Sony CD-XM3DI User Manual

FM/AM Compact Disc Player

3-251-042-11 (1)

Operating Instructi on s Mode d’emploi Manual de instrucciones

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the bot tom of the unit. Record these numbers in the spa ce provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this produc t.

Model No. CDX-M3DI Serial No.

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

US FR ES

CDX-M3DI

Warning

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Welcome !

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.

Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact Disc Player.

FEATURING:

• MP3 file playback r ecorded on a disc is possible.

• CD-R/CD-RW which can have a session added can be played (pag e 7).

• Discs recorded in Multi Session (CD-Extra, Mixed CD, etc.) can be played, depending on the recording method (page 7).

• Optional CD/MD units (both changers and players)*

•ID3 tag*2 version 1 information (displayed when an MP3 file is played).

• CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD TEXT disc*

• Supplied controller accessory

Card remote commander RM-X131

• Optional controller accessory

Wireless rotary commander RM-X6S

*1 This unit works with Sony products only. *2 ID3 tag is an MP3 file that contains information

*3 A CD TEXT disc is an audio CD that includes

Instructions in this manual describe how to use the unit by mainly using the card remote commander.

Illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual device.

is played).

about album name, artist name, track name, etc. information such as the disc name, artist name,

and track names. This information is recorded on the disc.

Table of Contents

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

Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

About MP3 files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

General top menu display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Getting Started

Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Setting the clock and the calendar . . . . . . . .10

CD Player CD/MD Unit (optional)

Playing a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Playing tracks re peatedly

— Repeat Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Playing trac ks in random orde r

— Shuffle Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Labeling a CD

— Disc Memo* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Locating a disc by name

— List-up*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

* Functions available with optional CD/MD unit

Radio

Storing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) . . . . . . .15

Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Storing only desired stations . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Storing station names

— Station Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Tuning in a station through a list

— List-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Image Settings

Selecting the display mode

and display pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Clearing disp la y characters automatically

— AutoClear (Spectrum analyzer /

Panorama/Screen Saver mode). . . . . . . . 21

Changing the translucence ratio of the

characters —BlendLevel (S pectrum analyze r/

Panorama/Screen Saver mode). . . . . . . . 21

Setting a Plaque

— Plaque. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Setting the charact er color

— Color Sel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Selecting the display period of the ima ges

— AutoImage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Other Functions

Adjusting the sound characteristics. . . . . . . 24

Quickly attenuating the sound. . . . . . . . . . . 24

Changing the sound and display s ettings

— Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Setting the Dynamic Soundstage Organize r

(DSO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Setting the equalizer (EQ7). . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Adjusting the front and rear volume . . . . . . 27

Adjusting the volume of

the subwoofer(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting auxiliar y audio equipment . . . . 29

Additional Information

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Location of controls

OFF

SOURCE SCREEN

MODE

VOL

Refer to the pages listed for details.

SHIFT

CDX-M3DI

a SOURCE (Power on/Radio/CD/MD/

AUX*1) button

T o select the source.

b OFF (Stop/Power off) button*2 11, 29 c MODE button

To change the oper at i on.

d Display window e Z (eject) butto n

To eject a disc, if a disc is already in the unit. To open/close the front panel.

f SCREEN button

T o select the display mode.

g VOL (volume) control lever

To turn up or down the volume by pressing up or down the VOL lever.

h Reset button 10 i Receptor for the card remote

commander and wireless rotary commander

j SHIFT (switching shift 1-3) button

To change the funct io n of the . > lever (qa).

k . > lever

T o select the desired radio station, the desired item to be adjusted, or the desired image by pressing up or down the . > lever.

Press up

*1When an optional CD/MD unit is connected,

“ AUX” is not displayed.

*2Warning

when installing in a car without an ACC (accessory) position on the ignition switch

After turning off the ignition, be sure to press and hold (OFF) on the unit until the display disappears.

Otherwise, the display does not turn off and this causes batter y dr ai n.

Press down

Card remote commander RM-X131

MODE

ATT

The correspondin g buttons of th e ca rd remote commander control the same functions as those on this unit.

Instructions in this manual describe how to use the unit by mainly using the card remote commander. Refer to the pages listed for details.

REP

SHUF

GRAPHIC

SCREEN IMAGE

LIST

DISC

SOURCE

–

SEEK

SOUND

OFF

DISC

VOL

SEEK

–

ENTER

BACK

–

a MODE button b Number buttons

(1) REP 13 (2) SHUF 13

To store stations and receive stored stations.

c SCREEN button d MENU button

To display the general menus.

e SOURCE button f </, (SEEK –/+) buttons g SOUND button

To display the sound menus.

h OFF button i VOL (+/–) buttons j ATT button 24 k GRAPHIC button

To display the graphic menus.

l IMAGE button

To switch the display patterns.

m LIST button 15, 18 n M/m (DISC +/–) buttons o ENTER button

To enter a setting.

p BACK button

In a setting, to return to a previous operation.

Note

If the display disappears by pressing (OFF), it cannot be operated with the card remote commander unless (SOURCE) on the unit is pressed, or a disc is inserted to activate the unit first.

Tip

See “Replacing the lithium battery” on page 30 for details on how to replace the batteries.

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 automatic ally while the unit is operating.

• Do not use the CUSTOM FILE feature while driving, or perform any ot her function which could divert your attention from the road.

