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Operating Instructions

Micro Hi-Fi
Component
System

4-236-994-12(2)

CMT-M100MD

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Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Micro Hi Fi Component System 4 236 994 12 2 2002 Sony Corporation CMT M100MD ...

Page 2: ...liquids such as vases on the apparatus Do not install the appliance in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product This label is located on the rear exterior Table of Contents Parts Identification Main unit 4 Remote Control 5 Getting Started Hooking up the system 6 Inserting ...

Page 3: ...Function Moving recorded tracks Move Function 37 Dividing recorded tracks Divide Function 38 Combining recorded tracks Combine Function 39 Undoing the last edit Undo Function 40 Changing the recorded level after recording S F Edit Function 41 Tuner Presetting radio stations 43 Listening to the radio Preset Tuning 44 Labelling the preset stations Station Name 45 Using the Radio Data System RDS 45 T...

Page 4: ...ROUP indicator 2 18 21 22 32 34 MD insertion slot 5 MD NX 3 15 17 18 21 25 PHONES jack qk PLAY MODE DIRECTION qh 9 11 13 15 17 24 30 46 48 REC MODE qd 26 Remote sensor 6 REPEAT qg 10 16 SYNCHRO MODE qd 22 24 46 47 TAPE nN w 46 48 TUNER BAND ql 43 44 TUNING MODE qh 43 44 TUNING 8 44 VOLUME 0 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 power 1 8 20 30 43 44 50 52 Z PUSH OPEN CLOSE 7 46 m M 8 10 16 37 39 43 44 46 l L 8 10...

Page 5: ... qj 44 FUNCTION qs 9 11 13 15 17 18 21 25 26 31 39 41 46 48 53 GROUP wl 18 20 22 32 34 GROUP SKIP qk 18 22 32 34 MD z 0 21 25 28 MD NX wj 15 17 18 21 25 MENU NO qf 14 26 30 32 35 37 41 43 NAME EDIT SELECT 3 13 30 32 45 Number buttons w 10 13 16 31 44 PLAY MODE wg 9 11 13 15 17 30 REPEAT wh 10 16 SCROLL wk 14 19 32 33 SLEEP qh 49 TAPE nN 7 46 48 TUNER BAND 6 43 44 TUNING MODE ql 43 44 VOL wf BUTTON...

Page 6: ...6 Getting Started Hooking up the system Perform the following procedure 1 to 3 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories FM aerial Left speaker Right speaker AM loop aerial ...

Page 7: ... leakage and corrosion 1 Connect the speakers Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals on the system as the following Left speaker cord Right speaker cord 2 Connect the FM AM aerials Set up the AM loop aerial then connect it AM loop aerial 3 Connect the mains lead to the mains The demonstration appears in the display If the plug of the mains lead does not fit your mains detach the suppli...

Page 8: ...lay the clock and to stay responsive to commands from the remote The power saving mode is introduced to reduce the amount of power consumed during standby In this mode the clock is not displayed To change to power saving mode press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly while the system is off until the demonstration and the clock display disappear To change the display Press DISPLAY on the remote repea...

Page 9: ...lay Repeat Play This system lets you play the CD in different play modes Track number Playing time 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD 2 Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION or PLAY MODE on the remote in stop mode repeatedly until the mode you want appears Select To play The tracks on the CD in original order SHUF Shuffle Play All tracks on the CD in random order PGM Programme Play The t...

Page 10: ...e remote repeatedly until you find the desired track Remove the CD Press Z CD Tip You can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play or Programme Play Press l or L or or on the remote repeatedly until the desired track number appears after step 2 Or press number buttons on the remote Play automatically starts Other operations To Do this Play repeatedly Repeat Play Press REPEAT repeatedly ...

Page 11: ...d track number Total playing time 5 To programme additional tracks repeat steps 3 and 4 6 Press CD NX Other operations To Do this Check the programme order Press l or L or or on the remote repeatedly during Programme Play Check the total number of programmed tracks Press DISPLAY on the remote in stop mode The total number of programmed steps appears followed by the last programmed track number and...

