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4-410-927-11(1)
Operating Instructions US
FM/AM
Manual de ES
instrucciones
Compact Disc
Player
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-GT40U Serial No.
To cancel the demonstration (DEMO) display, see page 4.
Para cancelar la pantalla de demostración (DEMO),
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Be sure to install this unit in the For the State of California, USA only dashboard of the car for safety. Perchlorate Material – special handling For installation and connections, may apply, See see the supplied installation/connections www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate manual. Perchlorate Material: Lithium battery contains perchlorate Warning ZAPPIN and Quick-BrowZer are trademarks of Sony Corporation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
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Table of contents Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Canceling the DEMO mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Detaching the front panel Getting Started You can detach the front panel of this unit to prevent theft. Canceling the DEMO 1 Press and hold . mode The unit is turned off. You can cancel the demonstration display 2 Press , then pull it off towards you. which appears during turning off. 1 Press and hold the select button. The setup display appears. 2 Rotate the control dial until “DEMO” appears, then press it. 3 Rotate the control dial to select Caution alarm “DEMO-OFF,” then p
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Location of controls Main unit This section contains instructions on the Control dial/select button location of controls and basic operations. page 12, 15 To adjust volume (rotate); select setup SEEK +/– buttons items (press and rotate). Radio: To tune in stations automatically Disc slot (press); find a station manually (press Insert the disc (label side up), playback and hold). starts. CD/USB: Display window To skip tracks (press); skip tracks (eject) button continuously (press,
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PTY button page 8 RM-X211 Remote To select PTY in RDS. commander Number buttons Radio: 8 1 To receive stored stations (press); store OFF ATT stations (press and hold). MENU 2 9 SOURCE SOUND MODE CD/USB: q; / : ALBUM / (during MP3/ 3 WMA/AAC playback) qa + 4 To skip albums (press); skip ENTER qs albums continuously (press and 5 – hold). 6 PTY DSPL/ qd : REP* page 10 SCRL : SHUF page 10 13 2 PAUSE qf : ZAP page 12 46 5 To enter ZAPPIN™ mode. : PAUSE + VOL 7 T
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OFF button To turn off the power; stop the source. Radio SOURCE button To turn on the power; change the source (Radio/CD/USB/AUX). Storing and receiving ( )/ ( ) buttons stations To control Radio/CD/USB, the same as –/+ on the unit. Caution Setup, sound setting, etc., can be When tuning in stations while driving, use operated by . Best Tuning Memory (BTM) to prevent an (BACK) button accident. ENTER button To apply a setting. Storing automatically — BTM PTY butt
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Type of programs Tuning automatically NEWS (News), INFORM (Information), 1 Select the band, then press +/– SPORTS (Sports), TALK (Talk), ROCK to search for the station. (Rock), CLS ROCK (Classic Rock), ADLT Scanning stops when the unit receives a HIT (Adult Hits), SOFT RCK (Soft Rock), station. Repeat this procedure until the TOP 40 (Top 40), COUNTRY (Country), desired station is received. OLDIES (Oldies), SOFT (Soft), NOSTALGA (Nostalgia), JAZZ (Jazz), CLASSICL Tip (Classical)
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CD USB devices • MSC (Mass Storage Class)-type USB Playing a disc devices compliant with the USB standard can be used. This unit can play CD-DA (also containing • Corresponding codec is MP3 (.mp3), CD TEXT) and CD-R/CD-RW (MP3/ WMA (.wma), AAC (.m4a) and AAC WMA/AAC files (page 17)). (.mp4). • Backup of data in a USB device is 1 Insert the disc (label side up). recommended. Playback starts automatically. To eject the disc, press . For details on the compatibility of your USB device, visi
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Notes • Do not use USB devices so large or heavy that Searching and they may fall down due to vibration, or cause a loose connection. playing tracks • Do not detach the front panel during playback of the USB device, otherwise USB data may be damaged. Playing tracks in various modes Changing display items You can listen to tracks repeatedly (repeat Displayed items may differ depending on play) or in random order (shuffle play). the USB device, recording format and Available play modes di
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Searching a track by Searching by skip items — Jump mode name — Quick-BrowZer™ When many items are in a category, you can You can search for a track in a CD or USB search the desired item quickly. device easily by category. 1 Press + in Quick-BrowZer 1Press (BROWSE)*. mode. The unit enters the Quick-BrowZer The item name will appear. mode, and the list of search categories appears. 2 Rotate the control dial to select the When the track list appears, press item near the one desi
