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Operating Instructions

Mini Hi-Fi
Component
System

4-229-968-11(1)

CMT-F3MD

Summary of Contents for CMT-F3MD

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Mini Hi Fi Component System 4 229 968 11 1 2000 Sony Corporation CMT F3MD ...

Page 2: ... of Contents Getting Started Step 1 Hooking up the system 4 Step 2 Setting the time 5 Step 3 Presetting radio stations 6 Saving the power in standby mode 8 Basic Operations Playing a CD 9 Recording a CD on an MD CD MD Synchro Recording 10 Playing an MD 11 Listening to the radio Preset Tuning 12 Recording from the radio Manual Recording 13 The CD Player Playing CD tracks repeatedly Repeat Play 15 P...

Page 3: ...Moving recorded tracks Move Function 40 Dividing recorded tracks Divide Function 41 Combining recorded tracks Combine Function 42 Undoing the last edit Undo Function 43 Sound Adjustment Reinforcing the bass sound DBFB 44 Selecting the Preset Equalizer menu 44 Other Features Labelling the preset stations Station Name 45 Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer 46 Waking up to music Daily Timer 47 Timer ...

Page 4: ... to the SPEAKER terminals on the unit and to the terminals on the speakers as shown below Keep the speaker cords away from the aerials to prevent noise 2 Connect the FM AM aerials Set up the AM loop aerial then connect it AM FM 75 COAXIAL AM loop aerial Right speaker CMT F3MD rear panel FM aerial Left speaker Clear Lined white 3 Insert this portion AM loop aerial Extend the FM aerial horizontally ...

Page 5: ...me remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage Be sure to insert the batteries in correct direction Do not mix a new battery with an old one Do not use different types of batteries together Do not use a battery that is leaking If the battery leaks clean the battery compartment and replace all the batteries with new ones Step 2 Setting the time You must set the time beforehan...

Page 6: ...ress DISP to display the clock 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET 3 Repeat steps 3 to 6 of Setting the time Tip The upper dot of the colon flashes for the first 30 seconds and the lower dot flashes for the last 30 seconds of each minute Step 3 Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 30 stations 20 for FM and 10 for AM 1 2 3 5 6 5 5 4 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly to select FM or AM Pressing TUNER BAND...

Page 7: ... station to the exist preset number Start over from step 1 After step 5 press or on the remote to select the preset number you want to store the other station You can add a new preset number after the last preset number To erase a preset station 1 Press MENU NO on the remote 2 Press or repeatedly until P Erase appears Select P All Erase when you want to erase all the preset stations 3 Press ENTER ...

Page 8: ...mode In order to conserve power you can select whether or not to display the clock when the system is off The system is set at the factory to not display the clock when the system is off Power Saving Mode To display the clock even when the system is off deactivate the Power Saving Mode DISP Press DISP when the system is off The system switches off the Power Saving Mode and the clock display appear...

Page 9: ...e Touch Play You can switch from another source to the CD player and start playing a CD just by pressing CD HS Automatic Source Selection You can start playing from the desired track in step 2 1 Press MD CD lm or ML repeatedly until the desired track appears 2 Press CD HS Notes Do not use a CD with tape seals or paste on it as this may damage the CD player Do not push the disc tray to close it as ...

Page 10: ...ng starts When the recording is completed the CD player and the MD deck stop automatically To stop recording Press MD s or CD s Before inserting an MD When the system is on make sure the MD indicator is off If the MD indicator is lit green another MD is already inserted Press MD A and remove the MD Tips If you use a partially recorded MD recording starts after the recorded tracks The track numbers...

Page 11: ...the mains lead MD recording 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 mains lead before updating the TOC while TOC is lit or while updating the TOC while TOC is flashing to ensure a complete recording If the MD becomes full during recording The CD player and the MD deck stop automatically...

Page 12: ...essing MD CD lm or ML during play and release it at the desired point Remove the MD Press MD A Adjust the volume Turn VOLUME Before inserting an MD When the system is on make sure the MD indicator is off If the MD indicator is lit green another MD is already inserted Press MD A and remove the MD Tips You can start playing from the desired track in step 2 1 Press MD CD lm or ML repeatedly until the...

