Sony DSX-A35U User manual

DSX-A35U
4-475-460-31(1)
FM/MW/SW
Digital Media
Player
Operating Instructions GB
To cancel the demonstration (DEMO) display, see page 11.

2GB
Note on the lithium battery
Do not expose the battery to excessive heat
such as direct sunlight, fire or the like.
Be sure to install this unit in the dashboard of
the car for safety.
For installation and connections, see the
supplied installation/connections manual.
Warning if your car’s ignition has no ACC
position
Be sure to set the AUTO OFF function
(page 12). The unit will shut off completely
and automatically in the set time after the
unit is turned off, which prevents battery
drain. If you do not set the AUTO OFF
function, press and hold OFF until the display
disappears each time you turn the ignition
off.

3GB
Table of Contents
Guide to Parts and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Getting Started
Detaching the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setting the Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting a USB Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Connecting Other Portable Audio
Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Listening to the Radio
Listening to the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using Radio Data System (RDS). . . . . . . . . . . 8
Playback
Playing a USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Searching and Playing Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Settings
Canceling the DEMO Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Basic Setting Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
General Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Sound Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
EQ3 PRST (EQ3 preset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
EQ3 LOW, EQ3 MID, EQ3 HIGH . . . . . . . . 13
Additional Information
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Guide to Parts and Controls
The number 2/ALBUM button has a tactile dot.
(browse) (page 10)
Enter the browse mode during playback.
SOURCE
Turn on the power.
Change the source.
-OFF
Press and hold for 1 second to turn off
the power.
Press and hold for more than 2 seconds
to turn off the power and the display.
If the unit is turned off and the display
disappears, it is unable you to operate
with the remote.
Control dial
Rotate to adjust the volume.
ENTER
Enter the selected item.
SELECT
Enter sound setting.
Press and hold to open the general setup
menu.
MODE (page 8)
Display window
(back)
Return to the previous display.
(front panel release)
Main unit

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SEEK +/–
Tune in radio stations automatically.
Press and hold to tune manually.
/(prev/next), /
(reverse/fast-forward)
Receptor for the remote commander
PTY (program type)
Select PTY in RDS.
Number buttons
Receive stored radio stations. Press and
hold to store stations.
ALBUM /
Skip an album for audio device. Press and
hold to skip albums continuously.
PAUSE
SHUF (shuffle)
DSPL (display)
Change display items.
-SCRL (scroll)
Press and hold to scroll a display item.
USB port
AUX input jack
The VOL (volume) + button has a tactile dot.
Remove the insulation film before use.
ATT (attenuate)
Attenuate the sound. Press again to
cancel the attenuated sound.
SOUND
Open the sound setup menu directly.
-MENU
Press and hold to open the general setup
menu.
RM-X211 Remote

6GB
()/(+)/(–)/()/ENTER
Setup items, etc. can be operated by /
//.
VOL (volume) +/– Detaching the Front Panel
You can detach the front panel of this unit to
prevent theft.
1Press and hold OFF .
The unit is turned off.
2Press , then remove the panel
by pulling it towards you.
Caution alarm
If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF
position without detaching the front panel,
the caution alarm will sound for a few
seconds. The alarm will only sound if the
built-in amplifier is used.
Getting Started
Attaching the front panel

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Setting the Clock
1Press and hold SELECT.
The setup display appears.
2Rotate the control dial to select
[CLOCK-ADJ], then press it.
The hour indication flashes.
3Rotate the control dial to set the
hour and minute.
To move the digital indication, press SEEK
+/–.
4After setting the minute, press
SELECT.
The setup is complete and the clock
starts.
To display the clock, press DSPL.
Connecting a USB Device
1Turn down the volume on the unit.
2Connect the USB device to the unit.
Connecting Other Portable
Audio Device
1Turn off the portable audio device.
2Turn down the volume on the unit.
3Connect the portable audio device
to the AUX input jack (stereo mini
jack) on the unit with a connecting
cord (not supplied)*.
* Be sure to use a straight type plug.
4Press SOURCE to select [AUX].
To match the volume level of the
connected device to other sources
Start playback of the portable audio device
at a moderate volume, and set your usual
listening volume on the unit.
Press SELECT, and rotate the control dial to
select [AUX VOL] (page 13).

