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3-859-005-32 (1)
FM/AM
Compact Disc
Player
EN
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. CDX-4160 Serial No.
Model No. CDX-3160 Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
CDX-4160
CDX-3160
1997 by Sony Corporation
Actual total numbe
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Warning Welcome ! This equipment has been tested and found to Thank you for purchasing the Sony Compact comply with the limits for a Class B digital Disc Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. of features. You can use an optional rotary These limits are designed to provide remote (RM-X2S) (CDX-4160 only). reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequen
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Table of Contents Getting Started Additional Information Resetting the unit ................................................ 4 Precautions ........................................................... 8 Detaching the front panel .................................. 4 Maintenance ......................................................... 9 Setting the clock .................................................. 5 Dismounting the unit ......................................... 9 Attaching the label to the r
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Attaching the front panel Align part A of the front panel to part B of the unit as illustrated, and push until it clicks. Getting Started Resetting the unit Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery, you must reset A the unit. Press the reset button with a pointed object, B such as a ball-point pen. Notes • Be sure not to attach the front panel upside down. • Do not press the front panel hard against the unit when attaching it. Press it lightly against the u
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Getting Started/CD Player Setting the clock CD Player The clock has a 12-hour digital indication. Example: Set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (OFF) or (DSPL) during operation. Listening to a CD 2 Press (DSPL) for two seconds. Simply insert the CD. Playback starts automatically. Labelled side up 100 The hour digit flashes. 1 Set the hour digits. To go forward To go back If a CD is already inserted, press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “CD” appears. 1000 EN MIN SEC 2 Press (SEL) momentarily. 215 Elapsed
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Locating a specific point in a track — Manual Search Radio During playback, press and hold either side of (SEEK/AMS) for two seconds. Release the button when you have found the desired point. To search forward Memorizing stations SEEK AMS automatically To search backward — Automatic Memory Stations with the clearest reception are Note automatically searched and memorized on If “_ _ ” or “ _ _” appears in the display, you have reached the beginning or the end of the disc and you cannot each
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CD Player/Radio/Other Functions 3 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to tune in the station that you want to store on the number button. Other Functions 4 Press the desired number button ((1) to (6)) for two seconds until “MEM” appears. The number button indication appears in Adjusting the sound the display. characteristics Note If you try to store another station on the same number You can adjust bass, treble, balance and fader. button, the previously stored station will be erased. Each source can
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You can hear the bass line moe clearly even if Additional the vocal sound is the same volume. You can emphasize and adjust the bass sound easily Information with the D-bass control. This effect is similar to the one you get when you use an optional subwoofer system. Moeover, the Digital D-bass* function creates even shaper and more powerful bass sound Precautions than Analog D-bass. * Digital D-bass is available during CD playback. • If your car was parked in direct sunlight Digital D-BASS Analo
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Other Functions/Additional Information Before playing, clean the discs with an Cleaning the connectors optional cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc from The unit may not function properly if the the center out. connectors between the unit and the front Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, panel are not clean. To prevent this, open the commercially available cleaners or antistatic front panel by pressing (RELEASE), then spray intended for analog discs. detach it and clean the connectors with
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DSPL MODE SEL Attaching the label to the rotary remote (CDX-4160) You can control this unit with the optional rotary remote (RM-X2S) (CDX-4160 only). Several labels are supplied with the rotary remote. Attach the label that matches the functions of this unit and the mounting position of the rotary remote. After you mount the rotary remote, attach the label in the illustration below. EN 10 Actual total number: Sony CDX-4160/3160 (E) 3-859-005-32(1) SEL MODE DSPL
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Additional Information Location of controls SOURCE MODE SENS A.MEM 1 OFF 2 SEEK SEL DSPL 3 AMS D-BASS INTRO REPEAT SHUF RELEASE MUTE OFF 1 2 3456 Refer to the pages for details. EN !ª MUTE button 8 1 SEEK/AMS (seek/Automatic Music Sensor/manual search) button 5, 6, 7 !£ Reset button (located on the front side of the unit hidden by the front panel) 4 2 SOURCE (source select) button 5, 6 3 MODE (band select) button 6 !¢ OFF button 4, 5, 8 !° During radio reception: 4 SEL (control mode select
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Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION 12 watts per channel minimum continuous average power into 4 ohms, 4 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 1% total harmonic distortion. CD player section General System Compact disc digital audio Outputs Line output (2) system Power antenna relay Signal-to-noise ratio 90 dB control/Power amplifier Frequency response 10 – 20,000 Hz control lead Wow and flutter Below measurable limit Tone control
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Additional Information Troubleshooting guide The following checklist will help you remedy the problems that you may encounter with your unit. Before going through the checklist below, check the connection and operating procedures. General Problem Cause/Solution No sound. •Adjust the volume with (+). •Set the fader control to the center position for two-speaker systems. The contents of the memory • The power cord or battery has been disconnected. have been erased. • The reset button has been pres
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Index A M, N, O Automatic Memory 6 Manual search 6 Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) 5 Manual tuning 7 Automatic tuning 7 Memorizing a station 6 Monaural mode 7 Mute 7 B Balance 7 P, Q Bass 7 Beep tone 8 Power select 8 C R Caution alarm 4 Radio 6 CD playback 5 Repeat Play 6 Clock 5 Reset 4 Rotary remote (CDX-4160 only) 10 D, E S D-BASS 7 Display 5, 7 Shuffle Play 6 EN F, G, H T, U Fader 7 Treble 7 Front panel 4 Fuse 9 V, W, X, Y, Z Volume 7 I, J, K Intro Scan 6 L Local seek 7 Locating a specific poin
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Sony Corporation Printed in Korea Actual total number: Sony CDX-4160/3160 (E) 3-859-005-32(1)
