Sony CMT-HP7 manual

©2003 Sony Cor poration 4-246-667- 11 (1) Micr o Hi-Fi Component System Oper a ti ng Inst ructions Owner’ s Record The m odel and serial num bers are located on the rear of th e unit. Reco rd the serial num ber in the spac e provi ded be low. Ref er t o them whenev er you c all upon your Sony deale r rega rd ing th is pr od u c t. M od el No. __[...]

2 GB To pre vent f i re or shoc k hazar d, do not expos e the uni t to ra in or moist ur e. To preve nt f ire , do not cover the ven ti lat i on of th e appara t us with n ews pap ers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t plac e li ghted c andl es on th e appa rat us. To preve nt fi re or shock ha zard, do not plac e obje cts filled with liquid[...]

3 GB How to use this manu al .......... ... .... .... ...... 4 Playable discs .............. ....... ....... ........... ... 4 Getting Started Hooking up the s ystem....... ....... ........ ...... 6 Setting the cl ock .......... ....... ....... ........ ...... 8 CD/MP3 – Play Loading a disc ......... .... ... ................... ...... 9 Playing [...]

4 GB • This manual mai nl y expl ain s oper at ion s usi ng the remote, but the sa me operat ion s can al so be per for med usi ng th e butt ons on the un it havi ng th e same or si mila r names. • T he follow ing symb ols are u se d in th is manual . You can pl ay bac k the f ol lowi ng dis cs on thi s system . Other di sc s c ann ot be playe [...]

5 GB Notes on C D-R and CD-RW • Th is system can p la y CD -R/C D-RW discs edi ted by the us er. However , not e t hat pl aybac k of some di scs may no t be pos si ble depend in g on the re co rd ing dev ice u s ed fo r reco rding o r the d is c cond ition. • Disc s recorded on CD-R /CD -RW dr ives may not be pl ayed back be caus e of scra tche[...]

6 GB Perform t he fo llow i ng pr oc ed ures 1 to 4 to hoo k up you r sys tem us ing th e supp li ed co rds an d access or ies . 1 Connect the speakers. Connect the r ight and left spea ker co rds t o the SPE A KE R term i na ls as sho wn b elow . 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas. Set up the AM loop ant enna, t hen conne ct it. Note Kee p the anten[...]

Getting Started 7 GB 3 For models with a voltage selector, set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local power line voltage. Refer to the print on y o ur system ’s VOL TA GE S ELEC T O R for avai labl e sett i ngs. 4 Connect the po wer cord to a wal l outl et. Th e dem o nstra tion appe ars in the display. W he n you pr ess ?/1 , the syst em turns o n an d t[...]

8 GB Use butt ons on the r emote for th e oper ati on. 1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TI MER SET. 3 Press ./> repeatedly to set the hour. 4 Press ENTE R. 5 Press ./> repeatedly to set the minute. 6 Press ENTE R. The cl ock s ta rts worki ng. To adjust the clock 1 Press CLO CK/TIM ER SET. 2 Press ./> to s elect “C LOCK S[...]

CD/MP3 – Pla y 9 GB U s e b u ttons o n the u nit fo r t h e o p e ra tio n. 1 Press any one of buttons (DISC 1 Z – DISC 5 Z ). 2 Insert a disc with the l abel side up. Th e disc is dr awn in autom atica lly. To load anot her di sc, eje ct a di sc or pre ss one of the bu tt ons ( DISC 1 – 5) to s el ect an em p ty co m pa rt me n t (it is no [...]

10 GB 3 Press N on th e remote (or C D N on the unit). Other operations * 1 Yo u m ay not be ab le to searc h b etw een mu ltiple fi les. Al so, the t i me may not be di spl ayed c orr ect ly for so m e files. * 2 exce pt for M P3 aud io tracks * 3 DIS C 1 – 5 on th e unit are no t available w hen “AL L DISC S SH U F” is selected. Notes • F[...]

CD/MP3 – Pla y 11 GB You can play all the t rac ks or a si ngl e tr ack on a disc . Press REPEAT/FM MODE repeatedly until “REP” or “REP1” appears. REP: For al l the t ra cks on t he di sc( s), or all the tra ck s in th e alb u m up to fiv e tim e s. REP1: For a sing le tr ack only . To cancel Repeat Play Pre ss R E PEA T/FM M O DE re peat[...]

12 GB 6 Program additional d iscs or tracks. 7 Press N (or CD N on the uni t). Prog ra m Play st ar ts. Other operations Note W h en an 8 cm di sc is loaded in th e sy stem , it is imp ossible to select another disc to create a program . Tips • The pr ogra m you made r emains af ter Prog ram Play finishes. To p lay th e sam e program again, press[...]

