Sony CMT-PX333 User Manual
Micro Hi-Fi
Component
System
Operating Instructions
4-232-601-11(1)
CMT-PX333
© 2001 Sony Corporation
Warning
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit to rain or moisture.
To prevent fire, do not Cover the ventilation of the
apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains,
etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects
filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
Table of Contents
Parts Identification
Main unit ................................................... 4
Remote Control ......................................... 5
Do not install the appliance in a confined space,
such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
This appliance is classified as
a CLASS 1 LASER product.
This label is located on the
rear exterior.
The following
caution label is
located inside
the apparatus.
Don’t throw a battery, dispose it as
the injurious wastes.
Getting Started
Hooking up the system.............................. 6
Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries
into the remote.................................... 7
Setting the time ......................................... 7
Saving the power in standby mode ........... 8
CD
Loading a CD ............................................ 8
Playing a CD — Normal Play/
Shuffle Play/Repeat Play.................... 9
Programming CD tracks
— Programme Play .......................... 10
Using the CD display .............................. 11
Labelling a CD — Disc Memo ............... 12
MD – Play
Loading an MD ....................................... 13
Playing an MD — Normal Play/
Shuffle Play/Repeat Play.................. 13
Programming MD tracks
— Programme Play .......................... 14
Using the MD display ............................. 15
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MD – Recording
Before you start recording....................... 16
Recording a CD on an MD
— CD-MD Synchro Recording........ 17
Recording the current track — Rec It ..... 18
Recording on an MD manually
— Manual Recording ....................... 18
Starting recording with 6 seconds of
prestored audio data
— Time Machine Recording ............ 19
Recording tips ......................................... 20
— Recording for long times/
Marking track numbers/Smart Space/
Adjusting the recording level
MD – Editing
Before you start editing........................... 24
Labelling an MD — Name Function ...... 25
Erasing recordings................................... 27
— Erase Function/Track Erase
Function/All Erase Function/
A-B Erase Function
Moving recorded tracks
— Move Function ............................ 29
Dividing recorded tracks
— Divide Function ........................... 29
Combining recorded tracks
— Combine Function ....................... 30
Undoing the last edit
— Undo Function ............................. 31
Changing the recorded level after
recording — S.F Edit Function ........ 32
Tuner
Presetting radio stations .......................... 34
Listening to the radio
— Preset Tuning............................... 35
Labelling the preset stations
— Station Name ............................... 36
Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* .... 36
Sound Adjustment
Adjusting the sound ................................ 37
Timer
Falling asleep to music
— Sleep Timer ................................. 37
Waking up to music — Daily Timer....... 38
Timer recording radio programmes ........ 39
Optional Components
Hooking up the optional components ..... 40
Additional Information
Precautions .............................................. 41
System limitations of MDs ..................... 43
Troubleshooting ...................................... 44
Self-diagnosis display ............................. 47
Specifications .......................................... 50
* European model only
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Parts Identification
The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details.
Main unit
1
ws
wa
w;
ql
CD disc tray 9 (8)
CD SYNC HIGH 0 (17)
CD SYNC NORMAL qa (17)
CD NX wa (9)
Display window 3
FUNCTION qh (9, 13, 18, 25, 41)
MD insertion slot 2 (13)
MD NX 6 (13)
PHONES jack qj
2 3 4
qjqk qh qg qf qd qs qa 0
PLAY MODE qg (9, 13, 24)
REC/REC IT qs (18)
REC MODE qd (20)
REPEAT qf (9, 14)
STEREO/MONO qf (35)
TUNER/BAND ql (34)
TUNING MODE qg (34)
TUNING +/– w; (34)
VOLUME +/– qk
5
6
7
8
9
BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS
?/1 1
ZMD 4
x (MD) 5
m/M (MD) 7
./> (MD) 7
ZCD 8
m/M (CD) w;
./> (CD) w;
x (CD) ws
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Remote Control
Parts Identification
CLEAR 6 (11, 15, 26, 36)
CLOCK/TIMER SELECT ql
(38)
CLOCK/TIMER SET ql (7, 38)
DBFB qa (37)
DISPLAY qj (8, 11, 15)
ENTER/YES qg (7, 10, 14, 23,
25, 34, 38)
FUNCTION qf (9, 13, 18, 25, 41)
Letter/Number buttons 5 (10, 14,
25)
MD z REC qs (18)
MENU/NO qg (11, 23)
NAME EDIT 8 (12, 25, 36)
w;
ql
qk
qj
qh
qg
qf
qd
qs
qa
PLAY MODE qk (9, 13, 24)
PRESET EQ qa (37)
REPEAT qk (9, 14)
SCROLL 4 (12, 26)
SELECT 8 (12, 25)
SLEEP w; (37)
STEREO/MONO 2 (35)
TIME qj (8, 11, 15)
TIME MACHINE REC qs (19)
TUNER/BAND 9 (34)
TUNING MODE 3 (34)
VOLUME +/– 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS
@/1 1
M/CURSORt 7
>/+ 7
N (MD) qd
N (CD) qd
X qd
x qd
m/TCURSOR qh
./– qh
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Getting Started
Hooking up the system
Perform the following procedure 1 to 3 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and
accessories.
