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4-230-645-12 (1)
Super Audio CD
Player
GB
Operating Instructions
FR
Mode d’emploi
ES
Manual de instrucciones
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Manual de Instruções
SCD-555ES
2000 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-555ES. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PROD
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Features TABLE OF CONTENTS Playback of the Super Audio CD recorded Getting Started 4 in the DSD format Before You Start the Hookup 4 The DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format is the core Hooking Up the Audio Components 5 technology of a Super Audio CD, allowing music reproduction that is extremely faithful to the original sound. The DSD format, using a 2.8224 MHz sampling frequency Location and Functions of Parts 6 64 times higher than that of a conventional CD, and the 1- Front Panel Parts Descrip
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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 (phono jack × 2 y phono jack × 2) (1) the supplied accessories and how to • Mains lead (1) connect various audio components to • Remote commander (remote) RM-SX90 (1) the Super Audio CD player. Be sure • R06 (size-AA) batteries (2) to read this chapter thoroughly before you actually connect anything to the Inserti
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Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components Connect the Super Audio CD player to an audio Connecting via DIGITAL (CD) OUT COAXIAL component. Be sure to turn off the power of all connector components before making connections and connect Use a coaxial digital cable to connect the audio components securely to prevent noise. equipped with coaxial digital input connectors. Coaxial digital cable (not supplied) Connecting via ANALOG OUT jacks Use an audio connecting cord for this connection. Be su
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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 (11) Press to turn on/off the player. 2 Remote sensor (4) 3 Disc tray (11) Press A OPEN/CLOSE to open/close the disc tray. 4 A OPEN
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Location and Functions of Parts OPEN/CLOSE POWER AMS PHONE LEVEL TIME/TEXT FILTER DIGITAL OUT SACD/CD MIN MAX PHONES PUSH ENTER 8 lAMSL dial (AMS: Automatic Music Senser) qs FILTER button (18) (11) Press to select a digital filter type when playing a CD. When you turn the lAMSL dial qd TIME/TEXT button (12) counterclockwise by one click, you go back to the Each time you press the button, the playing time of the preceding track; when you turn the lAMSL dial track, the total remaining time on the
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Location and Functions of Parts Rear Panel Parts Descriptions R L COAXIAL OPTICAL OUT OUT ANALOG DIGITAL (CD) AC IN 1 ANALOG OUT jacks (5) Connect to an audio component using the audio connecting cord. 2 DIGITAL (CD) OUT COAXIAL connector (5) Connect to an audio component using the coaxial digital cable. 3 DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL connector (5) Connect to an audio component using an optical digital cable. 4 AC IN terminal (5) Connect the mains lead. Note Only the audio signals of the CD can be o
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Location and Functions of Parts Remote Parts Descriptions 1 CONTINUE button (17) qa TIME/TEXT button (12) Press to resume normal play from Shuffle Play or Each time you press the button, the playing time of the Programme Play. track, the total remaining time on the disc, or TEXT information appears in the display. SHUFFLE button (17) Press to select Shuffle Play. qs LANGUAGE button (14) Press to change the displayed language if the TEXT PROGRAM button (17) disc has several languages. Press to se
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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 on the front panel of the player or on the remote (pages 11). Super Audio CD (single layer disc) This disc consists of a single HD layer*. Press SACD/CD repeatedly so that “SUPER AUDIO CD” appears in the display (the SACD/CD LED turns on). *High density signal l
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Playing Discs Playing a Disc The operations for normal play and the basic operations Super Audio CD + CD (Hybrid disc) during play are explained below. This disc consists of an HD layer and a CD layer. Press POWER N lAMSL AOPEN/CLOSE Xx SACD/CD to select the layer you want to listen to. Also, as the dual layers are on one side, it is not necessary to turn the disc over. You can play the CD layer using a conventional CD player. CD layer SACD/CD HD layer Incompatible Discs SACD/CD This player
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Playing Discs Playing a Disc Using the Display Basic operations during play The display window shows various information about the disc or track being played. This section describes the To Press information that appears for each play status. Stop play x Pause play X TIME/TEXT Resume play after pausing X or N Locate a succeeding track Turn lAMSL clockwise LANGUAGE DISPLAY MODE Locate the beginning of the Turn lAMSL current track or a preceding counterclockwise track Eject the disc A OPEN/CLOSE z
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Playing Discs Displaying information while the player is Displaying the information of a TEXT disc playing in stop mode Press TIME/TEXT on the front panel of the player or on Press TIME/TEXT on the front panel of the player or on the remote. the remote. Each time you press the button, the disc name or artist Each time you press the button, the current track number name appears in the display. When you select the artist and its elapsed time, remaining time, or the total name, “ARTIST” appears in
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Playing Discs Using the Display Locating a Specific Track During stop or play mode, you can locate any track to be Notes • The display may not show all the characters, depending on the played. disc. • This player can display only the disc name, artist name, and lAMSL track names from TEXT discs. Other information cannot be displayed. Number Displaying the information of a TEXT disc buttons in other languages Z You can change the displayed language if the TEXT disc >10 has multi language capacity
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Playing Discs Locating a Particular Point in a Track Z You can locate a particular point in a track during play or Locating a point by setting the start time play pause. (Time Search) 1. Press ./> to select the desired track in stop mode. 2. Press m/M to set the time to start play while looking at the display. You can set the time from the beginning of the desired ./> track when you press M at first, and set the time from m/M the end of the desired track backward’s when you p
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Playing Discs Playing Tracks Repeatedly Z You can play an entire disc or portions thereof repeatedly. Repeating the current track This function can be used with Shuffle Play to repeat all (Repeat 1 Play) the tracks in random order (page 17), or with Programme While the track you want to repeat is being played, Play to repeat all the tracks in a programme (page 17). press REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT 1” appears in You can also repeat a specific track or portion within a the display. track. Rep
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Playing Discs Playing Tracks in Random Creating Your Own Order (Shuffle Play) Z Programme (Programme Play) Z When you select Shuffle Play, the player plays all the You can pick out the tracks that you like and specify the tracks on the disc in random order. playback order in a programme containing up to 32 tracks. CONTINUE SHUFFLE CONTINUE PROGRAM Number buttons >10 CLEAR CHECK H H ./> ./> 1 Press SHUFFLE in stop mode. 1 Press PROGRAM in stop mode. 2 Press H. “PROGRAM” appears in the display.
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Playing Discs Creating Your Own Programme(Programme Listening to a CD Using a Play)Z Filter (Digital Filter Function) This player is equipped with a variable coefficient (V.C.*) Checking the contents of the programme digital filter. By selecting one of five types of filters Before you start playing or while the player is playing, (“STD,” “1,” “2,” “3,” or “4”), you can adjust the sound to press CHECK. match your listening environment and the music source. Each time you press the button, the trac
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Playing Discs Characteristics of each digital filter What is a variable coefficient (V.C.) digital filter? The contents and characteristics of the five digital filters are as follows: CD players use digital filters to eliminate the noise generated during sampling. You can change the tone of STD: Standard (sharp roll-off) your music by changing the cutoff characteristics of the Provides a wide frequency range and spatial feeling, as it digital filter. holds the most information among the five fil
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Precautions Additional On safety Information • Caution — The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug This chapter provides additional the player and have it checked by qualified personnel before information that will help you operating it any further. understand and maintain your Super Audio CD player. On power sources • Before operating the player, check that the operating voltage of the player is i
