Sony 290 User Manual
15
GB
Basic Oper
ations
MHC-GX470/RG590S/RG490S/RG290/RG190.GB.2-668-367-11(1)
Changing the display
To
Press
Change the
illumination
pattern around
the VOLUME
control
illumination
pattern around
the VOLUME
control
1)
ILLUMINATION
on
the unit repeatedly.
Change
information on
the display
information on
the display
2)
DISPLAY
repeatedly
when the system is turned
on.
on.
Change Display
mode (See
below.)
mode (See
below.)
DISPLAY
repeatedly
when the system is turned
off.
off.
1)
Except for North American model
2)
For example, you can view CD/CD-G/MP3 disc
information, such as the track or file number or folder
name during normal play, or the total playing time
while the player is stopped.
name during normal play, or the total playing time
while the player is stopped.
The system offers the following display modes.
Display mode When the system is
off
1)
,
Demonstration
The clock display is
replaced by lighting and
flashing of the display
window.
replaced by lighting and
flashing of the display
window.
Clock
The clock is displayed.
Power Saving
Mode
Mode
2)
The display is turned off
to conserve power. The
timer and clock continue to
operate.
to conserve power. The
timer and clock continue to
operate.
1)
The STANDBY indicator
on the unit lights up
when the system is off.
2)
When the system is in Power Saving Mode, the
following functions are unavailable:
– setting the clock.
– changing the AM tuning interval (except for
– setting the clock.
– changing the AM tuning interval (except for
European, Russian, and Saudi Arabian models).
– turning on the system by pressing the function
buttons (for example, CD
).
– changing the CD power manage function.
– resetting the system to factory settings.
– resetting the system to factory settings.
Notes on the display information
• The following are not displayed;
– total playing time for a CD-DA disc depending on
the play mode.
– total playing time for an MP3 disc.
– remaining playing time for an MP3 file.
• The following are not displayed correctly;
– elapsed playing time of an MP3 file encoded using a
VBR (variable bit rate).
– folder and file names that do not follow either the
ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion
format.
format.
• The following are displayed;
– ID3 tag information for MP3 files when ID3 version
1 and version 2 tags are used. (The Russian model
can display information in Russian characters, but
the characters may not be displayed correctly for
discs created with some encoding/writing software
and some recording device.)
can display information in Russian characters, but
the characters may not be displayed correctly for
discs created with some encoding/writing software
and some recording device.)
– up to 30 characters of ID3 tag information using
uppercase letters (A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and
symbols (˝ $ % ’ ( ) * , – . / < = > @ [ \ ] _ ` { | } ! ?
^).
symbols (˝ $ % ’ ( ) * , – . / < = > @ [ \ ] _ ` { | } ! ?
^).