Sony CFD-S400, CFD-S500 Location of controls, Playing a CD, Playing a tape, Recording, Listening to the radio, Using the display, Presetting radio stations, Falling asleep to music

Location of controls

Inserting a cassette

Loading a CD

Remote Control

Playing a CD Listening to the radio

Playing a tape

With the side you want to play facing you

*

RADIO BAND		i
AUTO PRESET
TAPE	CD

With the labeled side up

u*

., > ZPUSH

TUNE –, +		OPEN/CLOSE
POWER	x	MEGA Xpand
SLEEP		MEGA BASS
		VOL +*, –

SLEEP

FUNCTIONNumber buttonsMODE

.,>

N

X

BAND

MEGA Xpand

*The button has a tactile dot.

POWER

VOL +,–

x

TUNE –, +

SOUND

MEGA BASS

1Press CD (direct power-on).

2Load a CD in the CD compartment.

3Press ZPUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD compartment.

4Press u.

The player plays all the tracks once.

To	Press
stop playback	x
pause playback	u
	Press the button again to resume play after pause.
go to the next track	>
go back to the previous track	.
remove the CD	ZPUSH OPEN/CLOSE
locate a specific track directly*	a number button of the track.
locate a point while listening	>(forward) or .(backward) while playing until you
to the sound	find the point.
locate a point while observing	>(forward) or .(backward) in pause until you find
the display	the point.

*You cannot locate a specific track if "SHUF" or "PGM" is lit in the display. Turn off the indication by pressing x.

Tip

To locate a track numbered over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons. Example:To play track number 23, press >10 first, then 2 and 3.

Using the display

To check the total track number and playing time

Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY in stop mode (see fig. D).

To check the remaining time

1Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on).

Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: “FM” t “AM”.

2Hold down TUNE + or – until the frequency digits begin to change in the display.

The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station.

If you can't tune in a station, press the button repeatedly to change the frequency step by step.

Tip

If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE until "Mono" appears in the display and the radio will play in monaural.

Presetting radio stations

You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations, 20 for FM and 10 for AM in any order.

1Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

2Hold down RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until “AUTO” flashes in the display.

3Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY.

The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones.

If a station cannot be preset automatically

You need to preset a station with a weak signal manually.

1	Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2	Tune in a station you want.
3	Hold down the number buttons that you want to preset the new station on for about 2 seconds.

1Press TAPE (direct power-on).

2Press xZto open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the compartment. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.

3Press n.

To	Press
stop playback	xZ
fast-forward or rewind the tape	mor M
pause playback	X
	Press the button again to resume play after pause.
eject the cassette	xZ

Recording

1Press xZto open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.

2Select the program source you want to record.

To record from the CD player

Press CD and insert a CD (See “Playing a CD”).

To record from the radio

Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET and tune in the station you want (See “Listening to the radio”).

3Press zto start recording.

(nis depressed automatically.)

To	Press
stop recording	xZ
pause recording	X
	Press the button again to resume recording.

Display Number buttons MODE

OPR/BATT	Remote sensor	DISPLAY	SOUND MODE
		ENT
		MEMORY

Display
D			E
Total track number		Total playing time		Programmed track	Playing order
To turn on/off the power
Press POWER.
			Falling asleep to music
To adjust the volume
	1			Play the music source you want.
Press VOL +, –.
	2			Press SLEEP to display “SLEEP.”
To listen through headphones	3			Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically.
Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.				Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: “60” t “90” t “120”

t “OFF” t “10” t “20” t “30”.

Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY repeatedly while playing a CD. The display changes as follows:

tthe current track number and playing time r

the current track number and the remaining time on the current track* r

the number of tracks left and remaining time on the CD

*For a track whose number is more than 20, the remaining time appears as “- -:- -” in the display.

Selecting the play mode

Press MODE until “REP 1” “REP ALL” “SHUF” “SHUF REP” “PGM” “PGM REP” appears in the display. Then proceed as follows:

To	Select	Then do this
repeat a single track	“REP 1”	Press the number button for the track you want to
		repeat.
repeat all tracks	“REP ALL”	Press u.
shuffle play	“SHUF”	Press u.
repeat tracks	“SHUF REP”	Press u.

To select the preset number over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons.

You need to hold down the last number button to enter for about 2 seconds.

(Example: To select 12, press >10 and 1 first, then hold down 2 for about 2 seconds.)

Playing preset radio stations

1Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

2Press the number buttons to tune in the stored station.

To tune in a preset station over 10, press >10 first, then corresponding number buttons.

(Example: To tune in a preset station 12, press >10 and 1 first, and then press 2.)

Tips

•Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis will not affect the recording level.

•If the AM program makes a whistling sound after you've pressed zin step 3, press MODE to select the position of ISS (Interference Suppress Switch) that most decreases the noise.

•For the best results, use the AC power as a power source for recording.

•To erase a recording, proceed as follows:

1 Insert a tape with the recording you want to erase. 2 Press TAPE.

3 Press z.

Adjusting the sound emphasis

To Select the sound characteristic

Press one of the SOUND MODE buttons to select the audio emphasis you want. (On the remote, press SOUND repeatedly.)

Press	To get
ROCK	powerful, clean sounds, emphasizing low and high range audio
POP	light, bright sounds emphasizing high and middle range audio
JAZZ	percussive sounds, emphasizing bass audio
VOCAL	the presence of vocals, stressing middle range audio
FLAT	the whole dynamic range for music such as classical music

To cancel the sleep function

Press POWER to turn off the power.

Note

When you are playing a tape using this function:

If the tape length of one side is longer than the set time, the player will not go off until the tape reaches the end.

in random order
program play	“PGM”	Press the number buttons for the tracks you want
		to program in the order you want up to 20 tracks
		(see fig. E). Then press u.
repeat programmed tracks	“PGM REP”	Press the number buttons for the tracks you want
		to program in the order you want up to 20 tracks.
		Then Press u.

To cancel selected play mode

Press MODE until the selected mode disappears from the display.

To check the programmed track and playing order in the display

To check the order of tracks before play, press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY.

Every time you press the button, the track number appears in the programmed order.

To reinforce the bass sound

Press MEGA BASS.

“MEGA BASS” appears in the display.

To return to normal sound, press the button again.

To get the MEGA Xpand effect

Press MEGA Xpand.

"MEGA Xpand" appears in the display.

You can get the effect of expansion of the sound field. To return to normal sound, press the button again.

To change the current program

Press xonce if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playing. The current program will be erased. Then create a new program following the programming procedure.

Tip

You can record your own program. After you’ve created the program, insert a blank tape and press zto start recording.