3-259-970-13 (1) Portable CD Player Operating Instructions “WALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone Stereo products. D-NE800 © 2003 Sony Corporation is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
Table of Contents Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! Music sources playable on this CD player .. 6 ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 ......................... 7 MP3 ............................................................. 7 The structure of ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 and MP3 files .......................................... 8 Getting started Checking the supplied accessories ............ 10 Locating the controls ................................. 11 Playing a CD 1. Insert a CD. ........................................... 15 2.
Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! Thank you for purchasing the D-NE800. 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. Step 1 Install Install the supplied “SonicStage Simple Burner” software. Step 2 Burn Create a disc image and burn it on a CD-R/RW using your PC. Audio CDs MP3 files or , Audio data is converted to the ATRAC3plus/ ATRAC3 format by the SonicStage Simple Burner.
What is an ATRAC CD? Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! 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.
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.
ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 “ATRAC3,” which stands for “Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3” is audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates. The ATRAC3 format can compress music content to about 1/10 of their original size, which contributes to reduction of the media volume. The available transfer bit rates are 132 kbps, 105 kbps and 66 kbps.
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. Variable Bit Rate (VBR) file can also be played. To compress a source for an MP3 file, we recommend setting the compression software to “44.1 kHz,” “128 kbps,” and “Constant Bit Rate.
ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 file structure and playing order •ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 •MP3 Group MP3 file Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! Group 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. • Depending on the method used to record MP3 files on the disc, the playing order may be different from the one shown above.
Getting started Checking the supplied accessories AC power adaptor (1) Charging stand (1) Carrying pouch (1) Rechargeable batteries (2) External battery case (1) Battery carrying case (1) CD-ROM* (SonicStage Simple Burner) (1) Headphones/earphones (1) *Do not play a CD-ROM on an audio CD player.
Locating the controls CD player For details, see the pages in parentheses. Getting started 1 Display (12, 17, 19, 24, 37) 2 OPR (operation) lamp (28, 29, 34) Color of the lamp changes according to the type of music source being played. Red: Audio CD, Green: ATRAC3plus/ ATRAC3 file, Orange: MP3 file For some time after the CD is inserted, the lamp lights up in red, orange and green in turn. This lamp also functions as the HOLD lamp and the CHG (charge) lamp.
Display (CD player) For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 Character information display (17) While playing an audio CD, disc name, track name, etc. appear in 4 lines, if recorded on the CD. While playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, group name, file name, etc. appear in 4 lines, if recorded on the CD. Menu items also appear in this display. 2 Atrac3plus/MP3 indication 3 Disc indication Lights up while the CD player is playing. 4 Battery indication (33) Roughly shows the remaining power of the battery.
Remote control For details, see the pages in parentheses. 6 2 7 3 4 8 9 q; Getting started 1 5 1 VOL (volume) +/– control (16, 26, 28) Turn to adjust the volume. 2 x (stop) button (16, 26, 28, 37) 3 Jog lever (. u/ENT >) (16, 21 - 23, 25 - 31) u (play/pause)/ENT (enter): Press during stop to start play, and press during play to pause play. When selecting menu items, press to enter the selection. Flick toward .
Display (remote control) For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 2 3 4 6 5 78 9q; 1 Disc indication 2 Track number indication (23) 3 Character information display (17) 4 Play mode indication (19 - 23) 5 SOUND indication (25, 26) 6 Battery indication (33) 7 Group indication (19, 20) 8 Play list indication (21) 9 Bookmark indication (21, 22) During play, the indication shows a track has a Bookmark. q; Timer indication (27) Shows the OFF TIMER setting has been selected on the menu.
Playing a CD 1. Insert a CD. 1 Slide OPEN to open the CD player lid. 2 Place the CD on the tray and close the lid. OPEN switch Label side up You can use the following power sources: • Rechargeable batteries (page 33) • LR6 (size AA) alkaline batteries (external battery case) (page 35) • AC power adaptor We explain how to use your CD player on house current on this page. Connect the plugs and terminals securely. 1 Connect the AC power adaptor.
3. Play a CD. 5-way control key (u) VOL + / – Jog lever VOL + / – 1 Push the control key toward u. 2 Adjust the volume by pressing VOL + or –.
Checking CD information on the display You can check CD information by repeatedly pressing DISPLAY/MENU on the CD player or DISPLAY on the remote control. 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 Simple Burner software is displayed.
Notes • The characters A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, and _ can be displayed on this CD player. • Before playing a file, the CD player reads all file and group (or folder) information on the CD. “READING” is displayed. Depending on the content of the CD, it may take some time to accomplish this reading. • If the group does not have a group name, “ROOT” appears in the display. • If the file does not have ID3 tag information, “- - - -” appears in the display.
