Sony CFD-676 User manual

Ss
O
NY.
;
3-798-782-21(1)
®
CD Radio .
Cassette-Corder
Operating Instructions
CFD-676
CFD-777
©1995 by Sony Corporation

Warning
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do
not expose the player to rain or
moisture.
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO 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 PERSONNE.
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 eve hazard.
For customers in Canada
To prevent electric shock, match wide blade
of plug to wide slot, fully insert.
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
Introduction
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 areagteiver. :
—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 your authority to operate
this equipment.
Owner's Record
The model and serial numbers are located at
the rear of the CD radio cassette-corder.
Record these numbers in the spaces provided
below. Refer to these numbers whenever you
call your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No.
Serial No.
About This Manual
The instructions in this manual are for the
CFD-676 and CFD-777. Before you start
reading, check your model number. The
CFD-777 is the model used for illustration
purposes.

Table of contents
10
Basic Operations
Playing a CD
Listening to the radio
Playing a tape
Recording ona tape
12
13
14
15
17
19
20
21
23
The CD Player
Playing multiple discs
Using the display
Locating a specific track
Playing tracks repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
Creating your own program
(Program Play)
The Radio
Presetting radio stations
Playing preset radio stations
The Tape Player
Recording the tracks you want
by specifying the tape length
Recording through a
microphone/Using as a PA
system
24
25
27
28
30
31
33
35
36
37
The Timer
Setting the clock
Waking up to music
Falling asleep to music
Setting Up
Hooking up the system
Selecting the audio emphasis
(Sound Mode/MEGA BASS/
SURROUND)
Additional information
Precautions
Troubleshooting
Maintenance
Specifications
Index
introduction
|
suonesado diseg
3

Playing a CD
ee
| <> re)
olsfe—pHlalb
i °o oO °|
2 | Coo 00 |=
iO Yo
®f eg0000 =
00000 1|—
AS 12! Sette
For hookup instructions, see pages 28 - 29.
Press & OPEN/CLOSE (direct
power-on) and place the disc on
the disc tray.
Note
You can't play 3 inch (8 cm) CDs even
with an adaptor for single-CDs.
With the label side up
Press Pl.
The disc tray closes and the
player plays all the tracks once.
Music calendar Playing time
4 | Basic Operations

ee.
Tips
¢ If “ALL DISCS” lights
up, the player plays
other CDs in numerical
sequence. To play only
one CD, press DISC
MODE to select “1
DISC.”
¢ Next time you want to
listen to a CD, just press
P11. The player turns on
automatically and starts
playing the CD.
Use these buttons for additional operations
POWER =P M@ VOLUME +/-
Kd (DP
AMS/SEARCH
& OPEN/
CLOSE
To Press
Adjust the volume VOLUME +/-
Stop playback a
Pause playback Pi
Press again to resume play
after pause.
Go to the next track
Go back to the previous track
Pi AMS/SEARCH
tf AMS/SEARCH
Remove the CD
# OPEN/CLOSE
Turn on/off the player
POWER
Basic Operations
suoieiado 21seg ]
5
‘

ee.
For hookup instructions, see pages 28 - 29.
1 Press BAND until the band you
want appears in the display
(direct power-on).
Hold down TUNING/TIME
eee SET+ until the frequency digits
begin to change in the display.
The player automatically scans
the radio frequencies and stops
when it finds a clear station.
If you can't tune in a station,
press the button once at a time.
Display
me] =z
to coh:
Indicates an FM
stereo broadcast.
6 | Basic Operations

Tips
If the FM broadcast is
noisy, press PLAY
MODE/MONO/ST
until “Mono” appears in
the display and the
radio will play in
monaural.
Next time you want to
listen to the radio, just
press the BAND button.
The player turns on
automatically and starts
playing the previous
station.
Use these buttons for additional operations
POWER
VOLUME +/-
© 000
0
Q 6)
Oo
0
000000
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.
For AM
Basic Operations
suoieiado diseg |
‘
7

