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Compact Disc Player

Operating Instructions

CDP-CX400

2000 Sony Corporation

WARNING
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 personnel only.
For the customers in the United States
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact Disc Player. Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

About This Manual

The instructions in this manual are for model CDP-CX400.

Owners Record

The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the products enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. Model No. CDP-CX400 Serial No. _________________________

Conventions

Instructions in this manual describe the controls on the player. You can also use the controls on the remote if they have the same or similar names as those on the player. The following icons are used in this manual:
Indicates that you can do the task using the remote. Indicates hints and tips for making the task easier.
for the customers in North America ENERGY STAR is a U.S. registered mark. As ENERGY STAR Partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. (Except for customers in the United States)
This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior.

INFORMATION

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Getting Started
Unpacking..... Hooking Up the System.... Connecting Another CD Player.... Inserting CDs.... 6 7

Playing CDs

Playing a CD.... 10 Using the Display.... 11 Locating a Specific Disc.... 12 Specifying the Next Disc to Play... 14 Playing the Disc Just Inserted (Easy Play)... 14 Playing Discs in Various Modes (Repeat/Shuffle Play)... 15 Creating Your Own Program (Program Play)... 16 Using the Timer..... 19 Fading In or Out..... 19
Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files)
What You Can Do With the Custom Files... 20 Labeling Discs (Disc Name)... 20 Storing Custom File Information Using a Keyboard.. 23 Storing Specific Tracks (Delete Bank)... 24 Grouping Discs (Group File).... 24 Classifying Discs According to Artist Name (Artist File).. 26 Storing Your Favorite Tracks (Hit List)... 29

CDP-CX400 CDP-CX235, etc.

To 2ND CD IN

To an AC outlet
For details on this connection, refer to the supplementary CONTROL A1 Control System instructions.
To audio output CDP-CX235, etc. To CONTROL A1
Set the command mode of this player to CD1 (factory setting) or CD2, and set that of the second player to CD3. Check the display for the current command mode of this player, if the mode is CD3, change the mode as described on the next page.
2nd NEXT DISC ART. HIT TRACK GROUP ART. MIN STEP SEC

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ALL 1 DISCS SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 GROUP PROGRAM 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD TEXT NO DELAY CD1 CD2 CD3
To an AC outlet Current command mode To audio input Amplifier
For details on how to operate the second player, see Controlling Another CD Player on page 31 and Playing Alternately on page 32.
Connect the AC power cord of both players to an AC outlet.

: Signal flow

Do not connect any player other than the one used as the second player to the 2ND CD IN jacks of this player. When connecting a second CD player, do not connect the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) connector of this player to the amplifier.

Inserting CDs

You can insert up to 400 discs into this player. ?/1

OPEN/CLOSE JOG

Changing the command mode of the player

MENU/NO JOG

Top view of the disc slot
Press MENU/NO. Turn the JOG dial until Command Mode? appears in the display. Push the JOG dial. The current command mode appears.
Playing position Rotary table Loading position
Press ?/1 to turn on the player. Open the front cover by pressing OPEN/CLOSE.

*CD1[CD2] CD3*

ALL 1 DISC S SHUFFLE REPEAT 1 GROUP PROGRAM 3 X-FADE DELETE MULTI CD TEXT NO DELAY CD1 CD2 CD3

Current command mode

Turn the JOG dial to select CD1 or CD2, then push the JOG dial again.
Turn the JOG dial until you find the disc slot where you want to insert a disc, while checking the disc number (written beside every slot and also indicated in the small display).

Small display

Disc number
Disc slot at the loading position

(continued)

The disc number at the loading position appears in the display. If the disc has a Disc Name (see page 20), the Disc Name appears instead of the disc number. As you turn the JOG dial, the disc number or the Disc Name changes.
Do not insert an 8 cm (3-inch) CD adaptor.
The player cannot play an 8 cm CD. Do not insert an 8 cm (3-inch) CD or an 8 cm (3-inch) CD adaptor (CSA-8). It may damage the player and disc.

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Do not move the player after inserting discs.
Be sure to place the player in a flat, horizontal position. Do not place the player in a slanted position.
Disc number or the Disc Name
You can classify discs by using the Group File function or Artist Name function. This feature lets you easily find the disc you want to play. For details, see Grouping discs (Group File) on page 24 and Classifying discs according to Artist Name (Artist File) on page 26.
Insert a disc with the label side facing right.
Do not move the player and avoid any physical shock after inserting discs. When transporting the player, remove all discs from the player.
Make sure to insert the disc at a right angle to the rotary table.
With the label side facing right If the disc is not inserted into the slot completely (ex. when you press A), reinsert the disc at a right angle to the rotary table.
After inserting the disc, you can enter the original disc title to replace the disc number (see Labeling discs (Disc Name) on page 20) so you can locate it easily whenever you want to play it.

