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2-653-429-12 (1)
D-NE830/NE830LS
Operating Instructions
ATRAC CD Walkman
Portable
CD Player
© 2005 Sony Corporation
D-NE830/NE830LS.GB.2-653-429-12(1)
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Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic WARNING Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate To reduce the risk of fire or collection systems) electric shock, do not expose This symbol on the product or this apparatus to rain or on its packaging indicates that moisture. this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead Do not install the appliance in a confined it shall be handed over to the space, such as a bookcase or built-in a
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Table of Contents Create Your Own ATRAC CDs ...............4 Changing Sound Quality ....................23 Which discs can you play on this CD Selecting the sound quality ......................23 player? .......................................................5 Customizing sound quality .......................23 Precautions ...........................................7 SOUND items ..........................................24 On safety ....................................................7 Changing
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Create Your Own ATRAC CDs In addition to the regular audio 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 c
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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 Precautions Road safety Do not use headphones while driving, cycling, On safety or operating any motorized vehicle. It may • Should any solid objects or liquid fall into create a traffic hazard and is illegal in some the CD player, unplug it and have it checked areas. It can also be potentially dangerous by qualified personnel before operating it to play your headsets at high volume while any further. walking, especially at pedestrian crossings. • Do not put any foreign o
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Getting Started To connect your headphones to the remote Checking the Supplied Connect the plug of your headphones to the remote securely. Accessories • AC power adaptor (AC-ES3010K2) (1) To use the clip of the remote You can change the direction of the clip. Turn • External battery • Rechargeable the clip as shown below. You can also reverse case (1) battery (1) the direction of the track name, etc. ( page 25, 27). • Battery carrying • Carrying Pouch (1) case (1) • Headphones (1) • Remo
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Getting Started (group) +/– buttons ( page 16) Guide to Parts and / buttons ( page 16) Controls CD Player: VOL (Volume) +*/– buttons ( page 15) Remote: CD player (rear) VOL (Volume) +/– control ( page 15, 17, 22, 23) HOLD switch ( page 17) Screw hole for the external battery case ( page 12, 13) EXT BATT jack ( page 12, 13) OPEN switch ( page 11, 15) (play/pause)* button ( page 15-17, 19, 21-23) CD Player: (stop)/CHG button ( page 11, 16)
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Remote display Disc indicator ( page 15) Character information display ( page 18) Play mode indicator ( page 20-22) Sound indicator ( page 23) Battery indicator ( page 11, 13) Group indicator ( page 20, 21) Play list indicator ( page 20, 21) Bookmark indicator ( page 20, 21) 10 D-NE830/NE830LS.GB.2-653-429-12(1)
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Getting Started Connect the AC power adaptor to 4 Preparing a Power Source the DC IN 3 V jack of your CD player (Rechargeable Battery) and an AC outlet, then press /CHG to start charging. Charge the rechargeable battery before using The OPR lamp on the CD player flashes, it for the first time or when it is depleted. then lights up. To maintain the original battery capacity When the remote is connected, longer, charge the battery only when it is “Charging” flashes and the indicator comp
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Notes When using a dry battery • Do not charge any rechargeable battery other You can extend the power available by using than an NH-14WM (supplied) or NH-10WM (not a dry battery, together with a rechargeable supplied) using this AC power adaptor. battery by attaching the external battery case. • If you press during charging, charging stops Make sure to remove the AC power adaptor and playback of the CD starts. when attaching the external battery case. • If you connect the AC power adapt
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Getting Started 1) To remove the external battery case Battery life Unfasten the screw in the direction of When using one NH-14WM rechargeable RELEASE. Then, disconnect the battery case 2) battery (charged for about 5 hours ) from EXT BATT jack. G-PROTECTION “1” “2” 16 14 Audio CD 3) 40 40 ATRAC CD 4) 26 26 MP3 CD When using the external battery case (one 5) alkaline battery ) Checking the remaining G-PROTECTION power of the battery The remaining power of the battery is “1” “2” indicated
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Notes on rechargeable batteries and dry When using the AC power batteries adaptor • Do not charge dry batteries. You can use the player powered by the AC • Do not throw the batteries into a fire. power adaptor without battery. • Do not carry batteries in a pocket, etc. with coins or other metallic objects. The battery can generate to an AC outlet heat if its positive and negative terminals are accidentally allowed to come into contact with a AC power adaptor metallic object. • Do not mix
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Playback Playback Adjust the volume by turning the 4 Playing a CD VOL +/– control on the remote. Slide the OPEN switch to open the 1 player lid. VOL +/– control Connect the headphones with the remote to the player beforehand. On the CD player to (headphones) After placing the CD on the tray in step 2, press and adjust the volume by pressing VOL +/–. Headphones with the OPEN switch remote VOL +/– Place the CD on the tray and close 2 the lid. Label side up To remove the CD Remove
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Basic playback operations (Play, stop, search) Remote Operation dial , / button button To Operation on the remote (Operation on the player is in parentheses) Play Play from the first From stop, press and hold until playback starts. (From stop, press track and hold until playback starts.) Stop Pause/Resume play Press . (Press .) after pausing Stop playback Press (stop). (Press /CHG.) Search Find the beginning of Turn the operation dial toward once. 1) the current track
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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 controls. The OPR lamp flashes if you press Searching by viewing a list any button when the HOLD function on the of groups/files (List View) player is activated. You can search for a track/file by checking the format type of the music source and the Slide the HOLD switch on the 1 names of groups and files. remote or on the player (o
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Audio CD Checking CD information Track number, elapsed playing time on the display 1) (Track name, artist name) You can check CD information on the display of the remote. Depending on the region in which you purchased your CD player, the default Total number of the files on the CD, time 1) language may not be “ENGLISH.” Change remaining on the CD (Album name) the LANGUAGE setting, if necessary ( page 26). When you are playing an MP3 CD containing files with an ID3 tag, ID3 tag i
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Playback Changing Playback Options (PLAY MODE) 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 page 20. You can also play songs repeatedly using the playback options you choose (repeat play, page 22). Align Function button Function dial During play, turn the function dial 1 on the remote to P MODE/ and press the function button repeatedly to select a playback opti
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Playback options (PLAY MODE) Display on the remote Explanation All tracks on the CD are played in a track number order. No indication For the ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, a playing order is different according to the setting of the “PLAY ORDER.” All files in the selected group or all groups are played (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only) ( page 21). The current track is played once. 1 All tracks on the CD are played once in random order. SHUF All files in the selected group are played once in random order SHUF (ATRAC
