Sony CFD-577 manual

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3-862-071- 11 (1)  1997 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions CD Radio Cassette-Cor der CFD-575 CFD-577[...]

Introduction 2 Warning To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the player to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to a[...]

Basic Operations 3 Introduction T able of contents Basic Operations 4 Playing a CD 6 Listening to the radio 8 Playing a tape 10 Recording on a tape The CD Player 12 Using the display 13 Locating a specific track 14 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) 15 Creating your own program (Program Play) The Radio 17 Presetting radio stations 18 Playing p[...]

Basic Operations 4 Playing a CD Basic Operations For hookup instructions, see pages 24 – 26. 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE down to open the CD compartment and place the CD on the CD compartment. 2 Close the lid of the CD compartment. 3 Press ^ (direct power-on). The player plays all the tracks once. Display Track number Playing time 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 [...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 5 Use these buttons for additional operations Tip Next time you want to listen to a CD, just press ^ . The player turns on automatically and starts playing the CD. To Press Adjust the volume VOLUME +/– Stop playback p Pause playback ^ Press again to resume play after pause. Go to the next track AMS/SEARCH + Go ba[...]

Basic Operations 6 Listening to the radio For hookup instructions, see pages 24 – 26. 1 Press BAND until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on). 2 Hold down TUNING +/– until the frequency digits begin to change in the display. The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station. If yo[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 7 Use these buttons for additional operations Tips • If the FM broadcast is noisy, press PLAY MODE/MONO/ST until “Mono” appears in the display and the radio will play in monaural. • Next time you want to listen to the radio, just press the BAND button. The player turns on automatically and starts playing th[...]

Basic Operations 8 Playing a tape For hookup instructions, see pages 24 – 26. 1 Press p6 to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the compartment. 2 Press ( . The player turns on (direct power-on) and starts playing. Display 2 12 1 With the side you want to play facing forward[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 9 Use these buttons for additional operations To Press Adjust the volume VOLUME +/– Stop playback p6 Fast-forward or rewind the tape ) or 0 Pause playback P Press the button again to resume play after pause. Eject the cassette p6 Turn on/off the player POWER Note During playback, do not press buttons on the other[...]

Basic Operations 10 Recor ding on a tape For hookup instructions, see pages 24 – 26. 1 Press p6 to open the tape compartment on deck B and insert a blank tape. 2 Select the program source you want to record. To record from the CD player, insert a CD (see page 4) and press p on the CD section. To record from the radio, press BAND and tune in the s[...]

Basic Operations Basic Operations 11 3 Start recording. To record from the CD player and the radio, press r on deck B ( ( is depressed automatically). To record from the tape, press r on deck B ( ( is depressed automatically), and then press ( on deck A. (For high speed dubbing, press HI-SPEED DUBBING instead.) Deck B Deck B Deck A To Press Stop re[...]

The CD Player 12 DISPLAY/ ENTER/MEM Using the display You can check information about the CD using the display. The CD Player Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY/ENTER/MEM while playing a CD. The track numbers in the music calendar disappear after they are played. To display Press DISPLAY/ENTER/MEM The current track number Once and the remain[...]

The CD Player The CD Player 13 Locating a specific track You can quickly locate any track using the number buttons. You can also find a specific point in a track while playing a CD. To locate Press a specific track directly number button of the track. a point while listening to ) (forward) or 0 the sound (backward) while playing and hold down until[...]

The CD Player 14 Playing tracks r epeatedly (Repeat Play) You can play tracks repeatedly in normal, shuffle or program play modes (see pages 15 and 16). 1 Press p . “CD” appears in the display. 2 Press MODE until the repeat mode you want appears in the display. To repeat Select a single track REP 1 all the tracks REP ALL tracks in random order [...]

The CD Player The CD Player 15 Cr eating your own pr ogram (Program Play) You can make a program of up to 20 tracks in the order you want them to be played. 1 Press p . “CD” appears in the display. 2 Press MODE until “PGM” appears in the display. 3 Press the number buttons for the tracks you want to program in the order you want. You can pr[...]

The CD Player 16 To cancel Program Play Press MODE until no indication appears in the display. To check the order of tracks before play Press DISPLAY/ENTER/MEM on the player. Every time you press the button, the track number appears in the programed order. To change the current program Press p once if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playin[...]

The Radio The Radio 17 The Radio Pr esetting radio stations You can store radio stations into the player's memory. You can preset up to 20 radio stations, 10 for each FM or AM in any order. 1 Press BAND until the band you want appears in the display. 2 Tune in a station you want. 3 Hold down the number buttons that you want to preset the new s[...]

The Radio 18 Playing pr eset radio stations Once you've preset the stations, use the number buttons to tune in your favorite stations. Tip You can tune in a preset station with the player. Use PRESET +/– instead of the number buttons. 1 Press BAND to select the band. 2 Press the number buttons to tune in a stored station. Number buttons BAND[...]

