Sony XR-C353: Additional

Additional: Sony XR-C353

Notes on Cassettes

Additional

Cassette care

Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as

Information

any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads.

Keep cassettes away from equipment with

built-in magnets such as speakers and

amplifiers, as erasure or distortion on the

recorded tape could occur.

Precautions

Do not expose cassettes to direct sunlight,

If your car was parked in direct sunlight

extremely cold temperatures or moisture.

resulting in a considerable rise in

Slack in the tape may cause the tape to be

temperature inside the car, allow the unit to

caught in the machine. Before you insert the

cool off before operating it.

tape, use a pencil or similar object to turn the

If no power is being supplied to the unit,

reel and take up any slack.

check the connections first. If everything is in

order, check the fuse.

If no sound comes from the speakers of a

2-speaker system, set the fader control to the

centre position.

When the tape is played back for a long

period, the cassette may become warm

Slack

because of the built-in power amplifier.

However, this is not a sign of malfunction.

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If you have any questions or problems

Distorted cassettes and loose labels can cause

concerning your unit that are not covered in

problems when inserting or ejecting tapes.

this manual, please consult your nearest Sony

Remove or replace loose labels.

dealer.

To maintain high quality sound

If you have drink holders near your audio

equipment, be careful not to splash juice or

other soft drinks onto the car audio. Sugary

residues on this unit or cassette tapes may

Cassettes longer than 90 minutes

contaminate the playback heads, reduce the

The use of cassettes longer than 90 minutes is

sound quality, or prevent sound reproduction

not recommended except for long continuous

altogether.

play. The tapes used for these cassettes are

Cassette cleaning kits cannot remove sugar

very thin and tend to be stretched easily.

from the tape heads.

Frequent playing and stopping of these tapes

may cause them to be pulled into the cassette

deck mechanism.

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Maintenance

Dismounting the unit

Fuse Replacement

When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one

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matching the amperage rating stated on the

fuse. If the fuse blows, check the power

connection and replace the fuse. If the fuse

blows again after replacement, there may be an

internal malfunction. In such a case, consult

Release key (supplied)

your nearest Sony dealer.

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Fuse (10 A)

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Warning

Never use a fuse with an amperage rating

exceeding the one supplied with the unit as

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this could damage the unit.

Additional Information

Cleaning the Connectors

The unit may not function properly if the

connectors between the unit and the front

panel are not clean. In order to prevent this,

open the front panel by pressing (RELEASE),

then detach it and clean the connectors with a

cotton swab dipped in alcohol. Do not apply

too much force. Otherwise, the connectors may

be damaged.

Main unit

Back of the front panel

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Location of controls

INTRO REPEAT SHUF

MODE

213

SOURCE

OFF

MTL

ATA BL.SKIP

DSPL

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SEEK

D-BASS

SEL

BTM LCL

AMS

OFF

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2

PRESET

3

DISC

RELEASE

MUTE

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Refer to the pages for further details.

1 SEEK/AMS button 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11

9 RELEASE (front panel release) button 4,

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2 SOURCE button (TAPE/TUNER/CD*/MD*)

Reset button (located on the front side

5, 7, 10

of the unit hidden by the front panel)

Press this button when you use this unit

3 (+)(–) (volume/bass/treble/balance/

for the first time, when you have changed

fader control) button 5, 9

the car battery, or when the buttons of this

4 MODE (*) button

unit do not function properly.

During tuner reception:

MUTE button 9

BAND select 7

!™ SEL (control mode select) button 5, 9, 10

During tape playback:

Transport direction change 5

POWER SELECT switch (located on the

bottom of the unit)

During CD*/MD* playback:

See “POWER SELECT Switch” in the

CD/MD Changer select 10

Installation/Connections manual.

5 OFF button 4, 5

Display window

6 DSPL (display mode change/time set)

!∞ BTM (Best tuning memory) button 7

button 5, 6, 8, 10

PRESET/DISC button* 7, 11

7 6 (eject) button 5

During tuner reception:

8 During radio reception:

Preset station select 7

Preset number buttons 7

During CD/MD playback:

During tape/CD*/MD* playback:

Disc select 11

(1) INTRO button 6, 11

LCL button 8

(2) REPEAT button 6, 11

(3) SHUF (Shuffle) button* 11

!• D-BASS control 9

(4) MTL (Metal) button 6

* XR-C353 only

(5) ATA (Automatic Tuner

Activation) button 6

The illustration of the front panel in the manual is

(6) BL.SKIP (Blank Skip) button 6

of the XR-C353.

