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4-226-662-12 (1)
Compact Disc
Player
GB
Operating Instructions
FR
Mode d’emploi
DE
Bedienungsanleitung
ES
Manual de instrucciones
CDP-XB740
CDP-XB740E
2000 Sony Corporation
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On operation WARNING • If the player is brought directly from a Precautions cold to a warm location, or is placed in To prevent fire or shock a very damp room, moisture may On safety condense on the lenses inside the hazard, do not expose the unit • Caution — The use of optical player. Should this occur, the player to rain or moisture. instruments with this product will may not operate properly. In this case, To avoid electrical shock, do increase eye hazard. remove the disc and leave the player
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the Sony Compact Disc Player. Before operating the unit, please read this manual Getting Started thoroughly and retain it for future Unpacking ........................................................................................................ 4 reference. Hooking Up the System ................................................................................. 4 About This Manual Playing a CD ..................................................
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Getting Started Getting Started Unpacking Hooking Up the System Check that you received the following items: Overview • Audio connecting cord (1) This section describes how to hook up the CD player to • Remote commander (remote) (1) an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of each • R6 (size AA) batteries (2) component before making the connections. CD player Inserting batteries into the remote You can control the player using the supplied remote. Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by matching
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Getting Started Getting Started • If you have a digital component with an optical digital Hookups input connector Connect the component via the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) xWhen 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 con
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Basic Operations Playing a CD 234 POWER EDIT/ AMS CHECK CLEAR TIME FADE PHONES FILTER PLAY MODE REPEAT FADER TIME/TEXT STD 1 OPEN/CLOSE 2 PEAK AUTO MUSIC 3 LANGUAGE SEARCH SPACE SCAN PUSH ENTER Connect the headphones.* Select the desired digital filter type. * Only for CDP-XB740 • See pages 4 - 5 for the hookup Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position. information. 1 Press POWER to turn on the player. z If you turn on the player with 2 a CD in the tray You can start playing Press
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Basic Operations To stop playback Press x. l AMS L x A OPEN/CLOSE POWER EDIT/ CHECK CLEAR AMS TIME FADE PHONES FILTER PLAY MODE REPEAT FADER TIME/TEXT STD 1 OPEN/CLOSE 2 PEAK AUTO MUSIC 3 LANGUAGE SEARCH SPACE SCAN PUSH ENTER H X When you want to You need to Pause Press X Resume play after pause Press X or H Go to the next track Turn l AMS L clockwise Go back to the preceding track Turn l AMS L counterclockwise Press A OPEN/CLOSE Stop play and remove the CD GB 7
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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 track number, index number, playing time and music You can check information about the disc using the calendar. display. TRACK INDEX MIN SEC 12345 6789 10 Current track Music calendar TIME/TEXT number LANGUAGE l AMS L Index number Playing time The track numbers in the music calendar disappear after they are played. TIME DISPLAY ON/OFF Checking the remaining time
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Playing CDs Playing CDs • While playing a disc Checking the information of CD TEXT discs CD TEXT discs have information, such as the disc titles or artist names, memorised in a blank space on the discs where, on normal discs, there is no information. TRACK Track title 12345 6789 10 The display shows the CD TEXT information of the CD TEXT disc so that you can check the current disc title, artist name and track title. When the player detects CD TEXT This information also appears when the player lo
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Playing CDs 1 Before playing a CD TEXT disc, press LANGUAGE. Locating a Specific Track or a “SELECT LANG” and the current operating Particular Point in a Track language appear in the display. You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc 2 Turn l AMS L until the language you want using the AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) on the player to select appears in the display. or number buttons on the remote. You can also locate a particular point in a track while 3 Push l AMS L to select the langua
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Playing CDs Playing CDs To locate You need to Customising the Sound of Your The next or Turn l AMS L clockwise until succeeding tracks you find the track. When using the Music (Digital Filter Function) remote, press > repeatedly until you find the track. By selecting the type of filter you want, you can adjust The current or Turn l AMS L counterclockwise the sound to match your system, your speakers, etc. preceding tracks until you find the track. When using This player has four types of filters
