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CMT-M90DVD 4-239-826-12(2) GB

Operating Instructions

Micro Hi-Fi
Component
System

4-239-826-

(2)

CMT-M90DVD

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in
the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding
this product.

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Summary of Contents for CMT-M90DVD - Micro Hi Fi Component System

Page 1: ...em 4 239 826 12 2 2002 Sony Corporation CMT M90DVD Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No ...

Page 2: ... be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are...

Page 3: ...ies Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems Inc DTS and DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Notes on DTS audio playback The DTS audio of the DVD is output only from the OPTICAL OUT jack not from the speakers To listen to the sound of DVD in other than DTS format se...

Page 4: ...Repeat Play 16 Playing DVDs using the menu 17 Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions Ver 2 0 PBC Play 18 Table of Contents Setting up for DVD VIDEO CD CD Using the Setup Display 19 Setting the display or sound track language LANGUAGE SETUP 20 Settings for the display SCREEN SETUP 21 Custom settings CUSTOM SETUP 22 Viewing information about the disc Checking the playing time and remaining time 23 Che...

Page 5: ...Display Turning off the display Power Saving Mode 42 Using the display 42 Other Features Falling asleep to music Sleep Timer 43 Waking up to music Daily Timer 44 Optional Components Hooking up optional components 45 Listening to audio from a connected component 46 Enjoying the 5 1 channel sound with the optional amplifier 46 Recording on a connected component 46 Troubleshooting Problems and remedi...

Page 6: ... operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers Since this system plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some playback features may not be available Also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs Note on PBC Playback Control VIDEO CDs This system conforms to Ver 1 1 and Ver 2 0 of VIDEO CD standar...

Page 7: ...Main unit ALPHABETICAL ORDER A F CD SYNCHRO qa 37 38 CD SYNCHRO indicator w 38 DIRECTION q 36 38 Disc tray 9 12 Display window 2 DSG qk 40 DVD N 7 12 16 18 DVD X 7 13 FUNCTION ql 12 14 36 38 46 PHONES jack qf PLAY MODE TUNING MODE qd 12 14 15 33 35 38 Remote sensor 4 REPEAT FM MODE qs 17 34 35 TAPE nN qj 36 37 TAPE X qj 36 38 TUNER AM qg 33 35 TUNER FM qg 33 35 TUNING 3 33 35 VOLUME 6 P V 1 power ...

Page 8: ...h 12 14 36 38 46 Numeric buttons wh 13 15 17 18 20 27 32 34 PLAY MODE TUNING MODE wk 12 14 15 33 35 38 REPEAT FM MODE wl 13 17 35 RETURN O qa 18 27 30 31 SCROLL eg 43 SLEEP wd 43 SUBTITLE e 28 TAPE nN qk 36 37 TAPE X qk 36 38 TAPE x qk 36 38 TAPE m M 6 36 TUNER BAND eh 33 35 TUNER wj 33 35 TUNING MEMORY ej 33 TV 1 wf 10 TV CH wg 10 TV VOL ek 10 TV VIDEO r 10 VES 9 40 VOL es WIDE el 21 1 power 1 V ...

Page 9: ...NNA 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 L SPEAKER IMPEDANCE USE 6 16Ω R Hooking up the system Perform the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories Right speaker Left speaker Getting Sta...

Page 10: ...e wall socket detach the supplied plug adaptor only for models equipped with an adaptor To turn on the system press 1 Inserting two size AA R6 batteries into the remote Operating a Sony TV You can use the following buttons on the remote to operate a Sony TV To Press Turn the TV on or off TV 1 Switch the TV s video input TV VIDEO Change the TV channels TV CH Adjusts the volume of the TV TV VOL spea...

Page 11: ...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 To adjust the clock 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 2 Press or on the remote to select CLOCK SET then press ENTER YES on the remote 3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6 above ...

Page 12: ...DE in stop mode repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display Select No display Normal Play SHUFFLE Shuffle Play PGM Program Play 3 Press DVD N Notes You cannot change the play mode during playback When playing DVDs you cannot use Shuffle Play in chapters Besides you cannot use Shuffle Play depending on the DVD When you change the function the DVD indicator may light up even when there...

