Sony CDX-GT250MP manual

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    Operating Instructio ns Mode d’empl oi Owner’ s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to th ese numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regard ing this product. Mode l No. Seri al No. T o cancel the dem onstration (DEMO) display , see page 4. P[...]

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    2 Wa r n in g CDX-GT350MP only CDX-GT350MP only Be sure to install this unit in the dashboard of the car for safety . For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/ connections manual. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limit[...]

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    3 T able of Contents Getting S tarted Playable discs on this unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Resetting th e unit (CDX-GT350MP only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Canceling t he DEMO mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Preparing th e card remo te commander . . . . . . . 4 Setting th e clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    4 Getting Started Playable discs on this unit This unit can play CD-D A (als o cont aining C D TEXT) and CD-R/CD-R W (MP3/WMA fi les (pag e 12)). Resetting the unit (CDX- GT350MP only) Before o perating the u nit for t he fir s t time , or after r eplacing the car ba ttery or ch anging the connection s, you must reset the unit. Detach th e front pa[...]

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    5 Detaching the front panel Y o u can de tach the fr ont pane l of this un it to prev ent theft. Caution alarm If yo u turn th e igni tio n swit ch to the O FF posit ion withou t detach ing the fr ont panel, the cauti on alarm w ill soun d for a few seco nds. The alarm wil l only sound if the built- in amp lifie r is us ed. 1 Press an d hold (SOURC[...]

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    6 Location of controls and basic operations Main unit RM-X151 Car d Remote Commander This sec tion con tains i nstruct ions on t he locat ion of cont rols an d basic op erations . For det ails, see the resp ective pages. The corr espond ing buttons on the card r emote commander con trol the s ame function s as those on th e un it. A SEEK +/– butt[...]

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    7 G A UX input jac k page 11 T o conne ct a portab le audi o device. H Z (eject ) button T o eject th e disc. I (front panel release) button page 5 J (B A CK) butt on T o re turn to the previo us di spla y . K MODE butt o n * 1 page 8 T o select the radio b and (F M/AM) . L PTY/CA T * 2 butto n (CDX-GT350MP) page 8 T o select PTY in RDS. PTY button[...]

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    8 Radio Storing and receiving stations Caution When tu ning in sta tions wh ile driving, use Bes t T uning Me mory (BTM) t o pre ven t an ac cident. Storing automaticall y — BTM 1 Press (S OURC E/O FF) r epeated ly until “TUNER” appears. T o chang e th e band , pr ess (MODE ) repeat edly . Y o u can sel ect from F M1, FM 2, FM3, A M1 or AM2. [...]

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    9 T ype of pr ogra ms Notes • Y ou cannot use this fun ction in co untries/ regions where no PTY data is available . • Y ou may receive a different rad io program fr om the one you sel ect. Setting CT 1 Set “C T -ON” i n setup ( page 10) . Notes • The CT f unction may not work e ven thoug h an RDS station is being re ceive d. • There m [...]

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    10 Other functions Changing the sound settings Adjusting the sound characteristics — BAL/F A D/SUB Y ou can adjust the balance , fader, and su bwoofer volu me. 1 Press th e select button re peatedly until “BAL, ” “F AD” or “SUB” a ppears. The it em change s as fo llo ws: LO W * 1 t MID * 1 t HI * 1 t BAL (le ft-r ight) t FA D (front -[...]

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    11 *1 When the unit is tu rned off. *2 When FM is received. *3 When the audio out put is set to “S UB-OUT . ” Using optional equipment Aux iliary audio equipment By co nnecting an option al portab le audio device to the A UX input ja ck (stereo min i jack) on t he unit and then simply selecti n g the source, you can listen on your car s peakers[...]

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    12 Additional Information Precautions • Cool off the unit befo rehand if yo ur car has been parked in direc t sunlight. • Po wer an tenna ( aerial) ext ends automa tically . Moisture condensation Shou ld moi stu re con den satio n occu r in side th e un it, remove the disc and wait for abou t an hour for it to dry out; oth erwise the unit will [...]

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    13 Maintenance Replacing the lithium battery of the card remote commander Under normal conditions, th e bat tery will la st approx imatel y 1 year . (The se rvice l ife may be short er , depend ing on th e conditio ns of use .) When t he batt ery become s weak, the rang e of the card re mote commander b ecomes sh orter . Replace the b attery with a[...]

