Sony CDX-SW330 User Manual

FM/AM Compact Disc Player

2-348-467-51 (1)

Operating Instructi on s 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-SW330 Serial No.

For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual. Para obtener información sobre la instalación y las conexiones, consulte el ma nua l

de instalación/conexiones suministrado.

US ES

CDX-SW330

Welcome !

Thank you for purchas in g t hi s Sony Compact Disc Player. You can enjoy your drive with the following functions .

• CD playback: You can play CD-DA (also containi ng CD TEXT*), CD-R/CD-RW (MP3 files also containing Multi Session (page 10)) and ATRAC CD (ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus format (page 11)).

Type of dis c s Label on the disc

CD-DA

MP3

AT RAC CD

• Radio receptio n: –You can store up to 6 stations per band (FM1,

FM2, FM3, AM1 and AM2).

–BT M (Best Tuning Memory) function: the

unit selects strong sig nal stations and store s them.

* A CD TEXT disc is a CD-DA that includes

information such as disc, artist and track name.

Warning

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 produc will increase eye hazard.

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.

SonicStage and its l o go are trademarks of So ny Corporation. ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Resetting the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

DEMO mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Attaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Location of controls and basic operations

Main unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Card remote commander RM-X151 . . . . . . 6

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

Repeat and shuffle play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Radio

Storing and receiving stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Storing automatically — BTM . . . . . . . . . . 8

Storing manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Tuning automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Other functions

Changing the sound settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Adjusting the sound characte ri stics

— BAL/FAD/SUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Adjusting the equalizer curve — EQ3 . . . . 9

Adjusting setup items — SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Additional Information

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

About MP3 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

About ATRAC CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Getting Started

Detaching the front panel

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. Detach the front panel and press the RESET button with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen.

RESET button

Note

Pressing the RESET button will er ase the clock setting and some stored contents.

Setting the clock

The clock uses a 12-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 clock starts and the next setup display appears.

6 Press and hold (SEL).

The setup is complete.

To display the clock, press (DSPL). Press (DSPL) again to return to the p revious displ ay.

With the card remote commander

In step 4, to set the hour and minute, press M or m.

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

Caution alarm

If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF position without detaching the front panel, the caution alarm will sound for a few seconds. The alarm will only sound if the built-in amplifier is used.

1 Press (OFF).

The unit is turned off.

2 Press , then pull it off towards you.

(OFF)

Notes

• Do not drop or put excessive pressure on the front panel and display window.

• Do not subject the front panel to heat/high temperature or moisture. Avoid leaving it in a parked car or on a dashboard/rear tray.

Tip

When carrying the front panel, use the supplied front panel case.

DEMO mode

When the unit is turned off, the clock is displayed first, then demonstration (DEMO) mode starts the demonstration display.

To cancel the DEMO mode, set “DEMO-OFF” in setup (page 9) while the unit is turned 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.

Note

Do not put anything on the inner surface of the front panel.

Location of controls and basic operations

Main unit

1234 5 6 7890

SEL

SOURCE MODE

DIM

SENS BTM OFFDSPL 1 2 3 4 5 6

qs qd qg qh qjqf

–

GROUP

Card remote commander RM-X151

qj 3

OFF

SOURCE

SEL

DSPL

132

465

VOL

SEEK

EQ3ATT

SHUFREP

CDX-SW330

ATT

MODE

7 2

–

SCRL

+ –

Refer to the pages listed for details. The corresponding butt ons on t h e card remote commander control the same functions as those on the unit.

a Volume +/– button

To adjust volume.

b SEL (select) butto n 4, 9

To select items.

c SOURCE button

To power on/change th e source (Radio/CD) .

d MODE button 8

To select the radio band (FM/AM) .

e Disc slot

Insert the disc (label side up), playback starts.

f Display window g ATT (attenuate) button

To attenuate the sound. To cancel, press again.

h EQ3 (equalizer) butto n 9

To select an equalizer type (XPLOD , VOCAL, CLUB, JAZ Z, NEW AGE, ROCK, CUSTOM or OFF).

i Z (eject) button

To eject the disc.

j SEEK +/– button

Radio: To tune in stati ons automatical ly (press); f ind a station manuall y (press and hold). CD: To skip tracks (press); skip tra c ks continuously (press, then press again within about 1 second and hol d) ; fast-forward/ reverse a track (press and hold).

k (front panel release) button 4 l DSPL (display)/DIM (d i mmer) butto n

4, 8

To change display items (pre ss); change the display brightnes s ( pr ess and hold).

m SENS button

To improve weak reception: LOCAL/ MONO.

n RESET button (located behind the front

panel) 4

o Number buttons

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

(3): REP 8 (4): SHUF 8

p BTM button 8

To start the BTM function (press and hold).

q OFF button

To power off/stop the source.

r Receptor for the card remote

commander

The following buttons on the card remote commander have also different buttons/functions from the unit.

s < (.)/, (>) buttons

To control radio/CD, the same as (SEEK) +/– on the unit. (For det ai l s of other operations, see “With the card remote commander” on each pages.)

t VOL +/– button

To adjust volume.

u M (+)/m (–) buttons

To control CD, the same as (1)/(2) –/+ on the unit. (For details of other operations, see “With the card remote commander” on each pages.)

v SCRL button

To scroll the display ite m.

w Number buttons

To receive stored stations (press); store stations (press and hold).

