Sony CDX-CA650V: Welcome!

Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact

Disc Player. You can enjoy its various features

even more with:

• Optional CD/MD units (both changers and

1

players)*

.

• CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD

2

TEXT disc*

is played on a connected optional

CD unit with the CD TEXT function).

• Optional controller accessories

Rotary commander RM-X4S

Card remote commander RM-X114

*1 This unit works with Sony products only.

*2 A CD TEXT disc is an audio CD that includes

information such as the disc name, artist name,

and track names. This information is recorded on

the disc.

This label is located on the bottom of the chassis.

CAUTION INVISIBLE

LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN

DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM OR

VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS

This label is located on the drive unit’s internal

chassis.

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Table of Contents

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

RDS

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Overview of RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Automatic retuning for best reception results

— AF function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Getting Started

Receiving traffic announcements

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

— TA/TP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Presetting RDS stations with AF and TA

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

setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Tuning in stations by programme type

CD Player

— PTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

CD/MD Unit (optional)

Setting the clock automatically

Playing a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

— CT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Display items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Playing tracks repeatedly

Other Functions

— Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using the rotary commander. . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Playing tracks in random order

Adjusting the sound characteristics . . . . . . 21

— Shuffle Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Quickly attenuating the sound . . . . . . . . . . 21

Labelling a CD

Changing the sound and display settings

— Disc Memo*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

— Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Locating a disc by name

Selecting the sound position

— List-up* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

— My Best sound Position (MBP) . . . . 23

Selecting specific tracks for playback

Setting the equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

— Bank*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

* Functions available with optional CD/MD unit

Additional Information

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Radio

Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Storing stations automatically

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM). . . . . . . 14

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Receiving the stored stations. . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Storing only the desired stations . . . . . . . . . 15

Tuning in a station through a list

— List-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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