SONY. 9.962560 (9) Compact Disc Player Operating Instructions CDP-CX240. CDP-CX220 © 1998 Sony CoporationTo prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoig electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to ‘qualified personnel only. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. Fox the customer inthe United states Thi symbol inne west the wer tothe presence of Ursa “dangerous volage™ thin the produc encore hat maybe of stent apt const rskof tle shock persons ‘Ths smb intended let A\, tre vsero he prence of |mporant operating ant ‘anteranceGervng) company the apple INFORMATION ‘Ths elpment has ben est ant found to empl withthe ts fora {hss cial device pursuant Part 1Sof the FCC Rules Themis digest provide resonable protectin agus hare nerterence {narod ntallatin. This ‘adit radio tequeney ney and St the strstr ese arm lnverference wil nt occur na particule instalation, thiequpment dows cause afl nteferece ado tcleision seep which can be dleermined by uring the equipment oft don the urerroncouaged9 6 erect the interference by one oe mart the flowing measures = peo trot the rcevng = Incense tho sparaton between the ~ Conc the equipment vo an ute ‘hich he ever comected Cont he dsr ran experience tadio/TV techni fr lp. cauTion ‘You ae outined that any change of smodieaionnotexpenly approved in this manual could vo our author 6 operate ts equipment. Owners Record “The motel an eral amber are located atthe ef the uit. Record the eral number in the pace ‘you cll pon your Sony dealer rgaring hs pode Meds No. CDP-C240/CDP-Cx2I0 (xcept forthe customers in the United States) The following eto abe scat This peice is cased oa CLASS 1 LASER prosuct. “The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING ost onthe rar “Thirequpment is intended for hone entertainment purpose ony The Srarany salle vated ed Incommercal environment such at bynes te even within the Marranty Peto ————— Welcome! ‘Thank you for purchasing the Sony Compa: Ds Payer. Bele operting he urt pleas ead te mana! ‘thoroughly and eta i or fate ———— About This Manual “Te insretions a this mal are far ‘dee COP-CXDO and COP-CXDD, “The COP-CX2 athe model we or hstation purposes ‘Ay ilerencemoperations ety Indicated nthe eet for example ‘COP EXD oy” Conmentions ‘tpt inthis mal dees the conte on the player Yow eam alo use the ctl onthe rematei they have the same oF sles ret hone on the player. 1+ The following ons ar used inthis Indes that you cin othe Beer terete coeTABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Unpacking 4 Hooking Up the System 4 Connecting Another CD Player (CDP-CX240 only) 6 Inserting CDs. en 7 Playing a CD 10 Playing CDs Using the Display 2 cating «Specific ise 3 Specifying the Next Disc to Pay os Locating a Specific Track ora Pont ina Track 15 Paying Repeated ae 6 Playing in Randoms Onder (Shue Pay) e 1 (Creating Your Own Program (Program Play). ma Playing Using Timer (COP-CX240 only) oar) CControling Another CD Player (Advanced Mega Control) (CDP-CX240 only). 20 Fading In or Ot (CDP-CX20 ony). 2 Playing Alternately (No-Delay Ply /X Fade Ply) (CDP-CXQA0 only) mvs 22 Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) What You Can Do With the Custom Files _ a 2 Labeling Diss (Dise Memo). a) Storing Custom Fle Information Using «keyboard (CDP-CX240 only} 26 ‘Storing Speifi Tracks (Delete Bank ~ 2 Grouping Diss (Group File) en ‘Storing Your Favorite Teacks (Hi List (CDP-CX240 only) 2 ‘Additional Information Precautions a 30 Notes on CDs = 30 “Troubleshooting = 3 Specifications a Index. Back coverReread Unpacking Check that you received the follwing items: + Audio cord (1) + Remote commander (emote (1) + Sony SUM (NS) batteries 2) + CD booklet holders (2) and label (1) “How to use the cD booklet holder The CD booklet older lp you ae the dic easly ‘After you have inserted dc to the player, you an pa ‘he CD booklet which comes with CD) the supplied holder Pu two CD oles aig bak back feta pochat Stk th umber abel on cach pocket ‘matching the amber ofthe det where you have thebeders Inserting batteries into the remote You can contra the player using the supplied remote Insert two size AA (R6)bateries by matching the + and ~on the batteries tothe diagram inside the battery ‘compartment. Insert the negative (-)end fit then push in and dows, ‘until the positive (+)end click into postion. ‘When using the remote, point it atthe remote sensor Ml con the player: “G When to replace bateies With normal se he bates shold at frst sic months When he emote no longer operates the player replace al he baer with ew one Notes + Dorot eve the remote eran extemely hot or hamid Pie + Donetdop any foreign cbs inthe remot casing Paral when epson the bite + Do not enpos the emote sensor tn dn slight or lighting apparatus Doing co may cane malfunction + tfyoudo not se the emote foram ete prod of me remove the batteries o aid pose damage om bey leakage and cori Hooking Up the System Overview This section describes hove to hook up the CD player to anamplifir Be sure to turn off the poveer of each component before making the connections ConTROLAs COMMAND piGITALOUT (omncan) ToanAC outlet, Totine output) Totine output) Tosudioinput Amplier TosnACoutet A Signal ow What cords wil need? ‘Audi cord (sped) Woite winiteGetting Started Hookups When connecting the audio cord, be sure to match the ‘olr-coded cord tothe appropriate jacks onthe ‘components: Red (ight) to Red and White (left) to White Be sure to make connections ily #0 avoid hum and noise a soli aeer ca) KOGA Lee i cor) +f youhave a digital component such as digital amplifier, DIA converter, OAT of MD ‘Connect the component vi the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector ang an ta bl (ht