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Operating Instructions
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Manual de instrucciones
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CDP-CA9ES
CDP-CA8ES
1995 by Sony Corporation
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IMPORTANT WARNING If the plug supplied is not suitable for the Welcome! socket outlets in your home, it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in To prevent fire or shock Thank you for purchasing the Sony accordance with the following hazard, do not expose the unit Compact Disc Player. Before operating instructions. the unit, please read this manual to rain or moisture. thoroughly and retain it for future The wires in this mains lead are coloured To avoid electrical shock, do reference
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Getting Started TABLE OF CONTENTS Playing a CD ........................................................................................................................ 4 Getting Started Unpacking............................................................................................................................. 5 Hooking Up the System ...................................................................................................... 5 Playing CDs Using the Display ....................
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Playing a CD Before you start… Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position. Press POWER to Press ¤OPEN/ To place other discs, turn on the CLOSE, and place press DISC SKIP and player. a disc on the disc place the discs in tray. the order you want to play. Each time you press the button, the disc tray turns and you can place the discs in the empty disc compartments. The player plays With the label Disc number the disc in front of you first. side up EN DISC CONTINUE SHUFFLE PROGRAM 1234
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Getting Started Getting Started Unpacking Hooking Up the System Check that you received the following items: • Audio connecting cord (1) Overview • Remote commander (remote) (1) This section describes how to hook up the CD player to RM-D645 for CDP-CA9ES an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of each RM-D515 for CDP-CA8ES component before making the connections. • Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries (2) CD player Inserting batteries into the remote You can control the player using the supplied remote
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Getting Started • If you have an analog power amplifier Setting the voltage selector (except for Connect the amplifier via the VARIABLE LINE OUT jacks European and Canadian models) using the supplied audio cord. You can adjust the output level with the LINE OUT/PHONE LEVEL control on the Check that the voltage selector on the rear panel of the player or the LINE OUT LEVEL buttons on the remote. player is set to the local power line voltage. If not, set the selector to the correct position using
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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 track You can check information about the disc using the and the music calendar. display. CDP-CA9ES Current disc number Playing time ALL DISCS 12345 1 2 3 4 5 678910 DISC TRACK MIN SEC Current track number Music calendar TIME/MEMO The track numbers in the music calendar disappear CDP-CA8ES after they are played. Chec
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Playing CDs Replacing Discs While Playing Locating a Specific Disc a Disc You can locate any disc before or while playing a disc. You can open the disc tray while playing a disc so that DISC 1 – 5 ( DISC SKIP you can check what discs are to be played next and replace discs without interrupting playback of the current disc. EX-CHANGE DISC SKIP RM-D645 for CDP-CA9ES MUSIC SCAN DISC SKIP DISC 1 – 5 1 Press EX-CHANGE. “EX-CHANGE” appears in the display. The disc tray opens and two disc compartments
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Playing CDs To locate Press Locating a Specific Track or a ± repeatedly until you find the The next or succeeding tracks track Point in a Track The current or repeatedly until you find the You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc preceding tracks track using the /± (AMS: Automatic Music Sensor) A specific track Number button of the track buttons or number buttons. You can also locate a directly specific point in a track while playing a disc. A track by scanning MUSIC SCAN before
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Playing CDs DISC 1 – 5 SHUFFLE ( Playing Tracks Repeatedly You can play discs/tracks repeatedly in any play mode. Shuffle Play on all discs You can play all tracks on all discs in a random order. 1 Press SHUFFLE repeatedly until “ALL DISCS” REPEAT appears in the display. Press REPEAT while playing a disc. “REPEAT” appears in the display. The player repeats 2 Press ( to start ALL DISCS Shuffle Play. the discs/tracks as follows: The indication appears while the player is “shuffling” the tracks. W