Page 13: ...AT For all the tracks on the disc REPEAT 1 For only the currently playing title chapter or track To cancel playing repeatedly press REPEAT FM MODE repeatedly until REPEAT and REPEAT 1 disappear from the display During playback press DVD t or T on the remote Each time you press the button the speed switches 3 steps To return to normal playback press DVD N During pause mode press DVD t or T on the r...

Page 14: ...ay Perform steps 3 and 4 in stop mode Creating your own program Program Play You can make a program of up to 25 steps Using the front panel display 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to DVD 2 Press PLAY MODE TUNING MODE in stop mode repeatedly until PGM appears 3 Press DVD or on the remote repeatedly until the desired title or track number appears When programming a DVD press ENTER...

Page 15: ...TLE 4 TITLE 5 TITLE 6 TITLE 7 TITLE T C ALL 01 02 03 04 05 06 01 02 03 04 05 PROGRAM 1 TITLE 2 TITLE 3 TITLE 4 TITLE 5 TITLE 6 TITLE 7 TITLE C ALL 03 04 05 06 T 01 02 03 04 05 02 01 T 01 02 03 04 05 PROGRAM 1 TITLE 0 2 0 3 2 TITLE 3 TITLE 4 TITLE 5 TITLE 6 TITLE 7 TITLE C ALL 01 02 03 04 05 06 Selected title and chapter To erase a step Press CLEAR on the remote Each time you press the button the l...

Page 16: ...oes not play repeatedly DISC repeats all the tracks TRACK repeats the current track x When Program Play is set to ON OFF does not play repeatedly ON repeats Program Play or Shuffle Play 4 Press ENTER Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc Resume Play This system memorizes the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume from that point 1 While playing a disc press x or DVD x o...

Page 17: ...hen you play a DVD which contains several titles you can select the title you want using the menu 1 Press DVD TOP MENU The menu appears on the TV screen The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc 2 Press V v B b or the numeric buttons to select the title you want to play 3 Press ENTER The playback starts from the selected title Using the DVD menu Some DVDs allow you to select the disc content...

Page 18: ...ack Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc as the operationg procedure may differ according to the VIDEO CD To go back to the menu Press RETURN O on the remote To cancel playback with PBC functions When the playback is stopped press DVD or on the remote or the numeric buttons on the remote to select a track then press DVD N Play without PBC appears on the TV screen and playback...

Page 19: ...n overall list of Setup Display items see page 59 The North American model is the model used for OSD on screen display illustration purposes in this section Use the remote for the operation 1 When the playback is stopped press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu appears If you press DVD SETUP you can go to step 4 directly 2 Press V or v repeatedly to select SETUP then press ENTER The options for SETUP ap...

Page 20: ...x AUDIO DVD only Switches the language of the sound track Select the language from the displayed list When you select ORIGINAL the language given priority in the disc is selected x SUBTITLE DVD only Switches the language of the subtitle Select the language from the displayed list When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the language for the subtitles changes according to the language you selected for the soun...

Page 21: ...n saver If you turn on the screen saver the screen saver image appears when you leave the player in pause or stop mode for 15 minutes or when you play a CD for more than 15 minutes The screen saver will help prevent your display device from becoming damaged ghosting Press DVD N to turn off the screen saver ON Turns on the screen saver OFF Turns off the screen saver x BACKGROUND Select the backgrou...

Page 22: ...nd playback limitation level for DVDs with playback limitation for children For details see Limiting playback by children Parental Control on page 30 x TRACK SELECTION DVD only Gives the priority to the sound track which contains the highest number of channels when you play a DVD on which multiple audio formats PCM DTS or Dolby Digital format are recorded OFF No priority given AUTO Priority given ...

Page 23: ...When playing a DVD T Playing time of the current title T Remaining time of the current title C Playing time of the current chapter C Remaining time of the current chapter x When playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions Playing time of the current scene x When playing a VIDEO CD without PBC functions or CD T Playing time of the current track T Remaining time of the current track D Playing time of the ...