spp) Take ofthe ‘ap and plugin he opi able recs ‘pial cable not supplied) player Digital component aH 8 Note ‘When you connect va he DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL) connector, nie ma ecarwhen you psy CD software ter han mari such ar a CD-ROM, “$F younavea Sony component withthe CONTROL AT ik (Connect the component athe CONTROL Al ack. You can simply the operation of audio systems componed of Sepazate Sony component For deta efecto the supplementary *-Link™/CONTROL-AI Conte Systen inaction “Wen wing another Sony CO player together with this player 1 When using the player equipped with he ‘Setthe COMMAND MODE selec ofthis aye to (CD 1 and that of another paver toCD 20 CD 3. Then stthe CD 12/3 swith on the remote supple or rh player acon. + Wher using the player ot sipped with he The command mod ofthe player witha the COMMAND MODE selector itt 10 CD 1, Sethe {COMMAND MODE slo of hs layer to CD 2 snd atthe CD 1/2/3 th on the emote CD 2 Setting the voltage selector (voltage selector equipped models only) (Check that the voltage selector on the ear pane ofthe player i et tothe local power ine voltage Ino, et the selector to the comet position using aacewdiver before connecting the AC power cord to a all outlet 19-1204 _pam-20y Connecting the AC power cord ‘Connect the AC power cord to. wall outlet Note on placement ‘Be sue to place the player on a horizontal place he player is slanted, t may cause malfunction oF Xen x7rears — Connecting Another CD Player (CDP-Cx240 only) you have aSony CD player equipped with the CONTROL AI jack andthe command made ofthat player can be set to CD 3, you can conto hat payer a5 the secondplaye with this unit. After connecting this unit and an amplifier, fllow the procedre below. Besure to tum off the power af each player before raking this coanection. Toune our couman What cord wil need? + Audio cond) (Us the cord supplied with he player tobe connected) + Menaul 2) min pg con (1) ot upping) 1. Connect the players with an audio ord (oe also “Hookups” on page 3). 8 8 ie A 3) 68 2 Connect the payers with a monaural (2P) in pig cond ToamAc outlet Tomo com t coroau 5.1200, is satu] 7 t sm 6 | do For details on this connection refer tothe supplementary “SLink™/CONTROL-AI Conte! System” inetractons, 3 Sethe COMMAND MODE selector ofeach yer et the COMMAND MODE selector ofthis player {0CD 10 D2 and se that of he second payer oa Ampiter TosnaCoutit For details on how to operate the second payer, see “Controling Another CD Player” on page 20 and “Playing Alternately” on page 2. Connect the AC power cond ofboth players to AC cutlets. tes, + Donot inet player ther han tha yous a he secand player to the 2ND CD IN jacks fis plaes, + When comnecting second CD player ot cone the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL connector of unt the ampliEe Inserting CDs ‘Yo can inser upto 200 dics int thi player i) BoneNrewose i ‘3 Turn the JOG dial until you find the ds slot where you want to inset a disc, while checking the disc number (weten beside every slot and an ‘ndiated in the display). es }— Paving postion }— Rotary table |— tossing positon 4 ress om onthe payer. 2 Openthe front cover by presing @ OPEN Le ommamtee ise lt at he lading postion ‘The se rumber atthe loading position appears in the display." It the dis has the Dise Memo (sce age 23) the Dise Memo appents instead ofthe ise number. As you turn the JOG dia the dise number or the Dise Mera changes Dis umber or the Disc Memo ‘You can elasity discs imo eight groups by using ‘the Group File function. This feature lets you easily find the disc you want o play. For details, see ‘Grouping Discs" on page 2 +i you hve already inserted cy the dic number at ‘he playing posidon appear When you tam the JOG dl the displayed discrumbe changes tothe neat {heloading positon. (Continued)Cael 4. ert a disc withthe abel side facing sight. Wien the gabe side —— Ate inserting the die you can input the original dis les instead ofthe dice numbers (ane "Labeling Disc” on page 2) 0 locate it easly ‘when you start playing SONYHITS Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to insert more disc. 20 ‘lose the front cover by pressing # OPEN/ CLOSE a- ‘The rotary table tens and the ise lta the loading postion is et othe playing position, ‘Alveays close the front cover except when you {neert or remove dss “GH The supplied cD booklet holders help you locate 8 oe ‘You cantor upto200CD booklets Insert a beoklet nd ‘ck he number abel on the ofa pocket andthe ‘booklet so that you an et the dic xy Notes —-———__________. (nce adaptor (eS. +o ot isan et ry damage the poe. + Donat tach njthing sch a5 sto seve to Ds. may damage the player or the dic + try drop clei the player ad the CD won't go Ink the lo corey, coral your nearest Sony dele + When traspoting he player ema ll des om he | oye + Mate ure you haveinsrte he dic int cach slot ata rah angio the rotary able the se at pat Stag may damage the player rhe di + Nake sure th rotary able comes 0 acon stop ‘etre iering or emovng dia “The fon pel lve etematily when yu pes 1 cat nto pt your hand into the player after preg > otherwise yourhand ay be cain the Front poeRemoving CDs ‘Alte fllowing Steps 1103 of “Inserting CDs" on page 2, remove the discs. Then close the font cover.Playing a CD 2 3 5 4/5 -| J | + Sex pages 4-5 forthe hoop “Tum on the amplifier and selet the CD player position intra lat + Make se you hve ira he —_—____. — dsc caret a inated on Q Frost Ororum onthe pays poses? + Youcanplayat he sdsona | > —conaupw sea ALL DISCS or DSC Continuous Seine digeal ener 73 Pres CONTINUE est ALL DISCS DISC Comtnons {Contnoes Py). Youcan aio Play mode, alu 0 200 ss Each time you press CONTINUE, “ALL DISCS" or “1 DISC” ++ Smee. appears in the display. “$F You can trn on the player by resing one Whenyouseled Te ployer pays ALDSS 7 ics inte plays consectly ne order of cramer Enpy ase ped 1s Oniyenedecyoutwvewiced Ture JO a sl he inc amber oth Dic Memo ee ‘page 23) you want appears inthe display to select the first disc {ALL DISCS) or the dise you want (1 DISC). ae 20 *DISC-20% 10“BF when yout of he layer ‘hepliyerementer the test playing dc ad the ploy mode Continuous Seepage 19) Program ee page 17) ‘When youn the Payeropin therfore the Player plas the seeds in thetae py mode Push he JOG dil or proms > toatan paying ) Seer Pasa he ics rom the sled one (ALL DISCS) oral the tracks once (1 DISC). ‘Adjust the volume on the amplifier. To stop playback Press i reaveet os we Powe Resume playing ater pause Govothe nent di Gorbck othe preceding de [] Gwin Gorck othe preceding tack ‘Sop play ad remave ede Youneed te Pres DISCSKIP > one Hold down the baton to skip ice. Pres DISCSEIP- once. W12 Using the Display ‘You can check information about the dis wing the disp. Checking the total number and playing time of the tracks «Select the disc you want to check, and push the JOG alin the Continuous Play mode. As the player stats play automatically, press ito stop, and then TIME/TEXT ‘The display shows the cur umber of tracks and total pl ise number, otal ing ie the die oF -_ 20 10, 60.48 T 7 “otal numberof tracks Total paying ine “Fen you want to check another dsc (F) Frese DECSKIP on te et he slop nde ees thee you want toch Te wl mer oc 2s then lying ie of seed i pear oc aie Display information while playing a disc While playing a dss, the display shows the current dise ruber, rack number, paying time ofthe track and the next dee number. Current is number ext ie number oe 0.28, ying time ofthe ace Checking the information of CD TEXT dises CCD TEXT dines have information such as the dls ties orartst names, memerised in a Bank space onthe diss where on normal discs, theres n0 information. The display shows the CD TEXT information ofthe dis 50 that you can check the current dis il, artist ‘ame and track ite. When the player detects CD TEXT discs, the "CD TEXT" indication appear in the display. your CD TEXT die as mult language capacity, "MULTI CD TEXT” indiation appears in the Alisplay I you want to check the information in another language eer to “Selecting the language of the CD TEXT information” on page 13. Display information before you stat playing The display shows the diet, When you press ‘TIME TEXT, the artist name srols inthe dep. I you press TIME TEXT again, the display shows the current disc number, otal umber of tacks and total playing ine of he dise momentary. Then the display hows the disc tite again SONYHITSGeri Display information while playing a dite Each ime you press TIME /TEXT, the ieplay shows ‘he information as shown blow The caren ie Nnierees " renee ; fii on a = eee eee ioe ‘ile appears HitechBlues ae Hetnatseenretsie press [L Topi ichigo Some CD TEXT diss heat toplay ay the gh the dic, ‘Presa HIGHLIGHT o he ete o stat playing ine Fgh in the sop mode “WUIGHTindeton nthe pay Fach paying ic highligh. lt you press HIGH-LIGHT white ecting dace without this feature “NO HIGHLIGHT appear nthe dpa. Selecting the language of the CD TEXT information ‘You can selec the language used to display the CD ‘TEXT information when you select a CD TEXT die rth multilanguage information, ‘Once you selec the language the display shovrs the Information inthe selected language unl you turn olf the player. Ifthe player cannot read the language ‘memorized in a CD TEXT dis the player shows “other lang)” 1 Press INPUT in stop mode. Select lang” ashes seam a 12 rselect lang.- 2. Pushshe JOG dial ‘The current operating language flashes =e 12 SEng lish: 3. Tum the JOG it unt the language you want appearsin the dep. 4. Push the JOG dia to sleet the language “Reading Text” appears momenta, then the isplay shows the information in the selected language ‘To check the current language 1 Freee NPUT whl plying CD TEXT die ‘Sow lang" shes 2 Push the JOG da ‘The cuet anguage appears moments. You can also chek the crtent guage wile siting 2 CD ‘TEXT diac without mull lnguage eration Note yo sees CD TEXT dite which dows not contain he infomation othe seketed langage the delay shows the Invrmaton in anther ngage acording othe dies pont Locating a Specific Memo sean Jos >0 ever Memo ScAN (Continued) 1314 Geri Selecting a disc on the player “Turm the JOG dial until the dise number or Disc Memo (ce page 23) you want appears in the display, Push the JOG dial o star play Selecting a disc directly using the remote [f] 1 Prest DISC. 2 Pres the number button ofthe dis, sample Tocnier number 35 Pree then Pres 1 hen 10/0 13. Press ENTER to start play Locating a disc by scanning each Dise Memo (Memo Scan) ‘T) You can locate a disc you want to play quickly by scanning the Disc Memos (se page 23) inthe display "Note tha you cannot use this function inthe ALL DISCS Shute Play mode 1 Press MEMOSCAN, “MEMO 'SCAN" appears inthe daplay, and the Disc Memos scroll in the display 2 Press when the Dise Memo ofthe dse you want to play appears. ‘The disc issetto the playing position, and the player starts playing. In Program Play mode, the disc willbe added to the end ofthe program if you press ENTER instead Note TW°NO ENTRY" apps inthe play oo dsc as been labeled with he Dc Memo. Try te Memo Sen nto spain afer bling te discs Locating a disc by searching a specific Disc Memo (Memo Search) ‘You can search and locate a de you want by inputting the ist character used i the Dise Mema ee page 23). ress MEMO SEARCH, “MEMO SEARCH” appears in the display. 