Sony XR-CA420X, XR-CA420 User Manual

3-226-699-31 (1)

FM/AM Cassette Car Stereo

(XR-CA420X)

FM/MW/SW Cassette Car Stereo

Operating Instructions

Manual de instrucciones

使用說明書

(XR-CA420)

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

Para obtener información sobre la instalación y las conexiones, consulte el manual de instalación/conexiones suministrado.

關於本機的安裝及線路連接，請參見提供的“安裝線路連接說明書”。

XR-CA420X XR-CA420

 2001 Sony Corporation

Welcome !

Precautions

Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette Player.

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.

A 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.

•If your car was parked in direct sunlight resulting in a considerable rise in temperature inside the car, allow the unit to cool off before operating it.

•If no power is being supplied to the unit, check the connections first. If everything is in order, check the fuse.

•If no sound comes from the speakers of a two-speaker system, set the fader control to the centre position.

•When a tape is played back for a long period, the cassette may become warm because of the built-in power amplifier. However, this is not a sign of malfunction.

If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit that are not covered in this manual, please consult your nearest Sony dealer.

To maintain high quality sound

If you have drink holders near your audio equipment, be careful not to splash juice or other soft drinks onto the car audio. Sugary residues on this unit or cassette tapes may contaminate the playback heads, reduce the sound quality, or prevent sound reproduction altogether. Cassette cleaning kits cannot remove sugar from the tape heads.

Notes on Cassettes

Cassette care

•Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads.

•Keep cassettes away from equipment with built-in magnets such as speakers and amplifiers, as erasure or distortion on the recorded tape could occur.

•Do not expose cassettes to direct sunlight, extremely cold temperatures, or moisture.

•Slack in the tape may cause the tape to be caught in the machine. Before you insert the tape, use a pencil or similar object to turn the reel and take up any slack.

Slack

•Distorted cassettes and loose labels can cause problems when inserting or ejecting tapes. Remove or replace loose labels.

Cassettes longer than 90 minutes

The use of cassettes longer than 90 minutes is not recommended except for long continuous play. The tape used for these cassettes is very thin and tends to stretch easily. Frequent playing and stopping of these tapes may cause them to become entangled in the cassette deck mechanism.

•The sound may become distorted while playing the cassette. The cassette player head should be cleaned after each 50 hours of use.

Table of Contents

This Unit Only

Location of controls ................................................. 5

Getting Started

Resetting the unit ................................................ 6

Detaching the front panel .................................. 6

Setting the clock .................................................. 7

Cassette Player

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

Playing a tape in various functions .................. 8

Radio

Memorizing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) ................... 9

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

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

Other Functions

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

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

Changing the sound and display settings ..... 11

Boosting the bass sound

— D-bass ....................................................... 11

Selecting the sound position

— “My Best sound Position” ..................... 12

With Optional Equipment

CD/MD Unit

Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 12

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play .............................................. 14

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play .............................................. 14

Additional Information

Maintenance....................................................... 14

Removing the unit ............................................ 15

Specifications ..................................................... 16

Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 17

Location of controls

SOURCE

SRC

MODE

RELEASE

SEL

ATT

SENS

DISC REP SHUF BL SKIP ATA

Refer to the pages listed for details.

1 Volume +/– button 7, 10 2 MODE (o) button

During tape playback:

Playback direction change 7, 8

During radio reception:

BAND select 9

During CD/MD playback:

CD/MD unit select 12

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

button 7, 9, 12

4 SEL (select) button 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 5 Display window 6 MBP (My Best sound Position) button

7 D (D-BASS) button 11 8 Z (eject) button 7 9 RELEASE (front panel release) button

6, 15

q; ATT (attenuate) button 10 qa SENS button 10 qs RESET button (located on the front side

of the unit behind the front panel) 6

qd Frequency select switch

(located on the bottom of the unit)

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

MBP

D-BASS

SEEK

AMS

OFF

MTL

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BTM DSPL

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qf Number buttons 8, 9, 11, 13, 14

During radio reception:

Preset number select 9

During tape playback:

(3) REP 8 (5) BL SKIP 8

(6) ATA 8

During CD/MD playback:

(1) DISC – 13 (2) DISC + 13 (3) REP 14 (4) SHUF 14

qg BTM/MTL (Best Tuning Memory/Metal)

button 8, 9

qh DSPL (display mode change) button

7, 12, 13

qj OFF button* 6, 7 qk SEEK/AMS +/– button 8, 9, 10, 13

Seek 10 Automatic Music Sensor 8, 13 Manual search 13

* Warning when installing in a car

without ACC (accessory) position on the ignition key switch

Be sure to press (OFF) on the unit for two seconds to turn off the clock display after turning off the engine.

