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3-856-295-11 (1)
FM/MW/LW
Cassette Car
Stereo
EN
Operating Instructions
XR-3509
1995 by Sony Corporation
Actual total number: Sony XR-3509 (E) 3-856-295-11 (1)
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Features Precautions •If your car is parked in direct sunlight General resulting in a considerable rise in • Detachable-front panel enables you to take temperature inside the car, allow the unit to the front panel away with you when you cool off before operating it. leave your car (page 4). •If no power is being supplied to the unit, • Caution alarm will be activated if you turn check the connections first. If everything is in off the ignition key without removing the order, check the fuse. fron
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Notes on Cassettes Table of Contents Cassette care Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel ............ 4 Setting the Clock ...................................................... 5 •Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads. •Keep cassettes away from equipment with built-in magnets such as speakers and Cassette Player Operation amplifiers, as erasure or distortion of the recorded tape could occur. Listening to Tape Playback ......................
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• Do not expose the front panel to direct sunlight, heat sources such as hot air ducts or leave it in a humid place. Detaching and Attaching Never leave it on the dashboard etc. of a car parked in direct sunlight where there may be a considerable rise in the Front Panel temperature inside the car. The front panel of this unit can be detached in Caution alarm (Volkswagen only) order to prevent the unit from being stolen. If you turn the ignition key to the OFF position without removing the front
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Cassette Player Operation Cassette Player Setting the Clock Operation The clock has a 24-hour digital indication. For example, setting it to 10:08 1 Display the time. DSPL Listening to Tape Playback (Press the button during unit operation.) After inserting the cassette, playback will start automatically. DSPL 2 Press the button for more than two seconds. The hour digit(s) blinks. To change the tape direction, Set the hour digits. press both the 0 and the ) buttons at the –+ SEL same time. (to
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Fast-winding the Tape Radio Reception Direction To advance To rewind indicator* ( Searching for Stations Automatically — Automatic Tuning 9 1 Select the desired band. A.MEM To resume playback, press the other fast- TUNER FM1 n FM2n FM3 n winding button partially until the locked MW n LW n FM1 button is released. * The 9 or ( indicator will flash while fast-winding the 2 Press either side of the SEEK/MANU tape. button momentarily to search for the next station (automatic tuning). SEEK/MANU SEEK/
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Cassette Player Operation/Radio Reception Tuning in by Adjusting the Memorizing Only the — Manual Tuning Frequency Desired Stations 1 Select the desired band. 1 Select the desired band. A.MEM A.MEM TUNER TUNER FM1 n FM2n FM3 n FM1 n FM2n FM3 n MW n LW n FM1 MW n LW n FM1 2 Press and hold either side of the SEEK/ 2 Tune in the station which you wish to MANU button. store on the preset number button. Release the button when the desired station is received. 3 Press and hold the desired preset SEEK
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Maintenance Other Functions 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, Adjusting the Sound open the front panel by pressing the RELEASE button, then detach it and clean with a cotton Characteristics swab dipped in alcohol. Do not apply too much force. Otherwise, the connector may get 1 Select the item you want to adjust by damaged. SEL pressing the button repeatedly. VOL (volume) n BA
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Other Functions/Button Locations Button Locations DSPL LOUD 15 2 346 RELEASE A.MEM SEL –+ SEEK/MANU TUNER SENS OFF –+ Refer to the pages in r for details. EN 8 RELEASE (front panel release) button 1 Display window 48 2 SEL (control mode select) button 58 – + 9 (volume/bass/treble/ 3 DSPL (display mode change/time set) balance/fader control) buttons 58 button 5 0 SEEK/MANU button 67 4 6 (eject) button 5 !Á TUNER/A.MEM (radio on • band select/ 5 During radio reception: automatic memory) button 6
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Specifications Cassette player section General Tape track 4-track 2-channel stereo Tone controls Bass ±8 dB at 100 Hz Wow and flutter 0.13 % (WRMS) Treble ±8 dB at 10 kHz Frequency response 30 – 15,000 Hz Power requirements 12 V DC car battery (negative ground) Signal-to- noise ratio 55 dB Dimensions Approx. 186 × 57 × 170 mm (w/h/d) not incl. Tuner section projecting parts and FM controls Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz Mounting dimension Approx. 182 × 53 × 155 mm Antenna terminal External antenn
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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 the button. •Set the fader control to the center 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”
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Sony Corporation Printed in Singapore Actual total number: Sony XR-3509 (E) 3-856-295-11 (1)
