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3-867-185-11 (1)

1999 by Sony Corporation

Operating Instructions

ZS-D5

Personal Audio
System

Summary of Contents for ZS-D5

Page 1: ...3 867 185 11 1 1999 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions ZS D5 Personal Audio System ...

Page 2: ...tallation This equipment generates uses and can radiate 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 b...

Page 3: ...our own program Program Play The Radio 19 Presetting radio stations 20 Playing preset radio stations The Tape Player 21 Finding the beginning of a track 22 Recording the tracks on CD by specifying the tape length The Timer 28 Setting the clock 29 Waking up to music 31 Falling asleep to music 32 Timer recording radio programs Setting Up 34 Choosing the power sources 36 Connecting optional component...

Page 4: ...e page 34 1 Press 6 PUSH OPEN CLOSE and place the CD on the CD compartment 2 Close the CD compartment 3 Press On the remote press on the CD section The player turns on direct power on and the player plays all the tracks once 3 1 2 With the label side up Display Playing time Track number ...

Page 5: ...s The player turns on automatically and starts playing the CD To Press Adjust the volume VOLUME Stop playback p Pause playback On the remote press P Press again to resume play after pause Go to the next track Go back to the previous track Remove the CD 6 PUSH OPEN CLOSE Turn on off the player POWER p 6 PUSH OPEN CLOSE VOLUME POWER ...

Page 6: ... display direct power on 2 Hold down TUNE TIME SET or until the frequency digits begin to change in the display The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station If you can t tune in a station press TUNE TIME SET or until you tune in the station you want Display 2 1 Indicates an FM stereo broadcast ...

Page 7: ...d the radio will play in monaural Next time you want to listen to the radio just press the BAND button The player turns on automatically and starts playing the previous station To Press Adjust the volume VOLUME Turn on off the radio POWER To improve broadcast reception Reorient the antenna for FM Reorient the player itself for AM POWER VOLUME MODE MONO ST ISS For FM For AM ...

Page 8: ... tape compartment and insert a recorded tape Use TYPE I normal TYPE II high position and TYPE IV metal tapes 2 Press 6 PUSH OPEN CLOSE to close the compartment 3 Press On the remote press TAPE The player turns on direct power on and starts playing Display 1 2 3 With the side you want to play facing forward Tape counter ...

Page 9: ... off the player POWER To select the direction of the tape Press DIR MODE repeatedly To play Display shows One side of the tape Both sides of the tape from the front side to reverse side only Both sides of the tape repeatedly Tips Press COUNTER RESET to reset the counter to 000 Next time you want to listen to a tape just press or 9 The player turns on automatically and starts playing the tape DIR M...

Page 10: ...he tape compartment and insert a blank tape Use TYPE I normal tape only Press 6 PUSH OPEN CLOSE again to close the compartment 2 Select the program source you want to record To record from the CD player insert a CD see page 4 and press p on the CD section To record from the radio press BAND and tune in the station you want see page 6 3 1 With the side you want to record on facing forward Display ...

Page 11: ...s displayed recording will be made on both sides of the tape To record on one side press DIR MODE to display If the AM radio makes a whistling sound after you ve pressed r P in step 3 press MODE MONO ST ISS to select the position that most decreases the noise Use these buttons for additional operations To Press Stop recording p Pause recording r P Press the button again to resume recording Turn on...

Page 12: ...ode Total track number Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY while playing a CD To display Press DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY The current track number Once and the remaining time on the current track Remaining time on the CD Twice and the number of tracks left The current track number Three times and playing time For a track whose number is more than 20 the remaining time appears as Total...

Page 13: ...tening to or while playing the sound and hold down until you find the point A point while observing or in pause and the display hold down until you find the point Note You cannot locate a specific track if SHUF or PGM is lit in the display Turn off the indication by pressing p on the CD section Tip When you locate a track numbered over 10 press 10 first then the corresponding number buttons Exampl...

Page 14: ...k that you want and then press 1 Press p on the CD section Cd appears in the display 2 Proceed as follows To repeat Do this A single track 1 Press MODE until REP 1 appears 2 Press the number buttons to select the track that you want to repeat All the tracks 1 Press MODE until REP ALL appears 2 Press on the CD section Tracks in random order 1 Press MODE until REP SHUF appears 2 Press on the CD sect...

Page 15: ...D section Cd appears in the display 2 Press MODE until 1TRACK appears in the display 3 Press the number buttons to select the track you want to play To cancel Single Track Play Press MODE until 1TRACK disappears from the display MODE p Number buttons On the player Use MODE MONO ST ISS to select 1TRACK Use or to select the track that you want and then press ...

Page 16: ...dom order 1 Press p on the CD section Cd appears in the display 2 Press MODE until SHUF appears in the display 3 Press on the CD section to start shuffle play To cancel Shuffle Play Press MODE until SHUF disappears from the display MODE p On the player Use MODE MONO ST ISS to select SHUF ...

Page 17: ...EMORY Repeat this step 4 Press p on the CD section 5 Press to start program play p DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY Tips If you made a mistake press CANCEL and re enter the track number by pressing or and press DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY You can also create a program in stop mode Note When you program a track from the CD having more than 20 tracks If you program a track whose track number is more than 20 is display...

