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2-318-334- 13 (1)
D-NE820/NE820LS
Operating Instructions
Atrac CD Walkman
Portable
CD Player
Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia
© 2004 Sony Corporation
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WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table- cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this prod
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Table of Contents Create Your Own ATRAC CDs ....................4 Changing Sound Quality .......................... 24 Which discs can you play on this CD Selecting the sound quality ............................24 player? .................................................................... 5 Customizing sound quality .............................24 Precautions .......................................................7 SOUND items .....................................................25 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:
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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 To connect your earphones/headphones to the remote Checking the Supplied Connect the plug of your earphones/ Accessories headphones to the remote securely. • AC power adaptor • Charging stand (AC-ES3010K2) To use the clip of the remote • External battery • Rechargeable battery case You can change the direction of the clip. Turn the clip as shown below. You can also reverse the direction of the track name, etc. ( page 26, 28). • Battery carrying • Carrying pouch ca
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Getting Started Terminals for the charging stand Guide to Parts and ( page 11) Controls / buttons ( page 17) CD Player: (stop)/CHG button ( page 12, 17) CD player Remote: (stop) button ( page 17, 23, 25, 27) 1 2 3 4 5 6 (play/pause)* button ( page 16-18, 20, 22-24) HOLD switch (on the back of the CD player) ( page 18) OPR (Operation) lamp ( page 11-13, 15, 16, 18) OPEN switch ( page 11, 16) (group) +/– buttons ( page 17) 7 8 9 0 q a q s
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Remote display q k ql w; wa ws w d wf wg wh Disc indicator ( page 16) Track number indicator/Auto ranking play indicator ( page 19, 20) Character information display ( page 19) Play mode indicator ( page 21-23) Sound indicator ( page 24) Battery indicator ( page 11, 14) Group indicator ( page 21, 22) Play list indicator ( page 21, 22) Bookmark indicator ( page 21, 22) 10 D-NE820/NE820LS.GB.2-318-334-11(1)
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Getting Started Connect the AC power adaptor to 4 Preparing a Power the supplied charging stand. Then Source (Rechargeable insert the player into the charging stand, aligning the mark on the Battery) CD player with the mark on the Charge the rechargeable battery before using stand. it for the first time or when it is depleted. The OPR lamp on the CD player flashes, To maintain the original battery capacity then lights up. longer, charge the battery only when it is When the remote i
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Notes To charge the rechargeable battery without using the supplied charging stand • Do not charge any rechargeable battery other than an NH-14WM (supplied) using this charging /CHG stand. • If you press during charging, charging stops and playback of the CD starts. • If you insert the player into the charging stand during playback, play stops and charging starts. • During charging, the player and the rechargeable OPR lamp battery become hot. This poses no danger. • Insert the player
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Getting Started Note on the useful life of the rechargeable When using a dry battery battery and when to replace it You can extend the power available by using If the battery is new or has not been used for a a dry battery, together with a rechargeable long time, it may not charge completely. battery by attaching the external battery case. In that case, charge it until the OPR lamp Make sure to remove the AC power adaptor goes off and then use the player until when attaching the external
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1) Battery life Connect the external battery case to 3 the CD player. When using one NH-14WM rechargeable 2) battery (charged for about 5 hours ) G-PROTECTION “1” “2” 18 17 Audio CD 3) 40 40 ATRAC CD 4) 22 22 MP3 CD When using the external battery case (one to EXT BATT 5) alkaline battery ) G-PROTECTION “1” “2” 30 27 Audio CD 3) 60 60 ATRAC CD 4) 33 33 MP3 CD Checking the remaining power of the battery When using one NH-14WM rechargeable battery and the external battery case (one The
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Getting Started Notes on rechargeable batteries and dry Connect the AC power adaptor to 1 batteries the DC IN 3V jack of your CD player • Do not charge dry batteries. and an AC outlet. • Do not throw the batteries into a fire. • Do not carry batteries in a pocket, etc. with coins Notes on the AC power adaptor or other metallic objects. The battery can generate • Disconnect all power sources when the player is heat if its positive and negative terminals are accidentally allowed to come in
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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/earphones with the remote to the player beforehand. On the CD player After placing the CD on the tray in step 2, press and adjust the volume by pressing VOL +/–. to (headphones) OPEN switch Headphones/earphones with the remote Place the CD on the tray and close 2 VOL +/– the lid. To remove the CD Remove the
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Playback 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 curre
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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. 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 (on the ba
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Playback 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 Total number of the files on the CD, purchased your CD player, the default 1) time remaining on the CD (Album name) language may not be “ENGLISH.” Change the LANGUAGE setting, if necessary ( page 27). When you are playing an MP3 CD containing Animat
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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 21. You can also play songs repeatedly using the playback options you choose (repeat play, page 23). 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 option. The p
