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2-103-393-13(1)
Super Audio CD
Player
Operating Instructions
SCD-CE595
©2004 Sony Corporation
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Table of Contents Features of the player ....................................................................................4 Compatible Disc Types .................................................................................4 About the Super Audio CD ...........................................................................5 Getting Started Inserting batteries into the remote .................................................................6 Hooking Up the Audio Components ...............
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Features of the player Compatible Disc Types This player is designed to play back 2-channel You can play the following types of discs on this and Multi-channel Super Audio CDs, and player. conventional CDs, and provides the following Super Audio CDs features: Audio CDs Mounted with a Discrete Dual Laser Optical This player cannot play the following discs. If Pickup, capable of reading a Super Audio CD you try to play them, the error message “TOC or conventional CD depending on the E
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An SA-CD layer consists of the 2 channel area or the multi-channel area. About the Super Audio CD 2 channel area: An area in which 2 channel Super Audio CD is a new high-quality audio stereo tracks are recorded disc standard where music is recorded in the Multi-channel area: DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format An area in which multi- (conventional CDs are recorded in the PCM channel (up to 5.1 channels) format). The DSD format, using a sampling tracks are recorded frequency 64 times highe
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Playing Discs 7 Press H. Playback starts from the first track. If you Playing Discs want to start playing from a specific track, turn l AMS L (or press ./> Playing a Disc on the remote repeatedly) to select the track number before pressing H. The operations for normal play and the basic 8 Adjust the volume on the amplifier. operations during play are explained below. Basic operations during play 1 Turn on the amplifier. Turn down the volume level to the lowest. To Do the following: 2 Selec
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3 Press l AMS L (or ENTER on the remote). Using the Display The current default layer appears. The display window shows various information 4 Turn l AMS L (or press ./> about the disc or track being played. This section on the remote) to select the desired describes the current disc information and playback layer. information that appears for each play status. 5 Press l AMS L (or ENTER on the remote). Disc information when a disc is loaded Selecting the playback area The display shows th
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Turning off the information in Replacing Discs While the display Playing a Disc Press DISPLAY MODE on the remote. — Ex-Change Each time you press the button while playing a disc, the display turns off and on alternately. You can open the disc tray while playing a disc Even when the display is turned off, it will turn so that you can check what discs are to be played on when certain buttons are pressed, and then next and replace discs without interrupting play turn off again after a few s
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Playing Discs Locating a Particular Playing Tracks Point in a Track Repeatedly — Repeat Play You can locate a particular point in a track during play or play pause. You can play an entire disc or a specific track Locating a point Do the following: repeatedly. This function can be used with While monitoring the Press and hold m/M 1DISC Shuffle Play to repeat all the tracks in sound (Search) during play. random order (page 14), or with Program Play to By observing the Press and hold m/M re
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Playing Tracks in Random Creating Your Own Order Program — Shuffle Play — Program Play When Shuffle Play is selected, the player will You can pick out the tracks that you like and play all the tracks on all the discs or on a specific specify the playback order in a program disc in random order. containing up to 32 steps. 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly (or PROGRAM on the remote) in stop Shuffle Play on all discs mode until “PGM” appears in the You can play all the tracks on all the discs in
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Playing Discs Notes If you turn off the player, disconnect the power cord, Enjoying a Multi-channel press A OPEN/CLOSE on the player, or switch the playback layer or area, the program will be erased. Super Audio CD If you switch the playback layer or area during — Multi-channel management Program Play, a single track only will be played back from its beginning, and then the program will be function erased. This player is equipped with a Multi-channel management function that sets the
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About “Large” or “Small” speaker Selecting the playback mode An “L” speaker is a speaker that can reproduce bass frequencies plentifully. If 1 Press MENU on the player. you select “S” for the surround speakers, 2 Turn l AMS L (or press ./> the bass frequencies will come from the on the remote repeatedly) until the front speakers and/or sub woofer. desired channel mode appears in the For normal use, select “Mch DIRECT” or display. set all the speakers to “L” (ex. “5– 2chSP MODE: To play
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Playing Discs Note Adjusting the output level When you set the sub woofer to “––” in the Multi- channel mode (page 16), “SW BAL” cannot be balance of each speaker adjusted (“NOT IN USE” appears). Similarly, You can adjust the following items in the case of “CNTR BAL” or “SURR BAL” cannot be Multi-channel mode: adjusted (“NOT IN USE” appears) when you set the corresponding speaker to “––”. SURR BAL The relative output level balance between the 7 Press l AMS L. front speakers (FRONT L/R) an
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2 Press ./> repeatedly until Adjusting the speaker “TONE ON” appears in the display. distance 3 Press ENTER. You can adjust the speaker distance when the The test tone issues from the speakers in connected amplifier does not have the setting sequence with the speaker type appearing in menu for speaker distance. If the amplifier has the display. this function, we recommend that you set the 4 Press ./> repeatedly until the speaker distance on the amplifier. This setting is desired item a
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On inserting a disc You may hear a transmission or a mechanical sound Additional Information from the player. This indicates that the player is automatically adjusting its internal mechanisms according to the inserted disc. Precautions You may also hear the mechanical sound from the player when you insert a warped disc. On safety Caution – The use of optical instruments with this On cleaning product will increase eye hazard. Clean the cabinet, panel, and controls with a soft cloth Shou