Page 12: ...n the disc such as the titles Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows During normal play Current track number and elapsed playing time of the track t Current track number and remaining time of the track t Remaining time of the CD t Track title of the current track t Clock t BASS level t TREBLE level In stop mode Total number of tracks and total playing time t CD di...

Page 13: ...dly to display the following symbols In addition when the symbols above appear press l or L or or on the remote repeatedly to display the following symbols _ 4 Enter a character If you selected uppercase or lowercase letters 1 Press the corresponding letter button repeatedly until the character to be entered flashes Or press the button once and press l or L or or on the remote repeatedly 2 Press C...

Page 14: ...1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD 2 Press MENU NO on the remote in stop mode 3 Press l or L or or on the remote repeatedly until Name Erase appears then press ENTER YES on the remote 4 Press l or L or or on the remote repeatedly to select the disc title you want to erase The disc title appears scrolling in the display No Name appears if no disc title is labelled 5 Press ENTE...

Page 15: ...D Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play This system lets you play the MD in different play modes Track number Playing time 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD 2 Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION or PLAY MODE on the remote in stop mode repeatedly until the mode you want appears Select To play The tracks on the MD in original order SHUF Shuffle Play All tracks on the MD in random order P...

Page 16: ...ll the tracks on the MD up to five times REP1 For a single track only To cancel playing repeatedly press REPEAT repeatedly until both REP and REP1 disappear Remove the MD Press Z MD Tip You can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play or Programme Play Press l or L or or on the remote repeatedly until the desired track number appears after step 2 Or press number buttons on the remote Pl...

Page 17: ... Do this Select the desired track using the number buttons on the remote Press number buttons instead of performing step 3 through 5 To use number buttons see page 16 Programming MD tracks Programme Play You can make a programme of up to 25 tracks 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD 2 Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION or PLAY MODE on the remote in stop mode repeatedly until PGM appear...

Page 18: ...on the remote in stop mode repeatedly until the GROUP indicator lights up 3 Press GROUP SKIP on the remote repeatedly until the desired group appears Proceed to step 5 when you start playing from the first track in the group 4 To start playing from a specific track in the group press l or L or or on the remote repeatedly until the desired track appears 5 Press MD NX Play starts When the playing of...

Page 19: ...s SCROLL on the remote again to restart the scrolling To label a disc or tracks see Labelling an MD on page 30 To label a group see Labelling a group on page 32 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 ...

Page 20: ... from the operations for this system Disc Track Disc Group 1 Track Group 2 Track 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 3 area independent of the sound information You can edit recorded tracks quickly by modifying the TOC information 3 TOC Table Of Contents After recording Press Z MD to remove the MD or p...

Page 21: ...roup 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 the GROUP indicator flashes In this case you cannot use the Group Function continued Recording into a new group You can create new groups by CD album or artist etc 1 Load a recordable MD 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the ...

Page 22: ...ting group the track numbers following the newly recorded track may change when the Group Function is turned off If Group Full appears during recording track numbers are not marked Recording a CD on an MD CD MD Synchro Recording 1 Load a recordable MD 2 Load a CD you want to record Proceed to step 4 to record not using the Group Function 3 To record using the Group Function press GROUP on the remo...

Page 23: ...me procedures as from step 4 to 6 of Recording a CD on a tape on page 46 Tip Even if the MD or the tape ends part way through the recording the other continues recording Recording a CD on an MD with high speed High Speed CD MD Synchro Recording You can make a digital recording of a CD on an MD at twice the speed of normal CD MD Synchro Recording In step 4 of Recording a CD on an MD press SYNCHRO M...

Page 24: ...o record 3 Press SYNCHRO MODE repeatedly until TAPE MD SYNC appears 4 Press ENTER START Press START flashes The MD deck stands by for recording and the tape deck pauses for play Tape playback side N appears for the top side and n for the bottom side To play the side not indicated press x and remove the cassette to reverse the tape side then perform steps 3 and 4 again 5 Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION r...

