Sony CDP-CE505 - Manual (Page 8)

Playing CDs
8
Using the Display
You can check information about the disc using the
display.
Checking the total number and playing
time of the tracks
Press TIME before you start playing.
The display shows the current disc number, the total
number of tracks, total playing time and music
calendar.
Total playing time Current disc number
Total number of tracks Music calendar
The information also appears when you press
§␣ OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.
The tracks numbered over 20 cannot be displayed in
the music calendar.
Notes on the disc number indications
• The red circle around a disc number indicates the disc is
ready to be played.
• When all the tracks on a disc have been played, the semi-
circle around the disc number disappears.
• When a disc compartment is recognized as empty, the semi-
circled disc number disappears.
Display information while playing a disc
While playing a disc, the display shows the current
disc number, track number, playing time of the track
and the music calendar.
TIME
Playing CDs
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5
DISC TRACK MIN SEC
DISCS ALL
Current disc number
Music calendar Current track number
Playing time
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5
DISC TRACK MIN SEC
DISCS ALL
The track numbers in the music calendar disappear
after they are played.
Checking the remaining time
Each time you press TIME while playing a disc, the
display changes as shown in the chart below.
Press TIME.
Press TIME.
Remaining time
on the disc
Playing time and
number of the
current track
Remaining time
on the current
track
If the track number exceeds 24,
“–␣ –␣ .␣ –␣ –” appears instead of the
remaining time.
This information is available only in
Continuous Play mode.
Press TIME.
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5
DISC TRACK MIN SEC
DISCS ALL
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5
DISC TRACK MIN SEC
DISCS ALL
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
1 2 3 4 5
DISC TRACK MIN SEC
DISCS ALL
Replacing Discs While Playing
a Disc
You can open the disc tray while playing a disc so that
you can check what discs are to be played next and
replace discs without interrupting playback of the
current disc.
DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE
1
Press EX-CHANGE.
The disc tray opens and two disc compartments
appear. Even if the player is playing a disc, it
doesn’t stop playing.
2
Replace discs in the compartments with new ones.
The player plays the disc on the left side
compartment after the current disc, and then the
one on the right side compartment.