AM loop aerial
Right speaker
1 Connect the speakers.
Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER
terminals on the unit and to the terminals on
the speakers as the following.
Insert this portion
FM aerial
Left speaker
2 Connect the FM/AM aerials.
Set up the AM loop aerial, then connect it.
Jack type A
White (3)
Black (#)
AM loop aerial
Extend the FM lead aerial
horizontally
AM
FM
75
6
Jack type B
Setting the time
75
COAXIAL
AM
FM
AM loop aerial
Extend the FM lead aerial
horizontally
3 Connect the mains lead to the mains.
If the plug of the mains lead does not fit
your mains, attach the supplied adaptor on
to the plug (for models with a plug adaptor).
To turn on the system, press ?/1.
Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote
Tip
When the remote no longer operates the system,
replace both batteries with new ones.
Note
If you do not use the remote for a long period of time,
remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from
battery leakage.
1 Turn on the system.
2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the
remote.
Proceed to step 5 when you set the clock for
the first time.
3 Press . or > on the remote to
select “CLOCK SET?”.
4 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.
5 Press + or – on the remote to set the
day.
6 Press ENTER/YES or M on the
remote.
The hour indication flashes.
7 Press + or – on the remote to set the
hour.
8 Press ENTER/YES or M on the
remote.
The minute indication flashes.
9 Press + or – on the remote to set the
minute.
10
Press ENTER/YES on the remote.
The clock starts working.
If you made a mistake
Press m or M on the remote repeatedly
until the incorrect item flashes, then set it
again.
To change the preset time
Start over from step 1.
Getting Started
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CD
Saving the power in standby mode
Press DISPLAY or TIME on the remote
repeatedly when the system is off.
Each time you press the button, the system
switches cyclically as follows:
Clock display y Power Saving Mode
To cancel the Power Saving Mode
Press DISPLAY or TIME on the remote to
show the clock display.
Tip
?/1 indicator lights up even in the Power Saving
Mode.
Loading a CD
1Press ZCD.
The disc tray opens.
2Place a CD with the label side up on the
disc tray.
When you play a CD single (8 cm CD),
place it on the inner circle of the tray.
3Press ZCD again to close the disc tray.
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Playing a CD
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat
Play
This system lets you play the CD in different
play modes.
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch
2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in stop
Track number Playing time
the function to CD.
mode until the mode you want appears
in the display.
Select To play
Blank (no PLAY
MODE indication)
(Normal Play)
SHUFFLE
(Shuffle Play)
PROGRAM
(Programme Play)
The CD in the original
order.
All tracks on the CD in
random order.
The tracks on the CD in the
order you want (see
“Programming CD tracks”
on the next page).
Other Operations
To Do this
Stop play
Pause Press CD NX (or X on the
Select a track Press . or > for the CD.
Find a point in
a track
Remove a CD Press ZCD.
Play repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
Press x for the CD.
remote). Press again to resume
play.
Keep pressing m or M for the
CD during play and release it at
the desired point.
Press REPEAT during play until
“REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1”
appears.
REPEAT: For all the tracks on the
CD up to five times.
REPEAT 1: For a single track
only.
