Sony fm/am portable cd player operating instructions (44 pages)
Summary of Contents for Sony WALKMAN D-NF400
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The model number and the serial number are located at the rear of the CD player. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. ___________________________ Serial No.
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To pre ve nt fire or shoc k Product registration ha za rd, do not e x pose t he unit Please register this product on line at www.sony.com/ t o ra in or m oist ure . walkmanreg <http://www.sony.com/walkmanreg>...
Ta ble of Cont e nt s Playing tracks in your favorite order Enjoy your ATRAC CD (PGM play) ..........19 Walkman! Searching for groups or tracks/files ... 20 Music sources playable on this CD player .. 6 Available features ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 ......
Enjoy your AT RAC CD Wa lk m a n! Thank you for purchasing the D-NF400/NF401. This CD Walkman is called an “ATRAC CD Walkman,” because you can enjoy “ATRAC CDs” on it. You c a n m a k e your ow n AT RAC CD e a sily. How to use the SonicStage Refer to the supplied booklet “SonicStage.”...
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Wha t is a n AT RAC CD? An ATRAC CD is a CD-R/RW on which audio data compressed in the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format has been recorded. About 30 audio CDs can be recorded on a CD-R/RW.* You can also record MP3 files by converting the files to the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format. * When total playing time of one CD (album) is estimated at 60 minutes and you are recording on a 700 MB CD-R/RW at 48 kbps in ATRAC3plus format.
M usic sourc e s pla ya ble on t his CD pla ye r You can play the following 3 music sources on this CD player: • Audio CDs (CDDA format) • CDs with ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format files (ATRAC CD) •...
AT RAC3 plus a nd AT RAC3 “ATRAC3plus,” which stands for “Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus” is audio compression technology, developed from the ATRAC3 format. Though the ATRAC3plus format can compress music content to about 1/20 of its original size at 64 kbps, you can still enjoy high quality sound.
T he usa ble num be r of groups a nd file s • Maximum number of groups: 255 • Maximum number of files: 999 Se t t ings for c om pre ssion a nd w rit ing soft w a re •...
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AT RAC3 plus/AT RAC3 /M P3 file st ruc t ure a nd pla ying orde r •ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 •MP3 Group Group MP3 file ATRAC3plus/ ATRAC3 file Notes • A group that does not include an MP3 file is skipped. • If ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files and MP3 files are recorded on the same CD, this CD player plays the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files first.
Ge t t ing st a rt e d Che c k ing t he supplie d a c c e ssorie s AC power adaptor (1) CD-ROM* (SonicStage) (1) (not supplied with USA/Canadian models) *Do not play a CD-ROM on an audio CD player. User’s guide for SonicStage (1) Headphones (1) (for USA model)
Loc a t ing t he c ont rols CD pla ye r For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 Operation button (13, 14, 16 - 26, 28, 29, 7 RADIO ON/BAND•MEMORY button (25 - 28) RADIO ON: Press to turn on the radio. /ENTER: play/pause/ enter BAND: Press to change the band.
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Displa y For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 Character information display (15) 5 Play list indication While playing an audio CD, disc name, For MP3 CD only 6 Group indication (19, 20) track name, etc. appear in the 2 lines, if recorded on the CD.
Pla ying a CD . I nse rt a CD. 1 Slide OPEN to open the CD 2 Place the CD on the tray and close player lid. the lid. OPEN switch Label side up . Conne c t your CD pla ye r. to an AC outlet You can use the following power sources:...
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Ba sic ope ra t ions Do this Press u/ ENTER. Play (from a point where you stopped previously) Playback starts from the point where you stopped. While the CD player is stopped, press and hold Play (from the first track) u/ ENTER until the play of the first track starts.
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Che c k ing CD inform a t ion on t he displa y You can check CD information by pressing DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly. When you are playing a CD containing text information such as CD-TEXT, “track name,” “album name,” “artist name,” etc. are displayed as shown in parentheses in the following table. When you are playing an ATRAC CD, information you input using the SonicStage software is displayed.
B Pla yba c k opt ions You can enjoy the following playback Press to select the playback options using the menu function. option you want. The default setting is “ALL” (normal • Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play). play) • Playing all files in a selected group PLAY MODE (Group play) >GROUP...
Pla ying a single t ra c k Pla ying your fa vorit e pla y list s (Single play) (m3u play list play) (MP3 CD only) Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting You can play your favorite m3u play lists.* playback options”...
To check the tracks with Bookmarks* Pla ying your fa vorit e During playback of the tracks with t ra c k s by a dding Bookmarks, “ ” lights up in the display. * Perform these operations only when Screen 1 is Book m a rk s disaplyed (page 15).
Pla ying t ra c k s you Pla ying t ra c k s in your ha ve pla ye d m ost fa vorit e orde r (PGM play) fre que nt ly in ra ndom You can program the CD player to play up to orde r (Auto ranking shuffle play) 64 tracks in your favorite order.
