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    CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-13(1) 2-683-463- 13 (1) Micro HI-FI Component S yst em Operating Instructions © 2006 Sony Corporation CMT -U1[...]

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    2 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) WARNING T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appara tus to rain or moisture . T o reduce the risk of r e, do not cov er the ventila tion of the appa ratus with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. An d do not place lighted candles o n the apparat us. T o reduce the risk of r e o[...]

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    3 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) Music discs encoded with cop yright protection technologies is prod uct is designed to playback discs that confo rm to the C ompact Disc (CD) standar d. Recently , various music discs encoded with copyright p rotection techno logies are market ed by some r ecord com panies. Please be aware that amon g thos e discs[...]

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    4 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) T able of Contents Guide to parts and controls ................................ 5 Information on the display .................................. 7 Getting Star ted Hooking up the system securely ..................... 8 Setting the clock ..................................................... 10 Basic Operations Playing [...]

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    5 GB Guide to parts and controls CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) is man ual mainly explains opera tions using the remot e, but the same opera tions can also be performed using the bu ttons on the uni t having the same or similar na mes.   /  (power) button (page 10, 17, 20, 23, 24) Press t o turn on the system.  ST ANDBY indicator ([...]

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    6 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1)  ENTER button (page 10, 17, 18, 19, 20) Press t o enter the settings.   /  (go back/go forward) button (page 11, 14, 18) Press t o selec t a track or le.  Unit: TUNE +/– (tuning) button (page 13) Remote: +/– (tuning) button (page 13) Press t o tune in the desired statio n.  Unit:  / [...]

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    7 GB Guide to parts and controls CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1)  CL OCK/TIMER SELEC T button (page 20) CL OCK/TIMER SET button (page 10, 20) Press t o set t he clock and the timers.  REPEA T/FM MODE button (page 11, 13, 14) Press t o listen to a disc, a single track or le repeatedly . Press to select the FM recep tion mode (mona ural or [...]

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    8 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) Getting Star ted Hooking up the syst em sec urely Left speaker Right speaker or Antennas Find a location an d an orientatio n that pro vide good reception, and then set up the ant enna. Keep the an tennas awa y from the speaker cords, the po wer cord and the US B cable to avo id picking up no ise. Speakers FM lead an[...]

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    9 GB Getting Star ted CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) AM loop antenna Po wer Fo r models with a voltage selector , set VO L T AGE SELECTOR t o the local power line vol tage. Connect the power cord t o a wall socket. If the pl ug does not t the wall socket, detach the supp lied plug ada ptor (only f or models equipped with an ada ptor). * Brazilian m [...]

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    10 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) T o use the remote Slide and r emove the bat ter y compartmen t lid  , and insert the two sup plied R6 (size AA) batt eries,  side rst, matchin g the p olarities shown belo w . Notes • W ith normal use, the batteries sho uld last for about six month s. • Do not mix an o ld battery with a new one or mix [...]

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    11 GB Basic Operations CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) Basic Operations Playing a CD/A TRAC/MP3 disc 1 Select the CD func tion. Press CD  . 2 Inser t a disc in the disc slot  with the label side facing forward. Insert a disc with the label side facing forward. Notes • When you turn on the sy stem, the disc is not pulled into the disc slot until [...]

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    12 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) T o change the play mode Press P LA Y MODE  r epeatedly while the play er is stopped. Y ou can select normal play (“ *” for all “ A TRAC” les and MP3 les in the folder on the di s c), shue p lay (“S HUF ” or “ SHUF*”), or p rogram play (“ PGM”). * When pla ying a CD-DA disc, (SHUF) Pl[...]

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    13 GB Basic Operations CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) Listening to the radio 1 Select “FM” or “ AM. ” Press TUNER/B AND  repeatedly . 2 Select the tuning mode. Press TUNIN G MODE  repeat edly until “ A UTO ” ap pe ars. 3 T une in the desired station. Press +/– (o r TUNE +/– on the unit)  . Scanning stops a utoma tically when a [...]

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    14 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(2) Listening to music of an USB device Y ou can connect an op tional USB device (Digital music pla yer or USB st orage media) to the (USB) port  on the unit a nd listen to music s tored in the USB device. See “Playa ble USB devices ” (page 28) for a list o f USB devices that can be conn ec ted to this system. ?[...]

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    15 GB Basic Operations CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(2) T o change the play mode Press P LA Y MODE  r epeatedly while the USB device is stop ped. Y ou can select normal play (“ ” fo r all les in t he folder o n the digital music pla yer), shue p lay (“S HUF ” or “ SHUF”), or pr ogram play (“PGM ”). Notes on the USB device • W i[...]

