CD/GIGA PANEL

For details on selecting a CD/MD changer, see page 13.

Note

The GIGA PANEL will play MP3 and WMA files only.

*1 When an MP3/WMA is played.

*2 When an ATRAC CD is played.

*3 When a CD is played.

*4 When GIGA PANEL is played.

To return to normal play mode, select “REP- OFF” or “SHUF-OFF.”

Display items

AATRAC CD indication B Source

C WMA/MP3/BBE MP indication

D Track number/Elapsed playing time, Disc/ artist name, Album/group number*1, Album/ group name, Track name, Text information*2, Clock

*1 Album/group number is displayed only when the album/group is changed.

*2 When playing an MP3, ID3 tag is displayed, when playing ATRAC CD, text information written by SonicStage, etc., is displayed, and when playing WMA, WMA tag is displayed.

To change display items D, press (DSPL); scroll display items D, press (SCRL) on the card remote commander or set “A.SCRL-ON” (page 13).

Tip

Displayed items will differ, depending on the disc type, recorded format and settings. For details on MP3/ WMA, see page 15; ATRAC CD, see page 16.

Transferring audio files to theGIGA PANELComputer system requirements

OS: Windows XP Windows 2000

(Other operating systems are not supported.)

Before using the GIGA PANEL

Install EzRecover in your computer before transferring audio files from the computer to the

GIGA PANEL.

EzRecover is software that restructures the format of the GIGA PANEL should data become damaged for any reason during file transfer. For details on installation and usage of EzRecover, see page 22.

Transferring audio files from the computer to the GIGA PANEL

1Detach the front panel from the main unit (page 4).

2Connect the front panel to your computer.

Connect the small connector of the supplied USB cable to the USB jack on the front panel, then the large connector to a USB port on your computer.

Repeat and shuffle play

1During playback, press (3) (REP) or

(4) (SHUF) repeatedly until the desired setting appears.

 

Select

To play

 

REP-TRACK

track repeatedly.

 

 

 

 

REP-ALBM*1

album repeatedly.

 

 

 

 

REP-GP*2

group repeatedly.

 

 

 

 

SHUF-ALBM*1

album in random order.

 

 

 

 

SHUF-GP*2

group in random order.

 

 

 

 

SHUF-DISC*3

disc in random order.

 

 

 

 

SHUF-ALL*4

GIGA PANEL in

8

 

random order.

 

 

 

 

Access lamp

The GIGA PANEL is recognised as a removable disk (Sony GIGA PANEL USB Device).

3Drag audio files you want to transfer to the GIGA PANEL and drop them to the removable disk.

You can also transfer audio files to the GIGA PANEL by dragging a folder.