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3-263-380-21 (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 these numbers in the space provided below.
Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No. CDX-FW700 Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.
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Welcome ! Warning This equipment has been tested and found to Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact comply with the limits for a Class B digital Disc Player. You can enjoy its various features device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. even more with: These limits are designed to provide reasonable Optional CD/MD units (both changers and 1 protection against harmful interference in a players)* . residential installation. This equipment CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD 2 g
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Table of Contents Location of controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Other Functions Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using the rotary commander. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Adjusting the sound characteristics . . . . . . 20 Quickly attenuating the sound . . . . . . . . . . 20 Getting Started Changing the sound and display settings Resetting the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LIST CAT SOUND Location of controls Card remote commander RM-X118A Refer to the pages listed for details. PTY a DSPL (display mode change) button DSPL 12, 14, 21 REP SHUF b Number buttons 1 2 3 Radio: To store stations/receive stored stations. 4 5 6 CD/MD: MODE DSO EQ7 (1): REP 13 (2): SHUF 13 c DSO button 23 DISC + d MENU button To display the menus. SOURCE SEEK– SEEK+ 1 e SOURCE (Power on/Radio/CD/MD* / 2 AUX* ) button DISC – To select the source. f SEEK/AMS (
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k MODE button Selecting a disc and album To change operation. Disc and album can be skipped using the DISC 3 l LIST (CAT)* button 15, 18 (ALBUM) (M/m) buttons. m DISC (ALBUM) (M/m) buttons 4 To receive preset stations/change the disc* , (With optional unit) 5 skip albums* /select a menu. To Press n ENTER button Skip discs M or m [once for each disc] To enter a setting. – Disc selection o ATT button 20 6 Skip albums* M or m [hold for a moment] *1 When an optional MD unit is connected. – Alb
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D N U O S DISC/ MODE PRESET OPEN DSO D SEEK SEEK – + SCRL IMAGE S EQ7 E REP SHUF SOURCE 125 34 6 DSPL DISC/ OFF PRESET CDX-FW700 The buttons on the unit share the same functions as those on the card remote commander. a 5 SEEK/AMS (.m/M>) qd OFF (Stop/Power off) button* buttons qf EQ7 button b Volume control dial/SOUND button qg RESET button (located on the front side of Rotate to: the unit, behind the front panel) 8 – Adjust the volume. qh SOURCE button – Adjust the sound settings. qj Number
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Precautions Notes on discs If your car has been parked in direct sunlight, To keep a disc clean, do not touch its surface. allow the unit to cool off before operating it. Handle the disc by its edge. Power antenna will extend automatically while Keep your discs in their cases or disc the unit is operating. magazines when not in use. Do not subject discs to heat/high temperature. Avoid leaving them in a parked car or on a Caution dashboard/rear tray. While driving, do not use the CU
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Before playing, clean the discs with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc from the center 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 or changing the connections, you must reset the unit. Remove the front panel and press the RESET button with a pointed object, such as
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Attaching the front panel Place hole A of the front panel onto the spindle Detaching the front panel B on the unit, then lightly push the left side in. Press (SOURCE) on the unit (or insert a CD) to You can detach the front panel of this unit to operate the unit. protect the unit from being stolen. Caution alarm If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF A position without removing the front panel, the caution alarm will beep for a few seconds. B If you connect an optional amplifier and do
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Setting the clock CD Player The clock uses a 12-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 (MP3 playable CD)/ 1 Press (MENU), then press M or m MD units. If you connect optional MP3 playable repeatedly until “Clock Adjust” CD units (eg., MP3 CD changer), you can play appears. MP3 files; compressed audio files (tracks) with quality of sound. Playing a disc 1Press (ENTER). The
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Cautions when connecting MGS-X1 and MD unit(s) To Press This unit recognizes MGS-X1 as an MD unit. When you want to play MGS-X1, press (SOURCE) to Stop playback (OFF) select “MS” or “MD.” When “MS” appears in the Eject the disc (OPEN) then Z on the unit source display, MGS-X1 starts to play. When “MD” appears in the source display, press (MODE) to Skip tracks (SEEK) (
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Notes Some characters cannot be displayed. Characters Display items and signs which cannot be displayed appear as “ s.” For some CD TEXT discs or ID3 tags with very many characters, information may not scroll. When the disc/album/track changes, any 1 This unit cannot display the artist name for each prerecorded title* of the new disc/album/track is track of a CD TEXT disc. automatically displayed. (If the A.Scroll (Auto Scroll) function is set to “on,” names exceeding Tip When the A.
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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 optional CD unit with the SHUF-Changer*
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Tips Simply overwrite or enter “ ” to correct or erase a Labeling a CD character. There is another way to start labeling a CD: Press — Disc Memo (When connecting a CD unit (LIST) (CAT) for 2 seconds instead of performing with the CUSTOM FILE function) steps 2 and 3. You can also complete the operation by pressing (LIST) (CAT) for 2 seconds instead of You can label each disc with a custom name step 5. (Disc Memo). You can enter up to 8 characters You can label CDs on a unit without
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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, AM1, and AM2). 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
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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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Erasing the station name Storing station names 1 During radio reception, press (MENU), — Station Memo then press M or m repeatedly until “Name Delete” appears. You can assign a name to each radio station and store it in memory. The name of the station 2 Press (ENTER). currently tuned in appears in the display. You can 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select the assign a name using up to 8 characters for a station whose name you want to station. erase. Storing the station names 4 Press (ENTER
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DSPL MODE SOUND Tuning in a station through a Other Functions list You can also control the unit (and optional CD/ — List-up MD units) with a rotary commander (optional). 1 During radio reception, press (LIST) (CAT). The frequency or the name assigned to the Using the rotary commander current station appears in the display. First, attach the appropriate label depending on how you want to mount the rotary commander. The rotary commander works by pressing buttons and/or rotating controls. 2 P
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By rotating the control When an MP3 file is played, you can select an album using the rotary commander. (With optional unit) To Do this Skip discs Push in and rotate [once for – Disc selection each disc] the control. SEEK/AMS To continuously skip discs, control push in and rotate once and rotate again within about 1 second (and hold) the Rotate and release to: control. – Skip tracks. 4 Skip albums* Push in and rotate the To continuously skip tracks, rotate once – Album selection control
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Changing the operative direction The operative direction of controls is factory-set Adjusting the sound as shown below. characteristics To increase You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, fader, and subwoofer volume. 1 Press (SOUND) repeatedly to select the desired item. To decrease Each time you press (SOUND), the item If you need to mount the rotary commander on changes as follows: the right hand side of the steering column, you BASS (bass) t TREBLE (treble) t can reverse the operati
