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3-225-220-21 (2)
FM/MW/LW
Cassette
Car Stereo
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Operating Instructions
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Manual de instrucciones
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Welcome ! Precautions Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette • If your car was parked in direct sunlight Player. resulting in a considerable rise in temperature inside the car, allow the unit to XR-CA300/CA310 only cool off before operating it. In addition to the cassette playback and radio • If no power is being supplied to the unit, operations, you can expand your system by check the connections first. If everything is in 1 connecting an optional CD/MD unit* . order, check the fuse. When
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Cassettes longer than 90 minutes The use of cassettes longer than 90 minutes is Notes on Cassettes not recommended except for long continuous play. The tape used for these cassettes is very Cassette care thin and tends to stretch easily. Frequent • Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as playing and stopping of these tapes may cause any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads. them to become entangled in the cassette deck • Keep cassettes away from equipment with mechanism. built-in magn
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Table of Contents This Unit Only With Optional Equipment Location of controls ................................................. 5 CD/MD Unit (XR-CA300/CA310 only) Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 17 Playing tracks repeatedly Getting Started — Repeat Play .............................................. 18 Resetting the unit ................................................ 6 Playing tracks in random order Detaching the front panel .................................. 6 — S
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Location of controls DIR SOURCE SRC MBP D-BASS MODE D SEEK AMS SEL OFF DISC REP SHUF ATA BTM ATT SENS AF 12 34 56 TA PTY DSPL RELEASE XR-CA300/CA310 Refer to the pages listed for details. 1 Volume +/– button 7 qf RESET button (located on the front side of the unit behind the front panel) 6 2 MODE button qg AF button 10, 11, 13 During radio reception: qh Number buttons 8, 9, 14, 15, 18 BAND select 8, 9 During radio reception: During CD/MD playback*: Preset number select 9, 11 CD/MD unit sel
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Attaching the front panel Attach part A of the front panel to part B of the unit as illustrated and push the left side Getting Started into position until it clicks. Resetting the unit Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery, you must reset the unit. Remove the front panel and press the RESET A button with a pointed object, such as a B ballpoint pen. Notes • Be sure not to attach the front panel upside down. • Do not press the front panel too hard against
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Setting the clock Cassette Player The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (DSPL) for two seconds. Listening to a tape Insert a cassette. The hour indication flashes. Playback starts automatically. 1 Press either side of the volume button to set the hour. to go forward to go back The side facing up is played. The side facing down is played. 2 Press (SEL). Tip The minute indication flashes. To change the tape‘s playback direction, press m and M. 3 Pr
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Radio reception during Radio fast-forwarding or rewinding of a tape — Automatic Tuner Activation (ATA) Memorizing stations When fast-forwarding or rewinding with the m or M button, the tuner will turn on automatically automatically. — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) During playback, press (6) (ATA) The unit selects the stations with the strongest repeatedly until “ATA-ON” in the display signals and memorizes them in the order of appears. their frequencies. You can store up to 6 stations ATA-ON y ATA-OF
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If you cannot tune in a preset Memorizing only the station — Automatic tuning/ Local Seek Mode desired stations Automatic tuning: You can preset up to 18 FM stations (6 each for Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to search FM1, 2, and 3), up to 6 MW stations, and up to for the station. 6 LW stations in the order of your choice. Scanning stops when the unit receives a station. Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly, or (TUNER) repeatedly until the desired station is to select th
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Retuning the same RDS programme automatically — Alternative Frequencies (AF) The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function automatically selects and retunes the station Overview of the RDS with the strongest signal in a network. By function using this function, you can continuously listen to the same programme during a long- Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting distance drive without having to retune the service that allows FM stations to send station manually. additional digital information al
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Changing the display item Local link function Each time you press (AF), the item changes as (United Kingdom only) follows: The Local Link function lets you select other AF-ON y AF-OFF local stations in the area, even if they are not stored on your number buttons. Notes • When “NO AF” and the station name flash 1 Press a number button that has a local alternately, it means that the unit cannot find an alternative station in the network. station stored on it. • If the station name starts flashing
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Presetting the volume of traffic Listening to traffic announcements You can preset the volume level of the traffic announcements announcements beforehand so you won’t miss the announcement. When a traffic The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic announcement starts, the volume will be Programme (TP) data let you automatically automatically adjusted to the preset level. tune in an FM station that is broadcasting traffic announcements even if you are listening to other programme sources. 1 Press
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Presetting the RDS Locating a station by stations with the AF and programme type TA data You can locate the station you want by selecting one of the programme types shown When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores below. each station’s data as well as its frequency, so you don’t have to turn on the AF or TA Programme types Display function every time you tune in the preset News NEWS station. You can select a different setting (AF, TA, or both) for individual preset stations, or Current Affair
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1 Press (PTY) during FM reception. Setting the clock automatically The current programme type name appears The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS if the station is transmitting the PTY data. transmission sets the clock automatically. “- - - - -” appears if the received station is not an RDS station, or if the RDS data has 1 During radio reception, press (SEL) and not been received. (2) simultaneously. If the TA function is ON, the unit starts searching for the next station. 2 Press (2) repeatedly
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Changing the sound and Other Functions display settings The following items can be set: •CT (Clock Time) (page 14). •A.SCRL (Auto Scroll)* (page 17). Adjusting the sound •M.DSPL (Motion Display) – the demonstration mode which appears characteristics when the tape is ejected and no source is selected (e.g., tuner is turned off). You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and •BEEP – to turn the beep sound on or off. fader. You can store the bass and treble levels independently for each source. 1 P
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Boosting the bass sound Selecting the sound — D-bass position — “My Best sound Position” You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass When you drive without passengers, you can sound. The D-bass function boosts the low enjoy comfortable sound environment by “My frequency signal and high frequency signal Best sound Position.” with a sharper curve than conventional bass “My Best sound Position” has two presets, boost. which adjusts the sound level of balance and You can hear the bass line more clearly
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Automatically scrolling a disc name With Optional Equipment — Auto Scroll If the disc name, artist name, or track name on CD/MD Unit a CD TEXT disc or MD exceeds 8 characters and the Auto Scroll function is on, information (XR-CA300/CA310 only) automatically scrolls across the display as follows: • The disc name appears when the disc has This unit can control external CD/MD units. changed (if the disc name is selected). If you connect an optional CD unit with the • The track name appears when th
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Locating a specific track — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play During playback, press either side of (SEEK/AMS) momentarily for each track You can select: you want to skip. •REP-1 – to repeat a track. •REP-2 – to repeat a disc. To locate succeeding tracks SEEK AMS During playback, press (3) (REP) To locate preceding tracks repeatedly until the desired setting appears. Locating a specific point in a track B REP-1 B REP-2 — Manual Search REP-OFF
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Cleaning the connectors Additional The unit may not function properly if the connectors between the unit and the front Information panel are not clean. In order to prevent this, open the front panel by pressing (RELEASE), then detach it and clean the connectors with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol. Do not apply too much force. Otherwise, the connectors may Maintenance be damaged. Fuse replacement When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one matching the amperage rating stated on the original fuse
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Dismounting the unit 1 Release key (supplied) 2 3 4 20
