Sony XR-M500R: инструкция

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FM/MW/LW

FM/MW/LW Cassette Car Stereo

Cassette

Car Stereo

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Operating Instructions

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XR-M500R

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Инструкция по эксплуатации

For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections

manual.

Informace o instalaci a zapojení naleznete v přiložené příručce Instalace /

zapojení.

Szczegóły dotyczące instalacji i podłączeń, proszę sprawdzić w dostarczonym,

osobnym podręczniku.

Kurma ve bağlantı işlemleri için ünite beraberindeki Kurma/Bağlantılar kılavuzuna

bakınız.

Перед установкой и подключениями обратитесь к прилагаемой инструкции

по установке и соединению.

XR-M500R

 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

Card remote commander RM-X96

in order, check the fuse.

Optional accessory

• If no sound comes from the speakers of a

Rotary commander RM-X4S

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

operations, you can expand your system by

period, the cassette may become warm

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connecting an optional CD/MD unit*

.

because of the built-in power amplifier.

When you operate this unit or a connected

However, this is 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

This Unit Only

With Optional Equipment

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

CD/MD Unit

Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 26

Getting Started

Playing tracks repeatedly

Resetting the unit ................................................ 8

— Repeat Play .............................................. 28

Security release settings ..................................... 8

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play.............................................. 28

Turning the unit on/off ..................................... 9

Labelling a CD

How to use the menu ......................................... 9

— Disc Memo ............................................... 29

Setting the clock ................................................ 10

Locating a disc by name

— List-up ...................................................... 30

Cassette Player

Selecting specific tracks for playback

Listening to a tape............................................. 11

— Bank .......................................................... 31

Playing a tape in various modes..................... 12

DAB

Radio

Overview of DAB.............................................. 32

Memorising stations automatically

Basic operations of DAB .................................. 32

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) ................. 13

Presetting DAB services automatically

Memorising only the desired stations............ 13

— BTM .......................................................... 33

Receiving the memorised stations .................. 14

Presetting DAB services manually

— Manual Preset Memory ......................... 34

RDS

Listening to a DAB programme...................... 35

Overview of the RDS function ........................ 15

Settings on the audio reception....................... 36

Displaying the station name............................ 15

Locating a DAB service by programme type

(PTY) .............................................................. 36

Retuning the same programme automatically

— Alternative Frequencies (AF) ................ 16

Listening to traffic announcements ................ 17

Presetting the RDS stations with the AF

and TA data .................................................. 18

Locating a station by programme type.......... 19

Setting the clock automatically ....................... 20

Other Functions

Additional Information

Labelling the rotary commander .................... 20

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

Using the rotary commander .......................... 21

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

Adjusting the sound characteristics ............... 23

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

Attenuating the sound ..................................... 23

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

Changing the sound and display settings ..... 23

Boosting the bass sound

— D-bass ....................................................... 24

Selecting the spectrum analyser ..................... 25

Adjusting the sound and frequency of the

equalizer preamplifier................................. 25

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Location of controls

Card remote commander RM-X96

OPEN/CLOSE

OFF

D-BASS

MENU LIST

DISC

SEEK

SEEK

SOURCE

SOUND

DISC

ENTER

PTY

DSPL AF/TA MODE

VOLATT

Refer to the pages listed for details.

1 OFF button 9, 11

qs ENTER button 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19,

20, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36

2 MENU button 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,

24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 36

qd AF/TA button 16, 17, 18

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

qf MODE button

9, 11, 13, 14, 25, 26, 30, 32, 33

11, 12, 13, 14, 26, 30, 32, 33

4 </, (SEEK/AMS –/+) buttons

During tape playback:

9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28,

Playback direction change 11

29, 31, 32, 34, 36

During radio reception:

Automatic Music Sensor (./>)

BAND select 13, 14

11, 27

During CD/MD playback:

Manual search (m/M) 27

CD/MD unit select 26

Seek 14

qg VOL (Volume adjust) buttons

5 SOUND button 23

6 DSPL/PTY (display mode change/

A unit turned off by pressing (OFF) for two

programme type) button

seconds cannot be operated with the card

19, 26, 27, 29, 36

remote commander unless (SOURCE) on the

unit is pressed or a cassette is inserted to

7 ATT (attenuate) button 23

activate the unit first.

