Sony SCD-C333ES manual

4-230-687- 12 (1) Super Audio CD Player  2000 Sony Corporation SCD-C333ES Operating Instructions Mode d’emploi GB FR[...]

2 GB W ARNING T o prevent fir e or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. W elcome! Thank you for purchasing the Sony Super Audio CD Player. Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. About This Manual The instructions in this manual are for model SCD-C333ES. Conventions • [...]

3 GB GB Featur es Playback of the Super Audio CD recor ded in the DSD format The DSD (Direct Str eam Digital) format is the cor e technology of a Super Audio CD, allowing music repr oduction that is extremely faithful to the original sound. The DSD format, using a 2.8224 MHz sampling frequency 64 times higher than that of a conventional CD, and the[...]

4 GB Getting Started This chapter pr ovides information on the supplied accessories and how to connect various audio components to the Super Audio CD player . Be sure to read this chapter thor oughly before you actually connect anything to the player . Befor e Y ou Start the Hookup Checking the supplied accessories This player comes with the follow[...]

5 GB Getting Started Hooking Up the Audio Components Stereo amplifier, etc. About the CONTROL A1 jack z If you have a Sony component with the CONTROL A1 (or CONTROL A1) jack Connect the component via the CONTROL A1 (or CONTROL A1) jack with a monaural (2P) mini-plug cord. Y ou can simplify the operation of audio systems composed of separate Sony co[...]

6 GB 1 POWER switch (11) Press to turn on/of f the player . 2 Remote sensor (4) 3 DISC 1–5 button (12) Press to select the disc. 4 SACD/CD button (with an LED) (10) Each time you press the button while the Hybrid disc (page 1 1) is loaded, the layer changes between an HD layer (the LED turns on) and CD layer (the LED turns off). 5 Display window [...]

7 GB Location and Functions of Parts 8 x button (12) Press to stop play . 9 EX-CHANGE button (15) Press to r eplace discs while playing a disc. 0 CHECK button (19) Press to check the pr ogrammed or der . qa l AMS L dial (AMS: Automatic Music Sensor) (12) When you turn the l AMS L dial counter clockwise by one click, you go back to the preceding tra[...]

8 GB Location and Functions of Parts Rear Panel Parts Descriptions 1 ANALOG OUT jacks (5) Connect to an audio component using the audio connecting cord. 2 DIGIT AL (CD) OUT OPTICAL connector (5) Connect to an audio component using an optical digital cable. 3 DIGIT AL (CD) OUT COAXIAL connector (5) Connect to an audio component using the coaxial dig[...]

9 GB Location and Functions of Parts Remote Parts Descriptions CONTINUE SHUFFLE PLA Y MODE PROGRAM 123 456 78 10/0 9 SP ACE TIME/TEXT CAPS DISC REPEA T CHECK AMS CLEAR INPUT NAME SACD/CD >10 ENTER MODE DISPLA Y FIL TER DIGIT AL DISC SKIP –+ CD1 ABC DEF &,!,? JKL MNO GHI TUV WXYZ PQRS CD2 1 CONTINUE button (12) Press to r esume normal play [...]

10 GB Compatible Disc T ypes Y ou can play the following discs with this player . Depending on the type of disc to be played, select the appropriate indicator by pr essing SACD/CD on the remote (pages 1 1). Super Audio CD (single layer disc) This disc consists of a single HD layer*. Press SACD/CD r epeatedly so that “ SACD ” appears in the disp[...]

Playing Discs 11 GB Playing a Disc The operations for normal play and the basic operations during play are explained below . 1 T urn on the amplifier . T ur n down the volume level to the lowest. 2 Select the player position using the input selector on the amplifier . 3 Press POWER to turn on the player . 4 Press A OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray [...]

Playing Discs 12 GB Basic operations during play T o Press Stop play x Pause play X Resume play after pausing X or N Locate a succeeding track Turn l AMS L clockwise Locate the beginning of the Turn l AMS L current track or a preceding counterclockwise track Go to the next disc DISC SKIP Select a disc directly DISC 1 – 5 Eject the disc A OPEN/CLO[...]

