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3-865-709-13 (1)
CD Radio
Cassette-Corder
Operating Instructions
CFD-Z500
CFD-Z501
CFD-Z550
1999 by Sony Corporation
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Information Warning For customers in the United States To prevent fire or shock hazard, do This equipment has been tested and found to not expose the player to rain or comply with the limits for a Class B digital moisture. device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordan
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Basic Operations Table of contents Basic Operations 4 Playing a CD 6 Listening to the radio 8 Playing a tape 10 Recording on a tape The CD Player Setting Up 12 Using the display 13 Locating a specific point in a 23 Hooking up the system track 26 Selecting the audio emphasis 14 Playing tracks repeatedly (SOUND/MEGA BASS/ (Repeat Play) 5 BAND GRAPHIC EQUALIZER) 15 Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle Play) 16 Creating your own program Additional Information (Program Play) 28 Precautions 18 Enjo
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Basic Operations Playing a CD 1,2 3 For hookup instructions, see pages 23 – 25. 1 Push 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE down to open the CD compartment and place the CD on the CD compartment. With the label side up 2 Close the lid of the CD compartment. 3 Press ^. Display The player turns on (direct power-on) and plays all the tracks once. Track number Playing time 4 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER 6 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE p ^ VOLUME +, – =, + Tip To Press Next time you want to adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – listen to a CD, just press ^. The player turns on on the remote, CFD-Z550 automatically and starts only) playing the CD. stop playback p pause playback ^ ( P on the remote, CFD-Z550 only). Press the button again to resume play after pause. go to the next track + go back to the previous track = remove the CD 6 PUSH OPE
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Listening to the radio 1 2 For hookup instructions, see pages 23 – 25. 1 Press RADIO BAND (BAND on Display the remote, CFD-Z550 only) until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on). 2 Turn TUNING to tune in the station you want. If the received FM stereo is weak, the reception becomes monaural. 6 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER VOLUME +, – Tip To Press Next time you want to listen to the radio, just adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – press RADIO BAND on the remote, CFD-Z550 (BAND on the remote, only) CFD-Z550 only). The turn on/off the radio POWER player turns on automatically and starts playing the previous To improve broadcast reception station. Reorient the antenna for FM. Reorient the player itself for AM. for FM for AM Basic Operations 7
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Playing a tape 21 For hookup instructions, see pages 23 – 25. 1 Press p6 to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. Close the compartment. With the side you want to play facing you Display 2 Press (. The player turns on (direct power-on) and starts playing. 8 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations Use these buttons for additional operations POWER VOLUME 0, ) p6 P Tip To Press Next time you want to adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – listen to a tape, just press (. The player on the remote, CFD-Z550 turns on automatically only) and starts playing the stop playback p6 tape. fast-forward or rewind the tape ) or 0 pause playback P Press the button again to resume play after pause. eject the cassette p6 turn on/off the player POWER Basic Operations 9
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Recording on a tape 31 2 For hookup instructions, see pages 23 – 25. 1 Press p6 to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. With the side you want to record on facing you 2 Select the program source you want to record. Display To record from the CD player: insert a CD (see page 4) and press CD. To record from the radio: tune in the station you want (see page 6). 10 Basic Operations
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Basic Operations 3 Start recording. Press r (( is depressed automatically). Tips Use these buttons for additional operations • Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis (see POWER pages 26 and 27) will not affect the recording level. • For the best results, use the AC power as a power source. p6 P To Press stop recording p6 pause recording P Press the button again to resume recording. turn on/off the player POWER To erase a recording, proceed as follows: 1 Insert a tape whose recording you wan
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The CD Player Using the display DISPLAY ENTER You can check information about the CD using the display. Checking the total track numbers and playing time Press DISPLAY ENTER in stop mode. Total playing time Total track number Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY ENTER while playing a CD. To display Press DISPLAY ENTER the current track number once and the remaining time on the current track* the number of tracks left twice and the remaining time on the CD the current track number three time
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The CD Player Locating a specific point in a track = , + You can quickly find a specific point in a track while playing a CD. You can also locate any track using the number buttons on the remote (CFD-Z550 only). To locate Press a point while listening to + (forward) or = the sound (backward) while playing and hold down until you find the point a point while observing + (forward) or = the display (backward) in pause and hold down until you find the point Note a specific track directly number but
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Playing tracks repeatedly PLAY MODE p ^ = , + (Repeat Play) You can play tracks repeatedly in normal, shuffle or program play modes (see pages 15 and 16). 1 Press p. “Cd” appears in the display. On the remote (CFD- 2 Proceed as follows. Z550 only) • Use MODE instead To repeat Do this of PLAY MODE and a single track 1 Press PLAY MODE until ( instead of ^. “REP 1” appears. • When you have 2 Press = or + to select selected “REP 1”, the track that you want to select the track by repeat. pressing th
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The CD Player Playing tracks in random order PLAY MODE p ^ (Shuffle Play) You can play tracks in random order. 1 Press p. “Cd” appears in the display. On the remote (CFD- 2 Press PLAY MODE until “SHUF” appears in the Z550 only) display. Use MODE instead of PLAY MODE and ( 3 Press ^ to start shuffle play. instead of ^. To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE until “SHUF” disappears from the display. The CD Player 15
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Creating your own program PLAY MODE p ^ = , + (Program Play) You can make a program of up to 20 tracks in the order you want them to be played. DISPLAY ENTER On the remote (CFD-Z550 1 Press p. only) 1 Press p. “Cd” appears in the display. 2 Press MODE until 2 Press PLAY MODE until “PGM” appears in the “PGM” appears in the display. display. 3 Press the number 3 Press = or + then press DISPLAY ENTER for buttons for the tracks the tracks you want to program in the order you you want to program wan
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The CD Player Tips To cancel Program Play • You can play the same Press PLAY MODE until “PGM” disappears from the program again, since the display. program is saved until you open the disc compartment. To check the order of tracks before play • You can record your own Press DISPLAY ENTER. program. After you have created the program, Every time you press the button, the track number insert a blank tape into appears in the programed order. the tape deck and press r to start recording. To change th
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Enjoying sound effects (LOOP/FLASH) LOOP FLASH You can repeat part of a CD (LOOP) and can “flash” the CD sound (FLASH) during playback. 1 Play a CD. 2 Press and hold LOOP or FLASH at the point you want to start the function. To Press and hold repeat a selected part of a CD LOOP “flash” the CD sound FLASH To cancel the LOOP or FLASH function Release the button. The player returns to normal play. 18 The CD Player
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The Timer The Timer Setting the clock CLOCK TIME SET –, + “--:--” indication appears in the display until you set the clock. DISPLAY ENTER Tip Before you set the clock, connect the power source The time display (pages 23 - 25). system of this player is the 12-hour system: AM12:00 = midnight 1 Press and hold CLOCK for 2 seconds until the PM12:00 = noon hour digits flash. 2 Press TIME SET + or – until you set the current hour. Then press DISPLAY ENTER. The minute digits flash. Set the minutes by p
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Waking up to music STANDBY TIMER You can wake up to music or a radio program at a preset time. Make sure you have set the clock (“Setting the clock” on page 19). TIME SET –, + DISPLAY ENTER Before you begin, make sure the t (clock) indication is not lit in the display. If it is lit, press STANDBY. 1 Prepare the music source you want to play. To play Do this a CD Insert a CD. the radio Tune in a station 2 Press TIMER. The t (clock) and the music source (“Cd” or “RAdIO”) flash. 3 Select the music
