Sony CDX-CA850: Labelling a CD

Tips

• Simply overwrite or enter “” to correct or erase a

Labelling a CD

name.

• There is another way to start labelling a CD: Press

— Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the

(LIST) for 2 seconds instead of performing steps 2

CUSTOM FILE function)

and 3. You can also complete the operation by

pressing (LIST) for 2 seconds instead of step 5.

You can label each disc with a custom name

• You can label CDs on a unit without the CUSTOM

(Disc Memo). You can enter up to 8 characters

FILE function if that unit is connected along with a

for a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the

CD unit that has the function. The Disc Memo will be

disc by name (page 12).

stored in the memory of the CD unit with the

CUSTOM FILE function.

1 Start playing the disc you want to label

Note

in a CD unit with the CUSTOM FILE

Repeat/shuffle play is suspended until the Name Edit

function.

is complete.

2 Press (MENU), then press either side

Viewing the Disc Memo

of (DISC) repeatedly until “Name Edit”

appears.

As a display item, the Disc Memo always takes

priority over any original CD TEXT information.

3 Press (ENTER).

To Press

View (DSPL/PTY) during CD/CD

TEXT disc playback

Tip

The unit will repeat the disc during the

To find out about other items that can be displayed,

labelling procedure.

see page 10.

4 Enter the characters.

Erasing the Disc Memo

1

1 Press the (+)*

side of (DISC)

repeatedly to select the desired

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

character.

“CD.”

A t B t C ... t 0 t 1 t 2 ... t +

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

2

t – t

... t *

t A

CD unit storing the Disc Memo.

*

3 Press (MENU), then press either side

*1 For reverse order, press the (–) side of

of (DISC) repeatedly until “Name Del”

(DISC).

appears.

*2 (blank space)

2 Press the (+) side of (SEEK) after

4 Press (ENTER).

locating the desired character.

The stored names will appear.

5 Press either side of (DISC) repeatedly

to select the disc name you want to

erase.

The stored names will appear.

6 Press (ENTER) for 2 seconds.

The name is erased.

If you press the (–) side of (SEEK), you

Repeat steps 5 and 6 if you want to erase

can move back to the left.

other names.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the

7 Press (MENU) twice.

entire name.

The unit returns to normal CD play mode.

5 To return to normal CD play mode,

Notes

press (ENTER).

• When the Disc Memo for a CD TEXT disc is erased,

the original CD TEXT information is displayed.

• If you cannot find the Disc Memo you want to erase,

try selecting a different CD unit in step 2.

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