If you have any quest ions or proble m s concerning your unit that are not covered in this manual, please co nsult your nearest Sony dealer.

Moisture condensation

On a rainy day or in a very damp area, moisture condensation ma y occur inside the lense s 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.

Notes on LCD display

• Do not push the LCD display strongly. It may cause injury or damage the display.

• Bright points of light (red, blue, or green) or black dots may appea r on th e LCD di splay. This is not a malfunction. The LCD is made with high-precision technology and more than

99.99 % of the picture element is intact. However, tiny elements of the picture may show the above symptoms.

• To keep discs clean, do not touch the surface. Handle a disc by its ed ge.

• Keep your discs in their cases or disc magazines when not in use. Do not subject the discs to heat/hig h temperature. Avoid le a ving th em in park ed cars or on dashboards/rear trays.

• Do not attach labels , or us e discs with sticky ink/residue. Such discs may stop spinning when used, caus in g a m alfunction, or may rui n the disc.

• Do not use any discs wit h l abels or stickers attached. The following malfunctions may result from using such discs: – Inability to eject a disc (due to a label or

sticker peeling off and jamming the eject mechanism).

– Inability to read audio data correctly (e.g.,

playback skippin g, or n o pl ayback) due to heat shrinking of a sticker or label causing a disc to warp.

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

• You cannot play 8 cm CDs.

• Before playing, cl ean the discs with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc from the center out. Do not use solvents such as ben zine, thinner , co mmercially available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended for analog discs.

Music discs encoded with copyright protection

This product is designe d t o pl ay back discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) sta ndard. Recently, various music discs enc oded with copyright protection ar e ma rketed by so me record companies. Please be aware th at among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and ma y not be pl ayable by this product.

Notes on CD-Rs (recordable CDs)/CDRWs (rewritable CDs)

This unit can play the following discs:

Type of dis c s Label on the disc

Audio CD

About MP3 files

MP3 (MPEG 1 A udio Layer-3) is a standard technology and format for compressing a soun d sequence. Th e fi le i s comp ressed to a bout 1/ 10 of its original size. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are not compressed.

Notes on discs

You can play MP3 files recorded on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, and C D -RWs. The disc must be in the ISO 9660*1 level 1 or level 2 format, or Joliet or Romeo in the expansion format. You can use a disc recorded in Mult i Session*2.

*1ISO 9660 Format

The most common international standard for the logical format of files and folders on a CD-ROM. There are several specification levels. In Level 1, file names must be in the 8.3 format (no more than 8 characters in the name, no more than 3 characters in the extension “.MP3”) and in capital letters. Fold er names can be no longer than 8 char act ers. There can be no more than 8 nested folder levels. Level 2 specifications allow file names up to 31 characters long. Each folder can have up to 8 tree s. For Joliet or Romeo in t he expansion format, make sure of the contents of the writing software, etc.

MP3 files

• Some CD-Rs/ C D - RWs (depen di ng 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*.

• You can play MP3 files recorded on CDROMs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs.

• A CD-R/CD-RW to which a sess io n can be added can be played.

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

disc to be played on the audio CD player.

*2Multi Session

This is a recording method that enables adding of data using the Track-At-Once method. Conventional CDs begin at a CD control area called the Lead-in and en d at an area called Lead-out. A Multi Session CD is a CD having multiple sessions, with each segment from Lead -i n t o Lead-out regarded as a single session. CD-Extra: The format which records audio (audio CD data) as tracks on session 1, and records data as tr acks on session 2. Mixed CD: In this format , da ta is recorded as track 1, and audio (audio CD data) is recorded as track 2.

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Notes

• With formats other than ISO 9660 le v el 1 an d lev el 2, folder names or file names may not be displayed correctly.

• When naming, be sure to add the file extension “.MP3” to the file name.

• If you put the extension “.MP3” to a file other than MP3, the unit cannot recognize the file properly and will generate random noise that could damage your speakers.

• The following discs take a longer time to start playback. – a disc recorded with complicated tree structure. – a disc recorded in Multi Session. – a disc to which data can be added.

Cautions when playing a disc that is recorded in Multi Session

• When the first track of the first session is audio CD data: Only audio CD data is played back. Non-audio CD data/MP3 file information (track number, time, etc.) is displayed with no sound.

• When the first track of the first session is not audio CD data: – If an MP3 file is in the disc, only MP3 file(s) play

back and other data is skipped (Audio CD data is not recognized).

– If no MP3 file is in the disc, “NO Music” is

displayed and nothing is played back (Audio CD data is not recognized).

The playback order of the MP3 files

The playback order of the folders and files is a s follows:

Folder (album)

MP3 file (track)

Tree 1 (root)

Notes

• A folder that does not include an MP3 file is skipped.

• Maximum folder number: 150 (including root folder

and empty folders).

• The maximum number of MP3 files and folders that can be contained in a disc: 300. When a file/folder name contains many characters, this number may become less than 300.

• The maximum number of trees which can be played:

Tip

To specify a desired playback order, before the folder or file name, input the order by number (e.g., “01,” “02”), then record contents onto a disc (The order differs depending on the writing software).

Tree 2

Tree 3

Tree 4

Tree 5

General top menu display

Press (MENU) to enter the general top menus, then select the category of menu. In the general menu display you can select various settings. To select, press (ENTER). To return to a pre vious operat i on, press (BACK). To complete the setting and return to the normal display, press (MENU).

