Sony CDX-2500R: instruction

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FM/MW/LW

Compact Disc

Player

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Operating Instructions

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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.

CDX-2500R

 2000 Sony Corporation

Welcome !

Thank you for purchasing the Sony Compact

Disc Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety

of features as well as an optional rotary

commander.

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Table of Contents

Location of controls ................................................. 4

Additional Information

Precautions ......................................................... 19

Getting Started

Maintenance....................................................... 21

Resetting the unit ................................................ 5

Dismounting the unit ....................................... 21

Detaching the front panel .................................. 5

Specifications ..................................................... 22

Setting the clock .................................................. 6

Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 23

CD Player

Listening to a CD ................................................ 7

Playing a CD in various modes ........................ 8

Radio

Memorising stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) ................... 8

Memorising only the desired stations .............. 9

Receiving the memorised stations .................... 9

RDS

Overview of the RDS function ........................ 10

Displaying the station name ............................ 10

Retuning the same programme automatically

— Alternative Frequencies (AF) ................ 11

Listening to traffic announcements ................ 12

Presetting the RDS stations with the AF and

TA data .......................................................... 13

Locating a station by programme type .......... 14

Setting the clock automatically ....................... 15

Other Functions

Labelling the rotary commander .................... 15

Using the rotary commander .......................... 16

Adjusting the sound characteristics ............... 17

Attenuating the sound ..................................... 17

Changing the sound and display settings ..... 18

Boosting the bass sound

— D-bass ....................................................... 19

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Location of controls

MODE

SEEK/AMS

SOUND

PTY

AF/TA

DSPL

OFF

1

2

D

3

SOURCE

D - BASS

SHIFT

OFF

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9110

RELEASE

CDX–2500R

Refer to the pages for details.

1 SEEK/AMS (seek/Automatic Music

!¡ RELEASE (front panel release) button

Sensor/manual search) control 7, 9, 11,

5, 20

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!™ Reset button (located on the front side

2 MODE (band/unit select) button 8, 9

of the unit behind the front panel) 5

3 SOURCE (source select) button 7, 8, 9,

!£ OFF button* 5, 7

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!¢ SHIFT button

4 Dial (volume/bass/treble/left-right/

PLAY MODE 8, 9, 10, 12, 13

front-rear) 6, 17

REP 8

5 SOUND button 17

SET UP 6, 15, 18

6 DSPL (display mode change) button

SHUF 8

7, 10, 11

!∞ During radio reception:

7 Display window

Number buttons 9, 12, 13

8 PTY button 14

!§ D-BASS control 19

9 6 (eject) button 7

0 AF/TA button 11, 12, 13

*Warning when installing in a car

without ACC (accessory) position

on the ignition key switch

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

seconds to turn off the clock display after

turning off the engine.

When you press (OFF) momentarily, the

clock display does not turn off and this

causes battery wear.

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Notes

• Be sure not to drop the panel when detaching it

from the unit.

Getting Started

• 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 carrying the front panel with you, use the

supplied front panel case.

Resetting the unit

Attaching the front panel

Before operating the unit for the first time or

Attach part a of the front panel to part b of

after replacing the car battery, you must reset

the unit as illustrated and push until it clicks.

the unit.

Remove the front panel and press the reset

button with a pointed object, such as a

ballpoint pen.

a

b

Reset button

Notes

• Pressing the reset button will erase the clock

setting and some memorised functions.

Notes

• When you connect the power supply cord to the

• Be sure not to attach the front panel upside

unit or reset the unit, wait for about 10 seconds

down.

before you insert a disc. If you insert a disc within

• Do not press the front panel too hard against the

these 10 seconds, the unit will not be reset, and

unit when attaching it.

you will have to press the reset button again.

• Do not press too hard or put excessive pressure

on the display window of the front panel.

• 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

Detaching the front panel

dashboard of a car parked in direct sunlight or

where there may be a considerable rise in

You can detach the front panel of this unit to

temperature.

protect the unit from being stolen.

Caution alarm

If you turn the ignition key switch to the OFF

1 Press (OFF).

position without removing the front panel, the

caution alarm will beep for a few seconds.

2 Press (RELEASE), then slide the front

panel a little to the left, and pull it off

towards you.

(OFF)

(RELEASE)

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2 Press (SHIFT).

Setting the clock

The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication.

Example: To set the clock to 10:08

The clock starts.

1 Press (SHIFT), then press (2) (SET UP)

repeatedly until “CLOCK” appears.

3 Press (SHIFT).

After the clock setting is complete, the

display returns to normal playback mode.

1 Press (4) (n).

The hour indication flashes.

2 Set the hour.

to go backward

SOURCE

to go forward

3 Press (4) (n).

The minute indication flashes.

4 Set the minute.

to go backward

SOURCE

to go forward

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Changing the display item

Each time you press (DSPL) during CD

playback, the item changes as follows:

CD Player

Track number/Elapsed playing time ˜ Clock

After you select the desired item, the display

Listening to a CD

will automatically change to the Motion

Display mode after a few seconds.