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    16 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) Adjusting the sound T o add a sound effect 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 “B ASS” or “TREBLE, ” and then pres s +/–  repeatedly to adj ust the level. Changing the display T o Press Change [...]

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    17 GB Basic Operations CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(2) T o select the text mode Y ou can select from a variety of languag es for displa ying the text informatio n on a disc or an USB device. U se but tons on the uni t for the operatio n. 1 Press  /   t o turn o the system. 2 Press SEARCH  . e language li st appears. e lan guages you[...]

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    18 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) Other Operations Creating your o wn program (Pr ogram Play) U se butt ons on the remo te to create y our own progra m. 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” appears while the system [...]

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    19 GB Other Operations CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) 6 T o call up a preset radio station, press TUNING MODE  repeatedly until “PRESET ” appears, and then press +/–  repeat edly to select the desired preset number . Presetting radio stations Y ou can preset yo ur favorit e radio stations and tune them in in stantly by selecting the corresp[...]

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    20 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) Using the Timers e system o ers two timer functions. If yo u use the Play Tim er with the Sleep Timer , the Sleep Timer has p riority . Sleep Timer: Y ou can fall asleep to music. is function works even if the cl o ck is not set. Press S LEEP  repeatedly . If you select “ A UTO , ” the system a utoma[...]

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    21 GB Others CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) Others T roubleshooting 1 Make sure the power cor d and speaker cords are c orrectly and fir mly connected. 2 Find y our problem in the checklist below, and take the indicated corrective action. If the issue persi sts, contact your near est Sony dealer . If the ST ANDB Y indicator flashes Immedia tely unpl [...]

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    22 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) USB device Are you using a supported USB devic e? • If y ou connect an unsu pported USB device, the followin g problems ma y occur . Se e “Pla yable USB devices ” (page 28) for the suppo r ted USB device types. – e USB device is not recognized. – File or folder names ar e not displayed o n this system. [...]

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    23 GB Others CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) Files cannot be play ed back. • USB st orage media forma tted with le systems o ther than F A T16 or F A T32 are unsup ported.* • If y ou use partitioned USB sto rage media, only les on the rs t valid par tition can be play ed. • Files that a re encr ypted or p rotected by passwor ds, etc. cann[...]

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    24 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) T o reset the system to factory settings If the system s ti ll does not operat e properly , reset the system to facto r y settings. Y ou cannot reset the system to facto r y settings in Po wer Saving M ode. U se butto ns on the unit to r eset the system to i ts fac tory default settings. 1 Disconnect and reconnect t[...]

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    25 GB Others CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(2) USB device A TRAC AD : An A TRA C Au dio De vice is connected. Connecting : e system is r ecognizing the USB device. Detect : An USB device is connected. Device Error : e US B device could not be recognized or an unknown device is connected. Device Stop :  e USB device has been stop pe d. No Device :[...]

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    26 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) Notes on discs • Before p laying, wipe the disc with a cleaning cloth from the cen ter out to the edge . • Do not clean di scs w ith solven ts, such as benzine thinner , or co mmercially available cleaners o r anti-static sp ray inten ded for vinyl LP s. • Do not expose discs to direct sunlight o r heat source[...]

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    27 GB Others CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-12(1) Specific ations Main unit Amplifier section European model: DIN power o utput (ra ted): 20 + 20 watts (6 ohms a t 1 kHz, DIN) Continuo us RMS power out put (ref erence): 25 + 25 watts (6 o hms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) M usic power out put (refer ence): 25 + 25 watts (6 o hms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Other models: DIN p[...]

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    28 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-13(1) General P ower requirem ents Brazilian model: 127 or 220 V A C, 50/60 Hz, A djustable with vo ltage selector Latin American models except for Brazilian model: 120 – 127 or 220 – 240 V A C, 50/60 Hz, A djustable with vo ltage selector Other models: 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 H z P ower consum ption: 35 wat ts Dimens[...]

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    29 GB Others CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) Check the websit es b elow f or the latest informa tion about com patible devices. Fo r customers in E urope: <htt p://sonydigital-link.com/dna> Fo r customers in Latin America: <htt p://ww w .son y-latin.com/pa/info> Notes • Do not use USB devices other than these US B dev ices. Operation of mo[...]

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    30 GB CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1)[...]

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    31 GB Others CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1)[...]

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    CMT -U1.GB.2-683-463-11(1) Printed in China Printed on 100% recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink[...]