Features
About the Super Audio CD

•Super Audio CD is a new high-quality audio disc standard where music is recorded in the DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format (conventional CDs are recorded in the PCM format). The DSD format, using a sampling frequency 64 times higher than that of a conventional CD, and with 1-bit quantization, achieves both a wide frequency range and a wide dynamic range across the audible frequency range, and so provides music reproduction extremely faithful to the original sound.

•The Super Audio CD has two types; a 2 channel stereo disc and a Multi-channel disc which holds up to 6 independent channels. The multi-channel characteristic of the Super Audio CD features a speaker allocation system basically similar to the 5.1 channel output of current AV systems.

Features of the player

This player is designed to play back 2-channel and multi- channel Super Audio CDs, and conventional CDs, and provides the following features:

•Mounted with a Discrete Dual Laser Optical Pickup, capable of reading a Super Audio CD or conventional CD depending on the exclusive wavelength.

•Quicker track access performance enabled by an advanced servo mechanism.

•A Multi-Channel Management function that allows you to adjust the multi-channel playback environment according to the allocation and size of your speakers.

•A Super Audio D/A Converter and Direct Digital Sync System, which allows higher-quality sound reproduction.

Others

•A Super Audio CD can mark up to 255 track/index numbers. This feature applies to SCD-XA777ES/ XA333ES.

•The supplied remote is capable of controlling both the SCD-XA777ES/XA333ES and a conventional Sony CD player.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started

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Before You Start the Hookup

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Hooking Up the Audio Components

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Location and Functions of Parts

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Front Panel Parts Descriptions

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Rear Panel Parts Descriptions

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Remote Parts Descriptions

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Playing Discs

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Compatible Disc Types

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Playing a Disc

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Using the Display

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Locating a Specific Track

 

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Locating a Particular Point in a Track

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Playing Tracks Repeatedly

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Playing Tracks in Random Order (Shuffle Play)

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Creating Your Own Programme (Programme

 

 

 

Play) 21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listening to a CD Using a Filter (Digital Filter

 

 

 

Function)

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Setting the DIGITAL OUT to on/off

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Selecting the default playback area

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Listening to a Multi-channel Super Audio CD

 

 

 

(Multi-channel management function) 23

 

 

 

Additional Information 26

Precautions 26
Notes on Discs 27
Troubleshooting 28
Specifications 28

Index 29

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