[. . . ] Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product. CAUTION · INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN · DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM OR VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS · CLASS 1M INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN · DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS The validity of the CE marking is restricted to only those countries where it is legally enforced, mainly in the countries EEA (European Economic Area). Owner's Record The model number and the serial number are located at the rear of the CD player. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. __________________________ For customers who purchased this product in the USA Product registration Please register this product on line at www. sony. [. . . ] (When there is no ID3 tag information, file name or group name is displayed. ) ( page 5) Notes · The characters A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and _ can be displayed on this player. · Before playing a file, the player reads all file and group (or folder) information on the CD. Depending on the content of the CD, it may take some time to accomplish this reading. · If the file does not belong to any group, "MP3 ROOT" appears on the display. 1 Press SEARCH repeatedly. Playback If you play a CD on which mixed audio data has been recorded: The screen for selecting the format type such as "ATRAC ROOT" and "MP3 ROOT" appears first. Press /ENTER. 2 3 4 Press or to select a group and press /ENTER. The file you have selected starts playing. Continued To return to the previous screen Press or ­. To cancel searching Press . 15 To check information on the display Press DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly. Audio CD Track number, elapsed playing time (Artist name, track name)1) ATRAC CD/MP3 CD File name, artist name 3), file number, elapsed playing time Group name 3), CODEC information 4), total number of files Total number of tracks on the CD, total remaining time of the CD, remaining time of the current track 2) File view screen File view screen 1)When you are playing an audio CD containing text informatin such as CD-TEXT, information in parentheses is displayed. 3)During play, "artist name" is not displayed if the disc does not have ID3 tag information. When the list of group names/file names appears on the display, "artist name" and "group name" are not displayed. While an MP3 file made at VBR (variable bit rate) is being played, "VBR" appears on the display instead of a bit rate. In some cases, "VBR" appears halfway through playback, rather than from the beginning. 16 Changing Playback Options (PLAY MODE) You can use various playback options such as selecting songs you want to listen to, and playing songs in your favorite order. Playback starts in the selected order. 3 4 To check the program 1 While the player is stopped, select "PROGRAM" in step 3 of "Changing Playback Options (PLAY MODE) ( page 17), and then press /ENTER. To cancel the PGM play Press . 20 Changing Sound Quality For details about the setting of SOUND items, see page 22. 2 3 Press or for 2 seconds or more to select the frequency range. There are 3 shapes stored in memory for each frequency range. Selecting the sound quality You can set up the "EQUALIZER" setting and/or "CLEARBASS" setting. If you set both at the same time, you can enjoy more bass sound along with the sound quality you want. Low Mid High Playback Frequency range 4 1 2 Press DISPLAY/MENU until the menu screen appears. Press or to select " SOUND. " Press or to select the sound volume. The sound volume can be adjusted in 7 levels. Sound volume Low Mid High 3 4 After pressing /ENTER, press or to select the item you want to set up and press /ENTER. Press or to select an option and press /ENTER. 5 6 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to make adjustments for the remainig 2 frequency ranges. Press /ENTER. Customizing sound quality You can adjust sound quality for each frequency range individually, checking the shape of the wave on the display. To return to the previous screen Press . To cancel the adjustment operation Press for 2 seconds or more. Notes · If the sound is distorted by your sound settings when you turn up the volume, turn the volume down. · If you feel a difference in sound volume between the "CUSTOM" sound setting and other sound settings, adjust the volume to your preference. 1 Select "EQUALIZER" in step 3 and "CUSTOM" in step 4 of "Selecting the sound quality". There are 3 frequency ranges; "Low" (low range audio), "Mid" (middle range audio), and "High" (high range audio). Continued 21 SOUND items To return to the previous screen, press . [. . . ] Press /ENTER after one second or more has passed since the AC power adaptor was connected. There is a problem with the quality of the CD-R/CD-RW, recording device, or application software. To start play from the first track, press and hold /ENTER while the player is stopped until the first track starts playing, or open the lid of the player ( page 13). Or, remove all power sources, and then insert the battery or connect the AC power adaptor again. [. . . ]