Sony CDP-311 - Compact Disc Player User manual

3-756-199-21(1)
SON Y.
Compact
Disc
Player
Operating Instructions
Dist
CDP-311
CDP-211
@ 1993 by Sony Corporation

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.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"
within the product's enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
INFORMATION
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or
more of the following measures:
— Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that
to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CAUTION
You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly
approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this
equipment.
Owner's Record
The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit.
Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to
them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this
product.
Model No. Serial No.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Safety precautions i
Maintenance sssri onr reosssssossrsosies seerti in EEr e raa a EE aoi
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Unpacking P————
Choosing a good location ...
Checking the supplied accessories .................... eee 4
Inserting the batteries into the remote commander
(only for CDP-311) ........... erret oeninga nganan aa eaaa 5
Hooking up the system ............... eere senene ano anenen naen ene 6
Notes on connection .................. eese cerent entorno n ent rtttenenon 6
Identifying the parts ...........................-. eT
Front panel/Remote commander ..................... eere 7
Chapter 3 Basic Operations
Playing a disc .................... —————— Y 8
Playing the entire disc.. +008
Information display ..................... +1009
Locating a particular selection ................. eere 10
Locating a particular point in a selection ............................. 11
Fade-in / Fade-out ........,..0000000006000000000000000000000n00 0000000000000000 11
Playing selections in a random order ...................... eere 12
Shuffle play ...................... MOOD EE Bn KANAAN, TA AAN 12
Playing repeatedly ....
Repeat play ............ eese eene entente nebang ngganten enk
Chapter 4 Advanced Operations
Designating the total playing time ........................ eere
Operating time edit _.................0:00 000000000000:
Fading out at the desired time — Time fade
Locating the portion with the highest level
— Peak search ............... esee eerie eerte tenente tatnen 21
Chapter 5 Additional Information
Specifications ................0000e00 0000000000000000 esent nan anana terne trttntntnenne 22
Troubleshooting guide ................. eene eene teen etntntonun 23
Convention
This indicates a function operated only on the main unit.
The illustrations used in this manual are of the CDP-311.
The layout and the functions of the buttons of CDP-311 and
CDP-211 are the same.
e As CDP-211 is not supplied with a remote commander, they do
not have those functions activated only by remote commander.
e |nthe instructions starting from page 8, buttons on the remote
commander are indicated in perenthesis, unless mentioned
otherwise.
Safety Precautions
Before operating the unit, please read the following precautions
carefully.
Check the operating voltage of the unit before operation.
Operate the unit only on 120 V AC, 60 Hz.
Stop operation immediately if any liquid or solid object should
fall into the cabinet. Unplug the unit and have it checked by
Qualified personnel.
Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not use it for a
long time. Disconnect the cord by grasping the plug. Never pull the
Cord itself.
The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as
long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the unit itself has
been turned off.
As the laser beam used in this unit is harmful to the eyes, do not
attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.
The AC power cord must be changed only at a qualified service
shop.
If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit, please
contact your nearest Sony dealer.
For detailed safety precautions, see the leaflet “IMPORTANT
SAFEGUARDS”.
Notes on handling discs
* To keep the disc clean, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch
the surface.
* Do not stick paper or tape on the disc.
* Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources such as
hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight as there
may be a considerable rise in the temperature.
* After playing, store the disc in its case.
Caution on adjusting volume
Do not turn up the volume while listening to a portion with very low
level inputs or no audio signals. If you do, the speakers may be
damaged when a peak level portion is played.
Maintenance
Cleaning Your Unit
Clean the cabinet, panel and controls with a soft cloth lightly
moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use any type of
abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or
benzine.
Cleaning Discs
When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with
a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the
center outwards.
Do not use solvents such as benzine,
thinner, commercially available cleaners
or anti-static spray intended for analog
discs.

