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4-235-007-21(5)
Super Audio CD
Player
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Operating Instructions
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Mode d’emploi
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Bedienungsanleitung
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Manual de instrucciones
SCD-XE670
© 2001 Sony Corporation
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WARNING About This Manual To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not The instructions in this manual are for model SCD- expose the unit to rain or moisture. XE670. To avoid electrical shock, do not open Conventions the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified • Instructions in this manual describe the controls on personnel only. the player. You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the To prevent fire, do not Cover the ventilation of the player. a
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Features Table of Contents About the Super Audio CD Parts Identification • Super Audio CD is a new high-quality audio disc standard where music is recorded in the Front Panel ................................................ 4 DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format Rear Panel ................................................. 4 (conventional CDs are recorded in the PCM Remote Control ......................................... 5 format). The DSD format, using a sampling frequency 64 times higher than t
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Parts Identification The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses ( ) for details. Front Panel CHECK qg (18) PHONES jack qd BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS CLEAR qh (18) PLAY MODE 2 (17, 18) lAMSL dial qs (10, 11, 14, Disc tray 6 (10) POWER 1 (10) 15, 19, 20) Display w; (11) Remote sensor ql (6) A OPEN/CLOSE 8 (10, 18) MENU qj (10, 20) REPEAT 3 (16) H 9 (10, 15, 16, 17, 18) MULTI/2CH qk (9, 11) SACD/CD 5 (9, 11) X 0 (11) Multi-Channel indicator 7 TIME/TEXT 4 (11)
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Parts Identification Remote Control AyB 8 (16) LEVEL ADJ ql (22) BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS AMS ./> qa (14, 15, 17, MULTI/2CH qh (9, 11) >10 6 (14, 18) 22) Number buttons 5 (14, 18) H w; (10, 15, 16, 17, 18) CHECK 9 (18) PROGRAM qf (18) X 0 (11) CLEAR qk (18) REPEAT 7 (16) x wa (11, 16, 19) CONTINUE 2 (17, 18) SACD/CD qg (9, 11) m/M qs (15) DISPLAY MODE 3 (12) SHUFFLE 1 (17) ENTER qj (22) TIME/TEXT 4 (11) INDEX >/. qd (15) GB 5
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Getting Started Notes • Do not leave the remote in an extremely hot or a Checking the supplied humid place. • Do not drop any foreign object into the remote accessories casing, particularly when replacing the batteries. • Do not use a new battery with an old one. • Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight This player comes with the following items: or lighting apparatus. Doing so may cause a • Audio connecting cord malfunction. phono jack × 2 (Red and White) y phono • If you do not in
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Getting Started Notes • When you make the Multi-channel connection, connect the ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks also using another audio connecting cord so that you can play a CD (or SACD) when you set the input selector of your amplifier to CD (or SACD) input . • During playback of a conventional CD or a 2CH Super Audio CD, the same signal that is output from the ANALOG 2CH OUT jacks is also output from the ANALOG 5.1CH FRONT L/R jacks. • During playback of a Multi-channel Super Audio CD, the same signal
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Hooking Up the System (continued) Connecting via DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL connector Connecting via ANALOG 2CH Use an optical digital cable for this connection. When connecting the optical digital cable to the OUT jacks DIGITAL (CD) OUT OPTICAL connector, Use an audio connecting cords for this take the cap off the connectors and push the connection. Connect the ANALOG 2CH OUT cable plugs in until they click into place. L/R jacks to the CD (SACD) input jacks of Be careful not to bend or twist the
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Getting Started Playing discs Playing discs Super Audio CD + CD (Hybrid disc) Compatible Disc Types This disc consists of an HD layer and a CD layer. Press SACD/CD to select the layer you want to listen to. Also, as the dual layers are on You can play the following discs with this one side, it is not necessary to turn the disc player. over. You can play the CD layer using a Depending on the type of disc to be played, conventional CD player. select the appropriate indicator by pressing SACD/CD or
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Compatible Disc Types (continued) Playing a Disc 2 channel + Multi-channel Super The operations for normal play and the basic operations during play are explained below. Audio CD This disc consists of the 2 channel playback 1 Turn on the amplifier. Turn down the area and the multi-channel playback area. volume level to the lowest. Press MULTI/2CH to select the playback area 2 Select the player position using the you want to listen to. input selector on the amplifier. 3 Press POWER to turn on the
