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Getting Started

Changing the command mode of the player

Press MENU/NO.

Turn the JOG dial until “COMMAND MODE?”
appears in the display.

Push the JOG dial.
The current command mode appears.

Turn the JOG dial to select CD1 or CD2, then push
the JOG dial again.

Note

The factory setting is CD1. The COMMAND MODE of the
remote commander is also set to CD1.You don't need to
change the setting.

MENU/NO

SEC

STEP

MIN

ART.

GROUP

TRACK

HIT

ART.

NEXT

2nd

DISC

GROUP

NO DELAY

TEXT

MULTI

PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE

DELETE

CD3

REPEAT

SHUFFLE

CD1 CD2

ALL

DISC

C D 1 [ C D

] C

D 3

Current command mode

JOG

Inserting CDs

You can insert up to 400 discs into this player.

Press

to turn on the player.

Open the front cover by pressing OPEN/CLOSE.

Turn the JOG dial until you find the disc slot
where you want to insert a disc, while checking the
disc number (written beside every slot and also
indicated in the small display).

Rotary table

Loading position

Playing position

OPEN/CLOSE

JOG

Top view of the disc slot

Disc slot at the loading position

Disc number

(continued)

Small
display

COMMAND MODE

Summary of Contents for CDP-M400CS Operating Instructions (CDPM400CS)

Page 1: ...2 546 621 11 1 2004 Sony Corporation CDP M400CS Operating Instructions Compact Disc Player System Integration CD Player ...

Page 2: ...diate radio frequency energy 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 enc...

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 21 Labeling Discs Disc Name 21 Storing Custom File Information Using a Keyboard 24 Classifying Discs According to Artist Name Artist File 25 Playing discs assigned the same Artist Name with one touch of a TOP ARTIST button Top Artist Play 27 Using the Player with Another Component Connecting Another CD Player 28 Controlling Another CD Player Advanced Mega Control 29 Playing Alternately...

Page 6: ... new ones Notes Do not leave the remote near an extremely hot or humid place Do not drop any foreign object into the remote casing particularly when replacing the batteries Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight or leave too near lighting apparatuses Doing so may cause a malfunction If you do not use the remote for an extended period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damag...

Page 7: ... 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 disc slot where you want to insert a disc while checking the...

Page 8: ...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 playe...

Page 9: ...oes not function The Front Cover may close when the unit is being operated from other devices via the IR IN jack or CONTROL A1II while the Front Cover is open Notice for connecting an CAV M1000ES Hook up the Audio input output jack of this player using the audio cable supplied Do not use the digital output optical jack Use the CONTROL A1II jack for Custom Integration It is not necessary to use the...

Page 10: ...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 11: ...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 12: ...e 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 25 the artist name...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...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 15: ... the next 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 DI...

Page 16: ...3 file you want is being played press REPEAT one or more times until REPEAT 1 appears in the display To cancel REPEAT 1 Play Press REPEAT Notes on Repeat Play 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 S...

Page 17: ... 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 18: ...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 19: ...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 20: ...d player connected to the master player s CONTROL A1 connector see page 28 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 yo...

Page 21: ... and all Custom Files are erased 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 d...

Page 22: ...ART 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 Fo...

Page 23: ...L Number 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...

Page 24: ...OUP 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 o...

Page 25: ... p q 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...

Page 26: ... to 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 P...

Page 27: ...consecutively 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 butto...

Page 28: ... flow To audio input To audio output To ANALOG OUT Amplifier CDP M400CS For details on this connection see Using the CONTROL A1II Control System on page 32 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 mode is CD3 change the mode as described on page 29 For details on...

Page 29: ...connector be sure to play MP3 files on the master player In this configuration MP3 files may not play properly when played on the second player 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...

Page 30: ...yer 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 21 you can load the Disc Names of the second CD player into this player s memory and display them on th...

Page 31: ...arts from the second player if you start play 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 Cont...

Page 32: ... 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 deck depen...

Page 33: ...condense on 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...

Page 34: ...perating incorrectly Disconnect the 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 oth...

Page 35: ... Signal to noise ratio More than 108 dB Dynamic range More than 85 dB Harmonic distortion Less than 0 012 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...

Page 36: ...DE 14 MEGA CONTROL 29 MENU NO 7 21 NAME EDIT SELECT 23 NAME SEARCH 14 NO DELAY 30 Number 14 OPEN CLOSE 7 PROGRAM 17 REPEAT 16 SHUFFLE 16 SPACE 23 TIME 12 TOP ARTIST 27 X FADE 30 YES 22 31 H 10 X 10 x 10 A 9 m M 11 10 11 100 13 Control JOG dial 7 l AMS L 11 Switches COMMAND MODE 29 TIMER 20 1 10 Jacks DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL 6 2ND CD IN 28 Others Disc slots 7 Display 11 Front cover 7 Rotary table 7 6 I...

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