3-862-557-12 (1) Compact Disc Player Operating Instructions CDP-CX57 1998 by Sony Corporation
WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. For the customers in the United States However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking ............................................................................................................................ Hooking Up the System ..................................................................................................... Connecting Another CD Player ........................................................................................ Inserting CDs .......................................................................................
Getting Started Unpacking Check that you received the following items: • Audio cord (1) • Remote commander (remote) (1) • Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries (2) • CD booklet holder (1) and label (1) How to use the CD booklet holder The CD booklet holder helps you locate the disc easily. After you have inserted discs into the player, you can put the CD booklet (which comes with a CD) into the supplied holder. Hooking Up the System Overview This section describes how to hook up the CD player to an amplifier.
Getting Playing Started CDs Hookups When using another Sony CD player together with this player When connecting the audio cord, be sure to match the color-coded cord to the appropriate jacks on the components: Red (right) to Red and White (left) to White. Be sure to make connections firmly to avoid hum and noise. You can make the supplied remote effective only for this player.
Getting Started What cords will I need? Connecting Another CD Player If you have a Sony CD player in which 5, 50, or 200 discs can be inserted and which is equipped with the CONTROL A1 jack and the command mode of that player can be set to CD 3, you can control that player as the second player with this unit. After connecting this unit and an amplifier, follow the procedure below. Be sure to turn off the power of each player before making this connection.
Getting Playing Started CDs 3 Inserting CDs You can insert up to 51 discs into this player. PUSH OPEN I/u Turn the JOG dial until you find the disc slot where you want to insert a disc, while checking the disc number (written beside every slot and also indicated in the display). JOG Disc number Disc slot at the loading position Playing position Rotary table The disc number at the loading position appears in the display.
Getting Started 4 Insert a disc with the label side facing right. You can store up to 50 CD booklets. Notes • Make sure you have inserted the disc into each slot at a right angle to the rotary table. If the disc is not put in straight, it may damage the player or the disc. • Make sure the rotary table comes to a complete stop before inserting or removing discs.
Getting Playing Started CDs Removing CDs After following Steps 1 to 3 of “Inserting CDs” on page 7, remove the discs. Then close the front cover. Note The disc being played does not come to the loading position if you open the front cover. (The disc number flashes in the display.) If you want to remove the disc being played, push the JOG dial after opening the front cover. The disc comes to the loading position. Remove the disc after the rotary table comes to a complete stop.
Basic Operations Playing a CD 2 3 5 4/5 STANDBY DISC/CHARACTER TIME/TEXT PUSH OPEN I/ INPUT MEMO SEARCH PUSH ENTER PLAY MODE REPEAT GROUP FILE 1 2 GROUP 3 4 5 FADER CHECK CLEAR X-FADE NO DELAY PLUS ONE MEGA CONTROL • See pages 4 – 5 for the hookup information. • Make sure you have inserted the discs correctly as indicated on pages 7 – 8. • You can play all the tracks on a disc in the original order (Continuous Play). You can also play up to 51 discs consecutively.
Basic Operations 5 When you turn off the player The player remembers the last playing disc and the play mode (Continuous, Shuffle (see page 16) or Program (see page 17)). When you turn on the player again, therefore, the player plays the same disc in the same play mode. Push the JOG dial or press · to start playing. The selected disc is set to the playing position, and the player plays all the discs from the selected one (ALL DISCS) or all the tracks once (1 DISC). Adjust the volume on the amplifier.
Playing CDs Display information while playing a disc Using the Display You can check information about the disc using the display. JOG TIME/TEXT While playing a disc, the display shows the current disc number, track number, playing time of the track and the next disc number. Next disc number Current disc number ALL DISCS 38 CD1 DISC 20 TRACK MIN 1 0.
Getting Playing Started CDs Display information while playing a disc Each time you press TIME/TEXT, the display shows the information as shown below. The current disc number, track number and playing time appear. ALL DISCS CD TEXT 12 TRACK MIN 1 1.52 4 Push the JOG dial to select the language. “Reading Text” appears momentarily, then the display shows the information in the selected language. SEC Press ALL DISCS CD TEXT Turn the JOG dial until the language you want appears in the display.
Playing CDs Selecting a disc on the player Turn the JOG dial until the disc number or Disc Memo (see page 24) you want appears in the display. Push the JOG dial to start play. Selecting a disc directly using the remote 1 Press DISC. 2 Press the number button of the disc. Locating a disc by searching a specific Disc Memo (Memo Search) You can search and locate a disc you want by inputting the first character used in the Disc Memo (see page 24). 1 Press MEMO SEARCH.
Getting Playing Started CDs Specifying the Next Disc to Play You can specify the next disc to play while playing a disc in Continuous or 1 DISC Shuffle Play mode. Number buttons While playing a disc, turn the JOG dial. “NEXT DISC” appears in the display and the disc number or Disc Memo (see page 24) changes as you turn the JOG dial. When the disc number or Disc Memo you want appears in the display, stop turning the JOG dial.
Playing CDs Playing Repeatedly You can play discs/tracks repeatedly in any play mode. REPEAT Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) You can have the player “shuffle” the tracks and play in random order. The player shuffles all the tracks on all discs or on the disc you specified. PLAY MODE · JOG Press REPEAT while playing a disc. “REPEAT” appears in the display.
Getting Playing Started CDs Playing all tracks on a specified disc in random order 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “1 DISC” and “SHUFFLE” appear in the display. When using the remote, press SHUFFLE twice. 2 Turn the JOG dial until the disc number you want appears in the display. When using the remote, press DISC first and then press the number button of the disc. 3 Push the JOG dial or press ·. When using the remote, press ENTER. 1 DISC Shuffle Play starts.