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Disc that is not fully inserted
Do not attach seals or stickers, etc. to CDs.
If seals or stickers, etc. are attached to a CD, the player may not operate properly and the player or the disc may be damaged.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to insert more discs. Close the front cover by pressing OPEN/CLOSE.
If you drop a disc into the player and/or the CD does not go into the slot correctly, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Make sure the rotary table comes to a complete stop before inserting or removing discs. The front panel closes automatically when you press H. Be careful not to put your hand into the player after pressing H, otherwise your hand may be caught in the front panel.
The rotary table turns and the disc slot at the loading position is set to the playing position. Always keep the front cover closed except when inserting or removing discs.

Removing CDs

After following steps 1 to 3 of Inserting CDs on page 7, remove the discs. Then close the front cover.

When you turn off the player
The player remembers the last playing disc and the play mode: Continuous (on page 10), Shuffle (on page 15), or Program (on page 16). When you turn on the player again, the player plays the same disc in the same play mode.
Note Push the JOG dial to start playing and adjust the volume on the amplifier. The selected disc is set to the playing position, and the player plays all the discs from the selected one (ALL DISCS) or all the tracks once (1 DISC).
If appears in the large display, the disc has reached the end while you were pressing M. Turn the. AMS > dial counterclockwise or press m to go back.

Using the Display

You can check stored disc information, such as the Disc Names (see page 20) or Artist Names (see page 26), by using the display. Unlike a normal CD, a CD TEXT disc includes information such as the disc title or artist name. The display shows the CD TEXT information so that you can check the current disc title, artist name, and track title. When the player detects a CD TEXT disc, CD TEXT appears in the display. If your CD TEXT disc has multi-language capacity, MULTI CD TEXT appears in the display. If you want to check the information in another language, refer to Selecting the language of the CD TEXT information on page 12.

SCROLL MENU/NO JOG

Display information of the playing disc While playing a disc, the display shows the current disc number, track number, playing time of the track, and the next disc number.
Current disc number or Disc Name etc.
Current track number Next disc number

NEXT DISC 2nd PLAYER

Playing time of the track

Current disc number

The large display shows up to 13 characters of the information. When you press SCROLL, all the information scrolls in the display.
Display information of the normal discs
Display information in stop mode The display shows the current disc number, total number of tracks, and total playing time of the disc.
The information is displayed as follows: When the Artist Name is assigned to the current disc Disc Name/ Assigned Artist Name When no Artist Name is assigned to the current disc Disc Name

You can specify the next disc to play during 1 DISC Shuffle Play
Turn the JOG dial to specify the next disc. After all the tracks on the current disc are played in random order, the next disc starts playing. If you want to skip to the next disc right away, push the JOG dial while playing the current disc.
You cannot specify the next disc to play during ALL DISCS Shuffle Play. Even if you press x or turn off the player during ALL DISCS Shuffle Play, the player remembers which discs or tracks were played and which were not. Therefore, if you want to start ALL DISCS Shuffle Play again from the beginning, be sure to repeat the procedure from step 1.
To program a whole disc, skip this step. Turn the. AMS > dial until the desired track number appears in the display.

Track number

Push the JOG dial.
The disc being programmed
2nd NEXT DISC ART. HIT TRACK GROUP ART. MIN STEP
Checking the programmed order

Playing order

You can check your program before or after you start playing. Press CHECK. Each time you press this button, the display shows the disc and track number of each step in the programmed order. (When a whole disc is programmed as one step, AL appears instead of the track number.) After the last step in the program, the display shows END and returns to the original display.
The track being programmed
To program other discs/tracks, do the following: To program
All tracks of another disc(s) Other tracks on the same disc Other tracks on other discs

Repeat Step(s)

2 and and to 4
Changing the programmed order
You can change your program before you start playing. To

Erase a track or disc

You need to
Press CHECK until the track or disc you dont want appears in the display, then press CLEAR. Press CLEAR. Each time you press the button, the last programmed track or disc will be cleared. Follow the programming procedure. Hold down CLEAR until CLEAR appears in the display to erase the whole program, then create a new program following the programming procedure.
Press H to start Program Play.
To cancel Program Play Press CONTINUE.
Erase the last track or disc in the program
The programs remain even after Program Play ends
When you press H in Program Play mode, you can play the same program again. Add tracks or discs to the end of the program Erase the whole program completely

Repeat steps 1 to 7 to assign Disc Names to other discs.
To change the character type quickly while inputting characters
Press SCROLL in step 4 above. The character on the cursor changes to the first character of each character type. Each time you press SCROLL, the character type changes as follows:

t (space)

Labeling discs using the remote Z
To input symbols, press the number button 1 repeatedly until the desired symbol appears in the display.