Page 13: ...ency indication changes and the scanning stops when the system tunes in a station Automatic Tuning To cancel Automatic Tuning Press TUNING MODE Tips Pressing TUNER BAND when the system is off automatically turns on the system and tunes in the last received station One Touch Play You can switch from another source to the tuner just by pressing TUNER BAND Automatic Source Selection To improve broadc...

Page 14: ...rding an AM radio programme move the AM loop aerial to reduce the noise or connect a ground wire to the U terminal see page 51 If you select MONO in step 4 the MD is recorded in monaural format For details see Monaural recording on page 33 Before pulling out the mains lead MD recording is completed when the MD Table of Contents TOC is updated The TOC is updated when you eject the MD or press 1 to ...

Page 15: ...o cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT until REPEAT or REPEAT 1 disappears Playing CD tracks in random order Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on a CD in random order 2 3 1 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUF appears 3 Press CD HS Shuffle Play starts To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUF and PGM disappear Tips You can start ...

Page 16: ...ber of the last programmed track appears followed by the total playing time of the programme If you have made a mistake you can clear the last programmed track from the programme by pressing CLEAR Total playing time 5 To programme additional tracks repeat steps 3 and 4 6 Press N All the tracks play in the order you selected To check the total number of programmed tracks Press DISP in stop mode The...

Page 17: ...number on the current track r Remaining time on the CD r Track title of the current track r Clock r Effect name To Do this Cancel Programme Play Press x then press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PGM and SHUF disappear Add a track to the programme in stop mode Do steps 3 and 4 Erase the entire programme Press x when Programme Play is in stop mode Tips The programme you made remains after Programme Play...

Page 18: ... CLEAR 1 Press CD to switch the function to CD Make sure the total number of tracks and the total playing time appear in the display in stop mode If SHUF or PGM appears in the display press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both disappear Total number of tracks Total playing time In stop mode t CD disc title r Artist name r Total number of tracks and total playing time r Clock r Effect name The remaining...

Page 19: ...ht Cursor 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to complete the entire title If you made a mistake Press CURSORTor t until the character you want to change flashes then repeat steps 3 to 5 To erase a character Press CLEAR while the character is flashing You cannot insert characters 7 Press ENTER YES to complete the labelling procedure The disc title is stored in the system memory and then the original display app...

Page 20: ...hen press ENTER YES All Erase appears 3 Press ENTER YES again to erase disc titles Complete appears and all disc titles are erased To cancel erasing Press MENU NO before completing the procedure Note To ensure that disc titles are not erased from memory have the system connected to mains power at least once a month The MD Deck Play Playing MD tracks repeatedly Repeat Play You can repeat an MD in n...

Page 21: ...il the desired track number appears Selected track number Playing time of the selected track Playing MD tracks in random order Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on an MD in random order 3 1 2 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until MD appears 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUF appears in stop mode 3 Press MD HS Shuffle Play starts To cancel Shuffle Play Press MD s to stop Shuffle Play then p...

Page 22: ... YES The track is programmed Step appears followed by the number of the track in the programmed sequence The number of the last programmed track appears followed by the total playing time of the programme If you have made a mistake you can clear the last programmed track from the programme by pressing CLEAR Press CLEAR in stop mode Each time you press the button the last programmed track is erased...

Page 23: ...r Track title of the current track r Clock r Effect name No Name appears when no track title is labelled In stop mode t Total number of tracks and total playing time r Remaining recordable time Only for a recordable MD Disc title appears for a pre mastered MD r Disc title r Clock r Effect name No Name appears if no disc title is labelled Tips You can check a track title at any time during play If ...

Page 24: ...tal recording see page 53 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 area independent of the sound information You can edit recorded tracks quickly by modifying the TOC information TOC Table Of Contents After recording Press MD A to eject the MD or press 1 power to turn off the system TOC lights up or starts ...

Page 25: ...lected track number Playing time of the selected track 4 Press ENTER YES on the remote The track is programmed Step appears followed by the number of the track in the programmed sequence The number of the last programmed track appears followed by the total playing time of the programme Last programmed track number Total playing time 5 To programme additional tracks repeat steps 3 and 4 Recording o...

Page 26: ...lights up or flashes during recording you can record the CD TEXT information on to the MD as follows Automatically during recording If you record on an unrecorded or completely erased see page 38 MD when CD TEXT is lit the CD TEXT information is automatically recorded Manually during recording When CD TEXT flashes press CHARACTER on the remote and then press ENTER YES on the remote to record the t...

