Sony XR-C7500R: инструкция

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FM/MW/LW Cassette Car Stereo

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Car Stereo

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Инструкция по эксплуатации

For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections

manual.

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zapojení.

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по установке и соединению.

XR-C7500RX

XR-C7500R

 2000 Sony Corporation

Welcome !

Precautions

Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette

• If your car was parked in direct sunlight

Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of

resulting in a considerable rise in

features using the following controller

temperature inside the car, allow the unit to

accessory:

cool off before operating it.

• If no power is being supplied to the unit,

Supplied accessory

check the connections first. If everything is in

Rotary commander RM-X4S

order, check the fuse.

Optional accessory

• If no sound comes from the speakers of a

Card remote commander RM-X91

two-speaker system, set the fader control to

the centre position.

In addition to the cassette playback and radio

• When a tape is played back for a long period,

operations, you can expand your system by

the cassette may become warm because of

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connecting an optional CD/MD unit*

.

the built-in power amplifier. However, this is

When you operate this unit or a connected

not a sign of malfunction.

optional CD unit with the CD TEXT function,

the CD TEXT information will appear in the

If you have any questions or problems

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display when you play a CD TEXT disc*

.

concerning your unit that are not covered in

this manual, please consult your nearest Sony

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*

You can connect a CD changer, an MD changer,

dealer.

a CD player, or an MD player.

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*

A CD TEXT disc is an audio CD that includes

information such as the disc name, artist name,

To maintain high quality sound

and track names.

If you have drink holders near your audio

This information is recorded on the disc.

equipment, be careful not to splash juice or

other soft drinks onto the car audio. Sugary

residues on this unit or cassette tapes may

contaminate the playback heads, reduce the

sound quality, or prevent sound reproduction

altogether.

Cassette cleaning kits cannot remove sugar

from the tape heads.

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Cassettes longer than 90 minutes

The use of cassettes longer than 90 minutes is

Notes on Cassettes

not recommended except for long continuous

play. The tape used for these cassettes is very

Cassette care

thin and tends to stretch easily. Frequent

• Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as

playing and stopping of these tapes may cause

any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads.

them to become entangled in the cassette deck

• Keep cassettes away from equipment with

mechanism.

built-in magnets such as speakers and

amplifiers, as erasure or distortion on the

recorded tape could occur.

• Do not expose cassettes to direct sunlight,

extremely cold temperatures, or moisture.

• Slack in the tape may cause the tape to be

caught in the machine. Before you insert the

tape, use a pencil or similar object to turn the

reel and take up any slack.

Slack

• Distorted cassettes and loose labels can cause

problems when inserting or ejecting tapes.

Remove or replace loose labels.

• The sound may become distorted while

playing the cassette. The cassette player head

should be cleaned after each 50 hours of use.

