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4-230-235-11(1)
Micro Hi-Fi
Component
System
Operating Instructions
CMT-SP55TC
©2000 Sony Corporation
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Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior. This system is equipped with the Dolby* B-type noise reduction system. * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. 2
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Tuner Table of Contents Presetting radio stations .......................... 24 Listening to the radio Getting Started — Preset Tuning ............................... 25 Labelling the preset stations Step 1: Hooking up the system ................ 4 — Station Name ............................... 27 Step 2: Setting the time ............................ 8 Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* .... 28 The CD Player Timer/Other Features Playing a CD ............................................. 9 Fall
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Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system Perform the following procedure 1 to 6 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. Note Be sure to hook up the system with the mains lead unplugged from the mains. Hooking up the system with the mains lead plugged in may cause the system to malfunction. AM loop aerial FM aerial CMT-SP55TC rear panel Tuner Right speaker Left speaker Amplifier CD player Tape deck 4
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Getting Started SYSTEM CONTROL 1 SYSTEM CONTROL 1 R + – – L + Preparation Connect the tuner and CD Stack the components vertically in the order player shown in the illustration below. Connect the supplied system cable to the SYSTEM CONTROL 2 (black) connectors on the tuner and on the CD player. Tuner Connect the tuner and tape deck Connect the supplied system cable to the SYSTEM CONTROL 3 (red) connectors on Amplifier the tuner and on the tape deck. Notes • The system cable is used to send signa
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AM Step 1: Hooking up the system 4 Connect the FM aerial. (continued) Extend the FM aerial horizontally. The supplied speakers can be used as either Jack type A the left or right speakers. Place the speaker connected to the SPEAKER R terminals on the right side, and the speaker connected to the SPEAKER L terminals on the left side of the system. L (left) R (right) Jack type B Notes • Keep the speaker cords away from the aerials 5 For models with a voltage selector, set to prevent noise. the VOL
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Getting Started Arranging the components side Adjusting the contrast of the by side characters in the display Once you have finished the connections, you can rearrange the components as desired. All information for each component appears in the display on the tuner. While holding down DISPLAY, press TUNING + or – to adjust the contrast of the displayed characters. You can finely adjust the contrast in 7 steps from –3 to +3. Adjusting the brightness of the display back light Press DISPLAY in stan
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2 Press . or > to set the hour, then Step 2: Setting the time press ENTER/YES. The minute indication flashes. You must set the time beforehand to use the timer functions. The clock is on a 24-hour system for the European model, and a 12-hour system for other models. The 24-hour system is used for illustration purposes. 3 Press . or > to set the minute, Set the time before turning on the system. then press ENTER/YES. The clock starts. `/1 If you made a mistake 1 Start over from step 1. 2,3 To ch
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Getting Started/The CD Player The CD Player 2 Press H on the CD player. Playing a CD Play starts. To turn on the system, press ?/1 (power). 1 ?/1 (power) Track number Playing time To Do this Stop play Press s on the CD player. Pause Press S on the CD player. Press S again or H on the CD player to resume play. Select a track Press lm or ML on the CD player repeatedly. Find a point in Keep pressing lm or a track ML on the CD player during play and release it at the desired point. Remove the CD Pre
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To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUFFLE” Playing CD tracks in and “PROGRAM” disappear. — Shuffle Play random order Tips • You can start Shuffle Play during normal play by You can play all the tracks on a CD in random displaying “SHUFFLE”. All the tracks are played in order. random order. • To skip a track, press >. Press . to go back `/1 to the beginning of the current track. However, you cannot go back to the previous track. 2 3 1 1 Press CD to switch the function to C
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The CD Player 3 Press the track number of the track you Programming CD tracks want to listen to. — Programme Play To select track number 11 and higher You can make a programme of up to 25 tracks in Press >10 once and then the number buttons the order you want them to be played. You can of the track number. also make a Synchro Recording of the programme For example, to select track 32, press >10, 3, on the tape (see page 20). and 2. `/1 Selected track Total playing time 2 number 4 To programme ad