Playing Discs 13 GB Using the Display The display window shows various information about the disc or track being played. This section describes the information that appears for each play status. Displaying information while the player is stopped Press TIME/TEXT . The display shows the current disc number , total number of tracks, total playing time[...]

Playing Discs 14 GB Displaying the information of a TEXT disc TEXT discs contain information, such as the disc name or artist name, as well as the audio signals. This player can display the disc name, artist name, and current track name as TEXT information. When the player detects a TEXT disc, “ TEXT ” appears in the display . Displaying the in[...]

Playing Discs 15 GB Locating a Specific Disc Y ou can locate any disc before or while playing a disc. Number buttons >10 Replacing Discs While Playing a Disc Y ou can open the disc tray while playing a disc so that you can check what discs are to be played next and replace discs without interr upting play of the current disc. 1 Press EX-CHANGE. [...]

Playing Discs 16 GB Locating a Specific T rack During stop or play mode, you can locate any track to be played. l AMS L Number buttons . / > >10 To locate The next or succeeding tracks The current or preceding tracks A specific track dir ectly You need to T urn l AMS L clockwise until you find the track. When using the remote, press > repe[...]

Playing Discs 17 GB Repeating the current track (Repeat 1 Play) While the track you want to repeat is being played, press REPEA T repeatedly until “ REPEA T 1 ” appears in the display . Repeat 1 Play starts. T o stop Repeat 1 Play Press x . T o resume normal play Press REPEA T repeatedly until “ REPEA T ” goes off. Playing T racks Repeatedl[...]

Playing Discs 18 GB Playing T racks in Random Or der (Shuf fle Play) Y ou can have the player “ shuffle ” tracks and play in a random or der . The player shuffles all the tracks on all discs or on the disc you ’ ve specified. Shuffle Play on all discs Y ou can play all tracks on all discs in a random order . 1 Press SHUFFLE r epeatedly until [...]

Playing Discs 19 GB Cr eating Y our Own Pr ogram (Program Play) Y ou can pick out the tracks that you like and specify the playback order in a pr ogram containing up to 32 tracks. 1 Press PROGRAM in stop mode. “ PROGRAM ” appears in the display . 2 Press DISC. Cursor flashes in the display . 3 Press the number button of the disc. The selected d[...]

Playing Discs 20 GB Do the following: 1 Press CHECK r epeatedly until the track number you want to erase appears. 2 Press CLEAR. Press CLEAR. Each time you press the button, the last track of the program is erased. Press DISC SKIP +/ – and . / > to select the track you want to add, then press PROGRAM. When using the remote, pr ess the number b[...]

Playing Discs 21 GB Characteristics of each digital filter The contents and characteristics of the five digital filters are as follows: STD: Standard (sharp r oll-off) Provides a wide fr equency range and spatial feeling, as it holds the most information among the five filters. Suitable for playback of classical music. 1 : Clear (slow r oll-off) Pr[...]

22 GB What Y ou Can Do With the Disc Name The player can store the information called “ Disc Name, ” up to 255 discs (for the Hybrid disc, each layer is correspond to the Disc Name). Once you have stor ed the Disc Name for a disc, the player automatically recalls what you have stored whenever you select that disc. Note that the Disc Name will b[...]

23 GB Storing Information About CDs Labeling Discs (Disc Name) Y ou can label discs using up to 14 characters and have the player display the Disc Name each time you select the disc. The Disc Name can be anything you like, such as a title, musician ’ s name, category or date of purchase. z When you select a TEXT disc The disc title is stored as t[...]

Storing Information About CDs 24 GB Labeling Discs (Disc Name) z If you have made a mistake while inputting the character T o correct the character which has been input 1 Press m or M until the incorr ect character flashes. 2 Press . or > until the desired character appears. T o correct the character currently being input 1 Press CLEAR to delete[...]

