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To remove the battery

Remove the battery 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, replace it 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 a Sony alkaline battery LR6 

(SG) (produced in Japan)

G-PROTECTION

“1” 

“2”

Audio CD

22

20

ATRAC CD 

2)

41

41

MP3 CD 

3)

31

31

RADIO ON 

32

1) Measured value using the JEITA (Japan 

Electronics and Information Technology 
Industries Association) 
Playing time shown is approximate hours, when 
you use the player on a flat and stable surface and 
“POWER SAVE” is set to “ON” (

 page 28).  

This value varies depending on how the player 
is used.

2) Recorded at 48 kbps
3) Recorded at 128 kbps

Notes on dry batteries

•  Do not throw the batteries into a fire.
•  Do not carry batteries in a pocket, etc. with coins 

or other metallic objects.  The battery can generate 
heat if its positive and negative terminals are 
accidentally allowed to come into contact with a 
metallic object.

•  Do not mix new batteries with old ones.
•  Do not use different types of batteries together.
•  When the batteries 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.

Continued 

13

Getting Started

D-NF430/NF431.GB.2-663-956-11(1)

Summary of Contents for CD Walkman D-NF430

Page 1: ...ATRAC CD Walkman FM AM Portable CD Player 2005 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions D NF430 NF431 2 663 956 11 1 ...

Page 2: ...portant announcements Thank you If you have any questions about this product you may call Sony Customer Information Services Center 1 866 456 7669 or http www sony com Declaration of Conformity Trade Name SONY Model No D NF430 Responsible Party Sony Electronics Inc Address 16450 W Bernardo Dr San Diego CA 92127 U S A Telephone No 858 942 2230 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Oper...

Page 3: ...l and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about recycling of this product please contact your loc...

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Page 5: ...D information on the display 18 Changing Playback Options PLAY MODE 20 Playback options PLAY MODE 21 Playing groups 22 Playing your favorite tracks Bookmark play 22 Playing your favorite play lists m3u play list play 22 Playing tracks in your favorite order PGM play 23 Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat play 23 Changing Sound Quality 24 Selecting the sound quality 24 Customizing sound quality 24 SOU...

Page 6: ...cStage Audio CDs MP3 files ATRAC CD Install SonicStage on your computer SonicStage is a software product that takes music from audio CDs or downloaded from the Internet onto your computer to create your own original CDs SonicStage can be downloaded from the specified site page 39 and installed on your computer The appropriate system environment to access the Internet is required For details refer to...

Page 7: ...ich audio data compressed in the MP3 format has been recorded Bit 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 24 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...

Page 8: ...Ds files are played in the order selected in SonicStage For MP3 CDs the playing order may differ depending on the method used to record MP3 files on the 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 ATRAC files and MP3 files are recorded on the same CD this CD player...

Page 9: ...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 headphones earphones Road safety Do not use headphone...

Page 10: ...MX2 RU6 models only AC plug adaptor 1 for D NF430 JED model only Operating instructions 1 For the area code of the model you purchased check the upper left side of the bar code on the package Note Use only the supplied remote You cannot operate this player with any other remote Connect the plug of your earphones headphones to the remote securely For D NF430 JED model and D NF431 1 E19 model only H...

Page 11: ...29 31 33 stop RADIO OFF button page 16 18 24 25 27 29 32 headphones jack page 15 DC IN 3 V jack page 14 HOLD switch on the back of the CD player page 17 OPEN switch page 12 15 SEARCH button page 17 18 31 DISPLAY MENU button page 19 20 22 24 26 29 30 32 33 stop RADIO ON BAND RADIO OFF button page 16 29 D NF430 USA Canadian models and D NF431 E92 2 E19 MX2 RU6 models VOL volumn buttons page 15 D NF4...

Page 12: ...tery compart ment lid Raise Press 3 Insert the LR6 size AA battery not supplied by matching the end of the battery to the diagram in the battery compartment and close the lids of the battery compartment and the player until they click into place Insert the end first Display Character information display page 19 Atrac3plus MP3 indicator page 7 Disc indicator page 15 Battery indicator page 13 Play li...

Page 13: ...32 1 Measured value using the JEITA Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association Playing time shown is approximate hours when you use the player on a flat and stable surface and POWER SAVE is set to ON page 28 This value varies depending on how the player is used 2 Recorded at 48 kbps 3 Recorded at 128 kbps Notes on dry batteries Do not throw the batteries into a fire Do not c...

