Sony PMC-DR50 User Manual

Personal Component System

Operating Instructions

3-867-748-71 (1)

PMC-DR50

Warning

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

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.

WARNING

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

Information

For customers in the United States

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 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 radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this 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 a

circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

—Consult the dealer or an experienced

radio/TV technician for help.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

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.

Owner's Record

The model number and the serial number are located at the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. PMC-DR50 Serial No.

Introduction

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

13 Using the display 14 Locating a specific track 15 Playing tracks repeatedly

(Repeat Play)

16 Playing tracks in random order

(Shuffle Play)

17 Creating your own program

(Program Play)

The Radio

19 Presetting radio stations 20 Playing preset radio stations

The Tape Player

21 Finding the beginning of a track

Basic Operations

The Timer

22 Setting the clock 24 Waking up to music 27 Timer-recording radio programs 30 Falling asleep to music

Setting Up

31 Hooking up the system 36 Connecting optional components 39 Selecting the audio emphasis

(SOUND/MEGA BASS)

Additional Information

40 Precautions 42 Troubleshooting 45 Maintenance 46 Specifications 47 Index

Introduction

Basic Operations

Playing a CD

For hookup instructions, see pages 31 - 35.

1 Press Z CD OPEN/CLOSE

(direct power-on) and place the CD on the CD tray.

2 Press u.

Basic Operations

With the label side up

(On the remote, press N on the CD section.)

The CD tray closes and the player plays all the tracks once.

Display

Playing timeTrack number

Use these buttons for additional operations

Tip

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

POWER

To Press

adjust the volume VOLUME +, –

stop playback x pause playback u

go to the next track > go back to the previous track . remove the CD Z CD OPEN/CLOSE turn on/off the player POWER

., >

Z CD OPEN/CLOSE

VOLUME –, +

(VOL +, – on the remote)

(X on the remote) Press again to resume play after pause.

Basic Operations

Listening to the radio

For hookup instructions, see pages 31 - 35.

1 Press BAND until the band you

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

2 Hold down TUNE TIME SET + or

– (TUNE + or – on the remote) until the frequency digits begin to change in the display.

The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station.

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

Display

Indicates an FM stereo broadcast.

Basic Operations

Use these buttons for additional operations

PLAY MODE

POWER

MONO/ST ISS

VOLUME –, +

Basic Operations

Tips

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

• Next time you want to listen to the radio, just press the BAND button. 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 P OW ER

To improve broadcast reception FM:

Keep the FM lead antenna as horizontal as possible and reorient it.

If the FM broadcast is still noisy, disconnect the FM lead antenna and connect the FM outdoor antenna (not supplied) (page 35).

AM:

Keep the AM loop antenna as far as possible from the player and reorient it.

Basic Operations

Playing a tape

For hookup instructions, see pages 31 - 35.

1, 23

1 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to

open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (high position) and TYPE IV (metal) tapes.

2 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to

close the compartment.

3 Press N.

(On the remote, press TAPE N.) The player turns on (direct

power-on) and starts playing.

With the side you want to play facing up

Display

Tape counter

Basic Operations

Use these buttons for additional operations

Z PUSH

COUNTER RESET

DIR MODE

m, M

OPEN/CLOSE

POWER VOLUME –, +

Basic Operations

Tips

• Press COUNTER RESET to reset the counter to “000”.

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

To Press

adjust the volume VOLUME +, –

(VOL +, – on the remote)

stop playback x play the reverse side n

fast-forward or rewind the tape M or m eject the cassette Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE turn on/off the player POWER

To select the direction mode of the tape

Press DIR MODE repeatedly.

To play Display shows

one side of the tape both sides of the tape

from the upper side to reverse side only

both sides of the tape repeatedly

Basic Operations

Recording on a tape

3 3

For hookup instructions, see pages 31 - 35. To record on a MiniDisc or DAT recorder, connect the component (see page 36).

1 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to

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

Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE again to close the compartment.

2 Select the program source you

want to record. To record from the CD player:

Insert a CD (see page 4) and press x on the CD section.

To record from the radio: Tune in the station you want (see page 6).

Basic Operations

With the side you want to record on facing up

Display

3 Start recording.

To record the whole CD

Press CD DUBBING. When If the the tape is reversed with the

recording of the track unfinished, the player will record the track again from its beginning on the reverse side.

To record the radio (You can also record the CD according to the following procedure. Play the CD after the tape starts recording.)

Press z/X and then N. To record on the reverse side, press n. (On the remote, while keeping

z/X pressed, press TAPE N or n.)

Note

On the player, press N within 4 seconds after z/X is pressed.

is displayed:

Basic Operations

continued

Basic Operations

Recording on a tape (continued)

Use these buttons for additional operations

DIR MODE

z/X

PLAY MODE MONO/ST ISS

POWER

Tips

• Adjusting the volume or

the audio emphasis (page 39) will not affect the recording level.

• When or is

displayed, recording will be made on both sides of the tape. To record on one side, press DIR MODE to display

• If the AM radio makes a

whistling sound after you’ve pressed z/X in step 3, press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST ISS (MODE on the remote) to select the position that most decreases the noise.

Note

When you start recording using CD DUBBING, you cannot set the player in pause.

To Press

stop recording x on the tape section pause recording z/X

Press the button again to resume recording.

turn on/off the player POWER

To erase a recording, proceed as follows: 1 Insert a tape you want to erase its recording into the tape

deck and press x on the tape section.

2 On the player: press z/X and then N.

On the remote: While keeping z/X pressed, press TAPE N.

Basic Operations

The CD Player

Using the display

You can check information about the CD using the display.

Checking the total track number and playing time

Press DISPLAY in stop mode.

DISPLAY

The CD Player

Total track number

Total playing time

Checking the remaining time

Press DISPLAY while playing a CD.

To display Press DISPLAY

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

the number of tracks left t wi ce and remaining time on the CD

the current track number three times and playing time

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

time appears as “– –:– –”.

The CD Player

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

., >

Note

You cannot locate a specific track if “SHUF” or “PGM” is lit in the display. Turn off the indication by pressing x on the CD section.

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 number button of the track. a point while listening to . or > while playing

the sound and hold down until you

find the point.

a point while observing . or > in pause and the display hold down until you find

the point.

The CD Player

Playing tracks repeatedly

(Repeat Play)

PLAY MODE MONO/ST ISS

You can play tracks repeatedly in normal, single, shuffle or program play modes (see pages 16 - 18).

On the remote

• Use MODE to select “REP 1”, “REP ALL”, “REP” “SHUF” or “REP” “PGM”.

• When you’ve selected “REP 1”, use the number button to select the track.

1 Press x on the CD section.

“CD” appears in the display.

2 Proceed as follows:

To repeat Do this

a single track 1 Press PLAY MODE•

all the tracks 1 Press PLAY MODE•

tracks in random order 1 Press PLAY MODE•

programed tracks 1 Start program play. (See

The CD Player

., >

MONO/ST ISS until “REP 1” appears.

2 Select the track by pressing

. or >, then press u.

MONO/ST ISS until “REP ALL” appears.

2 Press u.

MONO/ST ISS until “REP” and “SHUF” appear.

2 Press u.

pages 17 and 18.)

2 Press PLAY MODE•

MONO/ST ISS until “REP” and “PGM” appear.

3 Press u.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press PLAY MODE•MONO/ST ISS until “REP” disappears from the display.

The CD Player

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