Sony CDP-XA555ES - Manual (Page 18)

Recording From CDs
18 GB
Changing the fading time
You can set the fading time from 2 to 10 seconds before
fading in or out. If you don’t set it, fading lasts for 5
seconds.
1
Press FADER before you start playing.
“5 SEC” appears and “FADE” flashes in the
display.
2 Press the number button to specify the fading time.
You can also specify the fading time by pressing
the
0/) buttons until the display shows the
time you want.
Fading out at the specified time
(Time Fade)
You can have the player fade out automatically by
specifying the playing time. Once you set the Time
Fade, it works twice, that is, the play fades out at the
end of both sides of a tape.
1 Press EDIT/TIME FADE three times before you
start playing.
“
TIME
FADE ( ) ” and “SIDE-A” appear in the display.
2
Press 0 or ) to specify the playing time.
Each time you press these buttons, the display
changes as shown below, with the playing time of
one side following each indication.
n HALF ˜ C-46 ˜ C-54 ˜ C-60 ˜ C-74 ˜ C-90 ˜ - -. - - N
(23.00) (27.00) (30.00) (37.00) (45.00)
When you select “HALF”
The player sets the playing time to half of the total
playing time.
3
Press ( to start playing.
At the specified time the play fades out with
“FADE” flashing in the display and the player
pauses. “SIDE-B” appears in the display.
4
To record on side B, reverse the tape and press (
or P on the player to resume playing.
Again, the play fades out at the specified time.
To cancel Time Fade
Press EDIT/TIME FADE.
Fading In or Out
You can manually fade in or out to prevent tracks from
starting or ending abruptly.
Note that you cannot use this effect when you use the
DIGITAL OUT connector.
EDIT/TIME FADE (
0/)
FADER
Number
buttons
0/)
P
·
P
Press FADER
During pause. “FADE” flashes and
play fades in.
When you want to start fading out.
“FADE” flashes. The play fades out
and the player pauses.
To
Start play fading in
End play fading out