8
For
hookup
instructions,
see
Pages
28
-
29.
1
Press
M&
to
open
the
tape
ee
ee
compartment
and
insert
a
recorded
tape.
Use
TYPE
I
(normal)
tape
only.
Close
the
compartment.
With
the
side
you
want
to
play
facing
forward
2
STOP/EJECT
AEC
PLAY
Press
D>.
The
player
turns
on
(direct
power-on)
and
starts
playing.
Basic Operations

Tip
Next time you want to
listen to a tape, just
press B> . The player
turns on automatically
and starts playing the
tape.
Use these buttons for additional operations
POWER VOLUME +/-
eae es
° mye)
= |3{— ee
2 || Goo Goo]s=
Oo =
® 90000 S
{| O09 = gs
Cs </>
= ie
il
</>
as
To Press
Adjust the volume VOLUME +/-
Stop playback as
Fast-forward or rewind the tape PP or 44 *
Pause playback il
Press the button again to
resume play after pause.
Eject the cassette as
Turn on/off the player POWER
*After winding the tape with PP or <4, press BA to
release it.
Basic Operations
suoijesado siseg
9

bis
For hookup instructions, see pages 28 - 29.
STOP/EJECT REC PLA
fat
Press 4 to open the tape
compartment and insert a blank
tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape
only.
With the side you want to
record on facing forward
some
BAND
POWER
O
FUNCTION
10
Basic Operations
Select the program source you
want to record.
To record from the CD player,
insert a CD (see page 4) and press
@ on the CD section.
To record from the radio, press
BAND and tune in the station
you want (see page 6.)
To record from the tape, insert a
recorded tape into deck A (see
page 8.)
Then turn on the power and press
FUNCTION until “TAPEdub”
appears in the display.
Display
g voc o
8 «at
5 ie S927
a
FM G92
aad
TAPE ditb

deck B
STOP/EJECT REC =
deck B
STOP/EJECT REC PLAY
deck A
HI-SPEED
DUBBING PLAY REW
Start recording.
To record from the CD player
and the radio, press @ on deck B
(> is depressed automatically.)
To record from the tape, press @
on deck B (®> is depressed
automatically), and then press B>
on deck A. (for high speed
dubbing, press HI-SPEED
DUBBING instead.)
Tips
¢ Adjusting the volume or
the audio emphasis (see
page 30) will not affect
the recording level.
If the AM program
makes a whistling
sound after you've
pressed @ in step 3, set
the ISS (Interference
Suppress Switch) at the
rear to the position that
most decreases the
noise. Normally set the
switch to “2.”
To record from discs at
the average recording
level, press A. AGC
berore starting
recording . Do not press
A. AGC during
recording.
Use these buttons for additional operations
POWER as
eee
Press
Stop recording M4 on deck B
Pause recording Rf on deck B
Press the button again to
resume recording.
Turn on/off the player
POWER
Basic Operations
suoi}eiado dIseg |
11
a
‘

is
12
The CD Player
Playing multiple
discs
You can play up te6 CDs one after
another.
Tip
To play only one CD,
press DISC MODE to
select “1 DISC.”
The CD Player
DISC 1 to 6
DISC MODE
ae
Press one of the DISC 1 to 6 buttons to select the
disc tray.
Press & OPEN/CLOSE on the player and place a
CD on the disc tray. .
Press & OPEN/CLOSE on the player to close the
disc tray.
The number of the
disc tray where the
CD is inserted appears
in the display. To
insert more discs,
repeat steps 1 to 3.
Press DISC MODE to
select “ALL DISCS.”
Press one of the DISC 1 to 6 buttons to select the
disc you want to start playing.
Play starts from the selected CD and the indicator
of the selected disc tray blinks slowly .

