Sony CDP-XA7ES - Manual (Page 19)

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storing Information About CDs (Custom Files)
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You can check how many discs you can file
Remove the disc from the player.
Press = OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray.
Press TIME while the music calendar disappears
from the display.
The number of the Custom Files you can file
appears.
Erasing Custom Files
If the memory for Custom Files becomes full, the
player displays "FULL" when you press FILE to store
the information and you cannot store any more disc
information. If necessary, erase any unwanted Custom
Files as follows:
To erase all Custom Files of all discs
For CDP-XA7ES
While holding down ^ OPEN/CLOSE and DIGITAL
OUTPUT, press POWER to turn on the player. "AL-CLr"
appears in the display and all the custom files will be
erased.
For CDP-XA5ES/XA3ES
While holding down ERASE and FILE, press POWER to
turn on the player. "AL-CLr" appears in the display and all
the custom files wiO be erased.
Indexing a Disc (Custom Index)
You can index a disc at up to 8 points (for a disc with
32 tracks or less) or 5 point (for a disc with over 32
tracks) so that you can easily locate a desired point.
This might be useful when you play discs of
symphonies or concertos that divide one piece into
several tracks (see the example below).
Example
Track No.
Custom
Index No. 1
First
piece ^
Second
piece ^
Third
piece
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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PLAY MODE
PLAY MODE
CDP-XA5ES/XA3ES
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0 0 ^ 0 0 o
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FILE ERASE Number buttons CHECK
C.INDEX
Number buttons
CHECK
INDEX--—/-
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Insert the disc.
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Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until "CUSTOM
INDEX" appears in the display.
When using the remote, press C.INDEX.
The music calendar disappears.
Press FILE at the point you want to index. (For
CDP-XA7ES, use the remote.)
The Custom Index number flashes in the display.
The player repeats the portion for 3 seconds from
the point to be indexed.
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Press or ►► to adjust the point so that the
player can repeat from the exact point you want to
index.
Pressing these buttons 7 times moves the point by
about 1 second ahead or behind.
If you don't want to index at the point
Press CLEAR and search another point to be indexed.
Press FILE again to store the Custom Index. (For
CDP-XA7ES, use the remote.)
"INDEX" in the Custom File indication lights up in
the display.
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To mark more Custom Indexes, repeat Steps 3 to 5.
Number buttons CHECK