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3-865-874-12 (1)
FM/MW/LW
Compact Disc
Player
GB
Operating Instructions
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Manual de instrucciones
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Manual de instruções
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Welcome ! Thank you for purchasing the Sony Compact Disc Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of features as well as an optional rotary commander. CDX-C4850R/C4840R only In addition to the CD playback and radio operations, you can expand your system by 1 connecting an optional CD/MD unit* . When you operate this unit or a connected optional CD unit with the CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information will appear in the 2 display when you play a CD TEXT disc* . 1 * You can also connect a CD c
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Table of Contents This Unit Only With Optional Equipment Location of controls ................................................. 4 CD/MD Unit (CDX-C4850R/C4840R only) Getting Started Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 20 Resetting the unit ................................................ 5 Playing tracks repeatedly Detaching the front panel .................................. 5 — Repeat Play .............................................. 22 Setting the clock .............
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Location of controls MODE LIST SOUND SEEK/AMS PTY AF/TA 1 DSPL OFF 2 3 D D - BASS SOURCE SHIFT OFF 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 RELEASE CDX-C4850R/C4840R/4260R/ 4250R/4240R/4250RV Refer to the pages for details. 1 SEEK/AMS (seek/Automatic Music 9 6 (eject) button 7 Sensor/manual search) control 8, 10, 12, 0 AF/TA button 12, 13, 14 15, 22, 24 !Á RELEASE (front panel release) button 2 MODE (band/unit select) button 9, 10, 5, 26 20, 23 !ª Reset button (located on the front side 3 SOURCE (source select)
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Notes • Be sure not to drop the panel when detaching it from the unit. Getting Started • If you detach the panel while the unit is still turned on, the power will turn off automatically to prevent the speakers from being damaged. • When carrying the front panel with you, use the supplied front panel case. Resetting the unit Attaching the front panel Before operating the unit for the first time or Attach part a of the front panel to part b of after replacing the car battery, you must reset the un
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2 Press (SHIFT). Setting the clock The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 The clock starts. 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (2) (SET UP) repeatedly until “CLOCK” appears. 3 Press (SHIFT). After the clock setting is complete, the display returns to normal playback mode. 1 Press (4) (n). The hour indication flashes. 2 Set the hour. to go backward SOURCE to go forward 3 Press (4) (n). The minute indication flashes. 4 Set the minute. to go backward SOURCE to go
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Changing the display item CDX-C4850R/C4840R: Each time you press (DSPL) during CD or CD CD Player TEXT disc playback, the item changes as follows: $ Track number/ Listening to a CD Elapsed playback time Insert a CD. $ 1 2 Playback starts automatically. Disc name* /Artist name* Labelled side up $ 1 Track name* $ Clock 1 * If you inserted a non-CD TEXT disc, “NO NAME“ appears in the display. 2 * If you play a CD TEXT disc, the artist name appears in the display after the disc name. (Only If a CD i
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Automatically scrolling a disc name Locating a specific track — Auto Scroll (CDX-C4850R/C4840R only) — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) If the disc name, artist name, or track name on During playback, push the SEEK/AMS a CD TEXT disc exceeds 8 characters and the control up or down and release for each Auto Scroll function is on, information track you want to skip. automatically scrolls across the display as SEEK/AMS follows: To locate succeeding tracks • The disc name appears when the disc has chang
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Playing a CD in various Radio modes You can play CDs in various modes: •REP (Repeat Play) repeats the current track. •SHUF (Shuffle Play) plays all the tracks in Memorising stations random order. automatically Playing tracks repeatedly — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) — Repeat Play The unit selects the stations with the strongest 1 During playback, press (SHIFT). signals and memorises them in the order of Every time you press (SHIFT), only the their frequencies. You can store up to 10 items you can se
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Memorising only the Receiving the memorised desired stations stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations (10 each 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the for FM1 and 2), up to 10 MW stations, and up tuner. to 10 LW stations in the order of your choice. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the band. tuner. 3 Press the number button ((1) to (10)) on 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the which the desired station is stored. band. If you cannot tune in a
