Sony CFD-E75 manual

CD Radio Cassette-Cor der Operating Instructions 3-228-965- 11 (1) © 2001 Sony Corporation CFD-E75[...]

2 Warning To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the player to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user[...]

Basic Operations 3 T able of contents Basic Operations Playing a CD .................................................. 4 Listening to the radio ...................................... 6 Playing a tape ................................................. 8 Recording on a tape ...................................... 10 The CD Player Using the display ....[...]

4 Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 24). 1 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE down to open the CD compartment and place the CD on the CD compartment. 2 Close the lid of the CD compartment. 3 Press u ( N on the remote). The player turns on (direct power-on) and plays all the tracks once. Basic Operations 3 Playing a CD Display With the label side up[...]

Basic Operations 5 Use these buttons for additional operations POWER x u Jog dial VOLUME +, – Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE To Do this adjust the volume Press VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote). stop playback Press x . pause playback Press u ( X on the remote). Press the button again to resume play after pause. go to the next track Turn the jog dial cl[...]

6 Listening to the radio Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 24). 1 Press RADIO BAND • AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the display (direct power- on). 2 Hold down TUNE + or – until the frequency digits begin to change in the display. The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear sta[...]

Basic Operations 7 Use these buttons for additional operations To Press adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote) turn on/off the radio POWER To improve broadcast reception Reorient the antenna for FM. Reorient the player itself for AM. for FM for AM Tip If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE until “ Mono ” appears in the dis[...]

8 Playing a tape Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 24). 1 Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. Close the compartment. 2 Press n . The player turns on (direct power-on) and starts playing. With the side you want to play facing you Display 2 1[...]

Basic Operations 9 Use these buttons for additional operations To Press adjust the volume VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote) stop playback xZ fast-forward or rewind the tape m or M pause playback X Press the button again to resume play after pause. eject the cassette xZ turn on/off the player POWER xZ X m , M POWER VOLUME +, –[...]

10 Recording on a tape Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 24). 1 Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. 2 Select the program source you want to record. To record from the CD player, insert a CD (see page 4) and press x on the CD section. To record from the radio, tune in the station y[...]

Basic Operations 11 3 Press z to start recording ( n is depressed automatically). Use these buttons for additional operations Tips • Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis (see page 18) will not affect the recording level. • If the AM program makes a whistling sound after you've pressed z in step 3, press MODE to select the position of[...]

12 The CD Player Using the display You can check information about the CD using the display. Checking the remaining time Press DSPL • ENT MEM while playing a CD. To display Press DSPL • ENT MEM the current track number once and remaining time on the current track* the number of tracks left twice and remaining time on the CD the current track nu[...]

13 The CD Player Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) You can play tracks repeatedly in normal, shuffle or program play modes (see page 14). 1 Press x . “ Cd ” appears in the display. 2 Proceed as follows. To repeat a single track all the tracks tracks in random order programed tracks x MODE Jog dial u Do this 1 Press MODE until “ REPEAT 1[...]

14 1 Press x . “ Cd ” appears in the display. 2 Press MODE until “ PGM ” appears in the display. 3 Turn the jog dial to select the track you want to program, and press DSPL • ENT MEM. Repeat this step. 4 Press u to start program play. Creating your own program (Program Play) You can arrange the playing order of up to 20 tracks on a CD. x [...]

15 The CD Player On the remote 1 Press x . 2 Press MODE until “ PGM ” appears in the display. 3 Press the number buttons for the tracks you want to program in the order you want. 4 Press N . To cancel Program Play Press MODE until “ PGM ” disappears from the display. To check the order of tracks before play Press DSPL • ENT MEM. Every tim[...]

16 The Radio Presetting radio stations You can store radio stations into the player ’ s memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations, 20 for FM and 10 for AM in any order. 1 Press RADIO BAND • AUTO PRESET to select the band. 2 Hold down RADIO BAND • AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until “ AUTO ” appears in the display. 3 Press DSPL • ENT ME[...]

The Radio 17 Playing preset radio stations Once you've preset the stations, use the jog dial on the player or the number buttons on the remote to tune in to your favorite stations. 1 Press RADIO BAND • AUTO PRESET to select the band. 2 Turn the jog dial to tune in the stored station. On the remote 1 Press BAND until the band you want appears[...]

