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2-663-957-11 (1)
D-NE331CK/NE336CK
Operating Instructions
ATRAC CD Walkman
Portable
CD Player
© 2005 Sony Corporation
D-NE331CK/NE336CK.GB.2-663-957-11(1)
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For customers who purchased this product in WARNING the USA To reduce the risk of fire or Product registration electric shock, do not expose Please register this product on line at www.sony. com/walkmanreg this apparatus to rain or moisture. Proper registration will enable us to send you periodic mailings about software upgrades, new products, Do not install the appliance in a confined services and other important announcements. Thank space, such as a bookca
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Table of Contents Create Your Own ATRAC CDs ...............4 Changing Playback Options (PLAY MODE) ......................................20 Which discs can you play on this CD player? .......................................................5 Playback options (PLAY MODE) ...........21 Precautions ...........................................7 Playing groups ..........................................22 Playing your favorite tracks On safety ....................................................7
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Create Your Own ATRAC CDs In addition to the regular music CDs, you can play original CDs (“ATRAC” CDs) that you created with the SonicStage software. Using SonicStage, about 30 audio CDs* can be recorded on one CD-R or CD-RW. SonicStage can be downloaded free of charge. The following is a quick overview of how you listen to music on your ATRAC CD. Install SonicStage on your computer. SonicStage is a software product that takes music from audio CDs or downloaded from the Internet onto your
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Which discs can you play on this CD player? Audio CDs: CD-DA format CDs CD-DA (Compact Disc Digital Audio) is a recording standard used for Audio CDs. ATRAC CDs: CD-R/CD-RW on which audio data compressed in the ATRAC format has been recorded* ATRAC is the general term used to refer to Sony Corporation audio codec technologies ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless**. ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus, with their high quality compression ratio, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless**, with its no-data-
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Music discs encoded with copyright Group MP3 protection technologies File This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies. Please be aware that among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product. Note on DualDiscs (Maximum directory levels: 8) A DualDisc is a two sid
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On headphones/earphones Precautions Road safety Do not use headphones/earphones while On safety driving, cycling, or operating any motorized • Should any solid objects or liquid fall into vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and the CD player, unplug it and have it checked is illegal in some areas. It can also be by qualified personnel before operating it potentially dangerous to play your headsets any further. at high volume while walking, especially at • Do not put any foreign obje
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Getting Started Checking the Supplied Accessories • AC power adaptor (1) • Earphones (1) (AC-ES3010K2) (not supplied with USA model) • Rotary commander (1) • Car battery cord (1) • Car connecting pack (1) • Velcro tapes for the CD player (2) • Velcro tape for the rotary commander (1) • Operating instructions (1) • AC plug adaptor (1) (for E33 model only*) * For the area code of the model you purchased, check the upper left side of the bar code on the package. Note The s
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Getting Started (group) – button ( page 16-18, 23) Guide to Parts and / buttons ( page 16, 18, 22, 24) Controls (group) + button ( page 16, 17, 23) Jog lever CD player VOL (volume) +/– ( page 15) / ( page 17, 18, 20, 22-24, 26) (play/pause)* ( page 15-18, 20, 22-24, 26) CD player: STOP button ( page 16-18, 24, 25, 27) Rotary commander: (stop) button ( page 16) (headphones) jack ( page 15) DC IN 3 V jack ( page 14) HOLD switch (on the
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Where to place your CD Installing in a Car player • Install the CD player in a location which: – does not interfere with your driving. Connect your CD player as shown 1 – is not dangerous for passengers. below. – does not interfere with the glove box lid or Car cassette deck ashtray. – is stable, and where nothing around it may interfere with installation. • Do not install the CD player near heat sources or where subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, or moisture (especially on a to
