Sony CDP-CX450 Operating Instructions

Sony CDP-CX450 - Compact Disc Player Manual

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    4-229-367-12 (1) Compact Disc Player Operating Instructions CDP-CX450  2000 Sony Corporation
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    you for purchasing this Sony Compact Disc Player. Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. About This Manual The instructions in this manual are for model CDP-CX450. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
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    Using the Player with Another Component Controlling Another CD Player (Advanced Mega Control 41 Playing Alternately (No-Delay Play/X-Fade Play 42 Controlling the Player by Another Unit 43 Additional Information Precautions ...44 Notes on CDs ...44 Troubleshooting ...45 Specifications ...45 Index
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    the power of each component before making the connections. CONTROL A1 MONITOR OUT DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) CD player To an AC outlet To line output (L) To line output (R) z When to replace batteries If E flashes in the remote's display, replace all the batteries with new alkaline batteries. Use
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    . CD player L L R R IN 2ND CD OUT ANALOG Amplifier INPUT CD L Sony components. For details, refer to the supplementary "CONTROL A1 Control System" instructions. Connecting the AC power cord Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet. Note on placement of the player Be sure to place the player
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    ART. HIT TRACK GROUP ART. MIN STEP SEC *DISC-1****** ALL 1 DISCS SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 GROUP PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD TEXT NO DELAY CD1 CD2 CD3 Current command mode For details on how to operate the second player, see "Controlling Another CD Player" on page 41 and "Playing Alternately" on
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    *CD1[CD2]CD3* ALL 1 DISCS SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 GROUP PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD TEXT NO DELAY CD1 CD2 CD3 Current command mode 4 Turn the JOG dial to select CD1 or CD2, then push the JOG dial again. Component During remote operations, point the remote toward the player at all times. To
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    is displayed, then press YES. If you connect to the Sony CD player CDP-CX260 or CDP-CX88ES, press OPERATE on the transmitter/ receiver to turn it off, and set the 2-way remote system of the player to on. Note If you use this player with a receiver/amplifier, turn the receiver/amplifier on when using
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    player data in the remote The remote checks and stores the player data such as the command mode sent from the player(s) so that you can use the remote to control the player(s). Turn on the player key. When you connect another CD player, the disc data in the second CD player also appears. CD1 Ma s
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    all the data stored in the remote (page 31), follow the procedure above to turn the backlight off again. Inserting CDs You can insert up to 400 discs into this player. ?/1 OPEN/CLOSE JOG I / 1 Top view of the disc slot Playing position Rotary table Loading position 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the
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    STEP SEC SONYHITS***** ALL 1 DISCS SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 GROUP PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD TEXT NO DELAY CD1 CD2 CD3 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to insert more discs. 6 Close the front cover by pressing OPEN/CLOSE. The rotary table turns and the disc slot at the loading position is set to the
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    the front cover. z To remove discs easily After following steps 1 to 3 of "Inserting CDs" on page 10, press A (DISC EJECT). The disc in the selected slot moves up and you can remove the disc easily. When you press A again, the disc returns to the loaded position. If the disc does not return to the
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    Go to the next disc Z Press DISC SKIP + once. Hold down the button to skip other discs. Go back to the preceding disc Z Press DISC SKIP - once. Hold down the button to skip other discs. Go to a specific track directly Z Press the number button of the track on the remote. When you directly
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    Playing CDs Locating a specific track or a point in a track while observing the remote display TRACK Easy scroll key H ./> m/M PLAYER SELECT TRACK MENU BACK PUSH ENTER CONTINUE PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT NAME SCAN DISC SKIP SCROLL BACK 1 During stop mode, press TRACK. CD1 Di sc123 *D I SC -
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    ART. HIT TRACK GROUP ART. MIN STEP SEC *DISC-20***** ALL 1 DISCS SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 GROUP PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD TEXT NO DELAY CD1 CD2 CD3 Current track number Next disc number Playing time of the track NEXT DISC 2nd PLAYER DISC Current disc number The large display shows up to 13
