Sony MEX-N4380BT Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Table of Contents

Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Guide to Parts and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Getting Started

Detaching the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Resetting the Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Setting the Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Checking the Battery Voltage  . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Preparing a BLUETOOTH Device  . . . . . . . . .  9
Connecting a USB Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connecting Other Portable Audio

Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Listening to the Radio

Listening to the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using Radio Data System (RDS). . . . . . . . . 12
Listening to the SiriusXM Radio

(MEX-N5300BT only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Playback

Playing a Disc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   14
Playing a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   14
Playing a BLUETOOTH Device  . . . . . . . . . .   15
Searching and Playing Tracks  . . . . . . . . . .   15

Listening to Pandora®

Setting up Pandora® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   16
Streaming Pandora® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   16
Available Operations in Pandora® . . . . . . .   17

Handsfree Calling (via
BLUETOOTH only)

Receiving a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   17
Making a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   17
Available Operations During Call  . . . . . . .   18

Useful Functions

“Sony | Music Center” with iPhone/

Android™ Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using Voice Recognition (Android

Smartphone only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using “Siri Eyes Free” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Settings

Canceling the DEMO Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Basic Setting Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
General Setup (GENERAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . .   22
Sound Setup (SOUND) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   23
Display Setup (DISPLAY)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   24
BLUETOOTH Setup (BLUETOOTH) . . . . . . .   24
“Sony | Music Center” Setup

(SONY APP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Additional Information

Updating the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   25
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   25
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   27
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   27
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   30
Messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   33

Connection/Installation

Cautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   38
Parts List for Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   38
Connection (For MEX-N5300BT) . . . . . . . .   39
Connection (For MEX-N4380BT) . . . . . . . .  40
Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   43

Summary of Contents for MEX-N4380BT

Page 1: ...ted on the bottom of the unit Record these numbers in the spaces provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No Serial No Operating Instructions GB To cancel the demonstration DEMO display see page 21 For the connection installation see page 38 ...

Page 2: ... for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guara...

Page 3: ...xposure evaluation MPE 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard For the State of California USA only Perchlorate Material special handling may apply WARNING Do not ingest battery Chemical Burn Haz...

Page 4: ...ic device connected to the handsfree operate using radio signals cellular and landline networks as well as user programmed function which cannot guarantee connection under all conditions Therefore do not rely solely upon any electronic device for essential communications such as medical emergencies On BLUETOOTH communication Microwaves emitting from a BLUETOOTH device may affect the operation of e...

Page 5: ...ming Pandora 16 Available Operations in Pandora 17 Handsfree Calling via BLUETOOTH only Receiving a Call 17 Making a Call 17 Available Operations During Call 18 Useful Functions Sony Music Center with iPhone Android Smartphone 19 Using Voice Recognition Android Smartphone only 20 Using Siri Eyes Free 20 Settings Canceling the DEMO Mode 21 Basic Setting Operation 21 General Setup GENERAL 22 Sound S...

Page 6: ... the volume PUSH ENTER Enter the selected item Press SRC rotate then press to change the source timeout in 2 seconds MENU Open the setup menu VOICE page 18 20 21 Press and hold for more than 2 seconds to activate voice dial voice recognition Android smartphone only or the Siri function iPhone only N Mark MEX N5300BT only Touch the control dial with Android smartphone to make BLUETOOTH connection D...

Page 7: ... connected MIC page 18 play pause EXTRA BASS Reinforces bass sound in synchronization with the volume level Press to change the EXTRA BASS setting 1 2 OFF AUX input jack DSPL display Press to change display items SCRL scroll Press and hold to scroll a display item The VOL volume button has a tactile dot SOUND Open the SOUND menu directly MENU Press and hold to open the setup menu Select a setup it...

Page 8: ... car battery or changing the connections you must reset the unit 1 Press DSPL and CALL for more than 2 seconds Note Resetting the unit will erase the clock setting and some stored contents Setting the Clock 1 Press MENU rotate the control dial to select GENERAL then press it 2 Rotate the control dial to select SET CLOCK then press it 3 Rotate the control dial to select MANUAL then press it The hou...

