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4-235-066-23(1)
Super Audio CD
Player
GB
Operating Instructions
FR
Mode d’emploi
DE
Bedienungsanleitung
ES
Manual de instrucciones
SCD-XA777ES
SCD-XA333ES
2001 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 SCD-XA777ES and SCD-XA333ES. SCD- To prevent fire, do not Cover the XA777ES is the model used fo
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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 (SCD-XA777ES) the supplied accessories and how to phono jack × 2 (Red and White) y phono jack × 2 (Red connect various audio components to and White) (3) the Super Audio CD player. Be sure phono jack × 1 (Black) y phono jack × 1 (Black) (2) (SCD-XA333ES) to read this chapter thoroughly before phono jack × 2 (Red
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components Connect the Super Audio CD player to an audio CENTER or SUB WOOFER connection component. Be sure to turn off the power of all Audio connecting cords (Black) (supplied) components before making connections and connect Black Black securely to prevent noise. Notes When you have an amplifier equipped with the 5.1CH • When you make the Multi-channel connection, connect the input jacks (multi-channel amplifier, AV amplifier, etc.) ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks al
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components Notes Connecting via ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks • During playback of a Multi-channel Super Audio CD, no signal Use an audio connecting cords for this connection. Connect the is output from the ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks. (SCD-XA777ES ANALOG 2CH OUT L/R jacks to the CD (SACD) input jacks of only) your amplifier. Be sure to match the colour-coded pin to the • During playback of a Multi-channel Super Audio CD, the same appropriate jacks: white (left) to white and
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Getting Started Note on the ANALOG output jacks (SCD-XA777ES Connecting via DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL only) connector This player is equipped with a Tri-Powered D/A Converter System and a Multi Channel Management function. The usable Use an optical digital cable for this connection. When connecting output settings differ depending on the mode you select as the optical digital cable to the DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL follows. For details, refer to the Operating Instructions. connector, take the cap o
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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 Remote sensor (4) 3 Disc tray (14) Press A OPEN/CLOSE to open/close the disc tray. 4 A OPEN/CLO
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Location and Functions of Parts SCD-XA777ES OPEN/CLOSE POWER PHONE LEVEL AMS TIME/TEXT MENU MULTI/2CH SACD/CD MIN MAX PHONES PUSH ENTER SCD-XA333ES OPEN/CLOSE POWER AMS PHONE LEVEL TIME/TEXT MENU MULTI/2CH SACD/CD MIN MAX PHONES PUSH ENTER 7 TIME/TEXT button (15) qs N button (14) Each time you press the button, the playing time of the Press to start play. track, the total remaining time on the disc, or TEXT N indicator information appears in the display. Lights up during playback. 8 MENU (13) qd
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Location and Functions of Parts Rear Panel Parts Descriptions SCD-XA777ES CENTER L L 5.1CH OUT AC IN COAXIAL OPTICAL RR OUT DIGITAL(CD) FRONT SURROUND SUB WOOFER R L 2CH OUT ANALOG SCD-XA333ES ANALOG DIGITAL(CD) 2CH OUT 5.1CH OUT OUT FRONT SURR CENTER L L R R SUB COAXIAL OPTICAL WOOFER Note 1 ANALOG 5.1CH OUT jacks (5) Only the audio signals of the CD can be output from the Connect to an amplifier equipped with the 5.1CH DIGITAL (CD) OUT connectors shown in 2 and 3. Those of the input jacks (Mul
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Location and Functions of Parts Remote Parts Descriptions 1 CONTINUE button (20) qs SACD/CD button (14) Press to resume normal play from Shuffle Play or Each time you press the button, ”SACD“ or ”CD“ Programme Play. appears in the display. Select the type of CD you want to play. SHUFFLE button (20) Press to select Shuffle Play. qd MULTI/2CH button (14) Press to select the playback area when the 2 channel + PROGRAM button (21) Multi-channel Super Audio CD (page 13) is loaded. Press to select Prog
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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 SCD-XA777ES POWER X N A OPEN/CLOSE x Pause play X Resume play after pausing X or N Locate a succeeding track Turn lAMSL clockwise Locate the beginning of the Turn lAMSL current track or a preceding counterclockwise track SACD/CD lAMSL Eject the disc A OPEN/CLOSE SCD-XA333ES z If you turn on the player when a disc is already loa
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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. SCD-XA777ES 2 channel Super Audio CD lAMSL MENU SUPER AUDIO 123 4 CD 678 9 2CH 16 17 18 19 Multi-channel Super Audio CD SUPER AUDIO SUPER AUDIO 1234 123 4 SUPE
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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, “TEXT” and “MULTI” appear in the display. When the player detects a Multi-channel Supe
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Playing Discs Locating a Specific Track Locating a Particular Point in a Track Z 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 SCD-XA777ES Number buttons H >10 ./> SCD-XA333ES m/M lAMSL INDEX >/. ./> Locating a point while monitoring the sound (Search) To locate You need to Press and hold m/M during play. You will hear intermittent playback as the disc goes The next or Turn l AMS L clockwise until su
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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 ./> to select the desired track in stop You can also repeat a specific track or portion within a mode. track. 2 Press and hold m/M to set the time to start play wh
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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 stop Repeat 1 Play Press x. To resume normal play Press REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT 1” goes off. H Repeating a
