Sony HCD-EC55 - 2 General

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HCD-EC55/EC77/GX99
SECTION 2
GENERAL
This section is extracted
from instruction manual.
Basic Operations
Adjusting the sound
To adjust the volume
Press VOLUME +/– on the remote (or turn the
VOLUME control on the unit)
ȶ
.
To add a sound eect
To P ress
Generate a more dynamic
sound (Dynamic Sound
Generator X-tra)
DSGX
Ȱ
on the unit.
Set the sound eect
EQ
Ȱ
.
To turn on the subwoofer
Press SUBWOOFER ON/OFF in the lower part of the
subwoofer until the indicator on the subwoofer lights up.
*To adjust the sound output level for the subwoofer, turn the
SUBWOOFER LEVEL in the lower part of the subwoofer. Once you
have made the adjustment, the overall sound level can be adjusted
using VOLUME +/– on the remote (or turn the VOLUME control
on the unit)
ȶ
.
Playing a CD/MP3 disc
1 Select the CD function.
Press CD on the remote (or FUNCTION repeatedly)
Ȭ
.
2 Place a disc.
Press ì (open/close)
ȱ
on the unit, and place a
disc with the label side up on the disc tray. To place
additional discs, slide the disc tray with your nger as
shown below.
To c los e the disc tray, press ì (open/close)
ȱ
on the
unit.
Do not force the disc tray closed with your nger, as
this may damage the unit.
3 Select a disc.
If the discs are currently stopped, press DISC SKIP on
the remote (or DISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE on the unit)
ȳ
. To change discs while in other functions, press
DISC 1 – 3
Ȳ
on the unit.
4 Start playback.
Press à (play) (or CD ā (play/pause) on the unit)
Ȭ
.
To e xcha nge other discs during playback, press DISC
SKIP/EX-CHANGE
ȳ
on the unit.
To P ress
Pause playback
ê (pause) on the remote (or CD
ā on the unit)
Ȭ
. To resume
play, press the button again.
Stop playback
Ą (stop)
ȭ
.
Select a folder on an
MP3 disc
+/–
ȯ
.
Select a track or le
ÃÄÑ (go back/go forward)
on the remote (øÄÞ on the
unit)
ȭ
.
Find a point in a
track or le
Hold down ù/ß (rewind/fast
forward)
ȭ
during playback, and
release the button at the desired
point.
Select Repeat Play
REPEAT
Ȯ
on the remote
repeatedly until “REP” or “REP1”
appears.
To change the play mode
Press PLAY MODE
Ȯ
repeatedly while the player is
stopped. You can select normal play (no display for all
discs or “1 DISC” for a disc or “
” for all MP3 les
in the folder on the disc), shue play (“SHUF” for
all discs shue, “1 DISC SHUF” for one disc shue
or “
SHUF*” for folder shue), or program play
(“PGM”).
*When playing a CD-DA disc, (SHUF) Play performs the same
operation as 1 DISC (SHUF) Play.
Notes on Repeat Play
ˎAll tracks or les on a disc are played repeatedly up to ve times.
ˎYo u cannot select “REP” and “SHUF” (all discs shue) at the same
time.
ˎ“REP1” indicates that a single track or le is repeated until you stop
it.
Notes on playing MP3 discs
ˎDo not save other types of tracks or les or unnecessary folders on a
disc that has MP3 les.
ˎFolders that have no MP3 les are skipped.
ˎMP3 les are played back in the order that they are recorded onto
the disc.
ˎe system can only play MP3 les that have a le extension of
“. MP3”.
ˎIf there are les on the disc that have the “.MP3” le extension,
but that are not MP3 les, the unit may produce noise or may
malfunction.
ˎe maximum number of:
ˋloadable sessions on a single disc is 10.
ˋfolders is 150 (including the root folder).
ˋMP3 les is 255.
ˋMP3 les and folders that can be contained on a single disc is 300.
ˋfolder levels (the tree structure of les) is eight.
ˎCompatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing soware, recording
device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible
MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play
at all.
Notes on playing multisession discs
ˎIf the disc begins with a CD-DA (or MP3) session, it is recognized
as a CD-DA (or MP3) disc, and playback continues until another
session is encountered.
ˎA disc with a mixed CD format is recognized as a CD-DA (audio)
disc.
Listening to the radio
1 Select “FM” or “AM.”
Press TUNER/BAND
Ȭ
repeatedly.
2 Select the tuning mode.
Press TUNING MODE
Ȯ
repeatedly until “AUTO”
appears.
3 Tune in the desired station.
Press +/– on the remote (or TUNING + or – on the
unit)
ȭ
.
Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned
in, and then “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for stereo
programs) appear.
To stop automatic scanning
Press Ą (stop)
ȭ
.
To tune in a station with a weak signal
If “TUNED” does not appear and the scanning does
not stop, press TUNING MODE
Ȯ
repeatedly until
“MANUAL” appears and press +/– on the remote (or
TUNING + or – on the unit)
ȭ
repeatedly to tune in the
desired station.
To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo
station
Press FM MODE
Ȯ
on the remote repeatedly until
“MONO” appears to turn o stereo reception.
Playing a tape (Except for North
American model)
1 Select a tape function.
Press TAPE on the remote (or FUNCTION on the
unit repeatedly)
Ȭ
.
2 Insert a tape.
Press Ąì (stop/eject)
ȫ
on the unit, and insert the
tape into the cassette holder. Make sure there is no
slack in the tape to avoid damaging the tape or the
tape deck.
3 Start playback.
Press à (play)
ȫ
on the unit.
To P ress
Pause playback
ê (pause)
ȫ
on the unit. To resume
play, press the button again.
Stop playback
Ąì (stop/eject)
ȫ
on the unit.
Rewind or fast
forward*
ù
/
ß
ȫ
on the unit.
*Be sure to press Ąì (stop/eject)
ȫ
on the unit aer the tape has
been wound or rewound to the end.
Note
Do not turn o the system during playback or recording.
Changing the display
To P ress
Change
information on the
display*
DISPLAY

