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FM/MW/LW
MiniDisc Player
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Operating Instructions
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Manual de instrucciones
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Manual de instruções
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MDX-C7900R
ª 1998
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Welcome ! Thank you for purchasing the Sony MiniDisc Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of features using the rotary commander. In addition to the MD playback and radio operations, you can expand your system by connecting an optional CD/MD unit **. If you connect an optional CD unit with the CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information will appear in the display when you play back a CD TEXT disc.* * A CD TEXT disc is an audio CD that includes information such as the disc name, artist name a
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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 ......................................... 18 Getting Started Scanning the tracks Resetting the unit ................................................ 5 — Intro Scan ................................................. 19 Detaching the front panel .................................. 5 Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play .........................
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Location of controls LIST MODE PTY AF/TA SOUND SEEK/AMS 1 D - BASS OFF 2 3 DSPL SOURCE SHIFT OFF 11 2 345678 90 RELEASE MDX-C7900R Refer to the pages for details. EN 1 SEEK/AMS (seek/Automatic Music !Á Reset button (located on the front side Sensor/manual search) control 7, 9, 10, of the unit behind by the front panel) 5 12, 14, 19, 22 !ª OFF button 5, 6 2 MODE (band/unit select) button 9, 10, !£ SHIFT button 18, 21 PLAY MODE 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 19, 22 3 SOURCE (source select) button 6, 7, 9
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Getting Started LIST MODE SOUND Attaching the front panel Align part A of the front panel to part B of the unit as illustrated, and push until it clicks. Getting Started 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, B such as a ballpoint pen. Notes • Be sure not to attach the front panel upside down. • Do not press the front panel hard against the Reset button unit when
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Setting the clock MD Player The clock uses a 24-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 in the display windo
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Getting Started/MD Player Changing the displayed item 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 MOTION DISPLAY* During playback, press and hold either side of (SEEK/AMS). Release the
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Playing tracks repeatedly Playing an MD in various — Repeat Play modes 1 During playback, press (SHIFT). You can play MDs in various modes: 2 Press (6) (REP) repeatedly until • Intro (Intro Scan) plays the first 10 seconds of all the tracks. “Repeat 1” appears. • 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. Scanning for the desired track — Intro scan 3 Press (SHIFT). 1 Duri
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MD Player/Radio Memorising only the Radio desired stations You can store up to 10 stations on each band (20 for FM1 and FM2, 10 for each MW and LW) in the order of your choice. Memorising 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 memorises them in the order of band (FM1, FM2, MW or LW). their frequencies. You can store up to 10 stations on
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If FM stereo reception is poor — Monaural Mode Receiving the memorised 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (3) (PLAY stations MODE) repeatedly until “Mono” appears. 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the tuner. 2 Press (4) (n) repeatedly until “Mono on“ appears. The sound improves, but becomes 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the monaural (“ST” disappears). band (FM1, FM2, MW or LW). 3 Press (SHIFT). 3 Press the number button ((1) to (10)) momentarily where the desired station is To go back to nor
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Radio/RDS Re-tuning the same RDS programme automatically — Alternative Frequencies (AF) The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function automatically selects and re-tunes the station Overview of the RDS with the strongest signal in a network. By function using this function, you can continuously listen to the same programme during a long- Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting distance drive without having to re-tune the service that allows FM stations to send station manually. additional digital i
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Changing the displayed item Local link function (United Each time you press (AF/TA), the item changes Kingdom only) as follows: The Local Link function lets you select other Ó AF on Ó TA on Ó AF TA on* local stations in the area, even though they are not stored on your number buttons. AF TA off Ò * Select this to turn on both the AF and TA 1 Press a number button that has a local functions. station stored on it. Notes • “NO AF” and the station name flash alternately, 2 Within five
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RDS To cancel the current traffic announcement Presetting the RDS Press (AF/TA) momentarily. stations with the AF and To cancel all traffic announcements, turn off TA data the function by pressing (AF/TA) until “AF TA off” appears. When you preset RDS stations, the unit stores each station’s data as well as its frequency, so Presetting the volume of traffic you don’t have to turn on the AF or TA announcements function every time you tune in the preset You can preset the volume level of the traff
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1 Press (PTY/LIST) during FM reception until “PTY” appears. Locating a station by programme type You can locate the station you want by selecting one of the programme types shown The current programme type name appears below. if the station is transmitting the PTY data. “- - - - -” appears if the received station is Note not an RDS station, or if the RDS data has If you are in a country or region where EON data is not been received. not transmitted, you can use this function only for the station
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RDS/Other Functions Setting the clock Other Functions automatically The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS transmission sets the clock automatically. Using the rotary 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (2) (SET UP) commander repeatedly until “CT” appears. The rotary commander works by pressing buttons and/or rotating controls. SET UP You can control an optional CD or MD unit with the rotary commander. 2 Press (4) (n) repeatedly until “CT on” appears. By pressing buttons (the SOURCE The clock is set. and
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By rotating the control (the SEEK/ Other operations AMS control) Rotate the VOL control to adjust the volume. Press (ATT) to attenuate the sound. Press (OFF) to turn off the unit. Rotate the control momentarily and Press (SOUND) to adjust the release it to: volume and sound menu. •Locate a specific track on a disc. Rotate and hold the control until you locate the specific point in a track, then release it to start playback. •Tune in stations automatically. Rotate and hold the control to tune in
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Other Functions Adjusting the sound Changing the sound and characteristics display settings You can adjust the bass, treble, balance and You can set: fader. • Clock (page 6). Each source can store the bass and treble levels • CT (Clock Time) (page 15). respectively. • D.Info (Dual Information) to display the clock and the play mode at the same time (on) or to display the information alternately 1 Select the item you want to adjust by (off). pressing (SOUND) repeatedly. • Amber/Green to change th
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Boosting the bass sound — D.bass With Optional Equipment You can enjoy clear and powerful bass sound. The D-bass function boosts the low frequency CD/MD Unit signal with a sharper curve than conventional bass boost. You can hear the bass line more clearly even if You can control up to 7 CD and MD units with the vocal sound is the same volume. You can this unit. emphasize and adjust the bass sound easily If you connect an optional CD unit with the with the D-bass control. This effect is similar t
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Other Functions/CD/MD Unit Automatically scrolling a disc name Locating a specific track — Auto Scroll — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) If the disc name/artist name or track name on During playback, push the (SEEK/AMS) a CD TEXT disc or MD exceeds 10 characters control up or down momentarily for and the Auto Scroll function is on, each track you want to skip. automatically scrolls on the display as follows: SEEK/AMS To locate succeeding • The disc name appears when the disc has tracks changed (if
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Playing tracks repeatedly Labeling a CD — Disc Memo — Repeat Play (CD unit with the custom file function) You can select: You can label each disc with a personalized • Repeat 1 to repeat a track. name. You can enter up to eight characters for • Repeat 2 to repeat a disc. a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the disc by name and select the specific tracks for playback (page 22). 1 During playback, press (SHIFT). 1 Play the CD and press (PTY/LIST) for two 2 Press (6) (REP) repeatedly until th
