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3-096-839-11 (1)
FM/AM
Compact Disc Player
US
Operating Instructions
ES
Manual de instrucciones
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-GT61UI Serial No.
To cancel the demonstration (DEMO) display, see page 12.
Para cancelar la pantalla de demostración (DEMO),
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For installation and connections, see the Warning if your car’s ignition has no supplied installation/connections manual. ACC position Be sure to set the Auto Off function (page 12). The unit will shut off completely and automatically in the set time after the unit is Warning turned off, which prevents battery drain. If you do not set the Auto Off function, press This equipment has been tested and found to and hold (OFF) until the display disappears comply with the limits for a Class B dig
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Table of Contents Welcome ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Other functions Changing the sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Getting Started Adjusting the sound characteristics — BAL/FAD/SUB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Resetting the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Customizing the equalizer curve Preparing the card remote commander . . . . . . . 4 — EQ3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Setting the
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Welcome ! Getting Started Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact Resetting the unit Disc Player. You can enjoy your drive with the following functions. Before operating the unit for the first time, or CD playback after replacing the car battery or changing the You can play CD-DA (also containing CD connections, you must reset the unit. 1 TEXT* ), CD-R/CD-RW (MP3/WMA/AAC Detach the front panel and press the RESET files also containing Multi Session (page 15)) button with a pointed o
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Attaching the front panel Setting the clock Engage part A of the front panel with part B of The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. the unit, as illustrated, and push the left side into position until it clicks. 1 Press and hold the select button. The setup display appears. 2 Press the select button repeatedly until “CLOCK-ADJ” appears. 3 Press (SEEK) +. The hour indication flashes. 4 Rotate the volume control dial to set the hour and minute. To move the digital indication, press (SEEK)
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Location of controls and basic operations Main unit 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 OFF PUSH SELECT EQ3 SOURCE SEEK SEEK CAT BTM MODE DIM GP/ALBM REP SHUF PAUSE DSPL 1 2 3456 SCRL AUX CDX-GT61UI 9q;qa qsqdqfqg qh qjqk Refer to the pages listed for details. The Card remote commander corresponding buttons on the card remote RM-X151 commander control the same functions as those on the unit. wa 1 OFF ATT A OFF button ws To power off; stop the source. 4 SOURCE SEL MODE B EQ3 (equalizer) button 12 qd ql To select
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K SEEK –/+ buttons The following buttons on the card remote 1 3 4 commander have also different buttons/functions CD/MD* /USB* /PD* : from the unit. Remove the insulation film before To skip tracks (press); skip tracks use (page 4). continuously (press, then press again within about 1 second and hold); reverse/fast- ql < (.)/, (>) buttons forward a track (press and hold). To control CD/radio/MD/USB/PD, the same Radio: as (SEEK) –/+ on the unit. To tune in stations automatically (press); fi
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CD Radio For details on selecting a CD/MD changer, see Storing and receiving stations page 13. Caution Display items When tuning in stations while driving, use Best Tuning Memory (BTM) to prevent an accident. Storing automatically — BTM 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “TUNER” appears. A AAC/WMA/ATRAC/MP3 indication To change the band, press (MODE) B Source repeatedly. You can select from FM1, FM2, C Track/album/group number*, Disc/artist/ FM3, AM1 or AM2. album/group/track name, Elapsed p
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Tuning automatically USB devices 1 Select the band, then press (SEEK) –/+ to search for the station. Playing back USB devices Scanning stops when the unit receives a station. Repeat this procedure until the desired station is received. Tip If you know the frequency of the station you want to listen to, press and hold (SEEK) –/+ to locate the approximate frequency, then press (SEEK) –/+ repeatedly to fine adjust to the desired frequency (manual tuning). 1 Connect the USB device to the USB
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MENU Listening to music on a Mass iPod Storage Class type audio device Playing back iPod Repeat and shuffle play By connecting an iPod to the dock connector at 1 During playback, press (3) (REP) or (4) the rear of the unit, you can listen on your car (SHUF) repeatedly until the desired setting speakers, while controlling the iPod from the appears. unit. Notes Select To play When an iPod is connected to the dock connector, TRACK track repeatedly. operation from the iPod cannot be perfor
