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3-248-252-11 (2)
FM/AM
Cassette Car Stereo
US
Operating Instructions
FR
Mode d’emploi
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-CA650X Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.
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Warning Welcome ! This equipment has been tested and found to Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette comply with the limits for a Class B digital Player. You can enjoy its various features even device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. more with: These limits are designed to provide reasonable Optional CD/MD units (both changers and 1 protection against harmful interference in a players)* . residential installation. This equipment CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD 2 gener
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Table of Contents Location of controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 CD/MD Unit (optional) Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Playing a CD or MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Notes on Cassettes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Playing tracks repeatedly Getting Started — Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Resetting the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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T D S L T I N O E O P E S U S F P I S S F N O L D C D E / P R Location of controls SOURCE SEEK MBP EQ7 XR-CA650X Refer to the pages listed for details. a MBP button 16 m SCRL (scroll) button 18 b MODE (o) button n Receptor for the card remote To change the operation. commander c DSPL (display mode change) button o SOUND button 14, 16 18, 20 p ENTER button d Volume control dial To enter a setting. e Display window q EQ7 button 16 f Z (eject) button (located on the front side * Warning when
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T T D D S E I T I N O E E S S S U S P I S N C O L E C D / E R LIST P / SOUND SEEK P R P R Card remote commander RM-X119 DSPL REP SHUF 1 2 3 SEEK EQ7 4 5 6 MODE MBP EQ7 + DISC SOURCE – + SEEK SEEK – DISC (DISC/PRESET) (+): to select upwards OFF ATT (SEEK) (SEEK) VOL (–): to select (+): to select leftwards/ rightwards/ . > The corresponding buttons of the card (DISC/PRESET) remote commander control the same (–): to select downwards functions as those on this unit. In menu mode, the currently
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Precautions Notes on Cassettes If your car was parked in direct sunlight, allow Cassette care the unit to cool off before operating it. Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as If no power is being supplied to the unit, check any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads. the connections first. If everything is in order, Keep cassettes away from equipment with check the fuse. built-in magnets such as speakers and If no sound comes from the speakers of a 2- amplifiers, as era
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Detaching the front panel Getting Started You can detach the front panel of this unit to protect the unit from being stolen. Resetting the unit Caution alarm If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF Before operating the unit for the first time, or position without removing the front panel, the after replacing the car battery or changing the caution alarm will beep for a few seconds. connections, you must reset the unit. If you connect an optional amplifier and do not Remove the front pan
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Attaching the front panel Place hole A of the front panel onto the spindle Setting the clock B on the unit, then lightly push the left side in. 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 indication flashes. x 2Press either side of (DISC/PRESET) to set the hour. 3Press the (+) side of (SEEK). The minute indication flashes. 4Press either side o
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Playing a tape in various Cassette Player modes You can play the tape in various modes: REP (Repeat Play) the current track. Listening to a tape BL.SKP (Blank Skip) skips blanks longer than 8 seconds. 1 Press (OPEN) and insert a cassette. ATA (Automatic Tuner Activation) turns on the Playback starts automatically. tuner automatically when fast-winding the tape. METAL (Metal) lets you play a metal or CrO 2 tape. 1 During tape playback, press (MENU). 2 Press either side of (DISC/PRESET
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Receiving the stored stations Radio 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select The unit can store up to 6 stations per band the radio. (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, and AM2). 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the Caution band. When tuning in stations while driving, use Best 3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) Tuning Memory to prevent accidents. on the card remote commander on which the desired station is stored. Tip Press either side of (DISC/PRESET) to receive the Storing stations stations in t
