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The Timer

28

Setting the clock

“--:--” indication appears in the
display until you set the clock.

The Timer

Tips

• The time display

system of this player is
the 12-hour system:
AM12:00 = midnight
PM12:00 = noon

• When you operate the

player on AC power,
“:” flashes as long as
the clock goes.

CLOCK

Before you begin, connect to the power source (see
pages 34 - 35.)

.

TUNING
TIME SET +, –

1

Press and hold CLOCK until the hour digit flashes.

2

Set the clock.

1

Press TUNING TIME SET
+ or – to set the hour and
press ENTER•MEMORY
CHECK.

2

Press TUNING TIME SET
+ or – to set the minutes.

3

Press ENTER•MEMORY CHECK.

The clock starts from 00 seconds.

ENTER
MEMORY
CHECK

Summary of Contents for ZS-D50 Operating Instructions (primary manual)

Page 1: ...3 864 496 71 1 1999 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions ZS D50 Personal Audio System ...

Page 2: ...ent 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 by turning the equipme...

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: ...ord see page 34 1 Press 6 CD OPEN CLOSE direct power on and place the CD on the CD tray until it clicks into place 2 Press On the remote press on the CD section The CD tray closes and the player plays all the tracks once With the label side up Display Playing time Track number 2 1 ...

Page 5: ...t press The player turns on automatically and starts playing the CD To Press adjustthevolume VOLUME VOL on the remote stopplayback p pauseplayback P on the remote Pressagaintoresumeplay afterpause gotothenexttrack gobacktotheprevioustrack remove the CD 6 CD OPEN CLOSE turnon offtheplayer POWER p 6 CD OPEN CLOSE VOLUME POWER ...

Page 6: ...ower on 2 Hold down TUNING TIME SET or TUNE or on the remote 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 cannot tune in a station press TUNING TIME SET or repeatedly until you tune in the station you want Display 2 1 Indicates an FM stereo broadcast ...

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

Page 8: ...he 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 up Tape counter ...

Page 9: ...n offtheplayer POWER To select the direction mode of the tape Press DIR MODE repeatedly To play Display shows onesideofthetape bothsidesofthetape fromtheuppersidetoreverse sideonly bothsidesofthetaperepeatedly 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 MODE 9 p VOLUME ...

Page 10: ...to open the 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 Tune in the station you want see page 6 3 1 With the side you want to record on facing up Display ...

Page 11: ...level When or is 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 stoprecording p pauserecording r P Pressthebuttonagainto resume recordin...

Page 12: ... stop mode Total track number Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY while playing a CD To display Press DISPLAY thecurrenttracknumber once and the remaining time onthecurrenttrack remaining time on the CD twice andthenumberoftracksleft thecurrenttracknumber threetimes and playing time For a track whose number is more than 20 the remaining time appears as Total playing time ...

Page 13: ...eningto or whileplaying the sound and hold down until you find the point apointwhileobserving or in pause and thedisplay hold down until you find thepoint 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 Example To pla...

Page 14: ... to select the track 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 asingletrack 1 PressMODEuntil REP1 appears 2 Pressthenumberbuttons toselectthetrackthatyou wanttorepeat allthetracks 1 PressMODEuntil REP ALL appears 2 Press ontheCDsection tracksinrandomorder 1 PressMODEuntil REP and SHUF appear 2 Press ontheCDsection prog...

Page 15: ...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 1 Press p on the CD section 2 Use MODE MONO ST ISS to select 1TRACK 3 Use or to select the track that you want 4 Press ...

Page 16: ...om 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: ...e CD section to start program play Tip If you made a mistake press CANCEL and re enter the track number by pressing the number buttons 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 displayed instead of the total programmed time Track number Playing order Total programmed time p MODE Number buttons On the player 1 P...

Page 18: ...ogramis cleared 2 Re enterthetracknumbers using the number buttons changethewhole 1 Press pontheCDsectionto programcompletely erasethewholeprogram 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 on the CD section If you open the CD tray the program is erased You can record your own ...

Page 19: ...t a station 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 or until you tune in a station you want 3 Hold down the number buttons that you want to preset the new station on for about 2 seconds The new station replaces the old one On the player 1 Press...

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: ...f the current track Upper side 0 Reverseside 9 0 The tape is wound or rewound to the beginning of the next or current track and play will start automatically Notes To find the beginning of a track correctly a blank of approx 4 seconds between tracks is necessary 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 ...

Page 22: ...se 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 ...

Page 23: ...ck 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 4 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 50 4 Press ENTER MEMORY CHECK ...

