Sony CMT-CP500MD Bedienungsanleitung

Micr o Hi-Fi Component System © 2001 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 4-233-759- 13 (3) CMT -CP500MD Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. Serial No.[...]

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. US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories. This appliance is c[...]

3 T able of Contents Parts Identification Main unit ........................................................ 4 Remote control ............................................... 5 Getting Started Hooking up the system .................................. 6 Inserting two size-AA (R6) batteries into the remote control ......................................[...]

4 Parts Identification The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses () for details. Main unit BASS wd (40) CD EJECT Z qh (8, 9, 16, 50) CD x qj (9, 10, 17, 38) CD u qk (9, 10) DSG wh (40) ENTER/START 5 (17, 18, 38, 39) FUNCTION wf (9, 10, 13, 14, 19, 22, 23, 37, 39, 43) MD EJECT Z ql (13, 24) MD REC z qg[...]

Parts Identification 5 Remote control BASS/TRE 5 (40) CD qj (9 – 11) CLEAR 8 (10, 14, 15, 25, 36) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2 (42, 43) CLOCK/TIMER SET 4 (7, 41, 42) CURSOR T / t 9 (7, 12, 25) DISPLAY wa (8, 10, 11, 15, 19, 36) DSG qf (40) ENTER/YES 6 (7, 10, 12, 14, 20 – 23, 25 – 34, 36, 41 – 43) FUNCTION qg (9, 10, 13, 14, 19, 22, 23, 37, 39, 43)[...]

6 Jack type A FM 75 Ω AM U ANTENNA Jack type B F M 7 5 Ω AM ANTENNA U U Getting Started Hooking up the system Follow steps 1 through 4 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 t[...]

7 Getting Started 3 For models with a voltage selector, set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local power line voltage. 1 10V~120V 220V~240V VOL T AGE SELECTOR 4 Connect the power cord to a wall outlet. If the plug does not fit the wall socket, detach the supplied plug adaptor (only for models equipped with an adaptor). To turn on the system, press @ / 1 . I[...]

8 CD Loading the CD 1 Press CD EJECT Z . The disc tray slides out. 2 Load a CD onto the disc tray. 3 Press CD EJECT Z again to close the disc tray. Notes • The disc cannot be viewed through the front window when a CD single (8 cm CD) is loaded. • The characters printed on the disc appear upside down when viewed through the front window. • If [...]

9 CD Other operations To Do this Stop playback Press CD x . Pause Press CD u (or X on the remote). Press again to resume playback. Select a track During playback or pause, press . or > repeatedly until you find the desired track. Find a point in a track During playback, press and hold down m or M until you find the desired point. Remove the CD P[...]

10 5 To program additional tracks, repeat steps 3 and 4. 6 Press CD u (or 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 Select the desired track using the number buttons on the remote Tips • The program you made remai[...]

11 CD Using the CD display Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly. When a CD TEXT disc is loaded, you can check the information recorded on the disc, such as the titles. The display changes as follows: During normal playback Current track number and elapsed playing time of the track t Current track number and remaining playing time of the track t R[...]

12 4 Enter a character. If you have selected uppercase or lowercase letters 1 Press the corresponding letter button repeatedly until the character to be entered flashes. Or, press the button once and press . or > on the remote repeatedly. 2 Press CURSOR t on the remote. The flashing character is entered and the cursor shifts to the right. If you[...]

13 MD — Play With the arrow pointing toward the deck With the label side up, and the shutter on the righthand side MD — Play Loading the MD Load an MD. 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[...]

14 Programing the MD tracks — Program Play You can make a program of up to 25 tracks on an MD in any order that you want. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears in the display. You can switch the function to MD by pressing the MD button on the remote. 2 Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION (or PLAY MODE on the remote) in stop mode repeatedly unt[...]

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

16 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 [...]

17 MD — Recording Recording a CD on an MD — CD-MD Synchro Recording 1 Load a recordable MD. 2 Load a CD on the disc tray. 3 Press SYNCHRO REC repeatedly until “CD-MD SYNC” appears in the display. 4 Press ENTER/START. “Press START” flashes in the display. The MD deck stands by for recording and the CD player pauses for play. 5 Verify tha[...]

18 Notes • You cannot pause recording during CD-MD High- Speed Synchro Recording. • If the play mode is set to the Repeat or Shuffle Play, it automatically switches to normal play at step 3 of “Recording a CD on an MD”. • The following items are either inoperative or cannot be used during CD-MD High-Speed Synchro Recording: — Auto Cut f[...]

