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SONY.

3-758-442-21

(1)

B79

CD

Radio

Cassette-Corder

CFD-540

Operating

Instructions

WIG

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pass

©

1994

by

Sony

Corporation

To

prevent

fire

or

shock

hazard,

do

not

expose

the

player

to

rain

or

moisture.

CAUTION

RISK

OF

ELECTRIC

SHOCK

OO

NOT

OPEN

CAUTION

:

TO

REDUCE

THE

RISK

OF

ELECTRIC

SHOCK,

DO

NOT

REMOVE

COVER

(OR

BACK).

NO

USER-SERVICEABLE

PARTS

INSIDE.

REFER

SERVICING

TO

QUALIFIED

SERVICE

PERSONNEL.

This

symbol

is

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

presence

of

uninsulated

“dangerous

voltage”

within

the

product's

enclosure

that

may

be

of

sufficient

magnitude

to

constitute

a

risk

of

electric

shock

to

persons.

This

symbol

is

intended

to

alert

the

user

to

the

presence

of

important

operating

and

maintenance

(servicing)

instructions

in

the

literature

accompanying

the

appliance.

CAUTION

The

use

of

optical

instruments

with

this

product

will

increase

eye

hazard.

For

customers

in

Canada

To

prevent

electric

shock,

match

wide

blade

of

plug

to

wide

slot,

fully

insert.

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For

customers

in

the

United

States

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

ina

particular

installation.

If

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.

Owner's

Record

The

model

number

is

located

on

the

rear

of

the

CD

radio

cassette-corder,

and

serial

number

is

located

in

the

battery

compartment.

Record

the

serial

number

in

the

space

provided

below.

Refer

to

them

whenever

you

call

your

Sony

dealer

regarding

this

product.

Serial

No.

Model!

No.

CFD-540

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Table

of

Contents

Precautions

3

Setting

Up

Connecting

the

Speakers

4

Choosing

Power

Sources

4

Adjusting

the

Sound

Emphasis

5

Operations

Listening

to

the

Radio

6

Playing

a

CD

(normal

play)

7

Playing

Specific

Tracks

8

Playing

the

Beginning

of

Each

Track

(intro

scan)

8

Playing

Tracks

Repeatedly

9

Playing

Tracks

in

the

Desired

Order

(program

play)

10

PlayingaTape

//

Recording

11

Recording

From

Another

Tape

(dubbing)

12

Setting

UpaP-ASystem

13

For

Your

Information

Maintenance

/4

Specifications

15

Troubleshooting

Guide

Back

cover

Precautions

On

safety

¢

As

the

laser

beam

used

in

the

CD

player

section

is

harmful

to

the

eyes,

do

not

attempt

to

disassemble

the

casing.

Refer servicing

to

qualified

personnel

only,

¢

Should

any

solid

object

or

liquid

fall

into

the

player,

unplug

the

player,

and

have

it

checked

by

qualified

personnel

before

operating

it

any

further.

On

power

sources

¢

For

AC

operation,

use

the

supplied

AC

power

cord;

do

not

use

any

other

type.

¢

For

battery

operation,

use

six

size

D

(R20)

batteries.

¢

Unplug

the

player

from

the

wall

outlet

when

it

is

not

to

be

used

for

an

extended

period

of

time.

¢

When

the

batteries

are

not

to

be

used

for

a

long

time,

remove

them

to

avoid

damage

that

can

be

caused

by

battery

leakage

or

corrosion.

¢

The

nameplate

indicating

operating

voltage,

power

consumption,

etc.

is

located

at

the

rear,

On

placement

¢

Do

not

leave

the

player

in

a

location

near

heat

sources,

or

in

a

place

subject

to

direct

sunlight,

excessive

dust

or

mechanical

shock.

On

operation

¢

If

the

player

i

is

brought

directly

from

a

cold

to

a

warm

location,

or

is

placed

in

a

very

damp

room,

moisture

may

condense

on

the

lens

inside

the

CD

player

section.

Should

this

occur,

the

player

will

not

operate

properly.

In

this

case,

remove

the

CD

and

wait

about

an

hour

for

the

moisture

to

evaporate.

