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FM/AM
MiniDisc Player
US
Operating Instructions
Owner's Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit.
Record the serial number in the space provided below.
Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this
product.
Model No. MDX-C5970 Serial No.
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
MDX-C5970
ª 1999 by Sony Corporation
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Warning Welcome ! This equipment has been tested and found to Thank you for purchasing the Sony MiniDisc comply with the limits for a Class B digital Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. features as well as an optional rotary These limits are designed to provide commander. reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This In addition to the MD playback and the radio equipment generates, uses, and can radi
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Table of Contents This Unit Only With Optional Equipment Notes on MDs ....................................................... 4 CD/MD Unit Location of controls ............................................. 5 Playing a CD or MD .......................................... 14 Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play ............................................... 16 Getting Started Playing tracks in random order Resetting the unit ................................................. 6 — Shuffle Play ...
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Notes on mounting labels Be sure to mount labels on cartridges correctly, Notes on MDs as failing to do so may cause an MD to become Since an MD itself is housed in a cartridge, free stuck in the unit. from accidental contact with your fingers and dust etc., it can withstand a certain degree of •Mount the label in a suitable position. the rough handling. However, dirt or dust on •Remove old labels before putting new ones the surface of the cartridge or a warped on. cartridge may cause a malfunct
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Location of controls LIST DSPL MODE SOUND SEEK/AMS 1 D - BASS OFF 2 3 DSPL D SOURCE SHIFT OFF 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 90 RELEASE MDX-C5970 Refer to the pages for details. 0 RELEASE (front panel release) button 1 SEEK/AMS (seek/Automatic Music 6, 22 Sensor/manual search) control 8, 10, 15, 18, 19 !Á Reset button (located on the front side of the unit hidden by the front panel) 6 2 MODE (band/unit select) 9, 10, 14, 17, 19 !ª OFF button 6, 7 3 SOURCE (source select) button !£ SHIFT button 7, 8, 9, 10,
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Attaching the front panel Attach part a of the front panel to part b of Getting Started the unit as illustrated and push the left side into position until it clicks. Resetting the unit Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery, you must reset the unit. Remove the front panel and press the reset a button with a pointed object, such as a ball- point pen. b Notes • Be sure not to attach the front panel upside down. Reset button • Do not press the front panel to
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Setting the clock MD Player The clock has a 12-hour digital indication. Example: Set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (SHIFT), then press (2) (SET UP) Listening to an MD repeatedly until “Clock” appears. Simply insert the MD. Playback starts automatically. Labeled side up 1 Press (4) (n). The hour indication flashes. 2 Set the hour. to go backward If an MD is already inserted, press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “MD” appears. to go forward The title of the MD* and the track title will be displayed on the
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Changing the displayed items Locating a specific track Each time you press (DSPL), the item changes — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) as follows: During playback, push the SEEK/AMS control up or down and release for each $ track you want to skip. Elapsed playback time SEEK/AMS $ To locate succeeding tracks 1 Disc name* $ To locate preceding tracks 2 Track name* $ Clock Locating a specific point in a track — Manual Search 1 * If there is no prerecorded title for a disc “NO D.Name” will appear on the
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Playing a MD in various Radio modes You can play MDs in various modes: •Repeat (Repeat Play) repeats the current track. Memorizing stations •Shuf (Shuffle Play) plays all the tracks in random order. automatically — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) Playing tracks repeatedly — Repeat Play The unit selects the stations with the strongest signals and memorizes them in the order of 1 During playback, press (SHIFT). their frequencies. You can store up to 10 Every time you press (SHIFT), only the stations on e
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If you cannot tune in a preset station Memorizing only the Push and release the SEEK/AMS control desired stations up or down to search for the station You can preset up to 20 FM stations (10 each (automatic tuning). for FM1 and 2), up to 10 AM stations in the Scanning stops when the unit receives a order of your choice. station. Push the SEEK/AMS control up or down repeatedly until the desired station is received. 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the tuner. Note If the automatic tuning stop