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    the JOG dial to start play. To skip discs quickly Press +100. Each time you press +100, the player skips 100 discs. Locating a disc by searching for a specific Disc Name (Name Search) You can search for and locate a desired disc by the first character of the Disc Name (see page 27). The Name Search
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    sure to load the Disc Name data into the remote's memory by following the procedure in "Loading the Custom Files into the remote" on page 30. TRACK Easy scroll key H PLAYER SELECT TRACK MENU BACK PUSH ENTER NAME SCAN CONTINUE PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT NAME SCAN DISC SKIP SCROLL DISC Number
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    1 GROUP PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD TEXT NO DELAY CD1 CD2 CD3 Next disc number or the Disc Name NEXT DISC 2nd PLAYER DISC Current disc number After the current disc is played, the next disc you have specified starts playing. If you want to skip to the next disc right away, push the JOG
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    SHUFFLE REPEAT H JOG 1 Open the front cover by pressing OPEN/CLOSE. 2 Press EASY PLAY. Slot 1 moves into loading position. 3 Insert the disc in slot 1. 4 Press EASY PLAY. The EASY PLAY button is lit and the player starts playing the disc in slot 1. Note The Easy Play function can play only the
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    you want to skip to the next disc right away, push the JOG dial while playing the current disc. Notes • You cannot specify the next disc to play during ALL DISCS Shuffle Play. • Even if you press x or turn off the player during ALL DISCS Shuffle Play, the player remembers which discs or tracks were
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    Turn the JOG dial until the desired disc number appears in the display. 2nd NEXT DISC ART. HIT TRACK GROUP ART. MIN STEP SEC *DISC-20***** ALL 1 DISCS SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 GROUP PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD TEXT NO DELAY CD1 CD2 CD3 3 To program a whole disc, skip this step. Turn the . AMS
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    CLEAR" appears in the display. Creating a program using the remote Z MENU Easy scroll key H > PROGRAM PLAYER SELECT TRACK MENU BACK PUSH ENTER CONTINUE PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT NAME SCAN DISC SKIP SCROLL CAPS SPACE DISC DEL Number buttons >10 DISC DEL GROUP SPACE SCROLL CAPS &!? ABC DEF
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    the corresponding number to enter a track number from 1 to 9. The disc being programmed Playing order 2nd NEXT DISC ART. HIT TRACK GROUP ART. MIN STEP SEC *DISC-20***** ALL 1 DISCS SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 GROUP PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD TEXT NO DELAY CD1 CD2 CD3 The track being programmed
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    Playing CDs Labeling the program Z 1 Press MENU. CD1 Name s ea r c h P cursor disappears and the first space for the Disc Name flashes. Each time you press the button 6 PQRS TUV WXYZ ARTIST HIT MODE LIST 7 8 9 -- MEGA -- ENTER X-FADE NO DELAY 10 10/0 NAME INPUT CURSOR ENTER Characters
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    CDs i t e P r og r am A : ( AB ) [ SONY ] 3 Input the correct character. To correct the character currently being input ( TRACK1 ) Program Play starts when the player finishes loading the program data from the remote. If the player fails in loading, the following message appears. Press the Easy
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    Playing CDs Using the Timer You can start playing a disc at any given time by connecting a timer (not supplied). Refer also to the instructions for the timer if you need help. TIMER Play mode buttons Fading In or Out You can manually fade the sound in or out to prevent tracks from starting or
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    (see page 15). When you replace a disc with a CD TEXT disc, the disc title of the CD TEXT disc is also stored automatically. Note that you cannot change the Disc Name of a CD TEXT disc. z You can label discs while the front cover is open Labeling discs on the player MENU/NO YES JOG Where are
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    NEXT DISC ART. HIT TRACK GROUP ART. MIN STEP SEC S************ ALL 1 DISCS SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 GROUP PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD TEXT YES to store the Disc Name. Erasing the Disc Name 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in "Labeling discs on the player" on page 27 to select the Disc Name you want to
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    About CDs (Custom Files) Labeling discs using the remote Z CAPS SPACE DISC DEL Number buttons PLAYER SELECT TRACK MENU BACK PUSH ENTER DISC DEL GROUP SPACE SCROLL CAPS &!? ABC DEF 1 2 3 GHI JKL MNO CHECK CLEAR 4 5 6 PQRS TUV WXYZ 7 8 9 ARTIST HIT MODE LIST -- MEGA -- ENTER
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    player, you can load the Disc Name (Disc Memo) of the 2nd player into the remote. MENU Easy scroll key PLAYER SELECT TRACK MENU BACK PUSH ENTER DISC DEL GROUP SPACE SCROLL CAPS &!? ABC DEF 1 2 3 GHI JKL MNO CHECK CLEAR 4 5 6 PQRS TUV WXYZ 7 8 9 ARTIST HIT MODE LIST -- MEGA
