Sony XR-C6200 User Manual

FM/MW/SW
Cassette
Car Stereo

Operating Instructions

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For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
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de instalación/conexiones suministrado.

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XR-C6200

 1999 by Sony Corporation

1

Welcome !

Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette
Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of
features as well as an optional rotary
commander or a supplied card remote
commander.

In addition to the cassette playback and radio
operations, you can expand your system by
connecting an optional CD/MD unit*1.

When you operate this unit or a connected
optional CD unit with the CD TEXT function,
the CD TEXT information will appear in the
display when you play a CD TEXT disc*2.

*1You can connect a CD changer, an MD changer,

a CD player, or an MD player.

*2A CD TEXT disc is an audio CD that includes

information such as the disc name, artist name,
and track names.
This information is recorded on the disc.

Table of Contents

This Unit Only With Optional Equipment

Location of controls ............................................ 3

Getting Started

Resetting the unit ................................................ 5

Detaching the front panel .................................. 5

Setting the clock .................................................. 6

Cassette Player

Listening to a tape ............................................... 7

Playing a tape in various modes ....................... 8

Radio

Memorizing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) .................... 8

Memorizing only the desired stations ............. 9

Receiving the memorized stations ................... 9

Storing the station names

— Station Memo .......................................... 10

Locating a station by name

— List-up ....................................................... 11

CD/MD Unit

Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 15

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play .............................................. 16

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play .............................................. 16

Labelling a CD

— Disc Memo ............................................... 17

Locating a disc by name

— List-up ...................................................... 18

Selecting specific tracks for playback

— Bank .......................................................... 19

Other Functions

Labelling the rotary commander ..................... 11

Using the rotary commander .......................... 12

Adjusting the sound characteristics ............... 13

Attenuating the sound ..................................... 13

Changing the sound and display settings ..... 14

Boosting the bass sound

— D-bass ....................................................... 14

2

Additional Information

Precautions ......................................................... 20

Maintenance ....................................................... 21

Dismounting the unit ....................................... 22

Specifications ..................................................... 23

Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 24

Location of controls

MODE

SEEK / AMS

SOUND

SOURCE

6

g

D-BASS

DSPLLIST

1

2

OFF

3

+

–

PRESET

DISC

SHIFT SET UP

RELEASE

OFF

Refer to the pages listed for details.

1 SEEK/AMS (seek/Automatic Music

Sensor/manual search) control
7, 9, 16, 19

2 MODE (*) button

During tape playback:

Playback direction change 7

During radio reception:

BAND select 8, 9

During CD or MD playback:

CD/MD Unit select 15, 18

3 SOURCE (TAPE/TUNER/CD/MD) button

7, 8, 9, 15, 18

4 Dial (volume/bass/treble/left-right/

rear-front control) 6, 10, 11, 13, 17, 18

5 SOUND button 13
6 Display window
7 Sensor for the card remote commander
8 6 (eject) button 7
9 LIST button

Station Memo 10, 11
List-up 11, 18
Disc Memo 17, 18

PLAY MODE

ENTER

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0 PRESET/DISC button

During radio reception:

Preset stations select 9

During CD/MD playback:

Disc change 16

!¡ DSPL (display mode change) button

7, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18

!™ RELEASE (front panel release) button

5, 21

!£ Reset button (located on the front side

of the unit behind the front panel) 5

!¢ OFF button 5, 7
!∞ SHIFT button

PLAY MODE 8, 9, 16, 19
SET UP 6, 14, 15

!§ POWER SELECT switch

(located on the bottom of the unit)

See “POWER SELECT switch” in the
Installation/Connections manual.

!¶ Frequency select switch

(located on the bottom of the unit)

See “Frequency select switch” in the
Installation/Connections manual.

!• Number buttons 9, 18
!ª D-BASS control 14

3

Card remote commander

The corresponding buttons of the card
remote commander control the same
functions as those on the unit.