¢

If

the

player

has

not

been

used

for

a

long

time,

set

it

in

the

playback

mode

to

warm

it

up

for

a

few

minutes

before

inserting

a

CD

or

cassette.

Note

on

using

a

cassette

with

more

than

90

minutes

of

play

time

The

use

of

a

cassette

with

more

than

90

minutes

of

play

time

is

not

recommended

except

for

long,

continuous

recording

or

playback.

If

you

have

any

questions

or

problems

concerning

your

player,

please

consult

your

nearest

Sony

dealer.

Setting

Up

Connecting

the

Speakers

For

easy

transport,

the

dual

speakers

are

detachable.

Before

you

begin

listening

to

music,

attach

the

speaker

boxes

and

connect

the

speaker

plugs

as

shown

below.

Make

sure

you

turn

off

the

power

before

making

any

connections.

1

Align

the

grooves

and

slide

the

speaker

box

down

until

it

snaps

into

place.

@

2

Connect

the

right

speaker

plug

to

the

RIGHT

connectors

and

the

left

speaker

plug

to

the

LEFT

connectors.

To

detach

the

speakers

Unlock

the

speaker

@

and

slide

the

speaker

box

all

the

way

up

and

away

from

the

player.

4|

Setting

Up

Choosing

Power

Sources

The

CD

cassette-corder

has

two

separate

power

sources.

Use

the

AC

power

source

(house

current)

whenever

you

record

because

recording

consumes

the

most

power.

Use

six

size

D

(R20)

batteries

when

the

CD

cassette-corder

becomes

a

portable.

Operating

the

player

on

AC

power

Insert

one

end

of

the

supplied

power

cord

to

the

AC

IN

socket

located

at

the

rear

of

the

player

@

and

the

other

end

to

the

wall

outlet

©.

to

wall

outlet

Operating

the

player

on

batteries

To

play

your

CD

cassette-corder

on

batteries,

the

AC

power

cord

must

be

disconnected

from

the

player.

Unplug

the

player

and

insert

six

size

D

(R20)

batteries

(not

supplied)

in

the

compartment.

When

to

replace

the

batteries

Replace

the

batteries

when

the

OPR/BATT

indicator

dims

or

when

the

player

stops

operating.

When

the

batteries

are

weak,

replace

all

the

batteries

with

new

ones.

Adjusting

the

Sound

Emphasis

When

playing

CDs,

tapes,

or

radio

programs,

use

the

ROTARY

EQUALIZER

controls

to

equalize

the

reproduced

sound

and

MEGA

BASS

to

reinforce

the

bass

sound.

You

can

also

adjust

the

balance

of

the

left

and

right

output

levels.

BALANCE

MEGA

BASS

ROTARY

EQUALIZER

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===

To

equalize

the

reproduced

sound

Turn

the

ROTARY

EQUALIZER

controls.

Frequency

Turn

the

control

Turn

the

control

coverage

clockwise

counterclockwise

100

Hz

to

increase

to

decrease

heavy

bass

heavy

bass

sounds

sounds

1

kHz

toprovidemore

_

to

provide

less

presence

of

presence

of

vocals

vocals

10

kHz

to

increase

the

to

decrease

the

brightness

of

the

brightness

of

the

sound

sound

or

to

reduce

tape

hiss

To

reinforce

the

bass

sound

Turn

the

MEGA

BASS

control

toward

MAX

to

increase

heavy

bass

sounds.

To

decrease

heavy

bass

sound,

turn

the

MEGA

BASS

control

toward

MIN.

To

adjust

the

balance

Adjust

the

BALANCE

control.

Use

to

adjust

stereo

imaging,

especially

when

speakers

are

not

symmetrically

placed.

is

Operations

|

Listening

to

the

Radio

Whenever

you

want

to

listen

to

the

radio,

press

the

RADIO

To

improve

broadcast

reception

button.

Reorient

the

antenna

(for

FM)

or

the

player

itself

(for

AM).

FM

STEREO

VOLUME

1

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BAND

TUNING

1

Tum

on

the

power

and

press

RADIO.

2

Set

BAND

to

FM

or

AM.

