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Micro Hi-Fi
Component
System

Operating Instructions

4-238-431-11 (1)

CMT-C7NT

Summary of Contents for CMT-C7NT

Page 1: ...Micro Hi Fi Component System 2002 Sony Corporation Operating Instructions 4 238 431 11 1 CMT C7NT ...

Page 2: ... playback MDLP 2x high speed dubbing from a CD to an MD and the Group function that allows you to organize recorded songs into groups that may be treated like albums recorded on an MD By connecting the system to a personal computer you can play back songs from the personal computer s hard disc or CD ROM drive through the system s speakers and you can also operate the system from the personal compu...

Page 3: ...ore you start editing 29 Labeling an MD Name Function 29 Labeling a group Name Function 31 Registering non group tracks as group tracks in a newly created group Create Function 32 Releasing group tracks Release Function 33 Erasing recordings Erase Function 34 Moving recorded tracks Move Function 36 Dividing recorded tracks Divide Function 37 Combining recorded tracks Combine Function 38 Undoing th...

Page 4: ...YNC HIGH 8 19 60 CD SYNC NORMAL 9 19 CD Z 2 10 60 FUNCTION qs 9 11 13 14 16 17 19 21 24 26 30 43 50 52 MD Z 6 15 19 29 53 NET MD 7 53 REC REC IT 9 20 21 25 26 28 50 60 Remote sensor 0 TUNING 5 42 VOL qa 46 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 power 1 7 19 29 43 46 48 53 u 3 9 11 14 16 19 21 26 28 51 x 4 10 11 15 16 20 22 26 28 51 5 10 11 13 15 17 22 26 30 41 46 48 m M 5 10 15 36 ...

Page 5: ...3 14 16 17 19 21 24 26 30 43 50 52 GROUP ON OFF wf 17 27 28 30 34 GROUP SKIP qs 17 28 31 33 Letter Number buttons wj 10 13 15 30 43 MD x qh 15 16 20 22 26 28 51 MD X ws 15 26 MD N wg 14 16 17 19 20 MENU NO q 13 14 22 26 29 31 42 NAME EDIT SELECT 3 13 29 31 44 PLAY MODE qk 9 11 13 14 16 29 40 41 PRESET EQ qg 45 REPEAT qj 10 15 SCROLL 5 12 14 18 31 SLEEP 1 45 TIME 2 8 11 12 16 17 TUNER BAND wa 42 43...

Page 6: ...r Right speaker FM antenna 1 Connect the speakers Connect the right and left speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals as shown below Left speaker cord Right speaker cord 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas Set the AM loop antenna up before connecting it AM loop antenna Extend the FM wire antenna horizontally Extend the FM wire antenna horizontally CMT C7NT rear panel AM loop antenna Jack type B ...

Page 7: ...g to the manufacturer s instructions Battery life You can expect the remote to operate for about 6 months using a Sony CR2025 lithium battery before the battery runs down When the battery no longer operates the remote replace the battery with a new one To avoid battery leakage If you are not going to use the remote for a long time remove the battery to avoid damage caused by corrosion from battery...

Page 8: ...en change the setting To reset the time Start over from step 1 Conserving power in standby mode Even if the system is off the unit consumes power to power the clock and to stay responsive to commands from the remote Power saving mode was introduced to reduce the amount of power consumed during standby In this mode the clock or demonstration is not displayed To change to power saving mode press DIS...

Page 9: ...g the CD Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play This system lets you play CDs in different play modes Track number Playing time 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears in the display 2 Press PLAY MODE on the remote in stop mode repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display Select No display SHUF PROGRAM 3 Press u or CD N on the remote continued To play The CD in original order The t...

Page 10: ...e Press again to resume play Select a track During play or pause press or repeatedly until you find the desired track Find a point in a track During play press and hold m or M until you find the desired point Tip You can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play Press or repeatedly until the desired track appears before step 3 Or press the number buttons on the remote The play automatica...

Page 11: ...UF disappear from the display Do steps 3 and 4 with Program Play stopped Press CLEAR on the remote in stop mode Each time you press the button the last programed track is erased Press number buttons instead of performing steps 3 to 5 For details on using the number buttons see page 10 Programing the CD tracks Program Play You can make a program of up to 25 tracks on a CD in any order that you want...

Page 12: ... t Preset Equalizer name 3 t Volume 3 t Playing time of the CD 4 t Track title or disc title 5 t Clock 3 t 3 After 8 seconds the playing time of the CD appears 4 The display that appears depends on the current disc status If the disc is stopped The total playing time of the CD is displayed If the disc is playing The elapsed playing time of the track remaining playing time of the track or remaining...