General top menu display

DISC

SOURCE

DISC

SEEK

–

General menu display

DISC

SOURCE

DISC

SEEK

–

SEEK

–

SEEK

–

Icons and the contents of settings

Setup

Basic setting s

Display

Display set ti ng

PlayMode

Settings for playback and ra di o reception

SoundTuning

Precise settings for sound quality

Edit

Display character setting

DISC

SOURCE

DISC

SEEK

–

SEEK

–

a Selected cate g ory menu

Example: Setup

b Selected item and setting

Example: Beep ON

Note

To move 1 to 2, press (ENTER).

c Selected item and setting

Example: Contras t Level 2

d The light moves as the level changes

Note

The displayed item will differ depending on the source.

Getting Started

Resetting the unit

Before operating the unit for the first time, or after replacing the car battery or chan gi ng the connections, you must reset the unit. Press the reset button with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen. After the reset is complet e, the pre- stored images are displayed. Press (IMAGE) on the card remote commander to show the clock display and set the clock and calendar.

Reset button

Note

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

Setting the clock and the calendar

The clock uses a 12-hour digital indica tion (Month/Day/Year Time). The factory setting is “01/01/2003 01:00AM .”

1 Press (MENU). 2 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“Setup.”

3 Press (ENTER). 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“Clock.”

5 Press (ENTER).

1Press M or m repeatedly to set the

month.

Each time you pre ss M, the number of the month increases. Each time you pre ss m, the number of the month decreases.

2Press , to move to the day, then

press M or m repeat edly to set the day.

If you press <, you can move back to the left.

3Repeat step 2 to set the year, the

hour, and the minute.

6 Press (ENTER).

The settings for clock and calendar are stored, and the display returns to the normal display.

Note

If your car has no ACC position, turn on the power of this unit first, then set the clock and the calendar.

Tips

• “AM” or “PM” toggles automatically depending on your time setting.

• You can set the year from 2000 to 2099.

CD Player CD/MD Unit (optional)

In addition to playing a CD with this unit, you can also control ext ernal CD/MD units.

Note

If you connect an optional CD unit with the CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information will appear in the display when you play a CD TEXT disc.

: Operation by this unit : Operation by card remote commander

To Press

Stop playback (OFF) Skip tracks

– Automatic

</, [once for each track]

Music Sensor

Fast-forward/ reverse

</, [hold until the desired point]

– Manual Search Skip discs

–Disc selection Skip albums*

– Album selection

M/m [once for each disc]

M/m [once for each album]

Playing a disc

(With this unit)

Press Z to open the front panel and insert the disc (labeled side up).

The front panel cl oses and playback starts automatically.

If a disc is already inserted, press (SOURCE) repeatedly unti l “ appears in the dis play, and playback starts.

Note

The front panel closes automatically after the caution alarm beeps.

To Press

Stop playba ck (OFF) Eject the disc Z Skip tracks

–Automatic Music

Sensor

Fast-forward/ reverse –Manual Search

Skip albums* –Album selection

(CD icon)”or “CD”

. > lever up/down

[once for each tr ack]

. > lever up/down

[hold until the desi red point]

(SHIFT), then . > lever up/down [once for each album]

* Available only when an MP3 file is played.

Notes

• There is a delay for a few seconds after pressing Z

before the disc is ejected, while the data in the disc is being read.

• If you press Z on the front panel to eject a disc and

leave it in the slot, the disc protective function will work. The ejected disc will be automatically pulled in the slot 15 seconds after being ejected.

• Do not apply excessive pressure to the front panel

(especially when it is open), as this may cause a malfunction.

• Depending on the recording method used on the

disc, it may take a minute or more before playing the first track.

• Depending on the condition of the disc, it may not

play back (page 6, 7).

• While the first/last track on the disc is playing, if m or

M is pressed, playback skips to the last/first track of

the disc.

• When the last track on the disc has finished,

playback restarts from the first track of the disc.

• With the optional unit connected, playback of the

same source will continue on to the optional CD/MD unit.

(With optional unit)

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “

(CD icon),” “CD,” “ “MD,” or “MS*” appears.

(MD icon),”

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly until the

desired un it appears.

Playback starts.

* MS: MG Memory Stick System-up Player MGS-X1.

Locating a track and disc

See “Locating a disc by name” on page 15.

Display items

When the disc/album*1/track changes, any prerecorded title of the new disc/album/track is automatically displayed. If “AutoScroll” is set to “ON, ” names will be scro lle d (pag e25).

Standard mode:

MDLP display*

CD/MD icon

Unit number*

Spectrum analyzer/Panorama/Screen saver mode:

Source

Disc/Album* Track number

Elapsed

playing time

Disc/Album*1/ Track number

LP2: LP2 playback

LP4: LP4 playback

Disc name*4/Artist name/ Album (folder) name* Track (file) name

Elapsed playing time

Notes

• Some characters cannot be displayed.

• For some CD TEXT discs with very many

characters, some information may not be displayed nor scroll.

• This unit cannot display the artist name for each track of a CD TEXT disc.

Notes on MP3

• When playing MP3 with ID3 tag, ID3 tag (artist name/album name/track name) is displayed.

• ID3 tag applies only to version 1.

• The ID3 tag character codes comply with ASCII and

ISO 8859-1 standards. Joliet format discs can only be displayed in ASCII. Incompatible characters will be displayed as “ *.”