Page 9: ... countries regions 1 Activate the NFC function on the smartphone For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the smartphone 2 Touch the N Mark part of the unit with the N Mark part of the smartphone Make sure that lights up on the display of the unit To disconnect using NFC Touch the N Mark part of the unit with the N Mark part of the smartphone again Notes When making the connec...

Page 10: ... Device page 15 To disconnect the paired device Perform steps 2 to 4 to disconnect after this unit and the BLUETOOTH device are paired To use a paired device connection with this unit is required Some paired devices will connect automatically 1 Press MENU rotate the control dial to select BLUETOOTH then press it 2 Rotate the control dial to select SET BT SIGNL then press it Make sure that lights u...

Page 11: ...this case disconnect either device then connect the iPhone iPod again If BLUETOOTH Auto Pairing is not established see Preparing a BLUETOOTH Device page 9 Connecting a USB Device 1 Turn down the volume on the unit 2 Connect the USB device to the unit To connect an iPod iPhone use the USB connection cable for iPod not supplied Connecting Other Portable Audio Device 1 Turn off the portable audio dev...

Page 12: ...ntil MEM appears 1 Select the band then press a number button 1 to 6 Using Radio Data System RDS 1 Press PTY during FM reception 2 Rotate the control dial until the desired program type appears then press it The unit starts to search for a station broadcasting the selected program type Type of programs Listening to the Radio Storing automatically BTM Tuning Storing manually Receiving the stored st...

Page 13: ...on process usually takes 10 to 15 minutes but may take up to an hour Your radio will need to be turned on and receiving the SiriusXM signal to receive the activation message 1 Press browse 2 Rotate the control dial to select CHANNEL then press it 3 Rotate the control dial to select the desired channel then press it To select channels with rapid browse mode Press and hold or of remote commander mor...

Page 14: ...ese Operating Instructions iPod is used as a general reference for the iPod functions on an iPod and iPhone unless otherwise specified by the text or illustrations For details on the compatibility of your iPod see About iPod page 26 or visit the support site on the back cover AOA Android Open Accessory 2 0 MSC Mass Storage Class and MTP Media Transfer Protocol type USB devices compliant with the U...

Page 15: ...BT AUDIO 3 Operate the audio device to start playback 4 Adjust the volume on this unit Notes Depending on the audio device information such as title track number time and playback status may not be displayed on this unit Even if the source is changed on this unit playback of the audio device does not stop BT AUDIO does not appear in the display while running the Sony Music Center application via t...

Page 16: ...an control Pandora on a BLUETOOTH connected iPhone Android smartphone from this unit Pandora is only available in certain countries Setting up Pandora 1 Check the compatibility of your mobile device by visiting the support site on the back cover 2 Download the latest version of the Pandora application from your smartphone s app store Streaming Pandora 1 Make BLUETOOTH connection with the audio dev...

Page 17: ... the unit For details see Preparing a BLUETOOTH Device page 9 Receiving a Call 1 Press CALL when a call is received with a ringtone The phone call starts Note The ringtone and talker s voice are output from the front speakers To select the speakers for handsfree calling press MENU then select BLUETOOTH SET VOICE OUT page 25 To reject the call Press and hold OFF for 1 second To end the call Press C...

Page 18: ... indication press SEEK Note _ appears instead of on the display 1 Press CALL When two cellular phones are connected to the unit rotate the control dial to select either phone then press it 2 Rotate the control dial to select REDIAL then press it The phone call starts You can make a call by saying the voice tag stored in a connected cellular phone that has a voice dialing function 1 Press CALL When...

Page 19: ...lling Sony audio devices which are compatible with Sony Music Center by your iPhone Android smartphone What you can control with Sony Music Center varies depending on the connected device To make use of Sony Music Center features see the details on your iPhone Android smartphone Visit the website below and check the compatible iPhone Android smartphone models For iPhone visit the App Store For And...

Page 20: ... Center application 3 Rotate the control dial to select the desired message then press it The message is sent out Making sound and display settings You can adjust the settings relating to sound and display via iPhone Android smartphone For details on settings refer to the help of the application Using Voice Recognition Android Smartphone only 1 Press and hold VOICE to activate voice recognition 2 ...

