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3-856-598-11 (1)
FM/MW/LW(SW)
Cassette Car
Stereo
EN
Operating Instructions
F
Mode d’emploi
D
Bedienungsanleitung
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
En ce qui concerne l’installation et les connexions, consulter le manuel
d’installation/connexions fourni.
Zur Installation und zum Anschluß siehe die mitgelieferte Installations-/
Anschlußanleitung.
XR-C900RDS
1996 by Sony Corporation
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Welcome ! Thank you for purchasing the Sony Cassette Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of features by using either a rotary remote or a wireless remote. In addition to the tape playback and the radio operations, you can expand your system by connecting an optional CD/MD changer and digital preamplifier. EN 2
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Table of contents This Unit Only With Optional Equipment Getting Started CD/MD Changer Resetting the unit ................................................. 4 Playing a CD or MD .......................................... 16 Detaching the front panel ................................... 4 Scanning the tracks — Intro Scan .................................................. 17 Preparing the rotary remote ............................... 5 Playing tracks repeatedly Preparing the wireless remote ........
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Notes • Do not put anything on the inner surface of the front panel. Getting Started • Be sure not to drop the panel when detaching it from the unit. • If you detach the panel while the unit is still on, the power will turn off automatically to prevent the speakers from being damaged. • When you carry the front panel with you, put it in the Resetting the unit supplied front panel case. Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery, you must reset Attaching the f
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Getting Started LIST SOUND DSPL Preparing the rotary Preparing the wireless remote remote When you mount the rotary remote, attach the Installing the batteries label in the illustration below. Two size AA (R6) batteries Battery life is approx. six months although it depends on the way of use. Notes on batteries To avoid damage from battery leakage and subsequent corrosion: — insert the batteries by matching the “+” and “–” on the batteries to the “+” and “–” in the battery compartment — do not u
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Setting the clock Cassette Player The clock has a 24-hour digital indication. Example: Set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (2) (SET UP). Listening to the tape Set up EQ SUR Clock Press (OPEN) and insert the cassette. 1 Press (4) (n). Set up EQ SUR 1:ââ The hour digit flashes. The front panel closes automatically, and playback starts. 2 Set the hour. If the cassette is already inserted, press to go back (SOURCE) until “TAPE” and “Play Ó” or “Ò Play” appear in the display
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Getting Started/Cassette Player Locating the beginning of the tracks Playing the tape in — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) various modes You can skip up to nine tracks at one time. During playback, press either side of You can play the tape in various modes: (SEEK/AMS) momentarily. •Intro (Intro Scan) lets you play the first 10 SEEK/AMS seconds of all the tracks. To locate the •Repeat (Repeat Play) repeats the current succeeding tracks track. To locate the •NR (Dolby NR) lets you select the Dolby*
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Note If you try to store another station on the same number button, the previously stored station will be erased. Radio Receiving the memorised Memorising stations stations automatically 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) desired band. The unit selects the stations with the strongest signals and memorises them. You can store up 2 Press the number button ((1) to (10)) to 10 stations on each band (FM 1, FM 2, MW momentarily, where the desired station and LW/SW). i
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Radio/RDS Re-tuning the same RDS programme automatically — Alternative Frequencies (AF) The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function automatically selects and re-tunes the station Overview of the RDS with the strongest signal in a network. By function using this function, you can continuously listen to the same programme during a long- Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting distance drive without having to re-tune the service that allows FM stations to send station manually. additional digital i
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Press (AF/TA) repeatedly until “TA on” or Listening to a regional programme “AF TA on” appears. The “REG on” (regional on) function of this The unit starts searching for traffic unit lets you stay tuned to a regional information stations. “TP” appears in the programme without being switched to another display when the unit finds a station regional station. (Note that you must turn the broadcasting traffic announcements. AF function on.) The unit is factory preset to When the traffic announcement
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RDS Presetting the RDS Recording the traffic stations with the AF and announcements —Traffic Information Replay (TIR) TA data You can listen to the latest traffic When you preset the RDS stations, the unit announcement by recording them. Every time stores each station’s data as well as its a traffic announcement starts, the unit frequency, so you don’t have to turn on the AF automatically records and stores up to eight or TA function every time you tune in the traffic announcements. If the recor
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Playing back the recorded traffic 5 Select the desired station by pressing the preset number button or either side of announcements (SEEK/AMS). When there are recorded traffic announcements you have not listened to yet, TIR 1â:1â t flashes. EQ SUR BBC 1 FM 1 Press (TIR). The latest traffic announcement is played 6 Press (TIR) for two seconds to return to back. To listen to the previous ones, press the original display. (TIR) or + side of (SEEK/AMS). t lights up. To replay the announcements
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RDS 1 Press (LIST) during FM reception until “PTY” appears. Setting the clock PTY automatically EQ SUR INFO The CT (Clock Time) data from the RDS transmission sets the clock automatically. The current programme type name appears if the station is transmitting the PTY data. 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (2) (SET UP) “- - - - -” appears if the received station is repeatedly until “CT” appears. not an RDS station, or if the RDS data has not been received.
