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FM/MW/LW Cassette Car Stereo
3-227-102-22 (1)
FM/MW/LW
Cassette Car Stereo
GB
Operating Instructions
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Manual de instrucciones
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Bruksanvisning
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Manual de instruções
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Oδηγίες Λειτυργίας
RU
Инструкция по эксплуатации
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.
Para obtener información sobre la instalación y las conexiones, consulte el manual de
instalación/conexiones suministrado.
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Welcome ! Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette Player. You can enjoy its various features even more with: • Optional controller accessories Rotary commander RM-X4S Card remote commander RM-X114 XR-CA600X/CA600V/CA600 only Optional CD/MD units (both changers and 1 players)* . CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD 2 TEXT disc* is played on a connected optional CD unit with the CD TEXT function). *1 This unit works with Sony products only. *2 A CD TEXT disc is an audio CD that in
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Table of Contents Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CD/MD Unit (optional) Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (XR-CA600X/CA600V/CA600 only) Notes on Cassettes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Playing a CD or MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Getting Started Playing tracks repeatedly Resetting the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 — Repeat Play
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T E S REP E AF TA OFF R 3 PTY 2 OPEN Location of controls Refer to the pages listed for details. TAPE : During tape playback RADIO : During radio reception MENU : During menu mode : During CD/MD playback (optional) (XR-CA600X/CA600V/CA600 only) CD/MD 1 S D MBP SOURCE LIST MENU SEEK SEEK MODE SOUND ENTER EQ 7 4 XR-CA600X/CA600V/CA600 a Volume control dial 13 n Number buttons b MBP button 19 TAPE 1 (3) REP 9 c SOURCE (Power on/Tape/Radio/CD* / 1 RADIO 10, 11, 13, 14 MD* ) button 5, 9, 10, 11,
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T E LIST S SOUND E AF TA OFF R PTY OPEN Card remote commander RM-X114 (optional) S D DSPL MODE LIST MENU + PRESET SEEK SEEK SOUND ENTER DISC + SOURCE – + SEEK SEEK DISC – PRESET – OFF ATT + VOL (DISC/PRESET)/(PRESET) – (+): to select upwards (SEEK) (SEEK) (–): to select (+): to select leftwards/ rightwards/ . > The corresponding buttons of the card remote commander control the same functions as those on this unit. (DISC/PRESET)/(PRESET) (–): to select downwards a DSPL button In menu mode, t
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Precautions Notes on Cassettes If your car was parked in direct sunlight, allow Cassette care the unit to cool off before operating it. Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as If no power is being supplied to the unit, check any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads. the connections first. If everything is in order, Keep cassettes away from equipment with check the fuse. built-in magnets such as speakers and If no sound comes from the speakers of a two- amplifiers, as e
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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. Resetting the unit Caution alarm If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF Before operating the unit for the first time or position without removing the front panel, the after replacing the car battery, you must reset the caution alarm will beep for a few seconds. unit. If you connect an optional amplifier and do not Remove the front panel and press the RESET use t
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Attaching the front panel Place hole A of the front panel onto the spindle Setting the clock B on the unit, then lightly push the left side in. The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (MENU), then press either side of (DISC/PRESET) or (PRESET) repeatedly until “CLOCK” appears. 1Press (ENTER). The hour indication flashes. 2Press either side of (DISC/PRESET) x or (PRESET) to set the hour. 3Press the (+) side of (SEEK). The minute indication flash
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Playing a tape in various Cassette Player modes You can play the tape in various modes: METAL lets you play a metal or CrO2 tape. Listening to a tape BL.SKP (Blank Skip) skips blanks longer than 8 seconds. 1 Press (OPEN) and insert a cassette. ATA (Automatic Tuner Activation) turns on the Playback starts automatically. tuner automatically when fast-winding the tape. 1 During tape playback, press (MENU). 2 Press either side of (DISC/PRESET) or (PRESET) repeatedly until the desired mode
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Receiving the stored stations Radio 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select The unit can store up to 6 stations per band the radio. (FM1, FM2, FM3, MW, and LW). 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the Caution band. When tuning in stations while driving, use Best 3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) Tuning Memory to prevent accidents. on which the desired station is stored. Tip Press either side of (DISC/PRESET) or (PRESET) to receive the stations in the order they are stored in the Stori
