Sony ZS-S50CP User Manual

ZS-SAT1CP.CEKCED.3-099-778-12(1)

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation of 

the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. 

And do not place lighted candles on the apparatus.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not place 

objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
Connect the apparatus to an easily accessible AC 

outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the 

apparatus, disconnect the main plug from the AC outlet 

immediately.
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a 

bookcase or built-in cabinet.

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waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable 

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disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential 

negative consequences for the environment and human 

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product.

Applicable accessories: Remote control

System

Compact disc digital audio system

Laser diode properties

Emission duration: Continuous

Laser output: Less than 44.6 µW

(This output is the value measured at a distance of  

 

about 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the  

 

optical pick-up block with 7 mm aperture.)

Number of channels

2

Frequency response

20 - 20 000 Hz +1/–1 dB

Wow and flutter 

Below measurable limit

Frequency range

FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz

AM:  531 - 1 611 kHz (9 kHz step) 

530 - 1 610 kHz (10 kHz step)

IF

FM: 10.7 MHz

AM: 450 kHz

Antennas

FM: Telescopic antenna

AM: Built-in ferrite bar antenna

Speaker

Full range: 10 cm dia., 6 



, cone type (2)

Input

AUDIO IN jack (stereo minijack): Minimum input level 245 mV

Outputs

Headphones jack (stereo minijack)

For 16 - 64 



 impedance headphones

Power output

4.5 W + 4.5 W (at 6 



, 10% harmonic distortion)

Power requirements

For player:

230 V AC, 50 Hz

9 V DC, 6 R20 (size D) batteries

For remote control: 

3 V DC, 2 R6 (size AA) batteries

Power consumption 

AC 16 W

Battery life

For player:
FM Radio reception
Sony R20P: approx. 30 h
Sony alkaline LR20: approx. 60 h
CD playback 
Sony R20P: approx. 8 h
Sony alkaline LR20: approx. 20 h
It is recommended that you use alkaline batteries.

Dimensions

Approx. 480 × 156 × 250 mm  (w/h/d)

(incl. projecting parts)

Mass

Approx. 4.3 kg (incl. batteries)

Supplied accessories

AC power cord (1)

Remote control (1)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Sony MDR headphones series

* VOLUME +  and   on the unit have a tactile dot.

Press OPERATE .

Press VOLUME +, – .

Connect the headphones to the  (headphones) jack .

Press SOUND  repeatedly to select the audio emphasis 

you want. 

To get
Powerful, clean sounds, emphasizing low and 

high range audio 
Light, bright sounds emphasizing high and 

middle range audio

Percussive sounds, emphasizing bass audio

The presence of vocals, stressing middle 

range audio
The whole dynamic range for music such as 

classical music

Press MEGA BASS  to display “MEGA BASS” in the 

display. 

To return to normal sound, press MEGA BASS  to 

disappear from the display.

Press CD  on the unit.
“CD” appears in the display.

Press   on the unit, and place a disc with the 

label side up on the CD tray.
To close the CD tray, press   on the unit.

Press   on the unit.
The unit plays all the tracks/MP3 files once.

When you place MP3 discs, “MP3” appears in the 

display after the unit reads the file information.
Audio CD

Track number

Playing time

MP3 disc

MP3 file number

After the song title is displayed, 

the playing time* will appear.

*  If the playing time is more than 100 minutes, it appears “--:--” in 

the display.

Pause playback



 



. To resume play, press it again.

Stop playback



 



.

Go to the next track/

MP3 file



 (



 on the remote) 



.

Go back to the 

previous track/MP3 

file



 (



 on the remote) 



.

Select a folder on an 

MP3 disc

 /PRESET + (  + on the remote) 



 

to go forward and  /PRESET – (  

– on the remote) 



 to go backward. 

Locate a point while 

listening to the sound



 (forward) or 



 

(backward) 



 while playing and hold it 

until you find the point. (On the remote, 

use 



 or 



 



)

Locate a point while 

observing the display



 (forward) or 



 

(backward) 



 in pause and hold it until 

you find the point. (On the remote, use 



 or 



 



)

Remove the CD



 



.

To select CD function, press  FUNCTION  repeatedly 

to select “CD” in the display.



