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3-865-812-11(1)
FM/AM Cassette
Car Stereo
US
Operating Instructions
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit.
Record the serial number in the space provided below.
Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this
product.
Model No. XR-C6120 Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
XR-C6120
ª 1999 by Sony Corporation
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Warning Welcome ! This equipment has been tested and found to Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette comply with the limits for a Class B digital Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. features as well as an optional rotary These limits are designed to provide commander or an optional wireless remote. reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This In addition to the cassette playback and radio equip
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Table of Contents This Unit Only With Optional Equipment Location of controls ............................................ 4 CD/MD Unit Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 16 Getting Started Resetting the unit ................................................ 6 Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play .............................................. 17 Detaching the front panel .................................. 6 Playing tracks in random order Setting the clock ............
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Location of controls + – PRESET SOUND DISC MODE 6 D-BASS SEEK / AMS g LIST DSPL 1 OFF 2 3 SOURCE SHIFT SET UP PLAY MODE ENTER 40W · 4 1 2 3 4 56 OFF RELEASE XR-C6120 Refer to the pages listed for details. 1 SEEK/AMS (seek/Automatic Music 0 PRESET/DISC button Sensor/manual search) control During radio reception: 8, 10, 17, 20 Preset stations select 10 2 MODE (*) button During CD/MD playback: During tape playback: Disc change 17 Playback direction change 8 !Á DSPL (display mode change) button D
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Optional wireless remote (RM-X47) MODE SOURCE OFF DIR SEEK AMS – PRESET + REW DISC FF – SOUND SEL ATT DSPL The corresponding buttons of the wireless remote control the same functions as those on this unit. 1 OFF button 7 PRESET/DISC button You cannot perform manual search and 2 SEEK/AMS button manual tuning with the remote. 3 (Ð) (+) buttons 8 SOURCE button 4 ATT button 9 MODE/DIR button 5 SOUND/SEL button 6 DSPL button When the POWER SELECT switch is set to the B position, the unit cannot be op
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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 ball- b point pen. Notes • Be sure not to attach the front panel upside down. Reset button • Do not press the front panel to
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2 Press (SHIFT). Setting the clock The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. The clock starts. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 3 Press (SHIFT). 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (2) (SET UP) After the clock setting is complete, the repeatedly until “CLOCK” appears. display returns to normal playback mode. Note If the POWER SELECT switch on the bottom of the unit is set to the B position, turn the power on 1 Press (4) (n). first, then set the clock. The hour indication flashes. 2 Set the hour. t
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Fast-winding the tape During playback, push the SEEK/AMS Cassette Player control up or down and hold. SEEK / AMS Fast-forward Listening to a tape Rewind Insert a cassette. To start playback during fast-forwarding or Playback starts automatically. rewinding, press (MODE) (*). Locating a specific track — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) During playback, push the SEEK/AMS control up or down and release for each track you want to skip. If a cassette is already inserted, press You can skip up to nine tra
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Playing a tape in various Radio modes You can play the tape in various modes: •REP (Repeat Play) repeats the current track. •NR (Dolby NR) lets you select the Dolby* NR Memorizing stations B system. •METAL (Metal) lets you play a metal or CrO2 automatically tape. — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) •BL SKP (Blank Skip) skips blanks longer than eight seconds. The unit selects the stations with the strongest •ATA (Automatic Tuner Activation) turns on signals and memorizes them in the order of the tuner aut
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If you cannot tune in a preset Memorizing only the station Push and release the SEEK/AMS control desired stations up or down to search for the station You can preset up to 18 FM stations (6 each for (automatic tuning). FM1, 2, and 3) and up to 12 AM stations Scanning stops when the unit receives a (6 each for AM1 and 2) in the order of your station. Push the SEEK/AMS control up or choice. down repeatedly until the desired station is received. 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the Note tuner.
