Sony ZS-D50 Operating Instructions (primary manual) manual

3-864-496- 71 (1)  1999 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions ZS-D50 Personal Audio System[...]

Introduction 2 Warning To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the player to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to a[...]

Basic Operations 3 Introduction T able of contents Basic Operations 4 Playing a CD 6 Listening to the radio 8 Playing a tape 10 Recording on a tape CD Player 12 Using the display 13 Locating a specific track 14 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) 15 Playing a single track (Single Track Play) 16 Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle Play) 17 C[...]

Basic Operations 4 Playing a CD Basic Operations Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 34). 1 Press 6 CD OPEN/CLOSE (direct power-on) and place the CD on the CD tray until it clicks into place. 2 Press ^ . (On the remote, press ( on the CD section.) The CD tray closes and the player plays all the tracks once. With the label side up Display P[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 5 Use these buttons for additional operations Tip Next time you want to listen to a CD, just press ^ . The player turns on automatically and starts playing the CD. To Press adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote) stop playback p pause playback ^ ( P on the remote) . Press again to resume play aft[...]

Basic Operations 6 Listening to the radio Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 34). 1 Press RADIO BAND until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on). 2 Hold down TUNING TIME SET + or – (TUNE + or – on the remote) until the frequency digits begin to change in the display. The player automatically scans the radio freque[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 7 Use these buttons for additional operations Tips • If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE•MONO/ST ISS (MODE on the remote) until “Mono” appears in the display and the radio will play in monaural. • Next time you want to listen to the radio, just press the RADIO BAND button. The player turns on automat[...]

Basic Operations 8 Playing a tape Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 34). 1 Press 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (high position) and TYPE IV (metal) tapes. 2 Press 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the compartment. 3 Press ( . (On the remote, press TAPE ( .) The player turn[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 9 Use these buttons for additional operations To Press adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote) stop playback p play the reverse side 9 fast-forward or rewind the tape ) or 0 eject the cassette 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE turn on/off the player POWER To select the direction mode of the tape Press DIR MODE r[...]

Basic Operations 10 Recor ding on a tape Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 34). To record on a MiniDisc or DAT recorder, connect the component (see page 36). 1 Press 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to open the tape compartment, and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. Press 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE again to close the compartment. 2 Select the [...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 11 3 Start recording. To record from the CD player: 1 Press r / P and then ( . (On the remote, while keeping r / P pressed, press TAPE ( .) 2 Press ^ to start playing the CD tracks. To record from the radio: Press r / P and then ( . Note On the player, press ( within 4 seconds after r / P is pressed. Recording from[...]

The CD Player 12 Using the display You can check information about the CD using the display. The CD Player DISPLAY Checking the total track number and playing time Press DISPLAY in stop mode. Total track number Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY while playing a CD. To display Press DISPLAY the current track number once and the remaining time[...]

The CD Player The CD Player 13 Locating a specific track You can quickly locate any track using the number buttons. You can also find a specific point in a track while playing a CD. To locate Press a specific track directly number button of the track. a point while listening to = or + while playing the sound and hold down until you find the point. [...]

The CD Player 14 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) You can play tracks repeatedly in normal, shuffle or program play modes (see pages 16 - 18.). Note When you repeat a single track or all the tracks, make sure neither “SHUF” nor “PGM” is lit in the display. If either is lit, turn it off by pressing p on the CD section. On the player ?[...]

The CD Player The CD Player 15 Playing a single track (Single Track Play) You can play a single track once, and stop the player automatically. 1 Press p on the CD section. “Cd” appears in the display. 2 Press MODE until “1TRACK” appears in the display. 3 Press the number buttons to select the track you want to play. To cancel Single Track P[...]

The CD Player 16 Playing tracks in random or der (Shuffle Play) You can play tracks in random order. 1 Press p on the CD section. “Cd” appears in the display. 2 Press MODE until “SHUF” appears in the display. 3 Press ( on the CD section to start shuffle play. To cancel Shuffle Play Press MODE until “SHUF” disappears from the display. ( [...]

The CD Player The CD Player 17 Cr eating your own pr ogram (Program Play) While listening to the CD, you can select the track you want and arrange the playing order of up to 20 tracks on a CD. 1 Press p on the CD section. "Cd" appears in the display. 2 Press MODE until “PGM” appears in the display. 3 Press the number buttons to select[...]