T uner 13 GB Yo u can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 A M stat i ons. You can the n t une in any of t hose sta tio ns sim ply b y selec ting th e corre spon d ing pres et n umber. Auto mat ic t un ing pre set Y ou can au tom a tica lly tu ne in a ll of the s tatio ns that can be r ecei ved in your a rea and t hen st or e the ra di o fre quenc y [...]

14 GB To change the AM tuning interval (except for European, Russian, Middle Eastern and P hilippine models) The AM tuni ng in terv al is f act ory- pr eset to 9 kHz (or 10 kHz for some areas) . To change the AM tunin g int er val, tu ne in a ny AM stat io n fir st , then turn off the system. W hil e holding TU NER/ BA ND on the unit, press ?/1 on [...]

T uner 15 GB What i s the Ra dio Dat a System? Radio Dat a Syst em (RDS) i s a broa dcas ti ng ser vi c e th at allo ws ra d io sta tio ns to s end additional information along w ith the regular progr am si gna l. RDS i s a vail ab le only on FM sta tio ns .* Note RDS m ay not work p rope rl y if t he st at ion you ar e tune d in is n ot transm itt[...]

16 GB 1 Slide the lid open with your hand. 2 Insert a tape. To rem ove the tape, lift up the tape from the side as sho wn in the ill u s tra ti o n . 3 Slide the lid close with your hand. Yo u can us e TY P E I (norm al) tape. 1 Load a tape. 2 Press TAPE A/B on the remote (or FUNC TION on the uni t re pea tedly ) un til “TAPE” appears. 3 Press [...]

Ta p e – R e c o r d i n g 17 GB Yo u can re co rd a who le C D on a t ap e. Yo u can us e TY PE I (norma l) tape. The rec o rd i n g level is ajuste d auto mati ca lly. U s e b u ttons o n the u nit fo r t h e o p e ra tio n. 1 Load a recordable tape. 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly (or TAPE A/B on th e remote) u ntil “ TAPE” appears. 3 Press PL[...]

18 GB You can re inf orce t he bas s and cr eat e a more pow erful so und. Press GROOVE. Ea c h tim e yo u press th e butto n, the d i sp lay change s as fol lows: GROOVE ON* y GROOVE OFF * The vol ume swi tche s to power mode, t he equal iz er cu r ve ch an ge s , a nd “ GROOVE ” l i gh t s up. Select ing t he effe ct fro m t he music menu Pre[...]

Sound Adjustm ent 19 GB Press SURROUND on the remote. Each t ime you pr ess the bu tt on, the di spl ay ch ange s as fo llow s: SURROUND ON* y SUR ROUND OFF * “ SURR” light s up. Selecting th e surround effect[...]

20 GB You can set the sy stem to t urn of f aft er a cer ta in tim e , so th at y o u can fa ll a s le ep to m usic . Use butt ons on the r emote for th e oper ati on. Press SL EEP repeate dl y . Ea c h tim e yo u press th e butto n, the m inute display (the turn -off ti me) changes cycli cally as foll ow s: AUTO* t 90M IN t 80 MIN t 70MI N t … t[...]

Timer 21 GB Other operations Notes • You cannot act ivat e the Daily Ti mer and r ecord ing timer at the same tim e. • If you us e the Dail y Timer and t he Sl eep Ti mer at the sam e time, the Slee p Time r ha s pr iority. • If the sy stem is on at the preset tim e, the Daily T imer will not be acti vat ed. • You cannot use t he optio nal [...]

22 GB Other operations Note s • You canno t ac ti vate the Daily Ti mer and re cordi ng tim e r at th e s a m e ti m e . • If you use th e recording tim er and the Sleep Timer at the same tim e, the Sleep Time r has priorit y. • If the system is on at the preset ti me, the timer recordin g w ill not be activated . • The vol ume is reduce d [...]

Display 23 GB You can cha nge th e bri ght ness of th e disp lay’ s ba ckligh t. Press DIMMER on the unit repeatedly. Each t ime you pr ess the bu tt on, the br ig htne ss ch ange s cy clically as follo w s: DI MMER 1 t D I MMER 2 t D I MMER 3 t DI MMER OF F You can ch eck t he pla ying time and r emain ing tim e of the curre nt tr a c k or th at[...]

24 GB Checkin g the t otal playin g time and tit les (CD) Press DISPLAY repeatedly in stop mode. Ea c h tim e yo u press th e butto n, the d i sp lay change s cycl ica lly as foll ows: x When a CD is in Normal Play mod e TOC displ ay* 1 or to tal n umb er of alb um s on the curren t disc * 2 or total num ber of tracks on t he curren t alb um * 2 t [...]

