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FM/MW/LW
Cassette Car
Stereo
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Operating Instructions
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Manual de instrucciones
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Bruksanvisning
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Manual de instruções
For installation and connections, see the supplied Installation/Connections
manual.
Con respecto a la instalación y las conexiónes, consulte el manual de Instalación/
conexiones suministrado.
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fornecido.
XR-C5080R
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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 an optional rotary commander. In addition to the tape playback and the radio operation you can expand your system by connecting optional CD/MD unit*. * You can connect to an CD changer, MD changer, or an CD player, MD player. EN 2
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Table of contents This Unit Only With Optional Equipment Getting Started CD/MD Unit Resetting the unit ................................................ 4 Playing a CD/MD ............................................. 13 Detaching the front panel .................................. 4 Scanning the tracks — Intro scan ................................................. 13 Setting the clock .................................................. 5 Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat play .....................
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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 the unit. A B Press the reset button with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen. Notes • Make sure the front panel is right side up when attaching it to the unit as it cannot be attached upside down. • Do not press the front panel too hard wh
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Getting Started/Cassette Player Setting the clock Cassette Player The clock has a 24-hour digital indication. For example, setting it to 10:08 1 Press (DSPL) for two seconds. Listening to a tape
100 Insert a cassette. The hour digit blinks. 1 Set the hour digits. to go backward to go forward Playback will start automatically.
1000 If a cassette is already inserted, press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “PLAY” is 2 Press (SEL) momentarily. displayed.
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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. While fast-forwarding or rewinding, press SEEK AMS (SEEK/AMS), after two seconds the tuner To locate the To locate the automatically turns on. preceding tracks succeeding tracks To cancel
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Cassette Player/Radio Memorizing only the Radio desired stations Up to 6 stations on each band (FM1, FM2, FM3, MW and LW) can be stored on the preset number buttons in the order of your choice. Memorizing stations Therefore, 18 FM stations can be memorized. If you try to store another station on the same automatically preset number button, the most recent stored — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) station will be erased. This function selects from the currently received band the stations with the stronge
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If FM stereo reception is poor — Monaural mode RDS Press (SENS/BTM) momentarily until “MONO” lights up on the display. The sound will improve, but it will become monaural. (The “ST” indication will disappear.) Overview of the RDS Changing the displayed items function Each time you press (DSPL), the display Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting changes between the frequency and the clock. service that allows FM stations to send additional digital information along with the If you cannot tune
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Radio/RDS Listening to a regional programme Re-tuning the same The “REG” (regional on) function of this unit lets you stay tuned to a regional programme programme automatically without being switched to another regional station. (Note that you must turn the AF —Alternative Frequencies (AF) function on.) The unit is factory preset to “REG“ but if you want to turn off the function, The Alternative Frequencies (AF) function do the following. automatically selects and re-tunes the station with the
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Tip When the traffic announcement starts while you are Presetting the RDS listening to another programme source, the unit automatically switches to the announcement and goes back stations with AF and TA to the original source when the announcement is over. data Notes • “NO TP” flashes for five seconds if the received station When you preset the RDS stations, the unit doesn’t broadcast traffic announcements. Then, the unit stores each station’s data as well as its starts searching for a station t
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RDS 1 Press (PTY) during FM reception until “PTY” lights up on the display. Locating a station by
programme type
INFO You can locate the station you want by The current programme type name appears selecting one of the programme types shown if the station is transmitting the PTY data. below. “- - - - -” appears if the received station is not an RDS station or if the RDS data has Note If the countries or regions where EON data is not not been received. transmitted, you can use this function
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Changing the sound and Other Functions beep tone Boosting the bass sound — D-bass You can enjoy clear and powerful bass sound. The D-bass function boosts the low frequency Adjusting the sound signal with a sharper curve than conventional characteristics bass boost. You can hear the bass line more clearly even if the vocal volume remains the same. You can 1 Select the item you want to adjust by emphasize and adjust the bass sound easily pressing (SEL) repeatedly. with the D-BASS control. This eff
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Other Functions/CD/MD Unit Switching to other discs With Optional Equipment During playback, press either side of CD/MD Unit (PRESET/DISC). PRESET DISC This unit can control a maximum of seven external CD/MD units in this configuretion: To return to the To advance to the CD unit - maximum of five previous disc next disc MD unit - maximum of five. Any combination up to seven will work. Scanning the tracks Playing a CD/MD — Intro scan The first 10 seconds of all the tracks on the Press (SOURCE) un
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Additional Playing tracks in random Information order — Shuffle play To play the tracks on the current disc in random order Precautions Press (3) repeatedly during CD/MD playback until “SHUF 1” is displayed. •If your car was parked in direct sunlight resulting in a considerable rise in To play all the discs in the unit in temperature inside the car, allow the unit to cool off before operating it. random order •If no power is being supplied to the unit, Press (3) repeatedly during CD/MD check the
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CD/MD Unit/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 replac
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DSPL MODE SEL Dismounting the unit The rotary commander labels 1 You can control this unit with the optional rotary commander (RM-X4S). Some labels are supplied with the rotary commander. Attach that label which matches the functions of the master unit and the Release key (supplied) mounting position of the rotary commander. When you mount the rotary commander, 2 attach the appropriate label, as in the illustration below. 3 4 EN 16 SEL MODE DSPL
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Additional Information Location of controls INTRO REPEAT SHUF MODE SOURCE OFF 1 23 ATA BL SKIP SEEK DSPL AMS 4 56 SEL D-BASS PTY AF/TA 1 OFF 2 PRESET 3 BTM RELEASE DISC ATT SENS Refer to the pages for further details. EN 1 SEL (control mode select) button 0 (+)(Ð) (volume/bass/treble/left-right/ 5, 10, 11, 12 front-rear control) button 5, 12 2 SOURCE button (TAPE/TUNER/CD/MD) 5, !Á RELEASE (front panel release) button 7, 13 4, 15 3 MODE (*) button !ª Reset button (located on the front side Durin
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Specifications Cassette player section General Tape track 4-track 2-channel stereo Outputs Power amplifier control Wow and flutter 0.08 % (WRMS) lead Frequency response 30 – 18,000 Hz Rear line out (1) Signal-to-noise ratio 58 dB Tone controls Bass ±8 dB at 100 Hz Treble ±8 dB at 10 kHz Power requirements 12 V DC car battery Tuner section (negative ground) FM Dimensions Approx. 188 · 58 · 181 mm Tuning range 87.5 – 108.0 MHz (w/h/d) Antenna terminal External antenna connector Mounting dimensions
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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 check list below, refer to the operating procedures. General Problem Cause/Solution No sound •Adjust the volume with (+). •Set the fader control to the centre position for 2-speaker systems. Indications do not appear on Remove the front panel and clean the connectors. See “Cleaning the display window. the Connectors” in “Ma
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Disc play Problem Cause/Solution Playback sound skips. A dusty or defective disc. Error displays (when the optional CD/MD unit(s) is connected) The following indications will flash for about five seconds and an alarm sound will be heard. Display Cause Solution The disc magazine is not inserted in Insert the disc magazine with discs NO MAG the CD/MD unit. into the CD/MD unit. No disc is inserted in the disc Take out the magazine and insert a NO DISC magazine. disc. A CD/MD cannot play because of
