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Notes

•  Do not charge any rechargeable battery other than 

an NH-7WMAA (supplied) using this AC power 
adaptor.

•  If you press 

 on the jog lever during charging, 

charging stops and playback of the CD starts.

•  If you connect the AC power adaptor to player 

during playback, play stops and charging starts. 

•  During charging, the player and the rechargeable 

battery become hot. This poses no danger.

•  Connect the AC power adaptor securely. Make 

sure that the OPERATION lamp on the player 
lights up. Unsecure connection interrupts charging 
or play.

•  Take out the rechargeable battery when the player 

is not to be used for a long time.

To remove the battery

Remove the battery as illustrated below.

Note on the useful life of the rechargeable 

battery and when to replace it

If the battery is new or has not been used for a 
long time, it may not charge completely.   
In that case, charge it until the OPERATION 
lamp goes off and then use the player until the 
battery is completely depleted (“Low Battery” 
appears on the display). Repeat this procedure 
several times. 
When the battery life is still shorter by about 
half of a normal charge after trying this 
procedure, replace the battery with a new 
rechargeable battery.

Note on carrying the rechargeable battery

Use the supplied battery carrying case 
to protect against unexpected heat. If the 
rechargeable battery comes into contact with 
the metallic objects, heat or fire may occur 
due to a short circuit.

To attach the battery compartment lid

If the battery compartment lid is detached 
by an accidental drop, excessive force, etc., 
attach it as illustrated below.

Checking the remaining 

power of the battery

The remaining power of the battery is 
indicated in the display as shown below. As 
the black indicator section decreases, the 
remaining power is depleted further.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 “Low Battery” *

* Beep sounds.

When the battery is depleted, charge the 
rechargeable battery or replace the dry battery 
with a new one.

Notes

•  The display shows the approximate battery power 

remaining. For example, one section does not 
always indicate one-fourth of the battery power.

•  Depending on the operating conditions, the display 

may increase or decrease relative to the actual 
power remaining.

Battery life 

1)

When using one NH-7WMAA rechargeable 

battery (charged for about 5 hours 

2)

)

G-PROTECTION

“1”

“2”

Audio CD

10

9

ATRAC CD 

3)

17

16

MP3 CD 

4)

12

11

12

D-NE520.GB.2-541-629-13(1)

Summary of Contents for Atrac3 CD Walkman D-NE520

Page 1: ...Printed in Malaysia 2005 Sony Corporation Atrac CD Walkman Portable CD Player Printed on 100 recycled paper using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil based ink Operating Instructions D NE520 2 541 629 13 1 ...

Page 2: ...f the CE marking is restricted to only those countries where it is legally enforced mainly in the countries EEA European Economic Area Disposal of Old Electrical Electronic Equipment Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead...

Page 3: ...ions 25 OPTION items 26 Connecting Other Devices 28 Additional Information Troubleshooting 29 Maintenance 32 Specifications 32 Optional Accessories 33 Index 34 Create Your Own ATRAC CDs 4 Which discs can you play on this CD player 5 Precautions 7 On safety 7 On the CD player 7 On handling CDs 7 On earphones headphones 7 Getting Started Checking the Supplied Accessories 8 Guide to Parts and Controls...

Page 4: ...Ds on your computer and creates original CDs It can be installed from the supplied CD ROM Create an ATRAC CD After selecting your favorite songs from music stored on your computer record them on a CD R CD RW using SonicStage Listen to them with this CD player You can take lots of songs wherever you go on your original CD Please see the supplied Installation Operating Guide for how to install Sonic...

Page 5: ...t rates and sampling frequencies this CD player can play are shown below Variable Bit Rate VBR files can also be played Bit rates Sampling frequencies MPEG 1 Layer3 32 320 kbps 32 44 1 48 kHz MPEG 2 Layer3 8 160 kbps 16 22 05 23 kHz MPEG 2 5 Layer3 8 160 kbps 8 11 025 12 kHz This CD player conforms to Version 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 of the ID3 tag format ID3 tag is a format for adding certain informati...

Page 6: ... disc A play list which contains an MP3 file playing order can also be played In the following example files are played in order of to File MP3 Group Maximum directory levels 8 Notes If ATRAC3plus files and MP3 files are recorded on the same CD this CD player plays the ATRAC3plus files first The playback capability of this CD player may vary depending on the quality of the disc and the condition of the ...

Page 7: ...on this CD player Attempting to do so may damage the CD player Do not use such discs On handling CDs To keep the CD clean handle it by its edge Do not touch the surface Do not stick paper or tape onto the CD Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts Do not leave the CD in a car parked under direct sunlight On earphones headphones Road safety Do not use earphones...

Page 8: ... only CD ROM SonicStage Do not play this CD ROM on an audio CD player including this player Operating instructions This book Installation Operating Guide Note Use only the supplied remote You cannot operate this player with any other remote To connect your earphones headphones to the remote Connect the plug of your earphones headphones to the remote securely 8 ...

