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Chapter 1: Setting Up

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1

Press CLOCK SET.
The “AM” and hour indication begin
flashing.

2

Set the current hour by pressing 

 or 

(CURSOR CONTROL) until the correct
hour appears.

3

Press ENTER/NEXT.
The minutes indication begins flashing.

4

Set the current minute by pressing 

 or

 until the correct minute appears.

5

Press ENTER/NEXT.
The clock starts running and the upper
dot flashes. Use the time signal to set the
clock accurately. The upper dot flashes
for the first half of a minute (0 to 29
seconds), and the lower dot flashes for
the last half of a minute (30 to 59
seconds).

To check the time

Press DISPLAY/DEMO a few times.
The current time appears for a few seconds.

To correct the clock setting

Repeat steps 1 to 5.

Inserting the Batteries

Insert two size R6 (AA) batteries in the
supplied remote for remote control.

1

Open the lid.

2

Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries.
Match the + and – to the diagram in the
battery compartment.

3

Close the lid.

Battery life

You can expect the remote to operate for
about six months (using Sony SUM-3 (NS)
batteries) before the batteries run down.
When the batteries no longer operate the
remote, replace all the batteries with new
ones.

To avoid battery leakage

If you are not going to use the remote for a
long time, remove the batteries to avoid
damage caused by corrosion from battery
leakage.

Setting the Clock

The built-in clock shows the time in the
display.

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2,4

DISPLAY/
DEMO

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Summary of Contents for LBT-N355KR

Page 1: ...3 858 096 11 1 1996 by Sony Corporation Compact Hi Fi Stereo System EN F ES C Operating instructions LBT N455KRW ...

Page 2: ...ly like a sampler on the CD player A timer that lets you set the CD player tape player or radio to turn on and off whenever you want A dual tape deck that lets you record from the radio CD player or from the other tape deck and relay play from both decks A CD player that lets you play up to 5 CDs in a row A music clip feature that lets you create groups of favourite tracks from your CDs A remote t...

Page 3: ... Recording a CD Selecting Tape Length tape select edit 16 Recording a CD Specifying Tape Length time edit 16 Recording a CD Specifying Track Order programme edit 17 Recording From the Radio 18 Recording From Another Tape dubbing 18 Chapter 5 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the Sound 20 Selecting the Audio Emphasis 20 Adjusting the Audio Emphasis 21 Making Your Personal Audio Emphasis File personal file...

Page 4: ...speaker to FRONT SPEAKER L connectors STEP 3 Connecting the Aerial Note Extend it horizontally To set up the AM loop aerial Connect this portion STEP 2 Connecting a Super Woofer Connect the Super Woofer to WOOFER SYSTEM connectors AM loop aerial supplied FM wire aerial supplied To improve the FM reception Connect an outdoor FM aerial to the FM 75 Ω terminal using a 75 ohm coaxial cable Important G...

Page 5: ...he display when you connect the mains lead to a wall outlet To deactivate the demo mode press DISPLAY DEMO when the system power is off Note When you turn on the system power for the first time the disc tray starts rotating You can operate the CD player after the disk tray stops rotating and CD NO DISC appears in the display STEP 4 Connecting the Power Connect the mains lead to a wall outlet after...

Page 6: ...he current time appears for a few seconds To correct the clock setting Repeat steps 1 to 5 Inserting the Batteries Insert two size R6 AA batteries in the supplied remote for remote control 1 Open the lid 2 Insert two R6 size AA batteries Match the and to the diagram in the battery compartment 3 Close the lid Battery life You can expect the remote to operate for about six months using Sony SUM 3 NS...

Page 7: ...he speakers 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears in the display CD is selected 2 Press OPEN and place a CD label side facing up on the disc tray in the loading position 3 Press DISC SKIP to place up to four more CDs on the disc tray The disc tray rotates so you can insert other CDs Choose 1 DISC ALL DISCS To play Only the CD you have selected All CDs consecutively in the order Empty disc t...

Page 8: ...E or PROGRAM Press CONTINUE so that SHUFFLE or PROGRAM disappears from the display To locate a particular point in a track You can locate a particular point in a track while playing a CD Use the buttons on the remote to operate this feature To check the remaining or total playing time Press DISPLAY DEMO repeatedly Each time you press DISPLAY DEMO while playing a CD the display changes as follows P...