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    14 Removing the unit 1 Remo ve the p r otect ion coll ar . 1 Deta ch the front panel (p age 5). 2 Pin ch both ed ges of the prote ctio n colla r , then pull it out. 2 Remove the unit. 1 Insert b oth release key s simultaneo usly until the y click. 2 Pull the r elea se keys to un seat the unit . 3 Slide the unit out of the mounting. Specificatio ns [...]

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    15 T one cont rols: Low: ±10 dB at 60 Hz (XPLOD) Mid: ±10 dB at 1 kHz ( XPLOD) High: ±10 dB at 10 kHz (XPL OD) Po wer requiremen ts: 12 V DC car battery (negative ground (earth)) Dimensions: A ppro x. 178 × 50 × 179 mm (7 1 / 8 × 2 × 7 1 / 8 in) (w/h/d ) Mountin g dimensions: Appr ox. 182 × 53 × 162 mm (7 1 / 4 × 2 1 / 8 × 6 1 / 2 in) (w[...]

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    16 Radio recep tion The st ations cann ot be r eceived. The sound is hampered by noi ses. • The connect ion is not co rrect. t Connect a po wer antenna (ae rial) control lead (blue) or acc essory po wer supply lead (red) to the power supply l ead of a car’ s a ntenna (aeri al) booster (o nly when your car has built-in FM /AM antenn a (aeria l) [...]

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    17 Error displays/Mes sages If th ese so lutio ns do no t help impr ove the si tuatio n, consult yo ur nearest Sony dealer . If you take the uni t to be repaired be cause of CD playbac k trouble, bri ng the disc that was used at the time th e problem began. ERROR • The disc is di rty or inserted upsi de down. t Clean or insert the di sc cor rectl[...]

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    2 CDX-GT350MP un iquement CDX-GT350MP un iquement Pour plus de sécurité, installez cet appareil dans le tableau de bord de votre véhicule. Pour de plus amples informations sur l’installation et les raccordements, reportez-vous au manuel d’installation et de raccordement fourni. A TTENTION L ’utilisation d’instruments optiques avec ce pro[...]

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    3 T able des matières Prépar ation Disques pouv ant être lus s u r cet appareil . . . . . 4 Réinitialis ation de l’appareil (CDX-GT350MP uniquement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Annulation du mode DEMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Préparation de la mini-té lécommande . . . . . . . . 4 Réglage de l’h orloge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 Préparation Disques pouvant être lus sur cet appareil Cet appareil peut lir e des CD-DA (y compris ceux qui c ontien nent d es in forma tions CD TEXT) et des CD-R/CD-R W (fichiers MP 3/ WMA (page 12) ). Réinitialisation de l’appareil (CDX-GT350MP uniquement) A vant la première utilisation de l’ap pareil ou après a voir re mp lacé la bat[...]

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    5 Retrait de la façade V ous p ouvez re tirer la faça de de cet appa reil pour le protég er du vol. Alarme d’avertissement Si vo us mettez la clé de conta ct en position OF F sans re tirer la façade, l’alarm e d’avertisse ment retentit pendant quelque s secondes. L ’alarme ret entit uniqu ement lorsque l’ampli ficate ur intégré est[...]

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    6 Emplacement des commandes et opérations de base Appareil pri ncipal Mini-télécommande RM-X15 1 Cette se ction conti ent les inst ructions relati ves à l’empl aceme nt des comman des et aux opérat ions de ba se. Pour pl us de détai ls, repor tez-vous au x pages corres pondant es. Les t ouch es corr esponda ntes de la mini - télécommande [...]

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    7 E Fente d’inser tion des disque s Insér ez le disque (côté i mprim é vers le haut) ; la lecture dé marre. F Fenêtre d ’affichage G Prise d’en trée A U X page 1 1 Per met de racco rder un ap parei l audi o porta tif. H T ouche Z (é ject er) Per met d’ éjec ter l e dis que. I T ouche (déverrouillage de la façade) page 5 J T ouche[...]

