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FM/AM Compact Disc Player
3-265-705-11 (1)
FM/AM
Compact Disc
Player
US
Operating Instructions
FR
Mode d’emploi
ES
Manual de instrucciones
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-M9905X Serial No.
For installation and con
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Welcome ! Warning 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. device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. FEATURING: These limits are designed to provide reasonable Video input terminal provided for viewing protection against harmful interference in a video images. residential installation. This equipment Store video images for various visual effects. generates, uses, and can radiate radi
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Table of Contents Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Selecting a wallpaper Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 — Wallpaper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Setting a panorama image About MP3 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 — Panorama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
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MODE BACK Location of controls When selecting the item in the menus Card remote commander RM-X145A (DISC) (M) : to select upwards OPEN/CLOSE CAT DISC + (SEEK) (,): (SEEK) (<): to select to select REP SHUF SOURCE rightwards leftwards SEEK– SEEK+ 1 2 3 BBE MP PAUSE DISC – 4 5 6 CAPTURE SCREEN IMAGE (DISC) (m) : to select downwards DISC + SOURCE SEEK– SEEK+ Note If the display disappears by pressing (OFF), the unit – DISC cannot be operated with the card remote commander unless (SOURCE) on the
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SOURCE OFF ENTER VOL MENU CUSTOM CDX-M9905X The buttons on the unit share the same j MENU button functions as those on the card remote To display the main menu for settings and commander. adjustments. k R (Right) dial CD/MD/Radio: a SOURCE (Power on/Radio/CD/MD/ To select the desired radio station, track, 1 AUX* ) button 2 3 album* or disc* . To select the source. Menu: b OFF (Stop/Power off) button To select an item. To turn off the unit/stop playback or radio reception. Note on using the L
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Moisture condensation On a rainy day or in a very damp area, moisture Precautions condensation may occur inside the lenses and display of the unit. Should this occur, the unit If your car was parked in direct sunlight, allow will not operate properly. In such a case, remove the unit to cool off before operating it. the disc and wait for about an hour until the Power antennas will extend automatically moisture has evaporated. while the unit is operating. Do not use the Disc Memo feat
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Before playing, clean the discs with a commercially available cleaning cloth. Wipe Notes on discs each disc from the center out. Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially To keep discs clean, do not touch the surface. available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended Handle a disc by its edge. for analog discs. Keep your discs in their cases or disc magazines when not in use. Do not subject the discs to heat/high temperature. Avoid leaving them in parked cars or on
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Music discs encoded with copyright protection About MP3 files This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer-3) is a standard Recently, various music discs encoded with technology and format for compressing a sound copyright protection are marketed by some sequence. The file is compressed to about 1/10 of record companies. Please be aware that among its original size. Sounds outside the range of those discs, there are
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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 MP3, the unit cannot recognize the file properly and 1 will generate random noise that could damage your MP3 file (track) speakers. 1
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5 Press (MENU). The display returns to the normal display. Basic operations During the menu operation: Main menu To return to the previous display, press (CUSTOM). You can set the various setting from the main To cancel the menu selection, press (MENU). menu. Setting items and functions are categorized into menus as follows: Tip List - Displaying the lists. Depending on the selected item, press (ENTER) repeatedly to select “ON” or “OFF” in step 3, then Display - Settings for display images
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MODE BACK Shift menu The R dial functions in various ways depending Selecting the display mode on the shift menu selected. and display pattern Operation by the main unit: You can enjoy visual effects in various R dial ENTER combinations by selecting the display patterns in the display modes. Each display mode has several display patterns, and visual effects of these patterns can be customized. Operation by the card remote commander: 1 During playback or radio reception, OPEN/CLOSE press
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1 Display modes and display patterns Video mode* Displays video images and/or pre-stored The following display patterns are selectable spectrum analyzers with various information. depending on the display mode, and setting items Example: Video & Spectrum Analyzer in the menu differ depending on the selected display pattern. For details on setting the display patterns in the Standard mode and Video mode, see page 22 to 29. 1 Standard mode* Displays images and/or pre-stored visual effects
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Setting the clock and the Getting Started calendar — Clock Resetting the unit The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. 1 Press (MENU). Before operating the unit for the first time, or after replacing the car battery or changing the 2 Press < or , repeatedly to select connections, you must reset the unit. “Setup,” then press (ENTER). Press the reset button with a pointed object, such 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select as a ball-point pen. “Clock,” then press (ENTER). After pressing th
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Operation by the main unit: To CD Player Stop playback Press (OFF). CD/MD Unit (optional) Eject the disc Press Z. Skip tracks Rotate the R dial In addition to playing a CD with this unit, you – Automatic Music [until the desired track]. can also control external CD/MD units. Sensor 3 Skip albums* Press (ENTER), then rotate – Album selection the R dial Playing a disc [until the desired album]. Skip discs Press (ENTER), then rotate – Disc selection the R dial (With this unit) [until the desir
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(With optional unit) Display items 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “CD,” “MD,” or “MS*” appears. Information on the disc/album/track currently selected is automatically displayed. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly until the If the AutoScroll function is set to on, text desired unit appears. information exceeding 16 characters will be Playback starts. scrolled. Positions of display items differ depending on * MS: MG Memory Stick System-up Player MGS-X1. the selected face pattern. Cautions when co
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*1 Available only when two or more optional CD (MD) units are connected. Playing tracks repeatedly *2 Only when the disc has been labeled by this unit using the Disc Memo function. — Repeat *3 Available only when an MP3 file is played. *4 Available only when an optional MD unit with the You can select: MDLP function is connected, and an MDLP disc is Track — to repeat the current track. played. 1 Album* — to repeat the tracks in the current album. Scrolling the text information 2 Disc*
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Playing tracks in random Labeling a CD — Disc Memo order You can label each disc with a custom name of — Shuffle up to 16 characters. As a display item, the Disc You can select: Memo always takes priority over any original CD 1 Album* — to play the tracks in the current TEXT information. album in random order. Disc — to play the tracks on the current disc in Caution random order. 2 Do not use the Disc Memo feature while driving, Magazine* — to play the tracks in the current or perf
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Erasing the Disc Memo — Name Delete Locating a disc by name — Disc List 1 During playback, press (MENU). (With an optional CD unit, or an MD unit) 2 Press < or , repeatedly to select “Edit,” then press (ENTER). You can use this function for discs that have been 1 assigned custom names* or for CD TEXT 3 Press < or , repeatedly to select 2 discs* . “Name Delete,” then press (ENTER). 4 Press < or , repeatedly to select 1 During playback, press (MENU). “Select,” then press (ENTER). 2 Press < or
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Display items Radio Information on the station/frequency currently The unit can store up to 6 stations per band selected is automatically displayed. (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1, and AM2). Positions of display items differ depending on the selected face pattern. Caution For details, see “Selecting the face pattern” on When tuning in stations while driving, use Best page 22. Tuning Memory to prevent accidents. When “Skin1” is selected. A B C Storing stations automatically — BTM (Best Tuning Memory)
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If FM stereo reception is poor — Mono Receiving the stored stations Set “Mono” in “PlayMode” to “ON.” 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select The sound improves, but becomes monaural. the radio. To restore stereo reception, set to “OFF.” 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the Note desired band. If interference occurs, this unit will automatically Radio reception of the desired band starts. narrow the range of reception frequency to eliminate noise (IF Auto function). In such cases, some FM s
