Sony SCD CE595 - SACD Changer, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... 2004 Sony Corporation 2 103 393 13 1 Super Audio CD Player Operating Instructions SCD CE595 ...

Page 2: ...lation 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 by t...

Page 3: ... Discs While Playing a Disc 12 Ex Change Locating a Particular Point in a Track 13 Playing Tracks Repeatedly 13 Repeat Play Playing Tracks in Random Order 14 Shuffle Play Creating Your Own Program 14 Program Play Enjoying a Multi channel Super Audio CD 15 Multi channel management function Additional Information Precautions 20 Notes on Discs 21 Troubleshooting 21 Specifications 22 Index to Parts an...

Page 4: ...r Super Audio CDs Audio CDs This player cannot play the following discs If you try to play them the error message TOC ERROR or NO DISC will appear CD ROMs DVDs etc Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc CD standard Recently various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed ...

Page 5: ...ntional CD player Single layer disc a disc with a single SA CD layer Hybrid disc2 a disc with an SA CD layer and a CD layer An SA CD layer consists of the 2 channel area or the multi channel area 2 channel area An area in which 2 channel stereo tracks are recorded Multi channel area An area in which multi channel up to 5 1 channels tracks are recorded Example When the 2 channel area and the multi ...

Page 6: ...dio CD player to an audio component Be sure to turn off the power of all components before making connections and connect securely to prevent noise Connecting a multi channel amplifier When you have an amplifier equipped with the 5 1CH input jacks multi channel amplifier AV amplifier etc and connect the player and the amplifier through the ANALOG 5 1CH OUT jacks FRONT L R SURR L R CENTER SUB WOOFE...

Page 7: ...to white and red right to red Audio connecting cord supplied Note When a disc with the 2 channel area and multi channel area is played through the ANALOG 5 1CH OUT FRONT L R jacks change the default playback area to SEL 2ch 2 channel playback area see page 10 If you do not the multi channel playback area will be automatically played back and only the signal to the front speakers will be output In ...

Page 8: ...he AC power cord to a wall outlet When using another Sony CD player in conjunction with this player You can set the supplied remote to be effective on this player only by changing the command mode of the remote To set the command mode of the remote If the other player s command mode can be set Set the CD1 2 switch of this player s remote to CD1 factory setting and set the other player s remote to ...

Page 9: ... the amplifier Basic operations during play Note During playback increase the volume level gradually starting from the lowest level The output from this player may contain band width that is out of the normal listening range This may cause damage to the speakers or ears Selecting the playback layer When playing a hybrid disc with an SA CD layer and a CD layer page 5 you can select the layer you wa...

Page 10: ...ack because SEL Mch multi channel playback area is the factory setting Select SEL 2ch 2 channel playback area when only the ANALOG 5 1CH OUT FRONT L R jacks are connected The display window shows various information about the disc or track being played This section describes the current disc information and information that appears for each play status Disc information when a disc is loaded The di...

Page 11: ...h time you press the button the disc name or artist name appears in the display When you select the artist name ART appears in the display While playing a disc Press TIME TEXT repeatedly When the player detects a Multi channel Super Audio CD the channel information appears for a few seconds after the track title appears Notes The display may not show all the characters depending on the disc This p...

Page 12: ...pears in the display 5 Press l AMS L or ENTER on the remote After a few seconds the information appears in the selected language You can open the disc tray while playing a disc so that you can check what discs are to be played next and replace discs without interrupting play of the current disc 1 Press EX CHANGE on the player The disc tray opens and two disc compartments appear Even if the player ...

Page 13: ...at All Play cannot be used with ALL DISCS Shuffle Play Repeat All Play stops automatically after all the tracks have been repeated five times If you turn off the player or disconnect the power cord Repeat Play is canceled Locating a Particular Point in a Track Locating a point Do the following Whilemonitoringthe sound Search Press and hold m M during play By observing the time indication High Spee...

