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Playing CDs

Display information while playing a disc

The display shows the disc and track title alternately.

The information is displayed as follows (in stop mode):

• When the Artist Name is assigned to the current

disc
Disc title of CD TEXT/ Assigned Artist Name

• When no Artist Name is assigned to the current

disc
Disc title of CD TEXT/Artist name of CD TEXT
Each time you press DISPLAY, the display
changes as follows:
Disc title

Track title

Display information of MP3 discs

Display information in stop mode

The display shows the disc name or the album name,
total number of MP3 files in current album, total
number of albums*, and current disc number.

* When ALL DISCS or 1 DISC is selected.

Display information of the playing disc

While playing a disc, the display shows the current
disc number, track number, playing time of the track,
and the next disc number.

Each time you press TIME, the display changes as follows:

The information is displayed as follows (in stop mode):

• When the Artist Name is assigned to the current

disc
Disc Name/ Assigned Artist Name
When no disc name is assigned to the current
disc, the current disc number is displayed.

• When no Artist Name is assigned to the current

disc
Disc Name
When no disc name is assigned to the current
disc, the current disc number is displayed.

Display information of CD TEXT discs

Display information in stop mode

The display shows the disc title. When you assign the
Artist Name (see page 27), the artist name also appears
and scrolls in the display.

Playing time*

Current disc number or Disc Name etc.

Current track number

Current disc number

Next disc number

CD2

NO DELAY

X-FADE

SHUFFLEPROGRAM 1 2 3 MP3 ID3

CD3

REPEAT

ALBUM

FADE

TRACK

ALBUM

HIT

ART.

NEXT

2nd

ALL

DISC

S O N Y H I T

/ H

i t e

CD1

CD TEXT

CD2

GROUP

NO DELAY

TEXT

MULTI

PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE

DELETE

CD3

REPEAT

SHUFFLE

SEC

STEP

MIN

ART.

GROUP

TRACK

HIT

ART.

NEXT

2nd

ALL

DISC

* D I S C - 2

* * *

CD1

2nd PLAYER

NEXT

DISC

CD2

NO DELAY

TEXT

MULTI

CD3

REPEAT

SHUFFLE

SEC

STEP

MIN

ART.

GROUP

TRACK

HIT

ART.

NEXT

2nd

ALL

DISC

* D I S C - 2

* * *

MP3

Disc name or Album name

Total number of albums

Total number of MP3 files
in current album

NEXT DISC

2nd

DISC

ALBUM

Current disc number

Elapsed
playing time
of the track

Remaining
time of the
track

Remaining
time of the
disc

Summary of Contents for CDP CX455 - CD / MP3 Changer

Page 1: ...4 238 112 17 1 2002 Sony Corporation CDP CX455 Operating Instructions Compact Disc Player ...

Page 2: ...and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the...

Page 3: ...s such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Notes on CD R and CD RW discs This unit can play the following discs Type of discs Label on the disc Some CD Rs CD RWs depending on the equipment used for their recording or the condition of the disc may not play on this player You cannot play a CD R CD RW that is not finalized A process necessary...

Page 4: ...od that enables adding of data using the Track At Once method Conventional CDs begin at a CD control area called the Lead in and end at an area called Lead out A Multi Session CD is a CD having multiple sessions with each segment from Lead in to Lead out regarded as a single session CD EXTRA A format in which CD DA audio data are recorded in the tracks of session 1 and computer data in the tracks ...

Page 5: ...ustom Files What You Can Do With the Custom Files 23 Labeling Discs Disc Name 23 Storing Custom File Information Using a Keyboard 26 Classifying Discs According to Artist Name Artist File 27 Playing discs assigned the same Artist Name with one touch of a TOP ARTIST button Top Artist Play 29 Using the Player with Another Component Controlling Another CD Player Advanced Mega Control 30 Playing Alter...

Page 6: ...sure to turn off the power of each component before making the connections White L Red R White L Red R What cords will I need Audio cord supplied 1 z When to replace batteries With normal use the batteries should last for about six months When the remote no longer operates the player replace all the batteries with new ones Notes Do not leave the remote near an extremely hot or humid place Do not d...

