ZS-PS20CP .GB.3-878-117-12(1)
Disposal of waste batteries
(applicable in the European Union
and other European coun tries with
separate c ollection systems)
is symbol on the ba ttery or on the packaging indica tes
that the bat tery provided with this pr oduct shall not be
treated as ho usehold wast e.
On certain batteries this symbol migh t be used in
comb inatio n with a chemical symbol. e chemical
symbols for m ercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) ar e added if the
battery con tains mor e than 0.0005% mer cur y or 0.004%
lead.
By ensuring these bat teries are dis posed of correctly ,
you will help p reven t poten tially negative co nsequences
for the en viro nment a nd huma n health which could
otherwise b e caused by ina pp rop riate was te handling o f
the battery . e recycling o f the mat erials will help to
conserve natural r esources.
In case of p roducts that f or safety , performance or da ta
integrity r easons req uire a permanen t connection with an
incorporat ed battery , t his bat tery should be replaced by
qualied ser vice sta only .
T o ensure tha t the bat tery wil l be treated pr operly , hand
over the p roduct at en d-of-life to the a pp licable collection
point f or the recycling o f electrical and electronic
equipm ent.
Fo r all other batteries, please view the section on how
to remo ve the bat tery from the product safe ly . Hand the
battery over t o the app licable collection poin t for the
recycling of was te bat teries.
Fo r more deta iled informatio n about r ecycling of this
product o r batt ery , please con tact your local Civic Oce,
your ho usehold waste dis posal ser vice or the shop where
you pur chased the pr oduct.
Notice for customers: the f ollowing informa tion is
only applicable to equipment sold in countries
applying EU directives
e man ufacturer o f this product is Son y Corporation,
1-7-1 Ko nan, Mina to-k u, T okyo , 108-0075 J a pan. e
A utho rized Representa tive fo r EMC and p roduct safety is
Sony Deutschland G mbH, H edelnger S trasse 61, 70327
Stu ttgart, Germany . Fo r an y ser vice or guaran tee ma tters,
please refer to the addr esses given in separat e ser vice or
guaran tee documents.
Notes on DualDiscs
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates D VD
recor ded material on o ne side with digital audio ma terial
on the other side. H o wever , since the audio material side
does not confo rm to the Compact Disc (CD) standar d,
playback on this p roduct is not gua rant eed.
WARNING
T o reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not
expose this apparatus t o rain or moisture .
T o reduce the risk o f electrical shock, do not open the
cabinet. Refer servicing to qualied personnel only .
T o reduce the risk o f re, do no t cover the v entilatio n of
the appa ratu s with newspapers, tableclo ths, curtains, etc.
And do not place ligh ted candles on the a ppara tus.
T o reduce the risk o f re or electric shock, do not expose
this appa ratu s to dripp ing or sp lashing, and do no t place
objects lled with liquids, such as vases, on the a ppara tus.
As the main p lug is used to disconnect the unit fro m the
mains, co nnect the unit to an easily accessib le AC o utlet.
Should yo u notice an ab normality in the uni t, disconnect
the main plug fr om the A C outlet immedia tely .
Do not install the ap pliance in a co nned space, such as a
bookcase or built-in cab inet.
Do not expose the batteries (bat tery pack or batteries
installed) to excessive hea t such as sun shine, r e or the
like for a lo ng time.
3-878-117-12 (1)
ZS-PS20CP
Operating Instructions
GB
©2008 Sony Corporation Printed in China
Excessive sound p ress ure from ea rphones and
headpho nes can cause hearin g loss.
MPEG Layer -3 audio coding t echnology and paten ts
licensed from Fra unhof er IIS and om son.
Disposal of Old Electric al & Electronic
Equipment (A pplicable in the European
Union and other European coun tries
with separate c ollection systems)
is symbol on the pr oduct or o n its packaging indica tes
that this pr oduct shall not be treat ed as household
waste. I nstead it s hall be handed over to the a pplica ble
collection point fo r the recycling o f electrical and
electronic equip men t. By ensuring this p roduct is
disposed of correctly , you will help pr event poten tial
negativ e consequences f or the en vironmen t and h uman
health, which could otherwise b e caused by ina pp ro priate
waste handlin g of this pr oduct. e recycling of m aterials
will help to con ser ve na tural resour ces. Fo r more deta iled
informa tion abou t recycling of this p roduct, please
con tact your local Civic Oce, your ho usehold waste
disposal ser vice or the shop where y ou pur chased the
product.
A pplica ble accessories: Remote co ntr ol
P ow er sources Specific ations
Tips
Playback starts from the track/MP3/WMA le yo u last stop ped
playing (Resume p lay). During stop , the track/MP3/WMA le
number to be pla yed is display ed.
