SONY. 9-756-199-21(1) Compact Disc Player | Operating Instructions gee CDP-311 CDP-241 (© 1998 by Sony CorporationME Taaltale) To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified Ay AN ‘CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. Loy. NUanre)N ISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK ‘SoNoT OPEN (00 NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK, ‘NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL, ‘This symbol is intended to alert the user to the ‘presence of urinsuated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of suficient magnitude to constiut a risk of ‘electric shock to persons. ‘This symbols intonded to alert tho usar to the presence of important operating and ‘maintenance (servicing) instructions inthe erature accompanying the appliance. INFORMATION ‘This equipment has been tested and found to comply withthe limits {fora Class 8 digital device, pursuant to Part 15 ofthe FCC Rules. ‘These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential instalaion. This equipment (generates, uses, and can raciate radio frequency energy and, if not Inatalled and used in aocordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no quarantge that interference wil not occur ina particular installation. i {is equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television ‘reception, which can be determined by tung the equipment off and ‘on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or ‘more ofthe following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit ferent fom that te which the recewver is connected. “~Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. CAUTION ‘You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved inthis manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. ‘Owner's Record “The model and serial numbers are located at the rear o the unit. Record the serial number inthe space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding tis, Product. Mode! No, Serial No.| Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction {only for CDP-319) Hooking up the system ‘Notes on connection eontying the par nr Front panel/Remole commander Chapter 3 Basie Operations Praying a dsc. Praying the : Information deplay wo ‘Locating a particular selection ‘Locating a particular point in a selection. Faden / Fade-out . Paying selections in a vendom order. ‘Shuffle play Playing in a desired order Program play = Recording a program ‘Changing your Progra cnn Praying the beginning of each selection ‘Music scan play Praying repeatedly peat play... Chapter 4 Advanced Operations Designating the total playing time ‘Operating ime edit Fading out al the desired imma ~ Time fade Locating he prion wih te Nest ave POR SBF nn sesh Chapter 5 Additional information Spectications ‘Troubleshooting guide Convention “This indicates a function operated only onthe main unt ‘© The llusrations used inthis manual are ofthe CDP-311. ‘+The layout and the functions ofthe buttons of COP-311 and COP-211 are the same. ‘© AS.COP-211 isnot supplied witha remote commande, they do ‘at have those functions activated only by remote commander. ‘+ Inthe instructions stating from page 8, butons on the remote ‘commander ae indicated in perenthesis, unless mentioned ‘otherwise. Safety Precautions Btore operating the unit, please read the following precautions ccaretuly. Check the operating voltage of the unit before operation. (Operate the unit only on 120 V AC, 60 Hz. ‘Stop operation immediately if any iquid or solid object should fall into the cabinet. Unplug the unit and have i checked by qualified personnel. Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not use It for a {ong time. Disconnect the cord by grasping the plug, Never pull he cord itsell. ‘Tho unit isnot disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as itis connected tothe wall ot, even ifthe uit sel has been tured of ‘As the lasor beam usod in this uni is harmful othe eyes, do not ‘attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Reler servicing to qualiied personnel only. ‘The AC power cord must be changed only at a qualiied service shop. IHyou have any questions or problems concerning yout unit, please ‘contact your nearest Sony dealer. For dotaled safety precautions, see the lellet"*MPORTANT ‘SAFEGUARDS". ‘Notes on handling discs ‘+ To kop the disc clean, handle the dsc by its edge. Do not touch the surface. + Do not stick paper or tape on the disc. g& & + Do not expos the ict roc sunlight r heat sources such as hot ai due, noc eae iin aca parked in tet sunight as thre tray be aconsderabie nthe tempaatre + Afr paving, tre the icin ts case. Caution on adjusting volume Do net tum up the volume whi istering to porton with vr ow level inputs ono au signals. you 0, the Speakers may bo damaged when a peak ive prions payed E Cleaning Your Unit Clean the cabinet, panel and controls witha sot cloth lightly ‘moistoned with a mi detergent solution, Do not use any type of abrasive pad, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine. Cleaning Discs When a die becomes dirty, clean it with ‘acloaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the ‘center outwards : Do not use solvents such as benzine, ‘thinner, commercialy avaiable cleaners ‘or antrstatic spray intended for analog dees.° ») rH + Place the unit ina locaton with adequate ac ceculation to prevent intemal heat build up inthe unit * Do not pace the unit ona sot surtace, ‘such as a rug that might block the \entiation holes on the boom. + Do not instal the uit near heal sources such as radiators or ‘ir ducts, ia place subject to direct sunight, ‘excessive dust, mechanical vibration or shock ‘On moisture condensation Ihe unit is brought crwct from a cold 10 a warm locaton, or is placed ina very damp oom, moisture may condense on the ens. inside the unit. Should this occur the unt will not operate. In this case, remove the ds and leave the unt tumed on for about an hour unti the moisture evaporales. ‘Make sure that ail supplied accessories aro {nuded wit your unit, This manual and {he folowing tems must be included with your CDP-311 and 211 Wot, contact your Sony dealer. 2) Aucbo connecting cord (1) ) Remote commander (1) (only for COP-311) 6) Sony SUM-3 (NS) battaries (2) (only for COP-311) Do not throw away the carton and the packing material. They will come in handy ‘when transporting the unit or shipping it or servicingeee eat for CDP-311) ery Ua You can control the unit withthe supplied remote commander. Insert two size AA (RE) batteries withthe : ‘correct polarty 1 Stide the cover to remove it. 2 2 Insert two size AA (R6) batteries correctly so that the and © polarities match the polarity dlagrams inside the battery ‘compartment. —< On battery life + About half a year of normal operation can be expected when using Sony ‘SUM-3 (NS) batteries. “+ When the batteries are run down, the remote commander wil not operate the unit. this happens, replace both batteries wth new ones. Notes on the remote commander ‘and remote control operation + Koop the commander away from ‘extremely hol or humid places. + Avoid droping any foreign objects into . the commander casing, particularly when replacing the batteries. ‘+ Avoid exposing the remote sensor to ‘rect suniight or ighing apparatus. Such ‘exposure can cause a maltunction. + To avoid damage caused by battery leakage and corrosion, remove the batteries when the commande wil nol be ‘used fo a longtime,ee Tank sous Are es lo ole 9} tw an AC outlet Hooking Up the ESS Cui} ‘Connect the unit to an ampitior as shown in Fo No nection ‘= Tum off the power of each unt betore ‘making connections, Connect the AC ower cord ast + Be sure to inser the plugs firmly into the Jacks. Loose connection may cause hum and noise. + Leave a lite slack in the connecting cord te allow for inadvertent shock or vibration, ‘The supplied auc cord plugs and jacks ‘are color coded. Red plugs and jacks are for the right channet (Fi) and white ones. {or the left channel (L).epP.sticDP.211 RM-D190 (Only for CDP-311) ea ae a itd Parts Refer to the pages indicated in parenthesis for details. Gone 1 POWER swach (8) B) Disc tray 6) {By Display window (@ Remote sensor CHECK (program chock) button (18) [© Numeric buttons (10, 13, 4, 18, 20) LEAR (program clear) button (15) (over 10) button (10) [B] PHONE LEVEL control (8) [ig MUSIC SCAN button (16) Gl PEAK SEARCH bution (21) ‘PHONES jack (8) {@ Play Mode buttons ‘CONTINUE buton (12, 13, 19) ‘SHUFFLE button (12, 13, 19) PROGRAM bution (13, 14) (PGR forthe remote commander) FADER button (11) Gg REPEAT button (17) {Og EDIT/TIME FADE button (18, 20) {@ TIME bution (9) (9 bd a/b mH (AMS manual soarch) butions (10, 11, 14, 16, 18, 20,21) (stop) button (2) (pause) bution (6) Bl > (olay) button (6) @ 4 OPENCLOSE button (8) i eet (AMS”) buttons (10, 14) {Only on the remote commander) B