Page 7: ...ia the CONTROL A1II or CONTROL A1 jack You can simplify the operations of audio systems composed of separate Sony components For details see Using the CONTROL A1II Control System on page 33 Amplifier CD player Optical cable not supplied Notes The playback from an MP3 file is not output from the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL connector When you connect via the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL connector noise may occur whe...

Page 8: ... To 2ND CD IN CDP CX355 etc To an AC outlet To an AC outlet Signal flow To audio input To audio output To ANALOG OUT Amplifier CDP CX455 For details on this connection see Using the CONTROL A1II Control System on page 33 3 Set the command mode of this player to CD1 factory setting or CD2 and set that of the second player to CD3 Check the display for the current command mode of this player if the m...

Page 9: ...he JOG dial again MENU NO SEC STEP MIN ART GROUP TRACK HIT ART NEXT 2nd DISC 1 GROUP NO DELAY TEXT CD MULTI PROGRAM 1 2 3 X FADE DELETE CD3 REPEAT SHUFFLE 1 CD1 CD2 ALL S DISC C D 1 C D C 2 D 3 Current command mode JOG Inserting CDs You can insert up to 400 discs into this player 1 Press 1 to turn on the player 2 Open the front cover by pressing OPEN CLOSE 3 Turn the JOG dial until you find the di...

Page 10: ... play an 8 cm CD Do not insert an 8 cm 3 inch CD or an 8 cm 3 inch CD adaptor CSA 8 It may damage the player and disc Do not move the player after inserting discs Be sure to place the player in a flat horizontal position Do not place the player in a slanted position Do not move the player and avoid any physical shock after inserting discs When transporting the player remove all discs from the play...

Page 11: ... close the front cover z To remove discs easily After following steps 1 to 3 of Inserting CDs on page 9 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 loaded position reinsert the disc ...

Page 12: ...C D I S C 2 0 CD1 When you select ALL DISCS 1 DISC ALBUM The player plays All discs in the player consecutively in the order of disc number Empty disc slots are skipped Only the one disc you have selected Only the one album To Stop playback Pause Resume playing after pause Go to the next disc Z Go back to the preceding disc Z Go to the next album Z Go back to the preceding album Z Do this Press x ...

Page 13: ...emove the disc When ALL DISCS or 1 DISC is selected you can locate all the MP3 files in the selected disc When ALBUM is selected you can locate all the MP3 files in the selected ALBUM z When the TOC reading is completed When MP3 files on the disc are played back MP3 appears in the display z When you turn off the player The player remembers the last playing disc and the play mode Continuous on page...

Page 14: ...When no disc name is assigned to the current disc the current disc number is displayed When no Artist Name is assigned to the current disc Disc Name When no disc name is assigned to the current disc the current disc number is displayed Display information of CD TEXT discs Display information in stop mode The display shows the disc title When you assign the Artist Name see page 27 the artist name a...

Page 15: ...ile name MP3 file number playing time of the MP3 file and current disc number 1 Each time you press DISPLAY the display changes as follows When the MP3 file does not have ID3 tag t Disc name t Album folder name t MP3 file name When the MP3 file has ID3 tag t Disc name t Album folder name t Notes on MP3 ID3 tag applies only to version 1 The ID3 tag character codes comply with ASCII and ISO standard...

Page 16: ...be added to the end of the program To cancel Name Search Press NAME SEARCH again Note The Name Search function on the player does not work during ALL DISCS shuffle play Locating a disc searching in the playback history History Search The player automatically stores the playback history of ten discs that are recently played back for 30 seconds or over You can search and play a desired disc in the p...

Page 17: ... disc right away push the JOG dial while playing the current disc Playing Discs Album in Various Modes Repeat Shuffle Play You can play discs or tracks MP3 files repeatedly Repeat Play in any play mode You can also have the player shuffle the tracks MP3 files and play in random order Shuffle Play The player shuffles all the tracks on all discs or on the disc you specify 2nd PLAYER NEXT DISC DISC C...

