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3-095-515-11(1)
Micro HI-FI
Component System
Operating Instructions
CMT-HX3R
© 2007 Sony Corporation
CMT-HX3R.GB.3-095-515-11(1)
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Notice for the customer in the countries applying EU Directives WARNING The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, To reduce the risk of fire or Tokyo, Japan. electric shock, do not expose The Authorized Representative for EMC this apparatus to rain or and product safety is Sony Deutschland moisture. GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover For any service or guarantee matters please the ventila
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Note on DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. However, since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not guaranteed. Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright pr
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Table of Contents Guide to parts and controls ............. 5 Others Information on the display ............... 9 Troubleshooting .................................24 Messages ...............................................28 Getting Started Precautions ...........................................29 Hooking up the system Specifications ......................................30 securely ..................................................10 Playable/Recordable USB Setting the clock ...............
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Guide to parts and controls Guide to parts and controls This manual mainly explains operations using the remote, but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar names. Unit Front panel Top panel Continued GB CMT-HX3R.GB.3-095-515-11(1)
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Remote Unit: VOLUME control (page 13, 14, 17, 19) Remote: VOLUME +/ button (page 13, 14, 17, 19) Turn or press to adjust the volume. AUDIO IN jack (page 19) Connect to an optional audio component. PHONES jack Connect the headphones. (open/close) button (page 13) Press to open or close the disc tray. (USB) port (page 15, 16, 17, 32) Connect to an optional USB device (Digital music player or USB storage / (power) button (page 12, 23, media). 27) Press to turn on the syste
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Guide to parts and controls Unit: CD (play/pause) / (go back/go forward) button (page 13) button (page 13, 16, 18, 21) Press to select the CD function. Press to start or pause playback of a disc. Press to select a track or file. Remote: CD button (page 13) Unit: TUNE +/ (tuning) button Press to select the CD function. (page 14) Remote: (play) button, Remote: +/ (tuning) button (pause) button (page 14, 22) Press to start or pause playback. Press to tune in the desired stati
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CLOCK/TIMER SELECT button DISPLAY button (page 20) (page 23) Press to change the information on the display. CLOCK/TIMER SET button (page 12, 23) Press to set the clock and the Play Timer. SLEEP button (page 23) Press to set the Sleep Timer. REPEAT/FM MODE button (page 13, 14, 18) Press to listen to a disc, an USB device, a single track or file repeatedly. Press to select the FM reception mode (monaural or stereo). Battery compartment lid (page 11) CLEAR button (page 21) Press
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Guide to parts and controls Information on the display Play/Pause Audio format CD-USB Recording (page 15) Play mode (page 13, 18) Tuner reception mode (page 14) Timer (page 23) Tuner reception (page 14) DSGX (page 19) Text information GB CMT-HX3R.GB.3-095-515-11(1)
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Getting Started Hooking up the system securely Wall socket Right speaker Left speaker or FM lead antenna (Extend it horizontally.) Power White side for North American model For models with a voltage selector, set Brown side for other regions VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local AM loop antenna power line voltage. Connect the power cord to a wall socket. If the plug does not fit the wall socket, detach the supplied plug adaptor (only for models equipped with an adaptor). Speakers Ante
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Getting Started Notes When carrying this system
=> With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months. 1 Remove a disc to protect the CD
=> Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mechanism. mix different types of batteries. 2 Press CD to select the CD
=> If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoid damage function. from battery leakage and corrosion. 3 Hold down SEARCH on the unit, and press on the unit until “STANDBY” a
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Setting the clock Use buttons on the remote to set the clock. 1 Press / to turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET . If the current mode appears on the display, press / repeatedly to select “CLOCK SET?” and then press ENTER . 3 Press / repeatedly to set the hour, and then press ENTER . 4 Use the same procedure to set the minutes. The clock settings are lost when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs. To display the clock when the system
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Basic Operations Other operation Basic Operations To Press Pause playback (or CD on the Playing a CD/MP3 disc unit) . To resume play, press the button again. 1 Select the CD function. Stop playback . Press CD . Select a folder +/ . 2 Place a disc. on an MP3 disc Press on the unit, and place a disc with the label side up on the Select a track / . disc tray. or file Select a folder SEARCH . Press and file on / to select an MP3 disc the desired folder, the
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Notes on playing MP discs
=> Do not save other types of files or Listening to the radio unnecessary folders on a disc that has MP3 files. 1 Select “FM” or “AM.”
=> Folders that have no MP3 files are skipped.
=> MP3 files are played back in the order that Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly. they are recorded onto the disc.
=> The system can only play MP3 files that have 2 Select the tuning mode. a file extension of “.MP3”. Press TUNING MODE repeatedly
=> If there are files on the disc that have the
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Basic Operations See the operation manual supplied with the USB device to be connected Recording from a disc for details on the operation method. onto an USB device 2 Select the CD function, then You can connect an optional USB device load the disc you want to (Digital music player or USB storage record. media) to the (USB) port on the unit and record music from a disc to the 3 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly USB device. to select the play mode when You can record from a CD-DA disc o
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2 Select the USB function. 1 Connect a recordable USB Press USB . device to the (USB) port . 3 Press / or +/ repeatedly to select the MP3 file or 2 Select the CD function, then folder you want to erase. load the disc you want to record. 4 Press ERASE on the unit. “TRK Erase” or “FLDR Erase,” and 3 Select the track or MP3 file you “Push ENTER” appear alternately in want to record, then start play. the display. To cancel the erase operation, press . 4 Press CD-US
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Basic Operations Notes
=> Do not remove the USB device during Listening to music of recording or erase operations. Doing so may corrupt the data on the USB device or an USB device damage the USB device itself.
=> Do not connect the system and the USB You can listen to music stored in the USB device through an USB hub. device.
=> When recording from a CD, the tracks The audio format that can be played back are recorded as 128 kbps MP3 files. When recording from an MP3 disc, MP3 files by thi
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Notes on the USB device Other operation
=> You cannot change the play mode during playback. To Press
=> Some time may be needed to start playback Pause playback (or USB on when: the unit) . To resume the folder structure is complex. play, press the button the memory capacity is excessive. again.
=> When the USB device is inserted, the system Stop playback . To resume play, reads all the files on the USB device. If there press (or USB are many folders or files on the USB de
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Basic Operations Using optional audio Adjusting the sound components To add a sound effect To Press 1 Connect additional audio Generate a DSGX on the unit. component to the AUDIO more dynamic IN jack on the unit using sound an audio analog cord (not (Dynamic supplied). Sound Generator 2 Turn down the volume. X-tra) Press VOLUME (or turn the Set the sound EQ repeatedly VOLUME control on the unit) . effect to select “BASS” or “TREBLE,” and 3 Select the AUDIO IN function.
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Changing the display To Press Change DISPLAY repeatedly information on when the system is on. 1) the display Check the DISPLAY when 2) clock when the the system is off . The system is off clock is displayed for 8 seconds. 1) For example, you can view CD/MP3 disc information or the USB device information, such as the track or file number or folder name during normal play, or the total playing time while the player is stopped. 2) The STANDBY indicator on the unit lights up when
