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3-241-296-21 (2)
FM/AM
Compact Disc
Player
US
Operating Instructions
FR
Mode d’emploi
ES
Manual de instrucciones
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit.
Record these numbers in the space provided below.
Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this
product.
Model No. CDX-MP30 Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.
En ce qui concerne l’installation et les connexions
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Warning Welcome ! This equipment has been tested and found to Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact comply with the limits for a Class B digital Disc Player. You can enjoy its various features device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. even more with: These limits are designed to provide •MP3 file playback. reasonable protection against harmful • CD-R/CD-RW which can have a session interference in a residential installation. This added can be played (page 7). equipment generates, uses, a
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Table of Contents Location of controls ............................................. 4 Other Functions Precautions ............................................................ 6 Using the rotary commander ........................... 18 Notes on discs ....................................................... 6 Adjusting the sound characteristics ................ 20 About MP3 files .................................................... 7 Quickly attenuating the sound ........................ 20 Changi
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LIST SEL Location of controls MODE SOURCE D-BASS –+ DISC REP SHUF –+ ALBUM BTM ATT 1 2 3 4 5 6 SENS RELEASE OFF CDX-MP30 Refer to the pages listed for details. 1 SOURCE (Power on/Radio/CD/MD) qf Number buttons 12, 16, 20 button 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 (1) DISC – 11 2 MODE button 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 (2) DISC + 11 3 SEL (select) button 10, 12, 14, 17, 20, 21 (3) REP 13 4 DSPL (display mode change) button (4) SHUF 13 10, 12, 14, 17 (5) ALBUM – 11 5 Display window (6) ALBUM + 11 6 MBP (My Best s
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Card remote commander RM-X115 Selecting a disc and album with the card remote commander DSPL MODE Disc and album can be skipped using the DISC/ALBUM/PRESET (+/–) buttons on the card remote commander. + PRESET (With this unit) To Press SOURCE – + SEEK SEEK Skip albums* + or – [once for each album] – Album selection To continuously skip PRESET – albums, press and hold either button. OFF ATT + VOL (With optional unit) – To Do this Skip discs Press + or – [once for each – Disc selection disc] To con
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Precautions Notes on discs •If your car was parked in direct sunlight, •To keep the disc clean, do not touch the allow the unit to cool off before operating it. surface. Handle the disc by its edge. •Power antennas will extend automatically •Keep your discs in their cases or disc while the unit is operating. magazines when not in use. Do not subject the discs to heat/high temperature. Avoid If you have any questions or problems leaving them in parked cars or on concerning your unit that are not
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•Before playing, clean the discs with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe About MP3 files each disc from the center out. Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard commercially available cleaners, or antistatic technology and format for compressing a spray intended for analog discs. sound sequence. The file is compressed to about 1/10 of its original size. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear a
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Notes The playback order of the MP3 files • With formats other than ISO 9660 level 1 and The playback order of the folders and files is as level 2, folder names or file names may not be follows: displayed correctly. • When naming, be sure to add the file extension Folder “.MP3” to the file name. 1 (album) • If you put the extension “.MP3” to a file other than MP3, the unit cannot recognize the file 1 properly and will generate random noise that MP3 file could damage your speakers. (track) • The
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Detaching the front panel Getting Started You can detach the front panel of this unit to protect the unit from being stolen. Caution alarm Resetting the unit If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF position without removing the front panel, the Before operating the unit for the first time or caution alarm will beep for a few seconds. after replacing the car battery, you must reset If you connect an optional amplifier and do not the unit. use the built-in amplifier, the beep sound will Remove
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Attaching the front panel Attach part A of the front panel to part B of Setting the clock the unit as illustrated and push the left side The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. into position until it clicks. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (DSPL) for 2 seconds. The hour indication flashes. A 1 Turn the VOL control dial to set the hour. B 2 Press (SEL). The minute indication flashes. Note 3 Turn the VOL control dial to set the Do not put anything on the inner surface of the minute