When you press (OFF) momentarily, the clock display does not turn off and this causes battery wear.

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.

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 car ignition off without removing the front panel, the caution alarm will beep for a few seconds. 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.

Setting the clock

The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication.

Example: To set the clock to 10:08

1 Press (DSPL) for two seconds.

Cassette Player

Listening to a tape

The hour indication flashes.

1 Press either side of the volume button

to set the hour.

to go forward

to go back

2 Press (SEL).

The minute indication flashes.

3 Press either side of the volume button

to set the minute.

to go forward

to go back

2 Press (DSPL).

Insert a cassette.

Playback starts automatically.

If a cassette is already inserted, to start playback, press (SRC) repeatedly until “TAPE” appears.

The side facing up is played.

The side facing down is played.

Tip

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

To Press

Stop playback (OFF) Eject the cassette Z

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The clock starts.

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

Fast-winding the tape

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

Fast-forward

SEEK AMS

Rewind

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

Locating a specific track

— Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

During playback, press either side of (SEEK/AMS) momentarily for each track you want to skip.

You can skip up to nine tracks at one time.

To locate succeeding tracks

SEEK AMS

To locate preceding tracks

Playing a tape in various functions

You can play the tape in various functions:

•REP (Repeat Play) repeats the current track.

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

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

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

During tape playback, press the desired function button repeatedly until “ON” in the display appears.

Function buttons

(3): REP (5): BL SKIP (6): ATA (BTM):MTL

Example: ATA function

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

sections.

DISC REP SHUF BL SKIP ATA

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ATA function starts.

To return to normal playback function, select “OFF.”

MTL

BTM

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 (XR-CA420X: FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, and AM2) (XR-CA420: FM1, FM2, FM3, MW, SW1, and SW2).

Caution

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

Memorizing only the desired stations

XR-CA420X:

You can preset up to 18 FM stations (6 each for FM1, 2, and 3) and up to 12 AM stations (6 each for AM1 and 2) in the order of your choice.

XR-CA420:

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 (SRC) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

1 Press (SRC) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

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

B TUNER B CD*

TAPE*2 b MD*

If the corresponding optional equipment is not connected, this item will not appear .

If a tape is not inserted, this item will not

appear.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

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

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B FM1 B FM2 B FM3

AM2 b AM1 b

B FM1 B FM2 B FM3

SW2 b SW1 b MW b

3 Press (BTM) for two seconds.

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

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 indicated in the display, the unit starts storing stations from the one currently displayed.

3 Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) to tune

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

4 Press the desired number button ((1) to

(6)) until “MEM” appears.

The number button indication appears in the display.

Note

If you try to store another station on the same number button, the previously stored station will be erased.

Receiving the memorized stations

1 Press (SRC) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

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

which the desired station is stored.

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If you cannot tune in a preset station

— Automatic tuning/ Local Seek Mode

Automatic tuning:

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

Scanning stops when the unit receives a station. Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) repeatedly until the desired station is received.

Local Seek Mode:

If the automatic tuning stops too frequently, press (SENS) repeatedly until “LOCAL-ON” appears.

“LCL” indicator is displayed.

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, press either side of (SEEK/AMS) until the desired frequency appears (manual tuning).

If FM stereo reception is poor

— Monaural Mode

During radio reception, press (SENS) repeatedly until “MONO-ON” appears.

“MONO” indicator is displayed.

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

Other Functions

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 (SEL) repeatedly.

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

BAS (bass) t TRE (treble) t BAL (left-right) t FAD (front-rear)

2 Adjust the selected item by pressing

either side of the volume button.

Adjust within three seconds after selecting the item.

Attenuating the sound

Press (ATT).

After “ATT-ON” momentarily flashes, the “ATT” indication appears in the display.

To restore the previous volume level, press (ATT) again. “ATT-OFF” flashes momentarily.

To return to normal mode, select “MONOOFF.”

Changing the sound and display settings

The following items can be set:

•A.SCRL (Auto Scroll)* (page 13).

•M.DSPL (Motion Display) – the demonstration mode which appears when the tape is ejected and no source is selected (e.g., tuner is turned off).

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

Selecting the desired item

Press (SEL) and the desired preset number button simultaneously.

