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3-266-356-11 (1)
Portable
CD Player
Operating Instructions
“WALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone
Stereo products. is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
D-NE500
© 2004 Sony Corporation
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For customers who purchased this WARNING product in the USA To prevent fire or shock Owner’s Record hazard, do not expose the unit The model number is located at the rear and to rain or moisture. the serial number is located inside the lid of the CD player. Record the serial number in Do not install the appliance in a confined the space provided below. Refer to these space, such as a bookcase or built-in numbers whenever you call upon your Sony cabinet. dealer regarding this product. Model No. D
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Table of Contents Playing tracks in your favorite order Enjoy your ATRAC CD (PGM play) ............................................ 21 Walkman! Searching for groups or tracks/files ........... 22 Music sources playable on this CD player .. 6 Available features ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 ......................... 7 MP3 ............................................................. 7 Adjusting sound quality (Parametric equalizer) ........................... 23 The structure of ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 and MP3
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Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! Thank you for purchasing the D-NE500. This CD Walkman is called an “ATRAC CD Walkman,” because you can enjoy “ATRAC CDs” on it. You can make your own ATRAC CD easily. How to use the SonicStage Refer to the supplied booklet “SonicStage.” 1 Install Install the supplied “SonicStage” software. 2 Store and burn Store music data imported from audio CDs or music files on your PC, select your favorite tracks, then burn your own CDs. Audio CDs , Music files* *Files in MP3 or
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Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! What is an ATRAC CD? An ATRAC CD is a CD-R/RW on which audio data compressed in the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format has been recorded. About 30 audio CDs can be recorded on a CD-R/RW.* You can also record MP3 files by converting the files to the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format. * When total playing time of one CD (album) is estimated at 60 minutes and you are recording on a 700 MB CD-R/RW at 48 kbps in ATRAC3plus format. What is the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format? Refer to pages 7 - 9
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Music sources playable on this CD player You can play the following 3 music sources on this CD player: • Audio CDs (CDDA format) • CDs with ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format files (ATRAC CD) • CDs with MP3 format files (MP3 CD) Usable disc formats You can use ISO 9660 Level 1/2 and Joliet extension format discs only. About CD-Rs/RWs This CD player can play CD-Rs/RWs recorded in the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3, MP3 or CDDA* format, but playback capability may vary depending on the quality of the disc and the condit
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Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 “ATRAC3plus,” which stands for “Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus” is audio compression technology, developed from the ATRAC3 format. Though the ATRAC3plus format can compress music content to about 1/20 of its original size at 64 kbps, you can still enjoy high quality sound. The available transfer bit rates are 256 kbps, 64 kbps and 48 kbps. “ATRAC3,” which stands for “Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3” is audio compression technology t
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The usable number of groups and files • Maximum number of groups: 255 • Maximum number of files: 999 Settings for compression and writing software • This CD player is able to play MP3 files with the following specifications: Bit rate: 16 - 320 kbps, and sampling frequencies: 32/44.1/ 48 kHz. Variable Bit Rate (VBR) file can also be played. To compress a source for an MP3 file, we recommend setting the compression software to “44.1 kHz,” “128 kbps,” and “Constant Bit Rate.” •To record up to the
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Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 file structure and playing order •ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 •MP3 Group Group ATRAC3plus/ MP3 file ATRAC3 file Notes •A group that does not include an MP3 file is skipped. • If ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files and MP3 files are recorded on the same CD, this CD player plays the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files first. • Depending on the method used to record MP3 files on the disc, the playing order may be different from the one shown above. 9
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Getting started Checking the supplied accessories Headphones (1) (for USA model) Earphones (1) (for Canadian/Latin models) Remote control (1) Carrying case (1) CD-ROM* (SonicStage) (1) AC power adaptor (1) (Not supplied with the USA model) * Do not play a CD-ROM on an audio CD player. User’s guide for SonicStage (1) 10