Pla ying t ra c k s in your fa vorit e Se a rc hing for groups orde r or t ra c k s/file s While the CD player is playing, you can Repeat step 2 to select the tracks search for and play the group (ATRAC CD in your favorite order.
B Ava ila ble fe a t ure s Adjust ing sound qua lit y Perform steps 1 - 3 of “Selecting the sound quality you want” and (Parametric equalizer) select “CUSTOM.” You can enjoy your favorite sounds by adjusting sound quality in the following two Press .
Note Adjust ing sound qua lit y Sound may skip: – if the CD player receives stronger continuous To return to the previous screen shock than expected, Press –. – if a dirty or scratched CD is played, or – when using poor-quality CD-Rs/RWs or To cancel the adjustment operation if there is a problem with the original recording Press x.
To cancel the OFF TIMER function St opping pla yba c k The OFF TIMER function will be canceled: a ut om a t ic a lly (OFF TIMER) • When you perform steps 1 - 3, changing the OFF TIMER setting to “OFF.” You can set the CD player to stop the play •...
Turning off t he be e p Pla ying t ra c k s sound c ont inuously (SEAMLESS) (ATRAC CD only) You can turn off the beep sound that is heard from your headphones/earphones when you You can play live concert music, etc. without operate your CD player.
B U sing t he ra dio I m proving broa dc a st List e ning t o t he ra dio re c e pt ion For FM, extend the headphones/earphones You can enjoy FM and AM programs. cord.
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Turning off t he ra dio List e ning t o t he ra dio a ut om a t ic a lly You can set the radio to turn off automatically within a range of 10 to 99 I f it is ha rd t o he a r t he FM minutes by 10 minutes.
Pre se t t ing ra dio If you want to preset the received station, press DISPLAY/MENU st a t ions while the preset number is flashing. You can preset up to 51 stations (for USA The received station is preset on the and Canadian models) : 7 for TV, 4 for WB, preset number 1 and the CD player starts 30 for FM and 10 for AM or 40 stations (for...
To cancel all preset stations Pre se t t ing ra dio st a t ions 1 While the radio is turned off and CD play is stopped, press and hold DISPLAY/ MENU until the MENU screen appears. 4 Press . or > repeatedly to select 2 Press to select “OPTION,”...
Cha nging t he t uning int e rva l (Except European models) When using the CD player abroad, change the AM tuning interval on the menu, if necessary. 9 kHz area: Asia and Europe 10 kHz area: the U.S.A., Canada and South America Change it while the radio is turned off and CD play is stopped, as follows.
B Conne c t ing t o a pow e r sourc e When to replace the batteries U sing t he dry ba t t e rie s You can check the remaining power of the batteries in the display. Use only the following dry battery type for your CD player: •...
N ot e s on t he pow e r sourc e Disconnect all power sources when the CD player is not used for a long time. On AC pow e r a da pt or • Use only the AC power adaptor supplied. If your CD player is not supplied with the one, use the AC-E45HG AC power adaptor.
B Addit iona l inform a t ion List of m e nus Press and hold DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears, then press to select the menu you want. MENU >REPEAT To return to the previous screen, press –* To cancel the setting operation, press x.
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Setting of sound (page) Menu 1 , Menu 2 Menu 3 z OFF Adjusting sound quality (21) SOUND — SOFT ACTIVE HEAVY CUSTOM Setting various functions (page) Menu 1 , Menu 2 Menu 3 z G-PRO 1 Protecting against sound skipping (22) OPTION G-PROTECTION* G-PRO 2...
On he a dphone s/e a rphone s Pre c a ut ions Road safety Do not use headphones/earphones while On sa fe t y driving, cycling, or operating any motorized • Should any solid objects or liquid fall into vehicle.
Trouble shoot ing Should any problem persist after you have checked these symptoms, consult your nearest Sony dealer. CD pla ye r Symptom Cause and/or corrective action The volume does not c AVLS is set to “ON.” Set it to “OFF.” (page 22) increase even if you press VOL + repeatedly.
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Trouble shoot ing Symptom Cause and/or corrective action “HOLD” flashes in the c The buttons are locked. Slide the HOLD switch back. (page 23) display when you press a button, and the CD does not play. Playback starts from the c The resume function is working.
Playing time varies depending on how the CD player is used. FM: 87.5 - 108.0 MHz AM: 531 - 1 602 kHz When using two Sony alkaline batteries z E13/2, E92* models LR6 (SG) (produced in Japan) •9 kHz step: FM: 87.5 - 108.0 MHz...
Spe c ific a t ions Opt iona l a c c e ssorie s Operating temperature AC power adaptor* AC-E45HG 5°C - 35°C (41°F - 95°F) Active speaker system SRS-Z1 SRS-Z30 Dimensions (w/h/d) (excluding Car battery cord* DCC-E345 projecting parts and controls) Approx.
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