(SEL) + (3): A.SCRL* (SEL) + (4): M.DSPL (SEL) + (6): BEEP

* When no CD or MD is playing, this item will

not appear.

After the mode setting completed, the display returns to normal play mode.

To cancel the item, press (SEL) and the preset number button simultaneously again.

Boosting the bass sound

— D-bass

You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass sound. The D-bass function boosts the low frequency signal and high 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 button.

D.BASS-3

Level

0dB

Adjusting the bass curve

Press (D) repeatedly to select the desired bass curve.

As the D-BASS number increases so does the effect.

D.BASS-1 t D.BASS-2 t D.BASS-3 t D.BASS-OFF

Note

The bass sound may distort at same volume. If the bass sound distorts, select less effective bass curve.

D.BASS-2

D.BASS-1

Frequency (Hz)

D.BASS-3 D.BASS-2 D.BASS-1

Selecting the sound position — “My Best sound Position”

With Optional Equipment

CD/MD Unit

When you drive without passengers, you can enjoy comfortable sound environment by “My Best sound Position.” “My Best sound Position” has two presets, which adjust the sound level of balance and fader. You can select one very easily with MBP button.

Fader Level

Front

Rear

– 4dB

Display

window

MBP-A

MBP-B

MBP-OFF

Balance Level

Right

– 4dB

Left

– 4dB

Press (MBP) repeatedly until the desired listening position.

Mode of “My Best sound Position” will be shown in the display in order of the table.

After one second, the display goes back to the normal playback mode. If you want to adjust the sound level of balance and fader more precisely, you can do it in (SEL) button. (See “Adjusting the sound characteristics” on page 10.)

Notes

• When the BAL (balance) or FAD (fader) in “Adjusting the sound characteristics” (page10) is adjusted, the MBP setting returns to OFF.

• When MBP is set to OFF, the BAL and FAD setting is activated.

This unit can control external CD/MD units. 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 (SRC) 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*

/Artist name*

Track name*

Clock

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

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

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.)

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

prerecorded, “NO NAME” appears in the display.

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, information 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).

Locating a specific track

— Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

During playback, press either side of (SEEK/AMS) momentarily for each track you want to skip.

To locate succeeding tracks

SEEK

AMS

To locate preceding tracks

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

Selecting “A.SCRL-ON”

During playback, press (SEL) and (3) simultaneously.

In two seconds the normal display

automatically appears.

To select “A.SCRL-OFF”, press (SEL) and (3) simultaneously again.

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.

Locating a specific point in a track

— Manual Search

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

To search forward

SEEK

AMS

To search backward

Switching to other discs

During playback, press (1) (DISC –) or (2) (DISC +) button.

The desired disc in the current unit begins playback.

(1) (DISC –): For preceding discs (2) (DISC +): For succeeding discs

Disc number

Track number

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play

You can select:

•REP-1 – to repeat a track.

•REP-2 – to repeat a disc.

During playback, press (3) (REP) repeatedly until the desired setting appears.

B REP-1 B REP-2

REP-OFF b

Repeat Play starts.

To return to normal playback mode, select “REP-OFF.”

Additional Information

Maintenance

Fuse replacement

When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one matching the amperage rating stated on the original fuse. If the fuse blows, check the power connection and replace the fuse. If the fuse blows again after replacement, there may be an internal malfunction. In such a case, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Playing tracks in random order — Shuffle Play

You can select:

•SHUF-1 – to play the tracks on the current disc in random order.

•SHUF-2 – to play the tracks in the current unit in random order.

•SHUF-ALL – to play all the tracks in all the units in random order.

During playback, press (4) (SHUF) repeatedly until the desired setting appears.

B SHUF-1 B SHUF-2

SHUF-OFF b SHUF-ALL* b

Shuffle Play starts.

* “SHUF-ALL” is only available when you

connect two or more optional CD/MD units.

To return to normal playback mode, select “SHUF-OFF.”

Fuse (10 A)

Warning

Never use a fuse with an amperage rating exceeding the one supplied with the unit as this could damage the unit.

Cleaning the connectors

The unit may not function properly if the connectors between the unit and the front panel are not clean. In order to prevent this, open the front panel by pressing (RELEASE), then detach it and clean the connectors with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol. Do not apply too much force. Otherwise, the connectors may be damaged.

Main unit

Removing the unit

1 Remove the front cover

1 Detach the front panel (page 6). 2 Press the clip inside the front

cover with a thin screwdriver.

