Sony XR-C7500RX: Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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

DSP

Setting the equalizer ......................................... 24

Getting Started

Selecting the listening position ....................... 25

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

Selecting a soundstage menu

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

— Dynamic Soundstage Organizer

(DSO) ............................................................. 25

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

Adjusting the balance (BAL) ........................... 26

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

Adjusting the front and rear fader.................. 26

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

Listening to each programme source in its

registered DSO

Cassette Player

— Source Sound Memory (SSM) ............... 27

Listening to a tape............................................. 10

Selecting the spectrum analyzer ..................... 27

Playing a tape in various modes......................11

Other Functions

Radio

Labelling the rotary commander .................... 28

Memorising stations automatically

Using the rotary commander .......................... 28

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM).................. 12

Attenuating the sound ..................................... 30

Memorising only the desired stations............ 12

Changing the sound and display settings ..... 30

Receiving the memorised stations .................. 13

CD/MD Unit

RDS

Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 31

Overview of the RDS function ........................ 14

Playing tracks repeatedly

Displaying the station name............................ 14

— Repeat Play .............................................. 33

Retuning the same programme automatically

Playing tracks in random order

— Alternative Frequencies (AF) ................ 15

— Shuffle Play.............................................. 33

Listening to traffic announcements ................ 16

Labelling a CD

Presetting the RDS stations with the AF and

— Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the

TA data .......................................................... 17

custom file function).................................... 34

Locating a station by programme type.......... 17

Locating a disc by name

Setting the clock automatically ....................... 18

— List-up (For a CD unit with the custom

file function or an MD unit) ....................... 35

Selecting specific tracks for playback

DAB

— Bank (For a CD unit with the custom

Overview of DAB.............................................. 19

file function) ................................................. 36

Basic operations of DAB .................................. 19

Presetting DAB services automatically

Additional Information

— BTM .......................................................... 20

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

Presetting DAB services manually

— Manual Preset Memory ......................... 21

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

Listening to a DAB programme...................... 22

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

Settings on the audio reception....................... 23

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

Locating a DAB service by programme type

(PTY) .............................................................. 23

4

Location of controls

I

PTY

OPEN

D

S

C

+

P

DSPL

R

S

T

+

MENU

LIST

DSO

TA

SOURCE

-

SEEK/AMS

AF

SOUND

ENTER

P

R

S

REP SHUF

T

-

D

I

S

C

–

OFF

MODE

1 2 3 4 56

XR-C7500RX/XR-C7500R

Refer to the pages listed for details.

1 MENU button

qg ENTER button

9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24,

9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23,

26, 27, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36

24, 26, 27, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36

2 Volume control dial

qh MODE button

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

10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 31, 35

6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31,

During tape playback:

35

Playback direction change 10

During radio reception:

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

BAND select 12, 13

8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,

During CD/MD playback:

23, 24, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36

CD/MD unit select 32

During radio reception:

Preset stations select 13

qj Receptor for the card remote

During CD/MD playback:

commander

Disc change 33

qk Number buttons

5 DSPL/PTY (display mode change/

During radio reception:

programme type) button

Preset number select

11, 18, 23, 31, 32, 34

12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21

During tape playback:

6 LIST button

(1) REP 11

Disc memo 34

During CD/MD playback:

List-up 22, 35

(1) REP 33

7 Display window

(2) SHUF 33

8

Z (eject) button (located on the front side

ql AF button 15, 17

of the unit behind the front panel)

10

w; TA button 16, 17

9 OPEN button 7, 10, 37

q; DSO button 26

* Warning when installing in a car

qa SOUND button 24, 25, 26

without ACC (accessory) position on

qs OFF button* 6, 7, 8, 10

the ignition key switch

qd Reset button (located on the front side

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

of the unit behind the front panel) 7

seconds to turn off the clock display after

turning off the engine.

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

When you press (OFF) only momentarily,

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23,

the clock display does not turn off and this

24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36

causes battery wear.

Seek 13, 15, 19

Automatic Music Sensor 10, 33

Manual search 13, 33

5

Optional

Card remote commander RM-X91

The corresponding buttons of the card

remote commander control the same

OPEN/CLOSE

functions as those on this unit.