2 Press 4a4/DD4 repeatedly to input the int Sue == Ss SONYHITS |. t th awocee Each ime you press kd /DD, the characters appea in the following order, ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWX 70123456789 {NOT FOUND” appears inthe deplay while inputting the first character with the FCCP buttons no disc hasbeen Ibele sing the input character. Notes + When serchig put characters Banks and ym ‘before the fit characte inthe Dis Memo ae gre + When searching pt character per an lower 13) Tum the JOG dil to find the disc you want ‘As you tur the JOG dil the Disc Memos starting ‘with the imput character appeae in the display 4. Push the JOC dil to select the die In Program Play mode, the dsc will be added to the end of the progsam, To cancel Memo Search ress MEMO SEARCH again, “8 thee smo more Disc Memo stating with the apt Chace np Treinpet reer hangs tothe nest oe when you tune a275 COs Specifying the Next Disc to Play You can specify the next disc to play while playing a isc in Continuous or 1 DISC Shuffle Play mode While playing a diss, tum the JOG dial. "NEXT DISC” 'ppearsin the display andthe disc number or Dise Memo (se page 23) changes as you turn the JOG dat When the disc numberof Dise Memo you want appears in the display, stop tuning the JOG dial, ~ oe XD1sc-3ex, | r L ext number the Die Meme After the current disci played the next dse you have Specified starts playing you want to skip to the next die right away, push ‘he FOG dia while playing the cusent dive ‘To ance the dsc you have speciied ress CONTINUE wc. a Locating a Specific Track or a Point in a Track You can quickly leat any track while playing a dite using the Ki Grand) on the GERI cewing ste andl dowmntl yo ad isply Ty epi during pane. You sl re bear the sound daring he operation “F when you drety locate a ack numbered over 10 [7 Press 10 ist thn the coesponding veer butions onthe remote. Note \F*=OVER~" appear nthe dspay, he dishes reached the pd wile you mere pressing Mn the emote, Pres RAG onthe remote to gota 15OO) Playing Repeatedly You can play discs tracks repeatedly in any play mode. Press REPEAT while playing a disc "REPEAT" appears in the diepay. The player repeats the dses/tacks as follows Wihen te [ALL DISCS Continuous Play i) Te playedin The player repeats ‘Ailiacks all is 1 DISC Conirasus Pay ge10) chs onthe cent die Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) Youcanhave the player “sl the tacks ad play ‘random order. The player shuifles al the track on all discs oron the dice you spectied shure 106 ‘ALL DISCS Shull Pay poset) 1 DISCShue Poy over ir) Progr Pay (ge 17)__Thesame program To cance Repeat Play Press REPEAT twice, Allescts mall din andor dee ‘Alltracks on theeurtent diac « random odes Repeating the current track ‘You can repeat only the current tack ‘While the rack you wants being played, press REPEAT repeatedly until "REPEAT I” appears inthe Playing all tracks on all discs in random order Pres SHUFFLE “ALL DISCS” and “SHUFFLE” appear inthe display Push the JOG dial or press E>. display Tocancl Repeat 1 Pras REPEAT ‘ALL DISCS Shuffle Pay starts °°," appears in the display while the player is “cutting” the discs o the tracks.Hsin Ce] Playing all tracks on a specified disc in random order Press SHUFFLE twice. "1 DISC” ond "SHUFFLE" appear in the display: 22 Tum the JOC dial until the dise number you want appear inthe display. ‘When using the remote press DISC first and then res the numberbutton ofthe dice 3. Push the JOG diator press > When using the remot, press ENTER. {DISC shuffle Pay stars, 2," appears inthe display while the player is “chatting” the racks, Tocancel Shute Pay Pres CONTINUE “You can start shut Pay while paying ss SHUFFLE and Sh Py are th ue om Frou can icc select a disc or 1 1S shtte Play [) = “Selecting die directly ang the emote" on pase Bev cangoe thee dc og 1 DSCs Py Pb B You can spcty the next diet ply ding 1 018 Shute Pay Tr th dl sith next dic Ae a he Secon ti caret deployed eon ey then dc sare pag teu eto oe ev phoney, eC dal wane Notes * You cannot peat the nex ic pla ding ALL DISCS Shute Pay. + Even you pres or tum ofthe player during ALL DISCS Shute ly, the player emer whic dos track wer played and which were nt Therefore yo ant to start ALL DISCS Shute Play again fom he boring be sare to repeat the roe on Sp Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) ‘You can arrange the order ofthe tracks and/or discs to create three different programs and programs ste stored automatically. program can contain up 032 “steps — one “step” may contain a rack or whole die You can make programs using the controls onthe ‘emote as well as ones onthe player. However, the programming procedures are diferent. Creating a program on the player PROGRAM fac/ppt Jos Heck Press PROGRAM until the program number you ‘want (PROGRAM 1, 203) appear inthe display. fa program s already stored inthe selected rogram number, the lst step ofthe program ‘appears in the display. When you want to erate the ‘whole program, hold down CLEAR unt, “CLEAR” appears in the display (seepage 19) 2. Tum theJOG dia until the disc number you want appearsin the display. — 20 HONSte Box. 44/54 until the tack number you want appears inthe display. (Continued) 718 Bia 4 nontetoc a Tenth regen a L 20 20, ‘3 1 ah 4 Creating a program using the remote (¥] “The ds being Paying onder programmed 5 To program other disc/tracks, do the following: gra Repeat Steps Nissarotanather dic) Pande ‘Oher acs onthe same die Sane ‘Oher acl other diss Biot 6 Push the JOG calor press > to start Program Puy. To cance Program Pay “FT programs remain een afer Popa Ply eds ‘en por pun eo ater pron goncen pay these roe oin “WF wen you press PROGRAM o eect rogta thrngConinot or Shuey ‘eprom il pled hr cet “FT progr sain nt ou erate han Fer jspie dc he rope dad ack ‘one ree Sa pe pay eng ‘Scand ect maners Hover te cand ech senior ate ond the payer on ie treed rom he popam adhe el poptmispyed ve propane rer Note you pes one ofthe GROUP 1-8 butane to stat Group ‘Py Program Poy wil te cance ee page 2) PROGRAM buttons ceex oo Press PROGRAM until the program number you want (PROGRAM 1,203) appears in the display Press DISC room 20 DIsc-t "a Fresh ruber buono he is — . 