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Operating Instructions
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For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.
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Welcome ! Precautions Thank you for purchasing the Sony Compact • If your car was parked in direct sunlight Disc Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety resulting in a considerable rise in of features using the following controller temperature inside the car, allow the unit to accessory: cool off before operating it. • If no power is being supplied to the unit, Optional accessory check the connections first. If everything is in Rotary commander RM-X4S order, check the fuse. •If your car is e
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Notes on discs Notes on CDs If you use the discs explained below, the sticky residue can cause the CD to stop spinning and A dirty or defective disc may cause sound may cause malfunction or ruin your discs. dropouts while playing. To enjoy optimum sound, handle the disc as follows. Do not use second-hand or rental CDs that Handle the disc by its edge. To keep the disc have a sticky residue on the surface (for clean, do not touch the surface. example, from peeled-off stickers or from ink, or glue
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Table of Contents Location of controls ............................................. 5 Getting Started Resetting the unit ................................................. 6 Detaching the front panel ................................... 6 Turning the unit on/off ....................................... 7 How to use the menu .......................................... 7 Setting the clock ................................................... 7 CD Player Listening to a CD ...............................
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P + R T S S Location of controls OPEN DSPL D-BASS MENU MODE SOURCE -SEEK/AMS SOUND ENTER REP SHUF 1 2 3 4 56 OFF CDX-4800X Refer to the pages listed for details. 1 Volume control dial qd OFF button* 6, 7, 8 2 MENU button 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16 qf SEEK/AMS –/+ (cursor left/right) buttons 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16 3 Z (eject) button (located on the front Automatic Music Sensor 9 side of the unit behind the front panel) Manual Search 9 8 Seek 11 4 DISC/PRST +/– (cursor up/down) buttons 7, 9, 10,
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Attaching the front panel Place the hole A in the front panel onto the spindle B on the unit as illustrated, then push Getting Started the left side in. Resetting the unit A Before operating the unit for the first time or B after replacing the car battery, you must reset the unit. Remove the front pannel and press the reset button with a pointed object, such as a ball- point pen. Reset button x Note Pressing the reset button will erase the clock setting and some memorised functions. Detaching th
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Turning the unit on/off Setting the clock The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. Turning on the unit Press (SOURCE) or insert a CD in the unit. For Example: To set the clock to 10:08 details on operation, refer to page 8 (CD player) and page 10 (radio). 1 Press (MENU), then press either side of (PRST) repeatedly until “CLOCK” Turning off the unit appears. Press (OFF) to stop CD playback or FM/AM reception (the key illumination and display remain on). Press (OFF) for two seconds to complete
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Changing the display item Each time you press (DSPL) during CD TEXT disc playback, the item changes as follows: CD Player V Track number/ Elapsed playback time Listening to a CD V 1 Disc name/Artist name* 1 Press (OPEN) and insert the CD. V 2 Labelled side up Track name* 1 * If you play a CD TEXT disc, the artist name Z appears in the display after the disc name. (Only for CD TEXT discs with the artist name.) 2 * If the track name of a CD TEXT disc is not prerecorded, “TRACK” and “NO NAME” appea
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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, press either side of a CD TEXT disc exceeds 8 characters and the (SEEK/AMS) momentarily for each track Auto Scroll function is on, information you want to skip. automatically scrolls across the display as follows: • The disc name appears when the disc has To locate To locate changed (if the disc name is selected as the precedi
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Playing a CD in various Radio modes You can play CDs in various modes: •REP (Repeat Play) repeats the current track. •SHUF (Shuffle Play) plays all the tracks in Memorising stations random order. automatically Playing tracks repeatedly — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) — Repeat Play The unit selects the stations with the strongest During playback, press (1) (REP). signals and memorises them in the order of PTY DSPL their frequencies. You can store up to 6 stations MODE on each band (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1,
