Sony HCD-NEZ30 Service Manual - Page 6

HCD-NEZ30 Ver. 1.1 SECTION 2 GENERAL This section is extracted from instruction manual. Basic Operations *Except for the North American model Before using the system To use the remote Slide and remove the battery compartment lid , and insert the two supplied R6 (size AA) batteries, side first, matching the polarities shown below. Notes on using the remote • With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months. • Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix different types of batteries. • If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion. To set the clock 1 Turn on the system. Press (power) . 2 Select the clock set mode. Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the remote. If the current mode appears on the display, press / on the remote repeatedly to select "CLOCK" and then press ENTER on the remote. 3 Set the time. Press / on the remote repeatedly to set the hour, and then press ENTER on the remote. Use the same procedure to set the minute. The clock settings are lost when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs. Selecting a music source Press the following buttons (or press FUNCTION repeatedly). To select Press CD CD on the remote. Tuner TUNER/BAND . Tape TAPE on the remote. Component (connected FUNCTION repeatedly using an audio cord) until "AUDIO IN" appears. Adjusting the sound To adjust the volume Press VOLUME +/- on the remote (or turn the VOLUME control on the unit) . To add a sound effect To Press Generate a more dynamic DSGX sound (Dynamic Sound Generator X-tra) on the unit. Set the sound effect EQ on the remote repeatedly to select "BASS" or "TREBLE," and then press / repeatedly to adjust the level. Playing a CD/MP3 disc 1 Select the CD function. Press CD on the remote. 2 Place a disc. Press PUSH OPEN/CLOSE on the unit, and place a disc with the label side up on the CD compartment. To close the CD compartment, press PUSH OPEN/ CLOSE on the unit. PUSH OPEN/CLOSE 3 Start playback. Press (play) on the remote (or CD/ pause) on the unit). (play/ To Pause playback Stop playback Select a folder on an MP3 disc Select a track or file Find a point in a track or file Select Repeat Play Press (pause) on the remote (or CD/ (play/pause) on the unit). To resume play, press the button again. (stop) . +/- (select folder) . / (go back/go forward) . Hold down / (rewind/fast forward) during playback, and release the button at the desired point. REPEAT on the remote repeatedly until "REPEAT" or "REPEAT 1" appears. To change the play mode Press PLAY MODE repeatedly while the player is stopped. You can select normal play (" " for all MP3 files in the folder on the disc), shuffle play ("SHUF" or " SHUF*"), or program play ("PGM"). * When playing a CD-DA disc, (SHUF) Play performs the same operation as normal (SHUF) Play. Notes on Repeat Play • All tracks or files on a disc are played repeatedly up to five times. • "REPEAT 1" indicates that a single track or file is repeated until you stop it. Notes on playing MP3 discs • Do not save other types of files or unnecessary folders on a disc that has MP3 files. • Folders that have no MP3 files are skipped. • MP3 files are played back in the order that they are recorded onto the disc. • The system can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of ".MP3." • If there are files on the disc that have the ".MP3" file extension, but that are not MP3 files, the unit may produce noise or may malfunction. • The maximum number of: - folders is 150 (including the root folder). - MP3 files is 255. - MP3 files and folders that can be contained on a single disc is 256. - folder levels (the tree structure of files) is 8. • Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, recording device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play at all. Notes on playing multisession discs • If the disc begins with a CD-DA (or MP3) session, it is recognized as a CD-DA (or MP3) disc, and playback continues until another session is encountered. • A disc with a mixed CD format is recognized as a CD-DA (audio) disc. Listening to the radio 1 Select "FM" or "AM." Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly. 2 Select the tuning mode. Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until "AUTO" appears. 3 Tune in the desired station. Press +/- on the remote (or TUNING +/- on the unit) . Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned in, and then "TUNED" and "STEREO" (for stereo programs) appear. When you tune in a station that provides RDS services, the station name appears on the display (European model only). To stop automatic scanning Press (stop) . To tune in a station with a weak signal If "TUNED" does not appear and the scanning does not stop, press TUNING MODE repeatedly until "AUTO" and "PRESET" disappear, and then press +/- on the remote (or TUNING +/- on the unit) repeatedly to tune in the desired station. To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo station Press FM MODE on the remote repeatedly until "STEREO" disappears to turn off stereo reception. Playing a tape 1 Select the tape function. Press TAPE on the remote. 2 Insert a tape. Press PUSH OPEN/CLOSE on the unit, and insert the TYPE I (normal) tape into the cassette holder with the side you want to play facing forward. Make sure there is no slack in the tape to avoid damaging the tape or the tape deck. Press PUSH OPEN/CLOSE on the unit again to close the cassette holder. 3 Start playback. Press (play) on the remote (or TAPE/ (play/pause) on the unit). To Pause playback Stop playback Rewind or fast forward Press (pause) on the remote (or TAPE/ (play/pause) on the unit). To resume play, press the button again. (stop) . / (rewind/fast forward) . Changing the display To change Information on the display* Display mode (See below.) Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly when the system is on. DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly when the system is off. * For example, you can view CD/MP3 disc information, such as the track or file number or folder name during normal play, or the total play time while the player is stopped. The system offers the following display modes. Display mode When the system is off,1) Clock Power Saving Mode2) The clock is displayed. The display is turned off to conserve power. The timer and clock continue to operate. 1) The STANDBY indicator lights up when the system is off. 2) When the system is in Power Saving Mode, the following functions are unavailable: - setting the clock. - changing the AM tuning interval - changing the CD power manage function Notes on the display information • The following are not displayed; - total playing time for a CD-DA disc depending on the play mode. - total playing time for an MP3 disc. - remaining playing time for an MP3 file. • The following are not displayed correctly; - elapsed playing time of an MP3 file encoded using a VBR (variable bit rate). - folder and file names that do not follow either the ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format. • The following are displayed; - ID3 tag information for MP3 files when ID3 version 1 and version 2 tags are used. - up to 30 characters of ID3 tag information using uppercase letters (A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and symbols Using optional audio components To connect an optional headphones Connect headphones to the PHONES jack on the unit. To connect an optional component Connect additional audio component to the AUDIO IN jack on the unit using an audio analog cord (not supplied). Turn down the volume on the system, and then press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the AUDIO IN function. 6