Sony Dnf400 Manual

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Locating the controls
CD player
For details, see the pages in parentheses.
1Operation button (13, 14, 16 - 26, 28, 29,
32)
u
*1/ENTER: play/pause/
enter
.: AMS
*2/rewind/tune
in a preset station
>: AMS/fast  forward/
tune in a preset station
V/v: Use to select a file,
play mode, etc.
2x (stop)•RADIO OFF button (20, 22, 23,
25, 28, 32)
3
 ( group) –•TUNE – button (14, 19, 20,
22, 23, 25, 28, 32)
4
 ( group) +•TUNE + button (14, 19,
20, 25, 28)
5DISPLAY/MENU button
(15, 16, 19 - 29, 32)
Use to enter the...

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Display
For details, see the pages in parentheses.
1Character 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.
Menu items also appear in this display.
2Atrac3plus/MP3 indication
3Disc indication
Lights up while the CD player is playing.
4Battery indication (30)
Roughly shows the remaining power of
the battery. If “
”...

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Playing a CD
2.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.
Connect the plugs securely.
1Connect the AC power adaptor.
2Connect the headphones/earphones
to the CD player.
1.Insert a CD.
2Place the CD on the tray and close
the lid.
OPEN switch
Label side up
1Slide OPEN to open the CD
player lid.
Playing a CD
to an AC outlet
to DC IN 4.5 V AC power...

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Basic operations
To
Play (from a point where you stopped previously)
Play (from the first track)
Pause/resume play after pause
Stop*2
Find the beginning of the current track (AMS*1)*2
Find the beginning of previous tracks (AMS)*3
Find the beginning of the next track (AMS)*2, *3
Find the beginning of succeeding tracks
(AMS)*3
Go backwards quickly*2, *5
Go forward quickly*2, *5
Jump to succeeding groups*4
Jump to previous groups*4
*1 Automatic Music Sensor
*2 These operations can be carried out during...

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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. When you are playing an MP3 CD containing MP3 files with an ID3 tag*
1, ID3 tag
information is displayed.
Each time you...

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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)
•Playing all files in a selected group
in random order (Group shuffle
play)
•Playing your favorite play lists (m3u
play list play)
•Playing your favorite tracks by
adding Bookmarks (Bookmark track
play)
•Playing the 10 tracks you have...

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Playback options
Playing a single track
(Single play)
Perform steps 1 and 2 of  “Selecting
playback options” (page 16), press
V or v 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 16), press
V or v to select “SHUFFLE,” then
press u/ENTER to enter the
selection.
Playing all files in a
selected group in
random order
 (Group shuffle
play) (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only)
Perform steps 1 and 2 of...

18
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: up to 999 tracks for each CD
(up to 5 CDs)
Adding Bookmarks*
1During play of the track to where you
want to add a Bookmark, press and hold
u/ENTER until “
” disappears and
“” (Bookmark) flashes instead.
When the Bookmark has...

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Playback options
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.
Perform steps 1 and 2 of  “Selecting
playback options” (page 16), press Vor v to select “RANKING SHUF,” then
press u/ENTER to enter the
selection.
Note
The CD player memorizes the tracks you have
played from...

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Playing tracks in your favorite
order
3Repeat step 2 to select the tracks
in your favorite order.
4Press u/ENTER to start PGMplay.
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.
•If you select 65 tracks or more, the first selected
tracks are erased.
Searching for groups
or tracks/files
While...