Page 14: ...adaptor It may cause a malfunction Not available in Australia and some other regions Ask your dealer for detailed information Polarity of the plug Do not touch the AC power adaptor with wet hands Connect the AC power adaptor to an easily accessible AC outlet Should you notice an abnormality in the AC power adaptor disconnect it from the AC outlet immediately For models with a voltage selector in t...

Page 15: ... VOL 4 Adjust the volume by flicking the jog lever toward VOL or Flick toward VOL VOL On the remote D NF430 USA Canadian models and D NF431 E92 2 E19 MX2 RU6 models After placing the CD on the tray in step 2 press and adjust the volume by pressing VOL VOL D NF430 JED model and D NF431 1 E19 model After placing the CD on the tray in step 2 press and adjust the volume by turning VOL VOL To remove the...

Page 16: ...1 Press once 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 Press and hold Press and hold Go forward quickly 1 Press and hold Press and hold Jump to succeeding groups2 Press group repeatedly Press group...

Page 17: ... the controls Slide the HOLD switch in the direction opposite to that of arrow Searching for Your Favorite Track File VOL SEARCH Searching by viewing groups File View On a CD such as an ATRAC CD or an MP3 CD on which a number of files are recorded you can search for a file by checking the names of groups except on an audio CD or files around the file being played 1 Press SEARCH repeatedly The names of...

Page 18: ...o cancel searching Press on the CD player Checking CD information on the display You can check CD information on the display 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 27 When you are playing an MP3 CD containing files with an ID3 tag ID3 tag information is displayed When there is no ID3 tag inf...

Page 19: ...u 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 displayed 4 Bit rate and sampling frequencies are displaye...

Page 20: ...y using the playback options you choose repeat play page 23 1 Press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears PLAY MODE SOUND OPTION 2 Flick the jog lever toward to select PLAY MODE and press 3 Flick 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 norma...

Page 21: ...ber order not in the order you added the Bookmarks page 22 PLAYLIST Tracks in the selected m3u play list are played MP3 CD only page 22 AUTO RANKING The tracks you have played most frequently from the CD are played from the 10th to the first RANKING SHUF Up to 32 tracks which the player has automatically memorized as the most frequently played ones are played in random order PROGRAM Up to 64 tracks...

Page 22: ...ps 1 Perform steps 1 and 2 of Changing Playback Options PLAY MODE page 20 In step 3 select GROUP or GROUP SHUFFLE and press on the jog lever 2 Flick the jog lever toward to select a group If you select a group on an MP3 CD etc by searching through all the directories press or If you select a group within the same directory flick the jog lever toward 3 Press on the jog lever for 2 seconds or more Th...

Page 23: ...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 is stopped select PROGRAM in step 3 of Changing Playback Options PLAY MODE page 20 and then press and hold on the jog lever until the displa...

Page 24: ...ess or for 2 seconds or more to select the frequency range Low is displayed first There are 3 frequency ranges Low low range audio Mid middle range audio and High high range audio 3 Press or repeatedly to select the shape of the wave There are 3 shapes stored in memory for each frequency range Low Mid High Frequency range 4 Flick the jog lever toward to select the sound volume The sound volume can ...

Page 25: ... HEAVY Powerful sounds further emphasizing high and low ranges compared with ACTIVE sound CUSTOM Customized sound see page 24 for details CLEARBASS Bass sound setting 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 item after you have set the CLEARBASS item the setting of the...

Page 26: ...ge for the menu and the playback order of the groups files 1 Press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2 Flick 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 26 ...

Page 27: ...ges without limiting the volume level ON The maximum volume is limited to protect your hearing TIMER 1 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 Flick the jog lever toward repeatedly to increase or decrease the length of time by 5 minutes or keep flicking the jog lever toward to increas...

Page 28: ...s CLEAR Select this when you cancel all preset stations 1 You can also set this up while listening to the radio 2 You can set this up only while the player is stopped 3 You can set this up only when the radio is turned off 4 The TEXT option cannot be set for Audio CDs For CD Extra CDs you can select the TEXT option when CD EXTRA is set to ON 5 The item AUTO is displayed in the same language that y...

Page 29: ...tops when it finds a clear station Emphasizing the bass sound 1 While listening to the radio press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2 Flick the jog lever toward to select SOUND then press 3 Press to select BASS 4 Flick the jog lever toward to select ON then press to enter the selection Improving broadcast reception For FM extend the earphones cord Earphones For AM reorient the CD player i...

