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HCD-HPR90/HPR99XM
Basic Operations
Before using the system
To use the remote
Slide and remove the battery compartment lid , and
insert the two supplied R6 (size AA) batteries,
side
first, matching the polarities shown below.
Notes on using the remote
• With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months.
• Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix different types of
batteries.
• If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the
batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion.
To receive the XM Satellite Radio
Introducing XM Satellite Radio
XM Radio is the satellite radio service with millions of listeners
across the U.S. Broadcasting live daily. XM Radio offers 160
digital radio channels offering music, news, sports, comedy, talk,
entertainment, traffic and weather reports, with high quality digital
sound.
How to Subscribe
XM $12.95 monthly service subscription sold separately. XM
Connect and Play (TM) antenna required to receive XM service (sold
separately). Installation costs and other fees and taxes, including a
one-time activation fee may apply. Subscription fee is consumer only.
All fees and programming subject to change. Channels with frequent
explicit language are indicated with an XL. Channel blocking is
available for XM radio receivers by calling 1-800-XMRADIO.
Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement available
at xmradio.com. XM service only available in the 48 contiguous
United States. XM Ready and XM Connect-and-Play are trademarks
of XM Satellite Radio Inc. (C)2005 XM Satellite Radio Inc. All rights
reserved.
Activate XM Service
Find the 8-character XM Radio ID of the Connect-and-Play antenna.
With the Connect-and-Play antenna connected to the unit, the Radio
ID can be found by selecting channel 0 on the radio. Press >10, 10/0,
10/0, 10/0
on the remote in that order to select channel 0.
Record the Radio ID here for reference: _______________________.
(NOTE: The XM Radio ID does not use the letters I, O, S, or F.)
Activate your XM Satellite Radio service online
at http://activate.xmradio.com or by calling 1-800-XMRADIO
(1-800-967-2346). You will need a major credit card.
XM will send a signal from the satellites to activate the full channel
lineup. Activation normally takes 10 to 15 minutes, but during peak
busy periods, you may need to keep your player on for up to an hour.
When you can access the full channel lineup on your player, you’re
done.
Adjusting the sound
To adjust the volume
Press VOLUME +/– on the remote (or turn the
VOLUME control on the unit)
.
To add a sound effect
To Press
Generate a more dynamic
sound (Dynamic Sound
Generator X-tra)
DSGX
on the unit.
Set the sound effect
EQ on the remote
repeatedly to select “BASS”
or “TREBLE,” and then
press +/–
on the remote
repeatedly to adjust the level.
Playing a CD/ATRAC/MP3 disc
1
Select the CD function.
Press CD
on the remote.
2
Place a disc.
Press
(CD open/close) on the unit, and place a
disc with the label side up on the disc tray.
To insert additional discs, slide the disc tray with your
finger as shown below.
To close the disc tray, press (CD open/close) on
the unit again.
Do not force the disc tray closed with your finger, as
this may damage the unit.
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Start playback.
Press
(play) on the remote (or CD/ (play/
pause)
on the unit).
To Press
Pause playback
(pause) on the remote (or
CD/
(play/pause) on the
unit). To resume play, press the
button again.
Stop playback
(stop) .
Select a folder on
an “ATRAC” disc or
MP3 disc
+/– (select folder) . Or
turn the jog dial
on the unit
and press PUSH ENTER
on
the unit (turn the jog dial
on
the unit during playback until
“GROUP” appears, and then
press PUSH ENTER
on the
unit to select the desired folder).
Notes on playing multisession discs
• If the disc begins with a CD-DA (or “ATRAC”/MP3) session, it is
recognized as a CD-DA (or “ATRAC”/MP3) disc, and other sessions
are not played back.
• A disc with a mixed CD format is recognized as a CD-DA (audio)
disc.
Listening to the radio
To listen to FM or AM
1
Select “FM” or “AM.”
Press TUNER/BAND
repeatedly.
2
Select the tuning mode.
