Sony CMT-DF1 manual

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    ©2006 Sony Corporation 2-893-195- 13 (1) Micr o HI-FI Component System Oper ating Instructions CMT -DF1[...]

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    2 GB To red uce the risk of fire o r electr ic shock, do not expose thi s apparatus to rain or moisture . To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ven tilation of the apparatus with newspaper s, tablec loths, curtains, etc. And d o not place l ighted ca n dles on the a pparatus. To reduce t he risk of fire or el ectric s hock, do not place obje[...]

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    3 GB How to use this manu al ................. .......... 4 Playable discs .............. ....... ........... ....... ... 4 Getting Started Hooking up the sy stem........... ................. 7 Selectin g a langu age .......... ............... .... 10 Disc – Ba sic Play Loading a disc ...... .......... ........ ........... .... 11 Playing a disc [...]

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    4 GB • This manual mainly expla ins operations using the remot e, but the s ame operatio ns can also be perf ormed usi ng the bu ttons on the un it having the s ame or simil ar names. • The O SD (on- screen dis p la y) may vary depend ing on the cou ntry mod el. • The En glish OSD screen ( on-screen display) is use d for i llustrat ion purpos[...]

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    5 GB Regi on code of DVDs you can play on this system Your sy stem h as a region code prin ted on th e back of the uni t and will only play DVDs labeled with identic al region c ode. DVDs labele d will al so be play ed on this system . If you try to play an y other DVD, the message “Wro ng Regio n” will a ppear on the TV scre en. Depending on t[...]

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    6 GB Musi c discs encode d with copyri ght pro tecti on technolo gies This pr oduct is de signed to p layback discs that conform to t he Compact Disc (CD) standa rd. Recen tly, various mu sic discs encod ed wi th copyright protec tion technologies are marketed by s ome reco rd co mpanies . Plea se be awa re tha t among those disc s, there a re some[...]

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    Getting Started 7 GB Perfor m the follow ing proc edures 1 to 7 to hook up your sy stem usi ng the sup plied cor ds and access ories. 1 Connect the speakers. Ther e is no r ight or left desi gnation f or the speak ers. Con nect the sp eaker l ocated o n the right side as viewed from the fron t of the system t o the SPEAK ER R jack , and the speak e[...]

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    8 GB Note Keep the antennas away fr om the s peaker co rds. 3 Connect a TV. Select one of the fo llowin g connec tions. Connection A If your TV has c omponent vi deo input jacks, connect your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT j acks with a compone nt video cord ( not supplie d). If your TV is compatib le with prog ressive form at file si gnals, use thi[...]

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    Getting Started 9 GB 6 Turn on the system. Press POW ER on t he unit. After yo u press POWE R on the uni t and turn on the p ower, you can tu rn the system on and off by pressin g ?/1 on the r emote . Notes • Power re mains suppli ed to the s ystem until yo u press POWE R on the uni t again to se t it to off. • You c annot opera te the s ystem [...]

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    10 GB You c an chan ge the on-screen display language . 1 Turn on your TV and select the video input. 2 Press ?/1 to turn o n the system. 3 Press DV D (or FUNC TION + or – repeatedly) to s witch the fu nction to DVD. Playback sta rts automaticall y if a disc with auto pl ayback fun ction is l oaded. P ress x to stop play back. 4 Press SE TUP in s[...]

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    Disc – Basic Pla y 11 GB 1 Press Z OPEN o n the unit. 2 Place a disc with the label sid e up in the disc compartment so that the hole in the center of the disc fits sn ugly over the holder. 3 Close the disc compartment. Note Do not use a disc with tape , seals or paste on it as thi s may cause m alfunction. Before playi ng a DVD or VIDEO CD, tur [...]

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    12 GB Other operations 1) There may be so me disturbanc e in the video image. 2) No sound is output . 3) DVD only Note Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operatio ns may be restri cted. Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc — Res ume P lay (DVD /VIDE O CD/ CD only ) This syst em mem orizes the poi nt where yo u stoppe d the di[...]

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    Disc – Basic Pla y 13 GB A DVD is divid ed into a l ot of sectio ns, which make up a pictu re or musi c feature. These sectio ns are call ed “titles .” When you play a DVD which conta ins severa l titles , you can select t he title you wa nt using TOP MENU. When you play DVDs that allow y ou to select items s uch as the language for the subti[...]

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    14 GB To cancel playback with PBC functions 1 Press x t wice to cancel Resum e Play (page 12). 2 Press SETU P. The Setup Menu ap pears. 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select “Preference Page,” then press ENTE R. 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select “PB C,” then press ENTER. 5 Press M or m repeated ly to select “Off,” then press ENT ER. [...]