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Specifications

Cassette player section

General

Tape track 4-track 2-channel stereo

Outputs Power aerial control lead

Wow and flutter 0.08 % (WRMS)

Power amplifier control

Frequency response 30 – 20,000 Hz

lead (XR-C353 only)

Signal-to-noise ratio 58 dB

Telephone mute control

lead (XR-C353 only)

Line out (XR-C353 only)

Tuner section

Tone controls Bass ±8 dB at 100 Hz

FM

Treble ±8 dB at 10 kHz

Tuning range 65.0 – 74.0 MHz

Power requirements 12 V DC car battery

(at 30 kHz step)

(negative ground)

87.5 – 108.0 MHz

Dimensions Approx. 188 × 58 × 181

(at 50 kHz step)

mm (w/h/d)

Aerial terminal External aerial connector

Mounting dimensions Approx. 182 × 53 × 164 mm

Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz

(w/h/d)

Usable sensitivity 8 dBf

Mass Approx. 1.2 kg

Selectivity 75 dB at 400 kHz

Supplied accessories Parts for installation and

Signal-to-noise ratio 65 dB (stereo),

connections (1 set)

68 dB (mono)

Front panel case (1)

Harmonic distortion at 1 kHz

Rotary commander

0.5 % (stereo),

RM-X2S

0.3 % (mono)

Optional accessories Bus cable (supplied with

Separation 35 dB at 1 kHz

an RCA pin cord)

Frequency response 30 – 15,000 Hz

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RC-61 (1 m), RC-62 (2 m)

Capture ratio 2 dB

RCA pin cord

Additional Information

RC-63 (1 m), RC-64 (2 m),

MW/LW

RC-65 (5 m)

Tuning range MW: 531 – 1,602 kHz

Optional equipment CD changer

LW: 153 – 281 kHz

CDX-705 (10 discs),

Aerial terminal External aerial connector

CDX-T60 (6 discs),

Intermediate frequency 10.71 MHz/450kHz

CDX-T62 (6 discs),

Sensitivity MW: 30 µV

MD changer

LW: 50 µV

MDX-60, MDX-61

Source selector XA-C30

Power amplifier section

Outputs Speaker outputs

Design and specifications are subject to change without

(sure seal connectors)

notice.

Speaker impedance 4 – 8 ohms

Maximum power output 35 W × 4 (at 4 ohms)

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Troubleshooting guide

The following checklist will assist in the correction of most problems you may encounter with your

unit.

Before going through the checklist below, refer to the operating procedures.

General

Problem

Cause/Solution

No sound.

Adjust the volume with (+).

Set the fader control to the center position for 2-speaker

systems.

Indications do not appear on

Remove the front panel and clean the connectors. See “Cleaning

the display.

the Connectors” in “Maintenance” for details.

No beep tone.

An optional power amplifier is connected and you are not

using the built-in amplifier (XR-C353 only).

The beep tone is muted.

Tape playback

Problem

Cause/Solution

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Playback sound is distorted.

Contamination of the tape head. n Clean the head.

The AMS does not operate

There is noise in the space between tracks.

correctly.

A blank space is too short (less than four seconds).

+ on (SEEK/AMS) is pressed immediately before the

following track.

= on (SEEK/AMS) is pressed immediately after the track

starts.

A long pause, or a passage of low frequencies or very low

sound level is treated as a blank space.

Radio reception

Problem

Cause/Solution

Preset tuning is not possible.

Store the correct frequency.

The broadcast is too weak.

Automatic tuning is not possible.

The broadcast is too weak. n Use manual tuning.

Disc play (XR-C353 only)

Problem

Cause/Solution

Playback sound skips.

A dusty or defective disc.

