Sony ZS-D55 User Manual [en, es]

3-046-452-33 (2)

Personal Audio
System

Operating Instructions page 2
Manual de instrucciones página 2

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ZS-D55

© 2000 Sony Corporation

WARNING

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

To avoid electrical shock, do not open
the cabinet. Refer servicing to
qualified personnel only.

Information
For customers in Europe

This Compact Disc player is classified as a
CLASS 1 LASER product.

The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is
located at the rear of the player.

WARNING

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

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

Notice for customers in the United
Kingdom

A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is
fitted to this equipment for your safety and
convenience.

Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to
be replaced, same rating fuse approved by
ASTA or BSI to BS 1362, (i.e. marked with
or mark) must be used.

If the plug supplied with this equipment has
a detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the
fuse cover after you change the fuse. Never
use the plug without the fuse cover. If you
should lose the fuse cover, please contact
your nearest Sony service station.

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Introduction2

Table of contents

Basic Operations

4 Playing a CD
6 Listening to the radio
8 Playing a tape
10 Recording on a tape

The CD Player

13 Using the display
14 Locating a specific track
15 Playing tracks repeatedly

(Repeat Play)

16 Playing tracks in random order

(Shuffle Play)

17 Creating your own programme

(Programme Play)

19 Playing a single track

(Single Track Play)

The Radio

20 Presetting radio stations
21 Playing preset radio stations

The Tape Player

22 Finding the beginning of a track

Basic Operations

The Timer

24 Setting the clock
25 Waking up to music
27 Falling asleep to music
28 Timer-recording radio

programmes

Setting Up

30 Choosing the power sources
32 Connecting optional components

Additional Information

35 Precautions
37 Troubleshooting
40 Maintenance
41 Specifications
42 Index

The Audio Emphasis

23 Selecting the audio emphasis

(SOUND/MEGA BASS)

Introduction 3

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Basic Operations

Playing a CD

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Connect the supplied mains lead (see page 30).

1 Press Z CD OPEN/CLOSE

(direct power-on) and place the
CD on the CD tray until it clicks
into place.

2 Press u.

(On the remote, press N on the
CD section.)

The CD tray closes and the player
plays all the tracks once.

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Basic Operations4

With the label side up

Display

Playing timeTrack number

Use these buttons for additional operations

OPERATE

u

x

VOL +, –

Z CD
OPEN/CLOSE

Jog dial

Basic Operations

Tip

Next time you want to
listen to a CD, just press
u. The player turns on
automatically and starts
playing the CD.

To Do this

adjust the volume Press VOL +, –.
stop playback Press x.
pause playback Press u (X on the remote).

Press again to resume play
after pause.

go to the next track Turn the jog dial clockwise.

(On the remote, press >.)

go back to the previous track Turn the jog dial

counterclockwise.

(On the remote, press . .)
remove the CD Press Z CD OPEN/CLOSE.
turn on/off the player Press OPERATE.

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Listening to the radio

1

Connect the supplied mains lead (see page 30).

2

1 Press BAND until the band you

want appears in the display
(direct power-on).

Each time you press the button,
the band changes as follows:

“FM1”t“FM2”t“MW”t“LW”.

Display

2 Hold down –m or M+ (TUNE

– or + on the remote) until the
frequency digits begin to change
in the display.

The player automatically scans
the radio frequencies and stops
when it finds a clear station.

If you cannot tune in a station,
press the button repeatedly to
change the frequency step by
step.

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Basic Operations6

Indicates an FM
stereo broadcast.

Use these buttons for additional operations

OPERATE

MODE

VOL +, –

Basic Operations

Tips

• The “FM1” and “FM2”
bands have the same
functions. You can store
the stations you want
separately in “FM1” and
“FM2”.

• If the FM broadcast is
noisy, press MODE until
“Mono” appears in the
display and the radio
will play in monaural.

• Next time you want to
listen to the radio, just
press the BAND button.
The player turns on
automatically and starts
playing the previous
station.

To Press

adjust the volume VOL +, –
turn on/off the radio OPERATE

To improve broadcast reception

Reorient the aerial for FM. Reorient the player itself
for MW/LW.

For FM

For MW/LW

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Playing a tape

Connect the supplied mains lead (see page 30).

3

1, 2

1 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to

open the tape compartment and
insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I
(normal), TYPE II (high position)
and TYPE IV (metal) tapes.

2 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to

close the compartment.

3 Press N.

(On the remote, press TAPE N.)
The player turns on (direct

power-on) and starts playing.

