Control A Communications For Additional Features - Sony CDP-CX235 Training Manual

Control A Communications for
Additional Features
Control A is the name given to the Sony bi-directional communications
format used in Sony home audio devices. The purpose of the communi-
cation is to automatically perform system functions and provide extra fea-
tures for the user.
Additional Features
Additional features are gained when a CD Changer is connected to other
Control A audio devices such as CD Players, Mini Disc Recorders, Re-
ceivers, etc. These features are related to the devices connected to the
CD Changer:
Receiver - CD Changer
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Automatic Function Selection – When the CD Play button is pressed,
the receiver will switch to the CD input. Both audio devices must
already be powered ON.
Mini-Disc or Tape Recorder - CD Changer
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Automatic Function Selection – When the recorder's Play button is
pressed, the receiver will switch to the Aux (Mini-Disc) or Tape input.
Both audio devices must already be powered ON.
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Synchronized Recording – The selected CD song track will begin play-
ing just after recording. This is achieved by presetting the recorder
and CD Changer to the Record-Pause and Play-Pause mode respec-
tively. When the Recorder's Pause is released (press pause button),
the CD player will release pause shortly afterwards.
Another CD Changer - CD Changer
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Program Play from both CD Changers – Play one song or disc after
another from either CD Changer (3 Changers is the maximum at this
time). The procedure is: On one changer, press the Program button
until the program # appears (program 1, 2, 3, etc) on the display. If
the first track you want to program is on the first CD Changer, skip this
next step. If the first track is on the second CD Changer, press the
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"Player Select" button until "Second Player" appears. Turn the Jog
dial until the disc # you want appears on the display. Press Enter to
Program the whole disc or select a track using the >> (fwd) button,
and then press Enter.
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Cross (X) Fade Playback (some CD Changer models) – This feature
enables you to fade in (start) the next song on the second changer
while the current song is fading (out) to an end, thereby mixing the two
songs at this time. This feature is activated by first pressing the Con-
tinue or Shuffle Play button to select the songs or discs desired:
Continue and Shuffle Play X Fade Options
Button Option
Continue All Discs Tracks
alternately played, starting from the first
track in the first disc of the two
changers.
1 Disc Tracks
alternately played, from a selected disc
in each changer.
Shuffle All Discs Tracks
alternately played randomly from all
discs in each changer.
1 Disc Tracks
alternately played, from a selected disc
in each changer.
Next the X Fade button is pressed and finally the Play button is pressed
to start the program.
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Display Custom Files from both CD Changers on the TV (1 Changer
must be a model CDP-CX270 or CDP-CX90ES) – The procedure is
simply connect the video output from the CD Changer to the video
input of the TV. Use the CD's remote commander to navigate. Press
"Player Select" to vie the second changer contents on the TV screen.
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Hide the CD Changers from view – When the audio devices are con-
nected by Control A cables, any device that contains an IR remote
receiver will send the received IR "SIRCS" signal to all the devices on
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