OFF

1 OFF button

2 MENU button

MENU LIST

DISC

SEEK SEEK

3 SOURCE button

SOURCE

4 SEEK/AMS (cursor </,) buttons

5 SOUND button

SOUND

DISC

ENTER

6 DSPL/PTY button

7 ATT button

DSPL MODE

8 LIST button

VOLATT

9 DISC/PRST (cursor M/m) buttons

q; ENTER button

qa MODE button

qs VOL buttons

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

commander unless (SOURCE) on the unit is pressed or a cassette is inserted to activate the unit

first.

Replacing the lithium battery

Notes on lithium battery

When the battery becomes weak, the range of

•Keep the lithium battery out of the reach of

the card remote commander becomes shorter.

children. Should the battery be swallowed,

Replace the battery with a new CR2025 lithium

immediately consult a doctor.

battery.

•Wipe the battery with a dry cloth to assure a

good contact.

•Be sure to observe the correct polarity when

installing the battery.

•Do not hold the battery with metallic

tweezers, otherwise a short-circuit may

occur.

WARNING

Battery may explode if mistreated.

Do not recharge, disassemble, or dispose of

in fire.

x

+ side up

6

Attaching the front panel

Place the hole A of the front panel onto the

spindle B on the unit as illustrated, then push

Getting Started

the left side in.

Resetting the unit

A

B

Before operating the unit for the first time or

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

ballpoint 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

• Be careful not to attach the front panel upside

1 Press (OFF).

down.

• Do not press the front panel too hard against the

unit when attaching it.

2 Press (OPEN), then slide the front panel

• Do not press too hard or put excessive pressure

to the right side, and pull out from the

on the display window of the front panel.

left side.

• 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 car ignition off without

removing the front panel, the caution alarm

will beep for a few seconds.

Notes

If you connect an optional power amplifier and

• Be sure not to drop the panel when detaching it

do not use the built-in amplifier, the beep

from the unit.

sound will be deactivated.

•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 you carry the front panel with you, use the

supplied front panel case.

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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

To select, first enter the menu mode and

unit. For details on operation, refer to page 10

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

(cassette player) and page 12 (radio).

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

Turning off the unit

(PRST/DISC)

Press (OFF) to stop tape playback or FM/

MW/LW reception (the key illumination and

(+) : To select upwards

display remains on.)

Press (OFF) for two seconds to completely

SOURCE

turn off the unit.

Note

(–) : To select downwards

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.

(SEEK/AMS)

SOURCE

(–) : To select

(+) : To select

leftwards

rightwards

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2 Press (ENTER).

Setting the clock

The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication.

Example: To set the clock to 10:08

The clock starts.

1 Press (MENU), then press either side of

(PRST/DISC) repeatedly until “Clock”

After the clock setting is complete, the

appears.

display returns to normal playback mode.

Tips

• You can use the convenient CT function to set

the clock automatically (page 18).

• When the D.Info mode is set to on, the time is

always displayed (page 30).

1 Press (ENTER).

The hour indication flashes.

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

the hour.

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

The minute indication flashes.

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

the minute.

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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 (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 (TA) until

“TA off” appears.

1 Press a number button 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 Turn the volume control dial to adjust

the desired volume level.

Listening to traffic

2 Press (TA) for two seconds.

announcements

“TA” appears and the setting is stored.

The Traffic Announcement (TA) and Traffic

Receiving emergency

Programme (TP) data let you automatically

announcements

tune in an FM station that is broadcasting

If an emergency announcement comes in while

traffic announcements even if you are listening

you are listening to the radio, the programme

to other programme sources.

will automatically switch to it. If you are

listening to a source other than the radio, the

Press (TA) repeatedly until “TA on”

emergency announcements will be heard if

appears.

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

The unit starts searching for traffic

automatically switch to these announcements

information stations. “TP” appears in the

no matter which source you are listening to at

display when the unit finds a station

the time.

broadcasting traffic announcements.

When the traffic announcement starts,

“TA” flashes. The flashing stops when the

traffic announcement is over.

Tip

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.

Notes

•

“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.

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

the current station makes use of broadcast traffic

announcements by other stations in the same

network.

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Presetting the RDS

Locating a station by

stations with the AF and

programme type

TA data

You can locate the station you want by

selecting one of the programme types shown

When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores

below.

