Sony CMT-CP11 User manual

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Micro i
Component
System
Operating Instructions
Owner's Record
The model and serial numbers are located at the rear. Record the serial number in the space
provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this
product.
Model No. CMT-CP 11 Serial No.
DIGITALAUDIO
CMT-CP11
@2000 Sony Corporation

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit to rain or moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet.
Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.
Do not install the appliance in a confined space,
such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
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CLASS 1 {J_SER PRODUCT
LU(_AN IIJ_SE _LAITE
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This appliance is classified as
a CLASS 1 LASER product.
The CLASS I LASER
PRODUCT MARKING is
located on the rear exterior.
NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN
THE U.S,A.
_J,_TION;T_ RI_ 'iHE RISI( (_ L_I_CTRICI_
_:_ NOT R_MOVE COV_R (C_ eAC_
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.
INFORMA TI ON
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 in a
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.
CAUTION
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications
not expressly approved in this manual could void
your authority to operate this equipment.
NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN
CANADA
CAUTION
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE
THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN
EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER
OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY
INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.
This system is equipped with the Dolby* B-type noise
reduction system.
* Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license
from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
"DOLBY" and the double-D symbol lift are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing
Corporation.
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Table of Contents
Getting Started
Step 1: Hooking up the system ................ 4
Step 2: Setting the time ............................ 6
Step 3: Presetting radio stations
-- Preset ............................................. 7
Connecting optional components .............. 8
Playing a CD -- Normal Play ................. 11
Recording from a CD to a tape
-- CD Synchro Recording ............... 12
Listening to the radio -- Preset Tuning .. 13
Recording from the radio ........................ 15
Playing a tape .......................................... 16
The CD Player
Checking the remaining playing time on the
CD .................................................... 18
Playing CD tracks repeatedly
--Repeat Play .................................. 18
Playing CD tracks in random order
-- Shuffle Play ................................. 19
Playing CD tracks in a favorite order
-- Program Play ............................... 20
Other Features
Adjusting the sound ................................ 23
Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* .... 24
Falling asleep to music
-- Sleep Timer ................................. 24
Waking up to music -- Daily Timer ....... 25
Timer-activated recording of radio
programs -- REC Timer .................. 26
Additional Information
Precautions .............................................. 28
Troubleshooting ...................................... 29
Specifications .......................................... 31
Parts identification for the remote ........... 33
Index ........................................................ 34
* European model only
The Tape Deck
Recording to a tape manually .................. 21
Recording your favorite CD tracks to a tape
-- Program Edit ................................ 22
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Step 1: Hooking up the system
Follow steps [] through [] of the procedure below to hook up your system using the supplied cords and
accessories.
AM loop antenna
FM antenna
Right speaker Left speaker
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a Connect the speakers.
Connect the right and left speaker cords to
the SPEAKER terminals of the same color.
Stripe (8)
Solid (_)
Note
Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas
to prevent noise.
[]Connect the FM and AM antennas.
Set the AM loop antenna up before
connecting it.
Jack type 1:_
Extend the FM
wire antenna AM loop
horizontalty antenna
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Jack type ®
Extend the FM AM loop
wire antenna antenna
horizontally
_1 For models with a voltage selector, set
VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local
power line voltage.
VOLTAGE
SELECTOR
11ov~12ov
220V~240V
[] Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.
If the plug does not fit the wall socket,
detach the supplied plug adaptor (only for
models equipped with an adaptor).
Inserting two size-AA (R6)
batteries into the remote
Tip
With normal use, the batteries should last for about
six months. When the remote no longer operates the
system, replace both batteries with new ones.
Notes on batteries
•Make sure the battery poles (plus/minus) are
properly oriented.
• Do not use a new battery with an old one.
• Do not use different types of batteries together.
• If you do not use the remote for a long period of
time, remove the batteries to prevent possible
damage from battery leakage and corrosion.
• Do not use a battery that is leaking.
• If a battery has leaked, clean the battery
compartment and replace all the batteries.
• Do not place the remote in an extremely hot or
humid place.
• Do not expose the remote sensor to direct sunlight
or lighting apparatuses. Doing so may cause a
malfunction.
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Step 2: Setting the time
Before you can use the system's timer functions,
set the internal clock.
The clock uses a 24-hour system on the European
model, and a 12-hour system on other models.
The 24-hour system is used here for illustration
purposes.
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'1 Press TIMER SET.
The hoar indication flashes.
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3Press ENTER.
The minute indication flashes.
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4Press C<I<_/I>{>0 repeatedly to set the
minute.
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5Press ENTER.
