Sony ZS-YN7, ZS-YN7L User Manual

2-023-041-33 (1)

Personal Audio System

Operating Instructions page 2

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

Manual de instrucciones página 2

En este manual se describe cómo utilizar el reproductor. En el caso del software SonicStage suministrado, consulte “Guía de instalación/ instrucciones”.

ZS-YN7

ZS-YN7L

Warning

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

About this manual

The instructions in this manual are for the ZSYN7 and ZS-YN7L. Before you start reading, check your model number. The ZS-YN7L is the model used for illustration purpose.

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

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.

Connect the apparatus to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the apparatus, disconnect the main plug from the AC outlet immediately.

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.

Note

The name of the switch to turn on/off this player is indicated as below: “OPERATE”: ZS-YN7L “POWER”: ZS-YN7

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 favourite 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 favourite tracks by adding

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

Playing your favourite play lists

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

Creating your own programme

(Programme play) ..................................... 19

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

Additional Information

Precautions ................................................... 28

Troubleshooting............................................ 29

Maintenance ................................................. 31

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

Index ............................................................. 33

The Radio

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

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

The Audio Emphasis

Selecting the audio emphasis ....................... 23

The Timer

Falling asleep to music ................................. 24

Setting Up

Choosing the power sources ......................... 25

Connecting optional components

(ZS-YN7L only) ....................................... 26

Enjoy lots of songs on your original CD

In addition to the usual audio CDs, you can play an original CD, called “ATRAC CD,” that you create with the supplied software, SonicStage. Using SonicStage, about 30 audio CDs* can be recorded on one CD-R or CD-RW.

The following is a quick overview of how you listen to music on your ATRAC 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.

After selecting your favourite songs from music stored

ATRAC CD

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

Audio CDs MP3 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.

* 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 or/and ATRAC3 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. You can create an ATRAC CD using SonicStage.

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/ATRAC3, 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.

Enjoy lots of songs on your original CD

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

Note

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 you computer using software such as SonicStage, they are displayed as “–” on this CD player.

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.

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

Basic Operations

Playing a CD

Connect the supplied mains lead (see page 25).

1 Press OPEN to open the CD lid

(direct power-on) and place the CD on the CD tray.

Note

Make sure that the CD is placed properly on the CD tray. Don’t place it under the CD tray.

With the label side up

2 Press PUSH CLOSE to close the CD

lid.

3 Press u (N on the remote).

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 point you last stopped playing (Resume play). During stop, the point to be played is displayed. To cancel the resume play to start play from the beginning of the first track, press x in stop mode.

Playing timeTrack number

Playing timeFile number

* When playing an MP3 CD, “MP3”

appears in the display.

File name

Use these buttons for additional operations

OPERATE (or POWER)

+, –

VOLUME +, –

OPEN

To Press

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

remote) 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.

Press the button again to resume play after

pause.

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To Press

select a group*

select a file*

remove the CD OPEN* turn on/off the player OPERATE (or POWER, see page 2) *2You can operate during play of ATRAC CDs/MP3 CDs.

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

the beginning of the first track.

+ to go forward and – to go backward

> to go forward and . to go backward

Notes

• If ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files and MP3 files are recorded on the same CD, this CD player plays the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 only.

• 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 you computer using software such as SonicStage, they are displayed as “–” on this CD player.

• On a disc that has ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/ MP3 files, do not save files in other formats and do not make unneccessary groups.

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.

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/ATRAC3 format cannot be played on your computer.

Notes on MP3 CDs

• Maximum number of groups: 100 Maximum number of files: 400 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 16 to 320 kbps, and sampling frequencies of 32/44.1/ 48 kHz. Variable Bit Rate (VBR) file can also be played.

• 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 mains lead (see page 25).

1 2

1 Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO

PRESET until the band you want appears in the display (direct poweron).

ZS-YN7: “FM” t “AM” ZS-YN7L: “FM” t “MW” t “LW”

2 Press TUNE + or – and hold it 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

OPERATE (or POWER)

Tips

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

• If you need to change the AM/MW tuning interval, see page 25.

VOLUME +, –

MODE

To Press

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

remote) turn on/off the radio OPERATE (or POWER, see page 2) * The button has a tactile dot.

To improve broadcast reception

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

Basic Operations

for FM

for AM/MW/LW

The CD Player

Using the display

You can check information about the CD using the display.

DISPLAY

Checking the information on an audio CD

Press DISPLAY. The display changes as follows:

The current track number and playing time

The current track number and the remaining time of the current track

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

The total track number and total playing time on the CD

Checking the information on an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD

Press DISPLAY. The display changes as follows:

When you are playing an MP3 CD containing files with an ID3 tag*, ID3 tag information is displayed.

