2-318-613-11 (1) Personal Component System Operating Instructions This manual describes how to use the player. For the supplied software SonicStage, please see “Installation/Operating Guide.
Warning Information To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the player to rain or moisture. For customers in the United States This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Table of contents Create your own ATRAC CDs ....................... 4 Setting Up Hooking up the system ................................. 35 Adjusting the contrast of the display ............ 37 Connecting optional components ................. 37 Basic Operations Additional Information Playing a CD .................................................. 6 Listening to the radio .................................... 10 Playing a tape ............................................... 12 Recording on a tape .........
Create your own ATRAC CDs In addition to the usual audio CDs, you can play an original CD, called “ATRAC CD,” that you create with the supplied software, SonicStage. Using SonicStage, about 30 audio CDs* can be recorded on one CD-R or CD-RW. The following is a quick overview of how you listen to music on your ATRAC CD. Install SonicStage on your computer. SonicStage is software that takes music downloaded from audio CDs and the Internet on your computer and creates original CDs.
Which discs can you play on this CD player? Audio CDs: CDDA format CDs Create your own ATRAC 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 or/and ATRAC3 format has been recorded* ATRAC3 (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3) is audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates.
Basic Operations Playing a CD 1, 2 3 For hookup instructions, see pages 35 - 36. 1 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE (direct power-on) and place the CD on the CD tray. With the label side up 2 6 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD tray.
3 Press CD u (u on the remote). The player plays all the tracks once. ATRAC CD/MP3 CD** Basic Operations Display Audio CD Track name* File name Track number Playing time File number Playing time * When playing an audio CD **When playing an MP3 CD, containing text information “MP3” appears on the display. such as CD-TEXT, track name appears on the display. Note Before playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, this player reads all file and group information on the CD.
Playing a CD (continued) To Press 3 select a group* + to go forward and backward – to go select a file*3 M/> to go forward and ./m to go backward remove the CD Z OPEN/CLOSE*4 turn on/off the player ?/1 *3 You can operate during play of ATRAC CDs/MP3 CDs. *4 Once you open the CD tray, the track to start play will change to the beginning of the first track. Notes • If ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files and MP3 files are recorded on the same CD, this CD player plays the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 only.
Notes on ATRAC CDs • Maximum number of groups: 255 Maximum number of files: 999 • CD-Rs/CD-RWs recorded in the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format cannot be played on your computer. Basic Operations Notes on MP3 CDs • Maximum number of groups: 100 Maximum number of files: 400 Maximum directory level: 8 • A group that does not include an MP3 file is skipped. • Be sure to add the file extension “mp3” to the file name.
Listening to the radio 1 2 For hookup instructions, see pages 35 - 36. 1 2 Press TUNER BAND•AUTO PRESET (BAND on the remote) repeatedly until the band you want appears on the display (direct poweron). Press TUNING + or TUNING – and hold it until the frequency digits begin to change on the display. The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station. If you cannot tune in a station, press TUNING + or TUNING – repeatedly to change the frequency step by step.
Use these buttons for additional operations ?/1 MODE/DIR Tip • If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE/DIR (MODE on the remote) repeatedly until “Mono” appears on the display and radio will play in monaural. To Do this adjust the volume Turn the VOLUME control. (Press VOL +*, – on the remote.) turn on/off the radio Press ?/1. Basic Operations VOLUME * The button has a tactile dot. To improve broadcast reception FM Keep the FM lead antenna as horizontal as possible and reorient it (see page 35).
Playing a tape 1, 2 3 For hookup instructions, see pages 35 - 36. 1 2 3 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only . Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the compartment. Press TAPE Y (Y on the remote). The player turns on (direct power-on) and starts playing.
Use these buttons for additional operations ?/1 TAPE Y STOP x VOLUME ./m, M/> Basic Operations Z PUSH OPEN/ CLOSE MODE/DIR To Do this adjust the volume Turn the VOLUME control. (Press VOL +*, – on the remote.) stop playback Press STOP x (x on the remote). play the reverse side Press TAPE Y (Y on the remote). fast-forward or rewind the tape Press M/> or ./m. eject the cassette Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE. turn on/off the player Press ?/1. * The button has a tactile dot.
Recording on a tape 4 2 5 1 2 3, 6 For hookup instructions, see pages 35 - 36. To record on a MiniDisc or DAT recorder, connect the component (see page 37). 1 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to open the tape compartment, and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. With the side you want to record on facing up Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE again to close the compartment. 2 Select the program source you want to record.
3 Press REC (z/X on the remote). “REC” and “DUB” appear on the display and the tape deck stands by for recording. 4 5 While “REC” is flashing, press MODE/DIR (MODE on the remote) repeatedly until g appears to record on one side or h to record on both sides. Basic Operations “DUB” does not appear when recording from the middle of a track or recording from the radio. Press TAPE Y (Y on the remote) repeatedly to select recording side.
