Sony ZS-PS30CP Operating Instructions

Personal Audio System
Operating Instructions
©2012 Sony Corporation
ZS-PS30CP
Do not expose the batteries (battery pack or batteries
WARNING
installed) to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or
the like for a long time.
The nameplate and important information
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do
concerning safety are located on the bottom exterior.
not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
Excessive sound pressure from earphones and
To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation
headphones can cause hearing loss.
of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths,
curtains, etc. And do not place lighted candles on the
Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic
apparatus.
Equipment (Applicable in the European
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not
Union and other European countries
expose this apparatus to dripping or splashing, and do
with separate collection systems)
not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on
the apparatus.
This symbol on the product or on its packaging
As the main plug is used to disconnect the unit from
indicates that this product shall not be treated as
the mains, connect the unit to an easily accessible
household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to
AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the
the applicable collection point for the recycling of
unit, disconnect the main plug from the AC outlet
electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this
immediately.
product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent
The unit is not disconnected from the AC power potential negative consequences for the environment
source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall
and human health, which could otherwise be caused
outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off. by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The
recycling of materials will help to conserve natural
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such
resources. For more detailed information about
as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
recycling of this product, please contact your local
Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or
the shop where you purchased the product.
Power sources
To connect the AC power cord
Connect the AC power cord to the unit () and the wall outlet ().
to AC IN ()
to a wall outlet ()
To prepare the batteries
Insert six R14 (size C) batteries (not supplied) into the battery compartment.
Bottom

Notes
Replace the batteries when the OPR/BATT indicator  dims, or when the unit stops operating.
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Replace all the batteries with new ones. Before you replace the batteries, be sure to take out the CD from the unit.
To use the unit on batteries, disconnect the AC power cord from the unit.
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Note for customers in Europe
The unit automatically turns off after 20 minutes if no operation is performed after playback of CD, USB or AUDIO
IN.
Disposal of waste batteries (applicable Note on DualDiscs
in the European Union and other
4-415-335-32(1) A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates
European countries with separate
DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio
collection systems)
material on the other side. However, since the audio
material side does not conform to the Compact
This symbol on the battery or on the packaging
Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not
indicates that the battery provided with this product guaranteed.
shall not be treated as household waste.
On certain batteries this symbol might be used in Music discs encoded with copyright
combination with a chemical symbol. The chemical
protection technologies
symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) are added if
This product is designed to playback discs that
the battery contains more than 0.0005% mercury or
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.
0.004% lead.
Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright
By ensuring these batteries are disposed of
protection technologies are marketed by some
correctly, you will help prevent potentially negative
record companies. Please be aware that among those
consequences for the environment and human health
discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD
which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate
standard and may not be playable by this product.
waste handling of the battery. The recycling of the
materials will help to conserve natural resources.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents
In case of products that for safety, performance
licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
or data integrity reasons require a permanent
connection with an incorporated battery, this battery
Printed in China
should be replaced by qualified service staff only.
To ensure that the battery will be treated properly,
hand over the product at end-of-life to the applicable
collection point for the recycling of electrical and
electronic equipment.
For all other batteries, please view the section on how
to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand
the battery over to the applicable collection point for
the recycling of waste batteries.
For more detailed information about recycling of this
product or battery, please contact your local Civic
Office, your household waste disposal service or the
shop where you purchased the product.
Notice for customers: the
following information is only
applicable to equipment sold in
countries applying EU directives
The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation,
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The
Authorized Representative for EMC and product
safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse
61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or
guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given
in separate service or guarantee documents.
Specifications
CD player section Mass
System Approx. 2.4 kg (incl. batteries)
Compact disc digital audio system Supplied accessories
Laser diode properties AC power cord (1)
Emission duration: Continuous
Laser output: Less than 44.6 µW * Battery life is subject to changes in surrounding temperature, usage
(This output is the value measured at a distance of conditions, manufacture and battery type.
about 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
optical pick-up block with 7 mm aperture.)
Number of channels
Optional accessory
2
Sony MDR headphones series
Frequency response
20 Hz - 20,000 Hz +1/–2 dB
Wow and flutter
Below measurable limit
Radio section
Frequency range
FM: 87.5 MHz - 108 MHz
AM: 531 kHz - 1,602 kHz
IF
FM: 128 kHz
AM: 45 kHz
Antennas
FM: Telescopic antenna
AM: Built-in ferrite bar antenna
USB section
Supported bit rate
MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3):
32 kbps - 320 kbps, VBR
Sampling frequencies
MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3):
32/44.1/48 kHz
(USB) port
USB-A (Full Speed)
General
Speaker
Full range: 8 cm dia., 8 , cone type (2)
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Outputs
Headphones jack (stereo minijack):
For 16 - 32 impedance headphones
 