T o cancel resume pla y (to start play fr om the beginning of the rst
track/MP3/WMA le), press
or open the CD com partment in
stop mode.
Note
Y ou cannot loca te a specic track/MP3/WMA le if “SHUF” or
“PGM” is li t in the displa y . T ur n o the indicatio n by pr essing MOD E
.
Example of folder structure and playing order
e playin g order o f folders a nd les is as follo ws:
Folder
MP3/WMA file
Notes on MP3/WMA discs
When a disc is inserted, the unit r eads all the les on that disc.
During this time, “READING ” is displa yed. If ther e are ma ny fo lders
or non-MP3/WMA les on the disc, i t may take a lon g time for pla y
to begin or for the next MP3/WMA le to start pla y .
Do not save unnecessary folders o r les other than MP3/WMA ones
on a disc to be used for MP3/WMA listening.
A folder tha t does not include a n MP3/WMA le is skipped.
Maxim um number o f les: 511
Maxim um number o f folders: 150
Maximum dir ectory steps: 8
Folder n ames and le names ca n be displayed with u p to 32
characters.
e characters A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, a nd _ can be displa yed on this unit.
Other characters ar e displayed as “_” .
is unit conf orms to V ersion 1.1 of the ID3 tag f ormat. I f the le
has the ID3 tag informa tion, “ son g title ” , “ a rtist name ” , a nd “ alb um
name ” ca n be displayed.
When na ming, be sure to add the le extensio n “ .mp3” or “ .wma ” to
the le name.
If yo u put the exten sion “ .mp3” o r “ .wma ” to a le o ther than an
MP3/WMA le, the unit cannot r ecognize the le properly an d will
generate ra ndom no ise that could damag e your speakers.
e le name does not co rrespond to the ID3 tag.
If an MP3/WMA di sc that con tains over 511 les is p layed, the disc
may not be pla yed as sho wn in the illustration.
Listening to the radio
1 Press RADIO
on the unit (BAND
on the
remote) repeat edly .
Each time you pr ess the but ton, the indica tion cha nges
as follows:
“FM ” “ AM ” .
2 Hold down TUNE + or –
until the frequency digits
begin to change in the display .
e unit a uto matically scans the radio frequencies a nd
stops when i t nds a clear sta tion.
If yo u cannot t une in a statio n, press TUNE + o r –
repeatedly to c hange the freq uency step by step .
When an FM st ereo br oadcast is receiv ed, “S T”
appears.
Tip
If the FM br oadcast is noisy , press MODE
until “M ONO ” ap pears
in the display an d the radio will play in mona ural.
Changing the AM tuning inter val
If yo u need to chang e the AM tuning in terval, do the
followin g:
1 Press RADIO
on the unit until “ A M” is displayed.
2 Press DISPLA Y/ENTER
on the unit for 2 seconds.
3 Press RADIO
on the unit for 2 seconds.
“9k STEP” or “10k S TEP” ashes.
4 Press PRESET + or –
on the unit to select “9k
STEP” f or 9 kHz interval or “10k STEP ” for 10 kHz
interval.
5 Press DISPLA Y/ENTER
on the unit.
Aer chan ging the tuning in terval, you need to reset
your p reset AM radio station s.
Opening/closing the S liding T ra y
Connecting a USB device
1 Press
.
e Sliding T ray
is ejected.
2 Connect your USB device to the
(USB) port
.
Tip
A digital music pla yer is char ged aut omatically in the USB mode when
connected to the
(USB) port
.
Closing the Sliding Tray
1 Remove the USB device (see “Listening to music of a
USB device ”).
2 Slide the Lock
as indicated by the arrow .
Lock
3 Push the Sliding T ray
into the unit until it clicks.
Notes
Do not carry the unit with a USB device inserted to the connector .
Doing so may ca use a malfunction.
Be sure to stor e the Sliding T ray
before mo ving the unit.
2 to the wall outlet1 to AC IN
Connect the AC power co rd
or insert six R14 (size C) batt eries (not sup plied) int o the battery compa rtment
.
Notes
Rep lace the batteries when the OPR/B A T T
indicato r dims or when the uni t stops o perating.
Replace all the batteries with new ones. Befor e you r eplace the bat teires, be sur e to remo ve the CD from the uni t.
T o use the unit on bat tery p ower , disconnect the AC pow er cord fr om the unit.
W hen yo u operate the uni t on ba ttery power , y ou canno t turn on the uni t using the remo te.
Preparing the remote
Insert two R03 (size AAA) bat teries (not su pplied).
Replacing batteries
W ith normal use, the ba tteries should last f or abou t six mon ths. When the r emote n o longer o perates the uni t, replace all
the batteries wi th new ones.
Basic Operations
Listening to music of a USB de vice
Y ou can listen to m usic sto red on a n optio nal USB device
(digital music pla yer or US B sto rage media).