Set up EQ SUR CT off 2 Press (L
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•Tune in the stations automatically. Rotate and hold the control to tune in the specific station. Other Functions By rotating the control while pushing (the PRESET/DISC control) Using the rotary remote The rotary remote works by pressing buttons and/or rotating controls. You can control the optional CD or MD changer with the rotary remote. By pressing the button (the SOURCE button) Rotate the control while pushing it to: •Receive the stations memorised on the preset buttons. •Change the disc. (S
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Other Functions If you need to mount the rotary remote on the right of the steering column, you can reverse Changing the sound and the operative direction of the controls. display settings You can set: •Amber/Green to change the illumination colour to amber or green. •Beep to turn on or off the beeps. •Dimmer to change the brightness of the display. — Select “Auto” to dim the display only when you turn the lights on. — Select “on” to dim the display. Press (DSPL) two seconds while pushing •Loud
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With Optional Equipment Turning off the display CD/MD Changer You can turn off the display. Even when you turn off the display, the buttons keep on illuminating. While the display is turned off, pressing any of the buttons turns the display on for five seconds. Playing a CD or MD 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (2) (SET UP) for Press (SOURCE) until the desired two seconds. changer appears. CD/MD playback starts. Set up EQ SUR DSPL on Changing the displayed items Each time you press (DSPL) during
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Other Functions/CD/MD Changer Displaying the recording date of the currently selected MD Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play Press (DSPL) for two seconds during MD playback. You can select: The recording date of the track is displayed •Repeat 1 to repeat a track. for about three seconds. •Repeat 2 to repeat a disc. •Repeat 3 to repeat all the discs in the current Locating a specific track changer when you connected two changers — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) or more. During playback, press e
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Notes • “*Wait*” appears in the display while the unit is reading Creating a programme the data, or when a disc has not been put into the unit. • “*Mem full*” appears in the display when you try to — Programme Memory (CD/MD changer enter more than 12 tracks into a programme at one time. with programme memory function) Playing the stored programme You can play the tracks in the order you want by making your own programme. You can Changing the disc order in the changer will not make two programmes
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CD/MD changer Erasing the entire programme Note Once all 12 slots have been filled, “*Mem full*” 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (3) (P.MODE) appears in the display, and you cannot insert tracks. for two seconds. If you have labeled the disc, the bank edit 5 When you finish inserting tracks, press mode appears. Press (3) (P.MODE) to (3) (P.MODE) for two seconds. display “PGM edit”. 6 Press (SHIFT). 2 Press (1) (N) repeatedly until “DEL” appears. Erasing the tracks in the programme DEL PGM edit EQ S
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Displaying the disc memo Labeling a CD Press (DSPL) during CD playback. — Disc Memo/Custom File CD1 DISC NAME SCHUBERT (CD changer with custom file function) EQ SUR 4 2 3.59 DISC TRACK You can label each disc with a personalized name. You can enter up to 8 characters for a Each time you press (DSPL) during CD disc. If you label a CD, you can locate a disc by playback, the item changes as follows: name (page 21) and select the specific tracks Disc memo ÷ Clock for playback (page 21). Erasing
