Sony CMT-NE5 manual

©2004 Sony Corporation 4-253-397- 11 (6) Micr o Hi-Fi Component System Oper a t ing Inst ructions Owner’ s Record The model and serial n umbers are located on the re ar of the unit. Re cord the seria l number in the space provi de d be low. Ref er to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regardin g this product. Model No. ____ ____ ______[...]

2 GB To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to rain or m oi st ur e. To prevent f ire , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, tabl e-cloths, c urtains, etc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an d le s on th e apparatus. To prevent fire or sho ck haz ard, do not place objects filled wit h l iqu id s , [...]

3 GB How to use this ma nu al ............. .... .......... 4 Playable discs ... ........... ........... ........... ...... 4 Getting Started Hooking up the sy stem........... ........... ...... 6 Setting the cloc k ............. ........... ........ ...... 8 CD/MP3 – Play Loading a disc ............. ... .... .................. ... 9 Playing a d[...]

4 GB • The inst ru ctions in th is manual are fo r mo d el CMT-NE5 and CM T- NE3. Ch eck you r model number b y looking at the front pan el. In t his ma nual, CMT-NE5 is used f o r illus t ra tion pur pose s unl es s state d ot he rw is e. Any differ ence i n o peration is c learl y indicat ed in th e text, for exampl e, “CM T-NE5 only”. • [...]

5 GB Notes on C D-R and CD -RW • Som e CD-Rs or CD-RW s cannot be p layed on thi s sy stem depend in g upo n the reco rdi ng quality or p hysical conditi on of the dis c, or the ch arac te ri st i cs of the re cordi n g device . Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been correctl y finaliz ed. For more information, see the oper ating [...]

6 GB Perform th e following pr ocedures 1 to 4 to hook up your s ystem us ing the s upp lied co rds an d access ories . 1 Connect the speakers. Conn ect the r ig ht and le ft spea ker cord s to the SPEAKER terminals as shown below. 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas. Set up th e A M lo op a ntenna, t hen con ne ct it. Plug type A Getting St ar ted Ho[...]

Getting Started 7 GB Plug type B Plug type C Note To prevent noise pic kup, keep t he antenna s away fr om the system an d other com pone nt s. 3 For models with a voltage selector, set VOLTAGE SE LECTOR to the local power line voltage. Th e voltage selector is located at the bo ttom of the apparatus. Ref e r to th e prin t o n y o u r sy s tem ’[...]

8 GB Use bu tto ns on th e r emote for th e op erati on. 1 Press ?/1 to turn o n the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 3 Press ./> repeatedly to set the hour. 4 Press EN TER. 5 Press ./> repeatedly to set the minute. 6 Press EN TER. The cloc k starts wo rking. To adjust the clock 1 Press CLO C K/ T IM ER SE T. 2 Press ./> until “CLOCK” [...]

CD/MP3 – Play 9 GB 1 Press Z PUSH OP EN/CL OSE on th e unit . 2 Place a disc with the label si de up on the CD compartment. 3 Press Z PUSH OP EN/CL OSE on th e unit again to cl ose the lid of the CD compartment. Notes • Do not use a d isc with tape , seals or past e on it as this may cause ma lf unc ti on. • Keep the len s on the CD play er c[...]

10 GB Other operations *C M T - N E 5 o n l y . Note s • You ca nno t change th e play m ode during playb ack. • Som e time ma y be neede d to st art playba ck of dis cs recorded in co mp le x confi gur a tions such as ma ny laye rs. • When the disc is in serted , th e p layer re ad s al l the audio tracks on that di sc. If the re are many a [...]

CD/MP3 – Play 11 GB You c an ma ke a progr am o f up t o 25 ste ps. You ca n sy nchro re cord the prog ra med tra ck s ont o a ca ssett e t ap e (page 16). MP3 audi o t ra ck s cannot be p layed on CM T - NE3. 1 Press CD to switch the function to CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly un til “PGM” a ppears. 3 Press ./> repeatedly un[...]

12 GB You c an pres et up to 20 FM s tations and 10 A M statio ns . You ca n th en tune in an y of thos e statio ns simply by select in g t he c orresp ond ing pres et num ber. Automatic tuning preset You can automat icall y tune in all o f the st ati ons that ca n be rece iv ed in your ar ea and the n st o re the ra di o fre qu en cy of the de sir[...]

T une r 13 GB To change the AM tuning interval (except for European model and Saudi Arabian model) The AM tuni ng in terval is factor y-preset to 9 kHz (or 10 kHz for some ar eas). To chan ge the AM tuning interval, tu ne in any AM sta tion first , then tu rn off the pow er by pr essing ?/1 . While holding TUNING +, press ?/1 . When you chang e t h[...]

14 GB Tips • To i mprove broadcast recepti on, adjust the su pplied antennas , or conn ect a c ommerciall y availab le external antenna . • When an FM stereo pr ogram ha s static noise, press FM MODE until “ MONO” appear s. There will be no stereo eff ect, but the r eception will improve. • Press TUNING MODE repeatedly unt il “AUTO” a[...]

Ta p e – P l a y 15 GB 1 Press Z PUSH OP EN on th e unit. 2 Load a recorded/recordable tape into the cassette holder. You ca n us e TYPE I ( no rmal). 1 Press TAP E to switch the function to TAPE. 2 Press N (or TAPE/ N on the unit). Other operations Tape – P lay Loading a tap e With the side you wa nt to play/reco rd facing forward. Playing a t[...]

16 GB You ca n reco rd a who le CD on a t ap e. You ca n us e TYPE I ( nor m al). Use bu tt o ns on the un it for the opera t io n. 1 Load a recordable tape. 2 Load a CD yo u want to record. For CMT -NE5 on ly: When you want to record an album fr om an MP3 disc, be sure to pre ss PLAY MODE to select ALBM, th en use ALBUM +/– to selec t the d esir[...]

T ape – Re cording /Sound Adjustme nt/Timer 17 GB You can ad just the bass a nd treble to enjoy m ore power fu l sound. Gener at i ng a more d ynami c soun d (Dyn am ic Sou nd Generator X-tra) Press DSGX on the unit. To cancel th e D SG X, pre ss DSGX on the unit again. Adjustin g the bass and treble You ca n ad just th e bass and treble . 1 Pres[...]

18 GB You c an wa ke u p to mus ic at a pres et tim e. M ake sure yo u ha ve set th e cl oc k (see “S etting th e clock ” on p age 8). Use bu tto ns on th e r emote for th e op erati on. 1 Prepare the so und source you want to play. • CD: Load a di sc. T o start from a spe cific track, ma ke a program ( see “Creating your o wn p rogram ” [...]

Timer 19 GB To ti mer record , you must first pre set the r a dio statio n (see “Presett in g radio sta tions” on page 12) and s et the cloc k (see “Se tting th e clock” o n pa ge 8). Use buttons on the remote for the operati on. 1 Tune in the preset radio station ( see “Listening to a preset station” on page 13). 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SE[...]

20 GB The cloc k displa y can be turn ed off to m inimiz e the am ou nt of pow e r cons um ed du ri ng stan dby (Powe r Sa ving Mode ). Press DISPLAY repeatedly while t he system is off until the clock display disappears. To ca ncel P ower Sa ving Mode Press DISPLAY while th e system is off. E ach time you pre ss the butt on, the disp lay switches [...]

Displa y/Optional Com ponents 21 GB To enhance your system, you can connect optio n al components. Refer to the operatin g instr uctions provid ed w i t h ea ch comp onent. A MD jacks Use audio c ords ( not suppl ied) t o connec t an optional analog componen t (MD deck, e tc.) to these j ack s. You can th en l i st en to the sou nd from th e compon[...]

22 GB Should you e ncou nter a proble m w ith your syst em, do t he follow ing: 1 Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are c orrectly and f irmly connected. 2 Find your prob lem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action. If the problem persis ts after doi ng all of th e above, co nsul t yo ur nea rest So [...]

T rouble shooting 23 GB The sound skip s. • Wipe th e disc cle an (page 26). • Repla ce the disc. • Try moving the sys tem to a place without vibration ( e.g. , on to p o f a stable sta nd). • Try movi ng the spea k ers away from the s ystem, or placing the m on se parate sta nds. W hen you l isten to a t rack with bass s ounds at high vol [...]

24 GB The sound is distorted. • Set the v olume of the conn ected comp onent lower . If the system still d oes not operate properly after performing the above measures, reset the system as follows : Use bu tt o ns on the un it for the opera t io n. 1 Disconnect the power cord. 2 Reconnect the power cord. 3 Press ?/ 1 to tu r n on the sy s tem . 4[...]

T rouble shooting 25 GB Other INVAL ID You pres se d an in va lid but ton.[...]

26 GB On oper ating vol tage • B efo re op erat ing t he syst em, chec k tha t th e ope rat ing voltage of your syste m is identica l with the vo ltage of your l ocal power supply. • The voltage s elector is loca ted at th e bottom of t he apparatus . On sa fety • The uni t is not disc onn ected from th e AC power source (m ains) as long as i[...]

Additio nal Inf ormation 27 GB To sa ve a ta pe perm anent ly To prevent a tape from bei ng acc ide nt al ly r e corde d over, break off the casse tt e tab from side A or B as illus trated . If you late r want to r euse the ta pe for recordin g, cov er the broken tab with a dhe si ve tape . Befor e placing a cas sette in the t ape deck Take up an y[...]

28 GB (6 ohm s at 1 kHz, 10% THD) European m ode l: DIN power outpu t (rated) : 16 + 16 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuo us RM S power out put ( r efe ren ce) : 20 + 20 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Music po wer output ( reference) : 33 + 33 W Other mode ls: The following mea sured at AC 230 V or AC 120 V, 50/ 60 Hz DIN power o utput (ra ted): 16 +[...]

Additio nal Inf ormation 29 GB Dimension s ( w/h/d ) Approx. 152 × 23 0.5 × 160 mm Mass Approx. 1.7 kg net per speaker General Power re quirements North American model: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Mexican mod el: 120 V AC, 60 Hz European model: 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz Australian model: 230 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Korean model: 220 V AC , 60 Hz Chinese model: 220 V[...]

30 GB Main unit ALBUM +/ –* 7 (10, 11) BAS S/TRE BLE 8 (17) Casse tte co mp artm e n t qf CD SYNCHRO qg (16) DISPLAY 0 (14, 20) Display win dow 5 DSGX 9 (17) PHONES jack qk PLAY MODE qj (9, 11) Remote se nsor 2 TUNER/BAND qs (12, 13) TUNING +/– 4 (12, 13, 17) TUNING MODE qj (12, 13) VOLUME qa (18 , 22) ?/1 (power) 1 (7, 18, 19, 24) .m/M> (sk[...]

Additiona l Inform ation 31 GB Remote control ALBUM +/– qa (10, 11) CD qh (9, 11, 16, 18) CLEA R qd (1 1) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2 (18, 19) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (8, 18, 19) DISPLAY ql (14, 20) ENTER 9 (8, 11, 12, 18, 19) EQ qs (17) FM MODE 4 (1 3) FUNCTION 6 (21 ) PLAY MODE qk (9, 11) REPEAT 4 (10 ) SLEEP w; (17 ) TAP E qg (15, 18) TUNER/BAND 5 (12, 13,[...]

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