Sony CMT-BX3R manual

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) Micro HI-FI Component S yst em © 2007 Sony Corporation CMT -BX4R CMT -BX3R 3-095-505- 11 (1) Operating Instructions[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(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 r e, do not cover the ventilatio n of the appara tus with newspapers, tableclo ths, cur tains, etc. And do not place ligh ted candles on the appa ratus. T o reduce the risk of r e [...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 3 GB Note on DualDiscs A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates D VD recorded ma terial on one side with digital a udio material on the other side. H owever , since the audio material side does not co nform to the Compact Disc (CD) standar d, playback on this product is no t guaranteed. Music discs encoded wit[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(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 ................................11 Basic Operations Playing a CD/MP3 disc ...............[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 5 GB Guide to parts and controls Guide to parts and controls is man ual mainly explains operatio ns using the remot e, but the same opera tions can also be per formed using the b uttons o n the unit having the same o r similar names. Unit Front panel T op panel Continued [...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 6 GB Remote   /  (power) button (page 11, 22, 26) Press t o turn on the system.  ST ANDBY indicator (page 19, 23) Lights up when the system is t urned o.  Remote sensor (page 23)   (open/close) button (page 12) Press t o open or close the disc tray .  USB MEMORY indicator Lights up when an o p[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 7 GB Guide to parts and controls Remote:  (play) button,  (pause) button Press t o start or pause playback. TUNER/BAND button (page 13) Press t o selec t the TUNER function. Press t o selec t FM or AM receptio n mode. Unit: A UDIO IN button (page 18) Press t o selec t the A UDIO IN function. Remote: FUNCTION butto[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 8 GB  REPEA T/FM MODE button (page 12, 13, 17) Press t o listen to a disc, an USB device, a single track or le repea tedly . Press t o selec t the FM reception mode (mona ural or stereo).  Battery compar tment lid (page 11)  CLEAR button (page 20) Press t o delete a pre-pr ogrammed track or le.  TUNER [...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 9 GB Guide to parts and controls Informa tion on the display  F unction  Audio format  DSGX (page 18)  T uner reception (page 13)  T ext information  Timer (page 22)  Play mode (page 12, 17)  T uner reception mode (page 13)  CD-USB Recording (page 14)  Play/P ause[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 10 GB Getting Star ted Hooking up the syst em sec urely  Speaker cord (Red/  )  Speaker cord (Black/  )  AM loop antenna  FM lead antenna (Extend it horizontally .)  Brown side for other r egions  White side for North American model  Speakers Insert only the strip pe d portion of the speaker c[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 11 GB Getting Star ted  Po wer For m odels with a voltage selector , set V OL T AGE SELECTOR t o the loc al power line vo ltage. 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 adapto r (only for models equi pped with an adapto r). When carr ying this s[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 12 GB Basic Operations Playing a CD/MP3 disc 1 Select the CD func tion. Press CD  . 2 Place a disc. Press   o n the unit, and place a disc with the label side up on the disc tray . T o close the disc tray , press   on the unit again. Do not for ce the disc tray closed with your ng er , as this may dama[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 13 GB Basic Operations Notes on Repeat Play  All tracks or les on a disc are pla yed repeatedly up t o ve times.  “REP1” indicates tha t a single track or le is repeated un ti l you sto p it. Notes on playing MP3 discs  Do not save other types of les or unnecessary folders on a disc that has MP3[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 14 GB Recording from a disc onto an USB device Y ou can connect an o ptional USB device (Digital music pla yer or USB st orage media) to the (USB) port  on the unit and r ecord music fro m a disc to the USB device. Y ou can recor d from a CD-D A disc or MP3 disc only . e audio f ormat of les reco rded by this s[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 15 GB Basic Operations 2 Select the CD func tion, then load the disc you want to record . 3 Select the track or MP3 le you want to rec ord, then start play. 4 Press CD-USB SYNC/REC1  on the unit while the selected track or MP3 le is being played back. “REC” ashes, and the dis play cycles through “REC 1[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 16 GB Notes  Do not remove the US B device during recordin g or erase operations. Doin g s o may corrup t the data on the USB device or damage the USB device itself.  Do not connect the system and the USB device through an USB h ub.  