Sony CMT-GPX6 manual

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    ©2004 Sony Corporation 4-253-903- 12 (5) Micr o Hi-Fi Component System Oper a t ing Inst ructions Owner’ s Record The model and serial n umbers are located on the re ar of the unit. Re cord the seria l number in the space provi de d be low. Ref er to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regardin g this product. Model No. ________ ______ [...]

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    2 GB To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to rain or m oi st ur e. To prevent f ire , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, tabl e-cloths, c urtains, etc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an d le s on th e apparatus. To prevent fire or sho ck haz ard, do not place objects filled wit h l iqu id s , [...]

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    3 GB How to use this ma nu al ............. .... .......... 4 Playable discs .......... .................. ........... ... 4 Getting Started Hooking up the sy stem........... ........... ...... 6 Setting the cloc k ............. ........... ........ ...... 8 CD/MP3 – Play Loading a disc ...... ... .... ... .... .................. ... 8 Playing a [...]

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    4 GB This manual mainly explai ns op erat ions u sing the remote , but the sa me operatio ns can also b e perfo rm e d us ing the but to ns on the sys t em having the same or simila r names. You ca n pl ay back t he f ol l ow i ng discs on this system. Other discs c annot be pla yed back . List of playabl e discs *CMT-GP X7/CMT -GPX6 only Discs tha[...]

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    5 GB Notes on C D-R and CD -RW • Som e CD-Rs or CD-RW s cannot be p layed on thi s sy stem depend in g upo n the reco rdi ng quality or p hysical conditi on of the dis c, or the ch arac te ri st i cs of the re cordi n g device . Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been correctl y finaliz ed. For more information, see the oper ating [...]

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    6 GB Perform th e following pr ocedures 1 to 4 to hook up your s ystem us ing the s upp lied co rds an d access ories . 1 Connect the speakers. Conn ect the r ig ht and le ft spea ker cord s to the SPEAKER terminals as shown below. 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas. Set up th e A M lo op a ntenna, t hen con ne ct it. Plug type A Getting St ar ted Ho[...]

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    Getting Started 7 GB Plug type B Plug type C Note To prevent noise pic kup, keep t he antenna s away fr om the system an d other com pone nt s. 3 For models with a voltage selector, set VOLTAGE SE LECTOR to the local power line voltage. Th e voltage selector is located at the bo ttom of the apparatus. Ref e r to th e prin t o n y o u r sy s tem ’[...]

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    8 GB Use bu tto ns on th e r emote for th e op erati on. 1 Press ?/1 to turn o n the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 3 Press ./> repeatedly to set the hour. 4 Press EN TER. 5 Press ./> repeatedly to set the minute. 6 Press EN TER. The cloc k starts wo rking. To adjust the clock 1 Press CLO C K/ T IM ER SE T. 2 Press ./> until “CLOCK SET[...]

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    CD/MP3 – Play 9 GB You can pla y au dio CDs an d discs w i t h MP3 audio trac ks. MP3 audi o t ra ck s cannot be p layed on CM T - GPX5. 1 Press CD (or FUNCTION repeatedly on the unit) to switch the function to CD . 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until the mode yo u want appears. 3 Press N (or CD/ NX on the unit). Other operations Note[...]

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    10 GB Tip When dis c access ta kes a lo ng time, set “C D POWE R” and “ON” by CD power manag e func ti on (p age 13) . You can p lay al l t he tr ac ks or a si ngl e t ra ck on a disc re peatedl y. MP3 a udio t racks cannot be p layed on C MT- GPX5. Press REPEAT repeatedly during playback until “REP” or “REP 1” appe ars. REP: Fo r a[...]

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    CD/MP3 – Play 11 GB You c an ma ke a progr am o f up t o 25 ste ps. You ca n sy nchro re cord the prog ra med tra ck s ont o a ca ssett e t ap e (page 16). MP3 audi o t ra ck s cannot be p layed on CM T - GPX5. 1 Press CD (or FUNCTION repeatedly on the unit) to switch the function to CD . 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly un til “PGM”[...]

