Sony CDX-4005 User Manual

FM/AM
Compact Disc
Player

3-043-292-12 (1)

Operating Instructions

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit.
Record these numbers in the space provided below.
Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this
product.

Model No. Serial No.

For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.

CDX-4000X

US

CDX-4005

© 2000 Sony Corporation

Notes on CDs

A dirty or defective disc may cause sound
dropouts while playing. To enjoy optimum
sound, handle the disc as follows.
Handle the disc by its edge. To keep the disc
clean, do not touch the surface.

Notes on discs

If you use the discs explained below, the sticky
residue can cause the CD to stop spinning and
may cause malfunction or ruin your discs.

Do not use second-hand or rental CDs that
have a sticky residue on the surface (for
example, from peeled-off stickers or from ink,
or glue leaking from under the stickers).

There are paste residue.
Ink is sticky.

Do not stick paper or tape on the disc.

Do not expose the discs to direct sunlight or
heat sources such as hot air-ducts, or leave
them in a car parked in direct sunlight where
there can be a considerable rise in temperature
inside the car.

Before playing, clean the discs with an optional
cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc from the center
out.

Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner,
commercially available cleaners, or antistatic
spray intended for analog discs.

Do not use rental CDs with old labels that are
beginning to peel off.

Stickers that are beginning
to peel away, leaving a
sticky residue.

Do not use your CDs with labels or stickers
attached.

Labels are attached.

Notes on CD-R discs

•You can play CD-Rs (recordable CDs) on this
unit. However depending on the conditions
of the recording equipment or the CD-R disc
itself, some CD-Rs cannot be played on this
unit.

•You cannot play a CD-R that is not finalized
(Finalization is necessary for a recorded CD­R disc to be played on the audio CD player).

•You cannot play CD-RWs (rewritable CDs)
on this player.

When you play 8 cm (3 in.) CDs

Use the optional Sony compact disc single
adaptor (CSA-8) to protect the CD player from
damage.

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Table of Contents

Location of controls ............................................. 5

Getting Started

Resetting the unit ................................................. 6

Detaching the front panel ................................... 6

Turning the unit on/off ....................................... 7

How to use the menu .......................................... 7

Setting the clock ................................................... 7

CD Player

Listening to a CD ................................................. 8

Playing a CD in various modes ....................... 10

Radio

Memorizing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) ................... 10

Memorizing only the desired stations ............ 11

Receiving the memorized stations................... 11

Storing the station names

— Station Memo ........................................... 12

Other Functions

Labeling the rotary commander ...................... 13

Using the rotary commander ........................... 14

Adjusting the sound characteristics ................ 15

Attenuating the sound ...................................... 15

Changing the sound and display settings ...... 16

Boosting the bass sound

— D-bass ........................................................ 16

Additional Information

Maintenance........................................................ 17

Dismounting the unit ........................................ 18

Specifications ...................................................... 19

Troubleshooting guide ...................................... 20

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Location of controls

S

+

MENU

SOUND

OFF

T

R

P

SOURCE

P

R

T

S

DSPL

MODE

-

SEEK/AMS

ENTER

–

1 Volume control dial
2 MENU button 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16
3

Z (eject) button (located on the front
side of the unit behind the front panel)
8

4 DISC/PRST +/– (cursor up/down) buttons

7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16
During radio reception:

Preset stations select 11

5 DSPL (display mode change) button

8, 9, 13

6 MODE button

During radio reception:

BAND select 10

7 SOURCE (TUNER/CD) button

7, 8, 9, 10, 11

8 Display window
9 OPEN button 6, 8, 17
q; D-BASS button 16
qa SOUND button 15
qs Reset button (located on the front side

of the unit behind the front panel) 6

REP SHUF

1 2 3 4 56

CDX-4000X/4005

OPEN

D-BASS

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Attaching the front panel

Place the hole A in the front panel onto the
spindle B on the unit as illustrated, then push
the left side in.

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Turning the unit on/off

Turning on the unit

Press (SOURCE) or insert a CD in the unit. For
details on operation, refer to page 8 (CD
player) and page 10 (radio).

Turning off the unit

Press (OFF) to stop CD/MD playback or FM/
AM reception (the key illumination and
display remain on).
Press (OFF) for two seconds to completely
turn the unit off.

Note

If your car has no ACC position on the ignition key
switch, be sure to turn the unit off by pressing
(OFF) for two seconds to avoid car battery wear.

How to use the menu

This unit is operated by selecting items from a
menu.
To select, first enter the menu mode and
choose up/down ((+)/(–) of (PRST)), or
choose left/right ((–)/(+) of (SEEK/AMS)).

(PRST)

SOURCE

(SEEK/AMS)

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CD Player

Listening to a CD

1 Press (OPEN) and insert the CD.

Labeled side up

Changing the display item

Each time you press (DSPL) during CD TEXT
disc playback, the item changes as follows:

V

Track number/

Elapsed playback time

Disc name/Artist name*

V

V

Track name*

1

2

Z

2 Close the front panel.

Playback starts automatically.

If a CD is already inserted, press (SOURCE)
repeatedly until “CD” appears to start
playback.

CD indication

Elapsed playing timeTrack number

When the last track on the CD is
over

The track number indication returns to “1,”
and playback restarts from the first track of the
CD.

To Press

Stop playback (OFF)
Eject the CD (OPEN) then Z

*1If you play a CD TEXT disc, the artist name

appears in the display after the disc name. (Only
for CD TEXT discs with the artist name.)

2

If the track name of a CD TEXT disc is not

*

prerecorded, “TRACK” and “NO NAME” appear
in the display.

After you select the desired item, the display
will automatically change to the Motion
Display mode after a few seconds.
In the Motion Display mode, all the items are
scrolled in the display one by one in order.

Tip

The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See
“Changing the sound and display settings” on
page 16.)

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