Sony CMT-GPX9DAB manual

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    ©2005 Sony Corporation 2-593-298- 13 (1) Micr o HI-FI Component System Oper ating Instructions CMT -GPX9D AB[...]

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    2 GB To preven t fire or shock hazard, do not expose th e unit to ra in or moistu re. To prevent fir e, do not cover the ven tilation of the apparatus with ne ws papers, ta ble-clo ths, curtain s, etc. And don’t pla ce lighted can dles on the a pparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled wit h liquids, such as vases, on[...]

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    3 GB How to use this manu al .......... .............. ... 4 Overvie w of DAB ....... ....... ........... ....... ... 4 Playable discs ................. ................... ...... 5 Getting Started Hooking up the sy stem........... ................. 6 Setting the cloc k .......... ........... ....... .......... 9 CD – Pl ay Loading a disc ...... [...]

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    4 GB Thi s manu al mai nly expl ains ope ratio ns u sing the remote , but the same operat ions can a lso be perf ormed usi ng th e butt ons on th e uni t ha ving the same or similar names. DAB (Digit al Audi o Broa dcastin g) is a new multimedia broadcastin g syst em that repla ces the cu rren t F M/AM b road ca st to tra ns mit audi o programmes w[...]

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    5 GB You can play ba ck the fo llow ing disc s on th is system . Other discs c annot be playe d back . List of playa ble discs Discs that this syste m canno t play •C D - R O M s • CD-R s/CD -RW s o ther t han those reco rded in the music CD f ormat. • Discs wi th non-standa rd shapes (e.g., he art, squar e, star ) cannot be playe d on this u[...]

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    6 GB Perform th e following procedures 1 to 4 to hook up your s ystem using the s upplie d cord s and access ories . 1 Connect the speakers. Conn ect the r ight and left speaker cord s to the SPEAKER terminals as shown below. 2 Connect the FM and AM aerials. Set up th e AM loop a erial, then conne ct it. Plug type A Getting St arted Hooking u p the[...]

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    Getting Started 7 GB Plug type B Plug type C Note To pre vent noi se pi ckup, keep the aeri als away from the spea k er cords. Tip You can use the same lead aeria l for both DAB and FM connection . Use the white side connec tor for DAB connection and the brown side conn ector for FM conn ectio n. 3 Connect the DAB aerial. With a DAB exte rnal aeria[...]

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    8 GB Inserting two R6 ( size AA) batteries into the remote Note If you do not use the rem ote for a l ong peri od of tim e, remov e the batteries to avoid poss ible damage from battery leakage and corrosion . Tip With nor mal use, th e batter ies shoul d last fo r about six months. When the remo te no longe r operates the system , replace both batt[...]

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    CD – Pla y 9 GB Use buttons on the remote for the operati on. 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the unit. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 3 Press . or > repeatedly to set the hour. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press . or > repeatedly to set the minute . 6 Press ENTER. The clo ck sta rts work ing. To adjust the clock 1 Pres s CLOCK/ TIMER SET. 2 Pres s . or > repeated[...]

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    10 GB You ca n play aud io CDs. 1 Press CD (or FUNCTIO N repeatedly) to switch the function to CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeat edly in stop mode until the mod e you want appears in the display. 3 Press N (or CD/ NX on the unit) . Other operations Notes • You cannot change the play mod e during playbac k. • Some ti me may be neede d to start playb [...]

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    CD – Pla y 11 GB You can pl ay all the trac ks or a sing le trac k on a dis c repeat edly. Press REPEAT repeatedly d uring playback until “REP” or “REP 1” ap pears. REP: For all t racks up to f ive times. REP 1: F or a si ngle track on ly. To cancel Repeat Play Press RE PEAT r epeated ly unti l both “RE P” and “REP 1” di sappear. [...]

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    12 GB Other operations Note You cannot erase pr ogram du ring playb ack. Tips • The pr ogram yo u made remain s afte r Prog ram Play finishes. To play the sam e program again, press CD (or FUNCTION repeatedly ) to switch the func tion to CD, then pres s N (or C D/ NX on the unit). However, the p rogram is cleared when you eje ct the dis c. • ?[...]

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    T une r 13 GB Before yo u can re ceive D AB, you must re gister the cont ents of br oadcas ts (ser vice com pon ents) so that they can be receiv ed by th e DAB t uner using t he DAB Automatic Scan procedure. DAB Autom atic Scan DAB Automatic Sc an starts automaticall y only when you plug in the mai ns lead for the first t ime after yo u purc hase t[...]

