Sony CMT-C7NT Bedienungsanleitung

Micr o Hi-Fi Component System © 2002 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 4-238-431- 11 (1) CMT -C7NT[...]

2 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. This label is locat[...]

3 T able of Contents Parts Identification Main unit ............................................................ 4 Remote control ................................................... 5 Getting Started Hooking up the system ....................................... 6 Preparing the remote .......................................... 7 Replacing the batter[...]

4 Parts Identification The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses () for details. Main unit 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 qs 0 qa CD SYNC HIGH 8 (19, 60) CD SYNC NORMAL 9 (19) CD Z 2 (10, 60) FUNCTION qs (9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21–24, 26, 30–43, 50, 52) MD Z 6 (15, 19, 29, 53) NET MD 7 (53) REC/REC IT 9 (20[...]

Parts Identification 5 Remote control 1 23 4 5 6 7 qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql w; wa ws wd wf wg wh wj wk 8 9 0 CD x qh (10, 11) CD X ws (10) CD N wd (9, 11, 21) CLEAR 9 (11, 13, 16, 30, 44) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 6 (47, 48) CLOCK/TIMER SET 7 (8, 46, 47) CURSOR T / t wh (8, 13, 30) DBFB qf (45) DISPLAY wk (8, 12, 17, 44) ENTER/YES 8 (8, 11, 13, 14, 16, [...]

6 Jack type A Getting Started Hooking up the system Follow steps 1 through 3 of the procedure below to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. AM loop antenna Left speaker Right speaker FM antenna 1 Connect the speakers. Connect the right and left speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals as shown below. Left speaker cord Right s[...]

7 Getting Started 3 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. If the plug does not fit the wall socket, attach the supplied plug adaptor (only for models equipped with an adaptor). To turn on the system, press @ / 1 . Preparing the remote Pull out the insulating sheet to allow power to flow from the battery. The remote already contains a battery. Re[...]

8 Setting the time 1 Turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the remote. If you are setting the clock for the first time, go to step 5. 3 Press – or + ( . or > ) on the remote repeatedly until “CLOCK SET?” appears in the display. 4 Press ENTER/YES on the remote. The day indication flashes. 5 Press – or + ( . or > ) on the remot[...]

9 CD CD Loading the CD 1 Load a CD. The CD is drawn in automatically. Load with the label side up. Tips • To reload the CD, first remove the CD, and then load it again. • You can load a CD single (8-cm CD) without an adapter. Note Do not load a CD single (8-cm CD) with an adapter. Doing so may cause the system to malfunction. Playing the CD —[...]

10 Remove the CD Press CD Z . Play repeatedly (Repeat Play) Press REPEAT on the remote repeatedly during play until “REP” or “REP 1” appears in the display. REP: For all the tracks on the CD up to 5 times. REP 1: For only the currently playing track. To cancel playing repeatedly, press REPEAT repeatedly until “REP” and “REP 1” disap[...]

11 CD 5 To program additional tracks, repeat steps 3 and 4. 6 Press u (or CD N on the remote). To Check the program order Check the total number of programed tracks Cancel Program Play Add a track to the end of the program Erase the last programed track Program the desired track using the number buttons on the remote Tips • The program you made r[...]

12 Using the CD display Checking the remaining time Press TIME on the remote repeatedly during play. The display changes as follows: Elapsed playing time on the current track t Remaining time on the current track* 1 t Remaining time on the current CD* 2 t Elapsed playing time on the current track t … * 1 “--.--” appears when you check the rem[...]

13 CD Labeling a CD — Disc Memo You can label up to 100 CDs with titles of up to 20 symbols and characters. Whenever you load a labeled CD, the title appears in the display. Note When labeling CDs for the first time, be sure to first press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display, and then erase all disc titles using the procedur[...]

14 MD — Play Loading the MD Load an MD. With the label side up, and the shutter on the righthand side With the arrow pointing toward the deck Playing the MD — Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat Play This system lets you play MDs in different play modes. Track number Playing time 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears in the display. 2 [...]

15 MD — Play Other operations To Do this Stop play Press x . Pause Press u (or X on the remote). Press again to resume play. Select a track During play or pause, press . or > repeatedly until you find the desired track. Find a point in a track During play, press and hold m or M until you find the desired point. Play repeatedly (Repeat Play) Pr[...]

16 5 To program additional tracks, repeat steps 3 and 4. 6 Press u (or MD N on the remote). To Do this Program the desired track using the number buttons on the remote Press . or > repeatedly during Program Play. Press TIME on the remote in stop mode. The total number of programed steps appears, and then the last programed track number and the t[...]

