Sony SCD-XE800 Operating Manual

Super Audio CD Player

4-193-086-11(1)

Operating Instructions

SCD-XE800

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation opening of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. Do not place the naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus.

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

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to dripping or splashing, and do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

As the main plug is used to disconnect the unit from the mains, connect the unit to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect the main plug from the AC outlet immediately.

Do not expose batteries or apparatus with batteryinstalled to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.

The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as it is connected to the AC outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off.

Caution

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

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

Notice for customers: the following information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU directives.

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 1080075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters, please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents.

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product or

on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Disposal of waste

batteries (applicable in

the European Union

and other European

countries with separate

collection systems)

This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. On certain batteries this symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol. The chemical symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) are added if the battery contains more than 0.0005% mercury or 0.004% lead. By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help

prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of the battery. The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources. In case of products that for safety, performance or data integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an incorporated battery, this battery should be replaced by qualified service staff only. To ensure that the battery will be treated properly, hand over the product at end-of-life to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. For all other batteries, please view the section on how to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand the battery over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of waste batteries. For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Features of the player ....................................................................................5

Compatible Disc Types .................................................................................5

About the Super Audio CD ...........................................................................6

Getting Started

Descriptions of Parts and Controls................................................................7

Connecting ....................................................................................................9

Playing Discs

Playing a Disc..............................................................................................12

Using the Display........................................................................................13

Locating a Track Directly ...........................................................................14

— Direct track selection

Locating a Particular Point in a Track.........................................................15

— Search

Playing Tracks Repeatedly..........................................................................15

— Repeat Play

Playing Tracks in Random Order................................................................16

— Shuffle Play

Selecting the Playback Layer ......................................................................16

Playing a DSD Disc.....................................................................................17

Additional Information

Precautions ..................................................................................................18

Notes on Discs.............................................................................................18

Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................19

Specifications ..............................................................................................20

Index............................................................................................................21

Features of the player

This player is designed to play back 2-channel Super Audio CDs, as well as conventional CDs, and provides the following features:

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

• Precise reading of disc information due to an advanced servo mechanism.

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

• A Super Audio CD can mark up to 255 track numbers. This player can take advantage of this feature.

Before you use your Super Audio CD player

• When playing the Super Audio CD (2channel area) and DSD Disc, no sound is output from the DIGITAL (CD) OUT COAXIAL and DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL jacks.

• This player will not start playback automatically even if you turn on the power with a disc inserted. Therefore, you can not play a disc back automatically using a timer connected to the AC power cord (mains lead).

• You cannot play back the multi-channel area of Super Audio CD.

Compatible Disc Types

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

• Super Audio CDs (2-channel area)

• Audio CDs

•DSD Discs

If you try to play CD-ROMs/DVDs, the error message “

Cannot Play” or “No Disc” will appear.

For DTS-CDs/DualDiscs, refer to their respective notes below.

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 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 characteristics. Besides, the discs, which are not yet finalized at the end of recording, cannot be played back. In these cases, “Reading” will remain or “Cannot Play” will appear on the display.

Note on DTS-CDs

DTS signals are output from the DIGITAL (CD) OUT jacks only. The DTS signals must be decoded on a DTS-compliant digital device to be listened to.

Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. However, since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not guaranteed.

Note on DSD Discs

A DSD Disc is a disc recorded in the DSF file format. This player can play DSF files that you have recorded on DVD-ROM compatible DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW discs. For details on DSD Discs, see page 17.

This player cannot play the following discs.

• CD-ROMs (MP3, JPEG, etc.)

• DVDs

•DTS-CDs

• DualDiscs, etc.

About the Super Audio CD

Super Audio CD is a new high-quality audio disc standard where music is recorded in the DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format (conventional CDs are recorded in the PCM format). The DSD format, using a sampling frequency 64 times higher than that of a conventional CD, and with 1-bit quantization, achieves both a wide frequency range and a wide dynamic range across the audible frequency range, and so provides music reproduction extremely faithful to the original sound.

