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3-856-766-11 (1)
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Operating Instructions
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Mode d’emploi
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Manual de instrucciones
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Bruksanvisning
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CDP-CX250
1996 by Sony Corporation
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For the customers in Canada WARNING Welcome! CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, To prevent fire or shock Thank you for purchasing the Sony DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC hazard, do not expose the unit Compact Disc Player. Before operating PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION the unit, please read this manual CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER to rain or moisture. thoroughly and retain it for future OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES To avoid electrical shock, do reference. CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO not open the cabinet. Refer PREV
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking............................................................................................................................ 4 Hooking Up the System ..................................................................................................... 4 Inserting CDs ....................................................................................................................... 6 Playing a CD .......................................................
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Getting Started Getting Started Unpacking Hooking Up the System Check that you received the following items: • Audio cord (1) Overview • CONTROL A1 cord (1) (supplied for Canadian This section describes how to hook up the CD player to models only) an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of each • Remote commander (remote) (1) component before making the connections. • Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries (2) • CD booklet holders (2) and label (1) DIGITAL OUT COMMAND (OPTICAL) CONTROL A1 MODE CD player
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Getting Started Getting Started Playing CDs When to use the COMMAND MODE selector Hookups The COMMAND MODE selector is set to CD1 at the When connecting the audio cord, be sure to match the factory for normal use. You can control this player by color-coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the connecting to a Sony CD Player with the player control components: Red (right) to Red and White (left) to function, via the CONTROL A1 jacks. When making this connection, set the COMMAND MODE selectors of
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Getting Started 3 Turn the JOG dial until you find the disc slot Connecting the AC power cord where you want to insert a disc, while checking the Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet. disc number (written beside every five slots and also indicated in the display). Note on placement Be sure to place the player on a horizontal place. If the player is slanted, it may cause malfunction or damage the player. Disc number Disc slot at the loading position The disc number at the loading position a
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Getting Started Getting Started Playing CDs After inserting the disc, you can input the original Removing CDs disc titles instead of the disc numbers (see After following Steps 1 to 3 of “Inserting CDs” on page “Labeling Discs” on page 17) to locate it easily 6, remove the discs. Then close the front cover. when you start playing. ALL DISCS CD1 Note 2O DISC The disc being played does not come to the loading position if you open the front cover during playback. (The disc number Symphony No1 fla
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Basic Operations Playing a CD 23 4 5 ENTER DISC/CHARACTER INPUT ENTER MEMO SEARCH CONTINUE SHUFFLE PROGRAM REPEAT TIME/TEXT AMS POWER CHECK CLEAR GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 GROUP 4 TIMER OPEN OFF PLAY GROUP 5 GROUP 6 GROUP 7 GROUP 8 • 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 POWER to turn on the player. discs correctly as indicated on page 6. 2 • You can play all the tracks on a Press CONTINUE to s
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Basic Operations Press ENTER 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, OPEN /± Shuffle (see page 13) or ENTER Program (see page 14)). When you turn on the DISC/CHARACTER
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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. ENTER JOG p TIME/TEXT Next disc number Current disc number ALL DISCS NEXT CD1 DISC 57 DISC TRACK MIN SEC 2O 1 O.28 Current track Playing time of the number track Checking the information of CD-TEXT discs CD-TEXT discs hav
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Playing CDs Getting Started Playing CDs To play disc highlights Locating a disc by scanning each Disc Some CD-TEXT discs have a feature to play only the Memo (Memo Scan) Z highlights of the discs. Press EXTRA to start playing disc highlights in the stop mode. You can locate a disc you want to play quickly by “á” flashes while playing disc highlights. scanning the Disc Memos (see page 17) in the display If you press EXTRA while selecting discs without this feature, and start playing. “NO EXTRA” a
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Playing CDs Notes • When searching input characters, blanks and symbols Locating a Specific Track or a before the first character in the Disc Memo are ignored. Point in a Track • When searching input characters, upper and lower cases cannot be differentiated. You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc 3 Turn the JOG dial to find the disc you want. using the /± (AMS: Automatic Music Sensor) buttons or number buttons on the remote. You can also As you turn the JOG dial, the Disc Memos
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Playing CDs Getting Started Playing CDs Note If “OVER” appears in the display, the disc has reached the Playing in Random Order end while you were pressing ). Press 0 or to go (Shuffle Play) back. You can have the player “shuffle” the tracks and play in random order. The player shuffles all the tracks on all discs or on the disc you specified. Playing Repeatedly á SHUFFLE ENTER JOG You can play discs/tracks repeatedly in any play mode. REPEAT 1 Press SHUFFLE to select ALL DISCS or 1 DISC Shuff
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Playing CDs You can go to the next disc during 1␣ DISC Shuffle Play 1 Press PROGRAM until the program number you Press DISC SKIP +. want (PROGRAM␣ 1, 2 or 3) appears in the display. If a program is already stored in the selected program number, the last step of the program You can specify the next disc to play during 1␣ DISC appears in the display. When you want to erase the Shuffle Play whole program, hold down CLEAR until “ALL Turn the JOG dial to specify the next disc. After all the CLEAR” a
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Playing CDs Getting Started Playing CDs The programs remain even after Program Play ends 3 Press the number button of the disc. When you press á, you can play the same program CD1 again. PROGRAM1 2O DISC-[ 2O] When you press PROGRAM during Continuous or Shuffle Play 4 To program a whole disc, skip this step and go to The program will be played after the current track. Step 6. Press TRACK/SPACE. The programs remain until you erase them CD1 PROGRAM1 2O If you replace discs, the programmed disc a
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Playing CDs Checking the programmed order Playing Using a Timer You can check your program before or after you start playing. You can start playing a disc at any time you want by connecting a timer (not supplied). Please also refer to Press CHECK. the instructions for the timer if you need help. Each time you press this button, the display shows the disc and track number of each step in the programmed order. (When a whole disc is programmed as one step, “ALL” appears instead of the track number.
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Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Locating a Scene or Track You Want Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Locating a Scene or Track You Want What You Can Do With the Labeling Discs (Disc Memo) Custom Files You can label discs using up to 13 characters and have the player display the Disc Memo each time you select The player can store three types of information called the disc. The Disc Me
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Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 4 Turn the JOG dial until the character you want Labeling discs using the remote Z appears in the display. The cursor disappears and the first space for the Disc Memo flashes. As you turn the JOG dial clockwise, the characters appear in the following order. Turn the JOG dial TRACK/SPACE counterclockwise to go back to the previous character. DISC/CAPS GROUP/DEL (space) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U Number V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m
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Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Locating a Scene or Track You Want Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Locating a Scene or Track You Want To correct the character currently being input Example: To select the letter E 1 Press GROUP/DEL to delete the incorrect character. Press the number button 3 twice. 2 Input the correct character. n D n E n F Press 3. Press 3. To insert a character between the input characters Press 3. Press = o
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Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 4 Press CLEAR. 4 Turn the JOG dial until “GROUP FILE” appears in “DELETE FILE” appears, and “DELETE” flashes in the display, and then press ENTER. the display. If the disc has not been put into any group, “NOT FILED” appears in the display. ALL DISCS DELETE FILE CD1 2O DISC TRACK 5 Turn the JOG dial until the group number you 2O 1 DELETE want (e. g., GROUP 1) appears in the display. If you want to recover the track, press CLEAR ALL DISCS GROUP FILE
