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3-865-706-34 (1)
CD Radio
Cassette-Corder
GB
GB
Operating Instructions page 2
ES
ES
Manual de instrucciones página 2
CFD-S28L
CFD-S38
CFD-S38L
CFD-S55
1999 by Sony Corporation
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About this manual Warning The instructions in this manual are for the To prevent fire or shock hazard, do CFD-S28L, CFD-S38, CFD-S38L and CFD-S55. not expose the player to rain or Before you start reading, check your model moisture. number. The CFD-S38L is the model used for illustration purpose. To avoid electrical shock, do not open Note the cabinet. Refer servicing to The name of the switch to turn on/off this qualified personnel only. player is indicated as below: “OPERATE”: CFD-S28L/S38L “P
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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 GB 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/MEG
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Basic Operations Playing a CD 3 1, 2 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 25). 1 Press 6PUSH OPEN/CLOSE down to open the CD compartment and place the CD PUSH 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 The player turns on (direct CD power-on) and plays all the tracks once. Track number Playing time GB 4 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations OPERATE (or 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/ automatically and starts S38L/S55 only) playing the CD. stop playback p pause playback ^ (P on the remote, CFD-S38/S38L/S55 only) Press the button again to resume play after pause. go to the next track + go back to the previous tra
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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). Indicates an FM stereo 2 Hold down TIME SET•TUNE TIME broadcast + or – (TUNE + or – on the SET remote, CFD-S38/S38L/S55 only) until the frequency digits begin to TUNE 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 stati
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations OPERATE (or POWER) VOLUME +, – PLAY MODE MONO/ST ISS Tips To Press • If the FM broadcast is adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – noisy, press PLAY MODE •MONO/ST ISS on the remote, CFD-S38/ until “Mono” appears in S38L/S55 only) the display and the turn on/off the radio OPERATE (or POWER, radio will play in see page 2) monaural. • Next time you want to listen to the radio, just To improve broadcast reception press RADIO BAND. The p
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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 2 Press (. Display The player turns on (direct power-on) and starts playing. GB 8 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations 0 ) p6 P VOLUME +, – OPERATE (or 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 S38L/S55 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 OPERATE (or POWER, s
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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). GB 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 OPERATE (or POWER) FUNCTION PLAY MODE MONO/ST ISS Tips To Press • Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis (see stop recording p6 page 27) will not affect pause recording P the recording level. Press the button again to • CFD-S28L/S38L only: If resume recording. the MW/LW program makes a whistling turn on/off the player OPERATE (or POWER, see sound after you've pag
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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• MEMOR
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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/S38L/S55 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
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Playing tracks PLAY MODE repeatedly MONO/ST ISS (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/S38L/S55 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 ISS until “REP following to start 1” appears. repeat play: 2 Press = or + to select
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The CD Player Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle Play) PLAY MODE MONO/ST ISS You can play tracks in random order. ^ p On the remote 1 Press p. (CFD-S38/S38L/S55 only) “Cd” appears in the display. 1 Press p. 2 Press MODE until 2 Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST ISS 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 ISS until “SHUF” disappears from the display. GB The CD Player 15
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Creating your own program PLAY MODE MONO/ST ISS (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/S38L/S55 only) “Cd” appears in the display. 1 Press p. 2 Press MODE until 2 Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST ISS 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 tracks MEMORY for the tracks you want to program in you want to p
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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 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 cur
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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. GB 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 30 radio stations (CFD-S28L/S38L) or 20 LOOP radio stations (CFD-S38/S55), 10 for each AUTO PRESET band in any order. 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 hi
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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/S38L/S55 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. GB 20 The Radio