Optional Componen ts 25 GB To e nh an ce yo u r sy stem , you c an co nn ec t o ptio n a l co m po n en ts. R efe r to the ope ra tin g in str uc tio n s provi ded wi th ea ch compone nt . A OPTICAL CD DIGIT AL OUT jack U se a digital o ptical ca ble (s quar e, no t supp lied ) to con nect an opti o nal di gi tal componen t ( MD de ck, etc .) to th[...]

26 GB Record in g audio fr o m a connec ted componen t 1 Connect audio cords. 2 Start recording m anually. See “Recording on a tape manually” on page 17. Reco rding on a co nn ecte d compon ent 1 Connect a digital optical cable. See “Hooking up optional com ponents” on page 25. 2 Start recordi ng. Refer to the operating instructions provide[...]

T rouble shooting 27 GB Shoul d you enco unte r a p robl em with you r syst em, do the foll owin g: 1 Make sure the power co rd and speak er cords are correctl y and firm ly connect ed. 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist b elow and tak e the indicat ed corr ect ive acti on. If the problem persists after doing all of the above, con[...]

28 GB CD/MP3 player “LOC K ED ” appe ars. • Cont act your Sony de ale r o r l ocal au thor iz ed Sony service facility. The di sc does not eje ct . • You cannot eje ct t he dis c duri ng CD Synchro Record ing. Pre ss x to cancel the C D Syn ch ro Record ing, the n pres s an y one of t he butt ons (DIS C 1 Z – DISC 5 Z on the unit) to ejec[...]

T rouble shooting 29 GB Tape deck The tape does not re cor d or pl ay, or ther e i s a decrease in so un d level. • Th e head s are dirty. Clean them (page 32). • The record /playbac k heads are m agne tised. Dem agnetise them (page 32). The tap e does not eras e complet el y. • The record /playbac k heads are m agne tised. Dem agnetise them [...]

30 GB One of th e fol lo wing mess ages may ap pear or fla sh i n the di spla y duri ng ope ra tio n. CD/MP3 NO DI SC There is no disc in the player. NO STEP Th ere is no progra m step. OVER You have rea ched t he end of t he di sc while pres si ng and hol ding M during pl aybac k or paus e. PUSH STO P You presse d PLAY M ODE duri ng playba ck. STE[...]

Additional Inf ormation 31 GB On oper ating volt age Befo re o pe rating th e system , check that the op er ating volt age of your s yste m is i dent i cal wit h the vol tage of your loc al power suppl y. On sa fet y • The unit i s not di sconne cte d from the AC power sourc e (mai ns) as l ong as i t is connec te d to th e wall outlet, even if t[...]

32 GB Cleani ng th e cab inet Clean the cab inet, panel and co ntrols w ith a soft cloth sli g htl y m oiste ned w ith mild dete rge n t so lu tion . D o no t use a ny type of abra si ve pad, scour ing po wder or sol vent such as thi nne r, benzen e or al co hol. To save a ta pe permanen tly To p reven t a tape fr om being acc iden tally r eco rded[...]

Additional Inf ormation 33 GB CD player section Syste m Compact dis c and digi t al audio s yst em Laser Semicondu ctor l aser ( λ =780 nm) Emissi on dura tio n: conti nuous Frequenc y res ponse 2 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.5 dB) Wavelengt h 780 – 790 nm Signal -t o-noi se r ati o M ore tha n 90 dB Dynamic ra nge M or e tha n 90 dB Tape deck section Rec[...]

34 GB Main unit CD SYNC 9 (17) DIMMER ql (23) DISC 1 – 5 qs ( 9, 10, 11, 29) Disc slot qf DIS PL AY 6 ( 15, 22, 23, 29) Displ ay window 3 FUNCT ION w; (9, 1 1, 16, 17, 25) GROOVE qj (1 8) PHONES j ac k qd PLAY MODE 7 (9, 11, 16, 17, 21) PRESET EQ qk (18) PRESET/ ALBUM +/– wa (10, 11, 1 3, 14) REC P AUSE/ S TART 0 ( 17) Remote se nsor 2 REPEAT 8[...]

Additional Inf ormation 35 GB Remote control ALBUM +/ – qf (10, 11) CD ql (9, 11, 17) CLE AR 5 (12) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2 (21 , 22) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 ( 8, 20, 21) DIS PLAY 6 (15, 22, 23, 2 9) D. S KIP 7 (1 0, 11) ENTER qh ( 8, 11, 13, 20, 21) GAME (MD) * 1 q; (17, 25) GROOVE qd ( 18) IL LUMI NATI ON* 2 qg PLAY MODE w; ( 9, 11, 16, 17, 21) PRESET E[...]

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