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Programming CD tracks (continued) Playing CD tracks Tips — Repeat Play repeatedly • You can select the desired track using . or > in step 3. You can repeat a CD in normal play, Shuffle Play Press . or > repeatedly until the desired track and Programme Play. number appears, then press ENTER/YES. • The programme you made remains after Programme Play finishes. To play the same `/1 programme again, press N. • “Step Full” appears when you try to programme 26 or more tracks. • “--m--s” appears when t
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The CD Player In stop mode t Total number of tracks and total playing Using the CD display time (The number of programmed tracks when You can check the total number of tracks, the total programmed) playing time, and the remaining time on the track r or on the CD. When a CD TEXT disc is loaded, you can check the information recorded on the CD disc title** disc, such as the titles or artist names. r Artist name** `/1 r Clock display * The remaining time of the programme appears during Programme Pl
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1 Press CD to switch the function to CD. — Disc Memo Labelling a CD Make sure the total number of tracks and the total playing time appear in stop mode. If You can label up to 50 CDs with titles of up to 20 “SHUFFLE” or “PROGRAM” appears in the symbols and characters. Whenever you load a display, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until labelled CD, the title appears in the display. both disappear. Notes • You cannot label a CD for which “CD-TEXT” appears in the display. • When labelling CDs for the fi
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The CD Player Erasing a disc title 5 Press CURSORt. The character you selected in step 4 stops 1 Press MENU/NO in stop mode. flashing and the cursor shifts to the right. 2 Press . or > repeatedly until “Name Erase ?” appears, then press ENTER/YES. The disc title flashes. “No Name” appears if no disc title is labelled. 3 Press ENTER/YES again. Cursor “Complete!!” appears and the disc title is erased. 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to complete the entire title. To cancel erasing Press MENU/NO before comple
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3 Press . or > repeatedly until Checking Disc Memo “Name Check?” appears. information `/1 4 Press ENTER/YES. Up to 20 characters of the disc title appear scrolling in the display. 2 4 5 Press . or > repeatedly to select the disc titles stored in the system memory between 01 and 50. 3,5 3,5 To cancel checking Press x. Tip 1 CD TEXT information is copied to MD in some cases. Checking a disc title 1 Press CD to switch the function to CD. 2 Press MENU/NO in stop mode. 16
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The CD Player/The Tape Deck The Tape Deck 1 Press A on the tape deck to open the Recording a CD on a cassette tray and insert a blank tape. — CD-TAPE Synchro Recording tape With the side you want to record on facing up. You can make an analogue recording of a CD on a tape. You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2) tape. The recording level is automatically adjusted. You can also record a programme of favourite tracks (see page 20). To turn on the system, press ?/1 (power). Press A again to
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Recording a CD on a tape (continued) Playing a tape You can use any type of tape, TYPE I (normal), 6 Press S on the tape deck. TYPE II (CrO2) or TYPE IV (metal), since the Recording starts. tape deck automatically detects the tape type When the recording is completed, the CD (ATS*). player and the tape deck stop automatically. To turn on the system, press ?/1 (power). To Do this ?/1 (power) 2 Stop recording Press s on the tape deck or CD player. Remove the Press A on the tape deck and CD tape an
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The Tape Deck To Do this 1 Press A on the tape deck to open the Find the Press ML on the tape deck cassette tray and insert a recorded tape. succeeding for the front side during track (AMS*) playback. With the side you want to Press lm on the tape deck play facing up. for the reverse side during playback. Each time you press the button, the display shows the number of tracks to be skipped. Find the Press lm on the tape deck preceding track for the front side during (AMS*) playback. Press A again
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Selecting the tracks Recording your favourite CD tracks on a tape 1 Press CD on the remote to switch the function to CD. — CD-TAPE Synchro Recording 2 Press PLAY MODE on the remote You can select your favourite CD tracks with the repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears. Programme Play feature, then record the programme on a tape using the Synchro Recording feature. This lets you rearrange the track order 3 Press the track number of the track you while making sure the playback time fits on each want t