• In the following cases, elapsed playing time may not be displayed accurately. – when an MP3 file of VBR (variable bit rate) is

played.

– duri ng fast-forward/reverse.

Tip

When “AutoScroll” is set to “OF F” and the disc/album/ track name is changed, the disc/album/track name does not scroll.

Disc name* Album (folder) name* Track (file) name*

/Artist name/

Clock mode:

Elapsed

Clock

playing time

Source

*1 Available only when an MP3 file is played. *2 Available only when an opti onal MD unit with the

MDLP function is connected, and an MDLP disc is played.

*3 Available only when two or more optional CD (MD)

units are connected.

*4 If the disc has been labeled by this unit using the

CUSTOM FILE function, Disc Memo is displayed accordingly.

Disc/Album* Track number

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play

You can select:

REP

• — to repeat the cu rr ent track.

REP

• *1 — to repeat the tracks in the current album.

• *2 — to repeat the tracks in the current

REP

disc.

*1 Available only when an MP3 file is played. *2 Available only when one or more optional CD/MD

units are connected.

During playback, press (1) (REP) repeatedly until the desired setting appears in the display.

Repeat Play starts .

T o return to normal play mode, press (1) (REP) repeatedly unti l th e icon disappears fr om t h e display.

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play

You can select:

SHUF

• *1 — to play the tracks in the current album in random order.

SHUF

• — to play the tra cks on the current disc in random order.

SHUF

• *2 — to play the tracks in the cur rent optional CD (MD) unit in random order.

SHUF All

• *3 — to play all the tracks in all the connected CD (MD) units (including this unit) in random orde r.

*1 Available only when an MP3 file is played. *2 Available only when one or more optional CD (MD)

units are connected.

*3 Available only when one or more optional CD units,

or two or more optional MD units are connected.

During playback, press (2) (SHUF) repeatedly until the desired setting appears in the display.

Shuffl e Play starts.

To return to normal play mode, press (2) (SHUF) repeate dly until the icon disa ppears from the display.

Note

“ ” will not shuffle tracks between CD units

SHUF All

and MD units.

Labeling a CD

— Disc Memo (With an optional CD unit with the CUSTOM FILE function)

You can label each disc wi th a custom name (Disc Memo). You can enter up to 8 characters for a disc. If you la bel a CD , you can locate the disc by name (page 15). As a display item, the Disc Memo always takes priority over any orig in al CD TEXT information.

Caution

Do not use the CUSTOM FILE feature while driving, or perform any other function which could divert your attention f rom the road.

1 Start playing a disc you want to label. 2 Press (MENU). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“Edit.”

4 Press (ENTER). 5 Press M or m to select “Name Edit .” 6 Press (ENTER).

The unit will repeat the disc during the labeling procedure.

7 Enter the characters.

1 Press M*1 repeatedly to select the

desired c haracter.

t B t C ... t 0 t 1 t 2 ... t + t

–

t * ... t

*1 For reverse order, press m. *2 blank space

2 Press , after locating the desired

character.

If you press <, you can move back to the left.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to ente r the

entire name.

*2 t

8 Press (ENTER).

The display returns to the top menu display.

9 Press (MENU).

The display returns to the normal display.

Tips

• Simply overwrite or enter a blank space to correct or erase a name.

• You can label CDs on a unit without the CUSTOM FILE function if that unit is connected along with a CD unit that has the function. The Disc Memo will be stored in the memory of the CD unit with the CUSTOM FILE function.

Note

Repeat/shuffle play is suspended until the Name Edit is complete.

Erasing the Disc Memo

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

“CD.”

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

CD unit with the CUSTOM FILE function.

3 Press (MENU). 4 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“Edit.”

5 Press (ENTER). 6 Press M or m to select “Name Del.” 7 Press (ENTER).

The stored names will appear.

8 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

disc name you want to erase.

9 Press (ENTER) for 2 seconds.

The name is erased. Repeat steps 8 and 9 if you want to erase other names.

Press (MENU).

The display returns to the normal display.

Notes

• When the Disc Memo for a CD TEXT disc is erased, the original CD TEXT infor mat ion is displ ayed.

• If you cannot find the Disc Memo you want to erase, try selecting a different CD unit in step 2.

Tips

• In step 7, if there is no Disc Memo, the display will return to the normal display automatically.

• If all the Disc Memo is deleted in step 9, the display will return to the normal display automatically.

Locating a disc by name

— List-up (With an optional CD unit with the CD TEXT/

CUSTOM FILE function, or an MD unit)

Y ou can use this function for discs that have been assigned custom names*

discs*

1 Press (LIST).

The assigned di sc name appears in th e display.

2 Press M or m repeatedly to selec t the

desired disc.

3 Press (ENTER).

*1 Locating a disc by its custom name: when you

assign a name for a CD (page 14) or an MD.

*2 Locating discs by the CD TEXT information: when

you play a CD TEXT disc on a CD unit with the CD TEXT function.

Note

In the case of CD TEXT discs and MDs, some letters cannot be displayed.

Tip

To stop selecting and return to the normal display, press (LIST).

or for CD TEXT

Radio

The unit can store up to 6 stations per band (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, an d AM 2).

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 (SOURCE) repeatedly until

“

(tuner icon)” or the band appears.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3 Press (MENU). 4 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“Edit.”

