Sony D-NF400 Operating Instructions Manual
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3-266-366-12 (1)
FM/AM
Portable
CD Player
Operating Instructions
Owner's Record
The model number and the serial number are located at the rear of the CD
player. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these
numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No. ___________________________
Serial No. ___________________________
"WALKMAN" is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone
Stereo products.
is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
D-NF400/NF401
© 2004 Sony Corporation
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Page 1: Operating Instructions
The model number and the serial number are located at the rear of the CD player. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. ___________________________ Serial No. -
Page 2: Product Registration
ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 are trademarks of Sony Corporation. For customers who purchased this product in the USA Product registration Please register this product on line at www.sony.com/ walkmanreg <http://www.sony.com/walkmanreg> Proper registration will enable us to send you periodic mailings about software upgrades, new products, services and other important announcements. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! Music sources playable on this CD player .. 6 ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 ... 7 MP3 ... 7 The structure of ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 and MP3 files ... 8 Getting started Checking the supplied accessories ... 10 Locating the controls ... -
Page 4: Enjoy Your Atrac Cd Walkman
Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! Thank you for purchasing the D-NF400/NF401. This CD Walkman is called an “ATRAC CD Walkman,” because you can enjoy “ATRAC CDs” on it. You can make your own ATRAC CD easily. How to use the SonicStage Refer to the supplied booklet “SonicStage.”... - Page 5 What is an ATRAC CD? An ATRAC CD is a CD-R/RW on which audio data compressed in the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format has been recorded. About 30 audio CDs can be recorded on a CD-R/RW.* You can also record MP3 files by converting the files to the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format. * When total playing time of one CD (album) is estimated at 60 minutes and you are recording on a 700 MB CD-R/RW at 48 kbps in ATRAC3plus format.
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Page 6: Music Sources Playable On This Cd Player
Music sources playable on this CD player You can play the following 3 music sources on this CD player: • Audio CDs (CDDA format) • CDs with ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format files (ATRAC CD) • CDs with MP3 format files (MP3 CD) Usable disc formats You can use ISO 9660 Level 1/2 and Joliet extension format discs only. -
Page 7: Atrac3Plus And Atrac3
ATRAC3plus and ATRAC3 “ATRAC3plus,” which stands for “Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3plus” is audio compression technology, developed from the ATRAC3 format. Though the ATRAC3plus format can compress music content to about 1/20 of its original size at 64 kbps, you can still enjoy high quality sound. -
Page 8: The Structure Of Atrac3Plus/Atrac3
The usable number of groups and files • Maximum number of groups: 255 • Maximum number of files: 999 Settings for compression and writing software • This CD player is able to play MP3 files with the following specifications: Bit rate: 16 - 320 kbps, and sampling frequencies: 32/44.1/ 48 kHz. - Page 9 ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 file structure and playing order •ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 Group ATRAC3plus/ ATRAC3 file Notes • A group that does not include an MP3 file is skipped. • If ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files and MP3 files are recorded on the same CD, this CD player plays the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 files first.
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Page 10: Getting Started
Getting started Checking the supplied accessories AC power adaptor (1) (not supplied with USA/Canadian models) Headphones (1) (for USA model) Earphones (1) (for other models) CD-ROM* (SonicStage) (1) *Do not play a CD-ROM on an audio CD player. User’s guide for SonicStage (1) -
Page 11: Locating The Controls
Locating the controls CD player For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 Operation button (13, 14, 16 - 26, 28, 29, /ENTER: play/pause/ enter .: AMS in a preset station >: AMS/fast forward/ tune in a preset station : Use to select a file, play mode, etc. - Page 12 Display For details, see the pages in parentheses. 1 Character information display (15) While playing an audio CD, disc name, track name, etc. appear in the 2 lines, if recorded on the CD. While playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, group name, file name, etc. appear in the 2 lines, if recorded on the CD.
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Page 13: Playing A Cd
Playing a CD . Insert a CD. 1 Slide OPEN to open the CD player lid. OPEN switch . Connect your CD player. You can use the following power sources: • LR6 (size AA) alkaline batteries (page 30) • AC power adaptor We explain how to use your CD player on house current on this page. -
Page 14: Basic Operations
Basic operations Play (from a point where you stopped previously) Play (from the first track) Pause/resume play after pause Stop* Find the beginning of the current track (AMS* Find the beginning of previous tracks (AMS)* Find the beginning of the next track (AMS)* Find the beginning of succeeding tracks (AMS)* Go backwards quickly*... -
Page 15: Checking Cd Information On The Display
Checking CD information on the display You can check CD information by pressing DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly. When you are playing a CD containing text information such as CD-TEXT, “track name,” “album name,” “artist name,” etc. are displayed as shown in parentheses in the following table. When you are playing an ATRAC CD, information you input using the SonicStage software is displayed. -
Page 16: Playback Options
B Playback options You can enjoy the following playback options using the menu function. • Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat play) • Playing all files in a selected group (Group play) • Playing a single track (Single play) • Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle play) •... -
Page 17: Playing A Single Track (Single Play)
Playing a single track (Single play) Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options” (page 16), press to select “1,” then press u/ ENTER to enter the selection. Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle play) Perform steps 1 and 2 of “Selecting playback options”... -
Page 18: Playing Your Favorite Tracks By Adding Bookmarks (Bookmark Track Play)
