Sony MDX-C6500RV: Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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

Other Functions

Labelling the rotary commander ..................... 21

Getting Started

Using the rotary commander ........................... 22

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

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

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

Attenuating the sound ...................................... 24

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

Changing the sound and display settings ...... 24

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

Boosting the bass sound

Setting the clock ................................................... 8

— D-bass ........................................................ 25

MD Player

Additional Information

CD/MD Unit (optional)

Maintenance........................................................ 25

Listening to an MD .............................................. 9

Dismounting the unit ........................................ 27

Playing tracks repeatedly

Specifications ...................................................... 28

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

Troubleshooting guide ...................................... 29

Playing tracks in random order

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

Labelling a CD

— Disc Memo* .............................................. 12

Locating a disc by name

— List-up* ..................................................... 13

Selecting specific tracks for playback

— Bank* ......................................................... 14

* Functions available with optional CD/MD unit

Radio

Memorising stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM)................... 15

Memorising only the desired stations............. 15

Receiving the memorised stations ................... 16

RDS

Overview of the RDS function ......................... 17

Displaying the station name............................. 17

Retuning the same programme automatically

— Alternative Frequencies (AF) ................. 17

Listening to traffic announcements ................. 18

Presetting the RDS stations with

the AF and TA data ....................................... 19

Locating a station by programme type ........... 20

Setting the clock automatically ........................ 21

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Location of controls

PTY

OPEN

D

I

S

C

+

-

P

DSPL

R

S

T

+

MENU

LIST

D-BASS

TA

SOURCE

-

SEEK/AMS

AF

SOUND

ENTER

P

R

S

REP SHUF

T

-

-

D

I

S

C

–

MODE

OFF

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MDX-C6500RX/C6500RV

/C6500R/C6400R

Refer to the pages listed for details.

1 Volume control dial 19

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

8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24

2 MENU button 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,

Automatic Music Sensor 10, 14

18, 19, 21, 24

Manual Search 10

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

Seek 15, 16, 18

8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24

qg ENTER button 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,

During CD/MD playback:

18, 19, 20, 21, 24

Disc change 10, 13

qh MODE button 19

During radio reception:

During CD or MD playback:

Preset stations select 16

CD/MD unit select 9, 13

4

Z (eject) button (located on the front

During radio reception:

side of the unit behind the front panel)

BAND select 15, 16

9

qj Receptor for the card remote

5 DSPL/PTY (display mode change/

commander

programme type) button 9, 10, 12, 17,

20

qk Number buttons

During radio reception:

6 LIST button 12

Preset number select 15, 16, 18, 19

List-up 13

During CD/MD playback:

7 SOURCE (TUNER/CD/MD) button

(1) REP 11

8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19

(2) SHUF 11

8 Display window

ql AF button 17, 18, 19

9 OPEN button 7, 9, 26

w; TA button 18, 19

q; D-BASS button 25

* Warning when installing in a car

qa SOUND button 23

without ACC (accessory) position on

qs Reset button (located on the front side

the ignition key switch

of the unit behind the front panel) 7

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

seconds to turn off the clock display after

qd OFF button* 7, 8, 9

turning off the engine.

When you press (OFF) only momentarily,

the clock display does not turn off and this

causes battery wear.

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Location of controls

Card remote commander RM-X91 (optional)

The corresponding buttons of the card

OPEN/CLOSE

remote commander control the same

OFF

functions as those on this unit.

1 OFF button

MENU LIST

DISC

2 MENU button

SEEK SEEK

SOURCE

3 SOURCE button

4 SEEK/AMS buttons

SOUND

DISC

ENTER

5 SOUND button

6 DSPL (DSPL/PTY) button

DSPL MODE

7 ATT button

VOLATT

8 LIST button

9 DISC/PRST buttons

q; ENTER button

qa MODE button

qs VOL buttons

Notes

• A unit turned off by pressing (OFF) for 2 seconds cannot be operated with the card remote commander

unless (SOURCE) on the unit is pressed, or a disc is inserted to activate the unit first.

• Do not leave the card remote commander where it can be exposed to direct sunlight such as on a

dashboard or the steering wheel, etc. The card remote commander may be deformed by the heat.

• The MiniDisc recorder may not operate properly with the card remote commander in direct sunlight. In

such a case, hold the card remote commander close to the unit’s receptor.

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Attaching the front panel

Place the hole A in the front panel onto the

spindle B on the unit as illustrated, then push

Getting Started

the left side in.