Page 27: ...ing recordable time on the MD during recording by pressing DISP on the remote Note If you pause recording during CD recording a track number is marked at that point Also note that the tracks might be recorded as the same single track with a single track number when the same single track of the same CD is recorded repeatedly Starting recording with 6 seconds of prestored audio data Time Machine Rec...

Page 28: ...g Press MD s Before pulling out the mains lead MD recording 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 mains lead before updating the TOC while TOC is lit or while updating the TOC while TOC is flashing to ensure a complete recording Note The MD deck starts storing audio data when the deck...

Page 29: ...nchro Recording function is factory set to on so the track numbers are automatically marked If L SYNC does not appear during recording turn on the Level Synchro Recording as follows Track numbers are automatically marked when the input signal is continuously below a certain level for more than two seconds and then exceeds that level 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 5 2 6 1 1 Press MD to switch the function to MD 2...

Page 30: ...from a CD For other types of recording if the Smart Space function is on and there is no sound input for about 3 seconds or more but less than 30 seconds while recording the MD deck replaces this silence with a blank of about 3 seconds and continues recording Auto Cut When the Smart Space function is on if there is no sound input for 30 seconds or more the MD deck replaces this silence with a blan...

Page 31: ...ded silence of less than 30 seconds during recording Smart Space appears and the MD deck replaces the silence with a blank of about 3 seconds and continues recording If there is no sound input for 30 seconds or more during recording Auto Cut appears and the MD deck replaces the silence with a blank of about 3 seconds and switches to recording pause Press N to restart the recording To turn off Smar...

Page 32: ...l Level Adjust appears then press ENTER YES 5 Press or to adjust the recording level The recording level can be adjusted from 12 to 12 While monitoring the sound adjust to the optimum level while making sure that OVER does not appear in the display at the loudest portion The level meter appears in the display while adjusting the level The left channel is on the top and the right channel is on the ...

Page 33: ...ction to MD 2 Press MENU NO in stop mode 3 Press or repeatedly until Setup appears then press ENTER YES 4 Press or repeatedly until Stereo Rec or Mono Rec appears then press ENTER YES 5 Press or repeatedly until Mono Rec appears then press ENTER YES The system switches to monaural recording and MONO lights up 6 Press MENU NO To continue and record follow the procedures described on the various rec...

Page 34: ...o Cancelling the last edit page 43 Use this function to cancel the last edit and restore the contents of the MD to the condition before the edit Before editing You can edit an MD only when The MD is recordable The MD play mode is normal play Check the following before editing 1 Check the tab of the MD to be edited If the MD is protected C11 and Protected appear alternately and the MD cannot be edi...

Page 35: ... the button the display changes as follows A Upper cases t a Lower cases t 0 Number t Symbols t Blank space t A Upper cases t 4 Press or repeatedly to select the desired character To enter a blank space Press CURSORt without pressing or You cannot enter a space as the first character To enter a symbol You can use the following 24 symbols _ 5 Press CURSORt The character you selected in step 4 stops...

Page 36: ...Checking the titles To check the disc titles press SCROLL in stop mode To check the track title press SCROLL during play The title appears scrolling in the display To stop scrolling press SCROLL while scrolling Press the button again to resume scrolling Erasing the titles 1 Press MENU NO in stop mode 2 Press or repeatedly until Name appears then press ENTER YES 3 Press or repeatedly until Name Era...

Page 37: ...nction The MD deck lets you erase unwanted tracks quickly and easily You can restore the contents to the condition before erasing unerase by using the Undo function Note however you cannot undo an edit after performing any additional edits The three options for erasing recordings are Erasing a single track Track Erase Erasing all tracks All Erase Erasing a portion of a track A B Erase Erasing a si...

Page 38: ...at the starting point of the portion to be erased point A The MD pauses Point B Point A Original tracks Erasing all tracks All Erase Function You can erase the disc title all recorded tracks and their titles at once 3 4 3 3 2 1 1 Press MD to switch the function to MD 2 Press MENU NO to display Edit Menu 3 Press or repeatedly until All Erase appears then press ENTER YES All Erase appears 4 Press EN...