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Searching a track by listening to track passages — ZAPPIN™ Sound Settings and Setup Menu While playing back short track passages in a CD or USB device in sequence, you can Changing the sound search for a track you want to listen to. ZAPPIN mode is suitable for searching for a settings track in shuffle or shuffle repeat mode. 1 Press (ZAP) during playback. Playback starts from a passage of the Adjusting the sound next track. You can select the playback characteristics time (page 15
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Tip 2 SW LEVEL* (Subwoofer Level) Adjusts the subwoofer volume level: The equalizer curve setting can be memorized for each source. “+10 dB” – “0 dB” – “–10 dB.” (“ATT” is displayed at the lowest setting.) 3 Customizing the equalizer AUX VOL* (AUX Volume level) Adjusts the volume level for each curve — EQ7 Setting connected auxiliary equipment: “+18 “CUSTOM” of EQ7 allows you to make dB” – “0 dB” – “–8 dB.” your own equalizer settings. This setting negates the need to adjust the volume le
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5 Rotate the control dial to select the Optimizing sound by Time subwoofer position from “NEAR,” Alignment — Listening “NORMAL” or “FAR,” then press it. Position 6Press (BACK). The unit can simulate a natural sound field To cancel listening position, select “OFF” by delaying the sound output from each on step 3. speaker to suit your position. The options for “POSITION” are indicated below. Adjusting the listening FRONT L ( ): Front left position FRONT R ( ): Front right FRONT ( ): Ce
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BEEP Using rear speakers as Activates the beep sound: “ON,” “OFF.” subwoofer — Rear Bass 1 CAUT ALM* (Caution Alarm) Enhancer Activates the caution alarm: “ON,” Rear Bass Enhancer enhances the bass “OFF” (page 4). sound by applying the low pass filter setting 1 AUX-A* (AUX Audio) (page 16) to the rear speakers. This function Activates the AUX source display: “ON,” allows the rear speakers to work as a “OFF” (page 16). subwoofer if one is not connected. AUTO OFF 1 During reception/playbac
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2 LPF FREQ* (Low Pass Filter Frequency) Selects the subwoofer cut-off frequency: Using optional “50Hz,” “60Hz,” “80Hz,” “100Hz,” “120Hz.” equipment 2 LPF SLOP* (Low Pass Filter Slope) Auxiliary audio Selects the LPF slope: “1,” “2,” “3.” equipment 3 SW PHASE* (Subwoofer Phase) Selects the subwoofer phase: “NORM,” By connecting an optional portable audio “REV.” device to the AUX input jack (stereo mini HPF FREQ (High Pass Filter Frequency) jack) on the unit and then simply selecting Selec
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• Discs that this unit CANNOT play – Discs with labels, stickers, or sticky tape or paper attached. Doing so may cause a Additional malfunction, or may ruin the disc. Information – Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star). Attempting to do so may damage the unit. Precautions 1 –8 cm (3 /4 in) discs. • Cool off the unit beforehand if your car has Notes on CD-R/CD-RW discs been parked in direct sunlight. • Do not leave the front panel or audio devices • The maximum number o
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Notes Maintenance • For safety, turn off the ignition before cleaning the connectors, and remove the key from the Replacing the lithium battery of the ignition switch. remote commander • Never touch the connectors directly with your fingers or with any metal device. When the battery becomes weak, the range of the remote commander becomes shorter. Replace the battery with a new CR2025 lithium battery. Use of any other battery Specifications may present a risk of fire or explosion. + side
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General Troubleshooting Outputs: Audio outputs terminal (rear/sub switchable) Power antenna (aerial)/Power amplifier control The following checklist will help you remedy terminal (REM OUT) problems you may encounter with your unit. Inputs: Before going through the checklist below, Remote controller input terminal check the connection and operating Antenna (aerial) input terminal procedures. AUX input jack (stereo mini jack) USB signal input connector For details on using the fuse and remov
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During playback or reception, CD playback demonstration mode starts. The disc cannot be loaded. If no operation is performed for 5 minutes Another disc is already loaded. with “DEMO-ON” set, demonstration mode The disc has been forcibly inserted upside starts. down or in the wrong way. – Set “DEMO-OFF” (page 15). The disc does not play back. The display disappears from/does not Defective or dirty disc. appear in the display window. The CD-Rs/CD-RWs are not for audio use The dim