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Playing CDs Repeating the current track (Repeat 1) Playing Tracks Repeatedly You can repeat only the current track in any play mode. You can play tracks repeatedly in any play mode. While the track you want is being played, press REPEAT REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT 1” appears in the display. To cancel Repeat 1 Press REPEAT. Repeating a Specific Portion (AyB Repeat) Z You can play a specific portion in a track repeatedly. This might be useful when you want to memorize lyrics. Note that you can
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Playing CDs Playing CDs Playing in Random Order Creating Your Own Programme (Shuffle Play) (Programme Play) You can have the player “shuffle” tracks and play in a You can arrange the order of the tracks on a disc and random order. create your own programme. The programme can contain up to 24 tracks. PLAY MODE CHECK CLEAR l AMS L PLAY MODE H H x SHUFFLE Creating a programme on the player 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears in the display before you start playing. 2 Turn l AMS L u
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Playing CDs To cancel Programme Play Creating a programme using the remote Z Press PLAY MODE. z When tracks, which aren’t numerically consecutive on the disc, are programmed consecutively (i.e. 1, 3, 5 PROGRAM etc.) A one-second access time blank is added between the tracks. Number buttons >10 CLEAR z The programme remains until erased (see page 15) or until you press A OPEN/CLOSE CHECK The programme you have created remains even after the H Programme Play mode ends or you select another play m
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Recording From CDs Recording From CDs Recording From CDs Recording From CDs Playing CDs Checking the track order Recording Your Own You can check your programme before or after you start playing. Programme You can record the programme you’ve created on a Press CHECK. tape, DAT or MD. The programme can contain up to 24 Each time you press this button, the display shows the tracks. track number in the programmed order. After the last By inserting a pause during programming, you can track in the pr
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Recording From CDs z When tracks, which aren’t numerically consecutive on When you select “HALF” the disc, are programmed consecutively (i.e. 1, 3, 5 The player divides the total playing time of the disc in etc.) half, keeping the original order (only in Time Edit). A one-second access time blank is added between the Note that you cannot select “HALF” when the disc has tracks. more than 24 tracks. 3 Press EDIT/TIME FADE to have the player create the programme. Recording a CD by Specifying The m
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Recording From CDs Recording From CDs Recording From CDs Changing the fading time Fading In or Out You can change the fading time from 2 to 10 seconds before fading in or out. If you don’t change it, fading You can manually fade in or out to prevent tracks from lasts for 5 seconds. starting or ending abruptly. Note that you cannot use this effect when you use the 1 Before you start playing, press FADER. DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL/COAXIAL) connector. 2 Turn l AMS L until the time you want EDIT/TIME FAD
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Recording From CDs To cancel Time Fade Note Press EDIT/TIME FADE. The portion with the highest level may differ every time you try the adjustment on the same disc. The difference is, however, so slight that you won’t find any problem in z You can freely specify the recording time adjusting the recording level precisely. See “You can specify the tape length freely in Step 2” on page 16. Inserting a blank space between tracks z You can change discs during Time Fade (Auto Space) If the play ends be
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Additional Information Notes on CDs Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while On handling CDs using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to help • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, touch the surface. consult your nearest Sony dealer. • Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. There’s no sound. , Check that the player is connected securely. , Make sure you operate the amplifier corre
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Additional Information Specifications Compact disc player Laser Semiconductor laser (λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Laser output Max 44.6 µ W* * This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick-up block with 7 mm aperture. Frequency response 2 Hz to 20 kHz ± 0.5 dB Dynamic range More than 98 dB Harmonic distortion Less than 0.0035 % Outputs Jack Maximum Load type output impedance level ANALOG OUT Phono Over 2 V jacks 50 kilo