25 GB Additional Information Additional Information This chapter pr ovides additional information that will help you understand and maintain your Super Audio CD player . Precautions On safety • Caution — The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet, unplug[...]

26 GB Additional Information Notes on Discs On handling discs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. • Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. • Use only round-shaped discs. If you use a special shaped disc (e.g., star-shaped or heart-shaped etc.), the player may be damaged. • Do not use a disc with[...]

27 GB Additional Information T roubleshooting Specifications When a super audio CD is played Playing frequency range 2 Hz to 100 kHz Frequency r esponse 2 Hz to 50 kHz ( – 3 dB) Dynamic range 103 dB or more T otal harmonic distortion rate 0.0015 % or less Wow and flutter V alue of measurable limit (±0.001 % W . PEAK) or less When a CD is played [...]

28 GB Additional Information Index P, Q Pause play 12 Place a disc 11 Playing a disc 11 by entering the track number 16 track in random order 18 Program Play Checking the contents of the program 19 Changing the contents of the program 20 how to create your own program 19 R Remote commander (remote) 9 Repeat All Play 17 1 Play 17 Replacing discs whi[...]

29 GB Additional Information[...]

2 FR Bienvenue! Nous vous remercions d ’ avoir fait l ’ acquisition d ’ un lecteur Super Audio CD Sony. Avant de faire fonctionner cet appareil, lisez attentivement le pr é sent mode d ’ emploi et conservez-le pour toute r é f é rence ult é rieure. A pr opos de ce mode d’emploi Les instructions contenues dans le pr é sent mode d ’ [...]

3 FR FR Caractéristiques Lecture d’un Super Audio CD enr egistré en format DSD Le format DSD (Direct Str eam Digital) constitue la technologie cl é du Super Audio CD et permet une repr oduction musicale d ’ une extr ê me fid é lit é par rapport au son original. Le format DSD utilise une fr é quence d ’é chantillonnage de 2,8224 MHz qu[...]

4 FR Pr é par ation Ce chapitre pr é sente des informations sur les accessoir es fournis ainsi que sur le raccor dement de diff é r ents composants audio au lecteur Super Audio CD. Lisez attentivement ce chapitre avant de raccor der quoi que ce soit au lecteur . A vant d ’ entamer les raccor dements V é rification des accessoires fournis Ce l[...]

5 FR Pr é paration R L OUT ANALOG CONTROL A1 ΙΙ OUT DIGITAL CD COAXIAL OPTICAL R L CD INPUT Raccor dement de composants audio Raccordez le lecteur Super Audio CD à un composant audio. V eillez à mettre tous les composants hors tension avant de proc é der aux connexions et raccor dez-les fermement de mani è re à é viter les bruits de souffl[...]

6 FR Emplacement et fonction des composants Ce chapitre pr é sente une description de l ’ emplacement et des fonctions des dif f é rentes touches et commandes des panneaux avant et arri è r e ainsi que de la t é l é commande fournie. Pour plus de d é tails, reportez-vous aux pages indiqu é es entr e parenth è ses. Il explique é galement [...]

Emplacement et fonction des composants 7 FR POWER PHONES LEVEL MIN MAX AMS PUSH ENTER SACD CHECK CLEAR DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE DISC 1 CONTINUE DISC 2 SHUFFLE DISC 3 PROGRAM DISC 4 MENU DISC 5 TIME/TEXT OPEN/CLOSE 8 T ouche x (12) Appuyez sur cette touche pour arr ê ter la lecture. 9 T ouche EX-CHANGE (15) Appuyez sur cette touche pour charger de nouve[...]

Emplacement et fonction des composants 8 FR Description des composants du panneau arri è re R L OUT ANALOG CONTROL A1 ΙΙ OUT DIGIT AL (CD) COAXIAL OPTICAL 1 Prises ANALOG OUT (5) Raccordez ces prises à un composant audio à l ’ aide du c â ble de connexion audio. 2 Connecteur DIGIT AL (CD) OUT OPTICAL (5) Raccordez ce connecteur à un compos[...]