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GHI JKL MNO

DISC DEL

PQRS TUV WXYZ
Number buttons ENTER NAME INPUT CLEAR

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Characters assigned to each number button

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Example: To select the letter E Press the number button 3 twice. tD

Press 3.

Press DISC. Press the number button of the disc you want to label, then press ENTER. Press NAME INPUT. The flashing cursor ( ) appears. Press CAPS to find the desired letter type. Each time you press the button, the letter type changes cyclically among capital letters (A), small letters (a), and numbers (1). To select a symbol, select the capital or small letter type. The selected letter type appears in the display.
To insert a space, press SPACE once. To input a number, press CAPS twice to change the letter type, then press the desired number button.
Press > to select the character. The selected character lights up, and the flashing cursor appears at the next space to be input. You can also go to the next space by pressing other number buttons. Repeat Steps 4 through 6 to input more characters. Press ENTER to store the Disc Name. The Disc Name lights up in the display.

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Letter type
Repeat Steps 1 through 8 to assign Disc Names to other discs.
To input a letter, press the number button corresponding to the desired letter (indicated beside each number button). The cursor disappears and the first space for the Disc Name flashes. Each time you press the button, the letter changes cyclically among the ones indicated beside the button.
If you make a mistake while inputting the character(s) To correct a character that was input
1 Press. or > until the cursor moves to the incorrect character.
Storing Custom File Information Using a Keyboard
You can store the Disc Name for each disc, one by one, using an IBM-compatible PC keyboard* (not supplied).
* The keyboards power consumption must be 120 mA or less. Keyboard jack

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2 Press DEL to delete the incorrect character.

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3 Input the correct character.
Connect a keyboard to the keyboard jack on the front panel of the player.
To correct the character currently being input

1 Press DEL to delete the incorrect character. 2 Input the correct character.
To insert a character(s) between the input characters
Press. or > until the cursor moves next to the point you want to insert, and enter the character(s).
After selecting the desired disc on the player, press the Enter key. Input the desired characters, then press the Enter key to store the information. You can delete all characters of a selected item
While holding down the Shift key, press the Delete key.
If the cursor keys do not work correctly and you cannot complete the task using the keyboard, disconnect the keyboard then reconnect it to the player and try again. If the keyboard is not a USA model (shown below), the characters may be input differently from those on the keys.

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Caps Lock

L < > ?

Alt Shift Ctrl

Shift Ctrl

Storing Specific Tracks (Delete Bank)
You can delete unwanted tracks and store only the tracks you want. When you select the disc containing a Delete Bank, the player will play only the remaining tracks.
CONTINUE SHUFFLE CHECK CLEAR JOG
Grouping Discs (Group File)
You might find that too many discs make it hard to find the disc you want. This player has a feature that lets you classify discs into eight groups. Each disc can be put into only one group. Once you classify discs, you can enjoy Continuous, Shuffle, or Repeat Play within a certain group (Group Play).
CONTINUE SHUFFLE CHECK CLEAR MENU/NO JOG
Press CONTINUE or SHUFFLE before you start playing.

GROUP1-8

GROUP FILE
Turn the JOG dial to select the disc.
Assigning discs to groups
Press CHECK repeatedly until the track you want to delete appears in the display.
Press CONTINUE or SHUFFLE before you start playing. Turn the JOG dial to select the disc you want to assign to a group. Press GROUP FILE. Select G1-G8 appears in the display. Press one of the GROUP1-8 buttons to which you want to assign the disc. GROUP FILE and the group number appear in the display and the disc is assigned to that group.
Press CLEAR. DELETE and OFF appear in the display.
If you want to recover the track, press CLEAR again.
Deleting discs from a group
To delete a disc from a group 1 Turn the JOG dial until the disc number you want to delete from the group appears in the display. 2 Press GROUP FILE. Select G1-G8 appears in the display. 3 Press CLEAR. GROUP ERASE appears in the display. To delete all discs from a group, press CLEAR while holding down whichever GROUP1-8 button you want to clear.