Page 18: ...he last track in the program is cleared 2 Re enter the track numbers using or and DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY Change the whole 1 Press p on the CD section to program completely erase the whole program 2 Create a new program following the programming procedure Tips If the program play is finished the program is saved You can play the same program again by pressing If you open the CD compartment the progra...

Page 19: ...tation with a weak signal manually Also when you want to replace a preset station with a new one proceed as follows On the remote 1 Press BAND until the band you want appears in the display 2 Press TUNE TIME SET or until you tune in a station you want 3 Hold down the number buttons that you want to preset the new station for about 2 seconds The new station replaces the old one On the player 1 Pres...

Page 20: ...ns on the remote or PRESET on the player to tune in your favorite stations BAND 1 Press BAND to tune in the band you want 2 Press the number buttons to display the preset number of the station you want On the player Use PRESET or to display the preset number you want Preset number Number buttons ...

Page 21: ... track of the current track Front side 0 Reverse side 9 0 The tape is wound or rewound to the beginning of the next or current track and play will start automatically Notes If a soft sound like pianissimo continues for some seconds in a track the player may start to play as the next track If you press the or 0 when there is no sound in the track this function does not operate correctly To find the...

Page 22: ... you can set the total recording time 1 Press p on the CD section until Cd appears in the display 2 Press EDIT to display E ALL The tape length unit 2 minutes up to 98 minutes you need to record the whole CD appears in the display Example The total tape length needed to record the entire CD is 26 minutes The maximum recording time for each side is 13 minutes Track Nos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Length 01 20 02...

Page 23: ...ack number and the tape length you need to record the whole CD 3 To change the recording time press or If you do not change the recording time skip to step 5 Example If you input 40 minutes for the recording time the maximum recording time for each side is 20 minutes Track Nos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Length 01 20 02 30 03 40 04 50 05 10 04 20 01 30 minutes Side A 17 30 Side B 5 40 4 Press DISPLAY ENTER MEMO...

Page 24: ...he tape and the second half will be recorded on the other side According to the tape you use you can set the total recording time 1 Press p on the CD section until Cd appears in the display 2 Press EDIT to display E PGM Note Do not open the CD compartment while editing the settings for recording will be erased If you do start from step 1 again EDIT 6 PUSH OPEN CLOSE p r P DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY ...

Page 25: ...e length you need to record the whole CD 3 Press or to select the track you want to program and press DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY The total number of programed tracks and the minimum tape length unit 2 minutes up to 98 minutes you need to record the programed tracks appear in the display 4 Repeat step 3 5 To change the recording time press DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY If you do not change the recording time skip...

Page 26: ...seful to record the first track of single CD and to record a track from a number of different CDs Recorded on the both sides mode is automatically selected 1 Insert a blank tape into the tape compartment 2 Press p on the CD section until Cd appears in the display 3 Press EDIT to display E 1 EDIT 6 PUSH OPEN CLOSE p r P DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY ...

Page 27: ...APE9 to record on the reverse side Recording will start for the selected track When recording of the track is finished the CD player and the cassette deck stop The total number of tracks recorded and the total recording time appear in the display When you record another track repeat steps 4 and 5 or change the source CD and repeat steps 4 and 5 ...

Page 28: ...en you use the AC power cord flashes as long as the clock goes CLOCK Before you begin connect to the power source see pages 34 35 1 Press and hold CLOCK until the hour digit flashes DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY 2 Set the clock 1 Press or to set the hour and press DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY 2 Press or to set the minutes 3 Press DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY The clock starts from 00 seconds ...

Page 29: ...rt a tape LINE Turn on the equipment connected to LINE 2 Press TIMER to display the t indication Do the following operations by checking the display 3 Press or until the music source you want to play Cd TAPE RAdIO or LINE appears in the display and press DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY Waking up to music You can wake up to music or a radio program at a preset time Make sure you have set the clock Setting the...

Page 30: ...ime and the player will enter the standby mode again To check change the waking up timer settings Press TIMER then DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY Each time you press DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY a stored setting is displayed in the set order To change the setting display the setting you want to change and re enter it To use the player before a timer playback starts If you turn on the player you can use it as usual ...

Page 31: ...in memory When the preset time has passed music stops and the player goes off automatically To cancel the sleep function Press SLEEP to make SLEEP disappear from the display To change the preset time Do the steps 2 and 3 again Tips The display window does not light while the sleeping timer is on You can combine the waking up timer with the sleeping timer Set the waking up timer first see page 29 t...

Page 32: ...t to record on facing forward 2 Press DIR MODE to select recording direction of the tape 3 Press TIMER to display the t indication Do the following operations by checking the display window 4 Press or to display RAdIO REC and press DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY Note You cannot preset recording timer and waking up timer page 29 at the same time Tips We recommend that you use AC power as the power source for...

