Sony CDP-CX571 manual

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    3-858-848- 11 (2)  1997 by Sony Corporation CDP-CX50 CDP-CX571 f Operating Instructions[...]

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    Sony Corporation Printed in China[...]

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    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. – Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit [...]

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

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    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) • CD booklet holder (1) How to use the CD booklet holder The [...]

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    Playing CDs Getting Started 5 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 Connecting the AC power cord Connect the AC power cord to[...]

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    6 Getting Started The disc number at the loading position appears in the display.* As you turn the JOG dial, the disc number changes. 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. The supplied CD booklet holder helps you locate a [...]

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    Playing CDs Getting Started 7 Getting Started Removing CDs After following Steps 1 to 3 of “Inserting CDs” on pages 5 – 6, remove the discs. Then close the front cover. Note The disc being played does not come to the loading position if you open the front cover during playback. (The disc number flashes in the display.) If you want to remove t[...]

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    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 page 5. • You can play all the tracks on a disc in the original order (Continuous Play). You can also play up to 51 discs consecutively. Turn on the amplifier and select the CD player positio[...]

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    9 Basic Operations Basic Operations Basic Operations 5 Push the JOG dial 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. Display information while playing a disc While playing a disc, the disp[...]

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    10 Playing CDs Playing CDs Locating a Specific Disc JOG Turn the JOG dial until the disc number you want appears in the display. Push the JOG dial to start play. Specifying the Ne xt Disc to Play You can specify the next disc to play while playing a disc in Continuous or 1 DISC Shuffle Play mode. While playing a disc, turn the JOG dial until the di[...]

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    Playing CDs Getting Started 11 Playing CDs Playing in Random Order (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. Playing Repeatedly You can play discs/tracks repeatedly in any play mode. Press REPEAT while playing a disc. “REP[...]

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    12 Playing CDs To cancel Shuffle Play Press CONTINUE. You can start Shuffle Play while playing Press SHUFFLE, and Shuffle Play starts from the current track. You can specify the next disc to play during 1 DISC Shuffle Play Turn the JOG dial to specify the next disc. After all the tracks on the current disc are played in random order, the next disc [...]

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    Playing CDs Getting Started 13 Playing CDs 4 Push the JOG dial or press PROGRAM. 5 To program other discs/tracks, do the following: To program Other discs Other tracks on the same disc Other tracks on other discs 6 Press · to start Program Play. To cancel Program Play Press CONTINUE. The program remains even after Program Play ends When you press [...]

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    14 Playing CDs Playing Y our F avorite Disc Independently (Plus One Play) When you insert a disc into the PLUS ONE slot, you can play the disc independently from other discs. When using this function, the player is automatically set to 1 DISC Continuous Play mode. PLUS ONE 3 Insert a disc into the PLUS ONE slot. 4 Close the front cover. “P1” ap[...]

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    Playing CDs in Various Modes 15 Additional Information Additional Information Additional Information 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 o[...]

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    Additional Information 16 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 block with 7 mm aperture. Frequency response 2 Hz to 20 kHz ± 1 dB Signal-[...]

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    17 Additional Information Index S Searching. See Locating Selecting a disc 10 Shuffle Play on all discs 11 on one disc 11 Specifying the next disc 10 T Troubleshooting 16 U, V, W, X, Y, Z Unpacking 4 Names of controls Buttons CHECK 13 CLEAR 13 CONTINUE 8 PLUS ONE 14 PROGRAM 12 REPEAT 11 SHUFFLE 11 ≠0/)± 10 · 9 P 9 p 9 Switches POWER 5 Jacks LIN[...]

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    18 Additional Information[...]

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    19 Additional Information[...]