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Basic Operations8

With the side you want
to play facing up

Display

Tape counter

Use these buttons for additional operations

Z PUSH

OPERATE

nx

OPEN/CLOSE

COUNTER RESET

VOL +, –

DIR MODE

m, M

Basic Operations

Tips

• Press COUNTER RESET
to reset the counter to
“000”.

• Next time you want to
listen to a tape, just
press N or n. The
player turns on
automatically and starts
playing the tape.

To Press

adjust the volume VOL +, –
stop playback x

play the reverse side n
fast-forward or rewind the tape M or m
eject the cassette Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE
turn on/off the player OPERATE

To select the direction mode of the tape

Press DIR MODE repeatedly.

To play Display shows

one side of the tape

both sides of the tape
from the upper side to reverse

side only
both sides of the tape repeatedly

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Recording on a tape

3

Connect the supplied mains lead (see page 30).
To record on a MiniDisc or DAT recorder, connect the
component (see page 32).

1

1 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to

open the tape compartment, and
insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I
(normal) tape only.

Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE
again to close the compartment.

2 Select the programme source you

want to record.
To record from the CD player:

Insert a CD (see page 4) and press
x on the CD section.

To record from the radio:
Tune in the station you want (see
page 6).

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Basic Operations10

With the side you want
to record on facing up

Display

3 Start recording.

To record the whole CD

Press CD DUB. Recording starts
on the upper side.

When
If the tape is reversed with the

recording of the track unfinished,
the player will record the track
again from its beginning on the
reverse side.

When
If the tape reaches to its end, the

player stops.

To record the radio
(You can also record the CD
according to the following
procedure. Play the CD after the
tape starts recording.)

Press z/X and then N.
To record on the reverse side,
press n.
(On the remote, while keeping

z/X pressed, press TAPE N or
n.)

Note

On the player, press N within 4
seconds after z/X is pressed.

is displayed:

is displayed:

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continued

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Recording on a tape (continued)

Use these buttons for additional operations

Tips

• Adjusting the volume or

the audio emphasis
(page 23) will not affect
the recording level.

• When or is

displayed, recording
will be made on both
sides of the tape. To
record on one side, press
DIR MODE to display

.

• If the MW/LW radio

makes a whistling
sound after you’ve
pressed z/X in step 3,
press MODE to select
the position that most
decreases the noise.

• To record the first track

of the CD, press MODE
to display “1TRACK”,
then press CD DUB.

OPERATE

To Press

stop recording x on the tape section
pause recording z/X

(Only when you started Press the button again to
recording with z/X button.) resume recording.

turn on/off the player OPERATE

To erase a recording, proceed as follows:
1 Insert a tape you want to erase its recording into the tape

deck and press x on the tape section.

2 On the player: press z/X and then N.

On the remote: While keeping z/X pressed, press
TAPE N.

x

DIR MODE

z/X

MODE

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The CD Player

Using the display

You can check information about the CD
using the display.

Checking the total track number and playing
time

Press DISPLAY in stop mode.

DISPLAY

The CD Player

Total track number

Total playing time

Checking the remaining time

Press DISPLAY while playing a CD.

To display Press DISPLAY

the current track number once
and the remaining time
on the current track*

the number of tracks left twice
and remaining time on the CD

the current track number three times
and playing time

* For a track whose number is more than 20 the remaining

time appears as “– –:– –”.

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Locating a specific track

You can quickly locate any track using
the number buttons on the remote. You
can also find a specific point in a track
while playing a CD.

Number
buttons

., >

Note

You cannot locate a
specific track if
“SHUF” or “PGM” is lit
in the display. Turn off
the indication by
pressing x on the CD
section.

Tip

When you locate a
track numbered over
10, press >10 first, then
the corresponding
number buttons.

Example:
To play track number

23, press >10 first, then
2 and 3.

To locate Press

a specific track directly number button of the track.
a point while listening . or > while playing and

to the sound hold down until you find the

point.
(On the player, use –m or M+.)

a point while observing . or > in pause and hold
the display down until you find the point.

(On the player, use –m or M+.)

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The CD Player14

Playing tracks
repeatedly

(Repeat Play)

ujog dial MODEx

You can play tracks repeatedly in
normal, single, shuffle or programme
play modes (see pages 16 - 17).

Note

When you repeat a
single track or all the
tracks, make sure
neither “SHUF” nor
“PGM” is lit in the
display. If either is lit,
turn it off by pressing
x on the CD section.

On the remote

• Use N on the CD
section instead of u.

