Sony XR-CA610X, XR-CA600X User Manual

3-227-098-11 (1)

FM/AM Cassette Car Stereo

Operating Instructi on s

Owner’s Record

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

Model No. XR-CA610X/CA600X Serial No.

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

XR-CA610X

XR-CA600X

Warning

Welcome !

This equipme nt has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC R ul es . 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 a nd 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 recept i on, which can be determined by turn in g the equipment off and on, the user is encoura ged to try to correct the interference by one or m o r e of the following measures: – Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the eq ui pm ent

and receiver.

– Connect the equipme nt into an outlet on a

circuit different from t hat 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.

Thank you for purchasing this Sony Casset te Player. You can enjoy its various features even more with:

• Optional CD/MD units (both changers and players)*

• CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD TEXT disc * CD unit with the CD TEXT function).

• Optional TV/Video units*

is played on a connected optional

• Supplied controller accessory (XR-CA610X only)

Card remote commander RM-X114

• Optional controller accessory

Rotary commander RM-X4S Card remote commander RM-X114

*1 This unit works with Sony products only. *2 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.

Table of Contents

Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Notes on Cassettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Getting Started

Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Cassette Player

Listening to a tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Playing a tape in various modes . . . . . . . . . . 9

Radio

Storing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM). . . . . . . 10

Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Storing only the desired stations . . . . . . . . . 11

Storing station names

— Station Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Tuning in a station through a list

— List-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Other Functions

Using the rotary commander . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Adjusting the soun d characteristics . . . . . . 14

Quickly attenuating the sound . . . . . . . . . . 14

Changing the sound and display settings

— Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Selecting th e sound position

— My Best sound Position (MBP) . . . . . 16

Setting the equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

CD/MD Unit (optional)

Playing a CD or MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Labeling a CD

— Disc Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Locating a disc by name

— List-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Selecting speci f ic tr acks for playback

— Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

TV/Video (optional)

Watching the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Watching a video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Storing TV channels automatically . . . . . . 22

Storing only the desired TV channels . . . . 22

Watching the TV or video while listening

to a tape, CD or MD

— Simultaneous Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Additional Information

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Removing the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Error displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Location of controls

Refer to the pages listed for details.

: During tape playb ack : During radio reception : During menu m ode

TAPE RADIO MENU

: During CD/MD playback (optional) : During TV reception (optional)

CD/MD

XR-CA610X/CA600X

a MBP button 16 b MENU button 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16,

17, 19, 20, 21, 22

c Volume control dial d LIST button

11, 12

RADIO

19, 20

CD/MD

e Receptor for the card remote

commander

f SOURCE (Power on/Tape/Radio/CD/

MD/TV) button 5, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 19,

21, 22, 23

g Display window h Z (eject) button (located on the front sid e

of the unit, behind the front panel) 9, 23

i OPEN button 7, 9 j EQ7 button 16 k RESET button (located on t he fron t side of

the unit, behind the fr ont panel) 7

l OFF (Stop/Power off) button* 5, 7, 9,

m SOUND button 14, 16 n ENTER button

RADIO

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19,

20, 21, 22, 23

19, 20

CD/MD

o MODE (o) button

TAPE

10, 11

RADIO

17, 19

CD/MD

p DSPL (display mode change) button

12, 18, 19

q Number buttons

TAPE

(1) REP 9

10, 11

RADIO

CD/MD

(1) REP 18 (2) SHUF 18

* Warning when installing in a car without

an ACC (accessory) position on the ignition switch

After turning off the ignition, be sure to press (OFF) on the unit for 2 seconds to turn off the clock d ispla y.

Otherwise, the clock disp la y doe s not turn off and this causes battery dra in.

Card remote commander RM-X114

Supplied: XR-CA610X Optional: XR-CA600X

DSPL MODE

PRESET

LIST

DISC

(DISC/PRESET)

(+): to select upwards

(SEEK)

(–): to select

leftwards/

(DISC/PRESET)

(–): to select downwards

In menu mode, the currently selectable button (s) of these four are indicated with a “ M” in the display.

(SEEK)

(+): to select

rightwards/

r DISC/PRESET buttons (+/–)

10, 11, 12

RADIO

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19,

20, 21, 22

17, 19, 20

CD/MD

s SEEK buttons (–/+)

TAPE

10, 11

RADIO

8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21

17, 19, 20

CD/MD

22, 23

–

SEEK

SOUND

SOURCE

DISC

PRESET –

VOL

SEEK

–

ATTOFF

–

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

a DSPL button b MENU button c SOURCE button d SEEK (</,) buttons e SOUND button f OFF button g VOL (–/+) buttons h MODE button i LIST button j DISC/PRESET(M/m) buttons k ENTER button l ATT button

Note

If the units is turned off by pressing (OFF) for 2 seconds, it 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.

