Sony D-NS505 Operating Instructions (primary manual) manual

P or table CD Pla y er 3-267-207- 11 (1) “W ALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone Stereo products. is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Operating Instructions Owner’ s Record The model number is located at the rear and the serial number is located inside the lid of the CD player . Record the serial number[...]

W ARNING T o pr event re or shock hazar d, do not expose the AC power adaptor to rain or moisture. Do not install the appliance in a conned space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. T o prevent re, do not cov er the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table- cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the app[...]

T able of Contents T ake Lots of Songs with Y ou Wherever Y ou Go .................................................... 4 Which discs can you play on this CD player? ....................................................... 5 Precautions ............................................ 7 On safety .................................................... 7 On [...]

T ake Lots of Songs with Y ou Wherever Y ou Go In addition to the usual audio CDs, you can play an original CD, called “ A TRAC CD, ” that you create with the supplied software, SonicStage. Using SonicStage, about 30 audio CDs* can be recorded on one CD-R or CD-R W . The following is a quick o verview of ho w you listen to music on your A TRAC [...]

Which discs can you play on this CD player? Audio CDs: CDD A format CDs CDD A (Compact Disc Digital Audio) is a recording standard used for Audio CDs. A TRAC CDs: CD-R/CD-R W on which audio data compressed in the A TRAC3plus or/and A TRAC3 f ormat has been recorded* A TRAC3 (Adapti ve T ransform Acoustic Coding3) is audio compression technology tha[...]

File structures of ATRAC CDs and MP3 CDs A TRA C CDs and MP3 CDs consist of “les” and “groups. ” A “le” is equivalent to a “track” of an audio CD. A “group” is a bundle of les and is equi valent to an “album. ” For MP3 CDs, this CD player recognizes an MP3 folder as a “group” so that A TRAC CDs and MP3 CDs can b[...]

Precautions On safety • Should any solid objects or liquid fall into the CD player , unplug it and have it checked by qualied 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 • Keep the lens on the CD player clean and do not touch it. If you do so,[...]

On the water resistance • Before you open the lid, be sure to wipe off water , dust or sand on the exterior of the unit. Open and close the lid where water or sand cannot fall in the unit, and make sure that your hands are dry . If water or sand falls in the unit, trouble may occur . • When closing the lid, check that there is no dust or sand o[...]

Getting Started Checking the Supplied Accessories • AC po wer adaptor * • Headphones * Not supplied with the US/Canadian models • CD-R OM (SonicStage) Do not play this CD-R OM on an audio CD player including this player . • Operating Instructions (This book) • SonicStage Installation/Operating Guide Wearing the supplied headphones The fol[...]

Guide to Parts and Controls 5 6 7 8 2 1 3 4 9 q a q s 0  Display (  page 11, 16 - 20)  DISPLA Y/MENU button (  page 16, 17, 19, 20)  (group)  button (  page 15, 19)  (group)  button (  page 15, 19, 20)  V OL (volume) +*/– buttons (  page 14)   ,  lev er (  page 15, 17 - 21)   (play/pause)*/ENT[...]

Hold the CD player with both hands as illustrated, and turn the lid tow ard OPEN until you hear a click. Open the lid when the  mark and the  mark are aligned. T o close the lid, turn it toward LOCK until the  mark and the  mark are aligned. When you open or close the lid, be careful not to pinch your ngers between the CD player and [...]

T o check the remaining power of the batter y The remaining power of the battery is indicated in the display as shown belo w . As the black indicator section decreases, the remaining power is depleted further .      “Lobatt” * * Beep sounds. When the batteries are depleted, replace both batteries with new ones. Notes • The disp[...]

Notes on dry batteries • Do not thro w the batteries into a re. • Do not carry batteries in a pocket, etc. with coins or other metallic objects. The battery can generate heat if its positiv e and negati ve terminals are accidentally allowed to come into contact with a metallic object. • Do not mix ne w batteries with old ones. • Do not u[...]

Playback Playing a CD 1 T urn the lid of the CD player towar d OPEN until the  mark and the  mark are aligned so that you can open the lid. Connect the headphones to the player beforehand. to  (headphones) 2 Place the CD on the tray . Label side up 3 T urn the lid of the CD player to ward LOCK until the  mark and the  mark are aligne[...]

