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4-244-278-21(1)
Super Audio CD
Player
GB
Operating Instructions
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Mode d’emploi
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Bedienungsanleitung
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Manual de instrucciones
SCD-XB790
2003 Sony Corporation
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WARNING Welcome! To prevent fire or shock Thank you for purchasing the Sony Super Audio CD Player. Before operating the hazard, do not expose the unit, please read this manual thoroughly unit to rain or moisture. and retain it for future reference. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified About This Manual personnel only. The instructions in this manual are for model SCD-XB790. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers
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Features TABLE OF CONTENTS About the Super Audio CD Getting Started 4 • Super Audio CD is a new high-quality audio disc Before You Start the Hookup 4 standard where music is recorded in the DSD (Direct Hooking Up the Audio Components 5 Stream Digital) format (conventional CDs are recorded in the PCM format). The DSD format, using a sampling frequency 64 times higher than that of a conventional CD, and with 1-bit quantization, achieves both a wide Location and Functions of Parts 8 frequency range
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Before You Start the Getting Hookup Started Checking the supplied accessories This player comes with the following items: • Audio connecting cord This chapter provides information on Stereo cable (1) the supplied accessories and how to • Remote commander RM-SX700 (1) connect various audio components to • R06 (size-AA) batteries (2) the Super Audio CD player. Be sure to read this chapter thoroughly before Inserting batteries into the remote you actually connect anything to the Insert two R06 (si
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components Connect the Super Audio CD player to an audio Connecting via ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks component. Be sure to turn off the power of all Use an audio connecting cords for this connection. Connect the components before making connections and connect ANALOG 2CH OUT L/R jacks to the CD (Super Audio CD) securely to prevent noise. input jacks of your amplifier. Be sure to match the colour-coded pin to the appropriate jacks: white (left) to white and red (right
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components CENTER or SUB WOOFER connection Connecting via ANALOG 5.1CH OUT jacks Audio connecting cords (Black) (not supplied) Use audio connecting cords for this connection. Connect the Black Black ANALOG 5.1CH OUT jacks (FRONT L/R, SURR L/R, CENTER, SUBWOOFER) to the corresponding jacks of your amplifier. For Notes FRONT or SURR connection, use the connecting cords (Red and • When you make the Multi-channel connection, connect the White jacks) (one audio co
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Getting Started Connecting via DIGITAL (CD) OUT COAXIAL Connecting via DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL connector connector Use a coaxial digital cable to connect the audio components Use an optical digital cable for this connection. When connecting equipped with coaxial digital input connectors. the optical digital cable to the DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL connector, take the cap off the connectors and push the cable Coaxial digital cable (not supplied) plugs in until they click into place. Be careful not
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Front Panel Parts Location and Descriptions Functions of Parts This chapter tells you about the location and functions of the various buttons and controls on the front and rear panels and the supplied remote. Further details are provided on the pages indicated in parentheses. It also tells you about the information that appears in the display window. 1 POWER switch (14) Press to turn on the player. 2 TIME/TEXT button (15) Each time you press the button, the playing time of the track, the total r
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Location and Functions of Parts POWER AMS OPEN CLOSE TIME/TEXT SACD/CD PHONES PHONE LEVEL PUSH ENTER MENU MULTI/2CH MIN MAX 6 A OPEN/CLOSE button (14) qs PHONE LEVEL Press to open the disc tray. Adjust the headphones volume. 7 H button (14) qd MENU (13) Press to start play. Press to enter the menu. Press to exit from the menu and return to the normal 8 X button (14) display. Press to pause play. qf MULTI/2CH button (12) 9 x button (14) Press to select the playback area when the 2 channel + Press
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Location and Functions of Parts Rear Panel Parts Descriptions ANALOG DIGITAL(CD) 2CH OUT 5.1CH OUT OUT FRONT SURR CENTER COAXIAL OPTICAL L L R R SUB WOOFER Note 1 ANALOG 2CH OUT L/R jacks (6) Only the audio signals of the CD can be output from the Connect to an audio component (stereo/2 channel) DIGITAL (CD) OUT connectors shown in 3 and 4. Those of the using the audio connecting cord. Super Audio CD cannot be output through DIGITAL (CD) OUT. 2 ANALOG 5.1CH OUT jacks (5) Connect to an amplifier
