Sony CMT-HX9DAB manual

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-12(1) Micro HI-FI Component S yst em © 2007 Sony Corporation CMT -HX9DAB 3-095-520- 12 (1) Operating Instructions[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 6 GB Remote   /  (power) button (page 12, 21, 25) Press t o turn on the system.  ST ANDBY indicator (page 18, 22) Lights up when the system is t urned o.  USB MEMORY indicator Lights up when an o ptional USB device (Digital music pla yer or USB st orage media) is connected.  Remote sensor (page 2[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 7 GB Guide to parts and controls Unit: CD  (play/pause) button (page 13) Press t o selec t the CD function. Press t o start or pause playback of a disc. Remote: CD button (page 13) Press t o selec t the CD function. Remote:  (play) button,  (pause) button Press t o start or pause playback. TUNER/BAND butt[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 8 GB  REPEA T/FM MODE button (page 13, 15, 16) 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 19) Press t o delete a pre-pr ogrammed track or le.  TUNER MEMORY button[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 9 GB Guide to parts and controls Informa tion on the display  Play/P ause  T uner reception mode (page 14) T uner reception (page 14)  DSGX (page 18)  T ext information  Audio format  Play mode (page 13, 16)  Timer (page 21)  DAB service reception Lights up when secondary ser vice is received.[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 10 GB Getting Star ted Hooking up the syst em sec urely  FM/DAB lead ant enna (Ex tend it horizontally .)  Connect white side.  75-ohm coaxial cable with F male type connec tor (not supplied)  White side for North American model  Brown side for other r egions  AM loop antenna  Speakers  Po wer[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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. When carr ying this system 1 Remove a disc to prot [...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 14 GB Notes on playing MP3 discs  Do not save other types of les or unnecessary folders on a disc that has MP3 les.  Folders that h ave no MP3 les are skip ped.  MP3 les are played back in the o rder that they are recor ded onto the disc.  e system can only pla y MP3 les that have a l[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-12(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 18 GB Adjusting the sound T o add a sound eect T o Press Generate a more d ynamic sound (Dynamic Sound Generato r X-tra) DSGX  on the unit. Set the sound eect EQ  repeatedly to select “BA SS” or “TREBLE, ” and then press +/   repeatedly to ad just the level. Changing the display T o Press Ch[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 22 GB Others T roubleshooting 1 Make sure the power cor d and speaker cords are c orrectly and r mly connected. 2 Find y our problem 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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 23 GB Others Starting playback takes more time than usual.  e follo wing discs ta ke a long er time to start playback.  a disc recorded with a com plicated tree structure.  a disc recorded in m ultisession mode.  a disc that has not been nalized (a disc to which data can be added).  a disc that h[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 24 GB Erroneous display  Send the music data to the US B device again, as the da ta stored in the USB device may ha ve been corr upted. Play does not start.  T urn o the system, then reco nnect t he USB device.  Connect the USB device that this system can pla y .  Press  (o r USB  on the unit)[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 25 GB Others T o improve tuner reception T urn o CD play er power by using the CD power mana gement function. By default, CD po wer is turned on. 1 Press FUNCTION  repeatedly to select the CD function, and then turn o the system. 2 After “ST ANDBY” stops ashing, press  /   on the unit while h[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 26 GB USB device A TRAC AD : An A TR AC A udio De vice is connected. Error : e USB device could no t be recognized or an unknown device is connected. Invalid : Y ou ha ve made an in valid or currently p rohibit ed operation. No Device : N o USB device is connected or the connected USB device has been stop p ed. No[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 28 GB Specic ations Main unit Amplier section DIN power o utput (ra ted): 40 + 40 watts (6 o hms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuo us RMS power out put (refer ence): 50 + 50 watts (6 o hms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Mu sic power outp ut (referen ce): 50 + 50 watts (6 o hms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Inputs: A UDIO IN (ster eo mini jack)[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 29 GB Others DAB frequency table (Band-III) 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 218.640 MHz 11B 185.360 MHz 6C 220.352 MHz 11C 187.072 MHz 6D 222.064 MH[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(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 -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) 31 GB Others[...]

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    CMT -HX9D AB.GB.3-095-520-11(1) Printed in China[...]