Sony XR-130 User manual

S
ONY
3-758-264-21
(1)
FM/AM
Cassette
Car
Stereo
XR-130
Operating Instructions = p22
Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain
it for future reference.
Owner's Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the top of the unit.
Record the serial number in the space provided below.
Refer
to
them
whenever
you
call
upon
your
Sony
dealer
regarding
this
product.
Model No. XR-130 — Serial No.
a es
Mode d’emploi = pasex
Avant
la
mise
en
service
de
cet
appareil,
priére
de
lire
attentivement
ce
mode d’emploi que !’on conservera pour toute référence ultérieure.
SES GS
(- ose +)
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/
connections manual.
Pour l’installation et les connexions, se reporter au manuel
| d‘installation/connexions fourni.
2 1994 by Sony Corporation

English
INFORMATION
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. {f 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 shielded interface cable recommended in
this manual must be used with this equipment
in order to comply with the limits for a digital
device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC
Rules.

Table of Contents
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Mernorizing Only the Desired Stations........
Recviving Stations Stored in the Memory
CD Changer Operation
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Features
General
¢ Provided with a digital 12-hour clock.
(page 11)
Detachable-front panel enables you to take
the front panel away with you when you
leave your car. (page10)
¢ Built-in power amplifier (max. output:
25 W x 4 ch) enables you to enjoy a 4-speaker
system.
¢ Caution alarm will be activated if you turn
off the ignition key without removing the
front panel from the unit.
© Telephone-mute function for decreasing the
volume automatically with a telephone call.
Cassette deck section
¢ ATA (Automatic Tuner Activation) for
automatically turning on the tuner during the
fast-forwarding or rewinding of a tape.
(page 8)
Tuner section
e SSIR (Sony Super Interference Rejection)
PLL synthesizer tuner.
Up to 30 stations can be preset, 18 stations on
FM, 12 Stations on AM.
¢ BTM (Best Tuning Memory) function
automatically selects and stores the stations
with strong signals on the preset number
buttuns in order of frequency. (page 14)
CD changer control section
(when the optional Sony CD changers are
connected)
e Several CD changers can be connected and
controfled by the use of the Sony source
selector (not supplied) with the unit.
¢ Shuffle play function for playing tracks in
random order. (page 18)
e Repeat play function for playing a track, a
disc or a changer repeatedly. (page 19)
¢ Intro scan function for playing the first 10
seconds of each track of every disc.
(page 20)

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Precautions
¢ When the installation and connections are over, be sure to press
the reset button with a ballpoint pen etc. The reset button is
lccated under the cassette insertion door when the front panel is
detached.
Reset button
¢ 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.
e
If
w
power
is
being
supplied
to
the
unit,
check
the
connections
fir
st.
If
everything
is
in
order,
check
the
fuse.
If
ycu
have
any
questions
or
problems
concerning
your
unit
that
are
not
covered
in
this
manual,
please
consult
your
nearest
Sony
deal2r.
Notes on Cassettes
Cassette care
¢
Avoid
touching
the
tape
surface
of
a
cassette,
as
any
dirt
or
dust
will
contaminate
the
heads.
¢
Keep
cassettes
away
from
equipment
with
built-in
magnets
such
as
speakers
and
amplifiers,
as
erasure
or
distortion
on
the
recorded
tape
could
occur.
¢ Do not expose cassettes to direct sunlight, extremely cold
tery peratures or moisture.
¢
The
cassette
shell
may
become
warm
when
the
tape
is
played
back
for
a
long
period
of
time
because
of
the
built-in
power
amplifier.
However,
this
is
not
a
sign
of
a
malfunction.
Note
on
cassettes
longer
than
90
minutes
The
use
of
cassettes
longer
than
90
minutes
is
not
recommended
except
for
long
continuous
play.
The
tapes
used
for
these
cassettes
are
very
thin
and
tends
to
be
stretched
easily.
Frequent
playing
and
stopping
operation
for
these
tapes
may
cause
them
to
be
pulled
into
the
cassette
deck
mechanism.