Page 39: ...ng the ending point of the portion to be erased point B starts 9 Continue playback until the deck reaches point B then press ENTER YES A B Ers and Point B ok appear alternately and the deck repeats a portion of the few seconds before point A and after point B successively 10 Press or repeatedly to find point B The procedure is the same as step 6 11 Press ENTER YES if point B is correct Complete ap...

Page 40: ...atedly until Move appears then press ENTER YES 4 Press or repeatedly until the desired track number to move appears then press ENTER YES 5 Press or repeatedly until the new track position appears 6 Press ENTER YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the selected track moves to the appointed position To cancel moving Press MENU NO To return to the track order before MOVE You can return to the or...

Page 41: ...ded 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 s or m flashes then press or 6 Press ENTER YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the newly created track starts playing To cancel dividing Press MENU NO To return to the condition before DIVIDE You can return to the original condition immediately after dividing th...

Page 42: ...st track number 5 Press or repeatedly until the second track number of the two to be combined appears 6 Press ENTER YES Complete appears for a few seconds and the tracks are combined Play starts To cancel combining Press MENU NO To return to the condition before COMBINE You can return to the original condition immediately after combining the tracks see page 43 You can also return to the original c...

Page 43: ...de to display Edit Menu 2 Press or repeatedly until Undo appears Undo does not appear when there is no editing function that can be cancelled 3 Press ENTER YES One of the following messages appears depending on the last edit Editing done Message Labelling a track or an MD Name Undo Erasing labelled titles Erasing a single track Erase Undo Erasing all tracks Erasing a portion of a track Moving a tr...

Page 44: ...OCK t POP t CLASSIC FLAT T DANCE T JAZZ T To cancel the Preset Equalizer Press MUSIC MENU repeatedly until FLAT appears Tips The Preset Equalizer menu is factory set to ROCK The Preset Equalizer effect is not recorded on an MD or a tape Sound Adjustment Reinforcing the bass sound DBFB You can listen to music with stronger bass tones or a more powerful sound DBFB Press DBFB DBFB appears in the disp...

Page 45: ...remote The text input screen appears and the cursor flashes Cursor 5 Press CHARACTER on the remote repeatedly to select the desired type of character Each time you press the button the display changes as follow A Upper cases t a Lower cases t 0 Numbers t Symbols t Blank space t A Upper cases t 6 Press or on the remote repeatedly to select the desired character To enter a blank space Press CURSORt ...

Page 46: ... Synchro Recording 8 Repeat steps 5 to 7 to complete the entire title If you made a mistake Press CURSORT or t until the character you want to change flashes then repeat steps 5 to 7 To erase a character Press CLEAR on the remote while the character is flashing You cannot insert characters 9 Press ENTER YES on the remote to complete the labelling procedure The station name is stored in the system ...

Page 47: ...ppears 4 Press ENTER YES ON lights up and the hour indication flashes 5 Set the time to start play Press or repeatedly to set the hour then press ENTER YES DAILY and the minute indication flash Press or repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER YES The hour indication flashes again 6 Set the time to stop play following the above procedure 7 Press or repeatedly to select the desired sound sourc...

Page 48: ...m is on at the preset time the set sound source starts playing When the timer is set the Power Saving Mode does not function If you use another component except for the optional tape deck TC TX373 you must set the timer on both systems to the same time You cannot activate the component with this system s timer Timer recording radio programmes To timer record you must first preset the radio station...

Page 49: ...then press ENTER YES Tip When you record from the radio the station name see page 45 or frequency when the station is not labelled the start time and the stop time are automatically recorded on the MD Notes The Smart Space and Level Synchro Recording functions do not operate You cannot activate Daily Timer and the recording timer at the same time Do not operate the system from the time the system ...

Page 50: ...ents Refer to the operating instructions of each component Connecting the audio cords not supplied When using audio cords not supplied to connect other A V components to the system make sure to insert the plugs firmly pushing them in all the way No sound will be produced if the plugs are not inserted securely Connecting the optional TC TX373 tape deck except for Taiwan model The TC TX373 is a tape...

Page 51: ...cted to the wall outlet even if the unit itself has been turned off Unplug the system from the mains if it is not to be used for an extended period of time To disconnect the mains lead pull it out by the plug Never pull the cord itself Should any solid object or liquid fall into the system unplug the system and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further AC power cord ma...