Page 24: ...ccording 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 EDIT 6 PUSH OPEN CLOSE p r P ENTER MEMORY CHECK Tips You can edit a CD having 20 tracks or fewer We recommend that you use AC power as the power source for optimum recording quality Note Do not open the CD tray while editing the settings for re...

Page 25: ...es up to 98 minutes you need to record the programed tracks appear in the display Example The total tape length needed to record the entire CD is 24 minutes The maximum recording time for each side is 12 minutes Track Nos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Length 05 10 01 20 04 50 02 30 02 30 01 30 04 20 minutes Side A 11 20 Side B 10 50 4 Press ENTER MEMORY CHECK 5 To change the recording time press or If you do not ...

Page 26: ...e 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 ENTER MEMORY CHECK p Tips You can edit a CD having 20 tracks or fewer We recommend that you use AC power as the power source for optimum recording quality Note Do not open the CD tray while editing the setti...

Page 27: ...PE9 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: ...ate the player on AC power flashes as long as the clock goes CLOCK Before you begin connect to the power source see pages 34 35 TUNING TIME SET 1 Press and hold CLOCK until the hour digit flashes 2 Set the clock 1 Press TUNING TIME SET or to set the hour and press ENTER MEMORY CHECK 2 Press TUNING TIME SET or to set the minutes 3 Press ENTER MEMORY CHECK The clock starts from 00 seconds ENTER MEMO...

Page 29: ... on the equipment connected to LINE IN 2 Press TIMER to display the t indication Do the following operations by checking the display 3 Press TUNING TIME SET or until the music source you want to play Cd TAPE RAdIO or LINE appears in the display and press ENTER MEMORY CHECK 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 c...

Page 30: ... go off at the preset time and the player will enter the standby mode again To check change the waking up timer settings Press TIMER then ENTER MEMORY CHECK Each time you press ENTER MEMORY CHECK 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 c...

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: ...on facing up 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 TUNING TIME SET or to display RAdIO REC and press ENTER MEMORY CHECK 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 op...

Page 33: ...set time and the player will enter the standby mode again To check change the recording timer settings Press TIMER then ENTER MEMORY CHECK Each time you press ENTER MEMORY CHECK 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 usua...

Page 34: ...memory data To remove the batteries push the side 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 outlet Tip The sound quality may be changed depending on the polarity of the plug Change the direction of inserting the plug and check the sound quality to a wall outlet 2 Note Be sure to tu...

Page 35: ... dims or when the player stops operating replace all the batteries with new ones Notes You cannot operate the player on rechargeable batteries such as rechargeable Ni Cd batteries or rechargeable Ni MH batteries When you insert or remove the batteries disconnect the connecting cords and cables to prevent damaging them When you operate the player on batteries the backlight in the display does not l...

Page 36: ... 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 POC DA12P DAT recorder etc Square shaped optical POC 10A connector MiniDisc recorder DAT recorder etc Rear panel of...

Page 37: ... player recorder 1 Connect 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 n...

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 Rear 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: ...pressed the display changes Choose For Rock n roll music powerful clean sounds emphasizing low and high range audio Popular music light bright sounds emphasizing high and middle range audio Jazz percussive sounds emphasizing bass audio Vocals the presence of vocals stressing middle range audio Classical music the whole dynamic range for music Reinforcing the bass sound Press MEGA BASS MEGA BASS ap...

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 att...

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: ... for about an hour to dry moisture condensation Press p on the CD section to switch the function of the player to Cd Reduce the volume Clean the CD or replace it if the CD is badly damaged Place the player in a location free from vibration Move the player away from the TV or radio Press MODE MONO ST ISS until ST appears Depending on the FM reception conditions noise may be heard Replace all the ba...

Page 43: ... the tape compartment is in place Clean the heads pinch rollers and capstans See page 45 Demagnetize the heads using a demagnetizer see page 45 The tape player can be paused during recording only 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 th...

Page 44: ...in the display disappear plug the AC power cord and insert the batteries again If the problem persists please consult your nearest Sony dealer Remote Symptom The remote does not function Remedy Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if they are weak Make sure that you are pointing the remote at the remote sensor on the player Remove any obstacles in the path of the remote and the pl...

Page 45: ...heads After 20 to 30 hours of use enough residual magnetism will have built 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 cabinet Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild dete...

Page 46: ... response TYPE 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 Powe...

Page 47: ...c 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 programs ...

Page 48: ...AdditionalInformation 48 Sony Corporation Printed in China ...

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