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3-858-436-11 (1)
FM/MW/LW
Cassette Car
Stereo
EN
Operating Instructions
XR-6859RDS
1996 by Sony Corporation
Actual total number: Sony XR-6859RDS (E) 3-858-436-11 (1)
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Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the Sony Cassette Car Stereo. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of features by using a rotary remote. In addition to the tape playback and the radio operations you can expand your system by connecting an optional CD changer. This unit also incorporates a security system. EN 2 Actual total number: Sony XR-6859RDS (E) 3-858-436-11 (1)
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Table of contents This Unit Only With Optional Equipment Getting Started CD changer Resetting the unit ................................................ 4 Playing a CD ...................................................... 13 Detaching the front panel .................................. 4 Scanning the tracks — Intro scan .................................................. 13 Preparing the rotary remote .............................. 4 Playing tracks repeatedly Setting the clock ....................
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DSPL MODE SEL 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 Depending on the car, the “Resetting the unit” and “Detaching the front panel” procedures may not work. A Resetting the unit B Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery, you must reset the unit. Press the reset button with a pointed object, Notes • Make sure that the front panel is the right way up when such
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Getting Started/Cassette Player Setting the clock Cassette Player The clock has a 24-hour digital indication. For example, setting it to 10:08 1 Press (DSPL) during operation. Listening to the tape 2 Press (DSPL) for more than 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) to start playback. 1000 FWD 2 Press (SEL) momentarily. EN The side facin
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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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Cassette Player/Radio 3 Press the desired preset number button ((1) to (6)) for three seconds. Radio The number of the pressed preset number button appears on the display. Memorising stations Receiving the memorised automatically — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) stations This function selects from the currently received band the stations with the strongest 1 Press (TUNER) repeatedly, and select the signals and memorises them in order of their band. frequency. 2 Press the preset number button ((1) to P
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Re-tuning the same RDS programme automatically — Alternative Frequencies (AF) The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function Overview of the RDS automatically selects and re-tunes the station with the strongest signal in a network. By function using this function, you can continuously listen to the same programme during a long- Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting distance drive without having to re-tune the service that allows FM stations to send station manually. additional digital information
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RDS Tip Listening to a regional programme When the traffic announcement starts while you are The “REG” (regional on) function of this unit listening to another programme source, the unit lets you stay tuned to a regional programme automatically switches to the announcement and goes back without being switched to another regional to the original source when the announcement is over. station. (Note that you must turn the AF function on.) The unit is factory preset to Notes “REG“ but if you want to
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Presetting the RDS Locating a station by stations with the AF and programme type TA data You can locate the station you want by selecting one of the programme type shown When you preset the RDS stations, the unit below. stores each station’s data as well as its frequency, so you don’t have to turn on the AF Note or TA function every time you tune in the In the countries or regions where EON data is not preset station. You can select different setting transmitted, you can use this function only f
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RDS/Other Functions 3 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS). The unit starts searching for a station broadcasting the selected programme type. Other Functions When the unit finds the programme, the programme type appears again for five seconds. “NO” and the programme type appear alternately for five seconds if the unit Using the rotary remote cannot find the programme type and it returns to the previous station. The rotary remote works by pressing buttons and/or rotating controls. You can control the
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By rotating the control while pushing (the PRESET/DISC control) Press (SEL) two seconds while pushing the VOL control. Rotate the control while pushing it to: •Receive the stations memorised on the Tip preset buttons. You can control the operative direction of controls with the •Change the disc. unit. Other operations Rotate the VOL control to adjust the volume. Adjusting the sound Press (MUTE) to mute the sound. characteristics 1 Select the item you want to adjust by EN pressing (SEL) repeatedl
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Other Functions/CD Changer With the Optional Equipment Scanning the tracks CD Changer — Intro scan The first 10 seconds of all the tracks on the You can control two CD changers. currently selected disc are played in order. After the first disc is over, the next disc is played. Playing a CD Press (1) during playback. “INTRO” appears on the display. Press (CD) and select the changer. CD playback starts. When you find the desired track, press again. The unit returns to the normal CD playback When
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Additional Playing tracks in random Information — Shuffle play order To play the tracks on the current disc in a random order Precautions Press (3) repeatedly during CD playback until “SHUF 1” is displayed. • If your car was parked in direct sunlight resulting in a considerable rise in To play the tracks in the current temperature inside the car, allow the unit to changer in a random order cool off before switching on. • If no power is being supplied to the unit, Press (3) repeatedly during CD
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CD Changer/Additional Information Maintenance Depending on the car, the front panel will be fixed to the unit, and you cannot detach the front panel. Cleaning the Connectors The unit may not function properly if the connectors between the unit and the front panel are not clean. In order to prevent this, open the front panel by pressing (RELEASE), then detach it and clean with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol. Do not apply too much force. Otherwise, the connector may get damaged. EN Main unit Back
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Location of controls SENS/BTM SEEK INTRO REP SHUF AMS 123 DSPL PRESET BL. 456 ATA D REW FF SKIP DISC LOUD PTY TUNER TAPE AF/TA MUTE SEL CD RELEASE OFF Refer to the pages for further details. EN 1 LOUD (loudness) button 12 !ª Reset button (located on the front side 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
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Additional Information Specifications Cassette player section General Tape track 4-track 2-channel stereo Tone controls Bass ±8 dB at 100 Hz Wow and flutter 0.08 % (WRMS) Treble ±8 dB at 10 kHz Frequency response 30 – 18,000 Hz Power requirements 12 V DC car battery Signal-to-noise ratio 58 dB (negative ground) Dimensions Approx. 188 × 58 × 177 mm (w/h/d) Tuner section Mounting dimension Approx. 182 × 53 × 155 mm FM (w/h/d) Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz Mass Approx. 1.2 kg Aerial terminal Extern
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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 centre 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 de
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Additional Information Disc play Problem Cause/Solution Playback sound skips. A dusty or defective disc. Error displays (with the optional CD changer(s) connected) The following indications will flash for about five seconds. Display Cause Solution Insert a disc magazine with discs into A disc magazine is not inserted in the the CD changer. NO MAG CD changer. No disc is inserted in the disc Take out the magazine and insert the NO DISC magazine. discs. The disc is dirty. Clean the disc. ERROR The
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Index A R Alternative Frequencies (AF) 8 Radio 7 Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) 6, 13 Radio Data System (RDS) 8, 9, 10, 11 Automatic tuning 7 Repeat play 6, 13 Automatic Tuner Activation (ATA) 6 Reset 4 Rewind 5 Rotary remote 4, 11, 12 B Balance 12 S Bass 12 Best Tuning Memory (BTM) 7 Shuffle play 14 Blank skip 6 T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z C Tape playback 5 Caution alarm 4 Traffic Announcement (TA) 9 CD playback 13 Traffic Programme (TP) 9 Clock 5 Treble 12 D, E EN Display 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 F, G, H Fader 1
