Sony XR-M500R User manual

2000 Sony Corporation
FM/MW/LW
Cassette
Car Stereo
3-047-783-11 (1)
Operating Instructions
Manual de instrucciones
Bruksanvisning
Manual de instruções
GB
ES
PT
SE
XR-M500R
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.
Vi hänvisar till det medföljande häftet angående montering/anslutningar.
Para a instalação e as ligações, consulte o manual de instalação/ligações
fornecido.
FM/MW/LW Cassette Car Stereo XR-M500R

2
Welcome !
Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette
Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of
features using the following controller
accessory:
Supplied accessory
Card remote commander RM-X96
Optional accessory
Rotary commander RM-X4S
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.

3
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.

4
Location of controls ................................................. 5
Getting Started
Resetting the unit ................................................ 8
Security release settings ..................................... 8
Turning the unit on/off ..................................... 9
How to use the menu ......................................... 9
Setting the clock ................................................ 10
Cassette Player
Listening to a tape ............................................. 11
Playing a tape in various modes ..................... 12
Radio
Memorising stations automatically
— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) ................. 13
Memorising only the desired stations............ 13
Receiving the memorised stations .................. 14
RDS
Overview of the RDS function ........................ 15
Displaying the station name............................ 15
Retuning the same programme automatically
— Alternative Frequencies (AF) ................ 16
Listening to traffic announcements ................ 17
Presetting the RDS stations with the AF
and TA data .................................................. 18
Locating a station by programme type .......... 19
Setting the clock automatically ....................... 20
Other Functions
Labelling the rotary commander .................... 20
Using the rotary commander .......................... 21
Adjusting the sound characteristics ............... 23
Attenuating the sound ..................................... 23
Changing the sound and display settings ..... 23
Boosting the bass sound
— D-bass ....................................................... 24
Selecting the spectrum analyser ..................... 25
Adjusting the sound and frequency of the
equalizer preamplifier................................. 25
With Optional Equipment
This Unit Only
Table of Contents
CD/MD Unit
Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 26
Playing tracks repeatedly
— Repeat Play .............................................. 28
Playing tracks in random order
— Shuffle Play .............................................. 28
Labelling a CD
— Disc Memo ............................................... 29
Locating a disc by name
— List-up ...................................................... 30
Selecting specific tracks for playback
— Bank .......................................................... 31
DAB
Overview of DAB .............................................. 32
Basic operations of DAB .................................. 32
Presetting DAB services automatically
— BTM .......................................................... 33
Presetting DAB services manually
— Manual Preset Memory ......................... 34
Listening to a DAB programme ...................... 35
Settings on the audio reception....................... 36
Locating a DAB service by programme type
(PTY) .............................................................. 36
Additional Information
Maintenance....................................................... 37
Dismounting the unit ....................................... 38
Specifications ..................................................... 39
Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 40

5
OFF D-BASS
SEEK
PTY
SEEK
MENU LIST
SOUND ENTER
DISC
DISC
SOURCE
DSPL AF/TA MODE
VOLATT
OPEN/CLOSE
Location of controls
Refer to the pages listed for details.
1OFF button 9, 11
2MENU button 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20,
24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 36
3SOURCE (TUNER/TAPE/CD/MD) button
9, 11, 13, 14, 25, 26, 30, 32, 33
4</,(SEEK/AMS –/+) buttons
9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28,
29, 31, 32, 34, 36
Automatic Music Sensor (./>)
11, 27
Manual search (m/M) 27
Seek 14
5SOUND button 23
6DSPL/PTY (display mode change/
programme type) button
19, 26, 27, 29, 36
7ATT (attenuate) button 23
8D-BASS button 24
9OPEN/CLOSE button 11
0LIST button 29, 30, 35
qa M/m(DISC/PRST +/–) buttons
9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25,
27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36
During radio reception:
Preset stations select 14
During CD/MD playback:
Disc change 27
qs ENTER button 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19,
20, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36
qd AF/TA button 16, 17, 18
qf MODE button
11, 12, 13, 14, 26, 30, 32, 33
During tape playback:
Playback direction change 11
During radio reception:
BAND select 13, 14
During CD/MD playback:
CD/MD unit select 26
qg VOL (Volume adjust) buttons
A unit turned off by pressing (OFF) for two
seconds cannot be operated with the card
remote commander unless (SOURCE) on the
unit is pressed or a cassette is inserted to
activate the unit first.
Card remote commander RM-X96