1 OFF button
2 SOUND button

OFF

SOUND

SOURCE

DSPL

MODE

3 DSPL button

FF

4 VOL button
5 PRST/DISC/FF-REW button

VOL

DISC

AMS

6 ATT button

SEEK

PRST

7 SOURCE button

REW

ATT

8 MODE (*) button
9 SEEK/AMS button

When the POWER SELECT switch is set to the B position, the unit cannot be operated with the
card remote commander unless (SOURCE) on the unit is pressed or a cassette is inserted to
activate the unit first.

Replacing the lithium battery

When the battery becomes weak, the range of
the card remote commander becomes shorter.
Replace the battery with a new CR2025 lithium
battery.

Notes on lithium battery

•Keep the lithium battery out of the reach of
children. Should the battery be swallowed,
immediately consult a doctor.

•Wipe the battery with a dry cloth to assure a
good contact.

•Be sure to observe the correct polarity when
installing the battery.

•Do not hold the battery with metallic
tweezers, otherwise a short-circuit may
occur.

WARNING

The battery may explode if mistreated.

µ

+ side up

Do not recharge, disassemble, or dispose of
in fire.

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Getting Started

Resetting the unit

Before operating the unit for the first time or
after replacing the car battery, you must reset
the unit.
Remove the front panel and press the reset
button with a pointed object, such as a
ballpoint pen.

Reset button

Note

Pressing the reset button will erase the clock
setting and some memorized functions.

Detaching the front panel

You can detach the front panel of this unit to
protect the unit from being stolen.

1 Press (OFF).

2 Press (RELEASE), then slide the front

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

(OFF)

Attaching the front panel

Attach part a of the front panel to part b of
the unit as illustrated and push the left side
into position until it clicks.

a

b

Notes

• Be sure not to attach the front panel upside

down.

• Do not press the front panel too hard against the

unit when attaching it.

• Do not press too hard or put excessive pressure

on the display window of the front panel.

• Do not expose the front panel to direct sunlight

or heat sources such as hot air ducts, and do not
leave it in a humid place. Never leave it on the
dashboard of a car parked in direct sunlight or
where there may be a considerable rise in
temperature.

Caution alarm

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

(RELEASE)

Notes

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

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

• When carrying the front panel with you, use the
supplied front panel case.

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Setting the clock

2 Press (SHIFT).

The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication.

Example: To set the clock to 10:08

1 Press (SHIFT), then press (2) (SET UP)

repeatedly until “CLOCK” appears.

1 Press (4) (n).

The hour indication flashes.

2 Set the hour.

to go backward

to go forward

3 Press (4) (n).

The minute indication flashes.

4 Set the minute.

The clock starts.

3 Press (SHIFT).

After the clock setting is complete, the
display returns to normal playback mode.

Note

If the POWER SELECT switch on the bottom of the
unit is set to the B position, turn the power on
first, then set the clock.

to go backward

to go forward

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Cassette Player

Listening to a tape

Fast-winding the tape

During playback, push the SEEK/AMS
control up or down and hold.

SEEK / AMS

Fast-forward

Rewind

Insert a cassette.

Playback starts automatically.

If a cassette is already inserted, to start
playback, press (SOURCE) repeatedly until
“FWD” or “REV” appears.

The side facing up is played.

The side facing down is played.

Tip

To change the tape‘s playback direction, press
(MODE) (*).

To Press

Stop playback (OFF)
Eject the cassette 6

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

Locating a specific track

— Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

During playback, push the SEEK/AMS
control up or down and release, for each
track you want to skip.

You can skip up to nine tracks at one time.

To locate
succeeding tracks

To locate
preceding tracks

Note

The AMS function may not work when:
— the blanks between tracks are shorter than

four seconds
— there is noise between tracks
— there are long sections of low volume or quiet

interludes.

SEEK / AMS

Changing the display item

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

z Tape playback z Clock

Frequency* Z

* While the ATA function is activated.