17 MD — Play Playing tracks in a group You can select and play tracks in a group. For more details on the Group function, see page 27. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears in the display. 2 Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote in stop mode. “GROUP” lights up. 3 Press GROUP SKIP on the remote repeatedly to select the group that conta[...]

18 MD — Recording Before you start recording MDs (Mini Disc) let you digitally record and play music with high quality sound. Another feature of MDs is track marking. The track marking feature lets you quickly locate a specific point or easily edit the recorded tracks. However, depending on the source you record, the recording method and the way [...]

19 MD — Recording Recording a CD on an MD — CD-MD Synchro Recording/CD-MD High-Speed Synchro Recording In addition to normal-speed recording, you can make a digital recording of a CD on an MD at twice the speed of normal CD-MD Synchro Recording. 1 Load a recordable MD. 2 Load a CD. 3 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the displ[...]

20 Recording on an MD manually — Manual Recording With manual recording, you can record a radio program. Manual recording cannot be done from the CD unit to the MD unit within the system. 1 Load a recordable MD. 2 Tune in to the desired station (see “Listening to the radio” on page 43). 3 Press REC/REC IT. The MD deck stands by for recording.[...]

21 MD — Recording Starting recording with 6 seconds of prestored audio data — Time Machine Recording When recording from an FM or satellite broadcast, the first few seconds of material are often lost due to the time it takes you to ascertain the contents and press the record button. To prevent the loss of this material, the Time Machine Recordi[...]

22 Recording tips — Recording for long times/Marking track numbers/Smart space/ Adjusting the recording level Recording for long times In addition to normal stereo recording, this system has two long time modes: LP2 and LP4. When recording in LP2 mode, you can record 2 times the normal recordable time, and in LP4 mode, you can record 4 times the [...]

23 MD — Recording To add “LP:” at the beginning of a track name during MDLP recording “LP:” appears when you try to play the track on a system that does not support MDLP mode. This convenient function lets you know at a glance that the track cannot be played back. The factory setting is “On”. 1 Press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly [...]

24 Turn on the Level Synchro Recording function Note You cannot mark track numbers automatically if the sound source to be recorded is noisy (e.g., tapes or radio programs). 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears in the display. 2 Press MENU/NO on the remote. 3 Press . or > repeatedly until “Setup?” appears in the display, and th[...]

25 MD — Recording Making a space between tracks 3 seconds long — Smart Space Smart Space: Lets you make the blank spaces between tracks 3 seconds long automatically while recording. If the Smart Space function is on and there is no sound input for about 3 seconds or more (but less than 30 seconds) while recording, the MD deck replaces this sile[...]

26 Recording tips (continued) Adjusting the recording level You can adjust the recording level when recording to an MD from the tuner or from an optional component connected to the TAPE IN or DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the desired source to record. 2 Press REC/REC IT to stand by for recording. 3 Press MENU/NO on [...]

27 MD — Recording Recording CD tracks on an MD as group tracks — Group Function About Group Function With the MDLP recording feature, you can record a number of albums to separate groups on a single MD, and then play them back and manage them by means of the display information that shows the group titles and each numbered track (each group beg[...]

28 Recording into a new group You can create new groups by CD album or artist, etc. 1 Do steps 1 to 3 of “Recording a CD on an MD” on page 19. 2 Do steps 2 to 5 in “Programming the CD tracks” on page 11. 3 Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote. “GROUP” lights up. Press TIME to display the remaining recordable time. 4 Press REC/REC IT. “New[...]

29 MD — Editing MD — Editing Before you start editing Before editing You can edit an MD only when: • The MD is recordable. • The MD play mode is normal play. Check the following, before editing. 1 Check the tab of the MD to be edited. If the MD is record protected, “C11” and “Protected” appear alternately and the MD cannot be edited[...]

30 Labeling an MD (continued) 4 Enter a character. If you have selected uppercase or lowercase letters 1 Press the corresponding letter button on the remote repeatedly until the character to be entered flashes. Or, press the button once and press . or > repeatedly. 2 Press CURSOR t on the remote. The flashing character is entered and the cursor [...]

31 MD — Editing Checking the titles To check the disc titles, press SCROLL on the remote in stop mode. To check the track title, press SCROLL on the remote during play. The title appears scrolling in the display. To stop scrolling, press SCROLL on the remote. Press the button again to resume scrolling. Erasing the titles 1 Press FUNCTION on the r[...]

