Sony SCD-CE595 manual

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    ©2004 Sony Corporation 2-103-393- 13 (1) Super Audio CD Player Oper a t ing Inst ructions SCD-CE595[...]

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    2 US To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to rain or m oi st ur e. To avoid electrical sho ck , do no t op en the cabinet. R efer serv icing to qualified personn el only. To prevent f ire , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, tabl e-cloths, cur tains, etc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an d le[...]

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    3 US Features of the player ........................ ........................... ........................... ...... 4 Compatible Disc Types .............................. ........................... ........................ 4 About the Super Audio CD ................................. .................. ........................ 5 Getting Starte d In[...]

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    4 US This play er is desi gne d to play bac k 2-chan nel and Multi- channel Super Audio CDs, and conven tional CD s , a nd pr ovides th e f ol lo w i ng feat ures: • Mounted with a Discrete Dual Laser Opti cal Pickup , capab le of rea ding a S uper A udio CD or conve ntional C D dep ending o n the exclus i v e wa veleng th. • Qu icker trac k ac[...]

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    5 US Supe r Audio CD i s a ne w high -q ua lit y au dio disc st an dard wh ere mus ic is re co rded in t he DSD (Direct Stream Digital ) format (conv en tional C D s are reco rded i n t he PCM forma t). T h e DSD fo rma t, us ing a sam plin g fre quenc y 64 t imes hi gher tha n that of a convention al CD, and with 1-bit quantization, achi eves both[...]

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    6 US Insert two R6 (size-AA) batteries into the battery compartment with t he + and – co rrectly oriented to the markings. When using the remote, po int it at the remote se nsor on the play er. Tip Under norm al cond iti ons, the batter ie s shou ld last for about si x months. W hen the remo te no long er operate s the pla yer, repl ace both bat [...]

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    Getting Started 7 US Note There are 5CH, 4CH, and 3CH Sup er Audio CD. When you play these disc s, the signal d oes not o utput from all the jacks of the ANALOG 5.1CH OUT. For details of the pl ayback, s ee the c over or i nstructio ns of th e Super Audio CD. Conn ecti ng a ster eo am plif ier or MD de ck When y ou conn ect a stere o amplif ier or [...]

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    8 US Connect ing a d igital compon ent When yo u conn ect an MD dec k or another digital component th ro ugh the DIGITAL (CD) OPTIC AL OUT c onnec to r, yo u can mak e a digi tal r ecor ding . Use an optic al digita l cable for this connecti on. When connectin g the opti cal dig ital c able to the DIGITAL (CD) OPTICAL OUT connector, push the c able[...]

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    Play ing Di scs 9 US The opera tions for nor mal play and the basi c operat io ns durin g pl a y are ex pl ai ne d below . 1 Turn on the ampl ifier . Tur n down the volume level to t he lowest. 2 Select the player position using the input selector on the amplifier. 3 Press POWER on th e player to turn on the player. 4 Press A OPEN/CLOSE on the play[...]

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    10 US 3 Press l AMS L (or EN TER on the remote). The cu rr en t defaul t la yer appe ars. 4 Turn l AMS L (o r press ./> on the rem ote) to select th e desired playback layer. 5 Press l AMS L (or EN TER on the remote). Sel ec ting t he p la yback area When playing a disc wi th the 2 cha nnel pl ayback area and t he multi-channel playback area (pa[...]

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    Play ing Di scs 11 US Disp layi ng th e inf orm atio n TEXT dis cs co ntain inf ormatio n, su ch as the disc nam e or artist nam e, as we ll as the au dio signal s. Thi s player c an display the disc name, artist na m e, an d curr en t track nam e as TEXT info rmat ion. When t h e player de tect s a TEXT disc , “TEXT” appea rs in th e displa y.[...]

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    12 US Turning off the information in the di spla y Press DISP LAY MODE on the remote. Each time you press the button while playing a disc, th e di s play tur ns off and on altern at ely. Even when the display is tur ned off, it will turn on whe n certai n b uttons ar e presse d, and th en turn o ff agai n after a few sec onds. Befor e you start pla[...]

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    Play ing Di scs 13 US You can locate a particula r poin t in a track dur ing pl ay o r play paus e. Tip When “OVER” app ears in the displ ay, the disc has reache d its end. Press and hol d m to go back. Note Tracks th at are on ly a fe w seconds long ma y be too short for mon itor i ng. In this case, the pla ye r may not searc h co rr e ctly . [...]

