Sony LBT-ZX9 manual

©2007 Sony Corporation 2-694-377- 21 (1) Compact Hi-Fi Ster eo System Operating Instructions Owner’ s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space prov ided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon y our Sony dealer regarding this product. Model N o. Serial No . LBT -ZX9[...]

2 US LBT- ZX92-694-377- 21 (1) To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not ex pose this apparatus to rain or mo isture. To prevent fi re, do not cover the ventilati on of the apparatus w ith newspa pers, table-cloths , curtains, etc. And don’ t place ligh ted candl es on the ap paratus. To prevent fire or sh ock hazard, do not plac e obj[...]

3 US About this manua l ........... ........... ........... .. 5 Playable discs .................... ......... .. ......... .. 5 Getting Started Hooking up the syste m.... ........... ............. 7 Positioning the speake rs ........... .. ........... .. 9 Setting the clock . ........... ........... ......... ...... 9 CD/MP3 Loading a disc . .....[...]

4 US Optional Components Hooking up optional components ......... 27 Listening to audio from a connected component .... ............ ........... ......... .. 28 Recording on a connected component .... ............ ........... ......... .. 29 Connecting external an tennas ...... ......... 29 Troubleshooting Problems and reme dies ......... .........[...]

5 US This manual mainly expl ains operations using the buttons on the system , but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the remote having the same or similar names. The LBT-ZX9 consists of the f ollowing components: – Tuner/CD/MP3 player/Stereo cassette deck/Amplifier (main unit) HCD-ZX9 – Speaker System • Front/Surr[...]

6 US Notes on discs • This system can play CD-R/CD-RW discs edited by the user. However, note that playback of some discs may not be possible depending on the re cording device used for recording or the disc condition. • Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drives may not be played back because of scratches, dirt, recording condition or the driver’s [...]

Getting Started 7 US Do the following procedures 1 to 4 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories (page 36). 1 Connect the front speakers. Connect the speaker cords to the FRONT SPEAKER (SPEAKER A) termin als. Tip Connect the spe ake r cords to the te rmi n als on the speakers. Getting Started Hooking up the system 1 1 2 2 4 3[...]

8 US 2 Connect the surround speakers. Connect the speaker cords to the SURROUND SPEAKER (SPEAKER B) terminals and to the terminals on the speakers as shown in the tip above. 3 Connect the FM and AM an ten nas. Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it. 4 Connect the power cord to a wal l outlet. The demonstration appears in the display. When you [...]

Getting Started 9 US There are 3 ways to place the front speakers and the surround speakers. Example 1: Place the surround speakers on the top of the front speakers as shown below. Example 2: Place the speakers at an equal distance from your listening position as shown below. Example 3: Place the front speakers in one room and the surround speakers[...]

10 US 1 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE. The disc tray slides out. 2 Place a disc with the label side facing up on the disc tray. To load additional discs, press DISC SKIP to rotate the disc tray. 3 Press Z OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc tray. Note Do not push the disc tray when closing it as this may cause malfu nction. Pr ess Z OPEN/CLOSE to c lose the disc tra[...]

CD/MP3 11 US 3 Press NX (or N on the remote) . NX indicator lights up. Tips • You cann ot change the play mod e during playback. To change th e play mode, press x to st op play ba ck. • When an MP3 audio track wi th ID3 tag is played back, “ID3” l ights up i n the disp lay. • When the cur rent disc is a disc with MP 3 audio tracks, “MP3[...]

12 US Press REPEAT repeatedly until “REP” o r “REP1” lights up in the display. REP: All the tracks on the disc, or all the tracks in the album* are played back repeatedly up to five times. REP1: A single track is pl ayed back repeatedly until “REP1” is canceled. * When “ALBM” o r “ALBM SHUF” i s selected fo r MP3 audio tr acks. [...]

T uner 13 US You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations. You can then tune in any of those stations simply by sel ecting the corresponding preset number. Automatic tuning preset You can automatically tune in all of the stations that can be received in your area and then store the frequency of your favorite stations manually. 1 Press TUN[...]

14 US To improve tuner reception When the tuner reception is p oor, set the CD power manage function to “C D PO WER OFF”. The default setting is “CD POWE R ON”. Use buttons on the system for the operation. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display. 2 Press ?/1 to turn off the system. 3 Press ?/1 while holding down x [...]

