Sony SACD 5400 ES: how to get it in standby ?

If you can turn it on/off with the remote, it must be in "Stand-By." It could not respond to the remote if it was really powered off.

Kal

Agree with "If you can turn it on and off with the remote, it is in standby".
The problem as i see it, is the EXPECTATION of the electronics being left on!
Because some power amplifiers and preamps HAVE a partial stay on where the electronics are still powered a bit and THAT is also called 'Standby', the expectation for ALL equipment to behave this way is there. It is NOT the normal 'standby' to keep the electronics warmed up. The real original 'standby' ahs been all it does is mean the product can be turned on and off with the remote. that is it.
No secret low powered special status. Remote works on/off yup, then the unit IS on standby.

Kal writes:

If you can turn it on/off with the remote, it must be in "Stand-By." It could not respond to the remote if it was really powered off.

I guess it depends on what you mean by "Standby". Expanding on what Elizabeth says.

I am not saying that the following applies to the Sony, but provide this as a different example of "Standby".

With my BAT VK50SE amp, I can put it into Standby by pressing the Standby button on the front of the amp. The little blue light lights up, and the valve heaters are still running (probably at a lower current) but the B+ is turned off. To fire it up again to operational mode, I can press the Display/POWER button on the remote, and it goes through a 60s cycle and comes on stream.

In addition, I can hold the Standby button on the pre-amp down for 5s or so, and it turns completely off. The Standby light goes out and the tubes go off, and it goes cold.

But the IR receiver for the remote is still working, because I can fire it up from being off with the remote.

I would have to unplug the power cord to completely disable it.

So perhaps there can be three operational levels if we take the remote circuitry into consideration.

Regards,

AFAIK, there are no heaters in this player. ;-)

Kal

I think the player is telling YOU to standby and make sure it powers off.