To cancel playing repeatedly, press
REPEAT until “REPEAT” or
“REPEAT 1” disappears.
continued
Getting Started/CD
3 Press CD NX (or CD N on the
remote).
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Playing a CD (continued)
Programming CD tracks
Tip
You can also select the desired track using the
remote.
Press the number buttons. The playback automatically
starts.
To enter track number over 10
(on the remote only)
1 Press >10.
2 Enter the corresponding digits.
To enter 0, press 10/0 instead.
Example:
To enter track number 30, press >10, then 3 and 10/0.
Notes
• The play mode cannot be changed while playing a
disc.
• If you press ZCD to open or close the disc tray
while listening to the radio, the CD icon lights even
if there is no CD in the tray.
To turn off the CD icon, press FUNCTION
repeatedly to switch the function to CD.
— Programme Play
You can make a programme of up to 25 tracks.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch
the function to CD.
2Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until
“PROGRAM” appears.
3Press . or > for the CD until the
desired track number appears.
Selected
track number
Playing time of the
selected track
4Press ENTER/YES on the remote.
The track is programmed.
“Step” appears, followed by the number of
the track in the programmed sequence. The
number of the last programmed track
appears, followed by the total playing time
of the programme.
Last programmed
track number
Total playing time
10
5 To programme additional tracks, repeat
steps 3 and 4.
6 Press CD NX (or CD N on the
remote).
To Do this
Cancel
Programme Play
Check the total
number of
programmed
tracks
Check the
programme
order
Clear a track
from the end
Add a track to
the programme
in stop mode
Select the
desired track
using the
number buttons
on the remote
Tips
• The programme you made remains after
Programme Play finishes. To play the same
programme again, press CD NX (or CD N on
the remote).
• “--.--” appears when the total CD programme time
exceeds 100 minutes, or when you select a CD track
whose number is 21 or over.
Press x, then press PLAY MODE
repeatedly until “PROGRAM” and
“SHUFFLE” disappear.
Press TIME on the remote in stop
mode. The total number of
programmed steps appears,
followed by the last programmed
track number and the total playing
time of the programme.
Press . or > for the CD
repeatedly during Programme
Play.
Press CLEAR on the remote in
stop mode.
Perform steps 3 and 4.
Use number buttons instead of
performing steps 3 and 4. To use
number buttons, see page 10.
Using the CD display
Checking the remaining time
Press TIME on the remote repeatedly
during play.
The display changes cyclically as follows:
Elapsed playing time on the current track t
Remaining time on the current track* t
Remaining time on the current CD**
* “--.--” appears when you check the remaining time
of a CD track whose number is 21 or over.
** “--.--” appears during Shuffle Play of a CD which
has 21 or more tracks, or during Programme Play
when a CD track whose number is 21 or over is
selected.
Checking a track title or a
disc title
Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly
during play or in stop mode.
The display changes cyclically as follows:
Preset Equalizer name t Clock t Volume
t Track title or disc title*
* The track title appears during play (only for a CD
with CD text), and the disc title appears while
stopped. If a CD that has no title is loaded, nothing
appears.
To scroll a long name
Press SCROLL on the remote.
The title appears scrolling in the display.
Tip
If you press TIME on the remote in stop mode with
CD text containing the artist name, the artist name
appears scrolling in the display.
CD
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Labelling a CD
— Disc Memo
You can label up to 100 CDs with titles of up
to 20 symbols and characters. Whenever you
load a labelled CD, the title appears in the
display.
Note
When labelling CDs for the first time, be sure
to erase all disc titles stored in the system
memory (see “Erasing a disc title” on the
next page).
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch
the function to CD.
If “SHUFFLE” or “PROGRAM” appears in
the display, press PLAY MODE repeatedly
until both disappear.
2 Press NAME EDIT on the remote.
The cursor starts flashing.
3 Press SELECT on the remote to select
the desired type of character.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes cyclically as follows:
Selected AB* (Upper cases) t Selected ab
(Lower cases) t Selected 12 (Numbers)
* Press number 1 repeatedly to display the
following symbols.
‘ – / , . ( ) : ! ?
In addition, when the symbols above appear in
the display, press . or > for the CD
repeatedly to display the following symbols.
