Sony LBT-N455KRW Users guide

3-858-096-11 (1)

Compact
Hi-Fi Stereo System

Operating instructions

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LBT-N455KRW

 1996 by Sony Corporation

English

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WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose
the unit to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to
qualified personnel only.

Do not install the appliance in confined space, such as a bookcase or
built-in cabinet.

Laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation
exceeding the limit for Class 1.

This appliance is classified as a

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE
KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT

INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN.

CAUTION
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CLASS 1 LASER product.
The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
MARKING is located on the rear
exterior.

This caution
label is located
inside the unit.

Welcome !

Thank you for purchasing the Sony Hi-Fi Component System. This
series is packed with fun features. Here are just a few:

• DBFB (Dynamic Bass Feedback) system that boosts low frequency
range audio to provide deep, powerful bass sound

• A preset feature, that lets you store and recall up to 30 (40 for
Middle Eastern model) of your favourite radio stations

• A graphic equalizer that lets you adjust the audio quality to match
10 music types

• A loop play function that lets you play a short portion of a track
repeatedly like a sampler on the CD player

• A timer that lets you set the CD player, tape player or radio to turn
on and off whenever you want

• A dual tape deck that lets you record from the radio, CD player or
from the other tape deck and relay play from both decks

• A CD player that lets you play up to 5 CDs in a row

• A music clip feature, that lets you create groups of favourite tracks
from your CDs

• A remote that lets you control the music from your seat

Table of
Contents

Chapter 1: Setting Up

Connecting the Stereo 5
Inserting the Batteries 6
Setting the Clock 6

Chapter 2: the CD Player

Playing CDs (normal play) 7
Playing Tracks in Random Order (shuffle play) 8
Playing Tracks in the Desired Order (programme play) 9
Playing Tracks Repeatedly (repeat play) 9
Playing Tracks with Repeating a Specified Portion (loop play) 10
Grouping Tracks (music clip) 10

Chapter 3: the Radio

Listening to the Radio 12
Presetting Radio Stations 13
Playing Preset Radio Stations 13

Chapter 4: the Tape Player

Playing a Tape 14
Recording a CD 14
Recording a CD: Selecting Tape Length ( tape select edit) 16
Recording a CD: Specifying Tape Length (time edit) 16
Recording a CD: Specifying Track Order (programme edit) 17
Recording From the Radio 18
Recording From Another Tape (dubbing) 18

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Chapter 5: Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the Sound 20
Selecting the Audio Emphasis 20
Adjusting the Audio Emphasis 21
Making Your Personal Audio Emphasis File (personal file) 21

Chapter 6: Additional Features

Falling Asleep to Music 23
Waking up to Music 23
Timer-Recording Radio Programme 24
Microphone Mixing 25
Karaoke: Singing Along 25
Connecting Optional Equipment 26

For Your Information

Precautions 27
Troubleshooting Guide 27
Maintenance 28
Specifications 28
Index to Parts and Controls 29

Index 31

Chapter 1:

FM 75

AM

Connecting the Stereo

STEP 3 Connecting the

Aerial

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Setting
Up

Connecting the Stereo

Inserting the Batteries

Setting the Clock

4

Use the illustrations below to connect your
stereo.
If you want to connect any optional
components to the stereo, see “Connecting
Optional Equipment” in Chapter 6.

STEP 1 Connecting the

Front Speakers

1 Twist the speaker cable coating and pull

it from the end of the cable.

2 Connect the right speaker to FRONT

SPEAKER R connectors and the left
speaker to FRONT SPEAKER L
connectors.

copper

L

AM loop
aerial
(supplied)

FM wire aerial* (supplied)

*Note: Extend it horizontally

To set up the AM loop aerial

silver

Connect this portion

STEP 2 Connecting a

Super Woofer

Connect the Super Woofer to WOOFER
SYSTEM connectors.

WOOFER SYSTEM

copper

silver

Connect this portion

To improve the FM reception

Connect an outdoor FM aerial to the
FM 75 Ω terminal, using a 75-ohm coaxial
cable.

Important

Ground the external aerial from y terminal
against lightning with the screw clamp. To
prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the
ground wire to a gas pipe.

screw clamp

AM

FM 75

75-ohm coaxial cable
(not supplied)

Ground wire
(not supplied)

Chapter 1: Setting Up

AM loop aerial
(supplied)

Right speaker

FM aerial
(supplied)

Left speaker

Super
woofer

STEP 3

STEP 2

STEP 1

STEP 4

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to mains

!Do this connection last!

To improve the AM reception

After you connect the AM aerial, connect a
6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet) insulated
wire to the AM terminal. Connect the y
terminal to ground.

