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CMT-CP505MD 4-241-515-11(2) GB

Operating Instructions

Micro Hi-Fi
Component
System

4-241-515-11(2)

© 2002 Sony Corporation

  

  

CMT-CP505MD

Summary of Contents for CMT-CP505MD

Page 1: ...CMT CP505MD 4 241 515 11 2 GB Operating Instructions Micro Hi Fi Component System 4 241 515 11 2 2002 Sony Corporation CMT CP505MD ...

Page 2: ...nt fire do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with news papers table cloths curtains etc And don t place lighted candles on the apparatus To prevent fire or shock hazard do not place objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Don t throw away the battery with general house waste dispose of it correctly as chemical waste IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INCI...

Page 3: ...Group Function 18 Recording a CD on an MD CD MD Synchro Recording High Speed CD MD Synchro Recording 20 Recording a tape on an MD TAPE MD Synchro Recording 21 Recording on an MD manually Manual Recording 21 Starting recording with 6 seconds of prestored audio data Time Machine Recording 22 Recording tips 23 Explanation of recording Settings 26 MD Editing Before you start editing 28 Labelling an MD...

Page 4: ...manually Manual Recording 47 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 47 Timer Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer 48 Waking up to music Daily Timer 48 Timer recording radio programs 49 Table of Contents continued Display Turning off the display Power Saving Mode 50 Using the display 51 Optional Components Hooking up optional components 53 Listening to audio from a connected component 54 Recording aud...

Page 5: ... 9 Display window ea DSG wj 47 ENTER START 6 20 21 45 46 FM MODE 3 43 FUNCTION 1 9 13 16 19 21 23 25 44 47 54 GROUP ON OFF wa 15 16 18 20 29 32 GROUP SKIP w 16 19 20 29 30 32 MD slot wk 13 MD NX qd 13 14 16 21 PHONES jack wd PLAY MODE 2 9 11 13 15 28 REC MODE 4 20 22 26 Remote sensor wl REPEAT 3 10 14 SYNCHRO 5 20 21 45 46 TAPE nN 7 44 46 TREBLE wg 47 TUNER BAND qa 41 43 TUNING ql 41 43 TUNING MOD...

Page 6: ...26 28 43 48 50 FUNCTION ws 9 13 16 19 21 23 25 44 47 54 MD wf 15 24 25 28 29 31 37 39 40 MENU NO qg 12 13 23 26 28 30 41 43 NAME EDIT SELECT wh 11 29 43 Numeric buttons 6 10 12 14 29 42 PLAY MODE qh 9 11 13 15 28 REPEAT qk 10 14 SCROLL ql 12 30 52 SLEEP qj 48 TAPE wa TUNER BAND w 41 43 VOLUME qs 1 power 1 N 0 X qf x qa m M 8 9 ALPHABETICAL ORDER A F M V BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 3 2 qh qj qg 4 5 6 8 7...

Page 7: ...a horizontally FM75Ω AM U ANTENNA FM75Ω AM ANTENNA U U 1 Connect the speakers Connect the right and left speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals as shown below 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it Hooking up the system Perform the following procedure 1 to 4 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories Right speaker Left speaker Getting Start...

Page 8: ...avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion 110V 120V 220V 240V VOLTAGE SELECTOR Setting the clock 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 3 Press or on the remote repeatedly to set the hour 4 Press ENTER YES or CURSORt on the remote 5 Press or on the remote repeatedly to set the minute 6 Press ENTER YES on the remote The clock starts working If you make ...

Page 9: ... SHUF Shuffle Play PGM Program Play 3 Press CD NX or N on the remote Notes You cannot change the play mode during playback If you press CD Z to open close the disc tray while listening to other function the CD indicator lights up even when there is no CD on the disc tray To turn off the CD indicator press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD When you play a 8 cm CD place it on the inne...

Page 10: ... select the desired track using the remote during Normal Play Press the numeric buttons The playback automatically starts To enter track number over 10 1 Press 10 2 Press the numeric buttons for the same number of flashing in the display To select 0 press 10 0 Example To enter 20 while flashes in the display press 2 10 0 Do this Press CD x or x on the remote Press CD NX or X on the remote Press ag...

Page 11: ...lay Press DISPLAY on the remote in stop mode The total number of programmed steps appears followed by the total playing time of the program Perform steps 3 and 4 in stop mode Labelling a CD Disc Memo You can label up to 50 CDs with titles of up to 20 symbols and characters Whenever you load a labelled CD the title appears Notes You cannot label a CD for which TEXT appears in the display When label...

