Sony CTZ109yu Operating Manual

CT-ZI09w

STEREO CAR CASSEITE RECEIVER RADIO-CASSEITE ESTEREOFONICO PARA AUTOMOWL

OWNER’S RECORD

For your convenience, record the model number and serial number (you will find them on the right side of your set) in the space provided below. Please refer to them when you contact your AIWA dealer in case of difficulty.

Model No. [CT-21 09 ‘e”a’ ‘0 ~

Welcome

Thank you foryourpurchaslng this AIWAproduct. To optimize the performance of this unit, please

read through this manual carefully.

In addition to this operating instructions manual, be sure to refer to the separate installation and connections manuals as well.

PRECAUTIONS

● This unit ISdesigned to be operated on a 12-volt

DC negative-ground electrical system only.

s To prevent short-circuiting, disconnect the

negatwe car battery terminal until the unit has been mounted and connected completely.

● When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one

whose amperage rating is identical. Use of a fuse of higher amperage may cause serious damage to the unit.

● Keep screwdrivers, etc. and other metallic or

magnetic objects away from the playback head.

● When your car was parked in direct sunlight

resulting in a considerable rise in temperature inside the car, allow the unit to cool off before operating It.

● Keep the volume at such a level that you can

hear outside warning sounds (horns, sirens, etc.).

Notes on cassettes

Do NOT expose cassettes to direct sunlight,

extremely high or cold temperature or moisture.

Keep cassettes away from equipment with built-

in magnets to avoid unwanted noise or loss of sound quality.

Do NOT touch the tape of a cassette, as any dirt or dust WIIIcontaminate the heads.

Be sure to remove any cassette from the umt If you are not using it.

NOTE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Parl 150f 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 communications. However, there is noguarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. Ifthis 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 radio/

TV techmcian for help.

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CAUTION

Modifications oradjustmentsto this product, which are not expressly approved by the manufacturer, may void the user’s right or authority to operate this product.

Caution on the transit protection pad The unit is shipped with a transit protection pad in the cassette compartment. Be sure to press EJECT A to remove the pad before operating the unit.

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Transit projection pad

TABLEOFCONTENTS

FRONT PANEL ................................................................................................................................... 3

SETTING THE CLOCK ....................................................................................................................... 4

RADIO OPERATION .......................................................................................................................... 4

PRESETTING STATIONS .................................................................................................................. 5

MY INFORMATION SWITCH ............................................................................................................. 7

TAPE PLAYBACK ............................................................................................................................... 8

SOUND ADJUSTMENTS ................................................................................................................ .. 9

CONNECTING A PORTABLE CD/MD PLAYER OR OTHER Equipment .................................... 10

SEITING THE BEEP TONE ............................................................................................................. 11

MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................ 11

SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................ ................................................................... 12

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FRONTPANEL

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Display window

@ +/- (audio control) button

@ SEL (select) button

@ H-BASS button @)EJECT 4 button @Cassette compartment @ DIRECTION REW/FF button @ BAND button @TAPE button @)MUTE button @ A.ME (auto memory/preset scan) button @TUNE VIA buttons @CD/MD IN jack (3.5-mm dia.) @ PWR (power on/off) button @preset station buttons 1-6

@ DISP (display) button @LO (local/DX) button @MY INFO (my information) button

@CD/MD IN button

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@ Band indicator @LO (local) indicator @ Main display section @ Subdisplay section @H BASS indicator @+* (tape direction) indicators @ST (stereo) indicator @AM/PM indicator @ VOL (volume) indicator @ BASS indicator @ TRE (treble) indicator @ BAL (balance) indicator @ FAD (fader) indicator @MY INFO (my information) indicator

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SETTINGTHECLC)CK

RADIOOPERATION

1 2,4

Press PWR to turn the unit on.

Press and hold DISP for more than 2

seconds until the clock indication flashes,

Press TUNE 7 to

Press TUNE A to set the minute. Press DISP to start working the clock

from O second.

Having the clock displayed while in Radio or Tape Play mode Press DISP. The clock display appears for a few seconds, then the unit returns to its former display.

set the hour.

Press PWR to turn the unit on. The radio frequency appears.