M usic les in WMA and MP3 fo rmat* can be pla yed on
this unit.
See “Playab le USB devices ” on the back page f or a list o f
USB devices that can be connected to this uni t.
* Files with cop yright pro tection (Digital Rights Mana gement) ca nnot
be played on this unit.
1 Press USB
on the unit.
2 Connect the USB device to the
(USB) port
(See
“Connecting a USB device ”).
“USB MEM OR Y” a ppears in the displa y .
3 Press
.
e unit starts pla ying.
File number After the file name is display ed, the
playing time will appear
4 Press VOL UME + or – (or VOL + or – on the remote)
to adjust the volume.
Other operations
T o Press
Pa use playback
. T o resume p lay , press the
but ton aga in*.
Sto p playback
.
Select a folder + or –
.
Select a le
or
.
Find a poin t in a
le
Ho ld down
or
during
playback, and r elease the butt on a t
the desired point.
Select Rep eat Pla y REPEA T
on the unit r epeatedly
until “ ” or “ 1” ap pears.
Remove the US B
device
Ho ld down
until “N O DEV”
appears, then r emov e the USB
device.
* When pla ying a VBR MP3 le, the unit ma y resume pla yback from a
dieren t point.
Tips
Playback starts from the MP3/WMA le yo u last stop ped playing
(Resume play). During sto p, the MP3/WMA le n umber and the
playing time to be pla yed are dis played.
T o cancel resume pla y (to start play fr om the beginning of the rst
MP3/WMA le), press
.
Note
Always hold do wn
and make sur e that “NO D EV” ap pears
before r emoving the USB device. Remo ving the USB device while
“NO DE V” is not displa yed may co rrupt the data on the US B device
or damage the US B device itself.
T o change the play mode
Press M ODE
repeatedly while the USB device is not
playing. Y ou can select N ormal Play (all les on the US B
device (or in the selected folder while “ ” lig hts u p) one
aer ano ther), Shue P lay (“ SHUF” or “ SHUF”), or
Program P lay (“PGM ”).
Notes on the USB device
Y ou cannot change the p lay mode during pla yback.
Some time may be needed before p layback starts when:
– the folder structure is com plex.
– the USB device is close to capacity .
When a US B device is connected, the unit reads all the les on the
device. If there ar e man y folders or les o n the device, it may take a
long time fo r the unit to nish readin g them.
Do not connect a USB device to the uni t through a USB h ub.
Fo r some USB devices, when an opera tion is performed on the USB
device, there may be a delay befo re it i s carried out on this unit.
is unit ma y not su pport all the functions pro vided on the
connected USB device.
e playback or der on this unit ma y dier fro m the playback order
on the connected USB device.
During playback, folder s that con tain no MP3/WMA les are
skipped.
is unit can p lay MP3 and WMA les tha t have the “ .mp3” or
“ .wma ” le exten sion.
If there a re les on the disc that h ave the “ .mp3” or “ .wma ” le
extension, bu t are no t MP3/WMA les, the unit may p roduce no ise
or malfunction.
A maximum o f 999 MP3/WMA les and 255 folders ca n be
contain ed on a single USB device.
e maximum num ber of MP3/WMA les and folder s may vary ,
depending on the le and folder s tructure.
Compa tibility with all MP3/WMA encoding/writing sowar e,
recordin g devices, and recordin g media cannot be guaran teed. If yo u
use an incom patible USB device, sound s kippin g or noise ma y be
produced, o r the device may not pla y at all.
Connec ting optional components
Y ou can enjo y the sound from a n option al compon ent
such as a portable digital m usic play er through the
speakers of this unit. Be sure t o turn o the pow er of each
com ponent befo re making an y co nnections. Fo r details,
refer to the in struction manual of the co mpon ent to be
connected.
1 Connect the AUDIO IN jack
on the unit to the line
output jack of the portable digital music player or
other components using an audio connecting cable
(not supplied).
2 T urn the unit and the connected component on.
3 Press A UDIO IN
and start playing sound on the
connected component.
e sound from the co nnected compo nent is o utp ut
from the speakers.
T o connect the unit to a TV or V CR, use an extension
cable (not s upplied) wi th a stereo-mini jack on o ne end
and two pho no pl ugs on the other end.
Before using the unit
About the operating v oltage
e unit ’ s operating voltage i s shown o n the bottom o f
the unit. Fo r chan ging the AM tuning in terval, radio
frequency range, a nd A C operatio n, check the operatin g
voltag e of yo ur unit.
T o turn on/o the power
Press O PERA TE
.
T o adjust the volume
Press V O L U ME +, – (V OL +, – on the r emote)
.
T o listen through headphones
Connect the headphones to the (h eadphon es) jack
.
T o reinforc e the bass sound
Press MEGA B ASS
on the unit.