Page 12: ...press TCURSOR or CURSORt repeatedly until the character to be changed flashes press CLEAR on the remote to erase the character then repeat steps 3 and 4 To cancel labelling Press MENU NO on the remote To add a character After steps 1 and 2 press TCURSOR or CURSORt until the cursor comes to the point you want to add a character then proceed to step 3 Labelling a CD continued Checking the disc title...

Page 13: ...andom order The tracks on the MD in the order you want them to be played see Programming MD tracks on page 15 L SYNC Track number Playing time continued Erasing a disc title 1 Press CD on the remote 2 Press MENU NO on the remote in stop mode 3 Press or on the remote repeatedly until Name Erase appears then press ENTER YES on the remote 4 Press or on the remote repeatedly to select the disc title y...

Page 14: ...rations To Stop play Pause Select a track Find a point in a track Play repeatedly Repeat Play Remove the MD Do this Press MD x or x on the remote Press MD NX or X on the remote Press again to resume play Turn l L clockwise or counterclockwise or press or on the remote repeatedly During play turn and hold m M clockwise or counterclockwise or press and hold m or M on the remote Release it when you f...

Page 15: ...ss N on the remote L SYNC PGM Last programmed track number Total playing time Other operations To Cancel Program Play Check the program order Check the total number of programmed tracks Add a track to the end of the program Tips The program you made remains after Program Play finishes To play the same program again press N on the remote However the program is cleared after you remove the MD or pre...

Page 16: ...d and press MD NX or N on the remote playback starts from the first track of the first group on the MD Before you start recording MDs MiniDisc let you digitally record and play music with high quality sound Another feature of MDs is track marking The track marking feature lets you quickly locate a specific point or easily edit the recorded tracks However depending on the source you record the reco...

Page 17: ...art of the system is bumped The system is placed on an uneven or soft surface The system is located near a speaker door or other source of vibration If the above reading errors occur an extra soundless track may be created You can erase these extra tracks using Erase Function page 33 1 For details on the limitations of digital recording see System limitations of MDs on page 63 2 Even if you connec...

Page 18: ... Notes The Group Function setting is stored even if you eject the MD or turn off the system When the Group Function is on tracks which are not registered to a group are not displayed and cannot be played You cannot change the group order If you load a disc with group management information written in other than the proper format GROUP indicator flashes In this case you cannot use the Group Functio...

Page 19: ...x repeatedly until the disc title and total number of groups appears then perform steps 2 to 5 Recording into an existing group After step 4 press GROUP SKIP repeatedly until the desired group appears then proceed to step 5 New tracks are recorded after the last track in the group If Group Full appears when you press MD zREC in step 4 You cannot start recording because there is insufficient charac...

Page 20: ...chro Recording see page 27 Notes You cannot pause the recording If the play mode is set to the Repeat Play or Shuffle Play the play mode switches to Normal Play in step 6 no indication stereo LP2 LP2 stereo LP4 LP4 stereo MONO monaural Recording a CD on an MD CD MD Synchro Recording High Speed CD MD Synchro Recording You can record a whole CD on an MD In addition to normal speed recording you can ...

Page 21: ...g is completed the tape deck and the MD deck stop automatically To stop recording Press MD x Recording on an MD manually Manual Recording You can record just the portions you like from a CD or other connected component 1 Load a recordable MD 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the desired source to record CD To record from this system s CD player TAPE To record from this system s cassette deck T...

Page 22: ...ent audio data in a buffer memory This lets you record the sound from 6 seconds before starting recording as shown in the illustration below Beginning of the source to be recorded Start recording step6 Time 6 seconds Recorded portion 1 Load a recordable MD 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the desired source to record 3 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select the recording mode Select the desired ...

Page 23: ...n page 36 This function is convenient when the source is tape or radio programs and the track numbers are not marked automatically Recording tips Adding LP to a track name during MDLP recording You can add LP at the beginning of the track title which appears when you try to play the track on a system that does not support MDLP mode This convenient function lets you know at a glance that the track ...

Page 24: ...hange the trigger level for Level Synchro Recording When the Level Synchro recording is set to On track numbers are automatically marked when the input signal is below the trigger level set in this section for more than two seconds and then exceeds that level The factory setting is 50 dB When the recording source is tape or radio program and the track numbers are not marked properly because of noi...

