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3-247-569-12 (1)
FM/AM
Compact Disc
Player
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Operating Instructions
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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. CDX-CA810X Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.
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01US01INT-U.fm masterpage:Left Warning Welcome ! This equipment has been tested and found to Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact comply with the limits for a Class B digital Disc Player. You can enjoy its various features device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. even 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 inform
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00US+00COV-UTOC.fm masterpage:Right Table of Contents Location of controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Other Functions Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using the rotary commander. . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Adjusting the sound characteristics . . . . . . 17 Quickly attenuating the sound . . . . . . . . . . 17 Getting Started Changing the sound and display settings Resetting the unit. . .
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N E ATT P MODE O 01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Left Location of controls DSO EQ7 SEEK DSPL SOUND DISC/PRESET COLOR SCRL CDX-CA810X Refer to the pages listed for details. a DSO button 20 l SOUND button 17, 20, 21 b SOURCE (Power on/Radio/CD/MD) m RESET button (located on the front side of button the unit, behind the front panel) 7 To select the source. n DISC/PRESET –/+ button 1 c Volume +/– button To receive preset stations, change the disc* , 2 d Display window and skip albums* . e Z (eject) bu
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LIST SOUND 01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Right Note If the display disappears by pressing (OFF), it cannot Card remote commander RM-X118 be operated with the card remote commander unless (SOURCE) on the unit is pressed, or a disc is inserted to activate the unit first. Tip DSPL See “Replacing the lithium battery” on page 22 for details on how to replace the batteries. REP SHUF 1 2 3 4 5 6 MODE DSO EQ7 + DISC SOURCE – + SEEK SEEK – DISC OFF ATT VOL The corresponding buttons of the card remote c
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Left Precautions Notes on discs If your car has been parked in direct sunlight, To keep the disc clean, do not touch the surface. allow the unit to cool off before operating it. Handle the disc by its edge. Power antennas will extend automatically Keep your discs in their cases or disc while the unit is operating. magazines when not in use. Do not subject the discs to heat/high temperature. Avoid leaving them in parked cars Caution or on dashboards/rear trays
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Right Before playing, clean the discs with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe each disc from the center out. Do not use Getting Started solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended for analog discs. Resetting the unit Before operating the unit for the first time, or after replacing the car battery or changing the connections, you must reset the unit. Remove the front panel and press the RESET button
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Left Attaching the front panel Place hole A of the front panel onto the spindle Detaching the front panel B on the unit, then lightly push the left side in. Press (SOURCE) (or insert a CD) to operate the You can detach the front panel of this unit to unit. protect the unit from being stolen. Caution alarm If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF A position without removing the front panel, the caution alarm will beep for a few seconds. B If you connect an optional
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Right Setting the clock CD Player The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. CD/MD Unit (optional) Example: To set the clock to 10:08 In addition to playing a CD with this unit, you can also control external CD (MP3 playable CD)/ (With the card remote commander) MD units. If you connect optional MP3 playable CD units (eg., MP3 CD changer), you can play 1 Press (MENU), then press (DISC) (+) MP3 files; compressed audio files (tracks) with or (DISC) (–) repeatedly u
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Left Notes While the first/last track on the disc is playing, if Display items (SEEK) (+) or (SEEK) (–) is pressed, playback skips to the last/first track of the disc. When the last track on the disc is over, playback When the disc/album/track changes, any restarts from the first track of the disc. 1 prerecorded title* of the new disc/album/track is With an optional unit connected, playback of the automatically displayed (if the Auto Scroll same source will
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Right 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 1 REP-ALBM* — to repeat an album.
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Left 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 CUST
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Right Receiving the stored stations Radio (With the card remote commander) The unit can store up to 6 stations per band (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, and AM2). 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the radio. Caution When tuning in stations while driving, use Best 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the Tuning Memory to prevent accidents. band. 3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) on which the desired station is stored. Storing stations Tip Press (DISC) (+) or (DISC) (–)
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Left 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 (With the card remote commander) station. 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select Storing the station names the radio. (With the card
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Right 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. (With the card remote commander) Erasing the station name (With the card remote commander) 1 During radio reception, press (LIST) momentarily. 1 D
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DSPL MODE SOUND 01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Left 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. – Skip tracks. The rotary commander works by pressing – Tune in stations automatically. buttons and/or rotating controls. Rotate, hold, and release to: – Fa
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Right 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, fader, and subwoofer volume. 1 Select the item you want to adjust by pressing (SOUND) repeatedly. Each time you press (SOUND), the item To decrease changes as follows: If you need to mount the rotary commander on BAS (bass) t TRE (treble) t the right hand side of the stee
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Left P/M (Play Mode) LOCAL (Local Seek mode) (page 13) Changing the sound and – Select “ON” to only tune into stations with display settings stronger signals. MONO (Monaural mode) (page 13) — 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 13) SET (Set Up) CLOCK (page 9) SND (Sound) BEEP — to turn the beeps on or off. EQ7 TUNE (page 19) — to adjust the equ
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Right 2Press (DISC) (+) or (DISC) (–) to adjust the desired volume level. Setting the equalizer (EQ7) The volume level is adjustable by 1 dB steps from –10 dB to +10 dB. You can select an equalizer curve for 7 music types (XPLOD, VOCAL, CLUB, JAZZ, NEW AGE, ROCK, CUSTOM, and OFF (equalizer OFF)). You can store a different equalizer setting for each source. Selecting the equalizer curve To restore the factory-set equalizer curve, press (ENTER) for 2 seconds. 1 Pres
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01US02CD-U.fm masterpage:Left Setting the Dynamic Adjusting the front and rear Soundstage Organizer (DSO) volume If your speakers are installed into the lower part 1 Press (SOURCE) to select a desired of the doors, the sound will come from below source. and may not be clear. 2 Press (SOUND) repeatedly until “FAD” The DSO (Dynamic Soundstage Organizer) appears. function creates a more ambient sound as if there were speakers above the dashboard (virtual speakers). You can store the DSO set