Page 24: ... display Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Displays of each item By pressing DVD DISPLAY repeatedly you can display either BIT RATE or LAYER whichever was selected in ADVANCED BIT RATE Bit rate refers to the amount of video audio data per second in a disc The higher the bit rate the larger the amount of data When the...

Page 25: ...e DVD is recorded in multiple audio formats x When playing a VIDEO CD or CD STEREO The standard stereo sound 1 L The sound of the left channel monaural 2 R The sound of the right channel monaural The default setting is STEREO 4 Press ENTER To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Tip You can select the audio setting by pressing AUDIO Each time ...

Page 26: ...al signal LFE LFE Low Frequency Effect The display examples are as follows PCM stereo Dolby Surround Dolby Digital 5 1ch LFE is always enclosed in a solid line regardless of the LFE signal component being output PROGRAM FORMAT PCM 48kHz 24bit L R C S PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 2 0 DOLBY SURROUND L R C LFE LS RS PROGRAM FORMAT DOLBY DIGITAL 3 2 1 L R C LFE LS RS PROGRAM FORMAT DTS 3 2 1 DTS LFE i...

Page 27: ...y or press the numeric buttons to select the title chapter track index or scene number you want to search If you make a mistake Press CLEAR to cancel the number then select another number 5 Press ENTER The playback starts from the selected number To search for a scene using the time code TIME SEARCH DVD only 1 In step 2 select TIME T playing time of the current title is selected 2 Press ENTER T ch...

Page 28: ...ay not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are recorded on the DVD Displaying the subtitles DVD only With DVDs on which multilingual subtitles are recorded you can change the subtitle language while playing a DVD or turn the subtitles on or off whenever you want For example you can select the language you want to master and turn the subtitles on for better understanding Use the remot...

Page 29: ...the playback is stopped press DVD DISPLAY The Control Menu appears 3 Press V or v repeatedly to select CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL then press ENTER CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL is selected 4 Press V or v repeatedly to select ON t then press ENTER x If you have not entered a password The display for registering a new password appears Enter a 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The di...

Page 30: ...r 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The system is ready for playback Tip If you forgot your password enter the 6 digit number 199703 using the numeric buttons when the CUSTOM PARENTAL CONTROL display asks you for your password then press ENTER The display will ask you to enter a new 4 digit password Limiting playback by children Parental Control DVD only 1 When the playba...

Page 31: ...age 32 using the numeric buttons 9 Press ENTER The options for LEVEL appears 10Press V or v repeatedly to select the level you want then press ENTER The Parental Control setting is completed The lower the value the more strict the limitation If you make a mistake Press RETURN O to go back to the previous screen To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is tur...

Page 32: ...low step 6 to enter a new password Playing the disc for which Parental Control is set 1 Insert the disc and press DVD N The PARENTAL CONTROL display appears 2 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons then press ENTER The playback starts Tip If you forgot your password remove the disc press DVD SETUP then repeat steps 4 and 5 of Limiting playback by children When you are asked to enter...

Page 33: ...stop Set the frequency of the desired radio station as described in steps 2 through 5 of Setting presets through manual tuning Method Automatic Tuning Preset Manual Tuning Preset Preset number 4 Press TUNING MEMORY on the remote 5 Press TUNING or TUNER on the remote repeatedly to select the desired preset station 6 Press ENTER YES on the remote The station is stored to the selected preset number 7...

Page 34: ... the supplied antennas or connect an external antenna Do this Follow the procedure described in Setting presets through manual tuning Start over from step 1 Start over from step 1 Listening to the radio You can listen to a radio station either by selecting a preset station or by manually tuning in the station Listening to a preset station Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner s memory f...

Page 35: ...ata System RDS European 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 RDS is available only on FM stations Note RDS may not work properly if the station you are tuned in is not transmitting the RDS signal properly or if the signal is weak Not all FM stations pr...

Page 36: ...de of a tape h to play both sides or j to play both sides repeatedly The tape deck stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times 3 Press TAPE nN Press TAPE nN again to play the bottom side Other operations To Stop play Pause Fast forward or rewind Remove the tape Do this Press x or TAPE x on the remote Press TAPE X Press again to resume play Press m or M or TAPE m or M on the remote ...

