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FM/MW/LW Compact Disc Player
3-227-740-21 (1)
FM/MW/LW
Compact Disc
Player
GB
Operating Instructions
ES
Manual de instrucciones
SE
Bruksanvisning
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Manual de instruções
GR
δηγίες Λειτ υργίας
RU
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For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
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Welcome ! Precautions Thank you for purchasing the Sony Compact Disc Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of features using the following controller 1 CLASS accessories: LASER PRODUCT Optional accessories Rotary commander RM-X4S This label is located on the bottom of the chassis. CAUTION INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM OR VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS This label is located on the drive unit’s internal chassis. • If your car was parked in direct sunligh
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Notes on discs Notes on handling discs If you use the discs explained below, the sticky residue can cause the disc to stop spinning and A dirty or defective disc may cause sound may cause malfunction or ruin your discs. dropouts while playing. To enjoy optimum sound, handle the disc as follows. Do not use second-hand or rental CDs that Handle the disc by its edge. To keep the disc have a sticky residue on the surface (for clean, do not touch the surface. example, from peeled-off stickers or from
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Table of Contents Location of controls ............................................. 5 Other Functions Labelling the rotary commander (optional) ... 17 Getting Started Using the rotary commander (optional) ......... 18 Resetting the unit ................................................. 6 Adjusting the sound characteristics ................ 19 Detaching the front panel ................................... 6 Attenuating the sound ...................................... 20 Turning the unit on/off ..
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P + R T S S Location of controls OPEN PTY DSPL MENU MODE D-BASS TA -SEEK/AMS SOURCE AF SOUND ENTER REP SHUF 1 2 3 4 56 OFF CDX-L450 Refer to the pages listed for details. 1 Volume control dial 15 qf SEEK/AMS –/+ (cursor left/right) buttons 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20 2 MENU button 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, Automatic Music Sensor 9 20 Manual Search 9 3 Z (eject) button (located on the front Seek 11, 13 side of the unit behind the front panel) 8 qg ENTER button 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14,
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Attaching the front panel Place the hole A in the front panel onto the spindle B on the unit as illustrated, then push Getting Started the left side in. Resetting the unit A Before operating the unit for the first time or B after replacing the car battery, you must reset the unit. Remove the front panel and press the reset button with a pointed object, such as a ball- point pen. Reset button x Note Pressing the reset button will erase the clock setting and some memorised functions. Detaching the
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Turning the unit on/off Setting the clock The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication. Turning on the unit Press (SOURCE) or insert a CD in the unit. For Example: To set the clock to 10:08 details on operation, refer to page 8 (CD) and page 10 (radio). 1 Press (MENU), then press either side of (PRST) repeatedly until “CLOCK” Turning off the unit appears. Press (OFF) to stop CD playback or radio reception (the key illumination and display remain on.) Press (OFF) for two seconds to completely turn
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Changing the display item Each time you press (DSPL/PTY) during CD TEXT disc playback, the item changes as CD Player follows: V Track number/ Elapsed playback time Listening to a CD (with this unit only) V 1 Disc name/Artist name* 1 Press (OPEN) and insert the CD. V 2 Track name* Labelled side up V FM1 frequency or Z 3 station name* 1 * 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 artist name.) 2 * If the track name of a
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Automatically scrolling a disc name Locating a specific track — Auto Scroll — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) If the disc name, artist name, or track name on During playback, press either side of a CD TEXT disc exceeds 8 characters and the (SEEK/AMS) momentarily for each track Auto Scroll function is on, information you want to skip. automatically scrolls across the display as follows: • The disc name appears when the disc has To locate To locate changed (if the disc name is selected as the precedi
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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 During playback, press (1) (REP). signals and memorises them in the order of PTY DSPL their frequencies. You can store up to 6 stations MODE on each band (FM1, FM2, FM3, MW,
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Notes • The unit does not store stations with weak Receiving the memorised signals. If only a few stations can be received, some number buttons will retain their former stations setting. • When a number is indicated in the display, the unit starts storing stations from the one currently 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the displayed. tuner. • If a CD is not in the unit, only the tuner band appears even if you press (SOURCE). 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the band. 3 Press the number b
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If FM stereo reception is poor — Monaural Mode RDS 1 During radio reception, press (MENU), then press either side of (PRST) repeatedly until “MONO-OFF” appears. 2 Press the (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) until Overview of the RDS “MONO-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 (ENTER). additional digital information along with the regular radio programme signal. Your car To r
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Changing the displayed item Each time you press (DSPL/PTY), the item Retuning the same changes as follows: programme automatically Station Name (Frequency) y PTY data — Alternative Frequencies (AF) After you select the desired item, the display The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function will automatically change to the Motion automatically selects and retunes the station Display mode after a few seconds. with the strongest signal in a network. By In the Motion Display mode, all the items are usin
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Listening to a regional programme The “REG-ON” (regional on) function lets you Listening to traffic stay tuned to a regional programme without announcements being switched to another regional station. (Note that you must turn the AF function on.) The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic The unit is factory preset to “REG-ON,” but if Programme (TP) data lets you automatically you want to turn off the function, do the tune in an FM station that is broadcasting following. traffic announcements eve
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To cancel the current traffic announcement Presetting the RDS Press (TA), (SOURCE) or (MODE). stations with the AF and To cancel all traffic announcements, turn off TA data the function by pressing (TA) until “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 station. You can select a different setting (AF,
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1 Press (DSPL/PTY) 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 (PRST) repeatedly until the desired p
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DSPL MODE SOUND Setting the clock Other Functions automatically The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS You can also control the unit with a rotary transmission sets the clock automatically. commander. 1 During radio reception, press (MENU), then press either side of (PRST) repeatedly until “CT” appears. Labelling the rotary commander (optional) Depending on how you mount the rotary commander, attach the appropriate label as shown in the illustration below. 2 Press the (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) repea
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By rotating the control Using the rotary (the SEEK/AMS control) commander (optional) The rotary commander works by pressing buttons and/or rotating controls. By pressing buttons (the SOURCE and MODE buttons) Rotate the control momentarily and (SOURCE) 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 start playback. (MODE) •Tune in stations automatically. Rotate and hold the control to find a specific
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Other operations Adjusting the sound Rotate the VOL control to adjust the volume. Press (ATT) to characteristics attenuate the sound. You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and fader. You can store the bass and treble levels independently for each source. Press (OFF) to turn off the unit. 1 Select the item you want to adjust by pressing (SOUND) repeatedly. Each time you press (SOUND), the item Press (SOUND) to changes as follows: adjust the volume and BAS (bass) t TRE (treble) t BAL (left-rig
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1 Press (MENU). Attenuating the sound (with the rotary commander-optional) 2 Press either side of (PRST) repeatedly until the desired item appears. Each time you press the (–) side of Press (ATT) on the rotary commander. (PRST), the item changes as follows: “ATT-ON” flashes momentarily. CLOCK t CT t BEEP t RM t To restore the previous volume level, press AMBER/GREEN t D.INFO t M.DSPL t (ATT) again. A.SCRL* Tip * When no CD TEXT disc is playing, this item When the interface cable of a car telepho
