Document Outline

• SONY
• Compact IXsc Player
  • Warning
    • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
    • To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.
    • INFORMATION
    • Owner’s Record
  • Table of Contents
  • Overview
    • Enjoy listening in various playing modes
    • Editing your own tapes
    • Enjoy listening in various acoustic atmospheres
    • You can play a beginning of each selection
    • Making your disc custom-made - CUSTOM FILE function
    • You can make 3-second blanks between selections
    • Easy-to-see display
  • Precautions
    • On safety
    • On operation
    • On disc tray
    • On moisture condensation
    • Notes on handling discs
    • Customer for the U.S.A.
  • Unpacking
    • Choosing a Good Location
    • Checking the Supplied Accessories
    • Note on Protective Sheet
    • Inserting the Batteries into the Remote Commander
      • Battery life
      • Notes on the remote control operation
      • Conventions
  • Hooking Up the System
    • Before you begin, remember the following;
    • Note on DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)
    • Note on LINE OUT
  • Identifying the Parts
    • Front Panel
    • Chapter 3 Basic Operation
      • To stop piay
      • To control the volume
      • When listening with headphones
      • To play a 8 cm (3-Inch) CD
    • Information Display
      • Checking the totai number of selections and totai piay time
      • Checking the remaining piaying time
      • *lf “ ” is displayed instead of the remaining
      • To change the parts of information display LU
      • To adjust the brightness of the display -DIMMER function \A]
      • Locating a Particular Selection
      • a) To locate sequentially
      • To locate the beginning of the succeeding selection
      • b) To locate directly
      • Locating a Particular Point in a Selection
      • a) To search quickly while monitoring the sound
      • To search quickly by observing the display
    • To Play a Selection Immediately from the Beginning - Auto Cue
      • To use auto cue function
      • Press A. SPACE/A. CUE twice.
      • Press 11 and then make your selection by pressing the numeric button.
      • Press or IL
      • To cancel auto cue function
      • 3 Press DSP/1-20 once more.
      • To check DSP mode ^
    • Adjusting the EFFECT level
    • About Surround Sound
    • Clearing the DSP Mode
      • a) On the remote commander Press DSP FLAT.
      • b) On the player
      • 1 Press DSP/1-20.
      • 2 Press >20/FLAT.
      • 3 Press DSP/1-20.
      • Surround Effects Demonstration - DSP DEMO mode
  • Playing in a Random Order - shuttle piay
    • Shuffle Play
    • Press SHUFFLE.
    • Press I
    • To cancel the shuffle play
    • To put back all selections which you have deleted
  • Playing Only the Desired Selections - Delete Play
    • To Delete the Undesired Selection Before Playing
      • Press SHUFFLE.
      • Press the numeric button(s) of undesired selection number (to be deleted).
      • Press CONTINUE.
      • Press I
      • When play ends
      • To play again
      • To put back a selection which you have deleted,
      • To put back all selections which you have deleted,
  • Playing the Beginning of Each Selection
    • Press MUSIC SCAN during stop.
    • If you press MUSIC SCAN during play of the beginning of a particular selection:
    • To start play immediately
    • To stop the music scan play during scanning
    • Press MUSIC SCAN |
    • When playing the beginning of an undesired selection, press CLEAR.
    • When music scan delete play ends
    • To put back a selection which you have deleted
    • To put back all selections which you have deleted,
  • Playing Repeatedly - Repeat Play
    • Press REPEAT before or during play.
    • To repeat a single selection
    • To cancel repeat play
    • Repeating a Particular Portion - A - B Repeat
      • Press A<^B at the starting point (point A) of the portion to be repeatedly played.
      • To set a new starting point
      • To cancel A-B repeat
      • Going back to the same point (A) from any point on the disc
  • Playing in a Desired Order-Program piay
    • To stop playing
    • To cancel program play
    • To check your program
    • To Change Your Program
      • To erase the last selection, press CLEAR.
      • When you use the auto space function
  • Fading in And Fading out Piay - Fade-in/Fade-out
    • To Set the Fade Time
    • To end the play fading out
    • To restart the play fading in
    • Press to select fade time between
    • 2-10 seconds.
    • Press FADER.
    • Chapter 4 Advanced Operation
  • Custom Edit
    • Editing Desired Selections in a Desired Order
      • Program play
      • Multi-disc program
    • Inserting a Blank Space Between Selections - Auto Space
    • Editing Selections Automatically According to the Length of Your Tape
      • Editing navigation
      • Time edit
    • Locating Highest-level Portion of Disc - Peak Search
      • Just edit
      • Link edit
  • Recording Programed Selections on a Tape
    • b) To program selections while checking the total playing time (Program Edit):
    • If you program selections on side B, press II to program a pause.
    • To play the selections for side B
    • To stop playing
    • When you use the auto space function
    • To cancel program play
    • To erase the entire program
    • To check your program
  • Designating the Piaying Order of Up To 6 Discs
    • Programming
    • Press PROGRAM.
    • Program desired seiections on the first disc.
    • Replace the first disc with the second one.
    • Repeat steps 3 and 4 to program additional selections.
    • To proceed to program selections to be recorded on side B
    • To check the current disc number
    • To program selections on the same disc
    • To play the selections for side B
    • To cancel multi-disc program
    • To check your program
    • To Change Your Program
      • To add a selection to the end of the program
      • To erase the entire program
  • Designating the Total Playing Time
    • Programming
      • 1 Choose either time edit or just edit during stop, press EDIT/TIME FADE.