& + < > _ = ” ; # $ % @
`
4Enter a character using the remote.
If you have selected uppercase or
lowercase letters
1 Press the corresponding letter button
repeatedly until the character to be
entered flashes.
Or, press the button once and press .
or > repeatedly.
2 Press CURSORt .
The flashing character is entered and the
cursor shifts to the right.
If you have selected numbers
Press the corresponding number button.
The number is entered and the cursor shifts
to the right.
To enter a blank space
1 Press SELECT repeatedly until “Selected
AB” or “Selected ab” appears in the
display.
2 Press 10/0.
A blank space is entered and the cursor
shifts to the right.
5Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter the rest
of the name.
To change a character
Press TCURSOR or CURSORt on the
remote repeatedly until the character to be
changed flashes, press CLEAR on the
remote to erase the character, then repeat
steps 3 and 4.
6Press ENTER/YES on the remote to
complete the labelling procedure.
To cancel labelling
Press MENU/NO on the remote.
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Checking the disc titles
1Press MENU/NO on the remote in stop
mode.
2Press . or > for the CD repeatedly
until “Name Check?” appears, then
press ENTER/YES on the remote.
3Press . or > for the CD repeatedly
to select the disc titles stored in the
system memory between 001 to 100.
To check the current disc title
Press SCROLL on the remote in stop mode.
Erasing a disc title
1 Press MENU/NO on the remote in stop
mode.
2 Press . or > for the CD repeatedly
until “Name Erase?” appears, then
press ENTER/YES on the remote.
3 Press . or > for the CD repeatedly
to select the disc titles stored in the
system memory between 001 to 100.
The disc title appears scrolling in the
display.
“No Name” appears if no disc title is
labelled.
4 Press ENTER/YES on the remote.
“Complete!” appears.
To erase all disc titles, press . or > for
the CD repeatedly until “All Erase?” appears in
step 2, then press ENTER/YES on the remote
twice.
To cancel erasing
Press MENU/NO on the remote during steps 1
to 3.
Note
To ensure that disc titles are not erased from memory,
have the system connected to mains power at least
once a week.
MD – Play
Loading an MD
Insert an MD.
With the arrow
pointing toward
the deck and the
label side up
Playing an MD
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat
Play
This system lets you play the MD in different
play modes.
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch
the function to MD.
2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly in stop
mode until the mode you want appears
in the display.
Select To play
Blank (no PLAY
MODE indication)
(Normal Play)
SHUFFLE
(Shuffle Play)
PROGRAM
(Programme Play)
The MD in the original order.
All tracks on the MD in
random order.
The tracks on the MD in the
order you want (see
“Programming MD tracks”
on the next page).
CD/MD – Play
3 Press MD NX (or MD N on the
remote).
continued
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Playing an MD (continued)
Programming MD tracks
Other Operations
To Do this
Stop play
Pause
Find a point in
a track
Remove the MD
Play repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
Tip
You can also select the desired track using the
remote.
Press the number buttons. The playback automatically
starts.
To enter track number over 10
(on the remote only)
Press x for the MD.
Press MD NX (or X on the
remote). Press again to resume
play.
Press . or > for the MD.Select a track
Keep pressing m or M for the
MD during play and release it at
the desired point.
Press ZMD.
Press REPEAT during play until
“REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1”
appears.
REPEAT: For all the tracks on the
MD up to five times.
REPEAT 1: For a single track
only.
To cancel playing repeatedly, press
REPEAT until “REPEAT” or
“REPEAT 1” disappears.
1 Press >10 (Press twice to enter 100 or
over).
2 Enter the corresponding digits.
To enter 0, press 10/0 instead.
Examples:
• To enter track number 30, press >10, then 3 and 10/
0.
• To enter track number 108, press >10 twice, then 1,
10/0 and 8.
Note
The play mode cannot be changed while playing a
disc.
— Programme Play
You can make a programme of up to 25 tracks.
1Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch
the function to MD.
2Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until
“PROGRAM” appears in stop mode.
3Press . or > for the MD until the
desired track appears.
Selected
track number
Playing time of the
selected track
4Press ENTER/YES on the remote.
The track is programmed.
“Step” appears, followed by the number of
the track in the programmed sequence. The
number of the last programmed track
appears, followed by the total playing time
of the programme.