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

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

Programme types Display

function every time you tune in the preset

station. You can select a different setting (AF,

News News

TA, or both) for individual preset stations, or

Current Affairs Affairs

the same setting for all preset stations.

Information Info

Sports Sport

Presetting the same setting for all

Education Educate

preset stations

Drama Drama

1 Select an FM band (page 12).

Culture Culture

Science Science

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

Varied Varied

and/or “TA on.”

Popular Music Pop M

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

stores not only RDS stations, but also

Rock Music Rock M

non-RDS stations.

Easy Listening Easy M

Light Classical Light M

3 Press (MENU), then press either side of

Classical Classics

(PRST/DISC) repeatedly until “BTM”

Other Music Type Other M

appears.

Weather Weather

Finance Finance

4 Press (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) until “BTM”

flashes.

Children’s Programmes Children

Social Affairs Social A

5 Press (ENTER).

Religion Religion

Phone In Phone In

Presetting different settings for

Travel Travel

each preset station

Leisure Leisure

1 Select an FM band, and tune in the

Jazz Music Jazz

desired station.

Country Music Country

National Music Nation M

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

Oldies Music Oldies

and/or “TA on.”

Folk Music Folk M

Documentary Document

3 Press the desired number button and

Not specified None

hold until “MEM” appears.

Repeat from step 1 to preset other stations.

Note

You cannot use this function in some countries

where no PTY (Programme Type selection) data is

available.

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1 Press (DSPL/PTY) during FM reception

until “PTY” appears.

Setting the clock

automatically

The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS

transmission sets the clock automatically.

The current programme type name appears

if the station is transmitting the PTY data.

1 During radio reception, press (MENU),

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

then press either side of (PRST/DISC)

not an RDS station, or if the RDS data has

repeatedly until “CT” appears.

not been received.

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

repeatedly until the desired programme

type appears.

The programme types appear in the order

2 Press (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) repeatedly

shown in the above table. Note that you

until “CT on” appears.

cannot select “None” (Not specified) for

The clock is set.

searching.

3 Press (ENTER) to return to the normal

3 Press (ENTER).

display.

The unit starts searching for a station

broadcasting the selected programme type.

To cancel the CT function

Select “CT off” in step 2.

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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Basic operations of DAB

DAB

Searching for the Ensemble and

Service

— Automatic Tuning

Overview of DAB

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is a new

multimedia broadcasting system that

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select

transmits audio programmes with a quality

“DAB.”

comparable to that of CDs. This is made

possible by the use of a microcomputer in the

DAB tuner which uses the radio signals sent

3 Press and hold either side of (SEEK/AMS)

from multiple aerials and multi-path signals

until “Seek +” or “Seek –” appears.

(reflected radio waves) to boost the strength of

the main signal. This makes DAB almost

immune to radio interference even in a moving

object such as a car.

Each DAB station bundles radio programmes

4 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to search

(services) into an ensemble which it then

the desired service.

broadcasts. Each service contains one or more

Note

components. All ensembles, services, and

components are identified by name, so you can

The “

” indication flashes while the unit is

access any of them without having to know

searching the Ensemble.

their frequencies.

DAB programme

Selecting the Ensemble

Ensemble

— Manual Tuning

Service

If you know the channel number of Ensemble,

Service

follow the procedure below to tune in.

Service

Component

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

Component

tuner.

Component

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select

“DAB.”

3 Press either side of (PRST/DISC) until

Notes

“Ch. XXX” appears.

• The DAB system is actually in a testing phase.

This means some services have not been

sufficiently defined or are presently being tested.

At present, such services are not supported by

the optional DAB tuner unit XT-100DAB.

• DAB programmes are broadcast in Band-III (174

4 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

to 240 MHz) and L-Band (1,452 to 1,492 MHz),

with each band divided into channels (41 in

repeatedly until the desired channel

Band-III and 23 in L-Band). One ensemble is

number appears.

broadcast per channel by each DAB station.

Tip

More than one channel broadcast the same

Ensemble.