20 DiSCale aud To pogam wholes: pres ENTER and goo Ses Premio on 20 20 i Pres the number button ofthe tack ‘When te disc has more than 10 tracks, pres first then pres the corresponding sumber to enter teack number from 1109, ‘edi ng programed vm 20 20.3 i ‘The tack beng programmed Paying orderCeara 6 To program other dscs/track, do the fllowing: Topogam —stapeat Steps ‘Nivacksofonater diac) 204 Other tacon theme die 5 Ober wads onatier dics 205 7 Press tostrt Program Pia, To cancel Program Pay ‘res CONTINUE Checking the programmed order ‘You can check your program before rafter you start lying ress CHECK. Each ime you press tis button the display shoves the disc and wack number ofeach sep inthe programmed ‘order. When a whole discs programmed as one step, ALL” appears instead ofthe track number) After he las step in the program the display shows "-END ~" and eetums to the original display Changing the programmed order ‘You can change your program before you sar playing te Youneedo Press CHECK ant he wack or dsc you donot want spear in the dpa, hen press CUEAR ist CLEAR Each tine you rs the baton the ako Ee the wackor dacinthe progam ‘dd cis or dssto he llow he programaing cntolthe program procure ‘Change the whole Hod down CLEAR wl Progeam completely "CLEAR" appee inthe ply twerae the whole program en ‘gente tne prin lowing ‘Be programming poses Erasing the program stored in memory T_ Press PROGRAM repeatedly in the stop mode ntl the program member (PROGRAM I, 20r3) you want to erase appearsin the display. 2 Hold down CLEAR until “CLEARY appess inthe dispay Playing Using a Timer (CDP-CX240 only) ‘You can start playing a disc at any time you want by connecting a timer (not supplied), Please also refer fo the instructions forthe time i you need help, ‘TER Play mode buttons 1 Press one ofthe play mode buttons to select the play mode you want, 2. Set TIMER on the player to PLAY. 3 Set the timer othe time you want ‘The player tuns off When the set ime comes the player tums on and starts playing. 4 After you have used the timer, st TIMER on the player! OFF 1920 Gauri a Controlling Another CD Player (Advanced Mega Control) (CDP-CX240 only) This unit can control a second CD player (ee "Connecting another CD Player" on page. ven whens second CD player i canected, the controls. on both ofthe units il function. When you res the play button on either unit the operating player stops and the resting player start Make sure “2nd DETECTED" appear inthis player's Alisplay after tuming on both player [Note that depending on the player, you may not be able to operate al the functions of the second CD player. ‘The conto indicted inthe stein blow ne icine hile the MEGA CONTROL button st Pay mode butions (ConTNUerSHUFRLE PROGRAMIREPEAT) MEGA CONTROL INPUT 106 Press MEGA CONTROL on this player The MEGA CONTROL button and “2nd” in the lispay light up. The display shows the current disc number or disc meme ofthe second player. ae a xB1sc-4% ‘current dsc number oF the Dike Memo ‘Select the play movie you want ‘Toprogram tacks, us the controls onthe second player. You cannot change the second CD players ALL [DISCS Play mode to 1 DISC Play mode, and vice ‘versa, by using the play mode button on this player. ‘Press = on this player to start playing The play starts and the display shows the current lsc and track numbers andthe playing time ofthe track, Whale the MEGA CONTROL buttons it you can ‘contol the second player withthe controls on this player. To control the second player directly using the supplied remote ‘S4CD1/2/3 onthe remot toCD3 whichis th sae oso as the COMMAND MODE seca onthe ear ae (hth second player, To contol his player again Pree MEGA CONTROL, The MEGA CONTROL bution ge (and yuan conta ti layer. Loading the Disc Memos of the second CD player the second CD player has the Disc Memo function (seepage 23) you can oad the Disc Memos of the second CD player to this player's memory and display them on th player. 4 Press INPUT 2 Tum thef0c dial unit “LOAD 2ND MEMO" appears inthe display. LOAD 2ND MEMOia 3 Pushthe JOC dia, This player starts loading, (Loading takes about one mine) Note each Dis Memo ofthe second CD players more than 13 ‘raters the ist 3 characters ofeach ae lade oh Payer. a Labeling discs of the second CD player ‘You ca abe ices ofthe second CD player or change ‘theDise Memes loaded trom the second CD player. 1. Press MEGA CONTROL. ‘The MEGA CONTROL buton lights up 2 Tum the JOC dial to select the disc you want to assign aDise Memo to Ifthe dis sot you select doesnot have any disc, "NO DISC” appears ia the dpa and you cannot assign aise Memo, 3 Press INPUT. “DISC MEMO” appears, 4 Push the 0G dia. 5 Input the new Disc Mem following the procedure in“Labeling Discs" on pages 2310.25. ‘The new Disc Meme restored onthi players memory. 90 you cant dla them on the cond CD player, ee Fading In or Out (CDP-CX240 only) ‘Yuan manual ade he sound nor ot prevent Crk om sung o ending say. [Note that you cannot use this effect when you use the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector. ie res FADER ‘During pee “FADE appearin ‘hedplay and he ndaton ache The pay aden Whe you want tt fading ou "FADE" appear inthe pay and ‘het inches thes ef fades ot an the player pana, nd ply fading ot Note Fading lit fr about Secon. 