Refer to the pages in @ for details.
{f) & (eject) button
Press to stop tape playback and eject the
cassette.
(2] Cassette insertion door
{3} </> (fast winding) buttons/DIR (tape
transport direction change) buttons ®
(4] FM (radio on/band select) button
At each pressing, the button changes the
band cyclically as follows:
c FM1 — FM2 —» cel
(5] AM (radio on/band select) button
At each pressing, the button changes the
band cyclically as follows:
iad AM1—> AM2 7
MUTE button
Press to mute the sound momentarily.
Press again to restore the same volume
level. This button will be also canceled in
the following cases:
~— when the + or OFF button is pressed.
— when ejecting a cassette by pressing the
& button during tape playback.
(7] RELEASE button @
LCL (local seek mode) button
Press to eliminate interference from adjacent
stations during reception of a station with
comparetively strong broadcasting signals.
To go back to the norma! receiving
sensitivity, press it again.
LOUD (loudness) button
Press to reinforce the bass and treble
especially when listening at a low volume
level. To cancel this mode, press it again.
Reset button (located on the front part of
the unit hidden by the front panel)
Press this button when you use this unit for
the first time, when you have changed the
car battery or when the buttons of this unit
do not function.
{i} OFF (power off) button
This button does not function during tape
operation. Be sure to eject the tape to turn
off the unit.
CD (disc play/CD changer select) button
Press to turn on the CD play.
Pressing this button during the CD play
changes the CD changer number.
(Only when the two or more CD changers
are connected)

(3 (=\27* } buttons
Normally, the - / + buttons are pressed to
control the volume. Pressing the SEL button
changes the mode as follows:
c BAS(bass) —+ TRE (treble) —» BAL{(balance)
— VOLivolume) <— FAD(fader) aia
Fress the - / + buttons (to adjust the level)
within three seconds, or the volume mode
will return,
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Bass For less For more
control
|
bass
bass
Treble
|
For
less
For
more
control
|]
treble
treble
Balance | To decrease } To decrease
the right-
Speakers’
volume
To decrease } To decrease
(14 MONO (monaural) button
Press to receive FM broadcasts in monaural
sound when reception deteriorates.
BTM (Best Tuning Memory/Memory Scan)
button ®@ ©
DSPL (display change/time setting)
button
Each time the button is pressed, the display
changes as follows:
During tape | TAPE — Clock
playback (Frequency —> Clock)*
During CD | Dise number and track number
play —+ Clock — Elapsed playing time
During radio| Frequency —+ Clock
reception
* While the ATA function is activated.
[7] Display window

Location and Function of Controls
During radio reception
20 SHUF (shuffle play)
button ©
2)! ATA (Automatic Tuner
Activation) button
Press to activate the ATA
function.
If you press either <4 or Preset number buttons © ©
PP button during the tape
playback, the radio will
come on automatically.
When the tape playback
starts, the radio will be
turned off automatically. To
cancel the mode, press the
button again.

TRACK (disc track change)
button
SEEK (automatic tuning)
button @®
To listen to the current
track again from the
beginning
To listen to the next
track from the
beginning
Press repeatedly to locate
the
previous or succeeding
tracks.
DISC (disc change/manual
search) button
POWER SELECT switch
(lecated on the bottom of the unit)
See “POWER SELECT Swich” in the
Installation/Connections manual.
MANU (manual tuning)
button ®
Disc Search | Manual Search
(Press lightly) | (Keep pressed)
To go back
Muting a beep sound
Press the C*_) button while pressing the SEL
button. To obtain the beep sound again, press
these buttons once more.

Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel
Detaching the Front Panel
Before detaching the front panel, be sure to press the OFF button Caution alarm
first. Then press the RELEASE button to open up the front panel If you turn the ignition key to the
OFF position without removing
the front panel, the caution alarm
will be activated and a beep
sound will be heard for a few
seconds (only when the POWER
SELECT swich is set to the ON
position).
Ly . Notes
© Make sure that the front panel
RELEASE button is the right way up when
attaching it to the unit as it
cannot be attached upside
Be sure not to drop the panei when detaching it from the unit. down.
¢ Do not press the front panel!
hard against the unit when
3 attaching it to the unit. [t can be
Attaching the Front Panel easily attached by pressing it
lightly against the unit.
Apply the right hand side of the front panel to the unit by attaching | ° Delle Pirehd dae eeryane eb
the part of the front panel to the part of the unit as illustrated Edie sunlight pa sh taieah ad
and push until it clicks, be a considerable rise in
temperature inside the car.
@ When you carry the front pane!
with you, put it in the supplied
front panel case.
¢ The display window may
become warm while the unit is
being operated, however, this is
not a sign of a malfunction.
and detach the panel by pulling it towards you as illustrated.
Do not press hard or give excessive pressure to the display window
of the front panel.

