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2-318-613-11 (1)
Personal
Component
System
Operating Instructions
This manual describes how to use the player. For the supplied software
SonicStage, please see “Installation/Operating Guide.”
CMT-A70
©2004 Sony Corporation
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Information Warning For customers in the United States To prevent fire or shock hazard, This equipment has been tested and found to do not expose the player to rain comply with the limits for a Class B digital or 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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Setting Up Table of contents Hooking up the system ................................. 35 Adjusting the contrast of the display ............ 37 Create your own ATRAC CDs ....................... 4 Connecting optional components ................. 37 Basic Operations Additional Information Playing a CD .................................................. 6 Precautions ................................................... 39 Listening to the radio .................................... 10 Troubleshooting ..
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Create your own ATRAC CDs In addition to the usual audio CDs, you can play an original CD, called “ATRAC CD,” that you create with the supplied software, SonicStage. Using SonicStage, about 30 audio CDs* can be recorded on one CD-R or CD-RW. The following is a quick overview of how you listen to music on your ATRAC CD. Install SonicStage on your computer. SonicStage is software that takes music downloaded from audio CDs and the Internet on your computer and creates original CDs. It can be inst
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Create your own ATRAC CDs Which discs can you play on this CD player? Audio CDs: CDDA format CDs CDDA (Compact Disc Digital Audio) is a recording standard used for Audio CDs. ATRAC CDs: CD-R/CD-RW on which audio data compressed in the ATRAC3plus or/and ATRAC3 format has been recorded* ATRAC3 (Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding3) is audio compression technology that satisfies the demand for high sound quality and high compression rates. ATRAC3plus is audio compression technology developed from th
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Basic Operations Playing a CD 1, 2 3 For hookup instructions, see pages 35 - 36. 1 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE (direct power-on) and place the CD on the CD tray. With the label side up 2 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD tray. 6
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Basic Operations 3 Press CD u (u on the remote). The player plays all the tracks once. Display ATRAC CD/MP3 CD** Audio CD Track name* File name Track number Playing time File number Playing time * When playing an audio CD **When playing an MP3 CD, containing text information “MP3” appears on the display. such as CD-TEXT, track name appears on the display. Note Use these buttons for additional operations Before playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD, this player ?/1 reads all file and group CD u information
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Playing a CD (continued) To Press 3 select a group* + to go forward and – to go backward 3 select a file* M/> to go forward and ./m to go backward 4 remove the CD Z OPEN/CLOSE* turn on/off the player ?/1 3 * You can operate during play of ATRAC CDs/MP3 CDs. 4 * Once you open the CD tray, the track to start play will change to the beginning of the first track. The structure of ATRAC CDs/MP3 CDs Notes • If ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 ATRAC CDs/MP3 CDs consist of “files” and “groups.” A files and MP3 files
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Basic Operations Notes on ATRAC CDs • Maximum number of groups: 255 Maximum number of files: 999 • CD-Rs/CD-RWs recorded in the ATRAC3plus/ATRAC3 format cannot be played on your computer. Notes on MP3 CDs • Maximum number of groups: 100 Maximum number of files: 400 Maximum directory level: 8 • A group that does not include an MP3 file is skipped. • Be sure to add the file extension “mp3” to the file name. However, if you add the file extension “mp3” to a file other than an MP3 file, the player w
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Listening to the radio 1 2 For hookup instructions, see pages 35 - 36. 1 Press TUNER BAND•AUTO Display PRESET (BAND on the remote) repeatedly until the band you want appears on the display (direct power- on). 2 Press TUNING + or TUNING – and Indicates an FM stereo broadcast hold it until the frequency digits begin to change on the display. The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station. If you cannot tune in a station, press TUNING + or TUNING – repe
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations ?/1 VOLUME MODE/DIR Tip To Do this • If the FM broadcast is adjust the volume Turn the VOLUME control. (Press noisy, press MODE/DIR VOL +*, – on the remote.) (MODE on the remote) repeatedly until “Mono” turn on/off the radio Press ?/1. appears on the display and * The button has a tactile dot. radio will play in monaural. To improve broadcast reception FM Keep the FM lead antenna as horizontal as possible and reorient it (see page 35).
