Sony CMT-HX35R User manual

CMT-HX35R.GB.4-142-633-11(1)

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WARNING
To reduce the risk of re, do not cover the
ventilation opening of the apparatus with
newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. Do
not place the naked ame sources such as
lighted candles on the apparatus.
To reduce the risk of re or electric shock,
do not expose this apparatus to dripping
or splashing, and do not place objects
lled with liquids, such as vases, on the
apparatus.
As the main plug is used to disconnect
the unit from the mains, connect the unit
to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should
you notice an abnormality in the unit,
disconnect the main plug from the AC
outlet immediately.
Do not install the appliance in a conned
space, such as a bookcase or built-in
cabinet.
Do not expose batteries or apparatus with
battery-installed to excessive heat such as
sunshine, re or the like.
Excessive sound pressure from earphones
and headphones can cause hearing loss.
CAUTION
e use of optical instruments with this
product will increase eye hazard.
Except for customers in the U.S.A.
is appliance is classied as a CLASS 1
LASER product. is marking is located
on the rear exterior.
Notice for customers: the following
information is only applicable
to equipment sold in countries
applying EU directives.
e manufacturer of this product is Sony
Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku,
Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan.
e Authorized Representative for EMC
and product safety is Sony Deutschland
GmbH, Hedelnger Strasse 61, 70327
Stuttgart, Germany.
For any service or guarantee matters,
please refer to the addresses given in
separate service or guarantee documents.

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Disposal of Old Electrical
& Electronic Equipment
(Applicable in the
European Union and
other European countries
with separate collection
systems)
is symbol on the product or on its
packaging indicates that this product
shall not be treated as household waste.
Instead it shall be handed over to the
applicable collection point for the
recycling of electrical and electronic
equipment. By ensuring this product
is disposed of correctly, you will help
prevent potential negative consequences
for the environment and human health,
which could otherwise be caused by
inappropriate waste handling of this
product. e recycling of materials will
help to conserve natural resources. For
more detailed information about recycling
of this product, please contact your
local Civic Oce, your household waste
disposal service or the shop where you
purchased the product.
Applicable accessories: Remote
commander
Disposal of waste
batteries (applicable in
the European Union and
other European countries
with separate collection
systems)
is symbol on the battery or on the
packaging indicates that the battery
provided with this product shall not be
treated as household waste. On certain
batteries this symbol might be used in
combination with a chemical symbol.
e chemical symbols for mercury (Hg)
or lead (Pb) are added if the battery
contains more than 0.0005% mercury or
0.004% lead. By ensuring these batteries
are disposed of correctly, you will help
prevent potentially negative consequences
for the environment and human health
which could otherwise be caused by
inappropriate waste handling of the
battery. e recycling of the materials will
help to conserve natural resources.
In case of products that for safety,
performance or data integrity reasons
require a permanent connection with an
incorporated battery, this battery should
be replaced by qualied service sta only.
To ensure that the battery will be treated
properly, hand over the product at end-of-
life to the applicable collection point for
the recycling of electrical and electronic
equipment.
For all other batteries, please view the
section on how to remove the battery from
the product safely. Hand the battery over
to the applicable collection point for the
recycling of waste batteries.
For more detailed information about
recycling of this product or battery, please
contact your local Civic Oce, your
household waste disposal service or the
shop where you purchased the product.
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Note on DualDiscs
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product
which mates DVD recorded material on
one side with digital audio material on
the other side. However, since the audio
material side does not conform to the
Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on
this product is not guaranteed.
Music discs encoded with copyright
protection technologies
is product is designed to playback
discs that conform to the Compact Disc
(CD) standard. Recently, various music
discs encoded with copyright protection
technologies are marketed by some
record companies. Please be aware that
among those discs, there are some that
do not conform to the CD standard and
may not be playable by this product.
License and Trademark Notice
“WALKMAN” and “WALKMAN”
logo are registered trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding
technology and patents licensed from
Fraunhofer IIS and omson.
Windows Media is a registered
trademark of Microso Corporation
in the United States and/or other
countries.

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Table of Contents
Guide to parts and controls .............6
Information on the display.............10
Getting Started
Hooking up the system
securely..................................................11
Setting the clock ................................13
Basic Operations
Playing a CD/MP3 disc .....................14
Listening to the radio .......................16
Transferring music from
a disc to an USB device ....................17
Listening to music of
an USB device......................................21
Using optional audio
components.........................................23
Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT
adapter ..................................................24
Adjusting the sound .........................24
Changing the display .......................25
Other Operations
Creating your own program
(Program Play).....................................26
Presetting radio stations .................27
Using the Timers.................................28
Others
Troubleshooting.................................30
Messages...............................................35
Precautions...........................................36
Specications ......................................38
Compatible USB devices with this
system....................................................39

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Guide to parts and controls
is manual mainly explains operations using the remote, but the same operations can
also be performed using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar names.
Unit
Front panel
Top panel

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Guide to parts and controls
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Remote

/(power) button (page 13, 28,
34)
Press to turn on the system.