Page 9: ... play in the order you choose 1 After the last track appears CHECK END appears in the display 2 P appears in the display and the total playing time is reset to 0 00 3 The programme is erased To change the order of programmed tracks Erase the entire programme and create a new one The whole programme is erased also when you select another play mode you change or remove the CDs Playing Tracks Repeate...

Page 10: ... RHYTHM in respect to the restarting point of the music when the loop effect ends in step 3 Select the repeating time while the CD player is in pause or stop mode When you play the loop for five seconds NORMAL In this case the song restarts at the point that you started the loop A RHYTHM In this case the song restarts at the point 5 sec after you started the loop B Group Tracks music clip The musi...

Page 11: ...or the selected disc are played back once then clip play is released In ALL DISCS mode all the tracks stored for the currently loaded discs are played back once then clip play is released You cannot start CLIP play if PROGRAM is displayed Erasing tracks from a clip Erasing a track 1 Press CLIP PLAY 2 Press the CLIP button A B or C for the clip containing the tracks you want to erase 3 Use the JOG ...

Page 12: ...4k 8k 16k Hz TUNER VOLUME TUNED STEREO MHz AUTO When the desired station is not tuned in Automatic tuning may skip the stations with weak signals and continue scanning without a stop In this case tune in the station manually 1 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until MANUAL appears in the display 2 Press TUNING buttons repeatedly until the desired station is tuned in To improve AM broadcast reception Re...

Page 13: ... the display If not press TUNER MEMORY again so that MEMORY appears for about eight seconds in the display and then proceed with steps 4 and 5 Playing Preset Radio Stations Once you have preset the stations use the TUNING buttons or and on the remote to quickly tune in your favourite stations 5 2 4 3 1 Preset channel number 1 3 2 Tuned station frequency Preset channel number Station frequency Pres...

Page 14: ...from the front side of the tape when you operate the remote Recording a CD You can record from a CD to a tape Use TYPE I normal or TYPE II CrO2 tapes You can not listen to other sources while recording To Stop play Pause DECK B only Resume play after pause Fast forward Rewind Remove the cassette Press π or ª or for front side º for reverse side º for front side for reverse side EJECT To play One s...

Page 15: ...ppears in the display 2 Press OPEN and place a CD on the tray Make sure the disc number in the playing position in the display is the one you want to record The total number of tracks and the playing time appear in the display 3 Press EJECT and insert a blank tape into deck B with the side you want to record on facing forward Recording starts from the front side of the tape unless you change the p...

Page 16: ...r more 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears in the display 2 Press OPEN and place a CD on the tray Make sure the disc number in the playing position in the display is the one you want to record The total number of tracks and the playing time appear in the display Recording a CD Specifying Tape Length time edit You can have the stereo system create programmes based on the tape length The CD...

Page 17: ...the unit To check the order Press CHECK on the remote repeatedly Each time you press CHECK the number of the programmed tracks appear in the display To select the desired tracks beforehand You can record certain tracks up to 20 first by selecting them before time editing See Playing Tracks in the Desired Order programme play Recording a CD Specifying Track Order programme edit You can adjust the t...

Page 18: ...et Radio Stations for details 4 Select dual or single sided recording Recording always stops at the end of the reverse side Be sure to start from the front side 5 Press REC The REC and pause lamps light up and deck B stands by for recording The lamp lights and the ª lamp flashes for a few seconds then disappears If you want to start recording from the reverse side press ª so that the ª indicator l...

Page 19: ... To stop dubbing Press π on DECK A or DECK B Note Do not use the microphone while dubbing 4 Press HIGH SPEED DUBBING The REC and pause lamps light and deck B stands by for recording The lamp lights and the ª lamp flashes for a few seconds then disappears If you want to start recording from the reverse side press ª so that the ª indicator lights steadily 5 Press on the tape player The tape player s...

Page 20: ...me Turn the VOLUME on the unit clockwise anticlockwise to increase or decrease the sound or press VOL on the remote To reinforce bass Press DBFB repeatedly and choose DBFB or DBFB DBFB is stronger than DBFB DBFB Dynamic Bass Feedback To reinforce treble sound Press SUPER TWEETER To cancel the SUPER TWEETER press SUPER TWEETER again To cancel the SUPER WOOFER The SUPER WOOFER is factory preset to O...

