Sony XR-C6090 User Manual

FM/AM Cassette Car Stereo

3-861-991-11 (2)

Operating Instructions Manual de instrucciones

For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.

Con respecto a la instalación y las conexiones, consulte el manual de Instalación/ conexiones suministrado.

XR-C6090

 1998 by Sony Corporation

Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing the Sony Cassette Car Stereo. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of features by using a rotary commander.

In addition to the tape playback and the radio operation you can expand your system by connecting optional CD/MD unit*.

* You can connect to an CD changer, MD changer, or an

CD player, MD player.

Table of contents

This Unit Only With Optional Equipment

Getting Started

Resetting the unit ................................................ 4

Detaching the front panel .................................. 4

Preparing the rotary commander ..................... 4

Setting the clock .................................................. 5

Cassette Player

Listening to a tape ............................................... 5

Playing a tape in various modes ....................... 6

Radio

Memorizing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) ................... 7

Memorizing only the desired Stations ............. 7

Receiving the memorized stations.................... 7

Storing the station names

— Station Memo ............................................ 8

Locating a station by name

— List-up ........................................................ 9

Other Functions

Using the rotary commander ............................ 9

Adjusting the sound characteristics ............... 10

Attenuating the sound ..................................... 10

Changing the sound and beep tone ............... 11

CD/MD Unit

Playing a CD/MD ............................................. 11

Scanning the tracks

— Intro scan ................................................. 12

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat play .............................................. 12

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle play ............................................. 12

Labeling a CD

— Disc Memo (CD unit with

custom file function) .............................. 13

Locating a disc by name

— List-up (CD unit with custom file

function or MD unit) .............................. 13

Selecting the specific tracks for playback

— Bank (CD unit with

custom file function) .............................. 14

Additional Information

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

Maintenance ....................................................... 16

Dismounting the unit ....................................... 16

Location of controls .......................................... 17

Specifications ..................................................... 18

Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 19

Index ................................................................... 21

Getting Started

Resetting the unit

Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery, you must reset the unit. Press the reset button with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen.

Reset button

Note

Pressing the reset button will erase all the memorized programme and memory functions.

Detaching the front panel

The front panel of this unit can be detached to prevent the unit from being stolen.

1 Press (OFF).

2 Press (RELEASE) to open up the front

panel. Then slide the front panel a little to the left, and pull it off towards you.

(RELEASE)

Attaching the front panel

Attach part A of the front panel to part B of the unit as illustrated and push until it clicks.

Notes

• Make sure the front panel is right side up when attaching it to the unit as it cannot be attached upside down.

• Do not press the front panel too hard when attaching it to the unit. It can easily be attached by pressing it lightly against the unit.

• When you carry the front panel with you, keep it in the supplied case.

• Do not press hard or put excessive pressure on the display windows of the front panel.

• Do not expose the front panel to direct sunlight, heat sources such as hot air ducts or leave it in a humid place. Never leave it on the dashboard etc. of a car parked in direct sunlight where there may be a considerable rise in temperature inside the car.

Caution alarm

If you turn the ignition key to the OFF position without removing the front panel, the caution alarm will beep for a few seconds (only when the POWER SELECT switch is set to the A position). If you connect an optional power amplifier to the LINE OUT and not use the built-in amplifier, the beep tone will be disabled.

Notes

• Be sure not to drop the panel when detaching it from the unit.

• If you press (RELEASE) to detach the panel while the unit is still turned on, the power will automatically turn off to protect the speakers from being damaged.

Preparing the rotary commander

When you mount the rotary commander, attach the appropriate label, as in the illustration below.

LIS

Setting the clock

The clock has a 12-hour digital indication.

For example, setting it to 10:08

Cassette Player

1 Press (OFF) or (DSPL) during operation.

2 Press (DSPL) for two seconds.

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The hour digit blinks.

1 Set the hour digits.

to go backward to go forward

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2 Press (SEL) momentarily.

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The minute digit blinks.

3 Set the minute digits.

to go backward to go forward

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3 Press (DSPL) momentarily.

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The clock activates.

Note

If the POWER SELECT switch on the bottom of the unit is set to the B position, the clock cannot be set unless the power is turned on. Set the clock after you have turned on the radio.

Listening to a tape

Insert a cassette.