19 MD — Recording Recording on an MD manually — Manual Recording With manual recording, you can record just the portions you like from a CD, or start recording from the middle of the tape. You can also record a radio program. 1 Load a recordable MD. 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the desired source to record. 3 Press MD REC z . The MD de[...]

20 5 Press ENTER/YES on the remote at the desired point to start recording. To stop Time Machine Recording Press MD x . Note The MD deck starts storing audio data when the deck stands by for recording in step 3 and you start playing the source. If less than 6 seconds have passed when you press ENTER/YES on the remote, Time Machine Recording starts [...]

21 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 repeatedly until “MD”[...]

22 Recording tips (continued) No sound input for less than 30 seconds No sound input for 30 seconds or more To change the trigger level for Level Synchro Recording Perform the following procedure to change the signal level that triggers Level Synchro Recording. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD. 2 Press MENU/NO on the remote [...]

23 MD — Recording 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears in the display. 2 Press MENU/NO on the remote repeatedly until “Setup Menu” appears in the display. 3 Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until “S.Space Off” (or “S.Space On”) appears, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. 4 Press . or > on the remote repeatedl[...]

24 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. Slide the tab[...]

25 MD — Editing After recording Use Name Function on page 24. You can input a total of approximately 1700 characters for the disc title and track titles on a single MD. 1 Press MD on the remote to switch the function to MD. To label a track, press . or > on the remote repeatedly until the desired track number appears. 2 Press NAME EDIT/SELECT [...]

26 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 MENU/NO on the remote in stop mo[...]

27 MD — Editing 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 Eras[...]

28 6 Repeat step 5 until point A is played correctly. 7 Press ENTER/YES on the remote if point A is correct. “Point B set” appears and playback for setting the ending point of the portion to be erased (point B) starts. 8 Continue playback until the deck reaches point B, then press ENTER/ YES on the remote. “A-B Ers” and “Point B ok?” ap[...]

29 MD — Editing 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 MD on the remote to switch the function to MD. 2 Press MENU/NO on the remote to d[...]

30 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[...]

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

32 6 Press . or > on the remote repeatedly to select the track number you want to change the recording level of, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. “Level 0dB” appears. 7 While monitoring the sound, press . or > on the remote repeatedly to change the recording level. The recording level can be adjusted from –12 dB to +12 dB in 2 dB inc[...]

33 MD — Editing 4 Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until “ S.F Edit ? ” appears in the display, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. 5 Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until “ Fade In? ” or “ Fade Out? ” appears in the display, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. 6 Press . or > on the remote repeatedly to select the [...]

34 Tuner Presetting radio stations The system can store a total of 30 preset stations (20 for FM and 10 for AM). 1 Press TUNER BAND to select FM or AM. 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “AUTO” appears in the display. 3 Press TUNING – or +. The frequency changes as the system scans for a station. Scanning stops automatically when a station [...]

35 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 34). 1 Press TUNER BAND to select FM or AM. 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “ PRESET ” appears in the display. 3 Press TUNING – or + repe[...]

36 Labeling the preset stations — Station Name You can label each preset station with up to 12 characters (Station Name). 1 Tune the desired station you want to label (see page 35). 2 Follow the same procedures as from step 2 to 6 on “ Labeling a CD ” (see page 11). To check the preset number and frequency The station name appears when you tu[...]

37 Tape — Play Tape — Play Loading a tape 1 Press PUSH Z . 2 Load a recorded/recordable tape into the cassette holder. Playing a tape You can use Type I (normal) tape. 1 Load a recorded tape into the cassette holder. 2 Press FUNCTION until “TAPE” appears in the display. The indicator surrounding the TAPE Y and TAPE x buttons lights up. 3 Pr[...]

38 Tape — Recording Recording a CD on a tape — CD-TAPE Synchro Recording You can use Type I (normal) tape. 1 Load a recordable tape. 2 Load a CD. 3 Press SYNCHRO REC repeatedly until “CD-TAPE SYNC” appears in the display. 4 Press ENTER/START. The tape deck stands by for recording and the CD player pauses for play. When you want to record on[...]

39 Tape — Play 4 Press ENTER/START. The tape deck stands by for recording and the MD deck pauses for play. When you want to record on the reverse side, press TAPE nN so that “ n ” appears in the display. 5 Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION repeatedly until appears to record on one side or (or ) to record on both sides. 6 Verify that “ Press START ?[...]

