Sony CDX-M670: Other Functions

By pressing buttons

Turn the dial to change the

Other Functions

direction of infrared rays.

(RM-X5 only)

You can also control the unit (and optional CD/

(ATT)

MD units) with a optional rotary commander.

RM-X5S (supplied with CDX-M770 only)

(SOUND)

RM-X4S (optional)

(SOURCE)

The illustrations in this manual are of the RM-X5S.

(MODE)

The explanations are the same for the RM-X4S.

OFF

(DSPL)

Using the rotary commander

(OFF)

Rotate the VOL control

to adjust the volume.

First, attach the appropriate label depending on

how you want to mount the rotary commander.

The rotary commander works by pressing

Press To

buttons and/or rotating controls.

(SOURCE) Change source

1

(radio/CD/MD*

)

(MODE) Change operation

1

(radio band/DAB*

/CD unit/

1

MD*

unit)

SOUND

DSPL

(ATT) Attenuate sound

MODE

MODE

DSPL

SOUND

2

(OFF)*

Stop playback or radio

reception

Inserting the supplied lithium battery

(SOUND) Adjust the sound menu

(RM-X5S only)

3

(DSPL) Change the display item*

*1 Only if the corresponding optional equipment is

connected.

*2 If your car has no ACC (accessory) position on the

ignition key switch, be sure to press (OFF ) for 2

seconds to turn off the clock indication after turning

off the ignition.

*3 When using the RDS function, you can press

(DSPL) to show “PTY” in the display. Then you can

only use your master unit or card remote

commander to receive the PTY data (Only

European models).

x

+ side up

By rotating the control

SEEK/AMS

control

Rotate and release to:

– Skip tracks.

Tip

– Tune in stations automatically.

For information or lithium battery, refer to “Notes on

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lithium battery” (page 36)

Rotate, hold, and release to:

RM-X4S

– Fast-forward/reverse a track.

– Find a station manually.

By pushing in and rotating the control

C

E

R

Press (SOUND) for 2 seconds while

U

S

O

pushing the VOL control.

PRESET/DISC

control

Push in and rotate the control to:

– Receive preset stations.

Quickly attenuating the

– Change the disc*.

* When an optional CD/MD unit is connected.

sound

Tip

(With the rotary commander or the card

You need to push in and rotate the control each time

you select a preset station and a disc.

remote commander)

Press (ATT) on the rotary commander

Changing the operative direction

or card remote commander.

The operative direction of controls is factory-set

“ATT on” appears in the display momentarily.

as shown below.

To restore the previous volume level, press

To increase

(ATT) again.

Tip

When the interface cable of a car telephone is

connected to the ATT lead, the unit decreases the

volume automatically when a telephone call comes in

(Telephone ATT function).

To decrease

If you need to mount the rotary commander on

Selecting the spectrum

the right hand side of the steering column, you

can reverse the operative direction.

analyzer

RM-X5S

The sound signal level is displayed on a spectrum

analyzer. You can select a display for 5 patterns

(A-1, A-2, B-1 to B-3), or the automatic display

mode and “OFF” where all the patterns appear.

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, CD, or MD).

2 Press (MENU).

3 Press M or m repeatedly until “SA”

Rev Nor

appears.

Set the Rev/Nor-select switch to “Rev.”

4 Press < or , repeatedly to select the

desired setting.

5 Press (ENTER).

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Sound (CDX-M670, MDX-M690 only)

Changing the sound and

• HPF (High pass filter) (page 31)

• LPF (Low pass filter) (page 31)

display settings

• Loud (Loudness) (page 31)

— Menu

Play Mode

The following items can be set:

• Local on/off (Local seek mode) (page 16)

– Select “on” to only tune into stations with

Set Up

stronger signals.