(manual search)(11, 16) (Only on the remote commander) * AMS isthe abbreviation of Automatic Music Sensor.1 aC) °| = ese 23 Playing a Disc Inthe continuous play mode, you can play {hom the first selection or a desired ‘selection on your disc. Bolore playing a dis, tun on the ampliior ‘and set the input selector tothe CO player positon. Playing the Entire Dis 1 Press POWER. ‘The display window appears. 2 Press # OPEN/CLOSE. Pace a cise with the printed side up on the tay. 3 Presse. ‘The disc tray closes and the ist ‘selection stats playing. The ofsplay ‘shows you the folowing informatin 2) Selection number b) Elapsed playing time ©) Music calendar ‘To stop play ‘To stop fora moment during play, press Toresume pay, press P orl again. ‘Tostop play. press ‘To stop play and open the tray. press 4 OPENCLOSE, For private listening ‘Connect a pair of headphones tothe PHONES jack. To increase the volume, turn the PHONE LEVEL control clockwise To decrease it tum the contol counterclockwise. ‘To take out the disc ross OPENICLOSE, To play an Bem (3-Inch) CD lace ton the inner crce ofthe tray. the ‘isc is provided with an adaptor, first remove it. Do not put a normal GO (Y2em- inch) upon an 8 cm CD.Playing a Disc : ‘What Is this ndieaton? no d 1SE ‘This indction appears when there is no dsc on ! the dis ay. {Wyou tun onthe power with a se i the tay ‘i Pay begins automaticaly rom the beginning of the dis. By connecting a commercially avalable timer, dic pla canbe started at any desired Figure GN When you press & OPEN/CLOSE lo close the tay, o press TIME in slop mode, the PPL (mi) as many times, a required. + Keep be bib! (>) pressed to skip selections in succesion (Operable only in stop mode). 'b) To locate directly Press one ofthe numeric buttons to ‘enter the desiced selection number. ita selection numbers greater than 10, use the ETBand [7] to (butions, functions as the igure 0 ‘¢g.To play trom selection No.22 Press GIdand (2) 2) 8. To play trom selection No.30 {Onty for COP-311) Press B1D.end (5) 09.FADER (Only for 60-311) Playing a Disc You can also locale a particular point inthe dsc during play in two ways. a) To search quickly while ‘monitoring the sound Forward locating at high speed Keep > Pb (bP) pressed during play and release I atthe desired point Reverse locating at high speed Koop K-4 <4 (4-4) pressed curing play and release i atthe desired point, 1b) To search quickly by observing the display rossi, then keep Kl tel (44) oF > PEI DD) pressed. The search ‘speed wil increase, but there wil be no ‘sound. Find the desired point by ‘observing the cispay. Press Bor I again al the desired point When *7>" is dsplayed you continuous press Dob Bt (ob) ‘verte last selection, >" appears inthe splay. Press Ke ed (td oF 4) to retum to norma indication. e-lr \de-Out You can have the play fade in or out in 5 seconds. To end play fading out Prass FADER when you want to sta fading "in ("ashes inthe display, and play fades out and the unit enters pause mode. To restart play fading inPlaying Selections ina Random Order ‘You can have al the selections played in a «random order. 1 Press SHUFFLE. “SHUFFLE” appears inthe splay. 2 Press. To cancel shuttle play Press CONTINUE and the uit enters Continuous play mode. “SHUFFLE” goes off {rom the dsplay. ‘To check the remaining time Press TIME once 1o see the remaining te ‘ofthe selection being played. twice to see {he tolal remaining time, and once more to return tothe inal play, To start shuffle play Immediately from the current selection Press SHUFFLE during play and shuttle. play begins from the current selection. at et ” c3 "son pra we st “Sh: essePlaying ina Desired Order ‘You can make a program by designating up 024 selections in a desired order. The unit il pla the ise according to your program. eae 1 Press PROGRAM. "PROGRAMT appears in the display. 