Page 18: ...In all Repeat Play modes other than REPEAT1 playback is repeated five times and then stops During ALL DISCS SHUFFLE PLAY mode the only Repeat Play mode that can be selected is REPEAT1 Playing all tracks on all discs in random order 1 Press SHUFFLE repeatedly until ALL DISCS and SHUFFLE appear in the display 2 Press H ALL DISCS Shuffle Play starts appears in the display while the player is shufflin...

Page 19: ... 2 0 CD1 PROGRAM 1 continued S DISC ALL NEXT CD TEXT 1 CD2 GROUP NO DELAY MULTI CD3 REPEAT SHUFFLE 1 SEC STEP MIN ART GROUP TRACK HIT ART 2nd DISC D I S C 2 0 CD1 PROGRAM 1 Track number 4 If the ALBUM SELECT button is off press ALBUM SELECT 5 Turn the JOG dial until the desired album number or album name appears in the display 6 To program a whole album skip this step and go to step 7 To program a...

Page 20: ...u can play the same program again z The program remains until erased Even if you replace discs the programmed disc album and track MP3 file numbers remain Therefore the player will play the new disc album and track MP3 file numbers However the programmed disc album and track MP3 file numbers that are not found in the player or on the disc are deleted from the program and the rest of the program is...

Page 21: ...ROGRAM 1 CHECK 6 To program an audio track MP3 file press until the desired track number appears in the display and press ENTER 7 To program other discs albums tracks MP3 files do the following To program All tracks of another disc s Other tracks on the same disc Other tracks on other discs All MP3 files of another album s Other MP3 files on the same album Other MP3 files on other albums To select...

Page 22: ...d player connected to the master player s CONTROL A1 connector see page 8 and an externally connected timer not supplied TIMER on the second player must be set to OFF Only TIMER on the master player should be set to PLAY Play mode buttons TIMER Fading In or Out You can manually fade the sound in or out to prevent tracks from starting or ending abruptly Note that you cannot use this effect when you...

Page 23: ...d Note When you perform the operation as described above all of your own settings are deleted and the original factory settings are restored You can Label discs using up to 20 characters Classify discs according to an artist name Labeling Discs Disc Name You can label discs using up to 20 characters and have the player display the Disc Name each time you select the disc The Disc Name can be anythi...

Page 24: ...T GROUP TRACK HIT ART NEXT 2nd ALL S DISC DISC S CD1 TEXT CD 1 CD2 GROUP NO DELAY MULTI PROGRAM 1 2 3 X FADE DELETE CD3 REPEAT SHUFFLE 1 SEC STEP MIN ART GROUP TRACK HIT ART NEXT 2nd ALL S DISC DISC S CD1 CD TEXT 1 CD2 GROUP NO DELAY MULTI PROGRAM 1 2 3 X FADE DELETE CD3 REPEAT SHUFFLE 1 SEC STEP MIN ART GROUP TRACK HIT ART NEXT 2nd ALL S DISC DISC S O N Y H I T S CD1 Changing the Disc Name 1 Foll...

Page 25: ...mber buttons CHAR SPACE TEXT CD 1 CD2 GROUP NO DELAY MULTI PROGRAM 1 2 3 X FADE DELETE CD3 REPEAT SHUFFLE 1 SEC STEP MIN ART GROUP TRACK HIT ART NEXT 2nd ALL S DISC DISC CD1 Character type Selected AB capital letters Selected ab small letters t t Selected 12 numbers T Characters assigned to each number button Example To select the letter E Press the number button 3 twice To input a space press SPA...

Page 26: ...P NO DELAY MULTI PROGRAM 1 2 3 X FADE DELETE CD3 REPEAT SHUFFLE 1 SEC STEP MIN ART GROUP TRACK HIT ART NEXT 2nd ALL S DISC DISC S O N Y H I T S CD1 Storing Custom File Information Using a Keyboard You can store the Disc Name for each disc one by one using an IBM compatible PC keyboard not supplied The keyboard s power consumption must be 120 mA or less 1 Connect a keyboard to the keyboard jack on ...

