Sony PMC-107L, PMC-20L User Manual

Personal Component System

3-862-981-13 (1)

Operating Instructions page 2 Manual de instrucciones página 2

PMC-20L PMC-107L

1998 by Sony Corporation

Warning

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

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

Information

This Compact Disc player is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product.

The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located on the bottom exterior.

Warning

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

Notice for customers in the United Kingdom

A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience.

Note

The name of the switch to turn on/off this player is indicated as below:

PMC-20L:

“OPERATE”: All countries

PMC-107L:

“OPERATE”: European countries

(excluding central and eastern Europe)

“POWER”: Other countries

CAUTION

You can use this player on AC power source only. You cannot use it on batteries.

When you use this player for the first time, or when you have not used it for a long time, leave it connected to AC power source for about one hour to charge the built-in backup battery for the clock, timer, preset radio stations, etc. You can use the player during charging. The player will charge the battery automatically as long as it is connected to a power source.

When you disconnect the AC power cord after charging, be sure to turn the power off first. Once fully charged, the backup battery will last for about 30 minutes without being connected to any power sources.

If the stored data are erased, reenter them when you use the player again.

Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, same rating fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362, (i.e. marked with or mark) must be used.

If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact your nearest Sony service station.

Introduction2

Table of contents

Basic Operations

4 Playing a CD 6 Listening to the radio 8 Playing a tape

10 Recording on a tape

The CD Player

12 Using the display 13 Locating a specific track 14 Playing tracks repeatedly

(Repeat Play)

15 Creating your own program

(Program Play)

The Radio

17 Presetting radio stations 18 Playing preset radio stations

Setting Up

23 Hooking up the system 25 Selecting the audio emphasis

(Sound Mode/MEGA BASS)

Additional Information

26 Precautions 28 Troubleshooting 30 Maintenance 31 Specifications 32 Index

Basic Operations

The Timer

19 Setting the clock 20 Waking up to music 22 Falling asleep to music

Introduction

Basic Operations

Playing a CD

For hookup instructions, see pages 23 - 24.

1,23

1 Press 6PUSH OPEN/CLOSE

2 Close the lid of the CD

PUSH

OPEN/CLOSE

PUSH

OPEN/CLOSE

down to open the CD compartment and place the CD on the CD compartment.

compartment.

3 Press ^ (direct power-on).

The player plays all the tracks once.

With the label side up

Display

Track number

Playing time

Basic Operations4

Use these buttons for additional operations

Tip

Next time you want to listen to a CD, just press ^. The player turns on automatically and starts playing the CD.

OPERATE (or POWER)

To Press

adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, –

stop playback p pause playback ^ (P on the remote)

go to the next track + go back to the previous track = remove the CD 6PUSH OPEN/CLOSE turn on/off the player OPERATE (or POWER, see

6PUSH OPEN/CLOSE

VOLUME +, –

on the remote)

Press the button again to resume play after pause.

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Basic Operations

Listening to the radio

12 2

For hookup instructions, see pages 23 - 24.

1 Press BAND until the band you

BAND

PRESET PRESET

want appears in the display (direct power-on).

2 Hold down TUNING/TIME SET

+ or – until the frequency digits

TUNING/TIME SET

Basic Operations6

begin to change in the display. The player automatically scans

the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station.

If you can't tune in a station, press the button repeatedly to change the frequency step by step.

Display

Indicates an FM stereo broadcast.

Use these buttons for additional operations

PLAY MODE

OPERATE (or POWER)

MONO/ST ISS

VOLUME + , –

Basic Operations

Tips

• If the FM broadcast is noisy, press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST ISS until “Mono” appears in the display and the radio will play in monaural.

• Next time you want to listen to the radio, just press BAND. The player turns on automatically and starts playing the previous station.

To Press

adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on

the remote)

turn on/off the radio OPERATE (or POWER, see

page 2)

To improve broadcast reception FM

Keep the FM wire aerial as horizontal as possible (see page 24).

MW/LW

Keep the MW/LW loop aerial (supplied) away as far as possible from the player and then reorient the aerial (see page 24).

Basic Operations

Playing a tape

For hookup instructions, see pages 23 - 24.