Input
AUDIO IN jack (stereo minijack)
(USB) port: Type A, maximum current 500 mA
Power output
1.0 W + 1.0 W (at 8 , 10% harmonic distortion)
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Power requirements
For CD radio:
230 V AC, 50 Hz
9 V DC, 6 R14 (size C) batteries
Power consumption
AC 11 W
Battery life*
For CD radio:
FM reception
R14P: approx. 7 h
Sony alkaline LR14: approx. 30 h
CD playback
R14P: approx. 1.5 h
Sony alkaline LR14: approx. 13 h
Dimensions
Approx. 299 mm × 126 mm × 210 mm (w/h/d)
(incl. projecting parts)
Basic Operations
*
* VOL +  and  
have a tactile dot.
To Press
Before using the unit
 
Pause playback . To resume play, press it
again.
To turn on/off the power
 
Stop playback .
European model: Press OPERATE  .
 
Go to the next .

Other models: Press POWER .
track/MP3 file
Note
Go back to the   .
When turning on the power, hold down OPERATE (or POWER) 
previous track/
until OPR/BATT indicator  lights up.
MP3 file
To adjust the volume
Select a folder on /TUNE + 
Press VOL +, –  . 
an MP3 disc /TUNE –
Locate a point  (forward) or
To listen through headphones
while listening to  during playback and hold it
Connect the headphones to the  (headphones) jack
the sound until you find the point.

on the back of the unit.
Locate a point (forward) or


while observing in pause and hold it until you
the display find the point then press
Playing a CD/MP3 disc
Remove the CD PUSH OPEN/CLOSE (
1 
Press OPERATE (or POWER) .
Tips
2  Playback starts from the track/MP3 file you last stopped playing
Press CD . 
(Resume play). During stop, the track/MP3 file number to be
3 
Press PUSH OPEN/CLOSE () , and place a disc played is displayed.
with the label side up on the CD compartment. To cancel the resume play (to start play from the beginning of

 
the first track/MP3 file), press while the CD is stopped.
To close the CD compartment, press PUSH OPEN/
When you open the CD compartment, resume play is cancelled.
CLOSE ()  .
If the unit is turned off while the AC power cord is connected,
resume play will not be cancelled.
Example of folder structure and playing order
The playing order of the folders and files is as follows:
Label side facing up
4  
Press .
The unit plays all the tracks/MP3 files once.
When you play an MP3 disc, the MP3 indicator
lights up after the unit has read the file
information.
Audio CD
Track number Playing time
MP3 disc
Notes on MP3 discs
When the disc is inserted, the unit reads all the files on that
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disc. During this time, "READING" is displayed. If there are many
MP3 file number After the folder name* 1
folders or non-MP3 files on the disc, it may take a long time for
and song title* 2 are
play to begin or for the next MP3 file to start to play.
displayed, the playing
We recommend that you do not save unnecessary folders or files
time* 3 will appear.
other than MP3 ones in the disc to be used for MP3 listening.
A folder that does not include an MP3 file is skipped.
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* 1 If there is no folder, "ROOT" appears in the display.
Maximum number of files: 511
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* 2 If there is no song title in ID3 tag information "NO TITLE" will be
Maximum number of folders: 256 (including the root folder)
displayed.
Maximum number of folders and files in total: 512
* 3 If the playing time is more than 100 minutes, "--:--" appears in
Maximum directory levels: 8
the display.
Folder names and file names can be displayed with up to 64
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characters including quotation marks.
The characters A - Z, 0 - 9 and _ can be displayed on this unit.
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Characters a - z are displayed as A - Z (capitalized). Other
characters are displayed as "_".
This unit conforms to Version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 of the ID3
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tag format. When the file has the ID3 tag information, song
title, artist name and album name can be displayed. If the file
does not have ID3 tag information, "NO TITLE" appears instead
of song title, "NO ARTIST" appears instead of artist name, and
"NO ALBUM" appears instead of album name. The ID3 tag
information can be displayed with up to 30 characters.
When naming, be sure to add the file extension ".mp3" to the
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file name.
If you put the extension ".mp3" to a file other than an MP3 file,
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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.
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A maximum of 999 MP3 files and 128 folders can be
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Listening to the radio
contained on a single USB device. A maximum of
128 files can be contained in a single folder.
The maximum number of MP3 files and folders may
1 
Press OPERATE (or POWER) .
vary, depending on the file and folder structure.
2 
Press RADIO BAND repeatedly. The maximum number of directory level is 9.
Each time you press the button, the radio band
Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing
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toggles between AM and FM.
software, recording devices, and recording media
cannot be guaranteed. If you use an incompatible
3 
Hold down /TUNE + or – until the frequency
USB device, sound skipping or noise may be result,
digits begin to change in the display.
or the device may not play at all.
The unit automatically scans the radio frequencies
Files downloaded from a music download website
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and stops when it finds a clear station.
*
may not be playable.
If you cannot tune in a station, press /TUNE
Compatibility with USB Reader/Writer cannot be