After you select the desired item, the display
will automatically change to the Motion
Display mode after a few seconds.
In the Motion Display mode, all the above
items are scrolled in the display one by one in
order.

Tip

The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See
“Changing the sound and display settings” on
page 14.)

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Playing a tape in various
modes

You can play the tape in various modes:

•REP (Repeat Play) repeats the current track.

•NR (Dolby NR) lets you select the Dolby* NR

B system.

•METAL (Metal) lets you play a metal or CrO2
tape.

•BL SKP (Blank Skip) skips blanks longer than
eight seconds.

•ATA (Automatic Tuner Activation) turns on
the tuner automatically when fast-winding
the tape.

* 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.

1 During playback, press (SHIFT).

“SHIFT-ON” appears in the display.

2 Press (3) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly until

the desired play mode appears.

Each time you press (3) (PLAY MODE),
the item changes as follows:

REP n NR n METAL n BL SKP n ATA

3 Press (4) (n) to select “ON.”

Radio

Memorizing stations
automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM)

The unit selects the stations with the strongest
signals and memorizes them in the order of
their frequencies. You can store up to 6 stations
on each band (FM1, FM2, FM3, MW, SW1, and
SW2).

Caution

When tuning in stations while driving, use
Best Tuning Memory to prevent accidents.

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

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

z TUNER z CD*
TAPE Z MD* Z

* If the corresponding optional equipment is

not connected, this item will not appear.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

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

z FM1 z FM2 z FM3

SW2 Z SW1 Z MW Z

The selected play mode starts.

4 Press (SHIFT).

To return to normal playback mode, select
“OFF” in step 3 above.

Note

If the “SFT” indication appears, press (SHIFT) to
complete the mode setting.

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3 Press (SHIFT), then press (3) (PLAY

MODE) repeatedly until “B.T.M” appears.

4 Press (4) (n).

The unit stores stations in the order of their
frequencies on the number buttons.
A beep sounds when the setting is stored.

5 Press (SHIFT).

Notes

• The unit does not store stations with weak

signals. If only a few stations can be received,
some number buttons will retain their former
setting.

• When a number is already indicated in the

display, the unit stores stations in order from the
one currently displayed.

Memorizing only the
desired stations

You can preset up to 18 FM stations (6 each for
FM1, 2, and 3), up to 6 MW stations, and up to
12 SW stations (6 each for SW1 and 2) in the
order of your choice.

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3 Push the SEEK/AMS control up or down

to tune in the station that you want to
store on the number button.

4 Press and hold the desired number

button ((1) to (6)) until “MEM” appears.

The number button indication appears in
the display.

Note

If you store a new station on a number button
which already has a station registered, the
previously stored station will be replaced by the
new station.

3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) on

which the desired station is stored.

Tip

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

If you cannot tune in a preset
station

Push and release the SEEK/AMS control
up or down to search for the station
(automatic tuning).

Scanning stops when the unit receives a
station. Push the SEEK/AMS control up or
down repeatedly until the desired station is
received.

Note

If the automatic tuning stops too frequently, press
(SHIFT), then press (3) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly
until “LOCAL” (local seek mode) is displayed. Then
press (4) (n) to select “LOCAL-ON.” Press (SHIFT).
Only the stations with relatively strong signals will
be tuned in.

Tip

If you know the frequency of the station you want
to listen to, push the SEEK/AMS control up or
down and hold until the desired frequency
appears (manual tuning).

If FM stereo reception is poor

— Monaural Mode

1 During radio reception, press (SHIFT),

then press (3) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly
until “MONO” appears.

2 Press (4) (n) repeatedly until “MONO-

ON“ appears.

The sound improves, but becomes
monaural (“ST” disappears).

Receiving the memorized
stations

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3 Press (SHIFT).

To return to stereo mode, select “MONO-OFF”
in step 2 above.

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Changing the display item

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

Frequency ˜ Clock

After you select the desired item, the display
will automatically change to the Motion
Display mode after a few seconds.
In the Motion Display mode, all the above
items are scrolled in the display one by one in
order.

