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    © 2008 Sony Corporation AIR-SA20PK Wi r e l e s s A u d i o Sy s t e m AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) Operating Instructions 4-117-793- 32 (1)[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 2 GB WARNING T o reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to r ain or moisture. T o reduce the risk of re, do no t cover the ventila tion opening of the a pparatu s with newspapers, tableclo ths, curt ains, etc. Do not place the naked ame sour ces such as lighted candles on the a [...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 3 GB Disposal of waste batteries (applicable in the European Union and other European coun tries with separate collection systems) is symbol on the bat tery or on the packaging indicat es that the batt er y pro vided with this product shall not be treated as ho usehold waste. On certain batteries this symbol migh t[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 4 GB[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 5 GB T able of Contents Others T roubleshooting .................................32 Messages ............................................... 36 Precautions ........................................... 36 Specications ...................................... 38 Compatible iP od models ................. 40 Index .......[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 6 GB F eatures e AIR -SA20PK is an “S-AIR ” compa t ible packaged pr oduct that consi sts of one S-AIR main unit AIR -SA15Ti and two S-AIR su b units AIR -SA15R . Connecting the S-AIR main unit (herea er called “Main uni t”) wi th the S-AIR sub units (herea er called “Sub uni ts”) u sing “S-AIR [...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 7 GB Unpacking Check that yo u have all the follo wing items.  Main unit Main unit (AIR-SA15T i) (1) Wir eless transceiver (EZW -RT10 or EZW-RT10A ) (1)* Remote (RM-ANU045) (1) R03 (size AAA) ba tteries (2)* FM lead antenna (1) One of the follo wing two antenn as is supplied . or AM loop antenna (1) iPod Dock A dap[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 8 GB Guide to parts and controls Main unit (AIR-SA15Ti/Wireless Audio Transmitter) Front panel Rear panel[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 9 GB Guide to parts and controls Remote for the main unit (RM-ANU045)  ILL UMINA TION (31) Press t o change the illumina t ion brightness.  BAND (25) Press t o select FM or AM reception mode.  SYSTEM MENU (20, 23, 26, 35) Press t o enter the system men u.  POWER indicator (18) Lights up when the main uni t[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 10 GB  Display (11)  Remote sensor  ANTENNA jacks (16, 17) Connect the supplied FM lead an tenna and AM loop an tenna.  POWER switch (18, 32) Switc h for turning the ma in unit on or o.  iPod A UDIO OUT L/R jacks (27) iPod VIDEO OUT jack (27) Connect an optional A V system, such as a TV , etc.  S-[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 11 GB Guide to parts and controls  PRESET +/  (27) Press t o select a preset station.  DISPLA Y (23, 27, 28) Press t o view the information o n the display . Display  S-AIR mode indicator (23)  P AIRING indicator (19)  T ext information  T uner reception mode (25) T uner reception (25) Continued ?[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 12 GB Sub unit (AIR-SA15R/Wireless Speaker System) Front panel Rear Panel[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 13 GB Guide to parts and controls Remote for the sub unit (RM-ANU046)   (power) (18, 30, 35) Press t o turn on or o the s ub unit.  ST ANDBY indicator (32) Lights up when the sub uni t is turned o .  S-AIR CH (24, 26, 27) Press t o select t he S-AIR channel o f the connected main unit.   [...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 14 GB  CL OCK TIMER/MENU (21, 29) CL OCK TIMER/ENTER (21, 29, 31) Press t o set the clock and the Daily Timer .  VOL UME +/  (24, 29, 31) Press t o adjust the vo lume.  S-AIR indicator (19) Lights up while the sub unit is co nnected to the main unit. Flashes when the sub unit is no t connected to the main [...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 15 GB Guide to parts and controls Display  Timer indicator (29)  T ext information  Wireless str ength Indica tes the S-AIR signal strength.  Play/P ause  P AIRING indicator (19)[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 16 GB Getting Star ted Hooking up the syst em Main unit Sub unit  AM loop antenna  FM lead antenna (Extend it horizontally .)  