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Welcome !
Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact
Disc Player. You can enjoy its various features
even more with:
Supplied controller accessory
Card remote commander RM-X115
Optional controller accessory
Rotary commander RM-X4S
Warning
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
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Table of Contents
Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Getting Started
Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
CD Player
Playing a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Playing tracks repeatedly
- Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Playing tracks in random order
- Shuffle Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Radio
Storing stations automatically
- Best Tuning Memory (BTM). . . . . . . 10
Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Storing only the desired stations . . . . . . . . . 11
Other Functions
Using the rotary commander. . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Adjusting the balance and fader . . . . . . . . . 13
Quickly attenuating the sound . . . . . . . . . . 13
Canceling the beep sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting the equalizer (EQ3). . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Setting the Dynamic Soundstage Organizer
(DSO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Additional Information
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