2 Press the numeric buttons of the ‘desired selections inthe desired ‘order. To select a selection number over 10, ‘see pgae 10, )Last programmed selection, 1) The order tobe played and’ ©) Programmed selection numbers ‘appear and then, after one second, ©) Tho total playing time enpears. (The total playing time wil not appear it you program a selection ‘number over 20 or the total playing time exceeds 100 minutes ) you choose wrong selections: Each time you press CLEAR, the last chosen selection is deleted. 3 Pressm. Program play starts, To stop playing Press ‘When you press Br, you can play the same rogram repeatedly To cancel program play Press CONTINUE or SHUFFLE and the ‘nit enters continuous or shufle play mode respectively. The program will be erased. you press PROGRAM during contiauous or stata play You can make a program by using the numeric butions. The selection being payed wi be the ‘iret one inthe program 135 3 2-B1) 1,2-B2) PROGRAM 2 2 5 1% 2a Playing ina : Desired Order : Re Rieke You can adjust the total playing time of the program. so that you can make the program fit the length ofa tape when recording. Moreover, you can make wo diferent programs by neering a pause for recording ‘on both side ota tape. 1 Press PROGRAM. PROGRAM appears in the cispay. 2-4 Press the qumerie buttons of the ‘desired selections in the desired ‘order, See page 13. 2.8 Tofind selections which fit in the remaining time. 1) Press id 44 (44) or b> DOH (>i) to change a selection and ‘check the time. ~ Program edit W satisfactory, goto the next step. It not, chose anther selection. 2) Prose PROGRAM to store the selection. Step number appearsin ine display fora woe Repeat stops 1) and 2} 10 program ‘other selecions ‘The display shows: 2) The last programmed selection 1) The order to be playe ©) Programmed selection umbers 6) The total playing time 3 Press u to make a program tor aide the tape indicator ashes and->* appears inthe pay, and he oa Dayng imo i reset 0. Apauto i feo counled a aslacton 4 Program selections for side B by repeating step 2. 5 Start recording on the cassette deck ‘and press >. {Nis batter to start recording on the ccasset deck fist 0 transport the leader tape betore pressing > on this nit ‘To play the selections for side B When the selections for side A are played, the unit enters pause mode. Reverse the tape, then press P or W. ‘To make a program only for one side of a tape Follow the steps on page 19,CHECK Playing ina Desired Order ‘To check your program Wl Press CHECK. The first selection in the program wil appear. Each time you press CHECK, the next ‘selection in the program will appear. After the lat selection, “End” willbe indicated ‘and the display will soon return tothe inital status, ‘While checking the program for side A, (2) appears and also for side B, (23) appears. Cen hata ‘You can make the folowing changes before stating play. Toerasethe est selection, [7] pes CLEAR cash en you pss BiEAn he tt edecon nt progam wate cose ‘To erase the entire program ees once in stop mode; twice during” play. The program is also erased when you {um off the unit or you press. ‘# OPENGLOSE, ‘To add a selection to the end of the program, simply press the numeric buton. NY, pete ve emerson er nenren Ea ‘To change the order, press in slop mode to erase the program. Thon repeat the programming procedure from the beginning. To check the remaining time ‘Press TIME once to 900 the remaining time ‘ofthe section boing played: tice to see the total ramairing time ofthe programmed selections; once more to return tothe inital display. {Wyou have inserted a pause, the dieplay ‘shows the eraining time unt the pause, ‘What isthe tape indicator? During program pay, the tape indicator shows ‘yu wich side ofthe program is being played. (>) _: Program Ais being played. (G)__: Program Aas been played and the ‘units in_pause mode, or program B is being played 15Playing the Beginning _ ofEach Selection 4 ‘You can play he beginning of each selection consecutively