Resetting the unit

A

Before operating the unit for the first time or

B

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 ball-

point 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

1 Press (OFF).

• Be careful not to attach the front panel upside

down.

• Do not press the front panel too hard against the

2 Press (OPEN), then slide the front panel

unit when attaching it.

to the right side, and pull out the left

• Do not press too hard or put excessive pressure

side of the front panel.

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

dashboard of a car parked in direct sunlight or

where there may be a considerable rise in

temperature.

1

Caution alarm

2

If you turn the ignition key switch to the OFF

position without removing the front panel, the

caution alarm will beep for a few seconds.

Notes

If you connect an optional power amplifier and

• Do not put anything on the inner surface of the

do not use the built-in amplifier, the beep

front panel.

sound will be deactivated.

• Be sure not to drop the panel when detaching it

from the unit.

• 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.

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Turning the unit on/off

Setting the clock

Turning on the unit

The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication.

Press (SOURCE) or insert an MD in the unit.

Example: To set the clock to 10:08

For details on operation, refer to page 9 (MD/

CD) and page 15 (radio).

1 Press (MENU), then press either side of

(DISC/PRST) repeatedly until “CLOCK”

Turning off the unit

appears.

Press (OFF) to stop MD/CD playback or radio

reception (the key illumination and display

remain on).

Press (OFF) for two seconds to completely

turn the unit off.

1 Press (ENTER).

Note

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.

The hour indication flashes.

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

How to use the menu

the hour.

This unit is operated by selecting items from a

menu.

To select, first enter the menu mode and

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

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

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

(DISC/PRST)

(+): to select upwards

SOURCE

The minute indication flashes.

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

(–): to select downwards

the minute.

(SEEK/AMS)

(–): to select

(+): to select

2 Press (ENTER).

leftwards

SOURCE

rightwards

Note

The clock starts.

In Menu mode the “v” in the left of the display

indicates the selectable buttons of (DISC/PRST)

After the clock setting is completed, the

and (SEEK/AMS).

display returns to normal play mode.

Tip

You can set the clock automatically with the RDS

feature (see page 17).

Note

When the D.INFO mode is set to ON, the time is

always displayed, provided that the M.DSPL is set

to OFF (page 24).

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When the last track on the MD is

MD Player

over

CD/MD Unit (optional)

The track number indication returns to “1,”

and playback restarts from the first track of the

MD.

In addition to playing an MD with this unit

alone, you can also control external CD/MD

To Press

units.

Stop playback (OFF)

If you connect an optional CD unit with the

CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information

Eject the MD (OPEN) then Z

will appear in the display when you play a CD

TEXT disc.

Playing a CD or MD

(with an optional CD/MD unit)

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

“CD“ or “MD.“

Listening to an MD

(with this unit only)

2 Press (MODE) until the desired unit

appears.

1 Press (OPEN) and insert the MD.

CD/MD playback starts.

Labelled side up

All the discs in the current CD/MD unit is

played from the top.

Z

Changing the display item

Each time you press (DSPL/PTY) during MD,

CD, or CD TEXT disc playback, the item

changes as follows:

V

1

Disc number*

/Track number/

2 Close the front panel.

Elapsed playback time

Playback starts automatically.

V

2

3

Disc name*

/Artist name*

If an MD is already inserted, press (SOURCE)

repeatedly until “MD” appears to start

V

playback.

4

Track name*

V

The title of the MD* and the track title will

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FM1 frequency or station name*

appear in the display window, then the

playing time will appear.

MD indication

*

1

While an optional CD/MD unit is connected.

*

2

If you have not labelled the CD or CD TEXT disc

(“Labelling a CD” on page 12), or if there is no

disc name prerecorded on the MD, “DISC“ and

“NO NAME” appear in the display.

*

3

If you play a CD TEXT disc, the artist name

appears in the display after the disc name. (Only

Elapsed playing timeTrack number

for CD TEXT discs with the artist name.)

*

4

If the track name of a CD TEXT disc or MD is not

prerecorded, “TRACK“ and “NO NAME” appear

* Only if these titles are prerecorded on the MD.

in the display.

*

5

While the AF/TA function is activated.

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If FM stereo reception is poor

Receiving the memorised

— Monaural Mode

stations

1 During radio reception, press (MENU),

then press either side of (DISC/PRST)

repeatedly until “MONO-OFF” appears.

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

2 Press the (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) until

“MONO-ON“ appears.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

The sound improves, but becomes

band.

monaural (“ST” disappears).

3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) on

3 Press (ENTER).

which the desired station is stored.

To return to normal mode, select

Tip

“MONO-OFF” in step 2.