Page 13: ...ls above appear in the display press or repeatedly to display the following symbols _ 4 Enter a character If you have selected uppercase or lowercase letters 1 Press the corresponding letter button on the remote repeatedly until the character to be entered flashes Or press the button once and press or repeatedly 2 Press CURSORt on the remote The flashing character is entered and the cursor shifts ...

Page 14: ...ears in the display 2 Press MENU NO on the remote in stop mode 3 Press or on the remote repeatedly until Name Check appears and then press ENTER YES on the remote 4 Press or on the remote repeatedly to select the disc titles stored in the system memory between 001 and 100 To check the current disc title Press SCROLL on the remote in stop mode Erasing a disc title 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until ...

Page 15: ...he display REP For all the tracks on the MD up to 5 times REP 1 For only the currently playing track To cancel playing repeatedly press REPEAT repeatedly until REP and REP 1 disappear from the display Remove the MD Press MD Z Tip You can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play Press or repeatedly until the desired track appears before step 3 Or press the number buttons on the remote Th...

Page 16: ...ails on using number buttons see page 15 Tips The program you made remains after Program Play finishes To play the same program again switch the function to MD and press u or MD N on the remote appears when the total MD program time exceeds 1000 minutes Programing the MD tracks Program Play You can make a program of up to 25 tracks on an MD in any order that you want 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly un...

Page 17: ...ally stops at the end of the last track in the group Tip Shuffle Play Repeat Play and Program Play also function within groups Using the MD display Checking the remaining time Press TIME on the remote repeatedly during play The display changes as follows Elapsed playing time on the current track t Remaining time on the current track t Remaining time on the current MD t Elapsed playing time on the ...

Page 18: ...ote during play or in stop mode The display changes as follows During normal play Clock 2 t Preset Equalizer name 2 t Volume 2 t Playing time of the MD 3 t Track title 4 t Clock 2 t In stop mode Clock 2 t Preset Equalizer name 2 t Volume 2 t Total number of tracks and total playing time or remaining recordable time of the MD only for the recordable MD 5 t Disc title 6 t Clock 2 t 2 After 8 seconds...

Page 19: ...high speed recording continued When you use a partially recorded MD Recording starts after the recorded tracks Note on MD track numbers On an MD the track numbers track sequence track start and end point information etc are recorded in the TOC 2 area independent of the sound information You can edit recorded tracks quickly by modifying the TOC information 2 TOC Table Of Contents After recording Pr...

Page 20: ...op recording Press x Tips You can record only your favorite CD tracks with CD Program Play After step 3 follow the same procedures as from step 2 to 5 in CD Program Play see page 11 Then go to step 4 You can switch the recording mode before step 3 and record for long times For details see Recording for long times on page 22 If you want to record only a portion of a CD track to an MD you must first...

Page 21: ... MD deck stands by for recording 4 Start playing the desired source to record 5 Press ENTER YES on the remote at the desired point to start recording continued Time 6 seconds Recorded portion When you press ENTER YES on the remote in step 5 End of the source to be recorded Recording the current track Rec It You can record a track quickly while listening to a CD 1 Load a recordable MD 2 Press FUNCT...

Page 22: ... is recommended Note MDs recorded in MDLP LP2 or LP4 mode cannot be played back on a system that does not support MDLP mode In addition you cannot perform S F Edit etc for MDs recorded in MDLP mode 1 Load a recordable MD 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until MD appears in the display 3 Press MENU NO on the remote 4 Press or repeatedly until Setup appears in the display and then press ENTER YES on the ...

Page 23: ... try to play the track on system that does not support MDLP mode It does not appear for systems that support MDLP mode When set to On LP is recorded as the track name so the number of characters that can be input to an MD is reduced In addition if you divide an LP track using the Divide function LP is also added to the latter track continued 6 Press or repeatedly to select the recording mode you w...

Page 24: ...g pages Marking track numbers Automatically during recording Track numbers are automatically marked as on the original source during recording from this system s CD player or components connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack However track numbers may not be marked for some tracks see page 56 Use the Level Synchro Recording function to automatically mark track numbers during recording from this s...