Playing CDs 4 Creating a program using the remote Z Push the JOG dial. The track being programmed 20 PROGRAM CD1 DISC 20 TRACK STEP 3 1 PROGRAM DISC The disc being programmed 5 Playing order Number buttons To program other discs/tracks, do the following: >10 To program ENTER Repeat Steps CLEAR CHECK 6 All tracks of another disc(s) 2 and 4 Other tracks on the same disc 3 and 4 Other tracks on other discs 2 to 4 Push the JOG dial or press · to start Program Play.
Getting Playing Started CDs 6 7 To program other discs/tracks, do the following: Erasing the program stored in memory To program Repeat Steps 1 All tracks of another disc(s) 2 to 4 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in the stop mode until “PROGRAM” appears in the display. Other tracks on the same disc 4 and 5 2 Other tracks on other discs 2 to 5 Hold down CLEAR until “CLEAR” appears in the display. Press · to start Program Play.
Playing CDs 3 Insert a disc into the PLUS ONE slot. 4 Close the front cover. “P1” appears in the display instead of the disc number, and the player starts playing the disc in the PLUS ONE slot. 1DISC CD1 DISC P1 TRACK MIN SEC 1 0.35 To cancel Plus One Play Press PLUS ONE. The indicator on the PLUS ONE button goes off. The disc number in the display changes to 51 and you can play the disc as the 51st disc.
Getting Playing Started CDs 1 Press MEGA CONTROL on this player. The MEGA CONTROL button and “2nd” in the display light up. The display shows the current disc number or disc memo of the second player. 3 Push the JOG dial. This player starts loading. (Loading takes about one minute.) Note ALL DISCS CD1 2nd 4 DISC *DISC-4* Current disc number or the Disc Memo 2 3 Press PLAY MODE to select the play mode you want. To program tracks, use the controls on the second player.
Playing CDs Fading In or Out You can manually fade the sound in or out to prevent tracks from starting or ending abruptly. Note that you cannot use this effect when you use the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector. FADER To Press FADER Start play fading in During pause. “FADE” appears in the display and the Q indication flashes. The play fades in. End play fading out When you want to start fading out. “FADE” appears in the display and the q indication flashes. The play fades out and the player pauses.
Getting Playing Started CDs 3 Press · to start playing. The MEGA CONTROL button lights up while the track in the second player is selected. To cancel No-Delay/X-Fade Play Press the corresponding button repeatedly until “NO DELAY” or “X-FADE” disappears from the display. The current player continues playing. You can change the method (No-Delay or X-Fade) during play Press the corresponding button (NO DELAY or X-FADE) following the procedure in Step 2.
Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) What You Can Do With the Custom Files The player can store two types of information called “Custom Files” for each disc. Once you have stored Custom Files for a disc, the player automatically recalls what you have stored whenever you select the disc. Note that Custom Files will be erased if you do not use the player for about one month.
Storing Information (Custom Locating a About Scene CDs or Track You Files) Want 4 Turn the JOG dial until the character you want appears in the display. The cursor disappears and the first space for the Disc Memo flashes. As you turn the JOG dial clockwise, the characters appear in the following order. Turn the JOG dial counterclockwise to go back to the previous character.
Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 5 If you have made a mistake while inputting the character To input a letter, press the number button corresponding to the letter you want (indicated beside each number button). The cursor disappears and the first space for the Disc Memo flashes. Each time you press the button, the letter changes cyclically among the ones indicated beside the button.
Storing Information (Custom Locating a About Scene CDs or Track You Files) Want Storing Specific Tracks (Delete Bank) Grouping Discs (Group File) You can delete unwanted tracks and store only the tracks you want. When you select the disc containing a Delete Bank, you can play only the remaining tracks. PLAY MODE JOG You might find that too many discs make it hard to find the disc you want. This player has a feature that lets you classify discs into five groups. One disc can be put into only one group.
Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 3 Turn the JOG dial until the character you want appears in the display. The cursor disappears and the first space for the Group Memo flashes. As you turn the JOG dial clockwise, the characters appear in the following order. Turn the JOG dial counterclockwise to go back to the previous character. Playing discs in a group (Group Play) You can enjoy Continuous or Shuffle Play within a group.
Storing Information (Custom Locating a About Scene CDs or Track You Files) Want Locating a disc within a group by scanning each Disc Memo Z You can locate a disc you want to play within a specific group quickly by scanning the Disc Memo in the display and then start Group Play. Note that you cannot use this function in the ALL DISCS Shuffle and Program Play mode. 1 Press GROUP first, then the number button of the group you want to play. 2 Press ENTER. The group name appears in the display.
Additional Information On transportation 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 the player and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. • When transporting the player, open the front cover then remove all the discs from the player and turn the power off.
Additional Information Playing CDs in Various Modes Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Specifications Compact disc player Laser Semiconductor laser (λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Laser output Max 44.
Additional Index Information Labeling a disc 24 Locating a specific point 15 a specific track 15 by monitoring 15 by observing the display 15 directly 15 discs 13 using AMS 15 A, B Advanced Mega Control 20 AMS 15 Automatic Music Sensor 15 C CD TEXT 12 Connecting 4 another CD player 6 Continuous Play 10 CONTROL A1 6 X-Fade Play 22 Custom Files Delete Bank 27 Disc Memo 24 Group File 27 what you can do with 24 M Memo Scan 14 Memo Search 14 N, O No-Delay Play 22 P, Q Playback Continuous Play 10 Group Play
