Sony ZS-SN10 User Manual

2-593-810-12 (1)

Personal Audio System

Operating Instructions

This manual describes how to use the player. For the supplied software SonicStage, please see “Installation/Operating Guide.”

ZS-SN10

Warning

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

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION

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

WARNING

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

Information

For customers in the United States

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.

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.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

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

Owner's Record

The model number is located at the bottom and the serial number is located in the battery compartment. 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. ZS-SN10 Serial No.

Table of contents

Enjoy lots of songs on your original CD ........ 4

Basic Operations

Playing a CD .................................................. 6

Listening to the radio.................................... 10

The CD Player

Using the display .......................................... 12

Locating a specific track............................... 13

Searching for your favorite tracks/files ........ 14

Playing a specific group

(ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only).................... 15

Playing a single track (Single track play)..... 16

Playing tracks in random order

(Shuffle play)............................................ 16

Playing your favorite tracks by adding

Bookmarks (Bookmark track play) .......... 17

Playing your favorite play lists

(m3u play list play) (MP3 CD only) ........ 18

Creating your own program

(Program play).......................................... 19

Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play) ....... 20

Additional Information

Precautions ................................................... 29

Troubleshooting............................................ 30

Maintenance ................................................. 32

Specifications ............................................... 32

Index ............................................................. 34

The Radio

Presetting radio stations................................ 21

Playing preset radio stations ......................... 22

Labeling the preset stations .......................... 23

The Audio Emphasis

Selecting the audio emphasis ....................... 24

The Timer

Falling asleep to music ................................. 25

Setting Up

Choosing the power sources ......................... 26

Listening to a PC, TV, VCR,

portable digital music player, etc.............. 27

This manual mainly explains operations using the main unit, but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the remote having the same or similar names/indications.

Enjoy lots of songs on your original CD

In addition to the usual audio CDs, you can play an original CD, called “ATRAC CD” or

“MP3 CD” that you create with the supplied software, SonicStage. Using SonicStage, for

example, about 30 audio CDs* can be recorded on one ATRAC CD.

The following is a quick overview of how you listen to music on your ATRAC CD/MP3 CD/

Audio CD.

Install SonicStage on your computer.

SonicStage is software that takes music downloaded from audio CDs and the Internet on your computer and creates original CDs. It can be installed from the supplied CD-ROM.

Create an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD/Audio CD.

After selecting your favorite songs from music stored

ATRAC CD MP3 CD Audio CD

on your computer, record them on a CD-R/CD-RW using SonicStage.

Audio CDs Music files

Internet

Listen to them with this CD player.

You can enjoy lots of songs on your original CD.

Please see the supplied “Installation/Operating Guide” for how to install SonicStage and how

to create ATRAC CDs/MP3 CDs/Audio CDs.

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

700MB CD-R/CD-RW at 48kbps in ATRAC3plus format.

Which discs can you play on this CD player?

Audio CDs:

CDDA format CDs

CDDA (Compact Disc Digital Audio) is a recording standard used for Audio CDs.

ATRAC CDs:

CD-R/CD-RW on which audio data compressed in the ATRAC3plus format has been recorded*

ATRAC3 (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3) is audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates. ATRAC3plus is audio compression technology developed from the ATRAC3 format and can compress audio files to about 1/20 of their original size at 64kbps.

MP3 CDs:

CD-R/CD-RW on which audio data compressed in the MP3 format has been recorded*

MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer3) is audio compression technology that can compress audio files to about 1/10 of their original size.

CD-R/CD-RW on which mixed audio data compressed in the ATRAC3plus, or MP3 formats has been recorded by using an software other than SonicStage can also be played.

With SonicStage, you cannot create a CD on which mixed audio data is recorded.

* Only ISO 9660 Level 1/2 and Joliet extension format discs can be played.

Enjoy lots of songs on your original CD

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.

Attention Regarding DualDisc Software

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.

ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus, SonicStage and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

Basic Operations

Playing a CD

Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 26).

1, 2

1 Press PUSH Z OPEN/CLOSE to

open the CD lid and place the CD on the CD tray.

With the label side up

2 Press PUSH Z OPEN/CLOSE to

close the CD lid.

3 Press u (N on the remote) (direct

power-on). The player plays all the tracks once.

Display Audio CD

ATRAC CD/MP3 CD*

Basic Operations

Note

Before playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, this player reads all file and group information on the CD. Depending on the file structure, it may take more than a minute to read them. During this time, “Reading” is displayed.

Tips

• To listen through headphones, connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.

• Playback starts from the track you last stopped playing (Resume play). To cancel the resume play to start play from the beginning of the first track, press x in stop mode.

Track number

Use these buttons for additional operations

To Press

adjust the volume VOLUME +*1, – (VOL +*1, – on the

stop playback x pause playback u*1 (X on the remote)

go to the next track > go back to the .

previous track *1The button has a tactile dot.

Playing time

File name

File number

* When playing an MP3 CD, “MP3”

appears in the display.

remote)

Press the button again to resume play after pause.

Playing time

POWER

VOLUME –, +

–, +

continued

Notes

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

• The playback capability of this CD player may vary depending on the quality of the disc and the condition of the recording device.

• Characters that can be displayed on this CD player are listed below. –A to Z –a to z –0 to 9 –! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / :

; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~

If you use other characters on your computer using software such as SonicStage, they are displayed as “–” on this CD player.

• On a disc that has ATRAC3plus/MP3 files, do not save files in other formats and do not make unneccessary groups.

To Press

select a group*

remove the CD PUSH Z OPEN/CLOSE* turn on/off the player POWER *2This function works for ATRAC CDs/MP3 CDs only.

*3Once you open the CD lid, the track to start play will change to

the beginning of the first track.

+ to go forward and – to go backward

The structure of ATRAC CDs/MP3 CDs

ATRAC CDs/MP3 CDs consist 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.”

For MP3 CDs, this CD player recognizes an MP3 folder as a “group” so that ATRAC CDs and MP3 CDs can be operated in the same way.

In this manual, we use the word “track” in description of the operations available for both ATRAC CDs/MP3 CDs and audio CDs, and the word “file” for the operations available for ATRAC CDs/MP3 CDs only.

Playing order of ATRAC CDs and MP3 CDs

For ATRAC CDs, files are played in the order selected in SonicStage.

For MP3 CDs, the playing order may differ depending on the method used to record MP3 files on the disc. In the following example, files are played in order of 1 to 7.

Group File

ATRAC CD

MP3 CD

Notes on ATRAC CDs

• Maximum number of groups: 255 Maximum number of files: 999

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

Notes on MP3 CDs

• Maximum number of groups: 255 Maximum number of files: 511 Maximum directory level: 8

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

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

• This player can play bit rates of 32 to 320 kbps, and sampling frequencies of 32/44.1/ 48 kHz.

• To compress a source in an MP3 file, we recommend setting the compression parameters to “44.1 kHz,” “128 kbps,” and “Constant Bit Rate.”

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

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

Basic Operations

Listening to the radio

Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 26).

1 2

1 Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO

PRESET repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on).

2 Hold down TUNE + or – 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 can’t tune in a station, press TUNE + or – repeatedly to change the frequency step by step.

Display

Indicates an FM stereo broadcast

Use these buttons for additional operations

POWER

Tip

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

VOLUME –, + MODE

To Press

adjust the volume VOLUME +*, – (VOL +*, – on the

remote) turn on/off the radio POWER * The button has a tactile dot.

To improve broadcast reception

Reorient the antenna for FM. Reorient the player itself for AM.

Basic Operations

for FM

for AM

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