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 menu. Also use to enter
the selection as well as u/ENTER.
6i (headphones) jack (13)7RADIO ON/BAND•MEMORY button
(25 - 28)
RADIO ON: Press to turn on the radio.
BAND: Press to change the band.
MEMORY: Press and hold to preset
stations.
8Display (12, 15 - 17, 19 - 21, 25 - 27, 32)
9DC IN 4.5 V (external power input) jack
(13)
0VOL (volume) +
*1/– buttons (13)
qaOPEN switch (13, 30)
Slide the switch to open the CD player
lid.
qsHOLD switch (rear) (23)
Slide the switch in the direction of the
arrow to disable the buttons on the CD
player.
*1 The button has a tactile dot.
*2 Automatic Music Sensor
(Continued)
Getting started 
						

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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 “
” flashes, the
batteries are depleted.5Play list indication
For MP3 CD only
6Group indication (19, 20)
For ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only
7Play mode indication
Shows various playmodes such as shuffle
play and program play. “
” shows
repeat play.
8SOUND indication
Shows the SOUND setting which has
been selected on the menu. 
						

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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
adaptor
u/ ENTER
to i
(headphones)
Headphones/earphones
(Continued)
3.Play a CD.
Adjust the volume by
pressing VOL + or –. Press u/ENTER. 
						

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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 both play and pause.
*3 After you have played the last track, you can return to the beginning of the first track by pressing >.
Similarly, if you are at the first track, you can locate the last track by pressing ..
*4 Only when you play an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD
*5 These operations cannot be carried out when using an MP3 file recorded on a CD-R/RW in a packet write
format.
Do this
Press u/ ENTER.
Playback starts from the point where you
stopped.
While the CD player is stopped, press and hold
u/ ENTER until the play of the first track starts.
Press u/ ENTER.
Press x.
Press ..
Press
 . repeatedly.
Press >.
Press > repeatedly.
Press and hold ..
Press and hold  >.
Press 
 + repeatedly.
Press 
 – repeatedly. 
						

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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 press DISPLAY/MENU, the display changes as follows:
Screen Audio CD ATRAC CD/MP3 CD
1Track number, elapsed playing File name, file number, elapsed playing time
time, (Track name)
2Track number, remaining time of Artist name, CODEC information*3, file number,
the current track remaining time of the current file
(Track name, artist name)
3The number of tracks left*2, the Group name, total number of files
time remaining on the CD*2
(Album name, artist name)
4List of track names List of group names/file names
*1 An ID3 tag is a format for adding certain information (track name, album name, artist name, etc.) to MP3
files. This CD player conforms to Version 1.1/2.2/2.3 of the ID3 tag format (MP3 files only).
*2 Not displayed during Single play, Shuffle play, Bookmark track play, Auto ranking play, Auto ranking
shuffle play or PGM play.
*3 Bit rate and sampling frequencies. While an MP3 file made at VBR (variable bit rate) is being played,
“VBR” appears on the display instead of a bit ratae. In some cases, “VBR” appears halfway through
playback, not from the beginning.
Notes
•The characters A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, and _ can be displayed on this CD player.
•Before playing a file, the CD player reads all file and group (or folder) information on the CD. “READING”
is displayed. Depending on the content of the CD, it may take some time to accomplish this reading.
•If the group does not have a group name, “ROOT” appears in the display.
•If the file does not have ID3 tag information, “- - - -” appears in the display.
Removing the CD
Remove the CD while pressing the pivot
in the center of the tray.
Playing a CD 
						