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When the ignition key is turned to the ACC position, Repeat and shuffle Play or the unit is on, the iPod will be recharged. If the iPod is disconnected during playback, 1 During playback, press (3) (REP) or playback will pause. (4) (SHUF) until the desired setting Note appears. An another iPod cannot be connected using the XA- 110IP. Select To play REP TRK track repeatedly. Display items REP ALB album repeatedly. REP ART artist repeatedly. REP PLY playlist repeatedly. Track/album/artist
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With the card remote commander In step 3, to adjust the selected item, press <, M, , Other functions or m. Changing the sound settings Adjusting setup items — SET Adjusting the sound 1 Press and hold the select button. characteristics — BAL/FAD/SUB The setup display appears. You can adjust the balance, fader, and subwoofer 2 Press the select button repeatedly volume. until the desired item appears. 1 Press the select button repeatedly 3 Rotate the volume control dial to until “BAL,” “FAD”
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Adjust the volume level LOCAL (Local Seek Mode) – “LOCAL-ON” : to only tune into stations with Be sure to adjust the volume for each connected stronger signals. audio device before playback. – “LOCAL-OFF” (z): to tune normal reception. 1 Turn down the volume on the unit. 2 MONO* (Monaural Mode) 2 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “AUX” To improve poor FM reception, select monaural appears. reception mode. “AUX FRONT IN” appears. – “MONO-ON” : to hear stereo broadcast in monaural. 3 Start play
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Repeat and shuffle play Additional Information 1 During playback, press (3) (REP) or (4) (SHUF) repeatedly until the desired setting Precautions appears. If your car has been parked in direct sunlight, Select To play allow the unit to cool off before operating it. 1 DISC* disc repeatedly. Power antenna (aerial) will extend automatically while the unit is operating. SHUF tracks in the changer in random 1 CHANGER* order. Moisture condensation 2 SHUF ALL* tracks in all units in random On
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Before playing, clean the discs About USB devices with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc Mass Storage Class and ATRAC Audio Device type USB devices compliant with the USB from the center out. Do not use solvents such as benzine, standard can be used. However, this unit cannot recognize USB devices via a USB hub, and is not thinner, commercially available cleaners, or antistatic spray compatible with devices that have a hub function. For details on the compatibi
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About MP3 files About ATRAC files MP3, which stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3, is ATRAC3plus format a music file compression format standard. It ATRAC3, which stands for Adaptive Transform compresses audio CD data to approximately 1/10 Acoustic Coding3, is audio compression of its original size. technology. It compresses audio CD data to ID3 tag versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 apply to approximately 1/10 of its original size. MP3 only. ID3 tag is 15/30 characters (1.0 and ATRAC3p
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Notes Under normal conditions, the battery will last For safety, turn off the ignition before cleaning the approximately 1 year. (The service life may be connectors, and remove the key from the ignition shorter, depending on the conditions of use.) switch. When the battery becomes weak, the range of the Never touch the connectors directly with your fingers card remote commander becomes shorter. or with any metal device. Replace the battery with a new CR2025 lithium battery. Use of an
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Tone controls: Low: ±10 dB at 60 Hz (XPLOD) Specifications Mid: ±10 dB at 1 kHz (XPLOD) High: ±10 dB at 10 kHz (XPLOD) AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS Power requirements: 12 V DC car battery (negative ground (earth)) POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC Dimensions: Approx. 178 × 50 × 179 mm DISTORTION 1 1 (7 /8 × 2 × 7 /8 in) (w/h/d) 23.2 watts per channel minimum continuous Mounting dimensions: Approx. 182 × 53 × 162 mm average power into 4 ohms, 4 channels driven 1 1 1 (7 /4 × 2 /8 × 6 /2 in) (w/
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MP3/WMA/AAC files cannot be played back. General The disc is incompatible with the MP3/WMA/AAC No power is being supplied to the unit. format and version (page 15). Check the connection. If everything is in order, check MP3/WMA/AAC files take longer to play back the fuse. than others. If the unit is turned off and the display disappears, it The following discs/devices take a longer time to start cannot be operated with the remote commander. playback. t Turn on the unit. – a disc/device
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An FM program broadcast in stereo is heard in NO DEV (No Device) monaural. (SOURCE) is selected without a USB device The unit is in monaural reception mode. connected. A USB device or a USB cable has been t Set “MONO-OFF” (page 13). disconnected during playback. t Be sure to connect a USB device and USB cable. NO DISC USB playback The disc is not inserted in the CD/MD changer. You cannot play back items via a USB hub. t Insert discs in the changer. This unit cannot recognize USB devices via a