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Location and Functions of Parts Remote Parts Descriptions 1 CONTINUE button (20) qs SACD/CD button (13) Press to resume normal play from Shuffle Play or Each time you press the button while playing back a Programme Play. hybrid disc, the layer to be played back switches between the HD (Super Audio CD) layer and the CD SHUFFLE button (20) layer. Press to select Shuffle Play. qd MULTI/2CH button (12) PROGRAM button (21) Press to select the playback area when the 2 channel + Press to select Program
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Compatible Disc Types Playing Discs You can play the following discs with this player. This chapter explains the various Depending on the type of disc to be played, select the ways to play discs. appropriate indicator by pressing SACD/CD or MULTI/ 2CH (pages 14). Classification by the layer configuration Super Audio CD (single layer disc) This disc consists of a single HD (high density) layer. When you play this disc, the player is set to the Super Audio CD playback mode automatically. HD (Super
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Playing Discs Super Audio CD + CD (Hybrid disc) 2 channel + Multi-channel Super Audio CD This disc consists of an HD layer and a CD layer. Press This disc consists of the 2 channel playback area and the SACD/CD to select the layer you want to listen to. Also, multi-channel playback area. as the dual layers are on one side, it is not necessary to Press MULTI/2CH to select the playback area you want to turn the disc over. You can play the CD layer using a listen to. conventional CD player. 2 chann
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Playing Discs Playing a Disc The operations for normal play and the basic operations Basic operations during play during play are explained below. To Press Stop play x Pause play X POWER SACD/CD HXx A OPEN/CLOSE Resume play after pausing X or H Locate a succeeding track Turn lAMSL clockwise. When using the remote, press >. Locate the beginning of the Turn lAMSL current track or a preceding counterclockwise. When using track the remote, press .. lAMSL Eject the disc A OPEN/CLOSE 1 Turn on the
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Playing Discs Using the Display The display window shows various information about the Disc information when a disc is loaded disc or track being played. This section describes the Depending on the disc that is currently loaded, the current disc information and information that appears for display shows as follows: each play status. 2 channel Super Audio CD MENU TIME/TEXT lAMSL 2CH SACD 12345 6789 10 Multi-channel Super Audio CD MULTI CH MULTI 5.1CH MULTI 5 CH SACD SACD SACD or or 12345 12345 12
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Playing Discs Using the Display Displaying information while the player is Displaying the information of a TEXT disc playing TEXT discs contain information, such as the disc name or Press TIME/TEXT. artist name, as well as the audio signals. This player can Each time you press the button, the current track number display the disc name, artist name, and current track and its elapsed time or remaining time appears, or the name as TEXT information. total remaining time for the disc appears in the d
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Playing Discs Display information of a TEXT disc while Displaying the information of a TEXT disc playing a disc in other languages The current track name appears. If the disc name has You can change the displayed language if the TEXT disc more than 15 characters, the first 14 characters will remain has multi language capacity. When the player detects such after the name scrolls by in the display. a TEXT disc, “MULTI-TEXT” appears in the display. When the player detects a Multi-channel Super Aud
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Playing Discs Locating a Specific Track Locating a Particular Point in a Track During stop or play mode, you can locate any track to be You can locate a particular point in a track during play or played. play pause. lAMSL lAMSL Number buttons ./> m/M >10 INDEX m/M >/. ./> Locating a point while monitoring the sound (Search) Press and hold m/M during play. To locate You need to You will hear intermittent playback as the disc goes The next or Turn l AMS L clockwise until forward or reverses. succe
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Playing Discs Playing Tracks Repeatedly Z You can play an entire disc or portions thereof repeatedly. Locating a point by setting the start time This function can be used with Shuffle Play to repeat all (Time Search) the tracks in random order (page 20), or with Programme Play to repeat all the tracks in a programme (page 21). 1 Press ./> (or turn l AMS L) to select You can also repeat a specific track or portion within a the desired track in stop mode. track. 2 Press and hold m/M to set the tim
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Playing Discs Playing Tracks Repeatedly Z Playing Tracks in Random Order (Shuffle Play) Z When you select Shuffle Play, the player plays all the Repeating the current track tracks on the disc in random order. (Repeat 1 Play) While the track you want to repeat is being played, press REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT 1” appears in the display. CONTINUE SHUFFLE Repeat 1 Play starts. To cancel Repeat 1 Play Press REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT 1” goes off. Repeating a specific portion within a track