Important

Ground the external aerial from y terminal
against lightning with the screw clamp. To
prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the
ground wire to a gas pipe.

screw clamp

AM

Insulated wire (not
supplied)

FM 75

STEP 4 Connecting the

Power

Connect the mains lead to a wall outlet
after you have made all the above
connections.

to mains

5

Note

When you turn on the system power for the
first time, the disc tray starts rotating. You
can operate the CD player after the disk
tray stops rotating and “CD NO DISC”
appears in the display.

Ground wire
(not supplied)

Demo mode

The demo mode appears in the display
when you connect the mains lead to a
wall outlet. To deactivate the demo
mode, press DISPLAY/DEMO when the
system power is off.

Chapter 1: Setting Up

Inserting the Batteries

Insert two size R6 (AA) batteries in the
supplied remote for remote control.

1 Open the lid.

2 Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries.

Match the + and – to the diagram in the
battery compartment.

3 Close the lid.

Press CLOCK SET.

1

The “AM” and hour indication begin
flashing.

flashing

2 Set the current hour by pressing “ or ”

(CURSOR CONTROL) until the correct
hour appears.

flashing

3 Press ENTER/NEXT.

The minutes indication begins flashing.

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Battery life

You can expect the remote to operate for
about six months (using Sony SUM-3 (NS)
batteries) before the batteries run down.

6

When the batteries no longer operate the
remote, replace all the batteries with new
ones.

To avoid battery leakage

If you are not going to use the remote for a
long time, remove the batteries to avoid
damage caused by corrosion from battery
leakage.

Setting the Clock

The built-in clock shows the time in the
display.

1

2,4
3,5

DISPLAY/
DEMO

flashing

4 Set the current minute by pressing “ or

” until the correct minute appears.

flashing

5 Press ENTER/NEXT.

The clock starts running and the upper
dot flashes. Use the time signal to set the
clock accurately. The upper dot flashes
for the first half of a minute (0 to 29
seconds), and the lower dot flashes for
the last half of a minute (30 to 59
seconds).

To check the time

Press DISPLAY/DEMO a few times.
The current time appears for a few seconds.

Chapter 1: Setting Up

To correct the clock setting

Repeat steps 1 to 5.

Chapter 2:

the CD
Player

Playing CDs (normal play)

Playing Tracks in Random

Order (shuffle play)

Playing Tracks in the

Desired Order
(programme play)

Playing Tracks Repeatedly

(repeat play)

Playing Tracks with

Repeating a Specified
Portion (loop play)

Grouping Tracks (music

clip)

Playing CDs (normal
play)

After you insert up to five CDs, you can
play all tracks or discs in the original order
consecutively (normal play).
You can also play them in four modes:
normal, shuffle, programme or repeat.
Before you play a CD, decrease the volume
level by turning the VOLUME control
anticlockwise, to prevent damage to the
speakers.

SYSTEM
POWER ON

DISPLAY/
DEMO

1

∏

·
π

AUTO

3

DISC 1-5 JOG dial

5

4

2

4 Press CONTINUE on the unit to choose

whether to play “1 DISC” or “ALL
DISCS”.

Choose

1 DISC

ALL DISCS

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16 17 18 19 20

ALL DISC S

CLIP

To play

Only the CD you have
selected.

All CDs consecutively in
the order. Empty disc
trays are skipped.

CD

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(Hz)

5 Close the front cover.

Play starts automatically from the CD in
the loading position. The disc number
(of which color is orange) appears in the
disc calendar .

Disc number in
playing position

CLIP

Disc number

When AUTO indicator is not lit

Press CD · (or CD on the remote) to
play a CD.

Disc number in
loading position

CD

21345

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7689

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16 17 18 19 20

ALL DISC S

number

(Hz)

Playing timeTrack

VOLUME

Music calendar

VOLUME

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/

1

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until

“CD” appears in the display.
CD is selected.

2 Press § OPEN and place a CD (label

side facing up) on the disc tray in the
loading position.

3 Press DISC SKIP to place up to four

more CDs on the disc tray.
The disc tray rotates so you can insert
other CDs.

/

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Front
cover

To

Stop play
Pause
Resume play
Go forward to

another track

Go back to a
previous track

Select a particular
CD

Remove or
exchange a CD

*1Remote
*2Turning the JOG dial quickly skips to

the next CD.

*3Auto Music Sensor

Press

π ( *1)
∏ ( *1)

· or ∏ ( *1or *1)

During play or pause,
turn the JOG dial
clockwise*2.
Or press AMS*3 on
the remote.

During play or pause,
turn the JOG dial
anticlockwise*2.
Or press AMS*3 on
the remote.

The corresponding
DISC 1-5 button*4 or
press DISC SKIP
repeatedly

§ OPEN*

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continue to next page ➔

Chapter 2: the CD Player

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*4If there is no disc at that number, the

disc tray rotates and plays the next CD.
If there is no disc at that number with
the front cover opened, the disc tray
rotates to the loading position.

