Sony CMT-NEZ3 User Manual

2-582-894-14(1)

Micro HI-FI

Component

System

Operating Instructions

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. ______________ Serial No. ______________

CMT-NEZ5

CMT-NEZ3

©2005 Sony Corporation

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

Connect the unit to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect the main plug from the AC outlet immediately.

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

Except for customers in the U.S.A. and Canada

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

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE U.S.A.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.

As the laser beam used in this CD player is harmful to eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

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.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

Note to CATV system installer:

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.

Except for European model

ENERGY STAR® is a U.S. registered mark. As an ENERGY STAR® partner, Sony Corporation has determined that this product meets the ENERGY

STAR® guidelines for energy efficiency.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

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Table of Contents
How to use this manual...........................	4
Playable discs..........................................	4
Getting Started
Hooking up the system............................	6
Setting the clock......................................	8
CD/MP3 – Play
Loading a disc .........................................	9
Playing a disc ..........................................	9
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play
Playing repeatedly.................................	10
— Repeat Play
Creating your own program ..................	11
— Program Play
Tuner
Presetting radio stations ........................	12
Listening to the radio ............................	13
— Preset Tuning
— Manual Tuning
Using the Radio Data System (RDS)....	14
(European model CMT-NEZ5
only)
Tape – Play
Loading a tape.......................................	15
Playing a tape........................................	15
Tape – Recording
Recording your favorite CD tracks on a
tape..................................................	16
— CD-TAPE Synchro Recording
Recording on a tape manually...............	16
— Manual Recording
Sound Adjustment
Adjusting the sound ..............................	17

Timer
Falling asleep to music .........................	17
— Sleep Timer
Waking up to music..............................	18
— Play Timer
Timer recording radio programs...........	19
— Rec Timer
Display
Turning off the display .........................	20
— Power Saving Mode
Viewing information about the disc in the
display ............................................	20
Optional Components
Hooking up optional components.........	21
Troubleshooting
Problems and remedies.........................	22
Messages...............................................	25
Additional Information
Precautions............................................	26
Specifications........................................	27
List of button locations and reference
pages...............................................	30

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How to use this manual

•The instructions in this manual are for model CMT-NEZ5 and CMT-NEZ3. Check your model number by looking at the front panel. In this manual, CMT-NEZ3 is used for illustration purposes unless stated otherwise. Any difference in operation is clearly indicated in the text, for example, “CMTNEZ5 only”.

•This manual mainly explains operations using the remote, but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar names.

Playable discs

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

List of playable discs

Format of discs

Disc logo

Audio CDs

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

Discs that this system cannot play

•CD-ROMs

•CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in the following formats:

–music CD format

–MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660* Level 1/Level 2, Joliet or Multi Session**

•A disc that has a non-standard shape (e.g., card, heart).

•A disc with paper or stickers on it.

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

*ISO9660 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 eight characters in the name, no more than three characters in the extension “.MP3”) and in capital letters. Folder names can be no longer than eight characters. There can be no more than eight nested folder levels. Level 2 specifications allow file names and folder names up to 31 characters long. Each folder can have up to 8 trees.

For Joliet in the expansion format (file and folder names can have up to 16 characters) make sure of the contents of the writing software, etc.

**Multi 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 end at an area called Lead-out. A Multi Session CD is a CD having multiple sessions, with each segment from Lead-in to Lead-out regarded as a single session. This unit supports up to 10 sessions.

CD-Extra: This format records audio (audio CD data) on the tracks in session 1 and data on the tracks in session 2.

Mixed CD: This format records data on the first track and audio (audio CD data) on the second and subsequent tracks of a session.

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Notes on CD-R and CD-RW

•Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs cannot be played on this system depending upon the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device. Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device.

•Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drives may not be played back because of scratches, dirt, recording condition or the driver’s characteristics.

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

•The system may be unable to play MP3 format files that do not have the extension “.MP3”.

•Attempting to play non-MP3 format files that have the extension “.MP3” may result in noise or malfunction.

•With formats other than ISO9660 level 1 and 2, folder names or file names may not be displayed correctly.

•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 (nonfinalized disc).

Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

This product is designed 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 discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product.

Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. However, since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not guaranteed.

Cautions when playing a disc that is recorded in Multi Session

•If the disc begins with a CD-DA session, it is recognized as a CD-DA (audio) disc, and playback continues until an MP3 session is encountered.

•If the disc begins with an MP3 session, it is recognized as an MP3 disc, and playback continues until a CD-DA (audio) session is encountered.

•The playback range of an MP3 disc is determined by the tree structure of files produced by analyzing of the disc.

•A disc with a mixed CD format will be recognized as a CD-DA (audio) disc.

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Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Perform the following procedures 1 to 4 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. CMT-NEZ3 is used for illustration purpose.

Right speaker		Left speaker

1 3 2

	4
FM lead antenna
	AM loop antenna
1 Connect the speakers.	2 Connect the FM and AM antennas.
Connect the right and left speaker cords to	Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect
the SPEAKER terminals on the unit as	it.
shown below.
SPEAKER
Red (3)
#
L
#

Insert this portion.

