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4-233-315-14(1)
Super Audio CD
Player
Operating Instructions
SCD-CE775
2001 Sony Corporation
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Owner’s Record WARNING The model and serial numbers are located Welcome! at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space To prevent fire or shock Thank you for purchasing the Sony Super provided below. Refer to them whenever Audio CD Player. Before operating the you call upon your Sony dealer regarding hazard, do not expose the unit, please read this manual thoroughly this product. unit to rain or moisture. and retain it for future reference. Model No. SCD-CE775 For the customers
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Features TABLE OF CONTENTS About the Super Audio CD Getting Started 4 • Super Audio CD is a new high-quality audio disc Before You Start the Hookup 4 standard where music is recorded in the DSD (Direct Hooking Up the Audio Components 4 Stream Digital) format (conventional CDs are recorded in the PCM format). The DSD format, using a sampling frequency 64 times higher than that of a conventional CD, and with 1-bit quantization, achieves both a wide Location and Functions of Parts 7 frequency range
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Getting Started Components Connect the Super Audio CD player to an audio component. Be sure to turn off the power of all components before making connections and connect Before You Start the securely to prevent noise. Hookup When you have an amplifier equipped with the 5.1CH input jacks (multi-channel amplifier, AV amplifier, etc.) Checking the supplied accessories and connect the player and the amplifier via ANALOG This player comes with the following items:
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Getting Started Notes Connecting via ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks • When you make the Multi-channel connection, connect the ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks also using another audio connecting Use an audio connecting cords for this connection. Connect the cord ( not supplied) so that you can play a CD (or SACD) when ANALOG 2CH OUT L/R jacks to the CD (SACD) input jacks of you set the input selector of your amplifier to CD (or SACD) your amplifier. Be sure to match the color-coded pin to the input . appropriate jack
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components Connecting via DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL When using another Sony CD player in connector conjunction with this player Use an optical digital cable for this connection. When connecting You can set the supplied remote to be effective on this player only the optical digital cable to the DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL by changing the command mode of the remote. connector, take the cap off the connectors and push the cable If you connect this player to another
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Location and Functions of Parts Location and Functions of Parts Further details are provided on the pages indicated in parentheses. It also tells you about the information that appears in the display window. Front Panel Parts Descriptions 1 POWER switch (11) qg REPEAT button (18) Press to turn on/off the player. Press repeatedly to play all tracks or only one track on the disc. 2 DISC 1–5 button (12) qh TIME/TEXT button (13) Press to select the disc. Each time you press the button, the playing t
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Location and Functions of Parts Rear Panel Parts Descriptions L CENTER L R SUB R FRONT SURR WOOFER OPTICAL 2CH OUT 5.1CH OUT OUT CONTROL ANALOG DIGITAL (CD) A1ΙΙ Note 1 ANALOG 2CH OUT L/R jacks (5) Only the audio signals of the CD can be output from the Connect to an audio component (stereo/2 channel) DIGITAL (CD) OUT connectors shown in 3. Those of the Super using the audio connecting cord. Audio CD cannot be output through DIGITAL (CD) OUT. 2 ANALOG 5.1CH OUT jacks (4) Connect to an amplifier
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Location and Functions of Parts Remote Parts Descriptions 1 CONTINUE button (11) qg MULTI/2CH button (12) Press to resume normal play from Shuffle Play or Press to select the playback area when the 2 channel + Program Play. Multi-channel Super Audio CD is loaded. When you select the Multi-channel playback area (page 11), the SHUFFLE button (19) MULTI/2CH LED turns on. Press to select Shuffle Play. qh TIME/TEXT/SPACE button (13, 25) PROGRAM button (20) Each time you press the button, the playing
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Playing Discs Playing Discs Super Audio CD + CD (Hybrid disc) This disc consists of an HD layer and a CD layer. Press SACD/CD to select the layer you want to listen to. Also, Compatible Disc Types as the dual layers are on one side, it is not necessary to You can play the following discs with this player. turn the disc over. You can play the CD layer using a Depending on the type of disc to be played, select the conventional CD player. appropriate indicator by pressing SACD/CD or MULTI/ 2CH (pag