Playback will start automatically.

If a cassette is already inserted, press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “PLAY” is displayed.

FWD

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The side facing up is being played.

REV

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The side facing down is being played.

Tip

To change the tape transport direction, press (MODE) (*) during tape playback.

SEEK

AMS

Press

(OFF)

Fast-forwardRewind

To Stop playback Eject the cassette

Fast-winding the tape

During playback, press either side of (SEEK/AMS) more than two second.

To start playback during fast-forwarding or rewinding, press (MODE) (*).

Getting Started/Cassette Player

Locating the beginning of a track

— Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

You can skip up to nine tracks at one time.

During playback, press either side of (SEEK/AMS) momentarily.

SEEK

AMS

To locate the preceeding tracks

Note

The AMS function may not work when :

• the blanks between tracks are shorter than 4 seconds

• there is noise between tracks

• there are long sections of low volume or quiet sections.

To locate the succeeding tracks

Changing the displayed items

Each time you press (DSPL) momentarilly during tape playback, the displayed item changes as follows:

z Tape playback z Clock z Frequency*

* While the ATA function activated.

Playing a tape in various modes

Searching for the desired track

— Intro scan

Press (1) during playback.

“INTRO” appears on the display.

The first 10 seconds of all the tracks are played.

When you find the desired track, press again. The unit returns to the normal playback mode.

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat play

Press (2) during playback.

“REP” appears on the display.

Switching to the radio while fastwinding a tape

— Automatic Tuner Activation (ATA)

Press (5) during playback.

“ATA” appears on the display.

When fast-forwarding or rewinding with (SEEK/AMS) for two seconds, the tuner will turn on automatically.

To cancel this function, press (5) again.

Skipping blanks during tape playback — Blank skip

Press (6) during playback.

“BL SKIP” appears on the display.

Blanks longer than eight seconds will automatically be skipped during tape playback.

To cancel this function, press (6) again.

Playing a tape recorded in the Dolby B NR system

Press the (3) when you want to listen to a tape recorded in the Dolby* B NR system.

“a” appears on the display.

To cancel this function, press (3) again.

* Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. “DOLBY” and the double-D symbol a are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.

Playing a CrO2 or metal tape

Press (4) when you want to listen to a CrO2 (TYPE II) or metal (TYPE IV) tape.

“MTL” appears on the display.

To cancel this function, press (4) again.

When the current played track is over, it will be played again from the beginning.

To cancel this function, press (2) again.

Radio

Memorizing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM)

This function selects from the currently received band the stations with the strongest signals and memorizes them in order of their frequency.

PREVENTING ACCIDENTS!

When tuning in while driving, use the automatic tuning or memory preset search function instead of manual tuning.

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

Each time you press (SOURCE), the source changes as follows:

z TAPE z TUNER z CD z MD

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

Each time you press (MODE), the band changes as follows:

z FM1 z FM2 z FM3

AM2 Z AM1 Z

3 Press (BTM) for two seconds.

Notes

• The unit will not store stations with weak signals on the preset number buttons. If there are only a few stations received, some preset number buttons will remain empty.

• When a preset number indicated on the display, the unit starts storing station from the one currently display.

Memorizing only the desired Stations

Up to 6 stations on each band (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 and AM2) can be stored on the preset number buttons in the order of your choice. Therefore, 18 FM stations can be memorized. If you try to store another station on the same preset number button, the most recent stored station will be erased.

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3 Press (SEEK/AMS) to search for the

station you wish to store on a preset number button.

4 Press the desired preset number button

((1) to (6)) for two seconds.

The number of the selected preset number button appears on the display.

Receiving the memorized stations

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3 Press the preset number button

momentarily ((1) to (6)) on which the desired station is stored.

Cassette Player/Radio

Tip

Press either side of (PRESET/DISC) to receive in order the stations stored in the memory (Preset Search Function).

Changing the displayed items

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FM1

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FM1

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FM1

Each time you press (DSPL), the display changes between the frequency and the clock.

If you cannot tune in a preset station

Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) momentarily to search for the station (automatic tuning).

Scanning stops when a station is received. Press either side of the button repeatedly until the desired station is received.

Note

If the automatic tuning stops too frequently, press (LCL) momentarily until “LCL” light up on the display (local seek mode). Only the stations with relatively strong signals are tuned in.