Press either side of (DISC/PRST) to receive the

stations in the order they are stored in the

memory (Preset Search Function).

If you cannot tune in a preset

station

Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to search

for the station (automatic tuning).

Scanning stops when the unit receives a

station. Press either side of (SEEK/AMS)

repeatedly until the desired station is

received.

Note

If the automatic tuning stops too frequently, press

(MENU), then press either side of (DISC/PRST)

repeatedly until “LOCAL” (local seek mode) is

displayed. Then press the (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) to

select “LOCAL-ON.” Press (ENTER).

Only the stations with relatively strong signals will

be tuned in.

Tips

• When you select the “LOCAL-ON” setting,

“L.SEEK” appears while the unit is searching for

a station.

• If you know the frequency of the station you

want to listen to, press and hold either side of

(SEEK/AMS) until the desired frequency appears

(manual tuning).

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Tip

The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See

“Changing the sound and display settings” on

RDS

page 24.)

Note

“NO NAME” appears if the received station does

not transmit RDS data.

Overview of the RDS

function

Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting

Retuning the same

service that allows FM stations to send

programme automatically

additional digital information along with the

regular radio programme signal. Your car

— Alternative Frequencies (AF)

stereo offers you a variety of services. Here are

The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function

just a few: retuning the same programme

automatically selects and retunes the station

automatically, listening to traffic

with the strongest signal in a network. By

announcements, and locating a station by

using this function, you can continuously

programme type.

listen to the same programme during a long-

Notes

distance drive without having to retune the

• Depending on the country or region, not all of

station manually.

the RDS functions are available.

Frequencies change automatically.

• RDS may not work properly if the signal strength

is weak or if the station you are tuned to is not

transmitting RDS data.

98.5MHz

96.0MHz

Displaying the station

Station

name

The name of the current station lights up in the

102.5MHz

display.

Select an FM station (page 16).

1 Select an FM station (page 16).

When you tune in an FM station that

transmits RDS data, the station name

2 Press (AF) repeatedly until “AF-ON”

appears in the display.

appears.

The unit starts searching for an alternative

station with a stronger signal in the same

network.

Note

The “*” indication means that an RDS station is

being received.

Changing the displayed item

Each time you press (DSPL/PTY), the item

changes as follows:

Station Name (Frequency) y PTY data

After you select the desired item, the display

will automatically change to the Motion

Display mode after a few seconds.

In the Motion Display mode, all the items are

scrolled in the display one by one in order.

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Notes

Local link function

• When there is no alternative station in the area

(United Kingdom only)

and you do not need to search for an alternative

station, turn the AF function off by pressing

The Local Link function lets you select other

(AF) repeatedly until “AF-OFF” appears.

local stations in the area, even if they are not

• When “NO AF” and the station name flash

stored on your number buttons.

alternately, it means that the unit cannot find an

alternative station in the network.

• If the station name starts flashing after selecting

1 Press a number button that has a local

a station with the AF function on, this indicates

station stored on it.

that no alternative frequency is available. Press

either side of (SEEK/AMS) while the station name

is flashing (within eight seconds). The unit starts

2 Within five seconds, press the number

searching for another frequency with the same PI

button of the local station again.

(Programme Identification) data (“PI SEEK”

appears and no sound is heard). If the unit

cannot find another frequency, “NO PI” appears,

3 Repeat this procedure until the desired

and the unit returns to the previously selected

local station is received.

frequency.

Listening to a regional programme

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

Listening to traffic

stay tuned to a regional programme without

being switched to another regional station.

announcements

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

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

The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic

you want to turn off the function, do the

Programme (TP) data lets you automatically

following.

tune in an FM station that is broadcasting

traffic announcements even if you are listening

1 During radio reception, press (MENU),

to other programme sources.

then press either side of (DISC/PRST)

repeatedly until “REG” appears.

Press (TA) repeatedly until “TA-ON”

appears.

2 Press the (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) until

The unit starts searching for traffic

“REG-OFF” appears.

information stations. “TP” appears in the

display when the unit finds a station

broadcasting traffic announcements.

3 Press (ENTER).

When the traffic announcement starts,

Note that selecting “REG-OFF” might cause

“TA” flashes. The flashing stops when the

the unit to switch to another regional

traffic announcement is over.

station within the same network.

Tip

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

If the traffic announcement starts while you are

step 2.

listening to another programme source, the unit

automatically switches to the announcement and

Note

goes back to the original source when the

This function does not work in the United

announcement is over.

Kingdom and in some other areas.

