Sony CMT-GP8D User Manual

Micro Hi-Fi Component System

Operating Instructions

2-023-493-12(1)

CMT-GP8D

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or mo ist u r e.

To prevent fire, do not cover the ventil at ion of the apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candle s on the apparatus.

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place obje c ts filled with liquids, such as vases , on the ap pa ratus.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabi ne t.

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. This marking is locat ed on the rear exterior.

Don’t throw away the battery with general house waste, dispose of it correctly as chemical was te.

Except for Russian model

ENERGY STAR® is a U.S. registered mark. As an E

TAR

partner, Sony Corporation

S has determined that this produc t meets the E

NERGY STAR

guidelines for energy efficien cy.

NERGY

This system incorporat es Dol by Digital Surround System.

Manufactured under license from Dolby

Digital and DTS2)

Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laborat ories.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. “DTS” and “DTS 2.0 + Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

Table of Contents

How to use this manual...........................5

Playable discs..........................................5

Getting Started

Hooking up the system............................7

Setting the clock....................................10

Selecting a language .............................10

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG – Play

Loading a disc........................ ... .... ........11

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

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play

Playing DVDs using the menu..............13

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

(Ver. 2.0).........................................14

— PBC Play

Playing repeatedly.................................14

— Repeat Play

Creating your own program.................. 15

— Program Play Using the on-screen display

to search..........................................16

DVD – Various functions

Changing the sound/subtitle/angle........18

Changing the language..........................19

— Language Adjusting the image and audio

settings............................................20

— AV

Restricting disc playback......................21

— Rating (Parental Control)

System setup item list. ... .... ...................23

Tape – Play

Loading a tape......................................27

Playing a tape............. ... ........................27

Tape – Recording

Recording your favorite CD tracks on

a tape ..............................................28

— CD-TAPE Synchro Recording

Recording on a tape manually.............. 29

— Manual Recording

Sound Adjustment

Selecting the sound effect.....................30

Singing along: Karaoke........................ 30

Timer

Falling asleep to music......................... 32

— Sleep Timer

Waking up to music..............................32

— Play Timer

Timer recording radio programs........... 33

— Rec Timer

Display

Turning off the display.........................34

— Power Saving Mode

Adjusting the brightness of

the indicators.................................. 35

Viewing information about the disc in

the display ......................................35

Viewing information about the disc in

the on-screen display......................36

Tuner

Presetting radio stations........................24

Listening to the radio ............................25

— Preset Tuning

— Manual Tuning

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Optional Components

Hooking up optional com po nents.........37

Listening to audio from a connected

component ......................................38

Enjoying the 5.1 channel sound with

the optional amplifier......................39

Recording audio from a connected

component ......................................39

Recording on a connected

component ......................................39

Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies.........................40

Messages...............................................44

Additional Information

Precautions............................................45

Specifications........................................47

Glossary................................................48

List of button locations and refer e nce

pages...............................................51

How to use this manual

• This manual mainly explains operations u sing the remote, but the same operations can also be performed us in g t he buttons on the unit having the same or similar names.

• The English OSD screen (on-screen display) is used for illustration purposes only.

• The following symbols are used in this manual.

Symbol Meaning

Functions that can be used with DVDs

Functions that can be used with VIDEO CDs

Functions that can be used with audio CDs

Functions that can be used with MP3 audio tracks

Functions available for JPEG files

Playable discs

You can play back the following discs on this system. Other discs cannot be playe d back.

List of playable discs

Format of discs Disc logo

DVD VIDEOs

VIDEO CDs

Audio CDs

CD-R/CD-RW (audio data/ MP3 files/ JPEG files)

Region code of DVDs you can play on this system

Your system ha s a region code printe d on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled with identical region code.

DVDs labeled will also be played on this

ALL

system. If you try to play any ot her DVD, the message “Playback prohibited by area limitations.” will appear on the TV screen. Depending on the DVD, no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions.

Discs that this system ca nnot play

• CD-ROMs (except for ext ension “.MP3” , “.JPG” or “.JPEG”)

• CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those record ed in the following formats: – music CD format – video CD format – MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3)/JPEG

format that conforms to ISO9660* Level 2 or Joliet

• Data part of CD-Extras

• Super Audio CDs

• DVD-RWs in VR mode

• DVD-ROMs

• DVD-RAMs

• DVD Audio discs

• A DVD with a different region code.