Page 25: ...to select the desired source to record 2 Press MD zREC The MD deck stands by for recording 3 Start playing the desired source to record Select S Space On factory setting S Space Off Making a space between tracks 3 seconds long automatically Smart Space The Smart Space function lets you make the blank spaces between tracks 3 seconds long automatically while making a digital recording from a CD For ...

Page 26: ...e recording modes LP2 and LP4 MDLP recording Press REC MODE to select the recording mode Refer to each pages about recording 20 22 MDs recorded in MDLP Stereo mode are played back only on the system with the following marks MDs recorded in MDLP Stereo mode cannot be played back on the system that does not support MDLP mode You can add LP at the beginning of a track title when you try to play the t...

Page 27: ...e retry was successful the system continues with High Speed CD MD Synchro Recording If the condition of the inserted CD or the system is poor and retry fails High Speed CD MD Synchro Recording is disabled In this case NORM flashes in the display and the MD deck automatically starts recording in normal CD MD Synchro Recording Note that monitoring of the recorded signal is not possible when this occ...

Page 28: ...ure a complete editing Labelling an MD Name Function You can create titles for your recorded MDs tracks and groups as follows During recording During the CD MD Synchro Recording CD TEXT information is recorded automatically To cancel recording the CD TEXT information automatically change the setting as follows Use the remote for the operation After pressing MD to switch the function to MD press ME...

Page 29: ...the total number of tracks within the desired group is displayed 3 Press NAME EDIT SELECT on the remote repeatedly to select the desired type of character Character type Select Alphabet upper cases Selected AB blank space symbols Alphabet lower cases Selected ab blank space symbols Numbers Selected 12 4 Enter a character Character type Do this Alphabet Press the corresponding letter button or on t...

Page 30: ...tedly in stop mode until GROUP indicator lights up press GROUP SKIP repeatedly until the desired group appears then press SCROLL on the remote To stop scrolling press SCROLL on the remote Press the button again to resume scrolling Erasing the titles 1 To erase group titles press GROUP ON OFF repeatedly in stop mode until GROUP indicator lights up 2 Press MENU NO on the remote in stop mode 3 Press ...

Page 31: ...MD on the remote 2 Press GROUP ON OFF repeatedly until GROUP indicator lights up 3 Press MENU NO on the remote to display Edit Menu 4 Press or on the remote repeatedly until Gp Create appears then press ENTER YES on the remote 5 Perform steps 3 to 6 of Labelling an MD on page 28 6 Press or on the remote repeatedly until the first track number you want to register appears then press ENTER YES on th...

Page 32: ...N OFF repeatedly until GROUP indicator lights up 3 Press GROUP SKIP repeatedly until the desired group appears 4 Press MENU NO on the remote to display Edit Menu 5 Press or on the remote repeatedly until Gp Release appears then press ENTER YES on the remote REL Gp selected group number appears 6 Press ENTER YES on the remote Releasing the registrations of all tracks on an MD All Release Function Y...

Page 33: ...ction When you erase a track the total number of tracks on the MD decreases by one and all the tracks following the erased one are renumbered Example Erasing track 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 A C D A C D B As the track numbers are renummbered as above it is recommended to erase from the latter tracks when erasing several tracks so as not to change the track numberings of unerased tracks 1 Press MD on the remo...

Page 34: ...within a track and erase the portion with ease You can shift the desired portion by frame minute or second intervals This function is convenient to erase the unneccessary parts recorded from satellite broadcast or radio programs 1 frame is 1 86 second Example Erasing a portion of track 2 1 2 1 2 3 3 A B A B A C C B B B C A 1 Press MD on the remote 2 Press MENU NO on the remote to display Edit Menu...

Page 35: ...e remote repeatedly to find the ending point of the portion to be erased point B while monitoring the sound then press ENTER YES on the remote You can shift the point by 1 86 second 1 frame intervals You can shift the point by 2 frame intervals in Monaural mode and LP2 Stereo mode or by 4 frame intervals in LP4 Stereo mode Tip To shift the point by minute or second intervals in steps 6 and 8 press...

Page 36: ...can also use this funciton when recording from tapes or radio programs and track numbers are not marked automatically and want to mark tracks The total number of tracks increases by one and all the tracks following the divided ones are renumbered Example Dividing track 2 into two tracks 1 Press MD on the remote 2 Press MENU NO on the remote to display Edit Menu 3 Press or on the remote repeatedly ...

