Sony ZS-H10CP Operating Instructions

Personal Audio System
Operating Instructions
Owner's Record
The model number and the serial number are located at the bottom 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. ZS-H10CP Serial No.
ZS-H10CP
© 2006 Sony Corporation
Printed in China
CAUTION
WARNING
The use of optical instruments with this product will
increase eye hazard.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric
shock, do not expose this apparatus to
rain or moisture.
To avoid electric shock, do not open
the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.
To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation of
the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc.
And do not place lighted candles on the apparatus.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not
place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the
apparatus.
Connect the AC power adaptor to an easily accessible
AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the
AC power adaptor, disconnect it from the AC outlet
immediately.
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as
a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
Power sources
2
to a wall outlet


1
to DC IN 9V
Connect the AC power adaptor  or insert six R20 (size D) batteries (not supplied) into the battery compartment .
Notes

• Replace the batteries when the OPR/BATT indicator dims or when the unit stops operating.
Replace all the batteries with new ones. Before you replace the batteries, be sure to take out the CD from the unit.
• To operate the unit on batteries, disconnect the AC power adaptor from the unit.
Information
2-672-606-11(1)
For customers in the USA
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
US
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.
Printed on 100% recycled paper — Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
using VOC (Volatile Organic
technician for help.
Compound)-free vegetable oil
based ink.
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications
not expressly approved in this manual could void your
authority to operate this equipment.
Notes on DualDiscs
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates
DVD recorded material on one side with digital
audio material on the other side. However, since the
audio material side does not conform to the Compact
Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not
guaranteed.
Music discs encoded
with copyright protection
technologies
This product is designed to playback discs that
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently,
various music discs encoded with copyright protection
technologies are marketed by some record companies.
Please be aware that among those discs, there are some
that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be
playable by this product.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents
licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
Specifications
AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS
POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION:
With 3.2-ohm loads, both channels driven from 150 - 10 000 Hz; rated 1.4 W
per channel-minimum RMS power, with no more than 10 % total harmonic
distortion in AC operation.
Other specifications
Insert the batteries starting
with the bottom row. CD player section
System
Compact disc digital audio system
Laser diode properties
Emission duration: Continuous
Laser output: Less than 44.6 µW
(This output is the value measured at a distance of
about 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the
optical pick-up block with 7 mm aperture.)
Number of channels
2
Frequency response
20 - 20 000 Hz 1 dB

Wow and flutter
Below measurable limit
Radio section
Frequency range
FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz
AM: 530 - 1 710 kHz
Antennas
FM: Telescopic antenna
AM: Built-in ferrite bar antenna
General
Speaker
Full range: 10 cm (3 7 / inches) dia., 3.2  , cone type (2)
8
Inputs
AUDIO IN jack (stereo minijack): minimum input level 245 mV
Outputs
Headphones jack (stereo minijack):
For 16 - 68  impedance headphones
Power output
2.3 W + 2.3 W (at 3.2  , 10 % harmonic distortion)
Power requirements
DC IN 9 V jack accepts:
Supplied AC power adaptor for use with 120 V AC, 60 Hz
9 V DC, 6 R20 (size D) batteries
Battery life
CD playback
Sony R20P: approx. 3 h
Sony alkaline LR20: approx. 10 h
Radio reception
Sony R20P: approx. 14 h
Sony alkaline LR20: approx. 28 h
For customers in the USA Basic Operations
Please register this product on line at
http://www.sony.com/productregistration
Proper registration will enable us to send you periodic
mailings about new product, services and other
important announcements. Registering your product
will also allow us to contact you in the unlikely event
that the product needs adjustment or modification.
Thank you.
 button
*
** The 
IN button
Before using the unit
To turn on/off the power
Press POWER
To adjust the volume
Turn VOLUME towards + or –
To listen through headphones
Connect the headphones to the  (headphones) jack
To reinforce the bass sound
Press MEGA BASS
"MEGA BASS" appears in the display.
To return to normal sound, press the button again.
Playing a CD/MP3 disc
1
Press
2
Pull PULL OPEN
label side up on the CD compartment.
To close the CD compartment, press PULL OPEN
until it clicks.
3
Press
The unit plays all the tracks/MP3 files once.
When you play an MP3 disc, "MP3" appears in the
display after the unit reads the file information.
Audio CD
Dimensions
Approx. 558 × 292 × 275 mm (w/h/d)
(22 × 11 1 / × 10 7 / inches) (incl. projecting parts)
2 8
Mass
Approx. 6.4 kg (14 lb) (incl. batteries)
Supplied accessories
AC power adaptor (1)
MP3 disc
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
Optional accessories
Sony MDR headphones series
MP3 file
number
* If there is no folder, "ROOT" appears in the display.
** If the playing time is more than 100 minutes, it appears "--:--" in
the display.
To
Pause playback
Stop playback
Go to the next
track/MP3 file
Go back to the
previous track/
MP3 file
Select a folder on
an MP3 disc
Play the selected
folder only (MP3
disc only)
Locate a point
while listening to
the sound
Locate a point
while observing
the display
Remove the CD
Tips
• Playback starts from the track/MP3 file you last stopped playing
(Resume play). During stop, the track/MP3 file number to be played
is displayed.
• To cancel the resume play (to start play from the beginning of the
first track/MP3 file), press
also canceled when you open the CD compartment.
Example of folder structure and playing
order
The playing order of the folders and files is as follows:

has a tactile dot.
(headphones) jack  , AUDIO IN jack  and AUDIO

are covered with a rubber cap.

.
 .

.

.
Notes on MP3 discs
• When the disc is inserted, the unit reads all the files on that disc.
During this time, "READING" is displayed. If there are many
folders or non-MP3 files on the disc, it may take a long time for
play to begin or for the next MP3 file to start play.
We recommend that you do not save unnecessary folders or files
other than MP3 ones in the disc to be used for MP3 listening.
• A folder that does not include an MP3 file is skipped.
• Maximum number of files: 255
 
when the unit is not in CD mode. Maximum number of folders: 150 (including the root folder)
Maximum number of folders and files in total: 256

, and place a disc with the
Maximum directory levels: 8
• Folder names and file names can be displayed with up to 30
characters including quotation marks.

• The characters that can be displayed on this unit are listed below:
– A - Z
– 0 - 9
– _ " $ % ' ( ) * + , – . / \ ` @ |
Other characters are displayed as "_".
• This unit conforms to Version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 of the ID3
tag format. When the file has ID3 tag information, the song title,
artist name and album name can be displayed and "ID3" appears
in the display. If the file does not have ID3 tag information, the
file name appears instead of the song title, the folder name appears
instead of the album name and "NO ARTIST" appears instead of
the artist name. ID3 tag information can be displayed with up to 15
characters.
• When naming, be sure to add the file extension "mp3" to the file
name.
 
.
• If you put the extension "mp3" to a file other than an MP3 file, the
unit cannot recognize the file properly and will generate random
noise that could damage your speakers.
• The file name does not correspond to the ID3 tag.
Listening to the radio
1
Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET
repeatedly.
Track Playing
Each time you press the button, the indication
number time
changes as follows:
"FM"  "AM"
2
Hold down TUNE/FOLDER + or –  until the
frequency digits begin to change in the display.
The unit automatically scans the radio frequencies
and stops when it finds a clear station.
After the folder name , song title
*
If you can not tune in a station, press TUNE/
and artist name are displayed, FOLDER + or –  repeatedly to change the
the playing time will appear.
**
frequency step by step.
When an FM stereo broadcast is received, "ST"
appears.
Tip
If the FM stereo broadcast contains noise, press MODE
Do this "MONO" appears in the display, and the radio will play in monaural.
 
Press . To resume play, press
it again.
 
Press .
 
Press .
 
Press .
Press TUNE/FOLDER +  to go
forward or press TUNE/FOLDER
–  to go backward.
Press MODE  until "FLDR"
appears, press TUNE/FOLDER +
or –  to select a folder and then
 
press to start playing.
Press  (forward) or 
(backward)  while playing and
hold it until you find the point.
Press (forward) or
 
(backward)  in pause and hold it
until you find the point.
.
Pull PULL OPEN
 
in stop mode. The resume play is


until