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CMT-CPZ3.GB.4-178-679-12(1)

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation 

opening of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, 

curtains, etc. Do not place the naked flame sources such 

as lighted candles on the apparatus.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose 

this apparatus to dripping or splashing, and do not place 

objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a 

bookcase or built-in cabinet.
As the main plug is used to disconnect the unit from the 

mains, connect the unit to an easily accessible AC outlet. 

Should you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect 

the main plug from the AC outlet immediately.
Do not expose batteries or apparatus with battery-

installed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the 

like.
Excessive sound pressure from earphones and 

headphones can cause hearing loss.

4-178-679-12(1)

Micro HI-FI 

Component System

Operating Instructions

GB

CMT-CPZ3

© 2010 Sony Corporation 

Printed in China

Hooking up the system securely

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will 

increase eye hazard.

This appliance is classified 

as a CLASS 1 LASER 

product. This marking 

is located on the rear 

exterior.

Notice for customers: the following 

information is only applicable 

to equipment sold in countries 

applying EU directives.

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 

1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The 

Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is 

Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 

Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters, 

please refer to the addresses given in separate service or 

guarantee documents.

  Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic 

Equipment  

(Applicable in the European Union and 

other European countries with separate 

collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates 

that this product shall not be treated as household 

waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable 

collection point for the recycling of electrical and 

electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is 

disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential 

negative consequences for the environment and human 

health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate 

waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials 

will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed 

information about recycling of this product, please 

contact your local Civic Office, your household waste 

disposal service or the shop where you purchased the 

product. 

Applicable accessories: Remote commander

  Disposal of waste batteries (applicable in 

the European Union and other European 

countries with separate collection 

systems)

This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates 

that the battery provided with this product shall not be 

treated as household waste. On certain batteries this 

symbol might be used in combination with a chemical 

symbol. The chemical symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead 

(Pb) are added if the battery contains more than 0.0005% 

mercury or 0.004% lead. By ensuring these batteries are 

disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potentially 

negative consequences for the environment and human 

health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate 

waste handling of the battery. The recycling of the 

materials will help to conserve natural resources.

In case of products that for safety, performance or data 

integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an 

incorporated battery, this battery should be replaced by 

qualified service staff only. To ensure that the battery will 

be treated properly, hand over the product at end-of-life 

to the applicable collection point for the recycling of 

electrical and electronic equipment.

For all other batteries, please view the section on how 

to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand the 

battery over to the applicable collection point for the 

recycling of waste batteries.

For more detailed information about recycling of this 

product or battery, please contact your local Civic Office, 

your household waste disposal service or the shop where 

you purchased the product.

Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates 

DVD recorded material on one side with digital 

audio material on the other side. However, since the 

audio material side does not conform to the Compact 

Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not 

guaranteed.

Music discs encoded with copyright 

protection technologies

This product is designed to playback discs that conform 

to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various 

music discs encoded with copyright protection 

technologies are marketed by some record companies. 

Please be aware that among those discs, there are some 

that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be 

playable by this product.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents 

licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

Basic Operations

Before using the system

To use the remote

Slide and remove the battery compartment lid 

, and 

insert the two supplied R6 (size AA) batteries, 

 side 

first, matching the polarities shown below. 

Notes on using the remote

 With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months.

 Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix different types of 

batteries.

 If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the 

batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

To set the clock

Turn on the system.

Press 



 (power) 

.

Select the clock set mode.

Press CLOCK/TIMER SET 

 on the remote. If the 

current mode appears on the display, press 

/

 

 on the remote repeatedly to select “CLOCK SET” 

and then press ENTER 

 on the remote.

Set the time.

Press 

/

 

 on the remote repeatedly to set 

the hour, and then press ENTER 

 on the remote. 

Use the same procedure to set the minute.

The clock settings are lost when you disconnect the 

power cord or if a power failure occurs.

To display the clock when the system is off

Press DISPLAY 

. The clock is displayed for about 8 

seconds.

Selecting a music source

Press the following buttons (or press FUNCTION 

 

repeatedly).

To select

Press

CD

CD 

 on the remote.

Tuner

TUNER/BAND 

.

Tape

TAPE 

 on the remote.

Component (connected 

using an audio cord)

FUNCTION 

 repeatedly 

until “MD” appears.

Adjusting the sound

To adjust the volume

Press /

 on the remote (or turn the 

VOLUME control on the unit) 

.