B Playback options You can enjoy the following playback button on the options using the P MODE/ remote control or the menu function on the CD player. Selecting playback options on the CD player Enter the PLAY MODE menu using the following procedures, then select each playback option. 1 Press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears. 2 Press F or f to select “PLAY MODE,” then press DISPLAY/MENU. 3 Press F or f to select the playback option you want. The default setting is “ALL” (normal).
Playing a single track (Single play) During play, press P MODE/ repeatedly until “1” appears. (CD player: Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options on the CD player” (page 19), press F or f to select “1,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.) 03:45 Playing all files in a selected group in random order (Group shuffle play) (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only) During play, press P MODE/ repeatedly until “ SHUF” appears.
1 During play, press P MODE/ repeatedly until “ ” (play list) appears. (CD player: Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options on the CD player” (page 19) and press F or f to select “PLAY LIST”, then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.) MODERN Play list Flick the jog lever toward . or > to select a play list you want. (CD player: Press F or f to select a play list.) play) While the CD player is playing, you can add Bookmarks to the tracks you want and play them only.
Playing your favorite tracks by adding Bookmarks To remove the Bookmarks During play of the track with a Bookmark, press and hold the jog lever until “ ” disappears from the display. (CD player: Push and hold the 5-way control key toward u until “ ” disappears from the display.) To check the tracks with Bookmarks During playback of the tracks with Bookmarks, “ ” flashes slowly in the display.
Note The CD player memorizes the tracks you have played from up to 10 CDs, whether you have changed the CDs or not. If the CD player tries to memorize tracks from an 11th CD, the data memorized first will be erased. 2 Playing tracks in your favorite order (PGM play) You can program the CD player to play up to 64 tracks in your favorite order. 1 Audio CD/CD-TEXT
Playing tracks in your favorite order Searching for groups or tracks/files Checking the program While the CD player is playing, you can search for and play the group (ATRAC CD only) or track/file you want quickly using F or f on the CD player. While programming: Press and hold the jog lever repeatedly before step 4. (CD player: Push and hold the 5-way control key toward u repeatedly or press DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly.) While play is stopped: Press DISPLAY.
B Available features Adjusting sound quality (Parametric equalizer) You can enjoy your favorite sounds by adjusting sound quality in the following two ways: • Selecting a preset sound pattern t “Selecting the sound quality you want” • Adjusting sound quality by yourself t “Customizing sound quality” Selecting the sound quality you want Indication SOFT/ SOUND S ACTIVE/ SOUND A HEAVY/ SOUND H Using the remote control Press SOUND repeatedly to select the sound qaulity you want.
Adjusting sound quality 3 Flick the jog lever toward . or > repeatedly to select the shape of the wave from the 3 shapes stored in memory for each frequency range, then turn the VOL +/– repeatedly to select the sound volume. (CD player: Push the 5-way control key toward . or > repeatedly to select the shape of the wave, then press F or f to select the sound volume.) MID A: Frequency range B: Sound volume (To turn up the volume, use VOL –. To turn it down, use VOL +.
If you select “G-PRO 2,” the GPROTECTION function will be enhanced compared to “G-PRO 1.” To enjoy high quality CD sound, select “GPRO 1.” Note To cancel the AVLS function Perform steps 1 - 3, changing the AVLS setting to “OFF.” Stopping playback automatically (OFF TIMER) You can set the CD player to stop the play automatically within a range of 1 to 99 minutes. While the timer function is working, the following indications appear: • CD player: “ ” appears at about 5-second intervals.
Stopping playback automatically Locking the controls (HOLD) 4 Turn VOL +/– to select the length of time you want to set, then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Press F or f to select the length of time you want to set, then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.) • To increase/decrease by 5 minutes: Turn VOL +/– repeatedly. (CD player: Press F or f repeatedly.) • To increase/decrease by 1 minute: Keep turning VOL +/–. (CD player: Press F or f for 2 seconds or more.
2 Flick the jog lever toward . or > to select “BEEP,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Press F or f to select “BEEP,” then press DISPLAY/ MENU to enter the selection.) 3 Flick the jog lever toward . or > to select “OFF,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Press F or f to select “OFF,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.) 3 Flick the jog lever toward .
Playing tracks continuously (SEAMLESS) (ATRAC CD only) You can play live concert music, etc. without space between the tracks. 1 While play is stopped, press DISPLAY until the display changes. (CD player: While play is stopped, press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears. Press F or f to select “OPTION,” then press DISPLAY/MENU.) 2 Flick the jog lever toward . or > to select “SEAMLESS,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection.
