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FM/MW/LW
Compact Disc
Player
GB
Operating Instructions
ES
Manual de instrucciones
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Manual de instruções
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CDX-C8850R
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Welcome ! Thank you for purchasing the Sony Compact Disc Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of features by using either a supplied rotary commander or an optional wireless remote. 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 back a CD TEXT disc* . 1 * You can al
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Table of Contents DSP This Unit Only Setting the equalizer ......................................... 23 Location of controls ............................................ 4 Selecting the listening position ....................... 24 Selecting a soundstage menu — Dynamic Soundstage Getting Started Organizer (DSO) .......................................... 25 Resetting the unit ................................................ 6 Adjusting the balance (BAL) ........................... 26 Detaching th
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S M A / Location of controls OPEN SOUND MODE LIST DSPL SA PTY AF/TA SOURCE TIR SHIFT 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 OFF CDX-C8850R Refer to the pages for details. 1 SEEK/AMS (seek/Automatic Music q; OPEN button 6, 8, 40 Sensor/manual search/voice drive/voice qa PTY/LIST button memo select) control Disc Memo 36, 37 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 21, 23, 32, 33, 35, 38 List-up 37 2 MODE (band/unit select) button 12, 13, 31, 33, 37 RDS Programme 19 qs AF/TA button 15, 16, 17 3 Z (eject) button (located on the fr
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Optional wireless remote (RM-X47) MODE SOURCE OFF DIR SEEK AMS – PRESET + REW DISC FF – SOUND SEL ATT DSPL The buttons of the wireless remote have the same functions as those on the unit. 1 OFF button 6 DSPL button 2 SEEK/AMS button 7 PRESET/DISC button You cannot do manual search and manual 3 buttons tuning with the remote. 4 ATT button 8 SOURCE button 5 SOUND/SEL button 9 MODE/DIR button 5 +
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Notes • Do not place anything on the inner surface of the front panel. Getting Started • Be sure not to drop the panel when detaching it from the unit. • If you detach the panel while the unit is still on, the power will be turned off automatically to prevent the speakers from being damaged. • When you carry the front panel with you, put it Resetting the unit in the supplied front panel case. Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery, you must reset Attachin
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Caution alarm If you turn the ignition key switch to the OFF Setting the clock position without removing the front panel, the The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication. caution alarm will beep for a few seconds. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 TIR indicator If you pull out the ignition key while the TIR 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (3) (SET UP) function is on, the TIR indicator flashes a few repeatedly until “Clock” appears. times. 1 Press (5) (t). TIR indicator For more information on the T
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3 Press (SHIFT). After the mode setting is complete, the display returns to normal playback mode. CD Player Listening to a CD 1 Press (OPEN) and insert the CD. Playback starts automatically. Labelled side up Z 2 Close the front panel. If a CD is already inserted, press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “CD” appears. Elapsed playing time Track number To Press Stop playback (OFF) Eject the CD (OPEN) then Z 8
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If you press (DSPL/SA) to change the display Changing the display item item, the disc or track name of the CD TEXT Each time you press (DSPL/SA), the item disc is scrolled automatically whether you set changes as follows: the function on or off. V 1 During playback, press (SHIFT). Elapsed playback time V 2 Press (3) (SET UP) repeatedly until 1 2 Disc name* /Artist name* “A.Scrl” appears. V 1 Track name* 3 Press (5) (t) to select “A.Scrl on.” V Clock 4 Press (SHIFT). To cancel Auto Scroll, select
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Playing a CD in various Creating a programme — CD Programme Memory modes You can play the tracks in any order you want You can play CDs in various modes: by making your own programme. You can •Repeat (Repeat Play) repeats the current select up to 24 tracks for a programme. You track. can store the programmes in memory. •Shuf (Shuffle Play) plays all the tracks in random order. 1 During CD playback, press (SHIFT), then press (4) (PLAY MODE) for two seconds. Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play
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Playing the stored programme Adding tracks to a programme 1 Press (SHIFT). 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (4) (PLAY MODE) for two seconds. 2 Press (4) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly until “PGM” appears. 3 Press (5) (t) repeatedly until “PGM on” appears. 2 Press (2) (T) or (5) (t) to select the track slot number where you want to insert a track. Track slot number Programme Play starts. 4 Press (SHIFT). To return to the normal playback mode, select 3 Push the SEEK/AMS control up or down “PGM off” in step 3 a
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Erasing tracks in a programme 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (4) (PLAY Radio MODE) for two seconds. Memorising stations 2 Press (2) (T) or (5) (t) to select the automatically track you want to erase. — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) Track slot number The unit selects the stations with the strongest signals and memorises them in the order of their frequencies. You can store up to 10 stations on each band (FM1, FM2, MW, and LW). The track currently registered in slot 6. Caution 3 Press (6) (ENTER) for two
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Memorising only the Receiving the memorised desired stations stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations (10 for 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the FM1 and 10 for FM2), and up to 10 MW tuner. stations, and up 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 (FM1, FM2, MW, or LW). tuner. 3 Press the number button ((1) to (10)) 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the momentarily where the desired station i
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If FM stereo reception is poor — Monaural Mode RDS 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (4) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly until “Mono” appears. 2 Press (5) (t) repeatedly until “Mono on” appears. Overview of the RDS The sound improves, but becomes function monaural (“ST” disappears). Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting 3 Press (SHIFT). service that allows FM stations to send additional digital information along with the To return to the normal mode, select “Mono regular radio programme signal. Your car of
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Note Changing the display item When there is no alternative station in the area Each time you press (DSPL/SA), the item and you do not need to search for an alternative changes as follows: station, turn the AF function off by pressing (AF/TA) repeatedly until “AF TA off” appears. Station Name (Frequency) y Clock After if you select the desired item, the display Changing the display item will be automatically change to the Motion Each time you press (AF/TA), the item changes Display mode after ab
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Local link function (United To cancel the current traffic Kingdom only) announcement The Local Link function lets you select other Press (AF/TA) or (SOURCE) momentarily. local stations in the area, even if they are not To cancel all traffic announcements, turn off stored on your number buttons. the function by pressing (AF/TA) until “AF 1 Press a number button ((1) to (10)) that TA off” appears. has a local station stored on it. Presetting the volume of traffic 2 Within five seconds, press the n
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Presetting the RDS Recording the traffic stations with the AF and announcements —Traffic Information Replay (TIR) TA data You can listen to the latest traffic When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores announcements by recording them. The unit each station’s data as well as its frequency, so automatically records and stores up to eight you don’t have to turn on the AF or TA traffic announcements. If the recording function every time you tune in the preset exceeds eight minutes, the recorded s
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Playing back the recorded traffic 5 Select the desired station by pressing the preset number button or pushing the announcements SEEK/AMS control up or down. When there are recorded traffic announcements you have not listened to yet, c flashes. 6 Press (TIR) for two seconds to return to the original display. c lights up. 1 Press (TIR). The latest traffic announcement is played back. To listen to the previous ones, press (TIR) or push the SEEK/AMS control up. To replay the announcements, push the
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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 below. The current programme type name appears if the station is transmitting the PTY data. Programme types Display “- - - - -” appears if the received station is 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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Setting the clock Voice Drive automatically The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS You can register an appropriate vocal phrase transmission sets the clock automatically. for any source including CD/MD*, and the 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (3) (SET UP) radio station. Once the registration is repeatedly until “CT” appears. completed, you can request that source just by pronouncing the registered vocal phrase for it towards the supplied microphone. This unit provides 12 “V Drive” boxes for accommod
