User manual SONY MHC-W555

[. . . ] To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. This stereo system is equipped with the Dolby* Btype noise reduction system. * Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. [. . . ] To check the total playing time and the number of tracks on a CD press DISPLAY/DEMO in the stop mode. If you press DISPLAY/DEMO again, the clock display appears for eight seconds then the display returns to the previous indication. Playing the CD tracks in random order ­ Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on one CD or all CDs in random order. Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until "SHUFFLE" or "PROGRAM" disappears from the display. You can start Shuffle Play during normal play by pressing PLAY MODE repeatedly to select "SHUFFLE". To skip a track, turn the jog dial clockwise (or press + on the remote). Press FUNCTION repeatedly until "CD" appears in the display, then place a CD. You can make a program of up to 32 tracks from all the CDs in the order you want them to be played. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until "CD" appears in the display, then place a CD. "STEP" and the programmed playing order appear, followed by the total playing time. Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until "PROGRAM" or "SHUFFLE" disappears from the display. CHECK on the remote repeatedly until the number of the track to be erased lights up, then press CLEAR. Playing CDs without interruption ­ Non-Stop Play You can play CDs without pausing between tracks. In order to use this function, you must first cancel the program by pressing PLAY MODE repeatedly until "PROGRAM" or "SHUFFLE" disappears from the display. Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until "PROGRAM" or "SHUFFLE" disappears from the display. tip When you want to reduce the hiss noise in low-level high-frequency signals, press DOLBY NR so that "DOLBY NR" appears after pressing CD SYNCHRO. With the flash function, you can "flash" the CD sound during playback. The remote) during playback at the point you want to start the Loop function, and release to resume normal play. to adjust the loop length Turn the jog dial while holding LOOP (or press FILE SELECT V/v while holding LOOP on the remote) to select different loop lengths (LOOP 1~20). On the remote) during playback at the point you want to start the Flash function, and release to resume normal play. to adjust the flash length Turn the jog dial while holding FLASH (or press FILE SELECT V/v while holding FLASH on the remote) to select different flash lengths (FLASH 1~20). To use LOOP and FLASH together The loop and flash length cannot be adjusted during this operation. [. . . ] However, be careful not to cover the detector slots which allow the tape player to automatically detect the type of tape. Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight. Otherwise the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become damaged. If you run into any problem using this stereo system, use the following check list. [. . . ]