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FM/MW/LW Compact Disc Player
3-238-730-11 (2)
FM/MW/LW
Compact Disc Player
GB
Operating Instructions
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Bedienungsanleitung
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Welcome ! Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact Disc Player. You can enjoy its various features even more with: •Optional CD/MD units (both changers and 1 players)* . •CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD 2 TEXT disc* is played). •Optional controller accessories Card remote commander RM-X114 Rotary commander RM-X4S 1 * This unit works with Sony products only. 2 * A CD TEXT disc is an audio CD that includes information such as the disc name, artist name and track names. This information
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Table of Contents Location of controls .................................................. 4 RDS Precautions ................................................................ 6 Overview of RDS ............................................... 14 Notes on discs ........................................................... 6 Automatic retuning for best reception results — AF function ............................................... 15 Getting Started Receiving traffic announcements Resetting the unit ...
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LIST SEL PTY Location of controls MODE SOURCE D-BASS –+ DISC REP SHUF BTM AF TA ATT 1 2 3 4 5 6 SENS OFF RELEASE CDX-CA600X CDX-CA600 Refer to the pages listed for details. 1 SOURCE (Power on/Radio/CD/MD) qf RESET button (located on the front side of button 9, 10, 12, 13, 16 the unit, behind the front panel) 7 2 MODE button 10, 12, 13, 16 qg ATT (attenuate) button 20 3 SEL (select) button 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 20, qh Number buttons 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20 21 (1) DISC – 10 4 DSPL (display mode
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LIST SOUND Card remote commander RM-X114 (optional) The corresponding buttons of the card remote commander control the same DSPL MODE functions as those on this unit. 1 DSPL button PRESET + 2 MENU button* DISC + 3 SOURCE button 4 SEEK (
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Precautions Notes on discs •If your car was parked in direct sunlight, •To keep the disc clean, do not touch the allow the unit to cool off before operating it. surface. Handle the disc by its edge. •Power aerials will extend automatically •Keep your discs in their cases or disc while the unit is operating. magazines when not in use. Do not subject the discs to heat/high temperature. Avoid If you have any questions or problems leaving them in parked cars or on concerning your unit that are not c
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•Before playing, clean the discs with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc from the centre out. Do not use Getting Started solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended for analog discs. Resetting the unit Before operating the unit for the first time or 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 ballpoint pen. Notes on CD-R/CD-RW
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Attaching the front panel Detaching the front panel Attach part A of the front panel to part B of the unit as illustrated and push the left side You can detach the front panel of this unit to into position until it clicks. protect the unit from being stolen. Caution alarm If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF position without removing the front panel, the caution alarm will beep for a few seconds. If you connect an optional amplifier and do not use the built-in amplifier, the beep sound wil
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CD Player Setting the clock CD/MD Unit (optional) The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 In addition to playing a CD with this unit alone, you can also control external CD/MD 1 Press (DSPL) for 2 seconds. units. The hour indication flashes. If you connect an optional CD unit with the CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information will appear in the display when you play a CD TEXT disc. 1 Turn the VOL control dial to set the hour. 2 Press (SEL). Playing a disc
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Notes (with optional unit) • Disc name, artist name, and track title can be displayed with up to 8 characters. 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select • Some characters cannot be displayed. “CD“ or “MD (MS*).“ • This unit cannot display the artist name for each track of a CD TEXT disc. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly until the desired unit appears. Playback starts. * MS: MG Memory Stick System-up Player MGS-X1 Automatically scrolling a name — Auto Scroll To Press Skip discs ( 1 ) (DISC –) or If the dis
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Note “SHUF-ALL” will not shuffle tracks between CD Playing tracks repeatedly units and MD units. — Repeat Play The disc in the main unit will repeat a track or the entire disc when it reaches the end. For Labelling a CD repeat play, you can select: — Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the •REP-1 — to repeat a track. CUSTOM FILE function) •REP-2* — to repeat a disc. * Available only when one or more optional CD/ You can label each disc with a custom name MD units are connected. (Disc Memo). You can en
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Viewing the Disc Memo As a display item, the Disc Memo always takes Locating a disc by name priority over any original CD TEXT — List-up (For a CD unit with the CUSTOM information. FILE function or an MD unit) To Press You can use this function for discs that have 1 been assigned custom names* or for CD TEXT View (DSPL) during CD/ 2 discs* . CD TEXT disc playback 1 * Locating a disc by its custom name: when you assign a name for a CD (page 11) or an MD. Erasing the Disc Memo 2 * Locating discs
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Storing only the desired Radio stations You can manually preset the desired stations The unit can store up to 6 stations per band on any chosen number button. (FM1, FM2, FM3, MW, and LW). Caution 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the When tuning in stations while driving, use radio. Best Tuning Memory to prevent accidents. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the band. Storing stations 3 Turn the SEEK/AMS control dial to tune automatically in the station that you want to store. — Best Tuning
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If preset tuning does not work — Automatic tuning/ Local Seek Mode RDS Automatic tuning: Turn the SEEK/AMS control dial to search for the station. Overview of RDS Scanning stops when the unit receives a station. Turn the SEEK/AMS control dial FM stations with Radio Data System (RDS) until the desired station is received. service send inaudible digital information along with the regular radio programme Local Seek Mode: signal. For example, one of the following will be displayed upon receiving a s
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Staying with one regional Automatic retuning for programme When AF function is on: this unit’s factory-set best reception results setting restricts reception to a specific region, — AF function so you won’t be switched to another regional station with a stronger frequency. The alternative frequencies (AF) function If you leave this regional programme’s allows the radio to always tune into the area’s reception area or would like to take advantage strongest signal for the station you are of the wh
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Receiving traffic Presetting RDS stations announcements — TA/TP with AF and TA setting By activating the Traffic Announcement (TA) When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores and Traffic Programme (TP). You can each station’s AF/TA setting (on/off) as well automatically tune in an FM station as its frequency. You can select a different broadcasting traffic announcements. These setting (for AF, TA, or both) for individual settings function regardless of the current FM preset stations, or the sa
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1 Press (LIST/PTY) during FM reception. Tuning in stations by programme type — PTY The current programme type name appears You can tune in a station by selecting the type if the station is transmitting the PTY data. of programme you would like to listen to. “--------” appears if the received station is not an RDS station, or if the RDS data is not Programme types Display received. News NEWS Current Affairs AFFAIRS 2 Press (LIST/PTY) repeatedly until the Information INFO desired programme type ap
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DSPL MODE SEL Setting the clock Other Functions automatically — CT The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS You can also control the unit (and optional transmission sets the clock automatically. CD/MD units) with a rotary commander (optional). Selecting “CT-ON” During radio reception, press (SEL) and (2) simultaneously. Using the rotary The clock is set. commander First, attach the appropriate label depending on how you want to mount the rotary In one second the normal display commander. automatica
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1 * Only if the corresponding optional equipment is Changing the operative direction connected. 2 The operative direction of controls is factory- * If your car has no ACC (accessory) position on set as shown below. the ignition key switch, be sure to press (OFF) for 2 seconds to turn off the clock indication after turning off the ignition. To increase By rotating the control To decrease If you need to mount the rotary commander on the right hand side of the steering column, you SEEK/AMS can reve
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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: 1 fader. •AMBER/GREEN* – to change the illumination colour to amber or green 1 Select the item you want to adjust by •CT (Clock Time) (page 18). pressing (SEL) repeatedly. 2 •A.SCRL (Auto Scroll)* (page 10). Each time you press (SEL), the item •M.DSPL (Motion Display) changes as follows: – the demonstration mode which appears BAS (bass) t TRE (