Page 37: ...side facing away from you press TAPE nN until changes to Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side of the tape or h or j to record on both sides Press TAPE X Steps 2 3 4 5 6 Recording to a tape CD Synchro Recording Recording Manually Program Edit You can record from a DVD VIDEO CD CD or connected components or radio You can use Type I normal tape 1 Press TAPE X and then start pl...

Page 38: ...ke you can clear the last step from the program by pressing CLEAR on the remote 6 To program additional steps repeat steps 4 and 5 7 Press CD SYNCHRO The tape stands by for recording and the CD stands by for playback and B or b appear and the CD SYNCHRO indicator lights up To start recording on the side facing away from you press TAPE nN until changes to 8 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to...

Page 39: ...edure as step 4 6 Load a recordable tape 7 Press 1 to turn off the system Other operations To Check the settings activate the timer Change the setting Cancel the timer Notes You cannot activate the Daily Timer and recording timer at the same time If you use the recording timer and the Sleep Timer at the same time the Sleep Timer has priority Do not operate the system from the time the system turns...

Page 40: ...tedly to select a surround effect For each item see Effects of each item VES TV VIRTUAL SEMI MULTI DIMENSION VES NIGHT VES A 4 Press ENTER To cancel Select OFF in step 3 To turn off the Control Menu Press DVD DISPLAY repeatedly until the Control Menu is turned off Tip You can select the surround effect by pressing VES Each time you press the button the surround effect changes Adjusting the sound G...

Page 41: ...virtual speakers are reproduced as shown in the illustration below This gives the sound an expanded effect that fills the area surrounding the listener VES Virtual Enhanced Surround NIGHT The large sounds such as explosions are compressed but the quieter sounds are unaffected This feature is useful when you don t want to disturb other people but still want to hear the dialog and enjoy the surround...

Page 42: ...ontinued Display Turning off the display Power Saving Mode Even if the system is off the system consumes power to display the clock and to stay responsive to commands from the remote Power saving mode reduces the amount of power consumed during standby In this mode the clock is not displayed Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly while the system is off until the clock display disappears To cancel...

Page 43: ...nt track number and the remaining time 1 t Playing time of the current disc 2 t Remaining time of the disc 2 t Track title 3 t Clock display t BASS level t TREBLE level Checking the total playing time titles DVD VIDEO CD CD Press DISPLAY on the remote in stop mode Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows Total number of tracks and the total playing time t Disc title...

Page 44: ...e Make sure you have set the clock see Setting the clock on page 11 1 Prepare the sound source you want to play DVD VIDEO CD CD Load a disc To start from a specific track make a programme see Creating your own program on page 14 Tape Load a tape Radio Tune in the preset radio station see Listening to the radio on page 34 2 Press VOLUME or or VOL or on the remote to adjust the volume 3 Press CLOCK ...

Page 45: ...o to the component from this system If the jack is covered with a cap remove it before use Optional Components MD deck VCR From the audio output jacks of an MD deck VCR To the digital input jack of an optional digital component Optional digital component To the S video input jack of a TV Optional TV To the video input jack of a TV Optional Components C S VIDEO OUT jack Use an S video cable not sup...

Page 46: ...amplifier eqipped with Dolby Digital or DTS decoder you can enjoy the 5 1 channel sound Connect 6 speakers to the amplifier For the speaker placement refer to the operating instructions supplied with the amplifier 1 Connect the digital optical cable 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until DVD appears Tip It is recommended to use the surround effect such as 5 1 channel Dolby Digital or DTS sound through ...

Page 47: ...ght DVD VIDEO CD 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 the center of the tray Always close the tray by pressing Z DVD Trying to press the tray closed with your fingers may cause problems with the player The disc does not eject You...

Page 48: ...with the disc The angles cannot be changed Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD being played The angle can be changed only when the ANGLE indicator lights up on the front panel display see page 28 The DVD prohibits changing the angles Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc There is no picture Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select DVD Check that the system is connected securel...