Tip

The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See
“Changing the sound and display settings” on
page 14.)

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 assign a name of up to eight
characters per station.

Storing the station names

1 Tune in a station whose name you want

to store.

2 Press (LIST) for two seconds.

2 Press (4) (n) after locating the

desired character.

The flashing cursor moves to the next
space.

If you press (1) (N), the flashing cursor
moves to the left.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the

entire name.

4 To return to normal radio reception,

press (LIST) for two seconds.

Tip

To erase or 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:

$

Station name*

$

Frequency

$

Clock

3 Enter the characters.

1 Rotate the dial clockwise 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 rotate the dial counterclockwise,
the characters appear in the reverse
order.
If you want to put a blank space
between characters, select “_” (under­bar).

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* If the station name of a station is not stored,

“NO NAME” appears in the display for one
second.

After you select the desired item, the display
will automatically change to the Motion
Display mode after a few seconds.
In the Motion Display mode, all the above
items are scrolled in the display one by one in
order.

Tip

The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See
“Changing the sound and display settings” on
page 14.)

Erasing the station name

1 Tune in any station and press (LIST) for

two seconds.

Other Functions

2 Press (DSPL) for two seconds.
3 Rotate the dial to select the name that

you want to erase.

4 Press (5) (ENTER) 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 normal radio reception
mode.

Locating a station by
name — List-up

1 Press (LIST) momentarily.

The name assigned to the current station
appears in the display.

2 Press (LIST) repeatedly until you find the

desired station.

You can also control this unit with an optional
rotary commander.

Labelling the rotary
commander

Depending on how you mount the rotary
commander, attach the appropriate label as
shown in the illustration below.

SOUND

MODE

LIST

LIST

MODE

SOUND

3 Press (5) (ENTER) to tune in the desired

station.

Note

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

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Using the rotary
commander

The rotary commander works by pressing
buttons and/or rotating controls.

By pressing buttons
(the SOURCE and MODE buttons)

(SOURCE)

(MODE)

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

TUNER n CD* n MD* n TAPE

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

• Tape : playback direction

• Tuner : FM1 n FM2 n FM3 n MW n

• CD unit* : CD1 n CD2 n …

• MD unit* : MD1 n MD2 n …

* If the corresponding optional equipment is

not connected, this item will not appear.

Tip

When the POWER SELECT switch is set to position
B, you can turn on this unit by pressing (SOURCE)
on the rotary commander.

SW1 n SW2

By rotating the control
(the SEEK/AMS control)

Rotate the control and release it to:

•Locate the beginnings of tracks on the
tape. Rotate and hold the control
momentarily, then release it to fast-wind
the tape. To start playback while fast­winding the tape, press (MODE).

•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 stations automatically. Rotate and
hold the control to find a specific station.

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

Push in and rotate the control to:

•Receive the stations memorized on the
number buttons.

•Change the disc.

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Other operations

Rotate the VOL control to
adjust the volume.

Press (ATT) to
attenuate the
sound.

OFF

Press (OFF) to turn
off the unit.

Press (SOUND) to
adjust the volume
and sound menu.

Press (LIST) to:

• Display the memorized names.

• Display the programme type.

Changing the operative direction

The operative direction of controls is factory­set as shown below.

To increase

To decrease

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

Adjusting the sound
characteristics

You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and
fader.
You can store the bass and treble levels
independently for each source.

1 Select the item you want to adjust by

pressing (SOUND) repeatedly.

VOL (volume) n BAS (bass) n
TRE (treble) n BAL (left-right) n
FAD (front-rear)

2 Adjust the selected item by rotating the

dial.

Adjust within three seconds after selecting
the item. (After three seconds, the dial
function reverts to volume control.)

Attenuating the sound

Press (ATT) on the optional rotary
commander or the supplied card remote
commander.

“ATT-ON” flashes momentarily.