Press TUNING MODE
repeatedly until “AUTO”
appears.
3
Tune in the desired station.
Press +/– on the remote (or TUNING +/– on the unit)
. Scanning stops automatically when a station is
tuned in, and then “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for
stereo programs) appear.
To stop automatic scanning
Press (stop) .
Notes on XM Satellite Radio
• To ensure optimal reception of XM’s satellite signal, move your
antenna to various window locations around your home to see
where the best reception will be received. Most XM customers
place the antenna in a south-facing window with a clear view to the
sky.
• Residents in Canada please see information about XM Canada at
the following webpage: (http://www.xmradio.ca/)
To set the clock
1
Turn on the system.
Press
(power) .
2
Select the clock set mode.
Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the remote. If the
current mode appears on the display, press
/
on the remote repeatedly to select “CLOCK SET”
and then press ENTER on the remote.
3
Set the time.
Press
/ on the remote repeatedly to set
the hour, and then press ENTER on the remote.
Use the same procedure to set the minute.
When you turn off the system after setting the clock,
the clock display appears instead of the demonstration
display.
The clock settings are lost when you disconnect the
power cord or if a power failure occurs.
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Select a track or file
/ (go back/go forward)
. Or turn the jog dial on
the unit and press PUSH ENTER
on the unit. To cancel, press
CANCEL
on the unit.
Find a point in a
track or file
Hold down
/ (rewind/fast
forward)
during playback,
and release the button at the
desired point.
Select Repeat Play
REPEAT
repeatedly until
“REP” or “REP1” appears.
Select a disc DISC SKIP
on the remote (or
DISC 1 – 5
or DISC SKIP
(in stop mode) on the unit).
Switch to CD
function from
another source
DISC 1 – 5
on the unit
(Automatic Source Selection).
Exchange other
discs while playing
EX-CHANGE
on the unit.
To change the play mode
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly while the player is
stopped. You can select normal play (“ALL DISCS” for
all discs, “1DISC” for a disc, or “
*” for all “ATRAC”
files and MP3 files in the folder on the disc), shuffle
play (“ALL DISCS SHUF,” “1DISC SHUF,” or “
SHUF*”), or program play (“PGM”).
* When playing a CD-DA disc, (SHUF) Play performs the same
operation as 1DISC (SHUF) Play.
To select a CD track using the number
buttons
Press the number buttons on the remote during
normal play. For example, to enter 20, press >10, 2, 10/0,
in that order.
To create an “ATRAC”/MP3 disc
You can create an “ATRAC” disc and MP3 disc with the
SonicStage software. SonicStage can be
downloaded free of charge from the following sites and
installed on your computer.
For customers in the U.S.A.:
<http://www.sony.com/shelfsupport>
For customers in Canada:
<http://www.sony.ca/ElectronicsSupport/>
Please see the instructions at the sites or SonicStage Help
of the software for how to install and how to create an
“ATRAC”/MP3 disc.
Note on the jog dial
Only the first 6 characters are displayed when performing the folder
search, track search, or file search.
Notes on Repeat Play
• All tracks or files on a disc are played repeatedly up to five times.
• You cannot select “REP” and “ALL DISCS SHUF” at the same
time.
• “REP 1” indicates that a single track or file is repeated until you
stop it.
To tune in a station with a weak signal
If “TUNED” does not appear and the scanning does
not stop, press TUNING MODE
repeatedly until
“AUTO” and “PRESET” disappear, and then press
+/– on the remote (or TUNING +/– on the unit)
repeatedly to tune in the desired station.
To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo
station
Press FM MODE repeatedly until “MONO” appears
to turn off stereo reception.
To listen to XM
You can operate and listen to the XM satellite Radio by
connecting your XM Connect-and-Play antenna. Before
using the system, connect the XM Connect-and-Play
antenna to the XM jack of the system (see “Hooking up
the system securely”).
1
Select “XM.”
