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3-810-043-31 (2)
FM/AM
Cassette Car
Stereo
EN
Operating Instructions
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit.
Record the serial number in the space provided below.
Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this
product.
Model No. XR-C300 Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
XR-C300
1996 by Sony Corporation
Actual total number: Sony XR-C300 (E) 3-810-043-31 (2)
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Warning Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the SONY Cassette This equipment has been tested and found to Car Stereo. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of comply with the limits for a Class B digital features by using a rotary remote. device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide In addition to the tape playback and the radio reasonable protection against harmful operation you can expand your system by interference in a residential installation. This connectin
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Table of contents This Unit Only With Optional Equipment Getting Started CD changer Resetting the unit ................................................ 4 Playing a CD ........................................................ 8 Detaching the front panel .................................. 4 Scanning the tracks — Intro scan ...................... 9 Setting the clock .................................................. 5 Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat play ..........................................
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Attaching the front panel Attach part A of the front panel to part B of the unit as illustrated and push until it clicks. Getting Started Resetting the unit Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery, you must reset A the unit. B Press the reset button with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen. Notes • Make sure that the front panel is the right way up when attaching it to the unit as it cannot be attached upside down. • Do not press the front panel har
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Getting Started/Cassette Player Setting the clock Cassette Player The clock has a 12-hour digital indication. For example, setting it to 10:08 1 Press (OFF) or (DSPL) during operation. Listening to the tape 2 Press (DSPL) for two seconds. Insert the cassette. 100 The hour digit blinks. 1 Set the hour digits. to go forward Playback will start automatically. to go back If the cassette is already inserted, press (TAPE) 1000 to start playback. 2 Press (SEL) momentarily. TAPE EN 1000 The side facing
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Locating the beginning of the Switching to the radio during fast- tracks — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) winding the tape You can skip up to nine tracks at one time. — Automatic Tuner Activation (ATA) Press (5) during playback. During playback, press either side of “ATA” appears on the display. (SEEK/AMS) momentarily. When fast-forwarding or rewinding with SEEK AMS (PRESET/DISC), the tuner will turn on automatically. To locate the To locate the previous tracks succeeding the tracks Skipping blank
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2 Press (SEEK/AMS) to search for the station which you wish to store on the preset number button. Radio 3 Press the desired preset number button ((1) to (6)) for two seconds until a beep sounds. Memorizing stations The number of the pressed preset number automatically button appears on the display window. — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) This function selects from the currently received band the stations with the strongest Receiving the memorized signals and memorizes them in order of their frequency.
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With the Optional Equipment Other Functions CD Changer You can control two CD changers. Adjusting the sound Playing a CD characteristics Press (CD) and select the changer. CD playback starts. 1 Select the item you want to adjust by pressing (SEL) repeatedly. When a CD changer is connected, all the tracks VOL (volume) n BAS (bass) n TRE play from the beginning. (treble) n BAL (balance) n FAD (fader) Each time you press (DSPL) momentarily 2 Adjust the selected item by pressing during CD playback,
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Other Functions/CD Changer To play the discs in the current Scanning the tracks changer in a random order Press (3) repeatedly during CD playback — Intro scan until “SHUF 2” is displayed. The first 10 seconds of all the tracks on the currently selected disc are played in order. Each time you press (3) the display changes as After the first disc is over, the next disc is follows: played. $ SHUF 1 (Disc shuffle) Press (1) during playback. “INTRO” appears on the display. $ SHUF 2 (Changer shuffle)
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Additional Maintenance Information Fuse Replacement When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one matching the amperage rating stated on the fuse. If the fuse blows, check the power Precautions connection and replace the fuse. If the fuse blows again after replacement, there may be an • If your car was parked in direct sunlight internal malfunction. In such a case, consult resulting in a considerable rise in your nearest Sony dealer. temperature inside the car, allow the unit to cool off before sw
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Additional Information DSPL MODE SEL Dismounting the unit The rotary commander labels 1 You can control this unit with the optional rotary remote (RM-X2S). Some labels are supplied with the rotary remote. Attach that label which matches the functions of the master unit and the mounting Release key (supplied) position of the rotary remote. When you mount the rotary remote, attach the 2 label in the illustration below. 3 4 EN 11 Actual total number: Sony XR-C300 (E) 3-810-043-31 (2) SEL MODE DSPL
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Location of controls BTM SEEK 123 INTRO REP SHUF B AMS DSPL PRESET BL. ATA D 456 SKIP REW DISC FF LOUD MONO TUNER TAPE LCL MUTE SEL CD RELEASE OFF Refer to the pages for further details. EN !ª Reset button (located on the front side 1 LOUD (loudness) button 8 of the unit hidden by the front panel) 2 During radio reception: Press this button when you use this unit Preset number buttons 7 for the first time, when you have changed During tape/CD playback: the car battery, or when the buttons of th
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Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION 8␣ watts per channel minimum continuous average power into 4␣ ohms, 4 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 1% total harmonic distortion. Other Specifications Cassette player section General Tape track 4-track 2-channel stereo Outputs Line out (1) Wow and flutter 0.08 % (WRMS) Power antenna relay Frequency response 30 – 18,000 Hz control lead Signal-to-noise ratio 58 dB Power amplifier control l
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Troubleshooting guide The following check will assist in the correction of most problems which you may encounter with your unit. Before going through the check list below, refer to the operating procedures. General Problem Cause/Solution No sound •Adjust the volume with (+). •Set the fader control to the center position on the 2-speaker system. Indications do not appear on Remove the front panel and clean the connectors. See “Cleaning the display window. the Connectors” of “Maintenance” for deta
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Additional Information Error displays (with the optional CD changer(s) connected) The following indications will flash for about five seconds and an alarm sound will be heard. Display Cause Solution A disc magazine is not inserted in the Insert a disc magazine with discs into E-01 CD changer. the CD changer. No disc is inserted in the disc Take out the magazine and insert the E-02 magazine. discs. The disc is dirty. Clean the disc. E-04 The disc is inserted upside down. Insert the disc correctly
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Index A S Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) 6, 8 Shuffle play 9 Automatic tuning 7 Automatic Tuner Activation (ATA) 6 T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z Tape playback 5 B Treble 8 Bass 8 Balance 8 Best Tuning Memory (BTM) 7 Blank skip 6 C Caution alarm 4 CD playback 8 Clock 5 D, E Display 5, 6, 8 EN F, G, H Fader 8 Fast-forward 5 Front panel 4 Fuse 10 I, J, K Intro scan 6, 9 L Local seek mode (LCL) 7 Loudness 8 M, N, O, P, Q Manual search 8 Manual tuning 7 Mute 8 R Radio 7 Repeat play 6, 8 Reset 4 Rewind 5 Rotary c
