Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing the Sony Compact Disc Player. Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

About This Manual

The instructions in this manual are for models CDP-XE520, CDP-XE320 and CDP-XE220. The CDP-XE520 is the model used for illustration purposes. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “CDP- XE520 only.”

Conventions

Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player.

You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the player.

The following icons are used in this manual:

Indicates that you can do the task using the remote. (Note that the CDP-XE220 cannot do the tasks marked with this icon.)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Getting Started

 

Unpacking ........................................................................................................

4

Hooking Up the System .................................................................................

4

Playing a CD ........................................................................................................

6

Playing CDs

 

Using the Display ...........................................................................................

7

Locating a Specific Track or a Particular Point in a Track ........................

9

Playing Tracks Repeatedly ..........................................................................

10

Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) ..................................................

11

Creating Your Own Programme (Programme Play) ...............................

12

 

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Recording From CDs

 

Recording Your Own Programme .............................................................

14

Recording a CD by Specifying Tape Length (Time Edit)

 

(CDP-XE520 only) .........................................................................................

14

Fading In or Out ............................................................................................

15

Adjusting the Recording Level (Peak Search) ..........................................

17

Indicates hints and tips for making the task easier.

Additional Information

 

Notes on CDs .................................................................................................

17

Troubleshooting ............................................................................................

18

Specifications .................................................................................................

18

Index

 

Index ...............................................................................................................

19

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