Page 25: ...e procedure below to change the signal level that triggers automatic track marking The factory setting is 50 dB 1 Press MENU NO on the remote during recording pause to display Setup and then press ENTER YES on the remote 2 Press or repeatedly until LS T appears and then press ENTER YES on the remote 3 Press or repeatedly to select the level and then press ENTER YES on the remote You can set the le...

Page 26: ...remote 8 Press x To continue and record follow the procedures described on the various recording pages Tips You can also adjust the recording level during recording Once adjusted the recording level is maintained until you adjust it again 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until MD appears in the display 2 Press MENU NO on the remote 3 Press or repeatedly until Setup appears in the display and then press...

Page 27: ...group tracks are registered The group function information is registered in the TOC of the MD as the disc name in the following example Example of registration of group tracks 1 The disc name is labeled as Favorites 2 Tracks 1 to 5 are registered in the Rock group 3 Tracks 6 to 9 are registered in the Pops group If the MD recorded with the group function on this system is played on another system ...

Page 28: ...ith tracks registered into them Up to 99 groups can be registered on a single MD If Group Full appears while recording track numbers are not marked Recording CD tracks on an MD as group tracks continued Recording into an existing group 1 Do steps 1 to 3 of Recording a CD on an MD on page 19 2 Do steps 2 to 5 in Programming the CD tracks on page 11 3 Press GROUP SKIP on the remote repeatedly until ...

Page 29: ... to turn off the system TOC starts flashing The TOC is updated and editing is completed Before pulling out the power cord MD editing is completed when the MD Table of Contents TOC is updated The TOC is updated when you eject the MD or press 1 to turn off the system Do not pull out the power cord before updating the TOC while TOC is lit or while updating the TOC while TOC is flashing to ensure a co...

Page 30: ...ppear sequentially and then the original display appears Note You can label a track title during play The play repeats until you finish labeling After recording Use the Name function on this page You can enter a total of approximately 1 700 characters for the disc title track titles and group titles on a single MD Do the procedure below with the Group function on To label a group see Labeling a gr...

Page 31: ...s or Disc when you want to erase the disc title Then press ENTER YES on the remote Note Use of the characters in a disc name may prevent the Group function from operating Labeling a group Name Function Labeling a group You can enter a total of approximately 1 700 characters for the disc title track titles and group titles on a single MD 1 Press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until MD appears in...

Page 32: ...a newly created group Create Function Only a series of tracks that have not been registered to any group can be registered with this procedure You can also use this procedure to register tracks recorded on a system that does not support the group function 1 Press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until MD appears in the display 2 Press GROUP ON OFF on the remote in stop mode GROUP lights up 3 Pres...

Page 33: ...e appears after step 5 A newly created group must be labeled if no non group tracks has been registered to it If you do not label the group in step 5 the group will be labeled with the default title e g Group3 Releasing group tracks Release Function You can cancel the registration of tracks in one group or all groups at once Note that the tracks themselves in the selected groups will not be erased...

Page 34: ...le Erasing track 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 A C D A C D B 1 Press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until MD appears in the display 2 Press MENU NO on the remote to display Edit Menu 3 Press or repeatedly until Tr Erase appears and then press ENTER YES on the remote Erase track 2 Track number Original tracks After ERASE Releasing group tracks continued Releasing the tracks in all groups at once 1 Press FUNCT...

Page 35: ... the procedure above even if the group function is on and you intended to erase all tracks in only one group all tracks on the MD will be erased Erasing a portion of a track A B Erase Function You can specify a portion within a track and erase the portion with ease You can shift the desired portion by frame minute or second intervals 1 frame is 1 86 second Example Erasing a portion of track 2 1 2 ...

Page 36: ...portion to be erased point A You can shift the starting point by 1 86 second 1 frame intervals To shift the point by second or minute intervals press m or M so that second or minute flashes then press or You can shift the starting point by 2 frame intervals in Monaural mode and LP2 Stereo mode or by 4 frame intervals in LP4 Stereo mode 6 Repeat step 5 until point A is played correctly 7 Press ENTE...

Page 37: ...eatedly until the track number of the track you want to divide appears Then while listening to rehearsal play press ENTER YES on the remote at the point where you want to divide the track Rehearsal appears and the portion to be divided is played repeatedly continued Original track number New track position Track number Original tracks After DIVIDE Divide track 2 into track B and C 5 Press or repea...

Page 38: ... and then press ENTER YES on the remote Track number Original tracks After COMBINE Original tracks After COMBINE 5 While monitoring the sound press or repeatedly to adjust the point to be divided You can shift the point by 1 86 second 1 frame intervals To shift the point by second or minute intervals press m or M so that second or minute flashes then press or You can shift the dividing point by 2 ...