3 Repeat step 2 for the other side.

Back of the front panel

Notes

• For safety, turn off the engine before cleaning

the connectors and remove the key from the ignition switch.

• Never touch the connectors directly with your

fingers or any metal device.

2 Remove the unit

1 Use a thin screwdriver to push in the clip on the left side of the unit, then pull out the left side of the unit until the catch clears the mounting.

4mm

2 Repeat step 1 for the other side. 3 Slide the unit out of its monting.

Specifications

Cassette player section

Tape track 4-track 2-channel stereo Wow and flutter 0.08 % (WRMS) Frequency response 30 – 18,000 Hz Signal-to-noise ratio

Cassette type

TYPE II, IV 61 dB TYPE I 58 dB

Tuner section

Tuning range FM tuning interval:

Aerial terminal External aerial connector Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz Usable sensitivity 11 dBf Selectivity 75 dB at 400 kHz Signal-to-noise ratio 63 dB (stereo),

Harmonic distortion at 1 kHz

Separation 33 dB at 1 kHz Frequency response 30 – 15,000 Hz

XR-CA420X:

Tuning range AM tuning interval:

Sensitivity 30 µV

XR-CA420:

Tuning range MW tuning interval:

Sensitivity 30 µV

Tuning range SW tuning interval:

Sensitivity 40 µV

Aerial terminal External aerial connector Intermediate frequency 10.7 MHz/450 kHz

50 kHz/200 kHz switchable

87.5 – 108.0 MHz (at 50 kHz step)

87.5 – 107.9 MHz (at 200 kHz step)

68 dB (mono)

0.7 % (stereo),

0.5 % (mono)

9 kHz/10 kHz switchable 531 – 1,602 kHz (at 9 kHz step) 530 – 1,710 kHz (at 10 kHz step)

SW1: 2,940 – 7,735 kHz SW2: 9,500 – 18,135 kHz (except for 10,140 – 11,575 kHz)

Power amplifier section

Outputs Speaker outputs

Speaker impedance 4 – 8 ohms Maximum power output 50 W × 4 (at 4 ohms)

(sure seal connectors)

General

Outputs Audio output

Tone controls Bass ±9 dB at 100 Hz

Power requirements 12 V DC car battery Dimensions Approx. 178 × 50 × 178 mm Mounting dimensions Approx. 182 × 53 × 161 mm

Mass Approx. 1.2 kg Supplied accessories Parts for installation and

Optional accessories BUS cable (supplied with

Optional equipment CD changer (10 discs)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Power aerial relay control lead Power amplifier control lead

Treble ±9 dB at 10 kHz

(negative earth)

(w/h/d)

connections (1 set) Front panel case (1)

an RCA pin cord) RC-61 (1 m), RC-62 (2 m)

CDX-747X, CDX-646X, CDX-646

CD changer (6 discs)

CDX-T68X, CDX-T67

MD changer (6 discs)

MDX-65

Source selector

XA-C30

Troubleshooting guide

The following checklist will help you remedy the problems you may encounter with your unit. Before going through the checklist below, check the connections and operating procedures.

General

Problem

No sound.

The contents of the memory have been erased.

Indications do not appear in the display.

Tape playback

Problem

The sound is distorted.

Radio reception

Problem

Preset tuning is not possible.

Automatic tuning is not possible.

The stations cannot be received. The sound is hampered by noises.

The “ST” indication flashes.

Cause/Solution

•Cancel the ATT function (page 10).

•Set the fader control to the centre position for two-speaker

systems.

•Adjust the volume with (+).

• The power cord or battery has been disconnected.

• The RESET button was pressed.

t Store again into the memory.

Remove the front panel and clean the connectors. See “Cleaning the connectors” (page 15) for details.

Cause/Solution

The tape head is contaminated. t Clean the head with a commercially available dry-type

cleaning cassette.

Cause/Solution

• Store the correct frequency in the memory.

• The broadcast signal is too weak.

•The broadcast signal is too weak.

t Use manual tuning.

•The local seek mode is set to ON.

t Set the local seek mode to OFF (page 10).

Connect an power aerial control lead (blue) or accessory power supply lead (red) to the power supply lead of a car’s aerial booster. (When your car has built-in FM/AM (MW/SW) aerial in the rear/side glass only.)

•Tune in the frequency accurately.

•The broadcast signal is too weak.

t Set to MONO mode (page 10).

CD/MD playback

Problem

The sound skips.

Cause/Solution

A dirty or defective disc.

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