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RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT. Except for European model NERGY registered mark. As an NERGY Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ® guidelines for energy efficiency. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product.
Table of Contents List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Main unit ... 5 Remote Control ... 6 Getting Started Hooking up the system ... 7 Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote ... 8 Setting the clock ... 8 Loading a CD ...
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Table of Contents (continued) Tuner Presetting radio stations ... 41 Listening to the radio ... 42 Labelling the preset stations — Station Name ... 43 Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* ... 44 Tape – Play Loading a tape ... 44 Playing a tape ...
List of Button Locations and Reference Pages How to use this page Use this page to find the location of buttons and other parts of the system that are mentioned in the text. Main unit ALPHABETICAL ORDER A – G BASS wh (47) CD NX qh (9, 10, 22) DIRECTION 2 (21, 44, 45–47)
Getting Started Hooking up the system Perform the following procedure 1 to 4 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. AM loop antenna Right speaker 1 Connect the speakers. Connect the right and left speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals as shown below.
Hooking up the system (continued) 3 For models with a voltage selector, set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local power line voltage. 110V-120V 220V-240V VOLTAGE SELECTOR 4 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. If the plug does not fit the wall socket, detach the supplied plug adaptor (only for models equipped with an adaptor).
Loading a CD Press CD Z. The disc tray slides out. Place a CD with the label side up on the disc tray. When you play a 8 cm CD, place it on the inner circle of the tray. Press CD Z again to close the disc tray.
Playing a CD (continued) Other operations Do this Stop play Press CD x (or x on the remote). Pause Press CD NX (or X on the remote). Press again to resume play. Select a track Turn l/L clockwise or counterclockwise (or press . or >...
To program additional tracks, repeat steps 3 and 4. Press N on the remote. Other operations Do this Cancel Program Press PLAY MODE in stop mode Play repeatedly until both “SHUF” and “PGM” disappear. Check the Press . or > on the remote program order repeatedly during Program Play.
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Labelling a CD (continued) Enter a character. Character type Alphabet Numbers Blank space ´ – / , . ( ) : ! ? & + < > _ = “ ; # $ % Press 1 on the remote, Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter the rest of the name.
Erasing a disc title Press CD on the remote. Press MENU/NO on the remote in stop mode. Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until “Name Erase?” appears, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. Press . or > on the remote repeatedly to select the disc title you want to erase.
Playing an MD (continued) Other operations Do this Stop play Press MD x (or x on the remote). Pause Press MD NX (or X on the remote). Press again to resume play. Select a track Turn l/L clockwise or counterclockwise (or press . or >...
Programming MD tracks — Program Play You can make a program of up to 25 tracks. Press MD on the remote. Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until “PGM” appears. Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until the desired track number appears.
Playing only the tracks in the desired group This function allows you to listen only to your favorite tracks which you have registered into a group. For details of the Group Function, see page 18. Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD.
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When you use a partially recorded You cannot record while overwriting the recorded tracks. Recording starts after the recorded tracks. If you want to erase the recorded tracks, erase the tracks using Erase function (page 33). Note on MD track numbers On an MD, the track numbers (track sequence), track start and end point information, etc., are recorded in the TOC*...
Recording tracks in groups — Group Function What is the Group Function? The Group Function allows you to play, record and edit the tracks on an MD in groups. This is convenient for managing multiple CD albums recorded in MDLP mode onto a single MD. The Group Function is turned on and off by pressing GROUP ON/OFF.
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Recording into a new group You can create new groups by CD album or artist, etc. Load a recordable MD. Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the desired source to record. • CD: To record from this system’s CD player. • TAPE: To record from this system’s cassette deck.
Recording a CD on an MD — CD-MD Synchro Recording/High- Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording You can record a whole CD on an MD. In addition to normal-speed recording, you can also record at high speed (approximately four times the normal speed). You can select the recording time by switching the recording mode.
Recording a tape on an MD — TAPE-MD Synchro Recording You can make an analog recording of a tape on an MD. You can use TYPE I (normal) tape. Load a recordable MD. Load a tape you want to record. Press SYNCHRO repeatedly until “TAPEtMD SYNC”...
Recording on an MD manually (continued) Tips • If you want to record manually in the middle of a track loaded in this system, press CD NX (or X on the remote) before step 4 to pause the playback, then press CD NX (or N on the remote) in step 5 to start playback.
Recording tips Adding “LP:” to a track name during MDLP recording You can add “LP:” at the beginning of the track title which appears when you try to play the track on a system that does not support MDLP mode. This convenient function lets you know at a glance that the track is recorded in MDLP mode and cannot be played back.