The Tape Player The Tape Player 19 Recor ding thr ough a micr ophone/Using as a P A system You can record sound using a microphone (not supplied) or use the player as a public address (PA) system. The Tape Player FUNCTION Recording through a microphone 1 Plug the microphone into the MIX MIC jack and turn on the microphone if it has a power switch. [...]

The Timer 20 Setting the clock Before you set the clock, insert four size AA (R6) batteries and connect the AC power cord (see page 24 and 25.) As long as the clock goes, “:” flashes. The Timer 1 Press and hold CLOCK for about two seconds until “AM” or “PM” and the hour digit flash. 2 Press TIME SET +/– until you set the current hour.[...]

The Timer 21 The Timer W aking up to music You can wake up to music at a preset time. Make sure you have set the clock (“Setting the clock” on page 20). 1 Prepare the music source you want to play. To play Do this the radio Tune in a station a CD Insert a CD. 2 Press TIMER. The t (clock) and the music source (“CD” or “RADIO”) flash. 3 S[...]

The Timer 22 Waking up to music (continued) Tips • The display window dims while the waking up timer is on. • You can have the player go on the next day at the same time. Just press STANDBY until the t indication appears in the display. The preset settings remain until you reset them. Note The timer mode is canceled: – when you press TAPE or [...]

The Timer 23 The Timer Falling asleep to music You can set the player to turn off automatically after about 2 hours, allowing you to fall asleep while listening to music. 1 Play the music source you want. 2 Press SLEEP. “SLEEP” appears in the display. The player shuts off automatically after about 2 hours. To cancel the sleep function Press SLE[...]

Setting Up 24 Setting Up 1 Inserting the back-up batteries Insert four size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied) into the battery compartment. These batteries work to save the memory data. 2 Hooking up the speakers 1 Align the grooves and slide the speaker box down until it snaps into place A. Hooking up the system Make sure you turn off the power befo[...]

Setting Up 25 Setting Up Notes • When you operate the player with the batteries, you cannot turn on the player using the remote. • When you operate the player with batteries, the backlight does not work even if the player is on. 2 Twist the speaker cable coating and strip it from the end of the cable. 3 Connect the black wires to (–) minus an[...]

Setting Up 26 Tip Replace the batteries when the OPR/BATT indicator dims or when the player stops operating. Replace all the batteries with new ones. Before you replace the batteries, be sure to take out the CD from the player. Hooking up the system (continued) 5 Using the player on batteries Insert eight size D (R20) batteries (not supplied) into [...]

Setting Up 27 Setting Up Adjusting the audio emphasis (MEGA BASS/ROTARY EQUALIZER/SURROUND) You can adjust the audio emphasis of the sound you are listening to. Selecting the sound characteristic Turn MEGA BASS/ROTARY EQUALIZER to select the audio emphasis you want. Frequency Turn the control Turn the control coverage clockwise counterclockwise (to[...]

Setting Up 28 Getting the surround effect (CFD-577 only) Press SURROUND. The “SURROUND” indication appears in the display. You can get the surround effect without connecting surround speakers. Adjusting the audio emphasis (MEGA BASS/ROTARY EQUALIZER/ SURROUND (continued)[...]

Additional Information 29 Pr ecautions Additional Information On placement • Do not leave the player in a location near heat sources, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust or mechanical shock. • Do not place the player on an inclined or unstable place. • Do not place anything within 10 mm of the side of the cabinet. The ven[...]

Additional Information 30 Notes on CDs • Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the CD from the center out. • Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs. • Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it[...]

Additional Information 31 T r oubleshooting Remedy • Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet securely. • Make sure the batteries are inserted correctly. • You cannot turn on the player with the remote when you operate the player on batteries. • Make sure the function you want to use appears in the display window. • Adjust the volume. ?[...]

Additional Information 32 Remedy • Close the cassette compartment securely. • Make sure the safety tab on the cassette is in place. • Make sure “TAPE” appears in the display. • Clean the erasing head (see page 33.) • Replace all the batteries with new ones if they are weak. • Make sure the tape is inserted properly. • Make sure th[...]

Additional Information 33 Maintenance Demagnetizing the tape heads After 20 to 30 hours of use, enough residual magnetism will have built up on the tape heads to begin to cause loss of high frequency sound and hiss. At this time, you should demagnetize the heads and all metal parts in the tape path with a commercially available tape head demagnetiz[...]

Additional Information 34 Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION With 3.2-ohm loads, both channel driven from 150 - 15,000 Hz; rated 3.5 W per channel-minimum RMS power, with no more than 10 % total harmonic distortion in AC operation. Other Specifications CD player section System Compact disc digital a[...]

Additional Information 35 Index A Audio emphasis 27 B Batteries for player 26 f or memory back-up 24 for remote 25 C CD player 12 Cleaning cabinet 33 tape heads and tape path 33 Connecting AC power cord 25 Creating your own program 15 D, E, F, G, H Demagnetizing the tape heads 33 Display 12 I, J, K Improving broadcast reception 7 L Listening to the[...]