Sony XR-CA650X User Manual

3-248-252-11 (2)

FM/AM Cassette Car Stereo

Operating Instructi on s Mode d’emploi

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the bot tom of the unit. Record these numbers in the spa ce provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this produc t.

Model No. XR-CA650X Serial No.

For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual. En ce qui concerne l’installation et les connexions, consulter le manuel d’installation/raccordement fourni.

US FR

XR-CA650X

Warning

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Welcome !

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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 and 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 reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment

and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that 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 Cass et 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).

• Supplied controller accessory

Card remote commander RM-X119

• Optional controller accessory

Rotary commander RM-X4S

*1 This unit works with Sony products only. *2 A CD TEXT disc is an audio CD that includes

is played on a connected optional

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 the sound position

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

Setting the equalizer (EQ7). . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

CD/MD Unit (optional)

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

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

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Labeling a CD

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

Locating a disc by name

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

Additional Information

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

Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Error displays/Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Location of controls

MBP

Refer to the pages listed for details.

SOURCE

XR-CA650X

SEEK

EQ7

a MBP button 16 b MODE (o) button

To change the oper at i on.

c DSPL (display mode change) button

18, 20

d Volume control dial e Display window f Z (eject) button (located on the front sid e

of the unit, behind the front panel) 9

g MENU button

To change the menus.

h LIST button 12, 20 i OPEN button 7, 9 j OFF (Stop/Power off) button* 7, 9, 17 k RESET button (locate d on the fron t side of

the unit, behind the fr ont panel) 7

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

MD) button

T o select the source.

m SCRL (scroll) button 18 n Receptor for the card remote

commander

o SOUND button 14, 16 p ENTER button

To ent er a se tting.

q EQ7 button 16

* Warning when installing in a car without

an ACC (accessory) position on the ignition switch

After turning off the ignition, be sure to press and hold (OFF) on the unit until the display disappears.

Otherwise, the display does not turn off and this causes bat tery drain.

Card remote commander RM-X119

SEEK

(DISC/PRESET)

SEEK

(DISC/PRESET)

EQ7

(SEEK)

(+): to select

rightwards/

(SEEK)

(–): to select

leftwards/

(+): to select upwards

(–): to select downwards

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

r DISC/PRESET buttons (+/–)

T o receive preset sta t i ons, change th e disc* skip albums*

*1 When an optional CD/MD unit is connected. *2 Available only when optional CD unit with the

MP3 file control function is connected.

, and select a menu.

s SEEK buttons (–/+)

To skip tracks, fast-forward, reverse a track, tune in stations automatically, find a station manually, and select a setting.

DSPL

REP SHUF

MODE

EQ7MBP

LIST

DISC

SOURCE

–

SEEK

SOUND

DISC

VOL

SEEK

–

ENTER

ATTOFF

The correspondin g buttons of th e ca rd remote commander control the same functions as those on this unit.

a DSPL button b Number buttons

(1) REP (2) SHUF

To store stations, receive stored stations.

c MBP button d MENU button e SOURCE button f SEEK (</,) buttons g SOUND button h OFF button i VOL (+/–) buttons j EQ7 button k MODE (o) button l LIST button m DISC (M/m) buttons n ENTER button o ATT button

Note

If the display disappears by pressing (OFF), it cannot be operated with the card remote commander unless (SOURCE) on the unit is pressed, or a cassette tape is inserted to activate the unit first.

Tip

See “Replacing the lithium battery” on page 21 for details on how to replace the batteries.

Precautions

Notes on Cassettes

• If your car was parked in direct sunlight, allow 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 2speaker 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 proble m s 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 t he t ape surface of a cassette, 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 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 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 ta pes 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 battery or chan ging the connections, 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 sto ps (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) until the display disappears 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 p a 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 indica tion. 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 until “FO RWARD” or “REVERSE” appears to start playback.

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

Playing a tape in various modes

You can play the tape in various modes:

• REP (Repea t P la y) the current track .

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

8 seconds.

• ATA (Automatic Tuner Activation) turns on the

tuner automatically when fast-winding the tape .

• METAL (Metal) lets you play a metal or C rO

tape.

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

To Press

Change the tape’s playback direction

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

–Automatic

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 i s 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 ]

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) on the card remote commander repeatedly until “REP-ON” in the display appears.

To return to normal play mode, select “REPOFF.”

Tip

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

Radio

The unit can stor e up to 6 stations pe r band (FM1, FM2, FM3, A M1, and AM2).

Caution

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

Storing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM)

The unit selects the stations with the strongest signals within the selected band, and stores them in the order of their frequency.

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

the radio.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3 Press (MENU), then press either side

of (DISC/PRESET) repeatedly until

“BTM” appears.

4 Press (ENTER).

A beep sounds when the setting is stored.