The CD Player 18 To cancel Program Play Press MODE until “PGM” disappears from the display. To check the order of tracks before play Press ENTER•MEMORY CHECK on the player in stop mode until “CHECK” appears in the display. As you press = or + , the track number appears in the programmed order. To change the current program Change before s[...]

The Radio The Radio 19 The Radio Pr esetting radio stations You can store radio stations into the player's memory. You can preset up to 20 radio stations, 10 for each band in any order. RADIO BAND 1 Press RADIO BAND until the band you want appears in the display. 2 Hold down AUTO PRESET until “AUTO” appears in the display. The stations are[...]

The Radio 20 Playing pr eset radio stations Once you've preset the stations, use the number buttons on the remote or PRESET +/– on the player to tune in your favorite stations. BAND 1 Press BAND to tune in the band you want. 2 Press the number buttons to display the preset number of the station you want. On the player Use PRESET + or – to [...]

The Tape Player The Tape Player 21 Finding the beginning of a track The player detects a blank between the tracks, and locates the beginning of the next/following track. The Tape Player 0 , ) While playing a tape, press ) or 0 . Playing side The beginning The beginning of the next track of the current track Upper side ( ( ) ) 0 Reverse side ( 9 ) 0[...]

The Tape Player 22 Recor ding the tracks on CD by specifying the tape length There are three options in editorial recording: • Recording all the tracks in the original CD order (EDIT ALL) • Recording programed tracks (EDIT PGM) • Recording a single track you have selected (EDIT 1TRACK) EDIT 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE Recording all the tracks on CD (ED[...]

The Tape Player The Tape Player 23 Tip To check the total recording time on the upper side and the reverse side: Press ENTER• MEMORY CHECK before starting recording. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: “total recording time on the upper side” n “total recording time on the reverse side” n “the total track num[...]

The Tape Player 24 Recording the tracks on CD by specifying the tape length (continued) Recording programed tracks (EDIT PGM) The first half of the programed tracks will be recorded on one side of the tape, and the second half will be recorded on the other side. According to the tape you use, you can set the total recording time. 1 Press p on the C[...]

The Tape Player The Tape Player 25 Tips • If you made a mistake, press CANCEL. The track programed last will be cleared. Re- program it. • To check the order of tracks, press ENTER• MEMORY CHECK after step 6 until “CHECK” appears in the display. Press = or + to display the track number in the programmed order. • To check the total recor[...]

The Tape Player 26 Recording the tracks on CD by specifying the tape length (continued) Recording a single track (EDIT 1TRACK) EDIT 1TRACK is useful to record the first track of single CD, and to record a track from a number of different CDs. Recorded on the both sides mode “ ” is automatically selected. 1 Insert a blank tape into the tape comp[...]

The Tape Player The Tape Player 27 4 Press = or + to select the track you want to program. 5 Press r/P and press TAPE ( to record on the upper side or TAPE 9 to record on the reverse side. Recording will start for the selected track. When recording of the track is finished, the CD player and the cassette deck stop. The total number of tracks record[...]

The Timer 28 Setting the clock “--:--” indication appears in the display until you set the clock. The Timer Tips • The time display system of this player is the 12-hour system: AM12:00 = midnight PM12:00 = noon • When you operate the player on AC power, “:” flashes as long as the clock goes. CLOCK Before you begin, connect to the power [...]

The Timer 29 The Timer STANDBY TIMER Before you begin, make sure the t (clock) indication is not lit in the display. If it is lit, press STANDBY. 1 Prepare the music source you want to play. Source Do this C d Insert a CD. RAdIO Tune in a station. TAPE Insert a tape. LINE Turn on the equipment connected to LINE IN. 2 Press TIMER to display the t in[...]

The Timer 30 Tip If you made a mistake, press CANCEL. The setting entered last will be cleared. Re-enter it. 4 Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want the music to go on. 1 Press TUNING TIME SET + or – to set the hour and press ENTER•MEMORY CHECK. 2 Press TUNING TIME SET + or – to set the minutes, and press ENTER•MEMORY CHECK. 5 [...]