32 Erasing a group title 1 Press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until “ MD ” appears in the display. 2 Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote in stop mode. “GROUP” lights up. 3 Press GROUP SKIP on the remote repeatedly until the group title you want to erase appears. 4 Press MENU/NO on the remote. “Edit Menu” flashes. 5 Press . or > on [...]

33 MD — Editing 7 Press ENTER/YES on the remote to enter the selected track. 8 Press . or > on the remote repeatedly to select the last track (of the series of tracks) to be registered. The selected track number flashes and the deck starts to play the track for your confirmation. 9 Press ENTER/YES on the remote to enter the selected track. The[...]

34 Erasing recordings — Erase Function The MD deck lets you erase unwanted tracks quickly and easily. The three options for erasing recordings are: • Erasing a single track (Track Erase Function) • Erasing all tracks (All Erase Function) • Erasing a portion of a track (A-B Erase Function) Erasing a single track — Track Erase Function You [...]

35 MD — Editing 4 Press . or > repeatedly until the desired track number appears. 5 Press ENTER/YES on the remote. “Complete!” appears. If you erase all tracks in a group The group itself will be also erased. Note “Tr Protected” appears in the display when you tried to erase tracks on an MD that is write-protected. Erasing all tracks ?[...]

36 Moving recorded tracks — Move Function You can use this function to change the order of any track on the disc. When you move tracks, the tracks are automatically renumbered. Example: Moving track 3 to position 2. 12 3 1 23 4 4 AB C D CB D A 1 Press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until “ MD ” appears in the display. 2 Press MENU/NO on th[...]

37 MD — Editing Dividing recorded tracks — Divide Function You can use this function to mark track numbers after recording. The total number of tracks increases by one and all the tracks following the divided ones are renumbered. Example: Dividing track 2 into two tracks. 12 3 12 3 4 A AB C D C BD 1 Press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until[...]

38 Combining recorded tracks — Combine Function You can use this function to combine 2 tracks into a single track. The total number of tracks decreases by one and all tracks following the combined ones are renumbered. You can also use this function to erase unnecessary track numbers. Example: Combining track 3 to track 1. 12 12 4 3 3 A AC B D D C[...]

39 MD — Editing 4 Press . or > repeatedly until the first track number of the two to be combined appears, and then press ENTER/YES on the remote. For example, to combine track 1 to 4, select 4. 5 Press . or > repeatedly until the second track number of the two to be combined appears. 6 Press ENTER/YES on the remote. “Complete!” appears.[...]

40 Changing the recording level after recording — S.F Edit You can change the volume of the recorded tracks using S.F (Scale Factor) Edit. The original track is recorded over at the new recording level. When changing the recording level, you can select Fade-in Recording to gradually increase the signal level at the start of recording, or Fade-out[...]

41 MD — Editing Fade-in and Fade-out Recording 1 Press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until “ MD ” appears in the display. 2 Press PLAY MODE on the remote repeatedly until both “ PROGRAM ” and “ SHUF ” disappear. 3 Press MENU/NO on the remote to display “ Edit Menu. ” 4 Press . or > repeatedly until “ S.F Edit? ” appears[...]

42 To cancel presetting Press MENU/NO on the remote during steps 5 and 6. To tune in a weak station In step 2, press TUNING MODE on the remote repeatedly until “MANUAL” appears in the display, then press TUNING + or – repeatedly to tune in the station. To change the preset number Start over from step 1. To change the AM tuning interval (not a[...]

43 Tuner Listening to the radio — Preset Tuning Presetting radio stations in the system’s memory in advance make it easy to tune in those stations later (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 42). 1 Press FUNCTION (or TUNER BAND on the remote) repeatedly to select FM or AM. 2 Press TUNING MODE on the remote repeatedly until “ PRESET ”[...]

44 Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (European model only) What is the Radio Data System? Radio Data System (RDS)* 1 is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal. Note RDS may not work properly if the station you have tuned in is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or[...]

45 Sound Adjustment/Timer Sound Adjustment Reinforcing the bass sound — DBFB Press DBFB* on the remote. “DBFB” appears in the display. Press again to cancel DBFB. * DBFB: Dynamic Bass Feedback Tip DBFB is factory set to on. Selecting the Preset Equalizer menu The Preset Equalizer enables you to select the sound characteristic among 5 sound ef[...]

46 7 Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until the music source you want appears. The display changes as follows: t TUNER y MD PLAY T t CD PLAY T 8 Press ENTER/YES on the remote. The starting time, the stopping time, the music source, and the volume appear in turn, then the original display returns. 9 Press @ / 1 to turn off the system. Waking[...]