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Receiving the memorised services

Following procedure is available after

Presetting DAB services

presetting the service. For details on presetting

automatically — BTM

the services, refer to “Presetting DAB services

automatically,” and “Presetting DAB services

The BTM (Best Tuning Memory) function picks

manually” (page 21).

out DAB ensembles and automatically assigns

the services within the ensembles to preset

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

service numbers. The unit can preset up to 40

tuner.

services. If services have been previously set,

the BTM function operates under the following

conditions:

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select

•If you activate the BTM function while

“DAB.”

listening to a preset service, the unit will

store detected services (by overwriting) only

3 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

to preset numbers higher than that of the

repeatedly to select the preset service.

current present service.

•If you activate the function while listening to

Tip

a service that is not preset, the unit will

There is another way to receive the preset service.

replace the contents of all preset numbers.

Press number buttons ((1) to (6)) on which the

•In both cases above, if the unit detects a

desired service is stored.

service that is identical to one already preset,

the previously stored service remains

unchanged and the newly detected service is

not preset.

1 While listening to a DAB programme,

press (MENU).

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

repeatedly until “BTM” appears.

3 Press (ENTER).

A beep sounds when the service is stored.

After activating the BTM function, the unit

tunes the service assigned in the preset

memory 1 automatically.

Note

If the unit can only tune in a few services, the BTM

function may not assign services to all the preset

service numbers.

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Replacing the services in preset

Presetting DAB services

memories

Press either side of (PRST/DISC) to select

manually — Manual Preset Memory

“Over Wrt” in step 4, then press (ENTER).

You can also preset DAB services manually or

Adding the services in preset

delete a service which is already preset. Note

that up to 40 services (preset either by the BTM

memories

function or manually) can be preset to the

Press either side of (PRST/DISC) to select

unit’s memory.

“Insert” in step 4, then press (ENTER).

1 While listening to a DAB programme,

Erasing the services in preset

press (MENU).

memories

Press either side of (PRST/DISC) to select

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

“Delete” in step 4, then press (ENTER).

repeatedly until “PresetEdit” appears,

Tip

then press (ENTER).

There is another way to preset the service.

After receiving the service, press the number

3 Select the service and the preset number

button ((1) to (6)) until a beep sounds.

you want to preset.

1 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to

select the service.

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC) to

select the preset number.

3 Press (ENTER).

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

“Over Wrt.”

Each time you press (–) side of

(PRST/DISC), the edit command changes as

follows:

Over Wrt t Insert* t Delete t Over Wrt

* “Insert” does not appear if the maximum

number of services (40) is already preset in

memory.

To preset other services, repeat steps 3 and

4.

5 Press (ENTER).

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Changing the display item

Listening to a DAB

When you press (LIST) once, the list selected

last time appears.

programme

Each time you press (LIST), the list changes as

follows:

Follow the procedure below to tune in a DAB

programme manually.

ENS (Ensemble list)

You can also store DAB services in the unit’s

memory for instant tuning (see “Presetting

V

DAB services automatically” on page 20).

SRV (Service list)

V

CMP (Component list)

1 While listening to a DAB programme,

V

press (LIST) repeatedly until the

PRS (Preset list)

Ensemble List appears.

V

DAB (Cancel)

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC) until the

desired ensemble appears, then press

(ENTER).

Automatic updating of the

3 Press (LIST) repeatedly to until the

ensemble list

Service List appears.

When you perform the BTM function for the

first time, all the ensembles available in your

4 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

area are automatically stored. When you

repeatedly until the desired service

perform the BTM function again, the contents

appears, then press (ENTER).

of these lists are updated in accordance with

the conditions described on page 20.

An ensemble is added to the respective list

5 Press (LIST) repeatedly until the

when it is received during Automatic Tuning

Component List appears.

or Manual Tuning but is unlisted.

An ensemble is also deleted from the

6 Press either side of (PRST/DISC) until the

respective list when:

desired component appears, then press

•you select an ensemble from the list, but it

(ENTER).

cannot be received.

•you perform Automatic Tuning or Manual

Tuning to receive a listed ensemble, service,

Tip

To check the name of the current component,

or the component, but it cannot be received.

ensemble or service, press (LIST) repeatedly until

the respective list appears in the display. The name

of the currently selected item flashes.

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Settings on the audio

Locating a DAB service by

reception

programme type (PTY)

DAB can contain multi-channel audio. You can

You can use the PTY (Programme type

select main or sub-channel for reception. Also,

selection) function to tune in the programme

if you turn on the DRC (Dynamic Range

you want.

