the remote

repeatedly until th e track number you want to erase appears.

2 Press CLEAR on the remote.

Press CLEAR on the remote. Each time you press the button, the

last track of the p ro g ram is erased. Perform Steps 2 through 3.

or x (for about 2 seconds) until “PGM CLEAR” appears in the display.

Enjoying a Multi-channel Super Audio CD

— Multi-channel management

function

This player is equipped with a Multi-channel management function that sets the playback mode of the Super Audio CD by t he D SD - D SP (built into the player ) according to the layout or size of your speaker.

Front speakers

Center speaker

Sub woofer

Surround speakers

To set the Multi-channel management functi on, select the appropriate preset play back mode (2 channel mode or Multi-channel mode), and then adjust the output level balance for each speaker (only in the case of Multi-channel mode).

Notes

• This features only work when you play the Super Audio CD.

• You may not be able to adjust the out put le ve l balance depending on the speake r layout mode that you selected.

Selecting the playback mode

1 Press MENU on the player. 2 Turn l AMS L (or press ./>

on the remote repeatedly) until the desired channel mode appears in the display.

2chSP MODE: To play a 2 channel Super

Audio CD.

MchSP MODE: To play a Multi-channel

Super Audio CD.

3 Press l AMS L (or ENTER on the

remote).

The playback mode appears in the display.

4 Turn l AMS L (or press ./>

on the remote repeatedly) until the desired playback mode appears in the display.

In 2 channe l mode

Playback mode F SW

2ch DIRECT* a –– 2ch+SW aa

In Multi-channel mode

Playback mode F C SR SW

Mch DIRECT* aaaa 5–LARGE+SW L L L a 5–LARGE L L L –– 5–SMALL+SW S S S a F–LARGE+SW L S S a F–LARGE L S S –– NO–CNTR+SW L –– L a NO–CNTR L –– L –– * Each signal outputs d i rectly from each speaker.

Explanation of table symbols

F: Front speakers C: Center speaker SR: Surround speakers SW: Sub woofer a: Signal is output ––: Signal is not output L: Large S: Small

About “Large” or “Small” speaker

An “L” speaker is a speaker that can reproduce bass frequencies plent if ul ly. If you select “S” for th e surround speaker s, the bass frequencies will come from the front speakers and/or sub woofer . For normal use, select “Mch DIRECT” or set all the speakers to “L” (ex. “5– LARGE+SW”, “5–LARGE”, etc.). If th e sound is noisy or the Multi-channel playback is not effective while playing a Multi-channel Super Audio CD, change the settings of the speakers concerned to “S”.

5 Press l AMS L (or ENTER on the

remote).

To return to the normal display, press MENU on the player.

Notes

• The Multi-channel mana ge me nt function does not work when you select “Mch DIRECT” (you cannot set the output level balanc e of ea ch speaker).

• The front speaker setting is set to “L” automatically when you set the sub woofer to “––”.

• When you play a track that does not contain the LFE* signal, the signal for the sub woofer does not output. Therefore, when you select “Mch DIRECT”, “5– LARGE+SW”, or “NO–CNTR+SW”, no signal outputs from the sub woofer. However, when you select “5–SMALL+SW” or “F–LARGE+SW” (when you set the speaker setting to “ S”) , th e bass frequencies will come from the sub woofer . * Low Frequency Enhancement (described as “.1

CH”)

• If you select a playback mode other than “2ch DIRECT” or “Mch DIRECT” using the Multichannel management function, the sound distribution to the speakers will change, possibly causing a decrease in overall sound volume. If this occurs, adjust the volume with the volume control on the connected amplifie r .

• If you change the playback mode while the player is in Multi-channel mode, the output level bala nc e settings will be canceled.

• This function cannot be used during CD playback.

Playing Discs

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Adjusting t he output level balance of each speaker

You can adjust the following items in the case of Multi-channel mode:

SURR BAL

The relative output level balance between the front speakers (FRONT L/R) and the surround speakers (SURR L/R)

CNTR BAL

The relative output level balance between the front speakers (FRONT L/R) and the center speaker (CENTER)

SW BAL

The relative output level balance between the front speakers (FRONT L/R) and the sub woofer (SUB WOOFER)

Notes

• Some adjustment may not work depending on the Multi-channel mode that you selected.

• You cannot adjust the s pe ak er lev e l when “Mch DIRECT” is selected.

To adjust the output level balance on the front panel of the player

You can adjust the output level balance of each speaker while listening during pl ayback. You can also adjust it while listening to the test to ne during stop mode .

1 Press MENU. 2 Turn l AMS L until “LEVEL ADJ”

appears in the display.

3 Press l AMS L.

During play back, go to Step 6.

4 Turn l AMS L until “TONE ON”

appears in the display.

5 Press l AMS L.

The test tone issues from the speakers in sequence with the speaker type appearing in the display.

6 Turn l AMS L until the desired

item appears in the display.

Select the item from “SURR BAL”, “CNTR BAL”, or “SW BAL”.

Note

When you set the sub woofer to “––” in the Multichannel mode (page 17), “SW BAL” cannot be adjusted (“NOT IN USE” appears). Similarly, “CNTR BAL” or “SURR BAL” cannot be adjusted (“NOT IN USE” appears) when you set the corresponding speaker to “––” .

7 Press l AMS L.

The balance adjustment display appears. In stop mode, the tes t tone is output from the selected speaker. Example: When you select “SURR BAL” during stop mode, the test tone is output from the fron t

speakers and surround speakers.

8 Turn l AMS L to adjust the output

level.

Note

The output level balance can be adjusted in up to 24 steps. Since fine adjustmen ts c an be ma de , it may be difficult to observe the movement of needle.

9 Press l AMS L.

The player status retur ns to Step 6. Repeat Steps 6 through 9 for more adjustments.

10Press MENU after you finish adjusting.

The display retur ns to the normal displa y.

To adjust the output level from the remote

You can adjust the output level of each speaker from the listening po sition by using t he supplied remote.

1 Press LEVEL ADJ during playback or

stop mode.

During playback, g o to St ep 4.

2 Press ./> repeatedly until “TONE

ON” appears in the display.

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