Page 27: ...r s t u v w x y z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ CONTINUE SHUFFLE CLEAR MENU NO ARTIST MODE H l AMS L JOG 6 Push the JOG dial to select the character The selected character lights up and the flashing cursor appears to indicate the next space to be input To make a correction Press CLEAR and begin again by inputting the correct characters 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to input more characters See also Labeling disc...

Page 28: ...o the first character then press and hold CLEAR until all the characters are erased 3 Press YES The Artist Name and ARTIST ERASE appear alternately in the display 4 Press YES The Artist Name is erased Erasing the Artist Name 1 Press MENU NO 2 Turn the JOG dial until ARTIST FILE appears in the display 3 Push the JOG dial 4 Turn the JOG dial until the desired Artist Name appears in the display 5 Pre...

Page 29: ...ecutively All tracks on all discs assigned same artist name in random order All tracks on the specified disc assigned same artist name in random order All tracks on the specified album assigned same artist name in random order Playing discs assigned the same Artist Name with one touch of a TOP ARTIST button Top Artist Play It is required to assign an Artist Name to each TOP ARTIST 1 to 8 buttons b...

Page 30: ...n this configuration MP3 files may not play properly when played on the second player Using the Player with Another Component 1 Press MEGA CONTROL 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 2 Select the desired play mode To program tracks use the controls on the second player 3 Press H on this p...

Page 31: ...s as follows To change the current player each time a whole track is finished select at track end To change the current player at the specified interval press X FADE repeatedly until the interval you want appears in the display Loading the Disc Names of the second CD player If the second CD player has the Disc Name function see page 23 you can load the Disc Names of the second CD player into this ...

Page 32: ...ay while the MEGA CONTROL button is lit When one player has played all the discs or tracks in the player ahead of the other player play stops Do not use the controls on the second player during No Delay X Fade Play They may not work correctly Controlling the Player by Another Unit When you connect the player to a Sony MD deck compatible with the Mega Control function or operate a Sony MD deck by u...

Page 33: ...onent s Connecting the CONTROL A1II control system Connect monaural 2P mini plug cables in series to the CONTROL A1II jacks on the back of each component You can connect up to ten CONTROL A1II compatible components in any order However you can connect only one of each type of component i e 1 CD player 1 MD deck 1 tape deck and 1 receiver You may be able to connect more than one CD player or MD dec...

Page 34: ...the lenses inside the player Should this occur the player may not operate properly In this case leave the player turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates On adjusting volume Do not turn up the volume while listening to a portion with very low level inputs or no audio signals If you do the speakers may be damaged when a peak level portion is played On cleaning Clean the cabinet pan...

Page 35: ...he AC power cord then connect it back to the wall outlet to reset the player MP3 files cannot be played back Recording was not performed according to the ISO 9660 level 1 or level 2 format or the Joliet or Romeo in the expansion format The file extension MP3 is not added to the file name Files are not stored in MP3 format MP3 files take longer to play back than others The following discs take a lo...

Page 36: ...noise ratio More than 108 dB Dynamic range More than 87 dB Harmonic distortion Less than 0 009 Output LINE OUT DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Jack type Phono jacks Optical output connector Maximum output level 2 V at 50 kilohms 18 dBm Load impedance Over 10 kilohms Wave length 660 nm General Power requirements 120 V AC 60 Hz Power consumption 16 W Dimensions approx 430 189 537 mm w h d 17 7 1 2 21 1 4 in inc...

Page 37: ...22 HISTORY 16 HISTORY MODE 16 MEGA CONTROL 30 MENU NO 9 23 NAME EDIT SELECT 25 NAME SEARCH 16 NO DELAY 31 Number 16 OPEN CLOSE 9 PROGRAM 19 REPEAT 18 SHUFFLE 18 SPACE 25 TIME 14 TOP ARTIST 1 8 29 X FADE 31 YES 24 32 H 12 X 12 x 12 A 11 m M 13 13 10 13 100 15 Control JOG dial 9 l AMS L 13 Switches COMMAND MODE 30 TIMER 22 1 12 Jacks CONTROL A1II 7 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL 7 2ND CD IN 8 Others Disc slots...

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