Page 25: ...s the record button To prevent the loss of this material the Time Machine Recording feature constantly stores the most recent audio data in a buffer memory This lets you record the sound from 6 seconds before starting recording as shown in the illustration below When you press ENTER YES on the remote in step 5 End of the source to be recorded Time 6 seconds Recorded portion Beginning of the source...

Page 26: ... mode is kept even after recording has finished so be sure to check the recording mode before recording Notes MDs recorded in MDLP LP2 or LP4 Stereo mode cannot be played back on a system that does not support MDLP mode Even if you press REC MODE during recording or recording pause you cannot change the recording mode Even if you press REC MODE repeatedly to select MONO the monitor signal during r...

Page 27: ...rding Track numbers are automatically marked as on the original source during recording from this system s CD player or components connected to DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack Use the Level Synchro Recording Function to automatically mark track numbers during recording from this system s tuner or components connected to the ANALOG IN jacks At any point during recording You can mark track numbers during re...

Page 28: ...ark The tracks following the added one are renumbered Note 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 Making a space between tracks 3 seconds long Smart Space Smart Space Lets you make the blank spaces between tracks 3 seconds long automatically while making a digital recording from a CD For othe...

Page 29: ...desired volume You can adjust the recording level not only when making an analogue recording but also when making a digital recording from a CD etc 1 Start playing the desired source to record 2 Press z MD or MD z on the remote The MD deck stands by for recording 3 Press MENU NO on the remote to display Setup then press ENTER YES on the remote 4 Press l or L or or on the remote repeatedly until Le...

Page 30: ...g the TOC while TOC or STANDBY is flashing to ensure a complete editing Labelling an MD Name Function You can create titles for your recorded MDs and tracks as follows During recording If TEXT lights up or flashes during recording you can record the CD TEXT information onto the MD as follows Automatically during recording When TEXT is lit the CD TEXT information is automatically recorded Manually ...

Page 31: ...epeatedly to display the following symbols _ 4 Enter a character If you selected uppercase or lowercase letters 1 Press the corresponding letter button repeatedly until the character to be entered flashes Or press the button once and press l or L or or on the remote repeatedly 2 Press CURSORt on the remote The flashing character is entered and the cursor shifts to the right If you selected numbers...

Page 32: ...ou may be unable to use the Group Function Notes You can label a track title during play The playback repeats until you finish labelling If you enter the symbol between the characters in disc titles such as abc def you may be unable to use the Group Function Checking the titles To check the disc titles press SCROLL on the remote in stop mode To check the track title press SCROLL on the remote duri...

Page 33: ...a group that does not have any tracks registered Registering recorded tracks into a new group Create Function This function allows you to create a new group and register a track or consecutive tracks which are not yet registered into that group 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD 2 Press GROUP on the remote repeatedly until the GROUP indicator lights up 3 Press MENU NO on the ...

Page 34: ...allow you to release group registrations simply by specifying the group for which you want to release the registrations In addition you can also release the group registrations of all tracks on an MD at once Releasing a single group Group Release Function You can release the group registrations of all tracks within the specified group and erase that group However note that the tracks are not erase...

Page 35: ...rase unwanted tracks quickly and easily The three options for erasing recordings are Erasing a single track Track Erase Function Erasing all tracks All Erase Function Erasing a portion of a track A B Erase Function Erasing a single track Track Erase Function You can erase a track simply by selecting its track number When you erase a track the total number of tracks on the MD decreases by one and a...

Page 36: ...remote Complete appears Note If you perform the above operations when the Group Function is on not only the tracks within the group but all the tracks on the MD will be erased Erasing recordings continued 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 fr...

Page 37: ... ENTER YES on the remote 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 9 Press l or L or or on the remote repeatedly to find point B The procedure is the same as step 5 10Press ENTER YES on the remote if point B is correct Complete appears Moving recorded tracks Move Function You can use this function to ch...