Last programmed
track number Total playing time
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5 To programme additional tracks, repeat
steps 3 and 4.
6 Press MD NX (or MD N on the
remote).
Using the MD display
Checking the remaining time
To Do this
Cancel
Programme Play
Check the total
number of
programmed
tracks
Check the
programme
order
Clear a track
from the end
Add a track to
the programme
in stop mode
Select the
desired track
using the
number buttons
on the remote
Tips
• The programme you made remains after
Programme Play finishes. To play the same
programme again, press MD NX (or MD N on
the remote).
•“---.--” appears when the total MD programme time
exceeds 1,000 minutes.
Press x for the MD, then press
PLAY MODE repeatedly until
“PROGRAM” and “SHUFFLE”
disappear.
Press TIME on the remote in stop
mode. The total number of
programmed steps appears,
followed by the last programmed
track number and the total playing
time of the programme.
Press . or > for the MD
repeatedly during Programme
Play.
Press CLEAR on the remote in
stop mode.
Perform steps 3 and 4.
Use number buttons instead of
performing steps 3 and 4. To use
number buttons, see page 14.
Press TIME on the remote repeatedly
during play.
The display changes cyclically as follows:
Elapsed playing time and the track number on
the current track t Remaining time and the
track number on the current track t
Remaining time on the MD
Checking the total playing
time
Press TIME on the remote repeatedly in
stop mode.
The display changes cyclically as follows:
Total number of tracks and total playing time
t Remaining recordable time (Only for a
recordable MD)
Checking a track title or a
disc title
Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly
during play or in stop mode.
The display changes cyclically as follows:
Preset Equalizer name t Clock t Volume
t Track title or disc title*
* The track title appears during play, and the disc title
appears while stopped. If an MD that has no title is
loaded, nothing appears.
Tip
You can check a track title at any time during play. If
you press SCROLL on the remote, a track title
appears scrolling in the display.
Press SCROLL on the remote at any point during the
scroll display to stop the scrolling. Press SCROLL on
the remote again to restart the scrolling.
MD – Play
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MD – Recording
Before you start recording
MDs (MiniDisc) let you digitally record and
play music with high quality sound. Another
feature of MDs is track marking. The track
marking feature lets you quickly locate a
specific point or easily edit the recorded tracks.
However, depending on the source you record,
the recording method and the way the track
numbers are recorded differ.
When the source you record from is:
• This system’s CD player
– The MD deck performs digital recording.*
– Track numbers are automatically marked as
on the original CD.
• Other digital components
connected to the DIGITAL
OPTICAL IN jack
– The MD deck performs digital recording.*
– Track numbers are marked differently
depending on the source you record.
• This system’s tuner and other
analogue components connected
to the TAPE IN jacks (e.g., the
optional tape deck TC-TX21)
– The MD deck performs analogue recording.
– A track number is marked at the beginning
of a recording, but when you turn on the
Level Synchro Recording function (see
“Marking track numbers” on page 21), track
numbers are automatically marked in sync
with the level of the input signal.
Note on MD track numbers
On an MD, the track numbers (track sequence), track
start and end point information, etc., are recorded in
2
the TOC*
You can edit recorded tracks quickly by modifying
the TOC information.
*
After recording
Press ZMD to remove the MD or press
?/1 (power) to turn off the system.
area independent of the sound information.
2
TOC: Table Of Contents
“TOC” lights up or starts flashing. The TOC is
updated and recording is completed.
Before pulling out the mains lead
1
MD recording is completed when the MD
Table of Contents (TOC) is updated. The TOC
is updated when you eject the MD or press ?/1
to turn off the system. Do not pull out the
mains lead before updating the TOC (while
“TOC” is lit) or while updating the TOC (while
“TOC” is flashing) to ensure a complete
1
recording.
Protecting a recorded MD
To protect a recorded MD, slide the tab on the
side of the MD to open the slot. In this position,
the MD cannot be recorded. To record on the
MD, slide the tab to close the slot.
Tab
Slide the tab
*1For details on the limitations of digital recording,
see “System limitations of MDs” on page 43.
When you use a partially recorded
MD
Recording starts after the recorded tracks.
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