Sony CDX-GT680UI manual

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    ©2008 Sony Corporation Operati ng Inst ructions Manu al de i nstrucc iones To cancel the demonstration (DEMO) display, see page 6. Para cancelar la pantalla de demostración (DEMO), consulte la página 6. ES GB 4-113-865- 52 (1) CDX-GT68 0 UI CDX-GT680UI FM/AM Compact Disc Player[...]

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    2 iPod is a trademar k of App le Inc. , register ed in the U.S. and other co untrie s. iPhone i s a trade mark of A pple In c. For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual. This label is located on the bottom of the chassis. Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks [...]

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    3 W a rning if your car’ s ignition ha s no A CC pos iti on Be sure to set the Auto Of f function (p a ge 16) . The unit will shu t off com ple tely and automaticall y in the set time after the unit is turne d off, which prevents batter y drain . If you do not set t he Aut o Off functio n, press and hol d (OFF) unt il the d isplay di sappears eac[...]

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    4 T able of Contents Getting S tarted Playable discs on th is unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Resetting th e unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Canceling t he DEMO mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Preparing th e card remote commander . . . . . . . 6 Setting th e clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    5 Support site If you ha ve any questions or for the latest support information on this product, please visit the web site below: Customers in Latin America: http://esuppor t.son y .com/ES/LA/ Customers in P an Asia: http://www .son y-asia.com/section/suppor t http://www .son y-asia.com/caraudio/ Provides inf or mation on: • Models and manuf actu[...]

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    6 Getting Started Playable discs on this unit This uni t can pl ay CD-D A (als o contai ning CD TEXT) and CD-R/CD-R W (MP3/WMA/AA C fil e s (p a g e 1 9 )) . Resetting the unit Before o p erating the unit for the fir st time, or after r eplacing the car ba ttery o r changi ng the connection s, y ou must reset the unit. Detach th e front p anel (pag[...]

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    7 Detaching the front panel Y ou ca n detach the fron t panel o f this unit to prev ent theft. Caution alarm If yo u tu rn th e ign itio n sw itch to th e OF F posit ion withou t detach ing the front panel , the cauti on alarm w ill soun d for a few seconds . The alarm wil l only so und if the built-in amp lifie r is us ed . 1 Press (OFF) . The uni[...]

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    8 Location of controls and basic operations Main unit Front panel removed Car d remote commander RM-X151 This sec tion contains instruc tions on the loc ation of cont rols an d basic op erati ons. For detai ls, see the re spect i ve pages. The corr espo nding buttons on the car d remote commander con trol the same fun c tions a s thos e on th e un [...]

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    9 K MODE butt o n page 11, 14 , 15 Press t o: Select the radi o band (FM /AM) / sele ct the pl ay mode o f iPod. Press and h old to: En ter/canc el the passe nger contr ol. L (BRO WSE) button page 10 T o en ter th e Qu ick- Br owZer mod e. M BTM bu tton page 11 T o start the BT M func tion (pre ss and hold) . N Frequency s elect switch (locat ed on[...]

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    10 Searching for a track Searching a track by name — Quick-Br owZer Y ou c an sear ch for a tr ack in a C D or US B devi ce easily by category . 1 Press (BRO WSE). Th e unit en ters the Q uic k-B rowZ er mo de , and t he l ist o f search categ o ries appears . 2 Rotate t he control dial to selec t the desire d search category , the n press it to [...]

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    11 1 Press (ZAP) during pla yb ack. After “ZAPPIN” a ppears in the disp lay , play back sta rts from a passag e of the next track. The passage is played for the set time, then a clic k sounds and the next pa ssage s tarts. 2 Press t he control dial or (ZAP) when a track you want to listen is played back. The track that you select re turns to no[...]

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    12 CD Playing a disc 1 Press (O PE N) . 2 Inser t the disc (labe l side up). 3 Clo se th e front p ane l. Playba ck st arts au tomat ically . Ejecting the disc 1 Pres s (OPEN) . 2 Pres s Z . The di sc is ej ected. 3 Clo se the fr ont p ane l. Display items A Source B T rack nam e* 1 , Disc/artis t name* 1 , Artist name* 1 , A lbum number * 2 , Albu[...]

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    13 Removing the USB device 1 Stop the U SB device playba ck. 2 Remove the USB de vice. If you re move your US B device durin g playba ck, data in the USB device may be damag ed. Notes • Do not use USB devices so large or heavy that they ma y fa ll down d ue to vib ration, or cause a loose connection . • Do not de tach the front panel dur ing pl[...]