8 D-BASS button 24

9 OPEN/CLOSE button 11

0 LIST button 29, 30, 35

qa M/m (DISC/PRST +/–) buttons

9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25,

27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36

During radio reception:

Preset stations select 14

During CD/MD playback:

Disc change 27

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Location of controls

Security side

Operation side

P

T

Y

D

S

P

L

DISC

LIST

MENU

SOURCE

D-BASS

REP SHUF

SOUND

DISC

123456

ENTER

OFF

M

O

TAAF

CLOSE

D

E

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The corresponding buttons of the unit

qk TA button 16, 17, 18

control the same functions as those on

ql SOUND button

the card remote commander.

w; PRST/DISC +/– (cursor up/down) buttons

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

10 Reset button 8

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2 Main display window

wa ENTER button

3 OPEN button 38

ws CLOSE button

4qa Receptor for the card remote

wd D-BASS button

commander

5 Volume adjust buttons

* Warning when installing in a car

without ACC (accessory) position on

6 DSPL/PTY (display mode change/

the ignition key switch

programme type) button

Be sure to press (OFF) on the unit for

7 Sub display window

two seconds to turn off the clock display

after turning off the engine.

8 MENU button

When you press (OFF) only momentarily,

9

Z (eject) button

11

the clock display does not turn off and this

qs LIST button

causes battery wear.

qd OFF button*

9

qf MODE button

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

qh AF button 16, 18

qj Number buttons

During radio reception:

Preset number select

13, 14, 17, 33, 34

During tape playback:

(1) REP 12

During CD/MD playback:

(1) REP 28

(2) SHUF 28

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Security release settings

Getting Started

Do the following initial settings before you

operate the unit for the first time, after

replacing the car battery, or after resetting the

unit.

Be sure to make these settings, otherwise the

Resetting the unit

front panel remains disabled and you will be

unable to operate the unit.

Before operating the unit for the first time or

after replacing the car battery, you must reset

the unit.

1 Press the reset button.

Press the reset button with a pointed object,

“Code in” appears.

such as a ballpoint pen.

Reset button

2 Press the buttons on the card remote

commander, and send the security code.

Please refer to the supplied insert for details

on the security code buttons.

When the code has been confirmed, the

display changes to clock, and you can

Note

operate the unit normally.

Pressing the reset button will erase the clock

setting and some memorised functions.

Notes

• When you leave the car, take the card remote

control with you.

• If you forget the security code, consult your Sony

Service Centre. Be sure to bring the card remote

control with you.

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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 unit.

To select, first enter the menu mode and

For details on operation, refer to page 11

choose M/m (up/down), or choose </,

(cassette player) and page 13 (radio).

(left/right).

Turning off the unit

M/m

Press (OFF) to stop tape playback or FM/

MW/LW reception (the key illumination and

M : To select upwards

DISC

display remains on).

Press (OFF) for two seconds to completely

SEEK SEEK

turn off the unit.

SOURCE

Note

If your car has no ACC position on the ignition key

DISC

switch, be sure to turn the unit off by pressing

m : To select downwards

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

</,

DISC

SEEK SEEK

< :

, :

To select

SOURCE

To select

leftwards

rightwards

DISC

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Changing the display item

Retuning the same

Each time you press (AF/TA), the item changes

as follows:

programme automatically

B AF on B TA on B AF TA on*

— Alternative Frequencies (AF)

AF TA off b

The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function

* Select this to turn on both the AF and TA

automatically selects and retunes the station

functions.

with the strongest signal in a network. By

using this function, you can continuously

Tips

listen to the same programme during a long-

• Each time you press (AF) on the unit, the item

distance drive without having to retune the

changes as follows:

station manually.

AF on y AF off

• Each time you press (TA) on the unit, the item

Frequencies change automatically.

changes as follows:

TA on y TA off

98.5MHz

96.0MHz

Notes

• When there is no alternative station in the area

and you do not need to search for an alternative

station, turn the AF function off by pressing

(AF/TA) repeatedly until “AF TA off” appears.

• When “NO AF” and the station name flash

Station

alternately, it means that the unit cannot find an

alternative station in the network.

• If the station name starts flashing after selecting

a station with the AF function on, this indicates

102.5MHz

that no alternative frequency is available. Press

< or , while the station name is flashing

(within eight seconds). The unit starts searching

1 Select an FM station (page 13).

for another frequency with the same PI

(Programme Identification) data (“PI Seek”

appears and no sound is heard). If the unit

2 Press (AF/TA) repeatedly until “AF on”

cannot find another frequency, “NO PI” appears,

appears.

and the unit returns to the previously selected

The unit starts searching for an alternative

frequency.

station with a stronger signal in the same

network.

Listening to a regional programme

The “REG on” (regional on) function lets you

Tip

stay tuned to a regional programme without

If you select the mode using the buttons on the

being switched to another regional station.

unit, press (AF) until “AF on” appears.

(Note that you must turn the AF function on.)

The unit is factory preset to “REG on,” but if

you want to turn off the function, do the

following.