47 Timer To Check the settings/ activate the timer Change the setting Turn off the timer Notes • The system will turn on 30 seconds before the specified starting time. Do not operate the system from the time the system turns on until the daily timer starts. Otherwise the timer will not be activated correctly. • You cannot use the optional compo[...]

48 To Check the settings Activate/Cancel the timer Change the setting Do this Select the timer number (REC 1 to 3) in step 2 of “Activate/ Cancel the timer”, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. The last setting appears. 1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote, then press . or > on the remote repeatedly until “REC SELECT?” appears and pr[...]

49 Optional Components Tip When you record from the radio, the station name (see page 44, or frequency when the station is not labeled), the start time and the stop time are automatically recorded on the MD. Notes • The system will turn on 30 seconds before the specified starting time. Do not operate the system from the time the system turns on u[...]

50 Listen to the connected digital component Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “OPTICAL IN” appears in the display. Record from a connected digital component to an MD Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “OPTICAL IN” appears in the display. Load a recordable MD, and then start playing the digital component. Press REC/REC IT to place the unit into [...]

51 Optional Personal Computer 1 Select [Settings] from the Windows [Start] menu, then click [Control Panel]. 2 Double-click [System] in the Control Panel. 3 Only for Windows 2000 Double-click [Hardware] tab. 4 Click the [Device Manager] tab (button for Windows 2000). 5 Make sure that the following items are listed in the Device Manager window. • [...]

52 About the supplied M-crew for CMT -C7NT M-crew is software that allows you to operate the system from a computer installed with the software and connected to the system through a USB cable. For details on the installation and operation of M-crew, refer to the online help and the instruction manual for M-crew. Note Be sure to install the M-crew s[...]

53 Optional Personal Computer About the supplied OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs is a software application that utilizes Sony Corporation’s copyright protection technology, “OpenMG.” It allows users to store and play digital music content on the hard disc drive of a computer, and to transfer digital audio files[...]

54 Additional Information Precautions The nameplate is located on the bottom exterior. CAUTION Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. Discard used batteries according to the manufacturer’s instructions. On operating voltage Before operating the system,[...]

55 Additional Information Notes on MDs • If you try to force the shutter open, the disc may be damaged. If the shutter opens, close it immediately without touching the disc inside. • Affix the label supplied with the disc only to the specified label indentation. Do not affix the label around the shutter or in other locations. Note that the shap[...]

56 System limitations of MDs The recording system in your MD deck has the limitations described below. Note, however, that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself, not to mechanical causes. “Disc Full!” appears before the MD has reached the maximum recording time When 255 tracks have been recorded on t[...]

57 Additional Information T roubleshooting If you have any problem using this system, use the following checklist. First, check that the power cord is connected firmly and that the speakers are connected correctly and firmly. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. When bringing the system in for servicing, be sure to bring th[...]

58 Troubleshooting (continued) The sound skips. • Wipe the CD clean (see page 55). • Replace the CD. • Try moving the system to a place without vibration (e.g., on top of a stable stand). • Try moving the speakers away from the system, or placing them on separate stands. When you listen to a track with bass sounds at high volume, the speake[...]

59 Additional Information The sound skips. • Replace the MD. • Try moving the system to a place without vibration (e.g., on top of a stable stand). • Try moving the speakers away from the system, or placing them on separate stands. When you listen to a track with bass sounds at high volume, the speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip. ?[...]

60 Optional components There is no sound. • Refer to General item “There is no sound” on page 57 and check the condition of the system. • Connect the component properly (see page 49) while checking: – if the cords are connected properly. – if the cord plugs are firmly inserted all the way. • Turn on the connected component. • Refer [...]

61 Additional Information Messages One of the following messages may appear or flash in the display during operations. MD Assign None • You have created a new group with no tracks. • All the recorded tracks are already registered to groups. Auto Cut The MD deck is pausing the recording because silence continued for 30 seconds or more during rec[...]

62 Impossible • You tried to make an impossible editing operation. • You tried to operate the connected Net MD during the timer-activated playback. • You cannot combine or erase the tracks due to the system limitations of MDs. • “Impossible” appears, when you specify the division point at the beginning or end of a track. Press . or >[...]

63 Additional Information Specifications Main unit (HCD-C7NT) Amplifier section European model: DIN power output (rated): 15 + 15 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS power output (reference): 20 + 20 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Music power output (reference): 45 + 45 W Other models: The following measured at 220 V AC, 60 Hz DIN power output (r[...]

64 CD player section System Compact disc and digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser ( λ = 780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Frequency response 2 Hz – 20 kHz MD deck section System MiniDisc digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser ( λ =780 nm) Emission duration: continuous Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz Frequency response 5 Hz –[...]