To add a sound effect

To

Press

Generate a more 

dynamic sound 

(Dynamic Sound 

Generator X-tra)

DSGX 

 on the unit.

Set the sound effect

EQ 

 on the remote 

repeatedly to select “BASS” 

or “TREBLE,” and then 

press +/

 

 on the remote 

repeatedly (or turn the BASS 

or TREBLE control 

 on the 

unit) to adjust the level.

Playing a CD/MP3 disc

Select the CD function.

Press CD 

 on the remote.

Load a disc.

Insert a disc in the disc slot 

 with the label side up.

Start playback.

Press 

 (play) 

 on the remote (or CD 

 (play/

pause) 

 on the unit).

To

Press

Pause playback

 (pause) 

 on the remote (or 

CD 

 

(play/pause) 

 on the 

unit). To resume play, press the 

button again.

Stop playback

 (stop) 

.

Remove a disc

CD 

 (eject) 

 on the unit.

Select a group on an 

MP3 disc

 +/

 

. Or turn the jog dial 

 on the unit and press PUSH 

ENTER 

 on the unit (turn the 

jog dial 

 on the unit during 

playback until “GROUP” appears, 

and then press PUSH ENTER 

 

on the unit to select the desired 

group).

Select a track or file

/

 (go back/go forward) 

. Or turn the jog dial 

 on 

the unit and press PUSH ENTER 

 on the unit. To cancel, press 

CANCEL 

 on the unit.

Find a point in a 

track or file

Hold down 

/

 (rewind/

fast forward) 

 during playback, 

and release the button at the 

desired point.

Select Repeat Play

REPEAT 

 repeatedly until 

“REP” or “REP 1” appears.

To change the play mode

Press PLAY MODE 

 repeatedly while the player is 

stopped. You can select normal play (“ ” for all MP3 

files in the group on the disc), shuffle play (“SHUF” or 

“  SHUF*”), or program play (“PGM”).

* When playing a CD-DA disc, 

 (SHUF) Play performs the same 

operation as SHUF Play.

Notes on loading discs

 When you turn on the system, the disc is not pulled into the disc slot 

until “NO DISC” appears in the display. Do not attempt to push in 

the disc until “NO DISC” appears.

 If you load a disc that is not playable by this system, it will be ejected 

automatically.

 Do not load an 8 cm disc with an adaptor. Doing so may cause the 

system to malfunction.

 When you remove a disc, handle the disc by its edge and pull it 

straight out of the disc slot. Do not touch the surface.

Note on the jog dial

Only the first 9 characters are displayed when performing the group 

search, track search, or file search.

Notes on Repeat Play

 All tracks or files on a disc are played repeatedly up to five times. 

 “REP 1” indicates that a single track or file is repeated until you stop 

it.

Notes on playing MP3 discs

 Do not save other types of files or unnecessary groups on a disc that 

has MP3 files.

 Groups that have no MP3 files are skipped.

 MP3 files are played back in the order that they are recorded onto 

the disc.

 The system can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of 

“.MP3”.

 If there are files on the disc that have the “.MP3” file extension, 

but that are not MP3 files, the unit may produce noise or may 

malfunction.

 The maximum number of:

 groups is 256 (including the root folder).

 MP3 files is 511.

 MP3 files and groups that can be contained on a single disc is 512.

 directory levels (the tree structure of files) is 8.

 Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, recording 

device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible 

MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play 

at all.

Notes on playing multisession discs

 If the disc begins with a CD-DA (or MP3) session, it is recognized as 

a CD-DA (or MP3) disc, and other sessions are not played back.

 A disc with a mixed CD format is recognized as a CD-DA (audio) 

disc.

Listening to the radio

Select “FM” or “AM.”

Press TUNER/BAND 

 repeatedly.

Select the tuning mode.

Press TUNING MODE 

 repeatedly until “AUTO” 

appears. 

Tune in the desired station.

Press +/

 on the remote (or /

 on the 

unit) 

. Scanning stops automatically when a station 

is tuned in, and then “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for 

stereo programs) appear.

When you tune in a station that provides RDS 

services, the station name appears on the display.

To stop automatic scanning

Press 

 (stop) 

 on the remote.

To tune in a station with a weak signal

If “TUNED” does not appear and the scanning does not 

stop, press TUNING MODE 

 repeatedly until “AUTO” 

and “PRESET” disappear, and then press +/

 on the 

remote (or /

 on the unit) 

 repeatedly to 

tune in the desired station.

