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2-318-870-11 (1)
This warranty is valid only in the United States.
D-NE321CK/NE326CK
Operating Instructions
Atrac CD Walkman
Portable
CD Player
Sony Corporation Printed in China
© 2004 Sony Corporation
D-NE321CK/NE326CK.GB.2-318-870-11(1) D-NE321CK/NE326CK.GB.2-318-870-11(1)
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For customers who purchased this product in WARNING the USA To prevent fire or shock hazard, Product registration do not expose the unit to rain Please register this product on line at www.sony. com/walkmanreg or moisture. Proper registration will enable us to send you periodic Do not install the appliance in a confined mailings about software upgrades, new products, space, such as a bookcase or built-in services and other important announcements. Thank you.
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Table of Contents Create Your Own ATRAC CDs ................ 4 Playing your favorite play lists (m3u play list play) ...................................................22 Which discs can you play on this CD player? .......................................................5 Playing tracks in your favorite order (PGM play) .........................................................23 Precautions ............................................ 7 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play) ...23 On safety .
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Create Your Own ATRAC CDs 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 on your computer and creates original CDs. It can be installed from t
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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 ATRAC3plus format has been recorded by using SonicStage* ATRAC3plus (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus) is audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates. ATRAC3plus can compress audio files to about 1/20 of their origin
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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. Difference in file structures of ATRAC CDs (Maximum directory levels: 8
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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 Checking the Supplied Guide to Parts and Accessories Controls • AC power adaptor • Earphones CD player (not supplied with USA/ Canadian models) • Rotary commander • Car battery cord • Car connecting pack • CD-ROM (SonicStage) Do not play this CD-ROM on an audio CD player Rotary commander including this player. • Velcro tapes for the CD player (2) • Velcro tape for the rotary commander (1) • Operating instructions (This book) • Installation/Operating Guide Note The suppl
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Getting Started Operation button Bookmark indicator ( page 22) * (play/pause) /ENTER Play mode indicator ( page 15-18, 20, 22-24, 26) Timer indicator ( page 27) / ( page 16, 18, 22, 24) * / ( page 17, 18, 20, 22-24, 26) Sound indicator VOL +/– ( page 15) * This button has a tactile dot. CD player: (group) – button ( page 16-18, 23) Rotary commander: +/– control ( page 16) Push down and turn. (stop) button ( page 16-18, 23-25, 27) SEARC
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• Do not install the CD player near heat sources or where subject to direct sunlight, Installing in a Car excessive dust, or moisture (especially on a dashboard). Connect your CD player as shown 1 Please understand that we will not incur any below. obligations for troubles caused by incorrect Car cassette deck installation. If you have any questions or problems concerning your CD player, please contact your nearest Sony dealer. to a cigarette lighter Mounting your CD player socket Atta
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Getting Started Notes on the car connecting pack Replacing the fuse of the car battery cord • If no sound is heard or the car connecting pack is ejected, change the direction of If the CD player does not operate, check the playback on the car cassette deck. fuse. If it is blown, replace it as follows: • Never insert the cord end of the car connecting pack into the cassette insertion Turn off the CD player and remove 1 door. Otherwise, the cord may break or the the cigarette lighter plug
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Attach the supplied Velcro tapes to 1 Preparing a Power the bottom of the rotary commander Source (Dry Battery) and to a flat place. Bottom of the rotary Use only the following dry battery type for commander your CD player: • LR6 (size AA) alkaline battery Slide the OPEN switch to open the 1 lid of your player. OPEN switch Open the battery compartment lid 2 inside the player. Secure the rotary commander to 2 the flat place by pressing the Velcro Raise tapes firmly together. Battery co
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Getting Started 1) Battery life Close the lid until it clicks into 4 2) When using one alkaline battery place. G-PROTECTION “1” “2” Audio CD 22 20 3) ATRAC CD 41 38 Press here. 4) 26 24 MP3 CD 1) Measured value using the JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association) To remove the battery Playing time shown is approximate hours, when Remove the battery as illustrated below. you use the player on a flat and stable surface and “POWER SAVE” is set to “ON” ( pag
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When using the AC power adaptor You can use the player powered by the AC power adaptor without the battery. to DC IN 3V AC power adaptor to AC outlet Connect the AC power adaptor to 1 the DC IN 3V 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 the one, use an AC-E30HG AC power adaptor (not available in A
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Playback Playback Adjust the volume by pressing VOL 4 Playing a CD +/–. VOL +/– Slide the OPEN switch to open the 1 player lid. Connect the headphones/earphones to the player beforehand. To remove the CD Remove the CD while pressing the pivot in the center of the tray. OPEN switch to (headphones) Headphones/earphones Place the CD on the tray and close 2 the lid. Label side up Press /ENTER. 3 (disc) moves, and the player starts playback. /ENTER 15 D-NE321CK/NE326CK.GB.2-318-870-11
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Basic playback operations (Play, stop, search) To Operation on the player (Operation on the rotary commander is in parentheses) Play Play from the first track From stop, press and hold /ENTER until playback starts. (From stop, press until playback starts.) Stop Pause/Resume play Press /ENTER. after pausing (Press .) Stop playback Press (stop). (Press .) Search Find the beginning of Press once. 1) the current track (Turn the control toward once.) Find the beginning of Press repea
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Playback Locking the controls Searching for Your (HOLD) You can prevent accidental button presses Favorite Track/File while carrying the player by locking the Searching by viewing controls. groups (File View) On a CD such as an ATRAC CD or an MP3 Slide the HOLD switch on the back 1 CD on which a number of files are recorded, of the player in the direction of the you can search for a file by checking the arrow. names of groups (except on an audio CD) or “HOLD” flashes if you press any but
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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 27). When you are playing an MP3 CD containing files with
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Playback 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
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When “REPEAT” appears, select 5 Changing Playback “ON” or “OFF” and press / Options (PLAY MODE) ENTER. You can use various playback options such as selecting songs you want to listen to, and playing songs in your favorite order. For details about playback options, see To return to normal play page 21. You can also play songs repeatedly using the Select “ALL” in the PLAY MODE menu. playback options you choose (repeat play, page 23). Press DISPLAY/MENU until the 1 menu screen appe