Tip

If you know the frequency, press and hold either side of (SEEK/AMS) until the desired station is received (manual tuning).

Storing the station names

—Station Memo

You can assign a name to each radio station and store it in memory. The name of the station currently tuned in appears in the display. You can store up to eight characters for a station.

Storing the station names

1 Tune in a station whose name you want

to store.

2 Press (LIST) for two seconds.

FM1

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3 Enter the characters.

1 Press (+) to select the desired

characters. (A n B n C n ··· Z n 0 n 1 n 2 n

··· 9 n + n – n * n / n \ n > n < n . n _ )

If you press (–), the characters appear in the reverse order. If you want to put a blank space between characters, select “_” (underbar).

2 Press (SEL) after locating the desired

character.

The flashing cursor moves to the next space.

If you press (SEL) when the eighth character (farthest right character) is flashing, the flashing part goes back to the first character (farthest left character).

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the

entire name.

4 To return to the normal radio reception,

press (LIST) for two seconds.

Tip

To erase/correct a name, enter “_” (under-bar) for each character.

Displaying the station name

Press (DSPL) during radio reception.

Each time you press (DSPL), the item changes as follows:

z Station name* z Frequency z Clock

* If the station name is not stored, “NO NAME”

appears in the display for one second.

Erasing the station name

1 Tune in any station and press (LIST) for

two seconds.

2 Press (5) while pressing (SEL).

Other Functions

3 Press (+) or (–) to select the name that

you want to erase.

4 Press (SEL) for two seconds.

The name is erased. Repeat steps 3 and 4 if you want to erase other names.

5 Press (LIST) for two seconds.

The unit returns to the normal radio reception mode.

Locating a station by name

1 Press (LIST) momentarily.

2 Press (LIST) repeatedly until you find the

3 Press (PRESET/DISC) to tune in the

Note

Once the station name or frequency has been displayed for five seconds, the displaay goes back to its normal mode. To turn off the display, press (DSPL).

— List-up

The name assigned to the station currently playing appears in the display.

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desired station.

Using the rotary commander

The rotary commander works by pressing buttons and/or rotating controls. You can control the optional CD/MD unit by the rotary commander.

By pressing buttons (the SOURCE and the MODE buttons)

(SOURCE)

Radio/Other Functions

(MODE)

Every time you press (SOURCE), the source changes as follows:

TAPE n TUNER n CD n MD

Pressing (MODE) changes the operation in the following ways:

• the tape transport.

• the band, FM1 n FM2 n FM3 n AM1 n AM2.

• the CD/MD unit.

Tip

You can turn on this unit by pressing (SOURCE) on the rotary commander.

By rotating the control (the SEEK/ AMS control)

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Rotate the control momentarily and release it to:

• Locate the beginnings of the tracks on the tape. Rotate and hold the control, and release it to fast-wind the tape. To playback, rotate and hold the control again, and release it.

• Locate a specific track on a disc. Rotate and hold the control until you locate the specific point in a track, then release it to start playback.

• Tune in the stations automatically. Rotate and hold the control to tune in the specific station.

By rotating the control while pushing in (the PRESET/DISC control)

Changing the operative direction

The operative direction of controls is factory preset as in the illustration below.

To increase

To decrease

If you need to mount the rotary commander on the right side of the steering column, you can reverse the controls operative direction.

Push in and rotate the control to:

• Receive the stations memorized on the preset buttons.

• Change the disc.

Other operations

Rotate the VOL control to adjust the volume.

Press (ATT) to attenuate the sound.

Press(OFF) to turn off the unit.

Press (SEL) to adjust and select.

Press (LIST) to display memorised names.

Press (SEL) for two seconds while pushing in the VOL control.

Adjusting the sound characteristics

1 Select the item you want to adjust by

pressing (SEL) repeatedly.

VOL (volume) n BAS (bass) n TRE (treble)

OFF

n BAL (left-right) n FAD (front-rear)

2 Adjust the selected item by pressing

either (+) or (–).

Adjust within three seconds after selecting. (After three seconds the button will again serve as the volume control button.)

Attenuating the sound

Press (ATT).

The “ATT” indication flashes.

To restore the previous volume level, press again.

