Sony CTX417yu Operating Manual
CT-X417 w
STEREO CAR CASSEITE RECEIVER
RADIO-CASSETTE ESTEREOFONICO PARA AUTOMOVIL
OWNER’S RECORD
For your convenience, record the model number and
serial number (you will find them on the bottom of your
set)inthespace provided below. Please refertothem
when you contact your Al WA dealer in case of difficulty.
Model No. CT-X41 7
Serial No. ~
●TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 3
DETACHING THE CONTROL PANEL ............................................................................................... 4
CONTROL PANEL .............................................................................................................................. 6
SOUND ADJUSTMENTS ............................................................................................................. 7
RADIO OPERATION .......................................................................................................................... 8
PRESETTING STATIONS ................................................................................................................ 10
TAPE PLAYBACK ............................................................................................................................. 13
CONNECTING A PORTABLE CD PLAYER OR OTHER EQUIPMENT .......................................... 15
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 16
NOTE
FOR USE IN THE U.S.A.
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 Iimlts 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 m 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 circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
— Consult the dealer or an experienced radioflV technician for help.
CAUTION
Modifications or adjustments to this product, which are not expressly approved by the manufacturer, may
void the user’s right or authority to operate this product.
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❑PRECAUTIONS
● Ensure to remove the cassette tape from the
cassette compartment of the unit when you are
not using the unit.
● Do not let cassette tapes come m contact with
direct sunlight, diri or dust. Do not touch the
tape inside a cassette as doing so may
contaminate the tape surface.
● Do not leave cassette tapes near electrlc motors
or magnets. Store them separately to avoid
unwanted noise or loss of tone quality,
●Use acleamng cassette to clean the playback
head and capstans approximately once a month.
Ifthe playback head is dirty, the high tone sound
may not be reproduced properly.
●Keep screwdrivers etc. or other metallic or
magnetic objects away from the playback head.
● When your car is parked under dtrect sunlight m
summer, there may be a considerable nse m
temperature inside the car. Ensure to let the
ambient temperature cool down before playing
a cassette tape.
● This unit is designed to be operated on a 12 volt
DC negative ground electrical system only.
*When replacing the fuse, be sure to use the fuse
whose amperage rating is identical. Use of a
fuse with higher amperage may cause serious
damage to the unit.
CAUTION
● There is a transit protection pad in the cassette
compartment,
Be sure to remove the pad and push the eject
button before operating the umt.
Transit protection pad
SECURITY LAMP
The LED lamp on the front side of umt is vmble
when the control panel E detached. This lamp
continues to flash to deter theft while the car’s
Ignition key IS turned off with the control panel
detached. However, this unit is not equipped with
the security alarm system that sounds an audible
alarm, therefore there are limitations to this antl-
theft dewce.
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~ DETACHING THE CONTROL PANEL
You can detach the control panel from the unit and carry it with you when you leave your car unattended.
1 if a cassette is inserted, remove it to prevent
possible damage to the unit.
2 Press PW to turn the unit off.
While supporting the control panel with one hand,
3
press Q to release one side of the panel. Care
must be taken not to drop the panel as it may
suddenly eject at this point.
4
When the control panel is lifted from the unit,
remove it by pulling away from the unit.
Do not touch the connector on the reverse side of the control
panel as doing so may contaminate the connector and cause
a poor connection resulting in a malfunction of the unit.
● Put the control panel inside the supplied carrying case to
protect it from being damaged when you carry it with you.
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Attaching the control panel
Cleaning the connector
The connector on the reverse side of the control panel needs to be cleaned every so often. Wipe the
surface of the connector with a cotton swab slightly moistened with alcohol.
The AUX jack can be covered by the supphed AUX jack cover Ifthe jack ISnot used to connect a portable
CD player or other equipment (p.15).
To remove the AUX Jack cover, disengage the claws that hold it m place on the rear of the control panel
using a pointed tool.
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❑CONTROL PANEL
Display window
II
@ +/– (audio control) buttons
@ PS/A. ME (preset scan/auto memory)
button
@ TUNE A/V buttons
@ AUX (auxiliary) jack (3.50)
@EJECT = button
@Cassette compartment
@ REW/FF DIRECTION (rewind/fast
forward) buttons
@ PW (power onloff) button
@) ~ (release) button
@ preset station buttons 1-6
@LO (local/DX) button
@SELECT button
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@ AUX (auxiliary) button
@ LOUD (loudness) button
@ MUTE button
@BAND button
@ST (stereo/monaural) button
@ Band indicators
@ST (stereo) indicator
@ MONO (monaural) indicator
@ LOC (local) indicator
@ LOUD (loudness) indicator
@ 4- (tape direction) indicators
@ Audio control indicators
@ Main display section
@ Subdisplay section
~SOuNDADJUsTMENTs
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I Press SELECT to select the mode that you went to
adjust from: VOL (volume), BASS (bass), TRE
(treble), BAL (balance) and FAD (fader).
The following indications are displayed in cyclic order.
The selected mode changes to that of the volume mode when
SELECT is pressed for more than 5 seconds.
z Press i-l– to adjust the sound quality.
Quickly press (less than 0.5 second) either side of the button
to change the level in small steps. Press and hold either side
of the button to change the level rapidly.
Adjust each mode referring to the audio control indicators in
the display window (see page 6).
Decreases the bass Increases the bass
level
Decreases the level Decreases the level
level
=
speaker~s)
Decreases the level
of the rear speakers
Without selecting any mode with SELECT, only the volume
level can be adjusted by pressing +/-.
speaker(s)
Decreases the level
of the front
soeakers
MUTE button
Press this button to temporarily lower the volume level. Press it again to restore the previous volume
level.
