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2-663-956-11 (1)
D-NF430/NF431
Operating Instructions
ATRAC CD Walkman FM/AM
Portable
CD Player
© 2005 Sony Corporation
D-NF430/NF431.GB.2-663-956-11(1)
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For customers who purchased this product in WARNING the USA To reduce the risk of fire or Product registration electric shock, do not expose Please register this product on line at www.sony. com/walkmanreg this apparatus to rain or moisture. Proper registration will enable us to send you periodic mailings about software upgrades, new products, Do not install the appliance in a confined services and other important announcements. Thank space, such as a bookca
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Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative conseque
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Table of Contents Create Your Own ATRAC CDs ...............6 Changing Sound Quality ....................24 Which discs can you play on this CD Selecting the sound quality ......................24 player? .......................................................7 Customizing sound quality .......................24 SOUND items .........................................25 Precautions ...........................................9 On safety ....................................................9 Changing
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Create Your Own ATRAC CDs In addition to the regular music 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
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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/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 Connect the plug of your earphones/ headphones to the remote securely. Checking the Supplied • For D-NF430 JED model and D-NF431 Accessories 1 E19 model only* • AC power adaptor (1) • Earphones (1) (not supplied with USA, (for D-NF430 JED model Headphones or Canadian models) and D-NF431 1 E19 earphones model only*) • For D-NF430 USA, Canadian models and D-NF431 E92, 2 E19, MX2, RU6 models • Earphones (1) • Remote (1) only* (for other models) (for D-NF430 JED
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Getting Started CD player: Guide to Parts and (group) – •TUNE – button ( page 16-18, 23, 29, 31) Controls Remote: (group) – •tune – button ( page 16, 29) CD player / buttons ( page 16, 18, 22, 24, 32, 33) CD player: (group) + •TUNE + button ( page 16, 17, 23, 29, 31) Remote: (group) + •tune + button ( page 16, 29) Jog lever VOL (volume) +/– ( page 15) / ( page 17, 18, 20, 22-24, 26, 29, 30, 32, 33) (play/pause)* ( page 15-18, 20, 22- 24, 26, 29-3
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Display Preparing a Power Source (Dry Battery) Be sure to remove the AC power adaptor when using the dry battery. Replace the battery with new one when the battery is depleted. • LR6 (size AA) alkaline battery Slide the OPEN switch to open the 1 Character information display lid of your player. ( page 19) Atrac3plus/MP3 indicator ( page 7) Disc indicator ( page 15) Battery indicator ( page 13) Play list indicator OPEN switch Group indicator Bookmark indicator (
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Getting Started 1) To remove the battery Battery life Remove the battery as illustrated below. When using a Sony alkaline battery LR6 (SG) (produced in Japan) G-PROTECTION “1” “2” Audio CD 22 20 2) ATRAC CD 41 41 3) MP3 CD 31 31 32 RADIO ON Checking the remaining power of the battery 1) Measured value using the JEITA (Japan The remaining power of the battery is Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association) indicated in the display as shown below. As Playing time shown
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For models with a voltage selector in the When using the AC power supplied AC power adaptor adaptor Before using the AC power adaptor, set it to the You can use the player powered by the AC voltage of the local AC power supply, “100 V - power adaptor without the battery. 120 V” or “220 V - 240 V”. Use a screw driver to turn the rotary switch. to DC IN 3 V For models supplied with the AC plug adaptor If the AC power adaptor does not fit the wall outlet, use the AC plug adaptor. AC po
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Playback P l a y b a c k Adjust the volume by flicking the 4 Playing a CD jog lever toward VOL + or –. Flick toward VOL + Slide the OPEN switch to open the 1 player lid. Connect the headphones/earphones to the player beforehand. Flick toward VOL – On the remote: D-NF430 USA, Canadian models and D-NF431 E92, 2 E19, MX2, RU6 models: OPEN switch to After placing the CD on the tray in step 2, (headphones) press and adjust the volume by pressing Headphones/earphones VOL +/–. Place th
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Basic playback operations (Play, stop, search) CD Player + / – buttons / buttons button Jog lever To Operation on the player (Operation on the remote is in parentheses) Play Play from the first From stop, press and hold on the jog lever until playback starts. track (From stop, press and hold until playback starts.) Stop Pause/Resume play Press on the jog lever. after pausing (Press .) Stop playback Press (stop). (Press (stop).) Search Find the beginning Press once.
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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. Press to enter Jog lever Slide the HOLD switch on the back 1 of the player in the direction of the arrow. Flick to select “HOLD” flashes if you press any button SEARCH when the HOLD function is activated. For the models supplied with the remote: You can use the HOLD function for – + the remote and the player (on the back)
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Searching by viewing a list Checking CD information of groups/files (List View) on the display You can search for a track/file by checking You can check CD information on the display. the format type of the music source and the Depending on the region in which you names of groups and files. purchased your CD player, the default language may not be “ENGLISH.” Change the LANGUAGE setting, if necessary Press SEARCH repeatedly. 1 ( page 27). When you are playing an MP3 CD containing files with
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Playback ATRAC CD/MP3 CD To check information on the display 3) File name, artist name , file number, Press DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly. elapsed playing time Audio CD Track number, elapsed playing time 1) (Artist name, track name) 3) 4) Group name , CODEC information , total number of files Total number of tracks on the CD, total remaining time of the CD, remaining time 2) of the current track File view screen File view screen 1) When you are playing
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When “REPEAT” appears, select 5 Changing Playback “ON” or “OFF” and press on the Options (PLAY MODE) jog lever. 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 To return to normal play page 21. You can also play songs repeatedly using the Select “ALL” in the PLAY MODE menu. playback options you choose (repeat play, page 23). Press DISPLAY/MENU until the 1 menu