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

• A disc with paper or stickers on it.

• A disc that has the adhesive, cellophane tape, or a sticker still left on it.

* A logical format of files and folders on a CD-ROMs,

defined by ISO (International Organization for standardization).

Level 1/

The “DVD VIDEO” logo is a trademark.

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Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/ DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)/ DVD+R/DVD+RW

Cautions when playing a disc that is recorded in Multi Session

• In some cases, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs (Video mode) (DVD-RWs created in video mode have the same for m at as a DVD VIDEO), DVD+R or DVD+RW cannot be played on t hi s s ystem depending upon the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device. Further m ore, the disc will not play if it has n ot been correctly finalized. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device.

• A disc recorded i n packet write format cann ot be played.

Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers. Since this system plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc con t ent s the software producers designed, som e playback features may not be availa bl e. Also, refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs.

• When playing a disc which contains audio tracks in music CD format, MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files, only the audio tr acks in music CD format can be played back.

• CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in multisession that have not ended by “closing the session” are not supported.

Copyrights

This product i nc orporates copy right protect i on technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectu al property rights. Use of this copyright protect io n technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unles s otherwise author i zed by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibi t ed.

Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

This product is desi gned to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies. Please be aware that among those disc s, t here are some that do n ot conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product.

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Perform the following procedures 1 to 6 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories.

AM loop antenna

FM antenna

Getting Started

Front speaker (Right)

1 Connect the speakers.

Connect the right and left speaker cords to the SPEAKER jacks as shown below.

Place the right speaker on the right side and the left speaker on the left side of the uni t . Each speaker has a s u bwoofer on the side. When placing the speakers, be sure to leave at least 5 cm open subwoofer sides to obtain a better bass reproduction.

Insert only the stripped portion

Gray/Solid (3)

Black/Stripe (#)

Front speaker (Left)

2 Connect the FM and AM antennas.

Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it.

Plug type A

AM loop antenna

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally

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Plug type B

AM loop antenna

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally

Plug type C

AM loop antenna

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally

Note

North American model: Connect white side.

Other models: Connect brown side.

Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords.

3 Connect the video input jack of your TV

to the VIDEO OUT jack with the supplied video cable.

When connecting a video deck

Connect the TV and the video deck using video a nd audio cords (not supplied) as shown below.

Video deck System

Do not connect

directly.

If you connect a video deck between this system and the TV, you may experience video leakage when watching the video signal f ro m this system. Do not connect a video deck between this system and the TV.

Note

Do not place the TV on this system.

Tip

For even higher quality video ima g e s: For details on connecting your TV through the

T LINE-TV jack (for Russian model) or

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks (for other models) and setting VIDEO OUT SELECTOR, see page 38.

– For Russian model, use an opti onal SCART cord to

connect a TV. Check that the TV conforms to RGB signals. If the TV conforms to RGB signals, change the input mode of the TV to RGB signals, then set VIDEO OUT SELECTOR on the unit to T LINETV while the system is off. Refer to th e operating instructions supplied with the TV to be conn ected.

– For other mode ls, use an optional component video

cord to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO input jacks on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on this unit, then set VIDEO OUT SELECTOR to COMPONENT VIDEO OUT while the system is off.

– You can use an optional S video cord to connect the

S VIDEO input jack on your TV to the S VIDEO OUT jack, then set VIDEO OUT SELECTOR to S VIDEO OUT.

When using a TV

Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures from this syste m.

4 For models with a voltage selector, set

VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local power line voltage.

Depending on the model , the V O LTAGE SELECTOR may differ.

110–120V

220–240V

5 Connect the power cord to a wall

outlet.

If the supplied adapter on the plug does not fit your wall outlet, detach it from the plug (only for models equipped with an adapter). To turn on the system, press ?/1.

6 (Except for Russian model)

Set the color system to PAL or NTSC depending on the color system of your TV.

The color syst em is factor y set to NTSC f or region code 3 model s, and PAL for other region code models. Each time you per form the procedure belo w , t he color system changes as follows: NTSC y PAL

1 Press DVD N (or DVD NX on the

unit) to switch the function to DVD.

