Getting Started

Connecting Another CD Player

If you have a Sony CD player in which 5, 50, 200, 300, or 400 discs can be inserted and which is equipped with the CONTROL A1 (or CONTROL A1) jack and the command mode of that player can be set to CD 3, you can control that player as the second player with this player. After connecting this player and an amplifier, follow the procedure below.

Be sure to turn off the power of each player before making this connection.

To ANALOG OUT

CDP-CE545

To 2ND CD IN

To an AC outlet

To

CONTROL A1

To audio output CDP-CX400, etc.

To an AC outlet

To audio input

Amplifier

: Signal flow

To an AC outlet

What cords will I need?

Audio cord (1) (Use the cord supplied with the player to be connected.)

Monaural (2P) mini-plug cord (1) (not supplied)

1Connect the players with an audio cord (see also “Hookups” on page 5).

CDP-CE545CDP-CX400, etc.

2ND

ANALOG

ANALOG

CD

 

 

IN

OUT

OUT

L

 

L

 

 

R

 

R

 

 

2Connect the players with a monaural (2P) mini- plug cord.

CDP-CE545

CDP-CX400, etc.

CONTROL

CONTROL A1

 

 

A1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For details on this connection, refer to the supplementary “CONTROL A1 Control System” instructions.

3Set the command mode of this player to CD1 (factory setting) or CD2, and set that of the second player to CD3.

Check the display for the current command mode of this player, if the mode is CD3, you have to change the mode as descreibed on the next page.

ALL DISCS

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2

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5

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

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5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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* D I S C - 1 *

 

 

 

CD1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current command mode

When the setting of both players is complete, set the CD1/2/3 switches on each remote accordingly.

For details on how to operate the second player, see “Controlling Another CD Player” on page 18 and “Playing Alternately” on page 20.

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