Sony LBT-ZUX9 manual

©2007 Sony Corporation 3-100-770- 71 (3) Mini Hi-Fi Component System Operating Instructions Owner’ s Record The model an d serial n umbers are loc ated on the rear of th e unit. Reco rd the seri al number in the space provi ded below. R efer to them wh enever you c all upon yo ur Sony deale r regarding this produc t. M o d e l N o . S e r i a l [...]

2 US To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rai n or moisture. To prevent fi re, do not cover the ventilati on of the appara tus with news papers, tab le- cloths, c urtains, etc . And don’ t place li ghted candles on th e apparatus. To prevent fi re or shock haza rd, do not plac e objects filled with liquids[...]

3 US WARNING This equip ment has be en tested a nd found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur suant to Par t 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limi ts are design ed to provide reasonable pro tection agai ns t ha rmful interferen ce in a residential ins tallation. This equipment g enerates, u ses, and can radiate radio freq uency en[...]

4 US Table of Contents About this manual .... ........... ........ 3 Playable disc s ............... ........... .... 5 Playable/Rec ordab le USB devices .............. ............ ........ .. 6 Guide to parts a nd controls ........ .. 7 Hooking up the system .............. 15 Positioning the spea kers ...... ...... 17 Setting t he cl ock ........[...]

5 US Playable discs 1) MP3 (MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3) is a stand ard format defined by ISO/MPEG which compresses audio data. MP3 aud io tracks must be in MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 format. 2) A logical format of f iles and folders on CD- ROMs, defined by ISO (International Organization for St andardization). 3) This is a recording method that enables adding [...]

6 US This product is designed to play back discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies. Please be awa re that among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product. W[...]

7 US Guide to parts and controls This manual mainly explains operations using t he buttons on the unit, but the same operations can also be performed using the butto ns on the r emote having the same or similar names. Unit – Front view – Top view 12 3 4 6 57 wh wf ws wg ql qk qh wa wd w; qg qf qd qs qa q; 9 8 qj wj wl ef wk ed es ea e; Continue[...]

8 US 1 "/1 (on/standby) (pages 16, 17, 18, 25, 32, 44, 49, 55) Press to turn the syste m on or of f. B Function buttons: CD (pages 17, 19, 21, 24, 32, 34, 45) TUNER/BAND (pages 31, 45) TAPE A/B (pages 33, 45) Press to select a function. C MASTER VOLUME (pages 19, 27, 44, 49) Turn to adjust the volume. D OPERATION DIAL (pages 19, 28, 36, 40, 44[...]

9 US W EQ BAND/MEMORY (page 36) Press to select a frequency ba nd when adjusting the graphic equalizer. X ROCK (page 36) POP (page 36) JAZZ (page 36) DANCE (page 36) Press to select a preset effec t. USER EQ (page 36) Press to select a user equalizer setting. Y AMP MENU (page 44) Press to change the spectrum analyser display, adjust the brightness [...]

10 US es CD- SYNC/R EC 1 (page 24) Press to record from a disc onto the connected optional USB device (Digital music player or USB stor age media). Press to record a track from a disc onto the connected optional USB device (Digital music player or USB storage media). TAPE REC PAUSE/START (page 34) Press to record onto a tape. CD-TAPE SYNC (page 34)[...]

11 US – Display A Indicators for the disc tray (page 19). “ ” lights up when the disc is selected. “ ” lights up when there is a disc on the disc tray. B “MP3” lights up when an MP3 audio track is recognized. “CD” lights up when a disc is recognized. C Lights up when the USB function is selected (page 27). D Lights up when an opti[...]

12 US Remote 1 "/1 (on/standby) (pages 16, 18, 49) Press to turn the syste m on or of f. B CLOCK/TIMER SELECT (page 44) CLOCK/TIMER SET (pages 18, 43) Press to set the clock and the timers. C REPEAT/FM MODE (pages 23, 32, 54) Press to change the Repeat Play setting. Press to select the FM monaur al or stereo reception. D USB (page 27) Press to[...]

13 US G DISC SKIP (pages 17, 19, 20, 22) Press to select the next disc. H +/– (pages 19, 22, 25, 27, 34) Press to select a folder. I VOLUME +/– * (pages 19, 27, 44, 49) Press to adjust the volume. * The VOLUME + button has a tactile dot. Use the tactile dot as a re ference when operating the system. J EQ (page 36) Press to select a preset effec[...]

14 US C PAD A (page 40) PAD B (page 40) Press to add percussion sound . D FRONT BUILT-IN BEAM (page 45) BOTTOM BUILT-IN BEAM (page 45) Press to change the lighting effect of the beam. E ./> (go backward/go forward) (pages 19, 55) Press to select a track. +/– (tuning) (page 31) Press to tune in a radio station. (play) (page 19) X (pause) (pages[...]

15 US Getting Started Hooking up the system A Antennas Set up the AM loop an tenna, then connect it. Note Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords, the powe r cord and th e USB ca ble to avoid picking up noise. Getting Started 1 2 A B 4 3 5 6 C 1 To AM loop an tenna 2 To FM lead antenna 3 To front speaker (right) 4 To front speaker (left) 5 To[...]

16 US B Speakers The speak er connect ors are co l or-coded with their respective speaker terminals on the unit. Front sp eakers Surround spea kers Tip Connect the speaker cord s to the terminals on the front and surround speakers. 1) Front speakers only 2) Surround speakers only Notes • Be sure to use only th e supplied speakers. • Be sure to [...]

17 US Getting Started Attach the supplied speaker pads at each corner on the bottom of the speaker s to stabilize the speakers and to pre vent them from slippi ng. Example Front speakers Positioning the speakers There are 2 ways to place front speakers and the surround sp eakers. To create a party environment, we recommend that you place your speak[...]

18 US Setting the clock Use buttons on the remote for the operation. 1 Press "/1 to turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. The hour indication flashes in the display. If “PLAY SET?” fla shes in the display, press . or > repeatedly to select “CLOCK SET?”, then press ENTER. 3 Press . or > repeatedly to set the hour. 4 Press E[...]

19 US Disc Playing an AUDIO CD/ MP3 disc Example: When playing an AUDIO CD 1 Press CD. 2 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE. 3 Load a disc with the label side facing up on the disc tray. To load additional di scs, press DISC SKIP/EX-CHANGE to rotate the disc tray. 4 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray. Do not forcibly push the disc tray to close it as this m[...]

20 US * The elapsed playing time may no t be displayed correctly depending on the MP3 audio tracks. Notes • The following discs/situations can i ncrease the time it t akes to start p layback: – a disc recorde d with a complicated tr ee structure. – a disc recorded in Mul ti Session. – a disc to which data can be added (non-finalized disc). [...]

21 US Disc Using play mode You can play back the trac ks on a disc in original order or ra nd om order. 1 Press CD. 2 When playback is stoppe d, press PLAY MODE on the remote repeatedly until the indication of the play mode you want lights up in the display. 3 Press NX (or N on the remote). Notes • You cannot change the play mode during playback.[...]

22 US — Program Play You can make a program o f up to 25 steps from all the discs in the order you w ant them to be played back. You can program all the tr acks from a disc, all the MP3 audio tracks fr om a folder or a track as a step in the program list. You can synchr o record the program m ed tracks onto a tape (page 34) or a USB device (page [...]

23 US Disc Other operations Tips • The program you made remains in t he system’s m emory ev en after it ha s been played back. Press NX (or N on the remote) to play back the sa me program again. • If “--.--” appears i nstead of the total playing time during programming, t his means: – you have programmed a track in an AUDIO CD with trac[...]

24 US Recording from a disc onto a USB device You can record music from a disc to an optional USB device (Digital music player or USB stor age media) by connecting it to the (USB) port on the unit. You can record from an AUDIO CD or MP3 disc. The audi o fo rmat record ed by this system is MP3. The approximate size of the recording f rom an AUDIO CD[...]

25 US USB De vice For REC1 Recording: Press CD- SYNC/REC 1. “USB” lights up and “REC” flashes in the display. The display cycles through “CD-USB REC1”, “Push ENTER” and “xxxxxxByte Free Space” (remaining space on the USB device)*. * The display will only s how an integer. For example, if the memor y free space is 1.8 Gigabyte (G[...]

26 US REC1 Recording 1) In Program Play mode, the folder name is “FLDRxxx”, and the trac k name depends on the recording source (AUDIO CD or MP3 disc). 2) Up to 32 characters of th e name are assigned. 3) XXX is the folder number from 001 to 997. 4) XXX is the track number from 001 to 999. 5) A new track is recorded in the “REC1” folder eac[...]

27 US USB De vice Listening to music of a USB device You can listen to mu sic stored in an optional USB device (Digital music player or USB storage media) by connecting it to the (USB) port on the unit. This system can only play back MP3* audio track of the USB device. See “Playable/Recordable USB devices” (page 6) for a list of USB devic es th[...]

28 US Notes • The following sit uations can inc rease the time it takes to start playback: – the folder structure is compl ex. – the memory capacity is excessive. • When the USB device is connected, the system reads all the tracks on the USB device. If there are many fold ers or tracks on the USB device, it may take a long time t o finish r[...]

29 US USB De vice Using play mode You can play back the tra cks on an USB device in original order or r andom order. 1 Press (or USB on th e remote). 2 When playback is stoppe d, press PLAY MODE on the remote repeatedly until the indicator of the play mo de you want lights up in the display. 3 Press NX (or N on the remote). Notes • You cannot cha[...]

30 US Other operations Note The program list is cleared when you perform the erase operation. Tip The program you made remains i n the system’s memory even after it has been played back. Press NX (or N on the rem ote) to play back the same pr ogram again. — Repeat Play You can play back all the tra cks or a single track on an USB device repeate[...]

31 US Tu n e r Listening to the radio You can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station, or by manually tuning in the station. Use buttons on the remote for the operation. 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until “FM” or “A M” lights up in the display. 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “AUTO” light s up in the displa [...]

32 US You can use manual tuning to tune in a station with a weak signal if you know the frequency of the station. Use buttons on the remote for the operation. 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until “FM” or “AM” lights up in the display. 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “MANUAL” lights up in the display. 3 Press +/– repeatedly to tune[...]

33 US Ta p e Playing a tape You can use TYPE I (normal) tape. 1 Select a tape deck. Press TAPE A/B (or FUNCTI ON on the remote) repeatedly to select “TAPE A” or “T APE B”. 2 Load a tape. Press A Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE or B PUSH Z OPEN/CLOSE on the unit to open Deck A or Deck B. Push A Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE or B PUSH Z OPEN/CLOSE again to close the s[...]

34 US Recording onto a tape There are three wa ys to record on a TYPE I (nor mal) tape. CD-TAPE Sync hro Recordin g: You can record tracks from AUDIO CDs and MP3 discs onto a tape. T he recording level is adjusted automatically. Manual Record ing: You can record just the portion you want from an audio so urce, includ ing connected audio components.[...]

35 US Ta p e 5 For Manual Recording and Sound Mixing, start playing the source to be recorded. Tip If noise is he ard while reco rding from the radio, move the respective antenna to reduce the noise. 6 For Sound Mixing, start singing along with the music an d adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL. After you have finished, turn M IC LEVE[...]

36 US Adjusting the sound You can reinforce the bass and create a more powerful so und. Press GROOVE repeatedly. GROOVE ON* t Z-GROOVE ON* t GROOVE OFF t G ROOVE ON t … * The volume switches to power mode and t he equalizer c urve chan ges. Tip The default setting is “GROO VE ON”. Press one of the preset effect buttons to select the preset ef[...]

37 US Sound Adjust ment 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust the level of other frequency bands and surround effect. 4 Press ENTER. A user equalizer number f lashes in the display. 5 Turn OPERATION DIAL to select a user equalizer number (1~3) you want to store the equalizer setting. Select “EXIT?” to cancel stor ing. 6 Press ENTER. This setting is [...]

38 US Adding chorus – CH ORUS Press CHORUS repeatedly . Creating bubbling effect – AQUA Press AQUA repeatedly. Notes • You can only select the effector mode in CD, USB, AUDIO and VIDEO function. • The current e ffector mode is automati cally turns off when you: – turn off the system. – change the function. – s elect a nother effe ctor[...]

39 US Sound Adjust ment To change the sound movement Turn the X-ROUND JOG or press X-ROUND +/– on the X-T RANCE PRO remote repe atedly to ch ange the sou nd movement fr om one speake r to anothe r speaker duri ng MANUAL WAVE , MANUAL FADER a nd MANUAL BALANCE . To change the speed of sound movement Turn the X-ROUND JOG or press X-ROUND +/– on t[...]

40 US 5 By following the tempo of the music, press MAX PAD or JUMP PAD 4 times to input the tempo. Each time you press MAX PAD (or JUMP PAD), the flashing box will be replaced with an “M” (or “J”). The “MAX” and “JUMP” effect would be activated following the tempo of the music. These effects are activated following the input sequenc[...]

41 US Sound Adjust ment With the beat functions, you can en joy a variety of rhythms. They can be used with any source. 1 Press BEAT ON/OFF repeatedly to turn off the beat p attern. 2 Hold down BEA T PATTERN and turn OPERATION DIAL (or press BEAT PATTERN + or BEAT PATTERN – on the X-TR ANCE PRO remote repeatedly) to select the beat pattern you wa[...]

42 US You can select the speakers whi ch you want the sound to be outp ut. 1 Press SPEAKERS. Each time you pre ss the button, the display changes cyclically as follow: SPEAKERS A t SPEAKERS B t SPEAKERS A+B Notes • When X-ROUND mode is selected, the speaker system setti ng automatical ly changes to SPEAKERS A+ B. • When the headphones are conne[...]

43 US Other Operations Using the timer — Sleep Timer You can set the system to tu rn off after a certain time, so that you can fall asleep to music. Press SLEEP on the remote repeatedly. The minute display (turn-off tim e) changes. If you select “AUTO”, the system automatically turns of f after the playback of the disc, tape or USB stops or i[...]

44 US For Play Timer: Press . or > repeatedly until the audio source you want appears in the display, then press ENTER. The display will show the timer settings. For Recording Timer: The display will show the timer settings. Load a reco rdable tape into Deck B. 7 Press "/1 to turn off the system. The system turns on 15 seconds before the pr[...]

45 US Other Operations — Power Saving Mode The demonstration display and the clock display can be turned off to minimize the amount of power consumed during standby mode (Power Saving M ode) . Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is turned off. Demonstration 1) t No display (Power Saving Mode) t Clock 2) t Demonstration t … 1) The display [...]

46 US Viewing information in the display during CD and USB function Checking the elapsed playing time, remaining time and titles Press DISPLAY repea tedly during playback. Each time you press DISPLAY, the display changes fro m 1 t 2 t … t 1 t … When playing an AUDI O CD: 1 Elapsed playing time of the current track 2 Remaining time of the curren[...]

47 US Other Operations MP3 audio tracks with play mode other than “PROGRAM”: • When “ ” or “ SHUF” play mode is selected 1 Total number of tracks of the current folder an d folder n a me 2 Memory free space of connected USB device 3) 3 Clock disp lay (for 8 s econds) 4 Effect name (for 8 seconds ) • When play mode other than “ ”[...]

48 US Note The lighting effect may be different depending on the connected lighting devi ce or the type of music being played back. B AUDIO OUT jacks Use an audio cord to connect to the audio input jacks of an optional component (such as a VCR). Notes • There is no audio output from the AUDIO OUT jacks when you select the VIDEO or AUDIO function.[...]

49 US Additional Information Troubleshooting Should you encounter a problem with your system, do the following: 1 Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are connected correctly and firmly. 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action. If the problem persists after doing all of the above, co[...]

50 US There is seve re hum or noise. • A TV or VCR is placed too close to the unit. Move the unit away from the TV or VCR. • Move the unit away from the source of noise. • Connect the unit to a dif ferent wall outlet. • Install a noise filter (comme rcially available) to the power cord. The timer does not function. • Check the timer setti[...]

51 US Additional Information Disc player The disc tray does not op en and “LOCKED” appears in the display. • Consult your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized So ny service facil ity. The disc tray do es not close. • Load the disc corre ctly. • Always close the disc tray by pressing Z OPEN/CLOSE. Do not forcibly push the disc tray to c[...]

52 US The fold er, track, artist n ame or volume label do not appear prope rly. • Use a DATA CD that conforms to ISO 9660 Level 1/Lev el 2, or Joliet (expansion format). • The ID3 tag is not version 1 or versio n 2. • The character code that can be displayed by this system are as follows: – Upper cases (A to Z ) – Lower cases (a to z) –[...]

53 US Additional Information Are you using a suppor te d USB device? • If you connect an un s up p or ted USB device, the following problems may occur. See “Playabl e/Recordable USB devices” (page 6 ) for the supported device types. –T h e U S B device is not recognized. – Track or folder name s are not displayed on this s ystem. – Play[...]

54 US Playback doe s not start. • Turn off the system, then connect the USB device again. • Connect the supported USB device (page 6). •P r e s s NX (or N on the remote) to start playback. Playback doe s not start fro m the first track. • The system is in Program Play or Shuffle Play. Pres s PLAY MODE on the remote repeated ly until “SHUF[...]

55 US Additional Information The tape does no t e rase completel y. • The record/playback heads are magnetized (see “Demagnetizing the tape heads” on pa g e 58). There is exces sive wow or flutt er, or the sound drop s ou t. • The caps tans or pinc h rollers are d irty (see “Cleaning the tape heads” on page 58). Noise increa ses or the [...]

56 US One of the following messages may appear or flash in the display during operation. Disc/ Tape/ Timer No Disc There is no disc on the disc tray. No Tab You cannot record onto the tape because the tab has been remo ved fro m the tape. No Tape There is no tape in the tape deck. Not in Use You have pressed a button those opera tion is not allowed[...]

57 US Additional Information Protected! The USB device is write-pr otected. Push STOP! You tried to perform an opera tion that can be performed only when the playback is stopped. REC Error! Recording did not start, stop halfway or otherwise could not be perfor med (page 52). Removed The USB device has been removed. Step Full! You tried to program m[...]

58 US On placement • Do not place the syst em in an inclined position or in locations that are extremely hot, cold, dusty, dirty, or hum id or lacking adequate ventila tion, or sub ject to vibration, direct sunlight or a bright light. • Be careful when placing the unit or s peakers on surfaces that have been specially treated (for example, with[...]

59 US Additional Information Specifications AUDIO POWE R SPECIFICATION POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 6-ohm lo ad s, both chan ne ls driven, from 120 Hz – 10 kHz; rat es 160 watts p er channel min imum RMS power, with no more than 0. 7% total harmonic dist ortion from 250 m iliwatts to rated outp ut. Amplifier section The follow[...]

60 US Tuner section FM stereo, FM /AM superhet er odyne tuner FM tuner sect io n Tuning ra ng e 87.5 – 108. 0 MHz (100 kHz step) Antenna FM lead antenna Antenna t er minals 75 ohms unba lanced Intermediate f requency 10.7 MHz AM tuner sectio n Tuning ra ng e 530 – 1,71 0 kHz (with th e interval set at 10 kHz) 531 – 1,71 0 kHz (with th e inter[...]

61 US Index A AQUA 38 AUDIO CD 5 B Batteries 1 6 BEAM MODE 45 BEAT BLEND 40 BUILT-IN BEAM 45 Beat per Minute (BPM) 41 C CD-TAPE Synchro Recording 34 CD-USB Synchro Recording 24 CHORUS 38 COLD RESET 55 D DATA CD 5 DELAY 37 Demonstration 16, 45 Display 11 E EFFECTOR 37 F FLANGER 37 FM MODE 32 G GROOVE 36 H Handling discs 57 Hookin g up the optional c[...]

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