Sony SCD-XA9000ES SACD Player - Page 8

Control Menu

Below we provide some screenshots of the player's menus. As you can see, it is almost the same as those of the SCD-XB790 device. There are only a few new things added, such as the iLink.

CD reproduction

SACD 2CH reproduction

SACD MCH reproduction

CD-Text

90min Test Disc

99min Test Disc

Shuffle

Program function with A-B repeat feature

- Menu

In "Speakers Distance", you can adjust the surround, center, subwoofer and unit distance separately. For example:

From the "MCH SPK MODE" option in the Menu, with SACD enabled, you can select your preference from among 7 settings. These are:

Playback Mode	Front Speakers	Center Speaker	Surround Speakers	Sub woofer
MCH Direct	Each signal outputs directly from each speaker
5-Large + SW	Large	Large	Large	Yes
5-Large	Large	Large	Large	No
5-Small + SW	Small	Small	Small	Yes
FRT-Large + SW	Large	Small	Small	Yes
FRT-Large	Large	Small	Small	No
No-CNTR + SW	Large	No	Large	Yes
No-CNTR	Large	No	Large	No

For example:

Also, the balance between the front and the rear, or the center or the Sub woofer is adjustable. For example:

If it is set to "2CH SPK MODE", there are two available settings:

Playback Mode	Front Speakers	Sub woofer
2CH Direct	Each signal outputs directly from front speakers. No signal outputs from the Sub woofer.
2CH + SW	Yes	Yes

Navigation through the device's menu system is easy. The included manual will provide you with all the appropriate information for operating the player.

When the device is in playback mode, a green light is lit while an orange one when it is paused.

There is a blue light over the iLink button. This turns on when iLink is active.