“MEGA B ASS ” ap pears in the displa y .
T o return to no rmal sound, pr ess the bu tton a gain.
Playing a CD/MP3/WMA disc
1 Press CD
on the unit.
(On the remot e, pr ess OPERA TE
and then pr ess
FUNCTION
repeatedly un til “ CD ” ap pears in the
display .)
2 Press PUSH OPEN/CL OSE
on the unit, and
place a disc with the label side up in the CD
compartment.
T o close the CD compa rtment, pr ess PUSH OP EN/
CLOSE
on the unit.
3 Press
.
e unit pla ys all the tracks/MP3/WMA les once.
When yo u place MP3/WMA discs, “MP3” o r “WMA ”
appears in the di splay a er the unit r eads the le
informa tion.
Audio CD
T rack number Playing time
MP3/WMA disc (Example: When you plac e MP3 disc)
File number After the file name is display ed, the
playing time will appear
T o Press
Pa use playback
. T o resume p lay , press i t
again.
Sto p playback
.
Go to the next
track/MP3/WMA
le
.
Go back to the
previous track/
MP3/WMA le
.
Select a folder on
an MP3/WMA
disc
+ on the unit to g o forward an d
– to go backwar d
.
Locate a point
while listening to
the sound
(forward) or
(backward)
on the unit while pla ying and
hold it un til you nd the poin t.
Locate a point
while obser ving
the display
(forward) or
(backward)
on the unit in pa use and hold i t
until you n d the point.
Remove the CD
PUSH OPEN/CL OSE
.
* V OL UME + (V OL + o n the remote)
and
on the unit ha ve
a tactile dot.
Personal Audio System
Battery life
For pla yer:
FM reception
Sony R14P: a ppro x. 13.5 h
Sony alkaline LR14: app rox. 20 h
CD playback
Sony R14P: a ppro x. 2.5 h
Sony alkaline LR14: app rox. 7 h
Dimensions
Ap pro x. 360 × 142 × 234 mm (w/h/d)
(14
1
/
4
× 5
5
/
8
× 9
1
/
4
inches) (incl. p rojecting parts)
Mass
Ap pro x. 2.8 kg (6 lb 2 oz) (incl. ba tteries)
Supp lied accessories
AC pow er cord (1)
Remote con trol (1)
Design and specications ar e subject to chang e without no tice.
Optional accessories
Sony MDR headp hones series
CD player section
System
Compact disc digital audio system
Laser diode properties
Emission dura tion: Contin uous
Laser output: Less than 44.6 µW
(is outp ut is the value measur ement at a di stance of
200mm from the objective lens surface on the
Optical Pick-up Block with 7mm a perture.)
Spindle speed
200 r/min (rpm) to 500 r/min (rpm) (CL V )
Num ber of channels
2
Frequency respo nse
20 - 20 000 Hz +1/–2 dB
W ow and utter
Below measurable limit
Radio section
Frequency rang e
FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz
AM: 531 - 1 611 kHz (9 kHz step)
530 - 1 610 kHz (10 kHz step)
Antennas
FM: T elescopic antenna
AM: Built-in ferrite bar a ntenna
USB section
Supported b it rate
MP3 (MPEG 1 A udio Layer-3):
32 - 320 kbps, VBR
WMA:
16-320Kbps,VBR
Samplin g frequencies
MP3 (MPEG 1 A udio Layer-3):
32/44.1/48 kHz
WMA:
32/44.1/48kHz
(USB) port
USB-A (Full Speed)
General
Speaker
Full range: 8 cm (3
1
/
4
inches) dia., 4 Ω, cone type (2)
Inp ut
(USB) port: T ype A, maxim um
current 500 mA
A UDIO IN jack (s tereo minijack)
Outputs
Headph ones jack (stereo mini jack)
For 16 - 68 Ω im pedance headphones
Po wer out put
1.7 W + 1.7 W (at 4 Ω, 10% harmonic di stortion)
Po wer requir ements
For pla yer:
Malaysia and S ingapor e models: 230 – 240 V AC, 50 Hz
ailand model: 220 V A C, 50 Hz
Kor ea model: 220 V AC, 60 Hz
Other models: 230 V AC, 50 Hz
9 V DC, 6 R14 (size C) batteries
For r emote con trol:
3 V DC, 2 R03 (size AAA) batteries
Po wer consum ption
AC 13 W
Music discs encoded with cop yright
protection technologies
is prod uct is designed to playback discs that conf orm
to the Compact Disc (CD) standar d. Recently , various
music discs encoded with cop yright pr otection
technologies ar e market ed by some r ecord co mpanies.
Please be aware tha t amo ng those discs, there are so me
that do no t confo rm to the CD standard a nd ma y not be
playab le by this pr oduct.