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Changing the sound and
display settings

The following items can be set:
•CLOCK (page 7).
•BEEP – to turn the beep sound on or off.
•D.INFO (Dual Information) to display the

clock and the play mode at the same time
(ON) or to display the information altemately
(OFF).

•A.SCRL (Auto Scroll)

*

 (page 12).

•M.DSPL (Motion Display) – to turn the

motion display on or off.

1

Press 

(MENU)

.

2

Press either side of 

(PRST/DISC)

repeatedly until the desired item
appears.

Each time you press (–) side of

(PRST/DISC)

, the item changes as follows:

CLOCK 

t

 BEEP 

t

 A.SCRL

*

 

t

 D.INFO 

t

M.DSPL

*

When no CD or MD is playing, this item will
not appear.

3

Press (+) side of 

(SEEK/AMS)

 to select the

desired setting (Example: ON or OFF).

4

Press 

(ENTER)

.

After the mode setting is complete, the
display returns to normal playback mode.

Other Functions

Adjusting the sound
characteristics

You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and
fader.
You can store the bass and treble levels
independently for each source.

1

Select the item you want to adjust by
pressing 

(SOUND)

 repeatedly.

BAS (bass) 

t

 TRE (treble) 

t

BAL (left-right) 

t

 FAD (front-rear)

2

Adjust the selected item by pressing
either side of 

(SEEK/AMS)

.

Adjust within three seconds after selecting
the item.

Attenuating the sound

When the interface cable of a car telephone is
connected to the ATT lead, the unit decreases
the volume automatically when a telephone
call comes in (Telephone ATT function).

Summary of Contents for XR-C2604J

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions 2000 Sony Corporation GB FM MW SW Cassette Car stereo XR C2604J For installation and connections see the supplied installation connections manual 3 044 705 11 1 ...

Page 2: ...If you have drink holders near your audio equipment be careful not to splash juice or other soft drinks onto the car audio Sugary residues on this unit or cassette tapes may contaminate the playback heads reduce the sound quality or prevent sound reproduction altogether Cassette cleaning kits cannot remove sugar from the tape heads Welcome Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette Player In addi...

Page 3: ...tape use a pencil or a similar object to turn the reel and take up any slack Distorted cassettes and loose labels can cause problems when inserting or ejecting tapes Remove or replace loose labels The sound may become distorted while playing the cassette The cassette player head should be cleaned after each 50 hours of use Slack Cassettes longer than 90 minutes The use of cassettes longer than 90 ...

Page 4: ...ry BTM 8 Memorizing only the desired stations 9 Receiving the memorized stations 9 Other Functions Adjusting the sound characteristics 10 Attenuating the sound 10 Changing the sound and display settings 10 Boosting the bass sound D bass 11 CD MD Unit Playing a CD or MD 11 Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat Play 13 Playing tracks in random order Shuffle Play 13 Table of Contents This Unit Only With O...

Page 5: ...DE DSPL OFF DIR D BASS ENTER MENU SOUND RELEASE 1 2 3 4 5 6 SEEK AMS REP SHUF SOURCE qa SOUND button 10 qs RELEASE front panel release button 6 14 qd SEEK AMS cursor left right buttons 7 8 9 10 12 seek 9 Automatic Music Sensor 12 manual search 12 qf Reset button located on the front side of the unit behind the front panel 6 qg ENTER button 7 8 9 10 12 qh Number buttons During radio reception Prese...

Page 6: ... use the menu This unit is operated by selecting items from a menu To select first enter the menu mode and choose up down of PRST DISC or choose left right of SEEK AMS PRST DISC To select upwards To select downwards Getting Started Resetting the unit Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery you must reset the unit Remove the front panel and press the reset bu...

Page 7: ...lete the display returns to normal playback mode Cassette Player Listening to a tape Insert a cassette Playback starts automatically The side facing up is played The side facing down is played Tip To change the tape s playback direction press m and M To stop playback and eject the cassette Press Z Fast winding the tape During playback press m or M The I i indicator will flash while fast winding th...

Page 8: ...cally Best Tuning Memory BTM The unit selects the stations with the strongest signals and memorizes them in the order of their frequencies You can store up to 6 stations on each band FM1 FM2 FM3 MW SW1 and SW2 Caution When tuning in stations while driving use Best Tuning Memory to prevent accidents 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the tuner Each time you press SOURCE the source changes as follo...

Page 9: ...eceive the stations in the order they are stored in the memory Preset Search Function If you cannot tune in a preset station Press either side of SEEK AMS to search for the station automatic tuning Scanning stops when the unit receives a station Press either side of SEEK AMS repeatedly until the desired station is received Note If the automatic tuning stops too frequently press MENU then press eit...

Page 10: ...ot appear 3 Press side of SEEK AMS to select the desired setting Example ON or OFF 4 Press ENTER After the mode setting is complete the display returns to normal playback mode Other Functions Adjusting the sound characteristics You can adjust the bass treble balance and fader You can store the bass and treble levels independently for each source 1 Select the item you want to adjust by pressing SOU...

Page 11: ... ten will work If you connect an optional CD unit with the CD TEXT function the CD TEXT information will appear in the display when you play a CD TEXT disc Playing a CD or MD 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select CD or MD 2 Press MODE until the desired unit appears CD MD playback starts When a CD MD unit is connected all the tracks play from the beginning Changing the display item Each time you pres...

Page 12: ...isc or MD exceeds 8 characters and the Auto Scroll function is on it automatically scrolls across the display as follows The disc name appears when the disc has changed if the disc name is selected The track name appears when the track has changed if the track name is selected If you press DSPL to change the display item the disc or track name of the MD or CD TEXT disc is scrolled automatically wh...

Page 13: ... in all the units in random order During playback 2 SHUF repeatedly until the desired setting appears B SHUF 1 B SHUF 2 SHUF OFF b SHUF ALL b Shuffle Play starts To return to normal playback mode select SHUF OFF in step above Fuse 10 A Additional Information Maintenance Fuse Replacement When replacing the fuse be sure to use one matching the amperage rating stated on the original fuse If the fuse ...

Page 14: ...pen the front panel by pressing RELEASE then detach it and clean the connectors with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol Do not apply too much force Otherwise the connectors may be damaged Notes For safety turn off the engine before cleaning the connectors and remove the key from the ignition switch Never touch the connectors directly with your fingers or with any metal device Main unit Back of the fr...

Page 15: ...0 7 MHz 450 kHz Sensitivity 30 µV Power amplifier section Outputs Speaker outputs sure seal connectors Speaker impedance 4 8 ohms Maximum power output 45 W 4 at 4 ohms General Outputs Audio output Power aerial relay control lead Power amplifier control lead Telephone ATT control lead Tone controls Bass 8 dB at 100 Hz Treble 8 dB at 10 kHz Power requirements 12 V DC car battery negative earth Dimen...

Page 16: ...through the checklist below check the connections and operating procedures General Tape playback Problem The sound is distorted Cause Solution The tape head is contaminated t Clean the head with a commercially available dry type cleaning cassette Radio reception Problem Preset tuning is not possible Automatic tuning is not possible The stations cannot be received The sound is hampered by noises Th...

Page 17: ...A CD is dirty or inserted upside down 2 An MD does not play because of some problem 2 No tracks have been recorded on an MD 2 The CD MD unit cannot be operated because of some problem The lid of the MD unit is open or MDs are not inserted properly The ambient temperature is more than 50 C 1 1 Error displays when an optional CD MD unit is connected The following indications will flash for about fiv...

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