White side for North American model  Brown side for other models  Wireless transc eiver W all socket W all socket or[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 17 GB Getting Star ted Continued   Wireless transceiver Insert the sup plied wireless transceiver (EZW -RT10 or EZW -RT10A) securely into the EZW -RT10 slot on the r ear panel of each unit. Check the orienta tion of the  mark when inserting the supplied wire less transceivers (EZW -RT10 or EZW - R T10A). Fail[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 18 GB T o use the remote Slide and r emove the bat tery compa rtment lid, and insert the two supp lied R03 (size AAA) batteries,  side rst, ma tching the polarities sho wn below . Remote for the main unit (RM-ANU045) Remote for the sub unit (RM-ANU046) Notes on using the remote  With no rmal use, the batterie[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 19 GB Getting Star ted Continued  4 Conrm the connection status. Once the connection between the main unit an d the sub units is established, the S-AIR indica tors o n the sub units light u p and “LINKED ” appears in the dis plays of the su b units fo r about 2 seconds. Tip U p to 10 sub units (sold separat [...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 20 GB 1 Place the sub unit to be paired near the main unit. Pair the m ain unit with the sub units one a t a time. 2 Check that the power of the main unit and the sub unit are turned on. 3 Check that the S-AIR ID of the main unit is the same as the S- AIR ID of the sub unit. 4 Press the P AIRING buttons on the rear pa[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 21 GB Getting Star ted 4 Press ENTER on the unit t o exit the system menu. Setting the clock of the sub units U se buttons o n the unit to set the clock. 1 Press  /  t o turn on the unit. 2 Select the clock set mode. Press CL OCK/TIMER MENU . If the current mode a ppears on the displa y , press  /  r epeat[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 22 GB Operations Selec ting the S -AIR mode When conn ecting to multiple su b units, you can lis ten to dieren t sound sources o n each sub unit (MUL TI SOURCE mode) or to the same sound source o n both sub units (P ARTY mo de) by selecting the S-AIR mode accordingly . U se t he main unit to set the S-AIR mode. [...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 23 GB Operations Press S-AIR MODE on the r emote repeatedly until the desir ed S-AIR mode indicator lights up in the display . e default set ting is underlined. MUL TI SOURCE: Select this s etting to list en to dieren t sound sources o n each sub unit. P ARTY: Select this s etting to list en to the same sound so[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 24 GB 3 Start playback. Operate the iP od to start playing the music. Y ou can also operate the iP od using the remo te (see “ T o control the iP od using the main unit ”). Using the sub units 1 Place an iP od on the iPod connector on the main unit. 2 Select the iPod channel. Press S-AIR CH r epeatedly until “iP[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 25 GB Operations T o use the main unit as a battery charger Y ou can use the main unit as a bat ter y charg er for the iP od when the main unit is on. e chargin g begins when the iPod is placed on the iP od connector . e charging s tatus a ppears in the iP od display . For details, r efer to the user’ s guide [...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 26 GB Using the sub units When a radio sta tion is tuned on the main unit, y ou can listen to tha t station by fo llowing the steps below . T o tune in a radio station usin g the sub units, that s tation needs to be preset beforeh and (see “ T o cal l up a pr eset radio station usin g the sub units ” (page 27)). 1[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 27 GB Operations 5 Press ENTER on the unit . 6 Repeat steps 1 through 5 to store other stations . Y ou can preset up to 20 FM a nd 10 AM station s. e preset statio ns are retained fo r about half a day even if you disconnect the power s upply co rd or if a power fa ilure occurs. T o c all up a preset radio station [...