Control) function, the dynamic range on the

service which supports DRC can automatically

1 While listening to a DAB programme,

be extended.

press (DSPL/PTY).

The following items can be set:

•Main/Sub - to selects channel between

“Main” (main-channel) and “Sub” (sub-

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

channel).

repeatedly to select the programme

•DRC - to turn on or off the function.

type.

1 While listening to a DAB programme,

press (MENU).

The programme types appear in the order

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

shown on the page 17.

repeatedly until “DRC” or “Main (or Sub)”

appears.

3 Press (ENTER).

3 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to select

the desired setting (Example: “on” or

“off” ).

4 Press (ENTER).

Note

“Main (or Sub)” appears in the menu only when

the unit is receiving a multi-channel programme.

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Adjusting the equalizer curve

1 Press (MENU).

DSP

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

repeatedly until “EQ Tune” appears, then

press (ENTER).

Setting the equalizer

3 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to select

You can select an equalizer curve for five

the desired equalizer curve, then press

music types (Rock, Vocal, Groove, Techno, and

(ENTER).

Custom).

Each time you press (SEEK/AMS), the item

You can store and adjust the equalizer settings

changes as follows:

for frequency and level.

Rock y Vocal y Groove y Techno y

Custom y off y Rock

Selecting the equalizer curve

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source (tape,

4 Select the desired frequency and level.

tuner, CD, or MD).

1 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to

select the desired frequency.

2 Press (SOUND) repeatedly until “EQ”

Example: “Custom”

appears.

Each time you press (SOUND), the item

changes as follows:

EQ (equalizer curve) t POS (listening position)

t BAL (right-left) t F (front speaker volume)

Each time you press (SEEK/AMS), the

t R (rear speaker volume) t VOL (volume) t

frequency changes as follows:

EQ (equalizer curve)

62 Hz y 157 Hz y 396 Hz y 1.0 kHz y

2.5 kHz y 6.3 kHz y 16.0 kHz

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC) to

adjust the desired volume level.

The volume is adjustable by 1 dB steps

3 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to select

from –12 dB to +12 dB.

the desired equalizer curve.

Example: “Custom”

Each time you press (SEEK/AMS), the item

changes as follows:

Rock y Vocal y Groove y Techno y

Custom y off y Rock

To cancel the equalizing effect, select “off.”

To restore the factory-set equalizer curve,

After three seconds, the display returns to

press (ENTER) for two seconds.

the normal playback mode.

5 Press (MENU) twice.

When the effect setting is complete, the

normal playback mode appears.

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Selecting the listening

Selecting a soundstage

position

menu

— Dynamic Soundstage Organizer (DSO)

You can set a delayed time for the sound to

reach the listeners from the speakers.

If your speakers are installed into the lower

In this way, the unit can simulate a natural

part of the doors, the sound will come from

sound field so that you feel as if you are in the

below and may not be clear.

centre of the sound field no matter where you

The DSO (Dynamic Soundstage Organizer)

sit in the car.

function creates a more ambient sound as if

there were speakers in the dashboard (virtual

Display

Centre of sound

speakers).

window

field

POS

Normal setting

Soundstage menu

All

(1 + 2 + 3)

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POS

Front part

Memory presets Meaning

Front

(1 + 2)

DSO 1, 2, and 3 Virtual speakers (Standard)

POS

Right front (2)

Front-R

Wide Virtual speakers (Wide)

3

POS

off Cancel

Left front (1)

Front-L

POS

Rear part (3)

Image of virtual speakers

Rear

1

POS

*

1

2

Cancel

*

*

off

2

*

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source (tape,

3

*

tuner, CD, or MD).

3

*

2 Press (SOUND) repeatedly until “POS”

appears.

1

*

Standard

2

*

Wide

3

*

Actual speakers position

(lower part of the front doors).

3 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to select

the desired listening position.

continue to next page t

Each time you press (SEEK/AMS), the item

changes as follows:

All y Front y Front-R y Front-L y Rear y

off y All

To cancel the POS mode, select “off.”

After three seconds, the display returns to

the normal playback mode.

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After you select the desired item, the display

Automatically scrolling a disc name

will automatically change to the Motion

— Auto Scroll

Display mode after a few seconds.