 Playback starts from the track/MP3 file you last stopped playing 

(Resume play). During stop, the track/MP3 file number to be played 

is displayed.



 To cancel the resume play (to start play from the beginning of the 

first track/MP3 file), press   while the CD is stopped. When 

you open the CD tray or turn off the unit, the resume play is also 

canceled.



 When pressing  (, , , ) on the unit, press 

the marking at the part near the outer edge.



 You cannot locate a specific track if “SHUF” or “PGM” is lit in the 

display. Press  , and then press MODE  repeatedly until 

“SHUF” and  “PGM” disappears from the display.  

The playing order of the folders and files is as follows:

Folder
MP3 file



 When the disc is inserted, the unit reads all the files on that disc. 

  During this time, “READING” is displayed. If there are many folders 

or non-MP3 files on the disc, it may take a long time for play to 

begin or for the next MP3 file to start play.

  We recommend that you do not save unnecessary folders or files 

other than MP3 ones in the disc to be used for MP3 listening.



 A folder that does not include an MP3 file is skipped.



 Maximum number of files: 255

  Maximum number of folders: 150 (including the root folder)

  Maximum number of folders and files in total: 300

  Maximum directory levels: 8


 Folder names and file names can be displayed with up to 32 

characters including quotation marks.



 The characters A - Z, 0 - 9, and _ can be displayed on this unit. 

Other characters are displayed as “_”.



 This unit conforms to Version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 of the ID3 tag 

format. When the file has the ID3 tag information, “song title”, “artist 

name” and “album name” can be displayed. If the file does not have 

the ID3 tag information, “NO TITLE” appears instead of song title, 

“NO ARTIST” appears instead of artist name and “NO ALBUM” 

appears instead of album name. The ID3 tag information can be 

displayed with up to 30 characters.



 The characters may not be displayed correctly according to the 

character code.



 When naming, be sure to add the file extension “mp3” to the file 

name.



 If you put the extension “mp3” to a file other than an MP3 file, the 

unit cannot recognize the file properly and will generate random 

noise that could damage your speakers.



 The file name does not correspond to the ID3 tag.

Press RADIO BAND



AUTO PRESET  on the unit 

(RADIO



BAND  on the remote) repeatedly to 

select FM or AM.

Hold down TUNE + or –  until the frequency digits 

begin to change in the display.
The unit automatically scans the radio frequencies and 

stops when it finds a clear station.

If you cannot tune in a station, press TUNE + or –  

repeatedly to change the frequency step by step.

When an FM stereo broadcast is received, “ST” 

appears.

If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE  until “MONO” appears 

in the display and the radio will play in monaural.

Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries (not supplied).

With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months. When the remote no longer operates the unit, replace all 

the batteries with new ones.

Connect the AC power cord  or insert six R20 (size D) batteries (not supplied) into the battery compartment .
Notes



 Replace the batteries when the OPR/BATT indicator  dims or when the unit stops operating. 

Replace all the batteries with new ones. Before you replace the batteries, be sure to take out the CD from the unit.



 To use the unit on batteries, disconnect the AC power cord from the unit.



 When you operate the unit on batteries, you cannot turn on the unit using the remote.

to a wall 

outlet

to AC IN

If you need to change the AM tuning interval, do the 

following:

Press RADIO BAND



AUTO PRESET  on the unit 

until “AM” is displayed.

Press ENTER  on the unit for 2 seconds.

Press RADIO BAND



AUTO PRESET  on the unit for 

2 seconds.
“9K STEP” or “10K STEP” flashes.

Press TUNE + or – on the unit to select “9K STEP” for 

9 kHz interval or “10K STEP” for 10 kHz interval.

Press ENTER  on the unit.

After changing the tuning interval, you need to reset your 

preset AM radio stations.

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates 

DVD recorded material on one side with digital 

audio material on the other side. However, since the 

audio material side does not conform to the Compact 

Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not 

guaranteed.

This product is designed to playback discs that conform 

to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various 

music discs encoded with copyright protection 

technologies are marketed by some record companies. 

Please be aware that among those discs, there are some 

that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be 

playable by this product.

A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this 

equipment for your safety and convenience.
Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, 

same rating fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362, 

(i.e. marked with   or   mark) must be used.
If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable 

fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you 

change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse 

cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact 

your nearest Sony service station.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents 

licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.