Sony XAV-65 Operating Manual

4-484-834-33(1)

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Operating Instructions

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To cancel the demonstration (Demo) display, see page 13.

XAV-65

Be sure to install this unit in the dashboard of the
car for safety. For installation and connections,
refer to the supplied “Installation/Connections”
guide.

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.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will
increase eye hazard. As the laser beam used in this
CD/DVD player is harmful to eyes, do not attempt
to disassemble the cabinet. Refer servicing to
qualified personnel only.

Laser Diode Properties

 Emission Duration: Continuous
 Laser Output: Less than 46.8 W

(This output is the value measurement at a distance
of 70 mm from the objective lens surface on the
Optical Pick-up Block with 7 mm aperture.)

Note on the lithium battery

Do not expose the battery to excessive heat such as
direct sunlight, fire or the like.

Warning if your car’s ignition has no ACC
position

After turning the ignition off, be sure to press
and hold OFF on the unit until the display
disappears.
Otherwise, the display does not turn off and this
causes battery drain.

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Table of Contents

Warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Guide to Parts and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Getting Started

Resetting the Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Listening to the Radio

Listening to the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Storing and Receiving Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using Radio Data System (RDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Playback

Playing a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Playing an iPod/USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Searching and Playing Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Available Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Picture EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Aspect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

DVD Audio Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Settings

General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Touch Panel Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Sound Adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Screen Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Visual Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Additional Information

Auxiliary Audio/Video Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Rear View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Language Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Guide to Parts and Controls

Main unit

 SOURCE

Turn on the power.
Change the source. Each press displays a
selectable source in a popup on the current
display.

-OFF

Press and hold for 1 second to exit the source.
Press and hold for more than 2 seconds to turn
off the unit. When the unit is turned off, remote
commander operation is not available.

Volume control dial

Rotate to adjust the volume.

 HOME

Open the HOME menu.
When pressed during disc, iPod or USB
playback, playback is paused and there is no
sound. To resume playback, touch .

-DSPL (display)

Press and hold to open the display menu.
The monitor off function is set on the display
menu. When the monitor off function is
activated, the monitor is turned off. Touch
anywhere on the display to turn back on.

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 Receptor for the remote commander
 Disc slot
 (disc eject)
 USB port

Open the cover to connect a USB device.

 AUX terminal
 Reset button
 Display/touch panel

RM-X170 remote commander (supplied
with India model only)

The remote commander can be used to operate the
audio controls. For menu operations, use the touch
panel.

Remove the insulation film before use.

 ZAP (zappin) (page 7)
/// (cursor)/ENTER
 MODE

Select the radio band.

 VOL (volume) +/–

Screen displays

Playback screen:

Home screen:

 MONITOR OFF
 POSITION

This button is not supported.

 (return)

Return to the previous display/return to the

menu on a Video CD (VCD).

 EQ (equalizer)

Select an equalizer curve.

 Number buttons (0 - 9)
 CLEAR
 ATT (at tenuate)

Attenuate the sound. To cancel, press again or

press VOL +.

 (play/pause)
/ (previous/next)
 DVD playback setting buttons

 Indications

Lights up when the sound is attenuated.

 Application specific area

Display playback controls/indications or show
the unit’s status. Displayed items differ
depending on the source.

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 Common area

Accesses the Sound Adjust settings menu
directly (page 13).

(option)

Open the option menu. Option menu differs
depending on the source.

 Clock (page 6)

When the source selects [AUX Front], [AUX Rear]
or [Rear Camera], the clock is not displayed.



Switch from the HOME screen to the playback
screen.

 (option)

Open the HOME option menu.
Press HOME, then touch .

[Icon View]

Selects the icon display: [Line View] or [Grid
View].

To return to the home screen, touch .

 Source select keys

Change the source.

Getting Started

Resetting the Unit

Before operating the unit for the first time, or after
replacing the car battery or changing connections,
you must reset the unit.

1 Press the reset button on the unit.

Use a pointed object, such as a ballpoint pen.