Emplacement et fonction des composants 9 FR Description des composants de la télécommande CONTINUE SHUFFLE PLA Y MODE PROGRAM 123 456 78 10/0 9 SP ACE TIME/TEXT CAPS DISC REPEA T CHECK AMS CLEAR INPUT NAME SACD/CD >10 ENTER MODE DISPLA Y FIL TER DIGIT AL DISC SKIP –+ CD1 ABC DEF &,!,? JKL MNO GHI TUV WXYZ PQRS CD2 1 T ouche CONTINUE (12)[...]

10 FR T ypes de disques compatibles V ous pouvez repr oduire les types de disques suivants sur ce lecteur . En fonction du disque à lire, s é lectionnez l ’ indicateur correspondant en appuyant sur SACD/CD sur la t é l é commande (page 1 1). Super Audio CD (disque à simple couche) Ce disque est constitu é d ’ une simple couche HD*. Appuye[...]

Lecture de disques 11 FR Etiquette vers le haut Super Audio CD + CD (hybride) Ce disque est constitu é d ’ une couche HD et d ’ une couche CD. Appuyez sur SACD/CD pour s é lectionner la couche que vous voulez r eproduire. De m ê me, comme les deux couches se trouvent sur une seule face, il n ’ est pas n é cessaire de r etourner le disque.[...]

Lecture de disques 12 FR Op é rations de base en cours de lecture P our Arr ê ter la lecture Activer une pause de lecture Reprendr e la lecture apr è s une pause Localiser l ’ une des plages Localiser le d é but de la plage en cours ou de l ’ une des plages pr é c é dentes Passer au disque suivant S é lectionner un disque directement Eje[...]

Lecture de disques 13 FR Affichage d ’ infor mations en cours de lecture Appuyez sur TIME/TEXT . Chaque fois que vous appuyez sur cette touche, le num é ro d e la plage en cours et sa dur é e é coul é e ou encore la dur é e r estante totale du disque appara î t dans la fen ê tre d ’ af fichage. D é sactivation des informations de la fen[...]

Lecture de disques 14 FR Remarques • Suivant les disques, il se peut que la fen ê tre d ’ af fichage n ’ indique pas tous les caract è res. • Ce lecteur ne peut afficher que le titr e du disque, le nom de l ’ artiste et les titres des plages des disques TEXT . Il ne peut afficher d ’ autr es informations. Utilisation de la fen ê tre [...]

Lecture de disques 15 FR Remplacement des disques pendant la lectur e d ’ un disque V ous pouvez ouvrir le plateau de lecture pendant la repr oduction d ’ un disque de fa ç on à v é rifier quels disques doivent encore ê tr e repr oduits et à remplacer des disques sans pour cela devoir interrompr e la lecture du disque en cours. 1 Appuyez s[...]

Lecture de disques 16 FR Localisation d ’ une plage sp é cifique En mode d ’ arr ê t ou de lectur e, vous pouvez localiser une plage à repr oduir e. P our passer ... Aux plages suivantes ou pr é c é dentes À la plage actuelle ou aux plages pr é c é dentes Directement à une plage sp é cifique V ous devez T ourner l AMS L dans le sens d[...]

Lecture de disques 17 FR Lectur e de plages r é p é t é e Z V ous pouvez repr oduir e de mani è re r é p é t é e un disque entier ou des passages d ’ un disque. Cette fonction peut ê tr e utilis é e avec la fonction de lectur e al é atoir e pour r é p é ter toutes les plages d ’ un disque dans un or dre quelconque (page 18) ou de le[...]

Lecture de disques 18 FR Lectur e de plages dans un or dr e quelconque (lectur e al é atoire) Lectur e al é atoire d ’ un seul disque V ous pouvez repr oduire toutes les plages du disque sp é cifi é dans un ordr e al é atoire. 1 Appuyez plusieurs fois de suite sur SHUFFLE jusqu ’à ce que l ’ indication “ 1 DISC ” apparaisse dans la [...]