Page 21: ...f you do not specify a track to play When connecting the iPhone to the USB port Siri Eyes Free may not function properly or may quit When connecting the iPhone to the unit via USB do not activate Siri with the iPhone Siri Eyes Free may not function properly or may quit There is no audio sound while Siri Eyes Free is activated Canceling the DEMO Mode You can cancel the demonstration display which a...

Page 22: ...heel remote control then press it While REGISTER is blinking press and hold the button on the steering wheel remote control you want to assign the function to When registration is complete REGISTERED is displayed To register other functions repeat steps and Available only when STR CONTROL is set to CUSTOM RESET CUSTOM reset custom Resets the registered functions of the steering wheel remote contro...

Page 23: ...rophone is not supported EQ10 CUSTOM EQ10 custom Sets CUSTOM of EQ10 Setting the equalizer curve BAND1 BAND10 32 Hz 63 Hz 125 Hz 250 Hz 500 Hz 1 kHz 2 kHz 4 kHz 8 kHz 16 kHz The volume level is adjustable in 1 dB steps from 6 dB to 6 dB BALANCE balance Adjusts the sound balance RIGHT 15 CENTER LEFT 15 FADER fader Adjusts the relative level FRONT 15 CENTER REAR 15 S WOOFER subwoofer SW LEVEL subwoo...

Page 24: ... range 0 32 0 cannot be set for all color ranges DSPL C display color MEX N5300BT only Sets a preset color or customized color for the display COLOR color Selects from 15 presets colors 1 customized color CUSTOM C custom color Registers a customized color for the display RGB RED RGB GRN RGB BLUE Adjustable color range 0 32 0 cannot be set for all color ranges SND SYNC sound synchronization Activat...

Page 25: ...en follow the online instructions Note During the update do not remove the USB device Precautions Do not leave the front panel or audio devices on the dashboard When the unit is turned on the power antenna aerial extends automatically Do not splash liquid onto the unit Moisture condensation Do not splash liquid onto the discs When moisture condensation occur inside the unit remove the disc and wai...

Page 26: ... your iPod devices to the latest software before use Compatible iPhone iPod models Use of the Made for Apple badge means that an accessory has been designed to connect specifically to the Apple product s identified in the badge and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regu...

Page 27: ...A NOT APPLICABLE IN CANADA INCLUDING IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC POUR LES CLIENTS AUX ÉTATS UNIS NON APPLICABLE AU CANADA Y COMPRIS LA PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS CTA2006 Standard Power Output 20 Watts RMS 4 at 4 Ohms 1 THD N SN Ratio 80 dBA reference 1 Watt into 4 Ohms Tuner section FM Tuning range 87 5 MHz 107 9 MHz Usable sensitivity 7 dBf Signal to noise ratio 73 dB Separation ...

Page 28: ...rresponding codec SBC sbc AAC m4a 1 The actual range will vary depending on factors such as obstacles between devices magnetic fields around a microwave oven static electricity reception sensitivity antenna aerial s performance operating system software application etc 2 BLUETOOTH standard profiles indicate the purpose of BLUETOOTH communication between devices Power amplifier section Output Speak...

Page 29: ...id are trademarks of Google LLC libFLAC Copyright C 2000 2009 Josh Coalson Copyright C 2011 2013 Xiph Org Foundation Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer Redistributions in b...

Page 30: ...or 5 minutes with DEMO ON set the demonstration mode starts Set DEMO OFF page 22 The display disappears from does not appear in the display window The connectors are dirty page 27 The display illumination flashes The power supply is not sufficient Check that the car battery supplies enough power to the unit The power requirement is 12 V DC The operation buttons do not function The disc will not ej...

Page 31: ...connecting device cannot detect this unit Before the pairing is made set this unit to pairing standby mode While connected to two BLUETOOTH devices this unit cannot be detected from another device Disconnect either connection and search for this unit from another device When the device pairing is made set the BLUETOOTH signal output to on page 10 Connection is not possible The connection is contro...

Page 32: ...om the other devices The playback sound stops momentarily when the connection between this unit and the cellular phone is being made This is not a malfunction The connected BLUETOOTH audio device cannot be controlled Check that the connected BLUETOOTH audio device supports AVRCP Some functions do not work Check if the connecting device supports the functions in question A call is answered unintent...

