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FM/AM
MiniDisc Player
EN
Operating Instructions
Owner's Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit.
Record the serial number in the space provided below.
Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this
product.
Model No. MDX-C7900 Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
MDX-C7900
ª 1998 by Sony Corporation
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Warning Welcome ! This equipment has been tested and found to Thank you for purchasing the Sony MiniDisc comply with the limits for a Class B digital Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. features by using a rotary commander. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful In addition to the MD playback and the radio interference in a residential installation. This operations, you can expand your system by equipment
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Table of Contents This Unit Only With Optional Equipment Location of controls ................................................. 4 CD/MD Unit Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 14 Getting Started Scanning the tracks — Intro Scan ................................................. 15 Resetting the unit ................................................ 5 Playing tracks repeatedly Detaching the front panel .................................. 5 — Repeat Play ....................
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Location of controls MODE LIST DSPL SOUND SEEK/AMS 1 D - BASS OFF 2 3 SOURCE SHIFT OFF 11 2 345678 90 RELEASE MDX-C7900 Refer to the pages for details. EN !Á Reset button (located on the front side 1 SEEK/AMS (seek/Automatic Music of the unit hidden by the front panel) 5 Sensor/manual search) control 7, 9, 10, 14, 17 !ª OFF button 5, 6 2 MODE (band/unit select) 9, 14 !£ SHIFT button 3 SOURCE (source select) button PLAY MODE 8, 9, 10, 15, 17 6, 9, 14 REP 8, 15 4 Dial (volume/bass/treble/left
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Getting Started LIST MODE SOUND Attaching the front panel Align part A of the front panel to part B of Getting Started the unit as illustrated, and push until it clicks. Resetting the unit Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery, you must reset the unit. A Press the reset button with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen. B Notes • Be sure not to attach the front panel upside down. Reset button • Do not press the front panel hard against the unit when
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Setting the clock MD Player The clock has a 12-hour digital indication. Example: Set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (2) (SET UP). Listening to an MD Simply insert the MD. SET UP Playback starts automatically. Labeled side up 1 Press (4) (n). SET UP The hour digit flashes. 2 Set the hour. to go backward SOURCE If an MD is already inserted, press (SOURCE) to go forward repeatedly until “MD” appears. EN The title of the MD* and the track title will be displayed on the display window
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Getting Started/MD Player Changing the displayed items Locating a specific track Each time you press (DSPL), the item changes — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) as follows: During playback, press either side of (SEEK/AMS) momentarily. $ SEEK/AMS Elapsed playback time To locate succeeding tracks $ 1 Disc name* To locate preceding tracks $ 2 Track name* Locating a specific point in a track $ Clock — Manual Search $ 3 During playback, push the (SEEK/AMS) MOTION DISPLAY* control up or down and hold. Rel
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Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play Playing a MD in various 1 During playback, press (SHIFT). modes You can play MDs in various modes: 2 Press (6) (REP) repeatedly until ”Repeat • Intro (Intro Scan) lets you play the first 10 1“ appears. seconds of all the tracks. • Repeat (Repeat Play) repeats the current SET UP PLAY MODE REP SHUF track. SHIFT • Shuf (Shuffle Play) plays all the tracks in 1 234567 random order. Repeat Play starts. Searching for the desired track — Intro Scan 3 Press (SHIFT)
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MD Player/Radio Memorizing only the Radio desired stations You can store up to 10 stations on each band (20 for FM1 and FM2, 10 for AM) in the order of your choice. Memorizing stations automatically 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the tuner. — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) The unit selects the stations with the strongest 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the signals and memorizes them in the order of band (FM1, FM2 or AM). their frequencies. You can store up to 10 stations on each band (FM1,
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If you cannot tune in a preset station Storing the station names — Station Memo Push the (SEEK/AMS) control up or down momentarily to search for the station You can assign a name to each radio station (Automatic Tuning). and store it in memory. The name of the Scanning stops when the unit receives a station currently tuned in appears in the station. Push the (SEEK/AMS) control up or display. You can store up to eight characters down repeatedly until the desired station is for a station. received