STANDBY indicator (page 25, 30)
Lights up when the system is turned o.

Remote sensor (page 30)

Unit: VOLUME control (page 14,
16, 22, 23)
Remote: VOLUME +/button
(page 14, 16, 22, 23, 28)
Turn or press to adjust the volume.

(USB) port (page 17, 21, 39)
Connect to an optional USB device.

(open/close) button (page 14)
Press to open or close the disc tray.

AUDIO IN jack (page 23)
Connect to an optional audio
component.

PHONES jack
Connect the headphones.

Playback buttons and function
buttons
Unit: USB  (play/pause)
button (page 22)
Press to select the USB function.
Press to start or pause playback of an
optional USB device.

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Unit: CD  (play/pause)
button (page 14)
Press to select the CD function.
Press to start or pause playback of a disc.
Remote: (play) button,
(pause) button
Press to start or pause playback.
Unit: TUNER/BAND button (page
16)
Press to select the TUNER function.
Press to select FM or AM reception
mode.
Unit: DMPORT  (play/pause)
button
Press to select the DMPORT function.
Press to start or pause playback of the
audio device connected to the DIGITAL
MEDIA PORT adapter.
Unit: FUNCTION button (page 14,
16, 21, 23)
Remote: FUNCTION +/button
(page 14, 16, 21, 23)
Press to select the function.

Unit: /CANCEL (stop/cancel)
button (page 14, 16, 19, 22)
Remote: (stop) button (page
14, 16, 19, 22)
Press to stop playback.
Press to cancel search.

SEARCH button (page 14, 22)
Press to enter or exit search mode.

Unit: ENTER button (page 14, 18,
22, 26)
Remote: (enter) button (page
13, 14, 18, 22, 26, 27, 28)
Press to enter the settings.

/(go back/go forward)
button (page 14, 19, 22, 26)
Press to select a track or le.
Unit: TUNE +/(tuning) button
(page 16)
Remote: +/(tuning) button
(page 16, 27)
Press to tune in the desired station.
+/(select folder) button
(page 14, 19, 22, 26)
Press to select a folder.
/(rewind/fast forward)
button (page 14, 22)
Press to nd a point in a track or le.

CD-USB SYNC/REC1 button (page
18)
Press to transfer music from a disc to the
connected optional USB device.

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Guide to parts and controls

USB MENU button (page 19)
Press to erase audio les and folders from
the connected optional USB device.
Press to select which memory to read
to if the USB device has more than one
memory.

Sound buttons (page 24)
Unit: DSGX button
Remote: EQ button
Press to select the sound eect.

CLEAR button (page 26)
Press to delete a pre-programmed track
or le.

TIMER MENU button (page 13,
28)
Press to set the clock and the Play Timer.

TOOL MENU button
Press to select a menu when using the
DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter.

Battery compartment lid
(page 13)

RETURN button
Press to return to the previous menu
when using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT
adapter.

///button (page 13, 28)
Press to select the menu items.

TUNER MEMORY button (page
27)
Press to preset the radio station.

PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE
button (page 15, 16, 18, 22, 26)
Press to select the play mode of a CD,
MP3 disc or an optional USB device.
Press to select the tuning mode.

REPEAT/FM MODE button (page
14, 16, 22)
Press to listen to a disc, a single track or
le repeatedly.
Press to select the FM reception mode
(monaural or stereo).

SLEEP button (page 28)
Press to set the Sleep Timer.

DISPLAY button (page 25)
Press to change the information on the
display.

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Information on the display

Play/Pause

Tuner reception mode (page 16)
Tuner reception (page 16)

REC (page 17)

Text information

Audio format

Play mode (page 14, 15, 22)

DSGX (page 24)

Timer (page 28)

USB MEMORY
Lights up when an optional USB device
is connected.

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Getting Started
Getting Started
Hooking up the system securely
Left speakerRight speaker
Wall socket
or
Continued
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FM lead antenna (Extend it horizontally.)
White side for North American model
Brown side for other regions
AM loop antenna