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    Disc – Basic Pla y 15 GB Other operations 1) There may be som e disturbance in the v ideo image. 2) No sound is output. 3) SLOW does not funct ion for DivX files. To select a JPEG file in the Thumbnail Display 1 Press x while viewing a JPEG file. The JPEG fil es in the same folde r as the sel ected JPEG file appea r as thumbnail ima ges. 2 Press [...]

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    16 GB • The f ollowing d iscs take a lon ger time to star t playback. – a disc r ecord ed with comp licated tre e str uctur e. – a disc recorde d in Mult i Session. – a dis c to which data can be added (no n-finalized dis c). • Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs cannot be played on this syst em depen din g on fi le for mat . Notes on DivX files • The[...]

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    Disc – V arious Pla y 17 GB Using t he on-screen display Press REPEAT rep eatedly during play. Each time yo u press t he button, the s etting chan ges cycl ically as fol lows: x When playing a DVD • N o display: do es not play r epeate dly. • C hapter: rep eats th e curren t chapter. • Title: repea ts the curr ent titl e. • ALL: repeats a[...]

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    18 GB To cancel Random Play x When playing a DVD/VIDEO CD/CD Press RANDOM rep eatedly until “Random” disa ppears . x When playing a JPEG/DivX file Press RANDOM repeatedly until “Off” appears. Note s • You c annot perf orm Random Play du ring PBC playback of VIDEO CDs (page 13). • Random Play is c anceled when : – you turn off the syst[...]

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    Disc – V arious Pla y 19 GB Searc hing fo r a track (V IDEO CD only) 1 Press SEARCH during pla y. The Men u Displa y appe ars. 2 Press M or m repeatedl y to select “Track,” then p ress ENTER. 3 Press the number b uttons to select the desired track number. Playbac k starts f rom the se lected num ber. 4 Press SEARCH to turn off the Menu Displa[...]

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    20 GB Changin g the s ound When playing a DVD or DATA CD/DATA DVD (DivX file s) recorde d in multip le audio forma ts (PC M, Dolb y Digi tal, MPEG au dio or DTS), you can ch ange the audio fo rmat. If the DVD is recorded with multilingu al tracks, you can als o change the languag e. With VIDEO CDs or CDs, yo u can sele ct the sound f rom the ri ght[...]

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    Disc – V ario us functio ns 21 GB Displayin g the sub titles (DVD only) With DVDs on which multilingual su btitles are record ed, you ca n change th e subtitle language while playin g a DVD, or turn th e subtitles o n or off whe never yo u want. Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during play. Each time you press th e button, th e language changes . To can[...]

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    22 GB 1 Press SE TUP in stop mode. The Setu p Menu ap pears. 2 Press < or , repeatedly to select “General Setup Page” or “Video S etup Page,” then press ENTER. 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select an item, then press ENTER. 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select a setting, then press ENTER. 5 Press SET UP to turn off the S etup Menu . Genera[...]

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    Disc – V ario us functio ns 23 GB Notes • If you cannot pl ay a downloaded DivX VOD file that you have rec orded on a CD- R, the rental pe riod may have elapse d. Other poss ible reasons m ay be that the version is incorre ct, or the setti ngs were in correct when you downloade d the file or recorded it on a CD-R. For details on DivX VOD files,[...]

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    24 GB 1 Press SE TUP in stop mode. The Setu p Menu ap pears. 2 Press < or , repeatedly to select “Audio Setup Page ,” then press ENTE R. 3 Press M or m repeatedly to select “Speaker S etup” or “ SPDIF Se tup,” then press ENTER. 4 Press EN TER again. 5 Press M or m repeatedly to select a setting, then press ENTER. 6 Press SET UP to tu[...]

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    Disc – V ario us functio ns 25 GB Setti ng the p assword The passw ord is se t to “136900 ” at the fac tory. Before sett ing Paren tal Control, chang e the passw ord to a 6-digi t number of your choi ce. If you forge t the passw ord, you can als o set a new passwor d by t his sam e metho d. 1 Remove the disc if it is loaded. 2 Press SETUP. Th[...]

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    26 GB 7 Enter your 6-digit password using the number buttons, th en press ENTER . The Parental Co ntrol settin g is complete d. If you e nter the 6-di git pass word but “OK” is not selected auto matically, the pass word you e ntered w as incorr ect. En ter the co rrect passw ord. If you ma ke a mistake whi le entering the passw ord, ei ther con[...]