* ID3 tag is a format for adding ceratin

information (track name, album name, artist name, etc.) to MP3 files. This player conforms to Version 1.0/1.1/2.3 of the ID3 tag format (for MP3 files only).

The file name, the current file number

and playing time

The group name* number and playing time

The artist name* number and playing time

The transfer rate/frequency, the current file number and the remaining time of the current file

Total number of groups, total number of files

*1If the file does not belong to any group, the

group name is desplayed as “Root”.

*2If the file does not have an artist name,

“– – – –” is displayed.

, the current file

Tip

When you are playing an audio CD containing text information such as CD-TEXT, information is displayed.

Locating a specific track

You can quickly locate any track on a CD using the number buttons on the remote.

You can also find a specific point in a track while playing a CD.

Number buttons

., >

To locate Press

a specific track the number button of the track. directly

a point while > (forward) or, . listening to (backward) while playing the sound and hold it until you find the

point

a point while > (forward) or . observing (backward) in pause the display and hold down until

you find the point.

Tips

• 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 select a track numbered over 100, press >10 twice, then the corresponding number buttons.

The CD Player

Notes

• Locating a specific track using the number buttons is only available for the tracks in the selected group.

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

• When you find a specific point in a file while playing ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 files, the sound may not be heard for a few seconds.

Searching for your favourite tracks/files

ENTER/

x Jog dial MEMORY

Searching for a track on an audio CD

Searching for a file on an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD

1 Press x.

“CD” appears in the display.

2 While play is stopped, turn the jog dial

toward v or V to select the group you want, then press ENTER/MEMORY.

3 Turn the jog dial toward v or V to

select the file you want, then press ENTER/MEMORY.

1 Press x.

“CD” appears in the display.

2 Turn the jog dial toward v or V to

select the track you want, then press ENTER/MEMORY.

The playback starts from the track selected.

To cancel the track search

Turn the jog dial until “CANCEL” appears, then press ENTER/MEMORY.

The playback starts from the file selected.

To cancel the file search

1 Turn the jog dial toward v or V until

“

:” appears, then press ENTER/

MEMORY.

2 Turn the jog dial until “CANCEL”

appears, then press ENTER/MEMORY.

Tip

You can also search a file while playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD. When you turn the jog dial during playback, the file list of the group in which the current file is will be displayed. To select a file of another group, turn the jog dial toward v or V until “ :” appears, then press ENTER/ MEMORY to select the group first and select the file you want by turning the jog dial.

Playing a specific group

(ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only)

You can play all the files in a specific group, and stop the player automatically.

Note

When using an ATRAC CD, up to 400 file names or up to 100 group names can be displayed. If the number of files or groups surpasses these figures, a file name such as “401 – – –” or a group name such as “101 – – –” will be displayed instead of names.

MODE u x +, –

1 Press x.

“CD” appears in the display.

2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode

until “

” appears in the display.

3 Press + or – to select the group you

want to play.

4 Press u.

To cancel the group play

Stop playing first. Then press MODE until “ ” disappears from the display.

The CD Player

Playing a single track

Playing tracks in

(Single track play)

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

MODE . u x >

1 Press x.

“CD” appears in the display.

2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode

until “1” appears in the display.

3 Press . or > to select the track

you want to play.

random order (Shuffle play)

You can play tracks in random order.

MODE u x +, –

Playing all tracks on a CD in random order

1 Press x.

“CD” appears in the display.

2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode

until “SHUF” appears in the display.

4 Press u.

To cancel the single track play

Stop playing first. Then press MODE until “1” disappears from the display.

On the remote

1 Press x. 2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode until “1”

appears in the display.

3 Press the number buttons to select the track you

want.

3 Press u to start Shuffle play.

Playing all files in a selected group in random order

CD/MP3 CD only)

(ATRAC

1 Press x.

“CD” appears in the display.

Playing your favourite tracks by adding Bookmarks

(Bookmark track play)

2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode

until “

SHUF” appears in the display.

3 Press + or – to select the group you

want to play.

4 Press u to start Shuffle play.

To cancel Shuffle play

Stop playing first. Then press MODE until “SHUF” or “ SHUF” disappears from the display.

Tip

During Shuffle play, you cannot select the previous track by pressing ..

You can add Bookmarks to up to 99 tracks (audio CD), up to 999 files (ATRAC CD) or up to 400 files (MP3 CD) for a CD.

When you open the CD tray, all Bookmarks stored in memory will be erased.

MODE u x

Adding Bookmarks

1 During playback of the track to which

you want to add a Bookmark, press and hold u until “Bookmark Set” appears in the display. When the Bookmark has been added successfully, “ ” flashes slower.