• Clock (page 10)

• Mono on/off (Monaural mode) (page 16)

• CT (Clock Time) (page 21)

– Select “on” to hear FM stereo broadcast in

• Beep — to turn the beeps on or off.

monaural. Select “off” to return to normal

• Multi language (language selection) — to

mode.

change the display language to English,

• REG on/off (Regional) (page 18)

German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish,

Portuguese, Swedish, Polish, Czech, or

1 Press (MENU).

Turkish.

To set A.Scrl, press (MENU) during CD/MD

• P.Out 4.0V/5.5V — to change the pre-out of the

playback.

power amplifier to 4.0V or 5.5V. Selectable

2 Press M or m repeatedly until the

only when the unit is turned off. (CDX-M770

desired item appears.

only)

3 Press , to select the desired setting

(Example: “on” or “off”).

Display

• D.Info (Dual Information) — to display the

4 Press (ENTER).

clock and the play mode at the same time (on).

After the mode setting is completed, the

Functions only when SA is not set to B-1 – B-3.

display returns to normal play mode.

• SA (Spectrum Analyzer) (page 33) — to

Note

change the display pattern of the equalizer

The displayed item will differ depending on the source.

display.

Tip

• M.Dspl (Motion Display) — to turn the Motion

You can easily switch among categories by pressing M

Display mode on or off.

or m for 2 seconds.

– Select “on” to show decoration patterns in the

display and activate Demo display.

– Select “off” to deactivate the Motion Display.

The Demo display in the M.Dspl will appear

about 10 seconds after the unit is turned off.

• Dimmer — to change the brightness of the

display.

– Select “Auto” to dim the display only when

you turn the lights on.

– Select “on” to dim the display.

– Select “off” to deactivate the Dimmer.

• Contrast — to adjust the contrast if the

indications on the display are not recognisable

because of the unit’s installation position.

• A.Scrl (Auto Scroll)

– Select “on” to scroll all automatically

displayed names exceeding 8 characters.

– When Auto scroll is set to off and the disc/

track name is changed, the disc/track name

does not scroll.

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Labelling a Motion Display

Connecting auxiliary audio

equipment (CDX-M770 only)

You can label a Motion Display with up to 64

characters to appear when the unit is turned off.

You can connect auxiliary audio equipment to

Labels will scroll in the display in the M.Dspl 1

this unit with the AUX IN connector.

mode (the display remains lit even when the

power is off).

Selecting auxiliary equipment

1 Press (OFF).

Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

CD/MD playback or radio reception stops

“AUX.”

(the key illumination and display remain on).

2 Press (MENU), then press M or m

repeatedly until “Name Input”

appears.

3 Press (ENTER).

Adjusting the volume level

You can adjust the volume for each connected

audio equipment.

1 Press (MENU).

4 Enter the characters.

2 Press M or m repeatedly until “AUX

1 Press (DSPL/PTY) to select the

Lebel” appears, then press (ENTER).

character type.

3 Press M or m to select the desired

A t a t 0 t A

volume level, then press (ENTER).

The volume level is adjustable in 1 dB steps

1

from –6 dB to +6 dB.

2 Press M*

repeatedly to select the

desired character.

4 Press (ENTER).

A t B t C t ... x t y t z t 0 t 1

2

t 2 ... t ! t “ t # ... t *

t A

To deactivate “AUX-A” in the music

*1 For reverse order, press m.

source display

*2 (blank space)

3 Press , after locating the desired

1 Press (OFF).

character.

CD/MD playback or radio reception stops

(the key illumination and display remain on).

2 Press (MENU).

3 Press M or m repeatedly until “AUX-A

on” appears.

4 Press < or , to select “AUX-A off.”

If you press <, you can move back to the

5 Press (MENU).

left.

To restore the indication, select “AUX-A on.”

4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 to enter the

entire sentence.

5 Press (ENTER).

Tips

• Simply overwrite or enter “” to correct or erase a

sentence.

• To erase all sentences, press (ENTER) for 2

seconds after step 4- 2.

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