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    8 Radio Mémorisation et réception des stations Attention Pour syntonis er des st ations pe ndant qu e v ous cond uisez, uti lise z la fonct ion BTM (Mémorisa tion des meilleurs accor ds) afin d’éviter tout acc ident. Mémorisation automatique — BTM 1 Appuyez plusieurs fois sur (SOURCE/OFF) j usqu’à ce qu e « TUNER » ap paraiss e. Pour [...]

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    9 Sélection de PTY 1 Appuyez sur (PTY) p end ant la réception FM. Exemple : C DX-GT35 0MP Le no m du type d’ émissi on en cour s appa raît si la sta tion tran smet des donné es PTY . 2 T ournez l a molette de rég lage jusqu’ à ce que le type d ’émission s ouhaité appara isse, pui s appuyez dess us. L ’appa reil c ommence à recherc[...]

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    10 Autres fonctions Changement des réglages du son Réglage d es caract éristiques d u son — B AL/F AD/SUB V ous po uvez régler la balance gauche/ droite, l’équil ibre avant/arri ère et le volum e du caiss on de graves. 1 Appuyez plusieurs fois sur la touche de sélection jusqu’à ce que « B AL », « F AD » ou « SUB » apparaisse . L[...]

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    11 *1 Lors que l’a ppare il est éteint. *2 Lors d’u ne récepti on FM. *3 Lorsque l a sor tie audio est ré glée à « SUB-O UT ». Utilisation d’un équipement e n option Appareil audio aux iliaire En ra ccorda nt un appa reil au dio port atif en option à la prise d’entrée A U X (mini-prise stér éo) de l’app areil, p uis en sé lec[...]

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    12 Informations complémentaires Précautions • Si vo tre vé hicule est resté statio nné en ple in sol eil, laiss ez l’ appa reil re froidi r avant de l’ utilis er. • L ’an tenne él ectriqu e se déploi e automa tiquem ent. Condensation Si de la conden sation s’ est form ée dan s l’appare il, retirez le disque et atte ndez enviro[...]

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    13 Remarque Il est possible que le son soit in term ittent lors d e la lecture d’un fichi er MP3 à haut déb it binaire (par ex em ple 320 kbit/s). À propo s des fichier s WMA • WMA, qui est l’abrévia tion de W indows Med ia Audio, e st une norme de fo rmat de com pression des fichiers audio . Elle permet la compre ssion des donnée s de C[...]

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    14 Démontage de l’appareil 1 Retirez le tour de protection. 1 Retirez la façade (pa ge 5). 2 Pincez les deux b ords du tour de protec tion, p uis sor tez-le. 2 Reti rez l ’appa reil . 1 Insé rez simu ltaném ent le s deux cl és de débloc age jusq u’au déc lic. 2 T ire z sur l es clés d e débl ocage pour extra ire l’ ap pare il. 3 Fa[...]

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    15 Acce sso ires/ap parei ls en o ptio n : pour CDX-GT350MP Câble BUS (fo urni avec un câble à broche RCA) : RC- 61 (1 m), RC-62 (2 m) Adaptate ur d’interface pour iPod : XA- 120IP Récepteur HD Radio™ : XT -100HD Il est possible qu e votre détaillant ne dispose pa s de certai ns acce ssoire s énoncé s ci-des sus. V eu illez vous adresser[...]

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    16 La fonction A u to Off est inopérante. L ’appareil est en mar che. La fonctio n Auto Off s’act iv e lorsque l’ appareil es t éteint. t Éteignez l’apparei l. Réce pti on radi o Impos sibl e de c apter de s stat ions. Le son est parasité. • Le raccord ement est incorre ct. t Raccorde z un câ ble de co mmande d’antenne électriqu [...]

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    17 Affichage d es erreurs et messag es Si ces solu tions ne permettent pas d’améliorer l a situatio n, contact ez votre détailla nt Sony le plus proche . Si vous devez faire répare r l’appare il en raison d’un problè me de lecture de CD, apportez le disque utilisé a u moment où le problème s’es t produit. ERROR • Le disqu e est sal[...]

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    Sony Corporation Printed in Thailand http://www .sony .net/ If you have any questions/problems regarding this product, tr y the following: 1 Read T r oubleshooting in these Operating Instructions. 2 Reset the unit. (Only f or models with a RESET button.) Note: Stored data ma y be erased. 3 Please contact (U .S.A. only); Call 1-800-222-7669 URL http[...]