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Radio/Other Functions Displaying the station name Press (DSPL) during radio reception. Other Functions Each time you press (DSPL), the item changes as follows: Using the rotary 1 z Station name* z Frequency z Clock commander 2 MOTION DISPLAY* Ò The rotary commander works by pressing 1 * If the station name of a station is not stored, buttons and/or rotating controls. “NO Name” appears in the display for one You can control the optional CD or MD unit second. with the rotary commander. 2
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Rotate the control momentarily and Changing the operative direction release it to: The operative direction of controls is factory- • Locate a specific track on a disc. Rotate set as in the illustration below. and hold the control until you locate the To increase 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 pressing in and rotating the To decrease control (the PRESET/DISC control
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Other Functions 3 Press (4) (n) to select the desired setting (for example: ON or OFF). Attenuating the sound 4 Press (SHIFT). Press (ATT) on the rotary commander or When the mode setting is complete, the wireless remote. normal playback mode appears. “ATT on” flashes momentarily. To restore the previous volume level, press Boosting bass sound — D-bass (ATT) again. You can enjoy clear and powerful bass sound. Tip The D-bass function boosts the low frequency The unit decreases the volume automati
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Automatically scrolling a disc name With Optional Equipment — Auto Scroll If the disc name or track name on an MD CD/MD Unit exceeds 10 characters and the Auto Scroll function is on, automatically scrolls on the display as follows: You can control up to 7 CD and MD units with • The disc name appears when the disc has this unit. changed (if the disc name is selected). • The track name appears when the track has changed (if the track name is selected). • The disc or track name appears depending on
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CD/MD Unit Scanning the tracks Playing tracks in random — Intro Scan order — Shuffle Play You can play the first 10 seconds of all the You can select: tracks on the currently selected disc. • Shuf 1 to play the tracks on the current disc in random order. 1 During playback, press (SHIFT), then • Shuf All to play all the tracks in random press (3) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly until order (for CD unit(s) only). “Intro” appears. 1 During playback, press (SHIFT). 2 Press (4) (n) to select “Intro on”. Intro
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Displaying the disc memo Labeling a CD — Disc Memo Press (DSPL) during CD playback. (CD unit with custom file function) DISC You can label each disc with a personalized name. You can enter up to eight characters for a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the Each time you press (DSPL) during CD disc by name (page 17) and select the specific playback, the item changes as follows: tracks for playback (page 17). $ 1 Play the CD and press (LIST) for two Elapsed playback time seconds. $ DISC Disc
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CD/MD unit Note If you have not labeled the disc, the bank edit Locating a disc by name mode does not appear. To go back to the normal playback mode, press (SHIFT). — List-up (CD unit with custom file function or MD unit) 2 Push the (SEEK/AMS) control up or down You can use this function with discs that have to select the track number you want to been assigned a custom name. For more skip and press (5) (ENTER). information on disc names, refer to “Labeling a DISC TRACK CD.” (page 16) PLAY MODE E
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Make sure that it is not left on the dashboard Additional or rear tray of a car etc. where the temperature can also be excessive. Information Precautions • 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 Notes on mounting labels order, check the fuse. Be sure to mount labels on cartridges correctly,
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Additional Information Maintenance Dismounting the unit Fuse replacement When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one that matches the amperage described on the fuse. If the fuse blows, check the power Release key connection and replace the fuse. If the fuse (supplied) blows again after replacement, there may be an internal malfunction. In such a case, consult µ your nearest Sony dealer. Fuse (10 A) µ Warning Never use a fuse with an amperage rating exceeding the one supplied with the unit as EN
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Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION 17 watts per channel minimum continuous average power into 4␣ ohms, 4 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 1% total harmonic distortion. Other specifications General Outputs Line outputs (2) Power antenna relay MD player section control lead Signal-to-noise ratio 90 dB Power amplifier control Frequency response 10 – 20,000 Hz lead Wow and flutter Below measurable limit Telephone ATT control Las
