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3-252-421-13 (1)
Portable
CD Player
Operating Instructions GB
Manual de instrucciones ES
Manual de instruções PT
“WALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone
Stereo products. is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
“WALKMAN” es una marca registrada de Sony Corporation que representa los
productos audífonos estéreo. es una marca de fábrica de
Sony Corporation.
D-NE518CK
© 2003 Sony Corporation
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ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 are trademarks WARNING of Sony Corporation. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table- cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
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Table of Contents Available features Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! The G-PROTECTION function ................. 21 Checking the time remaining on the CD and Create original ATRAC CDs ! ..................... 4 the number of tracks left (audio CD) .... 21 Music sources playable on this CD player .. 6 Checking information on a CD with ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 ......................... 6 ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 files ........ 22 MP3 files ..................................................... 6 Emphasizing
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Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! Thank you for purchasing the D-NE518CK. This CD Walkman is called an “ATRAC CD Walkman,” because you can enjoy “ATRAC CDs” on it. Create original ATRAC CDs ! You can make your own ATRAC CD. The procedure is very simple. Just perform Steps 1, 2 and 3. Step 1 Step 2 Install Burn Install the supplied Create a disc image and burn it on “SonicStage Simple a CD-R/RW using your PC. Burner” software. Audio CDs MP3 files or , Audio data is converted to the ATRAC3plus/ ATRAC3
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Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! What is an ATRAC CD? An ATRAC CD is a CD-R/RW on which audio data compressed in the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format has been recorded. About 30 audio CDs can be recorded on a CD-R/RW.* You can also record MP3 files by converting the files to the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format. * When total playing time of one CD (album) is estimated at 60 minutes and you are recording on a 700 MB CD-R/RW at 48 kbps in ATRAC3plus format. Step 3 Listen You can enjoy listening to your own ATRAC CDs
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Music sources playable on this CD player You can play the following 3 music sources on this CD player: • Audio CDs •ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format files • MP3 files Usable disc formats You can use ISO 9660 Level 1/2 and Joliet extension format discs only. ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 “ATRAC3plus,” which stands for “Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus” is audio compression technology, developed from the ATRAC3 format. Though the ATRAC3plus format can compress music content to about 1/20 of its original si
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Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! The major specifications of the acceptable disc format are: • Maximum directory levels: 8 • Acceptable characters for a file/folder name: A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, _ (underscore) Notes • When naming files, be sure to add the file extension “mp3” to the file name. • If you add the extension “mp3” to a file other than an MP3 file, the player will not be able to recognize the file properly. • The file name does not correspond to the ID3 tag. The usable number of groups and
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Difference between ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 and MP3 Groups and folders The ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format has a very simple structure. It consists 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.” A “group” has no directory-type structure (a new group cannot be made within an existing group). This CD player is designed to recognize an MP3 file folder as a “group” so that it can play CD-Rs/RWs recorded in both the ATR
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Getting started Getting started Locating the controls For details, see pages in parentheses. CD player (front) 1i (headphones) 9 Display jack (pages 11, (pages 13, 16, 19 - 23) 24, 29) 2 VOL (volume) q; SOUND button +*/– buttons (pages 22, 23) (page 11) qa Strap holes 3 OPEN button (page 11) 4 +/– buttons qs DC IN 4.5 V (page 12) (external power input) jack 5 P MODE/ (pages 11, 24) (play mode/repeat) button (pages 16 - 19) qd x (stop) button (pages 12, 23) 6 DISPLAY button (pages 21, 22) qf u* (
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Rotary commander qk u (play/pause) button wa x (stop) button (pages 12, 18, 19) (pages 12, 23) ql .(AMS/search)• > (AMS/search) control ws +/– control (pages 12, 19) Push down and turn. (page 12) w; Jack for connecting a car connecting pack (page 24) Note The supplied rotary commander should be used with this player only. Checking the supplied accessories AC power adaptor (1) Headphones/earphones (1) Rotary commander (1) Car battery cord (1) Car connecting pack (1) Velcro tapes for the CD player
