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FM/MW/LW
MiniDisc Player
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Operating Instructions
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Manual de instrucciones
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Welcome ! Precautions Thank you for purchasing the Sony MiniDisc • If your car was parked in direct sunlight Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of resulting in a considerable rise in features using the following controller temperature inside the car, allow the unit to accessories: cool off before operating it. • If no power is being supplied to the unit, Optional accessories check the connections first. If everything is in Rotary commander RM-X4S order, check the fuse. Card remote comman
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Notes on attaching labels Notes on MDs Be sure to attach labels on cartridges correctly, as failing to do so may cause the MD to Since the disc itself is housed in a cartridge, become stuck in the unit. free from accidental contact with your fingers and dust, MDs can withstand a certain degree •Attach the label in a suitable position. of the rough handling. However, dirt or dust •Remove old labels before putting new ones on the surface of the cartridge or a warped on. cartridge may cause a malfu
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Table of Contents Location of controls ............................................. 5 Other Functions Labelling the rotary commander ..................... 21 Getting Started Using the rotary commander ........................... 22 Resetting the unit ................................................. 7 Adjusting the sound characteristics ................ 23 Detaching the front panel ................................... 7 Attenuating the sound ...................................... 24 Turning the
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+ T S P R R P S T - - - + D I C S S Location of controls OPEN PTY DSPL D-BASS MENU LIST TA -SEEK/AMS SOURCE AF SOUND ENTER REP SHUF MODE 1 2 3 4 56 OFF MDX-C6500RX/C6500RV /C6500R/C6400R Refer to the pages listed for details. 1 Volume control dial 19 qf SEEK/AMS –/+ (cursor left/right) buttons 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24 2 MENU button 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, Automatic Music Sensor 10, 14 18, 19, 21, 24 Manual Search 10 3 DISC/PRST +/– (cursor up/down) buttons Seek 15, 16, 18 8,
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Location of controls Card remote commander RM-X91 (optional) The corresponding buttons of the card OPEN/CLOSE remote commander control the same OFF functions as those on this unit. 1 OFF button DISC MENU LIST 2 MENU button SEEK SEEK SOURCE 3 SOURCE button 4 SEEK/AMS buttons DISC SOUND ENTER 5 SOUND button 6 DSPL (DSPL/PTY) button DSPL MODE 7 ATT button ATT VOL 8 LIST button 9 DISC/PRST buttons q; ENTER button qa MODE button qs VOL buttons Notes • A unit turned off by pressing (OFF) for 2 seconds
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Attaching the front panel Place the hole A in the front panel onto the spindle B on the unit as illustrated, then push Getting Started the left side in. Resetting the unit A Before operating the unit for the first time or B after replacing the car battery, you must reset the unit. Remove the front panel and press the reset button with a pointed object, such as a ball- point pen. Reset button x Note Pressing the reset button will erase the clock setting and some memorised functions. Detaching the
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Turning the unit on/off Setting the clock The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication. Turning on the unit Press (SOURCE) or insert an MD in the unit. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 For details on operation, refer to page 9 (MD/ CD) and page 15 (radio). 1 Press (MENU), then press either side of (DISC/PRST) repeatedly until “CLOCK” Turning off the unit appears. Press (OFF) to stop MD/CD playback or radio reception (the key illumination and display remain on). Press (OFF) for two seconds to co
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When the last track on the MD is MD Player over CD/MD Unit (optional) The track number indication returns to “1,” and playback restarts from the first track of the MD. In addition to playing an MD with this unit alone, you can also control external CD/MD To Press units. Stop playback (OFF) If you connect an optional CD unit with the Eject the MD (OPEN) then Z CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information will appear in the display when you play a CD TEXT disc. Playing a CD or MD (with an optional CD
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After you select the desired item, the display Locating a specific track will automatically change to the Motion — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) Display mode after a few seconds. In the Motion Display mode, all the items are During playback, press either side of scrolled in the display one by one in order. (SEEK/AMS) momentarily for each track you want to skip. Note If you use personalised labels, they will always take priority over the original CD TEXT To locate To locate preceding succeeding in