Notes

• If only a few stations can be received due to weak signals, some number buttons will retain their former settings.

• When a number is indicated in the displa y, the unit starts storing stations from the one currently displayed.

Receiving the stored stations

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

the radio.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

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

on the card remote command er on which the desired station is stored.

Tip

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

If preset tuning does not work

Press eith er side of (SEEK) to search for the station (automatic tuning).

Scanning stops when the unit receives a station. Repeat until the desired station is received.

Tips

• If automatic tuning stops too frequently, turn on the Local Seek to limit seek to stations with stronger signals (see “Changing the sound and display settings” on page 15).

• If you know the frequency of the station you want to listen to, press and hold either side of (SEEK) to locate the approximate frequency, then press (SEEK) repeatedly to fine adjust to the desired frequency (manual tuning).

If FM stereo reception is poor

Select monaural reception mode

(see “Changing the sound and display settings” on page 1 5). The sound improves, but become s monaura l (“ST” disappears).

Note

If interference occurs, this unit will automatically narrow the reception frequency to eliminate noise (IF AUTO function). In such cases, some FM stereo broadcasts may become monaural while in the stereo reception mode.

Tip

To always hear FM stereo broadcasts in stereo, you can change the IF AUTO setting and widen the frequency signal reception (see “Changing the sound and display settings” on page 15). Note that some interference may occur in this setting.

Storing only the desired stations

You can manually preset the desired stations on any chosen number button.

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select

the radio.

2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3 Press either side of (SEEK) to tune in

the station that you want to store.

4 Press the desired number button ((1)

to (6)) on the car d re mote co mmander for 2 seconds until “MEM” appears.

The number button in di cation appears in the display.

Note

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

Storing 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 di splay. You can assign a name usi ng up to 8 characters for a station.

Storing the station names

1 Tune in a station whose name you

want to store.

2 Press (MENU), then press either side

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

3 Press (ENTER).

4 Enter the characters.

1 Press the (+) *

(DISC/PRESET) repeatedly to select the desired character.

A t B t C ... t 0 t 1 t 2 ... t +

t – t

*1 For reverse order, press the (–) side of

(DISC/PRESET).

*2 (blank space)

2 Press the (+) side of (SEEK) after

locating the desired character.

side of

... t _*2 t A

If you press the (–) side of (SEEK), you can move back to the left.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the

entire name.

5 Press (ENTER).

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Tips

• Simply overwrite or enter “ name.

• There is another way to start storing station names: Press (LIST) for 2 seconds instead of performing steps 2 and 3. You can also complete the operation by pressing (LIST) for 2 seconds instead of step 5.

Erasing the station name

_” to correct or erase a

1 During radio reception, press (MENU),

then press either side of (DISC/PRESET) repeatedly until “NAME DEL” appears.

2 Press (ENTER). 3 Press either side of (DISC/PRESET)

repeatedly to select the station w hose name you want to erase.

4 Press (ENTER) for 2 seconds.

The name is erased. Repeat steps 3 to 4 if yo u wa nt to era se other names.

5 Press (MENU) twice.

The unit returns to no rmal radio recept io n mode.

Note

If you have already erased all of the station names, “NO DATA” appears in step 4.

Tuning in a station through a list

— List-up

1 During radio reception, press (LIST)

momentarily.

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

2 Press eith er side of (DISC/PRESET)

repeatedly until you find the desired station.

If no name is assigned to the selected station, the frequency appea rs in the display.

3 Press (ENTER) to tune in the desired

station.

Other Functions

You can also control the unit (and optional C D / MD units) with a rotary commander (optional).

Using the rotary commander

By rotating the control

SEEK/AMS control

First, attach the appropriate label depending on how you want to mount the rotary commander. The rotary commander works by pressin g buttons and/or rotating controls.

SOUND

MODE

DSPL

MODE

SOUND

DSPL

By pressing buttons

(SOUND)

(SOURCE)

Rotate the VOL control to adjust the volume.

Press To

(SOURCE) Change source

(ATT)

(DSPL)

(radio/CD*

(MODE)

(OFF)

/MD*1/Tape)/

Power on

(MODE) Change operation

(radio band/CD uni t*

unit*

/Tape playback

/MD

direction)

(ATT) Attenuate soun d

(OFF)*

Stop playback or ra di o reception/Power off

(SOUND) Adjust the sound menu (DSPL) Change the display item

Rotate and release to:

– Locate the beginning of tr acks on the tape. – Tune in stations automatically. – Skip tracks on the disc.*

Rotate, hold, and release to:

– Fast-wind the tape. – Find a station manually. – Fast-forward/reverse a track.*

Tip

To start playback w hile fast-winding the tape, press (MODE).

By pushing in and rotating the control

PRESET/DISC control

OFF

Push in and rotate the control to:

– Receive preset stations. – Change the disc during CD(MD)

playback.*

During playba ck of a CD containi n g M P3

files*

Push in and repeat rotating quickly to:

– Change discs one by one.

