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-CX400

To 2ND CD IN

To an AC outlet

To audio output

CDP-CX235, etc.

To

CONTROL A1

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) (supplied for Canadian models only)

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

CDP-CX400CDP-CX235, etc.

L

L

LINE

 

R

R

OUT

L

 

 

IN

OUT

 

2ND CD

ANALOG

R

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

CDP-CX400

CDP-CX235, etc.

CONTROL A1

CONTROL 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, change the mode as described on the next page.

2nd NEXT DISC ART. HIT TRACK

GROUP ART. MIN STEP SEC

* D I S C - 1 * * * * * *

ALL 1 DISCS SHUFFLE REPEAT 1

GROUP

PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE DELETE

 

MULTI CD TEXT NO DELAY CD1 CD2 CD3

Current command mode

For details on how to operate the second player, see “Controlling Another CD Player” on page 31 and “Playing Alternately” on page 32.

4Connect the AC power cord of both players to an AC outlet.

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