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Notes CD Player • Depending on the recording method used on the disc, it may take a minute or more before playing CD/MD Unit (optional) the first track. • Depending on the condition of the disc, it may not play back (page 7). • While the first/last track on the disc is playing, if In addition to playing a CD with this unit the SEEK/AMS control dial is turned, playback alone, you can also control external CD/MD skips to the last/first track of the disc. units. • When the last track on the disc is
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Display items Automatically scrolling a 1 2 Source DISC* /ALBUM* number display item — Auto Scroll If Auto scroll is set to ON, a display item which exceeds 8 characters will scroll automatically. If you press (DSPL) to change the display item, the displayed item is scrolled Displayable items automatically whether you set the function ON • Clock or OFF. • Track number/Elapsed playing time 3 4 • Disc name* /Artist name* 2 Selecting “A.SCRL-ON” • Album (folder) name* 2 3 • Track (file) name* * Dur
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Playing tracks repeatedly Playing tracks in random — Repeat Play order — Shuffle Play The disc in the main unit will repeat a track, You can select: the entire album, or the entire disc when it 1 •SHUF-ALBM* — to play the tracks on the reaches the end. For repeat play, you can current album in random order. select: •SHUF-DISC — to play the tracks on the •REP-TRACK — to repeat a track. current disc in random order. 1 •REP-ALBM* — to repeat an album. 2 •SHUF-CHGR* — to play the tracks in the 2 •R
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Viewing the Disc Memo Labeling a CD As a display item, the Disc Memo always takes priority over any original CD TEXT — Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the information. CUSTOM FILE function) To Press You can label each disc with a custom name (Disc Memo). You can enter up to 8 characters View (DSPL) during CD/ for a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the CD TEXT disc playback disc by name (page 15). Erasing the Disc Memo 1 Start playing the disc you want to label in a CD unit with the CUSTOM F
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Locating a disc by name Radio — List-up (For a CD unit with the CUSTOM FILE function or an MD unit) The unit can store up to 6 stations per band You can use this function for discs that have 1 (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, and AM2). been assigned custom names* or for CD TEXT 2 discs* . Caution 1 * Locating a disc by its custom name: when you When tuning in stations while driving, use assign a name for a CD (page 14) or an MD. Best Tuning Memory to prevent accidents. 2 * Locating discs by the CD TEXT inf
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If preset tuning does not work Storing only the desired — Automatic tuning/Local Seek Mode Automatic tuning: stations Turn the SEEK/AMS control dial to search You can manually preset the desired stations for the station. on any chosen number button. Scanning stops when the unit receives a station. Turn the SEEK/AMS control dial 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the until the desired station is received. radio. Local Seek Mode: If the automatic tuning stops too 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to se
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Erasing the station name Storing station names 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the radio. — Station Memo 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the You can assign a name to each radio station band. and store it in memory. The name of the station currently tuned in appears in the display. You can assign a name using up to 8 3 Press (LIST) for 2 seconds. characters for a station. 4 Press (DSPL) for 2 seconds. Storing the station names 1 Tune in a station whose name you want 5 Turn the VOL contr
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DSPL MODE SEL 1 * Only if the corresponding optional equipment is connected. 2 * If your car has no ACC (accessory) position on Other Functions the ignition key switch, be sure to press (OFF) for 2 seconds to turn off the clock indication after turning off the ignition. You can also control the unit (and optional CD/MD units) with a rotary commander By rotating the control (optional). Using the rotary commander SEEK/AMS First, attach the appropriate label depending control on how you want to mou
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When an MP3 file is played, you can select an Changing the operative direction album using the rotary commander. The operative direction of controls is factory- set as shown below. (With this unit) To Do this To increase Skip albums Push in and rotate [once for – Album selection each album] the control. To continuously skip albums, push in and rotate (and hold) the control. To decrease (With optional unit) If you need to mount the rotary commander on To Do this the right hand side of the steerin
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Adjusting the sound Changing the sound and characteristics display settings You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and The following items can be set: 1 fader. •A.SCRL (Auto Scroll)* (page 12). •M.DSPL (Motion Display) — the demonstration mode which appears 1 Select the item you want to adjust by when no source is selected (e.g., tuner is pressing (SEL) repeatedly. turned off). Each time you press (SEL), the item 2 •BEEP* — to turn the beep sound on or off. changes as follows: BAS (bass) t TR