To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo 

station

Press FM MODE 

 repeatedly until “MONO” appears 

to turn off stereo reception.

Playing a tape

Select the tape function.

Press TAPE 

 on the remote.

Insert a tape.

Press TAPE 

 (eject) 

 on the unit, and load a TYPE 

I (normal) tape into the cassette holder with the side 

you want to play facing forward. Make sure there is 

no slack in the tape to avoid damaging the tape or the 

tape deck.

Press DIRECTION 

 on the unit repeatedly to select 

” to play one side. Select “

” or “

” to play 

both sides.

Start playback.

Press 

 (play) 

 on the remote (or TAPE 



 

(play) 

 on the unit). Press the button again to play 

the reverse side.

To

Press

Pause playback

 (pause) 

 on the remote (or 

TAPE 

 (pause) 

 on the unit). 

To resume play, press the button 

again.

Stop playback

 (stop) 

 on the remote (or 

TAPE 

 (stop) 

 on the unit).

Rewind or fast 

forward

/

 (rewind/fast forward) 

.

Tip

If you select “

,” the tape deck stops automatically after repeating 

the sequence five times.

Changing the display

To

Press

Change 

information on 

the display

1)

DISPLAY 

 repeatedly when the 

system is on.

Check the clock 

when the system 

is off

DISPLAY 

 when the system 

is off

2)

. The clock is displayed for 

about 8 seconds.

1)

 For example, you can view CD/MP3 disc information, such as the 

track or file number or group name during normal play, or the total 

play time while the player is stopped.

2)

 The STANDBY indicator 

 on the unit lights up when the system is 

off.

Notes on the display information

 The following are not displayed;

 total playing time for a CD-DA disc depending on the play mode.

 total playing time for an MP3 disc.

 remaining playing time for an MP3 file.

 The following are not displayed correctly;

 elapsed playing time of an MP3 file encoded using a VBR (variable 

bit rate).

 group and file names that do not follow either the ISO9660 Level 

1, Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format.

 The following are displayed;

 ID3 tag information for MP3 files when ID3 version 1 and version 

2 tags are used.

 up to 124 characters of ID3 tag information using uppercase letters 

(A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and symbols (’< > 

*

 + , 

 / @ [ \ ] _).

Using optional audio components

To connect an optional headphones

Connect headphones to the PHONES jack 

 on the 

unit.

To connect an optional analog component

Connect additional analog component to the ANALOG 

IN jack 

 on the unit using an audio analog cord (not 

supplied). Turn down the volume on the system, and 

then press FUNCTION 

 repeatedly to select “MD.”

To connect an optional digital component

Connect a component with a digital optical input jack 

to the CD DIGITAL OUT jack 

 on the unit using 

a digital optical cord (square, not supplied). You can 

digitally record from a CD-DA disc onto the connected 

component.

Note

You cannot make a digital recording of copy guarded discs and MP3 

tracks using a digital component connected to this system.

When carrying this system

Use buttons on the unit to perform the following 

procedure.

Press 



 (power) 

 to turn on the system, then 

press FUNCTION 

 repeatedly to switch the 

function to CD.

Make sure that no disc is loaded in the disc slot to 

protect the CD mechanism.

Hold down 

 (stop)/CANCEL 

 and then press 

DSGX 

 and 

 + 

 until “STANDBY” stops 

flashing.

Unplug the power cord.

Speaker pads

Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the 

speakers to prevent slipping.

Antennas

Find a location and an orientation that 

provide good reception, and then set up the 

antenna. 

Keep the antennas away from the speaker 

cords and the power cord to avoid picking 

up noise.

Power

Connect the power cord to a wall socket.

If the plug does not fit the wall socket, detach the supplied 

plug adaptor (only for models equipped with an adaptor).

Wall socket

Left speaker

AM loop antenna

FM lead antenna  

(Extend it horizontally.)

Connect brown side.

or

Speakers

Press down on the tab below the jack on the 

speaker and insert the appropriate speaker 

cord. Make sure the metal leads (not the part 

covered with vinyl insulation) are securely 

inserted into the speaker jacks. Insert the end 

of the cord marked with a red line into the + 

jack and the cord with no marking into the 

 jack.

Make sure to match the projections on the 

SPEAKER jacks on the unit and the speaker 

cords, and insert the cords firmly to the 

SPEAKER jacks.

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