Sony NAS-CZ1 manual

©2005 Sony Corporation 2-318-581- 14 (1) Network Audio System Oper ating Instructions Owner’ s Record The model and ser ial numbers are locat ed on th e bottom of the un it. Rec ord the s erial number in the space provided below . Refer to the m whenever you call upo n your Sony dealer regardi ng this product. Model No. ________ ______ S erial N[...]

2 GB To preven t fire or shock hazard, do not expose th e unit to rain or moisture. To prevent f ire, do not cover the ven tilation of the apparatus with news p apers, table-c loths, curta ins, etc. And don’t pla ce lighted cand les on the apparat us. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled wit h liquids, such as vases, on th[...]

3 GB FCC RECO MMEND The shi elded i nterface cable recommended in th is manual must be used with this equipment in order to compl y with the limit s for a digital de vice pursua nt to Subpart B of Par t 15 of FCC Rule s. CAUTION The use of optic al instrume nts with this produc t will incr ease ey e haz ard. Note t o CATV syste m inst aller : This [...]

4 GB About N AS-CZ1 m anual ......... ....... ........ 6 Playab le discs ............ ........ ........... ....... .... 6 Overvie w ............ ........... ....... ........... ........ 9 Getting Started Prepar ing the re mote ............ ........ ......... 10 Connec ting ante nnas ......... ....... ........... .. 11 Installing the supp lied M-cre[...]

5 GB Opti onal Compone nts Hooking up option al comp onents ........ . 30 Listenin g to audio from a connected componen t ........ ....... ........... ........ .... 30 Troubl esho oting Problems and rem edies .. ........... ........ .... 31 Message s .......... ....... ....... ........... ........ .... 33 Addi tional Infor mation Precautions ......[...]

6 GB NAS -CZ1 cont ains the f ollowi ng manu als. Refer to the m as required b y the oper ation. NAS-CZ1 Operating Instructions (this manual) This man ual expl ains the op eration s of the system i tself. Thi s manu al mai nly expl ains ope ratio ns u sing the remote, bu t most of the sa me operations c an also b e perform ed usin g the butt ons an[...]

7 GB 1) When you l oad CD-ROM /CD-R/CD-RW discs, the media d isc’s sta tus displ ay may appe ar, the sa me as that for playable discs, b ut there will be no sound . 2) ISO9660 Form at The most c ommon interna tional standard for th e logical f ormat of files and fo lders on a CD-ROM . There are s everal specifi cation lev els. In Level 1, file na[...]

8 GB Musi c discs encode d wit h copyri ght pr otect ion technolo gies This pr oduct is de signed to playback discs t hat conform to t he Compact Disc (CD) stan dard. Recen tly, vari ous mu sic discs encod ed wi th copyright prot ection technologies are marketed by s ome re cord co mpani es. Plea se be aware t hat among those disc s, ther e are som[...]

9 GB Enjoy ing music st ored on your c omputer You can listen to music stor ed on your computer by operating this syst em. You can create pla ylists t o manag e stored music, and c an selec t your fa vorite pl aylists and play the m from this system (P LAYLISTS/FAVORITE PLAYLISTS). This syste m lets yo u assign tr acks to a cer tain butt on to enjo[...]

10 GB Pull out the insulating sheet to allow power to flow from the battery . The remo te alrea dy co ntain s a batte ry. Replacing the battery in the remote 1 Slide out and r emove the battery case. 2 Insert a new lithium battery CR2025 with the + side facing up. 3 Slide the battery case back in. Note If you do not use th e remote f or a long peri[...]

Getting Started 11 GB Connect the FM and AM antennas. Set up the AM loop ante nna, then connect it. Notes • Exten d the FM lead an tenna horiz ontally. • Keep the antennas away from the eth ernet cabl e. To enjoy listening to the mus ic stor ed on your compu ter or l isten ing to t he we b radi o, you must first in stall th e suppli ed M-crew S[...]

12 GB After the sof tware installa tion is complete , connect the syste m to your computer using the Ethernet port of your computer, a router with a built-i n network switch, or a network switching device. The conne ction met hod may var y dependi ng on your netwo rk. Conne ction with a personal comp uter is descri bed here as an examp le. For deta[...]

Enjoy ing NETWORK function 13 GB Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. The demons tration appe ars in the dis play. When you pres s ?/1 , the syst em turns on and t he demonstrat ion automati cally ends. To turn off the demonstration display Press DISPLAY while the system is off (page 28). You can liste n to music sto red on the c onnected media[...]

