Sony Dnf400 Manual

© 2004 Sony Corporation
FM/AM
Portable
CD Player
3-266-366-13 (1)
D-NF400/NF401
“WALKMAN” is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation to represent Headphone
Stereo products.
is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
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....

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WARNING
To prevent fire or shock
hazard, do not expose the unit
to rain or moisture.
Do not install the appliance in a confined
space, such as a bookcase or built-in
cabinet.
To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation
of the apparatus with newspapers, table-
cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted
candles on the apparatus.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place
objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on
the apparatus.
CAUTION
The use of optical instruments with this
product will...

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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 ................................. 11
Playing a CD
1.Insert a CD. ........................................... 13...

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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.”
1
Install
Install the supplied  “SonicStage”
software.
2
Store and burn
Store music data imported from audio CDs or
music files on your PC, select your favorite
tracks, then burn your own CDs.
Audio CDs
Music files*
*Files in MP3 or...

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Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman!
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.
What is the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format?
Refer to pages 7 - 9 of this...

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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.
About CD-Rs/RWs
This CD player can play CD-Rs/RWs recorded in the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3, MP3 or CDDA*
format, but playback capability may vary depending on the quality of the disc and the condition
of the...

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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. The available transfer bit rates are 256 kbps, 64 kbps and 48 kbps.
“ATRAC3,” which stands for “Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3” is audio compression
technology that satisfies the demand for high...

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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.  Variable Bit Rate (VBR) file can
also be played.
To compress a source for an MP3 file, we recommend setting the compression software to
“44.1 kHz,” “128 kbps,” and “Constant Bit Rate.”
•To record up to the maximum...

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ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3/MP3 file structure and playing order
•ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 •MP3
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.
•Depending on the method used to record MP3 files on the disc, the playing order may be different from the
one shown above.
ATRAC3plus/
ATRAC3 file Group
MP3 file Group
Enjoy your ATRAC CD Walkman! 

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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)