Page 33: ...ck in Android mode Set the USB mode of the unit to MSC MTP then establish the Sony Music Center connection page 19 Pandora operation Pandora connection is not possible Shut down the Pandora application on the mobile device and then launch it again Messages The following messages may appear or flash during operation INVALID The selected operation could be invalid READ Wait until reading is complete...

Page 34: ... then try again UNKNOWN A name or phone number cannot be displayed WITHHELD The phone number is hidden by the caller For Sony Music Center operation APP A connection with the application is not established Make the Sony Music Center connection again page 19 APP DISCNCT The application is disconnected Make the Sony Music Center connection page 19 APP DISPLAY A screen setting display of the applicat...

Page 35: ...feedback Wait until the next track begins or select another station on the list Bookmark is not allowed Wait until the commercial ends Select another track or station then try it again NOT FOUND Pandora is not running Launch the Pandora application on the iPhone SKIP LIMIT Skipping tracks is not allowed Wait until the commercial ends next track begins or select another station on the list Pandora ...

Page 36: ...r the correct passcode If you forget your passcode perform SXM RESET in GENERAL page 23 Note that performing SXM RESET will initialize all the SiriusXM settings and stored contents in the SiriusXM Connect Vehicle Tuner NO SIGNAL SiriusXM Connect Vehicle Tuner is having difficulty receiving the SiriusXM satellite signal Verify that your vehicle is outdoors with a clear view of the sky Verify that t...

Page 37: ...e is not completed properly Press ENTER to clear the message then try again During the update do not turn the ignition to the OFF position nor remove the USB device page 25 If these solutions do not help improve the situation consult your nearest Sony dealer If you take the unit to be repaired because of device playback trouble bring the device that was used at the time the problem began ...

Page 38: ...ly the supplied mounting hardware for a safe and secure installation Note on the power supply lead yellow When connecting this unit in combination with other stereo components the amperage rating of the car circuit to which the unit is connected must be higher than the sum of each component s fuse amperage rating Mounting angle adjustment Adjust the mounting angle to less than 30 Parts List for In...

Page 39: ... Subwoofer 1 For details see Making connections page 41 Power amplifier 1 3 5 6 White White black striped Gray Black Yellow Red Blue white striped Front speaker 1 2 Rear speaker 1 2 Gray black striped Green Green black striped Purple Purple black striped Orange white striped Satellite radio tuner SiriusXM 1 ...

Page 40: ... Subwoofer 1 Power amplifier 1 For details see Making connections page 41 White White black striped Gray Black Yellow Red Blue white striped Gray black striped Green Green black striped Purple Purple black striped Front speaker 1 2 Rear speaker 1 2 from a car antenna aerial 7 5 6 ...

Page 41: ...h is energized at all times Be sure to first connect the black ground earth lead to a common ground earth point To the power antenna aerial control lead or the power supply lead of the antenna aerial booster It is not necessary to connect this lead if there is no power antenna aerial or antenna aerial booster or with a manually operated telescopic antenna aerial To AMP REMOTE IN of an optional pow...

Page 42: ...the steering wheel remote control select SET STEERING EDIT CUSTOM to make the registration page 22 When the registration completes the steering wheel remote control becomes available Notes on installing the connection cable RC SR1 not supplied Refer to the support sites on the back cover for details then connect each lead properly to the appropriate leads Making an improper connection may damage t...

Page 43: ... For Japanese cars see Mounting the unit in a Japanese car page 44 1 Position the bracket inside the dashboard then bend the claws outward for a tight fit 2 Mount the unit onto the bracket then attach the protection collar Notes If the catches are straight or bent outwards the unit will not be installed securely and may spring out Make sure the 4 catches on the protection collar are properly engag...

Page 44: ...to use one matching the amperage rating stated on the original fuse If the fuse blows check the power connection and replace the fuse If the fuse blows again after replacement there may be an internal malfunction In such a case consult your nearest Sony dealer to dashboard center console Existing parts supplied with your car Bracket Bracket to dashboard center console Existing parts supplied with ...

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