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Playing an audio CD or ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 files Playing an audio CD or ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 files When using your CD player in a car, see page 24. to an AC outlet 1. Connect your CD player. 1 Connect the AC power adaptor. to DC IN 4.5V 2 Connect the headphones/earphones. AC power You can also use dry batteries as a power adaptor source. (See page 27.) u 2. Insert a CD. to i (headphones) 1 Press OPEN to open the lid. OPEN Headphones or earphones button 3. Play a CD. 2 Place the CD on the tray
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Basic operations To Do this Play (from the point you stopped) Press u. Playback starts from the point you stopped. Play (from the first track) While the CD player is stopped, press and hold u until the play of the first track starts. Pause/resume play after pause Press u. 2 Stop Press x.* 1 2 Find the beginning of the current track (AMS* ) Press . once quickly.* 2, 3 Find the beginning of previous tracks (AMS) Press . repeatedly.* * 2, 3 Find the beginning of the next track (AMS) Press > once qu
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Playing an audio CD or ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 files About the display While the CD player is playing, the following indications appear in the display. You can also check the remaining time, track name, etc. using DISPLAY (see pages 21 and 22). While playing an audio CD Playing time Track number While playing an audio CD Track name containing CD text information Playing time Track number File name While playing an ATRAC3plus/ ATRAC3 file File number Playing time File name When playing an MP3 file
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Example of ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 groups and files Group ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 file 1 1 2 3 2 4 5 3 6 7 8 9 4 q; qa qs File mode Plays all ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files from 1, 2, 3...qa, qs. Group mode Plays all ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files in the selected group. Notes • Maximum number of groups: 255 Maximum number of files: 999 • The characters A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, and _ can be displayed on this CD player. • When referring to ATRAC CDs, “group” is equivalent to an “album” and “file” is equivalent to a “track.” 14
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Playing an audio CD or ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 files Example of group structure and playing order (MP3 CD) The playing order of groups and files is as follows: CD-R Group CD-RW MP3 file 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 5 7 8 9 6 q; 2 3 File mode Plays all MP3 files from 1, 2, 3...9, 0. Group mode Plays all MP3 files in the selected group. (Example: If you select group 3, the CD player plays file 4. If you select group 4, the CD player plays file 5 and 6.) Notes •A group that does not include an MP3 file is skipped
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Playback options You can enjoy various playback options using P MODE/ (play mode/repeat), JOG DIAL/ ENTER, ./> and u. Display Play mode P MODE/ button If you press the button during playback, you can change the play mode. During playback, if you press and hold the button until “ ” appears, you can play tracks repeatedly in the play mode CD text information, ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/ that was selected using P MODE/ . MP3 file information, playing time, etc. are B No indication displayed. (Normal play)
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Playback options Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle play) During playback, press P MODE/ repeatedly until “SHUF” appears. When playing ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 files In shuffle mode, the CD player plays all files on a CD in random order. Playing all files in a selected group in random order (Group shuffle play) (ATRAC/MP3 CD only) During playback, press P MODE/ repeatedly until “ SHUF” appears. When playing ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 files The CD player plays all files in a selected group in random
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Playing your favorite tracks by adding Bookmarks (Bookmark track play) You can add Bookmarks to up to 99 tracks for each CD. You can use this function for up to 10 CDs. While playing ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files You can add Bookmarks to up to 999 tracks for each CD (up to 5 CDs). While playing MP3 files You can add Bookmarks to up to 400 tracks for each CD (up to 10 CDs). To add Bookmarks 1 During playback of the track to which you want to add a Bookmark, press and hold u until “ (Bookmark)” flashes
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Playback options Playing your favorite play lists (m3u play list play) (MP3 CD only) You can play your favorite 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/RW using encoding software that supports the m3u format. During playback, press P MODE/ 1 repeatedly until “ ” appears. Play list Press . or > to select a play list 2 you want. Press u. 3 Note You can only play the top two play
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Searching for your favorite tracks/files/groups quickly using the JOG DIAL Selecting your favorite track or file During playback, turn the JOG DIAL to select the track or the file you want, then press ENTER. The CD player starts play. To cancel the track search Turn the JOG DIAL to the left until “CANCEL” appears, then press ENTER. To cancel the file search 1 Turn the JOG DIAL to the left until “ :” appears, then press ENTER. 2 Turn the JOG DIAL to the left until “CANCEL” appears, then press ENT
