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Operating Instructions

Micro Hi-Fi
Component
System

4-232-601-11(1)

CMT-PX333

Summary of Contents for CMT-PX333

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions Micro Hi Fi Component System 4 232 601 11 1 2001 Sony Corporation CMT PX333 ...

Page 2: ...duct This label is located on the rear exterior The following caution label is located inside the apparatus Don t throw a battery dispose it as the injurious wastes Table of Contents Parts Identification Main unit 4 Remote Control 5 Getting Started Hooking up the system 6 Inserting two R6 size AA batteries into the remote 7 Setting the time 7 Saving the power in standby mode 8 CD Loading a CD 8 Pl...

Page 3: ...g recorded tracks Move Function 29 Dividing recorded tracks Divide Function 29 Combining recorded tracks Combine Function 30 Undoing the last edit Undo Function 31 Changing the recorded level after recording S F Edit Function 32 Tuner Presetting radio stations 34 Listening to the radio Preset Tuning 35 Labelling the preset stations Station Name 36 Using the Radio Data System RDS 36 Sound Adjustmen...

Page 4: ... 8 9 CD disc tray 9 8 CD SYNC HIGH 0 17 CD SYNC NORMAL qa 17 CD NX wa 9 Display window 3 FUNCTION qh 9 13 18 25 41 MD insertion slot 2 13 MD NX 6 13 PHONES jack qj PLAY MODE qg 9 13 24 REC REC IT qs 18 REC MODE qd 20 REPEAT qf 9 14 STEREO MONO qf 35 TUNER BAND ql 34 TUNING MODE qg 34 TUNING w 34 VOLUME qk BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 1 ZMD 4 x MD 5 m M MD 7 MD 7 ZCD 8 m M CD w CD w x CD ws ...

Page 5: ... 10 14 23 25 34 38 FUNCTION qf 9 13 18 25 41 Letter Number buttons 5 10 14 25 MD z REC qs 18 MENU NO qg 11 23 NAME EDIT 8 12 25 36 PLAY MODE qk 9 13 24 PRESET EQ qa 37 REPEAT qk 9 14 SCROLL 4 12 26 SELECT 8 12 25 SLEEP w 37 STEREO MONO 2 35 TIME qj 8 11 15 TIME MACHINE REC qs 19 TUNER BAND 9 34 TUNING MODE 3 34 VOLUME 0 BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 1 1 M CURSORt 7 7 N MD qd N CD qd X qd x qd m TCURSOR qh q...

Page 6: ...and to the terminals on the speakers as the following Black White 3 Insert this portion 2 Connect the FM AM aerials Set up the AM loop aerial then connect it Jack type A AM FM 75 AM loop aerial Extend the FM lead aerial horizontally Hooking up the system Perform the following procedure 1 to 3 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories ...

Page 7: ...d possible damage from battery leakage Setting the time 1 Turn on the system 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote Proceed to step 5 when you set the clock for the first time 3 Press or on the remote to select CLOCK SET 4 Press ENTER YES on the remote 5 Press or on the remote to set the day 6 Press ENTER YES or M on the remote The hour indication flashes 7 Press or on the remote to set the hour 8 ...

Page 8: ...label side up on the disc tray Saving the power in standby mode Press DISPLAY or TIME on the remote repeatedly when the system is off Each time you press the button the system switches cyclically as follows Clock display y Power Saving Mode To cancel the Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY or TIME on the remote to show the clock display Tip 1 indicator lights up even in the Power Saving Mode ...

Page 9: ...ge 3 Press CD NX or CD N on the remote Blank no PLAY MODE indication Normal Play SHUFFLE Shuffle Play PROGRAM Programme Play Other Operations To Do this Press REPEAT during play until REPEAT or REPEAT 1 appears REPEAT For all the tracks on the CD up to five times REPEAT 1 For a single track only To cancel playing repeatedly press REPEAT until REPEAT or REPEAT 1 disappears continued Find a point in...

Page 10: ...tead Example To enter track number 30 press 10 then 3 and 10 0 Notes The play mode cannot be changed while playing a disc If you press ZCD to open or close the disc tray while listening to the radio the CD icon lights even if there is no CD in the tray To turn off the CD icon press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD Playing a CD continued Selected track number Playing time of the sel...