Setting the Clock
The clock has a 12-hour
digital indication.
Fot example, set it to 10:08.
1 Turn the ignition key to the ON position. Note
If the POWER SELECT switch of
the unit is set to the OFF position,
the clock cannot be set unless the
power is turned on. Set the clock
Press the DSPL button if the clock indication does not after you turn on the radio, start
df
come
on.
CD
play,
or
play
back
a
tape.
Press the DSPL button for more than hang seconds.
While holding down the DSPL button
Press to set the hour digits.
(to go a) re go forward) '
Press to set the minute digits.
(to go back) (to go forward)
y) The clock starts activating when you take your finger
off the DSPL button.
1008
11

12
Listening to the Tape Playback
Cassette insertion
4 door </P>
insert a cassette to start playback. Tape transport direction
indication
The side facing up is being
played.
To wind the tape rapidly The side facing down is being
played.
Direction To advance
indicator
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To resume playback, press (*)or (+) lightly, so as not to depress it.
To listen to the reverse side of the cassette
(Depress both simultaneously.)
To eject the cassette
Note
Be sure to eject the cassette when
you leave your car.
The unit is turned off at the same time.

Tuning in a Station
Searching for the Stations Automatically
— Automacic Tuning
While receiving FM
broadcasting
» FMI 81S
The “ST” indication will appear
when an FM stereo program with
sufficient signal strength is tuned
in. The program will be received
in stereo.
1 Select the desired band.
2 Press the SEEK button.
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For lower frequencies —_ For higher frequencies
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The scanning stops when a station is received. Press the
button repeatedly unti) the desired station is received.
Tuning in by Adjusting the Frequency
— Manual Tuning
Select the desired band, then press the MANU button for more
than 0.5 second.
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For lower frequencies —_ For higher frequencies
PREVENTING ACCIDENTS!
Whil you are driving, the use of the Automatic Tuning and the
BTM function (page 14) is recommended in favor of the Manual
Tuning.

Memorizing the Stations Automatically
—8TM (Best Tuning Memory) Function
Clearest receiving stations
SONY — = are automatically searched
SEE ID sectmemerized om each
band (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1
SEL and AM2). Up to 6 stations
on each band can be stored
on the preset number
buttons 1 to 6 in the order of
frequency.
Select the desired band. Note
The receivable frequencies of
(™) of () FM1, FM2 and FM3 are the same.
Keep the BTM button pressed for more than two
seconds.
BTM
The BTM function
The BTM function searches all the receivable stations within the
currently selected band and memorizes the ones in good
receiving conditions in sequence from the lowest frequency.
Note
There may be cases where there
are not enough receivable
stations due to the lack of stations
in the vicinity or weak
broadcasting signals. In such
cases, the BTM operation may
stop without all the buttons being
occupied with memories.
How to memorize the stations on the preset number
buttons
— When there is no preset number indicated on the display
window:
all the preset number buttons set in the currently selected
band will be filled with the memories.
— When there is a preset number indicated on the display
window:
the unit will memorize the stations on the preset number
buttons from the one currently being displayed. For
example, when you choose FM2 and preset number 3 is
being displayed, the operation will start from the preset
number 3 on FM2, and stops at the preset number 6 on FM2.