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Playing tracks repeatedly Playing tracks in random — Repeat Play order — Shuffle Play The MD in the main unit will automatically You can select: repeat itself when it reaches the end. As repeat •SHUF-1 — to play the tracks on the current play, you can select: disc in random order. •REP-1 — to repeat a track. •SHUF-2 — to play the tracks in the current •REP-2 — to repeat a disc in the optional CD/ optional CD/MD unit in random order. MD unit. •SHUF-ALL — to play all the tracks in all the optional
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5 To return to normal CD play mode, press (ENTER). Labelling a CD — Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the CUSTOM FILE Tips function) • To erase or correct a name, enter “_” (under-bar) for each character. You can label each disc with a personalised • There is another way to start labelling a CD. Press name. You can enter up to eight characters for (LIST) for two seconds instead of steps 2 and 3. You can also complete the operation by pressing a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the (LIST) for
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Erasing the disc memo Locating a disc by name 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select — List-up (For a CD unit with the CD TEXT “CD.“ function/CUSTOM FILE function, or an MD unit) 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the CD unit with the CUSTOM FILE function. You can use this function for discs that have been assigned custom names or for CD TEXT discs. 3 Press (MENU), then press either side of You can locate the disc by (DISC/PRST) repeatedly until “NAME — its custom name: when you assign a name DE
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Playing specific tracks only Selecting specific tracks You can select: •“BANK-ON” — to play the tracks with the for playback “PLAY” setting. — Bank •“BANK-INV” (Inverse) — to play the tracks with the “SKIP” setting. (For a CD unit with the CUSTOM FILE function) 1 During playback, press (MENU), then If you label the disc, you can set the unit to press either side of (DISC/PRST) skip or play the tracks of your choice. repeatedly until “BANK-ON,” “BANK- INV,” or “BANK-OFF” appears. 1 Start playing
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Memorising only the Radio desired stations You can preset up to 18 FM stations (6 each for FM1, FM2, and FM3), up to 6 MW stations, and up to 6 LW stations in the order of your Memorising stations choice. automatically 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) tuner. The unit selects the stations with the strongest signals and memorises them in the order of 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the their frequencies. You can store up to 6 stations band. on each band (FM1
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If FM stereo reception is poor Receiving the memorised — Monaural Mode 1 During radio reception, press (MENU), stations then press either side of (DISC/PRST) repeatedly until “MONO-OFF” appears. 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the tuner. 2 Press the (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) until “MONO-ON“ appears. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the The sound improves, but becomes band. monaural (“ST” disappears). 3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) on 3 Press (ENTER). which the desired station is st
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Tip The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See “Changing the sound and display settings” on RDS page 24.) Note “NO NAME” appears if the received station does not transmit RDS data. Overview of the RDS function Retuning the same Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows FM stations to send programme automatically additional digital information along with the regular radio programme signal. Your car — Alternative Frequencies (AF) stereo offers you a variety of services. He
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Notes Local link function • When there is no alternative station in the area (United Kingdom only) and you do not need to search for an alternative station, turn the AF function off by pressing The Local Link function lets you select other (AF) repeatedly until “AF-OFF” appears. local stations in the area, even if they are not • When “NO AF” and the station name flash stored on your number buttons. alternately, it means that the unit cannot find an alternative station in the network. • If the st
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Notes • “NO TP” flashes for five seconds if the received Presetting the RDS station does not broadcast traffic announcements. Then, the unit starts searching stations with the AF and for a station that broadcasts it. • When “EON” appears with “TP” in the display, TA data the current station makes use of broadcast traffic announcement of other stations in the same When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores network. each station’s data as well as its frequency, so you don’t have to turn on the
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1 Press (DSPL/PTY) during FM reception until “PTY” appears. Locating a station by programme type You can locate the station you want by selecting one of the programme types shown The current programme type name appears below. if the station is transmitting the PTY data. “- - - - -” appears if the received station is Programme types Display not an RDS station, or if the RDS data has News NEWS not been received. Current Affairs AFFAIRS Information INFO 2 Press (DISC/PRST) repeatedly until the desi