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Recording tips (continued) Marking track numbers automatically during recording — Level-Synchro Recording The Level Synchro Recording Function is factory set to on, so the track numbers are automatically marked. If “L-SYNC” does not appear during recording, turn on the Level Synchro Recording as follows.
Making a space between tracks 3 seconds long automatically — Smart Space The Smart Space function lets you make the blank spaces between tracks 3 seconds long automatically while making a digital recording from a CD. For other types of recording, if the Smart Space Function is on and there is no sound input for about 3 seconds or more (but less than 30 seconds) while recording, the MD...
Recording tips (continued) Press MENU/NO on the remote to display “Setup?”, then press ENTER/ YES on the remote. Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until “LevelAdjust?” appears, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. Press . or > on the remote repeatedly to adjust the recording level.
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High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording When using CD-MD Synchro Recording or when recording a CD in the programmed order, you can record at high speed (approximately four times the normal speed). Select the setting when using High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording (page 20). If you cannot use High-Speed CD-MD Synchro Recording When “Retry”...
MD – Editing Before you start editing You can edit an MD only when: • The MD is recordable. • The MD play mode is normal play. Check the following, before editing. Check the tab of the MD to be edited. Slide the tab to close the slot.
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Press MD on the remote. Perform the following procedure depending on what you want to label: To label a track Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until the desired track number appears, then press NAME EDIT/SELECT on the remote. To label an MD Press NAME EDIT/SELECT on the remote while the total number of tracks (or groups...
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Labelling an MD (continued) To change the character In step 3 or 4, press TCURSOR or CURSORt repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes, press CLEAR on the remote to erase the character, then repeat steps 3 and 4. To add a character After steps 1 and 2, press TCURSOR or CURSORt until the cursor comes to the point...
Registering recorded tracks into a new group — Create Function This function allows you to create a new group and register a track or consecutive tracks which are not yet registered into that group. Press MD on the remote. Press GROUP ON/OFF repeatedly until GROUP indicator lights up.
Releasing group registrations — Release Function These functions allow you to release group registrations simply by specifying the group for which you want to release the registrations. In addition, you can also release the group registrations of all tracks on an MD at once. Releasing a single group —...
Erasing recordings — Erase Function The MD deck lets you erase unwanted tracks quickly and easily. You can restore the erased contents using the Undo function (page 38) immediately after the erasing. However, you cannot restore the erased contents after performing other editings. Before erasing, make sure if it is all right to erase the content.
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Erasing recordings (continued) Erasing all tracks — All Erase Function You can erase all the contents recorded on an MD (the disc title, group titles, all recorded tracks and their titles) at once. Press MD on the remote. Press MENU/NO on the remote to display “Edit Menu”.
Press ENTER/YES on the remote if point A is correct. “Point B set” appears and playback for setting the ending point of the portion to be erased (point B) starts. If the point A is incorrect, press . or > on the remote repeatedly to find the starting point of the portion to be erased (point A) while monitoring the sound, then press ENTER/YES on the remote.
Moving recorded tracks (continued) Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until the new track position appears. Original track number New track position Press ENTER/YES on the remote. Note When you move a track to a track number that is registered into a group, the moved track is re- registered into the group.
Press ENTER/YES on the remote again if the point to be divided is correct. If the point to be divided is incorrect, press . or > on the remote to find the point to be divided, then press ENTER/YES on the remote.
Combining recorded tracks (continued) Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until the first track number of the two to be combined appears, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. For example, to combine track 1 to 4, select Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until the second track number of the two to be combined appears.
Changing the recorded level after recording — S.F Edit Function You can change the volume of recorded tracks. The original track is recorded over at the new recording level. When changing the recording level, you can select Fade-in Recording to gradually increase the signal level at the start of recording, or Fade-out Recording to gradually decrease the signal level at the end of the...
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Changing the recorded level after recording (continued) Fade-in and Fade-out Recording Press MD on the remote. Press MENU/NO on the remote to display “Edit Menu”. Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until “S.F Edit?” appears, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. Press .
Tuner Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations. You can then tune in any of those stations simply by selecting the corresponding preset number. There are two ways to store the station presets. Method Automatically tune in Automatic Tuning Preset...
Presetting radio stations (continued) Press ENTER/YES on the remote. Repeat steps 1 through 7 to preset other stations. Other Operations Do this Follow the procedure described Tune in a station in “Setting presets through with a weak manual tuning”. signal Press MENU/NO on the remote.
Listening to non-preset radio station — Manual Tuning Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM”. Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “AUTO” and “PRESET” disappear from the display. Turn TUNING +/– clockwise or counterclockwise to tune in the desired station.
Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (European model only) What is the Radio Data System? Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal. RDS is available only on FM stations.* Note RDS may not work properly if the station you are...