1 Press p6 to open the tape

compartment and insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. Close the compartment.

2 Press (.

The player turns on (direct power-on) and starts playing.

Basic Operations8

With the side you want to play facing you

Display

Use these buttons for additional operations

OPERATE (or POWER)

VOLUME +, –

0, )

Basic Operations

Tip

Next time you want to listen to a tape, just press (. The player turns on automatically and starts playing the tape.

To Press

adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, –

on the remote) stop playback p6 fast-forward or rewind the tape ), 0 pause playback P

Press the button again to

resume play after pause. eject the cassette p6 turn on/off the player OPERATE (or POWER,

see page 2)

Basic Operations

Recording on a tape

For hookup instructions, see pages 23 - 24.

1 Press p6 to open the tape

compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.

2 Select the program source you

want to record. To record from the CD player,

insert a CD (see page 4) and press p on the CD section.

BAND

PRESET PRESET

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To record from the radio, press BAND and tune in the station you want (see page 6).

With the side you want to record on facing you

Display

3 Press r to start recording.

(( is depressed automatically.)

Use these buttons for additional operations

PLAY MODE MONO/ST ISS

Tips

• Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis (see page 25) will not affect the recording level.

• If the MW/LW program makes a whistling sound after you've pressed r in step 3, press PLAY MODE• MONO/ST ISS repeatedly until the noise is at a minimum.

• To erase a recording, proceed as follows:

1 Insert the tape whose

recording you want to erase into the tape

compartment. 2 Turn on the power. 3 Press FUNCTION

repeatedly until

“TAPE” appears in

the display. 4 Press r.

OPERATE

(or POWER)

To Press

stop recording p6 pause recording P

turn on/off the player OPERATE (or POWER, see

Press the button again to resume recording.

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Basic Operations

The CD Player

Using the display

You can check information about the CD using the display.

Checking the total track numbers and playing time

Check the display in stop mode. If the CD has more than 10 tracks, “OVER 10” appears

in the display.

DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY

Total playing time

Total track numbers

Music calendar

Checking the remaining time

Press DISPLAY•ENTER MEMORY while playing a CD.

The track numbers in the music calendar disappear after they are played.

To display

the current track number once and the remaining time on the current track*

remaining time on the CD twice and the number of tracks left

the current track number three times and playing time

* For a track whose number is more than 20 the remaining

time appears as “– –:– –”.

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Press DISPLAY• MEMORY

ENTER

Locating a specific track

You can quickly locate any track using the number buttons. You can also find a specific point in a track while playing a CD.

Number buttons

=, +

The CD Player

Note

You cannot locate a specific track if “SHUF REP” or “PGM” is lit in the display. Turn off the indication by pressing p.

Tip

When you locate a track numbered over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons.

Example: To play track number

23, press >10 first, then 2 and 3.

To locate Press

a specific track directly the number button of the

track

a point while listening to + (forward) or = the sound (backward) while playing

and hold down until you find the point

a point while observing + (forward) or = the display (backward) in pause and

hold down until you find the point

The CD Player 13

Playing tracks repeatedly

(Repeat Play)

You can play tracks repeatedly in normal, shuffle or program play modes (see page 15).

Tip

Press and hold LOOP on the remote during play to repeat a selected part of a CD. When you release LOOP, the player returns to normal play.

1 Press p.

“Cd” appears in the display.

2 Press MODE (PLAY MODE•MONO/ST ISS on the

player) until the repeat mode you want appears in the display.

To repeat Select

a single track REP 1 all the tracks REP ALL tracks in random order SHUF REP programed tracks PGM REP

3 Do either of the following to start repeat play:

• When you’ve selected REP1, select the track by

pressing the number button (pressing = or + then ^ on the player).

• When you’ve selected REP ALL or SHUF REP,

press ( (^ on the player).

• When you’re selected PGM REP, program

tracks (see step 3 on page 15), then press ( (^ on the player).

Number buttons

MODE

(

LOOP

To cancel Repeat Play

Press MODE until “REP” disappears from the display.

The CD Player14

Creating your own program

(Program Play)

You can arrange the playing order of up to 20 tracks on a CD.

