Sony XR-C9100 manual

Operating Instructions  1998 by Sony Corporation EN FM / AM Cassette Car Ster eo XR-C9100 For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual. Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever yo[...]

2 EN W elcome ! Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of features by using a supplied rotary commander or an optional wireless remote. In addition to the Cassette playback and radio operations, you can expand your system by connecting an optional CD/MD unit * 1 . When you operate this unit or a conne[...]

3 EN T able of Contents This Unit Only With Optional Equipment Location of controls ................................................. 4 Getting Started Resetting the unit ................................................ 6 Detaching the front panel .................................. 6 Preparing the rotary commander ..................... 7 Setting th[...]

4 EN Location of contr ols Refer to the pages for details. 1 SEEK/AMS (seek/Automatic Music Sensor/manual search) control 9, 11, 18, 19, 20, 23, 29 2 MODE ( * ) button During tape playback: Playback direction change 8, 9 During tuner reception: BAND select 10, 11 During CD or MD playback: CD/MD Unit select 17, 19, 22 During TV reception or Video pl[...]

5 EN Optional wireless remote (RM-X47) The buttons of the wireless remote control the same functions as those on this unit. 1 OFF button 2 SEEK/AMS button 3 (–) (+) buttons 4 ATT button 5 SOUND/SEL button 6 DSPL button 7 PRESET/DISC button You cannot do manual search and manual tuning with the remote. 8 SOURCE button 9 MODE/DIR button (MODE) cont[...]

6 EN Attaching the front panel Place the hole a in the front panel onto the spindle b on the unit as illustrated, then push the left side in. Notes • Be sure not to attach the front panel upside down. • Do not press the front panel hard against the unit when attaching it. Press it lightly against the unit. • Do not press hard or put excessive[...]

7 EN SOUND LIST MODE SOUND LIST MODE Setting the clock The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. Example: To set the clock to 10:08 1 Press (SHIFT) , then press (3) (SET UP). 1 Press (5) ( n ). The hour digit flashes. 2 Set the hour. 3 Press (5) ( n ). The minute digits flash. 4 Set the minute. 2 Press (SHIFT) . The clock starts. to go forward t[...]

8 EN 6 Cassette Player Listening to a tape 1 Press (OPEN) and insert a cassette. 2 Close the front panel. Playback starts automatically. If a cassette is already inserted, press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “FWD” or “REV” appears to start playback. The side facing up is being played. The side facing down is being played. Tips • To change the[...]

9 EN Getting Started/Cassette Player To locate preceding tracks To locate succeeding tracks Rewind Fast-forward Playing a tape in various modes You can play the tape in various modes: • Intro (Intro Scan) lets you play the first 10 seconds of all the tracks. • NR (Dolby NR) lets you select the Dolby * NR B or C system. • B. Skip (Blank Skip) [...]

10 EN Radio Memorizing stations automatically — Best Tuning Memory (BTM) The unit selects the stations with the strongest signals and memorizes them in the order of their frequencies. You can store up to 10 stations on each band (FM1, FM2, and AM). Caution When tuning in stations while driving, use Best Tuning Memory to prevent accidents. 1 Press[...]

11 EN Memorizing only the desir ed stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations (10 for FM1 and 10 for FM2) and up to 10 AM stations in the order of your choice. 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the tuner. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the band (FM1, FM2, or AM). 3 Push the SEEK/AMS control up or down to tune in the station you want to s[...]

12 EN Storing the station names — Station Memo You can assign a name to each radio station and store it in memory. The name of the station currently tuned in appears in the display. You can assign a name of up to eight characters per station. Storing the station names 1 Tune in a station whose name you want to store. 2 Press (LIST) for two second[...]

13 EN Other Functions Using the r otary commander The rotary commander works by pressing buttons and/or rotating controls. You can control an optional CD or MD unit with the rotary commander. By pressing buttons (the SOURCE and MODE buttons) Each time you press (SOURCE) , the source changes as follows: TAPE n TV * n TUNER n CD n MD * When an option[...]

14 EN Changing the operative direction The operative direction of controls is factory- set as in the illustration below. If you need to mount the rotary commander on the right side of the steering column, you can reverse the operative direction. Press (SOUND) for two seconds while pushing the VOL control. Tip You can control the operative direction[...]

15 EN Other Functions Adjusting the sound characteristics You can adjust the bass, treble, balance and fader. You can store the bass and treble levels independently for each source. 1 Select the item you want to adjust by pressing (SOUND) repeatedly. VOL (volume) n SUB (subwoofer volume) n BAS (bass) n TRE (treble) n BAL (left-right) n FAD (front-r[...]

16 EN 1 Press (SHIFT) . 2 Press (3) (SET UP) repeatedly until the desired item appears. Each time you press (3) (SET UP), the item changes as follows: Clock n D.Info * n Amber/Green n Dimmer n Contrast n Voice * n Beep n RM n BBE * n LPF * n A.Scrl * * When the radio is off, or when there is no tape, CD, or MD being played, these items will not app[...]

17 EN You can label CD and CD TEXT discs with a personalized name using the disc memo function, refer to “Labeling a CD” (page 21). However, if you use personalized labels, they will always take priority over the original CD TEXT information when such information is displayed. Tip If the name of the MD or CD TEXT disc is too long, you can scrol[...]

18 EN Playing tr acks repeatedly — Repeat Play You can select: • Repeat 1 – to repeat a track. • Repeat 2 – to repeat a disc. 1 During playback, press (SHIFT) . 2 Press (7) (REP) repeatedly until the desired setting appears. z Repeat 1 z Repeat 2 Repeat off Z Repeat Play starts. 3 Press (SHIFT) . To return to normal playback mode, select [...]