5 Press (ENTER). 6 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“BTM.”

7 Press (ENTER).

The stations with th e st rongest signals wi th in the selected band are stored in order of frequency in the memory. To cancel storing, press (ENTER) while s toring the st ations.

8 Press (MENU).

The display returns to the normal display.

Notes

• If only a few stations can be received due to weak

signals, some stored preset numbers will retain their former settings.

• When a preset number is indicated in the display,

the unit starts storing stations from the one currently displayed.

Display items

Receiving the stored stations

Standard mode:

Tuner

Radio band

Frequency

Preset number

Frequency

Station name*

icon

Spectrum analyzer/Panorama/Screen saver mode:

Preset

Radio

number

band

Clock mode:

Radio

Preset

band

number

* This is displayed only when the station name has

been assigned. See “Storing station names” on page 17.

Frequency

Clock

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

the radio.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

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

on which the desired station is stored.

Tip

Press M or m to receive the stations in the order they are stored in the memory (Preset Search function).

If preset tuning does not work — Automatic tuning

Press < (SEEK –) or , (SEEK +) to search for the station.

Scanning stops when the unit receives a station. Repeat the operation until the desired station is received.

Tips

• If automatic tuning stops too frequently, turn on the Local Seek to limit seek to stations with stronger signals (see “Changing the sound and display settings” on page 25).

• If you know the frequency of the station you want to listen to, press and hold < or , to locate the approximate frequency, then press the < or , repeatedly to fine adjust to the desired frequency (manual tuning).

If FM stereo reception is poor

Select monaural reception mode

(see “Changing the sound and display settings” on page 2 5). The sound improves, but become s monaura l (“STEREO” di sappears).

Note

If interference occurs, this unit will automatically narrow the reception frequency to eliminate noise (IF Auto function). In such cases, some FM stereo broadcasts may become monaural while in the stereo reception mode.

Tips

• To always hear FM stereo broadcasts in stereo, you can change the IF Auto setting and widen the frequency signal reception (see “Changing the sound and display settings” on page 25). Note that some interference may occur in this setting.

• If FM broadcasts are difficult to hear, set “DSO” to “OFF” (page 26).

Storing only desired stations

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

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

the radio.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3 Press < (SEEK –) or , (SEEK +) to

tune in the station that you want to store.

4 Press the desired number button ((1)

to (6)) for 2 seconds until “Memory” appears.

The number of the button you pressed is displayed, and then the selected station is assigned to this nu m ber and stored.

Note

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

Storing station names

— Station Memo

You can assign a name to each radio station and store it in memory. The name of the station currently tuned in appears in the di splay. You ca n assign a name usi ng up to 8 characters for a station.

Storing the station names

1 Tune in a station whose name you

want to store.

2 Press (MENU). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“Edit.”

4 Press (ENTER). 5 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“Name Edit.”

6 Press (ENTER).

7 Enter the characters.

1 Press M*1 repeatedly to select the

desired character.

t B t C ... t 0 t 1 t 2 ... t + t

–

t * ... t

*1 For reverse order, press m. *2 blank space

2 Press , af te r l ocating the desired

character.

If you press <, you can move back to the left.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the

entire name.

*2 t

8 Press (ENTER).

The display returns to the top menu display.

9 Press (MENU).

The display returns to the normal display.

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Tips

• Simply overwrite or enter a blank space to correct or erase a name.

• If no memory is remaining, “MEMORY FULL” appears in the display, and you cannot assign a station name.

Erasing the station name

1 During radio reception, press (MENU). 2 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“Edit.”

3 Press (ENTER). 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“Name Del.”

5 Press (ENTER).

6 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

station whose name you want to erase.

7 Press (ENTER) for 2 seconds.

The name is erased. Repeat steps 6 to 7 if yo u wa nt to era se other names.

8 Press (MENU).

The display returns to the normal display.

Tips

• In step 5, if there is no station name, the display will return to the normal display automatically.

• If all station names are deleted in step 7, the display will return to the normal display automatically.

Tuning in a station through a list

— List-up

1 During radio reception, press (LIST)

momentarily.

The frequency or assigned sta t i on name appears in the disp la y.

2 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

desired st ation.

If no name is assigned to the station, only the frequency appears in the di splay.

3 Press (ENTER) to tune in the desired

station.

After tuning is completed, th e display returns to the normal display.

Tip

To stop selecting and return to the nor m al dis play, press (LIST).

Image Settings

Selecting the display mode and display pattern

You can select from 5 different display modes. You can also select various display patterns in Standard, Spectrum analyzer, Panorama , S creen saver, and Clock mode.

Standard mode

Displays various information such as source, track number, elapsed playing time, disc name, track name, and sound settings. You can display items such as an icon of the source on th e le ft side of the display, spectrum analyzer pattern in smaller size in the center of the display.

Spectrum analyzer mode

Displays a pre-st ored spectrum anal yzer setting on the whole screen.

Panorama mode

Displays pre-st ored static images on the whole screen, and some of them scr o l l a utomatically.

Screen Saver mode

Plays back a pre-st ored animation.

Clock mode

Displays playback or radio reception information and cl ock.

By the card remote commander

REP

SHUF

GRAPHIC

SCREEN IMAGE

LIST

DISC

SOURCE

SEEK

SOUND

–

DISC

SEEK

–

TER

SCREEN

IMAGE

1 During playback or radio reception,

press (SCREEN) repeated ly to se l ect the display mode.