On the player

1 Press p. 2 Press PLAY MODE•

MONO/ST ISS until

“PGM” appears in

the display. 3 Press = or +

and then press

DISPLAY•ENTER

MEMORY for the

tracks you want to

program in the order

you want. 4 Press ^.

Tips

• You can play the same program again, since the program is saved until you turn off the power or open the CD compartment.

• You can record your own program. After you’ve created the program, insert a blank tape and press r to start recording.

1 Press p.

“Cd” appears in the display.

2 Press MODE until “PGM” appears in the display. 3 Press the number buttons for the tracks you want

to program in the order you want. You can program up to 20 tracks.

The programed tracks appear in the music calender.

4 Press ( to start program play.

Programed track

Number buttons

MODE

(

Playing order

continued

The CD Player

The CD Player 15

Creating your own program (Program Play) (continued)

To cancel Program Play

Press MODE until “PGM” disappears from the display.

To check the order of tracks before play

Press DISPLAY•ENTER MEMORY on the player. Every time you press the button, the track number

appears in the programed order.

To change the current program

Press p once if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playing. The current program will be erased. Then create a new program following the programing procedure.

The CD Player16

The Radio

Presetting radio stations

You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations, 10 for each band.

1 Press BAND until the band you want appears in

the display.

2 Hold down BAND for about 2 seconds until

“AUTO” appears in the display.

3 Press DISPLAY•ENTER MEMORY.

The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones.

DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY

BAND

PRESET +, –

The Radio

On the player

1 Press BAND to select

the band.

2 Set the frequency to

the station you want.

3 Hold down

DISPLAY•ENTER MEMORY for 2 seconds.

4 Press PRESET+ or –

until the preset number (1 to 10) you want for the station flashes in the music calendar.

5 Press DISPLAY•

ENTER MEMORY again.

If a station cannot be preset automatically

You need to preset a station with a weak signal manually. Also, when you want to replace a preset station with a new one, proceed as follows:

Use the remote. 1 Press BAND until the band you want appears in the

display.

2 Set the frequency to the station you want. 3 Hold down the number buttons that you want to

preset the new station for 2 seconds. The new station replaces the old one.

The Radio

Playing preset radio stations

Once you've preset the stations, use the number buttons on the remote or the PRESET +/– to tune in your favorite stations.

Number buttons

BAND

On the player

1 Press BAND to select

the band.

2 Press PRESET + or –

to tune in the stored station.

1 Press BAND to select the band. 2 Press the number buttons to tune in the stored

station.

The Radio18

The Timer

Setting the clock

“0:00” indication flashes in the display until you set the clock.

DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY

CLOCK

TUNING/ TIME SET +, –

The Timer

Tip

The time display system: 24-hour system

Before you begin, hook up the system (see pages 23 -

24).

1 Press CLOCK for 2 seconds until the hour digit

flashes.

2 Press TUNING/TIME SET + or – until you set the

current hour. Then press DISPLAY•ENTER MEMORY.

The minute digits flash. Set the minutes by pressing TUNING/TIME SET + or – until the correct minute is displayed.

3 Press DISPLAY•ENTER MEMORY.

The clock starts from 00 seconds.

The Timer 19

Waking up to music

You can wake up to music or a radio program at a preset time. Make sure you have set the clock (“Setting the clock” on page 19).

Before you begin, make sure the t (clock) indication is not lit in the display. If it is lit, press STANDBY.

1 Prepare the music source you want to play.

To play Do this

the radio Tune in a station. a CD Insert a CD.

DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY

WAKE UP

STANDBY

TUNING/ TIME SET +, –

2 Press WAKE UP.

The t (clock) and the music source (“Cd” or “RAdIO”) flash.

3 Select the music source (“Cd” or “RAdIO”) by

pressing TUNING/TIME SET + or –, then DISPLAY•ENTER MEMORY.

4 Set the timer to the hour you want the music to

start by pressing TUNING/TIME SET + or –, then DISPLAY•ENTER MEMORY.

Set the minutes, then press DISPLAY•ENTER MEMORY.

5 Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you

want the music to go off. (Do as step 4.)

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