Sony CFD-545 User manual

SONY.
3-856-886-11(1)
CD Radio
Cassette-Corder
Operating Instructions
CFD-545
©1996 by Sony Corporation

Warning
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do
not expose the player to rain or
moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open
the cabinet. Refer servicing to
qualified personnel only.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
NOT OPEN
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DC 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.
Introduction
information
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 ona
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 vour authority to operate
this equipment.
Owner's Record
The model number is located at the rear and
the serial number is located in the battery
compartment.
Record the serial number in the space
provided below. Refer to these numbers
whenever you call your Sony dealer
regarding this product.
Model No. CFD-545
Serial No.

Table of contents
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12
13
14
15
16
18
20
Basic Operations
Playing a CD
Listening to the radio
Playing a tape
Recording on a tape
The CD Player
Using the display
Locating a specific track
Playing the beginning of each
track (Intro Scan Play)
Playing tracks repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
Creating your own program
(Program Play)
Setting Up
Hooking up the system
Adjusting the audio emphasis
(MEGA BASS/ROTARY
EQUALIZER)
21
23
25
26
27
Additional Information
Precautions
Troubleshooting
Maintenance
Specifications
Index
Introduction
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Basic Uperations
Playing a CD
For hookup instructions, see pages 18 — 19.
Press POWER and then press CD.
2 Press PUSH OPEN down to open
the CD compartment and place
the CD on the CD compartment.
With the label side up
3 Close the lid of the CD
compartment.
Basic Operations

4 Press PH. Display
PLAY/PAUSE
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Track number Playing time
The player plays all the tracks
once.
Use these buttons for additional operations
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POWER Pll PUSH OPEN
VOLUME +/—
AMS/SEARCH
<4 /P Pi
To Press
Adjust the volume VOLUME +/-
Stop playback STOP a
Pause playback PLAY/PAUSE Pll
Press the button again to
resume play after pause.
Go to the next track AMS/SEARCH PPI
Go back to the previous track |= AMS/SEARCH Ke
Remove the CD PUSH OPEN 7
Turn on/off the player POWER
Basic Operations | 5

Listening to the radio
For hookup instructions, see pages 18 - 19.
1 Press POWER and then press
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2 BAN Set BAND to FM or AM to select
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the band you want.
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3 TUNING _ Turn TUNING to tune ina radio
station.
UT When the radio tunes to an FM \l/
stereo broadcast, FM STEREO FM STEREO—()—
indicator lights up. If the 7(>
received FM stereo is too weak,
the reception becomes monaural,
and the FM STEREO indicator
will go off.
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Use these buttons for additional operations
POWER VOLUME +/-
To Press
Adjust the volume VOLUME +/-
Turn on/off the radio POWER
To improve broadcast reception
Reorient the antenna for FM. Reorient the player itself
for AM.
Basic Operations
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Playing a tape
For hookup instructions, see pages 18 - 19.
Press POWER and then press
TAPE.
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Press M4 to open the tape
compartment and insert a
recorded tape. Use TYPE I
(normal) tape only. Close the
compartment.
With the side you want
to play facing forward
Press B.
The plaver starts playing.
Basic Operations