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Playing CDs 2 Press DISC 1 – 5 to select the disc. Creating Your Own 12345 12345 A PROGRAM 678910 Programme (Programme Play) DISC TRACK MIN SEC You can arrange the order of the tracks on the discs and create your own programme. The programme can “AL” in the display stands for “all” tracks. contain up to 32 tracks. When you want to programme the whole disc as one step, skip Step 3 and go to Step 4. DISC 1 – 5 ( PROGRAM p 3 Press the number buttons of the tracks you want to programme in the order
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Playing CDs You can create your programme while checking the Changing the track order disc labels You can change your programme before you start While the disc tray is open, follow Steps 1 to 5 with pressing DISC SKIP to check the disc labels. If you close playing. the disc tray before Step 5, the total playing time appears in the display after a while. To You need to Note that, if the programmed track number isn’t found on the disc, that step is automatically erased. Erase a step Press CHECK un
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Recording From CDs Recording From CDs Fading In or Out Recording Your Own Programme You can manually fade in or out to prevent tracks from starting or ending abruptly. You can record the programme you’ve created on a tape, Note that you cannot use this effect when you use the DAT or MD. The programme can contain up to 32 tracks. DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector. By inserting a pause during programming, you can divide the programme into two for recording on both RM-D645 for CDP-CA9ES sides of a t
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Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) (CDP-CA9ES only) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) (CDP-CA9ES only) ( Erasing Custom Files What You Can Do With the If the memory for Custom Files becomes full, the Custom Files player displays “FILE FULL” when you press FILE to store the information and you cannot store any more The player can store 4 types of information called disc information. If necessary, erase any unwanted “Custom Files” for each disc. Once you have stored Custom Fil
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Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) (CDP-CA9ES only) Playing tracks in a clip (Clip Play) Labelling a Disc (Disc Memo) Press one of the MUSIC CLIP buttons before you start playing. You can label a disc using up to 10 characters and have “CLIP á” appears in the display and the selected the player display the Disc Memo every time you select MUSIC CLIP button indicator lights. The player starts the disc. The Disc Memo can be anything you like, such playing tracks in the selected clip. as
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Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) (CDP-CA9ES only) You can input non-alphanumeric characters Storing Specific Tracks The player offers 87 characters (including symbols and space) to label your discs. (Delete Bank) You can delete unwanted tracks and store only the 1 Insert or select the disc. tracks you want. When you select the disc with the Delete Bank, you can play only the tracks you want. 2 Before you start playing, press 0 or ) repeatedly until the character you want appears in (
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Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) (CDP-CA9ES only) Playing using the Delete Bank Erasing the Level File Press CONTINUE or SHUFFLE to select “ALL Insert or select the disc. 1 1 DISCS” or “1␣ DISC”. 2 Press LEVEL FILE, then press ERASE, while 2 Press ( to start playing. “LEVEL FILE” appears in the display. “FILE ERASE” appears in the display for a while. “LEVEL” in the Custom File indication disappears. To cancel playing using the Delete Bank Press p. Erasing the Delete Bank 1 Insert or
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Additional Information Additional Information Precautions Notes on CDs On safety On handling CDs • Since the laser beam used in this player is harmful to the • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the casing. Refer touch the surface. servicing to qualified personnel only. • Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug the player and have it checked by qualified personnel before
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Additional Information Troubleshooting Specifications If you experience any of the following difficulties while Compact disc player using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to help Laser Semiconductor laser you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Wavelength 780 – 790 nm Frequency response 2 Hz to 20 kHz ± 0.3 dB There’s no sound. /Check that the player is connected securely. Dynamic range More than 100 dB /Make sure you operate the amplifier
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Additional Information Index Names of controls P, Q Index Playback Clip Play 15 Buttons Continuous Play 4 A, B CHECK 12 Programme Play 11 AMS 4, 9 CLEAR 12 Repeat Play 10 Automatic Music Sensor. See CONTINUE 4 Shuffle Play 10 AMS DISC 1 – 5 4 using a timer 12 DISC SKIP 4 Programme 11 C ERASE 14 changing 12 EX-CHANGE 8 Clip Play 15 checking 12 FADER 13 Connecting 5 for recording 13 FILE 15, 16 Continuous Play 4 Programme Edit 13 LEVEL FILE 17 Custom Files LINE OUT LEVEL 17 Delete Bank 16 R MEMO I