Page 38: ... move tracks within the selected group Dividing recorded tracks Divide Function You can use this function to mark track numbers after recording 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 2 3 1 2 3 4 A A B C D C B D Track number Original tracks After DIVIDE Divide track 2 into track B and C 1 Pr...

Page 39: ...n MD on page 30 into two tracks only the first track retains the track title Example 1 2 1 2 4 3 3 4 5 Andante Andante Adagio Adagio Allegro Allegro 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 You can al...

Page 40: ...st track However when the Group Function is on you can only combine tracks within the selected group Tracks recorded in different recording modes stereo LP2 LP4 or MONO cannot be combined If both of the combined tracks have track titles the title of the second track 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...

Page 41: ...pears then press ENTER YES on the remote Level 0dB appears 6 While monitoring the sound press l or L or 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 sure that OVER does not appear in the display at the loudest portion 7 Press ENTER YES on the remote S F Edit OK appears 8 Press ...

Page 42: ...er the existing track S F Edit appears while the track is being recorded When the recording finishes Complete appears To cancel the operation Press MENU NO on the remote during step 3 through 7 After recording starts in step 8 you cannot interrupt the operation Changing the recorded level after recording continued Notes Do not disconnect the mains lead or move the system while recording is in prog...

Page 43: ...2 through 7 to store other stations To stop scanning Press TUNING MODE To tune in a station with a weak signal Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until both AUTO and PRESET disappear in step 3 then press m or M repeatedly to tune in the desired station To change the preset number Start over from step 2 To change the AM tuning interval except for the European model The AM tuning interval is factory set t...

Page 44: ...the corresponding number buttons To enter 0 press 10 0 Example To enter track number 20 press 10 then 2 and 10 0 To listen to non preset radio stations Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until both AUTO and PRESET disappear in step 2 then press m or M repeatedly to tune in the desired station Manual Tuning Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until AUTO appears in step 2 then press m or M The frequency indicati...

Page 45: ... model only What is the Radio Data System Radio Data System RDS is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal Note RDS may not work properly if the station you tuned in is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal is weak Not all FM stations provide RDS service nor do they provide the same types of services...

Page 46: ...y Press x Fast forward or rewind Press m or M Remove the tape Press Z PUSH OPEN CLOSE Tape Recording Recording a CD on a tape CD TAPE Synchro Recording You can use TYPE I normal tape 1 Load a recordable tape 2 Load a CD you want to record 3 Press SYNCHRO MODE repeatedly until CD TAPE SYNC appears 4 Press ENTER START Press START flashes The tape deck stands by for recording and the CD player pauses...

Page 47: ...want to record 3 Press SYNCHRO MODE repeatedly until DUAL SYNC appears 4 Follow the same procedures as from step 4 to 6 of Recording a CD on a tape on page 46 To stop recording Press x Tip Even if the MD or the tape ends part way through the recording the other continues recording Recording an MD on a tape MD TAPE Synchro Recording You can use TYPE I normal tape 1 Load a recordable tape 2 Load an ...

Page 48: ...ual Recording You can record just the portions you like from a CD or an MD on a tape You can also record a radio programme You can use TYPE I normal tape 1 Load a recordable tape 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the desired source to record 3 Press z TAPE The tape deck stands by for recording Press TAPE nN again to record on the bottom side 4 Press PLAY MODE DIRECTION repeatedly until g appea...

Page 49: ...set the system to turn off after a certain time so that you can fall asleep to music Press SLEEP on the remote Each time you press the button the minute display the turn off time changes cyclically as follows SLEEP OFF t AUTO t 90min t 80min t t 10min The system automatically turns off after the current CD MD or tape finishes playing up to 100 minutes When the function is TUNER the system turns of...