Note
es eae do not
press btittons on the
other deck. Otherwise
the plavback speed may
change.
Use these buttons for additional operations
POWER VOLUME +/-
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To Press
Adjust the volume VOLUME +/-
Stop playback as
Fast-forward or rewind the tape PP or <<
Pause playback i
Eject the cassette
Press the button again to
resume play after pause.
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Turn on/off the player
POWER
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Recording on a tape
For hookup instructions, see pages 18 — 19.
1 Press POWER.
2 Press M4 to open the tape
compartment on deck B and
insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I
(normal) tape only.
With the side you want to
record on facing forward
3 Select the program source you
Cee want to record. Display
—— To record from the CD player,
| ress CD and insert a CD (see
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page
4).
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To record from the radio, press
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(C_ravio _)} RADIO, select the band, and tune
———s
ee in the station you want (see page
6.)
(tape): To record from the tape, insert a
Cure) recorded tape into deck A.
a eee Then press TAPE.
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Deck B
Baael
Deck A
Start recording.
To record from the CD player and
the radio, press @ on deck B (>
is depressed automatically).
To record from the tape, press >
+4 SPEED
DUBBING
Deck B
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and Wf on deck A. (For high speed
dubbing, press HI SPEED
DUBBING instead.) Then press @
on deck B (B> is depressed
automatically).
Tips =~
¢ Adjusting the volume or
the audio emphasis (see
page 20) will not affect
the recording level.
* For the best results, use
the AC power as a
power source for
recording.
¢ Ifthe AM makes a
whistling sound after
you've pressed @ in step
4, set the ISS
(Interference Suppress
Switch) at the rear to the
position that most
decreases the noise.
Normally set the switch
to “2”.
¢ To erase a recording,
proceed as follows:
Insert the tape whose
recording you want to
erase into the tape
compartment on deck
B.
2 Press POWER and
then press TAPE.
3 Press @ on deck B.
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Use these buttons for additional operations
POWER
Stop recording
Pause recording
Press
@ on deck B
Bf on deck B
Press the button again to
resume recording.
Turn on/off the player
POWER
Basic Operations
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The CD Player
Using the display
You can check information about the CD
using the display.
DISPLAY
Checking the total track numbers and playing
time
Press DISPLAY in stop mode.
Total track numbers
Total playing time
Checking the remaining time
Press DISPLAY while playing a CD.
To display Press DISPLAY
The current track number Once
and the remaining time
on the current track*
Remaining time on the CD Twice
and the number of tracks left
The current track number Three times
and plaving time
* For a track whose number is more than 20, the remaining
time appears as “~~~ —".
The CD Player 7

Locating a specific
track
You can quickly locate any track using
the number buttons. You can also find a
specific point in a track while playing a
CD.
Note
You cannot locate a
specific track if
“INTRO”, “SHUF"”,
“REP” or “PGM” is lit
in the display. Turn off
the indication by
pressing @.
Tip
When you locate a
track numbered over
10, press +10 first, then
the corresponding
number buttons.
Example:
To play track number
10, press +10 once, then
press 0).
To play track number
23, press +10 twice,
then press 3.
To locate
Number
buttons
<< / >>
Press
a specific track directly
number buttons of the
track.
a point while listening to
the sound
&P (forward) or <<
(backward) while playing
and hold down until you
find the point.
a point while observing
the display
bP (forward) or <4
(backward) in pause and
hold down until you find
the point.
When you use the buttons
on the player, use AMS/
SEARCH Kd /b> >I.
The CD Player
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Playing the
beginning of each
track
POWER
(Intro
Scan
Play)
a
You
can
play
the
first
10
seconds
of
each
track
ona
CD.
MODE
>
1 Press POWER and then press CD.
2 Press MODE until “INTRO” appears in the
display.
3 Press >.
The first track plays for ten seconds. The player
then skips to the next track to be played.
To start normal play
Press #4. The player goes back to the beginning of
the current track and starts playing the track and the
succeeding tracks once.
To cancel Intro Scan
Press MODE until “INTRO” disappears in the display.
14 | The CD Player

