Sony CMT-BX7DAB manual

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-12(1) Micro HI-FI Component S yst em © 2007 Sony Corporation CMT -BX7D AB 3-095-508- 12 (1) Operating Instructions[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 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 ventilatio n of the appara tus with newspapers, tableclo ths, cur tains, etc. And do not place ligh ted candles on the appa ratus. T o reduce the risk of r[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(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 [...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(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 ................................12 Basic Operations Playing a CD/MP3 disc ............[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(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 -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 6 GB Remote   /  (power) button (page 12, 21, 24) Press t o turn on the system.  ST ANDBY indicator (page 18, 22) Lights up when the system is t urned o.  Remote sensor (page 22)   (open/close) button (page 13) Press t o open or close the disc tray .  USB MEMORY indicator Lights up when an [...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 7 GB Guide to parts and controls TUNER/BAND button (page 14) 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 17) Press t o selec t the A UDIO IN function. Remote: FUNCTION button Press t o selec t the function.  DISPLA Y button (page 18) Press t o chan[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 8 GB  Battery compar tment lid (page 11)  CLEAR button (page 19) Press t o delete a pre-pr ogrammed track or le.  TUNER MEMORY button (page 20) Press t o preset the radio station.  PLA Y MODE/TUNING MODE button (page 13, 14, 16, 19, 20) Press t o selec t the play mode of a CD , MP3 disc or an op tional[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 9 GB Guide to parts and controls Informa tion on the display  F unction  Label indication (page 18)  Audio format  DSGX (page 18)  T uner reception (page 14)  T ext information  Timer (page 21)  DAB service reception Lights up when secondary ser vice is received.  Play mode (page 13, 16) ?[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 10 GB Getting Star ted Hooking up the syst em sec urely DAB 75 ANTENNA  Speaker cord (Red/  )  Speaker cord (Black/  )  AM loop antenna  FM/DAB lead ant enna (Ex tend it horizontally .)  Brown side for other r egions  White side for North American model  Connect white side.  75-ohm coaxi[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 11 GB Getting Star ted  DAB antenna W ith a DAB exte rna l ant enna (not supp lied), you can obtain higher D AB broadcast soun d quality . W e recommend that yo u use t he sup plied FM/DAB lead ant enna only tempora rily until you install a D AB external antenna.  Po wer Connect the power cord t o a wall s ocke[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 12 GB T o run the DAB Automa tic S can When yo u turn on the system for the r st time aer yo u purchase the system, D AB A utoma tic S can starts au tomatically and creat es a list of availab le ser vices. If you want t o r un the D AB Au tomatic Scan again, perform the pr ocedure below . 1 Press D AB AUT O SCA[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 13 GB Basic Operations 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 e[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 14 GB 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 les.  F[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-12(1) 15 GB Basic Operations T o reduce static noise on a weak F M stereo station Press FM M ODE  repeatedly un til “M ONO” a ppears to turn o st ereo reception. Notes on listening to D AB stations  When tuning in a D AB station, it ma y take a few seconds before y ou hear any sound .  Primary s ervice is a[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 16 GB 1 Select the USB func tion. Press US B  . 2 Connect an optional USB device (Digital music player or USB storage media) to the (USB) port  as shown below . When USB ca ble connection is necessary , connect the USB cable supp lied with the USB device to be connected. See the operation man ual supplied with [...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 17 GB Basic Operations Notes on the USB device  Do not connect the system and the USB device through a USB hu b.  With some co nnected USB devices, aer an operation is perfo rmed, there may be a delay before i t is per formed by this sys tem.  is system does not necessarily sup port al l the functions [...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 18 GB 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 the USB device [...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 19 GB Other Operations Other Op era tions Creating your o wn program (Prog ram Play) U se butto ns on the remot e to create yo ur own pr ogram. 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” a[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 20 GB 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 14)). 2 Press TUNER MEMORY  . 3 Press[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 21 GB Other Operations 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[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 22 GB 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 ug[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 23 GB Others 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 30) for the s upported device types.  e USB device is not recognized.  File or folder nam es are not display ed on this s[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 24 GB 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 can b[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 25 GB Others 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 . N[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-12(1) 26 GB 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 ded[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 27 GB Others 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[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 28 GB Specic ations Main unit Amplier section 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 o hms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Mu sic power outp ut (referen ce): 38 + 38 watts (6 o hms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Inputs: A UDIO IN (ster eo mini jack)[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 29 GB Others DAB frequency table (Band-III) Freq uencies are displa yed to two decimal places on this system. Frequency Label Frequency Label 174.928 MHz 5A 209.936 MHz 10A 176.640 MHz 5B 211.648 MHz 10B 178.352 MHz 5C 213.360 MHz 10C 180.064 MHz 5D 215.072 MHz 10D 181.936 MHz 6A 216.928 MHz 11A 183.648 MHz 6B 218.64[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 30 GB Play able USB devices Y ou can play bac k the following Sony USB devices on this system. Other US B devices cannot be play ed back on this system. Veried Sony digital music pla yer (as of January 2007) Product name Model name W alkman ® NW -E103 / E105 / E107 NW -E205 / E207 NW -E303 / E305 / E307 NW -E403 [...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) 31 GB Others[...]

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    CMT -BX7D AB.GB.3-095-508-11(1) Printed in China[...]