Ta p e 15 US 1 Press A Z or Z B. 2 Load a tape in deck A or B. You can use TYPE I (normal) tap e. 1 Load a tape. 2 Press FUNCTION (or TAPE on the remote) repeatedly until “ TAPE A” or “TAPE B” appears in the display. 3 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select “ g ” to play one side, “ j ” to play both sides or “RELAY” (Relay Play) *[...]

16 US Notes • Do not press A Z or Z B while playing a tape, otherwise the tape could be dam aged. • The AMS func tion may not operate co rr ectly under the follo wing circums tances: – When the unre corded spac e between song s is less than 4 seco nds long . – When the s ystem is plac ed near a t elevision. Tips • During “ j ” or Rela[...]

T ape – Recording 17 US Recording a disc by specifying track order — Program Edit You can record tracks from all the discs in the order you want. Between step 2 and step 3 of “CD Synchro Recording” ( page 16), perform step 1 to 6 of “Creat ing your own program” (page 12). When programming, make sure the playing times for each side do no[...]

18 US You can reinforce the bass and create a more powerful sound. Press X-GROOVE. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: X -GROOVE O FF Y X -GROOVE O N Tip The default setting is “X-GROOVE ON”. Press one of the Preset Effect buttons to select the preset effect you want. The preset effect name appears in the display . S[...]

Sound Adjust ment 19 US Press SURROUND. Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows: SURROUND ON Y SURROUND OFF Note When you sel ect certain preset effec t, the surr ound effect may be canceled. You can improve the sound quality of MP3 audio tracks during playback. 1 Press AMP MENU repeatedly to select “MP3 BOOSTER”. The las[...]

20 US To cancel the X-ROUND effect Press X-ROUND ON/OFF repeatedly until “X-ROUND OFF” appears in the display. The X-ROUND indicator turns off. Notes • If you ca nnot get th e sound eff ect you want , check the speaker connections. • When the he adphones are con nected to the PHONES jack, X-ROUND mode is a utomatically changed to “X-ROUND[...]

Sound Adjust ment 21 US You need to connect a video game player (see “Hooking up optional components” on page 27). Press GAME. The “GAME” preset effect is selected automatical ly. Tips • If you pre ss GAME while the system is turned off, the syste m turns on au tomatically and GAME is selected as the functio n. • This oper ation cannot [...]

22 US You can set the system to turn off after a certain time, so that you can fall asleep to music. Press SLEEP repeatedly. Each time you press the button, the minute display (the turn-off time) changes cyclically as follows: AUTO* t 90 t 80 t 70 t … t 10 t OFF * The system au tomatically turns off in 10 0 minutes or after the current di sc or t[...]

Timer 23 US 8 Press ENTER. The type of timer, followed by start time, stop time and the music source ap pears in the display. 9 Press ?/1 to turn off the system. Other operations Notes • You cannot sel ect the Play Timer and Ti mer Recording a t the sa me time. • If you use Play Timer and Sleep Tim er at the same time, the Sl eep Timer has prio[...]

24 US 7 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select “ g ” to record on one side. Select “ j ” (or “RELAY ”) to record on b oth sides. If you want to record on the reverse side, press h (TAPE B). Then, press x (TAPE B). When you record on both sides, be sure to start from the front side. If you start from the reverse side, recording stops at th[...]

Display 25 US You can check the playing time and remainin g time of the current track or current disc. When a CD-TEXT d isc or a disc with MP3 audio tracks is loaded, you can check the information stored on the disc, such as the titles. When the system detects CD-TEXT discs, “CD TEXT” lights up in the display. Checking the remaining time Press [...]

26 US You can select the power illuminator as you want. Press ILLUMINATION repeatedly to select the power illuminator you want when t he system is turned on. Each time you press the button, the power illuminator changes cyclically as follows: PATTERN 1 t PATTERN 2 t PATTERN 3 t PATTERN 4 t PATTERN OFF When X-ROUND mode is selected Each time you pre[...]

Optional Compon ents 27 US To enhance your system, you can connect optional components. Refer to the operating instructions provided with each component. A GAME INPUT VIDEO jack Use video cable (not supplied) to connect the video output of the optional video game player to this jack. You can then output video through this system. Note The video gam[...]

