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FM/MW/SW
Cassette Car
Stereo
EN
Operating Instructions
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
XR-7850
ª 1998 by Sony Corporation
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Welcome! Thank you for purchasing the Sony Cassette Car Stereo. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of features by using a supplied rotary commander. EN 2
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Table of contents Additional Information Getting Started Resetting the unit ................................................ 4 Precautions ......................................................... 10 Detaching the front panel .................................. 4 Maintenance ....................................................... 11 Preparing the rotary commander ..................... 4 Dismounting the unit ....................................... 12 Setting the clock .............................
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DSPL MODE SEL Attaching the front panel Attach part A of the front panel to part B of the unit as illustrated and push until it clicks. Getting Started Resetting the unit Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery, you must reset A the unit. B Press the reset button with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen. Notes • Make sure the front panel is the right way up when attaching it to the unit as it cannot be attached upside down. Reset button • Do not pre
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Getting Started/Cassette Player Setting the clock Cassette Player The clock has a 12-hour digital indication. For example, setting it to 10:08 1 Press (OFF) or (DSPL) during operation. Listening to a tape 2 Press (DSPL) for two seconds. Insert a cassette.
100 The hour digit flashes. 1 Set the hour digits. To go forward Playback will start automatically. To go backward If a cassette is already inserted, press
(SOURCE) repeatedly until “TAPE” is 1000 displayed. 2 Press (SEL) momentarily.
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Locating the beginning of a track Switching to the radio while fast- — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) winding a tape — Automatic Tuner Activation (ATA) You can skip up to nine tracks at one time. Press (5) during playback. During playback, press either side of “ATA” appears on the display. (SEEK/AMS) momentarily. When fast-forwarding or rewinding with To locate the succeeding tracks (SEEK/AMS), the tuner will turn on SEEK AMS automatically. To locate the preceding tracks To cancel this mode, press
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Cassette Player/Radio Memorizing only the Radio desired stations Up to 6 stations on each band (FM1, FM2, FM3, MW, SW1 and SW2) can be stored on the preset number buttons in the order of your Memorizing stations choice. Therefore, 18 FM stations can be memorized. automatically If you try to store another station on the same — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) preset number button, the most recently stored station will be erased. This function selects from the currently received band the stations with the
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Changing the displayed items Each time you press (DSPL), the display changes between the frequency and the clock. Other Functions If you cannot tune in a preset station Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) Using the rotary momentarily to search for the station commander (automatic tuning). Scanning stops when a station is received. The rotary commander works by pressing Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) repeatedly buttons and/or rotating controls. until the desired station is received. By pressing butt
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Radio/Other Functions By rotating the control while pushing in (the PRESET/DISC Adjusting the sound control) characteristics 1 Select the item you want to adjust by pressing (SEL) repeatedly. VOL (volume) n BAS (bass) n TRE (treble) n BAL (left-right) n FAD (front-rear) Push in and rotate the control to: 2 Adjust the selected item by pressing Receive the stations memorized on the either (+) or (Ð). preset buttons. Adjust within three seconds after selecting. Other operations (After three seconds
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Adjusting the bass curve Additional Turn the D-BASS control to adjust the bass level (1, 2 or 3). Information “D-BASS” appears in the display. To cancel, turn the control to the OFF position. Note Precautions If the bass sound becomes distorted, adjust the D-BASS control or the volume button. • If your car was parked in direct sunlight resulting in a considerable rise in Attenuating the beep tone temperature inside the car, allow the unit to cool off before operating it. Press (6) while pressing
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Other Functions/Additional Information Notes on Cassettes Cassette care Maintenance • Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads. Fuse Replacement • Keep cassettes away from equipment with When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one built-in magnets such as speakers and matching the amperage rating stated on the amplifiers, as erasure or distortion on the original fuse. If the fuse blows, check the recorded tape could occur. power connection and r
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Dismounting the unit 1 Release key (supplied) 2 3 4 EN 12
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Additional Information Location of controls INTRO REPEAT MODE 13 2 SOURCE OFF ATA BL SKIP 46 5 SEEK SEL BTM LCL AMS 1 OFF 2 3 DSPL D-BASS RELEASE ATT EN Refer to the pages for further details. 0 ATT button 9 1 SEEK/AMS button 5, 6, 7, 8 !Á SEL (control mode select) button 5, 9, 10 2 SOURCE button (TAPE/TUNER) 5, 7 3 (+)(Ð) (volume/bass/treble/left-right/ !ª POWER SELECT switch (located on the front-rear control) button 5, 9 bottom of the unit) See “POWER SELECT Switch” in the 4 MODE (*) button I
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Specifications Cassette player section General Tape track 4-track 2-channel stereo Outputs Power antenna control Wow and flutter 0.08 % (WRMS) lead/Power amplifier Frequency response 30 – 18,000 Hz control lead/Telephone Signal-to-noise ratio 58 dB ATT control lead Rear line out (1) Tone controls Bass ±8 dB at 100 Hz Tuner section Treble ±8 dB at 10 kHz FM Power requirements 12 V DC car battery Tuning range FM tuning interval: (negative ground) 50 kHz/200kHz switchable Dimensions Approx. 188 · 5
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Additional Information Troubleshooting guide The following checklist will assist in the correction of most problems you may encounter with your unit. Before going through the checklist below, refer to the operating procedures. General Problem Cause/Solution No sound. • Adjust the volume with (+). • Set the fader control to the center position for 2-speaker systems. Remove the front panel and clean the connectors. See “Cleaning Indications do not appear on the Connectors” in “Maintenance” for det
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Index A ATT 9 Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) 6 Automatic tuning 8 Automatic Tuner Activation (ATA) 6 B BAL (left-right) 9 BAS (bass) 9 Best Tuning Memory (BTM) 7 Blank skip 6 C Caution alarm 4 Clock 5 D, E D-BASS (D-Bass) 9 EN Display 6 F, G, H FAD (front-rear) 9 Fast-forward 5 Front panel 4 Fuse 11 I, J, K Intro scan 6 L Local seek mode (LCL) 8 M, N, O, P, Q Manual tuning 8 R, S Radio 7 Repeat play 6 Reset 4 Rewind 5 Rotary commander 4, 8 T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z Tape playback 5 Telephone-ATT 9 TRE (t