Press BAND to select the band from

among FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM. The band indicators appear cyclically in order. (FM1, FM2 and FM3 share the same frequency range.)

Band indicator

Press (more than 0.5 second) either

TUNE V or TUNE Atotune

station.

The unit starts scanning and tunes ina station automatically (seek tuning). Press TUNE 7 to decrease and TUNE increase the frequency. Press the button again to cancel seek tuning. Repeat the procedure until the desired station is tuned in.

Note

if you press (less than 0.5 second at a time) either TUNE T or TUNE decreases or increases step by step.

Adjust the volume with i-l-.

Frequency indication

in the desired

A, the frequency

A to

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RADIOOPERATION

PRESETTINGSTATIONS

TUNE7/A

PWR

Toturn the unit off

Press PWR. Switching modes

When the unit is in Radio mode, inserting a cassette switches the unit to Tape Play mode automatically.

LO(local/DX) button

You can use Local mode when you wish to tune in only strong stations during seek tuning. In Radio mode, press LO to select Local mode. The “LO indicator lights up.

● Press LO to cancel Local mode and switch to

DX (distance) mode.

● The “ST” (stereo) indicator lights up when the

tuned-in station is broadcasting in stereo and the reception is good.

Press BAND to select a desired band from among FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM.

FM1

Press and hold A.ME for more than 2

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seconds to activate the automatic preseting 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 FMI, FM2, FM3 and AM (up to a total of 24 stations).

● When auto memory is completed, the station

stored in the preset station button 1 is tuned in.

● To stop auto memory, press A.ME again.

To check the preset stations (preset scan)

● If you wish to check the preset stations, press

A.ME for less than 2 seconds. The preset stations stored in memory will be tuned in for 5 seconds each in order.

● To stop this function, press A.ME again or press

any of the preset station buttons 1 to 6.

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You can manually preset stations that have not been selected by auto memory.

Press BAND to select the band from

among FM1, FM2, FM3 and AM. Tune in the station that you wish to

preset with TUNE Y or TUNE A. Press one of the preset station buttons

1 to 6 for approximately 2 seconds.

The number of the pressed preset station

button appears next to the frequency indication.

Preset number

Repeat these procedures to preset up to 6 stations

each for FMI, FM2, FM3 and AM.

● 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.

~ Press BAND to select a desired band

from among FM1, FM2, FM3 and Ahl.

z Press the desired preset station button.

The number of the pressed preset station button is displayed next to the frequency

indication.

Active tuning reception control (ATRC) This unit automatically suppresses FM noise caused by varying signal strength resulting from movement of the car.

● The built-in automatic blending circuit mixes the

left and right channel signals according to the strength of the reception. At the same time, the high-cut circuit activates to maintain the sound quality.

● If the reception becomes even weaker, the unit

automatically switches to Monaural mode to reduce noise.

EIVGL/SH

MYINFORMATION SWITCH

Press SEL.

Timer indication flashes.

You can timer-activate the radio for a daily radio program. The unit turns on and off in Radio mode at the preset time automatically.

2,4,7

3,6,8

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With the unit off, press and hold MY INFO for more than 2 seconds.

The “PO indication flashes in the display

window.

Press SEL.

Timer indication flashes.

Set the time you wish the unit to turn off .

Press TUNE 7 to set the hour. Press TUNE A to set the minute.

Press and hold MY INFO for more than

2 seconds.

Your setting is stored in memory and the unit

turns off.

Set the time you wish the unit to turn on

in Radio mode.

Press TUNE7 to set the hour.

Press TUNEA to set the minute.

Press SEL.

Radio indication flashes.

Press BAND to select the band.

in the station that you wish to

Tune

preset with TUNE 7 or TUNE A.

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BAND TAPE

TAPEPLAYBACK

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CD/MD IN

~ With the unit on, press MY INFO.

The “MY INFO indicator lights up and the timer is activated.

To cancel the timer Press MY INFO again so that the ‘{MY INFO indicator disappears.

To check the setting With the unit off, press MY INFO. The turn-on time, followed by the radio frequency and the turn-off time, appears in the display window each for 1second, then the unit turns off.

Notes

● Even if the unit is in a mode other than Radio

mode, the unit switches to Radio mode and tunes in the preset radio program at the preset time automatically.

