Sony CDP-CE505, CDP-CE305 Using the Display, Replacing Discs While Playing a Disc, Playing CDs

Playing CDs

Using the Display

You can check information about the disc using the display.

TIME

Checking the total number and playing time of the tracks

Press TIME before you start playing.

The display shows the current disc number, the total number of tracks, total playing time and music calendar.

Current disc number					Total playing time
	ALL DISCS 1		2	3 4		5			1	2	3	4	5
									6	7	8	9	10
		DISC	TRACK		MIN		SEC
	Total number of tracks							Music calendar

The information also appears when you press ¤Ê OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.

The tracks numbered over 20 cannot be displayed in the music calendar.

Notes on the disc number indications

•The red circle around a disc number indicates the disc is ready to be played.

•When all the tracks on a disc have been played, the semi- circle around the disc number disappears.

•When a disc compartment is recognized as empty, the semi- circled disc number disappears.

Display information while playing a disc

While playing a disc, the display shows the current disc number, track number, playing time of the track and the music calendar.

	Current disc number				Playing time
		ALL DISCS 1		2 3	4	5			1	2	3	4	5
									6	7	8	9	10
			DISC	TRACK	MIN		SEC
		Current track number						Music calendar
	The track numbers in the music calendar disappear
8EN	after they are played.

Checking the remaining time

Each time you press TIME while playing a disc, the display changes as shown in the chart below.

Playing time and
	ALL DISCS 1	2	3	4	5		1	2	3	4	5
number of the	DISC	TRACK		MIN		SEC
							6	7	8	9	10
current track
	Press TIME.
Remaining time
	ALL DISCS 1	2	3	4	5		1	2	3	4	5
on the current	DISC	TRACK		MIN		SEC
							6	7	8	9	10
track
	If the track number exceeds 24,
	“–Ê –Ê .Ê –Ê –” appears instead of the
	remaining time.
	Press TIME.
Remaining time
	ALL DISCS 1	2	3	4	5		1	2	3	4	5
on the disc	DISC	TRACK		MIN		SEC	6	7	8	9	10

This information is available only in

Continuous Play mode.

Press TIME.

Replacing Discs While Playing a Disc

You can open the disc tray while playing a disc so that you can check what discs are to be played next and replace discs without interrupting playback of the current disc.

EX-CHANGE DISC SKIP

1Press EX-CHANGE.

The disc tray opens and two disc compartments appear. Even if the player is playing a disc, it doesn’t stop playing.

2Replace discs in the compartments with new ones. The player plays the disc on the left side compartment after the current disc, and then the one on the right side compartment.