Sony XR-F5100EE: CD/MD Unit (optional)
CD/MD Unit (optional): Sony XR-F5100EE
Setting the Dynamic
CD/MD Unit (optional)
Soundstage Organizer (DSO)
This unit can control external CD/MD units
(optional).
If your speakers are installed into the lower part
If you connect an optional CD unit with the CD
of the doors, the sound will come from below
TEXT function and the CUSTOM FILE
and may not be clear.
function, the CD TEXT information will appear
The DSO (Dynamic Soundstage Organizer)
in the display when you play a CD TEXT disc.
function creates a more ambient sound as if there
were speakers above the dashboard (virtual
If you connect MP3 playable CD units (eg. MP3
speakers).
CD changer), you can play MP3 files;
You can store the DSO setting for each source.
compressed audio files with quality sound.
DSO mode and image of virtual speakers
*3
*3
*2
Playing a CD or MD
*2
*1
*1
*4
1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select
1
“CD” or “MD (MS*
).”
*4
2 Press (MODE) repeatedly until the
desired unit appears.
Playback starts.
*1 DSO-1
*2 DSO-2
*3 DSO-3
To Press
*4 DSO-OFF
Stop playback (OFF)
1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source
Skip tracks
(SEEK) (./> )
(Radio, Tape, CD or MD).
– Automatic
[once for each track]
Music Sensor
2 Press (DSO) repeatedly until the
desired DSO setting appears.
Fast-forward/
(SEEK) (m/M)
Each time you press (DSO), the DSO setting
reverse
[hold to desired point]
changes.
– Manual Search
Skip discs
(DISC/PRESET) (+/–)
–Disc selection
[once for each disc]
2
Skip albums*
(DISC/PRESET) (+/–)
– Album selection
[hold to desired point]
To cancel the DSO function, select “DSO-
OFF.” After 3 seconds, the display returns to
When the last file on the disc is over
normal play mode.
The file number indication returns to “1,” and
playback restarts from the first file of the disc.
Notes
• Depending on the type of car interior or type of
*1 MS: MG Memory Stick System-up Player MGS-X1
music, DSO may not have a desirable effect.
*2 Available only when an optional CD unit with the
• If FM broadcasts are difficult to hear, set DSO to
MP3 file control function is connected, and MP3 file
“OFF.”
is played.
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Cautions when connecting MGS-X1 and MD unit(s)
This unit recognizes MGS-X1 as an MD unit.
Display items
• When you want to play MGS-X1, press (SOURCE) to
select “MS” or “MD.” When “MS” appears in the
source display, MGS-X1 starts to play. When “MD”
When the disc/album/track changes, any
appears in the source display, press (MODE) to
1
prerecorded title*
of the new disc/album/track is
select “MS,” to start playback.
automatically displayed. (If the A.SCRL (Auto
• When you want to play an MD unit, press (SOURCE)
Scroll) function is set to “ON,” names exceeding
to select “MD” or “MS.” If your desired MD unit
8 characters will be scrolled (page 15).)
appears in the source display, it starts to play. If “MS”
or another MD unit appears in the source display,
Source
press (MODE) to select your desired MD unit, to
start playback.
Notes when connecting MP3 playable CD unit(s)
• If a disc with no MP3 files (tracks) is inserted, “NO
MUSIC” appears in the display and playback of the
next disc starts.
• Before playing a track, this unit reads all track and
album information on the disc. Depending on the
Displayable items
track structure, it may take more than a minute
• Disc
number/Track number/Elapsed
before playback begins. During this time, “READ” is
playing time
displayed. Play will automatically start when reading
1
2
• Disc name*
/Artist name*
is complete.
3
• Album (folder) name*
Note
1
3
• Track (file) name*
*
With an optional unit connected, playback of the same
3
• ID3 tag*
source will continue on to the optional CD/MD unit.
• Clock
To Press
Switch display item ( DSPL)
*1 When pressing (DSPL), “NO NAME” indicates that
there is no Disc Memo (page 20) or no prerecorded
name to display.
*2 Only for CD TEXT discs with the artist name.
*3 Only for MP3 files.
Only track name/artist name/album name in ID3
tag is displayed.
When pressing (DSPL), “NO ID3” indicates that
there is no ID3 tag to display.
Notes
• Some characters cannot be displayed. Characters
and signs which cannot be displayed appear as “ *.”
• For some CD TEXT discs or ID3 tags with very
many characters, information may not scroll.
• This unit cannot display the artist name for each
track of a CD TEXT disc.
Tips
• When the A.SCRL (Auto Scroll) function is set to
“OFF” and the disc/album/track is changed, the disc/
album/track name or ID3 tag does not scroll.
• When an MP3 file is played and the album is
changed, the new album number is displayed.
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Playing tracks repeatedly
Playing tracks in random
— Repeat Play
order
You can select:
— Shuffle Play
• REP-TRACK — to repeat the current track.
1
You can select:
•REP-ALBM*
— to repeat the tracks in the
1
• SHUF-ALBM*
— to play the tracks in the
current album.
2
current album in random order.
•REP-DISC*
— to repeat the tracks in the
• SHUF-DISC — to play the tracks in the current
current disc.
disc in random order.
2
*1 Available only when an optional CD unit with the
• SHUF-CHGR*
— to play the tracks in the
MP3 file control function is connected, and MP3 file
current optional CD (MD) changer in random
is played.
order.
*2 Available only when one or more optional CD/MD
3
• SHUF-ALL*
— to play all the tracks in all
units are connected.
connected CD (MD) units in random order.
During playback, press (3) (REP)
*1 Available only when an optional CD unit with the
repeatedly until the desired setting
MP3 file control function is connected, and MP3 file
appears in the display.
is played.
Repeat Play starts.
*2 Available only when one or more optional CD (MD)
changers are connected.
To return to normal play mode, select
*3 Available only when two or more optional CD (MD)
“REP-OFF.”
units are connected.
During playback, press (4) (SHUF)
repeatedly until the desired setting
appears in the display.
Shuffle Play starts.
To return to normal play mode, select
“SHUF-OFF.”
Note
“SHUF-ALL” will not shuffle tracks between CD units
and MD units.
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