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Storing only the desired Tuning in a station through a stations list (XR-CA600X/CA600V/ CA600 only) You can manually preset the desired stations on any chosen number button. — List-up 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select 1 During radio reception, press (LIST) the radio. momentarily. The frequency or the name assigned to the 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the station currently tuned in flashes. band. 3 Press either side of (SEEK) to tune in the station that you want to store. 4 Press
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Automatic retuning for best RDS reception results — AF function Overview of RDS The alternative frequencies (AF) function allows the radio to always tune into the area’s strongest signal for the station you are listening to. FM stations with Radio Data System (RDS) service send inaudible digital information along Frequencies change automatically. with the regular radio programme signal. For example, one of the following will be displayed upon receiving a station with RDS capability. 96.0
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For stations without alternative frequencies Receiving traffic Press either side of (SEEK) while the announcements station name is flashing (within 8 — TA/TP seconds). The unit starts searching for another By activating the Traffic Announcement (TA) frequency with the same PI (Programme and Traffic Programme (TP), you can Identification) data (“PI SEEK” appears). automatically tune in an FM station broadcasting If the unit cannot find the same PI, the unit traffic announcements. These
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Presetting RDS stations with Tuning in stations by AF and TA setting programme type — PTY When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores each station’s AF/TA setting (on/off) as well as You can tune in a station by selecting the type of its frequency. You can select a different setting programme you would like to listen to. (for AF, TA, or both) for individual preset stations, or the same setting for all preset Programme types Display stations. If you preset stations with “AF-ON” the News
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1 Press (DISPLAY/PTY) or (PTY/DSPL) during FM reception until “PTY” Setting the clock appears. automatically — CT The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS transmission sets the clock automatically. 1 During radio reception, press (MENU), The current programme type name appears if then press either side of the station is transmitting the PTY data. (DISC/PRESET) or (PRESET) repeatedly “- - - - - - - -” appears if the received station is until “CT-OFF” appears. not an RDS station, or if the
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DSPL MODE SOUND *1 XR-CA600X/CA600V/CA600 only *2 Only if the corresponding optional equipment is connected (XR-CA600X/CA600V/CA600 only). Other Functions *3 If your car has no ACC (accessory) position on the ignition key switch, be sure to press (OFF) for 2 seconds to turn off the clock indication after turning You can also control the unit (and optional CD/ 1 off the ignition. MD units* ) with a rotary commander (optional). By rotating the control Using the rotary commander First, attach
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Changing the operative direction The operative direction of controls is factory-set Adjusting the sound as shown below. characteristics To increase You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and fader. The bass and treble levels can be stored independently for each source. 1 Select the item you want to adjust by To decrease pressing (SOUND) repeatedly. If you need to mount the rotary commander on Each time you press (SOUND), the item the right hand side of the steering column, you changes
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P/M (Play Mode) LOCAL-ON/OFF (Local seek mode) (page 10) Changing the sound and – Select “ON” to only tune into stations with display settings stronger signals. MONO-ON/OFF (Monaural mode) (page 10) — Menu – Select “ON” to hear FM stereo broadcast in monaural. Select “OFF” to return to normal The following items can be set: mode. REG-ON/OFF (Regional) (page 13) SET (Set Up) CLOCK (page 8) 1 Press (MENU). CT (Clock Time) (page 15) To set A.SCRL, press (MENU) during CD/ BEEP — to
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Selecting the sound position Setting the equalizer — My Best sound Position (MBP) You can select an equalizer curve for seven music types (XPLOD, VOCAL, CLUB, JAZZ, When you drive without passengers, you can NEW AGE, ROCK, CUSTOM, and OFF enjoy the most comfortable sound environment (equalizer OFF)). with “My Best sound Position.” You can store and adjust the equalizer settings “My Best sound Position” has two presets, which for frequency and level. adjust the sound level of balance and f
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4 Select the desired frequency and level. 1 Press either side of (SEEK) to select CD/MD Unit (optional) the desired frequency. Each time you press (SEEK), the (XR-CA600X/CA600V/CA600 frequency changes. only) 62 (Hz) y 157 (Hz) y 396 (Hz) y 1k (Hz) y 2.5k (Hz) y 6.3k (Hz) y This unit can control external CD/MD units. 16k (Hz) If you connect an optional CD unit with the CD 2Press either side of (DISC/PRESET) TEXT function and the custom file function, the or (PRESET) to adjust the desired
