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- Page 1 2-188-791-11 (1) Portable CD Player Operating Instructions “WALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone Stereo products. is a trademark of Sony Corporation. D-NE300/NE301/NE301SR/ NE309LIV2 © 2004 Sony Corporation...
- Page 2 Serial No. ___________________________ To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation Product registration of the apparatus with newspapers, table- Please register this product on line at www.sony.com/ cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted walkmanreg candles on the apparatus. <http://www.sony.com/walkmanreg>...
- Page 3 Table of Contents 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 ......7 MP3 .............
- Page 4 Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! Thank you for purchasing the D-NE300/NE301/NE301SR/NE309LIV2. This CD Walkman is called an “ATRAC CD Walkman,” because you can enjoy “ATRAC CDs” on it. You can make your own ATRAC CD easily. How to use the SonicStage Refer to the supplied booklet “SonicStage.”...
- Page 5 What is an ATRAC 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.
- Page 6 Music sources playable on this CD player You can play the following 3 music sources on this CD player: • Audio CDs (CDDA format) • CDs with ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format files (ATRAC CD) • CDs with MP3 format files (MP3 CD) Usable disc formats You can use ISO 9660 Level 1/2 and Joliet extension format discs only.
- Page 7 ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 “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.
- Page 8 The usable number of groups and files • Maximum number of groups: 255 • Maximum number of files: 999 Settings for compression and writing software • This CD player is able to play MP3 files with the following specifications: Bit rate: 16 - 320 kbps, and sampling frequencies: 32/44.1/ 48 kHz.
- Page 9 ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 file structure and playing order •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.
- Page 10 Should the AC power adaptor cease to function in its intended manner, during the warranty period, the adaptor should be returned to your nearest Sony Service Center or Sony Authorized Repair Center for replacement, or after warranty period, it should be discarded.
- Page 11 Locating the controls CD player For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 Operation button (13, 14, 16 - 24, 27) 7 Display (12, 15 - 17, 19 - 21, 27) /ENTER: play/pause/ 8 DC IN 4.5 V (external power input) jack enter (13) .: AMS...
- Page 12 Display 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 on the 2 lines of the display, if recorded on the CD.
- Page 13 Playing a CD . Insert 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 . Connect your CD player. to an AC outlet You can use the following power sources: •...
- Page 14 Basic operations 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. Press u/ ENTER.
- Page 15 Checking CD information on the display 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.
- Page 16 B Playback options 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...
- Page 17 Playing a single track Playing your favorite play lists (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” (page 16), press * An “m3u play list” is a file for which an MP3 file to select “1,”...
- Page 18 To remove the Bookmarks* Playing your favorite During play of the track with a Bookmark, tracks by adding press and hold u/ENTER until “ ” disappears from the display. Bookmarks (Bookmark track To check the tracks with Bookmarks* play) During playback of the tracks with While the CD player is playing, you can add Bookmarks, “...
- Page 19 Playing tracks you Playing tracks in your have played most favorite order (PGM play) frequently in random You can program the CD player to play up to order (Auto ranking shuffle play) 64 tracks in your favorite order. The CD player plays up to 32 tracks which While play is stopped, perform the player has automatically memorized as steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting...
- Page 20 Playing tracks in your favorite Searching for groups order or tracks/files 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. only) or track/file you want quickly using on the CD player.
- Page 21 B Available features Adjusting sound quality 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 . or > for 2 seconds or ways: more to select the frequency •...
- Page 22 Note Adjusting sound quality 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.
- Page 23 Stopping playback Locking the controls automatically (OFF TIMER) (HOLD) You can set the CD player to stop the play You can lock the controls on your CD player automatically within a range of 1 to 99 to prevent accidental button presses. minutes.
- Page 24 Turning off the beep Playing tracks sound continuously (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. space between the tracks. Press and hold DISPLAY/MENU While play is stopped, press and until the MENU screen appears.
- Page 25 B Connecting to a power source When to replace the batteries Using the dry batteries You can check the remaining power of the batteries in the display. Use only the following dry battery type for your CD player: • LR6 (size AA) alkaline batteries t Lo batt* For the battery life, see “Specifications.”...
- Page 26 Notes on the power source Disconnect all power sources when the CD player is not used for a long time. On AC power adaptor • Use only the AC power adaptor supplied. If your CD player is not supplied with the one, use the AC-E45HG AC power adaptor.
- Page 27 B Additional information List of menus 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. Items marked z are default settings.
- Page 28 List of menus 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 Protecting against sound skipping (22) OPTION G-PROTECTION* z G-PRO 1...
- Page 29 On headphones/earphones Precautions Road safety Do not use headphones/earphones while On safety driving, cycling, or operating any motorized • Should any solid objects or liquid fall into vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is the CD player, unplug it and have it illegal in some areas.
- Page 30 Troubleshooting Should any problem persist after you have checked these symptoms, consult your nearest Sony dealer. 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.
- Page 31 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. To start play from the first track, point you stopped.
- Page 32 When you use the CD player on a flat and stable surface. When SOUND mode is set to “OFF.” Playing time varies depending on how the CD player is used. When using two Sony alkaline batteries LR6 (SG) (produced in Japan) G-PROTECTION “G-PRO 1” “G-PRO 2”...
- Page 33 Optional accessories AC power adaptor* AC-E45HG Active speaker system SRS-Z1 SRS-Z30 Car battery cord DCC-E345 Car battery cord with car connecting pack DCC-E34CP Car connecting pack CPA-9C Connecting cord RK-G129 RK-G136 Earphones (except for the customers in France) MDR-E818LP MDR-J10 Earphones (for the customers in France) MDR-E808LP * Specifications for AC power adaptors vary for...
- Page 35 This warranty is only valid in Canada.
- Page 36 This warranty is valid only in the United States. Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia...