Sony CFD-E90PS Operating Instructions (primary manual) manual

CD Radio Cassette-Cor der Operating Instructions 3-263-561- 11 (1) © 2004 Sony Corporation CFD-E90[...]

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 23). 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 . 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 1, 2 Playing time[...]

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 *. Press the button again to resume play after pause. go to the next track Turn the jog dial clockwise. (On the[...]

6 Listening to the radio Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 23). 1 Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the display (direct power- on). 2 Hold down TUNE + or TUNE – until the frequency digits begin to change in the display. The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clea[...]

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 * VOLUME + has a tactile dot. 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 [...]

8 Playing a tape Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 23). 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 * VOLUME + and n have a tactile dot. xZ X m[...]

10 Recording on a tape Connect the supplied AC power cord (see page 23). 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. Total playing time Total track number DISPLAY Checking the total track number and playing time Press DISPLAY in stop mode. Locating a specific point in a track You can quickly find a specific point in a track while playing a CD. To locate Press a point whil[...]

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 “REP 1” ap[...]

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 ENTER. 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 MODE Jog dial u[...]

15 The CD Player To cancel Program Play Press MODE until “PGM” disappears from the display. To check the order of tracks before play Press ENTER. Every time you press the button, the track number appears in the programed order. To change the current program Press x once if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playing. The current program wi[...]

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 ENTER. The stations[...]

The Radio 17 Playing preset radio stations Once you've preset the stations, use the jog dial on the player or PRESET + , – 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 in [...]

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 23). 1 Hold down CLOCK/SLEEP/TIMER until “CLOCK” appears in the display. The hour digit flashes. 2 Turn the jog dial to set the current hour. Then press ENTER. The minute digits flash. Set the minutes by turning the jog dial until the correct minute is displayed. The Time[...]

20 4 Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want the music to go off. (Do as step 3.) 5 Select the music source (“Cd” or “RAdIO”) by turning the jog dial, then press ENTER. 6 Turn the jog dial to set the volume, then press ENTER. 7 Press STANDBY. The indication lights up and the power goes off. At the preset time, the power will go o[...]

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 CLOCK/SLEEP/TIMER until “SLEEP” appears in the display, and press ENTER. 3 Turn the jog dial to select the minutes until [...]

22 To cancel the sleep function Press POWER to turn off the power. Note When you are playing a tape using this function: If the tape length of one side is longer than the set time, the player will not go off until the tape reaches the end. Tips • You can fall asleep and wake up to different music. Set the waking up timer first (see page 20), turn[...]

Setting Up 23 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[...]

24 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 AAA (R03) batteries (not supplied). Replacing batteries With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months. Whe[...]

25 Side A Tab for side A Tab for side B 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 [...]

26 Tr oubleshooting 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[...]

27 CD Player The CD does not play or “no diSC” lights in the display even when a CD is in place. • Place the CD with the label surface up. • Clean the CD. • Take out the CD and leave the CD compartment open for about an hour to dry moisture condensation. • The CD-R/CD-RW was not finalized. Finalize the CD-R/CD-RW with the recording devi[...]

28 Remote The remote does not function. • Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if they are weak. • Make sure that you are pointing the remote at the remote sensor on the player. • Remove any obstacles in the path of the remote and the player. • Make sure the remote sensor is not exposed to strong light such as direct sunlig[...]

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 Audio emphasis 18 B Batteries for memory 23 for player 24 for remote 24 C CD player 12 Choosing power sources 23 Cleaning cabinet 29 tape heads and tape path 29 Connecting AC power cord 24 Creating your own program 14 D, E, F, G, H Demagnetizing the tape heads 29 Display 12 I, J, K Improving broadcast reception 7 L Listening to the radio[...]

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