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 28 GB Changing the display Using the main unit T o view the information on the displa y Press D ISPLA Y on the remo te. Using the sub units T o change the information on the display while the sub unit is on Press D ISPLA Y on the unit. Each time you pr ess the but ton, the displa y changes as follows: When the sub uni[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 29 GB Operations Using the Timers e sub units o er two timer functions. If yo u use the Daily Timer with the Sleep Timer , the Sleep Timer ha s priority . U se buttons o n the unit to set the timers. Sleep Timer : Y ou can fall asleep to music. is function works even if the clock is no t set. Press S LEEP rep[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 30 GB 8 If you selected “ ALARM” in step 6, go to step 9. If you selected “ AUT O” in step 6, prepare the sound sour ce on the main unit. iPod: Select the track to be played back by the timer , and set the iP od to the pause mode. T uner: T une in the desired station (see “Listening t o the radio using the S[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 31 GB Operations T urning o the remote control func tion of the sub units When using the m ultiple sub uni ts near each other , all the sub units may r eceive the same signal from the remo te and the main unit ma y not function properly . T o preven t this, you can t urn o the remote contr ol function of the sub[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 32 GB Others T roubleshooting 1 Make sure the power supply cord and the pow er cord are correctly and rmly connected. 2 Find y our problem in the checklist below , and take the indicated corrective action. If the issue persis ts, contact your nearest Son y de aler . When bringin g the product in for repairs, be sur[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 33 GB Others  e main unit is paired with ano ther S-AIR sub unit. Cancel pa iring.  Place s o that the main uni t and the sub units ar e separated from o ther wireless devices.  Stop using an y other wireless devices.  e main unit or the sub unit i s turned o. M ake sure the power su pply co rd an[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 34 GB iPod There is no sound.  Make sure the iP od is connected securely .  Make sure the iP od is playing m usic.  Adjust the v olume of the sub uni ts.  Update yo ur iPod to use the la test soware. The iP od cannot be operated by the main unit or the sub units.  C heck that the iP o d and the main [...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 35 GB Others T o reset the main unit to fac tory settings If the main uni t still does not operate pro perly , reset the main unit to facto r y settings. 1 Disconnect and reconnect the power supply cord, and then turn on the unit. 2 Press SY STEM MENU on the unit. 3 Press TUNING/SELEC T +/  on the unit repeatedly u[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 36 GB Messages CANCEL : Time ou t without pairing. COMPLETE : P airing is completed. ID A : Sets the S-AIR ID to “ A. ” ID B : Sets the S-AIR ID to “B. ” ID C : Sets the S-AIR ID to “C. ” LINKED* : e sub unit is co nnected to the main unit. P AIRING : Pairing is in p rogress. RMT OFF* : e sub uni ts [...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 37 GB Others On safety  C omplet ely disconnect the power supp ly cord a nd the power cord fr om the wall socket (mains) if the main unit and the sub uni ts are not g oing to be used for an extended period of time. When un plugging the units, alwa ys grip the plug. N ever pull the cord i tself.  Should any solid[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 38 GB Specic ations Main unit (AIR-SA15Ti) Output A UDIO OUT : voltag e 775 mV , impedance 47 kilohms VIDEO OUT : Max. ou tput level 1 V p-p, un balanced, Sync. nega tive, load impedance 75 ohms (Composi te V ideo Out) Wir eless transceiver (EZW -RT10/EZW- RT10A) Communicatio n System: S-AIR Specication ver sion[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 39 GB Others Sub unit (AIR-SA15R) Amplier section DIN power o utput (ra ted): 3 + 3 watts (3 o hms at 1 kHz, D IN) Continuo us RMS power ou tput (r eference): 4 + 4 watts (3 o hms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Output  (stereo mini jack): Accep ts headphones wi th an impedance of 8 o hms or mor e Speaker section Speaker sys[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 40 GB Compatible iP od models Y ou can use the following iP o d models on the main uni t. Upda te your iP o d with the latest sowa re before u sing it. iPod to uch 2nd generatio n iPod na no 4th generatio n (video) iPod to uch 1st generatio n iPod na no 3rd generatio n (video) iPod clas sic iPod na no 2nd generatio[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) Others 41 GB Index A Alarm 29 Antennas 17 A utoma tic tuning 25 B Batteries 18 C Clock 21 Compatib le iPod 40 I Illuminatio n 31 Installatio n 6 iPod Charging 25 Controlling 24 Listening 23 iPod A UDIO OUT L/R 27 iPod Dock A dapters 17 iPod VIDEO O UT 27 M Main uni t 8 MUL TI SOURCE mode 22 O Other componen t hookup 2[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) 42 GB[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) Others 43 GB[...]

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    AIR -SA20PK.GB.4-117-793-32(1) Printed in China[...]