Tip

Refer to “Replacing the lithium battery” for details on how to replace the batteries (page 24).

Precautions

Notes on Cassettes

• If your car was parked in direct sunlight, al l ow the unit to cool off before operating it.

• If no power is being supplied to the unit, check the connections first. If everythin g i s i n order, check the fuse.

• If no sound com es from the speakers of a twospeaker system, set the fader control to the center position.

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

If you have any quest ions or problems concerning your unit that are not covered in this manual, please co nsult your nearest Sony dealer.

To maintain high quality sound

Be careful not to splash juice or other soft drinks onto the unit or tapes.

Cassette care

• Do not touch th e t ape surface of a casse tte, as any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads.

• Keep cassettes away fr om equipment with built-in magnets such as speakers and amplifie rs, as erasure or di st ortion on the recorded tape could occur.

• Do not expose cas settes to direct sunlig ht , 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 loos e l abels.

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

The use of cassettes longer than 90 minutes is not recommended except for long continuous pla y

The tape used for th ese 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.

Getting Started

Detaching the front panel

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

Resetting the unit

Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car ba tte ry, you must reset the unit. Remove the front panel and press the RESET button with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen.

RESET button

Note

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

Caution alarm

If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF position without removing the front panel, the caution alarm will beep for a few seconds. If you connect an op ti onal amplifier and do not use the built-in amplifier, the beep sound will be deactivated.

1 Press (OFF)*.

Tape playback or radio reception stops (the key illumination and display remain on).

* If your car has no ACC position on the ignition

switch, be sure to turn the unit off by pressing (OFF) for 2 seconds to avoid car battery drain.

2 Press (OPEN), then slide the f ront

panel to the right, and gently pull out the left en d of the front pa n el.

Notes

• 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.

• Do not drop or put excessive pressure on the front

panel and its display window.

• Do not subject the front panel to heat/high

temperature or moisture. Avoid leaving it in parked cars or on dashboards/rear trays.

Tip

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

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Attaching the front panel

Place hole A of the front panel onto the spindle B on the unit, then lightly push the left side in.

Setting the clock

The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. Example: To set the clock to 10:08

1 Press (MENU), then press either side

of (DISC/PRESET) repeatedly until “CLOCK” appears.

1Press (ENTER).

The hour indica tion flashes.

2Press either side of (DISC/PRESET)

to set the h o ur.

3Press the (+) side of (SEEK) .

The minute indi cation flashes.

4Press either side of (DISC/PRESET)

to set the minute.

2 Press (ENTER).

Note

Do not put anything on the inner surface of the front panel.

The clock starts. Aft er th e cl ock setting is completed, the display retu rn s to normal play mode.

Tip

When D.INFO mode is set to ON, the time is always displayed (page 15).

Cassette Player

Listening to a tape

1 Press (OPEN) and insert a cassette.

Playback starts automatically.

2 Close the front panel.

If a cassett e is alre ady insert ed, pre ss (SOURCE) repeatedly unti l “FORWARD” or “REVERSE” appears to start playback.

FORWARD: The side facing up is played. REVERSE: The side facing down is played.

To Press

Change the tape’s playback direction

Stop playba ck (OFF) Eject the cassette (OPEN) then Z Skip tracks

–Au tomatic

Music Sensor

Fast-forward/ reverse –Manual Search

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.

(MODE) (o)

(SEEK) (./>)

[once for each tr ack]

(SEEK) (m/M) [hold to desired p o i nt ]

Playing a tape in various modes

You can play the tape in various modes:

• METAL lets you play a metal or CrO

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

8 seconds.

• A TA (Automatic Tuner Activation) turns on the

tuner automatically when fast-winding the tape.

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

B system (XR-CA610X only).

* Manufacutured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

1 During tape playback, press (MENU). 2 Press either side of (DISC/PRESET)

repeatedly until the desired mode appears.

3 Press (+) side of (SEEK) to select

“ON.”

Example: ATA mode

Play mode starts.

4 Press (ENTER).

To return to normal playback mode , sel ect “OFF” in step 3.

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play

During playback, press (1) (REP) repeatedly until “REP-ON” in the display appears.

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

Tip

During repeat playback, press (MODE). “REP” disappears from the display and repeat mode is canceled.

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