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    14 GB 6 Press + or – (or TUNING + or – on the unit) repeatedly to select the desired preset number. 7 Press EN TER . 8 Repeat steps 4 t hrough 7 to preset other st ations. Note s • When tu ning i n a DAB station , it m ay take a few seconds be fore you hear any sou nd. • Before you can receive DAB, you must complete the DAB Automatic Scan p[...]

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    T une r 15 GB Notes • When “ CD POWER” an d “OFF” ar e selec ted, disc access ti me is incre ased. • You cannot cha nge the settin g in Power Saving Mode (pa ge 23) . You ca n listen t o a radio station ei ther by selec ting a pres et stati on, or by man ually t uning in the sta tion. Listeni ng to a preset station — Preset T uning Pr[...]

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    16 GB Note When switching t o CD functio n from t uner, a l onger time ma y be requir ed to acc ess the disc. In this case, se t “CD POWER” and “ON” by CD power manage function ( page 14). Tips • To i mprove br oadcast recepti on, adjust the su pplied aeria ls, or conn ect a com merc ially ava ilable exte rnal aeria l. • When an FM s te[...]

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    T a pe – Pla y/T ape – R ecord ing 17 GB 1 Press A PUSH EJEC T on the unit . 2 Load a recorded/recordable tape into the cassette holder. You ca n use TYP E I (norma l) tape . 1 Load a tape. 2 Press TAPE (or FUNCTION repeated ly) to switch the function to TAPE . 3 Press DIRECTION on the unit repeatedly to select “ g ” to play one side of a t[...]

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    18 GB Tip If you sel ect both s ides reco rding an d the tape reaches the e nd of the front s ide part -way th rough a track, t he entire t rack is rec orded aga in from th e beginning of the reverse side . You can record just th e portions you like fr om a CD or ra dio prog ram on a tap e. You ca n also re cord fro m conne cted compo nent s (see ?[...]

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    T a pe – Re cor ding 19 GB Other operations Notes • When you record on both sides , be sure to st art from the front sid e. If you start from the revers e side, recording sto ps at the end of the rever se side. • You cannot li sten to othe r sources while reco rding. Recording s tops i f you chan ge the function t o anothe r one. Tips • For[...]

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    20 GB You ca n adjus t the bas s and treble to enjo y more power ful so und. Gener ating a more d ynam ic sound ( Dynamic Sound Generator X-tra) Press DSGX on t he unit. Each time you press th e button, th e displa y changes as fol lows: DSGX ON * y DSGX OFF * The “DSGX ON” displa y appears. Adju stin g the b ass and tre ble You ca n adjust the[...]

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    Tim er 21 GB You can wa ke up to music at a prese t time. Make sur e you have set th e cloc k (see “Se ttin g the clock” o n page 9 ). Use buttons on the remote for the operati on. 1 Prepar e the sound source you want to play. • CD: Loa d a di sc. To start f rom a sp ecific trac k, make a progra m (see “Cre ating you r own progr am” on pa[...]

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    22 GB You ca n reco rd a pr eset rad io stati on fro m a specifie d time. To timer rec ord, you must first pr eset the ra dio statio n (see “Presett ing radi o statio ns” on page 13) and se t the clock (see “ Setting t he clock ” on page 9) . 1 Tune in the preset radio station (see “Listening to a p reset station” on page 15). 2 Press C[...]

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    Displa y 23 GB The clock displa y can be turned off to minimize the amount of power cons umed during stan dby (Powe r Saving Mode ). Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is off until the clock display disappears. To ca ncel P ower Sa ving Mo de Press DISP LAY while the s ystem is off. E ach time you press the button, the displ ay switche s cyc[...]

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    24 GB Press DISPLAY w hile listening to the rad io. Each time you press th e button, th e displa y chan ges cy clica lly as fo llow s: Station na me 1) t Pres et num ber 2) and frequ ency t Cloc k display (f or eig ht se conds) t Bass le vel (for eight secon ds) t Treble level (for eight seco nds) 1) European model only 2) Preset num ber is display[...]

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    Optional Com ponents 25 GB To enhance your system, you can connect option al components. Refer to the operatin g instructions provid ed with ea ch comp onent. A AUDIO IN jacks Use audi o cord s (no t supp lie d) t o conn ect a n optional anal og component (MiniDisc player / record er or VC R, etc .) to the se ja cks. Y ou can then rec ord or li ste[...]