Page 49: ...IDEO appears when you press FUNCTION repeatedly switch the function to MD see the tip for Listening to audio from a connected component on page 46 Tuner Severe hum or noise stations cannot be received Set the proper band and frequency see page 33 Connect the antenna properly see page 9 Find a place and an orientation that provide good reception then set up the antenna again If you cannot obtain go...

Page 50: ...llowing table First three characters of the service number C 13 C 31 E XX XX is a number Cause and or Corrective Action The disc is dirty Clean the disc with a soft cloth see page 51 The disc is not inserted correctly Re insert the disc correctly To prevent a malfunction the system has performed the self diagnosis function Contact your nearest Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility ...

Page 51: ...e system will not operate properly Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any disc If you have any questions or problems concerning your system please consult your nearest Sony dealer Notes on discs Before playing clean the disc with a cleaning cloth Wipe the disc from the center out Do not use solvents such ...

Page 52: ...structions of the demagnetising cassette In case color irregularity is observed on nearby a TV screen With the magnetically shielded type of speaker system the speakers can be installed near a TV set However color irregularity may still be observed on the TV screen depending on the type of your TV set If color irregularity is observed Turn off the TV set once then turn it on after 15 to 30 minutes...

Page 53: ...he following measured at 220 V AC 60 Hz DIN power output rated 12 12 W 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN Continuous RMS power output reference 15 15 W 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD Inputs AUDIO IN MD VIDEO phono jacks Sensitivity 500 250 mV impedance 47 kilohms Outputs VIDEO OUT max output level phono jack 1 Vp p unbalanced Sync negative load impedance 75 ohms S VIDEO OUT Y 1 Vp p unbalanced 4 pin mini DIN jack Sync n...

Page 54: ...0 kHz Speaker SS CM90 Speaker system 2 way bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 10 cm dia cone type Tweeter 2 5 cm dia balanced drive type Nominal impedance 6 ohms General Power requirements North American model 120 V AC 60 Hz European model 230 V AC 50 60 Hz Australian 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 Europ...

Page 55: ...nt you want on a VIDEO CD or a CD Depending on the disc no indexes may be recorded Glossary Bit Rate Value indicating the amount of video data compressed in a DVD per second The unit is Mbps Mega bit per second 1 Mbps indicates that the data per second is 1 000 000 bits The higher the bit rate is the larger the amount of data However this does not always mean that you can get higher quality pictur...

Page 56: ... you to locate the scene you want Title The longest sections of a picture or a music piece on a DVD a movie etc for a picture piece on video software or an album etc for a music piece on an audio software Each title is assigned a title number enabling you to locate the title you want Track Sections of a picture or a music piece on a CD or VIDEO CD Each track is assigned a track number enabling you...

Page 57: ...Bangla 1253 Icelandic 1408 Oriya 1535 Tonga 1067 Tibetan 1254 Italian 1417 Punjabi 1538 Turkish 1070 Breton 1257 Hebrew 1428 Polish 1539 Tsonga 1079 Catalan 1261 Japanese 1435 Pashto Pushto 1540 Tatar 1093 Corsican 1269 Yiddish 1436 Portuguese 1543 Twi 1097 Czech 1283 Javanese 1463 Quechua 1557 Ukrainian 1103 Welsh 1287 Georgian 1481 Rhaeto Romance 1564 Urdu 1105 Danish 1297 Kazakh 1482 Kirundi 15...

Page 58: ...nges the angle Plays the entire disc all titles all tracks repeatedly or one title chapter track repeatedly Uses 3D sound imaging to create virtual speakers to enjoy virtual surround sound Checks the information bit rate or layer on the disc while playing a DVD Sets the disc to prohibit playback CUSTOM Setup Adjusts the image and sound quality Parental Control and other various settings RESET Retu...

Page 59: ...se from the displayed language list DVD MENU Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list AUDIO Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list When you select ORIGINAL you can enjoy the language given priority on the disc SUBTITLE Select the language you want to use from the displayed language list When you select AUDIO FOLLOW the setting is automatica...

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