Sony CDP-CX57 8

Getting Started

4Insert a disc with the label side facing right.

Notes

•Make sure you have inserted the disc into each slot at a right angle to the rotary table. If the disc is not put in straight, it may damage the player or the disc.

•Make sure the rotary table comes to a complete stop before inserting or removing discs.

With the label side facing right

After inserting the disc, you can input the original disc titles instead of the disc numbers (see “Labeling Discs” on page 24) to locate it easily when you start playing.

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5Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to insert more discs.

6Close the front cover by pushing PUSH OPEN of the cover until it clicks.

The rotary table turns and the disc slot at the loading position is set to the playing position. Always close the front cover except when you insert or remove discs.

The supplied CD booklet holder helps you locate a disc

You can store up to 50 CD booklets.

Notes

•Do not insert an empty 8 cm (3-inch) CD adaptor (CSA-8). It may damage the player.

•Do not attach anything such as seals or sleeves to CDs. It may damage the player or the disc.

•If you drop a disc into the player and the CD won’t go into the slot correctly, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

•When transporting the player, remove all discs from the player.

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Contents

Page To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Welcome About This Manual Getting Started Playing CDs Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Additional Information Unpacking Inserting batteries into the remote Hooking Up the System Overview Hookups Connecting the AC power cord Note on placement Connecting Another CD Player Inserting CDs Page Removing CDs Basic Operations To stop playback Operations Basic Using the Display Checking the total number and playing time of the tracks Display information while playing a disc Checking the information of CD TEXT discs Selecting the language of the CD TEXT information Locating a Specific Disc Selecting a disc on the player Locating a disc by scanning each Disc Memo (Memo Scan) Z Locating a disc by searching a specific Disc Memo (Memo Search) Specifying the Next Disc to Play Locating a Specific Track or a Point in a Track Playing Repeatedly Repeating the current track Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) Playing all tracks on all discs in random order Playing all tracks on a specified disc in random order Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) Creating a program on the player Creating a program using the remote Z Checking the programmed order Changing the programmed order Erasing the program stored in memory Controlling Another CD Player (Advanced Mega Control) Loading the Disc Memos of the second CD player Labeling discs of the second CD player Fading In or Out Playing Alternately (No-Delay Play/X-FadePlay) Page What You Can Do With the Custom Files You can store this information: Where are Custom Files stored If you replace discs you have filed in the Custom Files Erasing all Custom Files of all discs Labeling discs using the remote Erasing the Disc Memo Storing Specific Tracks (Delete Bank) Grouping Discs (Group File) Assigning discs to groups Labeling groups (Group Memo) Playing discs in a group (Group Play) Erasing the Group Memo Locating a disc within a group by scanning each Disc Memo Z Deleting discs from a group Precautions Notes on CDs Troubleshooting Specifications Index Names of controls Buttons Switches Jacks