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Notes

• “NO TP” flashes for five seconds if the received

Presetting the RDS

station does not broadcast traffic

announcements. Then, the unit starts searching

stations with the AF and

for a station that broadcasts it.

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

TA data

the current station makes use of broadcast traffic

announcement of other stations in the same

network.

When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores

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

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

To cancel the current traffic

function every time you tune in the preset

announcement

station. You can select a different setting (AF,

TA, or both) for individual preset stations, or

Press (TA), (SOURCE) or (MODE).

the same setting for all preset stations.

To cancel all traffic announcements, turn off

the function by pressing (TA) until “TA-

Presetting the same setting for all

OFF” appears.

preset stations

Presetting the volume of traffic

1 Select an FM band (page 15).

announcements

You can preset the volume level of the traffic

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

announcements beforehand so you won’t miss

and/or “TA-ON.”

the announcement. When a traffic

Note that selecting “AF-OFF” or “TA-OFF”

announcement starts, the volume will be

stores not only RDS stations, but also

automatically adjusted to the preset level.

non-RDS stations.

1 Turn the volume control dial to adjust

3 Press (MENU), then press either side of

the desired volume level.

(DISC/PRST) repeatedly until “BTM”

appears.

2 Press (TA) for two seconds.

“TA” appears and the setting is stored.

4 Press the (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) until

“BTM” flashes.

Receiving emergency

5 Press (ENTER).

announcements

If an emergency announcement comes in while

you are listening to the radio, the programme

Presetting different settings for

will be automatically switched to it. If you are

each preset station

listening to a source other than the radio, the

emergency announcements will be heard if

1 Select an FM band, and tune in the

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

desired station (page 16).

automatically switch to these announcements

no matter which source you are listening to at

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

the time.

and/or “TA-ON.”

3 Press the desired number button until

“MEM” appears.

Repeat from step 1 to preset other stations.

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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

The current programme type name appears

below.

if the station is transmitting the PTY data.

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

Programme types Display

not an RDS station, or if the RDS data has

News NEWS

not been received.

Current Affairs AFFAIRS

Information INFO

2 Press (DISC/PRST) repeatedly until the

Sports SPORT

desired programme type appears.

The programme types appear in the order

Education EDUCATE

shown in the above table. Note that you

Drama DRAMA

cannot select “NONE” (Not specified) for

Culture CULTURE

searching.

Science SCIENCE

Varied VARIED

Popular Music POP M

Rock Music ROCK M

Easy Listening EASY M

3 Press (ENTER).

The unit starts searching for a station

Light Classical LIGHT M

broadcasting the selected programme type.

Classical CLASSICS

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 the unit with a rotary

transmission sets the clock automatically.

commander (optional).

1 During radio reception, press (MENU),

then press either side of (DISC/PRST)

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 the (+) side of (SEEK/AMS)

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

Select “CT-OFF” in step 2.

DSPL

MODE

Notes

SOUND

• 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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By rotating the control

Using the rotary

(the SEEK/AMS control)

commander

The rotary commander works by pressing

buttons and/or rotating controls.

You can also control an optional CD/MD unit

with the rotary commander.

By pressing buttons

(the SOURCE and MODE buttons)

Rotate the control momentarily and

release it to:

•Locate a specific track on a disc. Rotate

(SOURCE)

and hold the control until you locate the

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.

(MODE)

By pushing in and rotating the

control (the PRESET/DISC control)

Each time you press (SOURCE), the

source changes as follows:

Tuner t CD* t MD

* If the corresponding optional equipment is

not connected, this item will not appear.

Pressing (MODE) changes the operation

in the following ways:

• Tuner: FM1 t FM2 t FM3 t MW t LW

• CD unit*: CD1 t CD2 t …

• MD unit*: MD1 t MD2 t …

Push in and rotate the control to:

* If the corresponding optional equipment is

•Receive the stations memorised on the

not connected, these items will not appear.

number buttons.

•Change the disc.

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Other operations

Rotate the VOL control to

Adjusting the sound

adjust the volume.

Press (ATT) to

characteristics

attenuate the

sound.

You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and

fader.

You can store the bass and treble levels

OFF

independently for each source.

Press (OFF) to

turn off the unit.

1 Select the item you want to adjust by

pressing (SOUND) repeatedly.

Each time you press (SOUND), the item

Press (SOUND) to

changes as follows:

adjust the volume and

BAS (bass) t TRE (treble) t BAL (left-right)

sound menu.

t FAD (front-rear)

2 Adjust the selected item by pressing

either side of (SEEK/AMS).

