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    © 2008 Sony Corporation CMT -HX80R M i c r o H I- F I Co m p o n e n t Sy s t e m CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) Operating Instructions 3-452-364- 11 (1)[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 2 GB WARNING T o reduce the risk o f re, do not co ver the ventila tion opening of the ap paratus wi th newspapers, tableclo ths, curt ains, etc. Do not place the naked ame sour ces such as lighted candles on the a pparat us. T o reduce the risk o f re or electric shock, do not expose this appara tus to drip [...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(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 battery pro vided with this product shall not be treated as ho usehold waste. By en suring these batteries ar e dispose[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 4 GB T able of Contents Guide to parts and controls ............. 5 Information on the display ............... 9 Getting Started Hooking up the system securely .................................................. 10 Setting the clock ................................12 Basic Operations Playing a CD/MP3 disc .............[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 5 GB Guide to parts and controls Guide to parts and controls is man ual mainly explains opera tions using the remo te, but the same o perations can also be per formed usin g the butto ns on the unit ha ving the same or similar names. Unit Front panel T op panel Continued [...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 6 GB Remote   /  (power) button (page 12, 25, 29, 30) Press t o turn on the system.  ST ANDBY indicat or (page 22, 26) Lights up when the system is t urned o.  Remote sensor (page 26)  Unit: VOL UME control (page 13, 14, 19, 21) Remote: VOL UME +/  button (page 13, 14, 19, 21, 25) T ur n or pr [...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 7 GB Guide to parts and controls Remote:  (play) button,  (pause) button Press t o start or pause playback. Unit: TUNER/BAND button (page 14) Press t o select t he TUNER function. Press t o select DAB, FM o r AM reception mode. Unit: DMPORT  (play/pause) button Press t o select t he DMPO RT function. Press[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 8 GB  Sound buttons (page 22) Unit: DSGX button Remote: EQ button Press t o select t he sound eect.  CLEAR button (page 23) Press t o delete a pre-p rogrammed track or le.  TIMER MENU button (page 12, 25) Press t o set the clock and the Play Timer .  T OOL MENU button Press t o select a menu when usi[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 9 GB Guide to parts and controls Informa tion on the display  Play/P ause  T uner reception mode (page 14) T uner reception (page 14)  REC (page 15)  T ext information  Audio format  Play mode (page 13, 20)  DSGX (page 22)  Timer (page 25)  USB MEMORY Lights up when an o ptional USB device i[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 10 GB Getting Star ted Hooking up the syst em sec urely  FM/DAB lead ant enna (Extend it horizontally .)  White side for North American model  Brown side for other r egions  AM loop antenna  Connect white side.  75-ohm coaxial cable with F male type connec tor (not supplied) Left speaker Right speake[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 11 GB Getting Star ted  Speakers Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER jacks.  Po wer Connect the power cord t o a wall s ocket. If the pl ug does not t the wall socket, detach the supp lied plug adapt or (only for models equi pped with an adapt or).  FM/AM ant ennas Find a locatio n and an orien tation[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 12 GB Notes  With no rmal use, the batteries should last fo r about six mo nths.  Do not mix an old batt er y with a new one or mix dieren t types of batteries.  If you do not use the r emote for a lo ng period of time, remo ve the batteries to a void damag e from bat ter y leakage and co rrosion. T o run [...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 13 GB Basic Operations Basic Operations Playing a CD/MP3 disc 1 Select the CD func tion. Press FUN CTION +/  (or FUNCTION o n the unit)  repeatedly . 2 Place a disc. Press   o n the unit, and place a disc with the label side up on the disc tray . T o clos e the disc tray , pres s   on the unit again.[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 14 GB Listening to the radio Before yo u can receive D AB, yo u must co mplete the D AB Aut omatic Scan procedure (see “T o run the DAB A utoma tic Scan ” (page 12)). 1 Select “ TUNER DAB, ” “ TUNER FM” or “ TUNER AM. ” Press FUN CTION +/  (or TUNER/ BAND o n the unit)  repeatedly . 2 Select the [...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 15 GB Basic Operations T o tune in a station with a w eak signal (FM/AM bands only) If “TUNED” does no t appear and the scanning does not sto p, pr ess TUNING MODE  r epeatedly until “ A UTO ” and “PRES ET ” disap pear , and then pr ess +/  (or TUNE +/  on the uni t)  repeatedly to t une in the[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 16 GB When USB ca ble connection is necessary , connect the USB cable supp lied with the USB device to be connected. See the operation man ual supplied with the USB device to be connected for details o n the operation method. 2 Select the CD func tion, then load the disc to transfer music . 3 Press PLA Y MODE  repe[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 17 GB Basic Operations T o select the memor y on the USB device If the USB device has mo re than one memory (for exam ple, internal memo r y and a memo r y card), yo u can select which memory to read to and then start transferring. 1 Connect the USB device to the (USB) port  . 2 Select the USB func tion. Press FUN [...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 18 GB F older and le generation rules When rst tran sferring music to a n USB device, a “MUS IC” folder is creat ed directly below the “R O OT . ” Folders a nd les are genera ted within this “MUS IC” folder as fo llows. SYNC REC 1) Music source Folder name F ile name MP3 Same as the mu sic source [...