+ or – repeatedly to change the frequency step
guaranteed.
by step.
Tip
If an FM broadcast is noisy, setting to monaural usually reduces
the noise.
1 Press MODE .
"STEREO" or "MONO" appears.
2 While "STEREO" is displayed, press MODE  to display "MONO."
Listening to music on a USB device
You can listen to music stored on a USB device (a
digital music player or USB storage media).
Music files in MP3 format* can be played on this unit.
1
1 
Press OPERATE (or POWER) .
2 
Press USB .
3 
Connect the USB device to the (USB) port .
4  
Press .
The unit starts playing.
File number After the folder name and song title are
to go forward and
displayed, the file number and playing
to go backward.
time* 2 will appear.
 (backward)
* Files with copyright protection (Digital Rights Management)
1
cannot be played on this unit.
* 2 If the playing time is more than 100 minutes, it appears as
(backward)

"--:--" in the display.
  .
Other operations
)  .

To Press
. To resume play, press the
Pause playback 
button again* .
3
.
Stop playback 
Select a folder /TUNE + or – .
.
Select a file  or 

Find a point in Hold down  or 
a file during playback, and release the
button at the desired point.
* 3 When playing a VBR MP3 file, the unit may resume playback
from a different point.
Folder To select a memory for playback/information
If a USB device has more than one memory (for
MP3 file
example, internal memory and a memory card), you
can select which memory to play.
1
Connect the USB device to the (USB) port  .
2
Press USB  on the unit.
3
Press MEMORY SELECT  , in stop mode.
If another memory exists, the total track/folder
number in the memory is displayed.
Tips
Playback starts from the MP3 file you last stopped playing

(Resume play).
To cancel resume play (start play from the beginning of the first

 
MP3 file), press .
To change the play mode

Press MODE repeatedly while the USB device is not
playing or paused. You can select Normal Play (" "
for all files in folder on USB device), Repeat Play
(" 1" or " "), Shuffle Play ("SHUF") or Program
Play ("PGM" or "PGM ") (see "Selecting the various
modes of playback" on the back page).
Notes on the USB device
Some USB devices may not be compatible with this

unit.
You cannot change the play mode while the USB

device is playing or paused.
It may take a long time before playback starts when:
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– the folder structure is complex.
– the USB device is close to capacity.
When a USB device is connected, the unit reads all
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the files on the device. If there are many folders or
files on the device, it may take a long time for the
unit to finish reading them.
Do not connect a USB device to the unit through a

USB hub.
In the case of some USB devices, when an operation

is performed on the USB device, there may be a
delay before it is carried out on this unit.
This unit may not support all the functions provided

on a connected USB device.
The playback order on this unit may differ from the
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playback order on a connected USB device.
Do not save non-MP3 files or unnecessary folders to

a USB device that contains MP3 files.
During playback, folders that contain no MP3 files
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are skipped.
This unit can play only MP3 files that have the
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".mp3" file extension.
If there are files on the USB device that have the

".mp3" file extension, but are not MP3 files, the unit
may produce noise or malfunction.