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Storing only the desired Storing station names — Station Memo stations You can assign a name to each radio station and You can manually preset the desired stations on store it in memory. The name of the station any chosen number button. currently tuned in appears in the display. You can assign a name using up to 8 characters for a 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select station. the radio. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the Storing the station names band. 1 Tune in a station whose name
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Tips Simply overwrite or enter “_” to correct or erase a Tuning in a station through a name. There is another way to start storing station names: list Press (LIST) for 2 seconds instead of performing steps 2 and 3. You can also complete the operation — List-up by pressing (LIST) for 2 seconds instead of step 5. 1 During radio reception, press (LIST) Erasing the station name momentarily. The frequency or the name assigned to the 1 During radio reception, press (MENU), current station
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DSPL MODE SOUND By rotating the control Other Functions You can also control the unit (and optional CD/ MD units) with a rotary commander (optional). SEEK/AMS control Using the rotary commander First, attach the appropriate label depending on Rotate and release to: how you want to mount the rotary commander. – Locate the beginning of tracks on the tape. The rotary commander works by pressing – Tune in stations automatically. buttons and/or rotating controls. 1 – Skip tracks on the disc.* Rot
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Changing the operative direction The operative direction of controls is factory-set Adjusting the sound as shown below. characteristics To increase 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: To decrease BAS (bass) t TRE (treble) t If you need to mount the rotary commander on BAL (left-right) t FAD (front-rear) the right hand side of the steering column, y
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P/M (Play Mode) LOCAL (Local seek mode) (page 10) Changing the sound and – Select “ON” to only tune into stations with display settings stronger signals. MONO (Monaural mode) (page 10) — Menu – Select “ON” to hear FM stereo broadcast in monaural. Select “OFF” to return to normal The following items can be set: mode. IF AUTO/WIDE (page 10) SET (Set Up) CLOCK (page 8) SND (Sound) BEEP — to turn the beeps on or off. EQ7 TUNE (page 17) — to adjust the equalizer RM (Rotary Commande
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Selecting the sound position Setting the equalizer (EQ7) — My Best sound Position (MBP) You can select an equalizer curve for 7 music types (XPLOD, VOCAL, CLUB, JAZZ, NEW When you drive without passengers, you can AGE, ROCK, CUSTOM, and OFF (equalizer enjoy the most comfortable sound environment OFF)). with “My Best sound Position.” You can store a different eqalizer setting for each “My Best sound Position” has 2 presets, which source. are best suited for the front seats. You can select
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Adjusting the equalizer curve You can store and adjust the equalizer settings CD/MD Unit (optional) for frequency and level. This unit can control external CD/MD units 1 Press (MENU). (optional). If you connect an optional CD unit with the CD 2 Press either side of (DISC/PRESET) TEXT function and the CUSTOM FILE repeatedly until “EQ7 TUNE” appears, function, the CD TEXT information will appear then press (ENTER). in the display when you play a CD TEXT disc. 3 Press either side of (SEEK) t
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Notes when connecting MP3 playable CD unit(s) If a disc with no MP3 files (tracks) is inserted, “CD” Display items appears in the disc type display to start playback but there will be no sound. Before playing a track, this unit reads all track and When the disc/album/track changes, any 1 album information on the disc. Depending on the prerecorded title* of the new disc/album/track is track structure, it may take more than a minute automatically displayed (if the Auto Scroll before pl
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Playing tracks repeatedly Labeling a CD — Repeat Play — Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the CUSTOM FILE function) The disc in the main unit will repeat a track, the entire album, or the entire disc when it reaches You can label each disc with a custom name the end. For repeat play, you can select: (Disc Memo). You can enter up to 8 characters REP-TRACK — to repeat a track. for a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the REP-ALBM* — to repeat an album. disc by name (page 20). REP-DIS
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Tips Simply overwrite or enter “_” to correct or erase a Locating a disc by name name. There is another way to start labeling a CD: Press — List-up (For a CD unit with the CD TEXT/ (LIST) for 2 seconds instead of performing steps 2 CUSTOM FILE function, or an MD unit) and 3. You can also complete the operation by pressing (LIST) for 2 seconds instead of step 5. You can use this function for discs that have been You can label CDs on a unit without the CUSTOM 1 assigned custom names* o