Recording on a tape (continued) Use these buttons for additional operations ?/1 CD u STOP x REC MODE/DIR 16 Tips • (Only when “DUB” is displayed) When the direction mode of the tape is selected to h: If the tape is reversed with the recording of the track unfinished, the player will record the track again from its beginning on the reverse side. When the direction mode of the tape is selected to g: If the tape reaches to its end, the player stops.
The CD Player Using the display You can check information about the CD using the display. DISPLAY Checking the information on an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD Press DISPLAY. The display changes as follows: When you are playing an MP3 CD containing files with an ID3 tag*, ID3 tag information is displayed. Checking the information on an audio CD Press DISPLAY.
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. Number buttons ./m, M/> x To locate a specific track directly a point while listening to the sound a point while observing the display Press the number button of the track M/> (forward) or, ./m (backward) while playing and hold it until you find the point M/> (forward) or .
Searching for your favorite tracks/files FUNCTION Searching for a file on an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears on the display when the player is not in CD mode. 2 While play is stopped, turn the jog dial upward or downward to select the group you want, then press it to enter the selection. 3 Turn the jog dial upward or downward to select the file you want, then press it to enter the selection.
Searching for your favorite tracks/files (continued) Tip You can also search a file while playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD. When you turn the jog dial during playback, the file list of the group in which the current file will be displayed. To select a file of another group, turn the jog dial upward or downward until “ :” appears, then press it to select the group first and select the file you want by turning the jog dial.
Playing a single track (Single track play) You can play a single track once, and stop the player automatically. Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle play) You can play tracks in random order. MODE/DIR FUNCTION 1 2 CD u CD u M/> The CD Player MODE/DIR FUNCTION ./m –, + Playing all tracks on a CD in random order Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears on the display when the player is not in CD mode. Press MODE/DIR repeatedly in stop mode until “1” appears on the display. 3 Press .
Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle play) (continued) Playing all files in a selected group in random order (ATRAC Playing your favorite tracks by adding Bookmarks (Bookmark track play) CD/MP3 CD only) 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears on the display when the player is not in CD mode. 2 Press MODE/DIR repeatedly in stop mode until “ ” and “SHUF” appear on the display. 3 Press + or – to select the group you want to play. 4 Press CD u to start Shuffle play.
Playing the tracks with Bookmarks 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears on the display when the player is not in CD mode. Press MODE/DIR repeatedly in stop mode until “ ” and “Bookmark” appear on the display. 3 Press CD u. The playback of the tracks with the Bookmarks starts. (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.
Playing your favorite play lists (m3u play list play) (MP3 CD only) (continued) On the remote 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears on the display. 2 Press MODE repeatedly in stop mode until “ ” appears on the display. 3 Press ./m or M/> to start a play list you want then press u. To cancel m3u play list play Stop playing first. Press MODE/DIR repeatedly until “ ” disappears from the display.
4 Press CD u to start Program Play. You can play tracks repeatedly in normal play mode and other play modes you want. FUNCTION REPEAT The CD Player On the remote 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears on the display. 2 Press MODE repeatedly until “PGM” appears on the display. 3 Press the number buttons or ./m, M/ + or – > for the tracks or files (or press for the groups) you want to program in the order you want. 4 Press u.
Changing the resume play setting The player is initially set to start playback from the point you last stopped playing (resume play) (see page 7). You can cancel resume play and the player always will start from the first track. Jog dial (PUSH ENTER/ MEMORY) DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY when the player is turned off. 2 Turn the jog dial to select “CD RESUME OFF”. “OFF” flashes on the display. 3 Press the jog dial to enter the selection. To go back to the clock display, press the jog dial again.
The Radio Presetting radio stations You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations, 20 for FM and 10 for AM in any order. Jog dial (PUSH ENTER/ MEMORY) PRESET + TUNING – TUNER BAND AUTO PRESET TUNING + 1 Press TUNER BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band. 2 Hold down TUNER BAND•AUTO PRESET until “Auto Preset” flashes on the display. 3 Press the jog dial. The stations are stored in memory from the lowest frequencies to the higher ones.
Playing preset radio stations Once you’ve preset the stations, use the PRESET + or PRESET – button on the player or the number buttons on the remote to tune in your favorite stations. PRESET – PRESET + TUNER BAND AUTO PRESET 1 Press TUNER BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band. 2 Press PRESET + or PRESET – to tune in the stored station. On the remote 1 Press BAND until the band you want appears on the display. 2 Press the number button to tune in a stored station.
The Audio Emphasis Selecting the audio emphasis Reinforcing the bass sound Press MEGA BASS on the remote to display “MEGABASS”. You can adjust the audio emphasis of the sound you are listening to. MEGA BASS Selecting the sound characteristic Press SOUND repeatedly to select the audio emphasis you want. The Audio Emphasis SOUND To return to normal sound, press the button again to make “MEGABASS” disappear from the display.
The Timer Setting the clock “– –:– –” indicator appears on the display until you set the clock. Jog dial (PUSH ENTER/ MEMORY) CLOCK Note If you disconnect the AC power cord, the clock display may return to “– –:– –”. In this case set the clock again. Tip The time display system of this player is the 12hour system. AM 12:00 = midnight PM 12:00 = noon To check the present time Press CLOCK to display the clock, and press it again to go back to the previous display.
