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3-253-769-11(1)
Portable
CD Player
Operating Instructions
Mode d’emploi
XP-ZV77/ZV77C/ZV77D
© 2003 Sony Corporation
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Table of Contents English Precautions ............................. 3 Using on the Rechargeable WARNING Batteries .............................. 4 Using on the dry batteries ....... 6 To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Using on the AC power adaptor ................................ 7 Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. Preparations ............................ 8 Loading a disc .........................
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On headphones/earphones Precautions Road safety On safety Do not use headphones/earphones while • Should any solid objects or liquid fall into driving, cycling, or operating any motorized the CD player, unplug it and have it checked vehicle. It may create a traffic hazard and is by qualified personnel before operating it illegal in some area. It can also be potentially any further. dangerous to play your headsets at high • Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN volume while walking, especia
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3 Connect the AC power adaptor to Using on the the DC IN 4.5 V jack of your CD player and an AC outlet, and then Rechargeable Batteries press and hold s/OFF/CHG for about 1 second while the CD When using on the rechargeable batteries for player is turned off to start the first time, charge them until “CHARGE charging. ON” goes out. You can use only the following to an AC outlet rechargeable batteries for your CD player: AC power Commercially-available size AA Ni-MH adaptor rechargeable batteries
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When to charge the recharge- When to replace the rechargeable batteries able batteries If the battery life becomes shorter by about You can check the remaining power of the half, replace the batteries with new batteries in the display. rechargeable batteries. Battery power is full. Note on the rechargeable batteries If the battery is new or has not been used for a long time, it may not be charged completely until you charge and discharge it several times. Note on carrying the rechargeable Batter
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When to replace the batteries Using on the dry batteries You can check the remaining power of the batteries in the display. Use only the following dry battery type for Battery power is full. your CD player: LR6 (size AA) alkaline batteries 1 Open the battery compartment lid inside your CD player. Battery power is getting low. 2 Insert two dry batteries by Battery power is low. matching the ) to the diagram in the battery compartment and close the lid until it clicks into Low-BATT Batteries are d
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Notes on the power source Using on the AC power Disconnect all power sources when the CD adaptor player is not used for a long time. On AC power adaptor Connect the supplied AC power adaptor to the • Use only the supplied AC power adaptor. Do DC IN 4.5 V jack and an AC outlet. not use any other AC power adaptor. It may cause a malfunction. Polarity of the plug • Do not touch the AC power adaptor with the wet hands. • Connect the AC power adaptor to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should you no
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Turning on and off Preparations Turning on the CD player HOLD switch Press ca/ENTER. Power is turned on. ca/ENTER button Release Hold HOLD Release Hold (XP-ZV77D only) Release the HOLD switch before playback. When not using the unit, set the HOLD switch to the HOLD position. Accidentally pressed button will not function. If buttons on the CD player are pressed when the HOLD switch is set to the HOLD position, (XP-ZV77D only) ca/ENTER button “HOLD” flashes in the display. Turning off the CD playe
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When the CD player lid is Loading a disc closed For XP-ZV77D, connect the supplied The following display is shown on the display earphones with the remote control to the \ of the remote control. jack of the CD player. Audio disc 1 Slide OPEN to open the CD player lid. Total track number Total playing time OPEN switch MP3 disc Total file number 2 Place the disc on the tray. Fit the disc to the pivot securely until it clicks, with the label side up. Total folder number Appears when the MP3 disc is
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Basic operations Playing a disc To Do this Pause/Resume play Press ca/ after pause ENTER. Stop Press s/OFF/ CHG. With the remote control of XP-ZV77D, press s. Find the beginning of Press r once. * the current track (file) Find the beginning of Press r the previous tracks repeatedly. * (files) Find the beginning of Press t once. * 1 Connect the headphones/ the next track (file) earphones firmly. Find the beginning of Press t Connect the plug of the headphones/ the succeeding tracks repeatedly. *
