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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-22(1) Micro HI-FI Component S yst em © 2007 Sony Corporation CMT -BX3 3-095-504- 22 (1) Operating Instructions[...]

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    2 GB WARNING T o reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to r ain or moisture. T o reduce the risk of r e, do not cover the ventila tion of the a pparatu s with newspapers, tableclo ths, cur tains, etc. And do not place light ed candles on the ap paratus. T o reduce the risk of r e or electric shock, do not pl[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 3 GB Note on DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates D VD recorded ma terial on one side with digital a udio material on the other side. H owever , since the audio material side does not co nform to the Compact Disc (CD) standar d, playback on this product is no t guaranteed. Music discs encoded with[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 4 GB T able of Contents Guide to parts and controls ............. 5 Information on the display ............... 9 Getting Started Hooking up the system securely .................................................. 10 Setting the clock ................................11 Basic Operations Playing a CD/MP3 disc ................[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 5 GB Guide to parts and controls Guide to parts and controls is man ual mainly explains operatio ns using the remot e, but the same opera tions can also be per formed using the b uttons o n the unit having the same o r similar names. Unit Front panel T op panel Continued [...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 6 GB Remote   /  (power) button (page 11, 20, 23) Press t o turn on the system.  ST ANDBY indicator (page 17, 21) Lights up when the system is t urned o.  Remote sensor (page 21)   (open/close) button (page 12) Press t o open or close the disc tray .  USB MEMORY indicator Lights up when an o pt[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 7 GB Guide to parts and controls Remote:  (play) button,  (pause) button Press t o start or pause playback. TUNER/BAND button (page 13) Press t o selec t the TUNER function. Press t o selec t FM or AM receptio n mode. Unit: A UDIO IN button (page 16) Press t o selec t the A UDIO IN function. Remote: FUNCTION button[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 8 GB  REPEA T/FM MODE button (page 12, 13, 15) Press t o listen to a disc, a single track or le repeatedly . Press t o selec t the FM reception mode (mona ural or stereo).  Battery compar tment lid (page 11)  CLEAR button (page 18) Press t o delete a pre-pr ogrammed track or le.  TUNER MEMORY button (pa[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 9 GB Guide to parts and controls Informa tion on the display  F unction  Audio format  DSGX (page 16)  T uner reception (page 13)  T ext information  Timer (page 20)  Play mode (page 12, 15)  T uner reception mode (page 13)  Play/P ause[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 10 GB Getting Star ted Hooking up the syst em sec urely  Speaker cord (Red/  )  Speaker cord (Black/  )  AM loop antenna  FM lead antenna (Extend it horizontally .)  Brown side for other r egions  White side for North American model  Speakers Insert only the strip pe d portion of the speaker co[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 11 GB Getting Star ted  Po wer For m odels with a voltage selector , set V OL T AGE SELECTOR t o the loc al power line vo ltage. Connect the power cord t o a wall s ocket. If the pl ug does not t the wall socket, detach the supp lied plug adapto r (only for models equi pped with an adapto r). When carr ying this sy[...]