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Table of Contents

Location of controls ................................................. 5

DSP

Setting the equalizer ......................................... 24

Getting Started

Selecting the listening position ....................... 25

Resetting the unit ................................................ 7

Selecting a soundstage menu

Detaching the front panel .................................. 7

— Dynamic Soundstage Organizer

(DSO) ............................................................. 25

Turning the unit on/off...................................... 8

Adjusting the balance (BAL) ........................... 26

How to use the menu ......................................... 8

Adjusting the front and rear fader.................. 26

Setting the clock .................................................. 9

Listening to each programme source in its

registered DSO

Cassette Player

— Source Sound Memory (SSM) ............... 27

Listening to a tape............................................. 10

Selecting the spectrum analyzer ..................... 27

Playing a tape in various modes......................11

Other Functions

Radio

Labelling the rotary commander .................... 28

Memorising stations automatically

Using the rotary commander .......................... 28

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM).................. 12

Attenuating the sound ..................................... 30

Memorising only the desired stations............ 12

Changing the sound and display settings ..... 30

Receiving the memorised stations .................. 13

CD/MD Unit

RDS

Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 31

Overview of the RDS function ........................ 14

Playing tracks repeatedly

Displaying the station name............................ 14

— Repeat Play .............................................. 33

Retuning the same programme automatically

Playing tracks in random order

— Alternative Frequencies (AF) ................ 15

— Shuffle Play.............................................. 33

Listening to traffic announcements ................ 16

Labelling a CD

Presetting the RDS stations with the AF and

— Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the

TA data .......................................................... 17

custom file function).................................... 34

Locating a station by programme type.......... 17

Locating a disc by name

Setting the clock automatically ....................... 18

— List-up (For a CD unit with the custom

file function or an MD unit) ....................... 35

Selecting specific tracks for playback

DAB

— Bank (For a CD unit with the custom

Overview of DAB.............................................. 19

file function) ................................................. 36

Basic operations of DAB .................................. 19

Presetting DAB services automatically

Additional Information

— BTM .......................................................... 20

Maintenance....................................................... 37

Presetting DAB services manually

— Manual Preset Memory ......................... 21

Dismounting the unit ....................................... 38

Listening to a DAB programme...................... 22

Specifications ..................................................... 39

Settings on the audio reception....................... 23

Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 40

Locating a DAB service by programme type

(PTY) .............................................................. 23

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Location of controls

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PTY

OPEN

D

S

C

+

P

DSPL

R

S

T

+

MENU

LIST

DSO

TA

SOURCE

-

SEEK/AMS

AF

SOUND

ENTER

P

R

S

REP SHUF

T

-

D

I

S

C

–

OFF

MODE

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XR-C7500RX/XR-C7500R

Refer to the pages listed for details.

1 MENU button

qg ENTER button

9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24,

9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23,

26, 27, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36

24, 26, 27, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36

2 Volume control dial

qh MODE button

3 SOURCE (TUNER/TAPE/CD/MD) button

10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 31, 35

6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31,

During tape playback:

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Playback direction change 10

During radio reception:

4 PRST/DISC +/– (cursor up/down) buttons

BAND select 12, 13

8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,

During CD/MD playback:

23, 24, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36

CD/MD unit select 32

During radio reception:

Preset stations select 13

qj Receptor for the card remote

During CD/MD playback:

commander

Disc change 33

qk Number buttons

5 DSPL/PTY (display mode change/

During radio reception:

programme type) button

Preset number select

11, 18, 23, 31, 32, 34

12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21

During tape playback:

6 LIST button

(1) REP 11

Disc memo 34

During CD/MD playback:

List-up 22, 35

(1) REP 33

7 Display window

(2) SHUF 33

8

Z (eject) button (located on the front side

ql AF button 15, 17

of the unit behind the front panel)

10

w; TA button 16, 17

9 OPEN button 7, 10, 37

q; DSO button 26

* Warning when installing in a car

qa SOUND button 24, 25, 26

without ACC (accessory) position on

qs OFF button* 6, 7, 8, 10

the ignition key switch

qd Reset button (located on the front side

Be sure to press (OFF) on the unit for two

of the unit behind the front panel) 7

seconds to turn off the clock display after

turning off the engine.

qf SEEK/AMS –/+ (cursor left/right) buttons

When you press (OFF) only momentarily,

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23,

the clock display does not turn off and this

24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36

causes battery wear.

Seek 13, 15, 19

Automatic Music Sensor 10, 33

Manual search 13, 33

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Optional

Card remote commander RM-X91

The corresponding buttons of the card

remote commander control the same

OPEN/CLOSE

functions as those on this unit.

OFF

1 OFF button

2 MENU button

MENU LIST

DISC

SEEK SEEK

3 SOURCE button

SOURCE

4 SEEK/AMS (cursor </,) buttons

5 SOUND button

SOUND

DISC

ENTER

6 DSPL/PTY button

7 ATT button

DSPL MODE

8 LIST button

VOLATT

9 DISC/PRST (cursor M/m) buttons

q; ENTER button

qa MODE button

qs VOL buttons

A unit turned off by pressing (OFF) for two seconds cannot be operated with the card remote

commander unless (SOURCE) on the unit is pressed or a cassette is inserted to activate the unit

first.

