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Sony CDX-C710 (E) 3-856-120-12(2)

3-856-120-12 (2)

Operating Instructions

CDX-C710

 1996 by Sony Corporation

FM

/

AM

Compact Disc
Player

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 you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this
product.

Model No. CDX-C710 Serial No.

EN

Summary of Contents for CDX-C710

Page 1: ...c Player 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 you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No CDX C710 Serial No EN ...

Page 2: ...d in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more...

Page 3: ...ional Equipment CD MD Changer Playing a CD or MD 12 Scanning the tracks Intro Scan 13 Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat Play 13 Playing tracks in random order Shuffle Play 13 Labeling a CD Disc Memo 13 Locating a disc by name List up 14 Selecting the specific tracks for playback Bank 15 Creating a program CD Program Memory 16 DSP Selecting the surround menu 18 Storing the surround effect onto the C...

Page 4: ...nt the speakers from being damaged Attaching the front panel Align part A of the front panel to part B of the unit as illustrated and push until it clicks 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 When you carry the front panel with you put it in the supplied front panel case Do not...

Page 5: ...UR SET UP SET EQ 1000 to go forward to go back SUR SET UP SET EQ 1008 SUR EQ 1008 Labeled side up Elapsed playing time Track number SUR TRACK CD EQ 5 215 CD Player Listening to a CD Simply insert the CD Playback starts automatically If a CD is already inserted press SOURCE repeatedly until CD appears Note To play back an 8 cm 3 in CD use the optional Sony compact disc single adapter CSA 8 To Press...

Page 6: ...ss 3 PLAY MODE repeatedly until PGM appears Locating a specific point in a track Manual Search During playback press and hold either side of SEEK AMS Release the button when you have found the desired point Note If or appears in the display that means you have reached to the beginning or the end of the disc and you cannot go any further Playing a CD in various modes You can play CDs in various mod...

Page 7: ... MODE for two seconds P 1 shows Program 1 is selected To select Program 2 press 4 n repeatedly until P 2 appears 2 Press 1 N or 4 n to select the track slot number where you want to insert a track 3 Press either side of SEEK AMS to select the track you want to insert 4 Press 5 ENTER momentarily to enter the track The current track in that slot number and the succeeding tracks shift down To continu...

Page 8: ...ur choice 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the desired band 2 Press either side of SEEK AMS to tune in the station that you want to store on the number button 3 Keep the desired number button 1 to 10 pressed for two seconds until you hear a beep tone The number button indication appears in the display Note If you try to store another station on the same preset number button the previously store...

Page 9: ...MODE repeatedly until MONO appears 2 Press 4 n repeatedly until MONO ON appears The sound improves but becomes monaural ST disappears To go back to the normal mode select MONO OFF in step 2 above Changing the displayed items Each time you press DSPL the items alternate between the frequency and time Storing the station names Station Memo You can assign a name to each radio station and store it in ...

Page 10: ... the specific station SOURCE Displaying the station name Press DSPL during radio reception Each time you press DSPL the item changes as follows z Station name z Frequency z Clock If the station name of a station is not stored NO NAME appears in the display for one second Erasing the station name 1 Tune in any station and press LIST for two seconds 2 Press DSPL for two seconds 3 Press or to select ...

Page 11: ... direction of the controls Press DSPL for two seconds while pushing the VOL control Tip You can control the operative direction of controls with the unit page 12 Adjusting the sound characteristics You can adjust bass treble balance and fader Each source can store the bass and treble level respectively 1 Select the item you want to adjust by pressing SOUND repeatedly VOL volume n BAS bass n TRE tr...

Page 12: ...o select the desired setting for example ON or OFF 4 Press SHIFT When the mode setting is complete the normal playback mode appears With Optional Equipment CD MD Changer You can control up to 10 CD changers and MD changers with this unit Playing a CD or MD Press SOURCE until the desired changer appears CD MD playback starts When a CD or MD changer is connected all the tracks play from the beginnin...

Page 13: ...N Intro Scan starts To go back to the normal playback mode select INTRO OFF in step 2 above To locate succeeding tracks SEEK AMS To locate previous tracks SEEK AMS To search forward To search backward Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat Play You can select REP 1 to repeat a track REP 2 to repeat a disc REP 3 to repeat all the discs in the current changer 1 During playback press SHIFT Then press 3 PLA...

Page 14: ... character Displaying the disc memo Press DSPL during CD playback Each time you press DSPL during CD playback the item changes as follows z Elapsed playback time z Disc title Clock Z Erasing the disc memo 1 Press SOURCE to select the CD changer for example CD2 or CD3 2 Press LIST for two seconds 3 Press DSPL for two seconds 4 Press or to select the name that you want to erase 5 Press 5 ENTER for t...

Page 15: ...u have not labeled the disc the bank edit mode does not appear and the program edit appears To go back to the normal playback mode press SHIFT 2 Press either side of SEEK AMS to select the track number you want to skip and press 5 ENTER The indication changes from PLAY to SKIP If you want to return to PLAY press 5 ENTER again 3 Repeat step 2 to set the PLAY or SKIP mode on all the tracks 4 Press 3...

Page 16: ...r more than 12 tracks into a program at one time Playing the stored program Changing the disc order in the changer will not affect program memory play You can select PGM 1 to play Program 1 PGM 2 to play Program 2 PGM 1 2 to play Programs 1 and 2 1 Press SHIFT 2 Press 3 PLAY MODE repeatedly until PGM appears 3 Press 4 n repeatedly until the desired progarm appears z PGM 1 z PGM 2 z PGM 1 2 PGM OFF...