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    26 GB 1 Connect the audio cord. See “ Hooking u p option al c ompon ents ” o n page 25. 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly u ntil “AUDIO IN” appears. 3 Start playing the connected component. 1 Connect audi o cord. See “ Hooking u p option al c ompon ents ” o n page 25. 2 Start recording man ually. See “R ecor ding on a t ape man ually” on [...]

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    T r oubles hooting 27 GB Should yo u enco unte r a probl em with your system , do the follow ing: 1 Make sure the mains lead 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 aft er doing al l of the above, c onsul[...]

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    28 GB CD player “LOCKED” appear s. • Contact your S ony dea ler o r local author ized Son y servic e facili ty. The disc does not eject. • You cannot eject the disc during CD S ynchro Recordi ng. Pr ess CD x on the uni t to cancel th e CD S ync hro Rec ordi ng, th en p re ss C D A on the unit to eject the disc . • Consult your ne arest So[...]

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    T r oubles hooting 29 GB “TUNED” does not appear in the display (DAB only). • Check all aeri al conn ections, t hen pres s TAPE x and TUNING MODE on the unit sim ultaneously to perform the DAB Au tomati c Scan . • The curre n t DAB servic e is not avai lable. Press + or – (or TUNING + or – on the unit ) to s elect a differ ent service. [...]

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    30 GB One of the follo wing m essage s ma y appe ar or flash in the di splay du ring operat ion. CD NO DISC There is no dis c in the player. NO STEP All of the pro gramed t racks have been e rased. CD OVER You have r eached the end of the di sc while p ressing M durin g playbac k or pa use. STEP F ULL You tried to prog ra m 25 or mor e tra cks (ste[...]

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    Additiona l Inform ation 31 GB On oper ating vol tage • Be for e op erati ng t he syst em, chec k t hat th e o pera tin g voltage of your syste m is identi cal with the vo ltage of your l ocal power supply. On sa fety • The unit is not disconnecte d from the AC powe r source (m ains) as long a s it is connect ed to t he wall outle t, even if th[...]

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    32 GB To save a ta pe perm anentl y To preven t a ta pe from being acc identally reco rded over, brea k off the cassette tab from side A or B as illustr ated. If you later wa nt to reuse the tape for reco rding, cover the broken ta b with adhesive tape. Befo re placi ng a ca ssett e in the t ape deck Take up any sl ack in the tape. Otherwise, the t[...]

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    Additiona l Inform ation 33 GB Tape deck section Recordi ng syst em 4-track 2- channel, s tereo Frequency response 50 – 13, 000 Hz (±3 dB), using Sony TYPE I cass ette s Wow and flutter ±0.15% W. Peak (I EC) 0.1% W. RMS (NAB) ±0.2% W . Peak ( DIN) Tuner section DAB tuner se ction Frequency rang e Band-III: 174.928 (5A) – 239.200 (13F ) MHz L[...]

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    34 GB L-Band Note s • L-Band i s not availa ble for t he UK mod el. • Frequenc ies are displayed to two places of decimal s on thi s sys tem. Spea ker SS-CGP X9 Speaker s ystem 2-way, ba ss-reflex type Speaker uni ts Woofer: 12 cm dia., c one typ e Tweeter: 4 cm dia., cone ty pe Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 160 × 261.5 ?[...]

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    Additiona l Inform ation 35 GB Main unit BASS +/ – wk (20) Casse tte co mpartm ent 4 CD SYNCHRO 7 (17) DAB qf (13, 15) DIRECTION 6 (17, 18, 22) Disc sl ot wf (9) DISPLAY ea (16, 23, 24) Display win dow 3 DSGX qs (20, 29) FM MODE wh (16) FUNCTION e; (8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 26) PHONES jack wd PLAY MODE ws (10, 11) Remot e sensor 2 REPEAT wa [...]

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    Sony Cor poration Printed in China Remote control CD qh (9, 10, 11 ) CLEAR qd (12) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2 (21, 22) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (9, 21, 22) DAB 6 (13, 15) DISPLAY ql (16, 23, 24) ENTER 9 (9, 11, 14, 21, 22) EQ qs (20) FM MODE 4 (16) FUNCTION q; (10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 26) PLAY MODE qk (10, 11) REPEAT 4 (11) SLEEP w; (20) TAPE qg (17) TUNER BAND 5 ([...]