3

Turn

TUNING

to

tune

in

a

radio

station.

When

the

radio

tunes

to

an

FM

stereo

broadcast,

FM

STEREO

indicator

lights

up.

If

the

received

FM

stereo

is

too

weak,

the

reception

becomes

monaural,

and

the

FM

STEREO

indicator

will

go

off.

4

Press

VOLUME

to

adjust

the

volume,

and

adjust

the

sound

emphasis

(see

Adjusting

the

Sound

Emphasis

on

page

5).

vot

c-

=

To

turn

off

the

radio

Press

POWER.

6|

Operations

Playing

a

CD

(normal

play)

You

can

play

12

cm

(5

inch)

and

8

cm

(3

inch)

CDs

without

an

adaptor.

C10

PLAY/PAUSE

VOLUME

1

Turon

the

power

and

press

CD.

If

there

is

no

disc

in

the

compartment

“no

disc”

appears

in

the

display

window.

no

d

iS

a

2

Press

PUSH

OPEN

to

open

the

disc

compartment.

Coes

rr

3

Holding

the

CD

by

the

edge,

place

the

CD

in

the

disc

compartment

with

the

label

side

up.

4

Close

the

compartment

lid.

The

number

of

tracks

on

the

disc

and

the

total

playing

time

appear

in

the

display

window.

ot

tet

ei.

S

Press

Dill

PLAY/PAUSE.

The

CD

player

will

play

all

the

tracks

once.

The

track

number

and

playing

time

appear

in

the

display

window.

c

Oi

02:34

=

Between

tracks,

the

remaining

time

before

the

next

track

is

displayed.

>

G2-0003

=

6

Adjust

the

volume

and

sound

emphasis

(See

Adjusting

the

Sound

Emphasis

on

page

5).

(Be

careful

not

to

turn

up

the

volume

excessively

while

listening

to

a

portion

with

very

low

audio

input.

If

you

do,

the

speakers

may

be

damaged

when

a

peak

level

plays.)

To

Press

Stop

pla’

O

STOP

Pause

Dit

PLAY/PAUSE

Resume

play

after

pause

Dit

PLAY/PAUSE

Remove

the

CD

First

O

STOP,

then

PUSH

OPEN

Turn

off

the

power

POWER

x

‘the

remaining

time

To

displa

Press

Remaining

time

on

DISPLAY/ENTER

once

during

the

current

track

playing

ae

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=

Remaining

time

on

the

DISPLAY/ENTER

twice

during

CD

and

the

number

of

tracks

left

ee

-O9-4%

(5

Notes

¢

If

the

disc

has

21

tracks

or

more,

the

remaining

time

appears

as

¢

During

repeat

play

or

program

play,

the

remaining

time

in

the

disc

cannot

be

displayed

even

if

you

press

DISPLAY/ENTER.

Operations

Playing

Specific

Tracks

You

can

find

the

beginning

of

a

track

or

a

point

in

a

track

while

the

player

is

playing

or

paused.

Find

a

particular

track

by

specifying

the

track

number.

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To

find

the

beginning

of

a

track

To

find

Press*

the

beginning

of

the

i444

once

current

track

the

beginning

of

the

td

repeatedly

revious

tracks

the

beginning

of

the

next

PPI

once

track

the

beginning

of

the

PPI

repeatedly

succeeding

tracks

*

If

one

of

the

following

indications

is

displayed,

press

the

0

STOP

button

to

clear

the

indication:

INTRO,

REP

1,

REP

ALL,

SHUF

REP,

PGM

REP,

PGM.

To

find

a

point

in

a

track

To

search

Press

down

by

listening

for

the

point

#@<4

or

PPI

in

play

mode

you

want

to

hear

by

observing

the

144

or

PPI

in

pause

mode

time

counter

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Playing

the

Beginning

of

Each

Track

(intro

scan)

You

can

sample

the

first

10

seconds

of

each

track

on

a

CD.

[10

PLAY/PAUSE

PLAY

MODE

1

Press

CD.

2

Press

PLAY

MODE

once

to

display

“INTRO”

while

the

player

is

stopped.

10

4624

we

3

Press

Dal

PLAY/PAUSE.