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Unpacking
Choosing a Good Location
e Place the unit in a location with adequate
air circulation to prevent internal heat
build up in the unit
* Do not place the unit on a soft surface,
Such as a rug that might block the
ventilation holes on the bottom.
* Do not install the unit:
— near heat sources such as radiators or
air ducts.
-= in a place subject to direct sunlight,
excessive dust, mechanical vibration or
shock.
On moisture condensation
If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a
warm location, or is placed in a very damp
room, moisture may condense on the lens
inside the unit. Should this occur, the unit
will not operate. In this case, remove the
disc and leave the unit turned on for about
an hour until the moisture evaporates.
Checking the Supplied
Accessories
Make sure that all supplied accessories are
included with your unit. This manual and
the following items must be included with
your CDP-311 and 211.
If not, contact your Sony dealer.
a) Audio connecting cord (1)
b) Remote commander (1)
(only for CDP-31 1)
c) Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries (2)
(only for CDP-311)
Do not throw away the carton and the
packing material. They will come in handy
when transporting the unit or shipping it for
servicing.

Inserting the Batteries into
the Remote Commander (only
for CDP-311)
You can control the unit with the supplied
remote commander.
Insert two size AA (R6) batteries with the
correct polarity.
1 Slide the cover to remove it.
2 Insert two size AA (R6) batteries
correctly so that the © and ©
polarities match the polarity
diagrams inside the battery
compartment.
On battery life
* About half a year of normal operation can
be expected when using Sony
SUM-3 (NS) batteries.
* When the batteries are run down, the
remote commander will not operate the
unit. If this happens, replace both
batteries with new ones.
Notes on the remote commander
and remote control operation
* Keep the commander away from
extremely hot or humid places.
* Avoid dropping any foreign objects into
the commander casing, particularly when
replacing the batteries.
* Avoid exposing the remote sensor to
direct sunlight or lighting apparatus. Such
exposure can cause a malfunction.
* To avoid damage caused by battery
leakage and corrosion, remove the
batteries when the commander will not be
used for a long time.

Compact disc player
to an AC outlet
Speakers
Amplifier
to an AC outlet
Hooking Up the
System
Connect the unit to an amplifier as shown in
Fig. EY.
Notes on Connection
* Tum off the power of each unit before
making connections. Connect the AC
power cord last.
* Be sure to insert the plugs firmly into the
jacks. Loose connection may cause hum
and noise.
* Leave a little slack in the connecting cord
to allow for inadvertent shock or vibration.
* The supplied audio cord plugs and jacks
are color coded. Red plugs and jacks are
for the right channel (R) and white ones
for the left channel (L).

CDP-311/CDP-211
RM-D190
(Only for CDP-311)
Identifying the
Parts
Refer to the pages indicated in parenthesis
for details.
Front Panel/ Remote Commander
O] POWER switch (8)
(2) Disc tray (8)
(3) Display window
(4) Remote sensor
(5) CHECK (program check) button (15)
Numeric buttons (10, 13, 14, 18, 20)
[7] CLEAR (program clear) button (15)
(over 10) button (10)
PHONE LEVEL control (8)
MUSIC SCAN button (16)
[it] PEAK SEARCH button (21)
(i2) PHONES jack (8)
[3 Play Mode buttons
CONTINUE button (12, 13, 19)
SHUFFLE button (12, 13, 19)
PROGRAM button (13, 14)
(PGM for the remote commander)
(1 FADER button (11)
REPEAT button (17)
EDIT/TIME FADE button (18, 20)
(17) TIME button (9)
laa aa / P» PPI (AMS*/manual
search) buttons
(10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21)
Bi (stop) button (8)
il (pause) button (8)
[Bi] > (play) button (8)
4 OPEN/CLOSE button (8)
iaa / PI (AMS*) buttons (10, 14)
(Only on the remote commander)
(24) <a / ^» (manual search)(11, 16)
(Only on the remote commander)
* AMS is the abbreviation of Automatic
Music Sensor.

Playing a Disc
In the continuous play mode, you can play
from the first selection or a desired
selection on your disc.
Before playing a disc, turn on the amplifier
and set the input selector to the CD player
position.
Piaying the Entire Disc
1 Press POWER.
The display window appears.
2 Press & OPEN/CLOSE.
Place a disc with the printed side up on
the tray.
3 Press >.
The disc tray closes and the first
selection starts playing. The display
shows you the following informatin.
a) Selection number
b) Elapsed playing time
c) Music calendar
To stop play
To stop for a moment during play, press I.
To resume play, press b> or tl again.
To stop play, press lil.
To stop play and open the tray, press
& OPEN/CLOSE.
For private listening
Connect a pair of headphones to the
PHONES jack.
To increase the volume, turn the
PHONE LEVEL control clockwise.
To decrease it, turn the control
counterclockwise.
To take out the disc
Press & OPEN/CLOSE.
To play an 8cm (3-inch) CD
Place it on the inner circle of the tray. If the
disc is provided with an adaptor, first
remove it. Do not put a normal CD (12cnv5-
inch) upon an 8 cm CD.

