Sony CDX-G2050UP User manual

CDX-G2050UP
4-467-643-81(1)
FM/AM
Compact Disc
Player
Operating Instructions GB
To switch the FM/AM tuning step, see page 6.
To cancel the demonstration (DEMO) display, see page 12.

2GB
Laser Diode Properties
Emission Duration: Continuous
Laser Output: Less than 53.3 W
(This output is the value measurement at a
distance of 200 mm from the objective lens
surface on the Optical Pick-up Block with 7 mm
aperture.)
Note on the lithium battery
Do not expose the battery to excessive heat
such as direct sunlight, fire or the like.
Be sure to install this unit in the dashboard of
the car for safety.
For installation and connections, see the
supplied installation/connections manual.
Warning if your car’s ignition has no ACC
position
Be sure to set the AUTO OFF function
(page 12). The unit will shut off completely
and automatically in the set time after the
unit is turned off, which prevents battery
drain. If you do not set the AUTO OFF
function, press and hold OFF until the display
disappears each time you turn the ignition
off.

3GB
Table of Contents
Guide to Parts and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Getting Started
Detaching the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Switching the FM/AM Tuning Step . . . . . . . . 6
Setting the Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connecting an iPod/USB Device . . . . . . . . . . 6
Connecting Other Portable Audio
Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Listening to the Radio
Listening to the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using Radio Data System (RDS). . . . . . . . . . . 8
Playback
Playing a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Playing an iPod/USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Searching and Playing Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Listening to Pandora®
Preparing for Pandora® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Streaming Pandora®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Available Operations in Pandora® . . . . . . . . .11
Settings
Canceling the DEMO Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Basic Setting Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
GENERAL Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SOUND Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
EQ3 PRESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
EQ3 SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
DISPLAY Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Additional Information
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4GB
Guide to Parts and Controls
The number 3/ (repeat) button has a tactile dot.
SRC (source)
Turn on the power.
Change the source.
-OFF
Press and hold for 1 second to turn off
the power.
Press and hold for more than 2 seconds
to turn off the power and the display.
If the unit is turned off and the display
disappears, it is unable you to operate
with the remote.
Front panel release button
SEEK +/–
Tune in radio stations automatically.
Press and hold to tune manually.
/(prev/next) /(reverse/
fast-forward)
Control dial
Rotate to adjust the volume.
ENTER
Enter the selected item.
MENU
Open the setup menu.
Receptor for the remote commander
Disc slot
Display window
(disc eject)
(browse) (page 10, 11)
Enter the browse mode during playback.
(back)
Return to the previous display.
MODE (page 7, 9, 11)
PTY (program type)
Select PTY in RDS.
Number buttons (1 to 6)
Receive stored radio stations. Press and
hold to store stations.
ALBUM /
Skip an album for audio device. Press and
hold to skip albums continuously.
Thumbs up (), or thumbs down () in
Pandora® (page 11).
(repeat)
SHUF (shuffle)
PAUSE
DSPL (display)
Change display items.
-SCRL (scroll)
Press and hold to scroll a display item.
Main unit

5GB
AUX input jack
USB port
The VOL (volume) + button has a tactile dot.
Remove the insulation film before use.
ATT (attenuate)
Attenuate the sound. Press again to
cancel the attenuated sound.
SOUND
Open the SOUND menu directly.
-MENU
Press and hold to open the setup menu.
()/(+)/(–)/()/ENTER
Setup items, etc. can be operated by /
//.
VOL (volume) +/–
Detaching the Front Panel
You can detach the front panel of this unit to
prevent theft.
1Press and hold OFF .
The unit is turned off.
2Press the front panel release button
, then remove the panel by
pulling it towards you.
Caution alarm
If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF
position without detaching the front panel,
the caution alarm will sound for a few
seconds. The alarm will only sound if the
built-in amplifier is used.
RM-X211 Remote
Getting Started
Attaching the front panel

6GB
Switching the FM/AM
Tuning Step
Set the FM/AM tuning step of your country.
This setting appears when this unit is turned
off.
1Press MENU, rotate the control dial
to select [GENERAL], then press it.
2Rotate the control dial to select
[TUNER-STP], then press it.
3Rotate the control dial to select
from [50K/9K], [100K/10K] or
[200K/10K], then press it.
Setting the Clock
1Press MENU, rotate the control dial
to select [GENERAL], then press it.
2Rotate the control dial to select
[CLOCK-ADJ], then press it.
The hour indication flashes.
3Rotate the control dial to set the
hour and minute.
To move the digital indication, press SEEK
+/–.
4After setting the minute, press
MENU.
The setup is complete and the clock
starts.
To display the clock, press DSPL.
Connecting an iPod/USB
Device
1Turn down the volume on the unit.
2Connect the iPod/USB device to the
unit.
To connect an iPod/iPhone, use the USB
connection cable for iPod (not supplied).
When connecting iPhone 5

