Getting Started
Connecting Another CD Player
If you have a Sony CD player in which 5, 50, 200, 300,
or 400 discs can be inserted and which is equipped
with the CONTROL A1 (or CONTROL A1) jack and
the command mode of that player can be set to CD 3,
you can control that player as the second player with
this player. After connecting this player and an
amplifier, follow the procedure below.
Be sure to turn off the power of each player before
making this connection.
To ANALOG OUT
To an AC outlet
To audio output
To an AC outlet
: Signal flow
6
GB
CDP-CX450
To 2ND CD IN
CDP-CX235, etc.
To
CONTROL A1
To audio input
Amplifier
To an AC outlet
What cords will I need?
• Audio cord (1) (Use the cord supplied with the player to be
connected.)
• Monaural (2P) mini-plug cord (1) (supplied for Canadian
models only)
1
Connect the players with an audio cord (see also
"Hookups" on page 5).
CDP-CX450
L
L
R
R
IN
OUT
2ND CD
ANALOG
2
Connect the players with a monaural (2P) mini-
plug cord.
CDP-CX450
CONTROL A1
For details on this connection, refer to the
supplementary "CONTROL A1 Control System"
instructions.
3
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
* D I S C - 1
*
ALL DISCS
1
SHUFFLE
REPEAT
1
GROUP
PROGRAM 1 2 3 X-FADE DELETE
MULTI
CD
TEXT
NO DELAY
CD1
CD2 CD3
Current command mode
For details on how to operate the second player,
see "Controlling Another CD Player" on page 41
and "Playing Alternately" on page 42.
4
Connect the AC power cord of both players to an
AC outlet.
5
Perform "Player check" by following the steps in
"Storing player data in the remote" on page 9.
CDP-CX235, etc.
LINE
OUT
L
R
CDP-CX235, etc.
CONTROL A1
ART.
MIN
STEP
SEC
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