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2-663-955-11 (1)
D-NE330/NE331/NE330LIV3
Operating Instructions
ATRAC CD Walkman
Portable
CD Player
© 2005 Sony Corporation
D-NE330/NE331.GB.2-663-955-11(1)
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For customers who purchased this product in WARNING the USA To reduce the risk of fire or Product registration electric shock, do not expose Please register this product on line at www.sony. com/walkmanreg this apparatus to rain or moisture. Proper registration will enable us to send you periodic mailings about software upgrades, new products, Do not install the appliance in a confined services and other important announcements. Thank space, such as a bookca
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Table of Contents Create Your Own ATRAC CDs ...............6 Playing your favorite play lists (m3u play list play) ..................................23 Which discs can you play on this CD player? .......................................................7 Playing tracks in your favorite order (PGM play) ..............................................24 Precautions ...........................................9 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play) ...24 On safety ...............................
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Create Your Own ATRAC CDs In addition to the regular music CDs, you can play original CDs (“ATRAC” CDs) that you created with the SonicStage software. Using SonicStage, about 30 audio CDs* can be recorded on one CD-R or CD-RW. SonicStage can be downloaded free of charge. The following is a quick overview of how you listen to music on your ATRAC CD. Install SonicStage on your computer. SonicStage is a software product that takes music from audio CDs or downloaded from the Internet onto your
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Which discs can you play on this CD player? Audio CDs: CD-DA format CDs CD-DA (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 ATRAC format has been recorded* ATRAC is the general term used to refer to Sony Corporation audio codec technologies ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless**. ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus, with their high quality compression ratio, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless**, with its no-data-
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Music discs encoded with copyright Group MP3 protection technologies File 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. Note on DualDiscs (Maximum directory levels: 8) A DualDisc is a two sid
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On headphones/earphones Precautions Road safety Do not use headphones/earphones while On safety driving, cycling, or operating any motorized • Should any solid objects or liquid fall into vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and the CD player, unplug it and have it checked is illegal in some areas. It can also be by qualified personnel before operating it potentially dangerous to play your headsets any further. at high volume while walking, especially at • Do not put any foreign obje
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Getting Started Connect the plug of your earphones/ headphones to the remote securely. Checking the Supplied • For D-NE330 European models and Accessories D-NE331 HK4, E18/1, CNA models only* • AC power adaptor (1) • Headphones (1) (AC-ES3010K2) (for D-NE331 AR2, Headphones or (not supplied with USA, E18/4, E92, MX2 models earphones Canadian models) only*) • For D-NE330 USA, Canadian models, D-NE330LIV3 model and D-NE331 AR2, • Earphones (1) • Earphones (1) E18/4, E92, MX2 mo
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Getting Started (group) – button ( page 17-19, 24) Guide to Parts and / buttons ( page 17, 19, 23, 25) Controls (group) + button ( page 17, 18, 24) Jog lever CD player VOL (Volume) +/– ( page 16) / ( page 18, 19, 21, 23-25, 27) (play/pause)* ( page 16-19, 21, 23-25, 27) CD player: D-NE331 HK4, E18/1, CNA models**: STOP/CHG button ( page 13, 17) Other models: STOP button ( page 17-19, 25, 26, 28) Remote: (stop) button ( page 17) (headp
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Display Preparing a Power Source (Dry Battery) Be sure to remove the AC power adaptor when using the dry battery. Replace the battery with new one when the battery is depleted. • LR6 (size AA) alkaline battery Slide the OPEN switch to open the 1 Character information display lid of your player. ( page 20) Atrac3plus/MP3 indicator ( page 7) Disc indicator ( page 16) Battery indicator ( page 14) Play list indicator OPEN switch Group indicator Bookmark indicator (
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Getting Started To remove the battery Connect the AC power adaptor to 4 Remove the battery as illustrated below. the DC IN 3 V jack of your CD player and an AC outlet, then press STOP/CHG to start charging. “Charging” indication flashes and the indicator sections of (battery) light up in succession. STOP/CHG When using a rechargeable battery (for D-NE331 HK4, E18/1, CNA models only*) Charge the rechargeable battery before using it for the first time or when it is depleted. To m
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1) Note on the useful life of the rechargeable Battery life battery and when to replace it When using a Sony alkaline battery LR6 If the battery is new or has not been used for a (SG) (produced in Japan) long time, it may not charge completely. G-PROTECTION In that case, charge it until “Charging” “1” “2” disappears from the display and then use the Audio CD 22 20 player until the battery is completely depleted 2) ATRAC CD 41 41 (“Low Battery” appears on the display). 3) MP3 CD 31 31 Re
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Getting Started When using the AC power adaptor You can use the player powered by the AC power adaptor without the battery. to DC IN 3 V AC power adaptor to an AC outlet Connect the AC power adaptor to 1 the DC IN 3 V jack of your CD player and an AC outlet. Notes on the AC power adaptor • Disconnect all power sources when the player is not to be used for a long time. • Use only the AC power adaptor supplied. If your player is not supplied with an AC power adaptor, use an AC-E30HG AC p
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Playback Adjust the volume by flicking the 4 Playing a CD jog lever toward VOL + or –. Flick toward VOL + Slide the OPEN switch to open the 1 player lid. Connect the headphones/earphones to the player beforehand. Flick toward VOL – On the remote: D-NE330 USA, Canadian models, OPEN switch D-NE330LIV3 model and D-NE331 AR2, to E18/4, E92, MX2 models: (headphones) After placing the CD on the tray in step 2, Headphones/earphones press and adjust the volume by pressing VOL +/–. Place
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Playback Basic playback operations (Play, stop, search) CD player + / – buttons / buttons 3) STOP button Jog Lever To Operation on the player (Operation on the remote is in parentheses) Play Play from the first From stop, press and hold on the jog lever until playback starts. track (From stop, press and hold until playback starts.) Stop Pause/Resume play Press on the jog lever. after pausing (Press .) 3) Stop playback Press STOP . (Press (stop).) Search Find the begi
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Locking the controls Searching for Your (HOLD) You can prevent accidental button presses Favorite Track/File while carrying the player by locking the controls. Press to enter Jog Lever Slide the HOLD switch on the back 1 of the player in the direction of the arrow. Flick to select “HOLD” flashes if you press any button when the HOLD function is activated. SEARCH For the models supplied with the remote: You can use the HOLD function for the remote and the player (on the back) – + separat
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Playback Searching by viewing a list Checking CD information of groups/files (List View) on the display You can search for a track/file by checking You can check CD information on the display. the format type of the music source and the Depending on the region in which you names of groups and files. purchased your CD player, the default language may not be “ENGLISH.” Change the LANGUAGE setting, if necessary Press SEARCH repeatedly. 1 ( page 28). When you are playing an MP3 CD containing
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ATRAC CD/MP3 CD To check information on the display 3) File name, artist name , file number, Press DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly. elapsed playing time Audio CD Track number, elapsed playing time 1) (Artist name, track name) 3) 4) Group name , CODEC information , total number of files Total number of tracks on the CD, total remaining time of the CD, remaining time 2) of the current track File view screen File view screen 1) When you are playing an audio