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Memorising only the Receiving the memorised desired stations stations You can preset up to 18 FM stations (6 each for 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the FM1, FM2, and FM3), up to 12 AM stations (6 tuner. each for AM1 and AM2) in the order of your choice. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the band. 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the tuner. 3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) on which the desired station is stored. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the band. Tip Press either s
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If FM stereo reception is poor — Monaural Mode Storing the station names — Station Memo 1 During radio reception, press (MENU), then press either side of (PRST) You can assign a name to each radio station repeatedly until “MONO-OFF” appears. and store it in memory. The name of the station currently tuned in appears in the 2 Press the (+) side of (SEEK/AMS) until display. You can assign a name of up to 8 “MONO-ON“ appears. characters for a station. The sound improves, but becomes monaural (“ST” d
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DSPL MODE SOUND 5 To return to the normal radio reception, press (ENTER). Other Functions Tip To erase or correct a name, enter “_” (under-bar) for each character. You can also control the unit with a rotary commander (optional). Displaying the station name Press (DSPL) during radio reception. Labelling the rotary commander Each time you press (DSPL), the item Depending on how you mount the rotary changes as follows: commander, attach the appropriate label as shown in the illustration below. Sta
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By pushing in and rotating the Using the rotary control (the PRESET/DISC control) commander The rotary commander works by pressing buttons and/or rotating controls. By pressing buttons (the SOURCE and MODE buttons) Push in and rotate the control to: (SOURCE) •Receive the stations memorised on the number buttons. Other operations (MODE) Rotate the VOL control to adjust the volume. Press (ATT) to attenuate the sound. Each time you press (SOURCE), the source changes as follows: Tuner t CD Pressing
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Changing the operative direction The operative direction of controls is factory- Adjusting the sound set as shown below. characteristics To increase You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and fader. You can store the bass and treble levels independently for each source. 1 Select the item you want to adjust by To decrease pressing (SOUND) repeatedly. Each time you press (SOUND), the item If you need to mount the rotary commander on changes as follows: the right hand side of the steering column
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Changing the sound and Boosting the bass sound display settings — D-bass The following items can be set: You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass sound. SET (setting) The D-bass function boosts the low and high •CLOCK (page 8) frequency signal with a sharper curve than •BEEP — to turn the beeps on or off. conventional bass boost. •RM (Rotary Commander) — to change the You can hear the bass line more clearly even operative direction of the controls of the while the vocal volume remains the same. Y
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Cleaning the connectors Additional The unit may not function properly if the connectors between the unit and the front Information panel are not clean. In order to prevent this, open the front panel by pressing (OPEN), then detach it and clean the connectors with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol. Do not apply too much force. Otherwise, the connectors may Maintenance be damaged. Fuse replacement When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one matching the amperage rating stated on the original fuse. I
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Dismounting the unit 1 Press the clip inside the front cover with a thin screwdriver, and gently pry the front cover free. 2 Repeat step 1 on the left side. The front cover is removed. 3 Use a thin screwdriver to push in the clip on the left side of the unit, then pull out the left side of the unit until the catch clears the mounting. 4 Repeat step 3 on the right side. 5 Slide the unit out of the mounting. 18
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Specifications CD player section Power amplifier section System Compact disc digital audio Outputs Speaker outputs system (sure seal connectors) Signal-to-noise ratio 90 dB Speaker impedance 4 – 8 ohms Frequency response 10 – 20,000 Hz Maximum power output 50 W × 4 (at 4 ohms) Wow and flutter Below measurable limit General Tuner section Outputs Audio outputs FM Power aerial relay control Tuning range FM tuning interval: lead 50 kHz/200 kHz Power amplifier control switchable lead 87.5 – 108 MHz T
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Troubleshooting guide The following checklist will help you remedy the problems you may encounter with your unit. Before going through the checklist below, check the connection and operating procedures. General Problem Cause/Solution No sound. •Cancel the ATT function. •Set the fader control to the centre position for two-speaker system. •Rotate the dial clockwise to adjust the volume. The contents of the memory •The power cord or battery has been disconnected. have been erased. •The reset butto
