Sony D-NE326CK manual

© 2003 Sony Corporation Por table CD Player 3-259-970- 13 (1) D-NE800 “W ALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone Stereo products. is a trademark of Son y Corporation. Operating Instructions[...]

2 W ARNING To prevent fir e or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. To prev ent fire, do not co ver the v entilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table- cloths, curtains, etc. And don’ t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To pr[...]

3 T able of Contents Enjoy y our A TRAC CD W alkman! Music sources playable on this CD player .. 6 A TRA C3plus and A TRAC3 ......................... 7 MP3 ............................................................. 7 The structure of A TRAC3plus/A TRAC3 and MP3 files .......................................... 8 Getting started Checking the suppl[...]

4 Enjoy your A TRAC CD W alkman! Thank you for purchasing the D-NE800. This CD W alkman is called an “ A TRAC CD W alkman, ” because you can enjoy “ A TRAC CDs” on it. Y ou can make your own A TRAC CD easily . How to use the SonicStage Simple Burner Refer to the supplied booklet “SonicStage Simple Burner . ” , Audio data is converted to[...]

5 Enjoy your A TRAC CD Walkman! What is an A TRAC CD? An A TRAC CD is a CD-R/R W on which audio data compressed in the A TRA C3plus/A TRA C3 format has been recorded. About 30 audio CDs can be recorded on a CD-R/R W .* Y ou can also record MP3 files by con verting the files to the A TRA C3plus/A TRAC3 format. * When total playing time of one CD (al[...]

6 Music sources playable on this CD player Y ou can play the following 3 music sources on this CD player: • Audio CDs (CDD A format) • CDs with A TRAC3plus/A TRAC3 format f iles (A TRA C CD) • CDs with MP3 format files (MP3 CD) Usable disc formats Y ou can use ISO 9660 Level 1/2 and Joliet e xtension format discs only . About CD-Rs/RWs This C[...]

7 A TRAC3plus and A TRAC3 “A TRAC3plus, ” which stands for “ Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus” is audio compression technology , developed from the A TRAC3 format. Though the A TRA C3plus format can compress music content to about 1/20 of its original size at 64 kbps, you can still enjoy high quality sound. The a vailable transfer bi[...]

8 The usable number of groups and files • Maximum number of groups: 255 • Maximum number of files: 999 Settings for compression and writing softwar e • This CD player is able to play MP3 files with the follo wing specifications: Bit rate: 16 - 320 kbps, and sampling frequencies: 32/44.1/ 48 kHz. V ariable Bit Rate (VBR) f ile can also be play[...]

9 A TRAC3plus/A TRAC3/MP3 file structur e and playing order •A TRA C3plus/A TRA C3 •MP3 Notes •A group that does not include an MP3 file is skipped. • If A TRA C3plus/A TRA C3 files and MP3 files are recorded on the same CD, this CD player plays the A TRAC3plus/A TRAC3 f iles first. • Depending on the method used to record MP3 files on th[...]

10 Getting star ted Checking the supplied accessories AC po wer adaptor (1) Rechargeable batteries (2) Battery carrying case (1) Headphones/earphones (1) Remote control (1) Charging stand (1) Carrying pouch (1) External battery case (1) CD-R OM* (SonicStage Simple Burner) (1) *Do not play a CD-ROM on an audio CD player . User’ s guide for SonicSt[...]

11 Locating the contr ols CD player F or details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 Display (12, 17, 19, 24, 37) 2 OPR (operation) lamp (28, 29, 34) Color of the lamp changes according to the type of music source being played. Red: Audio CD, Green: A TRAC3plus/ A TRA C3 file, Orange: MP3 file F or some time after the CD is inserted, the lamp lights u[...]

12 Display (CD player) F or details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 Character information display (17) While playing an audio CD, disc name, track name, etc. appear in 4 lines, if recorded on the CD. While playing an A TRAC CD/MP3 CD, group name, file name, etc. appear in 4 lines, if recorded on the CD. Menu items also appear in this display . 2 A[...]

13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q; Remote control F or details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 VOL (v olume) +/– control (16, 26, 28) T urn to adjust the volume. 2 x (stop) button (16, 26, 28, 37) 3 Jog lev er ( . u /ENT > ) (16, 21 - 23, 25 - 31) u (play/pause)/ENT (enter): Press during stop to start play , and press during play to pause play . When se[...]

14 1 2 12 3 4 5 67 8 9 q ; To use the clip on the remote control Y ou can remove the clip from the remote control and change the direction of the clip. To remove T o attach in the reverse direction Y ou can pass the cord of the remote control through this clip. Display (remote contr ol) For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 Disc indication 2[...]