*5The disc tray rotates and brings the CD

in the playing position to the loading
position automatically when AUTO is
selected (the AUTO indicator is lit).

To remove or exchange the CD in the
loading position while playing.

Press § OPEN and remove or exchange the
loading position.

Note

After exchanging the CD in the loading
position while playing, the CD in the
loading position which you exchanged is
the next CD to be played when AUTO is
selected.

To play tracks consecutively (non­stop play)

Press and hold down CD · on the CD
player for a second.

To cancel non-stop play

Press π on the CD player.

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Note

You cannot use this feature when the CD
play mode is SHUFFLE or PROGRAM.
Press CONTINUE so that “SHUFFLE” or
“PROGRAM” disappears from the display.

To locate a particular point in a track

You can locate a particular point in a track
while playing a CD. Use the buttons on the
remote to operate this feature.

To locate a point

While monitoring
the sound

Quickly by
observing the
display during
pause

To check the remaining or total
playing time

Press DISPLAY/DEMO repeatedly.
Each time you press DISPLAY/DEMO
while playing a CD, the display changes as
follows:

Press

(forward) or
(backward) on the
remote and keep
pressing until you find
the point.

(forward) or
(backward) on the
remote and keep
pressing until you find
the point. You will not
hear the sound during
this operation.

Playing time on the current
track

Remaining time on the
current track

Remaining time on the CD (1
DISC play mode) or “PLAY”
indication (ALL DISCS play
mode)

Clock (appears for a few
seconds)

EFFECT (or P FILE) name
appears for a few seconds in
the display

Note

• “- - . - - ” appears in the display when the

remaining time is 100 minutes or more.

When AUTO indicator is lit

• The CD in the loading position starts

playing automatically when you close the
front cover.

• The playing CD comes back to the

loading position when you stop playing
and open the front cover.

• When you exchange the CD while

playing, the exchanged CD is the next CD
to be played and the disc number keeps
flashing.

If you don’t want a CD to function as
described above, press AUTO so that the
AUTO indicator goes off.

One Touch Play feature

Press CD · (or CD on the remote)
when the power is off. You can listen to the
last selected CD without pressing any other
buttons when a CD is in the player.
If you press CD · or DISC 1 – 5 while
another source is selected, the CD player is
selected and play starts automatically.

The music calendar display

This display lights according to the number
of the tracks on the CD. As each track is
played, the corresponding number
disappears.
Tracks numbering more than 20 are not
displayed.

What the orange and red numbers in the
disc calendar indicate

• The orange number in the disc calendar

indicates the disc number in the playing
position. When the CD player is not
playing and the AUTO indicator is not lit,
the CD whose disc number is orange is
the next CD to be played.

• The red number in the disc calendar

indicates the disc number in the loading
position.
You can remove the CD whose disc
number is red while playing.

Playing Tracks in
Random Order
(shuffle play)

You can play all the tracks on a CD or all
CDs in random order.

SYSTEM
POWER ON

1
3

π

JOG dial

DISC 1-5 CONTINUE

2

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until

“CD” appears in the display.

2 Press SHUFFLE to choose whether to

play “1 DISC” or “ALL DISCS”.
“ALL DISCS SHUFFLE” or “1 DISC
SHUFFLE” appears in the display.

CD

21345

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7689

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63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k

16 17 18 19 20

1 DISC

CLIP

SHUFFLE

VOLUME

(Hz)

3 Press CD · (or CD on the remote).

“ J ” appears and then all the tracks
play in random order.
To skip to the next track, turn the JOG
dial clockwise on the CD player (or
press on the remote).
To replay the current track, turn the JOG
dial anticlockwise on the CD player (or
press on the remote). You cannot
replay the previous track.

Chapter 2: the CD Player

To stop playing

Press π (or on the remote).

To cancel shuffle play

Press CONTINUE on the unit.

To select the desired CD

Press DISC 1 – 5 on the unit during “1 DISC
SHUFFLE” play.

Playing Tracks in the
Desired Order
(programme play)

You can programme up to 32 tracks from
all the CDs in the order you want them to
be played.

SYSTEM
POWER ON

5
1

3 Press DISC SKIP repeatedly (or DISC

1 – 5) to choose a CD.

4 Turn the JOG dial (or press / on

the remote) to choose a track.
The chosen track number appears and
the playing time flashes for about 15
seconds in the display.

5 Press PROGRAM or ENTER/NEXT.

The chosen track is programmed and its
number lights up in the music calendar.
If the track number disappears before
you press PROGRAM or ENTER/
NEXT, go back to step 3.

To programme additional tracks from
the same CD, repeat steps 4 and 5.

To programme additional tracks from
another CD, repeat steps 3 to 5.

