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3-246-852-22 (1)
FM/AM Cassette Car
Stereo
AUTOESTEREO PARA
CASETE
GB
Operating Instructions
ES
Manual de instrucciones
CT
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.
XR-CA360X
XR-CA360
2003 Sony Corporation
Actual total number: Sony XR-CA360X/CA360 (GB,ES,CT) 3-246-852-22(1)
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Welcome ! Precautions Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette •If your car was parked in direct sunlight Player. resulting in a considerable rise in temperature inside the car, allow the unit to In addition to the cassette playback and radio cool off before operating it. operations, you can expand your system by •If no power is being supplied to the unit, 1 connecting an optional CD/MD unit* . check the connections first. If everything is in When you operate this unit or a connected order, c
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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 magnet
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Table of Contents With Optional Equipment This Unit Only Location of controls ................................................. 5 CD/MD Unit Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 12 Getting Started Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play .............................................. 13 Resetting the unit ................................................ 6 Playing tracks in random order Detaching the front panel .................................. 6 — Shuffle Play ..........
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Location of controls DIR EQ3 SOURCE SEEK MODE DSPL RELEASE DISC REP SHUF ATA SEL SENS OFF ATT 12 3 4 5 6 BTM XR-CA360X/CA360 Refer to the pages listed for details. 1 SOURCE (Radio/CD/MD) button qf Number buttons 10, 12 8, 9, 11, 12 During radio reception: Preset number select 9 2 MODE button During radio reception: During CD/MD playback: Band select 8, 9 (1) DISC – 13 During CD/MD playback: (2) DISC + 13 CD/MD unit select 12 (3) REP 13 3 Volume +/– button 7, 10, 11 (4) SHUF 13 4 Z (ejec
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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 or changing the connections, 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
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Setting the clock Cassette Player The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (DSPL) for 2 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 The side facing up is played. to go back The side facing down is played. 2 Press (SEL). Tip To change the tape‘s playback direction, press m The minute indication flashes. and M. 3 Pres
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Radio reception during Radio fast-forwarding or rewinding of a tape — Automatic Tuner Activation (ATA) Storing stations When fast-forwarding or rewinding with the m or M button, the radio will turn on automatically automatically. — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) During playback, press (BTM) (ATA) The unit selects the stations with the strongest repeatedly until “ATA-ON” in the display signals and stores them in the order of their appears. frequencies. You can store up to 6 stations on ATA-ON y ATA-OFF
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If you cannot tune in a preset Storing only the desired station — Automatic tuning/Local Seek Mode stations Automatic tuning: You can preset up to 18 FM stations (6 each for Press either side of (SEEK) to search for FM1, 2, and 3) and up to 12 AM stations (6 the station. each for AM1 and 2) in the order of your Scanning stops when the unit receives a choice. station. Press either side of (SEEK) repeatedly until the desired station is 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the received. radio. Loc
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Changing the sound and Other Functions display settings The following items can be set: •A.SCRL (Auto Scroll)* (page 12). •M.DSPL (Motion Display) Adjusting the balance and – the demonstration mode which appears when the tape is ejected and no source is fader selected (e.g., tuner is turned off). •BEEP – to turn the beep sound on or off. You can adjust the balance and fader. 1 Press (SEL) and the desired preset 1 Press (SEL) repeatedly until “BAL” or number button simultaneously. “FAD” appears.
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Adjusting the equalizer curve You can store and adjust the equalizer settings Setting the equalizer for different tone ranges. — EQ3 1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source (Radio, CD or MD) or insert a cassette. You can select an equalizer curve for 7 music types (XPLOD, VOCAL, CLUB, JAZZ, NEW AGE, ROCK, CUSTOM, and OFF (equalizer 2 Press (EQ3) repeatedly to select the OFF)). desired equalizer curve. You can store a different equalizer setting for each source. 3 Adjusting the equalizer curve. 1 Pre
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Automatically scrolling a display With Optional Equipment item CD/MD Unit — Auto Scroll If the disc name, artist name, or track name on a CD TEXT disc or MD exceeds 8 characters This unit can control external CD/MD units. and the Auto Scroll function is on, information If you connect an optional CD unit with the automatically scrolls across the display as CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information follows: will appear in the display when you play a CD • The disc name appears when the disc has TEX
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Locating a specific track — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play During playback, press either side of (SEEK) momentarily for each track you You can select: want to skip. •REP-TRACK – to repeat a track. To locate succeeding tracks •REP-DISC – to repeat a disc. SEEK During playback, press (3) (REP) repeatedly until the desired setting To locate preceding tracks appears. REP-TRACK t REP-DISC t REP-OFF Locating a specific point in a track Repeat Play starts. — Manual
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Cleaning the connectors Additional The unit may not function properly if the connectors between the unit and the front Information panel are not clean. In order to prevent this, open the front panel by pressing (RELEASE), then detach it and clean the connectors with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol. Do not apply too much force. Otherwise, the connectors may Maintenance be damaged. Fuse replacement When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one matching the amperage rating stated on the original fuse
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Removing the unit 1 Remove the protection collar. 1 Detach the front panel (page 6). 2 Engage the release keys together with the protection collar. Orient the release key correctly. 3 Pull out the release keys to remove the protection collar. 2 Remove the unit. 1 Insert both release keys together until they click. Face the hook inwards. 2 Pull the release keys to unseat the unit. 3 Slide the unit out of the mounting. 15
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Specifications Cassette player section General Tape track 4-track 2-channel stereo Outputs Audio output Wow and flutter 0.13 % (WRMS) Power aerial relay control Frequency response 30 – 15,000 Hz lead Signal-to-noise ratio 55 dB Power amplifier control lead Inputs BUS control input terminal Tuner section BUS audio input terminal Tone controls Low: FM ±10 dB at 60 Hz (Xplod) Tuning range FM tuning interval: Mid: 50 kHz/200 kHz ±10 dB at 1 kHz (Xplod) switchable High: 87.5 – 108.0 MHz ±10 dB at 10
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Troubleshooting guide The following checklist will help you remedy the problems you may encounter with your unit. Before going through the checklist below, check the connections and operating procedures. General Problem Cause/Solution No sound. •Cancel the ATT function (page 10). • Set the fader control to the centre position for 2-speaker systems. • Adjust the volume with (+). The contents of the memory • The power cord or battery has been disconnected. have been erased. • The RESET button was
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Error displays (when an optional CD/MD unit is connected) The following indications will flash for about 5 seconds, and an alarm sound will be heard. Display Cause Solution The disc magazine is not inserted in Insert the disc magazine in the CD/ NO MAG the CD/MD unit. MD unit. No disc is inserted in the CD/MD unit. Insert discs in the CD/MD unit. NO DISC A CD is dirty or inserted upside Clean or insert the CD correctly. 2 down.* 1 An MD does not play because of some Insert another MD. * 2 ERROR
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Precauciones ¡Bienvenido! •Si aparca el automóvil bajo la luz solar Gracias por adquirir este reproductor de directa y se produce un considerable cassettes Sony. aumento de temperatura en su interior, deje que la unidad se enfríe antes de utilizarla. Además de las operaciones de reproducción de •Si la unidad no recibe alimentación, cassettes y de la radio, es posible ampliar el 1 compruebe las conexiones en primer lugar. Si sistema mediante la conexión de una unidad* todo está en orden, examine