222 Ceri ee Playing Alternately (No-Delay Play/X-Fade Play) (CDP-CX240 only) ‘When you connect the second payer, you can ply tracks in this player and thoe inthe secon player alternately inary play mode (ee “Connecting Another (CD Player” on page 6). Select one of the following methods: + No-Delay Play: The current player changes at each track Each ime the current player changes fo the ‘other player, the other player starts play without ‘break in sound immediately ater the current player ‘ends play. The other player skips the lead-in portion and starts plying rom where the sound actually begins + XeFade Pay: The current player changes at each track or atthe specified interval. You can select the Interval among 30, 60 and 90 seconds Each time the current player changes othe cer player, the sound from both players is mice, The cutent player ends play by fading out and the other player starts play by fading in NO DELAY xEADE 1 Selec she play mode you want on each player. When you select No-Delay Pay Press NO DELAY. "NO DELAY” appears in the display, When you selec XFade Play Dress FADE, "TGFADE” appears in the display, Each tne yous press the X-FADE button the ‘nication appears as follows [eaten tes eee To change the current player each time a whole tracks finshed select "at track end” To change the cscrent player atthe specified snterval press XFADE repeatedly unt the Interval You want appears in the display. 3 Press to star playing ‘The MEGA CONTROL button lights up while the luack in the second player islet, To cance No-Delayk-ade Play Pres th cortesponding baton rptely un NO DELAY" or ®-FADE” desea rom th phy. The current player continues paying, “You can change the method (No-Delay or X Fade) turing play Pres thecoresponing bon (NO DELAY of X-FADE) ‘olowing the pros in Stop “BF You cn star XFade whenever outke Pros FADER cig dey ve ale jou hve tt th X Fae md nd tid X Fede ply, youcan ar Fade manly any pst Youle Note that ou aot ds pation Whe thesound em bah payers ined Notes The play starts rom the second player i yo sa ply whale dhe MEGA CONTROL baton it + When one player has played al he ita inthe player ahead ofthe ther payer, he play top, + Dono! we the contns on th scond player doing [NoDelay/X-Fade Pay. They muy not work corey.What You Can Do With the Custom Files ‘The player can store two types of information called “Custom Files’ for each dss. nce you have stored CCastom Files for ads; the player automaticaly recalls what you have stor whenever you select the die Note that Custom Files will be erased if you donot use the player for about one month You can store this information: Woenyouue Yuan Po Die Meme pape 3) Dele Bank (paged) Delete unwanted ack dso only the eck you want ‘rou dss up ght oupH© fcatenceay ‘Group Flee Where are Custom Files stored? Custom Files are stored not on the die but inthe player's memory. t means you canna use stom Files when you play the discon other payers. Ifyou replace discs you have filed in the Custom Files ‘The Custom Fle information you have stored remains since each Custom ile information i aesigned to each ‘dot Erase all Custom Fes (Dise Memo, Delete Bank and Group Fil) of the od diss and then file the new discinformation inthe Casto Fes, Erasing all Custom Files of all discs ‘Tur off the player While holding down CLEAR, press Ct tam onthe player. “ALL ERASE" appears in the display, and all Casto Files willbe erased, a Maree re ke) Labeling Discs (Disc Memo) ‘You can label dite using up to 13 characters and have the player display the Dise Memo each time you select the de. The Dise Memo can be anything yo like, such saute, musician's name, clegory or date of purchase. “Ben you selec cO TXT de Thedactesstned rhe Dc Meno axonal 1h ths mre tan casas het 3 Cuca ee sed ep) ‘enous wih CO TEX ae de ‘eal the CO TEXT ds red atoms. Nota yoo ano cange he Doc Mme te Corea *© vou can abel discs wile the fron covers open Labeling discs on the player 1. Tum the JOC dial unt the dise number to which You want to assign a Disc Memo appears inthe display When you label a dis with the front cover close, the dise numberof the dsc tthe playing position appears. ‘When you label a dsc with the front cover open, the disc number a the lading poston appea 2. Press INPUT. “DISC MEMO” flashes 3 Pushshe JOC da The Mashing cus (4 appears (Continued) 23EE Mace eee) Tum the JOG dial until he character you want appears inthe display. ‘The cursor disappears and the fist space forthe Disc Memo lathes. ‘As you tur the JOG dil clockwise, the characters {appear inthe following order, Tur the JOG dial Labeling discs using the remote [T] ‘counterclockwise lo go bac to the previous sPace characte. iscicars — pe (pace) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU oe VWXYZabedefghijklmnopgestuyw buttons xy 2012345678917 #S%E'OEE =. fie Peleus ener ar emo mut ae o AB aN team —t 5 Push the JOC dial to select the character The selected character lights up, and the ashing, cursor appears to indicate the net space tbe input fm oo AB HH you have made a mistake Pret CLEAR and bein gan by inputing the comet characters, 6 _ Repeat Steps 4 and Sto input more characters, 7 Press INPUT to stor the Dise Meme. “The display shows theDise Memo oe - 20 SONYHITS Repeat Steps 1107 assign Dise Memos to other diss 1 Press DISC/CAPS. 2 Press the number button of the dise you want assign a Dise Memo, and then ENTER, 3 Press MEMO INPUT. ‘The lasing cursor (4) appears 4 Press DISC/CAPS to find the letter type you want. Each time you press the button the letter type changes eytislly among capita letters (AB) smal Jetes (a) and numbers (12). To select symbol, you have to select the capital or smal eter ype, ‘The selected letter type appears in the upper right ofthe display,eee ee) 