Using the display
You can check information about the
disc using the display.
* For a track whose
number is more than 16
the remaining time
appears as “~-- —".
** If the remaining tracks
are over 99, “—-—”
appears instead of the
track number. If the
remaining time is over
99 minutes, “- -:- —"
appears instead of the
remaining time.
DISPLAY
sakeld GD e4L l
Checking the total! track numbers and playing
time
Press DISPLAY in stop mode
If the disc has more than 16 tracks, “OVER 16”
appears in the display.
Music calendar
Disc number
Total track numbers
Total playing time
oe
Checking the remaining time
Press DISPLAY while playing a disc.
The track numbers in the music calendar disappear
after they are played.
To display Press DISPLAY
Remaining time on the Once
current track*
Remaining time on the disc Twice
and the number of tracks left**
Playing time and thecurrent _ Three times
track number
The CD Player | 73
™
‘

Son
14
Locating a specific
track
You can quickly leeate any track using
the number buttons. You can also find a
specific point in a track while playing a
disc.
Note
You cannot start play if
“PGM” or “SHUF REP”
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
23, press >10 first, then
2 and 3.
The CD Player
ONE -TOUCH CO RELAY
(oi om)
FUNCTION semaanss
To locate
Number
buttons
DISC 1to 6
Press
a specific track directly
a point while listening to
the sound
a point while observing
the display
one of the DISC 1 to 6
buttons to select the disc
and a number button of the
track.
bP (forward) or <4
(backward) while playing
and hold down until you
find the point.
bP (forward) or <4
(backward) in pause and
hold down until you find
the point.
When you use the buttons
on the player, use Kd / >>
AMS/SEARCH.
Locating a specific disc by scanning the first
track of each disc
1 Press @.
“CD” appears in the display.
2 Press DISC MODE to select “ALL DISCS.”
3 Press DISC SCAN on the player.
The player starts scanning the first track of each
disc for 10 seconds. Scanning always starts from
the disc in DISC 1 no matter what disc number is
selected.

Playing tracks
repeatedly
(Repeat Play)
You can play tracks repeatedly in
normal, shuffle or program play modes
(see pages 15 - 16.).
G +
Jt)
e
sieiefall
Fl
CONTINUE
SHUFFLE
Number
buttons
DISC 1 to 6
DISC MODE
PLAY MODE
MONO/ST
a
Playing discs repeatedly using ONE-TOUCH CD
RELAY buttons
Press either CONTINUE or SHUFFLE.
To play all CDs repeatedly
Press
in numerical sequence
CONTINUE. “ALL DISCS
REP ALL” appears in the
display.
in random order
SHUFFLE. “ALI. DISCS
SHUF REP ALL” appears in
the display.
continued
The CD Player
aakejd GD 24L |
15
=

f
16
Ie a PY Pa ee ED
Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) (continued)
The CD Player
Playing tracks repeatedly
1
Press PLAY MODE/MONO/ST until the repeat
mode you want appears in the display.
To repeat Select
a single track REP 1
all the tracks —geP ALL
tracks in random order SHUF REP ALL
programmed tracks PGM REP and then
program tracks (see steps 3-
5 on page 17).
Do either of the following to start repeat play:
¢ When you've selected REP1, select the disc by
pressing one of the DISC 1 to 6 buttons, then
select the track by pressing the number button.
¢ When you've selected REP ALL, press DISC
MODE to select “ALL DISCS” (to repeat all
discs) or “1 DISC” (to repeat only 1 disc). If you
select “1 DISC,” then press one of the DISC 1 to 6
buttons to select the disc you want.
¢ When you've selected SHUF REP ALL, press
DISC MODE to select “ALL DISCS” (to repeat
tracks in all discs in different order) or “1 DISC”
(to repeat only one disc in different order). Then,
press > .
¢ When you've selected PGM REP, press B.