Each time you press (SCREEN), the display mode changes as follows:

Standard mode t Spectrum analyzer mode t Panorama mode t Screen saver mode t Clock mode* t Standard mode

2 Press (IMAGE) repeatedly to select the

display pattern.

* You cannot select any display pattern in the Clock

mode.

By the unit

OPEN /CLOSE

SCREEN

SHIFT

SCREEN SHIFT

. >

lever

1 During playback or radio reception,

press (SCREEN) repeatedly to select the display mode.

Each time you press (SCREEN), the display mode changes as fol l ows:

Standard mode t Spectrum analyzer mode t Panorama mode t Screen saver mode t Clock mode* t Standard mode

2 Press up or down the . > lever

while the desired image is displayed in the lower right of the display to selec t the display pattern.

* You cannot select any display pattern in the Clock

mode.

When switching only the display pattern, press (SHIFT) until the desired image appears on the display lower right, and press up or down the . > lever until the desired image is displayed (If source is AUX, you do not need to press (SHIFT)).

Clearing display characters automatically

— AutoClear (Spectrum analyzer/Panorama/ Screen Saver mode)

You can make display characters disappear for a moment in Spectrum analyzer/Panorama/Screen Saver mode. When set to ON, yo u can display the display characters only when the disc, album, or track is changed or the source or display mode is changed. You can enjoy full images.

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, CD, MD, or A UX).

2 Press (GRAPHIC). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to selec t

“AutoClear.”

Each time you pr ess < or ,, the item changes as follows:

AutoClear y BlendLevel y Plaque y Color Sel y AutoImage y AutoClear

4 Press (ENTER).

Changing the translucence ratio of the characters

—BlendLevel (Spectrum analyzer /Panorama/ Screen Saver mode)

You can set the translucence ratio (color den sit y) of the characters in the Spectrum analyzer/ Panorama/Scree n Saver mo de. By setting this leve l down, you can adjust the characters in the display to appear opaque.

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, C D, MD, or AUX).

2 Press (GRAPHIC). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“BlendLevel.”

Each time you press < or ,, the item changes as follows:

AutoClear y BlendLevel y Plaque y Color Sel y AutoImage y Auto Clear

4 Press (ENTER).

5 Press (ENTER).

6 Press M or m to select “ON.”

To cancel the Auto Clear function, select “OFF.”

7 Press (ENTER). 8 Press (GRAPHIC).

The display returns to th e normal display.

Note

In Standard/Clock mode, you cannot make the display charact ers disappear automatically.

5 Press (ENTER).

6 Press < or , to select the

permeation ratio (Level 0-15).

The lower the level, the paler the display characters.

7 Press (ENTER). 8 Press (GRAPHIC).

The display returns to the normal display.

Notes

• In Sta nd ard /Clock mod e, you cannot change the translucence ratio of the display characters.

• While “Plaque” is set to “ON,” “BlendLevel” has no effect, regardless of setting.

Setting a Plaque

— Plaque

If characters fade into a simila r colored background image, the plaque setting will make the characters more readable.

Setting the character color

— Color Sel

Yo u can select one of 7 colo r settings for the character di sp l ay. Besides, you can adju st and store the desired color in the unit.

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, CD, MD, or AUX).

2 Press (GRAPHIC). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“Plaque.”

Each time you press < or ,, the item changes as foll ows:

AutoClear y BlendLevel y Plaque y Color Sel y AutoImage y AutoClear

4 Press (ENTER).

5 Press (ENTER).

6 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“ON.”

7 Press (ENTER). 8 Press (GRAPHIC).

The display returns to the normal display.

Note

If “Plaque” is set to “ON,” “BlendLevel” you adjusted has no effect.

Selecting the character color

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, CD, MD, or AUX).

2 Press (GRAPHIC). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“Color Sel.”

Each time you press < or ,, the item changes as follows:

AutoClear y BlendLevel y Plaque y Color Sel y AutoImage y AutoClear

4 Press (ENTER).

5 Press (ENTER).

6 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

desired character color.

Each time you press M or m, the character color changes.

Blue y White y Green y Pink y Yellow y Purple y Black y

y Blue

Custom

7 Press (ENTER). 8 Press (GRAPHIC).

The display returns to the normal display.

Adjusting the character color

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, CD, MD, or A UX).

2 Press (GRAPHIC). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to selec t

“Color Sel,” then press (ENTER).

Each time you pr ess < or ,, the item changes as follows:

AutoClear y BlendLevel y Plaque y Color Sel y AutoImage y AutoClear

4 Press (ENTER). 5 Press M or m to select “Custom,” then

press (ENTER).

6 Press M or m repeatedly to select one

among Red-Green-Blue.

Each time you pr ess M or m, the item changes.

7 Press < or , to adjust the level of

the color.

Repeat steps 7 and 8 to set the character display to your desired color.

8 Press (ENTER). 9 Press M or m to select “Save,” then

press (ENTER).

To return to the former character color, select “Cancel,” then press (ENTER). To restore the factory-set charact er color, select “Reset,” then press (ENTER).

Press (GRAPHIC).

The display returns to th e normal display.

Selecting the display period of the images

— AutoImage

The pre-stored images switch in sequence automatically. You can select the display period for an image.

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, C D, MD, or AUX).