15 Playing a CD 2 . Connect your CD player . Y ou can use the following po wer sources: • Rechargeable batteries (page 33) • LR6 (size AA) alkaline batteries (external battery case) (page 35) •A C power adaptor We explain how to use your CD player on house current on this page. Connect the plugs and terminals securely . 1 Connect the AC po we[...]

16 3 . Play a CD. VOL + / – 1 Press the jog lev er . 2 Adjust the volume by turning V OL +/ –. 1 Push the control key to ward u . 2 Adjust the volume by pressing V OL + or –. 5-way control key ( u ) VOL + / – Jog lever To Play (from a point where you stopped previously) Play (from the first track) P ause/resume play after pause Stop* 2 Find[...]

17 Checking CD information on the display Y ou can check CD information by repeatedly pressing DISPLA Y/MENU on the CD player or DISPLA Y on the remote control. When you are playing a CD containing text information such as CD-TEXT , “track name, ” “album name, ” “artist name, ” etc. are displayed as shown in parentheses in the following[...]

18 Notes • The characters A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, and _ can be displayed on this CD player . • Before playing a file, the CD player reads all f ile and group (or folder) information on the CD. “READING” is displayed. Depending on the content of the CD, it may take some time to accomplish this reading. • If the group does not have a group nam[...]

19 Playback options B Playback options Y ou can enjoy the following playback options using the P MODE/ button on the remote control or the menu function on the CD player . • Playing trac ks repeatedly (Repeat play) • Playing all files in a selected gr oup (Group pla y) • Playing a single trac k (Single play) • Playing trac ks in random orde[...]

20 Playing a single track (Single play) During play , press P MODE/ repeatedly until “1” appears. (CD player: P erform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playbac k options on the CD player” (page 19), press F or f to select “1, ” then press DISPLA Y/MENU to enter the selection.) 03:45 Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle pla y) During play [...]

21 Playback options 1 During play , press P MODE/ repeatedly until “ ” (play list) appears. (CD player: Perf orm steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playbac k options on the CD player” (page 19) and press F or f to select “PLA Y LIST”, then press DISPLA Y/MENU to enter the selection.) MODERN Play list 2 Flick the jog lever to ward . or > to [...]

22 Playing your favorite tracks by adding Bookmarks To remove the Bookmarks During play of the track with a Bookmark, press and hold the jog lev er until “ ” disappears from the display . (CD player: Push and hold the 5-way control key to ward u until “ ” disappears from the display .) To check the trac ks with Bookmarks During playback of [...]

23 Playback options Note The CD player memorizes the tracks you have played from up to 10 CDs, whether you have changed the CDs or not. If the CD player tries to memorize tracks from an 11th CD, the data memorized first will be erased. Playing tracks in your favorite order (PGM pla y) Y ou can program the CD player to play up to 64 tracks in your f[...]

24 Playing tracks in your favorite order Checking the program While programming: Press and hold the jog lev er repeatedly before step 4. (CD player: Push and hold the 5-way control ke y toward u repeatedly or press DISPLA Y/MENU repeatedly .) While play is stopped: Press DISPLA Y . While the indications are displayed, press P MODE/ repeatedly until[...]

25 B Available featur es Adjusting sound quality (Parametric equalizer) Y ou can enjoy your fav orite sounds by adjusting sound quality in the following tw o ways: • Selecting a preset sound pattern t “Selecting the sound quality you want” • Adjusting sound quality by yourself t “Customizing sound quality” Selecting the sound quality yo[...]

26 Adjusting sound quality 3 Flick the jog lever to ward . or > repeatedly to select the shape of the wave from the 3 shapes stored in memory for each frequency range, then turn the V OL +/– repeatedly to select the sound volume. (CD player: Push the 5-way control ke y toward . or > repeatedly to select the shape of the wave, then press F o[...]

27 If you select “G-PR O 2, ” the G- PR OTECTION function will be enhanced compared to “G-PR O 1. ” T o enjoy high quality CD sound, select “G- PR O 1. ” Note Sound may skip: – if the CD player receiv es stronger continuous shock than expected, – if a dirty or scratched CD is played, or – when using poor-quality CD-Rs/R Ws or if t[...]

28 Stopping playback automatically 4 T urn V OL +/– to select the length of time you want to set, then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Press F or f to select the length of time you want to set, then press DISPLA Y/MENU to enter the selection.) •T o increase/decrease by 5 minutes: T urn V OL +/– repeatedly . (CD player:[...]