Press (DSPL) to display

When adjusting with the rotary

the memorised names.

commander, press (SOUND) and rotate the

Tip

VOL control.

If your car has no ACC (accessory) position on the

ignition key switch, be sure to press (OFF) for two

Note

seconds to turn off the clock indication after

Adjust within three seconds after selecting the

turning off the engine.

item.

Changing the operative direction

The operative direction of controls is factory-

set as shown below.

To increase

To decrease

If you need to mount the rotary commander on

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 (see “Changing the

sound and display settings” on page 24).

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1 Press (MENU).

Attenuating the sound

(With the rotary commander or the card

2 Press either side of (DISC/PRST) repeatedly

until the desired item appears.

remote commander)

Each time you press the (–) side of

(DISC/PRST), the item changes as follows:

Press (ATT) on the rotary commander or

card remote commander.

CLOCK t CT t BEEP t RM t D.INFO t

1

2

“ATT-ON” lights up for a while.

DIMMER*

t M.DSPL t A.SCRL*

1

To restore the previous volume level, press

*

MDX-C6500RV only

2

(ATT) again.

*

When no CD is playing on a unit with the CD

TEXT function or no MD is playing, this item

will not appear.

Tip

When the interface cable of a car telephone is

connected to the ATT lead, the unit decreases the

Note

volume automatically when a telephone call comes

The displayed item will differ depending on

in (Telephone ATT function). (MDX-C6500RX/

the source.

C6500RV/C6500R only)

Tip

You can easily switch among categories (“SET“,

“DIS“, “P/M“ (play mode), and “EDT“ (edit

mode)) by pressing either side of (DISC/PRST)

for two seconds.

Changing the sound and

display settings

3 Press the (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) to select

the desired setting (Example: ON or OFF).

The following items can be set:

SET (setting)

4 Press (ENTER).

•CLOCK (page 8)

After the mode setting is completed, the

•CT (Clock Time) (page 21)

display returns to normal play mode.

•BEEP — to turn the beeps on or off.

•RM (Rotary Commander) — to change the

operative direction of the controls of the

rotary commander.

— Select “NORM” to use the rotary

commamder as the factory-set position.

— Select “REV” when you mount the rotary

commander on the right side of the

steering column.

DIS (display)

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

clock and the play mode at the same time

(ON).

•DIMMER — to dim the display (ON) or not

(OFF). (MDX-C6500RV only)

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

motion display on or off.

•A.SCRL (Auto Scroll) (page 10)

Note

If you connect an optional power amplifier and do

not use the built-in amplifier, the beep sound will

be disabled.

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Additional

Boosting the bass sound

Information

— D-bass

You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass

sound.

The D-bass function boosts the low and high

Maintenance

frequency signal with a sharper curve than

conventional bass boost.

Fuse replacement

You can hear the bass line more clearly even

while the vocal volume remains the same. You

When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one

can emphasize and adjust the bass sound

matching the amperage rating stated on the

easily with the D-BASS button.

original fuse. If the fuse blows, check the

power connection and replace the fuse. If the

D-BASS 3

fuse blows again after replacement, there may

D-BASS 2

be an internal malfunction. In such a case,

Level

D-BASS 1

D-BASS 3

consult your nearest Sony dealer.

D-BASS 2

D-BASS 1

0dB

Frequency (Hz)

Adjusting the bass curve

Fuse (10 A)

Press (D-BASS) repeatedly until the

desired bass level appears in the display.

B D.BASS 1 B D.BASS 2 B D.BASS 3

Warning

Never use a fuse with an amperage rating

D.BASS-OFF b

exceeding the one supplied with the unit as

this could damage the unit.

To cancel, select “D.BASS-OFF.”

Note

If the bass sound becomes distorted, select a less

effective setting of “D.BASS” or adjust the volume.

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¡Bienvenido!

Precauciones

Gracias por adquirir el reproductor de

•Si aparca el automóvil bajo la luz solar

minidiscos Sony. Esta unidad permite disfrutar

directa y se produce un considerable

de varias funciones mediante el uso de los

aumento de temperatura en su interior, deje

siguientes accesorios de control:

que la unidad se enfríe antes de utilizarla.

•Si la unidad no recibe alimentación,

Accesorios opcionales

compruebe las conexiones en primer lugar. Si

Mando rotativo RM-X4S

todo está en orden, examine el fusible.