Repeat steps 3 and 4 to delete more tracks. You can recover all the tracks you have deleted
Hold down CLEAR until ALL ON appears in the display.
The deleted tracks are skipped even in Shuffle or Program Play modes (when the whole disc containing a Delete Bank is programmed as one step).
Labeling groups (Group Name)
You can label the preset group number anything you like, such as a category, using up to 13 characters. Note that you cannot store the Group Name if you have not assigned any disc to the group.
Changing the Group Name 1
Follow steps 1 and 2 in Labeling groups (Group Name) on page 25 to select the Group Name you want to change. Turn the. AMS > dial to move the cursor to the position you want to change. When the cursor position is on the character, the character flashes, and when the cursor position is on a blank space, the cursor ( ) appears in the display. To change characters
Turn the JOG dial until the desired character appears in the display.
Press MENU/NO. NAME IN ? flashes. Turn the JOG dial until the group number you want to label appears in the display, and then push the JOG dial. The flashing cursor ( ) appears. Turn the JOG dial until the desired character appears in the display. The cursor disappears and the first space for the Group Name flashes. As you turn the JOG dial clockwise, the characters appear in the following order. Turn the JOG dial counterclockwise to go in reverse order. (space) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U VWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw xyz0123456789!"#$%&'()*+,./:;< =>?@_

To add characters

Push the JOG dial. The new blank space appears next to the selected character, then turn the JOG dial until the desired character appears in the display.

To erase characters

Press CLEAR. The selected character disappears.
Repeat step 2 to change more characters. Press YES to store the Group Name.
Push the JOG dial to select the character. The selected character lights up, and the flashing cursor appears at the next space to be input. To make a correction

Erasing a Group Name 1

Follow steps 1 and 2 in Labeling groups (Group Name) on page 25 to select the Group Name you want to erase. Press and hold CLEAR until all the characters are erased. Press YES. The Group Name is erased.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to input more characters. See also Labeling discs on the player on page 20 for details. Press YES to store the Group Name.
Playing discs in a group on the player (Group Play)
You can enjoy Continuous or Shuffle Play within a group.
Classifying Discs According to Artist Name (Artist File)

Changing the Artist Name 1 2
Follow steps 1 to 3 in Storing the Artist Name on page 26. Turn the JOG dial until the artist name you want to change appears in the display, then push the JOG dial. Turn the. AMS > dial to move the cursor to the position you want to change. When the cursor position is on the character, the character flashes, and when the cursor position is on a blank space, the cursor ( ) appears in the display. To change characters
When you erase the Artist Name, the Artist File of the Artist Name is also erased.
Assigning an Artist Name to a disc (Artist File) 1
Turn the JOG dial to select the disc you want to assign an Artist Name.
The disc to be assigned the artist name.
Press MENU/NO. Turn the JOG dial until ARTIST FILE? appears in the display. Push the JOG dial. Turn the JOG dial until the desired Artist Name appears in the display. The Artist Names are displayed in alphabetical order.
Repeat step 3 to change more characters. Press YES to store the Artist Name. You can also erase the Artist Name while assigning the Artist Name
1 In step 2 above, turn the JOG dial until the Artist Name you want to erase appears in the display, then push the JOG dial. 2 Press and hold CLEAR until the Artist Name is erased. 3 Press YES. The Artist Name and ARTIST ERASE? appears alternately in the display. 4 Press YES. The Artist Name is erased.

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Press the JOG dial to assign the Artist Name.

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You can assign an Artist Name to a disc while the front cover is open
Playing discs assigned the same Artist Name (Artist Play)
You can enjoy Continuous or Shuffle Play within discs that are assigned the same Artist Name.
You cannot assign an Artist Name to a disc when no Artist Name is stored. In this case, ARTIST FILE does not appear in the display in step 3 above.
Removing the Artist Name from the disc 5
Turn the JOG dial to select the desired disc. Press MENU/NO. Turn the JOG dial until ARTIST FILE? appears in the display. Push the JOG dial. Turn the JOG dial counterclockwise until FILE ERASE? appears in the display, then push the JOG dial. The assigned Artist Name is removed from the selected disc. The player plays
All tracks on all discs assigned same artist name consecutively All tracks on the specified disc assigned same artist name consecutively All tracks on all discs assigned same artist name in random order All tracks on the specified disc assigned same artist name in random order
Press ARTIST MODE. ARTIST MODE flashes. Turn the JOG dial to select the desired Artist Name. Push the JOG dial. ARTIST MODE lights up. Turn the JOG dial to select the desired disc, then push the JOG dial. Artist play starts.

