Sony CDX-L300 User Manual

FM/AM Compact Disc Player

3-237-526-11 (1)

Operating Instructions Mode d'emploi

Owner’s Record

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

Model No. CDX-L300 Serial No.

For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual. En ce qui concerne l’installation et les connexions, consulter le manuel d’installation/connexions fourni.

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CDX-L300

 2002 Sony Corporation

Welcome !

Warning

Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact Disc Player. You can enjoy its various features.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: — Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. — Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

TV technician for help.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.

Table of Contents

Location of controls ............................................. 4

Precautions ............................................................ 5

Notes on discs ....................................................... 5

Getting Started

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

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

CD Player

Playing a disc ........................................................ 7

Display items ........................................................ 8

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play ................................................. 8

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play ................................................. 8

Radio

Storing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) ..................... 9

Storing only the desired stations ....................... 9

Receiving the stored stations ............................ 10

Other Functions

Adjusting the sound characteristics ................ 11

Quickly attenuating the sound ........................ 11

Canceling the beep sound ................................. 11

Selecting the sound position

— My Best sound Position (MBP) .............. 12

Boosting the bass sound

— D-bass ........................................................ 12

Additional Information

Maintenance........................................................ 13

Removing the unit ............................................. 13

Specifications ...................................................... 15

Troubleshooting.................................................. 16

Error displays ..................................................... 17

Location of controls

Refer to the pages listed for details.

SOURCE

SRC

MODE

SEL

ATT

SENS

DISC

1 Volume +/– button 7, 11 2 MODE button

RADIO 9, 10

3 SRC (SOURCE) (TUNER/CD) button 7, 9,

4 SEL (select) button 7, 11, 12 5 Display window 6

MBP (My Best sound Position) button

7 D (D-BASS) button 12 8 Z (eject) button 7 9 Reset button 6

REP SHUF BL SKIP ATA MTL

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q; ATT (attenuate) button 11 qa SENS button 10 qs Number buttons

(3) REP 8 (4) SHUF 8

RADIO 9, 10, 11

qd BTM (Best Tuning Memory) button 9 qf DSPL (display mode change) button 7,

qg OFF button* 7 qh SEEK/AMS +/– button

CD 7

RADIO 9, 10

MBP

D-BASS

OFF

BTM DSPL

SEEK

AMS

* Warning when installing in a car

without an ACC (accessory) position on the ignition key switch

Be sure to press (OFF) on the unit for 2 seconds to turn off the clock display after turning off the engine.

Otherwise, the clock display does not turn off and this causes battery drain.

Precautions

Notes on discs

•If your car was parked in direct sunlight, allow the unit to cool off before operating it.

•Power antennas will extend automatically while the unit is operating.

If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit that are not covered in this manual, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Moisture condensation

On a rainy day or in a very damp area, moisture condensation may occur inside the lenses and display of the unit. Should this occur, the unit will not operate properly. In such a case, remove the disc and wait for about an hour until the moisture has evaporated.

To maintain high sound quality

Be careful not to splash juice or other soft drinks onto the unit or discs.

•To keep the disc clean, do not touch the surface. Handle the disc by its edge.

•Keep your discs in their cases or disc magazines when not in use. Do not subject the discs to heat/high temperature. Avoid leaving them in parked cars or on dashboards/rear trays.

•Do not attach labels, or use discs with sticky ink/residue. Such discs may stop spinning when used, causing a malfunction, or may ruin the disc.

•Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star) cannot be played on this unit. Attempting to do so may damage the unit. Do not use such discs.

•You cannot play 8cm (3in.) CDs.

•Before playing, clean the discs with a commercially available 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.

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Notes on CD-R/CD-RW discs

•You can play CD-Rs (recordable CDs)/CDRWs (rewritable CDs) designed for audio use on this unit. Look for these marks to distinguish CD-Rs/ CD-RWs for audio use.

Getting Started

These marks denote that a disc is not for audio use.

•Some CD-Rs/CD-RWs (depending on the equipment used for its recording or the condition of the disc) may not play on this unit.

•You cannot play a CD-R/CD-RW that is not finalized*.

* A process necessary for a recorded CD-R/CD-RW

disc to be played on the audio CD player.

Resetting the unit

Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery, you must reset the unit. Press the reset button with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen.