Mando a distancia de tarjeta RM-X91

•Si el automóvil dispone de antena

motorizada, ésta se extenderá

Además de las operaciones de reproducción de

automáticamente durante el funcionamiento

MD y radio, puede ampliar el sistema

de la unidad.

mediante la conexión de unidades opcionales

1

de CD/MD*

.

Si desea realizar alguna consulta o solucionar

Cuando utilice esta unidad o una opcional de

algún problema referentes a la unidad que no

CD conectada con función CD TEXT, la

aparezcan en este manual, póngase en contacto

información de CD TEXT aparecerá en el visor

2

con el proveedor Sony más próximo.

al reproducir discos CD TEXT*

.

1

Condensación de humedad

*

Es posible conectar cambiadores o

reproductores de MD o CD.

En días lluviosos o en zonas muy húmedas, es

2

*

Un disco CD TEXT es un CD de audio que incluye

posible que se condense humedad en las lentes

información, como el nombre del disco, el

del interior de la unidad. Si esto ocurre, ésta no

nombre del artista y los nombres de los temas.

funcionará correctamente. En este caso,

Esta información está grabada en el disco.

extraiga el disco y espere una hora

aproximadamente hasta que se haya

evaporado la humedad.

Para mantener una alta calidad de

sonido

Si hay soportes para bebidas cerca del equipo

de audio, tenga cuidado de no salpicar zumos

y demás bebidas suaves sobre la unidad y el

MD. Los residuos azucarados en la unidad o

en el MD pueden ensuciar las lentes del

interior de dicha unidad, reducir la calidad de

sonido o impedir la reproducción de éste.

2

Notas sobre la adhesión de

Notas sobre los MD

etiquetas

Asegúrese de adherir correctamente las

Puesto que el disco está alojado en un

etiquetas en los cartuchos, ya que en caso

cartucho, libre de contactos accidentales de

contrario puede hacer que el MD se atasque en

dedos y polvo, los minidiscos pueden soportar

la unidad.

cierto grado de tratos bruscos. No obstante, la

existencia de suciedad o polvo en la superficie

•Adhiera la etiqueta en una posición

del cartucho o un cartucho deformado pueden

adecuada.

causar fallos de funcionamiento. Tenga en

•Retire las etiquetas viejas antes de montar

cuenta lo siguiente para obtener resultados

otras nuevas.

óptimos.

•Sustituya las etiquetas que comiencen a

despegarse del MD.

No toque nunca la superficie del propio

disco abriendo deliberadamente el

obturador del cartucho.

Al expulsar el MD, el obturador puede

abrirse. En tal caso, cierre el obturador

inmediatamente.

No exponga el MD a la luz solar directa ni a

fuentes térmicas como conductos de aire

caliente. No lo deje en un automóvil aparcado

bajo la luz solar directa, ya que puede

producirse un considerable aumento de

temperatura en su interior.

Asegúrese de que no lo deja en el salpicadero

Limpieza

ni en la bandeja trasera de un automóvil, etc.,

Limpie periódicamente la superficie del

donde la temperatura puede igualmente ser

cartucho con un paño seco y suave.

excesiva.

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Indice

Localización de los controles .............................. 5

Otras funciones

Etiquetado del mando rotativo ........................ 21

Procedimientos iniciales

Uso del mando rotativo..................................... 22

Restauración de la unidad .................................. 7

Ajuste de las características de sonido ............ 23

Extracción del panel frontal................................ 7

Atenuación del sonido ...................................... 24

Activación/desactivación de la unidad............ 8

Cambio de los ajustes de sonido y

Utilización del menú ........................................... 8

visualización .................................................. 24

Ajuste del reloj ...................................................... 8

Refuerzo de los graves

— D-bass ........................................................ 25

Reproductor de MD

Unidad de CD/MD (opcional)

Información complementaria

Reproducción de un MD..................................... 9

Mantenimiento ................................................... 25

Reproducción repetida de temas

Desmontaje de la unidad .................................. 27

— Reproducción repetida ............................ 11

Especificaciones.................................................. 28

Reproducción de temas en orden aleatorio —

Guía de solución de problemas........................ 29

Reproducción aleatoria ................................ 11

Asignación de títulos a los discos compactos

— Memorando de discos* ........................... 12

Localización de discos mediante el título

— Función de listado* ................................. 13

Selección de temas específicos para su

reproducción

— Función de banco* ................................... 14

* Funciones disponibles con una unidad opcional

de CD/MD.