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    . CD1 Ma s t e r p l a y e r D i s c Name l oad D I SC140 4 When the remote finishes reading the data, "Data loading complete!" appears in the remote's display. Note If you add Disc Names on the player, select "Disc Name" to load them into the remote in Step 3 above. 3 Move the cursor to "Memory
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    Specific Tracks (Delete Bank) You can delete unwanted tracks and store only the tracks you want. When you select the disc containing a Delete Bank, the player NEXT DISC ART. HIT TRACK GROUP ART. MIN STEP SEC *DISC-20***** ALL 1 DISCS SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 GROUP PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD
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    Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Grouping Discs (Group File) 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 eight groups. Each disc can be put into only one group. Once you classify discs, you can
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    CDs YES. The Group Name is erased. Playing discs in a group on the player (Group Play) You can enjoy Continuous disc within a group by scanning or searching for Disc Names See "Locating a disc by searching for a specific Disc Name (Name Search)" on page 16, or "To locate a disc by scanning each Disc
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    Group Play by pressing the GROUP button. z When the player is in the Shuffle play mode Playback starts by pressing H in step 3. z You can specify the disc by pressing the DISC SKIP +/ - button Notes • When you control another CD player using the remote's display (see page 41), you may not be able
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    Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Classifying Discs According to Artist Name (Artist File) You can classify discs by storing Artist Names into the player and assigning them to each disc. Each Artist Name can use up to 20 characters. Once you assign an Artist Name to a disc, you can enjoy
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    Name appears in the display. The Artist Names are displayed in alphabetical order. 2nd NEXT DISC ART. HIT TRACK GROUP ART. MIN STEP SEC MR.SONY****** ALL 1 DISCS SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 GROUP PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD TEXT NO DELAY CD1 CD2 CD3 6 Press the JOG dial to assign the Artist Name
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    procedure in "Loading the Custom Files into the remote" on page 30. MENU Easy scroll key PLAYER SELECT TRACK MENU BACK PUSH ENTER DISC DEL GROUP SPACE SCROLL CAPS &!? ABC DEF 1 2 3 GHI JKL MNO CHECK CLEAR 4 5 6 PQRS TUV WXYZ 7 8 9 ARTIST HIT MODE LIST -- MEGA -- ENTER X-FADE
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    the procedure in "Loading the Custom Files into the remote" on page 30. H . AMS > PLAYER SELECT TRACK MENU BACK PUSH ENTER DISC DEL GROUP SPACE SCROLL CAPS &!? ABC DEF 1 2 3 GHI JKL MNO CHECK CLEAR 4 5 6 PQRS TUV WXYZ 7 8 9 ARTIST HIT MODE LIST -- MEGA -- ENTER X-FADE NO
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    remote, press ENTER. z The Hit List remains until erased Even if you replace discs, the Hit List you create remains. Therefore, the player to input the characters. z You can store a CD TEXT disc's track titles in the Hit List The CD TEXT disc's track title is stored as a Hit Title automatically
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    on this player. The MEGA CONTROL button and "2nd" in the display light up. The display shows the current disc number or Disc Name of the second player. 2nd NEXT DISC AT. HIT TRACK GROUP AT. MIN STEP SEC *DISC-4****** ALL 1 DISCS SHUFFLE REPEAT GROUP PROGRAM 1 2 3 DELETE FILE FADE MULTI CD TEXT
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    2 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD TEXT NO DELAY CD1 CD2 CD3 3 Push the JOG dial. This player starts loading. (Loading takes about one minute.) Labeling discs of the second CD player You can label discs of the second CD player or change the Disc Names loaded from the second CD player. Playing Alternately
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    play, you can start X-Fade manually at any point you like. Note that you cannot do this operation while the sound from both players is mixed. Notes • Play starts from the second player if you start play while the MEGA CONTROL button is lit. • When one player has played all the discs or tracks in the
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    • Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened 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. • Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. • Do not expose the disc
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    troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. There's no sound. , Check that the player is connected securely. , Make sure you operate the amplifier correctly. The CD does not play. , There's no CD inside the player ("-NO DISC
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    22 checking 22 erasing 22 R Remote control 4 Repeating 20 Rotary table 10 S Searching. See Locating Selecting the language 15 Shuffle Play 20 Specifying the next disc 18 Storing information about CDs 27 specific tracks 32 T Timer play 26 Troubleshooting 45 U, V, W Unpacking 4 X, Y, Z X-Fade Play 42
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4-229-367-
12
(1)
2000 Sony Corporation
CDP-CX450
Operating Instructions
Compact Disc
Player