Reset button

Note

Pressing the reset button will erase the clock setting and some stored contents.

Setting the clock

The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication.

Example: To set the clock to 10:08

1 Press (DSPL) for 2 seconds.

The hour indication flashes.

1 Press either side of the volume +/–

button to set the hour.

2 Press (SEL).

The minute indication flashes.

3 Press either side of the volume +/–

button to set the minute.

CD Player

Playing a disc

Insert the disc (labeled side up).

Playback starts automatically.

2 Press (DSPL).

The clock starts. After the clock setting is completed, the display returns to normal play mode.

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

To Press

Stop playback Z or (OFF) Eject the disc Z Skip tracks (SEEK/AMS) (./>)

– Automatic [once for each track]

Music Sensor

Fast-forward/ (SEEK/AMS) (m/M) reverse [hold to desired point] – Manual Search

Note

When the last track on the disc is over, playback restarts from the first track of the disc.

Display items

Displayable items

• Clock

Source

Track number

To Press

Switch display (DSPL) item

• Elapsed playing time

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play

The current track will repeat itself when it reaches the end.

During playback, press (3) (REP) repeatedly until “REP” indicator appears in the display.

Repeat Play starts.

To return to normal play mode, press (3) (REP) again.

Playing tracks in random order — Shuffle Play

You can select to play the tracks on the current disc in random order.

During playback, press (4) (SHUF) repeatedly until “SHUF” indicator appears in the display.

Shuffle Play starts.

To return to normal play mode, press (4) (SHUF) again.

Radio

Storing only the desired stations

The unit can store up to 6 stations per band (FM1, FM2, FM3, and AM1, AM2).

Caution

When tuning in stations while driving, use Best Tuning Memory to prevent accidents.

Storing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM)

The unit selects the stations with the strongest signals within the selected band, and stores them in the order of their frequency.

1 Press (SRC) repeatedly to select the

radio.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3 Press (BTM) for 2 seconds.

The unit stores stations in the order of their frequencies on the number buttons. A beep sounds when the setting is stored.

Notes

• If only a few stations can be received due to

weak signals, some number buttons will retain their former settings.

• When a number is indicated in the display, the

unit starts storing stations from the one currently displayed.

You can manually preset the desired stations on any chosen number button.

1 Press (SRC) repeatedly to select the

radio.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to tune

in the station that you want to store.

4 Press the desired number button ((1) to

(6)) until “MEM” appears.

The number button indication appears in the display.

Note

If you try to store another station on the same number button, the previously stored station will be erased.

Receiving the stored stations

1 Press (SRC) repeatedly to select the

radio.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

If FM stereo reception is poor

— Monaural Mode

During radio reception, press (SENS) repeatedly until “MONO” indicator appears.

“MONO” indicator is displayed.

3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) on

which the desired station is stored.

If preset tuning does not work

— Automatic tuning/ Local Seek Mode

Automatic tuning:

Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to search for the station.

Scanning stops when the unit receives a station. Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) repeatedly until the desired station is received.

Local Seek Mode:

If the automatic tuning stops too frequently, press (SENS) repeatedly until

“LCL” indicator appears.

“LCL” indicator is displayed.

Only the stations with relatively strong signals will be tuned in.

Tip

If you know the frequency of the station you want to listen to, press either side of (SEEK/AMS) until the desired frequency appears (manual tuning).

The sound improves, but becomes monaural (“ST” disappears).

To return to normal, press (SENS) again.

Other Functions

Adjusting the sound characteristics

You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and fader. The bass and treble levels can be stored independently for each source.

1 Select the item you want to adjust by

pressing (SEL) repeatedly.

Each time you press (SEL), the item changes as follows:

BAS (bass) t TRE (treble) t BAL (left-right) t FAD (front-rear)

2 Adjust the selected item by pressing

either side of the volume +/– button.

Note

Adjust within 3 seconds after selecting the item.

Quickly attenuating the sound

Press (ATT).

The “ATT” indicator appears in the display.

To restore the previous volume level, press (ATT) again.

Canceling the beep sound

Press (6) while pressing (SEL) down.

To activate the beep sound again, press these buttons again.

Note

If you connect an optional power amplifier and do not use the built-in amplifier, the beep sound will be deactivated.

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