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2-318-768-12 (1)
This warranty is valid only in the United States.
D-NF420/NF421
Operating Instructions
ATRAC CD Walkman FM/AM
Portable
CD Player
Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia
© 2004 Sony Corporation
D-NF420/NF421.GB.2-318-768-12(1) D-NF420/NF421.GB.2-318-768-12(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 Changing Optional Settings ................ 23 Which discs can you play on this CD Setting various functions ..........................23 player? .......................................................5 OPTION items .........................................24 Precautions ............................................ 7 Using the Radio On safety ....................................................7 On the CD player .....................
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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 • Earphones • CD-ROM (SonicStage) Do not play this CD-ROM on an audio CD player including this player. • AC power adaptor (not supplied with USA/Canadian/Argentine models) • Operating instructions (This book) • Installation/Operating Guide Display 8 D-NF420/NF421.GB.2-318-768-11(1)
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Getting Started Operation button (play/pause)*/ENTER ( page 12-15, 17, 19-21, 23, 27, 28, 30, 31) / ( page 13, 15, 21, 30) */ ( page 14, 15, 17, 19-21, 23, 27, 28, 30, 31) VOL +/– ( page 12) –•TUNE – button ( page 13, 14, 20, 27, 29) •RADIO OFF button ( page 13, 15, 20, 22, 24, 27, 30) SEARCH button ( page 14, 15, 29) RADIO ON/BAND•MEMORY button ( page 27, 29-31) DISPLAY/MENU button ( page 16, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 28, 30, 31) +•TUNE + button (
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Close the lid until it clicks into 4 Preparing a Power place. Source (Dry Battery) Use only the following dry battery type for your CD player: • LR6 (size AA) alkaline battery Press here. Slide the OPEN switch to open the 1 lid of your player. To remove the dry battery Remove the battery as illustrated below. OPEN switch Open the battery compartment lid 2 inside the player. Checking the remaining Raise power of the battery The remaining power of the battery is indicated in the display
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Getting Started 1) Battery life When using the AC power adaptor When using a Sony alkaline battery LR6 (SG) You can use the player powered by the AC (produced in Japan) power adaptor without the battery. G-PROTECTION “1” “2” 22 20 Audio CD 2) 41 38 ATRAC CD 3) 26 24 MP3 CD 30 RADIO ON to DC IN 3V 1) Measured value using the JEITA standard (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association) Playing time shown is approximate hours, when you use the player on a flat and s
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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 12 D-NF420/NF421.GB.2-318-768-11(1)
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Playback Basic playback operations (Play, stop, search) To Operation Play Play from the first track From stop, press and hold /ENTER until playback starts. Stop Pause/Resume play after pausing Press /ENTER. Stop playback Press (stop). 1) Search Find the beginning of the current track Press once. 1) Find the beginning of previous tracks Press repeatedly. 1) Find the beginning of the next track Press once. 1) Find the beginning of succeeding tracks Press repeatedly. 1) 3) Go backwards
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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 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 button files
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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 24). When you are playing an MP3 CD containing fi
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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 of 2) the current track File view screen File view screen 1) When you are playing an audi
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Playback 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 18. You can also play songs repeatedly using the Select “ALL” in the PLAY MODE menu. playback options you choose (repeat play, Continued page 20). Press DISPLAY/MENU until t
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Playback options (PLAY MODE) Display on the CD player Explanation All tracks on the CD are played in a track number order. ALL For the ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, a playing order is different according to the setting of the “PLAY ORDER” in the OPTION menu. All files in the selected group or all groups are played (ATRAC CD/MP3 GROUP CD only) ( page 19). The current track is played once. 1 All tracks on the CD are played once in random order. SHUFFLE All files in the selected group are played once in rand
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Playback Playing groups Press or to select “PLAY MODE,” 4 and press /ENTER. Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Changing 1 Playback Options (PLAY MODE)” ( Press or to select 5 page 17). In step 3, select “GROUP” “BOOKMARK,” and then press or “GROUP SHUFFLE” and press /ENTER. /ENTER. When “REPEAT” appears, select 6 Press or to select a group. 2 “ON” or “OFF” and press / If you select a group on an MP3 CD, etc. ENTER. by searching through all the directories, press or . To
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Playing tracks in your Playing tracks repeatedly favorite order (PGM play) (Repeat play) While the player is stopped, select Select “ON” in step 5 of “Changing 1 1 “PROGRAM” in step 3 of “Changing Playback Options (PLAY MODE)” Playback Options (PLAY MODE)” ( page 17). ( page 17), and then press / ENTER. To return to normal play Select “OFF”. Press or to select a track, and 2 press and hold /ENTER until display changes. When playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD: You can also select a fil