14 GB When selecting the M-crew Server as a media server The following marks appears in the d isplay. * The se mar ks al so ap pear whe n usi ng a ser v e r oth er than M-crew S erver. Note You can u se the f ollowing fu nctions only when us ing the M-crew Server as a media server . – MUSIC LIBRARY – LIB RARY S EARCH – PLAYLIST MODE – FAVOR[...]

MUSIC LIBRAR Y 15 GB You can liste n to music stored on your computer throug h the sy stem’s speaker . Make sure you have regi stered audio d ata to the m edia serv er. 1 Press NETWO RK repeatedly to switch the f unction to MUSI C LIBRARY. 2 Press LIBRARY MODE repeatedly until the mode you want appears. 3 Press N . Note Some ti me ma y be requi r[...]

16 GB You ca n search for an album in eithe r DISC MODE or ARTIST MODE. 1 Press NETWORK repeatedly to switch the function to MUSIC LIBRARY. 2 Press LIBRARY MODE repeatedly until “ (Di sc mode)” or “ (Artist mode)” appears. 3 Press LIBRARY SEARCH. “LIB RARY SE ARCH” appea rs about a second, then “ SEARCH” lights up. 4 Repeat the foll[...]

MUSIC LIBRAR Y 17 GB What is a FAVORITE PLAYLIST? By registe ring trac ks on your com puter to a favorit e list using this sy stem, you can pl ay back only the trac ks you wan t to li ste n to. One favo rit e pla ylis t can b e cr eate d for each profi le, and each fa vorit e playlis t can contai n up to 100 tracks . To register tracks to a favorit[...]

18 GB When a single NAS-CZ1 system has multiple users, yo u can assign a USER PROF ILE button for ea ch user to allo w eac h user to use th e system according to their taste. You can also assi gn differ ent genre or differe nt sett ings to th ese butt ons wh en usi ng th e NAS-C Z1 syste m al one. The fu ncti ons t hat ca n be set d iffer entl y fo[...]

WEB RADIO/Adv anced netw ork settings 19 GB You ca n list en to web radio pr ogram s using M-cr ew Se rver. Prese t we b radi o sta tion s on your c omputer first. 1 Press NETWO RK repeatedly to switch the function to WEB RADIO. 2 Press ALBUM +/– repeatedly until the desired station appears. 3 Press . or > repeatedly until the desired program [...]

20 GB 1 Sele ct “NE TWOR K INFO ?” in t he network menu (page 19), then press ENTE R. 2 Press . or > repeatedly to select the item that you want to check, then press ENTER. Each time you press ENTER, the display chan ges cycl ically as follow s: NETWORK TYPE? t DHCP * t IP ADDRESS? t IP addr ess* t SUBNET MASK? t Subnet mask* t MAC ADDRESS? [...]

Adv anced netw ork se ttings 21 GB To return to the default setting 1 Select “NETWORK S ETUP?” in the network menu (page 19), then press ENT ER. 2 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “NETW ORK TYPE” appears, then press ENTER. 3 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “DHCP?” appears, then p ress ENTER. 4 Pres s . or > repeatedly until “CON[...]

22 GB When the syste m is connected to your computer after instal ling the M-cr ew Ser ver so ftwa re, the system i s registe red automati cally on your comp uter. Regist er the s ystem o n your comput er manu ally for high er securi ty. 1 Select “ REGISTRATION? ” in t he network menu (page 19), then press ENTE R. The coun t down dis play appea[...]

CD/MP3 – Pla y 23 GB 1 Push Z OPEN on the system. 2 Place a disc with the label sid e up on the CD compartment. 3 Push Z OPEN on the system again to close the lid of CD compartment. Notes • Do not use a d isc with t ape, seals or paste on it as thi s may cause malfunction. • Do not load an 8 cm disc with an adaptor. Doing so may cause th e sy[...]

24 GB 1) You may not be abl e to search betw een multiple fi les. Also, the tim e may not be displayed cor rectly for some f iles. 2) When you sele ct “REP1”, th at track is rep eated endless ly until “REP1 ” is canceled . Note s • Some time may be neede d to start playback of discs recorded in comple x configura tions such as many laye r[...]

Tu n e r 25 GB Manual tuni ng pres et You c an ma nually tune i n and store t he ra dio fre quenc y of th e desir ed sta tions . 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select “FM” o r “AM”. 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “AUTO” and “PRESET ” disappear from the display. 3 Press TUNING + or – repeatedly to tune in the desired st ati[...]

26 GB You ca n listen to a r adio stat ion either by selec ting a pres et station, or by manual ly tuning in the st ation. Listen ing to a p reset statio n — Preset Tuning Preset ra dio stat ions in t he tuner’ s memory fir st (see “Pres etti ng ra dio s tatio ns” on pag e 24). 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM”. 2[...]