Page 33: ...the standby mode again To check change the recording timer settings Press TIMER then DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY Each time you press DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY a stored setting is displayed in the set order To change the setting display the setting you want to change and re enter it To use the player before a timer recording starts If you turn on the player you can use it as usual Before the preset time tune i...

Page 34: ... months when the player is operated on batteries When the time display dims or when the timer function is disabled replace all the batteries with new ones To save the preset settings replace the batteries with the AC power cord connected 2 Connecting the AC power cord Insert one end of the supplied AC power cord to the AC IN socket located at the rear of the player and the other end to the wall ou...

Page 35: ... the battery compartment To use the player on batteries disconnect the AC power cord from the player Insert eight size D R20 batteries not supplied Replacing batteries When the OPR BATT indicator dims or when the player stops operating replace all the batteries with new ones Notes When you insert or remove the batteries disconnect the connecting cords and cables to prevent damaging them When you o...

Page 36: ...ecting cable depending on the type of the digital input jack of the recorder to be connected For details refer to the instruction manual of the component to be connected The OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT CD jack of this unit is square shaped jack The type of the jack Model number of of the component the connecting cable to be connected Optical miniplug POC 5AB MiniDisc recorder etc L type 7 pin connector PO...

Page 37: ...ect the LINE IN jack of this player with the line output jack of the MiniDisc player or other component using the audio connecting cable not supplied 2 Turn on the power of this player and the connected component 3 Press MD LINE and start playing sound on the connected component The sound from the connected component is output from the speakers Tip To record a track from a number of different CDs ...

Page 38: ...yer and the amplifier and start playing sound on this player Amplifier To analog line input jack Audio connecting cable RK G129HG 1 5 m not supplied Front panel of this player To LINE OUT jack Notes As long as Cd appears in the display the optical digital output jack is in operation and the jack lights even if the CD is in stop mode If you play a CD ROM that is not for audio use noise may be heard...

Page 39: ... display changes Choose To get For rock n roll music powerful clean sounds emphasizing low and high range audio For popular music light bright sounds emphasizing high and middle range audio For jazz percussive sounds emphasizing bass audio For vocals the presence of vocals stressing middle range audio For classical music the whole dynamic range for music Reinforcing the bass sound Press MEGA BASS ...

Page 40: ... case remove the CD and wait about an hour for the moisture to evaporate If the player has not been used for a long time set it in the playback mode to warm it up for a few minutes before inserting a cassette If you have any questions or problems concerning your player please consult your nearest Sony dealer On safety As the laser beam used in the CD player section is harmful to the eyes do not at...

Page 41: ...ter playing store the CD in its case If there is a scratch dirt or fingerprints on the CD it may cause tracking error Notes on cassettes Break off the cassette tab from side A or B to prevent accidental recording If you want to reuse the tape for recording cover the broken tab with adhesive tape Take care not to cover the detector slots on TYPE II high position or TYPE IV metal cassettes If the sl...

Page 42: ...re weak Adjust the volume Unplug the headphones when listening through speakers Replace all the batteries with new ones Replace all the batteries with new ones if they are weak Someone is using a portable telephone or other equipment that emits radio waves near the player n Move the portable telephone etc away from the player Make sure that the CD compartment is closed Place the CD with the label ...

Page 43: ...istening to an FM program near the TV with an indoor antenna move the player away from the TV Insert the tape properly and close the tape compartment securely Replace all the batteries with new ones Make sure the safety tab of the tape in the tape compartment is in place Press p on the TAPE section to switch the function of the player to TAPE Clean the erasing heads see page 45 The source which wa...

Page 44: ... persists please consult your nearest Sony dealer Remedy Make sure the time on the clock is correct Replace all the batteries in the player including the back up batteries with new ones if they are weak Check to see if the AC power had been cut off Make sure the tape has not wound to the end Make sure the t clock indication is displayed Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if they...

Page 45: ...ilt up on the tape heads to begin to cause loss of high frequency sound and hiss At this time you should demagnetize the heads and all metal parts in the tape path with a commercially available tape head demagnetizer Cleaning the lens If the lens becomes dirty it may cause a skipping of sound during CD operation Clean with a commercially available blower Cleaning the cabinet Clean the cabinet pane...

Page 46: ...YPE I normal 50 15 000 Hz General Speaker Full range 8 cm 3 1 4 in dia 3 ohms cone type x 2 Input LINE IN jack stereo minijack Minimum input level 250 mV Outputs Headphones jack stereo minijack For 16 68 ohms impedance headphones LINE OUT jack stereo minijack Rated output level 250 mV at load impedance 47 kilohms OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT CD optical output connector Wavelength 630 690 nm Power output ex...

Page 47: ...ecific track 13 the beginning of a track 21 M N O MEGA BASS 39 P Q Playing a CD 4 a single track 15 a tape 8 preset radio stations 20 tracks in random order 16 tracks repeatedly 14 Presetting radio stations 19 Program Play 17 R Radio stations playing 20 presetting 19 Recording a single track 26 all the tracks on CD 22 on a tape 10 on an MD or a DAT 36 programed tracks 24 timer recording radio prog...

Page 48: ...Additional Information 48 Sony Corporation Printed in China ...

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