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    Disc – V arious fu nctions 27 GB When y ou pre ss S ETUP in stop m ode, the fol lowi ng set tings a re di spla yed. The defaul t settings a re underlined. Note To select “P reference Page ,” first canc el Resume Play (page 12). General Setup Page (page 22) Audio S etup Page ( page 24) Vide o Setup Page (page 22) Preference Page (pages 14, 21 [...]

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    28 GB You c an preset up to 20 FM statio ns and 2 0 AM statio ns. You ca n then tune in an y of thos e statio ns simply by selectin g the corresp onding pres et n umber . 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM.” 2 Press TUNING + or – repeat edly to tune in the desired station. 3 Press TUNER MEMORY. A pres et numbe r flashes. [...]

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    T uner/T ape – Pla y 29 GB Listen ing t o no n-pres et ra dio sta tion — Manual Tuning 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select “FM” o r “AM.” 2 Press TUNING + or – repeatedly to tune in the desired st ation. To cut the sound Press MUTING. Press M UTIN G again or VOL UME + t o resto re sound . To listen to an FM stereo program without [...]

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    30 GB You can record a dis c (DVD, VIDEO CD, CD and MP3 ) or radi o program on a tape. Use bu ttons on th e unit for the operat ion. 1 Load a recordable tape. 2 Press FUNCTION repe atedly to select the desired so urce to record. • DVD: To record f rom this sy stem’s CD/ DVD player. Play back starts automatical ly if a disc with a uto playba ck [...]

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    T a pe – Re cord ing/Sound Adjus tment 31 GB Mixi ng and r ecording sou n ds You ca n “mix” sound s by play ing one of the compon ents and singing or speaking i nto a micr ophone ( not suppli ed) . The mixed sound can be r ecor ded on a ta pe. Use butto ns on the un it for t he operatio n. 1 Prepare the source you want to mix. 2 Load a record[...]

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    32 GB You can check t he playing time and remain ing time of the current tr ack or th at of the d isc. Press DISPLAY during pl ay. Each time you press th e button, th e displa y chan ges cycl ically as follow s: x When playing a DVD Elapsed playing time of the c urrent tit le t Remaining time of the curr ent title t Elapsed playin g time of t he cu[...]

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    Displa y/Optional Componen ts 33 GB You c an use t he f ollowi ng button s on th e remot e to operat e a Sony TV. THEATRE SYN C allows you to turn on your SONY TV and this system, change the syst em mode to “DVD, ” and then switc h the TV’s input sou rce yo u se t wi th one button p ush. Use the r emote for the operati on. 1 Press and hold TV[...]

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    34 GB To enh ance your sy stem , you can conn ect optio nal compo nents. Ref er to the ope rating i nstruction s provided with each component. A DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack Use a digital o ptical cord ( square, not supp lied) to conn ect an am plifier, MD deck o r DAT de ck with a dig ital optical input jack . Sound is t hen output when the s ystem [...]

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    Optional Com ponents 35 GB Notes • When pla ying MP3 files, sound is not output f rom the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack. • You can reco rd digital audio fro m this system onl y when DVD function is selected. • You cannot m ake a digital recording of a copy guarded d isc usin g a digita l componen t connect ed to this system. Also, playback may n[...]

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    36 GB 1 Connect a digital o ptical cord. See “H ooking up optional componen ts” (page 3 4). 2 Press DV D (or FUNC TION + or – repeatedly) to s witch the fu nction to DVD. Playback sta rts automaticall y if a disc with auto pl ayback fun ction is l oaded. P ress x to stop play back. To cancel Resu me Play, press x twice. 3 Start recording with[...]

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    T r oubles hooting 37 GB Should yo u encoun ter a pro blem wi th your system , do the fo llowin g: 1 Make sure the power co rd and speaker cords are corre ctly and firmly connected. 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corr ective ac tion . If the p roblem persi s ts a fter doing all of the above, c onsu[...]

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    38 GB The sound s kips. • Wi pe th e disc clean (p age 4 3). • Replace t he disc . • Try moving the system to a place witho ut vibration (e.g., o n top of a stable stand). • Try moving the sp eakers awa y from the s ystem, or placing t hem on sep arate stands. When you listen to a track with ba ss sounds at high volum e, the speaker v ibrat[...]

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    T r oubles hooting 39 GB Picture There is n o picture. •P r e s s H (or NX on the unit). • Check t hat t he syst em is co nnected securely . • The vide o cord is dam aged. Replac e it with a new one. • Make sure y ou connect th e system t o the video input ja ck of your TV ( page 8). • Make su re you turn on t he TV and operate t he TV co[...]

