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3-251-123-11 (2)
FM/AM
Compact Disc
Player
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Operating Instructions
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Mode d’emploi
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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-M800 Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/con
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Welcome ! Warning Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact This equipment has been tested and found to Disc Player. You can enjoy its various features comply with the limits for a Class B digital even more with: device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Optional CD/MD units (both changers and These limits are designed to provide reasonable 1 players)* . protection against harmful interference in a CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD residential installation. This equipment 2 T
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Table of Contents Location of controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Other Functions Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Adjusting the sound characteristics . . . . . . 16 Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Quickly attenuating the sound . . . . . . . . . . 17 Changing the sound and display settings Getting Started — Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Resetting the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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LIST SOUND Location of controls Card remote commander RM-X110 (DISC) (M): OPEN/CLOSE to select upwards SCRL DSPL + DISC REP SHUF (SEEK) (,): 1 2 3 (SEEK) (<): to select to select SOURCE – SEEK+ SEEK 4 5 6 rightwards leftwards MODE EQ7 DSO DISC – + (DISC) (m): DISC 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 (OFF), it cannot VOL b
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Main display side Operation side CDX-M800 The buttons on the unit share the same p SOURCE button functions as those on the card remote q MODE button commander. r VOL (–/+) button s DSO button a OPEN button 9 t EQ7 button b Main display window u SOUND button c IMAGE button 20 v DISC (+/–) buttons d qf Receptor for the card remote w ENTER button commander x Z (eject) button 9 e qs RESET button 8 1 f OFF (Stop/Power off) button* continue to next page t g SCRL (scroll) button h DSPL (display m
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*1 Warning when installing in a car without an ACC (accessory) position Precautions on the ignition switch After turning off the ignition, be sure to If your car has been parked in direct sunlight, allow the unit to cool off before operating it. press and hold (OFF) on the unit until the Power antenna will extend automatically while display disappears. the unit is operating. Otherwise, the display does not turn off and this causes battery drain. Caution *2 (CAT) is available only whe
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Before playing, clean the discs with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe Notes on discs each disc from the center out. Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially To keep the disc clean, do not touch the surface. available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended Handle the disc by its edge. for analog discs. Keep your discs in their cases or disc magazines when not in use. Do not subject the discs to heat/high temperature. Avoid leaving them in parked cars
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Setting the clock Getting Started The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 Resetting the unit 1 Press (MENU), then press M or m repeatedly until “Clock Adjust” Before operating the unit for the first time, or appears. after replacing the car battery or changing the connections, you must reset the unit. Press the RESET button with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen. 1Press (ENTER). The hour indication flashes. 2Press M or m to set the hour. 3Pre
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Notes While the first/last track on the disc is playing, if < or , is pressed, playback skips to the last/first CD Player track of the disc. When the last track on the disc is over, playback CD/MD Unit (optional) restarts from the first track of the disc. With an optional unit connected, playback of the same source will continue on to the optional CD/MD In addition to playing a CD with this unit, you unit. can also control external CD (MP3 playable CD)/ MD units. If you connect optio
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Notes Some characters cannot be displayed. Characters Display items and signs which cannot be displayed appear as “ x.” 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 or an album. automatically displayed (if the Auto Scroll function is set to “on,” names exceeding 12 Tip When A.S
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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 albums in the current album. 2 current optional CD unit with the MP3 file REP-Disc* — to repeat the tracks in the control function in random order. current disc. SHUF-Disc — to play the tracks on the current disc in random order. *1 Available only when
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Tips Simply overwrite or enter “ ” to correct or erase a Labeling a CD name. There is another way to start labeling a CD: Press — Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the (LIST) for 2 seconds instead of performing steps 2 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 FILE function if
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Locating a disc by name Radio — List-up (For a CD unit with the CD TEXT/ CUSTOM FILE function, or an MD unit) The unit can store up to 6 stations per band (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, and AM2). You can use this function for discs that have been 1 assigned custom names* or for CD TEXT Caution 2 discs* . When tuning in stations while driving, use Best Tuning Memory to prevent accidents. *1 Locating a disc by its custom name: when you assign a name for a CD (page 12) or an MD. *2 Locating discs by the
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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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Tuning in a station through a Other Functions list — List-up Adjusting the sound 1 During radio reception, press (LIST) momentarily. characteristics The frequency or the name assigned to the current station appears in the display. You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, fader, and subwoofer volume. 1 Press (SOUND) repeatedly to select the desired item. Each time you press (SOUND), the item 2 Press M or m repeatedly until you find changes as follows: the desired station. BASS (bass) t T
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Quickly attenuating the Changing the sound and sound display settings — Menu (With the rotary commander or the card The following items can be set: remote commander) Press (ATT). Set up “ATT on” appears in the display momentarily. Clock Adjust (page 8) Beep — to turn the beeps on or off. To restore the previous volume level, press AUX-A (page 21) — to turn the AUX source (ATT) again. display on or off. Tip When the interface cable of a car telephone is Display connected to the ATT lea
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Sound HPF (High pass filter) Setting the equalizer (EQ7) – to select the cut-off frequency to “78Hz,” “125Hz,” or “off.” You can select an equalizer curve for 7 music LPF (Low pass filter) types (Xplod, VOCAL, CLUB, JAZZ, – to select the cut-off frequency to “78Hz,” NEW AGE, ROCK, CUSTOM), and OFF “125Hz,” or “off.” (equalizer off). Loudness You can store and adjust the equalizer settings – to enjoy bass and treble even at low volumes. for frequency and level. The bass and treble w
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Adjusting the equalizer curve Setting the Dynamic 1 Press (MENU). Soundstage Organizer (DSO) 2 Press M or m repeatedly until “EQ7 Tune” appears, then press (ENTER). If your speakers are installed into the lower part 3 Press < or , to select the desired of the doors, the sound will come from below equalizer curve, then press (ENTER). and may not be clear. Each time you press < or ,, the item The DSO (Dynamic Soundstage Organizer) changes. function creates a more ambient sound as if there we
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Selecting the Auto Image mode Auto Image mode automatically steps (every 10 Selecting the display mode seconds) through the display images of one or all and display image display modes as follows: A.IMG-All — to shuffle repeatedly the display images in all display modes. You can select from 3 different display modes. A.IMG-Sa — to step repeatedly through the You can also select various display images in display images of Spectrum analyzer mode. Wallpaper mode (1-2), Spectrum analyzer