2 Press x to stop playback. 3 Press ?/1 to turn off the system. 4 Press ?/1 on the unit while holding

down x on the unit. The system turns on and the color system is changed.

Notes

• A disturbance in the TV screen may be present for a moment after changing the color system as described above.

• When you play back a VIDEO CD recorded in a different co lo r sy stem from the one yo u set to the unit, the picture image may be distorted.

• To set the VCD color system, see page 20.

To connect optional components

See page 37.

Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote

Note

If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corros io n .

Tip

With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months. When the remote no longer operates the system, replace both batterie s with new ones.

Attaching the speaker pads

Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and prevent them fr om slipping.

Getting Started

Setting the clock Selecting a language

Use buttons on the r emote for the operati on.

1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 3 Press . or > repeatedly to set the

hour.

4 Press ENTER. 5 Press . or > repeatedly to set the

minute.

6 Press ENTER.

The clock starts working.

To adjust the clock

1 Press CLOCK/T IMER SET. 2 Press . or > to select “CLOCK SET”,

then press ENTER.

3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6

above.

Notes

• The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs.

• You cannot set the clock in Power Saving Mode (page 34).

You can change the on-screen display language.

1 Turn on your TV and select the video

input.

2 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 3 Press DVD N (or DVD NX on th e

unit) to switch the function to DVD.

4 Press x to stop playback. 5 Press DVD SETUP in stop mode. 6 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“Language”, then press ENTER.

7 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“OSD”, then press ENTER.

8 Press M or m repeatedly to select a

language from the displayed list, then press ENTER.

9 Press DVD SETUP to turn off the Setup

Display.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG – Play

Loading a disc

Use buttons on the unit for the operation.

1 Press Z. 2 Place a disc with the label side up on

the disc tray.

When you pl ay an 8 cm disc, place it on the inner circle of the tray.

3 Press Z again to close the disc tray.

Notes

• Do not use a dis c with tape, s eals or paste on it as this may cause malfunction.

• Do not forcibly press the disc tray closed with your finger, as this may cause malfunc tion.

Playing a disc

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG – Play

Before playing a DVD, VIDEO CD or JPEG turn on your TV and sel ec t the video input. Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc.

Example: When playing a DVD

Chapter number

Playing timeTitle number

Example: When playing a CD

Playing timeTrack number

Press DVD N (or DVD NX on the unit).

The function switches to DVD and playback starts automatically.

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Other operations

To Do this

Stop play Press x. Pause Press X (or DVD NX on the

Select a track, image or chapter

Locate a point quickly in fast forward or fast reverse (Lock Search) (Except for MP3/JPEG)

Play all tracks on the disc in random order (Shuffle

Play) Watch frame

by frame (Slow-motion Play) (DVD/VIDEO

1)2)

CD only) Rotate the

current image (JPEG only)

Switch to DVD function from another source

Cut the sound Press MUTING.

Remove a disc Press Z on the unit.

There may be some disturbance in th e vi deo image .

For DVDs and VIDEO CDs, no sound is output.

You cannot perform Shuffle Play on DVDs and VIDEO CDs with PBC function.

unit). Press X again to go to the next frame (DVD/VIDEO CD only).

Press DVD N (or DVD NX on the unit) to resume play.

Press . or > repeatedly during play or pause. Press . once during play or pause to go back to the beginning of the current track (except for MP3/JPEG).

Press m or M during play. For DVD or VIDEO CD, each time you press the button, searching speed changes. For CD, searching speed does not change.

To return to Normal Play, press DVD N (or DVD NX on the

unit) Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in

stop mode until “SHUF” appears in the display, then press DVD N (or DVD NX on the unit)

During play, press SLOW y. Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes. To return to Normal Play, press DVD N (or DVD NX on the unit).

Press < or ,. Each time you press ,, the image turns clockwise by 90º. Each time you press <, the image turns counterclockwise by 90º .

Press DVD N (or DVD NX on the unit) (Automatic Source selection).

Playback starts au tomaticall y when a disc is loaded .

Press MUTING again or VOLUME + to restore sound.

Notes

• Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be restricte d.