Insert a CD.

In the Motion Display mode, all the above

Playback starts automatically.

items are scrolled in the display one by one in

Labelled side up

order.

Tip

The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See

”Changing the sound and display settings” on

page 18).

Locating a specific track

— Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

During playback, push the SEEK/AMS

If a CD is already inserted, press (SOURCE)

control up or down and release for each

repeatedly until “CD” appears to start

track you want to skip.

playback.

SEEK/AMS

CD indication

Elapsed playing time

To locate succeeding tracks

To locate preceding tracks

Track number

Locating a specific point in a track

— Manual Search

Note

To play an 8 cm CD, use the optional Sony compact

During playback, push the SEEK/AMS

disc single adapter (CSA-8).

control up or down and hold. Release

when you have found the desired point.

To Press

SEEK/AMS

To search forward

Stop playback 6 or (OFF)

Eject the CD 6

To search backward

Note

If “

” or “ ” appears in the

display, that means you have reached the

beginning or the end of the disc and you cannot

go any further.

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Playing a CD in various

Radio

modes

You can play CDs in various modes:

•REP (Repeat Play) repeats the current track.

•SHUF (Shuffle Play) plays all the tracks in

Memorising stations

random order.

automatically

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM)

— Repeat Play

The unit selects the stations with the strongest

1 During playback, press (SHIFT).

signals and memorises them in the order of

Every time you press (SHIFT), only the

their frequencies. You can store up to 10

items you can select light up.

stations on each band (FM1, FM2, MW, and

DSPL

LW).

D

D

SHIFT

Caution

OFF

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When tuning in stations while driving, use

Best Tuning Memory to prevent accidents.

2 Press (6) (REP) repeatedly until ”REP-1“

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

appears.

tuner.

Each time you press (SOURCE), the source

changes as follows:

z TUNER z CD

Repeat Play starts.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

3 Press (SHIFT).

band.

Each time you press (MODE), the band

To return to normal playback mode, select

changes as follows:

“REP-OFF” in step 2 above.

z FM1 z FM2 z MW z LW

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play

3 Press (SHIFT), then press (3) (PLAY

1 During playback, press (SHIFT).

MODE) repeatedly until “B.T.M” appears.

2 Press (7) (SHUF) repeatedly until ”SHUF-

4 Press (4) (n).

1“ appears.

The unit stores stations in the order of their

frequencies on the number buttons.

A beep sounds when the setting is stored.

5 Press (SHIFT).

Shuffle Play starts.

3 Press (SHIFT).

To return to normal playback mode, select

“SHUF-OFF” in step 2 above.

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Notes

• The unit does not store stations with weak

Receiving the memorised

signals. If only a few stations can be received,

some number buttons will retain their former

stations

setting.

• When a number is indicated in the display, the

unit starts storing stations from the one currently

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

displayed.

tuner.

• If a CD is not in the unit, only the tuner band

appears even if you press (SOURCE).

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3 Press the number button ((1) to (10)) on

Memorising only the

which the desired station is stored.

desired stations

If you cannot tune in a preset

You can preset up to 20 FM stations (10 each

station

for FM1 and 2), up to 10 MW stations, and up

to 10 LW stations in the order of your choice.

Push and release the SEEK/AMS control

up or down to search for the station

(automatic tuning).

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

Scanning stops when the unit receives a

tuner.

station. Push the SEEK/AMS control up or

down repeatedly until the desired station is

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

received.

band.

Note

If the automatic tuning stops too frequently, press

3 Push the SEEK/AMS control up or down

(SHIFT), then press (3) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly

to tune in the station that you want to

until “LOCAL” (local seek mode) is displayed. Then

store on the number button.

press (4) (n) to select “LOCAL-ON.” Press (SHIFT).

Only the stations with relatively strong signals will

be tuned in.

4 Press and hold the desired number

button ((1) to (10)) until “MEM”

Tip

appears.

If you know the frequency of the station you want

The number button indication appears in

to listen to, push the SEEK/AMS control up or

the display.

down and hold until the desired frequency

appears (manual tuning).

Note

If you try to store another station on the same

number button, the previously stored station will

be erased.

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By rotating the control

Using the rotary

(the SEEK/AMS control)

commander

The rotary commander works by pressing

buttons and/or rotating controls.

By pressing buttons

(the SOURCE and MODE buttons)

Rotate the control momentarily and

(SOURCE)

release it to:

• Locate a specific track on a disc. Rotate

and hold the control until you locate the

(MODE)

specific point in a track, then release it to

start playback.

• Tune in stations automatically. Rotate and

hold the control to find a specific station.

Each time you press (SOURCE), the

By pushing in and rotating the

source changes as follows:

control (the PRESET/DISC control)

TUNER ˜ CD

Pressing (MODE) changes the operation

in the following ways;

• Tuner: FM1 n FM2 n MW n LW

Push in and rotate the control to:

• Receive the stations memorised on the

number buttons.

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Other operations

Rotate the VOL control to

Adjusting the sound

adjust the volume.

characteristics

Press (ATT) to

attenuate the

sound.

