Sony CDX-M3DI Operating Instruction
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
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CDX-M3DI
© 2003 Sony Corporation
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.
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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.
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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
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Location of controls
OFF
SOURCE SCREEN
MODE
VOL
Refer to the pages listed for details.
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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
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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
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2
3
4
5
6
GRAPHIC
SCREEN IMAGE
LIST
+
DISC
MENU
SOURCE
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SEEK
SOUND
OFF
DISC
VOL
SEEK
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ENTER
BACK
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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.
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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.
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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.
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• 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)
1
1
MP3 file (track)
2
2
3
3
4
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
8
8
9
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:
8.
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
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General top menu display
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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
–
2
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.
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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.
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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.
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