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3-862-557-12 (1)
Compact Disc
Player
Operating Instructions
CDP-CX57
1998 by Sony Corporation
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For the customers in Canada However, there is no guarantee that WARNING interference will not occur in a particular CAUTION installation. If this equipment does cause TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, To prevent fire or shock harmful interference to radio or DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC television reception, which can be PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION hazard, do not expose determined by turning the equipment off CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER the unit to rain or and on, the user is encouraged to try to OUTLET UNLES
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking ............................................................................................................................ 4 Hooking Up the System ..................................................................................................... 4 Connecting Another CD Player ........................................................................................ 6 Inserting CDs .....................................................................
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Getting Started Getting Started Unpacking Hooking Up the System Check that you received the following items: • Audio cord (1) Overview • Remote commander (remote) (1) This section describes how to hook up the CD player to • Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries (2) an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of each • CD booklet holder (1) and label (1) component before making the connections. DIGITAL OUT S-LINK/ COMMAND How to use the CD booklet holder (OPTICAL) CONTROL A1 MODE The CD booklet holder helps
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Getting Started Getting Started Playing CDs When using another Sony CD player together with Hookups this player When connecting the audio cord, be sure to match the You can make the supplied remote effective only for this color-coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the player. components: Red (right) to Red and White (left) to • When using the player equipped with the COMMAND MODE selector: White. Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid Set the COMMAND MODE selector of this player to hum a
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Getting Started What cords will I need? • Audio cord (1) (Use the cord supplied with the player to be Connecting Another CD Player connected.) • Monaural (2P) mini-plug cord (1) (not supplied) If you have a Sony CD player in which 5, 50, or 200 discs can be inserted and which is equipped with the 1 Connect the players with an audio cord (see also CONTROL A1 jack and the command mode of that “Hookups” on page 5). player can be set to CD 3, you can control that player as the second player with thi
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Getting Started Getting Started Playing CDs 3 Turn the JOG dial until you find the disc slot where you want to insert a disc, while checking the Inserting CDs disc number (written beside every slot and also You can insert up to 51 discs into this player. indicated in the display). PUSH OPEN JOG I/u Disc number Disc slot at the loading position The disc number at the loading position appears in the display.* If the disc has the Disc Memo (see page 24), the Disc Memo appears instead of the Playing
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Getting Started The supplied CD booklet holder helps you locate a 4 Insert a disc with the label side facing right. disc You can store up to 50 CD booklets. Notes • Make sure you have inserted the disc into each slot at Notes a right angle to the rotary table. If the disc is not put • Do not insert an empty 8 cm (3-inch) CD adaptor (CSA-8). It in straight, it may damage the player or the disc. may damage the player. • Make sure the rotary table comes to a complete stop • Do not attach anything s
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Getting Started Getting Started Playing CDs Removing CDs After following Steps 1 to 3 of “Inserting CDs” on page 7, remove the discs. Then close the front cover. Note The disc being played does not come to the loading position if you open the front cover. (The disc number flashes in the display.) If you want to remove the disc being played, push the JOG dial after opening the front cover. The disc comes to the loading position. Remove the disc after the rotary table comes to a complete stop. 9
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Basic Operations Playing a CD 23 5 4/5 STANDBY DISC/CHARACTER TIME/TEXT PUSH I / OPEN INPUT MEMO SEARCH PUSH ENTER GROUP PLAY MODE REPEAT GROUP FILE 1 2 3 4 5 FADER CHECK CLEAR X-FADE NO DELAY PLUS ONE MEGA CONTROL • See pages 4 – 5 for the hookup Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position. information. 1 • Make sure you have inserted the Press I/u to turn on the player. discs correctly as indicated on pages 7 – 8. 2 • You can play all the tracks on a Press PLAY MODE to select A