• Maximum number of albums on a disc: 999 (The maximum number of MP3 audio trac ks or JP EG image files that can be contained on a disc is 999.) However, when a large number of non-MP3/JPEG files are present, the maximum number of albums, tracks and files may decrease.

• Playback is possible up to 15 levels.

• The system supports MP3 audio tracks recorded with a bit rate of 32 to 320 kbps and a sampling frequency of 32/44.1/48 kHz for MPEG1 Audio Layer-3.

• An album that does not include an MP3 audio track or JPEG image file is skipped.

• If you put the extension “.MP3” to data not in MP3 format, the system cannot rec ognize the data properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system.

• The following discs take a longer time to sta r t playback.

– a disc recorded with complicated tree structure. – a disc recorded in Multi Session. – a disc to which data can be added (non-finalized

disc).

• Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs cannot be played on this system depending on file forma t.

Tip

When playing the data disc contained MP3 audio tracks and JPEG image files, set “Data CD Pri or it y ” (page 20).

Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc

— Resume Play

This system memor iz es the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume from that point.

1 While playing a disc, press x to stop

playback. “RESUME” appears in the display. If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not available.

2 Press DVD N (or DVD NX on the unit).

The player starts playback from the point you stopped the disc in step 1.

Notes

• You cannot perform Resume Play during Shuf fle Play or Program Play.

• Depending on where you stopped the disc, the system may resume playback f r om a dif fer e nt point.

• Resume play is canceled when: – you press x in stop mod e. – you turn off the system. – you disconnect the power cord. – you open the disc tray. – you change the play mode.

Playing a track by entering the track number in Normal Play mode (on the remote only)

Press the number button(s) to enter the track number of the track yo u w ant to play.

To enter a track number over 10

1 Enter the corresponding digits. 2 Press ENTER. Example:

To play track number 30, press 3 and 0, then press ENTER.

Selecting an album/track/file using the on-screen display (MP3/ JPEG only)

1 Press DVD TOP MENU in stop mode.

The list of albums contained in the disc appears in the TV screen.

2 Press M/m/</, repeatedly to select an

album you want to play, then press ENTER. The list of tracks or files contained in the current album appears.

3 Press M/m/</, repeatedly to select a

track or file, then press ENTER. The selected track or file starts playing.

Notes

• On the TV screen, up to 8characters can be displayed for album names, 12 characte rs for tr a ck / file names. When multiple album names use the same first 8 characters, th e tracks and files in those albums are displayed togeth er in a singl e folder.

• Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be used for album or file names. Anything el se is displayed as “_”.

• If an MP3 fi le is played, indi cat ed elapsed time may be different from the actual time.

Playing DVDs using the menu

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG – Play

Some DVDs have m enus to help you enjoy th e DVDs. You can play DVDs using these menus on the TV screen.

• Using the DVD top menu

A DVD is divided into long sections of a picture or a music feature called “titles”. When you play a DVD which contains several titles, you can select the title you want using the men u.

• Using the DVD menu

Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using a menu. When you play these DVDs, you can select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound using the DVD menu.

1 Press DVD TOP MENU or DVD MENU.

The menu appears o n th e TV screen. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc.

2 Press M/m/</, or the number

buttons to select the title or item you want to play.

3 Press ENTER.

Playing VIDEO CDs with

Playing repeatedly

PBC functions (Ver. 2.0)

— PBC Play

You can use PBC* menus on your TV screen to enjoy the disc’s interactive software. The menu format and struct ure may differ dependi ng on each disc.

* PBC: Playback Control

1 Press DVD N (or DVD NX on the

unit) to start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions (Ver. 2.0).

The PBC menu appea rs on t he TV screen.

2 Press the number buttons to select the

item number you want.

3 Press ENTER. 4 Continue playback according to the

instructions on the menus to enjoy interactive playback.

Refer to the operating instructio ns supplied with the disc, as the operating procedure may differ according to the VIDEO CD .

To go back to a previous menu

Press O RETURN.

Note

Depending on the VIDEO CD, “Press ENTER” in step 3 may appear as “Press DVD N” in the operating instructions supplied with the disc. In this case, press DVD N (or DVD NX on the unit).