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Listening to the Radio
To listen to the radio, press SOURCE to select
[TUNER].
1Press MODE to change the band.
2Press and hold SELECT (FM1, FM2,
FM3, MW, SW1 or SW2).
The setup display appears.
3Rotate the control dial to select
[BTM], then press it.
The unit stores stations in order of
frequency on the number buttons.
1Press MODE to change the band
(FM1, FM2, FM3, MW, SW1 or SW2).
2Perform tuning.
To tune manually
Press and hold SEEK +/– to locate the
approximate frequency, then press SEEK
+/– repeatedly to fine adjust to the
desired frequency.
To tune automatically
Press SEEK +/–.
Scanning stops when the unit receives a
station. Repeat this procedure until the
desired station is received.
1While receiving the station that you
want to store, press and hold a
number button (1 to 6) until [MEM]
appears.
1Select the band, then press a
number button (1 to 6).
Using Radio Data System
(RDS)
Use PTY to display or search for a desired
program type.
1Press PTY during FM reception.
2Rotate the control dial until the
desired program type appears,
then press it.
The unit starts to search for a station
broadcasting the selected program type.
Listening to the Radio
Storing automatically (BTM)
Tuning
Storing manually
Receiving the stored stations
Selecting program types (PTY)

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Type of programs
The CT data from the RDS transmission sets
the clock.
1Set [CT-ON] in the general setup
(page 12).
Playing a USB Device
MSC (Mass Storage Class)-type USB devices
(such as a USB flash drive, digital media
player, Android™ phone) compliant with the
USB standard can be used.
Depending on the digital media player or
Android phone, setting the USB connection
mode to MSC is required.
Notes
For details on the compatibility of your USB
device, visit the support site (page 18).
Playback of the following MP3/WMA files is not
supported.
lossless compression files
copyright-protected files
DRM (Digital Rights Management) files
Multi-channel audio files
1Connect a USB device to the USB
port (page 7).
Playback starts.
If a device is already connected, to start
playback, press SOURCE to select [USB].
2Adjust the volume on this unit.
To stop playback
Press and hold OFF for 1 second.
To remove the device
Stop playback, then remove the device.
NEWS (News), AFFAIRS (Current Affairs),
INFO (Information), SPORT (Sports),
EDUCATE (Education), DRAMA (Drama),
CULTURE (Culture), SCIENCE (Science),
VARIED (Varied), POP M (Pop Music),
ROCK M (Rock Music), EASY M (M.O.R.
Music), LIGHT M (Light classical), CLASSICS
(Serious classical), OTHER M (Other Music),
WEATHER (Weather), FINANCE (Finance),
CHILDREN (Children’s program), SOCIAL A
(Social Affairs), RELIGION (Religion), PHONE
IN (Phone In), TRAVEL (Travel), LEISURE
(Leisure), JAZZ (Jazz Music), COUNTRY
(Country Music), NATION M (National Music),
OLDIES (Oldies Music), FOLK M (Folk Music),
DOCUMENT (Documentary)
Setting clock time (CT)
Playback

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Searching and Playing
Tracks
Repeat play:
1During playback, press and hold
SELECT.
2Rotate the control dial to select
[REPEAT], then press it.
3Rotate the control dial to select the
desired play mode, then press it.
4Press (back) to return to the
previous display.
Shuffle play:
1During playback, press SHUF
repeatedly to select the desired
play mode.
Playback in selected play mode may take
time to start.
Available play modes differ depending on
the selected sound source.
1During USB playback, press
(browse)*to display the list of
search categories.
When the track list appears, press
(back) repeatedly to display the desired
search category.
* During playback, press (browse) for more
than 2 seconds to directly return to the
beginning of the category list.
2Rotate the control dial to select the
desired search category, then press
it to confirm.
3Repeat step 2 to search the desired
track.
Playback starts.
To exit the Quick-BrowZer mode
Press (browse).
1Press (browse).
2Press SEEK +.
3Rotate the control dial to select the
item.
The list is jumped in steps of 10% of the
total number of items.
Repeat play and shuffle play
Searching a track by name (Quick-
BrowZer™)
Searching by skipping items
(Jump mode)