Press XM on the remote (or TUNER/BAND
repeatedly) .
2
Select the All Channel mode.
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “CAT”
and “PRESET” disappear.
3
Tune in the desired channel.
Press +/– on the remote (or TUNING+/– on the unit)
repeatedly.
To select a channel by Category mode
1
Press XM on the remote (or TUNER/BAND
repeatedly) .
2
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “CAT”
appears.
3
Press CATEGORY +/– on the remote (or CAT
+/– on the unit) repeatedly.
4
Press +/– on the remote (or TUNING +/– on the
unit) repeatedly.
To select a channel using the number
buttons
Press the number buttons on the remote. For example,
to enter 20, press >10, 10/0, 2, 10/0, in that order. You
cannot enter 255 or more.
Notes
• If you select a channel that is not broadcasted, “OFF AIR” appears
and the previous channel is selected.
• If you select a channel using the number buttons in Category mode,
the tuning mode changes to All Channel mode automatically.
Changing the display
To change Press
Information on
the display*
DISPLAY repeatedly when the
system is on.
Display mode
(See below.)
DISPLAY
repeatedly when the
system is off.
* For example, you can view CD/“ATRAC”/MP3 disc information,
such as the track or file number or folder name during normal play,
or the total play time while the player is stopped. You can also view
XM radio information, such as the channel name, song title and
artist name.
The system offers the following display modes.
Display mode When the system is off,
1)
Demonstration The clock display is replaced by
lighting and flashing of the display
window.
Clock The clock is displayed.
Power Saving
Mode
2)
The display is turned off to conserve
power. The timer and clock continue
to operate.
1)
The STANDBY indicator lights up when the system is off.
2)
When the system is in Power Saving Mode, the following functions
are unavailable:
– setting the clock
– changing the AM tuning interval
– changing the CD power manage function
Notes on the display information
• The following are not displayed;
– total playing time for a CD-DA disc depending on the play mode.
– total playing time for an “ATRAC”/MP3 disc.
– remaining playing time for an MP3 file.
• The following are not displayed correctly;
– elapsed playing time of an “ATRAC” file or MP3 file encoded
using a VBR (variable bit rate).
– folder and file names that do not follow either the ISO9660 Level
1, Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format.
• The following are displayed;
– ID3 tag information for “ATRAC” files and MP3 files when ID3
version 1 and version 2 tags are used.
– up to 62 characters of ID3 tag information using uppercase letters
(A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and symbols (" $ % ’ ( ) * + , – . / < =
> @ [ \ ] _ ` { | } ! ? ^).
Using optional audio
components
To connect an optional headphones
Connect headphones to the PHONES jack on the
unit.
To connect an optional component
Connect additional audio component to the AUDIO
IN jack
on the unit using an audio analog cord (not
supplied). Turn down the volume on the system, and then
press FUNCTION
on the remote repeatedly to select
the AUDIO IN function.
Selecting a music source
Press the following buttons (or press FUNCTION on
the remote repeatedly).
To select Press
CD CD on the remote.
Tuner TUNER/BAND
.
Component (connected
using an audio cord)
AUDIO IN .
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Notes on playing MP3 discs
• Do not save other types of files or unnecessary folders on a disc that
has “ATRAC” and MP3 files.
• Folders that have no “ATRAC” and MP3 files are skipped.
• “ATRAC” and MP3 files are played back in the order that they are
recorded onto the disc.
• The system can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of
“.MP3.”
• If there are files on the disc that have the “.MP3” file extension,
but that are not MP3 files, the unit may produce noise or may
malfunction.
• The maximum number of:
– “ATRAC” folders is 255.
– “ATRAC” files is 999.
– MP3 folders is 255 (including the root folder).
– MP3 files is 511.
–
MP3 files and folders that can be contained on a single disc is 512.
– folder levels (the tree structure of files) is 8.
Other Operations
Creating your own CD program
(Program Play)
Use buttons on the remote to create your own program.