To cancel Artist Play Press ARTIST MODE so that ARTIST MODE goes off.
You can specify the disc to play when starting Artist Play
After selecting the Artist Name, turn the JOG dial to select the disc, then push the JOG dial.
You cannot select an Artist Name if no discs are assigned to that Artist Name.
Storing Your Favorite Tracks (Hit List)
You can store the tracks you play frequently and select those tracks by checking the track numbers or titles (see page 29) in the Hit List. You can put up to 32 tracks in the Hit List.
HIT LIST CLEAR MENU/NO JOG
Playing tracks in the Hit List 1
Press HIT LIST before you start playing. The HIT LIST button lights up and HIT LIST appears in the display. Turn the JOG dial or the. AMS > dial until the desired track appears in the front panel display. Push the JOG dial or press H to start playing. When using the remote, press ENTER. The Hit List remains until erased
Even if you replace discs, the Hit List you create remains. Therefore, the player will substitute the new tracks into the Hit List.
H. AMS > The track you select in step 2 will be listed as the first track in the Hit List, and you cannot arrange the order of the tracks in the Hit List. When you play tracks in the Hit List, the Group, Artist, or Program play is canceled.

HIT LIST

Deleting tracks from the Hit List 1 2
Follow steps 1 and 2 in Playing tracks in the Hit List on page 29. Press CLEAR. The selected track is deleted from the Hit list.
To delete all the tracks of the Hit List
CLEAR When the HIT LIST button lights up, press and hold CLEAR while in stop mode until CLEAR appears.
Putting tracks into the Hit List
Press HIT LIST while playing your favorite track. The HIT indication and List in appear in the display. Notes
When you input the 33rd track into the Hit List, the 32nd track will be replaced. You cannot store tracks from the second CD player.
Labeling tracks in the Hit List (Hit Title)
You can label tracks in the Hit List in either of the two methods described below.

To label tracks while in stop mode While the HIT LIST button is lit, select the track you want to label by turning the JOG dial or the. AMS > dial. Press MENU/NO. The flashing cursor ( ) appears in the display. Follow steps 3 to 6 in To label tracks while in play mode to input the characters. You can store a CD TEXT discs track titles in the Hit List
The CD TEXT discs track title is stored as a Hit Title automatically when the track is put into the Hit List.
To label tracks while in play mode Press MENU/NO while playing a track in the Hit List. HIT NAME ? appears in the display. Push the JOG dial. The flashing cursor ( ) appears in the display.
Turn the JOG dial until the desired character appears in the display. The selected character for the Hit Title flashes. As you turn the JOG dial clockwise, the characters appear in the following order. Turn the JOG dial counterclockwise to go in reverse order. (space) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U VWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw xyz0123456789!"#$%&'()*+,./:;< =>?@_
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to input more characters. See also Labeling discs on the player on page 20 for details. Press YES to store the Hit Title.
Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Using the Player with Another Using the Player with Another Component Component
Controlling Another CD Player (Advanced Mega Control)
This unit can control a second CD player (see Connecting another CD player on page 6). Even when a second CD player is connected, the controls on both of the units will function. When you press the play button on either unit, the operating player stops and the idle player starts. Make sure that 2nd DETECTED appears in this players display after turning on both players. Note that, depending on the player, you may not be able to operate all the functions of the second CD player. The controls indicated in the illustration below are effective while the MEGA CONTROL button is lit. To operate the master player, press MEGA CONTROL so that the MEGA CONTROL button goes off, and to operate the second player, press MEGA CONTROL so that the MEGA CONTROL button lights up.
Play mode buttons (CONTINUE/SHUFFLE/ PROGRAM/REPEAT)
Press MEGA CONTROL on this player. The MEGA CONTROL button and 2nd in the display light up. The display shows the current disc number or Disc Name of the second player.
2nd NEXT DISC AT. HIT TRACK GROUP AT. MIN STEP SEC

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GROUP ALL 1 DISC S SHUFFLE REPEAT PROGRAM 3 DELETE FILE FADE MULTI CD TEXT HI LIGHT CD1 CD2 CD3

Handling CDs 34 Hit List 29 Hookups 4 overview 4

U, V, W

Unpacking 4

Others

Disc slots 7 Display 11 Front cover 7 Rotary table 7 4

X, Y, Z

X-Fade Play 32

Inserting CDs 7

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