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3-251-853-21 (1)
FM/AM Compact Disc
Player
AUTOESTEREO PARA
DISCO COMPACTO
GB
Operating Instructions
ES
Manual de instrucciones
CT
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.
Para obtener información sobre la instalación y las conexiones, consulte el manual
de instalación/conexiones suministrado.
CDX-MP50
© 2003 Sony Corporation
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Welcome ! Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact Disc Player. You can enjoy its various features even more with: MP3 file playback. CD-R/CD-RW which can have a session added can be played (page 7). Discs recorded in Multi Session (CD-Extra, Mixed CD, etc.) can be played, depending on the recording method (page 7). Optional CD/MD units (both changers and 1 players)* . 2 ID3 tag* version 1 information (displayed when an MP3 file is played). CD TEXT information (displayed when
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Table of Contents Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Other Functions Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using the rotary commander. . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Adjusting the balance and fader . . . . . . . . . 19 About MP3 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Quickly attenuating the sound . . . . . . . . . . 19 Changing the sound and display settings Getting Star
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N L E P ATT S P D MODE O Location of controls Refer to the pages listed for details. DSO EQ3 SEEK BTM DISC REP SHUF ALBUM SENS 1 2 3 4 5 6 LIST CDX-MP50 a SOURCE (Power on/Radio/CD/MD) n Number buttons 20 button Radio: Selecting the source. Storing the desired station on each number b SEL (select) button button. Selecting items. CD/MD: c Volume +/– button (1): DISC – 11 d Display window (2): DISC + 11 e SEEK +/– button (3): REP 12 Radio: (4): SHUF 13 Tuning in stations automatically/fin
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Selecting a disc and album with the card remote commander Card remote commander RM-X115 Disc and album can be skipped using the DISC/ ALBUM (+/–) buttons on the card remote commander. DSPL MODE (With this unit) To Press Skip albums* + or – [once for each album] + – Album selection To continuously skip PRESET albums, press and hold either button. SOURCE SEEK– SEEK+ PRESET (With optional unit) – To Press OFF ATT + Skip discs + or – [once for each disc] VOL – Disc selection To continuously skip
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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 aerial will extend automatically while Keep your discs in their cases or disc the unit is operating. magazines when not in use. While driving, do not use the CUSTOM FILE Do not subject the discs to heat/high feature or any other functions which may divert temperature. Avoid leav
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Before playing, clean the discs with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe About MP3 files each disc from the centre out. Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended technology and format for compressing a sound for analog discs. sequence. The file is compressed to about 1/10 of its original size. Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we
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Notes The playback order of the MP3 files • With formats other than ISO 9660 level 1 and level 2, The playback order of the folders and files is as folder names or file names may not be displayed follows: correctly. When naming, be sure to add the file extension “.MP3” to the file name. Folder (album) If you put the extension “.MP3” to a file other than 1 MP3, the unit cannot recognize the file properly and will generate random noise that could damage your 1 MP3 file (track) speakers.
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Detaching the front panel Getting Started You can detach the front panel of this unit to protect the unit from being stolen. Resetting the unit Caution alarm If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF Before operating the unit for the first time, or position without removing the front panel, the after replacing the car battery or changing the caution alarm will beep for a few seconds. connections, you must reset the unit. If you connect an optional amplifier and do not Remove the front pan
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Attaching the front panel Place hole A of the front panel onto the spindle Setting the clock B on the unit, then lightly push the left side in. Press (SOURCE) on the unit (or insert a CD) to The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. operate the unit. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (DSPL) for 2 seconds. The hour indication flashes. A B 1Press the volume +/– button to set the hour. 2Press (SEL). The minute indication flashes. 3Press the volume +/– button to set the minute. 2 Pre
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Notes Before playing a track, this unit reads all track and album information on the disc. Depending on the CD Player track structure, it may take more than a minute before playback begins. During this time, “READ” is CD/MD Unit (optional) displayed. Please wait for play to start automatically when the reading is complete. Depending on the condition of the disc, it may not In addition to playing a CD with this unit, you play back (page 6, 7). can also control external CD/MD units.
