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3-865-706-11(1)
CD Radio
Cassette-Corder
Operating Instructions
CFD-S28
CFD-S38
©1999 by Sony Corporation
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Information Warning For customers in the United States To prevent fire or shock hazard, do This equipment has been tested and found to not expose the player to rain or comply with the limits for a Class B digital moisture. device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordan
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Basic Operations Table of contents Basic Operations 4 Playing a CD 6 Listening to the radio 8 Playing a tape 10 Recording on a tape The CD Player The Timer 12 Using the display 21 Setting the clock 13 Locating a specific point in a 22 Waking up to music track 24 Falling asleep to music 14 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) Setting Up 15 Playing tracks in random order 25 Choosing the power sources (Shuffle Play) 27 Selecting the audio emphasis 16 Creating your own program (Sound Mode/MEGA BA
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Basic Operations Playing a CD 3 1,2 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 25). 1 Press 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE down to open the CD PUSH compartment and place the CD OPEN/CLOSE on the CD compartment. With the label side up 2 Close the lid of the CD compartment. PUSH OPEN/CLOSE 3 Press ^. Display CD The player turns on (direct power-on) and plays all the tracks once. Track number Playing time 4 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE ^ VOLUME +, – p =,+ Tip To Press Next time you want to adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – listen to a CD, just press ^. The player turns on on the remote, CFD-S38 only) automatically and starts stop playback p playing the CD. pause playback ^ (P on the remote, CFD-S38 only) Press the button again to resume play after pause. go to the next track + go back to the previous track = remove the CD 6 PUSH OPEN/CLO
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Listening to the radio 12 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 25). Display 1 Press RADIO BAND until the PRESET band you want appears in the RADIO BAND display (direct power-on). TIME Indicates an FM stereo 2 Hold down TIME SET•TUNE SET broadcast + or – (TUNE + or – on the remote, CFD-S38 only) until the frequency digits begin to change TUNE in the display. The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station. If you can't tune in a station, press
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER VOLUME +, – PLAY MODE MONO/ST Tips To Press • If the FM broadcast is adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the noisy, press PLAY MODE •MONO/ST remote, CFD-S38 only) until “Mono” appears in turn on/off the radio POWER the display and the radio will play in monaural. To improve broadcast reception • Next time you want to Reorient the antenna for FM. Reorient the player itself listen to the radio, just for AM. press RADIO BAND
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Playing a tape 2 1 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 25). STOP/EJECT 1 Press p6 to open the tape With the side you want compartment and insert a to play facing upward recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. Close the compartment. PLAY Display 2 Press (. The player turns on (direct power-on) and starts playing. 8 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations 0 ) p6 P VOLUME +, – POWER Tip To Press Next time you want to listen to a tape, just adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – press (. The player on the remote, CFD-S38 turns on automatically only) and starts playing the stop playback p6 tape. fast-forward or rewind the tape ) or 0 pause playback P Press the button again to resume play after pause. eject the cassette p6 turn on/off the player POWER Basic Operations 9
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Recording on a tape 31 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 25). STOP/EJECT With the side you want to 1 Press p6 to open the tape record on facing upward compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. 2 Select the program source you want to record. Display To record from the CD player, CD insert a CD (see page 4) and press p on the CD section. PRESET To record from the radio, tune in RADIO BAND the station you want (see page 6). 10 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations REC 3 Press r to start recording (( is depressed automatically). Use these buttons for additional operations p6 P POWER FUNCTION Tips To Press • Adjusting the volume or stop recording p6 the audio emphasis (see page 27) will not affect pause recording P the recording level. Press the button again to • For the best results, use resume recording. the AC power as a power source. turn on/off the player POWER • To erase a recording, proceed as follows: 1 Insert the tape whose recordi
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The CD Player Using the display You can check information about the CD using the display. DISPLAY ENT MEMORY Checking the total track number and playing time Press DISPLAY ENT•MEMORY in stop mode. If the CD has more than 12 tracks, “OVER 12” appears in the display. Total playing time Total track number Music calendar Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY ENT•MEMORY while playing a CD. The track numbers in the music calendar disappear after they are played. To display Press DISPLAY ENT•MEMORY
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The CD Player Locating a specific point in a track You can quickly find a specific point in a track while playing a CD. You can also locate any track using the number buttons on the remote (CFD-S38 only). =,+ Note To locate Press CFD-S38 only: a point while listening to + (forward) or = You cannot locate a the sound (backward) while playing specific track if and hold down until you “SHUF” or “PGM” is lit find the point in the display. Turn off the indication by a point while observing + (forwar
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Playing tracks PLAY MODE repeatedly MONO/ST (Repeat Play) ^ You can play tracks repeatedly in p normal, shuffle or program play modes (see page 16). =,+ On the remote 1 Press p. (CFD-S38 only) “Cd” appears in the display. 1 Press p. 2 Press MODE until 2 Proceed as follows. the repeat mode you want appears in the To repeat Do this display. a single track 1 Press PLAY MODE• 3 Do either of the MONO/ST until “REP 1” following to start appears. repeat play: 2 Press = or + to select •When you’ve the
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The CD Player Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle Play) PLAY MODE MONO/ST ^ You can play tracks in random order. p On the remote 1 Press p. (CFD-S38 only) “Cd” appears in the display. 1 Press p. 2 Press MODE until 2 Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST until “SHUF” “SHUF” appears in appears in the display. the display. 3 Press (. 3 Press ^ to start shuffle play. To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST until “SHUF” disappears from the display. The CD Player 15
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Creating your own program PLAY MODE MONO/ST (Program Play) DISPLAY ENT MEMORY You can arrange the playing order of up to 20 tracks on a CD. =,+ p ^ On the remote 1 Press p. (CFD-S38 only) “Cd” appears in the display. 1 Press p. 2 Press MODE until 2 Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST until “PGM” “PGM” appears in flashes in the display. the display. 3 Press the number 3 Press the = or + then press DISPLAY ENT• buttons for the tracks MEMORY for the tracks you want to program in you want to program the order y
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The CD Player Tips To cancel Program Play • You can play the same Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST until “PGM” program again, since disappears from the display. the program is saved until you open the CD compartment. To check the order of tracks before play • You can record your Press DISPLAY ENT•MEMORY. own program. After you’ve created the Every time you press the button, the track number program, insert a blank appears in the programed order. tape and press r to start recording. To change the current
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Enjoying sound effects (LOOP/FLASH) LOOP You can repeat part of a CD (LOOP) AUTO PRESET and can “flash” the CD sound (FLASH) during playback. FLASH 1 Play a CD. 2 Press and hold LOOP•AUTO PRESET or FLASH at the point you want to start the function. To Press and hold repeat a selected part of a CD LOOP• AUTO PRESET “flash” the CD sound FLASH To cancel the LOOP or FLASH function Release the button. The player returns to normal play. 18 The CD Player
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The Radio The Radio Presetting radio RADIO BAND stations DISPLAY ENT MEMORY You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 20 radio stations, 10 for each band in any LOOP order. AUTO PRESET PRESET +, – 1 Press RADIO BAND until the band you want appears in the display. 2 Hold down LOOP•AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until “AUTO” appears in the display. The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones. On the remote If a station cannot be pres
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Playing preset radio stations Once you've preset the stations, use the RADIO BAND number buttons on the remote or PRESET +/– on the player to tune in to your favorite stations. PRESET +, – On the remote 1 Press RADIO BAND to select the band. (CFD-S38 only) 1 Press BAND to select 2 Press PRESET + or – to tune in the stored station. the band. 2 Press the number buttons to tune in the stored station. 20 The Radio