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Playing a Disc
What is this indication?
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This indication appears when there is no disc on
the disc tray.
If you turn on the power with a disc in the tray
Play begins automatically from the beginning of
the disc. By connecting a commercially available
timer, disc play can be started at any desired
time.
Information Display
Figure
When you press & OPEN/CLOSE to close
the tray, or press TIME in stop mode, the
display shows you the following information:
The total number of selections (a)) and the
total playing time of the inserted disc (b)).
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Each time you press TIME during play, the
display changes to give you the following
information.
8) Elapsed playing time
b) Remaining time in a selection
If the current selection number is over
20, "- - . - -" appears.
c) Remaining time of the disc
However, "- - . - -" appears instead of
the actual time in the following cases.
* If a disc with more than 20 selections
is being played in shuffle play.
*If any one selection the number of
which is greater than 20 has been
programmed.
*If the remaining time exceeds 100
minutes.
Note
The time display mode selected with TIME will
not change until the power is turned off.

Playing a Disc
Locating a Particular
Selection
You can locate the beginning of a desired
selection in two ways.
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a) To locate sequentially
To locate the beginning of the current
or preceding selection
* Press kad << (dd) as many times
as required.
* Keep ka <4 (IM) pressed to skip
selections in succession (Operable
only in stop mode).
= To locate the beginning of a
succeeding selection
* Press > PP (PPI) as many times
as required.
* Keep PP» PPI (>) pressed to skip
selections in succesion (Operable only
in stop mode).
b) To locate directly
Press one of the numeric buttons to
enter the desired selection number.
If a selection number is greater than 10,
use the ETÜjand (1] to (19] buttons. (i9
functions as the figure 0.
e.g. To play from selection No.22
Press GIQand (2) (2]
e.g. To play from selection No.30
(Only for CDP-311) i Press E TU and (3) (9).

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(Only for COP-311)
Playing a Disc
Locating a Particular Point in
a Selection
You can also locate a particular point in the
disc during play in two ways.
a) To search quickly while
monitoring the sound
Forward locating at high speed
Keep > PPI (>>) pressed during
play and release it at the desired point.
Reverse locating at high speed
Keep kad dd (44) pressed during
play and release it at the desired point.
b) To search quickly by observing
the display
Press Il, then keep kad <q (Md) or
bb > (PP) pressed. The search
speed will increase, but there will be no
sound. Find the desired point by
observing the display.
Press or Ill again at the desired point.
When “>” is displayed
If you continuously press PP» P| (>)
over the last selection, " 44" appears in the
display. Press kaa 44 (<< or 44) to
return to normal indication.
Fade-In / Fade-Out
You can have the play fade in or out in 5
seconds.
To end play fading out
Press FADER when you want to start fading
out.
* Wr " in (i. ) flashes in the display, and
play fades out and the unit enters pause
mode.
To restart play fading in
Press FADER in pause mode.
* aati” in ( "^5,flashes in the display.

SHUFFLE
Playing Selections
in a Random Order
You can have all the selections played in a
random order.
Shuffle Play
1 Press SHUFFLE.
“SHUFFLE” appears in the display.
2 Press >.
To cancel shuffle play
Press CONTINUE and the unit enters
continuous play mode. “SHUFFLE” goes off
from the display.
To check the remaining time
Press TIME once to see the remaining time
of the selection being played, twice to see
the total remaining time, and once more to
return to the initial display.
To start shuffle play Immediately
from the current selection
Press SHUFFLE during play and shuffle
play begins from the current selection.
What is this indication?
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This indication appears while the unit is
“shuffling” the selections.