Types of Super Audio CDs

There are 2 types of Super Audio CDs.

Single layer disc

A disc with a single Super Audio CD layer*

Super Audio CD layer*

Channel areas of Super Audio CDs

A Super Audio CD has 2 types of channel areas.

2-channel area

An area in which 2-channel stereo tracks are recorded

Multi-channel area

An area in which multi-channel (up to 5.1 channels) tracks are recorded (This player cannot play back the multi-channel area.)

When the 2-channel area and the multichannel area are recorded on a Super Audio CD layer

If you have a disc with both areas recorded, you can play back only the 2-channel area.

2-channel area

Hybrid disc

Multi-channel area

Super Audio CD layer

A disc with a Super Audio CD layer* and a CD layer**. You can select the layer you want to listen to. Since both layers are on one side, it is not necessary to turn the disc over. You can play the CD layer** on a conventional CD player.

CD layer**

Super Audio CD layer*

* Hi gh density signals of Super Audio CD are recorded

on this layer.

**The layer can be played on a conventional CD

player.

Getting Started

Descriptions of Parts and Controls

Further details are provided on the pages indicated in parentheses. Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player. You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the player.

Front Panel / Rear Panel

Front Rear

Getting Started

Front

A ?/1 (power) switch (12)

Turns the power of the player on or off.

B SA-CD/CD button (16)

Switches between the Super Audio CD layer and the CD layer of a hybrid disc.

C TIME/TEXT button (13)

Switches the playing time of the track, the remaining time of the disc, or TEXT information on the display.

D DISPLAY MODE button (14)

Turns the display information on or off.

E Disc tray (12)

Holds a disc.

F Z button (12)

Opens and closes the disc tray.

G N button and lamp (12)

Plays a disc. The lamp lights up during playback.

H X button and lamp (12)

Pauses playback. The lamp lights up during playback pause.

I x button (12)

Stops playback

J . AMS > dial (AMS: Automatic Music

Sensor) (12)

Rotate the dial to select a track, then press it to start playback.

K Display window (13)

Displays information on the disc or current track.

L Remote sensor (8)

Receives the signal from the remote.

Rear

M DIGITAL (CD) OUT COAXIAL jack (10)

Connects a component with the coaxial digital input jack, such an MD deck, etc. When playing the Super Audio CD (2-channel area) and DSD Disc, no sound is output from the jack.

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N DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL jack (10)

Connects a component with the optical digital input jack, such an MD deck, etc. When playing the Super Audio CD (2-channel area) and DSD Disc, no sound is output from the jack.

O ANALOG OUT L/R jacks (9)

Connects a component with analog input jacks, such as stereo amplifiers, etc., using an audio connecting cord.

Remote

E N button (12)

X button (12) x button (12)

Plays back discs, pauses playback, and stops playback.

F SA-CD/CD button (16)

Switches between the Super Audio CD layer and the CD layer of a hybrid disc.

G TIME/TEXT button (13)

Switches the playing time of the track, the remaining time of the disc, or TEXT information on the display.

H DISPLAY MODE button (14)

Turns the display information on or off.

I ENTER button (14)

Select a track directly.

J CLEAR button (15, 16)

Resumes Continuous Play from Repeat Play or Shuffle Play.

K Number buttons (14)

Select a track directly.

L AMS ./> buttons (AMS: Automatic

Music Sensor) (12)

Selects a track.

M CONTINUE button (16)

Resumes Continuous Play from Shuffle Play.

N Z button (12)

Opens or closes the disc tray.

Inserting batteries into the remote

Insert two R03 (size-AAA) 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.

A ?/1 (power) switch (12)

Turns the power of the player on or off.

B REPEAT button (15)

Performs Repeat Play.

C SHUFFLE button (16)

Performs Shuffle Play.

D m/M buttons (15)

Fast-forwards or fast-reverses the track during playback.

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Sony SCD-XE800 Operating Manual

Table of Contents

Features of the player

Compatible Disc Types

About the Super Audio CD

Getting Started

Descriptions of Parts and Controls