Tip

The unit decreases the volume automatically when a telephone call comes in (Telephone-ATT function).

Changing the sound and beep tone

With Optional Equipment

CD/MD Unit

Boosting the bass sound — D-bass

You can enjoy clear and powerful bass sound. The D-bass function boosts the low frequency signal with a sharper curve than conventional bass boost. You can hear the bass line more clearly even if the vocal volume remains the same. You can emphasize and adjust the bass sound easily with the D-bass control. This effect is similar to the one you get when you use an optional subwoofer system. Moreover, the Digital D-bass* function creates even sharper and more powerful bass sounds than Analog D-bass.

Digital D-BASS Analog D-BASS

Level

D-BASS 3

Frequency (Hz)Frequency (Hz)

D-BASS 2

D-BASS 1

0dB

Level

D-BASS 3

D-BASS 2

D-BASS 1

0dB

Adjusting the bass curve

Turn the D-BASS control to adjust the bass level (1, 2 or 3).

“D-BASS”* appears in the display.

To cancel, turn the control to the OFF position.

* If the CD changer has the digital D-bass function,

“DIGITAL D-BASS” appears on the display during CD playback.

Note

If the bass sound becomes distorted, adjust the D-BASS control or volume button.

Attenuating the beep tone

Press (6) while pressing (SEL).

To obtain the beep tone again, press these buttons again.

Note

If you connect an optional power amplifier to the LINE OUT and do not use the builtin amplifier, the beep tone will be disabled.

This unit can control a maximum of seven external CD/MD units in this configuretion: CD unit - maximum of five MD unit - maximum of five. Any combination up to seven will work.

Playing a CD/MD

Press (SOURCE) until the desired unit indication appears on the display.

CD/MD playback starts.

When a CD/MD unit is connected, all the tracks play from the beginning.

Selecting CD/MD units (when several CD/MD units are connected)

Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the desired CD/MD unit.

Changing the displayed items

Each time you press (DSPL) during CD/MD playback, the item changes as follows:

Elapsed playback time

If there is no prerecorded name for a CD or MD, “NO NAME” appears in the display.

If the track name of an MD is not prerecorded “NO

NAME” appears in the display.

Tip

If the name of the MD is too long, only the first eight characters appear in the display.

Locating a specific track

— Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

During playback, press either side of (SEEK/AMS) once for each track you wish to skip the tracks.

To locate the preceeding tracks

Disc name*

Track name*

Clock

SEEK AMS

To locate the succeeding tracks

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Other Functions/CD/MD Unit

Locating a specific point in a track

— Manual Search

During playback, press and hold either side of (SEEK/AMS). Release the button when you have found the desired part.

SEEK

AMS

To search forwardTo search backward

Switching to other discs

During playback, press either side of (PRESET/DISC).

PRESET

DISC

To return to the previous disc

To advance to the next disc

Scanning the tracks

— Intro scan

The first 10 seconds of all the tracks on the current disc are played in order. After the first disc is over, the next disc is played.

Press (1) during playback.

“INTRO” appears on the display.

When you find the desired track, press again . The unit returns to the normal CD/MD playback mode.

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat play

To repeat a track

Press (2) repeatedly during CD/MD playback until “REP 1” is displayed.

To repeat a disc

Press (2) repeatedly during CD/MD playback until “REP 2” is displayed.

To repeat all the discs in the current unit

Press (2) repeatedly during CD/MD playback until “REP 3” is displayed.

Each time you press (2) the display changes as follows:

REP 1 (Track repeat)

Cancel (Normal disk playback mode)

* “REP 3” only when two or more CD/MD units are

connected the unit.

REP 2 (Disc repeat)

REP 3* (Unit repeat)

Playing tracks in random order

To play the tracks on the current disc in random order

To play all the discs in the unit in random order

To play all the discs in the current connected CD/MD units in random order

Each time you press (3) the display changes as follows:

SHUF 1 (Disc shuffle)

Cancel (Normal disc playback mode)

* “SHUF 3” only when two or more CD/MD units are

connected the unit.

Note

CD/MD units are operated separately.

— Shuffle play

Press (3) repeatedly during CD/MD playback until “SHUF 1” is displayed.

Press (3) repeatedly during CD/MD playback until “SHUF 2” is displayed.