Sound Adjustme nt/Timer 27 GB Gener ating a mor e dynami c soun d (Dynamic Sou nd Generator X-tra) Press DSGX. Each time you press the butto n, the disp lay chan ges as follows: DSGX OFF y DSGX ON Press PRESET EQ repeatedly to select the preset you desire. Each time you press the button, the sound effect option change s as fol lows: ROCK t POP t JA[...]

28 GB The demonstratio n display (displ ay window and butt ons light ing a nd f lash ing even w hen th e syst em power is off) ca n be turne d of f to minimize the amou nt of power consumed du ring stan dby (P ower Savi ng Mode ). Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is o ff until the demonstration display disappears. To ca ncel P ower Sa ving[...]

Display 29 GB Checki ng the total p laying time and title s Press DISPLAY in stop mode. Each time you press the butto n, the disp lay chan ges cycl ically as foll ows: x Whe n a CD/M P3 is in stop mo de Total number o f tracks or total number o f album s 1) and tot al playing t ime t Disc title 3) or volum e label 4) or albu m name 2) 1) For discs [...]

30 GB To enh ance your sy stem , you can co nnect optio nal compo nents. Refer to th e operatin g instru ctions provid ed with ea ch component. A ANALO G IN jack Use an audio cord ( not supp lied) to c onnect an optio nal analog compon ent (MD deck or VC R, etc.) to thi s jack. You can then li sten to the sou nd from the compo nent. 1 Connect an au[...]

Optional Components/T r oubl eshooting 31 GB Should yo u encoun ter a pro blem wi th your system , do the follow ing: 1 Make sure the power co rd is correct ly and firmly con nected. 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corr ect ive ac tion . If the problem pe rsist s after doing al l of the above, c ons[...]

32 GB CD/MP3 player Abnormal nois e is produced. • Chec k whether a disc tha t the system cannot play is loaded . Play does no t start. • Check wheth er a disc is l oaded. The d isc indic ator lights when a d isc is loade d. • Wi pe th e disc clea n (page 34 ). • Replace t he disc . • Place a disc th at this system can pla y. • Place t [...]

T rouble shooting 33 GB If a mess age ap pears w hile us ing the system, follow the proce dures be low to correct t he proble m. Network Cannot Play • The track c annot be played in the following cases : – Sampl ing Rate is other than 32 k Hz, 44. 1 kHz, 48 kHz. – The track is not being stream ed by linear PCM . – The track is other t han o[...]

34 GB The nameplat e is locat ed on t he botto m ex terior. On sa fety • The uni t is not disconnecte d from the AC powe r source (m ains) as long a s it is connect ed to t he wall outle t, even if the unit its elf has bee n turned off. • Unpl ug the s ystem fro m the wal l outl et (main s) if it is not to be used f or an extended peri od of ti[...]

Additional Inf ormation 35 GB Main un it Amplifier section For the U.S.A. model AUDIO POWER SPE CIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND T OTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 6-oh m load s, both chan nels dr iven, fro m 120 – 10 ,000 Hz; rat ed 10 watts p er chann el minimum RMS power , with no more than 10% total harmonic dis tortion from 2 50 milli watts to rat[...]

36 GB ADSL Abbreviatio n of Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line. AD SL is one kind of broad band line. It reli es on the co nvention al coppe r wire s of telephone lines but s upports tra nsmission of large amounts o f data by usi ng the high- frequ ency band width se parate from audi o sign als. The upstream rat e of communi cati on (for data sent [...]

Additional Inf ormation 37 GB Main unit Display w indow 9 FUNCTION 2 (23, 30) NETWORK 5 (13, 15, 16 , 17, 19) NETWORK lamp 5 (1 4) PHONES jack q; Remo te sensor 8 USER PROFILE 1 – 5 3 ( 18, 32) VOL +/– 7 ?/1 (On /Standby) 1 (1 3, 25, 32) Z PUSH OPEN 4 (23) N (play) 6 ( 15, 19, 23) x (stop) 6 (15, 19, 23, 32) List of button locati ons and refere[...]

38 GB Remote control ALBUM +/– 9 (15, 16, 19, 23 ) DISPLAY 2 (26, 28, 29) DSGX qf (27) ENTER 8 (13 , 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 31) FAVORITE ADD q; (17) CALL q; (17) DELETE q; (17) FM MODE qj (26, 32) FUNCTION wd (23, 30) LIBRARY MODE wa (15) SEARCH wa (16) MENU 7 (19) NETWORK qa (13, 15, 16, 17 , 19) PRESET EQ 3 (27 ) REPEAT qj (15, 23) SCROLL [...]

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