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Display items Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play When the disc/album/track changes, any 1 prerecorded title* of the new disc/album/track is You can select: automatically displayed (if the Auto Scroll REP-TRACK — to repeat the current track. 1 function is set to “ON,” names exceeding 8 REP-ALBM* — to repeat the tracks in the characters will be scrolled (page 20)). current album. 2 REP-DISC* — to repeat the tracks in the Source current disc. *1 Available only when an MP3 file is
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Playing tracks in random Labelling a CD — Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the order CUSTOM FILE function) — Shuffle Play You can label each disc with a custom name You can select: (Disc Memo). You can enter up to 8 characters 1 SHUF-ALBM* — to play the tracks in the for a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the current album in random order. disc by name (page 14). SHUF-DISC — to play the tracks on the current disc in random order. 1 Start playing the disc you want to label 2 SH
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Viewing the Disc Memo As a display item, the Disc Memo always takes Locating a disc by name priority over any original CD TEXT information. — List-up (For a CD unit with the CD TEXT/ CUSTOM FILE function, or an MD unit) To Press View (DSPL) during CD/CD You can use this function for discs that have been 1 TEXT disc playback assigned custom names* or for CD TEXT 2 discs* . Tip *1 Locating a disc by its custom name: when you Other items can be displayed (page 12). assign a name for a CD (page
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Receiving the stored stations Radio 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select The unit can store up to 6 stations per band the radio. (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, and AM2). 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the Caution band. When tuning in stations while driving, use Best 3 Press the number button ((1) to (6)) Tuning Memory to prevent accidents. on which the desired station is stored. If preset tuning does not work Storing stations — Automatic tuning/Local Seek Mode automatically Automatic tuning: —
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If FM stereo reception is poor — Monaural Mode Storing station names During radio reception, press (SENS) — Station Memo (BTM) repeatedly until “MONO-ON” You can assign a name to each radio station and appears. store it in memory. The name of the station “MONO” indicator is displayed. currently tuned in appears in the display. You can assign a name using up to 8 characters for a station. Storing the station names The sound improves, but becomes monaural 1 Tune in a station whose name you
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Erasing the station name Tuning in a station through a 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select list the radio. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the — List-up band. 1 During radio reception, press (LIST) 3 Press (LIST) for 2 seconds. momentarily. 4 Press (DSPL) for 2 seconds. The frequency or the name assigned to the The stored names will appear. current station appears in the display. 5 Press the volume +/– button repeatedly to select the disc name you want to erase. 6 Press (SEL) for 2 s
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DSPL MODE SEL 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 To continuously skip tracks, rotate once and buttons and/or rotating controls. rotate again within 2 seconds and hold the control. –
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When an MP3 file is played, you can select an album using the rotary commander. Adjusting the balance and fader (With this unit) To Do this You can adjust the balance and fader. Skip albums Push in and rotate [once for – Album selection each album] the control. 1 Press (SEL) repeatedly until “BAL” or To continuously skip “FAD” appears. albums, push in and rotate Each time you press (SEL), the item changes (and hold) the control. as follows: LOW* t MID* t HI* t BAL (left-right) t FAD (fro
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Changing the sound and Setting the equalizer (EQ3) display settings You can select an equalizer curve for 7 music types (XPLOD, VOCAL, CLUB, JAZZ, NEW — Menu AGE, ROCK, CUSTOM, and OFF (equalizer OFF)). The following items can be set: You can store a different equalizer setting for each source. SET (Set Up) 1 A.SCRL (Auto Scroll)* (page 12). Selecting the equalizer curve M.DSPL (Motion Display) — to select the Motion Display mode from “1,” “2,” and 1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source
