Additional Information

Troubleshooting

If you experience any of the following difficulties while using the player, use this troubleshooting guide to help you remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

There’s no sound.

/Check that the player is connected securely. /Make sure you operate the amplifier correctly. /Adjust the playback level using the LINE OUT/

PHONE LEVEL control.

The CD does not play.

/There’s no CD inside the player. Insert a CD. /Use the stabiliser.

/Place the CD with the label side up on the disc tray correctly.

/Clean the CD (see page 26).

/Moisture has condensed inside the player. Remove the disc and leave the player turned on for about an hour (see page 26).

The recording level has changed.

/When you connect the amplifier via the VARIABLE LINE OUT jacks, the recording level changes if you adjust the LINE OUT/PHONE LEVEL control on the player or press LINE OUT LEVEL on the remote during recording.

The remote does not function.

/Remove the obstacles in the path of the remote and the player.

/Point the remote at the remote sensor gon the player.

/Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if they are weak.

Specifications

Compact disc player

Laser

Semiconductor laser (λ = 780 nm)

 

Emission duration: continuous

Laser output

Max 44.6 ∝W*

 

* This output is the value measured at

 

a distance of 200 mm from the

 

objective lens surface on the Optical

 

Pick-up block with 7 mm aperture.

Frequency response

2 Hz to 20 kHz ±0.3 dB

Dynamic range

More than 100 dB

Harmonic distortion

CDP-XA50ES: Less than 0.0017 %

 

CDP-XA30ES: Less than 0.0018 %

Outputs

 

Jack

Maximum

Load

 

type

output

impedance

 

 

level

 

 

 

 

 

LINE OUT

Phono

2 V

Over 10 kilohms

(FIXED)

jacks

(at 50 kilohms)

 

 

 

 

 

LINE OUT

Phono

2 V

Over 50 kilohms

(VARIABLE)

jacks

(at 50 kilohms)

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

Optical

–18 dBm

Wave length: 660 nm

OUT

output

 

 

(OPTICAL)

connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGITAL

Coaxial

0.5 Vp-p

75 ohms

OUT

output

(75 ohms)

 

(COAXIAL)

connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHONES

Stereo

28 mW

32 ohms

 

phone

 

 

 

jack

 

 

 

 

 

 

General

Power requirements

Where purchased

Power requirements

 

 

Europe

220 V – 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz

 

 

Other countries

CDP-XA50ES 220 V – 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz

 

 

 

CDP-XA30ES 110 V – 120 V or 220 V – 240 V

 

AC, adjustable, 50/60 Hz

 

 

Power consumption

CDP-XA50ES: 20 W

 

CDP-XA30ES: 20 W

Dimensions (approx.)

CDP-XA50ES: 430 ⋅ 125 ⋅ 375 mm

(w/h/d)

(17 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 14 7/8 in.) incl. projecting

 

parts

 

CDP-XA30ES: 430 ⋅ 125 ⋅ 350 mm

 

(17 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 13 7/8 in.) incl. projecting

 

parts

Mass (approx.)

CDP-XA50ES: 15.2 kg (33 lbs 8 oz)

 

CDP-XA30ES: 9.0 kg (19 lbs 13 oz)

Supplied accessories

Audio cord (2 phono plugs – 2 phono plugs) (1)

Remote commander (remote) (1)

Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries (2)

Stabiliser (1)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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