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4 To return to normal radio reception, press (LIST) for two seconds. Storing the station names — Station Memo Tip To erase or correct a name, enter “_” (under-bar) You can assign a name to each radio station for each character. and store it in memory. The name of the station currently tuned in appears in the Displaying the station name display. You can assign a name of up to eight characters per station. Press (DSPL) during radio reception. Storing the station names 1 Tune in a station whose nam
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LIST MODE SOUND Erasing the station name 1 Tune in any station and press (LIST) for Other Functions two seconds. 2 Press (DSPL) for two seconds. You can also control this unit with an optional rotary commander. 3 Rotate the dial to select the name that you want to erase. Labeling the rotary 4 Press (5) (ENTER) for two seconds. The name is erased. commander Repeat steps 3 and 4 if you want to erase other names. Depending on how you mount the rotary commander, attach the appropriate label as shown
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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. By pressing buttons (the SOURCE and MODE buttons) Rotate the control and release it to: (SOURCE) •Locate the beginnings of tracks on the tape. Rotate and hold the control, and release it to fast-wind the tape. To start playback while fast-winding the tape, press (MODE). (MODE) •Locate a specific track on a disc. Rotate and hold the control until you l
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Press (SOUND) to Adjusting the sound adjust the volume and sound menu. characteristics You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and fader. You can store the bass and treble levels Press (LIST) to: independently for each source. • Display the memorized names. • Display the program type. 1 Select the item you want to adjust by Changing the operative direction pressing (SOUND) repeatedly. The operative direction of controls is factory- VOL (volume) n BAS (bass) n set as shown below. TRE (treble) n
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Changing the sound and Boosting the bass sound display settings — D-bass The following items can be set: You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass •CLOCK (page 7). sound. The D-bass function boosts the low •BEEP – to turn the beep sound on or off. frequency signal with a sharper curve than •RM (Rotary Commander) – to change the conventional bass boost. operative direction of the rotary commander. You can hear the bass line more clearly even — Select “NORM” to use the rotary while the vocal volume
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After you select the desired item, the display With Optional Equipment will automatically change to the Motion Display mode after a few seconds. CD/MD Unit In the Motion Display mode, all the above items are scrolled in the display one by one in order. This unit can control a maximum of ten external CD/MD units in this configuration: Tip CD unit – maximum of five The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See MD unit – maximum of five “Changing the sound and display settings” on Any combination
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Locating a specific track — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play During playback, push the SEEK/AMS control up or down and release for each You can select: track you want to skip. •REP-1 – to repeat a track. SEEK / AMS •REP-2 – to repeat a disc. To locate succeeding tracks 1 During playback, press (SHIFT), then To locate press (3) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly until preceding tracks “REP” appears. 2 Press (4) (n) repeatedly until the Locating a specific point in a track
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Displaying the disc memo name Labeling a CD — Disc Memo Press (DSPL) during CD or CD TEXT disc (For a CD unit with the custom file function) playback. You can label each disc with a personalized name. You can enter up to eight characters for a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the Each time you press (DSPL) during CD or disc by name (page 19) and select specific CD TEXT playback, the item changes as tracks for playback (page 20). follows: $ 1 Play the CD and press (LIST) for two Elapsed pl
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Erasing the disc memo Locating a disc by name 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select CD. — List-up (For a CD unit with the custom file function or an MD unit) 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the CD unit. You can use this function for discs that have been assigned a custom name. For more information on disc names, refer to “Labeling a 3 Press (LIST) for two seconds. CD” (page 18). 4 Press (DSPL) for two seconds. 1 Press (LIST). The name assigned to the current disc appears in the display. 5 Ro
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Playing specific tracks only Selecting specific tracks You can select: •BANK-ON – to play the tracks with the for playback “PLAY” setting. — Bank •BANK-INV (Inverse) – to play the tracks with the “SKIP” setting. (For a CD unit with the custom file function) If you label the disc, you can set the unit to 1 During playback, press (SHIFT), then skip or play the tracks of your choice. press (3) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly until “BANK” appears. 1 Start playing the disc and press (SHIFT), then press (3) (P