  • Page 12

    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 12 GB Basic Operations Playing a CD/MP3 disc 1 Select the CD func tion. Press CD  . 2 Place a disc. Press   o n the unit, and place a disc with the label side up on the disc tray . T o close the disc tray , press   on the unit again. Do not for ce the disc tray closed with your ng er , as this may damag[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 13 GB Basic Operations Notes on Repeat Play  All tracks or les on a disc are pla yed repeatedly up t o ve times.  “REP1” indicates tha t a single track or le is repeated un ti l you sto p it. Notes on playing MP3 discs  Do not save other types of les or unnecessary folders on a disc that has MP3 [...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-22(1) 14 GB Listening to music of an USB device Y ou can connect an op tional USB device (Digital music pla yer or USB sto rage media) to the (USB) port  on the unit and li sten to music st ored in the USB device. See “Playable US B devices” (page 28) for a list o f USB devices that can be connected to this system. e[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 15 GB Basic Operations Other operation T o Press Pa use playback  (or USB  o n the unit)  . T o resume play , press the b utton again. Stop p layback   . Select a folder +/   . Select a le  /   . Find a point in a le Ho ld down  /   during pla y back, and release the bu tto[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 16 GB Using optional audio components 1 Connect additional audio component to the A UDIO IN jack  on the unit using an audio analog cord (not supplied). 2 T urn down the volume. Press V OL UME  (or V OL  on the unit)  . 3 Select the AUDIO IN function. Press A UDIO IN  on the uni t. 4 Start playing the conn[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 17 GB Basic Operations Changing the display T o Press Change informa tion on the display 1) DISPLA Y  repeatedly when the system is on. Check the clock when the system is o DISPLA Y  when the system is o 2) . e clock is displa yed for 8 seconds. 1) F or example, y ou can view CD/MP3 disc informa tion or th[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 18 GB Other Op era tions Creating your o wn program (Prog ram Play) 1 Select the desired function. CD Press CD  t o selec t the CD function. USB Press US B  to select the USB function. 2 Press PLA Y MODE  repeatedly until “PGM” appears while the system is stopped . 3 Press  /   r epeatedly until the[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 19 GB Other Operations Presetting radio stations Y ou can pr eset your favorit e radio station s and tune them in instan tly by selecting the correspon ding preset number . U se butto ns on the remot e to preset station s. 1 T une in the desired station (see “Listening to the radio ” (page 13)). 2 Press TUNER MEMORY [...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 20 GB Using the Timers e system o ers two timer functions. If yo u use t he Play T imer with the Sleep Timer , the Sleep Timer has prio rity . Sleep Timer: Y ou can fall asleep to music. i s function works even if the clock is n ot set. Press SLEEP  r epeatedly . If yo u selec t “ AUT O, ” the system aut [...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 21 GB Others Others T roubleshooting 1 Make sur e the power cord an d speaker cords ar e correctly and rmly connected. 2 Find your p roblem in the checklist below , and take the indicated corrective action. If the issue persis ts, contact your nearest Son y dealer . If the ST ANDBY indicator ashes Immedia tely unpl[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 22 GB USB device Are you using a supported USB device?  If yo u connect an unsuppo r ted USB device, the following p roblems ma y occur . See “Playable US B dev ices ” (page 28) for the s upported device types.  e USB device is not recognized.  File or folder nam es are not display ed on this system.  [...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 23 GB Others Play does not start from the rst track.  Set the play mode to N ormal Play mode. Files cannot be play ed back.  USB sto rage media format ted with le systems o ther than F A T16 or F A T32 are uns upported.*  If yo u use par titioned USB s torage media, only les on the rst pa r tition ca[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 24 GB Messages CD/MP3 play er , Tuner CD OVER : Y ou hav e reached the end of the disc while pressing   d uring playback or pa use. C OMPLETE : e preset operation ended normally . INV ALID : Y ou pressed an in valid butto n. L OCKED : e disc tray does not open. Contact your near est Sony dealer . NO DISC : ?[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-22(1) 25 GB Others Display examples Display indicates 2 (two) 5 (ve) 6 (six) 8 (eight) 0 (zero) A B D G H K M O Q R S Z | ” $ % , . ? @ ^ Prec autions Discs that this system CAN play  A udio CD  CD-R/CD-R W (audio data/MP3 les) Discs that this system CANNO T play  CD-ROM  CD-R/CD-R W other than those recor [...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 26 GB On safety  Complete ly disconnect the power cord (ma ins lead) from the wall socket (mains) if i t is not going to be used for an ext ended per iod of time. When unpl ugging the unit, always grip the plug. N ever pull the cord itself.  Should an y solid object or liquid get into the syst em, unplug the system[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 27 GB Others Specic ations Main unit Amplier section Canadian model: DIN power o utput (ra ted): 18 + 18 watts (6 o hms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuo us RMS power out put (refer ence): 25 + 25 watts (6 ohms a t 1 kHz, 10% THD) Eur opean model: DIN power o utput (ra ted): 18 + 18 watts (6 o hms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuo us [...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 28 GB General Po wer requireme nts Canadian model: 120 V A C, 60 Hz Eur opean model: 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz A ustralian model: 230  240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Ko rean model: 220 V AC, 60 Hz T aiwan model: 120 V A C, 50/60 Hz Other models: 120 V , 220 V , 230  240 V AC, 50/60 H z, adjustable with voltag e s elector Po wer consu[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 29 GB Others Veried Sony USB storage media (as of January 2007) Product name Model name MICRO V AUL T USM512EX / 1GEX / 2GEX USM128J / 256J / 512J / 1GJ / 2GJ / 4GJ / 8GJ USM512JX / 1GJX / 2GJX / 4GJX USM256H / 512H / 1GH / 2GH / 4GH USD2G / 4G / 5G / 8G Check the website s b elow f or the latest informa tion about co[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 30 GB[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) 31 GB Others[...]

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    CMT -BX3.GB.3-095-504-21(1) Printed in China[...]