Basic playback operations (Play , stop, search) T o Operation Play Play from a point where you stopped the player previously Press  /ENTER. Playback starts from the point where you stopped. Play from the rst track While the CD player is stopped, press and hold  /ENTER until the play of the rst track starts. Stop Pause/Resume play after [...]

Locking the contr ols (HOLD) Y ou can prev ent accidental button presses while carrying the player by locking the controls. “HOLD” ashes on the display if you press any b utton when the HOLD function is activ ated. 1 Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arro w . T o unlock the controls Slide the HOLD switch in the direction opposite[...]

A TRAC CD/MP3 CD File name 2) , le number , elapsed playing time Beauti 001 03:40  Artist name, CODEC information 3) , le number , remaining time of the current le IS THAT 001 -02:21  Group name 2) , total number of les Tribute total 148  File view screen (Group name 2) , le name 2) ) Tribute Legend/ 1) The displays appear o[...]

Playback options (PLA Y MODE) When you select Bookmark track play or PGM play , you need to select the songs you want to listen to. See  page 19 for how to select tracks. Display Explanation ALL (Normal play) All tracks on the CD are played in a track number order . GROUP (Group play) All tracks in the selected group are played (A TRAC CD/MP3 CD[...]

Playing your favorite tracks (Bookmark track play) 1 During play of the track to where you want to ad d a Bookmark, press and hold  /ENTER until disappears and ashes instead. 2 If you want to ad d a Bookmark to two or more trac ks, repeat step 1. Y ou can add Bookmarks to up to 10 CDs for audio CDs (up to 99 tracks for each CD) and up to 5 CD[...]

Changing Sound Quality and Settings For details about v arious setting items, see  page 21. 1 Press DISPLA Y/MENU until the MENU screen appears. MENU >REPEAT 2 Flick the lever to ward  or  to select “SOUND” or “OPTION, ” and then press  /ENTER. If you select “OPTION, ” ick the lever towar d  or  to select the ite[...]

SOUND item Item Options (  : Default setting) SOUND (Sound setting)  OFF Normal sound quality SOFT For v ocal, stressing middle range audio A CTIVE Liv ely sounds, emphasizing high and low range audio HEA VY Powerful sounds, further emphasizing high and lo w ranges compared with ACTIVE sound OPTION items Items Options (  : Default settings[...]

Items Options (  : Default settings) BEEP (Sound of operation)  ON The beep sounds when you operate the player . OFF The beep is turned off. SEAMLESS 1) (Playing tracks continuously) ON The CD is played without space between tracks.  OFF The CD is played as recorded on the disc, including spaces between tracks. 1) Y ou can set this up only[...]

Additional Information T roubleshooting Should any problem persist after you ha ve checked these symptoms, consult your nearest Son y dealer . Sound Symptom Cause and/or corrective action The volume does not increase even if you press VOL + repeatedly .  “ A VLS” is set to “ON. ” Set it to “OFF” (  page 21). No sound, or noise is [...]

Symptom Cause and/or corrective action The CD does not play , or “No disc” appears on the display when a CD is placed in the player .  The CD is dirty or defecti ve. Clean it or change it.  Check that the CD is inserted with the label side up (  page 14).  Moisture condensation has occurred. Lea ve the CD player aside for sev eral h[...]

Maintenance T o clean the casing Use a soft cloth slightly moistened in water or a mild detergent solution. Do not use alcohol, benzine or thinner . T o clean the headphones/ earphones plug Keep the plug of your headphones/earphones clean to obtain optimum sound. W ipe it with a dry , soft cloth. T o remove any dust or sand from the rubber packing [...]

Optional Accessories AC power adaptor * A C-E45HG Active speaker 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 MDR-E818LP MDR-J10 * Specications for AC power adaptors v ary for each area. Check your local voltage and the sh[...]

Index Symbols (Battery) 12 (Bookmark track play) 18, 19 (Group play) 18 SHUF (Gourp shufe play) 18 (m3u play list play) 18 PGM (program play) 18, 19 1 (Single play) 18  (Timer) 21 A a00 (Auto ranking play) 18 A CTIVE 21 A C power adaptor 13 ALL (Normal play) 17, 18 A TRAC3plus/A TRAC3 5 A TRAC CD 5 Auto ranking play 18 Auto ranking shufe p[...]

This warranty is v alid onl y in the United States. Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia D-NS505.US.3-267-207-11(1)[...]