Sony CMT-NEZ5 manual

©2005 Sony Cor poration 2-582-894- 14 (1) Micr o HI-FI Component System Oper ating Instructions Owner’ s Record The model and serial numbers are l ocated o n the rear o f the unit . Record th e seria l number in the space provide d below. Refer to the m whenever you cal l upon your Sony dealer regardin g this pro duct. Model No. ________ ______ [...]

2 GB To red uce t he r isk of fire or el ectri c shock, do not expo se this appar atus to rain or moisture . To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the venti lation of the appar atus w ith ne wspape rs, tabl eclo ths, curtai ns, etc. And don’t pla ce light ed candles on th e apparatus. To reduce t he risk of fire or el ectric s hock, do not pla[...]

3 GB How to use this manu 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[...]

4 GB • The inst ru ct ions in th is m anual are fo r mo d el CMT-NEZ 5 and CMT- NEZ 3. Che ck your model number b y looking at the front p anel. In th is m an u a l, C M T- NE Z 3 is use d f or illust ratio n purpo ses u nles s sta te d ot he rw is e. Any differ ence in ope ration is c learl y indicate d in the text, for example, “CMT- NEZ5 onl[...]

5 GB Notes on C D-R and CD -RW • Som e CD-R s or CD- RWs ca nnot be p layed on thi s system depe nding upo n the r ecord ing quality or p hysical conditi on of the d isc, or the ch arac terist ics of the recor din g device . Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been correctl y finaliz ed. For more information, see the operating in st[...]

6 GB Perform th e following procedures 1 to 4 to hook up your s ystem using th e supp li e d cord s and acces sories. CMT-NEZ3 is used fo r illust ratio n purpos e. 1 Connect the speakers. Conn ect the r ight and left sp eaker cord s to the SPE A K E R ter min al s o n th e un it as show n be low. 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas. Set up th e A M l[...]

Getting Started 7 GB Plug type A Plug type B Plug type C Note To prevent noise pic kup, kee p the a ntennas awa y from the system an d other component s. 3 For models with a vo ltage selector, set VOLTAGE S ELECTOR to t he loc al power line voltage. The voltage selector is lo cated at the rear of the apparat us. Refer to the print on your system’[...]

8 GB Use bu tt o ns on th e r em o te for th e oper at i on. 1 Press ?/1 to turn o n the unit. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 3 Press . or > repeatedly to set the hour. 4 Press EN TER . 5 Press . or > repeatedly to set the minute. 6 Press EN TER . The cloc k s tarts wo rk ing. To adjust the clock 1 Press CLO C K/ T IM ER SE T. 2 Press . or > rep[...]

CD/MP3 – Play 9 GB 1 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOS E on t he unit . 2 Place a disc with the label side up o n the CD compartment. 3 Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOS E on t he unit again to cl ose the lid of 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 pl ay er cl ean[...]

10 GB 3 Press N (or CD/ NX on the unit) . Other operations Note s • You ca nno t change th e play m ode du ring pl ayback. • Some time may be nee de d to st art playba ck of dis cs recorded in co mp le x configur a tions such a s ma ny laye rs. • When the disc is in s erted , th e p la yer read s al l the audio tracks on that disc. I f there [...]

CD/MP3 – Play 11 GB You c an ma ke a pr ogram of up to 25 ste ps. You can sy nchr o recor d the prog ram med tr acks ont o a ca ss ette tape (pag e 16). 1 Press CD (or FUNCTION repeatedly) t o switch the fun ction to CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until “PGM” a ppears. 3 Press . or > repeatedly until the desired track number[...]

12 GB You c an pres et up to 20 FM stat ions an d 10 AM statio ns . You ca n then tun e i n an y of thos e statio ns simpl y by select in g t he c orre sp ond ing pres et n umber . Automatic tuning preset You can automat icall y tune in all o f the st ati ons that ca n be rece ived in yo ur ar ea and the n st ore the ra di o frequ ency of the desir[...]

T une r 13 GB To change the AM tuning interval (except for European and Saudi Arabian models) The AM tuni ng interv al is factory- pres et to 9 kHz (or 10 kHz for so me ar eas) . To cha nge th e AM tuning interval, tu n e in any AM s tation first, then turn of f the system. While hold ing TUNER/ BAND, press ?/1 on the unit. When you cha nge the int[...]

14 GB Listen ing to no n-prese t radio station — Manual Tunin g 1 Press TUNER/BAND (or FUNCTION repeatedly) to s witch the function to tuner. 2 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM”. 3 Press TUNING MODE repeatedl y until “AUTO” an d “PRESET ” disappear from the display. 4 Press + or – (or TUNING + or – on the unit[...]

Ta p e – P l a y 15 GB 1 Press PUSH OPEN/CLOSE Z on the unit . 2 Load a recorded/recordable tape into the cassette holder. You ca n us e TYPE I ( norma l) tape . 1 Loa d a t a pe . 2 Press TAPE (or FUNCTION repeatedly) to switch the function to TA PE. 3 Press N (or TAPE/ N on th e unit). Other operations Tape – P lay Loading a tap e With th e s[...]

16 GB You ca n reco rd a w ho le C D on a t ape. You ca n us e TYP E I ( norma l) tape . Use bu tt o ns on th e un it for the ope ra tion. 1 Load a recordable tape. 2 Load a disc yo u want to reco rd. When you want to recor d an album from an MP3 disc, be sure to pre ss PLAY MODE to select ALBUM, then press + or – to selec t the d esired albu m b[...]

T ape – Re cor ding/Sound Adju stment/Timer 17 GB Gener ati ng a mo r e d ynami c soun d (Dyn am ic Sound Generator X-tra) Press DSGX on the unit. Each time you pre ss th e bu tto n, th e di sp lay chan ges as foll o w s: DSGX ON y DSGX OFF Adjust ing the b ass and t reble You can ad just the bass a nd treble to enjo y more power fu l soun d. 1 P[...]

18 GB You c an wa ke u p to musi c at a preset tim e. M ake sure yo u ha ve set th e cl oc k (se e “S etting th e clock ” on p age 8). Use bu tt o ns on th e r em o te for th e oper at i on. 1 Prepare the so und source you want to play. • CD: Loa d a disc. To star t fro m a speci fic track, ma ke a program ( see “Cre ating your o wn p rogr [...]

Tim er 19 GB You can re cord a pres et r adio stati on f rom a specifi ed time. To ti mer record , you must firs t preset t h e radio statio n (see “Presetting radio statio ns” on page 12 ) and set the cloc k (see “Se tting the clock” o n page 8 ). Use buttons on the remote for the operati on. 1 Tune in the preset radio station ( see “Lis[...]

20 GB The cloc k disp lay can be tu rned of f to min imize the am ou nt of pow e r cons ume d du ring st an dby (Powe r Sa ving Mode ). Press DISPLAY repeatedly wh ile the system is off until the clock display disappears. To ca ncel P ower Savi ng M ode Press DISPLAY while th e syste m is off . Each time you pre ss the butt on, the d isplay swit ch[...]

Displa y/Optional Component s 21 GB To enhance your system, you can connect option al componen ts. Refer to the operating instr uc tio n s provid ed w i t h ea ch com p onent . A AUDIO IN jack Use audi o cord s (no t supp lied) to conn ect an optional anal og component (Portable Audio Player , etc. ) to th is jack . You can t hen r ecord or listen [...]

22 GB Should you encou nter a pr oblem with your syst em, do the fo llow 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 afte r doing all of the above, co nsul t yo ur nea re st So ny[...]

T roubles hooting 23 GB The color irre gularity on a TV screen pe rsists. • Move the speakers farther away from th e TV set. Speakers So unds com e fr om on e ch ann el, or unbalanced left and r ight volume. • Check t he speak er conn ections and place ment. CD/MP3 player Play d oes no t sta rt. • Wipe th e disc c lean (page 26). • Repla ce[...]

24 GB Tape deck The tape does not record or play, or there is a decrease in s ound level. • The hea ds are dir ty. Cl ean th em (page 27). • The recor d/ playbac k he ad s are ma gne ti zed. Demagne ti ze th em (pa ge 27). The tape does no t erase completely. • The recor d/ playbac k he ad s are ma gne ti zed. Demagne ti ze th em (pa ge 27). [...]

T roubles hooting 25 GB One of th e fo llow i n g me ss age s ma y ap pear or flash in t he di s play dur ing op er at ion . CD/MP3 FULL You trie d to pr ogr a m 26 or mor e tr acks (steps). NO DISC There is no dis c in the play er. NO STEP All of the p rogram ed tracks have been e rased. OVER You have re ached the end of the dis c while pressing a[...]

26 GB On oper ating vol tage • B efo re o pera ti ng t he s yst em, chec k t hat th e ope rat ing voltage of your syste m is identi cal with th e voltage of your l ocal powe r supply . • The voltage select or is located a t th e rear of the apparatus . On sa fety • The uni t is not disc onn ected fr om th e AC power source (m ains) as long a [...]

Additional I nfo rmation 27 GB To sa ve a ta pe per man ently 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 si de A or B as illus trat ed. If you late r want to r euse the tape f or recor ding, c over the broken tab with a dhe si ve ta pe . Befor e plac ing a c asset te in th e tape deck Take up [...]

28 GB CMT -NEZ3 North-Ameri can model: Continuo us RMS power output ( reference): 10 + 10 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% TH D) European m odel: DIN power outpu t (rated): 11 + 11 W (6 oh ms a t 1 kHz, DIN) Continuo us RMS power output ( reference): 15 + 15 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% TH D) Music po wer output ( reference) : 28 + 28 W Other mode ls: The follow[...]

Additional I nfo rmation 29 GB General Power re quirements North American model: AC 120 V, 60 Hz Mexican mod el: AC 120 V, 60 Hz European model : AC 230 V, 50/60 Hz Australian m odel: AC 230 – 2 40 V, 50/60 Hz Korean model: AC 220 V, 60 Hz Chinese mode l: AC 220 V, 50/6 0 Hz Taiwanese m odel: AC 120 V, 50/60 Hz Argentine mo del AC 220 V, 50/60 Hz[...]

30 GB Main unit CD SYNC qk (16) Display win dow 6 DSGX 3 (17) PHONES jack qd PLAY MODE 5 (9, 11, 16) Remote sensor 2 Tape deck qs (15 ) TUNER/BAND qg (12, 13, 16) TUNING +/– q; (12, 13) TUNING MODE 5 (12, 13) VOLUME control 9 (18, 22, 24) ?/1 (power) 1 (7, 13, 18, 20, 24) z PAUSE/START 4 (16 ) Z PUSH O P EN /C LOS E (C D open/close ) 7 +/– 8 * [...]

Additional I nfo rmation 31 GB Remote control CD qh (9, 11, 16, 18) CLEA R qd (1 1) CLOCK/TIMER SELE CT 2 (18, 19) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (8, 18, 19) DISPLAY ql (14, 20, 20) ENTER 9 (8, 1 1, 12, 18, 19) EQ qs (17) FM MODE 4 (1 4) FUNCTION 6 ( 9, 11, 12 , 13, 15) PLAY MODE qk (9, 11 , 16 ) REPEAT 4 (10) SLEEP w; (17 ) TAP E qg (10, 15, 18) TUNER/BAND 5 ([...]

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