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3-865-688-11 (1)
FM/AM
Compact Disc
Player
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. CDX-C5850 Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
CDX-C5850
ª 1999 by Sony Corporation
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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 as well as an optional rotary These limits are designed to provide commander. reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This In addition to the CD playback and radio equipment generates, uses, and can radi
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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 ......................................... 15 Playing tracks repeatedly Getting Started — Repeat Play ............................................. 16 Resetting the unit ................................................ 5 Playing tracks in random order Detaching the front panel .................................. 5 — Shuffle Play ...........
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Location of controls MODE SOUND SEEK/AMS LIST DSPL 1 DSPL OFF 2 3 D D - BASS SOURCE SHIFT OFF 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 RELEASE CDX-C5850 Refer to the pages for details. 1 SEEK/AMS (seek/Automatic Music 9 DSPL (display mode change) button Sensor/manual search) control 7, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18 8, 9, 10, 16, 18, 19, 20 0 RELEASE (front panel release) button 2 MODE (band/unit select) button 5, 23 9, 15, 17, 19 !Á Reset button (located on the front side 3 SOURCE (source select) button of the unit behind the
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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 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. Remove the front panel and press the reset b button with a pointed object, such as a ball- point pen. Notes • Be sure not to attach the front panel upside down. • Do not press the front panel too hard against the unit when attaching it
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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. 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 Each time you press (DSPL) during CD or CD TEXT disc playback, the item changes as CD Player follows: $ Track number/ Elapsed playback time Listening to a CD $ 1 2 Disc name* /Artist name* Insert a CD. $ Playback starts automatically. 1 Track name* Labeled side up $ 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 for CD TEXT discs with the ar
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1 During playback, press (SHIFT). Playing a CD in various 2 Press (2) (SET UP) repeatedly until modes “A.SCRL” appears. You can play CDs in various modes: •REP (Repeat Play) repeats the current track. 3 Press (4) (n) to select “A.SCRL-ON.” •SHUF (Shuffle Play) plays all the tracks in random order. 4 Press (SHIFT). Playing tracks repeatedly To cancel Auto Scroll, select “A.SCRL-OFF” in — Repeat Play step 3 above. 1 During playback, press (SHIFT). Note Every time you press (SHIFT), only the For so
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Memorizing only the Radio desired stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations (10 each for FM1 and 2), up to 10 AM stations in the order of your choice. Memorizing stations automatically 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the tuner. — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) The unit selects the stations with the strongest 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the signals and memorizes them in the order of band. their frequencies. You can store up to 10 stations on each band (FM1, FM2, and AM). 3 Push the SEE
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If you cannot tune in a preset station Storing the station names —Station Memo Push and release the SEEK/AMS control up or down to search for the station You can assign a name to each radio station (automatic tuning). and store it in memory. The name of the Scanning stops when the unit receives a station currently tuned in appears in the station. Push the SEEK/AMS control up or display. You can assign a name of up to eight down repeatedly until the desired station is characters per station. rece
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Displaying the station name Locating a station by Press (DSPL) during radio reception. name — List-up 1 Press (LIST) momentarily. The name assigned to the station currently Each time you press (DSPL), the item playing appears in the display. changes as follows: z Station name* z Frequency Clock Z * If the station name of a station is not stored, 2 Press (LIST) repeatedly until you find the “NO NAME” appears in the display for one desired station. second. Erasing the station name 3 Press (5) (
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LIST MODE SOUND Using the rotary Other Functions commander The rotary commander works by pressing You can connect an optional rotary buttons and/or rotating controls. commander (RM-X4S) with this unit. You can also control optional CD or MD units with the rotary commander. By pressing buttons (the SOURCE Labeling the rotary and MODE buttons) commander Depending on how you mount the rotary commander, attach the appropriate label as shown in the illustration below. (SOURCE) (MODE) Each time you pr
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Press (SOUND) to adjust the By rotating the control (the volume and sound menu. SEEK/AMS control) Press (LIST) to display the memorized names. Rotate the control and release it to: Changing the operative direction •Locate a specific track on a disc. Rotate The operative direction of controls is factory- and hold the control until you locate the set as shown below. specific point in a track, then release it to start playback. To increase •Tune in stations automatically. Rotate and hold the contro
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Adjusting the sound Changing the sound and characteristics display settings You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and The following items can be set: fader. •CLOCK (page 6). You can store the bass and treble levels •D.INFO (Dual Information) - to display the independently for each source. clock and the play mode at the same time (ON) or to display the information alternately (OFF). 1 Select the item you want to adjust by •AMBER/GREEN - to change the illumination pressing (SOUND) repeatedly.
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You can label CD and CD TEXT discs with a With Optional Equipment personalized name using the disc memo function. Refer to “Labeling a CD” (page 17). CD/MD Unit However, if you use personalized labels, they will always take priority over the original CD TEXT information when such information is This unit can control a maximum of seven displayed. external CD/MD units in this configuration: CD unit - maximum of five Tip MD unit - maximum of five. If you want to display the original CD TEXT Any com
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Note For some CD TEXT discs with very many characters, Playing tracks repeatedly the following cases may happen: —Some of the characters are not displayed — Repeat Play —Auto Scroll does not work. You can select: Tip •REP-1 - to repeat a track. To manually scroll the long name of an MD or CD •REP-2 - to repeat a disc. TEXT disc after activating the Auto Scroll function, Press (SHIFT), then (1) (N) (manual scroll). 1 During playback, press (SHIFT). Locating a specific track 2 Press (6) (REP) repe
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Displaying the disc memo 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 disc by name (page 18) and select the specific Each time you press (DSPL) during CD or tracks for playback (page 18). CD TEXT disc playback, the item changes as follows: 1 Play the CD and press (LIST) for two $ second
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Locating a disc by name Selecting specific tracks — List-up (For a CD unit with the custom for playback file function or an MD unit) — Bank (For a CD unit with the custom file You can use this function for discs that have function) been assigned a custom name. For more If you label the disc, you can set the unit to information on disc names, refer to “Labeling a skip or play the tracks of your choice. CD” (page 17). 1 Press (LIST). 1 Start playing the disc and press (SHIFT), The name assigned to
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Playing specific tracks only You can select: •BANK-ON - to play the tracks with the TV/Video “PLAY” setting. •BANK-INV (Inverse) - to play the tracks with the “SKIP” setting. You can connect an optional TV tuner and TV monitor to this unit. 1 During playback, press (SHIFT), then press (3) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly until “BANK” appears. Watching the TV 2 Press (4) (n) to repeatedly until the 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “TV” desired setting appears. appears. z BANK-ON z BANK-INV z BANK-OFF 2 Pu
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3 Press (4) (n). The unit stores TV channels in the order of Storing the TV channel their frequencies on the number buttons. names A beep sound when the setting is stored. Follow the steps in “Storing the station 4 Press (SHIFT). names” (page 10). Notes •The unit does not store TV channels with weak Displaying the TV or radio station signals. If only a few TV channels can be received, some number buttons will remain names empty. Press (LIST) during TV or radio •When a preset number is indicated