in any play made. tt is usetul for checking the contents of a cise ‘or program. You can choose the playing time of each selection from among 10, 20 Press MUSIC SCAN In stop mode. Each time you press MUSIC SCAN, the playing tme of each selection changes. cyclical from amang 10, 20 and 30 ‘seconds ‘The Prindication inthe display Nashes and the beginning of each selection is played for the designated period. ‘To start normal play immediately during scanning Press. The B> indicator in the display ‘stops ashing, ‘Music SOAN To change the designate playing time duriog sealing Press MUSIC SCAN consecutively within + ‘second un the desired playing time appears in the display. you knep Ke ed (det) ore DOL (o>) pressed ‘Music scan play wit be cance Nate ‘Whenever the unt is turned of, scaning ime is reset to 10 seconds> FEpEAT roa eCz3 a rg euneee a) c + a You can choose between two diferent repeat play modes. One repeais al the ‘selections in the current play mode, the ‘other repeats any given selection foment ‘To repeat all selections a) ross REPEAT once. ‘The unit wl repeat inthe curent play made. Play mode [Selections to be repeated ‘Continuous ley ‘All the selections ‘All the selections thatthe ‘Shuffle play | unit reshutties [Althe programmed Program play | selections in the same order To repeat the current playing ‘selection b) {only during continuous play) Press REPEAT again during repeat play, “REPEAT 1" appears. To cancel repeat play c) Press REPEAT again In continuous mode, “REPEAT 1” goes of. In shutle and program play modes, “REPEAT” goes off| | | | 1 3 OTe FADE 18 Designating the ¥ Total Playing Time You can designate a playing time and the ‘unit will make 2 diferent programs of ‘selections each fiting within that period. ‘These programs can contain up to total of 24 selections. Use this function, by designating the length ‘of your tape for eciing both sides ofa tape. ‘This function, calle time ect, sts the playing time of each program within the ‘designated time automaticaly, by choosing ‘selections in rumarcal order which changes as litle as possible, ‘You can also program desired selections by ‘ory. In his case, you can designate Dp he display changes o give you the folowing durations [OMe eS cine er When you select HALF, you can divide allthe selections of he dsc into wo ‘Programs without changing tei order. 'b) When setting your desired time: Use the numeric buttons. Press 8 for “0° is generally not necessary 10 ‘ress nurneric buttons for seconds. ‘Note HALF cannot be set ona cise with more than 20 selections. 3 Press EDITTIME FADE, ‘The selections for side A are determined automata 2) The ast selection o be recorded, ) Total playing time and ©) Selections o be recorded on side A appear. (10 be contiwved)o s=, oD}. ome FAO Designating the 54 Total Playing Time 4 Press EDITITIME FADE once more ‘while “8” in the tape indicator Is flashing. ‘Anather program forthe other side is. Completed. 5 Presse. ‘The selections for side A willbe played and thon the unit wil pause, Reverse the tape, then press > oF iM again. The selections for side 8 will be played. ‘To cancel the edit ross CONTINUE of SHUFFLE and the Unit enters continuous or shu play mode respectively ‘The program wil be erased. ‘To check the program ‘See page 15. To designate a ditterent time for each side Execute steps 1 o 3 on page 18, then press I. Then execute steps 210 3 for the ther side your dise has more than 20 selections Selections over number 20 cant be ‘rogrammed wih the ime edit function.EDIE FADE 2-2) ive b) ie 20 Pela peu eet) PML —Time Fade ‘You can end th play lading out by Sesignating the play duration. Once the time fade is se. unctions twice for editing both sides of a tape. You can change discs. ‘without canceling his function and use ain any play mode. 1 Press EOITIME FADE twice in stop Image (or pres once n pause mode STE FADE™ andA*in te ape indicator apear he sepa. 2 Press numeric buttons, Ket <¢4 oF D> Ppt to sot the desired play uration. '8) When you specity a commercially available tape length: Each time you press Ha <4 or [> BPH, ne pay duration for one side ‘ofthe tape is displayed as follows. Aree) oo 69074 When you select HALF, th playing tie ofeach program is set to a ha the total playing tne ofthe ise. 