The clock will begin operating.
To reset the system clock
You can reset the system clock even when the
system is on or off.
?Press TIMER SET.
2Press K<I/I>{>_ repeatedly until
"SET CLOCK" appears, then press ENTER.
3Repeat step 2 to 5 in "Step 2: Setting the time".
Tip
If you make a mistake, start over from step 1.
2Press G.<_/l>t>g repeatedly to set the
hour.
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Step 3: Presetting radio
stations - p_eset
The system can store a total of 30 preset stations
(20 for FM and 10 for AM/. This section explains
how to tune in stations and preset them.
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Press TUNER.
"TUNER" appears.
Press TUNER BAND to select FM or
AM.
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
"AUTO" appears.
Press TUNING +/-.
The frequency changes as the system scans
for a station. Scanning stops automatically
when a station is tuned in. At that time,
"TUNED" and "STEREO" (for stereo
programs only) appear.
Press MEMORY on the remote,
A preset number flashes.
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repeatedly to select the preset number
that you want.
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7Press ENTER on the remote.
The station is stored to the selected preset
number.
8Repeat steps 2 through 7 to preset other
stations.
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Step 3: Presetting radio stations
(continued)
To tune in a weak station
In step 3, press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
"AUTO" and "PRESET" disappear, then press
TUNING +/- repeatedly to tune in the station.
To change the preset number
Start over from step 2.
Tip
The preset stations are saved in the system's memory
for about two days even if you disconnect the power
cord or a power failure occurs.
To change the AM tuning
interval (not applicable on the
European and Middle Eastern
models)
The AM tuning interval is factory-preset to 9 kHz (or
10 kHz on North American model). To switch the
AM tuning interval, tune in any AM station first, then
turn off the system. Pressing TUNING + down, turn
the system back on. When you change the interval, all
the AM preset stations are erased. To change back to
the original interval, tune in any AM station first, then
turn off the system. Pressing TUNING - down, tum
the system back on.
Connecting optional
components
This section explains how to connect a variety of
components to your system in order to enhance it.
Refer to the instructions included with each
component for details.
Connectingaudio components
Connecting an MD deck for
analog recording
You can connect an MD deck to the system with
commercially available audio cords. Be sure to
match the color-coded pins to the appropriate
jacks. To listen to the MD deck after connecting it,
press MD/VIDEO until "MD" appears.
To the audio input jacks on the
MD deck
To the audio output jacks on the MD
deck
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Connecting an MD deck for
digital recording
By connecting an MD deck to the system with a
commercially available optical cable, you can
make a digital recording from a CD.
To the digital input connector
on the MD deck
Connecting a VCR
You can connect a VCR to the system with a
commercially available audio cord. Be sure to
match the color-coded pins to the appropriate
jacks. To listen to the VCR after connecting it,
press MD/VIDEO until "VIDEO" appears.
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Connectingheadphones
Connect headphones to the PHONES jack.
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Connecting external antennas
You can connect an external antenna to your
system to get better reception.
FM antenna
Connect a commercially available external FM
antenna to the FM ANTENNA terminal(s) as
shown below. You may also connect a TV antenna
for the same purpose.
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To the audio output jacks on the
VCR
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Connecting optional components
(continued)
Jack type ®
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AM antenna
For the AM antenna, use a 6- to 15-meter,
horizontally extended insulated wire, with one end
connected to the AM ANTENNA terminals as
shown below. Leave the supplied AM loop
antenna connected.
Jack type ®
Insulated wire
(not supplied)
Jack type ®
Insulated wire
(not su
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Playing a CD- Jvo ma/P/ay
Do the procedure below to play a CD starting
from the first track.
To turn on the system, press I/(._).
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(Power) 7 , 2
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Playback starts.
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3.
To Do this
Stop playback Press CD II. 13
Pause Press CD ll.il. Press again to "a
resume playback.
Select a track During playback or pause,
press CD _ or CD _ 1_
repeatedly until you find the _'
desired track. €"%
Locate a desired During playback, press down
point in a track CD _ or CD _ until you
find the desired point.
Remove or replace Press CD EJECT --_. O"
the CD
Adjust the volume Tum VOLUME.
"/ Press CD EJECT --_ and place a CD on
the disc tray.
The disc tray opens.
Place with the
label side up.
When you
play a CD
single (8 cm
CD), place it
on the inner
circle of the
tray.
2Press CD EJECT "_--again to close the
disc tray.
3Press CD.
"CD" appears.
Tips
•If you press CD i'll when the power is off, the
system automatically turns on and the CD starts
playing if there is a CD on the disc tray (One Touch
Play).