5 Toinputa ete, press the number button corresponding to the leter you want indicated beside each umber ton), The cursor disappears and the frst space forthe Dise Memo flashes ach ime you press the button the leer changes reL VCS Push the JOG dia to select the characte, ‘The selected character lights up, and the ashing ‘cursor appears to indicate the next space ta be input you have made a mistake ress CLEAR an begin gain by npg the coret hanes 5 Repeat Step 3 and to input more characters. ‘See aso “Labeling diss on the player” on page 3 for details 6 Press INPUT to store the Group Memo, Erasing the Group Memo 1 Follow Steps 1 and 2 in “Labeling groups” to sleet {he Group Memo you want to erase 2. Press CLEAR ‘The Group Memo diappesrs. Playing discs in a group (Group Play) ‘You can enjoy Continuous or Shuffle Pla within a rp Tete the play mode you want before you start, plying The payer plays “Ailwacks onal dic nthe up consnatvely ~All acs onthe speciale When you select AULDS Conon Psy Ply inthe group cme) ‘ALLDISCS Shale Alleracs onal isin the Pay ‘oup nando ander TTDISCShute Play All acs onthe spec doe Inthe grup in sce oer (Continued) 2728 Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) 2 Press one ofthe GROUP 1 8 buttons to slet the group and press >. Group Ply starts rom the dis whichis the mast ‘upward number and located loves tothe playing, position Ifthe disc atthe playing position s put {nto the selected group, the pay tart from that die, To cance Gigup Pay ‘Pres ae ofthe GROUP 1-8 butions you ave sled “GROUP OFF" appears inthe display °& You can start Group Play withthe remote) 2 Pres the mmber button othe rp you want ly then par ENTER a Pre. Tocaneel Group Pay, pres GROUP. “B You cn speaty the dict play when stating Group Play ‘Alter selecting the rou, ten he OG ia tse he ise then psh the JOG al ess ‘When using the emote, pres DISC SKIP epetely unt he ds number you want apne the day, then ess prs ENTER, Note 1W°NO ENTRY" appears inthe display no disc has been put into the led group Locating a disc within a group by scanning each Disc Memo [7] You can locate a dise you want to play within a specific group quickly by seanning the Disc Memo in the display and then stare Group Play. [Note that you cannot use this function in he ALL DISCS Shuffle and Program play mode. 1 Press GROUP fist, then the number button of the ‘group you want. 2. Press ENTER The group name appearsin the display 3. Press MEMOSCAN “MEMO SCAN” appears inthe spay “The Dise Memos ofthe discs in the scleted group scrolin the display 4 Press ENTER or E> when the Dise Memo of the disc you wan apes. Group Ply starts form the selected dis. “& You can jmp tthe next or receding Disc Memo vine canny Deleting discs from a group + Todelete a dis from a group 1 Tur the JOG dil unt the disc number you want to delete rom the group appears in the display 2 Press GROUP FILE Selec Gi - G8" appears in the display 3 Press CLEAR. ;ROUP ERASE* appears in the display. To deleteall dsc from a group at once Wiile holding down one ofthe GROUP 1-8 buttons you want to clear, press CLEAR, a Storing Your Favorite Tracks (Hit List) (CDP-CX240 only) ‘You can store the tacks you ply frequently and select hove tracks immediately by checking the track ‘numbers oF tiles sce page 29) in the Ht List ‘You can put upto 3 racks inthe Hi List Must Heayoo4 mur 106Stor Putting tracks into the Hit List Press HIT LIST while playing your favorite tack HIT” indication and “List in” appear in the display Playing tracks in the Hit List 11 Press HITLIST fore you tat playing, ‘The HIT UIST buton lights up ad "HI LIST™ appears inthe display. 2. Tum the JOG dial or pres 444/04 until the ‘wack you want appears in the front pane dep. 3 Push the JOG dia or press & wo tart playing When using the emote. press ENTER “GF The Wit ist remains unt you erase them Even you place ds, the it Lit you cee emi Ss the player playzony teeing ac 1 You canotaange the ode ofthe aks inthe Hi List The wack you sel Sep 2 wl be ated he fit ack + tyounput the Sr ack int the Ht Lit the 3nd teak wit replaces + You camot tore th tracks rom second CD player. Deleting tracks from the Hit List 1 Follow Steps 1 and in “Paying racks in he Ht 2. Press CLEAR "Theselected tack s deleted fom the Hit ist Deleting all tracks of the Hit List Hold down CLEAR while in stop mode until “CLEAR” apes. Labeling tracks in the Hit List (Hit Title) ‘You can abe tracks in the Hit List in ether af 40 methods described below. Labeling tacks while in play mode 11 Press INPUT while playing a track in the Hit List “Hie Title” appearsin the depay. 2 Push the jOG dit, The flashing cursor (4) appears in the display. PIC) 3 Turn the JOG dial unt the character you want appests inthe display “Thecumor disappears and the fis space fr the Hit Title flashes. {As you tur the JOG dial ockwise, the characters ‘appear inthe following oer. Turn the JOG dal ‘counterclockwise to go back to the previous character. pace) ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU VWxYZabedefghijkimnopgrstuvw. xy20123456789!" 