#
R
3
IMPEDANCE
USE	6-16

Black (#)

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Plug type A

		AM
AXIA	L	AM loop antenna
CO

FM	75

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally

Plug type B

		AM
AXIA	L	AM loop antenna
CO

FM	75

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally

Plug type C

AM

COAXIAL

FM	75

North American models: Connect white side

Other models: Connect brown side

Note

AM loop antenna

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally

To prevent noise pickup, keep the antennas away from the system and other components.

	3 For models with a voltage selector, set
	VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local
	power line voltage. The voltage
		Getting
	Refer to the print on your system’s
	selector is located at the rear of the
	apparatus.	Started
	VOLTAGE SELECTOR for available
	settings.
	VOLTAGE
	SELECTOR

120V*

220V

230–240V

* Saudi Arabian model: 120 – 127 V

4Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.

If the plug does not fit the wall socket, detach the supplied plug adaptor (only for models equipped with an adaptor).

To turn on the system, press ?/1.

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 corrosion.

Tip

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

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Setting the clock

Use buttons on the remote for the operation.

1

2

3

Press ?/1 to turn on the unit.

Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.

Press . or > repeatedly to set the hour.

4

5

Press ENTER.

Press . or > repeatedly to set the minute.

6 Press ENTER.

The clock starts working.

To adjust the clock

1Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.

2Press . or > repeatedly to select “CLOCK”, then press ENTER.

3Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6 above.

Note

The clock is not displayed in Power Saving Mode (page 20).

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CD/MP3 – Play

Loading a disc

1 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE on the unit.

2 Place a disc with the label side up on the CD compartment.

3 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE on the unit again to close the lid of CD compartment.

Notes

•Do not use a disc with tape, seals or paste on it as this may cause malfunction.

•Keep the lens on the CD player clean and do not touch it. If you do so, the lens may be damaged and the CD player will not operate properly.

Playing a disc

— Normal Play/Shuffle Play

This system lets you play audio CDs and discs with MP3 audio tracks.

Example: When a disc is loaded

Track number

Playing time

1 Press CD (or FUNCTION repeatedly) to switch the function to CD.

2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in stop mode until the mode you want appears in the display.

Select	To play
No display	The tracks on the disc in
(Normal Play)	original order.
ALBUM	All MP3 audio tracks in the
(Normal Play)	album on the disc in original
	order.
	When playing a non-MP3
	disc, Album Play performs
	the same operation as
	Normal Play.
SHUF	All tracks on the disc in
(Shuffle Play)	random order.
ALBUM SHUF	All MP3 audio tracks in the
(Shuffle Play)	album on the disc in random
	order.
	When playing a non-MP3
	disc, Album Shuffle Play
	performs the same operation
	as Shuffle Play.
PGM	The tracks on the disc in the
(Program Play)	order you want them to be
	played (see “Creating your
	own program” on page 11).

Play – CD/MP3

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3 Press N (or CD/NX on the unit).

Other operations

To	Do this
Stop play	Press x.
Pause	Press X (or CD/NX on the unit).
	Press again to resume play.
Select a track	Press . or > repeatedly.
Select an album	Press	+ or – repeatedly after
of MP3	step 2.
Find a point in a	Keep pressing m or M during
track	playback and release it at the
	desired point.
Remove a disc	Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE on
	the unit.

Notes

•You cannot change the play mode during playback.

•Some time may be needed to start playback of discs recorded in complex configurations such as many layers.

•When the disc is inserted, the player reads all the audio tracks on that disc. If there are many albums or non-MP3 audio tracks on the disc, it may take a long time for play to begin or for the next MP3 audio track to start play.

•Do not save unnecessary albums or tracks other than MP3 ones in the disc to be used for MP3 listening. We recommend that you do not save other types of tracks or unnecessary albums on a disc that has MP3 audio tracks.

•An album that does not include an MP3 audio track is skipped.

•The maximum number of tracks: 255

•The maximum number of albums: 150 (including root folder)

•The total maximum number of MP3 audio tracks and albums that can be contained on a single disc is 300.

•Playback is possible up to 8 levels.

•MP3 audio tracks are played back in the order that they are recorded on the disc.

•Depending on the encoding/writing software, recording device, or the recording media used at the time an MP3 audio track is recorded, you may encounter such problems as disabled playback, sound interruptions, and noise.

•When playing back an MP3 audio track, the playback elapsed time indication may differ from the actual time in the following cases.

–When you play back a VBR (variable bit rate) MP3 audio track

–When you perform Fast Forward or Rewind (Manual Search)

Playing repeatedly

— Repeat Play

You can play all the tracks or a single track on a disc repeatedly.

Press REPEAT repeatedly during playback until “REPEAT” or “REPEAT1” appears.

REPEAT: For all the tracks on a disc, or all the MP3 audio tracks in an album up to five times. REPEAT1: For a single track only.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press REPEAT repeatedly until both “REPEAT” and “REPEAT1” disappear.

Note

When you select “REPEAT1”, that track is repeated endlessly until “REPEAT1” is canceled.

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