PROGRAM
Playing ina
Desired Order
You can make a program by designating up
to 24 selections in a desired order. The unit
will play the disc according to your program.
Program Play
1 Press PROGRAM.
“PROGRAM” appears in the display.
2 Press the numeric buttons of the
desired selections in the desired
order.
To select a selection number over 10,
see pgae 10.
a) Last programmed selection,
b) The order to be played and
C) Programmed selection numbers
appear and then, after one
second,
d) The total playing time appears.
(The total playing time will not
appear if you program a selection
number over 20 or the total playing
time exceeds 100 minutes.)
if you choose wrong selections 3 á
Each time you press CLEAR, the V
last chosen selection is deleted.
3 Press.
Program play starts.
To stop playing
Press B.
When you press B*, you can play the same
program repeatedly.
To cancel program play
Press CONTINUE or SHUFFLE and the
unit enters continuous or shuffle play mode
respectively. The program will be erased.
If you press PROGRAM during continuous or
shuffle play
You can make a program by using the numeric
buttons. The selection being played will be the
first one in the program.
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Playing ina
Desired Order ;
Recording a Program
You can adjust the total playing time of the
program, so that you can make the program
fit the length of a tape when recording.
Moreover, you can make two different
5 3 2-B1) 1 ,2-B2) programs by inserting a pause for recording
on both side of a tape.
1 Press PROGRAM.
PROGRAM appears in the display.
1 2-A Press the numeric buttons of the
PROGRAM
desired
selections
in
the
desired
rri order. See page 13.
2-B To find selections which fit in the
remaining time.
1) Press iaa dad (i€) or >> P»
(PPI) to change a selection and
check the time. - Program edit
2 If satisfactory, go to the next step. If
-A not, choose another selection.
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2) Press PROGRAM to store the
selection.
Step number appears in the display
for a while.
Repeat steps 1) and 2} to program
other selections.
The display shows:
2B-1 ) a) The last programmed selection
b) The order to be playe
c) Programmed selection
d) The total playing time
3 Press tl to make a program for side
B.
"B" in the tape indicator flashes and "P^
appears in the display, and the total
playing time is reset to 0. A pause is
also counted as a selection.
B-2)
PROGRAM
4 Program selections for side B by
repeating step 2.
5 Start recording on the cassette deck
and press P».
It is better to start recording on the
cassette deck first to transport the
leader tape before pressing ® on this
unit.
To play the selections for side B
When the selections for side A are played.
the unit enters pause mode. Reverse the
tape, then press P» or Il.
To make a program only for one
side of a tape
Follow the steps on page 13.
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Playing ina
Desired Order
To check your program WI
Press CHECK. The first selection in
the program will appear.
Each time you press CHECK, the next
selection in the program wilt appear. After
the last selection, “End” will be indicated
and the display will soon return to the initial
status. n
While checking the program for side A, (oo)
appears and also for side B, (cs) appears.
Changing Your Program
You can make the following changes before
starting play.
To erase the last selection, W
press CLEAR. Each time you press
CLEAR, the last selection in the program
will be erased.
To erase the entire program
Press W once in stop mode; twice during
play. The program is also erased when you
turn off the unit or you press
4 OPEN/CLOSE.
To add a selection to the end of the
program, simply press the numeric button.
To delete a selection, press CHECK W
repeatedly until the unwanted selection
appears. Then press CLEAR.
To change the order, press Bl in stop mode
to erase the program. Then repeat the
programming procedure from the
beginning.
To check the remaining time
Press TIME once to see the remaining time
of the selection being played; twice to see
the total remaining time of the programmed
selections; once more to return to the initial
display.
If you have inserted a pause, the display
shows the remaining time until the pause.
What is the tape indicator?
During program play, the tape indicator shows
you which side of the program is being played.
(a) : Program A is being played.
(©) : Program A has been played and the
unit is in pause mode, or program B
is being played.
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MUSIC SCAN
Playing the Beginning _
of Each Selection Ff
You can play the beginning of each
selection consecutively in any play mode. It
is useful for checking the contents of a disc
or program. You can choose the playing
time of each selection from among 10, 20
and 30 seconds.
Music Scan Play
Press MUSIC SCAN in stop mode.
Each time you press MUSIC SCAN, the
playing time of each selection changes
cyclically from amang 10, 20 and 30
seconds.
The indication in the display flashes and
the beginning of each selection is played for
the designated period.
To start normal play immediately
during scanning
Press œ>. The > indicator in the display
stops flashing.
To change the designated playing time during
scanning
Press MUSIC SCAN consecutively within 1
second until the desired playing time appears in
the display.
if you keep Iaa dd (dd) or DO PPI
(>) pressed
Music scan play will be cancelled.
Note
Whenever the unit is turned off. scanning time is
reset to 10 seconds.