The CD Player

2 Repeat step 1 to add Bookmarks to the

tracks you want.

On the remote

Use BOOKMARK instead of u.

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Playing your favourite tracks by adding Bookmarks (Bookmark track play) (continued)

Playing your favourite play lists (m3u play list play)

Playing the tracks with Bookmarks

1 Press x.

“CD” appears in the display.

2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode

until “ the display.

” and “Bookmark” appear in

3 Press u.

The playback of the tracks with the Bookmarks starts.

To remove Bookmarks

During playback of a track with a Bookmark, press and hold u (BOOKMARK on the remote) until “Bookmark Cancel” appears in the display.

To check tracks with Bookmarks

During playback of tracks with Bookmarks, “ ” flashes slowly in the display.

Notes

• During playback of tracks with Bookmarks, tracks are played in order of track number, and not in the order you added the Bookmarks.

• If you open the CD tray, all Bookmarks stored in memory will be erased.

• You cannot select a track with a Bookmark directly by using the number bottons on the remote.

(MP3 CD only)

You can play your favourite m3u play lists*.

* An “m3u play list” is a file for which an MP3

file playing order has been encoded. To use the play list function, record MP3 files on a CD-R/ CD-RW using encoding software that supports the m3u format.

MODE

Jog dial

ENTER/ MEMORY

1 Press x.

“CD” appears in the display.

2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode

until “

” appears in the display.

3 Turn the jog dial toward v or V to

select a play list you want then press ENTER/MEMORY.

On the remote

1 Press x. 2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode until “ ”

appears in the display.

3 Press . or > to select a play list you want

then press N.

Note

You can only play the top two play lists when two or more play lists are stored.

Creating your own

4 Press u to start Programme play.

programme (Programme play)

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

Jog dial

MODE u x

1 Press x.

“CD” appears in the display.

2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode

until “PGM” appears in the display.

3 Turn the jog dial toward v or V then

press ENTER/MEMORY for the tracks or files you want to programme in the order you want.

Playing order

Audio CD

ENTER/ MEMORY

To cancel Programme Play

Stop playing first. Then press MODE until “PGM” disappears from the display.

To check the order of tracks before play

Press ENTER/MEMORY while programming.

Every time you press the button, the track or file number appears in the programmed order.

To change the current programme

Press x once while programming. The current programme will be erased. Then create a new programme following the programming procedure.

Tip

You can play the same programme again, since the programme is saved until you open the CD tray.

On the remote

1 Press x. 2 Press MODE repeatedly until “PGM” appears in

the display.

3 Press the number buttons for the tracks or files

you want to programme in the order you want.

4 Press N.

The CD Player

Programmed track

ATRAC CD/

Playing order

Programmed file

*You can also select another group pressing

+ or –.

MP3 CD*

Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play)

You can play tracks repeatedly in normal play mode and other play modes you want.

REPEAT x

1 Press x.

“CD” appears in the display.

2 Play the CD.

You can play tracks repeatedly in normal play mode and other play modes you want (see pages 15 – 19).

3 Press REPEAT until “ ” appears in the

display.

To cancel Repeat play

Press REPEAT until “ ” disappears from the display.

The Radio

Presetting radio stations

You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations (ZS-YN7), 20 for FM and 10 for AM in any order or 40 radio stations (ZSYN7L), 20 for FM and 10 for MW and LW in any order.

RADIO BAND

PRESET – AUTO PRESET

PRESET + TUNE +, –

1 Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET

to select the band.

ENTER/ MEMORY

If a station cannot be preset automatically

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

1 Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET to

select the band.

2 Tune in a station you want by pressing

TUNE + or –.

3 Hold down ENTER/MEMORY for about

2 seconds.

4 Press PRESET + or PRESET – until the

preset number you want for the station on flashes.

5 Press ENTER/MEMORY.

The new station replaces the old one.

On the remote

1 Press RADIO•BAND until the band you want

appears in the display.

2 Press TUNE + or – until you tune in the station

you want.

3 Hold down the number button that you want to

preset the new station on for 2 seconds. To select the preset number over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons. You need to hold down the last number button to enter for about 2 seconds. (Example: To select 12, press >10 and 1 first, then hold down 2 for about 2 seconds.)

The Radio

2 Hold down RADIO•BAND•AUTO

PRESET until “Auto Preset” flashes in the display.

3 Press ENTER/MEMORY.

The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones.

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Table of contents

Enjoy lots of songs on your original CD

Basic Operations

Playing a CD

Listening to the radio

The CD Player

Using the display

Locating a specific track

Searching for your favourite tracks/files

Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play)

The Radio

Presetting radio stations