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Playing discs Basic operations during play Using the Display To Press The display window shows various information Stop play x about the disc or track being played. This section describes the current disc information Pause play X and information that appears for each play Resume play after X or H status. pausing Locate a succeeding Turn lAMSL Disc information when a disc track clockwise is loaded Locate the beginning Turn lAMSL Depending on the disc that is currently loaded, of the current track
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Using the Display (continued) Turning off the information in the display Displaying information while Each time you press DISPLAY MODE on the remote while playing a disc, the display turns the player is playing off and on alternately. Press TIME/TEXT. Even when the display is turned off, the display Each time you press the button, the current turns on if you pause or stop play. When you track number and its elapsed time or remaining resume play, the display turns off again. time appears, or the
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Playing discs Displaying the information of Display information of a TEXT a TEXT disc in stop mode disc while playing a disc The current track name appears. If the disc Press TIME/TEXT. name has more than 15 characters, the first 14 Each time you press the button, the disc name characters will remain after the name scrolls by or artist name appears in the display. When you in the display. select the artist name, “ART.” appears in the When the player detects a Multi-channel Super display. Audio
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Using the Display (continued) Locating a Specific Track Notes During stop or play mode, you can locate any • The display may not show all the characters, track to be played. depending on the disc. • This player can display only the disc name, artist name, and track names from TEXT discs. Other To locate You need to information cannot be displayed. The next or Turn lAMSL clockwise Displaying the information of succeeding until you find the track. When a TEXT disc in other tracks using the remote,
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Playing discs Locating a point by setting Locating a Particular the start time (Time Search) Point in a Track 1 Press ./> (or turn lAMSL) to select the desired track in stop You can locate a particular point in a track mode. during play or play pause. 2 Press and hold m/M to set the time to start play while looking at the Locating a point while display. monitoring the sound You can set the time from the beginning of (Search) the desired a track when you press M at first, and set the time from th
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Repeating the current track Playing Tracks (Repeat 1 Play) Repeatedly While the track you want to repeat is being played, press REPEAT repeatedly until You can play an entire disc or portions thereof “REPEAT 1” appears in the display. repeatedly. This function can be used with Repeat 1 Play starts. Shuffle Play to repeat all the tracks in random order (page 17), or with Programme Play to To stop Repeat 1 Play repeat all the tracks in a programme (page 18). Press x. You can also repeat a specifi
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Playing discs z You can set a new starting point and ending point during Repeat A-B Play Playing Tracks in Random You can change the current ending point to a new starting point, then specify a new ending point to Order (Shuffle Play) repeat another portion right after the current portion. 1 During Repeat A-B Play, press AyB. When you select Shuffle Play, the player plays The current ending point changes to the new all the tracks on the disc in random order. starting point (point A). “REPEAT” li
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To resume normal play Creating Your Own Press CONTINUE on the remote. Programme (Programme When you operate on the player, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” Play) disappears from the display. z The programme remains even after You can pick out the tracks that you like and Programme Play ends specify the playback order in a programme Press H to play from the beginning of the containing up to 32 tracks (or 999 min. 59 sec. programme again. in total programme time) The programme remains ev
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Playing discs Changing the contents of the Listening to a Multi- programme channel Super Audio CD You can change the contents of the programme in stop mode. (Multi-channel management function) To Do the following: Erase a track 1 Press CHECK repeatedly This player is equipped with a Multi-channel until the track number you management function that sets the playback want to erase appears. mode of the Super Audio CD by the DSD-DSP (built into the player) according to the layout or 2 Press CLEAR. s
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3 Press lAMSL. Listening to a Multi-channel Super Audio CD (continued) The playback mode appears in the display. Selecting 2 channel playback Playback Front Center mode mode speakers speaker 1 Press MENU. MCH Direct Each signal outputs directly from each speaker. 2 Turn lAMSL until “2CH SPK MODE” appears in the display. 5 – Large + SW Large Large 3 Press lAMSL. 5 – Large Large Large The playback mode appears in the display. Small Small 5 – Small + SW FRT – Large +SW Large Small Playback Front sp