8% E()B Efe =P [VI VEIN 4 Pushthe JOG dial to selet the character, ‘The slected character lights up and the ashing ‘utsor appears to indicate the next space tobe input you have made a mistake Press CLEAR an begin apn by inputing he comet ences, 5 Repeat Steps 3 and to input more characters, ‘See als “Labeling disc on the player” on pape 23 for det 6 Press INPUT to store the Hit Tite, Labeling tracks while in stop mode 11 Select the track you wantto assign by turing the JOG dial or press 42/04, 2. Press INPUT. “The lashing cursor (4) appears inthe display 3 Follow Steps 306 in “Labeling tracks while in play mode” to input the characters, “WYou can store the CD TEXT dies track tts in the Hit ust Push the JOG dal ec hein play mes) oprest INPUT ice (wl stop rode) when he rc le sppensinSep 2 2930 Ceara) —_—— Precautions (on safety + Caution ~The wse of pti ntruments with this product. wlincrease je haar + Should any sold objeto gui al into the cabinet, ‘nplghe player and have it heced by quaiied ‘Peron toe operating it any free (on power sources + Belore operating the player, hak that the operating oltage fhe player is ent wih your ll power suply The operating otge inate on te nameplate era ofthe player, 1+ The players ot dconncted fom the AC power cure (naa) lange comet athe wal ule even if ‘he player sel has een tured + ifyou are not going to we the player fora ang ine, be seo dsconec the player fom the wal att To Alcon the AC power cord nin ead grep the pl sl never altho + AC power cord mnt be changed ony athe quai serves shop, ‘+ The ueithed ache outs remain ie independent of power swish sting atl ties when teu s ‘connected the AC power spy (n placement + Tlace the player in location with adequate venation to prevent heat build pin the player + Donot place he layer on sof sic sucha ug that ‘night block the vention oer on the oto, + Dont place the player na lesion nearest wre, on place Subject to de sught exceed or mechanical shack. (noperation 1 the payers brought ety fom cold oa warm Joeaton or placed ina very damp room, moire ay condense oh theless ine te player, Shou th cr ‘he player may not peat propery In thease, leave he Player fumed on for bout a our unl the motare raponten (On adjusting volume ‘+ Do not tur up the volume whl sting potion with er) low lev! np ono auto signal you do the Ssh Ye amped wh ak porn ‘on cleaning 1 Gea the cabinet pane an contol with sft cath slighty motened wih ld detergent slaton Do wt ‘ee any pe ol brave pa, ong powder or slvent ‘ocho alka or bnzine On transportation + When tasportinghe player ope the front over then remove all theses rm he player an tm the owe of. Ifyou have ay questions or problems concerning your player, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Notes on CDs (On handling COs «To kep the dic la, hale the ise carly + Donotatick aperer tape onthe dsc Ge ® + Do not expose he ico direct sunlight or est yurces suchas hor duc no leave Bin aca paein dest Sait as thee canbe conederabe en perature Inside the car 1 After removing incom the dst ore the in is (on clearing + Before playing lan the dc with cleaning coh Wipe he ae fom the cere ut \ + Donot use solvents sch Benin, thinner comers sable leaner or antl spay intended fr iyCOC Troubleshooting you experience any ofthe following difficulties white using the player use tis troubleshooting guide o help you remedy the problem, Should any problem persis consul your nearest Sony dealer. There is no sound. ‘PCheck thatthe players connected securely. ‘=P Make sure you operate the amplifier correctly ‘The CO doesnot play ‘PTHere is no CD ina slot ("NO DISC-* appears) lneert a CD. ‘insert the CD with the label ide facing right ‘PClean the CD (oe page 30) ‘=PMoisture has condensed inside the player. Open the front cover and leave the player fumed on for about an hous (se page 30), The remote doesnot function, ‘=PRemove obstacles inthe path of the remote and the payer ‘PPoint the remote a the remote sensor Mon the player. ‘PReplace al the batteries inthe remote with new ones if they ae weak ‘PSet the CD 1/2/3 switch on the remote ‘according to the position of the COMMAND MODE selector displayed in the foot panel display (sce page) The player functions incorrect, * bThe microcomputer chips may be operating Incorecty. Disconnect the AC poser cord thea connect t bac othe wall outlet to reset the player Specifications compa i ayer = ee bjetve lr mar the Optica ep ck mith? mm pete Froqancytpnse 20s 2084 ADS EB Satoneiete CURE Now tan panic rage Moe than 88 Camel sepaton —— CDPOOI Moreen 1 outputs tm moet ietsotohs) DiaraL our Opie co (orcas rp lim Wave ng General Woerepurchaed———_—_—sPowertogenen os TROVAG we ‘etal OV AG 50/61 nope comin 20-200 AG 50/00 ter coun Tov=1mVoam v—aav IAC stab 90/60 Powerconmmgton 12 Dineen pron) When the ont cover ich ‘wn {S063 e480 mm 1297189) Mason) Sag. te Supplied acessories atte em ana pho a) {CDtcokerhlser 2) a tel) Design and specotons ae abc o dang itt, 31| Index Labeling adise 23 wey AB a specific track 15 oe aos hn i 7 te —- M omar : CONTROL AT 5 XFadePlay 22 N,O Gastom Fes NoDelay Ply 22 ‘Delete Bank 26 DiscMemo 28 Q Group File 27 Hirst 38 Playback Continuous Play 10 what you can dowith 23 Sameer Program Pay 17 D Repeat Play” 16 Delete Bank 26 Shute Play Te DiscMemo. 23 Program nging 19 E Secing 19 va a csng 19 Delete tank 26 R Dise Memo. 25 Remote control 4 Crouphtema 27 Repestng 16 programe 19 Rotary able 7 F s Fading, 2 Senching. Se Locating SSecengadse it 6 Seng te language 19 roving Discs 27 Sete Play Groping D mall dics 16 a comedic Handling CDs 20 Stang Heaps Information sbout CDs 23 overview 4 ‘pectic lacks 25 ' T Ineening CDs. 7 Timer Pay 19 Toalplaing ine 12 1K Troaeshosting 3 Jocdal 7 U,V, W, X ¥,Z Unpacking 4 - Sony Comeraton Pree Mays Names of controls Buttons CHECK 19,26 CLEAR 17,25,26 CONTINUE “15 SPADE 2 DEL. 25 Disc “14,18 DISC/CAPS 24 DISCSKIP 1 ENTER. 14, 18,28, GROUP 26 GROUP 1-8 27 GROUP FILE 2 HIGHLIGHT “13 HITust. 29 INPUT 26,29 MEGA CONTROL, 21 MEMO INPUT 24 MEMOSCAN 14 MEMOSEARCH | 14 NODELAY 22 Number 1415 - OPEN/CLOSE 7 PROGRAM. 17 REPEAT 16 ‘SHUFFLE 16 SPACE 25 TIME/TEXT 12 facet i att win au Fea/po 5 See's 30s Switches co1j2/3. 5 TIMER 19, 1-7 Jacks LINEOUT 5 SLINK/CONTROL Al. 4 2ND@DIN 6 Connectors DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) 5 Others ‘COMMAND MODE selector Dine sot 7 Display 12 Front cover 7 jocaial 7 Rotary able 7 oe 5