• When you’ve selected
“REP 1”, select the

track by pressing the
number buttons.

1 Press x on the CD section.

“Cd” appears in the display.

2 Proceed as follows:

To repeat Do this

a single track 1 Press MODE until “REP 1”

all the tracks 1 Press MODE until

tracks in random order 1 Press MODE until “REP”

programmed tracks 1 Press MODE until “REP”

The CD Player

appears.

2 Select the track by turning

the jog dial, then press u.

“REP ALL” appears.

2 Press u.

and “SHUF” appear.

2 Press u.

and “PGM” appear.

2 Programme tracks (see step 3

on page 17).

3 Press u.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press MODE until “REP” disappears from the display.

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Playing tracks in
random order

(Shuffle Play)

You can play tracks in random order.

u MODE

x

On the remote

Use N on the CD
section instead of u.

1 Press x on the CD section.

“Cd” appears in the display.

2 Press MODE until “SHUF” appears in the display.
3 Press u.

To cancel Shuffle Play

Press MODE until “SHUF” disappears from the
display.

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The CD Player16

Creating your
own programme

(Programme Play)

uJog dial x

You can arrange the playing order of
up to 20 tracks on a CD.

On the remote

1 Press x on the CD

section.

2 Press MODE until

“PGM” appears in
the display.

3 Press the number

buttons for the tracks
you want to
programme in the
order you want.

4 Press N on the CD

section.

Tip

If you made a mistake,
press CANCEL and
select the track number
again.

1 Press x on the CD section.
2 Press MODE until “PGM” appears in the display.

3 Turn the jog dial to select the track you want to

programme, and press ENTER•MEM.
Repeat this step.

4 Press u.

The CD Player

MODE

ENTER
MEM

“Cd” appears in the display.

Total programmed time

Playing order

Track number

Note

When you programme
a track from the CD
having more than 20
tracks:

If you programme a
track whose track
number is more than
20, “- -:- -” is displayed
instead of the total
programmed time.

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Creating your own programme (Programme Play) (continued)

Tips

• If the programme play
is finished, the
programme is saved.
You can play the same
programme again by
pressing u on the CD
section.

• If you open the CD
tray, the programme is
erased.

• You can record your
own programme.

1 After you have

created the
programme, insert a
blank tape into the
tape compartment.

2 Press CD DUB.

To cancel Programme Play

Press MODE until “PGM” disappears from the
display.

To check the order of tracks before play

Press ENTER•MEM on the player.
Every time you press the button, the track number

appears in the programmed order.

To change the current programme

Change before starting the programme play.

To Do this

erase the last track in 1 Press CANCEL. Every time
the programme you press the button, the last

track in the programme is
cleared.

2 Re-enter the track numbers.

change the whole 1 Press x on the CD section to
programme completely erase the whole programme.

2 Create a new programme

following the programming
procedure.

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The CD Player18

Playing a single
track

(Single Track Play)

Jog dial u

MODE

x

You can play a single track once, and
stop the player automatically.

On the remote

1 Press x on the CD

section.

2 Press MODE until

“1TRACK” appears
in the display.

3 Press the number

buttons to select the
track you want.

Tip

While “1TRACK”
appears in the display,
pressing CD DUB will
record the single track
only.

1 Press x on the CD section.

“Cd” appears in the display.

2 Press MODE until “1TRACK” appears in the

display.

3 Turn the jog dial to select the track you want to

play.

4 Press u.

To cancel Single Track Play

Press MODE until “1TRACK” disappears from the
display.

The CD Player

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The Radio

Presetting radio stations

You can store radio stations into the
player's memory. You can preset up to
40 radio stations, 10 for each band in any
order.

AUTO PRESET

BAND

Jog dial

ENTER
MEM

Tip

If you automatically
preset the “FM1” or
“FM2” band, 10 radio
stations are stored in
“FM1” band and 10
more radio stations are
stored in “FM2” band.

On the remote

1 Press BAND to select

the band.

2 Press TUNE + or – to

set the frequency to
the station you want.

3 Press and hold the

number button that
you want to preset
the new station on
for 2 seconds.

1 Press BAND to select the band.
2 Hold down AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until

“AUTO” flashes in the display.
The stations are stored in memory from the lower

frequencies as long as the station has a signal
strong enough.

If a station cannot be preset automatically

You need to preset a station with a weak signal
manually.

1 Press BAND until the band you want appears in the

display.

2 Press ENTER•MEM for 2 seconds until the digits

flashes in the display.

3 Select the preset number you want to preset the new

station on by turning the jog dial.