Tip

To cancel playback with PBC functions, press DVD MENU repeatedly in stop mode until “PB C Off” appears on the TV screen. Playback starts from the selected track. Still im ag es , s uch as the menu screens, will not be shown. To return to PBC playback, press DVD MENU repeatedly in stop mode until “PBC On” appears on the TV screen.

— Repeat Play

You can play all t he tracks/fi l es or a single titl e/ chapter/track /f il e on a disc repeatedly.

Using the front panel display

Press REPEAT during play until “REP” or “REP1” appears.

REP: For all the tracks/files on the disc up to five times. REP1: For a single title*/chapter*/track/file only.

* You can check whether a title or chapter is being

repeatedly played on the TV screen.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press REPEAT repeatedly until both “REP” and “REP1” disappear.

Notes

• Depending on the DVD, you cannot perform Repeat Play.

• You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC playback of VIDEO CDs (page 1 4) .

• When you select “REP1”, that title/chapter/track/file is repeated endlessly until “RE P1 ” is can celed.

Using the on-screen displ ay

Press REPEAT repeatedly during play.

Each time you press the button, the setting changes cyclically as follows:

x When playing a DVD

• Off: does no t play repeatedly.

• Title: repeats the current title on a disc.

• Chapter: rep eats the current chapter.

x When playing a VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG

• Off: does no t play repeatedly.

• All: repeats all the tracks/files on a disc.

• Track (ex cept for JPEG): repeats the current track.

• File (JPEG only): repeats the current file.

To cancel Repeat Play

Select “Off”.

Notes

• Depending on the DVD, you cannot perform Repeat

Play.

• You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC

playback of VIDEO CDs (page 14).

• If you select “All”, the program repeats up to five

times.

Tip

You can set Repeat Play when the playback is stopped. Press REPEAT repe atedly to select the setting, then press DVD N (or DVD NX on the unit) to start Repeat Play.

Creating your own program

—Program Play

You can make a pro gram of up to 12 steps. You can sync hro record t he programmed t racks onto a cassette tape (page 28). The program operation can only be set using the TV screen.

1 Press DVD N (or DVD NX on the

unit) to switch the function to DVD.

Playback star t s.

2 Press x twice to stop playback. 3 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in stop

mode until the Program Displa y appears on the TV screen.

Track

Program

1 2

All Clear Play Program

4 Press M/m/</, repeatedly to select

the desired step number.

5 Press the number buttons to select the

track you want to program.

If you make a mistake, pre ss C LEA R to cancel the number, then select anot her number.

DVD/VIDEO CD/CD/MP3/JPEG – Play

Track

Program

1 3 2

All Clear Play Program

6 To program other tracks, repeat steps 4

and 5.

7 Press M/m/</, repeatedly to select

“Play Program”, then press DVD N (or DVD NX on the unit).

Program Play star ts .

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Other operations

To Do this

Cancel Program Play Press PLAY MODE

Clear a programmed step

Clear all the programmed steps

Note

When you switch the play mode to “Pro gr am ” while “REP” is selected, “REP” is automatically canceled.

Tip

The program you made remains after Progr a m P la y finishes. To play the same program ag ai n, pre ss DVD N (or DVD NX on the unit). However, the program is cleared when you open the disc tray.

repeatedly in stop mode until “Continue” appears.

Press M/m/</, repeatedly to select a step number, then press CLEAR in stop mode.

Press M/m/</, repeatedly to select “All Clear”, then press ENTER.

Using the on-screen display to search

You can search for a chapter (DVD) and track (VIDEO CD, CD). As chapters and tracks are assigned unique numbers on the disc, so you can select the desired one by entering its number. Or, you can search for a particular point usin g the time code (Time Search).

Searching for a chapter

1 Press TIME SEARCH.

The Search Display appears.

2 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“Chapter”.

3 Press the number buttons to select the

desired chapter number .

If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to cancel the number , the n select another number.

4 Press ENTER.

Playback starts.

Searching for a track

1 Press TIME SEARCH repeatedly until

the Disc Search Display appears.

2 Press M or m repeatedly to select

“Track”.

3 Press the number buttons to select the

desired track number.

If you make a mistake, press CLEAR to cancel the number , the n select another number.

4 Press ENTER.

The playback starts from the selected number.

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