You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and

fader.

OFF

You can store the bass and treble levels

independently for each source.

Press (OFF) to

turn off the

1 Select the item you want to adjust by

unit.

pressing (SOUND) repeatedly.

Press (SOUND) to adjust the

VOL (volume) n BAS (bass) n

volume and sound menu.

TRE (treble) n BAL (left-right) n

FAD (front-rear)

2 Adjust the selected item by rotating the

dial.

Adjust within three seconds after selecting

the item. (After three seconds, the dial

function reverts to volume control.)

Press (LIST) to display the programme

type names (FM tuner only).

Changing the operative direction

Attenuating the sound

The operative direction of controls is factory-

set as shown below.

Press (ATT) on the optional rotary

To increase

commander.

“ATT-ON” flashes momentarily.

To restore the previous volume level, press

(ATT) again.

Tip

When the interface cable of a car telephone is

To decrease

connected to the ATT lead, the unit decreases the

volume automatically when a telephone call comes

If you need to mount the rotary commander on

in (Telephone ATT function).

the right hand side of the steering column, you

can reverse the operative direction.

Press (SOUND) for two seconds while

pushing the VOL control.

Tip

You can also change the operative direction of

these controls with the unit (page 18).

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1 Press (SHIFT).

Changing the sound and

2 Press (2) (SET UP) repeatedly until the

display settings

desired item appears.

The following items can be set:

•CLOCK (page 6).

Each time you press (2) (SET UP), the item

•CT (Clock Time) (page 15).

changes as follows:

•D.INFO (Dual Information) - to display the

CLOCK n CT n D.INFO* n BEEP n RM n

clock and the play mode at the same time

M.DSPL

(ON) or to display the information

* When no CD or MD is playing, this item will

alternately (OFF).

not appear.

• BEEP - to turn on or off the beeps.

• RM (Rotary Commander) - to change the

Note

The displayed item will differ depending on

operative direction of the controls of the

the source.

rotary commander.

— Select “NORM” to use the rotary

commander as the factory-set position.

3 Press (4) (n) to select the desired

— Select “REV” when you mount the rotary

setting (Example: ON or OFF).

commander on the right side of the

steering column.

4 Press (SHIFT).

•M.DSPL (Motion Display) - to turn the

After the mode setting is complete, the

motion display on or off.

display returns to normal playback mode.

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Additional

Boosting the bass sound

— D-bass

Information

You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass

sound. The D-bass function boosts the low

frequency signal with a sharper curve than

conventional bass boost.

Precautions

You can hear the bass line more clearly even

while the vocal volume remains the same. You

• If your car was parked in direct sunlight

can emphasize and adjust the bass sound

resulting in a considerable rise in

easily with the D-BASS control.

temperature inside the car, allow the unit to

cool off before operating it.

D-BASS 3

D-BASS 2

• If no power is being supplied to the unit,

Level

D-BASS 1

check the connections first. If everything is in

order, check the fuse.

• If no sound comes from the speakers of

2-speaker systems, set the fader control to the

0dB

Frequency (Hz)

centre position.

• If your car is equipped with a power aerial, it

Adjusting the bass curve

will extend automatically while the unit is

operating.

Turn the D-BASS control to adjust the

bass level (1, 2 or 3).

If you have any questions or problems

“D-BASS” appears in the display.

concerning your unit that are not covered in

this manual, please consult your nearest Sony

To cancel, turn the control to OFF.

dealer.

Note

Notes on handling CDs

If the bass sound becomes distorted, adjust the D-

BASS control or volume.

A dirty or defective disc may cause sound

dropouts while playing. To enjoy optimum

sound, handle the disc by its edge. To keep the

disc clean, do not touch the surface.

Do not stick paper or tape on the labelled

surface.

continue to next page n

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Do not expose the discs to direct sunlight or

Notes on moisture condensation

heat sources such as hot air-ducts, or leave

On a rainy day or in a very damp area,

them in a car parked in direct sunlight where

moisture may condense on the lenses inside

there can be a considerable rise in temperature

the CD player. Should this occur, the unit will

inside the car.

not operate properly. In this case, remove the

disc and wait for about an hour until the

moisture evaporates.

When you play 8 cm CDs

Use the optional Sony compact disc single

adapter (CSA-8) to protect the CD player from

damage.

Before playing, clean the discs with an optional

cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc from the centre

out.

Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner,

commercially available cleaners, or antistatic

spray intended for analog discs.

Notes on discs

If you use the discs explained below, the sticky

residue can cause the CD to stop spinning and

may cause malfunction or ruin your discs.

Do not use second-hand or rental CDs that

have a sticky residue on the surface (for

example from peeled-off stickers or from ink,

or glue leaking from under the stickers).

There are paste residue

Ink is sticky

Do not use rental CDs with old labels that are

beginning to peel off.

Stickers that are beginning

to peel away, leaving a

sticky residue

Do not use your CDs with labels or stickers

attached.

Labels are attached

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