4 Press ENTER•MEM.
5 Press –m or M+ to set the frequency to the

station you want.

6 Press ENTER•MEM again.
The new station replaces the old one.

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The Radio20

Playing preset radio stations

Once you've preset the stations, use the
jog dial on the player or the number
buttons on the remote to tune in your
favorite stations.

Jog dial

BAND

The Radio

On the remote

1 Press BAND to select

the band.

2 Press the number

button to display the
preset number of the
station you want.

1 Press BAND to select the band.
2 Turn the jog dial to display the preset number of

the station you want.

Preset number

The Radio

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The Tape Player

Finding the beginning of a track

The player detects a blank between the
tracks, and locates the beginning of the
next/following track.

m, M

Notes

• To find the beginning
of a track correctly,
a blank of approx.
4 seconds between
tracks is necessary.

• If a soft sound like
pianissimo continues
for some seconds in a
track, the player may
start to play as the next
track.

• If you press the M or
m when there is no

sound in the track, this
function does not
operate correctly.

While playing a tape, press M or m.

Playing side The beginning The beginning

of the next track of the current

track

Upper side (N) Mm
Reverse side (n) mM

The tape is wound or rewound to the beginning of the
next or current track, and play will start automatically.

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The Tape Player22

The Audio Emphasis

Selecting the
audio emphasis

(SOUND/MEGA BASS)

You can adjust the audio emphasis of the
sound you are listening to.

Selecting the sound characteristic

Press SOUND to select the audio emphasis you want.

Choose To get

R OC K powerful, clean sounds, emphasizing

PO P light, bright sounds emphasizing

JAZZ percussive sounds, emphasizing bass

V O C A L the presence of vocals, stressing

OF F the whole dynamic range for music

SOUND

low and high range audio

high and middle range audio

audio

middle range audio

such as classical music

MEGA BASS

The Tape Player/The Audio Emphasis

Reinforcing the bass sound

Press MEGA BASS.
”MEGA BASS” appears in the display. To return to

normal sound, press the button again.

The Audio Emphasis

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The Timer

Setting the clock

“– –:– –” indication appears in the
display until you set the clock.

Jog dial

CLOCK

ENTER
MEM

Tips

• The time display
system of this player is
the 24-hour system.

• When you operate the
player on AC power,
“:” flashes as long as
the clock goes.

Before you begin, connect the power source (see pages
30 - 31).

1 Press and hold CLOCK until the hour digit flashes.

2 Set the clock.

1 Turn the jog dial to set

the hour and press
ENTER•MEM.

2 Turn the jog dial to set

the minutes.

m

3 Press ENTER•MEM.

The clock starts from 00 seconds.

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The Timer24

Waking up to music

You can wake up to music or a radio
programme at a preset time. Make sure
you have set the clock (see “Setting the
clock” on page 24).

STANDBY

Jog dial

TIMER

ENTER
MEM

The Timer

Note

You cannot preset
waking up timer and
recording timer (page

28) at the same time.

Before you begin, make sure the (clock) indication is
not lit in the display. If it is lit, press STANDBY.

1 Prepare the music source you want to play.

Source Do this

Cd Insert a CD.
RAdIO Tune in a station.
TAPE Insert a tape.

2 Press TIMER to display the indication.

Do the following operations by checking the
display.

3 Turn the jog dial until the music source you want

to play (“Cd”, “TAPE” or “RAdIO”) appears in
the display, and press ENTER•MEM.

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The Timer

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Waking up to music (continued)

Tip

If you made a mistake,
press CANCEL. The
setting entered last will
be cleared. Re-enter it.

Tips

• To exit the standby
mode, press STANDBY
to make the
indication disappear.

• The preset settings
remain until you reset
them.

4 Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want

the music to go on.
1 Turn the jog dial to set

the hour and press
ENTER•MEM.

2 Turn the jog dial to set the minutes and press

ENTER•MEM.

5 Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want

the music to go off. (Do as step 4.)

6 Turn the jog dial to set the volume you want, and

press ENTER•MEM.

7 Press STANDBY.

The

indication lights up and the power goes off;

the player enters the standby mode.
At the preset time, the power will go on and music

will play. Then the power will go off at the preset
time, and the player will enter the standby mode
again.

To use the player before a timer playback starts

If you turn on the player, you can use it as usual ( in
case of the radio, if you listen to the station which is
different from the one you tuned in step 1 on page 25,
you will hear that station at the preset time.) Turn off
the player before the preset time.

To stop play

Turn off the power.

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The Timer26