'b) When setting the time for one side of the tape as you want: ess the numer butons. ross (9 for0". Its generally not ‘necessary to press numerc butions for seconds, unless required, Press» to start playing. Before the unit enters pause mode at {he set ime wih “Bit inthe tape Indeator. play stats tading out To start play fr the other side of the tape Press ort The un ener pause mode atthe set ime by fang out fora spected duration ‘When in play ens, be fades cancted.cul ® 2 PEAK SEARCH Fading Out at the Pee and ea “a ‘To cancel time fade ross EDIT/TIME FADE again. ‘Time fade is also cancoled when Heb <4 oc > DH is kopt pressed. ‘To display the time remaining until the set time ress TIME twice. When play ends within the designated period Time ade funtion i kept active. Change discs and sta play. When the total paying time ofthe ‘discs reaches the designated period, the unit pauses by fading ou. Reeth U aon with the Highest Level eed Lu ‘You can locate the portion with the highest Input level ofthe isc to adjust the recording level Betore stating play, press PEAK SEARCH. “PEAK flashes inthe display as tho peak ‘search bogins functioning. Upon completing the search, the unit stats repeating the portion with the peak volume 80 that you can adjust the recording level To cancel the peak search ~Press Wl. “PEAK” goes of rom the display. Pres Il one opt the unit into pause ‘mode at the begining ofthe fst. telecon. Press to sa ply from the frst, selection ‘On peak seareh The unit scans input eves ofthe whole isc and etrines the peak (maximum input evel) ‘among them The peak determined wih tis function is sometimes slighty diferent trom the ‘alone. In adion, portions determined 28 ‘beak vary each ime his function i arid out ‘on the same dsc. The diference between the ‘determined andthe real peakis however, ‘negigible and wil ot prevent you trom adusing ‘the recording level a1Specifications ‘Compact disc player Laser ‘Semiconductor laser Wavelength "780 ~ 790 nm Frequency response 221020 Ke 205 8 ‘Signalo-noise ratio More than 100 48 Dynamic range More than 98 dB Harmonic distortion Loss than 0.045% ‘Channet separation ‘More than 9 dB Outputs LINE OUT (phono jacks) Output level 2 V (at 80 ilohms) Load impedance over 10 kiohms PHONES (stereo phone jack) Output level max. 10 mW Load impedance 32 ohms General Power requirements 120V AG, 60 Hz Power consumption 10W Dimensions (epprox., including projections) *490 x 100 x 296 mm (wins) (17 x4 x 11 Yelnches) Mass (approx) 3.2kg (7b 1 02) Remote commander (only for COP-311) Flomote conirel system Infrared control Power requirements 3G wath two size AA(RE) batteries Dimensions (approx. including projections) ‘40 x 20 x 178 mm (wit) (15%4x ax Tinches) ‘Mass (approx) 959 (402) ‘Supplied accessories ‘Audio cord (1) @ phono plugs - 2 phono plugs) Flemote commander (only for COP-311) a ‘Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries (only for COP.311) @ Design and specifications are subject 1 change without otic,Troubleshooting Guide Bere going through the check ist below, frst refer back tothe connections and operating procedures. ‘Should any problem persist after you have made these checks, consul your nesrest Sony service facity Symptom ‘The disc tray does not close. Pray does not stan. ‘Sound isnot heard. Cause Remedy “The disc is not placed correctly. ace the disc correctly onthe disc tray. Dity die. lean the dise. ‘The disc is inserted upside down. Taser the doo with he printed ede up. Press or again o lease i. ‘Leave the unit tured on for approximately cone hour ‘The PHONE LEVEL controls soto the Turn tho contol clockwise, miriam. Flay does not begin fom the fet selection. The unl isin the program or huff mode, Press CONTINUE. ‘The remote commander does not operate The batieries are run down. ‘place both batteries. the unit (only for COP-311) ‘The remote commander isnot pointed at Pint the remote commander atthe sensor. the remote sensor. “There is an obstacle between the remote Remove the obstacio. ‘commander and the unt. ‘The remote commander Is too far from he Move closer. nit