Radio

Memorización automática de emisoras

— Memorización de la mejor sintonía

(BTM) .............................................................. 15

Memorización de las emisoras deseadas........ 15

Recepción de emisoras memorizadas ............. 16

RDS

Descripción general de la función RDS .......... 17

Visualización del nombre de la emisora ......... 17

Resintonización automática del mismo

programa

— Frecuencias alternativas (AF)................. 17

Recepción de anuncios de tráfico .................... 18

Programación de emisoras RDS con los datos

AF y TA .......................................................... 19

Localización de emisoras mediante el tipo de

programa........................................................ 20

Ajuste automático del reloj ............................... 21

4

Localización de los controles

PTY

OPEN

D

I

S

C

+

-

P

DSPL

R

S

T

+

MENU

LIST

D-BASS

TA

SOURCE

-

SEEK/AMS

AF

SOUND

ENTER

P

R

S

REP SHUF

T

-

-

D

I

S

C

–

MODE

OFF

1 2 3 4 56

MDX-C6500RX/C6500RV

/C6500R/C6400R

Consulte las páginas indicadas para obtener más información.

1 Dial de control de volumen 19

qf Botones SEEK/AMS –/+ (cursor

izquierda/derecha)

2 Botón MENU 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18,

8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24

19, 21, 24

Sensor de música automático 10, 14

3 Botones DISC/PRST +/– (cursor arriba/

Búsqueda manual 10

abajo)

Búsqueda 15, 16, 18

8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24

qg Botón ENTER 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,

Durante la reproducción de CD/MD:

18, 19, 20, 21, 24

Cambio de discos 10, 13

qh Botón MODE 19

Durante la recepción de la radio:

Selección de emisoras

Durante la reproducción de CD o de MD:

memorizadas 16

Selección de unidad de CD/MD 9, 13

Durante la recepción de la radio:

4

Botón Z (expulsión) (situado en la parte

Selección de banda (BAND) 15, 16

frontal de la unidad detrás del panel

frontal) 9

qj Receptor para el mando a distancia de

tarjeta

5 Botón DSPL/PTY (cambio del modo de

indicación/tipo de programa) 9, 10, 12,

qk Botones numéricos

17, 20

Durante la recepción de la radio:

Selección de número de memorización

6 Botón LIST 12

15, 16, 18, 19

Listado 13

Durante la reproducción de CD/MD:

7 Botón SOURCE (TUNER/CD/MD)

(1) REP 11

8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 19

(2) SHUF 11

8 Visor

ql Botón AF 17, 18, 19

9 Botón OPEN 7, 9, 26

w; Botón TA 18, 19

q; Botón D-BASS 25

* Advertencia sobre la instalación en un

qa Botón SOUND 23

automóvil que no disponga de

qs Botón de restauración (situado en la

posición ACC (accesorios) en el

parte frontal de la unidad detrás del

interruptor de la llave de encendido

panel frontal) 7

Asegúrese de pulsar (OFF) en la unidad

durante dos segundos para desactivar la

qd Botón OFF* 7, 8, 9

indicación del reloj después de apagar el

motor.

Si pulsa (OFF) sólo momentáneamente, la

indicación del reloj no se desactivará y esto

causará el desgaste de la batería.

5

Localización de los controles

Mando a distancia inalámbrico RM-X91 (opcional)

Los botones correspondientes del

OPEN/CLOSE

mando a distancia inalámbrico

OFF

controlan las mismas funciones que los

de esta unidad.

MENU LIST

DISC

1 Botón OFF

SEEK SEEK

2 Botón MENU

SOURCE

3 Botón SOURCE

4 Botones SEEK/AMS

SOUND

DISC

ENTER

5 Botón SOUND

DSPL MODE

6 Botón DSPL (DSPL/PTY)

VOLATT

7 Botón ATT

8 Botón LIST

9 Botones DISC/PRST

q; Botón ENTER

qa Botón MODE

qs Botones VOL

Notas

• Una unidad cuya alimentación haya desconectado manteniendo pulsado (OFF) durante 2 segundos no

podrá gobernarse con el mando a distancia de tarjeta a menos que pulse (SOURCE) de la unidad, o que

haya insertado un disco para activar en primer lugar la unidad.

• No deje el mando a distancia de tarjeta en un lugar en el que pueda quedar expuesto a la luz solar

directa, como en el salpicadero o en la columna de dirección, etc., ya que dicho mando puede deformarse

debido al calor.

• La grabadora de minidiscos puede no funcionar correctamente con el mando a distancia de tarjeta bajo la

luz solar directa.

6

Fijación del panel frontal

Procedimientos

Coloque el orificio A del panel frontal en el eje

B de la unidad como se ilustra y, a

iniciales

continuación, presione sobre el lado izquierdo

para introducirlo.