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Getting started Locating the controls CD player For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 5 6 7 8 2 9 q; 3 qa 4 1 Display (12, 16, 18, 19, 21 - 23, 30, 31) q; 5-way control key (15, 16, 18 - 27, 30) 2 OPR (operation) lamp (25, 26) u: play/pause *2 Color of the lamp changes according to .:AMS /rewind the type of music source being played. >:AMS/fast forward Red: Audio CD, Green: ATRAC3plus/ x: stop ATRAC3 file, Orange: MP3 file DISPLAY/MENU: Use to For some time after the CD is inserted, DISPL
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Display For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 1 Character information display (16) 5 Play list indication While playing an audio CD, disc name, For MP3 CD only track name, etc. appear in 4 lines, if 6 Group indication recorded on the CD. For ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only While playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, 7 Play mode indication group name, file name, etc. appear in 4 Shows various play modes such as single lines, if recorded on the CD. play, shuffle play and program play. “ ” Menu item
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Getting started Remote control 1 ( group) –/+ buttons (15) 2. (AMS/rewind) button (15) For details, see the pages in parentheses. 3 HOLD switch (25) Slide the switch in the direction of the arrow to disable the buttons on the remote control. 1 4x (stop) button (15) 2 6 5 VOL (volume) +/– buttons (15) 6 u (play/pause) button (15) 3 7 7> (AMS/fast forward) button (15) 8 4 8 Headphone jack (rear) 9 Hook 5 Use to hang the remote control on a knapsack, etc. 9 Note Use only the supplied remote contro
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Playing a CD 1. Insert a CD. 1 Squeeze OPEN from both sides to 2 Place the CD on the tray and close open the CD player lid. the lid. OPEN switch Label side up 2. Connect your CD player. to an AC outlet You can use the following power AC power sources: adaptor • LR6 (size AA) alkaline battery (page 28) DC IN 3V •AC power adaptor* We explain how to use your CD player 5-way control on house current on this page. key (u) Connect the plugs securely. 1 Connect the AC power adaptor. 2 Connect the headp
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Playing a CD 3. Play a CD. 5-way control key (u) u VOL + / – VOL + / – 1 Push the control key toward u. 1 Press u. 2 Adjust the volume by pressing 2 Adjust the volume by pressing VOL + or –. VOL + or –. To CD player Remote control Play (from a point where you stopped Push the control key toward Press u. previously) u. Playback starts from the point Playback starts from the where you stopped. point where you stopped. Play (from the first track) While the CD player is While the CD player is stoppe
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Checking CD information on the display You can check CD information by repeatedly pressing DISPLAY/MENU on the CD player. When you are playing a CD containing text information such as CD-TEXT, “track name,” “album name,” “artist name,” etc. are displayed as shown in parentheses in the following table. When you are playing an ATRAC CD, information you input using the SonicStage software is 1 displayed. When you are playing an MP3 CD containing MP3 files with an ID3 tag* , ID3 tag information is d
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Playing a CD Notes • The characters A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, and _ can be displayed on this CD player. • Before playing a file, the CD player reads all file and group (or folder) information on the CD. “READING” is displayed. Depending on the content of the CD, it may take some time to accomplish this reading. • If the group does not have a group name, “ROOT” appears in the display. • If the file does not have ID3 tag information, “- - - -” appears in the display. Removing the CD Remove the CD while
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B Playback options You can enjoy the following playback 3 Turn the jog dial to select the playback options using the menu function on the CD option you want. player. The default setting is “ALL” (normal play). • Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play) PLAY MODE • Playing all files in a selected group ALL (Group play) GROUP • Playing a single track (Single play) • Playing tracks in random order Playback options appear. (Shuffle play) • Playing all files in a selected group in random orde
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Playback options Playing all files in a Playing all files in a selected group selected group in (Group play) (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only) random order (Group shuffle play) (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only) Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options” (page 18), turn the Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting jog dial to select “GROUP,” then press playback options” (page 18), turn the DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection. jog dial to select “GROUP SHUF,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection. Play
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To remove the Bookmarks* Playing your favorite During play of the track with a Bookmark, push and hold the 5-way control key toward tracks by adding u until “ ” disappears from the display. Bookmarks (Bookmark track To check the tracks with Bookmarks* play) During playback of the tracks with While the CD player is playing, you can add Bookmarks, “ ” flashes slowly in the Bookmarks to the tracks you want and play display. them only. * Perform these operations only when Screen 1 or 2 Audio CD: up