Creating your
own
program
Number
Gwe
TOUCH
CO
RELAY
POWER]
buttons
pial
(ates
@it24
You
can
make
a
program
of
up
to
20
tracks
from
all the
CDs
in
the
order
you
want
them
to
be
played.
DISC
1
to
6
CLEAR
DISC
MODE
mr
/
PGM
CHECK
PLAY
MODE/
MONO/ST
>
He
ae
1
Press
PLAY
MODE/MONO/ST
until
“PGM”
e
You
can
selec
e
trac.
.
.
on
the
player.
Press
appears
in
the
display.
Kt
/
BPI
AMS/
2.
Press
DISC
MODE
to
select
“ALL
DISCS”.
SEARCH,
then
press
ENTER/MEM
eA
3
Press
one
of
the
DISC
1
to
6
buttons
to
select
the
of
the
number
buttons.
disc
tray.
a
ae
Program
OnE
4
Press
the
number
a
ave
Savi
buttons
for
the
tracks
Repeat
step
3 and
select
tapes
to
arene
another
disc
tray
by
in
the
order
you
want.
pressing
one
of
the
You
can
program
up
DISC
1
to
6 buttons.
to
20
tracks.
DISC
number
Programmed
tracks
Track
number
appear
in
the
music
Playing
order
calendar.
If
you
made
a
mistake,
press
CLEAR
and
re-enter
the
track
number.
To
program
additional
tracks
from
another
disc,
repeat
steps
3
and
4.
5
press
B
to
start
program
play.
continued
The
CD
Player
sakejd GD 24L I
17
=~
‘

e-
18
PN
i
Creating
your
own
program
(Program
Play)
(continued)
Tips
« You can play the same
program again, since
the program is saved
until you open the disc
tray.
¢ You can record your
own program. After
you've created the
program, insert a blank
tape and press @ to
start recording.
The CD Player
To cancel Program Play
Press PLAY MODE/MONO/ST until no indication
appears in the display.
To check the order of tracks before play
Press
®®
/PGM
CHECK
on
the
remote
or
ENTER/
MEM
on
the
player.
—<*
Every time you press the button, the track number
appears in the programmed order.
To changé the current program
To Do this
Erase the last track in 1 Press CLEAR. Every time you
the program press the button, the last track
in the program is cleared.
2 Re-enter the track numbers.
Change the whole _ Press ™ . Then create a new
program completely. program followirig the
programming procedure.

The Radio
Presetting radio
stations
ONE-TOUCH CO RELAY
ee
You can store radio stations into the
player's memory. You can preset up to
24 radio stations, 12 for each FM or AM Number
in any order. buttons
BAND ~
TUNING+/—
Tip Sara: 1 Press BAND until the band you want appears in
To preset radio staions the displa
on the player, proceed Pray:
as follows: 2 Tune in a station you want.
1 Sekect the band and
tune in a station you 3 Hold down the number buttons that you want to
wank: preset the new station for about 2 seconds.
2 Hold down ENTERS To select the preset number over 10, press >10 first,
aia about 2 then the corresponding number buttons. You need
seconas,
“PRESET” and a
preset number flash
to hold down the last number button to enter for
about 2 seconds. (Example: To select 12, press >10
in the music and 1, then hold down 2 for about 2 seconds.)
calendar.
Decide on a preset
number for the
station (1 to 12) by
pressing PRESET
+/-.
4 Press ENTER/MEM.
The new station replaces the old one.
Ww
The Radio
o1pey aul |
19
i
4

ee
20
Playing preset
radio stations
jan TeucH CD RELAY
Once you've presetthe stations, use the
number buttons to tune in your favorite
stations.
Number
buttons
BAND
Tip : 1 Press BAND to select FM or AM.
You can tune ina
preset
station
with
the
2
Press
the
number
buttons
to.tune
in
a
stored
player. Use PRESET station. a
+/— instead of the
number
buttons.
To
tune
in
a
preset
station
over
10,
press
>10
first,
then the corresponding number buttons.
(Example: To tune in a preset station 11, press >10,
and then press 1 and 1.)
The Radio