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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
played most frequently (Auto
ranking play)
•Playing tracks you have played
most frequently in random order
(Auto ranking shuffle play)
•Playing tracks in your favorite order
(PGM play)
Selecting playback options
Enter the PLAY MODE menu using the
following procedures,  then select each
playback option.
1Press and hold DISPLAY/MENU until
the MENU screen appears.
>REPEAT      MENU
2Press V or v to select “PLAY MODE,”
then press u/ENTER*.
*You can also use DISPLAY/MENU to enter
the selection, instead of u/ENTER.
>PLAY MODE      MENU
3Press V or v to select the playback
option you want.
The default setting is “ALL” (normal
play).
>GROUP PLAY MODE
      Playback options appear.
Playing tracks
repeatedly 
(Repeat play)
You can repeat various playback options.
1Press and hold DISPLAY/MENU until
the MENU screen appears.
>REPEAT      MENU
2Press V or v to select “REPEAT,” then
press u/ENTER.
3Press V or v to select “ON,” then press
u/ENTER to enter the selection.
>ON REPEAT
Playing all files in a
selected group
(Group play) (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only)
Perform steps 1 and 2 of  “Selecting
playback options” (this page), press
V or v to select “GROUP,” then press
u/ENTER to enter the selection. 
						

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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  “Selecting
playback options” (page 16), press
V or v to select “GROUP SHUF,” then
press u/ENTER to enter the
selection.
Playing your favorite
play lists 
(m3u play list play)
(MP3 CD only)
You can play your favorite m3u play lists.*
*An “m3u play list” is a file for which an MP3 file
playing order has been encoded. To use the play
list function, record MP3 files on a CD-R/RW
using encoding software that supports the m3u
format.
1Perform steps 1 and 2 of
“Selecting playback options”
(page 16), press 
V or v to select
“PLAY LIST,” then press u/
ENTER to enter the selection.
2Press V or v to select a play list.
>LATEST PLAY LIST
                  Play list
3Press u/ENTER. 
						

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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 been added
successfully, “
” flashes slower.2Press . or > to select the track to
where you want to add a Bookmark, then
repeat step 1 to add Bookmarks to the
tracks you want.
Playing the tracks with
Bookmarks
Perform steps 1 and 2 of  “Selecting
playback options” (page 16), press V or v to
select “BOOK MARK,” then press u/
ENTER.
The play of the tracks with the Bookmarks
starts.
To remove the Bookmarks*
During play of the track with a Bookmark,
press and hold u/ENTER until “
”
disappears from the display.To check the tracks with Bookmarks*
During playback of the tracks with
Bookmarks,  “
” lights up in the display.*Perform these operations only when Screen 1 is
disaplyed (page 15).
Notes
•During play of tracks with Bookmarks, tracks are
played in order of track number, and not in the
order you added the Bookmarks.
•If you try to add Bookmarks to the tracks on the
11th CD (on a 6th CD when playing ATRAC
CDs/MP3 CDs), the Bookmarks of the CD you
played first will be erased.
•If you remove all power sources, all Bookmarks
stored in memory will be erased.
Playing the 10 tracks
you have played most
frequently 
(Auto ranking play)
The CD player automatically memorizes up
to 10 tracks you have played most frequently
from the CD being played, and plays them
from the 10th to the top.
Perform steps 1 and 2 of  “Selecting
playback options” (page 16), press Vor v to select “AUTO RANKING,” then
press u/ENTER to enter the
selection. 
						

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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 up to 10 CDs, whether you have
changed the CDs or not. If the CD player tries to
memorize tracks from an 11th CD, the data
memorized first will be erased.
Playing tracks in your
favorite order 
(PGM play)
You can program the CD player to play up to
64 tracks in your favorite order.
1While play is stopped, perform
steps 1 and 2 of  “Selecting
playback options” (page 16), press
V or v to select “PROGRAM,” then
press u/ENTER to enter the
selection.
2Press . or > to select the
track and press DISPLAY/MENU to
enter the selection.
The track has been stored in memory.
When playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD,
you can also select a group using 
 +
or 
 –.
[Audio CD]
 01 
						

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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 the CD player is playing, you can
search for and play the group (ATRAC CD
only) or track/file you want quickly using
V or v on the CD player.
1During play, press V or v until the
search screen appears.
  In Your Hou  Mysterious
2Press  + or  – to select the
group you want, then press
u/ENTER.
The CD player starts playing from the
first file in the group you selected.
Selecting the track/file you
want
1Perform step 1 above, then press  + or – to select the group you want.2Press V or v to select the track/file you
want, then press u/ENTER.
The CD player starts playing from the
track/ file you selected.
To exit the search mode
Press x. If about 40 seconds at most have
passed without any operation being
performed, the screen returns to the previous
one.