Page 9: ...button page 16 17 stop CHARGE button page 11 15 17 22 24 26 Jog lever VOL Volume page 14 page 16 17 19 21 23 25 play pause page 14 17 19 21 23 25 DC IN 3V external power input jack page 11 13 headphones LINE OUT jack page 14 28 OPEN switch page 11 14 HOLD switch on the back of the CD player page 16 Clip VOL Volume control page 14 play pause button page 14 15 stop button page 15 This button has a t...

Page 10: ...age 16 19 22 23 25 Atrac3plus MP3 indicator page 5 Disc indicator page 14 23 Battery indicator page 11 12 23 Play list indicator Group indicator Bookmark indicator page 21 Play mode indicator page 20 Timer indicator page 26 Sound indicator page 23 10 ...

Page 11: ...ely charged the OPERATION lamp goes off and Charging disappears Continued Preparing a Power Source Use only the following batteries for your player Rechargeable battery Charge the rechargeable battery before using it for the first time or when it is depleted To maintain the original battery capacity longer charge the battery only when it is completely depleted Low Battery appears on the display NH ...

Page 12: ...l shorter by about half of a normal charge after trying this procedure replace the battery with a new rechargeable battery Note on carrying the rechargeable battery Use the supplied battery carrying case to protect against unexpected heat If the rechargeable battery comes into contact with the metallic objects heat or fire may occur due to a short circuit To attach the battery compartment lid If th...

Page 13: ... are not to be used for a long time remove them If battery leakage occurs wipe off any deposit left in the battery compartment and install new batteries If the deposit adheres to your skin wash it off thoroughly When using the AC power adaptor You can use the player powered by the AC power adaptor without batteries to an AC outlet AC power adaptor OPERATION lamp to DC IN 3V 1 Connect the AC power ...

Page 14: ...n the remote disc moves and the player starts playback Color of the OPERATION lamp changes according to the format type of the music source page 5 being played Red CD DA format Green ATRAC3plus format and Orange MP3 format 4 Adjust the volume by turning the VOL control on the remote VOL control On the CD player After placing the CD on the tray in step 2 press on the jog lever and adjust the volume...

Page 15: ...Press once Find the beginning of previous tracks 1 Press repeatedly Press repeatedly Find the beginning of the next track 1 Press once Press once Find the beginning of succeeding tracks 1 Press repeatedly Press repeatedly Go backwards quickly 1 3 Press and hold Press and hold Go forward quickly 1 3 Press and hold Press and hold Jump to succeeding groups2 Press group repeatedly Press group repeated...

Page 16: ...te to that of arrow Searching for Your Favorite Track File On the CD such as an ATRAC CD or an MP3 CD on which a number of files are recorded you can search for your favorite track file by viewing groups File View or by viewing a list of groups files List View In either case press the SEARCH button repeatedly Jog lever SEARCH Press to enter Flick to select Searching by viewing groups File View You ca...

Page 17: ...To cancel searching Press CHARGE on the CD player Checking CD information on the display You can check CD information on the display of the player Depending on the region in which you purchased your CD player the default language may not be ENGLISH Change the LANGUAGE setting if necessary page 26 When you are playing an MP3 CD containing files with an ID3 tag ID3 tag information is displayed When t...

Page 18: ...emaining time of the current file File view screen 1 When you are playing an audio CD containing text information such as CD TEXT information in parentheses is displayed 2 The displays appear only during normal play 3 During play artist name is not displayed if the disc does not have ID3 tag information When the list of group names file names appears on the display artist name and group name are not...

Page 19: ...tions you choose repeat play page 22 1 Press DSPL MENU on the player until the menu screen appears PLAY MODE SOUND OPTION 2 Turn the jog lever toward to select PLAY MODE and press 3 Turn the jog lever toward to select the playback option The default setting is ALL normal play 4 Press on the jog lever 5 When REPEAT appears select ON or OFF and press on the jog lever To return to normal play On the ...

Page 20: ... starts in track number order not in the order you added the Bookmarks page 21 PLAYLIST m3u play list play Tracks in the selected m3u play list are played MP3 CD only page 21 AUTO RANKING Auto ranking play The tracks you have played most frequently from the CD are played from the 10th to the first RANKING SHUF Auto ranking shuffle play Up to 32 tracks which the player has automatically memorized as ...

Page 21: ...g lever toward to select PLAY MODE and press 5 Flick the jog lever toward to select BOOKMARK and then press To remove Bookmarks During play of a track with a Bookmark press and hold on the player until disappears Notes If you try to add Bookmarks to tracks on an 11th CD on a 6th CD when playing ATRAC CDs MP3 CDs the Bookmarks of the CD you played first will be erased All Bookmarks stored in memory ...

Page 22: ...ep 2 to select tracks in your favorite order You can select up to 64 tracks When you finish entering the 64th track the track number selected first audio CD file name ATRAC CD MP3 CD appears on the display If you select 65 tracks or more the tracks selected first are erased one by one 4 Press on the jog lever Playback starts in the selected order To check the program 1 While the player stopped select ...