LOUD (loudness) button
Press this button to boost both bass and treble while listening with low volume level.
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●RADIO OPERATION
1 Press PW to turn the radio cm.
The radio frequency is displayed.
f
z Press BAND to sefect the band from FM1, FM2, FM3
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and AM.
The band indicators light up cyclically in order.
(The FM1, FM2 and FM3 share the same frequency range.)
s Press (less than 0.5 second at a time) either
TUNEA or TI.INEV repeatedly to tune in the
desired station.
Press A to increase and V to decrease the frequency
4 Adjust the volume with +/-.
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Seek tuning
Press and hold either TUNEA (up) or TUNE V (down) for more than 0.5 second to activate the seek
function. The unit automatically tunes in the next station with good reception. Press the button again to
cancel the function. Repeat the procedure until the desired station is tuned in.
To turn the radio off
Press PW. The frequency indication goes off at the same time. If you Insert a cassette, the radio mode
will automatically be canceled as well.
The LO (local/DX) trtrtton
You can use the local mode when you want to tune m only the strong signal stations during seek tuning.
lntheradio mode, press LOtoselect the local mode. The’’LOC indicator llghts up.
●When you are not seek tumng, leave the unit in the DX (distance) mode.
To cancel the local mode and enter the DX mode, press LO again.
● The “ST” (stereo) indicator hghts up when the tuned station ISbroadcasting m stereo and the reception
condlt!on is good.
The ST (stereo/monaural) button
You can switch between the stereo and monaural modes by using this button. When the radio reception
ISnot good, that maybe improved by switching to the monaural mode. The mode ISalternately changed
each time you pressthls button. When inthe monaural mode, the “MONO (monaural) indlcatorappears.
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~ PRESETTING STATIONS
To preset stations automatically (auto memory)
1 Press BAND to select the band from FMI, FM2, FM3
and AM.
z Press and hold PSIA.ME for more than 1.5 seconds
to activate the automatic preset function.
The six strongest available stations will be stored in memory
on the preset station buttons 1 to 6 in order of their signal
strength.
Use this function to automatically preset up to 6 stations each for FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM (Up to a total
of 24 stations.)
● To stop automatic presetting, press PS/A. ME again or press any of the preset station buttons 1 to 6.
To check the preset stations (Preset Scan)
● If you want to check the preset stations, press PSi’A.ME for less than 1.5 seconds. The preset stations
stored in memory will be tuned in for 5 seconds each in order.
● To stop this function, press PS/A. ME again or press any of the preset station buttons 1 to 6.
To preset stations manually
1 Press BAND to select the band from FM1, FM2, FM3
and AM.
‘~ z Tune in the station you want to preset.
s Press one of the preset station buttons 1 to 6 for
approximately 1.5 seconds.
The number of the pressed preset stafion button is displayed
next to the frequency indication.
Repeat this process to preset up to 6 stations each for FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM. (Up to a total of 24
stations.) Small beeping sounds are made to acknowledge your input as you perform manual presetting.
● You can manually preset the stations which have not been selected by automatic presetting.
=If you try to preset a station on a preset station button on which another station of the same band has
already been preset, the previously preset station will be erased.
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PRESETTING STATIONS
To tune in the preset stations
Press BAND to select the band from FM1, FM2, FM3
and AM.
Press the desired preset station button.
The number of the pressed preset station button is displayed
next to the frequency indication, and the preset station will be
received.
--lliiiive’hming reception control (ATRC)
‘“fis unit au~omatically suppresses FM noise caused by varying signal strength resulting from the
movement of
a car.
●The built-in automatic blending circuit mixes the right and left channel signals according to the strength
of the reception. At the same time the high-cut circuit activates to maintain the sound quality.
● Ifthe reception becomes even weaker, the tuner automatically switches to the monaural mode to reduce
the noise.
mTApEpLAyBACK
1 Press PWtoturn theunitorr.
z Insert a cassette to start playback.
a Adjust the volume with +/-.
Press these buttons to operate tape playback
To do tflk
Stop the playback and eject the tape
Change the playback side
Fast-forward the tape
Rewind the tape
Stop fast winding and resume playback
‘Do not depress ~ or
change the direction of tape transport.
❑hard. Doing so may Auto reverse function
Press this button
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❑simultaneously
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❑ lightly’
When the end of the tape is reached during
playback or fast tape transport, the direction of
tape transport is automatically reversed, and
playback starts again.
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TAPEPLAYBACK
Tape direction indicators
B
Before turning the ignition switch off
Ensure to eject a cassette from the unit before
turning the ignition switch off. Otherwise, the unit
may bedamaged when you detach the control panel.
Switching the modes
If the unit is in the radio when you insert a
cassette, the unit will enter the tape mode
automat ically.
To prevent tape problems
Before inserting acassette into the unit, make
sure that there is no slack in the tape. Ifnecessaty,
take uptheslack byinserting a pencil into the
spindle hole and wind the slack up.
m CONNECTING A PORTABLE CD PLAYER OR OTHER
EQUIPMENT
1
Connect a portable CD player, etc. via the AUX jack
(3.5 mm dia.) on the unit.
2
Press PW to turn the unit on.
3
Press AUX.
The “CV indication will be displayed.
● Fo( furlher inforr’nation on the porlable CD player, etc., refer to the operating instructions for the player.
Note
● While the unit is in the AUX mode with “CD displayed in the display window, you cannot hsten to the
radio or tape playback. Provided that a portable CD player etc. is connected to the AUX jack, when you
press AUX, the unit will enter AUX mode with “CD” display in the display window.
Be sure to press AUX after you connect a portable CD player, etc. to the AUX jack.
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