Sony ZS-SN10 manual

2-593-810- 12 (1) ©2005 Sony Corporation Personal Audio System ZS-SN10 Operating Instructions This manual describes how to use the player. For the supplied software SonicStage, please see “Installation/Operating Guide.”[...]

2 Warning To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the player to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user[...]

3 T able of contents Enjoy lots of songs on your original CD ........ 4 Basic Operations Playing a CD .................................................. 6 Listening to the radio .................................... 10 The CD Player Using the display .......................................... 12 Locating a specific track ............................[...]

4 Enjoy lots of songs on your original CD In addition to the usual audio CDs, you can play an original CD, called “ATRAC CD” or “MP3 CD” that you create with the supplied software, SonicStage. Using SonicStage, for example, about 30 audio CDs* can be recorded on one ATRAC CD. The following is a quick overview of how you listen to music on y[...]

Enjoy lots of songs on your original CD 5 Which discs can you play on this CD player? Audio CDs: CDDA format CDs CDDA (Compact Disc Digital Audio) is a recording standard used for Audio CDs. ATRAC CDs: CD-R/CD-RW on which audio data compressed in the ATRAC3plus format has been recorded* ATRAC3 (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3) is audio compress[...]

6 Playing a CD Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 26). 1 Press PUSH Z OPEN/CLOSE to open the CD lid and place the CD on the CD tray. 2 Press PUSH Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD lid. With the label side up 3 Basic Operations 1, 2[...]

Basic Operations 7 Playing time Track number Playing time File number 3 Press u ( N on the remote) (direct power-on). The player plays all the tracks once. * When playing an MP3 CD, “MP3” appears in the display. continued Display Audio CD u VOLUME –, + x Use these buttons for additional operations To Press adjust the volume VOLUME +* 1 , – [...]

8 Notes • If ATRAC3plus files and MP3 files are recorded on the same CD, this CD player plays the ATRAC3plus first. • The playback capability of this CD player may vary depending on the quality of the disc and the condition of the recording device. • Characters that can be displayed on this CD player are listed below. –A to Z –a to z –0[...]

Basic Operations 9 Notes on ATRAC CDs • Maximum number of groups: 255 Maximum number of files: 999 • CD-Rs/CD-RWs recorded in the ATRAC3plus format cannot be played on your computer. Notes on MP3 CDs • Maximum number of groups: 255 Maximum number of files: 511 Maximum directory level: 8 •A group that does not include an MP3 file is skipped.[...]

10 Listening to the radio Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 26). 1 Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on). 2 Hold down TUNE + or – until the frequency digits begin to change in the display. The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds [...]

Basic Operations 11 Use these buttons for additional operations Tip If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE repeatedly until “Mono” appears in the display and radio will play in monaural. To Press adjust the volume VOLUME +*, – (VOL +*, – on the remote) turn on/off the radio POWER * The button has a tactile dot. To improve broadcast recept[...]

12 The CD Player Using the display You can check information about the CD using the display. DISPLAY t Checking the information on an audio CD Press DISPLAY while playing. The display changes as follows: The current track number and playing time r The current track number and the remaining time of the current track r The number of tracks left and t[...]

The CD Player 13 Locating a specific track You can quickly locate any track on a CD using the number buttons on the remote. You can also find a specific point in a track while playing a CD. To locate Press a specific track the number button of the track. directly a point while > (forward) or, . listening to (backward) while playing the sound and[...]

14 Searching for a file on an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD 1 Press x when the player is not in CD mode. 2 Press SEARCH. 3 Turn the jog dial toward v or V to select the group you want, then press ENTER/MEMORY. 4 Turn the jog dial toward v or V to select the file you want, then press ENTER/MEMORY. The playback starts from the file selected. You can also select an[...]

The CD Player 15 Tip You can search for a file in the current group directly by turning the jog dial while playing an ATRAC CD /MP3 CD. Note When searching for files/groups on an ATRAC CD or MP3 CD, using the jog dial, up to 400 file names or up to 255 group names can be displayed. If the number of files surpasses these figures, a file name such as[...]

16 Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle play) You can play tracks in random order. Playing all tracks on a CD in random order 1 Press x when the player is not in CD mode. 2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode until “SHUF” appears in the display. 3 Press u to start Shuffle play. To cancel the Shuffle play Stop playing first. Then press MODE re[...]

The CD Player 17 Playing all files in a selected group in random order (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only) 1 Press x when the player is not in CD mode. 2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode until “ ” “SHUF” appears in the display. 3 Press + or – to select the group you want to play. 4 Press u to start Shuffle play. To cancel the Shuffle play Stop playi[...]

18 Playing your favorite play lists (m3u play list play) (MP3 CD only) You can play your favorite m3u play lists*. * An “m3u play list” is a file for which an MP3 file playing order has been encoded. To use the play list function, record MP3 files on a CD-R/ CD-RW using encoding software that supports the m3u format. 1 Press x when the player i[...]