Page 11: ...n you select a CD track whose number is 21 or over Check the programme order Using the CD display Checking the remaining time Press TIME on the remote repeatedly during play The display changes cyclically as follows Elapsed playing time on the current track t Remaining time on the current track t Remaining time on the current CD appears when you check the remaining time of a CD track whose number ...

Page 12: ... NO on the remote in stop mode 2 Press or for the CD repeatedly until Name Check appears then press ENTER YES on the remote 3 Press or for the CD repeatedly to select the disc titles stored in the system memory between 001 to 100 To check the current disc title Press SCROLL on the remote in stop mode Labelling a CD Disc Memo You can label up to 100 CDs with titles of up to 20 symbols and character...

Page 13: ...ote during steps 1 to 3 Note To ensure that disc titles are not erased from memory have the system connected to mains power at least once a week Loading an MD Insert an MD With the arrow pointing toward the deck and the label side up Playing an MD Normal Play Shuffle Play Repeat Play This system lets you play the MD in different play modes 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD 2...

Page 14: ... 10 Press twice to enter 100 or over 2 Enter the corresponding digits To enter 0 press 10 0 instead Examples To enter track number 30 press 10 then 3 and 10 0 To enter track number 108 press 10 twice then 1 10 0 and 8 Note The play mode cannot be changed while playing a disc Press ZMD Programming MD tracks Programme Play You can make a programme of up to 25 tracks 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to sw...

Page 15: ... Press TIME on the remote repeatedly in stop mode The display changes cyclically as follows Total number of tracks and total playing time t Remaining recordable time Only for a recordable MD Checking a track title or a disc title Press DISPLAY on the remote repeatedly during play or in stop mode The display changes cyclically as follows Preset Equalizer name t Clock t Volume t Track title or disc ...

Page 16: ... and play music with high quality sound Another feature of MDs is track marking The track marking feature lets you quickly locate a specific point or easily edit the recorded tracks However depending on the source you record the recording method and the way the track numbers are recorded differ When the source you record from is This system s CD player The MD deck performs digital recording 1 Trac...

Page 17: ... flashes in the display and the MD deck automatically starts recording in normal CD MD Synchro Recording Note that monitoring of the recorded signal is not possible when this occurs To record on an MD for a long time MDLP recording See Recording tips on page 20 To stop recording Press x for the MD Tips Depending on the disc CD TEXT information may also be recorded If TEXT flashes during recording ...

Page 18: ... the MD Tip You can check the remaining recordable time on the MD during recording by pressing TIME on the remote Recording the current track Rec It You can record a track quickly while listening to a CD 1 Press CD NX or CD N on the remote 2 Press REC REC IT while listening to a track you want to record Play returns to the start of the track and recording starts The MD deck stops automatically at ...

Page 19: ...o ascertain the contents and press 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 4 Start playing the desired source to record 5 Press TIME MACHINE REC on the remote at the desired point...

Page 20: ...4 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 recording does not become monaural To add LP at the beginning of a track name during MDLP recording LP appears when you try to play the track...

Page 21: ...ously below a certain level for more than two seconds and then exceeds that level Notes You cannot mark track numbers automatically if the sound source to be recorded is noisy e g tapes or radio programmes or during timer recording If you pause recording during CD recording a track number is recorded at that point Also note that the tracks might be recorded as the same single track with a single t...

Page 22: ...or 30 seconds or more Off On To change the trigger level for Level Synchro Recording Perform the following procedure to change the signal level that triggers Level Synchro Recording 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD 2 Press MENU NO on the remote repeatedly until Setup Menu appears 3 Press or for the MD until LS T appears then press ENTER YES on the remote 4 Press or for the ...

Page 23: ...hen making an analogue recording but also when making a digital recording from a CD etc 1 Prepare the desired sound source to record and start play 2 Confirm that the MD deck is in recording standby If not press MD z REC on the remote 3 Press MENU NO on the remote repeatedly until Setup Menu appears 4 Press or for the MD until LevelAdjust appears then press ENTER YES on the remote 5 Press or for t...