Page 30: ...ing the AVLS setting to OFF Turning off the radio automatically You can set the radio to turn off automatically within a range of 1 minute to 99 minutes by 1 minute 1 While listening to the radio press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2 Flick the jog lever toward to select OPTION then press 3 Flick the jog lever toward to select TIMER then press 4 Flick the jog lever toward to select the...

Page 31: ...reset If the stations have already been stored the newly preset stations will replace the old ones Note Presetting will not be completed until scanning of all receivable stations is finished If you cancel presetting before scanning of all receivable stations is finished the stations you preset are not stored in the CD player s memory Presetting stations manually 1 Press RADIO ON BAND MEMORY to turn ...

Page 32: ...Press and hold The beep is heard and the preset station has been changed To cancel a preset station 1 Perform steps 1 3 of To change a preset station 2 Press RADIO OFF for 2 seconds or more The preset station is canceled and the next preset number decreases by one To cancel all preset stations 1 While the radio is turned off and CD play is stopped press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2...

Page 33: ...u if necessary 9 kHz area Asia and Europe 10 kHz area the U S A Canada and Latin America Change it while the radio is turned off and CD play is stopped as follows 1 Press DISPLAY MENU until the menu screen appears 2 Flick the jog lever toward to select OPTION then press 3 Flick the jog lever toward to select TUNE_STEP then press 4 Flick the jog lever toward to select AREA1 AREA2 or AREA3 then pres...

Page 34: ... it to OFF page 28 Operation Playback Symptom Cause and or corrective action The playing time is too short The CD does not play Check that you are using an alkaline battery and not a manganese battery Replace the dry battery with a new LR6 size AA alkaline battery page 12 Certain tracks cannot be played You tried to play files saved in a format that is not compatible with this player page 7 Change ...

Page 35: ...ty of the CD R CD RW recording device or application software HOLD flashes on the display when you press a button and the CD does not play The buttons are locked Slide the HOLD switch back page 17 Playback starts from the point you stopped resume function The resume function is working To start play from the first track press and hold while the player is stopped until the first track starts playing o...

Page 36: ...ER function is canceled The TIMER function for the CD is canceled if you start listening to the radio The TIMER function for the radio is canceled if you start playing a CD Radio Symptom Cause and or corrective action The radio is weak or has poor quality Replace the battery with a new LR6 size AA alkaline battery page 12 Move the CD player away from electric appliances TVs PCs etc Keep the AC pow...

Page 37: ...it quartz time axis control Frequency response 20 20 000 Hz 1 2 dB measured by JEITA Output Headphones stereo minijack Approx 15 mW Approx 15 mW at 16 Ω Approx 1 mW Approx 1 mW at 16 Ω For the area code CED model For the area code of the model you purchased check the upper left side of the bar code on the package Radio Frequency range CED CEK EE9 RU6 models FM 87 5 108 0 MHz AM 531 1 602 kHz 2 E19...

Page 38: ... 7 3 oz US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories MPEG Layer 3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Optional Accessories AC power adaptor 1 AC E30HG Active speaker system SRS Z30 Z31 SRS Z510 Car battery cord 2 DCC E345 Car battery cord with car connecting pack 2 DCC E34CP Car connec...

Page 39: ...ers in Asia the Middle East Africa and Oceania http www css ap sony com TOP page Downloads Personal Audio SonicStage For customers in Canada English http www sony ca ElectronicsSupport French http fr sony ca ElectronicsSupport For customers in Europe http www sonydigital link com dna Top page ATRAC CD Sonic Stage For customers in Latin http www sony latin com soporte For customers with Overseas Mo...

Page 40: ... EQUALIZER 24 25 F File View 17 FM 29 G G PROTECTION 27 GROUP 21 22 28 Group 8 GROUP SHUFFLE 21 22 H HEAVY 25 HOLD function 17 I ID3 tag 18 INTRO 21 L LANGUAGE 27 List View 18 LOCAL DX 29 M m3u play list play 22 MENU 27 Mix Mode CD 7 MONO STEREO 30 MP3 CD 7 O OPTION 27 Optional Accessories 38 P Pause 16 Play 16 PLAYLIST 21 PLAY MODE 20 PLAY ORDER 28 POWER SAVE 28 Preset 31 PRESET CLEAR 32 PROGRAM ...

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