• To switch to the CD while listening to another
source, press CD I_11.The CD will automatically
staix playing (Automatic Source Selection).
• "NO DISC" appears in the display if there is no CD
on the disc tray.
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Recording from a CDto
a tape
CD Synchro Recording
7Press TAPE EJECT _ and insert a
recordable tape into the cassette holder.
With the side you want to
record on facing towards you
The CD Synchro Recording function makes it
easy to record from a CD to a tape. Both Type I
(normal) and Type II (CrO2) tapes can be used.
To record only the tracks that you want, it is
convenient to use the Program Edit function (see
page 22).
To turn on the system, press I/Q).
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(Power) 44,,- 1
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2Press CD EJECT _ and place a CD on
the disc tray.
Place with the
label side up.
When you
play a CD
single
(8 cm CD),
place it on the
inner circle of
the tray.
3Press CD EJECT _ again to close the
disc tray.
4Press CD.
"CD" appears.
5Press CD SYNC.
The tape stands by for recording and the CD
stands by for playback.
"_" and "l,," (or "_1") appear, and the CD
SYNC indicator lights up.
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7
Press DIR MODE on the remote
repeatedly to select "._" to record on
one side of the tape, or "_)"or "(_)"
to record on both sides.
Press TAPE II.
Recording starts.
To stop recording
Press TAPE I.
Tips
• To record with the Dolby NR system on, press
DOLBY NR on the remote before step 7. "I'll']"
appears.
• To start recording on the side facing away from
you, after doing step 5, press TAPE "qll_ until
"l'fi_ll_"changes to "_l'tl'_."
Note
You cannot listen to another source during CD
Synchro Recording.
Listening to the radio
-- Preset Tuning
Presetting radio stations in the system's memory
in advance makes it easy to tune in those stations
later (see "Step 3: Presetting radio stations" on
page 7).
To turn on the system, press I/Q).
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Listening to the radio
(continued)
Press TUNER.
"TUNER" appears.
2Press TUNER BAND to select FM or
AM.
3Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
"PRESET" appears.
4Press TUNING +/- repeatedly to
display the preset number of the desired
station.
Preset number
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Frequency
Tips
• If you press TUNER BAND when the power is off,
the system automatically turns on and tunes in the
station last received (One Touch Play).
• To switch to the radio while listening to another
source, press TUNER BAND (Automatic Source
Selection).
• If there is static during an FM broadcast, press
STEREO/MONO on the remote until "MONO"
appears. After "'MONO" scrolls across the display,
the frequency will appear. The broadcast will no
longer be in stereo, but the reception will improve.
Press this button again to restore the broadcast to
stereo.
• To improve the reception, adjust the supplied
antennas or connect an external antenna (see
"Connecting external antennas" on page 9).
To Do this
Turn off the radio Press I/(_).
Adjust the volume Turn VOLUME.
To tune in anon-preset radio
station
In step 3, press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
"AUTO" and "PRESET" disappear, then press
TUNING +/- repeatedly to tune in the desired
station (Manual Tuning).
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Recording from the
radio
Do the procedure below to tune in a preset station
(see page 13) and record from the radio to a tape.
Both Type I (normal) and Type II (CrO2) tapes
can be used.
To turn on the system, press I/Q).
TAPE •
I/_ TAPE
(Power) 8-_11_ 5 6
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2Press TUNER BAND to select FM or
AM.
3Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until
"PRESET" appears.
4Press TUNING +/- repeatedly to
display the preset number of the desired
station.
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5Press TAPE EJECT _ and insert a
recordable tape into the cassette holder.
With the side you want to
record on facing towards you
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6Press REC 0.
The tape stands by for recording.
"rt_" and "1_" (or "_1") appear.
7Press DIR MODE on the remote
repeatedly to select "__." to record on
one side of the tape, or ".._)"or "(_)"
to record on both sides.
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"TUNER" appears.
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Recording from the radio
(continued)
8Press TAPE U.
Recording starts.
To stop recording
Press TAPE I.
Ti_s
• To record from a non-preset station, press
TUNING MODE repeatedly in step 3 until
"AUTO" and "PRESET" disappear, then press
TUNING +/- repeatedly to tune in the desired
station.
• To record with the Dolby NR system on, press
DOLBY NR on the remote before step 8. "'[X]"
appears.
• To start recording on the side facing away from
you, after doing step 6, press TAPE -'qll_ until
"r_l_." changes to "41"_.'"
•If you hear static while you are recording an AM
radio program, adjust the AM antenna to improve
the reception.
