
Sony Electronics Inc. 
• 
16530 Via Esprillo 
• 
San Diego, CA 92127 
• 
1.800.222.7669 
• 
www.sony.com
CD Receiver MP3/WMA/AAC Player
Please visit the Dealer Source for current information at 
www.sony.com/dealersource
MP3/WMA playback
 
Multi-format playback lets you play CDs, CD-
Rs, 
or CD-RWs loaded with hundreds of MP3 or WMA songs .
Flip-
down Face with Front Aux In 
The full
-motion, 4-
line fluorescent LCD 
display makes it easy to read song information and the front auxiliary 
input lets you connect almost any portable audio device to your car's 
sound system.
USB
1
-Wire for Digital Music Players  USB 1-Wire for iPod®products, 
iPhone®
, and other USB DMPs lets you directly connect, charge, and 
control your digital music player via the USB jack in the front of the unit, 
as well as view metadata like song title and artist on the front display.
Quick
-
BrowZer
® 
with Jump Mode feature 
Search and select songs by 
category, including artist, album, genre, or playlist. Jump Mode allows 
you to fast forward through a music category in 10 percent increments.
Zappin™
function 
Use Zappin function to play 6, 9, or 30-
second music 
clips until you find the song you want.
Passenger Control 
Passenger Control lets your co-pilot control the 
music playing from your iPod®device via connected USB 1-
Wire, and 
as they scan through your music, artist and album information is 
conveniently shown on the receiver display.
Satellite Radio / HD Radio™ready
 
The CDX
-
GT740UI integrates 
seamlessly with Satellite Radio and HD Radio™Sony® Bus adaptors 
so you can receive digital satellite radio or HD Radio broadcasts.
EQ3, DSO and 52 Watts x 4 High Power 
Selectable Pre-outs with LPF/HPF 
Wireless Card Remote included 
Selectable Key illumination 
Specifications
Convenience Features
CDTextDisplay:
CD/MP3/WMA/AACdata displayed 
On
-
ScreenClock:
12H 
DimmerAdjust:
SelectableAuto/on/off
 
KeyIllumination:
Switchable:Blue/Red/Green
 
General
DiscCapacity:
1
Color: 
DarkTitanium /Black 
Audio
PreoutImpedance:
220ohms 
PreoutVoltage:
4volt 
S/NRatio: Audio Power:CEA2006 S/N80 dBA 
FrequencyResponse:
CD:10
-
20,000Hz 
WowandFlutter:
Belowmeasurable limit
 
StationPreset(s):
18FM /12 AM 
Digital
-
to
-
AnalogConverter:
24bit 
TunerFrequencyRange:
 
FM:Tuner Frequency Range(MHz): 87.5
-
107.9 
AM:TunerFrequency Range(kHz): 530
-
1710 
TunerType:
SSIR
-
EXA 
VolumeControl:
Tel/NavAttenuation Circuitry 
Band: 
AM/ FM 
Signal
-
to
-
NoiseRatio(dB): 
CD:120 dB 
Format(s)Supported:
MP3/WMA/AACfiles 
Equalizer: 
EQ3Parametric: 3 bandEQ
 
+/
-
10 dBat 60/100Hz 
+/
-
10 dBat 500/1kHz 
+/
-
10dB at10/12.5 kHz 
Convenience
TiltRange:
0
-
45° 
mounting angle
 
Display
Technology: 
Fluorescent/Dot/FullMotion 
DisplayColor:
Black/ Blue 
TextDisplayed:
Source,artist, track, playbacktime, menuand clock
 
TextLines:
4 lines of information
 
Amplifier Section
SpeakerImpedance:
4
-
8Ohms
 
Maxpoweroutput:
52watts x4 at4 ohms 
Tuner
FMUsableSensitivity:
10dBf
 
Selectivity:75 dBat 400kHz 
S/NRatio:
70dB (mono)
 
FrequencyResponse:
FM:20
-
15,000Hz 
StereoSeparation:
40dB at1 KHz 
Power
OutputPower:
52Wx4WattsMax Power
-
CEA2006 StandardPowerOutput: 17Watts RMSperchannel into4 
Ohms,4 channels drivenfrom 20Hz to 20 kHz withless than1% THD+N.
 
CurrentDrain: 3 
-
 5 amps
 
InputVoltage:
12V DCcar battery(negative ground) 
Inputs and Outputs
RCAAudioOutput(s):
Front,Rear, and SubwooferRCA pre
-
ampoutputs
 
DigitalAudioInput(s): 
-
Abilityto use allforms ofUSB devices mayvary asnot all devicesare compatible.
 
Thisunit can beconnected to thefollowing iPods. Updateyour iPod tothe latest softwarebefore you useit.
 
iPodNano 1st generation*
 
iPod Nano 2nd generation (aluminum)
 
iPodNano 3rd generation(video)
 
iPod5th generation (video)*
 
iPod Classic
 
iPod Touch
 
iPhone
 
Thisunit iscompliant with MSC(Mass StorageClass) andMTP (MediaTransfer Protocol)type USBdevices 
compliantwith the USBstandard.
 
Thisunit cannot recognizeUSB devices viaa USB hub.
 
Ifyou haveany questions orproblems concerningyour unitthat arenot covered in the ownersmanual, 
consultyour nearestSony dealer 
USBPort(s):
FrontUSB
-
 Full Speed
 
AntennaTerminal(s):
AM/FMAntenna InputTerminal 
12VTriggerOutput(s):
 
Powerantenna
 
Amplifierturn on 
RemoteJack: Optional wiredremote inputterminal 
AudioIn:
 
FrontAuxwithvariable level:
-
8dB∼+18dB 
FrontUSB input 
SonyBus terminals 
InfraredPort:
Wirelessremote 
Dimensions
Weight: 
1.3 kg (2 lb. 14 oz.)
 
Measurements: 
178x 50x 179mm 
Supplied Accessories
Partsfor installation andconnections (1 set)
 
RM
-
X172wireless remote 
Optional Accessories
CDchanger (10 discs):CDX
-
757MX 
CDchanger (6 discs):CDX
-
T69 
Sourceselector: XA
-
C40 
Aux
-
inselector: XA
-
300 
HD Radio
® 
tuner:XT
-
100HD 
USBConnection Cable foriPod
®
: 
RC
-
100IP 
Color: 
DarkTitanium /Black 
UPCCode:
027242774391 
1.Not allMP3, WMA,AAC filesmay playbackdue tofile variations.Copyright protectedACC
-
LCfilescannot 
be played back.
 
2.Ability to useall generations ofiPod products mayvary asnot all productsare compatible.
 
3.Satellite radio servicerequires a satelliteradio tuner andservice subscription,sold separately.
 
4. HD Radio
® 
capability requires an optional HD Radio tuner (XT
-
100HD). 
5.Ability to useall formsof USB devicesmay vary asnot alldevices are compatible.
 
©2009 SonyElectronics Inc.Allrights reserved.Reproduction inwhole orinpart withoutwritten permissionis 
prohibited.Sony, Quick
-
BrowZer,Walkman, Xplod
®
, 
andthe Sonyand Xplod logosare trademarksof Sony.
iPhoneand iPodare trademarks ofApple Inc.,registered inthe U.S.and other countries.All othertrademarks 
aretrademarks of their respective owners.Features andspecifications aresubject to changewithout notice.
Non
-
metricweights and measuresare approximate.