Sony D-NS505 Manual

Locking the controls 

(HOLD)

You can prevent accidental button presses 
while carrying the player by locking the 
controls.  “HOLD” flashes on the display 
if you press any button when the HOLD 
function is activated.

To unlock the controls

Slide the HOLD switch in the direction 
opposite to that of arrow.

Checking CD information

You can check CD information on the display.
When you are playing an audio CD 
containing text information such as 
CD-TEXT, information in parentheses is 
displayed.  When you are playing an MP3 
CD containing files with an ID3 tag*, ID3 tag 
information is displayed.  (When there is no 
ID3 tag information, “- - - -” is displayed.)

* ID3 tag is a format for adding certain information 

(track name, album name, artist name, etc.) to 
MP3 files.  This player conforms to Version 
1.1/2.2/2.3 of the ID3 tag format (for MP3 files 
only).

•  The characters A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and _ can be 

displayed on this player.

•  Before playing a file, the player reads all file 

and group (or folder) information on the CD.  
“READING” is displayed.  Depending on the 
content of the CD, it may take some time to 
accomplish this reading. 

•  If the file does not belong to any group, the group 

name is displayed as “ROOT.”

To check information on the display

Press DISPLAY/MENU repeatedly.

 

Track number, elapsed playing time 

 

(Track name)

Track01

01

01:25

 

 

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Track number, remaining time of 

 

the current track (Track name, artist name)

Track01

01

-05:22

 

 

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Number of tracks left 

1)

, time remaining on 

 

the CD 

1)

 

(Album name, artist name)

12

-64:30

 

 

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File view screen

 

(Track name)

Track015

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D-NS505.US.3-267-207-11(1)

D-NS505.US.3-267-207-11(1)