Replacing the lithium battery

Notes on lithium battery

When the battery becomes weak, the range of

•Keep the lithium battery out of the reach of

the card remote commander becomes shorter.

children. Should the battery be swallowed,

Replace the battery with a new CR2025 lithium

immediately consult a doctor.

battery.

•Wipe the battery with a dry cloth to assure a

good contact.

•Be sure to observe the correct polarity when

installing the battery.

•Do not hold the battery with metallic

tweezers, otherwise a short-circuit may

occur.

WARNING

Battery may explode if mistreated.

Do not recharge, disassemble, or dispose of

in fire.

x

+ side up

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Attaching the front panel

Place the hole A of the front panel onto the

spindle B on the unit as illustrated, then push

Getting Started

the left side in.

Resetting the unit

A

B

Before operating the unit for the first time or

after replacing the car battery, you must reset

the unit.

Remove the front panel and press the reset

button with a pointed object, such as a

ballpoint pen.

Reset button

x

Note

Pressing the reset button will erase the clock

setting and some memorised functions.

Detaching the front panel

You can detach the front panel of this unit to

protect the unit from being stolen.

Notes

• Be careful not to attach the front panel upside

1 Press (OFF).

down.

• Do not press the front panel too hard against the

unit when attaching it.

2 Press (OPEN), then slide the front panel

• Do not press too hard or put excessive pressure

to the right side, and pull out from the

on the display window of the front panel.

left side.

• Do not expose the front panel to direct sunlight

or heat sources such as hot air ducts, and do not

leave it in a humid place. Never leave it on the

dashboard of a car parked in direct sunlight or

where there may be a considerable rise in

temperature.

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Caution alarm

2

If you turn the car ignition off without

removing the front panel, the caution alarm

will beep for a few seconds.

Notes

If you connect an optional power amplifier and

• Be sure not to drop the panel when detaching it

do not use the built-in amplifier, the beep

from the unit.

sound will be deactivated.

•If you detach the panel while the unit is still

turned on, the power will turn off automatically

to prevent the speakers from being damaged.

•When you carry the front panel with you, use the

supplied front panel case.

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Turning the unit on/off

How to use the menu

Turning on the unit

This unit is operated by selecting items from a

menu.

Press (SOURCE) or insert a cassette in the

To select, first enter the menu mode and

unit. For details on operation, refer to page 10

choose up/down (+/– of (PRST/DISC)), or

(cassette player) and page 12 (radio).

choose left/right (–/+ of (SEEK/AMS)).

Turning off the unit

(PRST/DISC)

Press (OFF) to stop tape playback or FM/

MW/LW reception (the key illumination and

(+) : To select upwards

display remains on.)

Press (OFF) for two seconds to completely

SOURCE

turn off the unit.

Note

(–) : To select downwards

If your car has no ACC position on the ignition key

switch, be sure to turn the unit off by pressing

(OFF) for two seconds to avoid car battery wear.

(SEEK/AMS)

SOURCE

(–) : To select

(+) : To select

leftwards

rightwards

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2 Press (ENTER).

Setting the clock

The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication.

Example: To set the clock to 10:08

The clock starts.

1 Press (MENU), then press either side of

(PRST/DISC) repeatedly until “Clock”

After the clock setting is complete, the

appears.

display returns to normal playback mode.

Tips

• You can use the convenient CT function to set

the clock automatically (page 18).

• When the D.Info mode is set to on, the time is

always displayed (page 30).

1 Press (ENTER).

The hour indication flashes.

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC) to set

the hour.

3 Press (+) side of (SEEK/AMS).

The minute indication flashes.

4 Press either side of (PRST/DISC) to set

the minute.