Push in, then rotate and hold to:

– Change albums.

*1 Only if the corresponding optional equipment is

connected.

*2 If your car has no ACC (accessory) position on the

ignition key switch, after turning off the ignition, be sure to press and hold (OFF) until the display disappears.

*3 Available only when optional CD unit with the MP3

file control function is connected.

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Changing the operative direction

The operative direction of controls is factory-set 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.

Press (SOUND) for 2 seconds while pushing the VOL control.

Tip

You can also change the operative direction of these controls with the unit (page 15).

Adjusting the sound characteristics

You can adjust the bass, treble, balance and fader.

1 Select the item you want to adjust by

pressing (SOUND) repeatedly.

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

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

2 Adjust the selected item by pressi ng

either side of (SEEK).

When adjusting w i th the rotary comman der, press (SOUND) and rotate the VOL control.

Note

Adjust within 3 seconds after selecting the item.

Quickly attenuating the sound

(With the card remote commander o r the rotary commander)

Press (ATT) on the card remote commander or ro tary commander.

After “ATT-ON” momentarily appears, “ATT” appe ars in the display.

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

Changing the sound and display settings

— Menu

The following items can be set:

SET (Set Up)

• CLOCK (page 8)

• BEEP — to turn the beeps on or off.

• RM (Rotary Com m ander) — to change the

operative direction of th e controls of the rotar y commander. – Select “NORM” to use the rotary commander

at the factory-set position.

– Select “REV” when you mount the rotary

commander on the right side of the st eering column.

DSPL (Display)

• D.INFO (Dual Informatio n) — to display the

clock and the play mode at th e same time (ON).

• M.DSPL (Motion Display) — to select the

Motion Display mode from “1,” “2,” and “OFF.” – Select “1” to show decoration patterns in the

display and activate Demo display.

– Select “2” to show decoration patterns in the

display and deact ivate Dem o di splay.

– Select “OFF” to deactivate the Motion

Display.

• A.SCRL (Aut o Scroll)*

– Select “ON” to scroll all automatically

displayed nam es exceeding 8 characters.

– When A.SCRL is set to off and the disc/track

name is changed, the disc/track name does not scroll.

* When no CD or MD is playing, this item will not

appear.

P/M (Play Mode)

• LOCAL (Local seek mode) (page 10) – Select “ON” to only tune into stations with

stronger signal s.

• MONO (Monaural mode) (page 10) – Select “ON” to hear FM stereo broadcast in

monaural. Select “OFF” to return to normal mode.

• IF AUTO/W IDE (page 10)

SND (Sound)

• EQ7 TUNE (page 1 7) — t o adjus t th e equa lizer curve.

• LOUD (Loudness) — to enjoy bass and treble even at low volumes. The bass and trebl e w i ll be reinforced.

1 Press (MENU).

To set A.SCRL, press (MENU) during CD/ MD playback.

2 Press either side of (DISC/PRESET)

repeatedly until the desired item appears.

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

the desired setting (Example: “ON” or “OFF”).

4 Press (ENTER).

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

Note

The displayed item will differ depending on the source.

Tip

You can easily switch among categories (“SET,” “DSPL,” “P/M,” “SND,” and “EDIT”) by pressing either side of (DISC/PRESET) for 2 seconds.

Selecting the sound position

— My Best sound Position (MBP)

When you drive without passengers, you can enjoy the most comfortable sound environment with “My Best sound Position.” “My Best sound Position” has 2 presets, which are best suited for the front seat s. You can select one very easily with the MB P button.

MBP-A: best suited for the person in the front-

left seat.

MBP-B: best suited for the person in the front-

right seat.

Press (MBP) repeatedly for the desired listening position.

Setting the equalizer (EQ7)

You can select an equal i zer curve for 7 music types (XPLOD, VOCAL, CLUB, JAZZ, NEW AGE, ROCK, CUSTOM, and OFF (equalizer OFF)). You can store a different eqalizer setting for each source.

Selecting the equalizer curve

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source

(radio, tape, CD, or MD).

2 Press (EQ7) repeatedly until the

desired equalizer curve.

Each time you press (EQ7), the item changes.

After 1 second, th e di splay goes back to

normal play mode. To cancel the MBP function, select “MBP-OFF.” If you want to adjust t h e s ound characteristi cs

more precisely, you can do it using the (SOUND) button (see “Adjusting the sound characteristics” on page 14).

Notes

• If you adjust any sound characteristics by using the

(SOUND) button (page 14), the MBP setting returns to OFF.

• When MBP is set to OFF, the sound setting you

adjusted (page 14) is activated.

To cancel the equalizing effect, select “OFF.” After 3 seconds, the disp lay retu rns to normal play mode.

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