7GB
Connecting Other Portable
Audio Device
1Turn off the portable audio device.
2Turn down the volume on the unit.
3Connect the portable audio device
to the AUX input jack (stereo mini
jack) on the unit with a connecting
cord*(not supplied).
* Be sure to use a straight type plug.
4Press SRC to select [AUX].
To match the volume level of the
connected device to other sources
Start playback of the portable audio device
at a moderate volume, and set your usual
listening volume on the unit.
Press MENU and rotate the control dial.
Select [SOUND] [AUX VOL] (page 13).
Listening to the Radio
Tuning step setting is required (page 6).
To listen to the radio, press SRC to select
[TUNER].
1Press MODE to change the band
(FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2).
2Press MENU, rotate the control dial
to select [GENERAL], then press it.
3Rotate the control dial to select
[BTM], then press it.
The unit stores stations in order of
frequency on the number buttons.
1Press MODE to change the band
(FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2).
2Perform tuning.
To tune manually
Press and hold SEEK +/– to locate the
approximate frequency, then press SEEK
+/– repeatedly to fine adjust to the
desired frequency.
To tune automatically
Press SEEK +/–.
Scanning stops when the unit receives a
station. Repeat this procedure until the
desired station is received.
1While receiving the station that you
want to store, press and hold a
number button (1 to 6) to display
[MEM].
Listening to the Radio
Storing automatically (BTM)
Tuning
Storing manually

8GB
1Select the band, then press a
number button (1 to 6).
Using Radio Data System
(RDS)
Use PTY to display or search for a desired
program type.
1Press PTY during FM reception.
2Rotate 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
The CT data from the RDS transmission sets
the clock.
1Set [CT-ON] in GENERAL setup
(page 12).
Receiving the stored stations
Selecting program types (PTY)
NEWS (News), AFFAIRS (Current Affairs),
INFO (Information), SPORT (Sports),
EDUCATE (Education), DRAMA (Drama),
CULTURE (Culture), SCIENCE (Science),
VARIED (Varied), POP M(Pop Music), ROCK
M(Rock Music), EASY M(M.O.R. Music),
LIGHT M(Light classical), CLASSICS (Serious
classical), OTHER M(Other Music), WEATHER
(Weather), FINANCE (Finance), CHILDREN
(Children’s program), SOCIAL A (Social
Affairs), RELIGION (Religion), PHONE IN
(Phone In), TRAVEL (Travel), LEISURE
(Leisure), JAZZ (Jazz Music), COUNTRY
(Country Music), NATION M(National Music),
OLDIES (Oldies Music), FOLK M(Folk Music),
DOCUMENT (Documentary)
Setting clock time (CT)

9GB
Playing a Disc
1Insert the disc (label side up).
Playback starts automatically.
Playing an iPod/USB Device
In these 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 15) or visit the
support site on the back cover.
MSC (Mass Storage Class)-type USB devices
(such as a USB flash drive, digital media
player, Android™ phone) compliant with the
USB standard can be used.
Depending on the digital media player or
Android phone, setting the USB connection
mode to MSC is required.
Notes
For details on the compatibility of your USB
device, visit the support site on the back cover.
Playback of the following MP3/WMA files is not
supported.
lossless compression files
copyright-protected files
DRM (Digital Rights Management) files
Multi-channel audio files
1Connect an iPod/USB device to the
USB port (page 6).
Playback starts.
If a device is already connected, to start
playback, press SRC to select [USB] ([IPD]
appears in the display when the iPod is
recognized).
2Adjust the volume on this unit.
To stop playback
Press and hold OFF for 1 second.
To remove the device
Stop playback, then remove the device.
Caution for iPhone
When you connect an iPhone via USB, phone
call volume is controlled by the iPhone, not
the unit. Do not inadvertently increase the
volume on the unit during a call, as sudden
loud sound may result when the call ends.
Press and hold MODE during playback to
display [MODE IPOD] to enable operation by
the iPod directly.
Note that the volume can be adjusted only
by the unit.
To exit passenger control
Press and hold MODE to display [MODE
AUDIO].
Playback
Operating an iPod directly
(Passenger control)

10GB
Searching and Playing
Tracks
1During playback, press (repeat)
for repeat play, or SHUF for shuffle
play.
2Press (repeat) or SHUF repeatedly
to select the desired repeat or
shuffle play mode.
Playback in selected play mode may take
time to start.
Available play modes differ depending on
the selected sound source.
1During CD or USB playback, press
(browse)*to display the list of
search categories.
When the track list appears, press
(back) repeatedly.
* During playback, press (browse) for more
than 2 seconds to directly return to the
beginning of the category list.
2Rotate the control dial to select the
desired search category, then press
it to confirm.
3Repeat step 2 to search the desired
track.
Playback starts.
To exit the Quick-BrowZer mode
Press (browse).
1Press (browse)
2Press SEEK +.
3Rotate the control dial to select the
item.
The list is jumped in steps of 10% of the
total number of items.
4Press ENTER to return to the Quick-
BrowZer mode.
The selected item appears.
5Rotate the control dial to select the
desired item, then press it.
Playback starts.
Repeat play and shuffle play
Searching a track by name (Quick-
BrowZer™)
Searching by skip items
(Jump mode)