Waking up to music 4 You can wake up to music or a radio program at a preset time. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Setting the clock” on page 30). Jog dial (PUSH ENTER/ MEMORY) STANDBY TIMER 5 Turn the jog dial to select the music source you want to play (“CD”, “TAPE”, “TUNER” or “LINE”), and press the jog dial to enter the selection. Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want the music to go on. 1 Turn the jog dial to set the hour and press it.
Waking up to music (continued) To check/change the waking up timer settings Press TIMER to check the setting. To change the setting, display the setting you want to change, select the setting item by pressing TUNING + or TUNING – or the jog dial and re-enter it. Timer-recording radio programs You can set timer to record the radio at a certain time. You can also record the sound of the component connected to the LINE IN jack, using the timer.
4 Press TIMER to make the and setting display appear. indicator 5 Turn the jog dial to select “REC”, and press the jog dial to enter the selection. 6 Turn the jog dial to select “TUNER” or “LINE”, and press the jog dial to enter the selection. Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want to start recording. 1 Turn the jog dial to set the hour and press it. 2 Turn the jog dial to set the minutes and press it. The power goes off and the player enters the standby mode.
Falling asleep to music To cancel the sleep function Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appears on the display. You can set the player to turn off automatically after 10, 20, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes, allowing you to fall asleep while listening to music. To change the preset time Do the steps 2 and 3 again. 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.
Setting Up Hooking up the system Make sure you turn off the power before making any connections. 2 FM antenna terminal FM antenna 2 AM antenna terminal AM loop antenna Left speaker Speaker cord Setting Up Right speaker 3 To a wall outlet 3 Power inlet 1 Speaker terminals 1 Hooking up the speakers Connect the speaker cord from the right speaker to the left speaker; the white wire to red terminal and the black wire to the other terminal.
Hooking up the system (continued) 4 Inserting batteries into the remote Setting up the AM loop antennas Insert two size AAA (R03) batteries (not supplied). 3 Connecting the AC power cord 1 Connect the power cord from the left speaker to the SPEAKER OUT (POWER IN) socket located at the rear of the player. 2 Insert the end of the AC power cord from the left speaker to the wall outlet.
Adjusting the contrast of the display Jog dial (PUSH ENTER/ MEMORY) + DISPLAY Connecting optional components You can record an audio CD on a MiniDisc or enjoy the sound from a VCR, TV, or MiniDisc player/recorder through the speakers of this player. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making any connections. For details, refer to the instruction manual of the component to be connected.
Connecting optional components (continued) The type of jack on the component to be connected Optical miniplug (MiniDisc recorder, etc.) Square-shaped optical connector (MiniDisc recorder, DAT recorder, etc.) 1 Model number of the connecting cable POC-15AB POC-15A Connect the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT (CD) jack to the digital input jack of the MiniDisc recorder or other component using a digital connecting cable (not supplied) .
Additional Information Precautions On safety • As the laser beam used in the CD player section is harmful to the eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the casing. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the player, unplug the player, and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. • Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star) cannot be played on this player. Attempting to do so may damage the player.
Precautions (continued) Notes on CDs • Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the CD from the center out. Notes on cassettes • Break off the cassette tab from side A or B to prevent accidental recording. If you want to reuse the tape for recording, cover the broken tab with adhesive tape. Side A Tab for side B • Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs.
Troubleshooting General The power is not on. • Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet securely. There is no audio. • Press ?/1 to turn on the player. • Adjust the volume. • Unplug the headphones when listening through speakers. Noise is heard. • Someone is using a portable telephone or other equipment that emits radio waves near the player. t Move the portable telephone, etc., away from the player. CD Player “No Disc” lights on the display even when a CD is in place.
Troubleshooting (continued) Tape Player The tape does not move when you press an operation button. • Insert the tape properly and close the tape compartment securely. The REC button does not function/The tape does not play. • Make sure the safety tab of the tape in the tape compartment is in place. If not, “No Tab” will be displayed. • Press FUNCTION to switch the function of the player to “TAPE”. The tape does not erase completely. • Clean the erasing heads (see page 43).
Maintenance Cleaning the tape heads and tape path Wipe the heads, the pinch rollers and the capstans with a cleaning swab slightly moistened with cleaning fluid or alcohol after every 10 hours of operation for optimum playback and recording quality. To make the best possible recording, however, we recommend that you clean all surfaces over which tape travels before each recording.
Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION With 6 Ω loads, both channels driven from 100 10,000 Hz; rated 55 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 properties Material: GaAlAs Wave length: 780 nm Emission duration: Continuous Laser output: Less than 44.
Index A Adjusting the contrast of the display 37 ATRAC CD about ATRAC3 5 display 17 playing order 8 Audio emphasis 29 B Batteries for remote 36 Bookmark track play 22 C CDDA format 5 CD player 6 CD-ROM (SonicStage) 4 Changing the resume play setting 26 Cleaning cabinet 43 tape heads and tape path 43 Connecting AC power cord 36 optional components 37 the system.
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