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3-043-357-11 (1)
CD Radio
Cassette-Corder
Operating Instructions
CFD-G30
CFD-G50
©1999 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 22 Falling asleep to music 13 Locating a specific point in a track Setting Up 14 Playing tracks repeatedly 23 Choosing the power sources (Repeat Play) 25 Connecting optional components 15 Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle Play) Additional Information 16 Creating your own program (Program Play) 27 Precautions 18 E
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Basic Operations Playing a CD 3 1, 2 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 23). 1 Press ZPUSH OPEN/CLOSE down to open the CD compartment and place the CD on the CD compartment. With the label side up 2 Close the lid of the CD compartment. Display 3 Press u . 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 ZPUSH OPEN/CLOSE VOLUME +, – x u . , > Tip To Press Next time you want to adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – listen to a CD, just press u . The player turns on on the remote, CFD-G50 automatically and starts only) playing the CD. stop playback x pause playback u (X on the remote, CFD-G50 only) Press the button again to resume play after pause. go to the next track > go back to the previous track . remove the CD ZPUSH OPEN/CL
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Listening to the radio 1 2 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 23). Display 1 Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on). Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows: “FM1” t “FM2” t “AM”. 2 Hold down TUNE + or – until the frequency digits begin to change in the display. The player automatically scans Indicates an FM stereo the radio frequencies and stops broadcast when it finds a clear station. If you can't tune in a st
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER VOLUME +, – PLAY MODE MONO/ST Tips To Press • The “FM1” and “FM2” bands have the same adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – functions. You can store on the remote, CFD-G50 the stations you want only) separately in “FM1” and turn on/off the radio POWER “FM2” (see page 19). • If the FM broadcast is noisy, press PLAY To improve broadcast reception MODE •MONO/ST until “Mono” appears in Reorient the antenna for FM. Reorient the play
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Playing a tape 2 1 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 23). 1 Press xZ to open the tape With the side you want to play facing upward compartment and insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. Close the compartment. Display 2 Press N . 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 xZ X m, M VOLUME +, – POWER Tip To Press Next time you want to adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – listen to a tape, just on the remote, CFD-G50 press N . The player turns on automatically only) and starts playing the stop playback xZ tape. fast-forward or rewind the tape M or m pause playback X Press the button again to resume play after pause. eject the cassette xZ 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 23). 1 Press xZ to open the tape With the side you want to 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, insert a CD (see page 4) and press x on the CD section. To record from the radio, tune in the station you want (see page 6). 10 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations 3 Press z to start recording (N is depressed automatically). Use these buttons for additional operations POWER X xZ Tips • Adjusting the volume or To Press the audio emphasis (see page 21) will not affect stop recording xZ the recording level. pause recording X • For the best results, use Press the button again to the AC power as a power source. resume recording. • To erase a recording, turn on/off the player POWER proceed as follows: 1 Insert the tape whose recording you want t
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The CD Player Using the display DISPLAY ENT MEMORY You can check information about the CD using the display. Checking the total track number and playing time Press DISPLAY ENT•MEMORY in stop mode. Total playing time Total track number Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY ENT•MEMORY while playing a CD. To display Press DISPLAY ENT•MEMORY the current track number once and the remaining time on the current track* the number of tracks left twice and remaining time on the CD the current track nu
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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-G50 only). To locate Press a point while listening to > (forward) or . the sound (backward) while playing and hold down until you find the point a point while observing > (forward) or . the display (backward) in pause and hold down until you find the point Note a specific track directly the number bu
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Playing tracks PLAY MODE repeatedly MONO/ST (Repeat Play) u You can play tracks repeatedly in x normal, shuffle or program play modes (see pages 15 - 17). ., > On the remote 1 Press x. (CFD-G50 only) 1 Press x. “Cd” appears in the display. 2 Press MODE until 2 Proceed as follows. the repeat mode you want appears in the To repeat Do this display. 3 Do either of the a single track 1 Press PLAY MODE• following to start MONO/ST until “REP 1” repeat play: appears. •When you’ve 2 Press . or > to selec
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The CD Player Playing tracks in PLAY MODE random order MONO/ST (Shuffle Play) u You can play tracks in random order. x On the remote 1 Press x. (CFD-G50 only) 1 Press x. “Cd” appears in the display. 2 Press MODE until 2 Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST until “SHUF” “SHUF” appears in appears in the display. the display. 3 Press N. 3 Press u 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 DISPLAY ENT MEMORY own program u (Program Play) You can arrange the playing order x of up to 20 tracks on a CD. ., > PLAY MODE MONO/ST On the remote 1 Press x. (CFD-G50 only) “Cd” appears in the display. 1 Press x. 2 Press MODE until 2 Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST until “PGM” “PGM” appears in appears in the display. the display. 3 Press the number 3 Press the . or > then press DISPLAY ENT• buttons for the MEMORY for the tracks you want to program in tracks you want to the order you want
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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 z to start recording. To change the current
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Enjoying sound effects (LOOP/FLASH) (CFD-G50 only) You can repeat part of a CD (LOOP) and can “flash” the CD sound (FLASH) during playback. LOOP FLASH 1 Play a CD. 2 Press and hold LOOP or FLASH at the point you want to start the function. To Press and hold repeat a selected part of a CD LOOP “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 DISPLAY ENT RADIO BAND stations MEMORY AUTO PRESET You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations, 10 for each band (FM1, FM2 and AM) in any order. PRESET –, + Tip 1 Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET until the If you automatically band you want appears in the display. preset the “FM1” or “FM2” band, 10 radio 2 Hold down RADIO stations are stored in BAND•AUTO PRESET “FM1” band and 10 for 2 seconds until more radio stat
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Playing preset RADIO BAND AUTO PRESET radio stations Once you've preset the stations, use PRESET + or – to tune in to your favorite stations. PRESET –, + On the remote 1 Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the (CFD-G50 only) band. 1 Press BAND to select the band. 2 Press PRESET + or – to tune in the stored station. 2 Press the number buttons to tune in the stored station. , 20 The Radio