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Local link function

To cancel the current traffic

(United Kingdom only)

announcement

The Local Link function lets you select other

Press (TA).

local stations in the area, even if they are not

To cancel all traffic announcements, turn off

stored on your number buttons.

the function by pressing (TA) until

“TA off” appears.

1 Press a number button that has a local

station stored on it.

Presetting the volume of traffic

announcements

2 Within five seconds, press the number

You can preset the volume level of the traffic

button of the local station again.

announcements beforehand so you won’t

miss the announcement. When a traffic

announcement starts, the volume will be

3 Repeat this procedure until the desired

automatically adjusted to the preset level.

local station is received.

1 Turn the volume control dial to adjust

the desired volume level.

Listening to traffic

2 Press (TA) for two seconds.

announcements

“TA” appears and the setting is stored.

The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic

Receiving emergency

Programme (TP) data let you automatically

announcements

tune in an FM station that is broadcasting

If an emergency announcement comes in while

traffic announcements even if you are listening

you are listening to the radio, the programme

to other programme sources.

will automatically switch to it. If you are

listening to a source other than the radio, the

Press (TA) repeatedly until “TA on”

emergency announcements will be heard if

appears.

you set AF or TA to on. The unit will then

The unit starts searching for traffic

automatically switch to these announcements

information stations. “TP” appears in the

no matter which source you are listening to at

display when the unit finds a station

the time.

broadcasting traffic announcements.

When the traffic announcement starts,

“TA” flashes. The flashing stops when the

traffic announcement is over.

Tip

If the traffic announcement starts while you are

listening to another programme source, the unit

automatically switches to the announcement and

goes back to the original source when the

announcement is over.

Notes

•

“NO TP” flashes for five seconds if the received

station does not broadcast traffic announcements.

Then, the unit starts searching for a station that

broadcasts it.

• When “EON” appears with “TP” in the display,

the current station makes use of broadcast traffic

announcements by other stations in the same

network.

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Presetting the RDS

Locating a station by

stations with the AF and

programme type

TA data

You can locate the station you want by

selecting one of the programme types shown

When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores

below.

each station’s data as well as its frequency, so

you don’t have to turn on the AF or TA

Programme types Display

function every time you tune in the preset

station. You can select a different setting (AF,

News News

TA, or both) for individual preset stations, or

Current Affairs Affairs

the same setting for all preset stations.

Information Info

Sports Sport

Presetting the same setting for all

Education Educate

preset stations

Drama Drama

1 Select an FM band (page 12).

Culture Culture

Science Science

2 Press (AF) and/or (TA) to select “AF on”

Varied Varied

and/or “TA on.”

Popular Music Pop M

Note that selecting “AF off” or “TA off”

stores not only RDS stations, but also

Rock Music Rock M

non-RDS stations.

Easy Listening Easy M

Light Classical Light M

3 Press (MENU), then press either side of

Classical Classics

(PRST/DISC) repeatedly until “BTM”

Other Music Type Other M

appears.

Weather Weather

Finance Finance

4 Press (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) until “BTM”

flashes.

Children’s Programmes Children

Social Affairs Social A

5 Press (ENTER).

Religion Religion

Phone In Phone In

Presetting different settings for

Travel Travel

each preset station

Leisure Leisure

1 Select an FM band, and tune in the

Jazz Music Jazz

desired station.

Country Music Country

National Music Nation M

2 Press (AF) and/or (TA) to select “AF on”

Oldies Music Oldies

and/or “TA on.”

Folk Music Folk M

Documentary Document

3 Press the desired number button and

Not specified None

hold until “MEM” appears.

Repeat from step 1 to preset other stations.

Note

You cannot use this function in some countries

where no PTY (Programme Type selection) data is

available.

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1 Press (DSPL/PTY) during FM reception

until “PTY” appears.

Setting the clock

automatically

The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS

transmission sets the clock automatically.

The current programme type name appears

if the station is transmitting the PTY data.

