Sony XR-C2300R: CD/MD Unit

With Optional Equipment

Boosting the bass sound

— D-bass

CD/MD Unit

You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass

sound. The D-bass function boosts the low

This unit can control a maximum of ten

frequency signal and high frequency signal

external CD/MD units in this configuration:

with a sharper curve than conventional bass

CD unit – maximum of five

boost.

MD unit – maximum of five

You can hear the bass line more clearly even

Any combination up to ten will work.

while the vocal volume remains the same. You

If you connect an optional CD unit with the

can emphasize and adjust the bass sound

CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information

easily with the D-BASS control.

will appear in the display when you play a CD

TEXT disc.

D.BASS-3

D.BASS-2

Level

D.BASS-1

D.BASS-3

D.BASS-2

D.BASS-1

Playing a CD or MD

0dB

Frequency (Hz)

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select CD

or MD.

Adjusting the bass curve

Press (D-BASS) repeatedly to select the

2 Press (MODE) until the desired unit

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desired bass curve.

appears.

As the D-BASS number increases so does

CD/MD playback starts.

the effect.

When a CD/MD unit is connected, all the

D.BASS-1 t D.BASS-2 t D.BASS-3 t

tracks play from the beginning.

D.BASS-OFF

Note

The bass sound may distort at same volume. If the

bass sound distorts, select less effective bass curve.

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Changing the display item

Automatically scrolling a disc name

Each time you press (DSPL/PTY) during CD,

— Auto Scroll

CD TEXT, or MD playback, the item changes

If the disc name, artist name, or track name on

as follows:

a CD TEXT disc or MD exceeds 8 characters

and the Auto Scroll function is on, information

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automatically scrolls across the display as

Elapsed playback time

follows:

• The disc name appears when the disc has

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changed (if the disc name is selected).

1

2

Disc name*

/Artist name*

• The track name appears when the track has

changed (if the track name is selected).

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3

Track name*

If you press (DSPL/PTY) to change the display

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item, the disc or track name of the MD or CD

4

FM1 frequency*

TEXT disc is scrolled automatically whether

you set the function on or off.

1

*

If you have not labelled the disc or if there is no

disc name prerecorded on the MD, “NO NAME”

1 During playback, press (MENU).

appears in the display.

2

*

If you play a CD TEXT disc, the artist name

appears in the display after the disc name. (Only

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

for CD TEXT discs with the artist name.)

repeatedly until “A.SCRL” appears.

3

*

If the track name of a CD TEXT disc or MD is not

prerecorded, “NO NAME” appears in the

display.

3 Press + side of (SEEK/AMS) to select

4

*

While the AF/TA function is activated.

“A.SCRL-ON.”

After you select the desired item, the display

4 Press (ENTER).

will automatically change to the Motion

Display mode after a few seconds.

To cancel Auto Scroll, select “A.SCRL-OFF” in

In the Motion Display mode, all the above

step 3 above.

items are scrolled in the display one by one in

order.

Note

For some discs with very many characters, the

Tip

following cases may happen:

The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See

— Some of the characters are not displayed

“Changing the sound and display settings” on

— Auto Scroll does not work.

page 16).

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Locating a specific track

— Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play

During playback, press either side of

(SEEK/AMS) momentarily for each track

You can select:

you want to skip.

•REP-1 – to repeat a track.

•REP-2 – to repeat a disc.

SOURCE

During playback, press (1) (REP)

repeatedly until the desired setting

To locate

To locate

appears.

preceding tracks

succeeding tracks

B REP-1 B REP-2

Locating a specific point in a track

REP-OFF b

— Manual Search

Repeat Play starts.

During playback, press and hold either

side of (SEEK/AMS). Release when you

To return to normal playback mode, select

have found the desired point.

“REP-OFF” in step above.

SOURCE

Playing tracks in random

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To search forwardTo search

backward

order — Shuffle Play

You can select:

Switching to other discs

•SHUF-1 – to play the tracks on the current

During playback, press either side of

disc in random order.

(PRST/DISC).

•SHUF-2 – to play the tracks in the current

The desired disc in the current unit begins

unit in random order.

playback.

•SHUF-ALL – to play all the tracks in all the

units in random order.

For succeeding

discs

During playback, press (2) (SHUF)

SOURCE

repeatedly until the desired setting

appears.

For preceding

discs

B SHUF-1 B SHUF-2

SHUF-OFF b SHUF-ALL b

Disc number

Shuffle Play starts.

To return to normal playback mode, select

“SHUF-OFF” in step above.

Track number

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