Selecting The Playback Area - Sony SCD-X501ES Operating Instructions Manual

4
Press A on the player to open the disc
tray, and place a disc on the tray.
With the label side up
5
Press H.
Playback starts from the first track. If you
want to start playing from a specific track,
turn . AMS > to select the track
number before pressing
6
Adjust the volume on the amplifier.
Basic operations during play
To Do the following:
Stop play Press x.
Pause play Press X.
Press X or
Resume play
after pausing
Select a track Turn . AMS >.
Eject a disc Press A on the player.
Tip
If you turn on the player when a disc is already loaded,
playback starts automatically. If you connect a
commercially available timer, you can set it to start
playing the disc at any time you want.
Note
During playback, increase the volume level gradually
starting from the lowest level. The output from this
player may contain band width that is out of the normal
listening range. This may cause damage to the speakers
or ears.
Selecting the playback layer
When playing a hybrid disc with a Super Audio
CD layer and a CD layer (page 5), you can select
the layer you want to listen to. Also, since both
layers are on one side, it is not necessary to turn
the disc over.
Press SA-CD/CD to select the desired
playback layer.
H .
H
.
Note
You can select the CD layer by pressing SA-CD/CD
for the current disc only.
To select the default playback
layer
1
Press MENU on the player.
2
Turn . AMS > until "LAYER SEL"
appears on the display.
3
Press . AMS >.
The current default layer appears.
4
Turn . AMS > to select the
desired playback layer.
5
Press . AMS >.
6
Press MENU on the player.

Selecting the playback area

When playing a disc with the 2 channel playback
area and the multi-channel playback area
(page 5), you can select the playback area you
want to listen to.
Press 2CH/MULTI to select the desired
playback area.
To select the default playback
area
1
Press MENU on the player.
2
Turn . AMS > until "M/2ch SEL"
appears on the display.
3
Press . AMS >.
The current default area appears.
4
Turn . AMS > to select the
desired playback area.
5
Press . AMS >.
6
Press MENU on the player.
Notes
• The 2 channel playback area is automatically
selected whenever you start playback because "SEL-
2ch" (2 channel playback area) is the factory setting.
Select "SEL-Mch" (multi-channel playback area)
when the ANALOG 5.1 CH OUT jacks are
connected.
• You can select the playback area by pressing 2CH/
MULTI for the current disc only.
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