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3-867-446-12 (1)
CD Radio
Cassette-Corder
Operating Instructions
CFD-E55
©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 Setting Up 12 Using the display 26 Choosing the power sources 13 Locating a specific point in a 28 Selecting the audio emphasis track (SOUND/MEGA BASS) 14 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) Additional Information 15 Playing tracks in random order 29 Precautions (Shuffle Play) 31 Troubleshooting 16 Creating your own program 33 Maintenance (Program
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O O P P Z Z E E N N P P / / Basic Operations Playing a CD 3 1, 2 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 26). 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. 3 Press u . Display The player turns on (direct power-on) and plays all the tracks once. Track number Playing time 4 Basic Operations C C U U L L T S S O O U H S H S N E E E T I M E S E T
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER ZPUSH OPEN/CLOSE VOL –, + . , > u x Tip To Press Next time you want to adjust the volume VOL +, – listen to a CD, just press u . The player turns on stop playback x automatically and starts playing the CD. pause playback u 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/CLOSE turn on/off the player POWER Basic Operations 5
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VOL Listening to the radio 2 1 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 26). Display 1 Press RADIO BAND until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on). Indicates an FM stereo 2 Hold down TUNE TIME SET + or broadcast – until the frequency digits begin to change 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 the button repeatedly to change the frequency step by step. 6 Basic O
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER VOL –, + PLAY MODE MONO/ST ISS Tips To Press • If the FM broadcast is adjust the volume VOL +, – noisy, press PLAY MODE •MONO/ST ISS turn on/off the radio POWER until “Mono” appears in the display and the radio will play in To improve broadcast reception monaural. Reorient the antenna for FM. Reorient the player itself • Next time you want to for AM. listen to the radio, just press RADIO BAND. The player turns on automatically an
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PLAY Playing a tape 2 1 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 26). 1 Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. Close the compartment. With the side you want to play facing you 2 Press N . Display The player turns on (direct power-on) and starts playing. 8 Basic Operations STOP/EJECT
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER VOL –, + m, M xZ X Tip To Press Next time you want to adjust the volume VOL +, – listen to a tape, just press N . The player stop playback xZ turns on automatically and starts playing the fast-forward or rewind the tape M or m tape. 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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VOL OPR/BATT POWER Recording on a tape 31 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 26). 1 Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. With the side you want to record on facing you 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 STOP/EJECT R B A A D N I D O
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Basic Operations REC 3 Press z to start recording (N is depressed automatically). Use these buttons for additional operations POWER PLAY MODE MONO/ST ISS xZ X N Tips • Adjusting the volume or To Press the audio emphasis (see page 27) will not affect stop recording xZ the recording level. pause recording X • If the AM program Press the button again to makes a whistling sound after you've resume recording. pressed z in step 3, turn on/off the player POWER press PLAY MODE• MONO/ST ISS (Interference
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The CD Player Using the display You can check information about the CD using the display. DSPL ENT MEM Checking the total track number and playing time Press DSPL ENT MEM 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 DSPL ENT MEM while playing a CD. The track numbers in the music calendar disappear after they are played. To display Press DSPL ENT MEM the current track numbe
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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. 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 The CD Player 13
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Playing tracks x repeatedly (Repeat Play) ., > PLAY MODE You can play tracks repeatedly in MONO/ST ISS normal, shuffle or program play modes (see pages 15 - 17). u 1 Press x. “Cd” appears in the display. 2 Proceed as follows. To repeat Do this a single track 1 Press PLAY MODE• MONO/ST ISS until “REP 1” appears. 2 Press . or > to select the track that you want to repeat. 3 Press u. all the tracks 1 Press PLAY MODE• MONO/ST ISS until “REP ALL” appears. 2 Press u. tracks in random order 1 Press PLA
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The CD Player Playing tracks in random order x (Shuffle Play) PLAY MODE MONO/ST ISS You can play tracks in random order. u 1 Press x. “Cd” appears in the display. 2 Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST ISS until “SHUF” appears in the display. 3 Press u to start shuffle play. To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST ISS until “SHUF” disappears from the display. The CD Player 15
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Creating your x own program (Program Play) ., > DSPL ENT MEM You can arrange the playing order of up to 20 tracks on a CD. PLAY MODE MONO/ST ISS u 1 Press x. “Cd” appears in the display. 2 Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST ISS until “PGM” appears in the display. 3 Press the . or > then press DSPL ENT MEM for the tracks you want to program in the order you want. Programed track Playing order The programed tracks appear in the music calender. 4 Press u to start program play. 16 The CD Player
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The CD Player Tips To cancel Program Play • You can play the same Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST ISS 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 DSPL ENT MEM. 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 pr
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The Radio Presetting radio AUTO PRESET stations PRESET –, + You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to RADIO BAND 20 radio stations, 10 for each band in any order. DSPL ENT MEM 1 Press RADIO BAND until the band you want appears in the display. 2 Hold down 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. If a station cannot be preset automatically You need to preset a s
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The Radio Playing preset radio stations PRESET –, + Once you've preset the stations, use PRESET + or – to tune in to your RADIO BAND favorite stations. 1 Press RADIO BAND to select the band. 2 Press PRESET + or – to tune in the stored station. The Radio 19
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The Timer Setting the clock CLOCK “– –:– –” indication appears in the display until you set the clock. DSPL ENT MEM TUNE TIME SET –, + Tip Before you set the clock, connect the power source (see The time display page 26). system: 12-hour system AM 12:00 = midnight 1 Press CLOCK for 2 seconds until the hour digit PM 12:00 = noon flashes. 2 Press TUNE TIME SET + or – until you set the current hour. Then press DSPL ENT MEM. The minute digits flash. Set the minutes by pressing TUNE TIME SET + or – u
