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FM/MW/LW
Cassette Car
Stereo
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Operating Instructions
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Manual de instrucciones
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Bruksanvisning
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Manual de instruções
For installation and connections, see the supplied Installation/Connections
manual.
Con respecto a la instalación y las conexiones, consulte el manual de instalación/
conexiones suministrado.
Vi hänvisar till det medföljande häftet angående montering/anslutningar.
Para a instalação e as ligações, consulte o manual de instalação/ligações
fornecido.
XR-1800R
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Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the Sony Cassette Car Stereo. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of features. EN 2
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Table of Contents Button locations ....................................................... 4 Additional Information Precautions ......................................................... 14 Maintenance ....................................................... 15 Getting Started Resetting the unit ................................................ 5 Dismounting the unit ....................................... 16 Detaching the front panel .................................. 5 Specifications ............
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Button locations DIR DSPL ATA AF/TA 13 2 4 5 6 RELEASE LOUD BTM SEEK SEL PTY TUNER OFF MANU XR-1800R EN Refer to the pages for further details. 8 RELEASE (front panel release) button 1 Display window 5, 15 2 SEL (control mode select) button 6, 11, 13, 14 9 (Ð)(+) (volume/bass/treble/balance/ fader control) buttons 6, 14 3 DSPL (display mode change/time set) 0 SEEK/MANU button 7, 8, 10, 13 button 6, 10 !Á PTY/LOUD (Programme type/loudness) 4 6 (eject) button 6 button 13, 14 5 During radio r
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Getting Started Attaching the Front Panel Apply the right side of the front panel to the unit by attaching part A of the front panel to Getting Started part B of the unit as illustrated, then swing the left side into the unit until it clicks. Resetting the unit 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, such as a ballpoint pen. A B Notes • Make sure that the front panel is the right way R
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Setting the clock Cassette Player The clock has a 24-hour digital indication. For example, setting it to 10:08 1 Display the time. Listening to a tape (Press (DSPL) during unit operation.) Insert a cassette. 2 Press (DSPL) for more than two seconds. The hour digit blinks. Set the hour digits. Playback will start automatically. If a cassette is already inserted, press 0 or ) repeatedly until “PLAY” is (to go back) (to go forward) displayed. The side facing up is being played. EN 3 Press the (SEL)
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Getting Started/Cassette Player/Radio Fast-winding the tape Radio Direction To advance To rewind indicator* FWD Searching for stations automatically — Automatic tuning REV 1 Select the desired band. BTM To resume playback, press the other fast- TUNER FM1 n FM2 nFM3 n MW n winding button partially until the locked LW n FM1 button is released. * The “FWD” or “REV” indicator will flash while fast-winding the tape. 2 Press either side of (SEEK/MANU) momentarily to search for the next station (autom
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Tuning in by adjusting the Memorizing only the frequency — Manual tuning desired stations 1 Select the desired band. 1 Select the desired band. BTM BTM TUNER TUNER FM1 n FM2 nFM3 n MW n FM1 n FM2 n FM3 nMW LW n FM1 n LW n FM1 2 Press and hold either side of 2 Tune in the station which you wish to (SEEK/MANU). store on the preset number button. Release the button when the desired station is received. 3 Press and hold the desired preset SEEK SEEK MANU MANU number button ( (1) to (6) ) for two sec
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Radio/RDS Receiving the memorized RDS stations 1 Select the desired band. BTM TUNER FM1 n FM2 n FM3 n MWn Overview of the RDS LW n FM1 function Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting 2 Press momentarily the preset number service that allows FM stations to send button on which the desired station is additional digital information along with the stored. regular radio programme signal. Your car Note stereo offers you a variety of services. Here If you press the preset number button for more ar
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Changing the display item Changing the display item Each time you press (DSPL), the displayed Each time you press (AF/TA), the displayed items change as follows: items change as follows: z Frequency z Time z Station name z AF ONz TA ON z AF TA ON*z AF TA OFF Blank Z Note * Select this to turn on both AF and TA functions. “NO NAME” lights up if the station received does not transmit RDS data. Notes • “NO AF” and the station name flashes alternately, if the unit cannot find an alternative statio
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RDS To cancel the current traffic Local link function (United announcement Kingdom only) The Local Link function lets you select other Press (AF/TA) momentarily. local stations in the area, even though they are To cancel all traffic announcements, turn off not stored in your presets. the function by pressing (AF/TA) until “AF” 1 Press a preset number button that has disappears. stored a local station. Presetting the volume of traffic announcements 2 Within five seconds, press again the preset nu
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Presetting the RDS Locating a station by stations with AF and TA programme type You can locate the station you want by data selecting one of the programme types shown below. When you preset the RDS stations, the unit stores each station’s data as well as its Note frequency, so you don’t have to turn on the AF If the countries or regions where EON data is not or TA function every time you tune in the transmitted, you can use this function only for the preset station. You can select different sett
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RDS 1 Press (PTY/LOUD) during FM reception until “PTY” lights up on the display. Setting the clock automatically By receiving CT (Clock Time) data, the clock of this unit can be set automatically. The current programme type name appears if the station is transmitting the PTY data. During FM reception, press (2) while “--------” appears if the received station is pressing (SEL). not an RDS station or if the RDS data has “CT” will be displayed, and the clock will not been received. be set. 2 Press
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Additional Other Functions Information Adjusting the sound Precautions characteristics •If your car was parked in direct sunlight resulting in a considerable rise in temperature inside the car, allow the unit to 1 Select the item you want to adjust by cool off before operating it. pressing (SEL) repeatedly. •If no power is being supplied to the unit, check the connections first. If everything is in VOL (volume) n BAS (bass) n order, check the fuse. TRE (treble) n BAL (left-right) n •If no sound
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Other Functions/Additional Information Notes on Cassettes Cassette care Maintenance •Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads. Fuse replacement •Keep cassettes away from equipment with When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one built-in magnets such as speakers and matching the amperage rating stated on the amplifiers, as erasure or distortion on the fuse. If the fuse blows, check the power recorded tape could occur. connection and replace the
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Dismounting the unit 1 Release key (supplied) 2 3 EN 4 16
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Additional Information Specifications Cassette player section General Tape track 4-track 2-channel stereo Output lead Power aerial relay control Wow and flutter 0.13 % (WRMS) lead Frequency response 30 – 15,000 Hz Tone controls Bass ±8 dB at 100 Hz Signal-to- noise ratio 55 dB Treble ±8 dB at 10 kHz Power requirements 12 V DC car battery (negative ground) Tuner section Dimensions Approx. 186 · 57 · 176 mm FM (w/h/d) not incl. Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz projecting parts and Aerial terminal Ext
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Troubleshooting guide The following checklist will assist in the correction of most problems which you may encounter with your unit. Before going through the checklist below, refer to the connection and operating procedures. General Problem Cause/Solution No sound •Adjust the volume with (+). •Set the fader control to the centre position for 2-speaker systems. Indications do not appear in the Remove the front panel and clean the connectors. See “Cleaning display window. the connectors” of “Maint
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¡Bienvenido! Gracias por la adquisición del sistema estéreo de cassettes para automóvil de Sony. Esta unidad permite disfrutar de diversas funciones. ES 2