19 EN CD/MD Unit 5 When you finish entering the tracks, press (4) (PLAY MODE) for two seconds. 6 Press (SHIFT) . Notes • “ ** Wait ** ” appears in the display while the unit is reading the data, or if a disc has not been put into the unit. • “ * Mem Full * ” appears in the display when you try to enter more than 12 tracks into a program[...]

20 EN Adding tracks to a program 1 Press (SHIFT) , then press (4) (PLAY MODE) for two seconds. “P 1” shows Program 1 is selected. If you have labelled the disc, the bank edit mode appears. Press (4) (PLAY MODE) to display “P 1” above. To select Program 2, press (5) ( n ) repeatedly until “P 2” appears. 2 Press (2) ( N ) or (5) ( n ) to [...]

21 EN Labeling a CD — Disc Memo (CD unit with the custom file function) You can label each disc with a personalized name. You can enter up to eight characters for a disc. If you label a CD, you can locate the disc by name and select the specific tracks for playback (page 23). 1 Play the CD and press (LIST) for two seconds. 2 Enter the characters.[...]

22 EN Erasing the disc memo 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select CD. 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the CD unit. 3 Press (LIST) for two seconds. 4 Press (DSPL) for two seconds. 5 Rotate the dial to select the name you want to erase. 6 Press (6) (ENTER) for two seconds. The name is erased. Repeat steps 5 and 6 if you want to erase other names.[...]

23 EN CD/MD Unit Selecting specific tracks for playback — Bank (CD unit with the custom file function) If you label the disc, you can set the unit to skip tracks and play only the tracks you want. 1 Start playing the disc and press (SHIFT) . Then press (4) (PLAY MODE) for two seconds. Bank edit mode. Note If you have not labeled the disc, the ban[...]

24 EN DSP The optional XDP-U50D lets you add some effects to the sound field of the currently selected source. Selecting a surr ound menu You can select a desired surround menu to best fit the audio source. The following menus can simulate different sound fields and enhance the sound so that you feel as if you are in a live concert. Surround menu H[...]

25 EN Storing a surr ound effect onto CDs — Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Custom File (CD unit the with custom file function) Once you have registered the desired surround menu onto the discs, you can enjoy the same surround menu every time you play them. (Only when you have labeled a disc by the Custom File function.) 1 Press (LIST) for two sec[...]

26 EN 4 Rotate the dial to adjust the center of the sound field to the left or right. Then set the center of the sound field. 5 Press (5) ( n ). 6 Rotate the dial to adjust the center of the sound field to the front or rear. 7 Press (SOUND) for two seconds. When the effect setting is complete, the normal playback mode appears. Center moves to the R[...]

27 EN Adjusting the frequency of the subwoofer(s) To match the characteristics of the connected subwoofer(s), you can cut out the unwanted high and middle frequency signals entering the subwoofer(s). By setting the cut-off frequency (see the diagram below), the subwoofer(s) will output only low frequency signals so you can get a clearer sound image[...]

28 EN 4 Rotate the dial to select the turn-over frequency. The turn-over frequencies change as follows: Bass: 198 Hz n 250 Hz n 314 Hz * n 396 Hz Treble: 2.0 kHz n 3.1 kHz * n 4.0 kHz n 5.0 kHz * Factory-set frequency 5 Press (SOUND) for two seconds. The display returns to the normal playback mode. Listening to each pr ogram sour ce in its register[...]

29 EN 3 Press (5) ( n ). The unit stores TV channels in the order of their frequencies on the number buttons. The setting is stored with a beep sound. 4 Press (SHIFT) . Notes • The unit does not store TV channels with weak signals. If only a few TV channels can be received, some number buttons will remain empty. • When a preset number is indica[...]

30 EN Displaying the information stor ed on discs Press (LIST) momentarily during CD/MD playback. Example: When CD unit 1 is selected. 1 Disc numbers 2 Titles stored as custom files 3 No disc is loaded * 1 4 No stored titles * 2 5 TOC information has not been identified yet * 3 * 1 A blank space displayed next to a disc number represents empty slot[...]

31 EN W atching the TV or video while listening to a tape , CD or MD — Simultaneous Play The simultaneous play function does not work while you are listening to the radio. 1 Press (SOURCE) for two seconds. 2 Press (2) ( N ). 3 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select a tape, CD or MD. 4 Press (5) ( n ). 5 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select a TV or vi[...]

32 EN Notes on Cassettes Cassette care • Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads. • Keep cassettes away from equipment with built-in magnets such as speakers and amplifiers, as erasure or distortion on the recorded tape could occur. • Do not expose cassettes to direct sunlight, extremely col[...]

33 EN Dismounting the unit 1 Press the clip inside the front cover with a thin screwdriver, and gently pry the front cover free. 2 Repeat step 1 on the left side. The front cover is removed. 3 Use a thin screwdriver to push in the clip on the left side of the unit, then pull out the left side of the unit until the catch clears the mounting. 4 Repea[...]

34 EN Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION 19 watts per channel minimum continuous average power into 4 ohms, 4 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 1 % total harmonic distortion. Other specifications Cassette player section Tape track 4-track 2-channel stereo Wow and flutter 0.08 % [...]

35 EN T roubleshooting guide Problem No sound. The contents of the memory have been erased. Indications do not appear in the display. Cause/Solution • Cancel the ATT function. • Set the fader control to the center position for two-speaker systems. • Rotate the dial in a clockwise direction to adjust the volume. • The power cord or battery h[...]

Solution Insert the disc magazine in the CD/ MD unit. Insert discs in the CD/MD unit. Insert another CD/MD. Clean or insert the CD correctly. Insert another MD. Play an MD with tracks recorded on it. Press the reset button of the unit. Close the lid or insert the MDs properly. Wait until the temperature goes down below 50°C (122°F). Display NO Ma[...]