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Displaying the station name Storing the station names Press (DSPL) during radio reception. — Station Memo You can assign a name to each radio station and store it in memory. The name of the Each time you press (DSPL), the item station currently tuned in appears in the changes as follows: display. You can assign a name of up to eight characters for a station. z Station name* z Frequency Clock Z Storing the station names * If the station name of a station is not stored, 1 Tune in a station whos
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LIST MODE SOUND By rotating the control (the SEEK/ AMS control) Other Functions You can also control this unit with an optional rotary commander. Labeling the rotary commander Rotate the control and release it to: • Locate a specific track on a disc. Rotate Depending on how you mount the rotary and hold the control until you locate the commander, attach the appropriate label as specific point in a track, then release it to shown in the illustration below. start playback. • Tune in the stations a
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Changing the operative direction The operative direction of controls is factory- Attenuating the sound set as in the illustration below. Press (ATT) on the optional rotary To increase commander. “ATT on” flashes momentarily. To restore the previous volume level, press (ATT) again. To decrease Tip The unit decreases the volume automatically when a telephone call comes in (Telephone-ATT If you need to mount the rotary commander on function). the right hand side of the steering column, you can reve
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Note With Optional Equipment The displayed item will differ depending on the source. CD/MD Unit 3 Press (4) (n) to select the desired setting (Example: on or off). This unit can control a maximum of seven For the “Contrast” setting, pressing (4) external CD/MD units in this configuration: (n) makes the contrast higher, and CD unit – maximum of five pressing (1) (N) makes the contrast lower. MD unit – maximum of five Any combination up to seven will work. 4 Press (SHIFT). If you connect an option
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Tip You can label CD and CD TEXT discs with a To manually scroll the long name of an MD or CD personalized name using the disc memo TEXT disc after activating the Auto Scroll function, function. Refer to “Labeling a CD” (page 16). press (SHIFT), then (1) (N) (manual scroll). However, if you use personalized labels, they will always take priority over the original CD TEXT information when such information is Locating a specific track displayed. — Automatic Music Sensor (AMS) Tip During playback,
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Playing tracks repeatedly Labeling a CD — Disc Memo — Repeat Play (For a CD unit with the custom file function) You can select: You can label each disc with a personalized •Repeat 1 – to repeat a track. name. You can enter up to eight characters for •Repeat 2 – to repeat a disc. a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the disc by name (page 17) and select the specific tracks for playback (page 18). 1 During playback, press (SHIFT). 1 Play the CD and press (LIST) for two 2 Press (6) (REP) repea
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Displaying the disc memo Locating a disc by name Press (DSPL) during CD or CD TEXT disc — List-up (For a CD unit with the custom playback. file function or an MD unit) You can use this function for discs that have been assigned a custom name. For more information on disc names, refer to “Labeling a Each time you press (DSPL) during CD or CD” (page 16). CD TEXT disc playback, the item changes as follows: 1 Press (LIST). The name assigned to the current disc $ appears in the display. Track number/
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Playing specific tracks only You can select: Selecting specific tracks • Bank on – to play the tracks with the “Play” for playback setting. — Bank (For a CD unit with the custom file • Bank inv (Inverse) – to play the tracks with the “Skip” setting. function) If you label the disc, you can set the unit to 1 During playback, press (SHIFT), then skip or play the tracks of your choice. press (3) (PLAY MODE) repeatedly until “Bank” appears. 1 Start playing the disc and press (SHIFT), then press (3)
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3 Press (4) (n). The unit stores TV channels in the order of their frequencies on the number buttons. TV/Video A beep sound when the setting is stored. You can connect an optional TV tuner and TV 4 Press (SHIFT). monitor to this unit. Notes • The unit does not store TV channels with weak signals. If only a few TV channels can be received, some number buttons will remain Watching the TV empty. • When a preset number is indicated in the display, the unit starts storing TV channels from the one 1 P
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Storing the TV channel Displaying the names information stored on discs Follow the steps in “Storing the station names” (page 11). Press (LIST) during CD/MD playback. Displaying the TV or radio station Example: When CD unit 1 is selected. names CD 1 1 S C H U B E RT Press (LIST) during TV or radio 2 M O Z A R T 2 3 B A C H reception. 4 L I S Z T 5 C H O P I N 1 Example: When receiving the FM1 band 6 3 7 ****** FM 1 8 4 ****** 1 WC B S 9 ? 2 1 0 WB L S 2 ? 5 3 WK T U 4 WR K I S S 5 WE V D 1 Disc