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    14 US When Sh uffle P la y is sele ct ed , the play er will play all th e tracks on all the di scs or on a s pecific disc i n ra ndom or der. Shuffle Play on all di scs You ca n play al l t he tracks o n all the d i sc s in rando m orde r. 1 Press PLAY MODE (or SHUFFLE on the remote) repeatedly in stop mode until “ALL DISCS” and “ SHUF” app[...]

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    Play ing Di scs 15 US Notes • If you turn off the player, discon nect the power cord, press A OPEN/CLOSE on the player , or switch the playba ck layer o r area, t he program will be erased. • If you switch th e playback laye r or area during Prog ram P lay, a sin gle t rack only will b e pl ayed back from it s beginning, and t hen the prog ram [...]

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    16 US Sel ec ting th e play back mo de 1 Press MENU on the player. 2 Turn l AMS L (o r press ./> on the rem ote repeatedly) un til the desired channel mode appears in the display. 2chSP MODE : To p lay a 2 channel Su per Audio CD . MchSP MOD E: To pl ay a Multi- channel Super Au d io CD. 3 Press l AMS L (or EN TER on the remote). The pl ayback m[...]

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    Play ing Di scs 17 US Adjustin g the output level balanc e of ea ch speak er You can adjust the following items in the case of Multi-c hannel mode: SURR BAL The relati ve out p ut level ba lance be twe en the front s pea kers (F RONT L/ R) and the surr ound speak er s (SUR R L/R ) CNTR BAL The relati ve out p ut level ba lance be twe en the front s[...]

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    18 US 2 Press ./> repeatedly until “TONE ON” ap pears in the display. 3 Press EN TER. The tes t t one is su es from t he speake rs in sequen ce with t he spea ker typ e appe aring in the displa y. 4 Press ./> repeatedly until the desired item appears i n the display. Select t he i te m fr om “SU RR BAL”, “CNTR BAL”, or “SW BAL?[...]

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    Play ing Di scs 19 US Note Speake r distanc e ca nnot be adju sted in th e f o ll owing cases. – When the play er is reading the disc in fo rm ation of CD (or the CD area of Supe r Audio C D) – When th e player is readin g the 2 ch annel a rea of Super Aud io CD 1 Press MENU o n the player. 2 Turn l AMS L (or press ./> on the remote repeated[...]

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    20 US On sa fety • Caution – The use of opti c al instrum ents with thi s pro duct w ill incr ea se ey e h a zard. • Should any s olid object o r liquid fall i nto the cabinet, unplu g the p laye r and ha ve it checke d by qua li fi ed personne l be fo re ope rat ing it any further. • AC power cord mus t be changed on ly at t he qualified s[...]

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    Additional Informa tion 21 US On hand ling di scs • To keep the disc clean, h andle t he disc by its e dge. Do not to uch the surface. • Do not stick pape r or tape on the disc . • Use only roun d-sha p e d disc s. I f you use a speci al shaped disc (e.g ., star -shaped, hea rt-shaped , or square-sha pe d, etc. ), the pla ye r may b e dama ge[...]

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    22 US A disc cannot be ejected and “LOCKED” appears in the front panel display. • Contact your Sony dealer or lo cal auth orized Son y servic e facili ty. “REMOVE” is displayed in the fron t panel disp lay. • Remove the dis c in front of you and turn off the player o nce, and t hen turn it on ag ain. After you have attempted the prescri[...]

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    Additional Informa tion 23 US Furthe r de tails ar e pr ovi d ed on the pa ges indi c ated in p ar ent h eses. Instru ction s in this m an ual de sc ribe th e contro ls on the player . Yo u can al so use the co ntrol s on the remote if they have th e same or simi lar names as those on th e player. Front P a nel A POWE R sw itch (9) B DISC 1-5 butto[...]

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    Sony Cor poration Printed in Malaysia Remote A CD1/2 (command mode) switch (8) Select th e co mm an d mode. B CONTINUE button (9, 14) Press to resume C ontinuous P lay from Shuf fle Play or Program Pl ay. SHUFFLE button (14) PROGRAM button (14) C TIME/TEXT button (11) Each time you press the b utton, t he playing time of the tr ack, th e rem aining[...]