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    12 GB You c an pres et up to 20 FM s tations and 10 A M statio ns . You ca n th en tune in an y of thos e statio ns simply by select in g t he c orresp ond ing pres et num ber. Automatic tuning preset You can automat icall y tune in all o f the st ati ons that ca n be rece iv ed in your ar ea and the n st o re the ra di o fre qu en cy of the de sir[...]

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    T une r 13 GB To change the AM tuning interval (Except for European model) The AM tuni ng in terval is factor y-preset to 9 kHz (or 10 kHz for some ar eas). To chan ge the AM tuni ng i nt er val, tune into any A M st at io n first , t h e n turn off t he p owe r by pre ssing ?/1 . While hold ing TUNING +, press ?/1 . When you ch ange t he interv al[...]

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    14 GB Tips • To i mprove br oadcast reception, adjust the su pplied antennas , or conn ect a c ommerciall y availab le external antenna . • When an FM s tereo prog ram has static noise, press FM MODE until “ MONO” appear s. There will be no stereo eff ect, but the r eception will improve. • Press TUNING MODE repeate dly until “AUTO” a[...]

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    Ta p e – P l a y 15 GB 1 Press A PUSH EJE CT o n th e un it . 2 Load a tape i nto the c assette holder. You ca n us e TYPE I ( no rmal). 1 Press TAPE (or FUNCTION rep eatedly) to switch the function to TAPE. 2 Press DIREC TION on the unit repeatedly to s elect “ g ” to play one side of a tap e, “ h ” to play bo th sides, or “ j ” * to[...]

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    16 GB You ca n reco rd a who le CD on a t ap e. You ca n us e TYPE I ( nor m al). Use bu tt o ns on the un it for the opera t io n. 1 Load a recordable tape. 2 Load a CD yo u want to record. When you want to record an album fr om an MP3 disc, be sure to pre ss PLAY MODE to select ALBM, th en use ALBUM +/– to selec t the d esired album be fore pro[...]

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    T ape – Recor ding 17 GB You can r ecord just the portio ns yo u like fro m a CD on a tape. You can al so reco rd a r adio pr ogram. Use butto ns on the unit for the operation. 1 Load a recordable tap e. 2 Select the desired sou rce to record. • TUNER: To record from this sy ste m’s tuner. • CD: To reco rd from thi s system’s CD play er. [...]

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    18 GB You ca n adjus t the bas s and tr eble to en joy mo re power ful so un d. Gener ating a m ore d ynamic soun d (Dyn amic S ou nd Generator X-tra) Press DSGX on t he unit. To cancel the DSGX, press DSGX on the unit agai n. Adju stin g the b ass an d tre ble You ca n adjust th e bass an d treble . 1 Press EQ to select “BASS” or “TREBLE”.[...]

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    Sound Adjust men t /Tim er 19 GB You can wa k e up to music at a pre s et time . Make sur e yo u have s et the cl oc k (see “Setti n g the clock” o n pa ge 8). Use buttons on the remote for the operati on. 1 Prepare the soun d source you want to play. • CD: Load a di sc . To st ar t f rom a spe cific trac k, m ake a prog ra m (see “Cre atin[...]

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    20 GB To timer rec ord, you must first preset the radio statio n (see “P r es etting r adi o s tatio ns ” on page 12) an d set the clock (s ee “Sett i ng t h e clock ” on p age 8). Use bu tto ns on th e r emote for th e op erati on. 1 Tune in the preset radio station (see “Listening to a p reset station” on page 13). 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER[...]

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    Displa y 21 GB The clock displa y can be turned off to minimiz e the amount of power consume d duri ng standb y (Powe r Saving Mode ). Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is off until the clock display disappears. To ca ncel Po wer Savi ng Mode Press DISP LAY while the sys tem is off. Each time you press the b utton, th e display s witches as[...]

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    22 GB To enh an ce your sy stem , yo u ca n conn ect optio nal co m po nent s. Ref er to the ope ratin g instru c tions provided with each component. A MD/VIDEO jacks Use au di o cord s ( n o t supplie d) to conn ect a n optio na l analog comp on ent (M D deck, et c. ) to thes e jack s. You can th en list en to the sound from the compo nent . Liste[...]