repeatedly when the
system is turned on.
Change Display
mode (See below.)
DISPLAY

repeatedly when the
system is turned o.
*For example, you can view CD/MP3 disc information, such as the
track or le number or folder name during normal play, or the total
playing time while the player is stopped.
e system oers the following display modes.
Display mode When the system is o
1)
,
Power Saving
Mode
2)
e display is turned o to conserve
power. e timer and clock continue
to operate.
Clock
3)
e clock is displayed.
1)
e STANDBY indicator

on the unit lights up when the system is
o.
2)
You cannot set the clock in Power Saving Mode.
3)
e clock display automatically turns to Power Saving Mode aer
eight seconds.
Notes on the display information
ˎCharacters that cannot be displayed appear as “_”.
ˎe following are not displayed;
ˋtotal playing time for an MP3 disc.
ˋremaining playing time for an MP3 le.
ˎe following are not displayed correctly;
ˋelapsed playing time of an MP3 le encoded using a VBR (variable
bit rate).
ˋfolder and le names that do not follow either the ISO9660 Level
1, Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format.
ˎe following are displayed;
ˋtotal playing time for a CD-DA disc when the play mode is “1
DISC”.
ˋremaining playing time for a track.
ˋID3 tag information for MP3 les when ID3 version 1 and version
2 tags are used (ID3 version 2 tag information display has priority
when both ID3 version 1 and version 2 tags are used for a single
MP3 le).
ˋup to 15 characters of ID3 tag information using uppercase letters
(A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and symbols (‘< > * + , – / @ [ \ ] _).
*Except for North American model
Before using the system
To use the remote
Slide and remove the battery compartment lid
Ȼ
, and
insert the two R6 (size AA) batteries (supplied), × side
rst, matching the polarities shown below.
Notes on using the remote
ˎWith normal use, the batteries should last for about six months.
ˎDo not mix an old battery with a new one or mix dierent types of
batteries.
ˎIf you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the
batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion.
ˎBatteries installed devices shall not be exposed to excessive heat such
as sunshine, re or the like.
To set the clock
1 Turn on the system.
Press ÒÄÆ (on/standby)
ȩ
.
2 Select the clock set mode.
Press CLOCK/TIMER SET
ȹ
on the remote. If the
current mode appears on the display, press Ã/Ñ
ȭ
on the remote repeatedly to select “CLOCK,” and
then press ENTER
Ⱥ
on the remote.
3 Set the time.
Press Ã/Ñ
ȭ
on the remote repeatedly to set
the hour, and then press ENTER
Ⱥ
on the remote.
Use the same procedure to set the minutes.
e clock settings are lost when you disconnect the
power cord or if a power failure occurs.
Selecting a music source
Press the following buttons (or press FUNCTION
Ȭ
repeatedly).
To select Press
CD
CD
Ȭ
on the remote.
Tu ne r
TUNER/BAND
Ȭ
.
Tap e
1)
TAPE
Ȭ
on the remote.
Component
2)
(connected
using an audio cord)
FUNCTION repeatedly
(or AUDIO IN
3)
on
the remote)
Ȭ
until
“A U D I O IN” appears.
1)
Except for North American model.
2)
If the component has the AVLS (Automatic Volume Limiter System)
or BASS BOOST function, turn o the function to avoid distorted
sound from the speakers.
3)
North American model only.
*
(HCD-GX99 only)