Note

Pressing the reset button will erase the clock setting
and some stored contents.

Setting the Clock

1 Press HOME, then touch [Settings].
2 Touch , then touch [Clock Adjust].

The setting display appears.

3 Touch / to set the hour and minute.
4 Touch [Set].

The setting is complete.

To activate/deactivate the CT function (page 8),
touch [Clock Time].

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Listening to the Radio



  

 

Listening to the Radio

To listen to the radio, press HOME then touch
[Tuner].

Reception controls/indications

Reception controls ( to )

 Current band icon

Opens the band list.

 [PTY] (Program Types) (FM only)

Opens the PTY list (page 8).

 [ZAP] (ZAPPIN™)

Helps to find a desired station by listening to
preset stations for a few seconds.



Opens the tuner option menu.

 /

Tunes in automatically.

 /

Tunes in manually.
Touch and hold to continuously skip
frequencies.

 [1] to [6]

Selects a preset station.
Touch and hold to store the currently
displayed frequency in that preset.

Reception indications ()

 Frequency

Storing and Receiving Stations

Caution

When tuning to stations while driving, use Best
Tuning Memory (BTM) to prevent an accident.

Storing automatically (BTM)

1 Select the desired band ([FM1], [FM2],

[FM3], [AM1], or [AM2]).

2 Touch .
3 Touch [BTM], then [Search].

The unit stores the first six available stations in
presets ([1] to [6]).

Tuning

1 Touch the current band.

The band list appears.

2 Touch the desired band ([FM1], [FM2],

[FM3], [AM1], or [AM2]).

3 Perform tuning.

To t un e a utomatica ll y

Tou ch / .
Scanning stops when the unit receives a station.
Repeat this procedure until the desired station
is received.

To tune manually

Touch / repeatedly until the desired
frequency is received.
To skip frequencies continuously, touch and
hold / .

Storing manually

1 While receiving the station that you want

to store, press and hold the desired
preset number ([1] to [6]).

Receiving stored stations

1 Select the band.
2 Touch the desired preset number ([1] to

[6]).

Searching for the desired station from
preset stations (Tuner Preset ZAPPIN)

Tuner Preset ZAPPIN helps you to find a desired
station by listening to preset stations for a few
seconds.

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1 While listening to radio, touch [ZAP].





Tuner Preset ZAPPIN starts, and subsequent
stations are received in sequence.

2 Touch [ZAP] again when the desired

station is received.

Using Radio Data System (RDS)

Display items

 Band name, RDS*
 Frequency, program service name
 Preset number

* During RDS reception.

RDS services

This unit automatically provides RDS services as
follows:

PTY (Program Types)

Displays the currently received program type.
Also searches for a designated program type.

CT (Clock Time)

The CT data from the RDS transmission sets the
clock.

Type of programs

News (News), Current Affairs (Current Affairs),
Information (Information), Sport (Sports),
Education (Education), Drama (Drama), Cultures

(Culture), Science (Science), Vari ed Sp eech
(Varied), Pop Music (Pop Music), Rock Music (Rock
Music), Easy Listening (M.O.R. Music), Light
Classics M (Light classical), Serious Classics
(Serious classical), Other Music (Other Music),

Weather & Metr (Weather), Finance (Finance),
Children’s Progs (Children’s program), Social
Affairs (Social Affairs), Religion (Religion), Phone
In (Phone In), Tra vel & Touri ng (Travel), Leisure &
Hobby (Leisure), Jazz Music (Jazz Music), Country
Music (Country Music), National Music (National

Music), Oldies Music (Oldies Music), Folk Music
(Folk Music), Documentary (Documentary)

Note

You cannot use this function in countries/regions
where no PTY data is available.

Selecting program types (PTY)

1 During FM reception, touch [PTY].

To scroll the list, touch /.

2 Touch the desired program type.

The unit searches for a station broadcasting the
selected program type.

To close the PTY list, touch .

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