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REPEAT
c)
REPEAT
Hepeatedly
You can choose between two different
repeat play modes. One repeats all the
selections in the current play mode, the
other repeats any given selection.
Repeat Play
To repeat ali selections a)
Press REPEAT once.
The unit will repeat in the current play
mode.
Play mode |Selections to be repeated
Continuous
play
All the selections
All the selections that the
Shuffle
play
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unit
reshuffles
All the programmed
selections in the same
order
Program play
To repeat the current playing
selection b)
(only during continuous play)
Press REPEAT again during repeat play,
“REPEAT 1” appears.
To cancel repeat play c)
Press REPEAT again.
In continuous mode, "REPEAT 1" goes off.
In shuffle and program play modes,
“REPEAT” goes off.

Designating the Vi
Total Playing Time
1
EOIT/TIME FADE
th
3
EDIT/TIME FADE
na ina)
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You can designate a playing time and the
unit will make 2 different programs of
selections each fitting within that period.
These programs can contain up to a total of
24 selections.
Use this function, by designating the length
of your tape. for editing both sides of a
tape.
This function, called time edit, sets the
playing time of each program within the
designated time automatically, by choosing
selections in numerical order which
changes as little as possible.
You can also program desired selections by
priority. In this case, you can designate
desired selections beforehand and the
remaining selections will be programmed to
fit in the remaining time.
Operating Time Edit
1 Press EDIT/TIME FADE and display
“EDIT”.
2 Designate the length of one side of
your tape.
a) When you specify a commercially
available tape length:
Each time you press I««4 «4 or
bb P», the display changes to give
you the following durations :
nos C-46-——- C-54-—~ C-60
{2300 mm) (2700mei — (3000 me)
sae — 0-90 -— C-74
145 00 mend —— (3? 00 ee
When you select HALF, you can divide
ail the selections of the disc into two
programs without changing their order.
b) When setting your desired time:
Use the numeric buttons. Press [1] for
“0”. It is generally not necessary to
press numeric buttons for seconds.
Note
HALF cannot be set on a disc with more
than 20 selections.
3 Press EDIT/TIME FADE.
The selections for side A are determined
automatically.
a) The last selection to be recorded,
b) Total playing time and
c) Selections to be recorded on side A
appear.
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EDIT/TIME FADE
Designating the y4
Total Playing Time
4 Press EDIT/TIME FADE once more
while “B” in the tape indicator is
flashing.
Another program for the other side is
completed.
5 Press.
The selections for side A will be played
and then the unit will pause. Reverse
the tape, then press ® or Il again. The
selections for side B will be played.
To cancel the edit
Press CONTINUE or SHUFFLE and the
unit enters continuous or shuffle play mode
respectively.
The program will be erased.
To check the program
See page 15.
To designate a different time for
each side
Execute steps 1 to 3 on page 18, then
press Il. Then execute steps 2 to 3 for the
other side.
If your disc has more than 20 selections
Selections over number 20 cannot be
programmed with the time edit function.

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EDIT/TIME FADE
Fading Out at the
Desired Time
You can end the play fading out by
designating the play duration. Once the
time fade is set, it functions twice for editing
both sides of a tape. You can change discs
without cancelling this function and use it in
any play mode.
1 Press EDIT/TIME FADE twice in stop
mode, (or press it once in pause
mode).
"TIME FADE" and "A" in the tape
indicator appear in the display.
2 Press numeric buttons, I«« 44 or
>> PPI to set the desired play
duration.
a) When you specify a commercially
available tape length:
Each time you press 4 -<€< or
>> PPI, the play duration for one side
of the tape is displayed as follows
HALF —- C-46— C-54 — C-60
[. 423 00 mar (2700 mum 130 00 mn
--. +- — C-90 — Ed
$00) mmi — (3? 00 m
When you select HALF, the playing
time of each program is set to a half of
the total playing time of the disc.
b) When setting the time for one side of
the tape as you want:
Press the numeric buttons.
Press [10] for "0". It is generally not
necessary to press numeric buttons for
seconds, unless required.
3 Press > to start playing.
Before the unit enters pause mode at
the set time with "B" lit in the tape
indicator. play starts fading out.
To start play for the other side of
the tape
Press > or I8.
The unit enters pause mode at the set time
by fading out for a specified duration.
When this play ends, time fade is cancelled.