User manual SONY XPZ5

[. . . ] 16 CONNECTING TO AN EXTERNAL UNIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 TERMINOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] · When a disc is placed upside-down or a defective disc is inserted, playback does not start even if you press ePLAY/ PAUSE. To cancel the Hold function Release the HOLD switch (b b). Be sure to cancel the Hold function before starting playback. 8 ENGLISH Turning the power off ST F /OF OP Adjusting the volume Standby mode/Auto Power-Off function When playback finishes or sSTOP/OFF is pressed to stop playback, the unit goes to Standby mode. If no operation is performed within 60 seconds in Standby mode, the power is turned off automatically (Auto Power-Off function). Turn the VOL control to adjust the volume. The volume increases by turning it to the right. Connecting the headphones Connect the supplied headphones to the \ jack of the unit. ENGLISH To turn the power off manually Press sSTOP/OFF in Standby mode. ENGLISH 9 BEFORE PLAYBACK Inserting a disc 1 Slide the OPEN switch to open the disc compartment. To remove the disc Pick up the disc, holding its edge, while holding the pivot gently pressed. OPEN 2 Place a disc in the center with the label side facing up. Notes on discs · The unit may not play CD-R/RW discs recorded on some kinds of personal computers or CD-R/RW recorders because of differences in recording platforms. · DO NOT attach stickers or other adhesive objects on either side of the disc. · DO NOT leave or store the disc in an area exposed to direct sunlight or high humidity. · To remove dust or dry particles, see "Maintenance" on page 21. 3 Close the disc compartment. 10 ENGLISH PLAYBACK 2 4 3 1 "rEAd" appears on the display. It may take a few seconds to read the disc, then playback starts from the first track. For about 40 seconds flashes on the display while the unit is storing the playback sound in the memory buffer. MP3 disc 1 Connect the supplied headphones to the \ jack. 4 Press ePLAY/PAUSE. PLAY/PAUSE ENGLISH Audio disc a MP3 disc indicator b Album number c Track number d Elapsed playing time "rEAd" appears on the display. After the disc is read, appears on the display, and playback starts from the first track of Album 1. a Track number b Elapsed playing time ENGLISH 11 PLAYBACK Basic operation · If you press sSTOP/OFF to stop playback and do not perform any operation within 60 seconds in Standby mode, the Auto PowerOff function turns the power off. If you press e PLAY/PAUSE in Standby mode, playback restarts from the first track (not from the point where you stopped playback). Notes on MP3 disc playback To stop To pause Press sSTOP/OFF. Release the button at the desired passage. Press GALBUM SKIP to skip to the first track of the next album. Press FALBUM SKIP to skip to the first track of the previous album. To search for the beginning of a track To locate a desired passage To change albums (MP3 disc only) Notes on audio disc playback · During pause, the track number and elapsed playing time flash on the display. · The time necessary to read an MP3 disc depends on the number of recorded tracks and the complexity of the album tree. · For MP3 disc playback, the E·A·S·S PLUS function is automatically turned on, and cannot be canceled (see "E·A·S·S PLUS function" on page 13). · During pause, the album number, track number and elapsed playing time flash on the display. · During MP3 disc playback, you cannot monitor the sound while holding r or t pressed. · If you press sSTOP/OFF to stop MP3 disc playback and do not perform any operation within 60 seconds in Standby mode, the Auto Power-Off function turns the power off. If you press ePLAY/PAUSE in Standby mode, playback restarts from the beginning of the track where you stopped playback. 12 ENGLISH OTHER PLAYBACK FUNCTIONS E·A·S·S PLUS (Electronic AntiShock System) function The E·A·S·S PLUS function reduces skipping or muting of the sound when the unit is subjected to shocks. [. . . ] This is called "nesting" of folders. The maximum depth of nesting allowed under ISO 9660 is 8. 2 TAO (Track At Once) utility Data are written to a disc track by track. Data can be added to a disc on which data were written with the TAO utility. Filename extension A 3-character string added to a filename under a Windows or DOS environment is called a "filename extension. " A filename extension is used mainly to identify types of files. The filename extension for MP3 files is ". mp3. " 3 Packet-writing utility Tracks are divided into smaller pieces while being recorded, depending on the size of available spaces on a disc. [. . . ]