Sony CDP-CE500 manual

4-209-089- 11 (1) Compact Disc Player ©2010 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions CDP-CE500[...]

2 US To reduce th e risk of fir e or electr ic shock, d o not expose th is apparatu s to rain or moistu re. Do not inst all the applianc e in a confine d space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet . To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover t he ventilat ion o pening of th e apparatus wit h newspapers, tablecl oths, curtains , etc. Do not place t[...]

3 US plug does not fit into you r outl et, cons ul t an electr ic ian for repl acement of the obs ole te outlet. 10) Protect the power cord from being w alked o n or pinc hed particularl y at plugs, convenien ce receptacles, and the point wher e they exit from the appar atus. 11) Only use atta chments/ accessori es spec ified b y the manu fa ctur e[...]

4 US Table of Cont ents WARNING ..................... .................. .................. .................. .................. . 2 About Thes e Operating I nstructions ............... .................. .................. .......... 3 Gettin g Started Parts and Con trols ....... .................. .................. .................. ..........[...]

Getting Started 5 US Parts and Co ntrols For more informa tion, r efer to the pages indi cated in parent heses. A ? / 1 (on/standby) Turns o n the p layer, or sets it to stan dby mo de. B DISC 1-5 Sele cts the disc directly. C (remote sens or) D Display E USB MENU Enters t he optio n menu fo r a USB d evice. F ENTER Enter s sett ing s. G CD/ USB (p[...]

6 US A Displays the p layer’ s playi ng sta tus. B Displays the device mode (CD or USB) (pages 10, 12). C Displays the disc number (pages 10 , 16). D Lights up when using CD SYNC (page 13). E Displays the fil e for mat of a n MP3 d isc or a USB device (pag es 10, 12) . F Lights u p when transf erring musi c from a disc to a USB devi ce (page 13).[...]

Getting Started 7 US A DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack (page 9) B ANALOG OUT (L/R) jack (page 9) Rear panel DIGIT AL OUT OPTICAL OUT ANALOG L R[...]

8 US Number 5 and N buttons have a tactile dot. Use the t actile d ot as a referen ce wh en op erating the remote. A ? / 1 (on/ stand by) (p ages 10, 12) Turns on the p layer, or sets it to standby mode. B REP EAT (pa ge 19 ) C CONTINUE (page 16) Resumes normal playb ack (contin uous playback ) from Shuffl e Play or Progra m Play mod es. SHUFFLE (p[...]

Getting Started 9 US * Whe n a f ile l acks th ese ID3 tags, the file nam e, “NO A RTIST, ” and the f older name are dis play ed in st ead. To insert the batteries Inse rt two R6 (s ize AA ) batte ries (s upplie d) by matching th e 3 and # ends on the batter ies to the mark ings insid e the compartment. Note • Do not lea ve the r emote in an [...]

10 US Playing a CD/MP3 Disc 1 Press ? / 1 . 2 Press CD. For op eratio n via t he pla yer, p ress CD /USB repe ate dly to se lect the C D mo de. 3 Press Z , and place a disc on the disc tray. 4 To load other discs, press DISC SKIP repeatedly and place the discs in the orde r you w ant to play them . Each time yo u press t h e butto n, the disc t ray[...]

Pl ayb a ck 11 US Notes o n playing MP3 discs • D o not save other type s of files or unnecess ary folders on a disc that has MP 3 files. • F olders th at have no MP3 files a re skipped. • MP3 files are pla yed back in t he order that they are recorded ont o the disc. • The player c an only play M P3 file s that have a file extens ion of ?[...]

12 US Enjoying Music Usin g a USB Device You ca n play mu sic o n a USB de vice, or tra nsfer musi c from a di sc to a US B device . Also, you can er ase audi o files/ fold ers on a USB de vice. Note • This playe r supports only US B flash memory d evices that meet the fo llowing re quirement s: – T he device is a Sony Mas s Storage Class Devic[...]

Pl ayb a ck 13 US Notes on resume p layback of a USB device • W hen playing a VBR MP3 f ile, the player may resume p layback from a different point. • While paused , if – you change to CD mode, and then return to US B mode, or – the pla yer enters standby mode, the acti on when resu ming playba ck differs depending on the playback m ode as [...]