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Music discs encoded with Remaining time of the current track (during playback of discs without CD copyright protection technolo- TEXT information) gies Remaining time of This product is designed to play back discs that Current track number the current track conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies. Please be aware that among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the C
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ID3 tag information* Playing a disc ID3 tag information : Title About the CD TEXT information : Artist name • This CD player can display the CD TEXT : Album name information written in English only. Discs can contain information written in other languages than English, but they are shown as “NO TITLE” or not shown on the display. • The following characters may not be displayed correctly: [¥ ] { | } ~ Folder number * When the file does not have ID3 tag information, “NO TITLE” appears in the di
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EASS 2* Playback options (E•A•S•S** function) You can enjoy various playback options using the P-MODE/ , FOLDER SKIP-/+ ( -/ RPT OFF +), r/t, and ca/ENTER buttons. (Repeat play) Selecting the function you SHUF OFF want to set (Shuffle play) 1 Press P-MODE/ during play or stop. LIVE OFF 2 Press FOLDER SKIP-/+ ( -/+) (Live) repeatedly until the desired function name appears in the display. TRAIN OFF (Train) 3 Press r/t to make the setting of the function. 4 Press ca/ENTER to decide the PGM OFF sel
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3 Press r/t to select the way Playback options you repeat the tracks (files). E•A•S•S function Audio disc The E•A•S•S function reduces skipping or RPT OFF muting of the sound when the unit is subjected (Normal play) to shocks. Repeat play is cancelled. 1 Press P-MODE/ during play or stop. RPT ALL 2 Press FOLDER SKIP -/+ ( -/+) Repeats all the tracks. repeatedly until “EASS 2” appears in the display. 3 Press r/t to select “EASS 1” RPT 1 or “EASS 2.” Repeats the current track. When you select “EAS
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To cancel Repeat play Making the sound wider and deeper (LIVE) Select “RPT OFF” in step 3. During Repeat play, your can cacel Repeat play by pressing You can listen to the track (file) in a wider and and holding P-MODE/ for about 2 seconds deeper sound as if you were in a concert hall. during play or in pause. 1 Press P-MODE/ during play or stop. Shuffle play 2 Press FOLDER SKIP -/+ ( -/+) You can play tracks (files) in a random order. repeatedly until “LIVE OFF” appears in the display. 1 Press
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Program play Playback options You can program the CD player to play up to 24 tracks (files) in your favourite order. Making the sound soft to ears 1 Press P-MODE/ during play or (TRAIN) stop. You can listen to the track (file) in a gentle sound so that you will not feel tired in 2 Press FOLDER SKIP -/+ ( -/+) listening. This also reduces sound leakage repeatedly until “PGM OFF” from the headphones to the people around you appears in the display. in a crowded place such as in a train. 3 Press r/t
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Turning off the operation beep MP3 disc sound File number You can turn off the beep sound that is heard from your headphones/earphones when you operate your CD player. 1 Press P-MODE/ during play or stop. 2 Press FOLDER SKIP -/+ ( -/+) 7 Press ca/ENTER to enter the repeatedly until “BEEP ON” selected track (file). appears in the display. The selected track (file) is stored in the 3 Press r/t to select “BEEP program. OFF.” Repeat step 4 to 6 to select the tracks (files) in your favourite order. 4
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1 Press P-MODE/ during play or Playback options stop. 2 Press FOLDER SKIP -/+ ( -/+) Setting the function of the repeatedly until “SOUND KEY” SOUND button appears in the display. Select the function assigned to the SOUND 3 Press r/t to select the button. The SOUND button can work as the function you want to assign to the DSL* button, the sentence repeat button, or the SOUND button. phrase repeat button. Each time you press r/t, the display *DSL = Dynamic Super Linear Bass changes as follows: DSL
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Starting a Play list play (only To cancel the Play list play and start normal play for MP3 discs) Select “OFF” in step 3, and press and hold When you record MP3 files on the disc, you ca/ENTER for about 2 seconds. Normal can record the play list files. The play list playback starts. contains the order of the files on the disc, and you can play the disc according to the order To repeat the Play list play specified in the play list file. Recording some During Play list play, select “RPT ALL”, or p
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THE USABLE NUMBER OF FOLD- Notes on MP3 discs ERS/FILES This CD player can play the discs with MP3 • Maximum number of folders: 255 files recorded in CD-ROM format or on the (depending on the number of files) CD-Rs/RWs as well. • Maximum number of files: 999 This CD player can play back MP3 Playable files files of the following sampling To enjoy the MP3 files on this CD player, the frequencies: files must be recorded in the format compliant with the ISO9660 standard. MPEG 1: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48
