Sony CDX-S22 Installation Manual

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Display items/Repeat and shuffle play/
Adjusting the sound characteristics/
Customizing the equalizer curve/

CDX-S22

SET UP RADIO

Adjusting setup items

Location of controls and basic operations Detaching the front panel Setting the clock Storing stations automatically

The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication.

1 Press and hold (SEL).

The setup display appears.

2 Press (SEL) repeatedly until “CLOCK-

ADJ” appears.

3 Press (DSPL).

The hour indication flashes.

4 Press the volume +/– button to set the

hour and minute.

To move the digital indication, press (DSPL).

5 Press (SEL).

The setup is complete and the clock starts.

Tip

You can set the clock automatically with the RDS feature.
For details, see “Adjusting setup items” on the reverse
side of this sheet, and set to “CT-ON” (Clock Time).

— BTM

The unit selects strong signal stations and stores
them. You can store up to 6 stations per band (FM1,
FM2, FM3, MW, or LW).

Caution

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

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly until

“TUNER” appears.

To change the band, press (MODE) repeatedly.
You can select from FM1, FM2, FM3, MW or
LW.

2 Press and hold (BTM) until “BTM”

flashes.

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

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SEL

SOURCE MODE

BTMDIM SHUF PAUSEREP

GROUP

–

SENS

DSPL

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A Volume + /– bu tt o n

To adjust volume.

B SEL (select) button

To select items.

C SOURCE button

To power on; change the source (Radio/CD).

D MODE button

To select the radio band (FM/MW/LW).

E Disc slot

Insert the disc (label side up). Playback starts
automatically.
You can play CD-DA (also containing CD
TEXT), CD-R/CD-RW (MP3 files also
containing Multi Session) and ATRAC CD
(ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus format).

F Display window
G ATT (attenuate) button

To attenuate the sound. To cancel, press again.

H EQ3 (equalizer) button

To select an equalizer type (XPLOD, VOCAL,
CLUB, JAZZ, NEWAGE, ROCK, CUSTOM
or OFF).
To adjust the equalizer curve, see “Customizing
the equalizer curve” on the reverse side of this
sheet.

I Z (eject) button

To eject the disc.

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J SEEK +/– button

CD:
To skip tracks (press); skip tracks continuously
(press, then press again within about 1 second
and hold); fast-forward/reverse a track (press
and hold).
Radio:
To tune in stations automatically (press); find a
station manually (press and hold).

K (front panel release) button
L DSPL (display)/DIM (dimmer) button

To change display items (press); change the
display brightness (press and hold).

M SENS/BTM button

To improve weak reception: LOCAL/MONO
(press); start the BTM function (press and
hold).
For details on the BTM function, see “Storing
stations automatically” on this sheet.

N RESET button (located behind the front

panel)
Detach the front panel and press the RESET

button with a pointed object, such as a ballpoint
pen.

Notes

• Before operating the unit for the first time, or after
replacing the car battery or changing the
connections, you must reset the unit.

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

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O Number buttons

CD:
(1)/(2): GROUP* –/+
To skip groups (press); skip groups
continuously (press and hold).

(3): REP
(4): SHUF
(6): PAU SE

To pause playback. To cancel, press again.
Radio:
To receive stored stations (press); store stations
(press and hold).

P PTY (Programme Type) button

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To select PTY in RDS. After pressing (PTY),
press (SEEK) +/– to search for a station.

Q AF/TA button

AF (Alternative Frequencies)/TA (Traffic
Announcement), TP (Traffic Programme):
Each time you press (AF/TA), the item changes
as follows:

AF-ON t TA-ON t AF, TA-ON t
AF, TA-OFF

R OFF button

To power off; stop the source.

S Receptor for the card remote

commander

* When an MP3/ATRAC CD is played.

Warning if your car’s ignition has no
ACC position

After turning the ignition off, be sure to press
and hold (OFF) on the unit until the display
disappears.
Otherwise, the display does not turn off and
this causes battery drain.

You can detach the front panel of this unit to prevent
theft.

1 Press (OFF).

The unit is turned off.

