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3-261-943-11(1)
FM/AM
Compact Disc
Player
US
Operating Instructions
FR
Mode d’emploi
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-F5505X Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.
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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. MP3 file playback. These limits are designed to provide reasonable CD-R/CD-RW which can have a session added protection against harmful interference in a can be played (page 7). residential installation. This equipment Discs record
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Table of Contents Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Radio Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Storing stations automatically Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) . . . . . . 15 About MP3 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Storing only the desired stations. . . . . . . . . 16 Getting Started Storing station names R
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Location of controls Refer to the pages listed for details. OPEN ATT DSPL DSO SEEK SEL EQ3 –+ DISC REP SHUF BTM LIST CAT SOURCE MODE OFF BTM SENS LIST 1 2 3 4 5 6 CDX-F5505X a Volume +/– button p Number buttons 21 b ATT (attenuate) button 20 Radio: c DSPL (display mode change) button To store the desired station on each number 10, 12, 14, 17 button. d SEL (select) button CD (MP3 files)/MD: To select items. (1): DISC (ALBUM) – 11 e Display window (2): DISC (ALBUM) + 11 f Z (eject) button
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Selecting a disc and album with the card remote commander Card remote commander RM-X115 Disc and album can be skipped using the PRESET (DISC/ALBUM) (+/–) buttons on the card remote commander. DSPL MODE (With this unit) To Press Skip albums* + or – [once for each album] + – Album selection To continuously skip PRESET albums, press and hold either button. SOURCE SEEK– SEEK+ PRESET (With optional unit) – To Press OFF ATT + Skip discs + or – [once for each disc] VOL – Disc selection To continuo
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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. While driving, do not use the CUSTOM FILE Do not subject discs to heat/high temperature. feature or any other functions which may divert Avoid leaving
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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. If you put the extension “.MP3” to a file other than 1 Folder (album) MP3, the unit cannot recognize the file properly and will generate random noise that could damage your 1 speakers. MP3 file (track)
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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 a CD) to The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. 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 Pre
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Notes Before playing a track, this unit reads all track and album information on the disc. Depending on the CD Player track structure, it may take more than a minute before playback begins. During this time, “READ” is CD/MD Unit (optional) displayed. Play will automatically start when reading is complete. Depending on the condition of the disc, it may not In addition to playing a CD with this unit, you play back (page 6, 7). can also control external CD/MD units. While the first/la
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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.SCRL (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. 8 cha
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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-ALBM* — to repeat the tracks in the 1 SHUF-ALBM* — 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 SHUF-CHGR* — to play the tracks in the *1 Available only when an MP
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Viewing the Disc Memo As a display item, the Disc Memo always takes Labeling a CD priority over any original CD TEXT information. — Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the CUSTOM FILE function) To Press You can label each disc with a custom name View (DSPL) during CD/CD (Disc Memo). You can enter up to 8 characters TEXT disc playback for a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the disc by name (page 15). Tip Other items can be displayed (page 12). 1 Start playing the disc you want to label in
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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 14) or an MD. *2 Locating discs by the
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If FM stereo reception is poor — Monaural Mode Receiving the stored stations During radio reception, press (SENS) 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select repeatedly until “MONO-ON” appears. the radio. “MONO” indicator is displayed. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the band. 3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) on which the desired station is stored. The sound improves, but becomes monaural If preset tuning does not work (“ST” disappears). — Automatic tuning/Local Seek Mode To return to n
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Erasing the station name Storing station names 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select — Station Memo the radio. You can assign a name to each radio station and 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the store it in memory. The name of the station band. currently tuned in appears in the display. You can 3 Press (LIST) (CAT) for 2 seconds. assign a name using up to 8 characters for a station. 4 Press (DSPL) for 2 seconds. The stored names will appear. Storing the station names 5 Press the volume
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DSPL MODE SEL Tuning in a station through Other Functions a 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 Pr
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By rotating the control When an MP3 file is played, you can select an album using the rotary commander. (With this unit) To Do this Skip albums Push in and rotate [once for – Album selection each album] the control. SEEK/AMS To continuously skip control albums, push in and rotate (and hold) the control. Rotate and release to: (With optional unit) – Skip tracks. To continuously skip tracks, rotate once and To Do this rotate again within 2 seconds and hold the Skip discs Push in and rotate
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Adjusting the sound Changing the sound and characteristics display settings The following items can be set: You can adjust the balance, fader, low pass filter 1 REAR/SUB* — to switch the audio output and subwoofer volume. REAR or SUB. – Select “REAR” to output to a power 1 Press (SEL) repeatedly until “BAL,” amplifier. “FAD,” “LPF” or “SUB” appears. – Select “SUB” to output to a subwoofer. Each time you press (SEL), the item changes 2 A.SCRL (Auto Scroll)* (page 12). as follows: M.DS