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If FM stereo reception is poor — Monaural Mode RDS 1 During radio reception, press (SHIFT), then press (3) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly until “MONO” appears. 2 Press (4) (n) repeatedly until “MONO- Overview of the RDS ON“ appears. function The sound improves, but becomes monaural (“ST” disappears). Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows FM stations to send 3 Press (SHIFT). additional digital information along with the regular radio programme signal. Your car stereo offers you a
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Tip Changing the displayed item The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See Each time you press (AF/TA), the item changes ”Changing the sound and display settings” on as follows: page 19). Ó TA-ON Ó AF TA-ON* Note AF-ON Ò AF TA-OFF Ò “NO NAME” appears if the received station does not transmit RDS data. * Select this to turn on both the AF and TA functions. Notes • When “NO AF” and the station name flash Retuning the same alternately, it means that the unit cannot find an alternative station
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Local link function (United Kingdom only) Listening to traffic The Local Link function lets you select other announcements local stations in the area, even if they are not stored on your number buttons. The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic Programme (TP) data let you automatically 1 Press a number button that has a local tune in an FM station that is broadcasting station stored on it. traffic announcements even if you are listening to other programme sources. 2 Within five seconds, press th
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To cancel the current traffic announcement Presetting the RDS Press (AF/TA) or (SOURCE). stations with the AF and To cancel all traffic announcements, turn off TA data the function by pressing (AF/TA) until “AF␣ TA-OFF” appears. When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores each station’s data as well as its frequency, so Presetting the volume of traffic you don’t have to turn on the AF or TA announcements function every time you tune in the preset You can preset the volume level of the traffic
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1 Press (PTY/LIST) during FM reception until “PTY” appears. Locating a station by programme type You can locate the station you want by selecting one of the programme types shown The current programme type name appears below. if the station is transmitting the PTY data. “- - - - -” appears if the received station is Programme types Display not an RDS station, or if the RDS data has News NEWS not been received. Current Affairs AFFAIRS Information INFO 2 Press (PTY/LIST) repeatedly until the Sport
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LIST MODE SOUND Setting the clock Other Functions automatically The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS You can also control this unit with an optional transmission sets the clock automatically. rotary commander. 1 During radio reception, press (SHIFT), then press (2) (SET UP) repeatedly until “CT” appears. Labelling the rotary commander Depending on how you mount the rotary commander, attach the appropriate label as 2 Press (4) (n) repeatedly until “CT-ON” shown in the illustration below. appears
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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. CDX-C4850R/C4840R only: You can also control optional CD or MD units with the rotary commander. By pressing buttons Rotate the control momentarily and (the SOURCE and MODE buttons) release it to: •Locate a specific track on a disc. Rotate and hold the control until you locate the specific point in a track, then release it to (SOURCE) start playback. •
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Other operations Rotate the VOL control to Adjusting the sound adjust the volume. characteristics Press (ATT) to attenuate the You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and sound. fader. You can store the bass and treble levels independently for each source. Press (OFF) to 1 Select the item you want to adjust by turn off the unit. pressing (SOUND) repeatedly. Press (SOUND) to adjust the VOL (volume) n BAS (bass) n volume and sound menu. TRE (treble) n BAL (left-right) n FAD (front-rear) 2 Adju
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1 Press (SHIFT). Changing the sound and 2 Press (2) (SET UP) repeatedly until the display settings desired item appears. The following items can be set: Each time you press (2) (SET UP), the item •CLOCK (page 6). changes as follows: •CT (Clock Time) (page 16). •D.INFO (Dual Information) - to display the CLOCK n CT n D.INFO* n AMBER/GREEN n DIM n BEEP n RM n M.DSPL n A.SCRL* clock and the play mode at the same time (ON) or to display the information * When no CD or MD is playing, this item will
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With Optional Equipment Boosting the bass sound CD/MD Unit — D-bass You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass (CDX-C4850R/C4840R only) sound. The D-bass function boosts the low frequency signal with a sharper curve than conventional bass boost. This unit can control a maximum of seven You can hear the bass line more clearly even external CD/MD units in this configuration: while the vocal volume remains the same. You CD unit - maximum of five can emphasise and adjust the bass sound MD unit - maximu
