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3-227-098-11 (1)
FM/AM
Cassette Car Stereo
US
Operating Instructions
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit.
Record these numbers in the space provided below.
Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No. XR-CA610X/CA600X Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.
XR-CA610X
XR-CA6
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Warning Welcome ! This equipment has been tested and found to Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette comply with the limits for a Class B digital Player. You can enjoy its various features even device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. more with: These limits are designed to provide reasonable Optional CD/MD units (both changers and 1 protection against harmful interference in a players)* . residential installation. This equipment CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD 2 gener
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Table of Contents Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CD/MD Unit (optional) Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Playing a CD or MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Notes on Cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Playing tracks repeatedly Getting Started — Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Location of controls Refer to the pages listed for details. TAPE : During tape playback RADIO : During radio reception MENU : During menu mode : During CD/MD playback (optional) TV : During TV reception (optional) CD/MD XR-CA610X/CA600X a MBP button 16 o MODE (o) button b MENU button 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, TAPE 9 RADIO 10, 11 17, 19, 20, 21, 22 CD/MD 17, 19 c Volume control dial TV 21 d LIST button p DSPL (display mode change) button RADIO 11, 12 12, 18, 19 CD/MD 19, 20 q Numb
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LIST SOUND Card remote commander RM-X114 Supplied: XR-CA610X Optional: XR-CA600X DSPL MODE + PRESET DISC + SOURCE – + SEEK SEEK DISC – PRESET – OFF ATT + VOL (DISC/PRESET) (+): to select upwards – (SEEK) (SEEK) (–): to select (+): to select leftwards/ rightwards/ . > The corresponding buttons of the card remote commander control the same functions as those on this unit. (DISC/PRESET) a DSPL button (–): to select downwards b MENU button In menu mode, the currently selectable button (s) c SO
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Precautions Notes on Cassettes If your car was parked in direct sunlight, allow Cassette care the unit to cool off before operating it. Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as If no power is being supplied to the unit, check any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads. the connections first. If everything is in order, Keep cassettes away from equipment with check the fuse. built-in magnets such as speakers and If no sound comes from the speakers of a two- amplifiers, as e
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Detaching the front panel Getting Started You can detach the front panel of this unit to protect the unit from being stolen. Resetting the unit Caution alarm If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF Before operating the unit for the first time or position without removing the front panel, the after replacing the car battery, you must reset the caution alarm will beep for a few seconds. unit. If you connect an optional amplifier and do not Remove the front panel and press the RESET use t
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Attaching the front panel Place hole A of the front panel onto the spindle Setting the clock B on the unit, then lightly push the left side in. The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (MENU), then press either side of (DISC/PRESET) repeatedly until “CLOCK” appears. 1Press (ENTER). The hour indication flashes. 2Press either side of (DISC/PRESET) to set the hour. x 3Press the (+) side of (SEEK). The minute indication flashes. 4Press either side o
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Playing a tape in various Cassette Player modes You can play the tape in various modes: METAL lets you play a metal or CrO2 tape. Listening to a tape BL.SKP (Blank Skip) skips blanks longer than 8 seconds. 1 Press (OPEN) and insert a cassette. ATA (Automatic Tuner Activation) turns on the Playback starts automatically. tuner automatically when fast-winding the tape. NR (Dolby NR) lets you select the Dolby* NR B system (XR-CA610X only). * Manufacutured under license from Dolby Labora
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Receiving the stored stations Radio 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select The unit can store up to 6 stations per band the radio. (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, and AM2). 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the Caution band. When tuning in stations while driving, use Best 3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) Tuning Memory to prevent accidents. on which the desired station is stored. Tip Press either side of (DISC/PRESET) to receive the stations in the order they are stored in the memory Storing
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Storing only the desired Storing station names — Station Memo stations You can assign a name to each radio station and You can manually preset the desired stations on store it in memory. The name of the station any chosen number button. currently tuned in appears in the display. You can assign a name using up to 8 characters for a 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select station. the radio. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the Storing the station names band. 1 Tune in a station whose name
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Displaying the station name Switch the display item to frequency or station Tuning in a station through a name*. list To Press — List-up Switch display (DSPL) during radio item reception 1 During radio reception, press (LIST) momentarily. The frequency or the name assigned to the * If the station name is not stored, “NO NAME” station currently tuned in flashes. appears in the display for one second. Erasing the station name 1 During radio reception, press (MENU), then press either side of
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DSPL MODE SOUND *1 Only if the corresponding optional equipment is connected. *2 If your car has no ACC (accessory) position on the Other Functions ignition key switch, be sure to press (OFF) for 2 seconds to turn off the clock indication after turning off the ignition. You can also control the unit (and optional CD/ MD/TV units) with a rotary commander (optional). By rotating the control Using the rotary commander First, attach the appropriate label depending on how you want to mount the
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Changing the operative direction The operative direction of controls is factory-set Adjusting the sound as shown below. characteristics To increase You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and fader. The bass and treble levels can be stored independently for each source. 1 Select the item you want to adjust by To decrease pressing (SOUND) repeatedly. If you need to mount the rotary commander on Each time you press (SOUND), the item the right hand side of the steering column, you changes
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1 Press (MENU). To set A.SCRL, press (MENU) during CD/ Changing the sound and MD Playback. display settings 2 Press either side of (DISC/PRESET) repeatedly until the desired item — Menu appears. The following items can be set: 3 Press the (+) side of (SEEK) to select the desired setting (Example: ON or SET (Set Up) OFF). CLOCK (page 8) 4 Press (ENTER). BEEP — to turn the beeps on or off. After the mode setting is completed, the RM (Rotary Commander) — to change the display returns
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Selecting the sound position Setting the equalizer — My Best sound Position (MBP) You can select an equalizer curve for seven music types (XPLOD, VOCAL, CLUB, JAZZ, When you drive without passengers, you can NEW AGE, ROCK, CUSTOM, and OFF enjoy the most comfortable sound environment (equalizer OFF)). with “My Best sound Position.” You can store and adjust the equalizer settings “My Best sound Position” has two presets, which for frequency and level. adjust the sound level of balance and f
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4 Select the desired frequency and level. 1 Press either side of (SEEK) to select CD/MD Unit (optional) the desired frequency. Each time you press (SEEK), the frequency changes. This unit can control external CD/MD units. If you connect an optional CD unit with the CD 62 (Hz) y 157 (Hz) y 396 (Hz) y TEXT function and the custom file function, the 1k (Hz) y 2.5k (Hz) y 6.3k (Hz) y CD TEXT information will appear in the display 16k (Hz) when you play a CD TEXT disc. 2Press either side of (DIS
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Display items Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play When the disc/track changes, any prerecorded 1 title* of the new disc/track is automatically You can select: displayed (if the Auto Scroll function is set to REP-1 — to repeat a track. “ON,” names exceeding 8 characters will be REP-2 — to repeat a disc. scrolled (page 15)). During playback, press (1) (REP) repeatedly until the desired setting Displayable items appears in the display. Music source Repeat Play starts. Clock Fun
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Tips Simply overwrite or enter “_” to correct or erase a Labeling a CD name. There is another way to start labeling 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
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Locating a disc by name Selecting specific tracks for — List-up (For a CD unit with the CD TEXT/ playback CUSTOM FILE function, or an MD unit) — Bank (For a CD unit with the CUSTOM FILE You can use this function for discs that have been function) 1 assigned custom names* or for CD TEXT 2 If you label the disc, you can set the unit to skip discs* . or play the tracks of your choice. *1 Locating a disc by its custom name: when you assign a name for a CD (page 19) or an MD. 1 Start playing th