Page 24: ...rogramme Play mode To cancel the last edit Use Undo Function to cancel the last edit and restore the contents of the MD to the condition before the edit see page 31 To quit while editing Press MENU NO on the remote After editing Press ZMD to remove the MD or press 1 power to turn off the system TOC lights up or starts flashing The TOC is updated and editing is completed Before pulling out the main...

Page 25: ...the desired track number appears 2 Press NAME EDIT on the remote The cursor starts flashing 3 Press SELECT on the remote to select the desired type of character Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows Selected AB Upper cases t Selected ab Lower cases t Selected 12 Numbers Press number 1 repeatedly to display the following symbols In addition when the symbols above ...

Page 26: ...teps 3 and 4 6 Press ENTER YES on the remote to complete the labelling procedure Note You can label a track title during play The playback repeats until you finish labelling Copying a disc or track title You can copy a labelled disc or track title to use it as a title of another track or the disc title within a disc 1 Press MENU NO on the remote in stop mode 2 Press or for the MD until Name appear...

Page 27: ... the remote to display Edit Menu 3 Press or for the MD until Tr Erase appears then press ENTER YES on the remote 4 Press or for the MD until the desired track number appears 5 Press ENTER YES on the remote Complete appears Note Erase appears when the track was recorded or edited on another deck and then protected To erase the track press ENTER YES on the remote while Erase appears Erasing all trac...

Page 28: ...ress or for the MD to find point B The procedure is the same as step 6 11Press ENTER YES on the remote if point B is correct Complete appears 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 frame is 1 86 second E g Erasing a portion of track 2 1 2 1 2 3 3...

Page 29: ...S on the remote 5 Press or for the MD until the new track position appears Original track number New track position 6 Press ENTER YES on the remote Complete appears 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD 2 Press MENU NO on the remote to display Edit Menu 3 Press or for the MD until Divide appears then press ENTER YES on the remote 4 Press or for the MD until the desired track num...

Page 30: ... decreases by one and all tracks following the combined ones are renumbered You can also use this function to erase unnecessary track numbers E g Combining track 3 to track 1 1 2 1 2 4 3 3 A A C B D D C B E g Combining track 1 to track 4 1 2 1 2 4 3 3 4 5 A B C D A D C B 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to MD 2 Press MENU NO on the remote to display Edit Menu 3 Press or for the M...

Page 31: ...ed Undoing the last edit Undo Function You can use this function to cancel the last edit and restore the contents of the MD to the condition before the edit Note however that you cannot undo an edit if you do any of the following after the edit Do another edit Start recording Update the TOC by turning off the system or ejecting the MD Disconnect the mains lead 1 Press MENU NO on the remote in stop...

Page 32: ...nging the recorded level after recording S F Edit Function You can change the volume of recorded tracks using S F Scale Factor Edit The original track is recorded over at the new recording level When changing the recording level you can select Fade in Recording to gradually increase the signal level at the start of recording or Fade out Recording to gradually decrease the signal level at the end o...

Page 33: ...lay 8 Press ENTER YES on the remote again The deck starts recording over the existing track S F Edit appears while the track is being recorded When the recording finishes Complete appears in the display for a few seconds To cancel the operation Press MENU NO on the remote in steps 4 to 7 After recording starts in step 8 you cannot interrupt the operation Notes You cannot use S F Edit for tracks re...

Page 34: ...mber 7 Press ENTER YES on the remote Complete appears and then the station is stored 8 Repeat steps 1 to 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 MANUAL appears in step 2 then press TUNING or or or on the remote repeatedly to tune in the station manually To change the preset number Start over from step 1...

Page 35: ...cation changes and the scanning stops when the system tunes in a station Automatic Tuning To cancel Automatic Tuning Press TUNING MODE Tips To improve broadcast reception adjust the supplied aerials or connect a commercially available external aerial When an FM stereo programme has static noise press STEREO MONO repeatedly until MONO appears There will be no stereo effect but the reception will im...

Page 36: ...along with the regular programme 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 provide RDS service nor do they provide the same types of services If you are not familiar with the RDS system check with your local radio stations for details on RDS serv...

