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FM/MW/LW MiniDisc Player
3-262-950-21 (1)
FM/MW/LW
MiniDisc 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 MiniDisc Player. You can enjoy its various features even more with: • Optional MD/CD units (both changers and 1 players)* . CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD 2 TEXT disc* in optional CD unit 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
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Table of Contents Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 RDS Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Overview of RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Notes on MDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Automatic retuning for best reception results About the MD group function . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 — AF (Alternative Frequencies) . . . . . . 16 Receiving traffic announcements Getting Started — TA (Traffic Announcement)/ Reset
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Location of controls Refer to the pages listed for details. OPEN ATT DSPL DSO SEEK SEL EQ3 –+ DISC REP SHUF–+ GP/ALBM BTM BTM LIST LIST SOURCE MODE OFF AF/TA SENS PTY 1 2 3 4 5 6 MDX-F5800 a Volume +/– button o Number buttons 22 b ATT (attenuate) button 21 Radio: c DSPL (display mode change) button To store the desired station on each number 9, 11, 13, 15, 22 button. 1 d SEL (select) button MD/CD (MP3 files* ): To select items. (1): DISC – 10 e Display window (2): DISC + 10 f Z (eject) b
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LIST SOUND Selecting a disc, group and album with the card remote commander Card remote commander RM-X114 Disc, group and album can be skipped using the (optional) DISC (GP/ALBM)/PRESET (+/–) buttons on the card remote commander. (With this unit) DSPL MODE To Press 1 Skip groups* + or – [once for each group] + PRESET – Group selection To continuously skip groups, press and hold either DISC + button. SOURCE – + SEEK SEEK (With optional unit) DISC – To Press PRESET – Skip discs + or – [once
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Precautions Notes on MDs If your car has been parked in direct sunlight, Do not open the shutter of the cartridge allow the unit to cool off before operating it. to expose the MD. Close immediately if Power aerial will extend automatically while the shutter opens. the unit is operating. Never touch the surface of the disc inside. Do not subject the discs to heat/high If you have any questions or problems temperature. Avoid leaving them in parked cars concerning your unit that are n
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GP (group) assumption on this unit This unit recognizes single tracks and multiple About the MD group function tracks between groups as groups (GP), even they were not registered as such by your MD recorder. The group function is convenient to locate the The “GP” numbers are allotted to those tracks as desired tracks within a group from a large well as the registered groups. The indication of number of tracks, or tracks that have been “GP” number lights up in the display window, if reco
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Detaching the front panel Getting Started You can detach the front panel of this unit to protect the unit from being stolen. Resetting the unit Caution alarm If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF Before operating the unit for the first time, or position without removing the front panel, the after replacing the car battery or changing the caution alarm will beep for a few seconds. connections, you must reset the unit. If you connect an optional amplifier and do not Remove the front pan
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Attaching the front panel Place hole A of the front panel onto the spindle Setting the clock B on the unit, then lightly push the left side in. Press (SOURCE) on the unit (or insert an MD) The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication. to operate the unit. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (DSPL) for 2 seconds. A The hour indication flashes. B 1Press the volume +/– button to set the hour. 2Press (SEL). The minute indication flashes. 3Press the volume +/– button to set the minute. 2 Pr
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To skip tracks continuously, press (SEEK) (+) or (SEEK) (–), then press again within 2 seconds MD Player and hold. Notes MD/CD Unit (optional) Depending on the condition of the disc, it may not play back (page 6). While the first/last track on the disc is playing, if In addition to playing an MD (MD having group (SEEK) (–) or (SEEK) (+) is pressed, playback skips settings) with this unit, you can also control to the last/first track of the disc. external MD/CD (MP3 playable CD) units.
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Display items Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play When the disc/group/album/track changes, any 1 prerecorded title* of the new disc/group/album/ You can select: track is automatically displayed. (If the A.SCRL (Auto Scroll) function is set to “ON,” names (With this unit) exceeding 8 characters will be scrolled REP-TRACK — to repeat the current track. (page 22).) 1 REP-GP* — to repeat tracks in the current 2 group. MDLP display* LP2: LP2 playback LP4: LP4 playback (With optional uni
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Playing tracks in random Labelling a CD — Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the order CUSTOM FILE function) — Shuffle Play You can label each disc with a custom name You can select: (Disc Memo). You can enter up to 8 characters for a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the (With this unit) disc by name (page 13). 1 SHUF-GP* — to play tracks in the current group in random order. 1 Start playing the disc you want to label SHUF-DISC — to play the tracks on the in a CD unit with the CUST
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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 information. — List-up (For an MD unit, or a CD unit with the CD TEXT/CUSTOM FILE function) To Press View (DSPL) during CD/CD You can use this function for discs that have been 1 TEXT disc playback assigned custom names* or for CD TEXT 2 discs* . Tip *1 Locating a disc by its custom name: when you Other items can be displayed (page 11). assign a name for an MD or a
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Receiving the stored stations Radio 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select The unit can store up to 6 stations per band the radio. (FM1, FM2, FM3, MW, and LW). 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the Caution band. When tuning in stations while driving, use Best 3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) Tuning Memory to prevent accidents. on which the desired station is stored. If preset tuning does not work Storing stations — Automatic tuning/Local Seek Mode automatically Automatic tuning: — B
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If FM stereo reception is poor — Monaural Mode RDS During radio reception, press (SENS) (BTM) repeatedly until “MONO-ON” appears. Overview of RDS “MONO” indicator is displayed. FM stations with Radio Data System (RDS) service send inaudible digital information along with the regular radio programme signal. For example, one of the following will be displayed The sound improves, but becomes monaural upon receiving a station with RDS capability. (“STEREO” disappears). Displayable items To re
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For stations without alternative frequencies Automatic retuning for best Press (SEEK) (+) or (SEEK) (–) while reception results the station name is flashing (within 8 — AF (Alternative Frequencies) seconds). The unit starts searching for another The AF function allows the radio to always tune frequency with the same PI (Programme into the area’s strongest signal for the station you Identification) data (“PI SEEK” appears). are listening to. If the unit cannot find the same PI, the unit
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Receiving traffic Presetting RDS stations with announcements the 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 fun
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1 Press (PTY) (LIST) during FM reception. 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 not Programme types Display an RDS station, or if the RDS data is not received. News NEWS 2 Press (PTY) (LIST) repeatedly until the Current Affairs AFFAIRS desired progr
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DSPL MODE SEL Setting the clock Other Functions automatically You can also control the unit (and optional MD/ — CT (Clock Time) CD units) with a rotary commander (optional). The CT data from the RDS transmission sets the clock automatically. Using the rotary commander Selecting “CT-ON” During radio reception, press (SEL) First, attach the appropriate label depending on and (2) simultaneously. how you want to mount the rotary commander. The clock is set. The rotary commander works by pressi
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By rotating the control When an MD containing groups, or an MP3 file is played, you can select a group (MD), or an album (MP3 file) using the rotary commander. (With this unit) To Do this 3 Skip groups* 1 To enter Group selection SEEK/AMS – Group selection mode, push in, then rotate control and hold the control. Within 2 seconds, proceed to step 2. Rotate and release to: 2Push in, then rotate – Skip tracks. quickly and repeatedly, to To continuously skip tracks, rotate once and skip gr