2 Press (GRAPHIC). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“AutoImage.”

Each time you press < or ,, the item changes as follows:

AutoClear y BlendLevel y Plaque y Color Sel y AutoImage y Auto Clear

4 Press (ENTER).

5 Press (ENTER).

6 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

display period for an image.

Each time you press M or m, the item changes as follows:

Middle y Fast y OFF y Slow y Middle

To cancel the Slid e Show function, select “OFF.”

7 Press (ENTER). 8 Press (GRAPHIC).

The display returns to the normal display.

Other Functions

Adjusting the sound characteristics

You can adjust the bass , treble, balance, fade r, and subwoofer volume.

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, CD, MD, or AUX).

2 Press (SOUND). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select the

item you want to adjust.

Each time you press < or ,, the item changes as foll ows:

DSO y EQ7 y Bass y Treble y Balance (left-right) y Fader (front-rear) y SubWoofer (subwoofer volume)

4 Press (ENTER). 5 Adjust the selected item by pressing

< or ,.

6 Press (ENTER).

Quickly attenuating the sound

Press (ATT).

“ATT” appears in the d is pl ay for a while.

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

Tip

When the interface cable of a car telephone is connected to the ATT lead, the unit decreases the volume automatically when a telephone call comes in (Telephone ATT function).

Changing the sound and display settings

— Menu

The following items can be set:

Setup

•Clock (page10)

• Beep — to turn the beeps on or off.

•AUX Skip*1 (page 29) — to turn the AUX source display on or off.

Display

• Dimmer — to change the brightness of the display. – Select “AUT O” to d im th e dis pla y only when

you turn the lights on. – Select “ON” to dim the display. – Select “OFF” to deactivate the Dimmer.

• Contrast — to adjust the contrast if the indications on the display are not recognizable because of the unit’s installatio n position.

• AutoScroll* – Select “ON” to scroll all automatically

displayed names.

– When AutoScroll is set to “OFF” and the

disc/track name is changed, the disc/track name does not scroll.

PlayMode

• Local (Local Seek M ode) (page 16) – Select “ON” to only tune into stations with

stronger signals.

• Mono (Monaural Mode) (page 16) – Select “ON” to hear FM stereo broadcast in

monaural. Select “OFF” to return to normal mode.

• IF switch AUTO/WIDE (page 16) – Select “AUTO” for the unit to narrow the

receivabl e freque ncy and automatically to avoid noise.

– Select “WIDE” for the unit to widen the

receivable frequency.

SoundTuning

• EQ7 Tune (page 26) — to adjust the equa li zer curve.

• HPF (High pass filter) (page 27)

• LPF (Low pass filte r) (page 28)

• Loudness — to e nj oy bas s and treble even at low volumes. The bass and treble will be reinforced.

• AUX Lev el*3 (page 29) — to adjust the volume level of connected auxiliary equipment.

*1 Displayed only when the clock is displayed by

pressing (OFF).

*2 Displayed only when CD, or MD is playing back. *3 Displayed only when the source is AUX.

Note

Only when an optional CD/MD unit is not connected, “AUX Skip” and “AUX Level” are displayed.

1 Press (MENU).

To set “AutoScroll,” press (MENU) during CD/MD playback.

2 Press < or , repeat edly to s elect the

desired item.

3 Press (ENTER). 4 Press M or m repeatedly to sele ct your

desired items to be adju st ed.

5 Press (ENTER). 6 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

desired se t ting (Example: “ON” or “OFF”).

7 Press (ENTER).

The display returns to the top menu display.

8 Press (MENU).

The display returns to the normal display.

Note

The displayed item will differ depending on the source.

Setting the Dynamic Soundstage Organizer (DSO)

If your speakers are i nstalled into the lower part of the doors, the so und will come from be l ow and may not be clear. The DSO (Dynami c Soundstage Organizer) function creates a more ambient sound as if there were speakers above th e dashboard (virtu al speakers). You can store the DSO setting for each sour ce.

DSO mode and image of virtual speakers

*3 *2

*1 DSO 1 *2 DSO 2 *3 DSO 3 *4 DSO OFF

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, CD, MD, or AUX).

2 Press (SOUND). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“DSO.”

4 Press (ENTER).

*3 *2 *1

Setting the equalizer (EQ7)

You can select an equ al i zer curve for 7 music types (Xplod , Vocal, Clu b, Ja zz, Ne w Age, R ock, and Custom). You can adjust a different equalizer setting for each source.

Selecting the equalizer curve

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, CD, MD, or AUX).

2 Press (SOUND). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“EQ7.”

4 Press (ENTER).

5 Press < or , repeatedly to select the

Equalizer mode.

To cancel the equalizing effect, select “OFF.”

6 Press (ENTER).

Note

While DSO is active, equalizer settings are automatically adjusted for best overall effect.

Adjusting the equalizer curve

You can store and adjust the equalizer settings for frequency and level.

5 Press < or , repeatedly to select the

DSO mode (DSO 1-3).

To cancel the DSO function, select “O FF.”

6 Press (ENTER).

Notes

• Depending on the type of car interior or type of music, DSO may not have a desirable affect.

• If FM broadcasts are difficult to hear, set “DSO” to “OFF.”

Tip

The sound effect of the DSO mode increases as the number increases.

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, CD, MD, or AUX).