● Even if you are listening to a radio program with

this function, pressing the following buttons switches the unit to other mode: — Pressing BAND changes the unit to Radio

mode.

— Pressing TAPE changes the unit to Tape

Play mode.

— Pressing CD/MD IN changes the unit to CD/

MD IN mode.

If you switch modes with these buttons, the unit

does not turn off at the turn-off time of the timer.

~ Inserts cassette to start playback.

If a cassette is already inserted, press TAPE

to start playback.

Playback starts in the direction that the unit played back previously.

z Adjust the volume with i-l-.

Press the following buttons to operate tape transport.

To do this

Eject the cassette*

] Press this button

“ When you eject the cassette, the unit switches to

Radio mode. When a cassette is inserted, @ comes out sathat it can be pressed to eject the cassette.

●’ Do not press ❑ or ~ all the way, Doing so may

change the direction of tape transport.

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TAPEPLAYBACK

SOUNDADJUSTMENTS

Auto reverse function When the end of the tape is reached during

playback or fast tape transport, the direction of the tape is automatically reversed, and playback starts again.

Tape transport side indications The following indications are displayed to show the currently playing side.

Upper side

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Before turning the ignition off

Be sure to eject any cassette from the unit before turning the ignition off.

Switching modes When the unit is in Radio mode, inserting a

cassette switches the unit to Tape Play mode automatically.

To prevent tape problems

Before inserting a cassette into the unit, make sure that there is no slack inthe tape. if necessary, take uptheslack by insertinga pencil into the spindle hole and winding. 90-minute or longer tapes are extremely thin and easily deformed or damaged. They are not recommended.

Lower side

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Press SEL to select the mode that you

wish to adjust from: VOL (volume), BASS (bass), TRE (treble), BAL (balance) and FAD (fader). The following indicators appear in cyclic order.

If you do not proceed with step 2 within 5 seconds, the selected mode is canceled, and the indication returns to the current source mode.

Press +/- to adiust the level.

Press and hold eith;r button to change the level rapidly.

Decreases the

volume level

Decreases the Increases the bass level

Decreases the

treble level Decreases the

m level of the right

speaker(s) Decreases the

m level of the front

speakers speakers

Without selecting any mode with SEL, only

the volume level can be adjusted by pressing

+1-.

Increases the

volume level

bass level Increases the

treble level Decreases the

level of the left speaker(s)

Decreases the level of the rear

MUTE

MUTEbutton

Press this button to temporarily Iowerthevolume. Press it again to restore the previous volume.

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You can enjoy music with strong bass sound,

H-BASS

CONNECTINGA

PORTABLECD/MD PLAYEROROTHER EQUIPMENT

This unit is equipped with the line-level input (CD/

MD IN) jack enabling high quality of the sound.

Press H-BASS to obtain powerful bass.

The” WASS” indicator lights up.

Each time you press H-BASS, this function turns on or off.

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if a cassette is inserted, remove it to

prevent possible damage to the unit.

Connect a portable CD/MD player, etc. via the CD/MD IN jack (3.5-mm dia.) on the unit.

Press PWR to turn the unit on.

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Press CD/MD IN to listen to the connected equipment.

The “Cd” indication appears.

● For further information on the connected

equipment, refer to the operating instructions for the equipment.

Note

Be sure to press CD/MD IN after you connect a portable CD/MD player, etc. to the CD/MD INjack

to listen to the connected equipment.

Even if equipment is connected to the CD/MD IN

jack, you cannot Iistentothe connected equipment without switching the unit to CD/MD IN mode by pressing CD/MD IN.

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SETTINGTHEBEEPTONE

MAINTENANCE

The beep function is deactivated at the factory. To have a beep sound each time you press any button other than 4, REW, or FF, follow the procedure below.

1 With the unit on, press 1 and 4 at the

same time.

Each time you press them, this function turns on or off. The beep function is activated when you hear a beep.

Cleaning the front panel When the front panel is soiled, wipe the surface of the panel with a dry and soft cloth.

Cleaningthe tape head

Use a cleaning cassette to clean the playback head and capstans approximately once a month. If the playback head is dirty, the high tones may not be reproduced properly.

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