Up to 6 stations on each
band (FM1, FM2, FM3 AM1
and AM2) can be stored in
the memory in order of your
choice.
Foi example, to store a station on the preset number button 1.
#@
Select
the
desired
band.
Each
preset
number
button
has
1
only
one
memory
for
a band
The
previously
memorized
(~)
or
(™)
station
will
be
erased
when
you
enter
a
new
station
of
the
same
band
on
the
same preset
number
*®
Tune
in
the
station
which
you
wish
to
store
on
the
button.
preset number button.
(=Lecele) o (TST +)
“ Keep the preset number button pressed for about two
ues seconds.
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Cc)
Repeat the same procedure to store other stations.
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Receiving Stations Stored in the Memory
enn SS ee
Notes
e There may be cases in which
even the stations stured in the
memory cannot be received
due to weak signals in the
vicinity of your car.
e If you keep pressing the preset
number button for more than
two seconds, the currently
received station will be
memorized. To receive the
previously memorized station,
make sure that the preset
number button is pressed only
lightly.
1 Select the desired band.
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Press the preset number button lightly on which the
desired station is to be stored.
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Checking in Order, All the Stations
Stored in the Memory
— Memory Scan Function
Press the BTM button lightly.
The tuner will receive in order, all the stations stored in the
memory for five seconds each.
To cancel
Press the BTM button lightly once more. The memory scan will
be canceled and you will be able to listen to the station currently
being received.

Listening to the CD Play
—
When
Optional
Sony
CD
Changers
are
Connected
Press the CD button.
CD changer number
CD play will start.
Disc number
Track number
a
If the unit is set in the normal
playing mode, after the end of a
disc, the disc with the next
number shown will be
automatically played. If two or
more CD changers are connected,
after the end of the last disc, the
first disc in the CD changer with
the next number shown will be
played.
The order of the CD play can be
rearranged by changing the
playing modes. For details, see
“Playing in Other Modes”.
(page 18)
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Playing in Other Modes
SHUF
Serh =e ——
Playing the Discs Randomly
— Shuffle Play Functions
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Playing the tracks on the currently selected disc ess ieaprecct ae re
randomly — Disc shuffle play follows:
Press the an) button to get the “SHUF 1” indication during CD SHUFI
play. (Disc shuffle)
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When all the tracks on a disc have been played, it will proceed on to SHUF It
the next dise. sa changer shuffle)
SHUF II*
Playing every track on every disc in the currently selected aa ela
CD changer randomly — CD changer shuffle play Cancel
(Norma! CD play)
at
Press the (2) button to get the “SHUF II” indication during CD
play. * All-shuffle play (SHUF IIT)
mode functions only when two
or more changers are connected
to the unit. When only one
Playing randomly every track on every disc in all the changer is connected, the
connected CD changers — All shuffle play (when two or “SHUF III” indication will not
more necte be displayed. In this case, if you
eS hanes re Comme press the SHUF button again
owe while the “SHUF Il” indication
Press the C2} button to get the “SHUF III” indication during CD is being displayed, the shuffle
play. play will be canceled.

Playing a Disc Repeatedly
— Repeat Play Functions
Playing the currently selected track repeatedly
— Track repeat
Press the GS) button to get the “REP I” indication during CD
play.
When the track is over, the CD play will be repeated from the
begir:ning of that track.
Playing the currently selected disc repeatedly
— Disc repeat
Press the (em) button to get the “REP II” indication during CD
play.
When the last track of the currently selected disc is over, the CD
play vill be repeated from the beginning of that disc.
Playing the discs in the currently selected CD
changer repeatedly — CD changer repeat (when
two or more CD changers are connected)
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Press the C=) button to get the “REP ILI” indication during CD
play.
When the last disc of the currently selected CD changer is over, the
CD play will be repeated starting from the first disc in the currently
selected CD changer.
The function of the REPEAT
button changes cyclically as
follows:
REP [
(Track repeat)
REP ll
a tepeat)
REP III*
(CD changer repeat)
Cancel
(Normal CD play)
* CD changer repeat (REP Ill)
mode functions only when two
or more changers are connected
to the unit. When only one
changer is connected, the “REP
Ill” indication will not be
displayed. In this case, if you
press the REPEAT button again
while the “REP If” indication is
being displayed, the repeat
play will be canceled.
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Playing in Other Modes
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INTRO
Searching for a Desired Track by Listening
to the First 10 Seconds of Each Track
— Intro Scan Function
Press the Ge) button during CD play.
The first 10 seconds of all the tracks on the currently selected disc
will be played in order.
When the first 10 seconds of the last track on a disc is played, it will
move on to the next disc.
When the first 10 seconds of the last disc in the first CD changer has
been played, the first disc in the next CD changer will be played
(only when two or more CD changers are connected).
When you find the desired track, press the INTRO button once
more. The intro scan function will be canceled and you can
continue to listen to the track.