Playing your favorite tracks by adding Bookmarks (Bookmark track play) While the CD player is playing, you can add bookmarks to the tracks you want and play them only. Audio CD: up to 99 tracks for each CD (up to 10 CDs) ATRAC CD: up to 999 tracks for each CD (up to 5 CDs) MP3 CD:... -
Page 19: Playing Tracks You Have Played Most Frequently In Random Order (Auto Ranking Shuffle Play)
Playing tracks you have played most frequently in random order (Auto ranking shuffle play) The CD player plays up to 32 tracks which the player has automatically memorized as the most frequently played ones. In Auto ranking shuffle play, these tracks are played in random order. -
Page 20: Searching For Groups Or Tracks/Files
Playing tracks in your favorite order Repeat step 2 to select the tracks in your favorite order. Press u/ENTER to start PGM play. Checking the program While programming: Press DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly before step 4. Notes • When you finish entering the 64th track in step 3, the first selected track number (audio CD) or the first selected file name (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD) appears on the display. -
Page 21: Available Features
B Available features Adjusting sound quality (Parametric equalizer) You can enjoy your favorite sounds by adjusting sound quality in the following two ways: • Selecting a preset sound pattern t “Selecting the sound quality you want” • Adjusting sound quality by yourself t “Customizing sound quality”... -
Page 22: The G-Protection Function
Adjusting sound quality To return to the previous screen Press –. To cancel the adjustment operation Press x. Notes • When you select CUSTOM sound, sound may be distorted depending on your sound settings when you turn up the volume. If this happens, turn the volume down. -
Page 23: Stopping Playback Automatically (Off Timer)
Stopping playback automatically (OFF TIMER) You can set the CD player to stop the play automatically within a range of 1 to 99 minutes. While the timer function is working, “ ” appears at about 5 second intervals*. * Only when Screen 1 or 2 is displayed (page 15) Press and hold DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears. -
Page 24: Turning Off The Beep Sound
Turning off the beep sound You can turn off the beep sound that is heard from your headphones/earphones when you operate your CD player. Press and hold DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears. Press to select “OPTION,” then press u/ENTER. Press to select “BEEP,”... -
Page 25: Using The Radio
B Using the radio Listening to the radio You can enjoy FM and AM programs. Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the radio. Press RADIO ON/BAND until the band you want appears. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: USA and Canadian models: FM t AM t TV t WB FM t AM... - Page 26 Listening to the radio If it is hard to hear the FM broadcast (for CED, CEK, EE1, E13, AU2, E13/2* models) 1 While listening to the radio, press and hold DISPLAY/MENU until the display changes. >AVLS MONO 2 Press to select “MONO,” then press u/ENTER.
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Page 27: Presetting Radio Stations
Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 51 stations (for USA and Canadian models) : 7 for TV, 4 for WB, 30 for FM and 10 for AM or 40 stations (for other models) : 30 for FM and 10 for AM. Press RADIO ON/BAND to turn on the radio. -
Page 28: Playing Preset Radio Stations
Presetting radio stations 4 Press . or > repeatedly to select the preset number you want to store the station on while the preset number flashes. 5 Press TUNE + or – to tune in the station you want while the preset number flashes. -
Page 29: Changing The Tuning Interval (Except European Models)
Changing the tuning interval (Except European models) When using the CD player abroad, change the AM tuning interval on the menu, if necessary. 9 kHz area: Asia and Europe 10 kHz area: the U.S.A., Canada and South America Change it while the radio is turned off and CD play is stopped, as follows. -
Page 30: Connecting To A Power Source
B Connecting to a power source Using the dry batteries Use only the following dry battery type for your CD player: • LR6 (size AA) alkaline batteries For the battery life, see “Specifications.” Note Be sure to remove the AC power adaptor when using the dry batteries. -
Page 31: Notes On The Power Source
Notes on the power source Disconnect all power sources when the CD player is not used for a long time. On AC power adaptor • Use only the AC power adaptor supplied. If your CD player is not supplied with the one, use the AC-E45HG AC power adaptor. -
Page 32: List Of Menus
B Additional information List of menus Press and hold DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears, then press the menu you want. MENU >REPEAT To return to the previous screen, press To cancel the setting operation, press x. Items marked z are default settings. Setting playback options (page) Playing tracks repeatedly (16) Normal play... - Page 33 Setting of sound (page) Adjusting sound quality (21) Setting various functions (page) Protecting against sound skipping (22) Protecting your hearing (22) Stopping playback automatically (23) Turning off the beep sound (24) Playing tracks continuously (24) Setting when the radio is turned off (page) Changing the tuning interval (29) Canceling all preset stations (28) *1 You can make these settings while play is stopped.
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Page 34: Precautions
Precautions On safety • Should any solid objects or liquid fall into the CD player, unplug it and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further. • Do not put any foreign objects in the DC IN 4.5 V (external power input) jack. On the CD player •... -
Page 35: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Should any problem persist after you have checked these symptoms, consult your nearest Sony dealer. CD player Symptom The volume does not increase even if you press VOL + repeatedly. No sound, or noise is heard. Certain files cannot be played. - Page 36 Troubleshooting Symptom “HOLD” flashes in the display when you press a button, and the CD does not play. Playback starts from the point you stopped. (resume function) Rustling noise is heard from the CD. During playback of an ATRAC CD or MP3 CD, the CD does not rotate but you can hear the sound normally.
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Page 37: Specifications
When you use the CD player on a flat and stable surface. When SOUND mode is set to “OFF.” Playing time varies depending on how the CD player is used. When using two Sony alkaline batteries LR6 (SG) (produced in Japan) G-PROTECTION “G-PRO 1” “G-PRO 2” Audio CD... -
Page 38: Optional Accessories
Specifications Operating temperature 5°C - 35°C (41°F - 95°F) Dimensions (w/h/d) (excluding projecting parts and controls) Approx. 135.8 30.7 135.8 mm ⁄ ⁄ ⁄ in.) Mass (excluding accessories) Approx. 195 g (6.9 oz.) US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories. - Page 40 This warranty is valid only in the United States. Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia...