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Erasing the disc memo

1

Press 

(SOURCE)

 repeatedly to select CD.

2

Press 

(MODE)

 repeatedly to select the CD

unit.

3

Press 

(LIST)

 for two seconds.

4

Press 

(DSPL)

 for two seconds.

5

Rotate the dial to select the name you
want to erase.

6

Press 

(6)

 (ENTER) for two seconds.

The name is erased.
Repeat steps 5 and 6 if you want to erase
other names.

7

Press 

(LIST)

 for two seconds.

The unit returns to normal CD playback
mode.

Note
When the personalized label is erased, the original
CD TEXT information will appear in the display.

Displaying the disc memo name

Press 

(DSPL)

 during CD or CD TEXT disc

playback.

Each time you press 

(DSPL)

 during CD or

CD TEXT playback, the item changes as
follows:

$

Elapsed playback time

$

Disc memo name

$

Track name

*

1

$

Clock

$

MOTION DISPLAY

*

2

*

1

If you connect an optional CD unit with the
CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information
will appear in the display when you playback
a CD TEXT disc.

*

2

All the items above are scrolled in the
display one by one in order.

DISC

Summary of Contents for XR-C9100

Page 1: ...onnections see the supplied installation connections manual Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No XR C9100 Serial No R ...

Page 2: ...ction due to the masking effect of the bass The BBE reproduces as close as is possible the original sound by adjusting the sound balance of the bass The BBE is manufactured by Sony Corporation under license from BBE Sound Inc It is covered by U S Patent No 4 638 258 and No 4 482 866 The word BBE and the BBE Symbol are the trademarks of BBE Sound Inc Warning This equipment has been tested and found...

Page 3: ...lay 18 Playing tracks in random order Shuffle Play 18 Creating a program Program Memory 19 Labeling a CD Disc Memo 21 Locating a disc by name List up 23 Selecting specific tracks for playback Bank 23 DSP Selecting a surround menu 24 Storing a surround effect onto CDs Digital Signal Processor DSP Custom File 25 Selecting the listening position 26 Adjusting the fader FAD 27 Adjusting the volume of t...

Page 4: ...nge button 9 12 13 17 22 23 7 Display window 8 6 eject button located on the front side of the unit behind the front panel 8 9 Reset button located on the front side of the unit behind the front panel 6 º OPEN button 6 8 33 LIST button Station Memo 12 List up 13 23 30 Disc Memo 21 22 DSP Custom File 25 OFF button 6 8 Sensor for the optional wireless remote SHIFT button PLAY MODE 9 10 11 18 19 20 2...

Page 5: ... DISC button You cannot do manual search and manual tuning with the remote 8 SOURCE button 9 MODE DIR button MODE controls the same function on this unit When the POWER SELECT switch is set to the B position the unit cannot be operated with the wireless remote unless SOURCE on the unit is pressed or a cassette is inserted to activate the unit first OFF SOURCE DIR SEL FF REW SOUND ATT DSPL SEEK AMS...

Page 6: ...re operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery you must reset the unit Press the reset button with a pointed object such as a ball point pen Note Pressing the reset button will erase the clock and some memorized functions Detaching the front panel You can detach the front panel of this unit to protect the unit from being stolen 1 Press OFF 2 Press OPEN to open up the f...

Page 7: ...s to go forward to go backward to go forward to go backward SET UP SET UP SET UP SET UP SET UP SET UP Getting Started Caution alarm If you turn the ignition key switch to the OFF position without removing the front panel the caution alarm will beep for a few seconds only when the POWER SELECT switch on the bottom of the unit is set to the A position Preparing the rotary commander When you mount th...

Page 8: ...played The side facing down is being played Tips To change the tape s playback direction press MODE Metal appears in the display when you insert a metal or CrO2 tape Auto Metal function To Press Stop playback OFF Eject the cassette OPEN then 6 3 Press SHIFT After the mode setting is complete the display returns to normal playback mode Note If the POWER SELECT switch on the bottom of the unit is se...

Page 9: ...Press 4 PLAY MODE repeatedly until Intro appears Each time you press 4 PLAY MODE the item changes as follows Intro n NR n B Skip n ATA 3 Press 5 n to select Intro on Intro Scan starts 4 Press SHIFT To go back to normal playback mode select Intro off in step 3 above A SHIFT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 SET UP PLAY MODE REP PLAY MODE PLAY MODE Fast winding the tape During playback push the SEEK AMS control u...

Page 10: ...M2 z AM 3 Press SHIFT then press 4 PLAY MODE repeatedly until B T M appears 4 Press 5 n The unit stores stations in the order of their frequencies on the number buttons The setting is stored with a beep sound 5 Press SHIFT Notes The unit does not store stations with weak signals If only a few stations can be received some number buttons will retain their former setting When a number is indicated i...

Page 11: ...peatedly until the desired station is received Cassette Player Radio Note If the automatic tuning stops too frequently press SHIFT then press 4 PLAY MODE repeatedly until Local local seek mode is displayed Then press 5 n to select Local on Press SHIFT Only the stations with relatively strong signals will be tuned in Tip If you know the frequency of the station you want to listen to push the SEEK A...

Page 12: ...ce If you press 2 N the flashing cursor moves to the left 3 Repeat steps 1and 2to enter the entire name 4 To return to the normal radio reception press LIST for two seconds Tip To erase or correct a name enter _ under bar for each character Displaying the station name Press DSPL during radio reception Each time you press DSPL the item changes as follows Station name 1 Frequency Clock MOTION DISPLA...

Page 13: ...on Tuner FM1 n FM2 n AM CD unit CD1 n CD2 n MD unit MD1 n MD2 n TV Video TV n VIDEO1 n VIDEO2 n Tip When the POWER SELECT switch is set to position B you can turn on this unit by pressing SOURCE on the rotary commander SOURCE MODE Radio Other Functions Locating a station by name List up 1 Press LIST momentarily The name assigned to the station currently playing appears in the display 2 Press LIST ...

Page 14: ...ate the control momentarily and release it to Locate the beginnings of the tracks on the tape Rotate and hold the control and release it to fast wind the tape To playback rotate and hold the control again and release it Locate a specific track on a disc Rotate and hold the control until you locate the specific point in a track then release it to start playback Tune in stations automatically Rotate...

Page 15: ...ber Green to change the illumination color to amber or green Dimmer to change the brightness of the display Select Auto to dim the display only when you turn the lights on Select on to dim the display Select off to deactivate Dimmer Contrast to adjust the contrast if the indications in the display are not recognizable because of the unit s installed position Voice guide function for vocalized comm...

Page 16: ...ng 2 N makes the contrast lower 4 Press SHIFT After the mode setting is complete the display returns to normal playback mode Adjusting the frequency of the subwoofer s To match the characteristics of the connected subwoofer s you can cut out the unwanted high and middle frequency signals entering the subwoofer s By setting the cut off frequency the subwoofer s will output only low frequency signal...

Page 17: ...to Scroll select A Scrl off in step 2 above Note For some CD TEXT discs with extremely many characters the following cases may happen Some of the characters are not displayed Auto Scroll does not work With Optional Equipment CD MD Unit You can control up to 7 CD and MD units with this unit If you connect an optional CD unit with the CD TEXT function the CD TEXT information will appear in the displ...

Page 18: ...f in step 2 above To locate succeeding tracks To locate preceding tracks To search forward To search backward Locating a specific track Automatic Music Sensor AMS During playback push the SEEK AMS control up or down once for each track you want to skip Locating a specific point in a track Manual Search During playback push the SEEK AMS control up or down and hold Release when you have found the de...

Page 19: ... a program Program Memory CD MD unit with the program memory function You can play tracks in any order of your choice by creating and storing programs in the unit s memory You can make two programs Program 1 and Program 2 You can select up to 12 tracks for each program You can store the programs in the memory 1 Press SHIFT then press 4 PLAY MODE for two seconds Program edit mode P 1 indicates Prog...

Page 20: ...RACK MODE ENTER 4 Press SHIFT To return to normal playback mode select PGM off in step 3 above Notes If you press a number button during program memory play program memory play is interrupted and playback of the selected disc starts NO Data appears in the display if no track is stored in the program If a track stored into the program memory is not in the disc magazine the track will be skipped Whe...

Page 21: ... steps 1 and 2 to enter the entire name 3 To return to normal CD playback mode press LIST for two seconds Tip To erase or correct a name enter _ under bar for each character CD MD Unit DISC DISC DISC Erasing tracks in a program 1 Press SHIFT then press 4 PLAY MODE for two seconds P 1 shows Program 1 is selected If you have labelled the disc the bank edit mode appears Press 4 PLAY MODE to display P...

Page 22: ... normal CD playback mode Note When the personalized label is erased the original CD TEXT information will appear in the display Displaying the disc memo name Press DSPL during CD or CD TEXT disc playback Each time you press DSPL during CD or CD TEXT playback the item changes as follows Elapsed playback time Disc memo name Track name 1 Clock MOTION DISPLAY 2 1 If you connect an optional CD unit wit...

Page 23: ...TER Locating a disc by name List up CD unit with the custom file function or MD unit You can use this function for discs that have been assigned a custom name For more information on disc names refer to Labeling a CD page 21 1 Press LIST momentarily The name assigned to the current disc appears in the display When you assign a disc memo label to a CD TEXT disc it takes priority over the original C...

Page 24: ...reverberation DEFEAT Normal sound without any DSP effects 1 Press SOURCE to select a source tuner tape CD or MD 2 Press SOUND repeatedly until SUR appears 3 Rotate the dial to select the desired surround menu The surround menu appears in the order shown above After three seconds the display returns to the normal playback mode Playing the specific tracks only You can select Bank on to play the trac...

Page 25: ...ODE repeatedly until D File appears 2 Press 5 n to select D File on After five seconds the display returns to normal playback mode 3 Press SHIFT To cancel to play the disc with stored surround menu select D File off in step 2 above Changing the stored surround effect Play the disc whose surround mode you want to change and follow the steps of Storing the surround effect onto the CDs Erasing the st...

Page 26: ...al setting 1 2 3 Front part 1 2 Right front 2 Left front 1 Rear part 3 2 1 3 Selecting the listening position You can set a delayed time for the sound to reach the listeners from the speakers In this way the unit can simulate a natural sound field so that you feel as if you are in the center of the sound field no matter where you sit in the car 1 Press SOUND momentarily until LP1 appears 2 Rotate ...

Page 27: ... Level 62 125 198 Cut off frequency Frequency Hz Adjusting the fader FAD Normally with the DSP mode on the volume of the output sound from the rear speakers is lowered automatically to improve the efficiency of the listening position setting If you want to raise the rear speaker volume adjust the fader 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 of Selecting a surround menu page 24 2 Press SOUND repeatedly until FAD ap...

Page 28: ...l if you hear distortion or other noise 1 Press SHIFT then press 3 SET UP until L out appears 2 Press 5 n to select the desired setting 10 dB or 16 dB 3 Press SHIFT Adjusting the volume of the bass and treble You can adjust the volume of the bass and treble to best fit the acoustic characteristics inside your car 1 Press SOURCE to select a source tuner tape CD or MD 2 Press SOUND repeatedly until ...

Page 29: ...hear a beep tone The number button indication appears in the display Note If you try to store another program on the same number button the previously stored program will be erased DSP TV Video TV Video You can connect an optional TV tuner and TV monitor to this unit Watching the TV 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly until TV appears 2 Push the SEEK AMS control up or down to select the desired TV band Watc...

Page 30: ...2 1 CD 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 1 0 8 S M B L C C O A I H H Z C S O U A H Z P B R T I E T N R T Storing the TV channel names Follow the steps in Storing the station names page 12 Displaying the TV or radio station names Press LIST momentarily during TV or radio reception Example When receiving the FM1 band 1 Preset number 2 Stored station names 3 Frequencies If the name of a station is not stored the fre...

Page 31: ...o 6 Press SOURCE for two seconds Simultaneous Play starts If you are already watching the TV or video and want to listen to a tape CD or MD with it follow the same above steps except press 5 n in step 2 and press 2 N in step 4 Returning to normal mode To cancel the CD or MD follow the steps above and select in step 3 To cancel the TV or video follow the steps above and select in step 5 Notes If yo...

Page 32: ...m to be pulled into the cassette deck mechanism Slack Additional Information Precautions If your car was parked in direct sunlight resulting in a considerable rise in temperature inside the car allow the unit to cool off before operating it If no power is being supplied to the unit check the connections first If everything is in order check the fuse If no sound comes from the speakers of a 2 speak...

Page 33: ...again after replacement there may be an internal malfunction In such a case consult your nearest Sony dealer Warning Never use a fuse with an amperage rating exceeding the one supplied with the unit as this could damage the unit Cleaning the Connectors The unit may not function properly if the connectors between the unit and the front panel are not clean In order to prevent this open the front pan...

Page 34: ...antenna connector Intermediate frequency 10 71 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 Line outputs 2 Subwoofer output Power antenna relay control lead Power amplifier control lead Telephone ATT control lead Illumination control lead Tone controls Bass 8 dB at...

Page 35: ...s selected n Set to the Narrow or IF Auto mode page 11 The following checklist will help you remedy the problems you may encounter with your unit Before going through the checklist below check the connection and operating procedures General Tape playback Problem Playback sound is distorted The AMS does not operate correctly Cause Solution Contamination of the tape head n Clean the head There is no...

Page 36: ...d 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 122 F 1 1 Error displays when an optional CD MD unit is connected The following indications will flash for about five seconds and an a...

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