1 During radio reception, press (MENU),

“- - - - -” appears if the received station is

then press either side of (PRST/DISC)

not an RDS station, or if the RDS data has

repeatedly until “CT” appears.

not been received.

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

repeatedly until the desired programme

type appears.

The programme types appear in the order

2 Press (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) repeatedly

shown in the above table. Note that you

until “CT on” appears.

cannot select “None” (Not specified) for

The clock is set.

searching.

3 Press (ENTER) to return to the normal

3 Press (ENTER).

display.

The unit starts searching for a station

broadcasting the selected programme type.

To cancel the CT function

Select “CT off” in step 2.

Notes

• The CT function may not work even though an

RDS station is being received.

• There might be a difference between the time

set by the CT function and the actual time.

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Basic operations of DAB

DAB

Searching for the Ensemble and

Service

— Automatic Tuning

Overview of DAB

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is a new

multimedia broadcasting system that

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select

transmits audio programmes with a quality

“DAB.”

comparable to that of CDs. This is made

possible by the use of a microcomputer in the

DAB tuner which uses the radio signals sent

3 Press and hold either side of (SEEK/AMS)

from multiple aerials and multi-path signals

until “Seek +” or “Seek –” appears.

(reflected radio waves) to boost the strength of

the main signal. This makes DAB almost

immune to radio interference even in a moving

object such as a car.

Each DAB station bundles radio programmes

4 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to search

(services) into an ensemble which it then

the desired service.

broadcasts. Each service contains one or more

Note

components. All ensembles, services, and

components are identified by name, so you can

The “

” indication flashes while the unit is

access any of them without having to know

searching the Ensemble.

their frequencies.

DAB programme

Selecting the Ensemble

Ensemble

— Manual Tuning

Service

If you know the channel number of Ensemble,

Service

follow the procedure below to tune in.

Service

Component

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

Component

tuner.

Component

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select

“DAB.”

3 Press either side of (PRST/DISC) until

Notes

“Ch. XXX” appears.

• The DAB system is actually in a testing phase.

This means some services have not been

sufficiently defined or are presently being tested.

At present, such services are not supported by

the optional DAB tuner unit XT-100DAB.

• DAB programmes are broadcast in Band-III (174

4 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

to 240 MHz) and L-Band (1,452 to 1,492 MHz),

with each band divided into channels (41 in

repeatedly until the desired channel

Band-III and 23 in L-Band). One ensemble is

number appears.

broadcast per channel by each DAB station.

Tip

More than one channel broadcast the same

Ensemble.

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Receiving the memorised services

Following procedure is available after

Presetting DAB services

presetting the service. For details on presetting

automatically — BTM

the services, refer to “Presetting DAB services

automatically,” and “Presetting DAB services

The BTM (Best Tuning Memory) function picks

manually” (page 21).

out DAB ensembles and automatically assigns

the services within the ensembles to preset

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

service numbers. The unit can preset up to 40

tuner.

services. If services have been previously set,

the BTM function operates under the following

conditions:

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select

•If you activate the BTM function while

“DAB.”

listening to a preset service, the unit will

store detected services (by overwriting) only

3 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

to preset numbers higher than that of the

repeatedly to select the preset service.

current present service.

•If you activate the function while listening to

Tip

a service that is not preset, the unit will

There is another way to receive the preset service.

replace the contents of all preset numbers.

Press number buttons ((1) to (6)) on which the

•In both cases above, if the unit detects a

desired service is stored.

service that is identical to one already preset,

the previously stored service remains

unchanged and the newly detected service is

not preset.

1 While listening to a DAB programme,

press (MENU).

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

repeatedly until “BTM” appears.

3 Press (ENTER).

A beep sounds when the service is stored.

After activating the BTM function, the unit

tunes the service assigned in the preset

memory 1 automatically.

Note

If the unit can only tune in a few services, the BTM

function may not assign services to all the preset

service numbers.

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