Page 37: ...uring CD MD Synchro Recording Check the remaining time Adjusting the sound Reinforcing the bass sound DBFB You can listen to music with stronger bass tones Press DBFB on the remote DBFB appears in the display and the bass is reinforced Press again to cancel DBFB DBFB Dynamic Bass Feedback Tip DBFB is factory set to on Selecting the Preset Equalizer menu The Preset Equalizer enables you to select t...

Page 38: ... the Sleep Timer the Sleep Timer setting has priority You cannot use the components connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack as the sound source for Daily Timer Waking 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 time on page 7 1 Prepare the sound source you want to play CD Place a CD To start from a specific track make a progra...

Page 39: ...orded tracks 13Press 1 to turn off the system continued Timer recording radio programmes To timer record you must first preset the radio station see Presetting radio stations on page 34 and set the clock see Setting the time on page 7 1 Tune in the preset radio station see Listening to the radio on page 35 2 Press CLOCK TIMER SET on the remote 3 Press or on the remote until REC SET appears then pr...

Page 40: ...l not be activated The volume is reduced to minimum during recording Timer recording radio programmes continued Activate Cancel the timer 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT then press or on the remote until REC SELECT appears and press ENTER YES on the remote 2 Press m or M on the remote repeatedly to select the timer number REC 1 to 3 then press or on the remote to select the timer number set or cancel a...

Page 41: ...lly to prevent heat build up in the system To ensure efficient heat radiation leave sufficient space to the rear and do not place anything on the top of the system Place the system in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent heat build up Do not place the system in an inclined position Do not place the system in locations where it is Extremely hot or cold Dusty or dirty Very humid Subject t...

Page 42: ... a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD player or the MD deck Should this occur the system will not operate properly Remove the CD or MD and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any discs If you have any questions or problems concerning your system please consult your n...

Page 43: ... is due to a technical limitation of the MD system and is not a mechanical error 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 materia...

Page 44: ...py 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 digitally recorded source through digital to digital connections You can make only a first generation ...

Page 45: ...to a track with bass sounds at high volume the speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip Insert the disc and wait for 10 to 20 minutes with the system turned on continued The timer does not function Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote to set the timer and light up DAILY or REC 1 to 3 in the display see pages 38 and 40 Check the set contents and set the correct time see pages 38 and 40 Cance...

Page 46: ...nnected properly if the cord plugs are firmly inserted all the way Turn on the connected component Refer to the operating instructions included with the connected component and start playing The sound is distorted Adjust the recording level see page 23 Tuner Severe hum or noise stations cannot be received Set the proper band and frequency see page 34 Connect the aerial properly see page 6 Find a p...

Page 47: ...lowing list If any problem persists consult your nearest Sony dealer C11 Protected The MD is protected against erasure cRemove the MD and slide the tab to close the slot see page 16 C12 Cannot Copy You tried to record a CD or MD with a format that the system does not support such as a CD ROM cRemove the disc and turn off the system once then turn it on again C13 REC Error Recording could not be pe...

Page 48: ...f a commercially available music software or you tried to record a CD R Recordable CD cThe Serial Copy Management System prevents making a digital copy see page 44 You cannot record a CD R C71 Check OPT IN This appears momentarily because of the signal of the digital broadcast during recording cThere is no affect on the recorded contents No component is connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack or ...

Page 49: ...u tried to show the title of a non labelled disc or track OVER You have reached the end of the MD while pressing M for the MD during playing pause Step Full You tried to programme 26 or more tracks steps Push STOP You pressed PLAY MODE during play Rehearsal The MD is playing the specified dividing point for confirmation during the Divide function S F Edit You attempted to perform another operation...

Page 50: ...atts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 230 V Music power output Reference 50 50 watts Other models 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 Inputs TAPE IN phono jacks voltage 250 mV impedance 47 kilohms DIGITAL OPTICAL IN Supported s...

Page 51: ...PX333 Speaker system 2 way bass reflex type Speaker units Woofer 12 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 Australian and Hong Kong models 220 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Power consumption European model 70 watts 0 8 W or less in standby mode Other models 70 watts Dimensions w h d incl projecting parts and controls A...

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