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Playing a tape 1, 2 3 For hookup instructions, see pages 35 - 36. 1 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to With the side you want open the tape compartment and insert to play facing up a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only . 2 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the compartment. Display 3 Press TAPE Y (Y on the remote). The player turns on (direct power-on) and starts playing. 12
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations ?/1 Z PUSH OPEN/ CLOSE TAPE Y STOP x VOLUME ./m, M/> MODE/DIR To Do this adjust the volume Turn the VOLUME control. (Press VOL +*, – on the remote.) stop playback Press STOP x (x on the remote). play the reverse side Press TAPE Y (Y on the remote). fast-forward or rewind Press M/> or ./m. the tape eject the cassette Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE. turn on/off the player Press ?/1. * The button has a tactile dot. To select the direction mode of the
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Recording on a tape 45 2 1 2 3, 6 For hookup instructions, see pages 35 - 36. To record on a MiniDisc or DAT recorder, connect the component (see page 37). With the side you want 1 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to to record on facing up open the tape compartment, and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE again to close the compartment. 2 Select the program source you want to record. Display To record from the CD player: Insert a CD (see page 6) and press FUNCTION
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Basic Operations 3 Press REC (z/X on the remote). “REC” and “DUB” appear on the display and the tape deck stands by for recording. “DUB” does not appear when recording from the middle of a track or recording from the radio. 4 While “REC” is flashing, press MODE/DIR (MODE on the remote) repeatedly until g appears to record on one side or h to record on both sides. 5 Press TAPE Y (Y on the remote) repeatedly to select recording side. If you select both sides recording or upper side recording, pr
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Recording on a tape (continued) Use these buttons for additional operations ?/1 CD u STOP x REC MODE/DIR Tips • (Only when “DUB” is To Press displayed) stop recording STOP x (x in the tape section When the direction mode of on the remote) the tape is selected to h: pause recording* REC once (z/X on the remote) If the tape is reversed with the recording of the track while recording unfinished, the player will To resume recording, press the record the track again from button again. its beginning o
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The CD Player The CD Player Checking the information on Using the display an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD You can check information about the CD Press DISPLAY. The display changes as using the display. follows: When you are playing an MP3 CD DISPLAY containing files with an ID3 tag*, ID3 tag information is displayed. * ID3 tag is a format for adding ceratin information (track name, album name, artist name, etc.) to MP3 files. This player conforms to Version 1.0/1.1/2.3 of the ID3 tag format (for MP3 files
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Tips • When you locate a track numbered over 10, Locating a specific press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons. track Example: To play track number 23, press >10 first, then 2 and 3. You can quickly locate any track on a CD • To select a track numbered over 100, press >10 using the number buttons on the remote. twice, then the corresponding number buttons. You can also find a specific point in a track while playing a CD. Number buttons ./m, M/> x To locate Press a specif
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The CD Player Searching for a file on an Searching for your ATRAC CD/MP3 CD favorite tracks/files 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears on the display when the Jog dial (PUSH ENTER/ player is not in CD mode. FUNCTION MEMORY) 2 While play is stopped, turn the jog dial upward or downward to select the group you want, then press it to enter the selection. 3 Turn the jog dial upward or downward to select the file you want, then press it to enter the selection. Searching
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Searching for your favorite tracks/files (continued) Playing a specific group Tip (ATRAC CD/MP3 CD only) You can also search a file while playing an ATRAC CD/MP3 CD. When you turn the jog dial You can play all the files in a specific group, during playback, the file list of the group in which and stop the player automatically. the current file will be displayed. To select a file of another group, turn the jog dial upward or downward until “ :” appears, then press it to MODE/DIR –, + select t