      • Specify a desired recording time.
      • a) When you specify a commercially available tape length:
      • About the HALF DISC edit
      • b) When you specify a free tape length:
      • After specifying the desired recording time, press EDIT/TIME FADE once.
      • • When you choose time edit
      • Press EDIT/TIME FADE once more, to make a program for the other side of your tape.
      • To stop playing
      • To cancel time edit/just edit
      • To erase the entire program
      • Editing Navigation
    • Adding Selection(s) — Link Edit —
  • Fading Out at the Desired Time — Time Fade
    • Setting the Time Fade and Piaying
      • 1 Press EDiT/TiME FADE three times during stop or once in the pause mode.
      • Specify desired fade time.
      • a) When you specify a commercially available tape length:
      • b) When you specify a free tape length:
    • M° >
      • To start play, press I
      • When playback of a disc ended before the designated playing time
      • To cancel time fade
  • Locating the Loudest Portion of the Disc-Peak Search O
  • inserting a Blank Space Between Selections -Auto Space
    • Press PEAK SEARCH in the stop mode.
    • Notes
    • To cancel the auto space function
    • To stop peak search
    • To start play immediately
  • Custom Files
    • Custom File Last Mode Memory
    • To clear all custom files of a disc at once
    • How many discs can be assigned to custom files?
    • When the memory becomes full of custom files.
    • To clear custom files or to reset memory of all discs at once
    • Where are custom files memorized?
    • To check the items of the custom files
  • storing an Optimum Playback Level for Each Disc
    • Clearing the Level File
      • 1 Insert the disc whose level file Is to be cleared In the tray.
      • 2 Press LEVEL FILE.
      • 3 Press ERASE.
      • To play the disc using the level file
      • When the playback level is changed
  • Assigning Names to a Disc - Disc Memo
    • Input a desired disc memo.
    • a) When you input alphanumeric characters as a disc memo
    • b) When you input non-alphanumeric characters as a disc memo
    • Repeat step 2 to input the disc memo.
    • Press FILE.
    • Clearing the Disc Memo
      • 1 Insert the disc whose memo you want to clear in the tray.
      • 2 Press MEMO INPUT or
      • 3 Press ERASE.
      • To rewrite letters or symbols before pressing FILE
  • Indexing a Disc - Custom Index
    • You can assign custom indexes up to 10 positions by repeating steps from 2 to 4.
    • To reiease rehearsal play
    • If a new custom index is assigned to a position preceding another index.
    • Playing from the Desired Custom Index
    • Clearing Custom Indexes
      • b) To play from one index to the next
      • 1 Press C.INDEX.
      • 2 Press CHECK.
      • 3 Press ERASE while Index number blinks.
      • To release play using custom indexes
      • Recommended application of custom indexes
  • Keeping the Program in Memory - Program Bank
    • Piaying the Disc Using the Program Bank
      • To change the program bank
      • Before inserting a disc
      • 1 Press PROGRAM.
      • 2 Insert the disc in the tray.
      • 3 Press ►.
      • When the disc is in the tray
      • 1 Press FILE RECALL during stop.
      • 2 Press ►.
    • Clearing the Program Bank
      • 1 Insert the disc whose program bank is to be cleared In the tray.
      • 2 Press FILE RECALL.
      • 3 Press ERASE.
  • Keeping Your Undesired Selections in Memory
    • Memorizing Desired Selection
      • Select the undesired selections, (see page 17.)
      • 2 Press FILE during stop.
      • To change the delete bank
    • Playing the Disc Using the Delete Bank
      • Before inserting a disc
      • 1 Press CONTINUE or SHUFFLE.
      • 2 Insert the disc In the tray.
      • 3 Press
      • When the disc is in the tray
      • 1 Press CONTINUE or SHUFFLE.
      • 2 Press FILE RECALL during stop.
      • 3 Press ►.
    • Clearing the Delete Bank
      • 1 Insert the disc whose delete bank Is to be cleared In the tray.
      • 2 Press FILE RECALL.
      • 3 Press ERASE.
  • Memorizing a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) Mode
    • Clearing a DSP Fiie
    • Seiect the desired DSP mode, (see page 14)
    • Press FILE during the DSP indicator is lighting.
    • insert the disc whose DSP mode to be cleared in the tray.
    • 2 Press DSP/1-20 (or SELECT on the remote commander).
    • Press ERASE during the DSP Indicator is lighting.
    • Playing the disc using the DSP file
    • To change DSP mode without erasing the DSP file.
    • To change DSP files.
  • Timer Activated Playing
    • Connection and Operation
      • To the switched outlet
    • _Z_
      • Audio timer
      • Connect the timer to the piayer and power on the timer.
      • Power on the player and insert a disc in the player.
      • Set a desired play mode.
      • Set the timer to a desired play start time.
      • Set TIMER to PLAY position.
      • Keep the POWER switch depressed on the player
      • When the timer-activated play ends
      • To play in the program play mode
      • If you select the custom index play mode
    • Chapter 5 Additional Information
  • Maintenance
  • Specifications
    • Cleaning Your Player
    • Cleaning Discs
      • Compact disc player
      • Outputs
      • General
      • Remote commander (RM-D997)
      • Supplied accessories
      • Optional accessory