1
Press CD to select the CD function.
2
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PGM”
appears while the player is stopped.
3
Press DISC SKIP to select a disc.
4
Press / repeatedly or turn the jog
dial
on the unit until the desired track number
appears.
When programming “ATRAC” files or MP3 files,
press
+/– (select folder) repeatedly or turn the
jog dial
on the unit to select the desired folder, and
then select the desired file.
Current disc
Loaded disc
5
Press ENTER to add the track or file to the
program.
“– –.– –” appears when the total time exceeds 100
minutes for a CD, or when you select a CD track
whose number is 21 or over, or when you select an
“ATRAC” file or MP3 file.
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Repeat steps 4 through 5 to program additional
tracks or files, up to a total of 25 tracks or files.
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To play your program of tracks or files, press
(play) .
The program remains available until you open the disc
tray. To play the same program again, select the CD
function, and press
(play) .
To cancel Program Play
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PGM”
disappears while the player is stopped.
To delete the last track or file of the program
Press CLEAR while the player is stopped.
To view program information, such as total
track number of the program
Press DISPLAY repeatedly.
Tip
You can program additional tracks or files during playback by using
the jog dial.
Presetting radio stations
You can preset your favorite radio stations and tune
them in instantly by selecting the corresponding preset
number.
Use buttons on the remote to preset stations.
1
Tune in the desired station (see “Listening to the
radio”).
2
Press TUNER MEMORY .
Preset number
3
Press +/– repeatedly to select your desired
preset number.
If another station is already assigned to the selected
preset number, the station is replaced by the new
stations.
4
Press ENTER .
5
Repeat steps 1 through 4 to store other stations.
You can preset up to 20 FM, 10 AM and 20 XM
stations. The preset stations are retained for about half
a day even if you disconnect the power cord or if a
power failure occurs.
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To call up a preset radio station, press TUNING
MODE
repeatedly until “PRESET” appears,
and then press +/–
repeatedly to select the
desired preset number.
Note on presetting XM stations
You cannot preset XM stations except when you receive the station.
To activate or check the timer again
Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT , press /
repeatedly until “PLAY SEL” appears, and then press
ENTER .
To cancel the timer
Repeat the same procedure as above until “TIMER OFF”
appears, and then press ENTER .
To change the setting
Start over from step 1.
Tip
The Play Timer setting remains as long as the setting is not canceled
manually.
Selected track
or file number
Total playing time of program
(including selected track or file)
Using the Timers
The system offers two timer functions. If you use Play
Timer with the Sleep Timer, the Sleep Timer has priority.
Sleep Timer:
You can fall asleep to music. This function works even if
the clock is not set.
Press SLEEP on the remote repeatedly. If you select
“AUTO,” the system automatically turns off after the
current disc stops or in 100 minutes.
Play Timer:
You can wake up to CD or tuner at a preset time.
Use buttons on the remote to control the Play Timer.
Make sure you have set the clock.
1
Prepare the sound source.
Prepare the sound source, and then press VOLUME
+/–
to adjust the volume.
To start from a specific CD track, “ATRAC” file or
MP3 file, create your own CD program.
2
Press CLOCK/TIMER SET .
3
Press / repeatedly to select “PLAY
SET” then press ENTER .
“ON” appears, and the hour indication flashes.
4
Set the time to start playing.
Press
/ repeatedly to set the hour,
and then press ENTER .
The minute indication flashes. Use the procedure
above to set the minute.
5
Use the same procedure as in step 4 to set the
time to stop playing.
6
Select the sound source.
Press
/ repeatedly until the desired
sound source appears, and then press ENTER . The
display shows the timer settings.
7
Press (power) to turn off the system.
The system turns on 15 seconds before the preset
time. If the system is on at the preset time, the Play
Timer will not play.
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• If “ATRAC” files and MP3 files are recorded on the same disc, this
system plays the “ATRAC” files first.
• Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, recording
device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible
MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play
at all.
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