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    40 GB A stereo FM program ca nnot be receive d in ster eo. • Press FM MODE repeat edly until “MONO” disappea rs. Tape deck The tape does not record or play, or there is a decrease in s ound level. • The hea ds are dirty. Cl ean them (page 43) . • The recor d/playback he ads are magneti zed. Demagne tize them (page 43 ). The tape does no t[...]

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    T r oubles hooting 41 GB One of the follo wing me ssage s may appe ar or flash in the fr ont panel display during operatio n. DVD/VIDEO C D/CD/MP3/JPEG/ DivX LOAD The di sc informa tion is be ing load ed. NO DISC • There is no di sc in the unit. • A dis c that ca nnot be played wa s loade d. • A disc with an unsu pported Region code was loade[...]

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    42 GB On oper ating vol tage Before ope rating the system, check that the oper ating voltage of your system is identica l with the voltage of your l ocal power supp ly. On sa fety • The unit is not disconnected f rom the AC power source (m ains) as long a s it is connect ed to t he wall outle t, even if th e unit itsel f has been tur ned off. •[...]

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    Additiona l Inform ation 43 GB Note s on discs • Before pla ying, clean the disc with a cleani ng cloth. Wipe the disc f rom the center out. • Do not use so lvents such as benzine , thinner, commercia l ly av ailabl e cleaners or anti -static spray intended for vin yl LPs. • Do not expose t he disc to direct sunli ght or heat sources such as [...]

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    44 GB Amplifie r sectio n European and Russian models: DIN power out put ( rat ed) : 3. 6 + 3.6 w att s (4 oh ms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuo us RMS power output (refe rence): 5 + 5 watts (4 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% TH D) Music po wer output (referen ce): 8 + 8 watts (4 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% TH D) Othe r mode ls: The following measured at AC 120 V, 220 V, 240 V,[...]

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    Additiona l Inform ation 45 GB Speake r Speaker system Full ra nge, bass-ref l ex type, ma gnetically shie lded ty pe Speake r units Full range : 10 cm, cone typ e Nominal im pedance 4 ohms Dimension s (w/h/d) Approx. 145 × 212 × 187 mm Mass Approx. 1.4 kg net pe r speaker General Power re quirements Europ ean and Russia n models: 230 V AC, 50/60[...]

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    46 GB DVD A disc th at contai ns up to 8 hour s of movin g pict ures even t hough it s dia meter is th e same as a CD. The da ta ca pacity o f a sin gle-lay er and s ingle- sided DVD, at 4.7 GB (Giga Byte), is 7 times that of a CD. Fu rtherm ore, the data c apacity o f a dual-layer and single-s ided DVD is 8 .5 GB, a single-la yer and doubl e-sided[...]

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    Additiona l Inform ation 47 GB Pare ntal Co ntrol A functio n of the DVD to limit playbac k of the dis c by the age of the users ac cordi ng to th e limitati on level in e ach country/regio n. The limitati on varies f rom disc to disc; whe n it is activat ed, playback is completely pro hibited, violen t scenes are s kipped or repla ced wit h other [...]

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    48 GB VIDEO CD A compact disc that contai ns moving picture s. The pict ure data uses t he MPEG 1 for mat, one of the worldwid e standards fo r digital co mpression technology. The picture da ta is compres sed to about 1/140 of its orig inal size . Con seque ntl y, a 12 cm VID EO CD c an conta in u p to 74 minut es of mo ving pict ures. VIDE O CDs [...]

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    Additiona l Inform ation 49 GB Main unit Casset te com partme nt qg (29) Disc co mpartme nt 7 (11) DISPLAY qs (32) Display w indow 6 DSGX 0 (30) FUNCTION wf (10, 11, 13, 14, 23, 26, 29, 30, 31, 36) MIC j ack 4 (30 ) MIC LEVEL 2 (30) PHONES jack 5 POWER (on/off) 1 (9) PROGRESSIVE qa (23) Remo te sensor 9 STANDBY indicator 3 TUNER/BAND wd (28) TUNING[...]

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    50 GB Remote control ANGLE 5 (21) AUDIO 4 (20, 30) CLEAR ef (33) DSGX wf (30, 33) DVD eh (10, 11, 13, 1 4, 23, 26, 36) ENTER qs wg (10, 13, 14, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 33, 35) FM MODE eg (29) FUNCTION +/– 2 (1 0, 11, 13, 14, 23, 26, 29, 36) MENU/PBC 6 (13, 14, 15) MUTING wh (12, 15, 29) Number b uttons* qf (12, 13, 18, 25, 33) PAL/NTSC ek (9) PRE[...]

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    Additiona l Inform ation 51 GB[...]

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    Sony Cor por ation Pr inted in China[...]