The Timer 31 The Timer Falling asleep to music 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. SLEEP 1 Play the music source you want. 2 Press SLEEP to display “SLEEP.” 3 Press SLEEP to select the minutes when the player goes off automatically. Each[...]

The Timer 32 Timer -r ecor ding 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. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Setting the clock” on page 28). Before you begin, make sure the t (clock) indication is not lit in the displ[...]

The Timer 33 The Timer 5 Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want to start recording. 1 Press TUNING TIME SET + or – to set the hour and press ENTER•MEMORY CHECK. 2 Press TUNING TIME SET + or – to set the minutes, and press ENTER•MEMORY CHECK. 6 Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want to stop recording. (Do as step 5.) [...]

Setting Up 34 Setting Up Choosing the power sour ces You can use the AC power or batteries as a power source. Use the AC power source whenever you record since recording consumes much power. 14 Battery compartment AC IN 1 Inserting the back-up batteries Insert four size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied) into the battery compartment. These batteries [...]

Setting Up 35 Setting Up 3 Inserting batteries into the remote Insert two size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied) Replacing batteries With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months. When the remote no longer operates the player, replace all the batteries with new ones. 4 Using the player on batteries Insert eight size D (R20) batteri[...]

Setting Up 36 Connecting optional components You can record a 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 connections. For details, refer to the instruction manual of the component to be connected. MD (LINE) Recordin[...]

Setting Up 37 Setting Up Tip You can record the sound of the connected component. Insert a blank tape into the tape compartment, and press r / P then TAPE ( (page 11). TV, VCR, MiniDisc player/recorder, etc. Rear panel of this player 1 Remove the jack cover from the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT (CD) jack of this player and connect the jack with the digital [...]

Setting Up 38 Listening through the speakers of other audio equipment 1 Connect the LINE OUT jack of this player with the analog line input jack of the amplifier using the audio connecting cable (not supplied) . 2 Turn on the power of this player and the amplifier and start playing sound on this player. Amplifier to analog line input jack Audio con[...]

Setting Up 39 Setting Up Selecting the audio emphasis (Sound Mode/MEGA BASS) You can adjust the audio emphasis of the sound you are listening to. SOUND MEGA BASS Selecting the sound characteristic Press SOUND to select the audio emphasis you want. Each time the button is pressed, the display changes. Choose For Rock’n’roll music: powerful, clea[...]

Additional Information 40 Pr ecautions Additional Information On placement • Do not leave the player in a location near heat sources, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust or mechanical shock. • Do not place the player on an inclined or unstable place. • Do not place anything within 10 mm of the side of the cabinet. The ven[...]

Additional Information 41 Notes on CDs • Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the CD from the center out. • Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs. • Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it[...]

Additional Information 42 T r oubleshooting General Remedy • Press POWER to turn on the player. • Connect the AC power cord to the AC IN socket and a wall outlet securely. • Make sure the batteries are inserted correctly. • Replace all the batteries with new ones if they are weak. • Insert dry batteries. You cannot operate the player on r[...]

Additional Information 43 Remedy • If you are listening to an FM program near the TV with an indoor antenna, move the player away from the TV. • Insert the tape properly and close the tape compartment securely. • Replace all the batteries with new ones. • Make sure the safety tab of the tape in the tape compartment is in place. • Press p [...]

Additional Information 44 Troubleshooting (continued) The player uses a built-in micro computer for its various operations. Due to change in power supply conditions, etc., operation may sometimes become unstable. After trying the above remedies, if the player still does not function properly, unplug the AC power cord and remove all the batteries. A[...]

Additional Information 45 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[...]

Additional Information 46 Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION With 3-ohm loads, both channel driven from 150 - 8,000 Hz; rated 2 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[...]

Additional Information 47 Index A Audio emphasis 39 B Batteries for memory 34 for player 35 for remote 35 C CD Player 12 Cleaning cabinet 45 CD 41 tape heads and path 45 Connecting AC power cord 34 optional components 36 Creating your own program 17 D Demagnetizing the tape heads 45 Display 12 E, F, G, H EDIT 1TRACK 26 EDIT ALL 22 EDIT PGM 24 I, J,[...]

Additional Information 48 Sony Corporation Printed in China[...]