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

Tip

You can also change the operative direction of
these controls with the unit (page 14).

To restore the previous volume level, press
(ATT) again.

Tip

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

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Changing the sound and
display settings

The following items can be set:

•CLOCK (page 6).

•BEEP – to turn the beep sound on or off.

•RM (Rotary Commander) – to change the
operative direction of the rotary commander.
— Select “NORM” to use the rotary

commander in the factory-set position.

— Select “REV” when you mount the rotary

commander on the right hand side of the
steering column.

•M.DSPL (Motion Display) – to turn the
motion display on or off.

•A.SCRL (Auto Scroll)* (page 15).

1 Press (SHIFT).
2 Press (2) (SET UP) repeatedly until the

desired item appears.

Each time you press (2) (SET UP), the item
changes as follows:

CLOCK n BEEP n RM n M.DSPL n A.SCRL*
* When no CD or MD is playing, this item will

not appear.

3 Press (4) (n) to select the desired

setting (Example: ON or OFF).

Boosting the bass sound

— D-bass

You can enjoy a 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
while the vocal volume remains the same. You
can emphasize and adjust the bass sound
easily with the D-BASS control.

D-BASS 3

Level

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 OFF.

Note

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

D-BASS 2

D-BASS 1

Frequency (Hz)

4 Press (SHIFT).

After the mode setting is complete, the
display returns to normal playback mode.

Note

If the “SFT” indication appears, press (SHIFT) to
complete the mode setting.

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With Optional Equipment

CD/MD Unit

This unit can control a maximum of ten
external CD/MD units in this configuration:
CD unit – maximum of five
MD unit – maximum of five
Any combination up to ten will work.
If you connect an optional CD unit with the
CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information
will appear in the display when you play a CD
TEXT disc.

Playing a CD or MD

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select CD

or MD.

2 Press (MODE) until the desired unit

appears.

CD/MD playback starts.

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

Changing the display item

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

Elapsed playback time

Disc name*

1

If you have not labeled the disc or if there is no

*

disc name prerecorded on the MD, “NO NAME”
appears in the display.

2

If you play a CD TEXT disc, the artist name

*

appears in the display after the disc name.
(Only for CD TEXT discs with the artist name.)

3

If the track name of a CD TEXT disc or MD is not

*

prerecorded, “NO NAME” appears in the
display.

$

$

1

/Artist name*

$

Track name*

$

Clock

2

3

Tip

The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See
“Changing the sound and display settings” on
page 14).

You can label CD and CD TEXT discs with a
personalized name using the disc memo
function. Refer to “Labelling a CD” (page 17).
However, if you use personalized labels, they
will always take priority over the original CD
TEXT information when such information is
displayed.

Automatically scrolling a disc name

— Auto Scroll

If the disc name, artist name, or track name on
a CD TEXT disc or MD exceeds 8 characters
and the Auto Scroll function is on, it
automatically scrolls across the display as
follows:

• The disc name appears when the disc has
changed (if the disc name is selected).

• The track name appears when the track has
changed (if the track name is selected).

If you press (DSPL) to change the display
item, the disc or track name of the MD or CD
TEXT disc is scrolled automatically whether
you set the function on or off.

1 During playback, press (SHIFT).
2 Press (2) (SET UP) repeatedly until

“A.SCRL” appears.

3 Press (4) (n) to select “A.SCRL-ON.”
4 Press (SHIFT).

To cancel Auto Scroll, select “A.SCRL-OFF” in
step 3 above.

Note

For some discs with very many characters, the
following cases may happen:
— Some of the characters are not displayed
— Auto Scroll does not work.

Tip

To manually scroll the long name of an MD or CD
TEXT disc after activating the Auto Scroll function,
press (SHIFT), then (1) (N) (manual scroll).

After you select the desired item, the display
will automatically change to the Motion
Display mode after a few seconds.
In the Motion Display mode, all the above
items are scrolled in the display one by one in
order.

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