1 During radio reception, press (MENU),

then press M or m repeatedly until “REG”

appears.

2 Press , until “REG off” appears.

3 Press (ENTER).

Note that selecting “REG off” might cause

the unit to switch to another regional

station within the same network.

To return to regional on, select “REG on” in

step 2.

Note

This function does not work in the United

Kingdom and in some other areas.

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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 (AF/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 (AF/TA) until

“TA off” appears.

1 Press a number button of the unit 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 Select the desired volume level.

2 Press (AF/TA) for two seconds.

Listening to traffic

“TA” appears and the setting is stored.

announcements

Receiving emergency

The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic

announcements

Programme (TP) data let you automatically

If an emergency announcement comes in while

tune in an FM station that is broadcasting

you are listening to the radio, the programme

traffic announcements even if you are listening

will automatically switch to it. If you are

to other programme sources.

listening to a source other than the radio, the

emergency announcements will be heard if

Press (AF/TA) repeatedly until “TA on” or

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

“AF TA on” appears.

automatically switch to these announcements

The unit starts searching for traffic

no matter which source you are listening to at

information stations. “TP” appears in the

the time.

display when the unit finds a station

broadcasting traffic announcements.

When the traffic announcement starts,

“TA” flashes. The flashing stops when the

traffic announcement is over.

Tips

• 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.

• If you select the mode using the buttons on the

unit, press (TA) until “TA on” appears.

Note

“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.

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Presetting different settings for

Presetting the RDS

each preset station

stations with the AF and

1 Select an FM band, and tune in the

desired station.

TA data

2 Press (AF/TA) repeatedly to select either

When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores

“AF on,” “TA on” or “AF TA on” (for both

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

AF and TA functions).

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

function every time you tune in the preset

Tip

station. You can select a different setting (AF,

If you select the mode using the buttons on the

TA, or both) for individual preset stations, or

unit, press (AF) and/or (TA) to select “AF on”

the same setting for all preset stations.

and/or “TA on.”

Presetting the same setting for all

3 Press the desired number button of the

preset stations

unit and hold until “MEM” appears.

Repeat from step 1 to preset other stations.

1 Select an FM band (page 13).

Tip

2 Press (AF/TA) repeatedly to select either

If you want to change the preset AF and/or TA

“AF on,” “TA on” or “AF TA on” (for both

setting after you tune in the preset station, you

can do so by turning the AF or TA function on or

AF and TA functions).

off.

Note that selecting “AF TA off” stores not

only RDS stations, but also non-RDS

stations.

Tip

If you select the mode using the buttons on the

unit, press (AF) and/or (TA) to select “AF on”

and/or “TA on.”

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

not only RDS stations, but also non-RDS

stations.

3 Press (MENU), then press M or m

repeatedly until “BTM” appears.

4 Press (ENTER).

“BTM” flashes.

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1 Press (DSPL/PTY) during FM reception

Locating a station by

until “PTY” appears.

programme type

You can locate the station you want by

selecting one of the programme types shown

below.

The current programme type name appears

if the station is transmitting the PTY data.

Programme types Display

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

News News

not an RDS station, or if the RDS data has

Current Affairs Affairs

not been received.

Information Info

Sports Sport

2 Press M or m repeatedly until the desired

Education Educate

programme type appears.

The programme types appear in the order

Drama Drama

shown in the table. Note that you cannot

Culture Culture

select “None” (Not specified) for searching.

Science Science

Varied Varied

Popular Music Pop M

Rock Music Rock M

Easy Listening Easy M

Light Classical Light M

3 Press (ENTER).

The unit starts searching for a station

Classical Classics

broadcasting the selected programme type.

Other Music Type Other M

Weather Weather

Finance Finance

Children’s Programmes Children

Social Affairs Social A

Religion Religion

Phone In Phone In

Travel Travel

Leisure Leisure

Jazz Music Jazz

Country Music Country

National Music Nation M

Oldies Music Oldies

Folk Music Folk M

Documentary Document

Not specified None

Note

You cannot use this function in some countries

where no PTY (Programme Type selection) data is

available.

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Setting the clock

Other Functions

automatically

The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS

You can also control this unit with the rotary

transmission sets the clock automatically.

commander (optional).

1 During radio reception, press (MENU),

then press M or m repeatedly until “CT”

appears.

Labelling the rotary

commander

Depending on how you mount the rotary

commander, attach the appropriate label as

shown in the illustration below.

2 Press , repeatedly until “CT on”

appears.

The clock is set.

SOUND

MODE

DSPL

3 Press (ENTER) to return to the normal

display.

To cancel the CT function

DSPL

Select “CT off” in step 2.

MODE

SOUND

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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