If the disc name, artist name, or track name on

In the Motion Display mode, all the items are

a CD TEXT disc or MD exceeds 10 characters

scrolled in the display one by one in order.

and the Auto Scroll function is on, information

automatically scrolls across the display as

Tip

follows:

The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See

“Changing the sound and display settings” on

• The disc name appears when the disc has

page 30.)

changed (if the disc name is selected).

• The track name appears when the track has

changed (if the track name is selected).

If you press (DSPL/PTY) to change the display

item, the disc or track name of the MD or CD

TEXT disc is scrolled automatically whether

you set the function on or off.

1 During playback, press (MENU).

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

repeatedly until “A.Scrl” appears.

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

“A.Scrl on.”

4 Press (ENTER).

To cancel Auto Scroll, select “A.Scrl off” in

step 3.

Note

For some discs with very many characters, the

following cases may happen:

— Some of the characters are not displayed

— Auto Scroll does not work.

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Locating a specific track

— Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play

During playback, press either side of

(SEEK/AMS) momentarily for each track

You can select:

you want to skip.

•Repeat 1 – to repeat a track.

•Repeat 2 – to repeat a disc.

SOURCE

During playback, press (1) (REP)

repeatedly until the desired setting

To locate

To locate

appears.

preceding tracks

succeeding tracks

B Repeat 1 B Repeat 2

Repeat off b

Locating a specific point in a track

Repeat Play starts.

— Manual Search

During playback, press and hold either

To return to normal playback mode, select

side of (SEEK/AMS). Release when you

“Repeat off.”

have found the desired point.

SOURCE

Playing tracks in random

GB

order — Shuffle Play

To search forwardTo search

backward

You can select:

•Shuf 1 – to play the tracks on the current disc

in random order.

Switching to other discs

•Shuf 2 – to play the tracks in the current unit

During playback, press either side of

in random order.

(PRST/DISC).

•Shuf ALL* – to play all the tracks in all the

The desired disc in the current unit begins

units in random order.

playback.

For succeeding

During playback, press (2) (SHUF)

discs

repeatedly until the desired setting

appears.

SOURCE

B Shuf 1 B Shuf 2

For preceding

Shuf off b Shuf ALL* b

discs

Shuffle Play starts.

Elapsed playback time

* “Shuf ALL” is only available when you

connect two or more optional CD/MD units.

To return to normal playback mode, select

“Shuf off.”

Track number

Disc number

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Tips

• To erase or correct a name, enter “

” (under-

Labelling a CD — Disc Memo

bar) for each character.

(For a CD unit with the custom file function)

• There is another way to start labelling a CD. Press

and hold (LIST) for two seconds instead of steps

You can label each disc with a personalised

1 and 2. You can also complete the operation by

pressing and holding (LIST) for two seconds

name. You can enter up to eight characters for

instead of step 4.

a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the

disc by name (page 35) and select the specific

Displaying the disc memo

tracks for playback (page 36).

Press (DSPL/PTY) during CD or CD TEXT

1 Press (MENU), then press either side of

disc playback.

(PRST/DISC) repeatedly until ”Name

Edit” appears.

2 Press (ENTER).

Each time you press (DSPL/PTY) during CD

Name edit mode

or CD TEXT disc playback, the item

changes as follows:

V

1

Disc number*

/Track number/

Elapsed playback time

3 Enter the characters.

1 Press (+) side of (PRST/DISC)

V

Disc memo name

repeatedly to select the desired

characters.

V

(A t B t C t ··· Z t 0 t 1 t 2 t

2

Track name*

··· 9 t + t – t * t / t \ t > t <

t . t )

V

3

FM1 frequency*

1

*

While an optional CD unit is connected.

2

*

If you connect an optional CD unit with the

CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information

If you press (–) side of (PRST/DISC)

will appear in the display when you play a

repeatedly, the characters will appear in

CD TEXT disc.

reverse order.

3

*

While the AF/TA function is activated.

If you want to put a blank space

between characters, select “ ” (under-

bar).

2 Press (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) after

locating the desired character.

The next character flashes.

If you press (–) side of (SEEK/AMS), the

previous character flashes.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the

entire name.

4 To return to normal CD playback mode,

press (ENTER).

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Erasing the disc memo

Locating a disc by name

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

“CD.”