Page 21: ... and 3 to adjust other frequency ranges and press ENTER NEXT Activating the Sound Field Surround You can use the surround effect without connecting the surround speakers Before operation first select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound Frequency range Level value flashing flashing SURROUND To turn on the surround effect Press SURROUND SUR appears in the display To turn off the surroun...

Page 22: ...he personal file Press FILE SELECT or MUSIC MENU on the remote to select P FILE The P FILE indicator of lights up Then press one of the FILE 1 5 buttons or MUSIC MENU ı on the remote To erase the personal file Store a new personal file at a previously used personal file number FILE 1 5 to erase the old personal file Note If you press SURROUND when you choose one of the preset settings SELECT 5 and...

Page 23: ...n minutes is displayed for several seconds To change the remaining time while the sleep timer is on Press SLEEP repeatedly to select the remaining time you desire Note While the sleep timer is turned on the daily and recording timer do not work Waking Up to Music You can wake up to music at a preset time You only need to set the timer once When you select the CD player as the sound source you can ...

Page 24: ...ch setting The volume level is automatically set to the minimum Make sure the clock has been set correctly and preset the station beforehand See Presetting Radio Stations 1 Press TUNER BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until PRESET appears in the display 3 Press TUNING button or on the remote to tune in a preset station 4 Press TIMER SET ...

Page 25: ...nd effect again Karaoke Singing Along 2 4 3 1 6 To Reduce the Vocals karaoke pon You can minimize the singer s voice vocal reduction so you can sing along with any stereo CD When you want to record the sound of the CD and your voice operate steps below then operate Microphone Mixing To reduce the vocals Press KARAOKE PON MPX repeatedly until h PON appears As you press the button the indication cha...

Page 26: ...n the rear panel a VCR to the VIDEO AUDIO IN jacks a turntable to the PHONO IN jacks headphones to the PHONES jack on the front panel To connect surround speakers 1 Connect surround speakers to the right and left SURROUND SPEAKER connectors 2 Press SURROUND so that SUR appears in the display You can create the atmosphere of a movie theatre or concert hall To connect a VCR 1 Connect a VCR or other ...

Page 27: ...an hour until the moisture evaporates To save a tape permanently To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over break off the cassette safety tab from side A or B as illustrated If you later want to reuse the tape for recording cover the broken tab with adhesive tape For Your Information Precautions Troubleshooting Guide Maintenance Specifications Index to Parts and Controls Index When yo...

Page 28: ... are erased Magnetic deposits have built up on the record playback heads See Maintenance CD Player The CD will not play The CD is dirty The CD is inserted label side down Moisture condensation has built up Leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates Play does not start from the first track The player is in programme or shuffle mode Press CONTINUE Microphone Mixing Ka...

Page 29: ...cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions Approx 350 885 350 mm w h d Mass Approx 15 kg 33 lb 1 oz SS N455W Speaker system 1 way speaker system Speaker units Woofer 20 cm dia cone type Nominal impedance 6 ohms Dimensions Approx 490 445 390 mm w h d Mass Approx 28 kg 61 lb 11 oz Rack system SU N455W Supplied accessories AM loop aerial 1 Remote RM SD50 1 Sony SUM 3 NS batteries 2 Rack system SU ...

Page 30: ... button for DECK A 14 fast rightward button for DECK A 14 º fast leftward button for DECK A 14 ª π STOP button for DECK A 14 º EJECT button for DECK A 14 CD player section 1 MUSIC CLIP PLAY button 11 2 MUSIC CLIP ERASE button 11 3 CLIP A B C buttons indicators 10 4 Front cover 7 5 OPEN button 7 6 DISC SKIP button 7 7 pause button 7 8 play button 7 9 π stop button 7 º AUTO button indicator 7 PROGRA...

Page 31: ...e 21 Playing a CD normal play 7 a tape 14 preset radio stations 13 several CDs 7 tracks in random order shuffle play 8 tracks in desired order programme play 9 tracks repeatedly 9 tracks with repeating a specified portion loop play 10 Radio stations presetting 13 tuning in 12 Recording a CD 14 selecting tape length automatically tape select edit 16 specifying tape length time edit 16 Recording a r...

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