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3-861-717-31 (1)
FM/AM
Compact Disc
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. CDX-C580␣ ␣ Serial No.
Model No. CDX-C480␣ ␣ Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
CDX-C580
CDX-C480
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 Compact comply with the limits for a Class B digital Disc Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. of features by using either an optional rotary These limits are designed to provide commander or an optional wireless remote. reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This In addition to the CD playback and the radio
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Table of Contents This Unit Only With Optional Equipment Location of controls ................................................. 4 CD/MD Changer Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 14 Getting Started Scanning the tracks — Intro Scan ................................................. 15 Resetting the unit ................................................ 6 Playing tracks repeatedly Detaching the front panel .................................. 6 — Repeat Play .................
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Location of controls MODE SOUND SEEK/AMS DSPL LIST 1 D - BASS OFF 2 3 SOURCE SHIFT OFF 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 RELEASE Refer to the pages for details. EN !ª Reset button (located on the front side 1 SEEK/AMS (seek/Automatic Music of the unit hidden by the front panel) 6 Sensor/manual search) control 8, 9, 10, 15, 18, 19 !£ OFF button 6, 7 2 MODE (band/changer select) 9, 14, 19 !¢ SHIFT button 3 SOURCE (source select) button PLAY MODE 8, 9, 10, 15, 18, 19 7, 9, 14, 15, 19, 21 REP 8, 16 4 Dial (v
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Optional wireless remote (RM-X47) MODE SOURCE OFF DIR SEEK AMS – PRESET + REW DISC FF – SOUND SEL ATT DSPL EN The buttons of the wireless remote operate control the same functions as those on this unit. 1 OFF button 7 PRESET/DISC button You cannot do manual search and manual 2 SEEK/AMS button tuning with the remote. 3 (Ð) (+) buttons 8 SOURCE button 4 ATT button 9 MODE/DIR button (MODE) controls the same function on this 5 SOUND/SEL button unit. 6 DSPL button When the POWER SELECT switch is set
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Notes • Be sure not to drop the panel when detaching it from the unit. • If you press (RELEASE) to detach the panel while Getting Started the unit is still on, the unit will turn off automatically to prevent the speakers from being damaged. • When you carry the front panel with you, put it in the supplied front panel case. Resetting the unit Attaching the front panel Before operating the unit for the first time or Align part A of the front panel to part B of after replacing the car battery, you
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Getting Started/CD Player Setting the clock CD 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 a CD CLOCK SETUP Simply insert the CD. Playback starts automatically. Labelled side up 1 Press (4) (n). 1OO SETUP The hour digit flashes. 2 Set the hour. to go backward SOURCE If a CD is already inserted, press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “CD” appears. to go forward Elapsed playing time EN TRACK 1OOO CD SE
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Locating a specific track 3 Press (4) (n) to select “INTRO-ON.” — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) Intro Scan starts. CD During playback, push the SEEK/AMS
control up or down momentarily. PLAYMODE SEEK/AMS To locate succeeding tracks 4 Press (SHIFT). To locate preceding tracks To go back to the normal playback mode, select “INTRO-OFF” in step 3 above. Locating a specific point in a track — Manual Search Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play During playback, push the SEEK/AMS control up or dow
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CD 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. St
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Radio Displaying the station name Locating a station by Press (DSPL) during radio reception. name — List-up FM1 1 Press (LIST) momentarily. The name assigned to the station currently Each time you press (DSPL), the item playing appears in the display. changes as follows: L1 $ 1 Station name* ENTER $ 2 Press (LIST) repeatedly until you find the Frequency desired station. $ Clock 3 Press (5) (ENTER) to tune in the desired $ station. 2 MOTION DISPLAY* Note Once the station name or frequency has