2 Press (MENU). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“SoundTuning.”

4 Press (ENTER). 5 Press M or m repeatedly to s elect “EQ7

Tune.”

6 Press (ENTER).

Example: EQ7 Tune “Xplod”

7 Press M or m repeatedly to selec t the

desired equalizer cur ve.

8 Press (ENTER). 9 Select the desired frequency and level.

1 Press < or , repeatedly to select

the desired frequency.

Each time you press < or ,, the frequency changes.

62 Hz y 157 Hz y 396 Hz

y 1000 Hz y 2510 Hz y 6340 Hz y 16000 Hz

Adjusting the front and rear volume

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, C D, MD, or AUX).

2 Press (SOUND). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“Fader.”

4 Press (ENTER).

2 Press M or m repeatedly to adjust

the desired level.

The level is adjustable by 1 dB steps from –10 dB to +10 dB.

To restore the factory-set equalizer curve, press (ENTER) for 2 seconds.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust the

equalizer curve.

Press (ENTER).

After the effect setting is completed, the display returns to the normal display.

5 Press < or , repeatedly to adjust

the volume of front/rear speakers.

6 Press (ENTER).

The display returns to the normal display.

Adjusting the cut-off frequency for the front/rear speakers

To match the characteristics of the installed speaker system, you can select the cut -off frequency of the speakers.

Cut-off frequency

Level

off

Frequency (Hz)

1 During playback or radio reception,

press (MENU).

2 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“SoundTuning.”

3 Press (ENTER). 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“HPF.”

5 Press (ENTER).

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6 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

cut-off frequency.

Each time you press M or m, the frequency changes as foll ows:

OFF (default settin g) y 78 Hz y 125 Hz

7 Press (MENU).

After the frequency setting is complete, the display returns to the normal display.

Adjusting the volume of the subwoofer(s)

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, CD, MD, or AUX).

2 Press (SOUND). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“SubWoofer.”

4 Press (ENTER).

5 Press < or , repeatedly to adjust

the volume.

6 Press (ENTER).

The display returns to the normal display.

Tip

The volume level is adjustable from –10 dB to +10 dB. (Below –10 dB, “– ∞ dB” is displayed.)

Adjusting the cut-off frequency for the subwoofer(s)

To match the characteristics of th e connected subwoofer(s), you can cut out the unwanted high and middle freq uency signals entering the subwoofer(s). By setting the cut-off frequency (see the diagram below), the subwoofer(s) will output only low frequency signals for a clearer sound.

Cut-off frequency

Level

off

Frequency (Hz)

1 During playback or radio reception,

press (MENU).

2 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“SoundTuning.”

3 Press (ENTER). 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“LPF.”

5 Press (ENTER).

6 Press M or m repeatedly to select the

cut-off frequency.

Each time you press M or m, the frequency changes as follows:

OFF (default settin g) y 125 Hz y 78 Hz

7 Press (MENU).

After the frequency setting is complete, the display returns to the normal display.

Connecting auxiliary audio equipment

The unit’s AUX IN (external audio input) terminal on this unit is also used as the BUS AUDIO IN (audio input) terminal. Yo u can listen to the sound f rom your car speakers by connecting optional Sony portable devices.

Note

If you connect an optional Sony CD/MD unit, you cannot connect any portable devices and cannot select “AUX.”

Selecting auxiliary equipment

Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select “AUX.”

Adjusting the volume level

You can adjust the volume for each conne ct ed audio equipment.

1 Press (MENU). 2 Press < or , repeatedly to selec t

“SoundTuning.”

3 Press (ENTER). 4 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“AUX Level.”

5 Press (ENTER). 6 Press < or , repeatedly to adjust

the volume level.

The volume level is adjusta bl e in 1 dB steps from –6 dB to +6 dB.

7 Press (ENTER).

The display returns to the top menu display.

8 Press (MENU).

The display returns to th e normal display.

To deactivate auxiliary equipment in the music source display

1 Press (OFF).

CD/MD playback o r ra di o reception stops (the key illumination and display remain on).

2 Press (MENU). 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“Setup.”

4 Press (ENTER). 5 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“AUX Skip.”

6 Press (ENTER). 7 Press m to select “ON.” 8 Press (MENU).

To restore the indi c ation, select “AUX Skip OFF.”

Additional Information

Maintenance

Fuse replacement

When replacing th e fuse, be sure to use one matching the amperage rating stated on the original fuse. I f t he fuse blows, check the powe r connection and replace the fuse. If the fuse blows again after replacement, there may be an internal malfuncti on . In such a case, co nsult your nearest Sony dealer.

Fuse (10 A)

Warning

Never use a fuse with an amperage rating exceeding the one supplied with the unit as this could damage the un it.

Replacing the lithium battery

Under normal conditions, batteries will last approximately 1 y ear. (The servi ce life may be shorter, depending on the conditions of use.) When the batt ery bec omes wea k, the range o f the card remote commander becomes shorter. Replace the battery with a new CR2025 lithium battery. Use of any other battery may present a risk of fire or explosion.

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Notes on lithium battery

• Keep the lithium battery out of the reach of children. Should the battery be swallowed, immediately consult a doctor.

• Wipe the battery with a dry cloth to assure a good contact.

• Be sure to observe the correct polarity when installing the battery.

• Do not hold the battery with metallic tweezers, otherwise a short-circuit may occur.

WARNING

Battery may explode if mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemble, or dispose of in fire.

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