The CD Player 19 Creating your own program (Program play) You can arrange the playing order of up to 20 tracks on a CD. Jog dial 1 Press x when the player is not in CD mode. 2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode until “PGM” appears in the display. 3 Turn the jog dial toward v or V then press ENTER/MEMORY for the tracks you want to program in the[...]

20 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play) You can play tracks repeatedly in normal play mode and other play modes you want. x REPEAT 1 Press x when the player is not in CD mode. 2 Play the CD. You can play tracks repeatedly in normal play mode and other play modes you want (see pages 15 – 19). 3 Press REPEAT until “ ” appears in the display.[...]

The Radio 21 The Radio Presetting radio stations You can store up to 30 radio stations , 20 for FM and 10 for AM, in any order, in the player's memory. RADIO BAND PRESET – AUTO PRESET 1 Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band. 2 Hold down RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET until “Auto Preset” flashes in the display. 3 Press ENTER/MEM[...]

22 Playing preset radio stations Once you’ve preset the stations, you can play the preset station either by selecting a preset number or searching for the preset stations. PRESET – Playing preset radio stations 1 Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band. 2 Press PRESET + or PRESET – to tune in the stored station. On the remote 1 Pr[...]

The Radio 23 Labeling the preset stations You can label each preset station with up to 11 characters. 1 Select the station you want to label (see page 22). 2 Press and hold ENTER/MEMORY for about 2 seconds. The preset number and the frequency flash. 3 Press ENTER/MEMORY. The cursor flashes. 4 Turn the jog dial to select a character to be used in th[...]

24 To customize the sound 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to display “Custom.” 2 Hold down SOUND until “Custom” flashes. “Bass” appears after 2 seconds. 3 Turn the jog dial toward v or V to select a bass sound level (–3 to + 3). 4 Press ENTER/MEMORY and “Treble” appears in the display. 5 Turn the jog dial toward v or V to select a treble[...]

The Timer 25 The Timer Falling asleep to music You can set the player to turn off automatically after a certain time, so that you can fall asleep while listening to music. SLEEP 1 Play the music source you want. 2 Press SLEEP to display “Sleep.” 3 Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically. Each time you press the[...]

26 1 Connecting the AC power cord Insert one end of the supplied AC power cord to the AC IN socket located at the rear of the player, and the other end to the wall outlet. Setting Up Choosing the power sources You can use the AC power or batteries as a power source. 2 Inserting batteries into the remote Insert two size AAA (R03) batteries (not supp[...]

Setting Up 27 3 Using the player on batteries Insert six size D (R20) batteries (not supplied) into the battery compartment. To use the player on batteries, disconnect the AC power cord from the player. Replacing batteries Replace the batteries when the OPR/BATT indicator dims or when the player stops operating. Replace all the batteries with new o[...]

28 2 Turn this player and the connected component on. 3 Press LINE and start playing sound on the connected component. The sound from the connected component is output from the speakers. Note Connect the cables securely to avoid any malfunction. Listening to a PC, TV, VCR, portable digital music player, etc. (continued)[...]

29 • If the player is left in a car parked in the sun, be sure to choose a location in the car where the player will not be subjected to the direct rays of the sun. • Since a strong magnet is used for the speakers, keep personal credit cards using magnetic coding or spring-wound watches away from the player to prevent possible damage from the m[...]

30 Tr oubleshooting General The power is not on. • Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet securely. • Make sure the batteries are inserted correctly. • Replace all the batteries with new ones if they are weak. • You cannot turn on the player with the remote when you operate the player on batteries. The power is not on, and “Battery Er[...]

31 The CD does not play. • Place the CD with the label surface up. • Clean the CD. • Take out the CD and leave the CD compartment open for about an hour to dry moisture condensation. The sound drops out. • Reduce the volume. • Clean the CD, or replace it if the CD is badly damaged. • Place the player in a location free from vibration. ?[...]

32 Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION With 3.2-ohm loads, both channels driven from 150 - 6,300 Hz; rated 1.8 W per channel-minimum RMS power, with no more than 10 % total harmonic distortion in AC operation. Other Specifications CD player section System Compact disc digital audio system Laser diode[...]

33 General Speaker Full range: 10 cm (4 in.) dia., 3.2 Ω , cone type (2) Input LINE IN jack (stereo minijack): Minimum input level 330 mV Outputs Headphones jack (stereo minijack): For 16 - 64 Ω impedance headphones Power output 2.3 W + 2.3 W (at 3.2 Ω , 10 % harmonic distortion) Power requirements For player: 120 V AC, 60 Hz 9 V DC, 6 size D[...]

34 Index A ATRAC CD about ATRAC3plus 5 display 12 playing order 8 Audio emphasis 24 B Batteries for player 27 for remote 26 Bookmark track play 17 C CDDA format 5 CD player 6, 12 CD-ROM (SonicStage) 4 Choosing power sources 26 Cleaning cabinet 32 lens 32 Connecting AC power cord 26 other components 27 Creating your own program 19 D, E Display 12 F,[...]

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