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3-867-064-11 (1)
Getting Started
Compact Disc
Player
GB
Operating Instructions
FR
Mode d’emploi
ES
Manual de instrucciones
CDP-XA555ES
ª 1999 by Sony Corporation
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WARNING Welcome! To prevent fire or shock Thank you for purchasing the Sony Compact Disc Player. Before operating hazard, do not expose the unit, please read this manual the unit to rain or thoroughly and retain it for future reference. moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to About This Manual qualified personnel only. The instructions in this manual are for Do not install the model CDP-XA555ES. appliance in a confined Conventions • Instructions in this m
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Getting Started TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking ............................................................................................................................. 4 Hooking Up the System ...................................................................................................... 4 Playing a CD ............................................................................................................................. 6 Playing CDs Customising the Sound of Your Mu
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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 • R6 (size AA) batteries (2) an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of each • Stabilizer (1) component before making the connections. Inserting batteries into the remote DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) (OPTICAL) ANALOG OUT You can control the player using the supplied remote.
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Getting Started • If you have a digital component with an optical digital Hookups input connector Connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) pWhen making analog hookups connector using the optical cable (not supplied). Take off When connecting an audio cord, be sure to match the the cap and plug in the optical cable. colour-coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components: Red (right) to Red and White (left) to CD player Digital component White. Be sure to make connections firmly
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Basic Operations Playing a CD 23 4 AMS PUSH ENTER CHECK CLEAR FILTER PLAY ANALOG OUT OPEN/CLOSE MODE REPEAT TIME PHONE LEVEL PHONES EDIT/ Connect the TIME FADE FILE ERASE MIN MAX headphones. Adjust the headphones volume.* * The output level from the ANALOG OUT (VARIABLE) jacks will also change. • See pages 4 – 5 for hookup Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position. information. 1 Press U to turn on the player. If you turn on the player with 2 a CD in the tray You can start playing
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Basic Operations To stop playback Press p. When you want to You need to Pause Press P Resume play after pause Press P or ( Go to the next track Turn AMS ± clockwise. (When using the remote, press +.) Go back to the preceding track Turn AMS ± anticlockwise. (When using the remote, press =.) Stop play and remove the CD Press ¤ OPEN/CLOSE GB 7
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Playing CDs Playing CDs 3 Push AMS ± to select the filter. Customising the Sound of Your The original display reappears. The selected digital filter number is stored in Music (Digital Filter Function) memory even if you turn off the power. This player has a variable coefficient (V.C.) digital filter. By selecting the type of filter you want, you can You can also change the digital filter number by pressing the FILTER button while the indicator is adjust the sound to match your system, your roo
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Playing CDs What is a variable coefficient (V.C.) digital Using the Display filter? CD players use digital filters to eliminate the noise You can check information about the disc using the generated during sampling. You can change the tone of display. your music by changing the cutoff characteristics of the digital filter. Sharp roll-off and slow roll-off Digital filters can be roughly classified into sharp roll- off types and slow roll-off types, according to their cutoff characteristics. TIME
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Playing CDs Display information while playing a disc Locating a Specific Track While playing a disc, the display shows the current track number, index number, playing time, and the You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc music calendar. using the AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) on the player or the number buttons on the remote. INDEX MIN SEC 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 AMS ± Current track Playing time Music calendar number Index number (page 11) or Custom Index number (page 20) The track num
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Playing CDs Locating a Particular Point in a Playing Tracks Repeatedly Track You can play tracks repeatedly in any play mode. You can also locate a particular point in a track while REPEAT playing a disc. 0/) A÷B REPEAT 0/) INDEX C/c Press REPEAT while playing a disc. “REPEAT” appears in the display. The player repeats To locate a point Press the tracks as follows: While monitoring the ) (forward) or 0 (backward) sound and hold down until you find the When the disc is played in The player repeat
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Playing CDs Repeating the current track Playing in Random Order You can repeat just the current track. (Shuffle Play) While the track you want is being played, press You can have the player “shuffle” tracks and play in REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT 1” appears in the random order. display. Note You cannot repeat the current track while the disc is played in Custom Index Play mode (see page 21). Repeating a Specific Portion (A÷B Repeat) PLAY MODE ( You can play a specific portion in a track rep
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Playing CDs You can start Shuffle Play while playing Creating a programme on the player Press PLAY MODE once (or SHUFFLE on the remote) to 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in stop mode until start Shuffle Play from the current track. “PROGRAM” appears in the display. You can delete the undesired tracks during Shuffle PROGRAM 12 3 4 5 Play (Delete Shuffle Play) 67 8 9 10 Press the number button of the track you want to delete on the remote. The track number and “OFF” appear in the display, and 2 Turn
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Playing CDs Notes Checking the track order • “––.––” appears instead of the total playing time in the You can check your programme before or after you display when it exceeds 100 minutes. start playing. • “FULL” appears in the display when you try to add a track to a programme which already contains 24 tracks. Press CHECK. Each time you press this button, the display shows the Creating a programme using the remote track numbers in the programmed order. After the last track in the programme, the
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Playing CDs To cancel Delete Play Press p in stop mode. Playing Only Specific Tracks (Delete Play) The player keeps a record of the deleted tracks in memory even after the Delete Play ends You can delete the undesired tracks and play only the When you press á, you can play only the remaining remaining tracks. tracks again. You can play the tracks in random order (Delete SHUFFLE Shuffle Play) Just skip Step 3 in the above procedure. CONTINUE You can delete a track while playing Press CLEAR while
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Recording From CDs Recording From CDs 1 Create your programme (when recording onto a tape, first decide the programme for side A) while Recording Your Own checking the total playing time indicated in the Programme display. See “Creating Your Own Programme” on page 13. You can record a programme you’ve created onto a tape, DAT, or MD. The programme can contain up to 2 When you record on both sides of the tape, press 24 tracks. P to insert a pause. By inserting a pause during programming, you can
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Recording From CDs Recording From CDs 3 Press EDIT/TIME FADE to have the player create the programme. Recording a CD by Specifying The display shows the tracks to be recorded. the Tape Length (Time Edit/Just “SIDE-B” flashes in the display. Edit) 4 When you record on both sides of the tape, press You can have the player create a programme that will EDIT/TIME FADE again. fit the length of the tape. Select one of the following The player inserts a pause, then creates the options: programme for sid
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Recording From CDs Changing the fading time Fading In or Out You can set the fading time from 2 to 10 seconds before fading in or out. If you don’t set it, fading lasts for 5 You can manually fade in or out to prevent tracks from seconds. starting or ending abruptly. Note that you cannot use this effect when you use the 1 Press FADER before you start playing. DIGITAL OUT connector. “5 SEC” appears and “FADE” flashes in the display. 0/) 2 Press the number button to specify the fading time. You c
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Recording From CDs Recording From CDs You can freely specify the playing time Adjusting the Recording Level (Peak Search) See “You can freely specify the tape length” on page 17. The player locates a peak level among the tracks to be recorded so you can adjust the recording level before You can change discs during Time Fade you start recording. If the play ends before the specified fade-out time, (for example, when you record CD-singles on a tape) change 1 Before you start playing, press PEAK SE
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Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) You can check the number of you can file What You Can Do With the 1 Remove the disc from the player. 2 Press ¤ OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray. Custom Files 3 Press TIME after the music calendar disappears The player can store 2 types of information called from the display. “Custom Files” for each disc. Once you have stored The number of the Custom Files you can file Custom Files for a disc, the player au