Page 52: ...magnetic distortion to the picture due to their interaction with the system Notes on MDs If you try to force the shutter open the disc may be damaged If the shutter opens close it immediately without touching the disc inside Affix the label supplied with the disc only to the specified label indentation Do not affix the label around the shutter or in other locations Note that the shape of the inden...

Page 53: ...res time to search for the position on the disc when the tracks are not in order Track numbers cannot be marked When L SYNC page 29 lights up in the display window during analogue recording the track numbers may not be marked at the beginning of the track if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for less than two seconds between tracks if the input signal is below a certain fixed level f...

Page 54: ...ee page 5 The timer cannot be set Set the clock again see page 5 The timer does not function Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote to set the timer and light up DAILY or REC in the display see pages 48 and 49 Check the set contents and set the correct time see pages 46 49 Connect the system cable adaptor to the optional TC TX373 tape deck properly see page 50 Refer to the operating instructions i...

Page 55: ...l condition Cyclical static noise is heard while recording on an MD Adjust the aerial orientation and position until the noise stops Play does not start Open the CD tray and check whether a CD is loaded Wipe the CD clean see page 52 Replace the CD Place the CD correctly in the centre of the tray Place the CD in the tray with the label side up Remove the CD and wipe away the moisture on the CD then...

Page 56: ...see pages 24 and 34 Recording is not possible Remove the MD and slide the tab to close the slot see page 24 Connect the optional A V component properly see page 50 Switch to another sound source Replace the MD with a recordable MD or use the Erase function to erase unnecessary tracks see pages 37 39 Start recording over from the beginning The sound from an MD you recorded is too low or too high Re...

Page 57: ...the system once then turn it on again C13 REC Error Recording could not be performed properly cMove the system to a stable place and start recording over from the beginning The MD is dirty or scratched or the MD does not meet the standards cReplace the MD and start recording over from the beginning C13 Read Error The MD deck cannot read the disc information properly cRemove the MD once then insert...

Page 58: ...tles stored in the system OVER You have reached the end of the CD while keeping pressing MD CD ML during pause Messages One of the following messages may appear or flash in the display during operation MD Auto Cut The MD deck is pausing the recording because silence continued for 30 seconds or more during digital recording Blank Disc The inserted recordable MD is new or all tracks on the MD have b...

Page 59: ... lead aerial 1 Speaker cords 2 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Specifications Main Unit HCD F3MD Amplifier section DIN power output Rated 20 20 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN 240 V 18 18 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN 220 V Continuous RMS power output Reference 25 25 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 240 V 23 23 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 220 V Peak Music Power Output 400 watts I...

Page 60: ... changes as follows t CD t TUNER TAPE T MD T TUNER BAND button Press to select the tuner for the sound source or to select the FM or AM band 3 N play button X pause button x stop button CURSORT t m M buttons Press to label a CD MD and preset station or to set the clock pages 5 18 35 45 AMS Automatic Music Sensor buttons 4 VOL buttons Press to adjust the volume MENU NO button Press to set Programme...

Page 61: ...5 16 21 25 REPEAT button Press to play a track or all the tracks repeatedly pages 15 and 20 MUSIC MENU button Press to select the type of the preset equalizer page 44 7 NAME EDIT buttons CHARACTER button Press to display the text input screen and to select the type of characters to be input pages 19 35 45 SPACE button Press to enter a space directly when labelling a CD MD and preset stion pages 19...

Page 62: ...ding 29 Listening to the radio 12 M Manual tuning 13 Messages 58 Monaural recording 33 Move Function 40 Music menu 44 N Name Function 35 Normal Play 9 11 O One Touch Play 9 12 13 Optional equipments 50 51 P Q Playing a CD 9 15 16 an MD 11 20 21 tracks in random order Shuffle Play 15 21 tracks in the desired order Programme Play 16 21 tracks repeatedly Repeat Play 15 20 Power Saving Mode 8 Preset E...

Page 63: ...tion 63 T Time Machine Recording 27 Timer falling asleep to music 46 timer recording 48 waking up to music 47 Track Erase Function 37 Track marking 29 41 Troubleshooting 54 Tuning interval 7 U V W X Y Z Undo Function 43 ...

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