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Error displays (XR-C353 only) (when the optional CD/MD changer(s) is connected)

The following indications will flash for about five seconds and an alarm sound will be heard.

Display Cause

Solution

The disc magazine is not inserted in

Insert the disc magazine with discs

E-01

the CD/MD changer.

into the CD/MD changer.

No disc is inserted in the disc

Take out the magazine and insert a

E-02

magazine.

disc.

The disc is dirty.

Clean the disc.

E-04

The disc is inserted upside down.

Insert the disc correctly.

The CD/MD changer cannot be

Press the reset button on the unit.

E-99

operated because of some problem.

The ambient temperature is more than

Wait until the temperature goes

TEMP

50° C.

below 50° C.

If the above-mentioned solutions do not help to improve the situation, consult your nearest Sony

dealer.

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Additional Information

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Index

A

S

Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) 6, 10

Shuffle play 11

Automatic tuning 8

Automatic Tuner Activation (ATA) 6

T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

B

Tape playback 5

Telephone mute 10

Balance 9

Treble 9

Bass 9

Best Tuning Memory (BTM) 7

Blank skip 6

C

Caution alarm 4

CD playback 10

Clock 5

D, E

DIGITAL D-BASS (D-Bass) 9

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Display 6, 10

F, G, H

Fader 9

Fast-forward 5

Front panel 4

Fuse 13

I, J, K

Intro scan 6, 11

L

Local seek mode (LCL) 8

M, N, O

Manual search 11

Manual tuning 8

MD playback 10

METAL 6

Mute 10

P, Q

Preset search 7

R

Radio 7

Repeat play 6, 11

Reset 4

Rewind 5

Rotary remote 4, 8, 9

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Witamy !

Dziękujemy za zakupienie Odtwarzacza Kaset

Sony. Nasz sprzęt zapewni Państwu sporo

przyjemności polegającej na wygodzie

korzystania z wielu funkcji przy pomocy pilota

zdalnego sterowania, typu obrotowego.

Zakupiony sprzęt spełnia nie tylko funkcje

odtwarzcza kaset i radioodbiornika, lecz

oferuje również możliwości poszerzenia

systemu przez podłączenie dodatkowych opcji

jak np. odtwarzacza dysków CD/MD (Tylko dla

modelu XR-C353).

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Spis treści

Informacje dotyczące wylącznie

Sprzęt opcjonalny

tego sprzętu

Odtwarzacz zmieniający dyski CD/

Przygotowania wstępne

MD (Tylko dla modelu XR-C353)

Wyzerowanie .................................................. 4

Odtwarzanie dysku CD/MD ..........................12

Zdejmowanie przedniego panela.................... 4

Szybkie przesłuchiwanie dysków

Przygotowanie obrotowego pilota zdalnego

Funkcja — Intro scan ...............................12

sterowania do użytkowania ....................... 5

Powtórne odtwarzanie nagrań

Nastawianie zegara......................................... 5

Funkcja — Repeat play ............................13

Odtwarzanie nagrań w dowolnej kolejności

— Tryb Shuffle play.................................. 13

Odtwarzacz taśm kasetowych

Słuchanie taśmy ............................................. 6

Odtwarzanie taśmy w różnych trybach .......... 6

Radio

Automatyczne kodowanie stacji nadawczych

w pamięci sprzętu

— Tryb Best Tuning memory

(BTM) (pamięć najlepszego strojenia).... 8

Kodowanie wyłącznie wybranych stacji

nadawczych ............................................... 8

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Odbiór zakodowanych w pamięci sprzętu

radiowych stacji nadawczych .................... 8

Informacje dodatkowe

Środki Ostrożności ....................................... 14

Pozostałe funkcje

Konserwacja .................................................15

Korzystanie z obrotowego pilota zdalnego

sterowania .................................................. 9

Demontaż sprzętu ......................................... 15

Umiejscowienie kontrolek ............................. 16

Regulacja charakterystyk dźwięku ............... 11

Wyciszanie dźwięku ......................................11

Dane Techniczne ..........................................17

Zmienianie nastawionych charakterystyk

Usuwanie usterek ......................................... 18

dźwięku i wskaźników akustycznych .......11

Indeks ...........................................................20

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