Playing a tape
The system can play three types of tapes: Type I
(normal), Type II (CrO,,) and Type IV (metal).
The system automatically detects the tape type so
there is no need to specify it.
To turn on the system, press I/Q).
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(Power) TAPE II ? TAPI •
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Press TAPE EJECT A and insert a
recorded tape into the cassette holder.
With the side you want to play
facing towards you
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Press TAPE.
"TAPE" appears.
Press DIR MODE on the remote
repeatedly to select "_" to play one
side of the tape, "_)"to play both
sides, or "(_.._)"* to play both sides
repeatedly.
* The tape automatically stops after playing
back five times.
Press TAPE _ I_.
The tape starts playing.
To change the playback direction, press
TAPE -_llm-- again. The reverse side will
begin playing.
Tips
•If you press TAPE -_11_ when the power is off,
the system automatically turns on and starts playing
the tape if there is a tape in the holder (One Touch
Play).
• To switch to the tape while listening to another
source, press TAPE -.griD.- while the tape is
stopped. The tape will automatically start playing
(Automatic Source Selection).
• To play a tape recorded with the Dolby NR system,
press DOLBY NR on the remote before step 4.
"00" appears.
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To Do this
Stop playback Press TAPE I.
Pause Press TAPE I I. Press again to
resume playback.
Fast-forward or With the tape stopped, press
rewind TAPE _ or TAPE ql_l.
Remove or replace Press TAPE EJECT A.
the tape
Adjust the volume Turn VOLUME.
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Checking the remaining
playing time on the CD
Do the procedure below to check the remaining
playing time of the current track or the entire CD.
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Press DISPLAY,
Each time you press this button, the display
changes as follows:
During playback
-----*Current track number and elapsed playing
time of the track
Current track number and remaining playing
time of the track
Remaining playing time of the entire CD
-- Clock display
Playing CDtracks
repeatedly - Repoatp/ay
The Repeat Play function lets you playback a
single track or all the tracks on a CD repeatedly in
Normal Play. You can also use Repeat Play
function while in Shuffle Play or Program Play.
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REPEAT
"_ Press REPEAT repeatedly during
playback until "REPEAT" appears.
Repeat Play starts. The following table
describes the two repeat modes.
To repeat Press
All the tracks on the REPEAT repeatedly until
CD "REPEAT" appears.
Only the currently REPEAT repeatedly umil
playing track "REPEAT 1" appears.
Tip
Each time you press DISPLAY while the CD (or
tape) is stopped, the display changes as follows:
Total playing time
Clock display
1
Current source display
Note
If the CD contains 25 tracks or more, the remaining
playing time of the current track will appear as
"- - -. - -" for each track starting with the 25th.
To cancel Repeat Play
Press REPEAT repeatedly until "REPEAT" and
"REPEAT 1" disappear.
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Playing CDtracks in
random order - ShufflePlay
You can use this function to playback all the
tracks on a CD in random order.
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To cancel Shuffle Play
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until "SHUFFLE"
disappears.
Tips
•You can also start Shuffle Play during Normal Play
by selecting "SHUFFLE".
• To skip a track, press CD I1,,t_.
Note
You cannot go back to the preceding track by
pressing CD _1-_1.
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"1 Press CD.
"CD" appears.
2Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until
"SHUFFLE" appears.
3Press CD I_11.
Shuffle Play starts. "_"
L_ appears while the
next track is being selected, and all the tracks
play in random order.
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Playing CDtracks in a
favorite order
-- Program Play
You can make a program of up to 24 tracks on a
CD in any order that you want. After setting the
order, you can also make a synchronized tape
recording of the tracks (see page 22).
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Press CD.
"CD" appears.
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until
"PGM" appears.
Press CD _ or CD _ repeatedly
until the desired track number appears.
Selected track Total playing time
number
4
5
6
Press PLAY MODE.
The selected track is programmed. "STEP"
appears, followed by the number of the
selection just programmed,
To program additional tracks, repeat
steps 3 and 4.
Press CD I_11.
Program Play starts. The tracks play in the
order that they were programmed.
To cancel Program Play
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until "PGM'"
disappears.
To Do this
Add a track to the end Do steps 3 and 4 with
of the program Program Play stopped.
Erase the entire Press CD • with Program
program Play stopped.
Tips
• The program you made remains in the system's
memory until you turn off the system or remove
the CD. After the program finishes, press
CD IHI to play the program again.
• When the total playing time of the programmed
tracks exceeds 100 minutes, "- -. - -" appears in
the display.
• If you try to program more than 24 tracks,
"PGM FULL" appears in the display.
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