29 2 Flick the jog lever to ward . or > to select “BEEP , ” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Press F or f to select “BEEP , ” then press DISPLA Y/ MENU to enter the selection.) 3 Flick the jog lever to ward . or > to select “OFF , ” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Press F or[...]

30 Playing tracks continuously (SEAMLESS) (A TRAC CD only) Y ou can play live concert music, etc. without space between the tracks. 1 While play is stopped, press DISPLA Y until the display c hanges. (CD player: While play is stopped, press DISPLA Y/MENU until the MENU screen appears. Press F or f to select “OPTION, ” then press DISPLA Y/MENU.)[...]

31 B Connecting your CD player Connecting a stereo system Y ou can listen to CDs through a stereo system and record CDs on a cassette tape or MiniDisc. For details, see the instruction manual that comes with the device you w ant to connect. Be sure to turn off all de vices before making connections. Stereo system, cassette recorder , radio cassette[...]

32 Connecting a stereo system Notes • Before you play a CD, turn down the volume of the connected device to a void damaging the connected speakers. • Use the AC power adaptor for recording. If you use the rechargeable batteries or dry batteries as a power source, the batteries may become completely depleted during recording. • Adjust the volu[...]

33 B Connecting to a power source Y ou can check the remaining power of the batteries in the display . t t t t t Lobatt* * Beep sounds. When the batteries are depleted, charge the rechargeable batteries or replace the dry batteries with new ones. • Using the rechargeable batteries (this page) • Using the dry batteries (external battery case) (p[...]

34 Using the rechargeable batteries 3 Connect the A C power adaptor to the DC IN 4.5 V jack of the supplied charging stand and an AC outlet. Then place the CD play er on the supplied charging stand, aligning the V mark on the CD play er with the v mark on the stand. Charging of the batteries starts. In the display of the remote control, “Charging[...]

35 Notes • When charging the batteries using the charging stand, be sure to remove the e xternal battery case. • During charging, the CD player and the rechargeable batteries become hot. This poses no danger . • If you push the 5-way control key to ward u lev er during charging, charging stops and playback of the CD starts. • If you place t[...]

36 Notes on the power source Disconnect all power sources when the CD player is not used for a long time. On AC power adaptor • Use only the AC po wer adaptor supplied. If your CD player is not supplied with the one, use the A C-E45HG AC po wer adaptor . Do not use any other AC po wer adaptor . It may cause a malfunction. Polarity of the plug •[...]

37 Additional information B Additional information List of menus On the CD player , press DISPLA Y/MENU until the MENU screen appears, then press F or f to select the menu you want. On the remote control, press SOUND (for sound settings) or DISPLA Y (for other settings) repeatedly . CD player Remote control To return to the previous screen, press x[...]

38 Precautions On safety • Should any solid objects or liquid fall into the CD player , unplug it and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further . • Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 4.5 V (external power input) jack. On the CD player •K eep the lens on the CD player clean and do not touch it. If you do s[...]

39 Additional information Tr oubleshooting Should any problem persist after you hav e checked these symptoms, consult your nearest Sony dealer . Symptom The volume does not increase even if you turn VOL +/– in the + direction repeatedly (even if you press VOL + repeatedly on the CD player). No sound, or noise is heard. Certain files cannot be pla[...]

40 Tr o u bleshooting Symptom The CD does not play or “No disc” appears in the display when a CD is placed in the CD player . OPR lamp flashes on the CD player when you press a button, and the CD does not play . Cannot adjust the volume During recording with optical digital connection, the track number cannot be recorded correctly . The recharg[...]

41 Additional information Symptom During playback of an A TRAC CD or MP3 CD, the CD does not rotate but you can hear the sound normally . “NO FILE” appears in the display after the jog lever is pressed (CD player: after you push the 5-way control key toward u ) or the lid of the CD player is closed. When closing the lid of the CD player , the C[...]

42 Specifications System Compact disc digital audio system Laser diode properties Material: GaAlAs Wa v elength: λ = 770 - 800 nm Emission duration: Continuous Laser output: Less than 44.6 µW (This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objectiv e lens surface on the optical pick-up block with 7 mm aperture.) D-A con versio[...]

43 Additional information Optional accessories AC po wer adaptor* A C-E45HG Active speak er system SRS-Z1 SRS-Z30 Car battery cord DCC-E345 Car battery cord with car connecting pack DCC-E34CP Car connecting pack CP A-9C Connecting cord RK-G129 RK-G136 Earphones (except for the customers in France) MDR-EX71SL MDR-Q55SL Earphones (for the customers i[...]

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