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3-864-496-71(1)
Personal Audio
System
Operating Instructions
ZS-D50
1999 by Sony Corporation
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Information Warning For customers in the United States To prevent fire or shock hazard, do This equipment has been tested and found to not expose the player to rain or comply with the limits for a Class B digital moisture. 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 accordan
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Basic Operations Table of contents Basic Operations 4 Playing a CD 6 Listening to the radio 8 Playing a tape 10 Recording on a tape CD Player The Timer 12 Using the display 28 Setting the clock 13 Locating a specific track 29 Waking up to music 14 Playing tracks repeatedly 31 Falling asleep to music (Repeat Play) 32 Timer-recording radio programs 15 Playing a single track (Single Track Play) Setting Up 16 Playing tracks in random order 34 Choosing the power sources (Shuffle Play) 36 Connecting o
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Basic Operations Playing a CD 21 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 34). 1 Press 6 CD OPEN/CLOSE (direct power-on) and place the CD on the CD tray until it clicks into place. With the label side up Display 2 Press ^. (On the remote, press ( on the
CD section.) The CD tray closes and the player plays all the tracks once. Track number Playing time 4 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER ^ p VOLUME +, – 6 CD OPEN/CLOSE =, + Tip To Press Next time you want to adjust the volume VOLUME +, – listen to a CD, just press ^. The player turns on (VOL +, – on the remote) automatically and starts stop playback p playing the CD. pause playback ^ (P on the remote). Press again to resume play after pause. go to the next track + go back to the previous track = remove the CD 6 CD OPEN/CLOSE turn on/off the player POWER Basic Op
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Listening to the radio 1 2 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 34). Display 1 Press RADIO BAND until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on). Indicates an FM 2 Hold down TUNING TIME SET stereo broadcast. + or – (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 TUNING TIME SET + or – repeatedly until y
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations MODE•MONO/ST ISS POWER VOLUME +, – To Press adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote) turn on/off the radio POWER Tips To improve broadcast reception • If the FM broadcast is noisy, press Reorient the antenna for FM. Reorient the player itself MODE•MONO/ST ISS for AM. (MODE on the remote) 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 RAD
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Playing a tape 1,2 3 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 34). With the side you want 1 Press 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to to play facing up open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (high position) and TYPE IV (metal) tapes. 2 Press 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the compartment. Display 3 Press (. (On the remote, press TAPE (.) The player turns on (direct power-on) and starts playing. Tape counter 8 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations 0, ) 6 PUSH p OPEN/CLOSE POWER COUNTER RESET DIR MODE VOLUME +, – 9 Tips To Press • Press COUNTER RESET adjust the volume VOLUME +, – to reset the counter to “000.” (VOL +, – on the remote) • Next time you want to stop playback p listen to a tape, just press ( or 9. The play the reverse side 9 player turns on fast-forward or rewind the tape ) or 0 automatically and starts playing the tape. eject the cassette 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE turn on/o
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Recording on a tape 31 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 34). To record on a MiniDisc or DAT recorder, connect the component (see page 36). With the side you want 1 Press 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to to record on facing up open the tape compartment, and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. Press 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE again to close the compartment. 2 Select the program source you want to record. Display To record from the CD player:
Insert a CD (see page 4) and press p on the CD
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Basic Operations 3 Start recording. Recording from the CD To record from the CD player: player 1 Press r/P and then (. (On the remote, while keeping r/P pressed, press TAPE (.) 2 Press ^ to start playing the CD tracks. Recording from the To record from the radio: radio Press r/P and then (. Note On the player, press ( within 4 seconds after r/P is pressed. Tips Use these buttons for additional operations • To record on the reverse MODE•MONO/ST ISS side, use the 9 button DIR MODE instead of ( .
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The CD Player Using the display DISPLAY You can check information about the CD using the display. Checking the total track number and playing time Press DISPLAY in stop mode. 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* remaining time on the CD twice and the number of tracks left the current track number three times and playing time * For a tr
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The CD Player Locating a specific track You can quickly locate any track using the number buttons. You can also find a Number specific point in a track while playing a buttons CD. =, + Note To locate Press You cannot locate a a specific track directly number button of the specific track if track. “SHUF” or “PGM” is lit in the display. Turn off a point while listening to = or + while playing the indication by the sound and hold down until you pressing p on the CD find the point. section. a point
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Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) Number You can play tracks repeatedly in buttons normal, shuffle or program play modes (see pages 16 - 18.). MODE ( p Note 1 Press p on the CD section. When you repeat a “Cd” appears in the display. single track or all the tracks, make sure 2 Proceed as follows. neither “SHUF” nor “PGM” is lit in the To repeat Do this display. If either is lit, a single track 1 Press MODE until “REP 1” turn it off by pressing appears. p on the CD section. 2 Press the numbe
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The CD Player Playing a single track (Single Track Play) Number You can play a single track once, and buttons stop the player automatically. MODE ( p On the player 1 Press p on the CD section. 1 Press p on the CD “Cd” appears in the display. section. 2 Use MODE•MONO/ 2 Press MODE until “1TRACK” appears in the ST ISS to select display. “1TRACK”. 3 Use = or + to 3 Press the number buttons to select the track you select the track that you want to play. want. 4 Press ^. To cancel Single Track Play
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Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle Play) You can play tracks in random order. MODE ( p 1 Press p on the CD section. “Cd” appears in the display. On the player 2 Press MODE until “SHUF” appears in the display. Use MODE•MONO/ ST ISS to select 3 Press ( on the CD section to start shuffle play. “SHUF”. To cancel Shuffle Play Press MODE until “SHUF” disappears from the display. 16 The CD Player
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The CD Player Creating your own program (Program Play) Number While listening to the CD, you can select buttons the track you want and arrange the playing order of up to 20 tracks on a CD. MODE ( p On the player 1 Press p on the CD section. 1 Press p on the CD "Cd" appears in the display. section. 2 Press MODE•MONO/ 2 Press MODE until “PGM” appears in the display. ST ISS to select “PGM”. 3 Press the number buttons to select the track you 3 Press = or + to want to program. select the track that y
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Creating your own program (Program Play) (continued) Tips To cancel Program Play • If the program play is Press MODE until “PGM” disappears from the finished, the program is display. saved. You can play the same program again by pressing ( on the CD To check the order of tracks before play section. Press ENTER•MEMORY CHECK on the player in • If you open the CD tray, the program is stop mode until “CHECK” appears in the display. erased. As you press = or +, the track number appears • You can rec
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The Radio The Radio Presetting radio AUTO PRESET stations RADIO BAND You can store radio stations into the player's memory. You can preset up to 20 radio stations, 10 for each band in any order. ENTER MEMORY CHECK 1 Press RADIO BAND until the band you want appears in the display. 2 Hold down AUTO PRESET until “AUTO” appears in the display. The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies as long as the station has a signal strong enough. On the player If a station cannot be preset au
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Playing preset radio stations Once you've preset the stations, use the number buttons on the remote or PRESET +/– on the player to tune in Number buttons your favorite stations. BAND 1 Press BAND to tune in the band you want. On the player 2 Press the number buttons to display the preset Use PRESET + or – to number of the station you want. display the preset number you want. Preset number 20 The Radio