Press (3) repeatedly during CD/MD playback until “SHUF 3” is displayed.

SHUF 2 (Unit shuffle)

SHUF 3* (All shuffle)

If you press (1) during shuffle play, the first 10 seconds of all tracks will be played in random order.

Labeling a CD

— Disc Memo (CD unit with custom file function)

You can label each disc with a personalized name. You can enter up to 8 characters for a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate a disc by name and select the specific tracks for playback.

Note

If you try to label an MD and you have not connected a CD changer with the custom file function “*FULL*” then “--------” appear in the display, but you cannot input characters. In this case, press (LIST) for two seconds.

Displaying the disc memo

Press (DSPL) during CD playback.

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1 Play the CD and press (LIST) for two

seconds.

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2 Enter the characters.

1 Press (+) to select the desired

characters. (A n B n C n ··· Z n 0 n 1 n 2 n

··· 9 n + n – n * n / n \ n > n < n . n _ )

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If you press (–), the characters appear in the reverse order. If you want to put a blank space between characters, select “_” (underbar).

2 Press (SEL) after locating the desired

character.

The flashing cursor moves to the next space.

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If you press (SEL) when the eighth character (farthest right character) is flashing, the flashing part goes back to the first character (farthest left character).

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the

entire name.

3 To return to the normal CD playback

mode, press (LIST) for two seconds.

Tip

To erase/correct a name, enter “_” (under-bar) for each character.

Each time you press (DSPL) during CD playback, the item changes as follows:

z Elapsed playback time z Disc name

Clock Z

Erasing the disc memo

1 Press (SOURCE) to select the CD unit.

2 Play the CD and press (LIST) for two

seconds.

3 Press (5) while pressing (SEL).

4 Press (+) or (–) to select the name that

you want to erase.

5 Press (SEL) for two seconds.

The name is erased. Repeat steps 4 and 5 if you want to erase other names.

6 Press (LIST) for two seconds.

The unit returns to the normal CD playback mode.

Locating a disc by name

— List-up (CD unit with custom file function)

You can use this function for the discs that have been assigned a custom name. For more information on disc names, refer to “Labeling a CD”.

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CD/MD Unit

1 Press (LIST) momentarily.

BANK ON

CD1

BANK

The name assigned to the disc currently playing appears in the display.

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2 Press (LIST) repeatedly until you find the

desired disc.

3 Press (PRESET/DISC) to play back the

disc.

Notes

• Once a disc name has been displayed for five seconds, the display goes back to its normal playback mode. To turn off the display, press (DSPL).

• If there are no discs in the magazine, “NO DISC” appears in the display.

• If a disc has not been assigned a custom file, “********” appears in the display.

• If the disc information has not been read by the unit, “NOT READ” appears in the display. To load the disc, first press the number button, then choose the disc that

has not been loaded.

• The information is appears only in upper cases.

Selecting the specific tracks for playback

— Bank (CD unit with custom file function)

If you label the disc, you can set the unit to skip tracks and play only the tracks you want.

1 Start playing the disc and press (LIST)

for two seconds. Then press (LIST) momentarily.

Bank edit mode

DISC TRACK

CD2

5 1

Note

If you have not labeled the disc, you cannot use this function. For more information on “Labelling a CD”, refer to page 13.

3 Repeat step 2 to set the “PLAY” to “SKIP”

mode on all the tracks.

4 Press (LIST) for two seconds.

The unit returns to the normal CD playback mode.

Notes

• You can set the “SKIP” mode on up to 24 tracks.

• You cannot set the “SKIP” mode on all the tracks.

Playing the specific tracks only

You can select:

•BANK-ON to play the tracks with “PLAY” setting.

•BANK-INV (inverse) to play the tracks with the “SKIP” setting.

1 During playback, press (4).

“BANK” appears on the display.

2 Press (4) to select the desired mode.

Each time you press (4), the display changes as follows:

z BANK-ON z BANK-INV z BANK-OFF

Playback starts from the track following the current one.

To go back to the normal playing mode, select “BANK-OFF” in step 2.

2 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to select

the track number you want to skip and press (SEL).

DISC TRACK

CD2

5 3

The indication changes from “PLAY” to “SKIP.” If you want to return to “PLAY," press (SEL) again.

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