Page 39: ...f the first track Undoing the last edit Undo Function You can use this function to cancel the last edit and restore the contents of the MD to the condition before the edit Note however that you cannot undo an edit if you do any of the following after the edit Do another edit Start recording Update the TOC by turning off the system or ejecting the MD Disconnect the power cord You cannot undo the S ...

Page 40: ... press ENTER YES on the remote 5 Press or repeatedly until Tr Level appears in the display and then press ENTER YES on the remote 6 Press or repeatedly to select the track number you want to change the recording level of and then press ENTER YES on the remote Level 0dB appears 7 While monitoring the sound press or repeatedly to change the recording level The recording level can be adjusted from 12...

Page 41: ... 0 seconds in 0 1 second increments You cannot set the time longer than the track 8 Press ENTER YES on the remote S F Edit OK appears 9 Press ENTER YES on the remote S F Edit appears while the track is being recorded When the recording finishes Complete appears for a few seconds To cancel the operation Press MENU NO on the remote during steps 4 through 8 After recording starts in step 9 you cannot...

Page 42: ...system s memory for about a day even if you disconnect the power cord or a power failure occurs Tuner Presetting radio stations The system can store a total of 30 preset stations 20 for FM and 10 for AM 1 Press FUNCTION or TUNER BAND on the remote repeatedly to select FM or AM 2 Press TUNING MODE on the remote repeatedly until AUTO appears in the display 3 Press TUNING or The frequency changes as ...

Page 43: ...nter the corresponding digits To enter 0 press 10 0 instead Example To enter preset number 20 press 10 then 2 and 10 0 To tune in a non preset radio station In step 2 press TUNING MODE on the remote repeatedly until MANUAL appears in the display and then press TUNING or repeatedly to tune in the desired station Manual Tuning In step 2 press TUNING MODE on the remote repeatedly until AUTO appears i...

Page 44: ...display changes as follows Station name 2 t Frequency t Clock t Preset Equalizer name t Volume t Station name 2 t 2 If the RDS broadcast is not properly received the station name may not appear in the display Labeling the preset stations Station Name You can label each preset station with up to 10 characters Station Name 1 Tune in the desired station you want to label see page 43 2 Follow the same...

Page 45: ...actory set to ROCK The Preset Equalizer effect is not recorded on an MD or tape Timer Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer The Sleep Timer Function lets you specify a sleep time after which the system stops playing and turns off automatically You can thus fall asleep to music Press SLEEP on the remote repeatedly The sleep time changes as follows AUTO t 90min t 80min t 70min t t 10min t SLEEP OFF t ...

Page 46: ... on CD Load a CD To start playing from a specific track make a program see Programing the CD tracks on page 11 MD Load an MD To start from a specific track make a program see Programing the MD tracks on page 16 Radio Tune in the preset radio station that you want see Listening to the radio on page 43 2 Press VOL or to adjust the volume 3 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 4 Press or on the remote...

Page 47: ...ing radio programs Before recording with the timer make sure that you have set the system clock correctly see Setting the time on page 8 and preset the radio station see Presetting radio stations on page 42 1 Tune in the desired preset radio station see Listening to the radio on page 43 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 3 Press or on the remote repeatedly until REC SET appears in the display a...

Page 48: ...tart over from step 1 Timer recording radio programs continued 7 Press or or on the remote repeatedly to select the desired day If you select DAILY in step 5 proceed to step 9 8 Press ENTER YES on the remote The hour indication flashes 9 Set the starting time Press or or on the remote repeatedly to set the hour and then press ENTER YES on the remote The minute indication begins flashing next Press...

Page 49: ...inimum during recording If you made a timer recording with group function the radio programs are recorded into a new group if you did not specify a destination group Optional Components Hooking up the optional components You can connect a variety of components to your system in order to enhance it When you connect the system to a personal computer see page 51 1 Use an audio cord stereo miniplug y ...

Page 50: ...aying the tape on the tape deck Press REC REC IT to place the unit into recording standby and then press u at the point where you want to start recording To stop recording press x To Do This Listening to the audio from the connected personal computer See page 52 Operate the system from a personal computer Hooking up the optional components continued See pages 52 and 53 Tips You can adjust the reco...

Page 51: ...n listen to the audio recorded in the computer s hard disc or on a CD ROM loaded on the CD ROM drive through the systems speakers And also you can operate the system from the connected personal computer installed the supplied software M crew for CMT C7NT or OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs Notes When you connect the supplied USB cable to your computer a driver installation may start automatically I...