Restauración de la unidad

Antes de utilizar la unidad por primera vez o

A

después de sustituir la batería del automóvil,

es necesario restaurar dicha unidad.

B

Extraiga el panel frontal y pulse el botón de

restauración con un objeto puntiagudo, como

por ejemplo un bolígrafo.

Botón de restauración

Nota

Al pulsar el botón de restauración se borrarán los

x

ajustes del reloj y algunas funciones memorizadas.

Extracción del panel

frontal

Es posible extraer el panel frontal de esta

unidad para evitar su robo.

Notas

1 Pulse (OFF).

• Tenga cuidado de no fijar el panel frontal al

revés.

• No ejerza excesiva presión sobre el panel al

2 Pulse (OPEN), deslice el panel frontal

fijarlo a la unidad.

hacia la derecha y tire del lado izquierdo

• No sujete con demasiada fuerza ni presione

del panel.

excesivamente sobre el visor del panel frontal.

• No exponga el panel frontal a fuentes de calor

directas como la luz solar o las salidas de aire

caliente, ni lo deje en lugares húmedos. No lo

deje nunca sobre el salpicadero de un automóvil

aparcado bajo la luz solar directa, ya que podría

producirse un considerable aumento de

temperatura.

1

2

Alarma de precaución

Si gira el interruptor de la llave de encendido

hasta la posición OFF sin haber extraído el

Notas

panel frontal, la alarma de precaución emitirá

• No coloque nada en la superficie interior del

pitidos durante unos segundos.

panel frontal.

Si conecta un amplificador opcional de

• Tenga cuidado para que el panel no se caiga

potencia y no utiliza el incorporado, los pitidos

cuando lo extraiga de la unidad.

se desactivarán.

• Si extrae el panel con la alimentación conectada,

ésta se desconectará automáticamente para

evitar que se dañen los altavoces.

• Para transportar el panel frontal, utilice el

estuche suministrado para este fin.

7

Activación/desactivación

Ajuste del reloj

de la unidad

El reloj dispone de una indicación digital de 24

horas.

Activación de la unidad

Pulse (SOURCE) o inserte un MD en la

Ejemplo: Para ajustar el reloj en 10:08

unidad.

1 Pulse (MENU) y, a continuación,

Para obtener más información sobre el

cualquier lado de (DISC/PRST) varias

funcionamiento, consulte las páginas 9 (MD/

veces hasta que aparezca “CLOCK”.

CD) y 15 (radio).

Desactivación de la unidad

Pulse (OFF) para detener la reproducción de

MD/CD o la recepción de la radio (las teclas

permanecerán iluminadas y el visor

1 Pulse (ENTER).

encendido).

Pulse (OFF) durante dos segundos para

apagar completamente la unidad.

Nota

Los dígitos de la hora parpadean.

Si el automóvil no dispone de posición ACC en la

llave del interruptor de encendido, asegúrese de

2 Pulse cualquier lado de (DISC/PRST)

desactivar la unidad pulsando (OFF) durante dos

para ajustar la hora.

segundos para evitar el desgaste de la batería del

vehículo.

Utilización del menú

3 Pulse el lado (+) de (SEEK/AMS).

Esta unidad se utiliza mediante la selección de

elementos en un menú.

Para realizar la selección, entre primero en el

modo de menú y elija arriba/abajo ((+)/(–) de

(DISC/PRST)) o izquierda/derecha ((–)/(+) de

Los dígitos de los minutos parpadean.

(SEEK/AMS)).

4 Pulse cualquier lado de (DISC/PRST)

para ajustar los minutos.

(DISC/PRST)

(+): para seleccionar hacia

arriba

SOURCE

(–): para seleccionar hacia

2 Pulse (ENTER).

abajo

(SEEK/AMS)

El reloj se pone en funcionamiento.

Una vez finalizado el ajuste del reloj, el

(–): para

(+): para

seleccionar

seleccionar

visor vuelve al modo normal de

SOURCE

hacia la

hacia la

reproducción.

izquierda

derecha

Consejo

Es posible ajustar el reloj automáticamente con la

función RDS (consulte la página 17).

Nota

En el modo de menú, la indicación “v” de la parte

Nota

izquierda del visor muestra los botones de

Cuando el modo D.INFO está ajustado en ON, la

(DISC/PRST) y (SEEK/AMS) que pueden

hora siempre se muestra en tanto M.DSPL esté

seleccionarse.

ajustado en OFF (página 24).

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