Sony CDU 5211 User Manual

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© 2001 - Sony Australia

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© 2001 - Sony Australia

1 - Earphone Jack 

Stereo mini-jack for headphones and/or powered speakers.  

2 - 

Volume Control 

Control volume of earphone jack. This control has no effect 

 

 

 

on rear panel audio output.

3 -  

Emergency Eject 

In case the Eject button isn’t working, insert a small 

 

 

 

paper clip into this hole to eject the tray.

 

 

 

Note: Turn off the power before doing this manual ejection.

4 - On/Busy LED 

The On/Busy LED will be flashing while the CD-ROM 

 

 

 

drive is busy.

5 - Disc Tray   

The user can open or close the disc tray by pressing the 

 

 

 

Open/Close button.

6 -

 Play/Skip   

Will start playing of an Audio-CD or Skip to next track if 

 

 

 

already playing an Audio-CD.

7 - Stop/Eject/Speed 

Will eject the tray if a CD-ROM is playing.

 

 

 

Will stop an Audio-CD playing, pressing it again will eject 

 

 

 

the tray as usual.

 

 

 

Pressing this button can also change the max drive speed.

 

 

 

The default max speed is 40X. Press and hold for 5 seconds 

 

 

 

to change the drive speed from 40X to 52X.

 

 

 

Tray out disc will reset drive speed from 52X to 40X 

 

 

 

automatically.

The CDU-5211 has a Maximum Speed Choice function where the user can select between 
maximum speeds of 40X or 52X.

The drive always defaults to 40X.
To activate 52X operation press and hold the Stop/Eject button for 5 seconds.
The drive will then read the current disc at 52X speed.
When the disc is ejected the drive will default back to 40X operation.

It is recommended that 52X operation only be activated under the following conditions
 

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You are confident that the disc been used is in good condition and 

 

 

free from marks and scratches. 

 

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The disc is well balanced and does not have thick printed ink or 

 

 

adhesive labels attached to its surface.

 

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The disc is not physically damaged in any maner.

Discs that have the above characteristics may reduce maximum transfer speeds due to 
excessive disc vibration at 52X.

NOTE:  Physically damaged discs may void warranty - refer to “Warnings & 
 

Precautions” on page 7 of this manual.