6
Location of controls
SOURCE
123456
CLOSE OFF
DISC
DISC
ENTER
SOUND
MENU
LIST
REP SHUF
D
S
P
L
P
T
Y
M
O
D
E
XR-M500R
TAAF
D-BASS
Security side
Operation side

7
qk TA button 16, 17, 18
ql SOUND button
w; PRST/DISC +/– (cursor up/down) buttons
SEEK/AMS –/+ (cursor left/right) buttons
13
wa ENTER button
ws CLOSE button
wd D-BASS button
*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) only momentarily,
the clock display does not turn off and this
causes battery wear.
The corresponding buttons of the unit
control the same functions as those on
the card remote commander.
10 Reset button 8
2Main display window
3OPEN button 38
4qa Receptor for the card remote
commander
5Volume adjust buttons
6DSPL/PTY (display mode change/
programme type) button
7Sub display window
8MENU button
9 Z(eject) button 11
qs LIST button
qd OFF button* 9
qf MODE button
qg SOURCE (TUNER/TAPE/CD/MD) button
qh AF button 16, 18
qj Number buttons
During radio reception:
Preset number select
13, 14, 17, 33, 34
During tape playback:
(1) REP 12
During CD/MD playback:
(1) REP 28
(2) SHUF 28

8
Getting Started
Resetting the unit
Before operating the unit for the first time or
after replacing the car battery, you must reset
the unit.
Press the reset button with a pointed object,
such as a ballpoint pen.
Note
Pressing the reset button will erase the clock
setting and some memorised functions.
Security release settings
Do the following initial settings before you
operate the unit for the first time, after
replacing the car battery, or after resetting the
unit.
Be sure to make these settings, otherwise the
front panel remains disabled and you will be
unable to operate the unit.
1Press the reset button.
“Code in” appears.
2Press the buttons on the card remote
commander, and send the security code.
Please refer to the supplied insert for details
on the security code buttons.
When the code has been confirmed, the
display changes to clock, and you can
operate the unit normally.
Notes
• When you leave the car, take the card remote
control with you.
• If you forget the security code, consult your Sony
Service Centre. Be sure to bring the card remote
control with you.
Reset button

9
SEEK SEEK
DISC
DISC
SOURCE
SEEK SEEK
DISC
DISC
SOURCE
<:
To select
leftwards
,:
To select
rightwards
Turning the unit on/off
Turning on the unit
Press (SOURCE) or insert a cassette in the unit.
For details on operation, refer to page 11
(cassette player) and page 13 (radio).
Turning off the unit
Press (OFF) to stop tape playback or FM/
MW/LW reception (the key illumination and
display remains on).
Press (OFF) for two seconds to completely
turn off the unit.
Note
If your car has no ACC position on the ignition key
switch, be sure to turn the unit off by pressing
(OFF) for two seconds to avoid car battery wear.
How to use the menu
This unit is operated by selecting items from a
menu.
To select, first enter the menu mode and
choose M/m (up/down), or choose </,
(left/right).
M/m
</,
m: To select downwards
M: To select upwards

10
Tips
• You can use the convenient CT function to set
the clock automatically (page 20).
• When the D.Info mode is set to “on,” the time is
always displayed (except for some functions of
SA mode) (page 23).
Setting the clock
The clock uses a 24-hour digital indication.
Example: To set the clock to 10:08
1Press (MENU), then M or mrepeatedly
until “Clock” appears.
1Press (ENTER).
The hour indication flashes.
2Press M or mto set the hour.
3Press ,.
The minute indication flashes.
4Press M or mto set the minute.
2Press (ENTER).
The clock starts.