14 US 1 Connect the USB device to the USB port. 2 Press CD. For op eratio n via t he pla yer, p ress CD /USB repe ate dly to se lect the C D mo de. 3 Press Z , and place a disc on the disc tray. 4 Press Z to cl ose the disc t ray. 5 Set the USB device to standby for transferring. Synchronize d transfer (CD SYNC): Press z REC USB (or REC USB on the [...]

Pl ayb a ck 15 US CD SYNC 1) REC1 1) In Pro gram Pl ay mo de, th e fold er name is “PGM_xxx,” a nd the file nam e depends on the music source (CD -DA disc or MP3 disc). 2) Up to 3 2 char acters of the n ame ar e assi gned. 3) Folder num bers are assi gned seriall y thereafter up t o the maximu m 999. 4) File number s ar e assi gned s erial ly t[...]

16 US Enjoying Music in Various Play Modes You ca n use vari ous p layback modes t o play track s/files. Some playbac k mode s are a vaila ble simultaneo usly. In nor mal play bac k mode , you ca n pl ay tracks / files i n sequentia l order. T he tr acks/file s to be play ed can be sele cted . 1 Press CD or USB. For op eratio n via t he pla yer, p [...]

Pl ayb a ck 17 US In Shu ffle Play mo de, you ca n play tr acks/fi les in ran dom orde r. You ca n selec t whe ther to play tra cks/ files on all discs (or a USB devi ce), on a specif ic disc , or in a sp ecifi c folder . 1 Press CD or U SB. For op eration vi a the pla yer, p ress CD/US B repeated ly to sele ct the CD or USB mode. Before yo u chang[...]

18 US 2 Press PR OGRA M. If a pr ogram is alread y store d, the las t item of the pr ogram appears in the disp lay. To eras e the who le program , hold do wn CLEAR until “ALL C LEAR” appears in the displa y. 3 Select the disc/folder. For a CD Press D ISC 1-5 ( or DISC SKIP repeatedly ) to selec t the d isc. The sel ected di sc numb er appea rs [...]

Pl ayb a ck 19 US You can play tr ack(s) /file( s) repe atedly . Repeat Pla y mode ca n be use d with other pl ayback modes. While playing or in stop mode, press REPEAT repe atedly unt il “RE PEAT” or “REPEAT 1” appears in the display. REPE AT (Rep eat Al l): Plays all track s/files on the disc( s)/USB devi ce repea tedly. REPEA T 1: Pla ys[...]

20 US Precau tion s On sa fet y • Caution – The use of optic al instru ments wi th this product will inc rease eye hazard. • Should any solid o bject or l iquid fa ll into the cabinet , unplug the playe r and have it checked by quali fied personnel bef ore operatin g it any further. • The AC power cord (mains lead) must be change d only at [...]

Additional Information 21 US Notes on D iscs On hand ling di scs • T o keep th e disc clean, han dle the di sc by it s edge. Do not touch the surf ace. • Do not stick paper or tape o n the d isc. • U se only round-sha ped discs . If you use a special shaped disc (e.g ., star-sha ped, heart -shaped, or square-sha ped, etc.) , the pla yer ma y [...]

22 US USB device You cannot start transfe rring to a USB device. • The foll owi ng probl ems may ha ve been encoun tered: – The USB devi ce is full. – The numbe r of files and folde rs on the USB device h as r eached the upp er lim it. – Th e USB devi ce is write -prot ected. Transferri ng is stopped be fore it is fini shed. • Yo u are us[...]

Additional Information 23 US The USB device is not recognized. • Turn off the player and reconnec t the USB device, and th en tu rn on t he play er. • You are usi ng an unsupporte d USB device. • The USB devic e does not work properly. Refer to the USB device ope rating in structions for how to deal with this probl em. Playback does not start[...]

Sony Corporation Pr inted in Malaysia (1) Specifica tions CD pl ayer sec tion Laser Semicon ductor laser ( λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuo us Frequency response 2 Hz to 20 kHz ± 0.5 dB Dynamic rang e More than 90 dB Harmonic distortio n Less t han 0.00 6% Laser Di ode Properti es Emis sion Du ration: Continuo us Laser O utput: Less tha n [...]