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3-259-970-13 (1)
Portable
CD Player
Operating Instructions
“WALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone
Stereo products. is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
D-NE800
© 2003 Sony Corporation
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WARNING 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. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product
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Table of Contents Playing tracks in your favorite order Enjoy your ATRAC CD (PGM play) ............................................ 23 Walkman! Searching for groups or tracks/files ........... 24 Music sources playable on this CD player .. 6 Available features ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 ......................... 7 MP3 ............................................................. 7 Adjusting sound quality (Parametric equalizer) ........................... 25 The structure of ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 and MP3
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Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! Thank you for purchasing the D-NE800. This CD Walkman is called an “ATRAC CD Walkman,” because you can enjoy “ATRAC CDs” on it. You can make your own ATRAC CD easily. Step 1 Step 2 Install Burn Install the supplied Create a disc image and burn it on “SonicStage Simple Burner” a CD-R/RW using your PC. software. Audio CDs MP3 files or , Audio data is converted to the ATRAC3plus/ ATRAC3 format by the SonicStage Simple Burner. How to use the SonicStage Simple Burner Refe
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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 (CDDA format) • CDs with ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format files (ATRAC CD) • CDs with MP3 format files (MP3 CD) Usable disc formats You can use ISO 9660 Level 1/2 and Joliet extension format discs only. About CD-Rs/RWs This CD player can play CD-Rs/RWs recorded in the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3, MP3 or CDDA* format, but playback capability may vary depending on the quality of the disc and the condit
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Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! 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 size at 64 kbps, you can still enjoy high quality sound. The available transfer bit rates are 256 kbps, 64 kbps and 48 kbps. “ATRAC3,” which stands for “Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3” is audio compression technology t
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The usable number of groups and files • Maximum number of groups: 255 • Maximum number of files: 999 Settings for compression and writing software • This CD player is able to play MP3 files with the following specifications: Bit rate: 16 - 320 kbps, and sampling frequencies: 32/44.1/ 48 kHz. Variable Bit Rate (VBR) file can also be played. To compress a source for an MP3 file, we recommend setting the compression software to “44.1 kHz,” “128 kbps,” and “Constant Bit Rate.” •To record up to the
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Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 file structure and playing order •ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 •MP3 Group Group MP3 file ATRAC3plus/ ATRAC3 file Notes •A group that does not include an MP3 file is skipped. • If ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files and MP3 files are recorded on the same CD, this CD player plays the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files first. • Depending on the method used to record MP3 files on the disc, the playing order may be different from the one shown above. 9
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Getting started Checking the supplied accessories AC power adaptor (1) Charging stand (1) Carrying pouch (1) Rechargeable batteries (2) External battery case (1) Battery carrying case (1) CD-ROM* (SonicStage Simple Burner) (1) Headphones/earphones (1) *Do not play a CD-ROM on an audio CD player. User’s guide for SonicStage Simple Burner (1) Remote control (1) AC plug adaptor (1) (Supplied with tourist model only) 10
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Getting started Locating the controls CD player For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 Display (12, 17, 19, 24, 37) 7 5-way control key (15, 16, 19 - 31, 34, 2 OPR (operation) lamp (28, 29, 34) 37) Color of the lamp changes according to u: play/pause *2 the type of music source being played. .:AMS /rewind Red: Audio CD, Green: ATRAC3plus/ >:AMS/fast forward ATRAC3 file, Orange: MP3 file x/CHG: stop/charge For some time after the CD is inserted, DISPLAY/MENU: Use to the lamp lights up in r
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Display (CD player) For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 Character information display (17) 5 Play list indication (21) While playing an audio CD, disc name, For MP3 CD only track name, etc. appear in 4 lines, if 6 Group indication (19, 20) recorded on the CD. For ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only While playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, 7 Play mode indication (19 - 24) group name, file name, etc. appear in 4 Shows various play modes such as shuffle lines, if recorded on the CD. play and program play. “ ” s
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Getting started Remote control For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 6 7 2 8 3 9 4 q; 5 1 VOL (volume) +/– control (16, 26, 28) 6 Clip (14) Turn to adjust the volume. 7 HOLD switch (28) 2 x (stop) button (16, 26, 28, 37) Slide the switch in the direction of the 3 Jog lever (. u/ENT >) (16, arrow (a yellow mark appears) to disable 21 - 23, 25 - 31) the buttons on the remote control. u (play/pause)/ENT (enter): 8 DISPLAY button (24, 26 - 31, 37) Press during stop to start play, and press
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Display (remote control) For details, see the pages in parentheses. 12 3 4 5 6789q; 1 Disc indication 8 Play list indication (21) 2 Track number indication (23) 9 Bookmark indication (21, 22) 3 Character information display (17) During play, the indication shows a track 4 Play mode indication (19 - 23) has a Bookmark. 5 SOUND indication (25, 26) q; Timer indication (27) 6 Battery indication (33) Shows the OFF TIMER setting has been 7 Group indication (19, 20) selected on the menu. To use the cli
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Playing a CD Playing a CD 1. Insert a CD. 1 Slide OPEN to open the CD 2 Place the CD on the tray and close player lid. the lid. OPEN switch Label side up to an AC outlet 2. Connect your CD player. You can use the following power sources: • Rechargeable batteries (page 33) AC power • LR6 (size AA) alkaline batteries adaptor (external battery case) (page 35) •AC power adaptor 5-way control key to EXT BATT/ (u) DC IN 4.5 V We explain how to use your CD player on house current on this page. Connect
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3. Play a CD. 5-way control key (u) VOL + / – Jog lever VOL + / – 1 Push the control key toward 1 Press the jog lever. u. 2 Adjust the volume by turning 2 Adjust the volume by pressing VOL +/ –. VOL + or –. To CD player Remote control Play (from a point where you stopped Push the control key toward Press the jog lever. previously) u. Playback starts from the point Playback starts from the where you stopped. point where you stopped. While the CD player is Play (from the first track) While the CD
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Playing a CD Checking CD information on the display You can check CD information by repeatedly pressing DISPLAY/MENU on the CD player or DISPLAY on the remote control. When you are playing a CD containing text information such as CD-TEXT, “track name,” “album name,” “artist name,” etc. are displayed as shown in parentheses in the following table. When you are playing an ATRAC CD, information you input using the SonicStage Simple Burner software is displayed. When you are playing an MP3 CD contai
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Notes • The characters A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, and _ can be displayed on this CD player. • Before playing a file, the CD player reads all file and group (or folder) information on the CD. “READING” is displayed. Depending on the content of the CD, it may take some time to accomplish this reading. • If the group does not have a group name, “ROOT” appears in the display. • If the file does not have ID3 tag information, “- - - -” appears in the display. Removing the CD Remove the CD while pressing the
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Playback options B Playback options You can enjoy the following playback Selecting playback options using the options using the P MODE/ button on the remote control remote control or the menu function on the Press P MODE/ repeatedly to select the CD player. playback option you want. • Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play) • Playing all files in a selected group Playing tracks (Group play) repeatedly (Repeat play) • Playing a single track (Single play) • Playing tracks in random order You can
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Playing a single track Playing all files in a (Single play) selected group in random order (Group shuffle play) (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only) During play, press P MODE/ repeatedly until “1” appears. (CD player: Perform steps 1 and 2 of During play, press P MODE/ “Selecting playback options on the repeatedly until “ SHUF” appears. CD player” (page 19), press F or f to (CD player: Perform steps 1 and 2 of select “1,” then press DISPLAY/MENU “Selecting playback options on the to enter the selection.) CD p