Playing tracks
repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
You can play tracks repeatedly in
normal, shuffle or program play modes
(see page 16).
Note
You cannot repeat
playing track /tracks if
“INTRO”, “SHUF REP”
or “PGM” is lit in the
display. Turn off the
indication by pressing
a
POWER
cD
Number
buttons
MODE
1 Press POWER and then press CD.
2 Press MODE until the repeat mode you want
appears in the display.
To repeat Select
a single track REP 1
all the tracks REP ALL
tracks in random order SHUF REP
programed tracks PGM REP
3 Do either of the following to start repeat play:
¢ When you've selected REP 1, select the track by
pressing the number buttons, then press >.
“es When you've selected REP ALL and SHUF REP,
press >.
¢ When you've selected PGM REP, program
tracks (see step 3 on page 16), then press B>.
To cancel Repeat Play
Press MODE until “REP” disappears in the display.
The CD Player
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Creating your
own program
(Program Play)
You can make a program of up to 34
tracks in the order you want them to be
played.
Tips
¢ You can select the track
on the player. Press
AMS/SEARCH Ke /
PI then press
DISPLAY/ENTER
instead of the number
buttons.
* You can play the same
program again, since
the program is saved
until you press i in
stop mode, turn off the
power, or open the CD
compartment lid.
¢ You can record your
own program. After
you’ ve created the
program, insert a blank
tape into deck B and
press @ on deck B to
start recording.
The CD Player
Press POWER and then press CD.
Press MODE until “PGM” appears in the display.
Press the number buttons for the tracks you want
to program in the order you want. You can
program up to 34 tracks.
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List ut
Programed track
Playing order
Press B> to start program play.

To cancel Program Play
Press MODE until “PGM” disappears in the display.
To check the order of tracks before play
Press DISPLAY.
Every time you press the button, the track number
appears in the programed order.
To change the current program
Press M™ once if the CD is stopped and twice if the
CD is playing. The current program will be erased.
Then create a new program following the
programing procedure.
The CD Player
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Setting Up
Hooking up the
system
Speaker terminals AC IN
Left speaker
Make sure you turn off the
power before making any
connections.
To a wall outlet
- Speaker cords
ZY Battery compartment
Tips fl Hooking up the speakers
* To detach the speakers,
unlock speaker (see B
on the diagram) and 1 Align the grooves and slide the speaker box down
slide the speaker box all until it snaps into place A.
the way up and away
from the player.
¢ Connect the speakers
for this unit only to the
speaker terminals of
this unit. If you connect
any other speakers or
equipment,
malfunction may occur.
2 Twist the speaker cable coating and strip it from
the end of the cable.
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Notes
¢ When vou operate the
player with the
batteries, you cannot
turn on the player
using the remote.
Use the AC power
source whenever you
record since recording
consumes much power.
Tip
Replace the batteries
when the OPR/BATT
indicator dims or when
the plaver stops
operating. Replace all
the batteries with new
ones. Before you
replace the batteries, be
sure to take out the CD
from the player.
3 Connect the black wires to (-) minus and the red
wires to (+) plus terminals; the right speaker wires
to the RIGHT and the left speaker wires to the
LEFT terminals of SPEAKER OUTPUT.
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Connecting the AC power cord
Insert one end of the supplied AC power cord to the
AC IN socket located at the rear of the player, and the
other end to the wall outlet.
Inserting batteries into the remote
Insert two size AA (R6) batteries (not supplied)
Replacing batteries
With normal use, the batteries should last for about six
months. When the remote no longer operates the
player, replace all the batteries with new ones.
Using the player on batteries
Insert six size D (R20) batteries (not supplied) into the
battery compartment.
To use the player on batteries, disconnect the AC
power cord from the player.
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20
Adjusting the
audio emphasis
(MEGA BASS/ROTARY
EQUALIZER)
You can adjust the audio emphasis of the
sound you are listening to.
MEGA BASS ROTARY EQUALIZER
Selecting the sound characteristic
Turn MEGA BASS/ROTARY EQUALIZER to select
the audio emphasis you want.
Control Turn the control
clockwise
(to MAX/+10)
Turn the control
counterclockwise
(to MIN/-10)
MEGA BASS to increase heavy
bass sounds
to decrease heavy
bass sounds
LOW
to emphasize
speaking voice,
middle frequencies
of instrumental
music
to de-emphasize
speaking voice,
middle frequencies
of instrumental
music
MID
HIGH
to provide more
presence of vocals
to increase high
treble sounds
To mute the sound
Press MUTE on the remote commander to extinguish
the sound instantly; press again to resume sound.
During mute, the volume indication in the display
window flashes.
Setting Up
to provide less
presence of vocals
to decrease high
treble sounds or
reduce high
frequency noise/tape
hiss