Page 17: ...pears in the display and you cannot insert tracks 5 When you finish inserting tracks press 3 PLAY MODE for two seconds Erasing the tracks in the program 1 Press SHIFT then press 3 PLAY MODE for two seconds P 1 shows Program 1 is selected If you have labeled the disc the bank edit mode appears Press 3 PLAY MODE to display P 1 above To select Program 2 press 4 n repeatedly until P 2 appears 2 Press ...

Page 18: ...optional XDP U50D connected The optional XDP U50D lets you add some effects to the sound field of the currently selected source Selecting a surround 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 can feel as if you are in a live concert Surround menu HALL Concert hall JAZZ Jazz club ...

Page 19: ...hat you can feel as if you are in the center of the sound field wherever you sit in the car 1 Press SOUND momentarily until LP1 appears 2 Press or to select the desired listening position The listening positions appear in the order shown above After three seconds the display goes back to the normal playback mode Adjusting the listening position 1 Press SOUND for two seconds 2 Press SOUND repeatedl...

Page 20: ...usting the frequency of the subwoofer s To match the characteristics of the connected subwoofer s you can cut 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 that you can get a clearer sound image 1 Press SOURCE to select a source radio CD or MD 2 Press SOUND for...

Page 21: ...ass 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 goes back to the normal playback mode Listening to each program source in its registered surround menu Source Sound Memory You can listen to the same source always in the same surround menu even after changing the program source or turning the unit on a...

Page 22: ... TV Video With the optional TV tuner and TV monitor connected Watching the TV 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly until TV appears 2 Press either side of SEEK AMS to select the desired TV band Watching the video Press SOURCE repeatedly until VIDEO 1 appears Play back the video Note VIDEO 2 appears if the VIDEO 2 terminal of the TV monitor is selected Memorizing TV channels automatically Best Tuning Memory B...

Page 23: ...eous play mode page 23 Turning off the display During radio reception press LIST again During TV reception the list display on the TV monitor will automatically turn off after a few seconds Displaying the information stored on discs Press LIST momentarily during CD MD playback Example When CD changer 1 is selected 1 Disc numbers 2 Titles stored on the custom file 3 No disc is loaded 1 4 No stored ...

Page 24: ...sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts or leave them in a car parked in direct sunlight where there can be a considerable rise in the temperature inside the car Before playing clean the discs with an optional cleaning cloth Wipe each disc from the center out Do not use solvents such as benzine thinner commercially available cleaners or antistatic spray intended for analog discs Notes on mo...

Page 25: ... unit and the front panel are not clean To prevent this open the front panel by pressing RELEASE then detach it and clean the connectors with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol Do not apply too much force Otherwise the connectors may be damaged Main unit Back of the front panel Dismounting the unit µ µ µ Release key supplied Additional Information ...

Page 26: ...urce select button 5 8 9 12 14 16 18 20 21 22 23 º RELEASE front panel release button 4 25 Reset button located on the front side of the unit hidden by the front panel 4 MUTE button 11 SHIFT button BTM 8 22 PLAY MODE 6 7 8 9 13 15 16 17 19 SET UP 5 12 21 During radio TV reception Number buttons 8 9 22 During CD MD playback Direct disc selection button 13 POWER SELECT switch located on the bottom o...

Page 27: ...FF button 2 DIR button DIR does not work with this unit 3 SOURCE button 4 SEEK AMS button 5 PRESET DISC button You cannot do the manual search and manual tuning with the remote 6 MUTE button 7 buttons 8 DSPL button 9 SOUND button When the POWER SELECT switch is set to the B position the unit cannot be operated with the wireless remote unless SOURCE on the unit is pressed or a CD is inserted to act...

Page 28: ...15 000 Hz Capture ratio 2 dB AM Tuning range 530 1 710 kHz Antenna terminal External antenna connector Intermediate frequency 10 71 MHz 450 kHz Sensitivity 30 µV Power amplifier section Outputs Speaker outputs sure seal connectors Speaker impedance 4 8 ohms Maximum power output 35 W 4 at 4 ohms General Output lead Power antenna relay control lead Power amplifier control lead Tone controls Bass 8 d...

Page 29: ...or dusty CD The ambient temperature exceeds 50 C 122 F Press the reset button The unit is installed at an angle of more than 20 The unit is not installed in a sturdy part of the car Problem A disc cannot be loaded Play does not begin A disc is automatically ejected The operation buttons do not function The sound skips due to vibration Radio reception Problem Preset tuning is not possible Automatic...

Page 30: ... NO MAG NO DISC ERROR BLANK RESET NO READY HI TEMP Cause The disc magazine is not inserted in the CD MD changer No disc is inserted in the CD MD changer A CD is dirty or inserted upside down 2 An MD does not play because of some problem 2 No tracks have been recorded on an MD 2 The CD MD changer cannot be operated because of some problem The lid of the MD changer is open or MDs are not inserted pr...

Page 31: ...3 L Line output level 21 List up 10 14 Listening position 19 Local seek 9 Locating a disc 13 14 a specific point 6 13 a specific track 5 13 a station 10 Loudness 12 M N O Manual search 6 13 Manual tuning 9 MD playback 12 Memorizing a station 8 Memorizing TV channel 22 Monaural mode 9 Mute 11 P Q PLAY MODE BANK 15 D FILE 19 INTRO 6 13 LOCAL 9 MONO 9 PGM 6 16 REP 6 13 SHUF 6 13 Program 6 16 R Radio ...

Page 32: ...Actual total number Sony CDX C710 E 3 856 120 12 2 Sony Corporation Printed in Japan ...

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