Sony CTZ109yu Operating Manual

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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
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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.

radio

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

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1 2,4

1

Press PWR to turn the unit on.

Press and hold DISP for more than 2

2

seconds until the clock indication
flashes,

Press TUNE 7 to

3

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

4

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.

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1

1

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

Press BAND to select the band from

2

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

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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-.

4

Frequency
indication

in the desired

A, the frequency

2

3

A to

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RADIOOPERATION

PRESETTINGSTATIONS

TUNE7/A

PWR

LO

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.

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

FM1

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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.

2

1

2

3

1

Press BAND to select the band from

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

2

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

3

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.

1

~ 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

6

MYINFORMATION
SWITCH

7

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

5 1;9

1

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

The “PO indication flashes in the display

window.

Press SEL.

2

Timer indication flashes.

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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

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2 seconds.

Your setting is stored in memory and the unit

turns off.

Set the time you wish the unit to turn on

3

in Radio mode.

Press TUNE7 to set the hour.

Press TUNEA to set the minute.

Press SEL.

4

Radio indication flashes.

Press BAND to select the band.

5

in the station that you wish to

Tune

6

preset with TUNE 7 or TUNE A.

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BAND TAPE

TAPEPLAYBACK

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CD/MD IN

1

~ 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

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“ 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

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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.

2

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

Decreases the

m

volume level

-

Decreases the Increases the
bass level

Decreases the

m

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

1

prevent possible damage to the unit.

2

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.

3
4

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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