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Welcome !
Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact
Disc Player. You can enjoy your drive with the
following functions.
•
CD playback
You can play CD-DA (also containing CD
TEXT*), CD-R/CD-RW (MP3/WMA files also
containing Multi Session (page 12)) and
ATRAC CD (ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus
format (page 13)).
•
Radio reception
– You can store up to 6 stations per band (FM1,
FM2, FM3, AM1 and AM2).
–
BTM
(Best Tuning Memory): the unit selects
strong signal stations and stores them.
•
Sound adjustment
–
EQ3 parametric
: You can choose any one
of 7 preset equalizer curves, and adjust as
desired.
–
DSO
(Dynamic Soundstage Organizer):
creates a more ambient sound field, using
virtual speaker synthesis, to enhance the
sound of speakers, even if they are installed
low in the door.
–
BBE MP
: improves digitally compressed
sound such as MP3.
•
Image setting
You can set various display images on the unit.
– Space Producer: creates animated on-screen
patterns in time with the music.
•
Optional unit operation
You can also control optional CD/MD changers
and optional Sony portable devices in addition
to playing with this unit.
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A CD TEXT disc is a CD-DA that includes
information such as disc, artist and track name.
Warning
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Type of discs
Label on the disc
CD-DA
MP3
WMA
ATRAC CD
For installation and connections, see the
supplied installation/connections manual.
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits 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 guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following
measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
You are cautioned that any changes or
modifications not expressly approved in this
manual could void your authority to operate this
equipment.
The use of optical instruments with this product
will increase eye hazard.
CAUTION
Warning if your car’s ignition has no
ACC position
After turning the ignition off, be sure to press
and hold
(OFF)
on the unit until the display
disappears.
Otherwise, the display does not turn off and
this causes battery drain.
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Manufactured under license
from BBE Sound, Inc.
The BBE MP process
improves digitally compressed sound, such as
MP3, by restoring and enhancing the higher
harmonics lost through compression. BBE MP
works by generating even-order harmonics from
the source material, effectively recovering
warmth, detail and nuance.
