CHECK

CLEAR

DISC 1

DISC 2

DISC 3

DISC 4

DISC 5

SACD

AMS

 

POWER

 

 

 

 

EX-CHANGE

DISC SKIP

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTINUE

SHUFFLE

PROGRAM

MENU

TIME/TEXT

MULTI/2CH

 

PUSH ENTER

 

OPEN/CLOSE

 

LEVEL

 

MIN

MAX

PHONES

 

Location and

Functions of

Parts

9EX-CHANGE button (18)

Press to replace discs while playing a disc.

0CHECK button (23)

Press to check the programmed order.

qa lAMSL dial (AMS: Automatic Music Sensor) (7, 14)

When you turn the lAMSLdial counterclockwise by one click, you go back to the preceding track; when you turn the lAMSLdial clockwise by one click, you go to the succeeding track.

qs CLEAR button (23)

Press to delete a programmed track number.

qd DISC SKIP button (14)

Press to select the disc.

qf PHONES LEVEL control

Adjust the headphones volume.

qg PHONES jack

Connect the headphones.

During playback of a Multi-channel Super Audio CD, the same signal that is output from the ANALOG 5.1CH FRONT L/R jacks is output from the PHONES jack.

qh A OPEN/CLOSE button (14)

Press to open/close the disc tray.

qj Disc tray (14)

Press AOPEN/CLOSE to open/close the disc tray.

qk MULTI/2CH button (with an LED) (14)

Press to select the playback area when the 2 channel + Multi-channel Super Audio CD is loaded. When you select the Multi-channel playback area (page 13), the LED turns on.

ql TIME/TEXT button (16)

Each time you press the button, the playing time of the track, the total remaining time on the disc, or TEXT information appears in the display.

w; MENU button (7)

Press to enter the menu.

wa PROGRAM button (23)

Press to select Program Play.

ws SHUFFLE button (22)

Press to select Shuffle Play.

wd CONTINUE button (14)

Press to resume normal play from Shuffle Play or Program Play.

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Sony SCD-C555ES manual Location Functions Parts EX-CHANGE button, Check button, Qa lAMSL dial AMS Automatic Music Sensor 7

SCD-C555ES specifications

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