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Getting Started Note on the car battery cord Notes on the car connecting pack The 3 V DC plug supplied with car battery • If no sound is heard or the car connecting cord conforms to the proposed standards pack is ejected, change the direction of of the Japan Electronics and Information playback on the car cassette deck. Technology Industries Association (JEITA). • Never insert the cord end of the car Do not connect it to other players. connecting pack into the cassette insertion Polarity
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Mounting the rotary Secure the rotary commander to 2 commander the flat place by pressing the Velcro If you use the supplied rotary commander, tapes firmly together. you can control your CD player as easily as you would control the headlight or the wiper switch of your car while driving. Attach the rotary commander to a flat place as illustrated below. Attach the supplied Velcro tapes to 1 the bottom of the rotary commander and to a flat place. Bottom of the rotary commander 12 D-NE331CK/N
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Getting Started To remove the battery Preparing a Power Remove the battery as illustrated below. Source (Dry Battery) Be sure to remove the AC power adaptor when using the dry battery. Replace the battery with new one when the battery is depleted. • LR6 (size AA) alkaline battery Checking the remaining Slide the OPEN switch to open the power of the battery 1 lid of your player. The remaining power of the battery is indicated in the display as shown below. As the black indicator section d
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1) Battery life When using the AC power When using a Sony alkaline battery LR6 adaptor (SG) (produced in Japan) You can use the player powered by the AC G-PROTECTION power adaptor without the battery. “1” “2” Audio CD 22 20 2) ATRAC CD 41 41 3) MP3 CD 31 31 1) Measured value using the JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology to DC IN 3 V Industries Association) Playing time shown is approximate hours, when you use the player on a flat and stable surface and “POWER SAVE” is set
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Playback Playback Adjust the volume by flicking the 4 Playing a CD jog lever toward VOL + or –. Flick toward VOL + Slide the OPEN switch to open the 1 player lid. Connect the headphones/earphones to the player beforehand. Flick toward VOL – To remove the CD Remove the CD while pressing the pivot in OPEN switch the center of the tray. to (headphones) Headphones/earphones Place the CD on the tray and close 2 the lid. Continued Label side up Press on the jog lever. 3 (disc) moves,
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Basic playback operations (Play, stop, search) CD player + / – buttons / buttons STOP button Jog lever To Operation on the player (Operation on the rotary commander is in parentheses) Play Play from the first From stop, press and hold on the jog lever until playback starts. track (From stop, press and hold until playback starts.) Stop Pause/Resume play Press on the jog lever. after pausing (Press .) Stop playback Press STOP. (Press (stop).) Search Find the beginning
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Playback Locking the controls Searching for Your (HOLD) You can prevent accidental button presses Favorite Track/File while carrying the player by locking the controls. Press to enter Jog lever Slide the HOLD switch on the back 1 of the player in the direction of the arrow. Flick to select “HOLD” flashes if you press any button when the HOLD function is activated. SEARCH To unlock the controls Slide the HOLD switch in the direction opposite to that of arrow. – + Searching by viewing gro
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Searching by viewing a list Checking CD information of groups/files (List View) on the display You can search for a track/file by checking You can check CD information on the display. the format type of the music source and the Depending on the region in which you names of groups and files. purchased your CD player, the default language may not be “ENGLISH.” Change the LANGUAGE setting, if necessary Press SEARCH repeatedly. 1 ( page 27). When you are playing an MP3 CD containing files with
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Playback ATRAC CD/MP3 CD To check information on the display 3) File name, artist name , file number, Press DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly. elapsed playing time Audio CD Track number, elapsed playing time 1) (Artist name, track name) 3) 4) Group name , CODEC information , total number of files Total number of tracks on the CD, total remaining time of the CD, remaining time 2) of the current track File view screen File view screen 1) When you are playing
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When “REPEAT” appears, select 5 Changing Playback “ON” or “OFF” and press on the Options (PLAY MODE) jog lever. You can use various playback options such as selecting songs you want to listen to, and playing songs in your favorite order. For details about playback options, see To return to normal play page 21. You can also play songs repeatedly using the Select “ALL” in the PLAY MODE menu. playback options you choose (repeat play, page 23). Press DISPLAY/MENU until the 1 menu