— List-up (For a CD unit with the custom

file function or an MD unit)

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the CD

You can use this function for discs that have

unit.

been assigned a custom name. For more

information on disc names, refer to “Labelling

3 Press (MENU), then press either side of

a CD” (page 34).

(PRST/DISC) repeatedly until “Name Del”

appears.

1 Press (LIST).

The name assigned to the current disc

4 Press (ENTER).

appears in the display.

5 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

repeatedly to select the disc name you

want to erase.

When you assign a disc memo label to a CD

6 Press (ENTER) for two seconds.

TEXT disc, it takes priority over the original

The name is erased.

CD TEXT information.

Repeat steps 5 and 6 if you want to erase

other names.

2 Press either side of (PRST/DISC)

GB

repeatedly until you find the desired

7 Press (MENU) twice.

disc.

The unit returns to normal CD playback

To locate

mode.

preceding discs

Notes

• When a personalised label is erased, the original

SOURCE

CD TEXT information will appear in the display.

• When you erase all of the disc names, “No Data”

To locate

appears in step 5.

succeeding discs

3 Press (ENTER) to play the disc.

Notes

• After a disc name has been displayed for five

seconds, the display returns to normal playback

mode. To turn off the display, press (LIST).

• The track names are not displayed during MD or

CD TEXT disc playback.

• If there are no discs in the magazine, “NO Disc”

appears in the display.

• If a disc has not been assigned a custom file,

“********” appears in the display.

• If the disc information has not been read by the

unit, “?” appears in the display. To load a disc,

first press the number button, then choose the

disc that has not been loaded.

• Some letters cannot be displayed (during MD or

CD TEXT disc playback).

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Playing specific tracks only

Selecting specific tracks

You can select:

•“Bank on” – to playback the tracks with the

for playback — Bank

“Play” setting.

(For a CD unit with the custom file function)

•“Bank inv” (Inverse) – to playback the tracks

with the “Skip” setting.

If you label the disc, you can set the unit to

skip or play the tracks of your choice.

1 During playback, press (MENU), then

press either side of (PRST/DISC)

1 Start playing the disc you want to label.

repeatedly until “Bank” appears.

2 Press (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) repeatedly

2 Press (MENU), then press either side of

until the desired setting appears.

(PRST/DISC) repeatedly until “Bank sel”

appears.

B Bank on B Bank inv

Bank off b

3 Press (ENTER).

Bank edit mode

3 Press (ENTER).

Playback starts from the track following the

current one.

4 Label the tracks.

1 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS)

To return to normal playback mode, select

repeatedly to select the track you

“Bank off” in step 2 above.

want to label.

2 Press (ENTER) repeatedly to select

“Play” or “Skip.”

5 Repeat step 4 to set “Play” or “Skip” for

all the tracks.

6 Press (MENU) twice.

The unit returns to normal CD playback

mode.

Notes

• “NO Name” flashes for five seconds when an

unlabelled disc is selected in step 3.

• You can set “Play” and “Skip” for up to 24

tracks.

• You cannot set “Skip” for all the tracks on a CD.

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Cleaning the connectors

Additional

The unit may not function properly if the

connectors between the unit and the front

Information

panel are not clean. In order to prevent this,

open the front panel by pressing (OPEN), then

detach it and clean the connectors with a

cotton swab dipped in alcohol. Do not apply

Maintenance

too much force. Otherwise, the connectors may

be damaged.

Fuse replacement

When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one

matching the amperage rating stated on the

original fuse. If the fuse blows, check the

power connection and replace the fuse. If the

fuse blows again after replacement, there may

be an internal malfunction. In such a case,

consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Main unit

Fuse (10 A)

Back of the front panel

Notes

• For safety, turn off the engine before cleaning

Warning

the connectors and remove the key from the

ignition switch.

Never use a fuse with an amperage rating

• Never touch the connectors directly with your

exceeding the one supplied with the unit as

fingers or with any metal device.

this could damage the unit.

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Dismounting the unit

1 Press the clip inside the front cover with

a thin screwdriver, and pry the front

cover free.

2 Repeat step 1 on the left side.

The front cover is removed.

3 Use a thin screwdriver to push in the clip

on the left side of the unit, then pull out

the left side of the unit until the catch

clears the mounting.

4 Repeat step 3 on the right side.

5 Slide the unit out of the mounting.

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