Sony CDP-CX230 manual

3-865-665- 11 (1)  1999 by Sony Corporation CDP-CX230 Compact Disc Player Operating Instructions[...]

2 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particu[...]

3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking ............................................................................................................................ 4 Hooking Up the System ..................................................................................................... 4 Inserting CDs ....................................[...]

4 Getting Started Getting Started Hooking Up the System Overview This section describes how to hook up the CD player to an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making the connections. Unpacking Check that you received the following items: • Audio cord (1) • Remote commander (remote) (1) • Size AA (R6) batteries (2[...]

5 Playing CDs Getting Started Getting Started Hookups When connecting the audio cord, be sure to match the 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 hum and noise. CD player Amplifier • If you have a digital component such as a digital amp[...]

6 Getting Started Inserting CDs You can insert up to 200 discs into this player. I / u § OPEN/CLOSE JOG 1 Press I / u to turn on the player. 2 Open the front cover by pressing § OPEN/ CLOSE. Rotary table Loading position Playing position Disc slot at the loading position Disc number The disc number at the loading position appears in the display.*[...]

7 Playing CDs Getting Started Getting Started The rotary table turns and the disc slot at the loading position is set to the playing position. Always close the front cover except when you insert or remove discs. 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to insert more discs. 6 Close the front cover by pressing § OPEN/ CLOSE. With the label side facing right After in[...]

Basic Operations 8 Playing a CD 23 1 2 • See pages 4 – 5 for the hookup information. • Make sure you have inserted the discs correctly as indicated on pages 6 – 7. • You can play all the tracks on a disc in the original order (Continuous Play). You can also play up to 200 discs consecutively. You can turn on the player by pressing I / u o[...]

9 Basic Operations Basic Operations Basic Operations 5 Push the JOG dial or press · to start playing. The selected disc is set to the playing position, and the player plays all the discs from the selected one (ALL DISCS) or all the tracks once (1␣ DISC). Adjust the volume on the amplifier. To stop playback Press p . When you turn off the player [...]

10 Playing CDs Playing CDs Using the Display You can check information about the disc using the display. p JOG TIME/TEXT Checking the total number and playing time of the tracks Select the disc you want to check, and push the JOG dial in the Continuous Play mode. As the player starts play automatically, press p to stop, and then TIME/TEXT. The disp[...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 11 Playing CDs Display information while playing a disc Each time you press TIME/TEXT, the display shows the information as shown below. The current disc number, track number and playing time appear. Press The current track title appears. Press This information also appears when the player locates the track. To play disc[...]

12 Playing CDs Each time you press ≠ / ± , the characters appear in the following order. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 If “NOT FOUND” appears in the display while inputting the first character with the ≠/± buttons, no disc has been labeled using the input character. Notes • When searching input [...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 13 Playing CDs Locating a Specific T r ack or a Point in a T r ack You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc using the ≠/± (AMS: Automatic Music Sensor) buttons or number buttons on the remote. You can also locate a specific point in a track while playing a disc. ≠/± Number buttons =/+ 0/) To locate the[...]

14 Playing CDs Playing in Random Or der (Shuffle Play) You can have the player “shuffle” the tracks and play in random order. The player shuffles all the tracks on all discs or on the disc you specified. JOG SHUFFLE · Playing Repeatedly You can play discs/tracks repeatedly in any play mode. Press REPEAT while playing a disc. “REPEAT” appea[...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 15 Playing CDs Cr eating Y our Own Progr am (Pr ogram Play) You can arrange the order of the tracks and/or discs to create three different programs and programs are stored automatically. A␣ program can contain up to 32 “steps” — one “step” may contain a track or a whole disc. You can make programs using the c[...]

16 Playing CDs 3 Press the number button of the disc. >10 DISC CHECK · PROGRAM Number buttons ENTER CLEAR 1 Press PROGRAM until the program number you want (PROGRAM 1, 2 or 3) appears in the display. 2 Press DISC. 4 To program a whole disc, press ENTER and go to Step 6. Press >10. 5 Press the number button of the track. When the disc has mor[...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 17 Playing CDs Changing the programmed order You can change your program before you start playing. To Erase a track or disc Erase the last track or disc in the program Add tracks or discs to the end of the program Change the whole program completely You need to Press CHECK until the track or disc you do not want appears [...]

18 Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) What Y ou Can Do With the Custom Files The player can store two types of information called “Custom Files” for each disc. Once you have stored Custom Files for a disc, the player automatically recalls what you have stored whenever you select the disc. Note that Custom Files will be erased if you d[...]

19 Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 4 Turn the JOG dial until the character you want appears in the display. The cursor disappears and the first space for the Disc Memo flashes. As you turn the JOG dial clockwise, the characters appear in the following order. Turn the JOG dial counterclockwise to go back to the previous character. (spac[...]

20 Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) To correct the character currently being input 1 Press DEL to delete the incorrect character. 2 Input the correct character. To insert a character between the input characters Press = or + until the cursor moves next to the point you want to insert, and enter the character. Erasing the Disc Memo 1 Fol[...]

21 Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 4 Press CLEAR. “DELETE FILE” and “OFF” appear in the display. If you want to recover the track, press CLEAR again. 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to delete more tracks. You can recover all the tracks you have deleted Hold down CLEAR until “ALL ON” appears in the display. Note The deleted tracks ar[...]

22 Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 2 Press one of the GROUP 1 – 8 buttons to select the group and press · . Group Play starts from the disc which is the most upward number and located closest to the playing position. If the disc at the playing position is put into the selected group, the play starts from that disc. To cancel Group P[...]

23 Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Deleting discs from a group • To delete a disc from a group 1 Turn the JOG dial until the disc number you want to delete from the group appears in the display. 2 Press GROUP FILE. “Select G1 – G8” appears in the display. 3 Press CLEAR. “GROUP ERASE” appears in the display. • To delete al[...]

Additional Information 24 On transportation • When transporting the player, open the front cover then remove all the discs from the player and turn the power off. If you have any questions or problems concerning your player, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Notes on CDs On handling CDs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc carefully[...]

Playing CDs in Various Modes 25 Additional Information Additional Information 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 [...]

Additional Information 26 Index Names of controls Buttons CHECK 17, 21 CLEAR 15, 20, 21 CONTINUE 13 DEL 20 DISC 12, 16 DISC/CAPS 19 DISC SKIP 9 ENTER 12, 16, 22 GROUP 22 GROUP 1 – 8 21 GROUP FILE 21 HIGH-LIGHT 11 INPUT 19 MEMO INPUT 19 MEMO SCAN 12 MEMO SEARCH 12 Number 12, 13 § OPEN/CLOSE 6 PROGRAM 15 REPEAT 14 SHUFFLE 14 SPACE 20 TIME/TEXT 10 [...]

Playing CDs in Various Modes 27 Additional Information Additional Information Additional Information[...]

Additional Information 28 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia[...]