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Rotate the control momentarily and release it to: •Locate a specific track on a disc. Rotate Other Functions and hold the control until you locate the specific point in a track, then release it to start playback. You can connect an optional rotary •Tune in the stations automatically. Rotate commander (RM-X4S) with this unit. and hold the control to tune in the specific station. By pressing in and rotating the Using the rotary control (the PRESET/DISC control) commander The rotary commander works
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Other Function Changing the operative direction The operative direction of controls is factory- Changing the sound and set as in the illustration below. display settings To increase You can set: • CLOCK (page 7). • D.INFO (dual information) to display the clock and the play mode at the same time (ON) or to display the information alternately (OFF). To decrease • AMBER/GREEN to change the illumination color to amber or green. If you need to mount the rotary commander on • DIM (Dimmer) to change t
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Boosting bass sound With Optional Equipment — D-bass (for CDX-C480 only) You can enjoy clear and powerful bass sound. CD/MD Changer The D-bass function boosts the low frequency signal with a sharper curve than conventional bass boost. You can control up to 7 CD and MD changers You can hear the bass line more clearly even if with this unit. the vocal sound is the same volume. You can emphasize and adjust the bass sound easily with the D-BASS dial. This effect is similar to the one you get when yo
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Other Function/CD/MD Changer Automatically scrolling a disc name Locating a specific point in a track — Auto Scroll — Manual Search If the disc name or track name on an MD During playback, push the SEEK/AMS exceeds 8 characters and the Auto Scroll control up or down and hold for about function is on, automatically scrolls on the two seconds. Release when you have display as follows: found the desired point. • The disc name appears when the disc has SEEK/AMS changed (if the disc name is selected)
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Playing tracks repeatedly Labeling a CD — Disc Memo — Repeat Play (CD changer with custom file function) You can select: You can label each disc with a personalized • REP-1 to repeat a track. name. You can enter up to eight characters for • REP-2 to repeat a disc. a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the disc by name (page 17) and select the specific tracks for playback (page 18). 1 During playback, press (SHIFT). 1 Play the CD and press (LIST) for two 2 Press (6) (REP) repeatedly until the
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CD/MD Changer Displaying the disc memo Locating a disc by name Press (DSPL) during CD playback. — List-up (CD changer with custom file DISC CD2 function or MD changer) You can use this function with discs that have Each time you press (DSPL) during CD been assigned a custom name. For more playback, the item changes as follows: information on disc names, refer to “Labeling a CD.” $ Elapsed playback time 1 Press (LIST) momentarily. The name assigned to the disc currently $ playing appears in the
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Playing the specified tracks only Selecting specific tracks You can select: •BANK-ON to play the tracks with the for playback “PLAY” setting. •BANK-INV (Inverse) to play the tracks with — Bank (CD changer with custom file the “SKIP” setting. function) If you label the disc, you can set the unit to 1 During playback, press (SHIFT), then skip tracks and play only the tracks you want. press (3) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly until “BANK” appears. 1 Start playing the disc and press (SHIFT). Then press (3) (
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CD/MD Changer /TV/Video 3 Press (4) (n). With Optional Equipment The unit stores TV channels in the order of their frequencies on the number buttons. TV/Video A beep sound and the setting is stored. 4 Press (SHIFT). You can connect an optional TV tuner and TV monitor with this unit (For CDX-C580 only). Notes • The unit does not store TV channels with weak signals. If only a few TV channels are received, some number buttons will remain empty. Watching the TV • When a preset number is indicated in
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Storing the TV channel Displaying the information names stored on discs Follow the steps in “Storing the station Press (LIST) momentarily during CD/MD names” (page 10). playback. Example: When CD changer 1 is selected. Displaying the TV or radio station CD 1 names 1 S C H U B E RT 2 M O Z A R T 2 3 Press (LIST) momentarily during TV or B A C H 4 L I S Z T radio reception. 5 C H O P I N 1 6 3 7 Example: When receiving the FM1 band ****** 8 4 ****** 9 ? FM 1 1 0 ? 5 1 WC B S 2 WB L S 2 3 WK T U 4