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    14 iPod For d etails on the c o mpatibili ty of your iPod, see “ About iPod” on page 20 or visi t the s upport site. In th ese Operati ng Inst ruction s, “iPo d” is used as a gen eral refere nce for the i Pod functi ons on the iPo d and iPho ne, unle ss otherwis e specif ied by the te xt or illustra tions. Playing back iPod Before co nnecti[...]

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    15 Display items A Sou rce (iPod) indica tion B T r ack name, Art ist name, Album na me, T rack number/Elapsed playing time , Clock T o change display items B , press (DS PL) . Tip When album/po dcast/ge nre/ar tist/playlist is c hanged, its item nu mber appears m omentar ily . Note Some let ters stored in iP od may not be displayed correctly . Set[...]

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    16 Other functions Changing the sound settings Adjusting the sound characterist ics 1 Press th e select button re peated ly unti l the desi red it em appear s. 2 Rotate the contr ol dial to adjust the selected item . 3 Press (BA CK). The setting i s complete and the di splay retur ns to normal play /recep tion mode. The follo wing items can b e set[...]

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    17 Using optional equipment Aux iliary audio equipment By co nnecting an option al port able aud io device to the A UX input ja ck (stereo mini j a ck) on t h e unit and then simply selecti ng the source, you can listen on your car s p eaker s . The volume le vel is adjustab le for any dif ference between the unit and th e port abl e audio de vice.[...]

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    18 3 Start play back of the po rtable au dio de vice at a moderate v olume. 4 Set yo ur usual li stening volum e on the un it. 5 Adjust the input lev el (page 16). CD changer Selecting the changer 1 Pres s (S OURCE ) repeatedly until “C D” appear s. 2 Pres s (M ODE) repeated ly until the des ired change r appears. Play back star ts. Skipping al[...]

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    19 1 Whil e pushin g the V OL co ntro l, pres s and hold ( SEL) . Additional Information Precautions • Cool off the unit befor ehand if your ca r has been parked in direc t sunlight. • Po wer anten na (aerial) extends automa tically . Moisture condensation Should m oisture cond ensation occur inside the unit, remove the di sc and wait for ab ou[...]

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    20 • Discs that this unit CANNOT pla y – CD-R/ CD-R W of poor reco rding qual ity . – CD-R/CD -R W record ed with an in compat ible recordi ng device. – CD-R/CD- R W which is fina lized inco rrectly. – CD-R /CD-R W o ther than t hose recor ded in music CD fo rmat or MP3 for mat conform ing to ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2, Joliet /Romeo or mult[...]

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    21 Notes • For safety , tu rn of f the ign ition before clean ing the connector s, and re move the ke y from th e igniti on switch. • Nev e r touch the co nnecto rs directly with your finger s or with any metal device. Removing the unit 1 Remove the protect ion collar . 1 Deta ch the fr ont pane l (pa ge 7). 2 Pinch bo th edges of the prot ecti[...]

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    22 Dimensions : Approx . 178 × 50 × 182 mm (7 1 / 8 × 2 × 7 1 / 4 in) (w/h/d) Mounting dimensions: A ppr ox. 18 2 × 53 × 16 2 mm (7 1 / 4 × 2 1 / 8 × 6 1 / 2 in) (w/ h/d) Mass: Approx. 1. 3 kg (2 lb 14 oz) Suppli ed accessories : Card rem ote co mm and er: R M-X1 51 Parts for ins tallation a nd connect ions (1 se t) Optional accessory: Rota[...]

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    23 The display disappears from/does not appear in the display w indow . • The dimmer is set “DIM -ON” (page 17). • The display disa ppears if you pr ess and hold (OFF) . t Press a nd hold (OFF) on the unit until the dis play appears . • The connectors are dirty (page 20). The Auto Off function does not ope rate. The unit is turn ed on. Th[...]

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    24 Error displays/Mes sages If these solutions do not help improve the situat ion, consul t your neares t Sony dealer . If you take th e unit to be repa ired becau se of CD playba ck trouble, bri ng the disc that was used at the time t he probl em bega n. CHECKING The uni t is confirming the co nnection of a USB d evice. t W ait until c onfirming t[...]

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    FM/AM Compact Disc Player .ﺪﯿﯾﺎ ﻪﻈﺣ ﻼﻣ ا ر 6 ﻪﺤﻔﺻ ،(DEMO) ﯽﺸﯾﺎ ﻪﻧ ﻮ ﻮﻐﻟ یا ﺮﺑ PR ﯽﺗﺎﯿﻠﻤﻋ یﺎﻫ ﻞﻤﻌﻟا ر ﻮﺘﺳد CDX-GT686UI CDX-GT680UI Sony Corporation Printed in Thailand http://www .sony .net/[...]