Lecture de disques 19 FR Cr é ation de votr e propr e pr ogramme musical (lecture pr ogramm é e) 1 Appuyez sur PROGRAM en mode d ’ arr ê t. L ’ indication “ PROGRAM ” appara î t dans la fen ê tre d ’ affichage. 2 Appuyez sur DISC. Le curseur clignote dans l ’ affichage. 3 Appuyez sur la touche num é rique corr espondant au disque [...]

Lecture de disques 20 FR Modification du contenu d ’ un programme musical V ous pouvez changer le contenu d ’ un pr ogramme musical en mode d ’ arr ê t. P our Effacer une plage Effacer à partir de la derni è re plage du programme Ajouter une plage à la fin du programme Effacer toutes les plages Proc é dez comme suit: 1 Appuyez plusieurs [...]

Lecture de disques 21 FR 22.05k 0 -120 0 Comparaison de la r é ponse d ’ impulsion entre un filtre à d é crochage rapide et un filtre à d é crochage lent Post- oscillations Pr é - oscillations Pr é - oscillations Post- oscillations Qu ’ est-ce qu ’ un filtre num é rique à coefficient variable (V .C.) ? Les lecteurs CD utilisent des f[...]

22 FR Emploi du nom du disque Le lecteur peut m é moriser l ’ information appel é s “ nom du disque ” , jusqu ’à 255 disques (pour un disque hybride, chaque couche correspond au nom du disque). Lorsque vous avez m é moris é du nom du disque pour un disque, le lecteur rappelle automatiquement ce que vous avez m é moris é chaque fois q[...]

23 FR Enregistr ement d ’ informations relatives aux disques compacts Identification des disques (nom de disque) V ous pouvez identifier les disques au moyen de 14 caract è res et fair e en sorte que le lecteur affiche le nom du disque chaque fois que vous s é lectionnez le disque. Le nom du disque peut ê tre une appellation au choix, par exem[...]

Enregistr ement d ’ informations relatives aux disques compacts 24 FR Identification des disques (nom de disque) z Si vous avez fait une erreur lors de la saisie des car act è res Pour corriger un car act è re qui a é t é intr oduit 1 Appuyez sur m ou M jusqu ’à ce que le caract è re incorr ect se mette à clignoter . 2 Appuyez sur . ou &[...]

25 FR Informations compl é mentaires Informations compl é mentair es Ce chapitre fournit des informations compl é mentaires sur le fonctionnement et l ’ entretien de votr e lecteur Super Audio CD. Pr é cautions S é curit é • Attention — Les instruments optiques qui é quipent cet appareil sont dangereux pour les yeux. • Si un objet ou[...]

26 FR Informations compl é mentaires Remar ques sur les disques Manipulation des disques • Pour que les disques restent propres, saisissez-les par le bord. N ’ en touchez pas la surface. • Ne collez pas de papier ni de bande adh é sive sur les disques. • Utilisez uniquement des disques de forme ronde. L ’ utilisation de disque de formes[...]

27 FR Informations compl é mentaires Sp é cifications Pendant la lecture d ’ un Super Audio CD Plage de fr é quence de lecture 2 Hz à 100 kHz R é ponse en fr é quence 2 Hz à 50 kHz ( – 3 dB) Plage dynamique 103 dB ou plus Distorsion harmonique totale 0,0015 % ou mois Pleurage et scintillement V aleur dans la limite mesurable (±0,001 % W[...]

28 FR Informations compl é mentaires Index A, B Accessoires 4 Affichage d ’ informations 13 Amplificateur (non fourni) 5 AMS (d é tecteur automatique de musique) 12 ANALOG OUT 5 C C â ble connexion audio 5 num é rique coaxial 5 num é rique optique 5 D, E DIGITAL (CD) OUT 5 F, G, H Filtre num é rique 20 I, J, K Identification des disques 23 [...]