40 Timer Falling asleep to music — Sleep Timer The Sleep Timer Function lets you specify a sleep time, after which the system stops playing and turns off automatically. You can thus fall asleep to music. Press SLEEP on the remote repeatedly. The sleep time changes as follows: AUTO* t 90min t 80min t 70min t … t 10min t OFF t AUTO* t … * The s[...]

41 Sound Adjustment/Timer W aking up to music — Daily Timer By setting the Daily Timer, you can make the system automatically turn on and off at specified times. To use this function, make sure that you have set the system clock correctly (see “Setting the time” on page 7). 1 Prepare the music source you want to listen to when the system turn[...]

42 T imer r ecording radio programs To timer-record, make sure that you have set the system clock correctly (see “Setting the time” on page 7) and preset the radio station (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 34). 1 Tune in the desired preset radio station (see “Listening to the radio” on page 35). 2 Load a recordable tape or MD. 3 [...]

43 Sound Adjustment/Timer 8 Press @ / 1 to turn off the system. Do this Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote and press . or > on the remote repeatedly until “MD REC?” or “TAPE REC?” appears in the display, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. Start over from step 1. Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote and press . or > on the remot[...]

44 Additional Information Precautions On operating voltage Before operating the system, check that the operating voltage of your system is identical with the voltage of your local power supply. On safety • The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the unit itself has been [...]

45 Additional Information • With the following kinds of CDs, you may experience a reading failure or noise when recorded on an MD: — CDs with adhesive labels attached to them. — Irregularly shaped CDs (for example, heart- or star- shaped). — CDs with printed text concentrated on one side only. — Old CDs. — Scratched CDs. — Dirty CDs. [...]

46 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[...]

47 Additional Information Guide to the Serial Copy Management System Digital audio components, such as CDs, MDs, and DATs let you copy music easily with high quality by processing music as a digital signal. To protect the copyrighted music programs, this system uses the Serial Copy Management System that allows you to make only a single copy of a d[...]

48 Troubleshooting (continued) The timer does not function. • Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote and light up “ c DAILY” or “ c REC” in the display (see pages 41 and 42). • Check the set contents and set the correct time (see page 7). • Cancel the Sleep Timer function (see page 40). • You cannot activate Daily Timer and recordin[...]

49 Additional Information Play does not start from the first track. • Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION (or PLAY MODE on the remote) repeatedly until “PGM” or “SHUFFLE” disappears to return to normal play. “ OVER ” appears. • Press and hold m or press . to return to the desired playing position. “ OVER ” lights up during recording. • [...]

50 Optional components There is no sound. • Refer to General item “There is no sound” on page 47 and check the condition of the system. • Connect the component properly (see page 43) while checking: – if the cords are connected properly. – if the cord plugs are firmly inserted all the way. • Turn on the connected component. • Refer [...]

51 Additional Information Self-diagnosis display This system has a Self-diagnosis display function to let you know if there is a system malfunction. The display shows a code made up of three letters and a message alternately to show you the problem. To solve the problem refer to the following list. If any problem persists, consult your nearest Sony[...]

52 Self-diagnosis display (continued) Disc Full! There is no time remaining on the MD. Eject The MD deck is ejecting the MD. Impossible • You tried to make an impossible editing operation. • You cannot combine or erase the tracks due to the system limitations of MDs. • “Impossible” appears, when you specify the division point at the begin[...]

53 Additional Information TUNER Cannot Edit You tried to label or erase a non-preset station. CD Cannot Edit You tried to label a CD TEXT disc. CD No Disc There is no CD in the player. Name Full There are already 50 disc titles stored in the system. OVER You have reached the end of the CD while keeping pressing M during play or pause. Step Full! Yo[...]

54 Specifications (continued) Inputs ANALOG IN (phono jacks): Sensitivity 250 mV, impedance 47 kilohms DIGITAL OPTICAL IN (Supported sampling frequencies: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz) Outputs PHONES (stereo minijack): Accepts headphones with an impedance of 8 ohms or more SPEAKER: Accepts impedance of 6 to 16 ohm s CD player section System Compact [...]

55 Additional Information General Power requirements North American model: 120 V AC, 60 Hz European model: 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz Australian and Hong Kong model: 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Other models: 110 – 120 V or 220 – 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector Power consumption European model: See the nameplate 0.5 W (in the standby[...]

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