Page 23: ...apes stored in memory for each frequency range SOUND Frequency range 4 Flick the jog lever toward to select the sound volume The sound volume can be adjusted in 7 levels Sound volume SOUND 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to make adjustments for the remaining 2 frequency ranges and then press on the jog lever To return to the previous screen On the CD player press CHARGE To cancel the adjustment operation On...

Page 24: ...w range audio HEAVY Powerful sounds further emphasizing high and low ranges compared with ACTIVE sound CUSTOM Customized sound see page 23 for details CLEARBASS Bass sound settiing OFF Normal sound quality 1 Emphasizing bass sound 2 Emphasizing bass sound more than 1 3 Emphasizing bass sound more than 2 Note If you change the setting of the EQUALIZER items after you have set the CLEARBASS items th...

Page 25: ... and the playback order of the groups files 1 Press DSPL MENU on the player until the menu screen appears 2 Turn the jog lever toward to select OPTION and press 3 Flick the jog lever toward to select the item you want to set up and press 4 Flick the jog lever toward to select an option and press When you are setting the LANGUAGE or PLAY ORDER repeat step 4 Continued 25 Playback ...

Page 26: ...hout limiting the volume level ON The maximum volume is limited to protect your hearing TIMER Off timer OFF The timer does not work ON 1 99 min is displayed on the player You can check the remaining playback time by selecting this option during play Turn the VOL control on the remote repeatedly to increase or decrease the length of time by 5 minutes or keep turning the VOL control to increase or d...

Page 27: ...music source in the order of group names CD EXTRA 1 4 Playback by disc format OFF Set to OFF as long as you can play your CD normally ON If you cannot play your CD Extra set to ON You may play it 1 You can set this up only while the player is stopped 2 AVLS is an abbreviation of the Automatic Volume Limiter System 3 This function works only for ATRAC CDs 4 This function works only for audio CDs an...

Page 28: ...D sound set G PROTECTION to 1 in the OPTION menu Connecting Other Devices You can listen to CDs through a stereo system and record CDs on a MiniDisc or a cassette tape See the instruction manual that comes with the device you want to connect Be sure to turn off all devices before making the connections and changing the settings explained below Connecting cord minijack not supplied Right red to i h...

Page 29: ...edly on the player AVLS is set to ON Set it to OFF page 26 AUDIO OUT is set to LINE OUT Set it to HEADPHONE page 26 No sound or noise is heard Connect the earphones headphones plugs firmly The plugs are dirty Clean the earphones headphones plugs with a dry soft cloth periodically The volume cannot be adjusted AUDIO OUT is set to LINE OUT Adjust the volume using the volume control on the connected d...

Page 30: ...recommended is being used Use only the supplied AC power adaptor or the car battery cord recommended in Optional Accessories page 33 The CD does not play or No Disc appears on the display when a CD is placed in the player The CD is dirty or defective Clean it or change it Check that the CD is inserted with the label side up page 14 Moisture condensation has occurred Leave the CD player aside for s...

Page 31: ... to its normal operating condition is flashing quickly on the display and you cannot locate the beginning of the track or a specific point in the track The CD player has entered the preparation stage of Bookmark play Change the PLAY MODE setting to ALL page 20 Even though you have not selected BOOKMARK Bookmark flashes If you have selected the playback option other than BOOKMARK Bookmark flashes Play ...

Page 32: ...s stereo minijack Approx 5 mW Approx 5 mW at 16 Ω Approx 1 5 mW Approx 1 5 mW at 16 Ω For the customers in Europe Power requirements Sony NH 7WMAA rechargeable battery 1 2 V DC 1 LR6 size AA battery 1 5 V DC 1 AC power adaptor DC IN 3V jack 220 V 50 Hz Model for China 120 V 60 Hz Model for Mexico Operating temperature 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F Dimensions w h d excluding projecting parts and controls Appr...

Page 33: ... Earphones except for the customers in France MDR EX71SL MDR J20SP Earphones for the customers in France MDR E808SP Specifications for AC power adaptors vary for each area Check your local voltage and the shape of the plug before purchasing Your dealer may not handle some of the accessories listed above Please ask the dealer for detailed information about the accessories in your country region 33 A...

Page 34: ... 23 24 E Earphones 8 EQUALIZER 22 24 F File View 16 G G PROTECTION 26 GROUP 21 27 Group 6 GROUP SHUFFLE 20 21 H HEADPHONE 26 28 HEAVY 24 HOLD function 16 I ID3 tag 17 INTRO 20 L LANGUAGE 26 LINE OUT 26 28 List View 17 M m3u play list play 21 MENU 26 Mix Mode CD 5 MP3 CD 5 O OPTION 26 Optional Accessories 33 P Pause 15 Play 15 PLAYLIST 20 PLAY MODE 19 20 PLAY ORDER 27 POWER SAVE 27 PROGRAM 20 21 R ...

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