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Playing Discs Playing a Disc The operations for normal play and the basic operations 2 channel + Multi-channel Super Audio CD during play are explained below. This disc consists of the 2 channel playback area and the multi-channel playback area. POWER N Xx DISC SKIP Press MULTI/2CH to select the playback area you want to listen to. 2 channel playback area Multi-channel playback area SACD/CD A OPEN/CLOSE CONTINUE lAMSL You can select the default playback area (2 channel playback or multi-chann
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Playing Discs Playing a Disc Using the Display 7 Press N. The display window shows various information about the Playback starts from the first track. If you want to start disc or track being played. This section describes the playing from a specific track, turn lAMSL to current disc information and information that appears for select the track number before pressing N. each play status. 8 Adjust the volume on the amplifier. MENU TIME/TEXT Basic operations during play To Press Stop play x Pause
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Playing Discs Disc information when a disc is loaded Displaying information while the player is playing Z Depending on the disc that is currently loaded, the display shows as follows: Press TIME/TEXT. Each time you press the button, the current track number 2 channel Super Audio CD and its elapsed time or remaining time appears, or the total remaining time for the disc appears in the display. 2CH SACD When the player detects a Multi-channel Super Audio 12345 6789 10 CD, the channel information
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Playing Discs Using the Display Display information of a TEXT disc while Displaying the information of a TEXT disc playing a disc Z Z The current track name appears. If the disc name has TEXT discs contain information, such as the disc name or more than 15 characters, the first 14 characters will remain artist name, as well as the audio signals. This player can after the name scrolls by in the display. display the disc name, artist name, and current track When the player detects a Multi-channel
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Playing Discs Replacing Discs While Playing a Disc You can open the disc tray while playing a disc so that Displaying the information of a TEXT disc you can check what discs are to be played next and in other languages replace discs without interrupting play of the current disc. You can change the displayed language if the TEXT disc DISC SKIP has multi language capacity. When the player detects such a TEXT disc, “TEXT” and “MULTI” appear in the display. Change the language according to the proce
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Playing Discs Locating a Specific Disc Locating a Specific Track You can locate any disc before or while playing a disc. During stop or play mode, you can locate any track to be played. DISC SKIP DISC 1–5 lAMSL Number buttons >10 DISC ./> Number buttons >10 ENTER To locate You need to Turn l AMS L clockwise until The next or succeeding tracks you find the track. When using the remote, press > repeatedly until you find the track. The current or Turn l AMS L preceding tracks counterclockwise until
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Playing Discs Locating a Particular Point in a Track You can locate a particular point in a track during play or Locating a point by setting the start time play pause. (Time Search) H lAMSL 1 Turn l AMS L or press ./> to select the desired track in stop mode. 2 Press and hold m/M to set the time to start play H while looking at the display. You can set the time from the beginning of the desired ./> a track when you press M at first, and set the time m/M from the end of the desired track backward
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Playing Discs Playing Tracks Repeatedly You can play an entire disc or portions thereof repeatedly. Repeating all the tracks on the disc This function can be used with Shuffle Play to repeat all (Repeat All Play) the tracks in random order (page 19), or with Program Press REPEAT once, then press H. Play to repeat all the tracks in a program (page 20). “REPEAT” appears in the display and Repeat All Play starts. Hx The repeat play changes depending on the play mode you select. When the play mode i
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Playing Discs Playing Tracks in Random Order (Shuffle Play) You can have the player “shuffle” tracks and play in a Shuffle Play on one disc random order. The player shuffles all the tracks on all You can play all tracks on the specific disc in a random discs or one disc you’ve specified. order. DISC 1–5 N lAMSL 1 Press SHUFFLE repeatedly until “1 DISC” appears in the display. 2 Press DISC 1–5 to start 1 DISC Shuffle Play on the selected disc. “;” appears while the player is “shuffling” the t
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Playing Discs Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) You can pick out the tracks that you like and specify the To resume normal play playback order in a program containing up to 32 tracks. Press CONTINUE. z You can create your program while checking the disc labels While the disc tray is open, follow Steps 1 to 8 with pressing the DISC SKIP button to check the disc labels. Note that, if the programmed track number isn’t found on the CONTINUE PROGRAM disc, that step is automatically erased. DIS