2 Press , then pull it off towards you.

(OFF)

Attaching the front panel

Engage part A of the front panel with part B of the
unit, as illustrated, and push the left side into
position until it clicks.

A

B

B

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Location of controls and basic operations/
Detaching the front panel/Setting the
clock/Storing stations automatically

B

CD

Display items

AB

A Source
B Track number/Elapsed playing time,

Disc/artist name, Group number*
name, Track name, Text information*
Clock

*1 Group number is displayed only when the group is

changed.

*2 When playing an MP3, ID3 tag is displayed and when

playing ATRAC CD, text information written by
SonicStage, etc. is displayed.

To change display items B, press (DSPL).

1

, Group

2

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CD

Repeat and shuffle play

1 During playback, press (3) (REP) or (4)

(SHUF) repeatedly until the desired
setting appears.

Select To play

REP-TRACK track repeatedly.

REP-GP* group repeatedly.

SHUF-GP* group in random order.

SHUF-DISC disc in random order.

* When an MP3/ATRAC CD is played.

To return to normal play mode, select “REP-OFF”
or “SHUF-OFF.”

SET UP RADIO CD

Adjusting the sound characteristics

— BAL/FAD/SUB

You can adjust the balance, fader, and subwoofer
volume.

1 Press (SEL) repeatedly until “BAL,”

“FAD” or “SUB” appears.

The item changes as follows:

1

LOW*

t MID*1 t HI*1 t

BAL (left-right) t FA D (front-rear) t
SUB (subwoofer volume)*

*1 When EQ3 is activated.
*2 When the audio output is set to “SUB.”

“ATT” is displayed at the lowest setting, and can be
adjusted up to 20 steps.

2 Press the volume +/– button repeatedly

to adjust the selected item.

After 3 seconds, the setting is complete and the
display returns to normal play/reception mode.

Note

Adjust within 3 seconds of selecting the item.

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SET UP RADIO CD

Customizing the equalizer curve

— EQ3

“CUSTOM” of EQ3 allows you to make your own
equalizer settings.

1 Select a source, then press (EQ3)

repeatedly to select “CUSTOM.”

2 Press (SEL) repeatedly until “LOW,”

“MID” or “HI” appears.

3 Press the volume +/– button repeatedly

to adjust the selected item.

The volume level is adjustable in 1 dB steps,
from –10 dB to +10 dB.

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the equalizer
curve.
To restore the factory-set equalizer curve, press
and hold (SEL) before the setting is complete.
After 3 seconds, the setting is complete and the
display returns to normal play/reception mode.

SET UP RADIO CD

Adjusting setup items

— SET

1 Press and hold (SEL).

The setup display appears.

2 Press (SEL) repeatedly until the desired

item appears.

3 Press the volume +/– button to select the

setting (example “ON” or “OFF”).

4 Press and hold (SEL).

The setup is complete and the display returns to
normal play/reception mode.

Note

Displayed items will differ, depending on the source and
setting.

The following items can be set:
“

z” indicates the default settings.

CLOCK-ADJ
(Clock Adjust)

CT (Clock Time) To set “CT-ON” or “CT-OFF”

BEEP To set “BEEP-ON” (

SUB/REAR*

DIM (Dimmer) To change the brightness of the

DEMO*

1

(Demonstration)

A.SCRL
(Auto Scroll)

To set the clock.

(z).

“BEEP-OFF.”

1

To switch the audio output.
–“SUB” (

z): to output to a

subwoofer.

– “REAR”: to output to a power

amplifier.

display.
– “DIM-ON”: to dim the

display.

– “DIM-OFF” (

the dimmer.

To set “DEMO-ON” (z) or
“DEMO-OFF.”

To scroll long displayed items
automatically when the group/
track is changed.
– “A.SCRL-ON”: to scroll.
– “A.SCRL-OFF” (

scroll.

z) or

z): to deactivate

z): to not

REG*2
(Regional)

3

LPF*

(Low Pass

Filter)

*1 When the unit is turned off.
*2 When FM is received.
*3 When the audio output is set to “SUB.”

To set “REG-O N ” ( z) or “REG­OFF.”

To select the subwoofer cut-off
frequency “78HZ,” “125HZ” or
“OFF” (

z).