D-844K Sony Car Discman
(420-5057)                 Car Operation              Faxback Doc. # 31577

PLAYING A CD IN A CAR

You can play a CD in a car, using your Discman on car battery.  You can
also use it on the house current, rechargeable battery and dry batteries
(see "Power Sources" on Faxback Doc. # 31576).  For how to install in a
car, see "Installing in a Car" on Faxback Doc. # 31509.

1.  Connect  (See Faxback Doc. # 31509, Fig. A ).

2.  Place a CD

    A.  Press OPEN ( /\ OPEN/CLOSE for D-844K) to open the lid.

    B.  Fit the CD to the pivot and close the lid (press /\ OPEN/CLOSE
        for D-844K).

3.  Play

    A.  Start playback on the car cassette deck.

    B.  Press > ||.

    C.  Adjust the volume.

To stop play, press [] STOP/DISPLAY OFF.

To                                Press

Pause                             > ||

Resume play after                 > ||
pause

Find the beginning                |<< once**
of the current track
(AMS*)

Find the beginning                |<<
of the previous                   repeatedly**
tracks (AMS)

Find the beginning                >>| once**
of the next track
(AMS)

Find the beginning                >>|
of the succeeding                 repeatedly**
tracks (AMS)

Go forward                        Hold down
quickly                           >>|**

Go backwards                      Hold down
quickly                           |<<**

AMS = Automatic Music Sensor
**  These operations are possible during
both play and pause.

TO REMOVE THE CD

Remove the CD while pressing the pivot.

To remove the car connecting pack

Press the /\ (eject) button of the car cassette deck.

Notes on opening and closing the lid (D-844K only)

*   When you press /\ OPEN/CLOSE, be careful not to pinch your fingers
    between the lid and the unit.

*   If your fingers are pinched while the lid is opening or closing, open
    the lid.  The lid is designed to open in such a case.

*   After you have inserted a CD, you can close the lid by pressing >||.

Notes on the car cassette deck

*   Turn down the volume.

*   Set the tape selector to the normal (TYPE I) position, and the DOLBY
    NR, REPEAT or BLANK SKIP switch to OFF if they are equipped.

Notes on display

*   When you press >|| (when RESUME is set to OFF), the total number of the
    tracks in the CD and the total playing time appear for 2 seconds.

*   During play, the track number and the elapsed playing time of the
    current track appear.

*   Between tracks, the time to the beginning of the next track will appear
    with the minus " - " indication.

Notes on handling CDs

*   To keep the CD clean, handle it by its edge.  Do not touch the surface.

*   Do not stick paper or tape onto the CD.

*   Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air
    ducts.  Do not leave the CD in a car parked in direct sunlight.


(EB 3/27/96)