Page 52: ...rsonal computer to the system continued If you do not see these items or if a is displayed on top of any of the icons it means the respective device driver is not installed or recognized by the OS In this case install the device driver again 6 Click OK to close the dialogue Listen to the connected personal computer Be sure to check the connection of the system and the personal computer 1 Press FUN...

Page 53: ...ling the software be sure to disconnect the USB cable before starting the installation Using OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs 1 Press NET MD The Net MD function is activated and Net MD appears 2 Start up and operate OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs on the personal computer 3 Quit OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs after use 4 Press Net MD to turn off the Net MD function Notes While the Net MD function ...

Page 54: ...lfunction To prevent heat build up in the system place the system in a location with adequate ventilation and refrain from placing anything on the top of the cabinet If you continuously use this system at a large volume the cabinet temperature of the top side and bottom rises considerably To avoid burning yourself do not touch the cabinet To prevent a malfunction do not cover the ventilation hole ...

Page 55: ...an extra track with no sound may be created This extra track can be erased by using the editing function see page 34 Notes on CDs Before playing a CD clean the CD surface with a cleaning cloth Wipe the CD from the center out Do not play a CD with tape stickers or adhesives on any of its surfaces as this may damage the system Do not use solvents Do not expose the CDs to direct sunlight or heat sour...

Page 56: ...hem may not increase the recording time During stereo recording approximately 24 seconds during monaural and LP2 stereo recording or 48 seconds during LP4 stereo recording Some tracks cannot be combined with others Tracks may not be combined if they have been edited The total recorded time and the remaining time on the MD do not add up to the maximum recording time Recording is done in minimum uni...

Page 57: ...rs in the display Set the clock again see page 8 The timer cannot be set Set the clock again see page 8 continued Guide to the Serial Copy Management System Digital audio components such as CDs MDs and DATs let you copy music easily with high quality by processing music as a digital signal To protect the copyrighted music programs this system uses the Serial Copy Management System that allows you ...

Page 58: ...lay You cannot use the Group function when there are no group tracks Press GROUP ON OFF to turn off GROUP The timer does not function Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote and light up cDAILY or cREC in the display see pages 47 and 48 Check the set contents and set the correct time see page 8 or 46 to 49 Cancel the Sleep Timer function see page 45 You cannot activate Daily Timer and recording tim...

Page 59: ...age 26 or 40 Tuner There is severe hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes Set the proper band and frequency see page 42 Connect the antenna properly see page 6 Find a place and an orientation that provide good reception then set up the antenna again If you cannot obtain good reception we recommend you connect a commercially available external antenna The supplied antenna receives signals along its e...

Page 60: ... do the followings procedures again presetting the radio stations setting the clock and the timer and labeling the CD Self diagnosis display This system has a Self diagnosis display function to let you know if there is a system malfunction The display shows a code made up of 3 or 5 letters and a message alternately to show you the problem To solve the problem refer to the following list If any pro...

Page 61: ...tents of the MD using All Erase Function see page 35 C41 Cannot Copy The sound source is a copy of a commercially available music software or you tried to record a CD R Recordable CD or CD RW ReWritable CD cThe Serial Copy Management System prevents making a digital copy see page 57 You cannot record a CD R or CD RW C71 Check OPT IN This appears momentarily because of the signal of the digital bro...

Page 62: ...D deck OVER You have reached the end of the MD while pressing and holding M during playing pause Push STOP You pressed PLAY MODE on the remote during play Rehearsal The MD is playing the specified dividing point for confirmation during the A B Erase function or the Divide function S F Edit You attempted to perform other operations during S F Edit adjusting the recording level after recording Fade ...

Page 63: ...e CD editing Disc Memo finished normally Eject The CD player is ejecting the CD File Full There are already 100 disc titles stored in the system Initialize The system is being initialized You cannot load a CD during this time Wait until Initialize disappears from the display No Disc There is no disc in the CD player OVER You have reached the end of the CD while pressing and holding M during playin...

Page 64: ...ntenna external antenna terminal Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Speakers SA C7 Speaker system Two way bass reflex system Speaker units 9 cm dia cone type woofer 2 0 cm dia soft dome type tweeter Rated impedance 6 ohms Dimensions w h d Approx 149 248 220 mm Mass Approx 1 9 kg net per speaker General Power requirements European model 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models 220 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption...

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