Page 50: ...ng up to music Daily Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time Make sure you have set the clock see Setting the clock on page 8 1 Prepare the sound source you want to play CD Load a CD To start from a specific track make a programme see Programming CD tracks on page 11 MD Load an MD To start from a specific track make a programme see Programming MD tracks on page 17 Tape Load a tape Radio Tu...

Page 51: ... The minute indication flashes Press or on the remote repeatedly to set the minute then press ENTER YES on the remote 5 Set the time to stop recording following the same procedure as step 4 6 When you record on an MD press or on the remote repeatedly to select the recording mode e g LP2 then press ENTER YES on the remote The timer recording settings appear then the original display returns Notes Y...

Page 52: ...the radio the station name see Labelling the preset stations on page 45 or frequency when the station is not labelled the start time and the stop time are automatically recorded on the MD Notes You cannot activate the Daily Timer and recording timer at the same time If you use the Daily Timer at the same time as the Sleep Timer the Sleep Timer has priority Do not operate the system from the time t...

Page 53: ...mponent PC LINK To the digital output jack of a digital component If the jack is covered with a cap remove it before use To Do this Listen to the connected digital component Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to OPTICAL IN Listen to the connected analogue component Operate the system from a personal computer Connect the personal computer to the PC LINK connector using a Sony PC conne...

Page 54: ...ent heat build up in the system 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 for the cooling fan On operation If the system is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moi...

Page 55: ...back because of scratches 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 Befo...

Page 56: ...4 seconds In LP4 Stereo mode about 48 seconds Some tracks cannot be combined with others Track combination may become impossible when repeated editing has been done to the track s 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 of 2 seconds each no matter how short the material The recorded contents may be shor...

Page 57: ...e 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 programmes this system uses the Serial Copy Management System that allows you to make only a single copy of a digita...

Page 58: ...ess GROUP on the remote to turn off the GROUP indicator The timer does not function Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote to set the timer and light up cDAILY or cREC in the display see pages 50 and 52 Check the set contents and set the correct time see pages 50 and 52 Cancel the Sleep Timer Function see page 49 The remote does not function Remove the obstacle Move the remote closer to the system...

Page 59: ...or use the Erase Function to erase unnecessary tracks see page 35 The sound from an MD you recorded is too low or too high Readjust the recording level see page 41 Tape Deck The tape does not record No cassette is loaded Load a cassette The tab has been removed from the cassette Cover the broken tab with adhesive tape see page 55 The tape has wound to the end The tape does not record or play or th...

Page 60: ...y turning off surrounding electrical equipments A stereo FM programme cannot be received in stereo Press FM MODE repeatedly until STEREO appears in the display See Severe hum or noise stations cannot be received and check the aerial condition Cyclical static noise is heard while recording on an MD Adjust the aerial orientation and position until the noise stops If the system still does not operate...

Page 61: ...here is no disc in the MD deck or the MD is protected against erasure There is no time remaining on the MD continued 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 letters and a message alternately to show you the problem To solve the problem refer to the following list If any probl...

Page 62: ...rding level after recording you pressed ENTER YES without actually changing the recording level so no change was made No Disc There is no disc in the MD deck OVER You have reached the end of the MD while pressing M during playing pause Step Full You tried to programme 26 or more tracks steps Push STOP You pressed PLAY MODE DIRECTION or PLAY MODE on the remote during play Rehearsal The MD is playin...

Page 63: ...cations Main Unit HCD M10 Amplifier section European model DIN power output Rated 10 10 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output Reference 15 15 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Music power output Reference 25 25 watts Other models DIN power output Rated 10 10 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output Reference 15 15 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Inputs ANALOG IN phono jacks vo...

Page 64: ...l terminals Intermediate frequency 450 kHz Speaker SS CM100 Speaker system 2 way bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 10 cm dia cone type Tweeter 2 5 cm dia dome type Nominal impedance 6 ohms General Power requirements European model 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Other models 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption European model 55 watts 0 5 watts at the Power Saving mode Other models 55 watts Dimensions w ...

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