Page 37: ...remote Note If you divide a labelled track page 28 into two tracks only the first track retains the track title Example 1 2 1 2 4 3 3 4 5 A C B A C B The new track is not labelled Combining recorded tracks Combine Function You can use this function to combine 2 tracks into a single track The total number of tracks decreases by one and all tracks following the combined ones are renumbered Example C...

Page 38: ...ack is erased 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 the 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 1 Press MENU NO on the re...

Page 39: ...s then press ENTER YES on the remote 5 Press or on the remote repeatedly until the track number you want to change the recording level appears then press ENTER YES on the remote Level 0dB appears 6 While monitoring the sound press or on the remote repeatedly to change the recorded level The recording level can be changed from 12 dB to 12 dB in 2 dB steps Change to the optimum level while making su...

Page 40: ...or Fade out Recording You can set the time at any value between 1 0 second and 15 0 seconds in 0 1 second steps You cannot set the time longer than the track 7 Press ENTER YES on the remote S F Edit OK appears 8 Press ENTER YES on the remote again The deck starts recording over the existing track S F Edit appears while the track is being recorded When the recording finishes Complete appears Notes ...

Page 41: ...ning does not stop Set the frequency of the desired radio station as described in steps 2 and 3 of Setting presets through manual tuning 4 Press MENU NO on the remote Method Automatic Tuning Preset Manual Tuning Preset Preset number 5 Press or on the remote repeatedly until Memory appears then press ENTER YES The preset number flashes 6 Press or on the remote repeatedly to select the desired prese...

Page 42: ... reception adjust the supplied antennas or connect a commercially available external antenna Do this Follow the procedure described in Setting presets through manual tuning Press MENU NO on the remote Start over from step 1 After step 5 press or on the remote repeatedly to select the preset number you want to store the station Listening to the radio You can listen to a radio station either by sele...

Page 43: ...l AUTO appears in step 2 above then turn TUNING The frequency indication changes and scanning stops when the system tunes in a station Automatic Tuning To record the radio programs use manual recording pages 21 and 47 Labelling the preset stations Station Name You can label each preset station with up to 12 characters Station Name 1 Tune in the station you want to label see Listening to the radio ...

Page 44: ... the RDS information Each time you press DISPLAY on the remote the display changes cyclically as follows Station name t Frequency t Clock display t BASS level t TREBLE level If the RDS broadcast is not properly received the station name may not appear in the display Tape Play Loading a tape 1 Press Z PUSH 2 Load a recorded recordable tape into the cassette holder Playing a tape You can use TYPE I ...

Page 45: ... on both sides If you select both sides recording and the tape reaches the end of the front side part way through a track the entire track is recorded again from the beginning of the reverse side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side 6 Press ENTER START while Press START flashes Recording starts When the recording is completed the CD player and the tape ...

Page 46: ... until g appears to record on one side or h or j to record on both sides If you select both sides recording and the tape reaches the end of the front side part way through a track the entire track is recorded again from the beginning of the reverse side If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side 6 Press ENTER START while Press START flashes Recording starts W...

Page 47: ... for recording To start recording from the side facing away from you press TAPE nN until n lights up 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly until g appears to record on one side or h or j to record on both sides If you start from the reverse side recording stops at the end of the reverse side 5 Press X then start playing the desired source to record To Stop recording Pause recording Do this Press TAPE x Pre...

Page 48: ... the remote The minute indication flashes Press or on the remote repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER YES on the remote OFF appears and the hour indication flashes again 6 Set the time to stop playing following the same procedure as step 5 Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer You can set the system to turn off after a certain time so that you can fall asleep to music Press SLEEP on the rem...

Page 49: ...e remote Start over from step 1 If you made a mistake press TCURSOR in step 5 to 7 to select the setting you want to change then change the setting 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote then press or on the remote until TIMER OFF appears 2 Press ENTER YES on the remote Timer recording radio programs To timer record you must first preset the radio station see Presetting radio stations on page 41...

Page 50: ... but no group is specified the material is recorded into a new group Do this 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote then press or on the remote until MD REC or TAPE REC appears 2 Press ENTER YES on the remote Start over from step 1 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote then press or on the remote until TIMER OFF appears 2 Press ENTER YES on the remote Display Turning off the display Power Sav...

Page 51: ... labelled When the Group Function is on the group title is displayed Using the display Checking the remaining time titles CD MD When a CD TEXT disc is loaded you can check the information stored on the disc such as the titles When the unit detects CD TEXT discs the TEXT indication appears in the display Press DISPLAY on the remote during playback Each time you press the button the display changes ...