B Connecting your CD player Connecting a stereo system 1 While play is stopped, press DISPLAY until the display changes. (CD player: While play is stopped, press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears. Press F or f to select “OPTION,” then press DISPLAY/MENU.) 2 Flick the jog lever toward . or > to select “AUDIO OUT,” then press the jog lever to enter the selection. (CD player: Press F or f to select “AUDIO OUT,” then press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.) 3 Flick the jog lever toward .
Connecting a stereo system Notes • Before you play a CD, turn down the volume of the connected device to avoid damaging the connected speakers. • Use the AC power adaptor for recording. If you use the rechargeable batteries or dry batteries as a power source, the batteries may become completely depleted during recording. • Adjust the volume properly on the connected device so that the sound will not be distorted.
B Connecting to a power source You can check the remaining power of the batteries in the display. t t t t t Lobatt* * Beep sounds. When the batteries are depleted, charge the rechargeable batteries or replace the dry batteries with new ones. • Using the rechargeable batteries (this page) • Using the dry batteries (external battery case) (page 35) Notes • The indicator sections of roughly show the remaining battery power. One section does not always indicate one-fourth of the battery power.
Using the rechargeable batteries 3 Connect the AC power adaptor to the DC IN 4.5 V jack of the supplied charging stand and an AC outlet. Then place the CD player on the supplied charging stand, aligning the V mark on the CD player with the v mark on the stand. Charging of the batteries starts. In the display of the remote control, “Charging” indication flashes and the indicator sections of light up in succession. The OPR lamp lights up on the CD player.
Notes • When charging the batteries using the charging stand, be sure to remove the external battery case. • During charging, the CD player and the rechargeable batteries become hot. This poses no danger. • If you push the 5-way control key toward u lever during charging, charging stops and playback of the CD starts. • If you place the CD player on the charging stand during play, play stops and charging starts.
Using the dry batteries 3 Notes on the power source Connect the external battery case to the CD player. Disconnect all power sources when the CD player is not used for a long time. On AC power adaptor to EXT BATT/ DC IN 4.5 V With the v side down • Use only the AC power adaptor supplied. If your CD player is not supplied with the one, use the AC-E45HG AC power adaptor. Do not use any other AC power adaptor. It may cause a malfunction.
B Additional information List of menus On the CD player, press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears, then press F or f to select the menu you want. On the remote control, press SOUND (for sound settings) or DISPLAY (for other settings) repeatedly. CD player MENU REPEAT PLAY MODE SOUND Remote control BEEP To return to the previous screen, press x (CD player: press –*1).
Precautions On safety • Should any solid objects or liquid fall into the CD player, unplug it and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. • Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 4.5 V (external power input) jack. On the CD player • Keep the lens on the CD player clean and do not touch it. If you do so, the lens may be damaged and the CD player will not operate properly. • Do not put any heavy object on top of the CD player. The CD player and the CD may be damaged.
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 increase even if you turn VOL +/– in the + direction repeatedly (even if you press VOL + repeatedly on the CD player). No sound, or noise is heard. c AVLS is set to “ON”. Set it to “OFF.” (page 27) c AUDIO OUT is set to “LINE”. Set it to “HP.” (page 31) Certain files cannot be played.
Troubleshooting Symptom Cause and/or corrective action The CD does not play or “No disc” appears in the display when a CD is placed in the CD player. c The CD is dirty or defective. c Check that the CD is inserted with the label side up. (page 15) c Moisture condensation has occurred. Leave the CD player aside for several hours until the moisture evaporates. c Close the lid of the battery compartment firmly. (page 33) c Make sure the batteries are inserted correctly.
Symptom Cause and/or corrective action During playback of an ATRAC CD or MP3 CD, the CD does not rotate but you can hear the sound normally. “NO FILE” appears in the display after the jog lever is pressed (CD player: after you push the 5-way control key toward u) or the lid of the CD player is closed. When closing the lid of the CD player, the CD starts to rotate. The LCD display becomes hard to see or slows down.
Specifications System Compact disc digital audio system Laser diode properties Material: GaAlAs Wavelength: λ = 770 - 800 nm Emission duration: Continuous Laser output: Less than 44.6 µW (This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the optical pick-up block with 7 mm aperture.) D-A conversion 1-bit quartz time-axis control Battery life*1 (approx. hours) When you use the CD player on a flat and stable surface. When LIGHT mode and SOUND mode are set to “OFF.
Operating temperature 5°C - 35°C (41°F - 95°F) Optional accessories Dimensions (w/h/d) (excluding projecting parts and controls) AC power adaptor* Active speaker system Approx. 130 × 20.7 × 130 mm (5 1⁄8 × 27⁄32 × 5 1⁄8 in.) Mass (excluding accessories) Approx. 178 g (6.3 oz.) US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories. Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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