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    T roubles hooting 23 GB Should yo u enco un ter a p ro blem wi th your system , do the fo llow in g: 1 Make sure the power co rd and speak er cords are corre ctly and firmly connected. 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corr ect ive a cti on. If the p roblem persi sts after doing all of the above , c o[...]

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    24 GB Play does no t star t. • Eject t he disc and check whethe r a disc is loaded. • Wi pe th e d i sc cl e an (p age 27). • Replace the disc . • Load the disc th at th i s system can play (page 4). • Loa d the dis c c o rrectl y. • Load the disc wi th the la be l side up. • Remov e the dis c and wipe away the moisture on the dis c, [...]

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    T roubles hooting 25 GB Optional components There is no sound. • Refer to General item “ The r e is no sound. ” (page 23) and ch eck the co ndit ion of the syste m. • Connect the c omponent pr operly (page 22) while checking: – if the cord s are conn ected proper ly . – if the co rd plugs a r e f ir ml y inser te d a ll the wa y. • Tu[...]

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    26 GB Other INVA LID You pressed an inva li d butt on.[...]

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    Additiona l Inform ation 27 GB On oper ating v oltage • Before o peratin g the system, check that the o perating voltage o f your system is id entica l with the volt age of your local power suppl y. • The voltag e selector is lo cated at the bott om of the apparatus. On safety • The unit is not di sc onne c ted from the A C power source (ma i[...]

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    28 GB To save a ta pe perm anently To preven t a ta pe from bei ng accid entally r ecorded over, brea k of f th e cas se tte ta b from side A or B as illustr ated. If you later wa nt to reuse the tape for record ing, cover the broken ta b wit h adh esive tape . Befo re placi ng a ca ssett e in the t ape deck Take up any slack in the t ape. Othe rwi[...]

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    Additiona l Inform ation 29 GB HCD-GPX5 f o r CMT -GPX5 UK model: DIN power output (rated ): 40 + 40 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS power outpu t (refere nce): 50 + 50 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Music power output (re fere nce): 90 + 90 W Other mode ls: DIN power output (rated ): 30 + 30 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS power outp[...]

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    30 GB Gener al Power requireme nt s North Ame rican mode l: 120 V AC, 60 Hz European mode l: 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz Korean model : 220 V AC, 60 Hz Australian mo del: 23 0 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Taiwanese mod el: 110 – 120 V AC, 50/60 Hz Argentine m odel: 220 V AC, 50/60 Hz Other mo dels: 11 0 – 120 V or 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Adjust able with v[...]

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    Additiona l Inform ation 31 GB Main unit (CMT-GPX7/ CMT-GPX6) ALBUM +/– w; (9, 11) BASS +/– wk (18) Casset te co mpar tment 4 CD SYNCHRO 7 (16) DIRECTION 6 (15, 16, 17, 20) Disc slo t wf (8) DISPLAY ea (14, 21) Display w indow 3 DSGX qs (18, 25) FM MODE wh (1 4, 24 ) FUNCTION e; (9, 11, 13 , 15, 22) PHONES jack wd PLAY MODE ws (9, 11) Remo te s[...]

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    32 GB Main unit (CMT-GPX5 ) BASS +/ – wk (18) Casse tte co mp artm e n t 4 CD SYNCHRO 7 (16) DIRECTION 6 (15, 16, 17, 20) Disc sl ot wf (8) DISPLAY ea (14, 21) Display win dow 3 DSGX qs (18, 25) FM MODE wh (14, 24) FUNCTION e; (9, 11, 13, 15, 22) PHONES jack wd PLAY MODE ws (9, 11) Remote se nsor 2 REPEAT wa (10) TREBLE + /– qd (1 8 ) TUNER/BAN[...]

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    Additiona l Inform ation 33 GB Remote control ALBUM +/– qa (9, 11) CD qh (9, 11, 13, 17, 19) CLEA R qd (1 1) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2 (19, 20) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (8, 19, 20) DISPLAY ql (14, 21) ENTER 9 (8, 11, 19, 20) EQ qs (18) FM MODE 4 (1 4, 24) FUNCTION 6 ( 9, 11, 13, 1 5, 22) PLAY MODE qk (9, 11) REPEAT 4 (10 ) SLEEP w; (18 ) TAP E qg (15, 19) TU[...]

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