When recordin g from a CD, the tracks are reco rded as 128 kbps MP3 les. Wh[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 17 GB Basic Operations Other operation T o Press Pa use playback  (or USB  o n the unit)  . T o resume play , press the b utton again. Stop p layback   . T o resume pla y , pres s  (or USB  on the unit)  *. T o cancel res ume play , pres s   again. Select a folder +/   . Select [...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 18 GB 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 OL UME  (or V OL  on the unit)  . 3 Select the AUDIO IN function. Press A UDIO IN  on the uni t. 4 Start playing the con[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 19 GB Basic Operations Changing the display T o Press Change informa tion on the display 1) DISPLA Y  repeatedly when the system is on. Check the clock when the system is o DISPLA Y  when the system is o 2) . e clock is displa yed for 8 seconds. 1) F or example, y ou can view CD/MP3 disc informa tion or t[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 20 GB Other Op era tions Creating your o wn program (Prog ram Play) U se butto ns on the remot e to create yo ur own pr ogram. 1 Select the desired function. CD Press CD  t o selec t the CD function. USB Press US B  to select the USB function. 2 Press PLA Y MODE  repeatedly until “PGM” appears while the sys[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 21 GB Other Operations Presetting radio stations Y ou can pr eset your favorit e radio station s and tune them in instan tly by selecting the correspon ding preset number . U se butto ns on the remot e to preset station s. 1 T une in the desired station (see “Listening to the radio ” (page 13)). 2 Press TUNER MEMORY[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 22 GB Using the Timers e system o ers two timer functions. If yo u use t he Play T imer with the Sleep Timer , the Sleep Timer has prio rity . Sleep Timer: Y ou can fall asleep to music. i s function works even if the clock is n ot set. Press SLEEP  r epeatedly . If yo u selec t “ AUT O, ” the system aut[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 23 GB Others Others T roubleshooting 1 Make sure the power cor d and speaker cords are c orrectly and r mly 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 Immedia tely unp[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 24 GB USB device Y ou cannot star t recording to an USB device .  e follo wing problems ma y have occurred.  e USB device is full.  e number of MP3 les a nd folders on the USB device has reac hed the upper limit.  e USB device is write-pr otected. Recording is stopped befor e it is nished. [...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 25 GB Others “ OVER CURRENT” appears.  A prob lem has been detected with the level of electrical current from the (USB) port  . T ur n o the system a nd remo ve the USB device from the (USB) port  . Make sur e there is no prob lem with the USB device. If this display pa ttern persists, con tact your near[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 26 GB  The num ber of folders has exceeded 999.  The num ber of fi les has exceeded 999.  Files that ar e encr ypted or pr otected by passwor ds, etc. cannot be play ed b ack. * is system su pports F A T16 and F A T32, but some USB sto rage media may not su pport all of these F A T . Fo r details, se e the o[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 27 GB Others Messages CD/MP3 play er , Tuner CD OVER : Y ou hav e reached the end of the disc while pressing   d uring playback or pa use. C OMPLETE : e preset operation ended normally . INV ALID : Y ou pressed an in valid butto n. L OCKED : e disc tray does not open. Contact your near est Sony dealer . NO D[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 28 GB Prec autions Discs that this system CAN play  A udio CD  CD-R/CD-R W (audio data/MP3 les) Discs that this system CANNO T play  CD-ROM  CD-R/CD-R W other than those recor ded in music CD forma t or MP3 forma t conforming to ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2, Joliet o r multisession  CD-R/CD-R W recorded in [...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 29 GB Others On safety  Complete ly disconnect the power cord (ma ins lead) from the wall socket (mains) if i t is not going to be used for an ext ended per iod of time. When 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 th[...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 30 GB Specic ations Main unit Amplier section Russia n model: DIN power o utput (ra ted): 18 + 18 watts (6 o hms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuo us RMS power out put (refer ence): 25 + 25 watts (6 ohms a t 1 kHz, 10% THD) Mu sic power outp ut (referen ce): 38 + 38 watts (6 o hms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Other models: DIN power [...]

CMT -BX3R.GB.3-095-505-11(1) 31 GB Others General Po wer requireme nts Russia n model: 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz Mexica n model: 120 V AC, 60 Hz Argen tine model: 220 V AC, 50/60 Hz Other models: 120 V , 220 V , 230  240 V AC, 50/60 H z, adjustable with voltag e s elector Po wer consum ption: 65 watts Dimension s (w/h/d) (excl. speakers): A pprox. 200 [...]

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