* When an MP3/ATRAC CD is played.

Note

If the unit is turned off and the display disappears, 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

For details on how to replace the battery, see “Replacing the lithium battery of the card remote commander” on page 11.

Display items

Radio

Storing and receiving stations

A Source B Track number/Elapsed playing time,

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

*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); scroll display items B, press (SCRL) on the card remote comm ander or set “A.SCRL-ON” (page 9).

Tip

Displayed item will differ, depending on the disc type and recorded format. For details on MP3, see page 10; ATRAC CD, see page 11.

, Clock

Repeat and shuffle play 1

During playback, press (3) (REP) or (4) (SHUF) repeatedly until the desired setting app ears.

Select To play

REP-TRACK track repeatedly. REP-GP* group repeatedly. SHUF-GP* group i n random order. SHUF-DISC disc in random order.

* When an MP3/ATRAC CD is played.

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

Caution

When tuning in stat i ons while driving, use Best Tuning Memory (BTM) to prevent an accident.

Storing automatically — BTM

Press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “TUNER” appears.

To change the band, pr es s (MODE) repeatedl y. You can select from FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2.

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.

Storing manually 1

While receiving the statio n th at you want to store, press and hold a number button ((1) to (6)) until “MEM” appears.

The number button indication appears in the display.

Note

If you try to st or e a no t her s t at io n o n t he same n um be r button, the previous stored station will be replaced.

Receiving the stored stations 1

Select the band, then press a number button ((1) to (6)).

With the card remote commander

To select preset stations, press M or m.

Tuning automatically 1

Select the band, then press (SEEK) +/– to search for the station.

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

Tip

If you know the frequency of the station you want to listen to, press and hold (SEEK) +/– to locate the approximate frequency, then press (SEEK) +/– repeatedly to fine adjust to the desired frequency (manual tuning).

Other functions

Changing the sound settings

Adjusting the sound characteristics — B AL/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:

LOW*

t MID*1 t HI*1 t

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

*1 When EQ3 is activated (page 9). *2 When the audio output is set to “SUB” (page 9).

“A TT ” is d ispla y ed at th e lo west setti ng, and c an be adjusted up to 20 steps.

2 Press the volume +/– button

repeatedly to adjust the sele ct ed i te m .

After 3 seconds, the setting is complete and the display retur ns to normal play/rec eption mode.

Note

Adjust within 3 seconds of selecting the item.

With the card remote commander

In step 2, to adjust the selected item, press <, M, , or m.

Adjusting the equalizer curve — EQ3

You can adjust and store t he equalizer settin gs for different tone ranges.

1 Select a source, then press (EQ3)

repeatedly to select the EQ3 type.

2 Press (SEL) repeatedly until “LOW,”

“MID” o r “HI” appears.

3 Press the volume +/– button

repeatedly to adjust the sele ct ed i te m .

The volume level is adjusta bl e 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 retur ns to normal play/rec eption mode.

With the card remote commander

In step 3, to adjust the selected item, press <, M, , or m.

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 “O FF”).

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.

With the card remote commander

In step 3, to select the setting, press < or ,.

The following items can be set (follow the page reference for details): “

z” indicates the default setti ngs.

CLOCK-ADJ (Clock Adjust)

BEEP To set “BEEP-ON” (

SUB/REAR*

DIM (Dimmer) To change the brightness of the

DEMO*

(Demonstration) A.SCRL

(Auto Scroll)

(Low

LPF* Pass Filter)

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

(page 4)

“BEEP-OFF.”

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” (

deactivate the dimmer.

To set “DEMO-ON” (z) or “DEMO-OFF” (page 4).

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

scroll.

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

z).

z) or

z): to

z): to not

Additional Information

Precautions

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

• Power antenna will extend au tomatically while the unit is operating.

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 discs

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

• Keep your discs in the ir cases or disc magazines when no t in use.

• Do not subject discs to heat/high temperature. Avoid leaving them in a parked car or on a dashboard/rear tray.

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

• Do not use an y discs with labels 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 skippi ng, or no playback) due t o heat shrinking of a sticker or label caus in g a disc to warp.

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

• You cannot play 8 cm (3

/4 in) 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 benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended for analog discs.

Notes on CD-R/CD-RW discs

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

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

Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are mar kete d by some record com panies. Please be awar e that among those disc s, t here are some that do n ot conform to the CD standard and may not be playable b y t his product.

About MP3 files

MP3, which stands for MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3, is a music file compression format standard. It compresses audio CD data to approxima tely 1/10 of its original size.

• The unit is compatible with the ISO 9660 level 1/level 2 f ormat, Jo li et/Romeo in the exp ansi on format, ID3 tag vers io n 1. 0, 1. 1, 2. 2, 2.3 and

2.4, and Multi Session.

• The maximum number of: – folders (groups): 150 (including root and

empty folders ).

– MP3 files (tracks) and fol ders contained in a

disc: 300 (if a folder/file names contain many characters, this number may become l ess than

300).

–displayable characters for a folder/file name

is 32 (Joliet), or 32/64 (R om eo); ID3 tag is 15/30 characters (1. 0, 1.1, 2.2 and 2.3), or 63/ 126 characters (2.4).

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