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FM/MW/LW Cassette Car Stereo
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FM/MW/LW
Cassette Car Stereo
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Operating Instructions
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01GB01INT-EUR.fm masterpage:Right Welcome ! Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette Player. You can enjoy its various features even more with: 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). Supplied controller accessories Rotary commander RM-X5S Card remote commander RM-X116 Optional controller accessory Rotary commander RM-X4S *1 This unit works with
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00GB+00COV-EURTOC.fm masterpage:Right Table of Contents Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CD/MD Unit (optional) Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Playing a CD or MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Notes on Cassettes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Playing tracks repeatedly Getting Started — Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Resetting th
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LIST SOUND 01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right Location of controls Refer to the pages listed for details. Card remote commander RM-X116 : During tape playback TAPE : During radio reception RADIO : During menu mode MENU : During CD/MD playback (optional) CD/MD SCRL (DISC) PTY (+): to select upwards DSPL AF TA REP SHUF (SEEK) 1 2 3 (–): to select DISC + leftwards/ 4 5 6 . SOURCE SEEK– SEEK+ MODE MBP EQ7 (SEEK) – DISC (+): to select + DISC rightwards/ (DISC) > (–): to select downwards SOU
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right Main unit OPEN XR-CA800 a Power on/off button* 7 * Warning when installing in a car without b Display window an ACC (accessory) position on the cZ (eject) button (located on the front side ignition switch of the unit, behind the front panel) 9 After turning off the ignition, be sure to press d OPEN button 7, 9 the power on/off button on the unit (or (OFF) e Receptor for the card remote on the card remote commander or the rotary commander commander) for
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right 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 s
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right 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 fron
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right 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) repeatedly until “CLOCK” appears. 1Press (ENTER). The hour indication flashes. 2Press either side of (DISC) to set x the hour. 3Press the (+) side of (SEEK). The minute indication flashes.
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right Playing a tape in various Cassette Player modes You can play the tape in various modes: METAL lets you play a metal or CrO 2 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) repeatedly until t
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right 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) to receive the stations in the order they are store
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right Storing only the desired Tuning in a station through a stations list — List-up You can manually preset the desired stations on any chosen number button. 1 During radio reception, press (LIST) momentarily. 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select The frequency or the name assigned to the the radio. station currently tuned in flashes. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the band. 3 Press either side of (SEEK) to tune in the station that you want to store. 4 Pr
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right Automatic retuning for best RDS reception results — AF function The alternative frequencies (AF) function allows Overview of RDS 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
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right For stations without alternative frequencies Receiving traffic Press either side of (SEEK) while the announcements station name is flashing (within 8 seconds). — TA/TP 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 u
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right 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 pres
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right 1 Press (DSPL/PTY) during FM reception until “PTY” appears. Setting the clock automatically — CT The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS transmission sets the clock automatically. The current programme type name appears if the station is transmitting the PTY data. 1 During radio reception, press (MENU), “- - - - - - - -” appears if the received station is then press either side of (DISC) not an RDS station, or if the RDS data is not repeatedly until “CT-
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DSPL MODE SOUND 01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right By pressing buttons Turn the dial to change the Other Functions direction of intrared rays. (RM-X5S only) You can also control the unit (and optional CD/ (ATT) MD units) with a rotary commander. (SOUND) RM-X5S (supplied)/RM-X4S (optional) (SOURCE) (MODE) Using the rotary commander First, attach the appropriate label depending on how you want to mount the rotary commander. (DSPL) The rotary commander works by pressing (OFF) Rotate the VOL cont
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right By rotating the control Changing the operative direction The operative direction of controls is factory-set as shown below. To increase SEEK/AMS control To decrease Rotate and release to: If you need to mount the rotary commander on – Locate the beginning of tracks on the tape. the right hand side of the steering column, you – Tune in stations automatically. can reverse the operative direction. – Skip tracks on the disc.* Rotate, hold, and release to: RM-X5S
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right Adjusting the sound Changing the sound and characteristics display settings — Menu You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and fader. The following items can be set: The bass and treble levels can be stored independently for each source. SET (Set Up) CLOCK (page 8) 1 Select the item you want to adjust by CT (Clock Time) (page 15) pressing (SOUND) repeatedly. BEEP — to turn the beeps on or off. Each time you press (SOUND), the item changes as follows:
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right P/M (Play Mode) LOCAL-ON/OFF (Local seek mode) (page 10) Selecting the sound position – Select “ON” to only tune into stations with — My Best sound Position (MBP) stronger signals. MONO-ON/OFF (Monaural mode) (page 10) When you drive without passengers, you can – Select “ON” to hear FM stereo broadcast in enjoy the most comfortable sound environment monaural. Select “OFF” to return to normal with “My Best sound Position.” mode. “My Best sound Position”
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01GB02CAS-EUR.fm masterpage:Right 4 Select the desired frequency and level. Setting the equalizer 1Press either side of (SEEK) to select the desired frequency. Each time you press (SEEK), the You can select an equalizer curve for seven frequency changes. music types (XPLOD, VOCAL, CLUB, JAZZ, NEW AGE, ROCK, CUSTOM, and OFF 62 (Hz) y 157 (Hz) y 396 (Hz) y (equalizer OFF)). 1k (Hz) y 2.5k (Hz) y 6.3k (Hz) y You can store and adjust the equalizer settings 16k (Hz) for frequency and level. 2