28 US C CD DIGITAL OUT jack Use a digital optical cable (square, not supplied) to connect the digital input of the optional MD deck to this jack. You can then record digital audio from this system. Note There is n o digital audio outp ut from thi s jack duri ng playback o f MP3 audio t racks. D VIDEO/MD OUT L/R jacks Use audio cords (not supplied) [...]

Optional Compon ents 29 US Notes • If you wa nt to switch ba ck to “VIDEO” function, repeat st ep 2 and 3 of “Listen to a connected MD deck”. • If the soun d is distorted or too l ou d when “VIDEO” function is s elected, switc h to “MD” function. (See “Listen t o a connecte d MD deck”). • Use buttons on the system for the [...]

30 US Should you encounter a problem with your system, do the fo llowing: 1 Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are correctly and firmly connected. 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action. If the problem persists after d oing all of the above, consult your nearest So ny dealer. When[...]

T roub leshooting 31 US The timer do e s no t fu n ction. • Check the timer sett ing (page 22 – 24) and set the clock corre ctly (page 9). • Cancel th e Sleep Ti mer (page 22) . • You cannot activate th e Play Timer and Timer Recordin g simultan eously. The remote do e s no t fu nction. • Remove the o bstacle between the re mo te and the [...]

32 US The disc t itle, albu m title, tr ack title, ID3 tag and the CD-TE XT ch aracters do not appear properly. • Use a disc that conf orms with IS O 9660 level 1 , level 2, or Joliet in the expa nsion for mat. • The ID3 ta g is not ver sion 1 or v ersion 2. • The charac ter code that can be dis played by t his system ar e as follo ws. – Up[...]

T roub leshooting 33 US One of the following messages may appear or flash in the display during operation. CD/MP3 No Disc There is no disc on th e di sc tra y. Cannot Edit • You pressed ED IT before the information of a disc is re ad. • The selec ted disc is a disc wit h MP3 audio tr acks. • The selecte d audio CD co ntains more t han 20 trac[...]

34 US On operating voltage Before oper ating the system, chec k that the op er ating voltage of your s y stem is identi cal with the volta ge of your loca l pow er supply. On safety • The system i s not discon nected fro m the AC power source (mai ns) as long a s it is conne cted to the wa ll outlet, even if the syste m itself has been turned o f[...]

Additional Inf ormation 35 US Cleaning the cabinet Clean the cabinet, panel and c ontrols wi th a soft c loth slightly moistene d with mild deterg ent solution. Do not use any typ e o f abrasive pad, scouri ng powder or solvent s uch as thi nner, benzen e or alcohol . To save a tape permanently To prevent a tape fro m being acci dentally rec orded [...]

36 US CD/MP3 play er section System Compact disc and di gi t al audio system Laser Semiconduc tor laser ( λ =780 nm) Emission dura ti on : continuou s Laser Outp ut Max. 44.6 µW* *This outp ut is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface o n the Optic al Pick-up Blo ck with 7 mm apertur e. Frequency response 2 Hz [...]

Additional Inf ormation 37 US Main unit ALBUM +/– rh (11) AMP MENU qg (26) CD SYNC ql (16) CLOCK/TIMER SE LECT 2 (23, 24) CLOCK/ TI MER SET 5 (9, 22, 23) Deck A e; (15) Deck B wg (1 5, 16, 23) DIRECTION ef (15, 16) DISC 1 ~ 5 rd (11, 12) DISC SKI P t; (1 0, 11, 12 ) Disc tra y ea (10, 33) DISPLAY 3 (24, 25) Display 6 EDIT ta (17) EFFECT ON/OFF qj[...]

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Additional Inf ormation 39 US Remote control ALBUM + qf (11) ALBUM – qh (11) CD wf CLEAR qk (12) CLOCK/TIMER SE LECT 2 (23, 24) CLOCK/ TI MER SET 4 (9, 22, 23) DISC SKI P qd (1 0, 11, 12 ) DISPLAY wh (24, 25) ENTER qs (9, 22, 2 3, 24, 26) EQ qj FM MODE 6 (14, 32) FUNCTION 8 (10, 12, 1 4, 17, 28) PLAY MODE 5 (10, 12, 31, 33) REPEAT 6 (12) SLEEP 1 [...]

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