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3-859-178-13 (1)
Operating Instructions
CDP-CE415
CDP-C360Z
ª 1996 by Sony Corporation
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– Reorient or relocate the receiving WARNING antenna. Welcome! – Increase the separation between the To prevent fire or shock equipment and receiver. Thank you for purchasing the Sony – Connect the equipment into an outlet Compact Disc Player. Before operating hazard, do not expose on a circuit different from that to the unit, please read this manual the unit to rain or which the receiver is connected. thoroughly and retain it for future – Consult the dealer or an experienced reference. moisture
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Getting Started TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking ............................................................................................................................. 4 Hooking Up the System ...................................................................................................... 4 Connecting Another CD Player ......................................................................................... 6 Playing a CD ...................................................
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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 • Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries (2) an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making the connections. Inserting batteries into the remote CD player You can control the player using the supplied remote. Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries by match
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Getting Started Getting Started Hookups Connecting the AC power cord When connecting an audio cord, be sure to match the Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet. color-coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components: Red (right) to Red and White (left) to White. Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid Transporting the player hum and noise. Before transporting the player, follow the procedure below to return the internal mechanisms back to their CD player Amplifier original position
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Getting Started What cords will I need? • Audio cord (1) (Use the cord supplied with the player to be Connecting Another CD Player connected.) • Monaural (2P) mini-plug cord (1) (not supplied) If you have a Sony CD player in which 5, 50, or 200 discs can be inserted and which is equipped with the 1 Connect the players with an audio cord (see also CONTROL A1 jack and the command mode of that “Hookups” on page 5). player can be set to CD 3, you can control that player as the second player with thi
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Getting Started Getting Started 4 Connect the AC power cord of both players to AC outlets. Note Do not connect a player other than that you use as the second player to the 2ND CD IN jacks of this player. 7
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Basic Operations Playing a CD 25 63 4 CONTINUE SHUFFLE PROGRAM REPEAT DISC CHECK OPEN/CLOSE EX- DISC POWER CHANGE SKIP DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 AMS (DISC) PUSH ENTER EDIT/ PEAK MUSIC SCAN FADER TIME TIME FADE SEARCH (-AMS+) CHECK CLEAR NO DELAY X-FADE MEGA CONTROL • See pages 4 – 5 for the hookup Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player position so that information. 1 you can listen to the sound from this player. Press POWER to turn on the player. 2 Press ¤␣ OPEN/CLOSE,
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Basic Operations Basic Operations You can select the disc you Press á. want to start playing first 6 Press one of the DISC 1 – 5 The disc tray closes and the player plays all the tracks once buttons. (Continuous Play). Adjust the volume on the amplifier. You can adjust the output To stop playback level to the amplifier Z Press LINE OUT LEVEL +/– Press p. on the remote. You can DISC 1 – 5 áp P DISC SKIP reduce the output level up to –20␣ dB. When you reduce the output level, “ATT.” appears in the
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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. Current disc number Playing time CDP-CE415 ALL DISCS 12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 DISC TRACK MIN SEC 1 1 156 Current track number Music calendar TIME The track numbers in the music calendar disappear CDP-C360Z after they are p
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Playing CDs Playing CDs Locating a Specific Disc Replacing Discs While Playing 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 CHECK* á 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 *CDP-CE415 only DISC 1 Press EX-CHANGE. Number The disc tray opens and two disc compartments buttons appear. Even if the player is
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Playing CDs You can extend the playing time during scanning the discs Locating a Specific Track Press DISC CHECK repeatedly until the playing time you want (10, 20 or 30) appears in the display. Each time You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc you press the button, the playing time changes cyclically. using the AMS (AMS: Automatic Music Sensor) control or number buttons on the remote. Notes á AMS ± • When you press the DISC CHECK button, the play mode automatically changes to AL
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Playing CDs Playing CDs Locating a Particular Point in a Playing Repeatedly Track You can play discs/tracks repeatedly in any play mode. You can also locate a specific point in a track while REPEAT playing a disc. 0/) Press REPEAT while playing a disc. “REPEAT” appears in the display. The player repeats the discs/tracks as follows: Press To locate A point while ) (forward) or 0 (backward) and When the disc is played in The player repeats monitoring the sound hold down until you find the point Co
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Playing CDs Shuffle Play on one disc Playing in Random Order You can play all tracks on the specific disc in a random (Shuffle Play) order. You can have the player “shuffle” tracks and play in a 1 Press SHUFFLE repeatedly until “1␣ DISC” appears random order. The player shuffles all the tracks on all in the display. discs or on the disc you’ve specified. 2 Press DISC 1 – 5 to start 1␣ DISC Shuffle Play on the SHUFFLE DISC 1 – 5 á selected disc. The indication appears while the player is “shuffl
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Playing CDs Playing CDs 3 Turn AMS ± until the track number you want appears in the display. Creating Your Own Program The track number being programmed flashes and (Program Play) the total playing time including the track appears in the display. You can arrange the order of the tracks on the discs Track number and create your own program. The program can Total playing time being programmed contain up to 32 “steps” — one “step” may contain a track or a whole disc. 25 1 2 3 4 5 PROGRAM A 8 DISC
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Playing CDs The program remains even after the Program Play 6 Press ENTER to select the track. ends Playing order When you press the á button, you can play the same Last programmed track program again. 25 1 2 3 4 5 PROGRAM A 8 The program remains until you erase it or turn off the DISC TRACK STEP player 1 5
3 If you replace discs, the programmed disc and track numbers remain. So, the player plays only the existing Programmed tracks disc and track numbers. However, the disc and track After one
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Playing CDs Playing CDs Checking the track order Controlling Another CD Player You can check your program before or after you start playing. (Mega Control) This unit can control a second CD player (see Press CHECK. “Connecting Another CD Player” on pages 6 and 7). Each time you press this button, the display shows the Even when a second CD player is connected, the track (the disc and track numbers) or the disc (the disc controls on both of the units will function. When you number and “AL” indica
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Playing CDs á To You need to Pause Press P Stop play Press p AMS Locate a disc while Turn ± until the (DISC) the second player is display shows the disc number set to Continuous you want, then push AMS Play mode ± (DISC) NO DELAY X-FADE Locate a track Press 0 (–AMS+) ) until the display shows the track number 1 Select the play mode you want on each player. you want 2 When you select No-Delay Play • To do other operations, use the controls on the second Press NO DELAY. player or the supplie
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Recording From CDs Recording From CDs Recording From CDs Recording From CDs Recording From CDs Recording From CDs Recording Your Own Program Recording a CD by Specifying Tape Length (Time Edit) You can record the program you’ve created on a tape, etc. The program can contain up to 32 steps. (CDP-CE415 only) By inserting a pause during programming, you can You can have the player create a program that will fit divide the program into two for recording on both the length of the tape. sides of a ta
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Recording From CDs 7 When you record on side B, reverse the tape and press á or P on the player to resume playing. Fading In or Out You can manually fade the sound in or out to prevent To cancel Time Edit tracks from starting or ending abruptly. Press CONTINUE. áP You can program the tracks you want in advance Select the tracks before doing the above procedure. The player creates a program from the remaining tracks. You can freely specify the tape length Set the tape length using the AMS ± con
