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FM/MW/LW Compact Disc Player
3-261-850-21 (1)
FM/MW/LW
Compact Disc Player
GB
Operating Instructions
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Bedienungsanleitung
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Mode d’emploi
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Istruzioni per l’uso
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Welcome ! Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact Disc Player. You can enjoy its various features even more with: MP3 file playback. CD-R/CD-RW which can have a session added can be played (page 7). Discs recorded in Multi Session can be played, depending on the recording method (page 8). Optional CD/MD units (both changers and 1 players)* . 2 ID3 tag* version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 or 2.4 information (displayed when an MP3 file is played). CD TEXT information (displayed when a
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Table of Contents Location of controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 RDS Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Overview of RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Automatic retuning for best reception results About MP3 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 — AF (Alternative Frequencies) . . . . . . 18 Receiving traffic announcements Getting Started — TA (Traffic Announceme
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LIST SOUND Location of controls Card remote commander RM-X142 (DISC) (M): OPEN/CLOSE SCRL to select upwards PTY DSPL AF TA + DISC REP SHUF 1 2 3 (SEEK) (,): (SEEK) (<): BBE MP PAUSE to select to select SOURCE 4 5 6 – + SEEK SEEK rightwards leftwards MODE EQ7 DSO DISC – DISC + (DISC) (m): to select downwards SOURCE SEEK– SEEK+ In menu mode, the currently selectable button(s) of these four are indicated with a “ v” in the display. – DISC Note OFF ATT + If the display disappears by pressing (
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. Main display side 13 2 45 Operation side 67 8 9 0 qaqsqdqf qg OFF TA SCRL DSPL PTY VOL ENTER SOURCE CLOSE MODE SOUND MENU LIST DSO EQ7 CDX-M8800 qh qj qk ql w; wa ws wd wfwg The buttons on the unit share the same l SCRL (scroll) button functions as those on the card remote m DSPL/PTY (display mode change/ commander. programme type) button o TA button a OPEN button 10, 11 p CLOSE (front panel close) button 10 b Main display window q MODE button c IMAGE button 26 r SOUND button d qf Receptor
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*6 Warning when installing in a car without an ACC (accessory) position on the ignition switch Precautions After turning off the ignition, be sure to press and hold (OFF) on the unit until the display disappears. Otherwise, the display does not turn off and this causes If your car has been parked in direct sunlight, battery drain. allow the unit to cool off before operating it. Power aerial will extend automatically while Selecting a disc and album the unit is operating. Disc and album
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Before playing, clean the discs with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe Notes on discs each disc from the centre out. Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially To keep a disc clean, do not touch its surface. available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended Handle the disc by its edge. for analogue discs. Keep your discs in their cases or disc magazines when not in use. Do not subject discs to heat/high temperature. Avoid leaving them in a parked car or
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Notes With formats other than ISO 9660 level 1 and level 2, About MP3 files folder names or file names may not be displayed correctly. When naming, be sure to add the file extension MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard “.mp3” to the file name. technology and format for compressing a sound If you put the extension “.mp3” to a file other than sequence. The file is compressed to about 1/10 of MP3, the unit cannot recognize the file properly and its original size. Sounds outside th
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The playback order of the MP3 files The playback order of the folders and files is as Getting Started follows: Folder (album) 1 Resetting the unit 1 MP3 file (track) Before operating the unit for the first time, or after replacing the car battery or changing the 2 connections, you must reset the unit. 2 Press the RESET button with a pointed object, such as a ballpoint pen. 3 3 4 5 4 RESET button 5 6 Resetting the unit during use in sub- 6 display position RESET button 7 7 8 8 9 Notes Press
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Setting the clock CD Player The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication. CD/MD Unit (optional) Example: To set the clock to 10:08 In addition to playing a CD with this unit, you can also control external CD/MD units. 1 Press (MENU), then press M or m repeatedly until “Clock Adjust” appears. Playing a disc (With this unit) 1Press (ENTER). 1 Press (OPEN/CLOSE) or (OPEN) on the The hour indication flashes. unit and insert the disc (labelled side 2Press M or m to set the hour. up). Playback sta
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(With optional unit) To Press 1 Pause* (6) (PAUSE) 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select 1 “CD” or “MD (MS* ).” Stop playback (OFF) Eject the disc (OPEN/CLOSE) or 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly until the (OPEN) then Z on the unit desired unit appears. Playback starts. Skip tracks (SEEK) (
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Notes Some characters cannot be displayed. Display items For some CD TEXT discs or ID3 tags with very many characters, information may not scroll. This unit cannot display the artist name for each When the disc/album/track changes, any 1 track of a CD TEXT disc. prerecorded title* of the new disc/album/track is automatically displayed. (If the A.Scroll (Auto Notes on MP3 Scroll) function is set to “on,” names exceeding ID3 tag applies only to version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4. 12
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Playing tracks repeatedly Playing tracks in random — Repeat Play order You can select: — Shuffle Play REP-Track — to repeat the current track. 1 You can select: REP-Album* — to repeat the tracks in the 1 SHUF-Album* — to play the tracks in the current album. 2 current album in random order. REP-Disc* — to repeat the tracks in the SHUF-Disc — to play the tracks in the current current disc. disc in random order. 2 *1 Available only when an MP3 file is played. SHUF-Changer* — to p
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Tips Simply overwrite or enter “ ” to correct or erase a Labelling a CD character. There is another way to start labelling a CD: Press — Disc Memo (When connecting a CD unit (LIST) for 2 seconds instead of performing steps 2 with the CUSTOM FILE function) and 3. You can also complete the operation by pressing (LIST) for 2 seconds instead of step 5. You can label each disc with a custom name You can label CDs on a unit without the CUSTOM (Disc Memo). You can enter up to 8 characters
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Locating a disc by name Radio — List-up (When connecting a CD unit with the CD TEXT/CUSTOM FILE function, or an MD The unit can store up to 6 stations per band unit) (FM1, FM2, FM3, MW, and LW). You can use this function for discs that have been Caution 1 assigned custom names* or for CD TEXT When tuning in stations while driving, use Best 2 discs* . Tuning Memory to prevent accidents. *1 Locating a disc by its custom name: when you assign a name for a CD (page 14) or an MD. *2 Locating d
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Receiving the stored stations Storing only the desired stations 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the radio. You can manually preset the desired stations on 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the any chosen number button. band. 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select 3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) the radio. on which the desired station is stored. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the Tip band. Press M or m to receive the stations in the order they are stored in the memory (
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Tuning in a station through a RDS list — List-up Overview of RDS 1 During radio reception, press (LIST). The frequency or the name assigned to the FM stations with Radio Data System (RDS) current station appears in the display. service send inaudible digital information along with the regular radio programme signal. For example, one of the following will be displayed upon receiving a station with RDS capability. Clock Radio band 2 Press M or m repeatedly until you find the desired station
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For stations without alternative frequencies Automatic retuning for best Press < or , while the station name reception results is flashing (within 8 seconds). — AF (Alternative Frequencies) The unit starts searching for another frequency with the same PI (Programme The AF function allows the radio to always tune Identification) data (“PI Seek” appears). into the area’s strongest signal for the station you If the unit cannot find the same PI, the unit are listening to. returns to the pre
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Receiving traffic Presetting RDS stations with announcements AF and TA setting — TA (Traffic Announcement)/TP (Traffic When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores Programme) each station’s AF/TA setting (on/off) as well as its frequency. You can select a different setting By activating TA and TP, you can automatically (for AF, TA, or both) for individual preset tune in an FM station broadcasting traffic stations, or the same setting for all preset announcements. These settings functio
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1 Press (DSPL) (PTY) during FM reception until “PTY” appears. Tuning in stations by programme type — PTY (Programme types) You can tune in a station by selecting the type of The current programme type name appears if programme you would like to listen to. 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 is not News News received. Current Affairs Affairs 2 Press M or m repeatedly