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Basic Operations Push the JOG dial or press á to start playing. The selected disc is set to the playing position, and the player 5 plays all the discs from the selected one (ALL DISCS) or all the tracks once (1 DISC). Adjust the volume on the amplifier. When you turn off the player To stop playback The player remembers the Press p. last playing disc and the play mode (Continuous, Front cover á Shuffle (see page 16) or JOG Program (see page 17)). When you turn on
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Playing CDs Playing CDs Display information while playing a disc Using the Display While playing a disc, the display shows the current disc number, track number, playing time of the You can check information about the disc using the track and the next disc number. display. JOG TIME/TEXT Current disc number Next disc number ALL DISCS NEXT DISC 38 CD1 DISC TRACK MIN SEC 20 1 0.28 Playing time of the track Current track number Checking the information of CD TEXT discs INPUT p CD TEXT discs have inf
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Getting Started Playing CDs Playing CDs Display information while playing a disc 3 Turn the JOG dial until the language you want Each time you press TIME/TEXT, the display shows appears in the display. the information as shown below. 4 Push the JOG dial to select the language. “Reading Text” appears momentarily, then the display shows the information in the selected The current disc ALL DISCS language. number, track CD TEXT CD1 DISC TRACK MIN SEC number and 12 1 1.52 playing time To check the cu
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Playing CDs Selecting a disc on the player Locating a disc by searching a specific Disc Memo (Memo Search) Turn the JOG dial until the disc number or Disc Memo (see page 24) you want appears in the display. Push the You can search and locate a disc you want by inputting JOG dial to start play. the first character used in the Disc Memo (see page 24). 1 Press MEMO SEARCH. Selecting a disc directly using the remote “MEMO SEARCH” appears in the display. 1 Press DISC. 2 Press /± repeatedly to input
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Getting Started Playing CDs Playing CDs Specifying the Next Disc to Play You can specify the next disc to play while playing a disc in Continuous or 1 DISC Shuffle Play mode. Number While playing a disc, turn the JOG dial. “NEXT DISC” buttons appears in the display and the disc number or Disc Memo (see page 24) changes as you turn the JOG dial. >10 When the disc number or Disc Memo you want appears in the display, stop turning the JOG dial. ALL DISCS NEXT DISC CD1 38 NEXT DISC =/+ *DISC-38* 0/)
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Playing CDs Playing Repeatedly Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) You can play discs/tracks repeatedly in any play mode. You can have the player “shuffle” the tracks and play REPEAT in random order. The player shuffles all the tracks on all discs or on the disc you specified. á JOG PLAY MODE Press REPEAT while playing a disc. “REPEAT” appears in the display. The player repeats the discs/tracks as follows: When the disc is played in The player repeats SHUFFLE ALL DISCS Continuous Play All tra
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Getting Started Playing CDs Playing CDs Playing all tracks on a specified disc in Creating Your Own Program random order (Program Play) 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “1 DISC” and “SHUFFLE” appear in the display. You can arrange the order of the tracks and/or discs to When using the remote, press SHUFFLE twice. create your own program and the program is stored automatically. A program can contain up to 32 “steps” 2 Turn the JOG dial until the disc number you want — one “step” may contain a t
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Playing CDs 4 Push the JOG dial. Creating a program using the remote Z The track being programmed PROGRAM 20 CD1 DISC TRACK STEP PROGRAM 20 3 1 DISC The disc being Playing order programmed Number buttons 5 To program other discs/tracks, do the following: >10 ENTER Repeat Steps To program CLEAR CHECK All tracks of another disc(s) 2 and 4 á Other tracks on the same disc 3 and 4 Other tracks on other discs 2 to 4 6 Push the JOG dial or press á to start Program 1 Press PROGRAM. Play. 2 Press DISC. T
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41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Getting Started Playing CDs Playing CDs 6 To program other discs/tracks, do the following: Erasing the program stored in memory 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in the stop mode To program Repeat Steps until “PROGRAM” appears in the display. All tracks of another disc(s) 2 to 4 Other tracks on the same disc 4 and 5 2 Hold down CLEAR until “CLEAR” appears in the display. Other tracks on other discs 2 to 5 7 Press á to start Program Play. Playing Your Favorite Disc To can
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Playing CDs 3 Insert a disc into the PLUS ONE slot. Controlling Another CD Player 4 Close the front cover. (Advanced Mega Control) “P1” appears in the display instead of the disc number, and the player starts playing the disc in This unit can control a second CD player (see the PLUS ONE slot. “Connecting Another CD Player” on page 6). Even when a second CD player is connected, the 1DISC controls on both of the units will function. When you CD1 DISC TRACK MIN SEC press the play button on either u
