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FM/MW/LW Cassette Car Stereo
3-226-701-31 (1)
FM/MW/LW
Cassette
Car Stereo
GB
Operating Instructions
CZ
Návod k obsluze
PL
Instrukcje Obsługi
TR
Kullanım kılavuzu
RU
Руководство по эксплуатации
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
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zapojení.
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Welcome ! Precautions Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette • If your car was parked in direct sunlight Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of resulting in a considerable rise in features using the following controller temperature inside the car, allow the unit to accessory: cool off before operating it. • If no power is being supplied to the unit, Optional accessory check the connections first. If everything is in Rotary commander RM-X4S order, check the fuse. • If no sound comes f
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Cassettes longer than 90 minutes The use of cassettes longer than 90 minutes is Notes on Cassettes not recommended except for long continuous play. The tape used for these cassettes is very Cassette care thin and tends to stretch easily. Frequent • Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as playing and stopping of these tapes may cause any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads. them to become entangled in the cassette deck • Keep cassettes away from equipment with mechanism. built-in magn
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Table of Contents This Unit Only With Optional Equipment Location of controls ................................................. 5 CD/MD Unit Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 19 Getting Started Playing tracks repeatedly Resetting the unit ................................................ 6 — Repeat Play .............................................. 21 Detaching the front panel .................................. 6 Playing tracks in random order Setting the clock .......
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Location of controls SOURCE SRC MBP D-BASS MODE D SEEK AMS SEL OFF DISC REP SHUF BL SKIP ATA BTM MTL ATT SENS AF 12 34 56 TA PTY DSPL RELEASE XR-CA400/CA410 Refer to the pages listed for details. 1 Volume +/– button 7, 13, 17 qf Number buttons 8, 9, 12, 15, 18, 20, 21 During radio reception: 2 MODE (o) button Preset number select 9, 12 During tape playback: During tape playback: Playback direction change 7, 8 (3) REP 8 During radio reception: (5) BL SKIP 8 BAND select 9 (6) ATA 8 During
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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 the left side Getting Started into position 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. Remove the front panel and press the RESET A button with a pointed object, such as a B ballpoint pen. Notes • Be sure not to attach the front panel upside down. • Do not press the front panel too hard against
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Setting the clock Cassette Player The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (DSPL) for two seconds. Listening to a tape Insert a cassette. The hour indication flashes. Playback starts automatically. 1 Press either side of the volume button to set the hour. to go forward If a cassette is already inserted, to start to go back playback, press (SRC) repeatedly until “TAPE” appears. The side facing up is played. 2 Press (SEL). The side facing down is play
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Fast-winding the tape Playing a tape in various During playback, press and hold either side of (SEEK/AMS). functions Fast-forward You can play the tape in various functions: SEEK •REP (Repeat Play) repeats the current track. AMS •BL SKIP (Blank Skip) skips blanks longer Rewind than eight seconds. •ATA (Automatic Tuner Activation) turns on the tuner automatically when fast-winding To start playback during fast-forwarding or the tape. rewinding, press (MODE) (o). •MTL (Metal) lets you play a metal
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Memorizing only the Radio desired stations You can preset up to 18 FM stations (6 each for FM1, 2, and 3), up to 6 MW stations, and up to 6 LW stations in the order of your choice. Memorizing stations automatically 1 Press (SRC) repeatedly to select the tuner. — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) The unit selects the stations with the strongest 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the signals and memorizes them in the order of band. their frequencies. You can store up to 6 stations on each band (FM1, FM2,
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If you cannot tune in a preset station — Automatic tuning/ Local Seek Mode RDS Automatic tuning: Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to search for the station. Overview of the RDS Scanning stops when the unit receives a station. Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) function repeatedly until the desired station is received. Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows FM stations to send Local Seek Mode: additional digital information along with the If the automatic tuning stops too regul
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Changing the display item Retuning the same Each time you press (AF), the item changes as follows: programme automatically AF-ON y AF-OFF — Alternative Frequencies (AF) Notes The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function • When “NO AF” and the station name flash alternately, it means that the unit cannot find an automatically selects and retunes the station alternative station in the network. with the strongest signal in a network. By • If the station name starts flashing after selecting using this
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Local link function (United Kingdom only) Listening to traffic The Local Link function lets you select other announcements local stations in the area, even if they are not stored on your number buttons. The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic Programme (TP) data let you automatically 1 Press a number button that has a local tune in an FM station that is broadcasting station stored on it. traffic announcements even if you are listening to other programme sources. 2 Within five seconds, press th
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Presetting the volume of traffic announcements Presetting the RDS You can preset the volume level of the traffic stations with the AF and announcements beforehand so you won’t miss the announcement. When a traffic TA data announcement starts, the volume will be automatically adjusted to the preset level. When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores each station’s data as well as its frequency, so you don’t have to turn on the AF or TA 1 Press the volume button to adjust the function every time
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1 Press (PTY) during FM reception. Locating a station by programme type The current programme type name appears You can locate the station you want by if the station is transmitting the PTY data. selecting one of the programme types shown “- - - - -” appears if the received station is below. not an RDS station, or if the RDS data has not been received. Programme types Display If the TA function is ON, the unit starts News NEWS searching for the next station. Current Affairs AFFAIRS 2 Press (PTY)
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DSPL MODE SEL Setting the clock Other Functions automatically The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS You can also control this unit with the rotary transmission sets the clock automatically. commander (optional). Selecting “CT-ON” During radio reception, press (SEL) and (2) simultaneously. Labelling the rotary The clock is set. commander Depending on how you mount the rotary commander, attach the appropriate label as In one second the normal display shown in the illustration below. automatically
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By rotating the control Using the rotary (the SEEK/AMS control) commander The rotary commander works by pressing buttons and/or rotating controls. You can also control the optional CD or MD units with the rotary commander. By pressing buttons (the SOURCE and MODE buttons) Rotate the control and release it to: •Locate the beginnings of tracks on the tape. Rotate and hold the control, and (SOURCE) release it to fast-wind the tape. To start playback while fast-winding the tape, press (MODE). •Locat
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Adjusting the sound Press (SEL) to adjust and select. characteristics You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and fader. You can store the bass and treble levels Press (DSPL) to change independently for each source. the displayed items. 1 Select the item you want to adjust by Changing the operative direction pressing (SEL) repeatedly. The operative direction of controls is factory- Each time you press (SEL), the item set as shown below. changes as follows: BAS (bass) t TRE (treble) t To increa
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Changing the sound and Boosting the bass sound — D-bass display settings You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass The following items can be set: sound. The D-bass function boosts the low •CT (Clock Time) (page 15). frequency signal and high frequency signal •A.SCRL (Auto Scroll)* (page 20). with a sharper curve than conventional bass •M.DSPL (Motion Display) boost. – the demonstration mode which appears You can hear the bass line more clearly even when the tape is ejected and no source is while
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With Optional Equipment Selecting the listening CD/MD Unit position — “My Best sound Position” When you drive without passengers, you can This unit can control external CD/MD units. enjoy comfortable sound environment by If you connect an optional CD unit with the “My Best sound Position.” CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information “My Best sound Position” has two presets, will appear in the display when you play a CD which adjust the sound level of balance and TEXT disc. fader. You can select o
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Automatically scrolling a disc name Locating a specific track — Auto Scroll — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) If the disc name, artist name, or track name on During playback, press either side of a CD TEXT disc or MD exceeds 8 characters (SEEK/AMS) momentarily for each track and the Auto Scroll function is on, information you want to skip. automatically scrolls across the display as follows: To locate succeeding tracks • The disc name appears when the disc has SEEK changed (if the disc name is sele