Page 52: ...reset number and frequency t Clock display t BASS level t TREBLE level 7 Only when the preset station is labelled To scroll a long name Press SCROLL on the remote Tips To label a CD see Labelling a CD on page 11 To label a disc tracks and groups on an MD see Labelling an MD on page 28 To label the preset stations see Labelling the preset stations on page 43 Using the display continued ...

Page 53: ...en listen to the sound from the component BANALOG IN jacks Use audio cords not supplied to connect an optional analog component cassette deck etc to these jacks You can then listen to the sound from the component Optional Components Optional analog component From the audio output jacks of an optional analog component From the digital output jack of an optional digital component Optional digital co...

Page 54: ...rom a connected component Making a digital recording from a digital component The Serial Copy Management system page 64 may prevent you from making a digital recording of certain material In this case connect the component to ANALOG IN jacks and make an analog recording 1 Connect the digital optical cable 2 Start recording manually See Recording on an MD manually page 21 or Recording on a tape man...

Page 55: ...ot function Remove the obstacle Move the remote closer to the system Point the remote at the system s sensor Replace the batteries R6 size AA Locate the system away from the fluorescent light CD Player The disc tray does not open and LOCKED appears on the front panel display Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility The disc tray does not close Place the disc correctly in ...

Page 56: ... again Recording is not possible Remove the MD and slide the tab to close the slot see page 17 Connect the optional component properly see page 53 Replace with a recordable MD Press FUNCTION repeatedlly to select the recording source correctly Replace the MD with a recordable MD or use the Erase Function to erase unnecessary tracks see page 33 Start recording again High Speed CD MD Synchro Recordi...

Page 57: ...ou cannot obtain good reception we recommend you connect a commercially available external antenna The supplied FM lead antenna receives signals along its entire length so make sure you extend it fully Locate the antennas as far away from the speaker cords as possible Consult your nearest Sony dealer if the supplied AM antenna has come off the plastic stand Try turning off surrounding electrical e...

Page 58: ...ser pickup cThe laser pickup may be damaged Consult your nearest Sony dealer E0201 LOADING NG There is a problem with the loading cConsult your nearest Sony dealer 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 three or five letters and a message alternately to show you the problem To sol...

Page 59: ...er recording Fade in Fade out mode S F Edit NOW You pressed 1 while in S F Edit changing the recording level after recording Fade in Fade out mode Messages One of the following messages may appear or flash in the display during operation MD Assign None All the tracks on an MD are registered into groups Auto Cut The MD deck is pausing the recording because silence continued for 30 seconds or more d...

Page 60: ... the track while adjusting the dividing point during the Divide Function Tr Protected You attempted to erase a protected track CD No Disc There is no CD in the player OVER You have reached the end of the CD while turning m M clockwise or pressing M on the remote during play or pause Push STOP You pressed PLAY MODE during play Step Full You tried to program 26 or more tracks steps TAPE Cannot SYNC ...

Page 61: ...pply On safety The unit is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off Unplug the system from the wall outlet mains if it is not to be used for an extended period of time To disconnect the power cord mains lead pull it out by the plug Never pull the cord itself Should any solid object or liquid fall into ...

Page 62: ...atches dirt recording condition or the drive s characteristics Besides the discs which are not yet finalized at the end of recording cannot be played back Cleaning the cabinet Clean the cabinet panel and controls with a soft cloth slightly moistened with mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as thinner benzene or alcohol To save a tape permanen...

Page 63: ...t 24 seconds In LP4 Stereo mode about 48 seconds Impossible appears when you use A B Erase Function or Combine Function This happens when you have edited the same track many times This is due to a technical limitaiton of the MD system and is not a mechanical error 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 units...

Page 64: ...digital signal made on digital audio equipment For example if you record from this system s CD player to the MD deck you make a first generation copy Specifications Main Unit HCD CP505 Amplifier section European model DIN power output rated 30 30 W 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference 35 35 W 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Music power output reference 70 70 W Other models The followin...

Page 65: ...minal Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Speaker SS CCP505 Speaker system 2 way bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 12 cm dia cone type Tweeter 2 5 cm dia balanced drive type Nominal impedance 6 ohms General Power requirements European model 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models 110 120 V or 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector Power consumption European model See the name plate 0 3 watts...

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