Note

• If “- - . - - ” appears instead of the total

playing time, this means
–you have programmed a track

number which exceeds 20.

–the total time has exceeded 100

minutes.

6 Press CD · (or CD on the remote).

All the tracks play in the order you
choose.

To change the order of programmed
tracks

Erase the entire programme and create a
new one.

The whole programme is erased also when:

• you select another play mode.

• you change or remove the CDs.

Playing Tracks
Repeatedly (repeat
play)

The repeat play function repeats a single
CD or all CDs in normal, programme, and
shuffle play.
In normal play mode only, the player can
also repeat a single track.

SYSTEM
POWER ON

EN

9

DISC 1-5

3

4

6

CHECK

CLEAR

1

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until

“CD” appears in the display.

2 Press PROGRAM.

“PROGRAM” appears in the display.

∏

6

π

2,5

4

To

Check the
programme

Programme a pause

Stop play
Cancel the

programme play
Erase a track from

the end
Erase a specific

track

3

Erase a entire
programme

*1After the last track appears, “CHECK

END” appears in the display.

*2“P” appears in the display and the total

playing time is reset to 0.00.

*3The programme is erased.

Press

CHECK on the
remote repeatedly*

∏*2 ( on the
remote)

π ( on the remote)
CONTINUE*

CLEAR on the remote
in stop mode

CHECK on the
remote repeatedly so
the number of the
track lights up, and
press CLEAR on the
remote

π ( on the remote)
once in stop mode or
twice while playing

1

CD

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REPEAT

CONTINUE

(Hz)

3

Repeating all the tracks
1 Press REPEAT once so that “REPEAT”

lights up in the display.

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16 17 18 19 20

CLIP

2 Press CD · (or CD on the remote).

2

1

VOLUME

continue to next page ➔

CD

63 125 250 500 1k 2k 4k 8k 16k

DISC PROGRAM

CLIP

VOLUME

(Hz)

Chapter 2: the CD Player

➔ continued

CLIP

A

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(Hz)

CD

VOLUME

RHYTHM

EN

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To

Repeat all the
tracks on the
current CD

Repeat all the
tracks on all CDs

Repeat only one
track (in normal
play only)

To cancel repeat play

Press REPEAT so that “REPEAT” or
“REPEAT 1” disappears from the display.

Press

CONTINUE repeatedly
until “1 DISC” appears
in the display.

CONTINUE repeatedly
until “ALL DISCS”
appears in the display.

REPEAT repeatedly
until “REPEAT 1”
appears in the display
while playing the track
you want to repeat.

Playing Tracks with
Repeating a
Specified Portion
(loop play)

You can make a sampler sound effect by
playing a short portion of the track
repeatedly (loop play). It is useful for
making original dance music style tapes.

Original music :

Hey, Come on Everybody!

When you make the effect :

Hey, Co Co Co Co Come on Everybody!

SYSTEM
POWER ON

1,3

2

1 Press the LOOP button on the remote.

You can choose the repeating time from
about 0.25 sec. to about 1 sec. for
NORMAL 1 – 5 and RHYTHM 1 – 5. For
more information on NORMAL and
RHYTHM, see “What is the difference
between NORMAL and RHYTHM ?
”for details.

NORMAL1 NORMAL2 NORMAL3

RHYTHM5

RHYTHM4

RHYTHM1RHYTHM2RHYTHM3

You can get the longest repeating time by
selecting NORMAL (RHYTHM) 5, and the
shortest with NORMAL (RHYTHM) 1.

2 Press CD · (or CD on the remote).

The CD player starts playing.

3 Press and hold down the LOOP button

when the portion you want to record is
heard.

What is the difference between
NORMAL and RHYTHM?

The NORMAL differs from RHYTHM in
respect to the restarting point of the music
when the loop effect ends in step 3.
Select the repeating time while the CD
player is in pause or stop mode.

When you play the loop for five seconds.

NORMAL4

NORMAL5

AB

LOOP play

In this case, the song restarts at the point 5
sec. after you started the loop (B).

Group Tracks
(music clip)

The music clip function is an easy way to
create up to 3 arbitrary groups of tracks
from your CDs. For example, you could
store tracks for the morning in CLIP A,
tracks to play for your friends in CLIP B,
and tracks for relaxing in CLIP C.
Once you store one or more tracks in a
music clip(s), the player recalls those tracks
whenever you play the respective disc.

Storing tracks in a clip

SYSTEM
POWER ON

1

23

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until

“CD” appears in the display.

NORMAL

2

AA'

LOOP play

In this case, the song restarts at the point
that you started the loop (A).

Chapter 2: the CD Player

2 Play the track you want to store by

turning the JOG dial to select the track
you want.

3 Press a CLIP button (A, B or C).

“CLIP FILE” appears and indicator of
CLIP you stored lights up in the display.
Normal playback continues.