18 The Audio Emphasis Selecting the audio emphasis (MEGA BASS) You can adjust the audio emphasis of the sound you are listening to. Reinforcing the bass sound Press MEGA BASS. “ MEGA BASS ” appears in the display. To return to normal sound, press the button again. MEGA BASS[...]

The Timer 19 Before you set the clock, connect the power source (see page 24). 1 Press MENU • ALARM until “ CLOCK ” appears in the display, then press DSPL • ENT MEM. The hour digit flashes. 2 Turn the jog dial to set the current hour. Then press DSPL • ENT MEM. The minute digits flash. Set the minutes by turning the jog dial until the co[...]

20 4 Set the timer to the hour you want the music to start by turning the jog dial, then press DSPL • ENT MEM. Set the minutes, then press DSPL • ENT MEM. 5 Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want the music to go off. (Do as step 4.) 6 Turn the jog dial to set the volume, then press DSPL • ENT MEM. 7 Press STANDBY. The c indication[...]

The Timer 21 Falling asleep to music You can set the player to turn off automatically after 10, 20, 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes, allowing you to fall asleep while listening to music. 1 Play the music source you want. 2 Press MENU•ALARM until “SLEEP” appears in the display, and press DSPL•ENT MEM. 3 Turn the jog dial to select the minutes un[...]

22 Using the countdown timer You can set the player to sound music or beep after a preset period of time, which is useful as a kitchen timer, etc. 1 Press MENU • ALARM for 2 seconds until “ ALARM ” appears in the display. 2 Turn the jog dial to display the time (OFF, 1 to 60 minutes) for the alarm and press DSPL • ENT MEM. 3 Turn the jog di[...]

The Timer 23 4 Turn the jog dial to select the sound for the alarm by and press DSPL • ENT MEM. Display Sound for alarm bEEP beep MUSIC “ La primavera (Spring) ” from “ Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) ” by Vivaldi 5 Press DSPL • ENT MEM to turn on the countdown timer. The countdown timer starts to count down the time. After the p[...]

24 Setting Up Choosing the power sources You can use the AC power or batteries as a power source. 1 Inserting the back-up batteries Insert three size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied) into the battery compartment. These batteries work to save the memory data. AC IN Replacing batteries Take out the batteries as illustrated. Note Before you replace th[...]

Setting Up 25 2 Connecting the AC power cord Insert one end of the supplied AC power cord to the AC IN socket located at the rear of the player, and the other end to the wall outlet. 3 Inserting batteries into the remote Insert two size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied) Replacing batteries With normal use, the batteries should last for about six mon[...]

26 Additional Information Precautions On safety • As the laser beam used in the CD player section is harmful to the eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the casing. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. • Should any solid object or liquid fall into the player, unplug the player, and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating [...]

27 T roubleshooting General The power is not on. • Connect the AC power cord to the AC IN socket and a wall outlet securely. • Make sure the batteries are inserted correctly. • Replace all the batteries with new ones if they are weak. • You cannot turn on the player with the remote when you operate the player on batteries. There is no audio[...]

28 The sound drops out. Noise is heard. • Reduce the volume. • Clean the CD, or replace it if the CD is badly damaged. • Place the player in a location free from vibration. • The sound may drop out or noise may be heard when using poor quality CD-Rs/CD- RWs or if there is a problem with the recording device or application software. You cann[...]

29 Demagnetizing the tape heads After 20 to 30 hours of use, enough residual magnetism will have built up on the tape heads to begin to cause loss of high frequency sound and hiss. At this time, you should demagnetize the heads and all metal parts in the tape path with a commercially available tape head demagnetizer. Cleaning the cabinet Clean the [...]

30 Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION With 4-ohm loads, both channels driven from 100 - 10,000 Hz; rated 1.5 W per channel- minimum RMS power, with no more than 10 % total harmonic distortion in AC operation. Other Specifications CD player section System Compact disc digital audio system Laser diode[...]

31 Index A Alarm 22 Audio emphasis 18 B Batteries for memory 24 for player 25 for remote 25 C CD player 12 Choosing power sources 24 Cleaning cabinet 29 tape heads and tape path 29 Connecting AC power cord 25 Count down timer 22 Creating your own program 14 D, E, F, G, H Demagnetizing the tape heads 29 Display 12 I, J, K Improving broadcast recepti[...]

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