Storing Information About Cds (Custom Files); What You Can Do With The Custom Files; Labeling Discs (Disc Memo) - Sony CDP-CA80ES Operating Instructions Manual

Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files)

What You Can Do With the
Custom Files
The player can store two types of information called
"Custom Files" for each disc. Once you have stored
Custom Files for a disc, the player automatically recalls
what you have stored whenever you select the disc.
Note that Custom Files will be erased if you do not use
the player for about one month.
You can store this information:
You can
When you use
Disc Memo (page 17) Label discs using up to 12
characters
Delete Bank (page 19) Delete unwanted tracks and store
only the tracks you want
Where are Custom Files stored?
Custom Files are stored not on the disc, but in the
player's memory. Therefore you cannot use Custom
Files when you play the disc on other players.
Erasing all Custom Files of all discs
Turn off the player. While holding down >10, press
1/u to turn on the player. "ALL ERASE" appears in
the display, and all Custom Files will be erased.
How many discs can you file?
You can file up to 255 discs in the Custom File.
You can check how many discs you can file as follows:
Remove all the discs in the player, then press
§ OPEN/CLOSE. Wait for "–NO DISC–" to appear in
the display, then press TIME/TEXT.
"REMAIN: XXX" appears in the display to show you
how many discs you can file.
Each time you press TIME/TEXT, the display shows
the Custom Files for each disc.
After the last Custom File, "– END –" appears for a
while, then "–NO DISC–" appears.
Recording From CDs

Labeling Discs (Disc Memo)

You can label discs using up to 12 characters and have
the player display the Disc Memo each time you select
the disc. The Disc Memo can be anything you like, such
as a title, musician's name, category, or date of
purchase.
When you select a CD TEXT disc
The disc title is stored as the Disc Memo automatically.
If the disc title has more than 12 characters, the first 12
characters of the disc title are stored (see page 9).
Note that you cannot change the Disc Memo of the CD
TEXT disc.
DISC/CAPS
Number
buttons
INPUT
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1
Select the disc.
2
Press INPUT.
"MEMO INPUT" appears momentarily, then the
flashing cursor (") appears.
3
Press DISC/CAPS to find the letter type you want.
Each time you press the button, the letter type
changes cyclically among capital letters (ABC),
small letters (abc) and numbers (123). To select a
symbol, you have to select the capital or small
letter type.
4
To input a letter, press the number button
corresponding to the letter you want (indicated
beside each number button).
The cursor disappears and the first space for the
Disc Memo flashes.
Each time you press the button, the letter changes
cyclically among the ones indicated beside the
button.
Playing CDs
Z
SPACE
DEL
ENTER
CLEAR
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