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3-251-042-11 (2)
FM/AM
Compact Disc
Player
US
Operating Instructions
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Mode d’emploi
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-M3DI Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/conn
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Warning Welcome ! 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. device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable FEATURING: protection against harmful interference in a MP3 file playback recorded on a disc is residential installation. This equipment possible. generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency CD-R/CD-RW which can have a session added
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Table of Contents Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Image Settings Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Selecting the display mode Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 and display pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 About MP3 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Clearing display characters automatically General top menu display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 — AutoClear (Spectrum analy
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Location of controls OFF SOURCE SCREEN MODE VOL . > SHIFT CDX-M3DI Refer to the pages listed for details. a SOURCE (Power on/Radio/CD/MD/ *1 When an optional CD/MD unit is connected, 1 AUX* ) button “AUX” is not displayed. To select the source. *2 Warning 2 b OFF (Stop/Power off) button* 11, 29 when installing in a car without an ACC c MODE button (accessory) position on the ignition To change the operation. switch d Display window After turning off the ignition, be sure to press e Z (e
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LIST SOUND The corresponding buttons of the card Card remote commander RM-X131 remote commander control the same functions as those on this unit. Instructions in this manual describe how to use the unit by mainly using the card remote commander. ATT MODE Refer to the pages listed for details. a MODE button REP SHUF b Number buttons 1 2 3 (1) REP 13 4 5 6 (2) SHUF 13 To store stations and receive stored stations. GRAPHIC SCREEN IMAGE c SCREEN button d MENU button DISC + To display the gene
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Precautions Notes on discs If your car was parked in direct sunlight, allow To keep discs clean, do not touch the surface. the unit to cool off before operating it. Handle a disc by its edge. Power antennas will extend automatically Keep your discs in their cases or disc while the unit is operating. magazines when not in use. Do not use the CUSTOM FILE feature while Do not subject the discs to heat/high driving, or perform any other function which temperature. Avoid leaving them in
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Before playing, clean the discs with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe About MP3 files each disc from the center out. Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended technology and format for compressing a sound for analog discs. sequence. The file is compressed to about 1/10 of its original size. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we
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Notes The playback order of the MP3 files With formats other than ISO 9660 level 1 and level 2, The playback order of the folders and files is as folder names or file names may not be displayed follows: correctly. When naming, be sure to add the file extension “.MP3” to the file name. Folder (album) If you put the extension “.MP3” to a file other than 1 MP3, the unit cannot recognize the file properly and will generate random noise that could damage your 1 MP3 file (track) speakers.
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General top menu display Press (MENU) to enter the general top menus, then select the category of menu. In the general menu display you can select various settings. To select, press (ENTER). To return to a previous operation, press (BACK). To complete the setting and return to the normal display, press (MENU). General top menu display DISC + SOURCE SEEK– SEEK+ DISC – General menu display 1 2 DISC + SOURCE SEEK– SEEK+ DISC – DISC + SOURCE SEEK– SEEK+ DISC – Icons and the contents of settings a
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Setting the clock and the Getting Started calendar The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication (Month/Day/Year Time). Resetting the unit The factory setting is “01/01/2003 01:00AM.” Before operating the unit for the first time, or 1 Press (MENU). after replacing the car battery or changing the connections, you must reset the unit. 2 Press < or , repeatedly to select Press the reset button with a pointed object, such “Setup.” as a ball-point pen. After the reset is complete, the pre-stored
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CD Player To Press CD/MD Unit (optional) Stop playback (OFF) Skip tracks
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Notes Some characters cannot be displayed. Display items For some CD TEXT discs with very many characters, some information may not be displayed 1 nor scroll. When the disc/album* /track changes, any 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 “AutoScroll” is set to “ON,” names will be scrolled (page 25). Notes on MP3 When playing MP3 with ID3 tag, ID3 tag (artist Standard m
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Playing tracks repeatedly Playing tracks in random — Repeat Play order You can select: — Shuffle Play REP — to repeat the current track. 1 You can select: REP * — to repeat the tracks in the current 1 SHUF * — to play the tracks in the current album. 2 album in random order. REP * — to repeat the tracks in the current SHUF — to play the tracks on the current disc. disc in random order. 2 SHUF * — to play the tracks in the current *1 Available only when an MP3 file is played.
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8 Press (ENTER). The display returns to the top menu display. Labeling a CD 9 Press (MENU). — Disc Memo (With an optional CD unit with The display returns to the normal display. the CUSTOM FILE function) Tips Simply overwrite or enter a blank space to correct or You can label each disc with a custom name erase a name. (Disc Memo). You can enter up to 8 characters You can label CDs on a unit without the CUSTOM for a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the FILE function if that unit
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Locating a disc by name Radio — List-up The unit can store up to 6 stations per band (With an optional CD unit with the CD TEXT/ (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, and AM2). CUSTOM FILE function, or an MD unit) 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 Press (LIST). The assigned disc name appears in the display. Storing stations automatically — Best Tu
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Display items Receiving the stored stations Standard mode: 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the radio. Tuner Radio Preset icon band number 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the band. 3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) on which the desired station is stored. Tip Press M or m to receive the stations in the order they Frequency Station name* are stored in the memory (Preset Search function). Spectrum analyzer/Panorama/Screen saver If preset tuning does not work mode: — Automatic t
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Storing only desired stations Storing station names — Station Memo You can manually preset the desired stations on any chosen number button. You can assign a name to each radio station and store it in memory. The name of the station 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select currently tuned in appears in the display. You can the radio. assign a name using up to 8 characters for a station. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the band. Storing the station names 3 Press < (SEEK –) or , (SEEK +) t
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Tips Simply overwrite or enter a blank space to correct or Tuning in a station through a erase a name. If no memory is remaining, “MEMORY FULL” list appears in the display, and you cannot assign a station name. — List-up Erasing the station name 1 During radio reception, press (LIST) momentarily. 1 During radio reception, press (MENU). The frequency or assigned station name appears in the display. 2 Press < or , repeatedly to select “Edit.” 3 Press (ENTER). 4 Press M or m repeatedly t
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Image Settings Selecting the display mode and display pattern You can select from 5 different display modes. You can also select various display patterns in Standard, Spectrum analyzer, Panorama, Screen saver, and Clock mode. Standard mode Displays various information such as source, track number, elapsed playing time, disc name, track name, and sound settings. You can display items such as an icon of the source on the left side of the display, spectrum analyzer pattern in smaller size in the
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LIST SOUND Clock mode Displays playback or radio reception information and clock. By the card remote commander By the unit REP SHUF 1 2 3 4 5 6 SCREEN GRAPHIC SCREEN IMAGE SCREEN SCREEN IMAGE SHIFT + DISC SHIFT . > SOURCE – + SEEK SEEK lever DISC – 1 During playback or radio reception, 1 During playback or radio reception, press (SCREEN) repeatedly to select press (SCREEN) repeatedly to select the display mode. the display mode. Each time you press (SCREEN), the display Each time you pres