Page 14: ...ike and specify the playback order in a program containing up to 32 steps 1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly or PROGRAM on the remote in stop mode until PGM appears in the display 2 Press DISC 1 5 on the player The selected disc number appears in the display You can also select the desired disc number by pressing DISC SKIP or DISC SKIP on the remote repeatedly To program all the tracks on a disc at once...

Page 15: ...of the Super Audio CD by the DSD DSP built into the player according to the layout or size of your speaker To set the Multi channel management function select the appropriate preset playback mode 2 channel mode or Multi channel mode and then adjust the output level balance for each speaker only in the case of Multi channel mode Notes This features only work when you play the Super Audio CD You may...

Page 16: ...AMS L or ENTER on the remote To return to the normal display press MENU on the player Notes The Multi channel management function does not work when you select Mch DIRECT you cannot set the output level balance of each speaker The front speaker setting is set to L automatically when you set the sub woofer to When you play a track that does not contain the LFE signal the signal for the sub woofer d...

Page 17: ...rom the speakers in sequence with the speaker type appearing in the display 6 Turn l AMS L until the desired item appears in the display Select the item from SURR BAL CNTR BAL or SW BAL Note When you set the sub woofer to in the Multi channel mode page 16 SW BAL cannot be adjusted NOT IN USE appears Similarly CNTR BAL or SURR BAL cannot be adjusted NOT IN USE appears when you set the corresponding...

Page 18: ...amplifier does not have the setting menu for speaker distance If the amplifier has this function we recommend that you set the speaker distance on the amplifier This setting is available only for the Multi channel Super Audio CD Note When you set the speaker distance on this player and the amplifier both of the setting may work and you may not be able to get the proper result FRT DIST The distance...

Page 19: ...adjusted NOT IN USE appears Similarly CNTR DIST cannot be adjusted NOT IN USE appears when you set the center speaker to 5 Press l AMS L or ENTER on the remote The speaker distance adjustment display appears Example When you select SURR DIST with DIST UNIT set to SEL FEET 6 Turn l AMS L or press on the remote repeatedly to adjust the speaker distance 7 Press l AMS L or ENTER on the remote The play...

Page 20: ...r in a place subject to direct sunlight excessive dust or mechanical shock On operation If the player is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lenses inside the player Should this occur the player may not operate properly In this case remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporate...

Page 21: ...Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer There is no sound Check that the player is connected securely Make sure you operate the amplifier correctly There is no sound from the DIGITAL CD OPTICAL OUT connector The audio signals of the Super Audio CD cannot be output from the DIGITAL CD OPTICAL OUT connector The disc does not play There is no disc inside the player Place the disc ...

Page 22: ...ss Wow and flutter Value of measurable limit 0 001 W PEAK or less When a CD is played Frequency response 2 Hz to 20 kHz Dynamic range 96 dB or more Total harmonic distortion rate 0 0039 or less Wow and flutter Value of measurable limit 0 001 W PEAK or less Output connector Output only the audio signals of the CD General Laser Semiconductor laser Super Audio CD λ 650 nm CD λ 780 nm Emission duratio...

Page 23: ...NEL DECODING indicator Turns on when you turn on the player or when the Multi channel Super Audio CD is loaded and select the multi channel playback area by pressing MULTI 2CH O TIME TEXT button 11 Each time you press the button the playing time of the track the remaining time of the disc or TEXT information appears in the display P PLAY MODE button 9 14 Press to select the play mode Q MULTI 2CH b...

Page 24: ...number G LEVEL ADJ button 17 Press to adjust the output level balance for the Multi channel management function page 15 H ENTER button 8 10 12 14 16 18 19 I CHECK button 15 Press to check the programed order J REPEAT button 13 K H button 9 13 14 X button 9 x button 9 15 L AMS buttons AMS Automatic Music Sensor 8 9 10 12 13 14 16 18 19 M SA CD CD button 5 9 Each time you press the button while play...