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 19 GB Basic Operations Listening to music of an USB device Y ou can listen to m usic stor ed in the USB device. e audio f ormats that ca n be played back by this system a re as follows: MP3*/WMA*/AAC* See “Com patible USB devices with this system ” (page 35) fo r a list of USB devices that can be connected to t[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 20 GB T o change the play mode Press P LA Y MODE  repeatedly while the USB device is stop ped. Y ou can select normal play (“ ” for all les in the folder on the US B device), shue play (“S HUF” or “ SHUF”), or pr ogram play (“ PGM”). Notes on the USB device  Y ou canno t change the pla y mo[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 21 GB Basic Operations Using optional audio components 1 Connect additional audio component to the A UDIO IN jack  on the unit using an audio analog cord (not supplied). 2 T urn down the volume. Press V OLU ME  (or turn the V OL UME con trol on the unit)  . 3 Select the AUDIO IN function. Press FUN CTION +/ ?[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 22 GB Adjusting the sound T o add a sound eect T o Press Generate a more d ynamic sound (Dynamic Sound Generato r X-tra) DSGX  on the unit. Set the sound eect EQ  repeatedly to select “BA SS” or “TREBLE, ” and then press +/   repeatedly to ad just the level. Changing the display T o Press Cha[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 23 GB Other Operations Other Op era tions Creating your o wn program (Prog ram Play) 1 Select the desired function. CD Press FUN CTION +/  (or FUNCTION o n the unit)  repeatedly to select the CD function. USB Press FUN CTION +/  (or FUNCTION o n the unit)  repeatedly to select the USB function. 2 Press PLA[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 24 GB Presetting radio stations Y ou can pr eset your favo rite radio station s and tune them in instan tly by selecting the correspon ding preset number . U s e but tons on the r emote to pr eset station s. 1 T une in the desired station (see “Listening to the radio ” (page 14)). 2 Press TUNER MEMORY  . 3 Pres[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 25 GB Other Operations Using the Timers e system o ers two timer functions. If yo u use the Play Timer with the Sleep Timer , the Sleep Timer has p riority . Sleep Timer: Y ou can fall asleep to music. i s function works even if the clock is no t set. Press SLEEP  r epeatedly . If yo u select “ A UTO , ?[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 26 GB Others T roubleshooting 1 Make sure the power cor d and speaker cords are c orrectly 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 dealer . If the ST ANDBY indicator ashes Immediat ely unpl ug t[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 27 GB Others Play does not start from the rst track.  Press PLA Y MOD E  repeatedly until both “PGM” a nd “S HUF” disappear to return to no rmal play . Starting playback takes more time than usual.  e following discs take a lon ger time to start playback.  a disc recorded with a com plicated [...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 28 GB Are you using a supported USB device?  If you co nnect an unsupported US B device, the following p roblems ma y occur . See “Com patible USB devices with this system ” (page 35) fo r the supported device types.  e USB device is not recognized.  File or folder n ames are no t display ed on this sy[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 29 GB Others Play does not start.  T urn o the system and r econnect the USB device, then turn on the system.  Connect the supported USB device (page 35).  Press  (or US B  on the unit)  to start play . Play does not start from the rst track.  Set the play mode to No rmal Play mode. Files[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 30 GB T o reset the system to factory settings If the system still does not o perate pro perly , reset the system to factory settings. U s e but tons on the uni t to reset the system to its facto r y default set tings. 1 Disconnect and reconnect the power cord, and then turn on the syst em. 2 Press  /CANCEL  , D[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 31 GB Others Folder F ull! : e number of folders on the USB device has reach ed the maximum. No Device : N o USB device is connected or the connected USB device has been stop ped. No Step : All of the pr ogrammed tracks or les hav e been erase d. No T rack : N o playable le is loaded in the system. Not in Use[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 32 GB On safety  Completely di sconnect the power cord (ma ins lead) from the wall socket (mains) if i t is not going t o be used for an ext ended perio d of time. W hen unpl ugging the unit, always grip the plug. N ever pull the cord itself.  Should an y solid object or liquid get into the syst em, unplug the s[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 33 GB Others Specic ations Main unit Amplier section DIN power o utput (ra ted): 40 + 40 watts (6 o hms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuo us RMS power out put (refer ence): 50 + 50 watts (6 ohms a t 1 kHz, 10% THD) Mu sic power outp ut (refer ence): 50 + 50 watts (6 o hms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Inputs: A UDIO IN (stereo mini [...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 34 GB DAB frequency table (Band-III) Frequency Label Frequency Label 174.928 MHz 5A 209.936 MHz 10A 176.640 MHz 5B 211.648 MHz 10B 178.352 MHz 5C 213.360 MHz 10C 180.064 MHz 5D 215.072 MHz 10D 181.936 MHz 6A 216.928 MHz 11A 183.648 MHz 6B 218.640 MHz 11B 185.360 MHz 6C 220.352 MHz 11C 187.072 MHz 6D 222.064 MHz 11D 18[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) 35 GB Others Compatible USB devices with this system Y ou can use the followin g Sony USB devices on this system. Other USB devices cannot be used on this system. Veried Sony digital music pla yer (as of March 2008) Product name Model name W a lkman ® NWD-B103 / B103F / B105 / B105F NWZ-B103F / B105F NWZ-A815 / A8[...]

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    CMT -HX80R .GB.3-452-364-11(1) Printed in China[...]