Sony XR-CA300 - Fm-am Cassette Car Stereo User manual

2001 Sony Corporation
FM/MW/LW
Cassette
Car Stereo
3-225-220-21 (3)
Operating Instructions
Manual de instrucciones
Bruksanvisning
Manual de instruções
Οδηγίες Λειτουργίας
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PT
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XR-CA300 XR-L200
XR-CA310 XR-L210
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
Para obtener información sobre la instalación y las conexiones, consulte el manual
de instalación/conexiones suministrado.
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Para a instalação e as ligações, consulte o manual de instalação/ligações
fornecido.
Για την εγκατάσταση και τις συνδέσεις, δείτε το συνοδευτικ εγχειρίδιο
εγκατάστασης/συνδέσεων.
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Welcome !
Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette
Player.
XR-CA300/CA310 only
In addition to the cassette playback and radio
operations, you can expand your system by
connecting an optional CD/MD unit*1.
When you operate this unit or a connected
optional CD unit with the CD TEXT function,
the CD TEXT information will appear in the
display when you play a CD TEXT disc*2.
*1You can connect a CD changer, an MD changer,
a CD player, or an MD player.
*2A CD TEXT disc is an audio CD that includes
information such as the disc name, artist name,
and track names.
This information is recorded on the disc.
Precautions
•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.
•If no power is being supplied to the unit,
check the connections first. If everything is in
order, check the fuse.
•If no sound comes from the speakers of a
two-speaker system, set the fader control to
the centre position.
•When a tape is played back for a long period,
the cassette may become warm because of
the built-in power amplifier. However, this is
not a sign of malfunction.
If you have any questions or problems
concerning your unit that are not covered in
this manual, please consult your nearest Sony
dealer.
To maintain high quality sound
If you have drink holders near your audio
equipment, be careful not to splash juice or
other soft drinks onto the car audio. Sugary
residues on this unit or cassette tapes may
contaminate the playback heads, reduce the
sound quality, or prevent sound reproduction
altogether.
Cassette cleaning kits cannot remove sugar
from the tape heads.

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Notes on Cassettes
Cassette care
•Do not touch 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 temperatures, or moisture.
•Slack in the tape may cause the tape to be
caught in the machine. Before you insert the
tape, use a pencil or similar object to turn the
reel and take up any slack.
•Distorted cassettes and loose labels can cause
problems when inserting or ejecting tapes.
Remove or replace loose labels.
•The sound may become distorted while
playing the cassette. The cassette player head
should be cleaned after each 50 hours of use.
Slack
Cassettes longer than 90 minutes
The use of cassettes longer than 90 minutes is
not recommended except for long continuous
play. The tape used for these cassettes is very
thin and tends to stretch easily. Frequent
playing and stopping of these tapes may cause
them to become entangled in the cassette deck
mechanism.

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Location of controls ................................................. 5
Getting Started
Resetting the unit ................................................ 6
Detaching the front panel .................................. 6
Setting the clock .................................................. 7
Cassette Player
Listening to a tape ............................................... 7
Radio reception during fast-forwarding or
rewinding of a tape
— Automatic Tuner Activation (ATA) ........ 8
Radio
Memorizing stations automatically
— Best Tuning Memory (BTM).................... 8
Memorizing only the desired stations ............. 9
Receiving the memorized stations.................... 9
RDS
Overview of the RDS function ........................ 10
Displaying the station name............................ 10
Retuning the same programme automatically
— Alternative Frequencies (AF) ................ 10
Listening to traffic announcements ................ 12
Presetting the RDS stations with the AF and
TA data .......................................................... 13
Locating a station by programme type .......... 13
Setting the clock automatically ....................... 14
Other Functions
Adjusting the sound characteristics ............... 15
Attenuating the sound ..................................... 15
Changing the sound and display settings ..... 15
Boosting the bass sound
— D-bass ....................................................... 16
Selecting the sound position
— “My Best sound Position” ..................... 16
CD/MD Unit (XR-CA300/CA310 only)
Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 17
Playing tracks repeatedly
— Repeat Play .............................................. 18
Playing tracks in random order
— Shuffle Play .............................................. 18
Additional Information
Maintenance....................................................... 19
Dismounting the unit ....................................... 20
Specifications ..................................................... 21
Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 22
Table of Contents
With Optional EquipmentThis Unit Only

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Location of controls
Refer to the pages listed for details.
1Volume +/– button 7
2MODE button
During radio reception:
BAND select 8, 9
During CD/MD playback*:
CD/MD unit select 17
3XR-CA300/CA310:
SOURCE (TUNER/CD/MD) button
8, 9, 17
XR-L200/L210:
TUNER button 8, 9
4SEL (select) button 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
5Z(eject) button 7, 8, 9, 17
6Display window
7m/M(fast winding)/DIR (tape
transport direction change) buttons 7, 8
8MBP (My Best sound Position) button
16
9D-BASS button 16
q; SEEK/AMS +/– button
9, 11, 14, 18
Seek 9
Automatic Music Sensor*18
Manual search*18
qa RELEASE (front panel release) button
6, 19
qs ATT (attenuate) button 15
qd SENS/BTM button 8, 9, 13
qf RESET button (located on the front side
of the unit behind the front panel) 6
qg AF button 10, 11, 13
qh Number buttons 8, 9, 14, 15, 18
During radio reception:
Preset number select 9, 11
During tape playback:
(6) ATA 8
During CD/MD playback*:
(1) DISC – 18
(2) DISC + 18
(3) REP 18
(4) SHUF 18
qj TA button 12, 13
qk PTY (programme type) button 14
ql DSPL (display mode change) button
7, 10, 17
w; OFF button** 6
*XR-CA300/CA310 only
**Warning when installing in a car
without ACC (accessory) position on
the ignition key switch
Be sure to press (OFF) on the unit for
two seconds to turn off the clock display
after turning off the engine.
When you press (OFF) momentarily, the
clock display does not turn off and this
causes battery wear.
XR-CA300/CA310
RELEASE
SENS AF123456
DIR
TA PTY
SEEK
AMS
DSPL
BTM
ATT
D-BASS
OFF
MBP
D
SEL
MODE
SRC
SOURCE
REP SHUF ATADISC