Tape – Recording Recording your favorite CD tracks on a tape — CD-TAPE Synchro Recording You can record a whole CD on a tape. You can use TYPE I (normal) tape. Load a recordable tape. Load a CD you want to record. Press SYNCHRO repeatedly until “CDtTAPE SYNC”...
Recording your favorite MD tracks on a tape — MD-TAPE Synchro Recording You can record a whole MD on a tape. You can use TYPE I (normal) tape. Load a recordable tape. Load a MD you want to record. Press SYNCHRO repeatedly until “MDtTAPE SYNC”...
Recording on a tape manually — Manual Recording You can record just the portions you like from a CD or an MD on a tape. You can also record a radio programme. You can use TYPE I (normal) tape. Load a recordable tape. Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the desired source to record.
Timer Falling asleep to music — Sleep Timer You can set the system to turn off after a certain time, so that you can fall asleep to music. Press SLEEP on the remote. Each time you press the button, the minute display (the turn-off time) changes cyclically as follows: SLEEP OFF t AUTO* t 90min t 80min...
Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until the desired sound source appears. Each time you press the button, the indication changes cyclically as follows: t TUNER y CD PLAY T t TAPE PLAY y MD PLAY T Press ENTER/YES on the remote. The start time, the stop time, and the sound source appear in turn, before the original display returns.
Timer recording radio programs (continued) Other operations Do this Check the settings/ 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER activate the timer SELECT on the remote, then press . or > on the remote until “MD REC?” or “TAPE REC?” appears. 2 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.
Using the display Checking the remaining time/ titles (CD/MD) When a CD TEXT disc is loaded, you can check the information stored on the disc, such as the titles. When the unit detects CD TEXT discs, the “TEXT” indication appears in the display.
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Using the display (continued) Checking the station name (TUNER) Press DISPLAY on the remote. Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows: Station name* t Preset number and frequency t Clock display t BASS level t TREBLE level Only when the preset station is labelled.
Optional digital component From the digital output jack of an optional digital component Sony PC connection kit C PC LINK jack Use an Sony PC connection kit (not supplied) that supports this system to connect the personal computer.
Listening to audio from a connected component Listening to a digital component such as a digital satellite receiver, etc. Connect the digital optical cable. See “Hooking up optional components” on page 53. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “OPTICAL IN” appears. Start playing the connected component. Listening to an analog component such as a cassette deck...
CD Player The disc tray does not open and “LOCKED” appears on the front panel display. • Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. The disc tray does not close. • Place the disc correctly in the center of the tray.
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Problems and remedies (continued) MD Deck An MD cannot be inserted. • Insert the MD with the label side up and the arrow pointing toward the deck. The controls do not work. • Replace the MD with a new one. •...
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• Locate the antennas as far away from the speaker cords as possible. • Consult your nearest Sony dealer if the supplied AM antenna has come off the plastic stand. • Try turning off surrounding electrical equipments.
To solve the problem refer to the following list. If any problem persists, consult your nearest Sony dealer. C11/Protected The MD is protected against erasure.
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Messages One of the following messages may appear or flash in the display during operation. Assign None All the tracks on an MD are registered into groups. Auto Cut The MD deck is pausing the recording because silence continued for 30 seconds or more during digital recording (see page 25).
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Self-diagnosis display (continued) Smart Space The signal was input again after silence continued for 3 or more but less than 30 seconds during digital recording, and the silence was cut to 3 seconds. Step Full! You tried to program 26 or more tracks (steps). TOC Reading The MD deck is reading the TOC information of the MD.
• When you move the system, take out any disc. If you have any questions or problems concerning your system, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. On the speaker system This speaker system is not magnetically shielded and the picture on TV sets may become magnetically distorted.
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Precautions (continued) Notes on CDs • Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the CD from the center out. • Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner, commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs. •...
System limitations of MDs The recording system in your MD deck has the limitations described below. Note, however, that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself, not to mechanical causes. “Disc Full!” appears before the MD has reached the maximum recording time When 255 tracks have been recorded on the MD,...
System limitations of MDs (continued) Guide to the Serial Copy Management System Digital audio components, such as CDs, MDs, and DATs let you copy music easily with high quality by processing music as a digital signal. To protect the copyrighted music programs, this system uses the Serial Copy Management System that allows you to make only a single copy of a digitally recorded source through digital-to-digital...
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5 Hz – 20 kHz Tape deck section Recording system 4-track 2-channel stereo Frequency response 50 – 13,000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE I cassettes Wow and flutter ±0.15% W. Peak (IEC) 0.1% W. RMS (NAB) ±0.2% W. Peak (DIN)