Sony CDP-CX57 manual

3-862-557- 12 (1)  1998 by Sony Corporation CDP-CX57 Compact Disc Player Operating Instructions[...]

2 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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particu[...]

3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking ............................................................................................................................ 4 Hooking Up the System ..................................................................................................... 4 Connecting Another CD Player .....................[...]

4 Getting Started Getting Started Hooking Up the System Overview This section describes how to hook up the CD player to an amplifier. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making the connections. Unpacking Check that you received the following items: • Audio cord (1) • Remote commander (remote) (1) • Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries[...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 5 Getting Started Hookups 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. CD player Amplifier • If you have a digital component such as a digital amp[...]

6 Getting Started What cords will I need? • Audio cord (1) (Use the cord supplied with the player to be connected.) • Monaural (2P) mini-plug cord (1) (not supplied) 1 Connect the players with an audio cord (see also “Hookups” on page 5). 2 Connect the players with a monaural (2P) mini- plug cord. Connecting Another CD Player If you have a [...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 7 Getting Started Inserting CDs You can insert up to 51 discs into this player. I / u PUSH OPEN JOG 3 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). 1 Press I / u to turn on the player. 2 Open th[...]

8 Getting Started The rotary table turns and the disc slot at the loading position is set to the playing position. Always close the front cover except when you insert or remove discs. 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to insert more discs. 6 Close the front cover by pushing PUSH OPEN of the cover until it clicks. The supplied CD booklet holder helps you locat[...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 9 Getting Started 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, p[...]

Basic Operations 10 Playing a CD 23 1 2 • 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. You can turn on the player by pressing I / u o[...]

11 Basic Operations Basic Operations Basic Operations 5 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. To stop playback Press p . When you turn off the player Th[...]

12 Playing CDs Playing CDs Using the Display You can check information about the disc using the display. p JOG TIME/TEXT Checking the total number and playing time of the tracks Select the disc you want to check, and push the JOG dial in the Continuous Play mode. As the player starts play automatically, press p to stop, and then TIME/TEXT . The dis[...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 13 Playing 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. Press The current track title appears. Press This information also appears when the player locates the track. To play disc[...]

14 Playing CDs Each time you press ≠ / ± , the characters appear in the following order. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 If “NOT FOUND” appears in the display while inputting the first character with the ≠/± buttons, no disc has been labeled using the input character. Notes • When searching input [...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 15 Playing CDs Locating a Specific T r ack or a Point in a T rack You can quickly locate any track while playing a disc using the ≠/± (AMS: Automatic Music Sensor) buttons or number buttons on the remote. You can also locate a specific point in a track while playing a disc. ≠/± Number buttons =/+ 0/) To locate the [...]

16 Playing CDs Playing in Random Or der (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. JOG PLAY MODE · Playing Repeatedly You can play discs/tracks repeatedly in any play mode. Press REPEAT while playing a disc. “REPEAT” app[...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 17 Playing CDs Creating Y our Own Pr ogr am (Pr ogram Play) You can arrange the order of the tracks and/or discs to create your own program and the program is stored automatically. A program can contain up to 32 “steps” — one “step” may contain a track or a whole disc. You can make a program using the controls [...]

18 Playing CDs 3 Press the number button of the disc. >10 DISC CHECK · PROGRAM Number buttons ENTER CLEAR 1 Press PROGRAM. 2 Press DISC. 4 To program a whole disc, press ENTER and go to Step 6. Press >10. 5 Press the number button of the track. The number you pressed is entered into the flashing digit. When the disc has more than 10 tracks, [...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 19 Playing CDs Changing the programmed order You can change your program before you start playing. To Erase a track or disc Erase the last track or disc in the program Add tracks or discs to the end of the program Change the whole program completely You need to Press CHECK until the track or disc you do not want appears [...]

20 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. 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 [...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 21 Playing 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. Current disc number or the Disc Memo 2 Press PLAY MODE to select the play mode you want. To program tracks, use the controls on th[...]

22 Playing CDs To Start play fading in End play fading out Note Fading lasts for about 5 seconds. Playing Alternately (No-Delay Play/X-F ade Play) When you connect the second player, you can play tracks in this player and those in the second player alternately in any play mode (see “Connecting Another CD Player” on page 6). Select one of the fo[...]

Playing CDs Getting Started 23 Playing 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 th[...]

Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 24 What Y ou 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 d[...]

Locating a Scene or Track You Want 25 Locating a Scene or Track You Want Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 4 Turn [...]

Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 26 To correct the character currently being input 1 Press DEL to delete the incorrect character. 2 Input the correct character. To insert a character between the input characters Press = or + until the cursor moves next to the point you want to insert, and enter the character. You can label discs of the [...]

Locating a Scene or Track You Want 27 Locating a Scene or Track You Want Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 4 Press[...]

Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 28 Playing discs in a group (Group Play) You can enjoy Continuous or Shuffle Play within a group. 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly to select the play mode you want before you start playing. When you select ALL DISCS Continuous Play 1 DISC Continuous Play ALL DISCS Shuffle Play 1 DISC Shuffle Play 2 Press one[...]

Locating a Scene or Track You Want 29 Locating a Scene or Track You Want Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Locatin[...]

Additional Information 30 On transportation • When transporting the player, open the front cover then remove all the discs from the player and turn the power off. If you have any questions or problems concerning your player, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Notes on CDs On handling CDs • To keep the disc clean, handle the disc carefully[...]

Playing CDs in Various Modes 31 Additional Information Additional Information Additional Information Specifications Compact disc player Laser Semiconductor laser ( λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Laser output Max 44.6 µ W* * This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Optical Pick-up [...]

Additional Information 32 Index Names of controls Buttons CHECK 19, 27 CLEAR 17, 26 CONTINUE 15 X-FADE 22 DEL 26 DISC 14, 18 DISC/CAPS 25 DISC SKIP 11 ENTER 14, 18, 26 GROUP 28 GROUP 1 – 5 27 GROUP FILE 27 HIGH-LIGHT 13 INPUT 24 MEGA CONTROL 21 MEMO INPUT 25 MEMO SCAN 14 MEMO SEARCH 14 NO DELAY 22 Number 14, 15 PLAY MODE 10, 16, 17, 19, 21, 27, 2[...]