The

first

track

plays

for

ten

seconds.

The

player

then

skips

to

the

next

track

to

be

played.

To

start

playing

a

track

Press

id,

To

cancel

intro

scan

Press

any

button

for

CD

operation

except

DISPLAY

/

ENTER

and

48

PLAY/PAUSE.

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Playing

Tracks

Repeatedly

You

can

play

tracks

repeatedly

in

normal,

shuffle

or

program

play

(page

10)

modes.

In

shuffle

play,

the

tracks

play

in

a

different

order

each

time.

Repeat

only

one

track

or

all

the

tracks.

[10

PLAY/PAUSE

DISPLAY/ENTER

PLAY

MODE

exh

1

Press

PLAY

MODE

until

“REP

1”

appears

in

the

display

window.

REP

1

(Q

462

U

m

2

Choose

the

track

you

would

like

repeated

with

<4

/PP1

AMS/SEARCH.

3

Press

>i)

PLAY/PAUSE.

The

track

selected

plays

repeatedly.

1

Press

PLAY

MODE

until

“REP

ALL”

appears

in

the

display

window.

REP

Alt.

0

46°

m

2

Press

Dil

PLAY/PAUSE.

The

player

begins

playing

at

the

first

track.

When

all

the

tracks

have

played

once,

the

player

starts

playing

from

the

first

track

again.

“Repeating

tracks

in

random

order

1

Press

PLAY

MODE

until

“SHUF

REP”

appears

in

the

display

window.

SHUF

REP

0

4524s

2

Press

>I

PLAY/PAUSE.

The

3

indication

appears

in

the

display

window,

and

then

the

player

plays

all

the

tracks

repeatedly

in

different

orders.

Note

When

you

press

4,

the

CD

returns

to

the

beginning

of

the

current

track

only.

1

Press

PLAY

MODE

until

“PGM

REP”

appears

in

the

display

window.

>

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oo

oo

2

Choose

a

track

with

K@/PP1

AMS/SEARCH.

3

Press

DISPLAY/ENTER

to

store

the

track.

4

Repeat

steps

2

and

3

to

program

tracks

in

the

order

you

want

them

played.

Up

to

34

tracks

can

be

programmed.

Press

>i)

PLAY/PAUSE.

The

tracks

play

repeatedlly

in

the

order

programmed.

To

Press

O

STOP

PLAY

MODE

until

no

indication

appears

in

the

display

window

Stop

pla

Cancel

repeat

play

Playing

Tracks

in

the

Desired

Order

(program

play)

Program

the

CD

cassette-corder

to

play

tracks

in

any

order

To

check

the

order

of

programmed

tracks

you

choose.

Press

DISPLAY/ENTER.

With

each

press,

the

selections

appear

in

the

programmed

order.

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PLAY/PAUSE

To

change

the

order

of

the

tracks

DISPLAY/ENTER

To

change

the

order

of

the

tracks,

you

must

erase

the

Lf

Ae

==

AY

\

A

current

program

and

create

a

new

one.

To

erase

the

current

program

Press

0

STOP

once

or

open

the

disc

compartment

if

the

CD

is

stopped.

The

current

program

will

be

erased.

Follow

the

steps

in

Playing

tracks

in

the

Desired

Order

to

create

a

new

program.

PLAY

MODE

44

/P Pt

AMS/SEARCH

1

Press

CD.

2

Press

PLAY

MODE

until

“PGM”

appears

in

the

display

window.

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TS

Co 0c

3

Choose

a

track

with

Ké<4

/PP1

AMS/SEARCH.

4

Press

DISPLAY/ENTER

to

store

the

track.

5

Repeat

steps

3

and

4

to

program

tracks

in

the

order

you

want

them

played.

Up

to

34

tracks

can

be

programmed.

if

you

make

a

mistake

Press

DISPLAY/ENTER

once

and

re-enter

the

track

number.

6

Press

Dit

PLAY/PAUSE.

The

tracks

play

in

the

order

programmed.

To

Press

Stop

play

O

STOP

Cancel

program

play

PLAY

MODE

until

no

indication

appears

in

the

display

window