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Speakers
Press down on the tab below the jack on
the speaker and insert the appropriate
speaker cord. Make sure the metal
leads (not the part covered with vinyl
insulation) are securely inserted into the
speaker jacks. Insert the end of the cord
marked with a red line into the + jack
and the cord with no marking into the
jack.
Make sure to match the projections on
the SPEAKER jacks on the unit and the
speaker cords, and insert the cords rmly
to the SPEAKER jacks.
Power
Connect the power cord to a wall socket.
If the plug does not t the wall socket,
detach the supplied plug adaptor (only
for models equipped with an adaptor).
FM/AM antennas
Find a location and an orientation that
provide good reception, and then set up
the antenna.
Keep the antennas away from the speaker
cords, the power cord and the USB cable
to avoid picking up noise.
DMPORT (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT)
Connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT
adapter. You need to connect the
DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter to an
optional audio device (portable audio
player, etc.).
Notes
Available DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapters
vary in each area.
Do not connect an adaptor other than the
DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter.
Do not connect or disconnect the DIGITAL
MEDIA PORT adapter to/from the
DMPORT while the system is on.
When using a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT
adapter that has video output function,
connect the adaptor directly to the TV.
When carrying this system
1 Remove a disc to protect the CD
mechanism.
2 Press FUNCTION +/(or FUNCTION
on the unit) repeatedly to select
the CD function.
3 Hold down SEARCH on the unit,
and press  on the unit until
“STANDBY” appears.
4 After “LOCK”appears, unplug the
power cord.
Speaker pads
Attach the supplied speaker pads to
the bottom of the speakers to prevent
slipping.

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Getting Started
To use the remote
Slide and remove the battery
compartment lid , and insert the two
supplied R6 (size AA) batteries, side
rst, matching the polarities shown
below.
Notes
With normal use, the batteries should last for
about six months.
Do not mix an old battery with a new one or
mix dierent types of batteries.
If you do not use the remote for a long period
of time, remove the batteries to avoid damage
from battery leakage and corrosion.
Setting the clock
Use buttons on the remote to set the
clock.
1 Press /to turn on the
system.
2 Press TIMER MENU .
e hour indication ashes in the
display.
If “PLAY SET?” ashes in the display,
press /repeatedly to select
“CLOCK SET?” and then press .
3 Press /repeatedly to set
the hour, and then press .
4 Use the same procedure to set
the minutes.
e clock settings are lost when you
disconnect the power cord or if a
power failure occurs.
To display the clock when the system
is o
Press DISPLAY . e clock is displayed
for about 8 seconds.

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Basic Operations
Playing a CD/MP3 disc
1 Select the CD function.
Press FUNCTION +/(or
FUNCTION on the unit) 
repeatedly.
2 Place a disc.
Press on the unit, and place
a disc with the label side up on the
disc tray.
To close the disc tray, press on
the unit again.
Do not force the disc tray closed with
your nger, as this may damage the
unit.
3 Start playback.
Press (or CD  on the unit)
.
4 Adjust the volume.
Press VOLUME +/(or turn the
VOLUME control on the unit) .
Other operations
To Press
Pause playback (or CD  on the
unit) . To resume
play, press the button
again.
Stop playback .
Select a folder
on an MP3
disc
+/.
Select a track
or le
/.
Select a folder
and le on
an MP3 disc
while viewing
the folder and
le names on
the display
SEARCH on the
unit. Press /
to select the desired
folder, then press (or
ENTER on the unit) .
Press /
to select the desired
le, then press (or
ENTER on the unit) .
Find a point in
a track or le
Hold down /
during playback, and
release the button at the
desired point.
Select Repeat
Play
REPEAT repeatedly
until “REP” or “REP1”
appears.

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Basic Operations
Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing
soware, recording device, and recording
media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible
MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted
audio or may not play at all.
Notes on playing multisession discs
If the disc begins with a CD-DA (or MP3)
session, it is recognized as a CD-DA (or
MP3) disc, and other sessions are not played
back.
A disc with a mixed CD format is recognized
as a CD-DA (audio) disc.
To change the play mode
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly while
the player is stopped. You can select
normal play (“ *” for all MP3 les
in the folder on the disc), shue play
(“SHUF” or “ SHUF*”), or program
play (“PGM”).
* When playing a CD-DA disc, (SHUF)
Play performs the same operation as normal
(shue) play.
Notes on Repeat Play
All tracks or les on a disc are played
repeatedly up to ve times.
“REP1” indicates that a single track or le is
repeated until you stop it.
Notes on playing MP3 discs
Do not save other types of les or
unnecessary folders on a disc that has MP3
les.
Folders that have no MP3 les are skipped.
MP3 les are played back in the order that
they are recorded onto the disc.
e system can only play MP3 les that have
a le extension of “.MP3”.
If there are les on the disc that have the
“.MP3” le extension, but that are not MP3
les, the unit may produce noise or may
malfunction.
e maximum number of:
folders is 255 (including the root folder).
MP3 les is 511.
MP3 les and folders that can be
contained on a single disc is 512.
folder levels (the tree structure of les) is
8.

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Listening to the radio
1 Select “TUNER FM” or “TUNER
AM.”
Press FUNCTION +/(or TUNER/
BAND on the unit) repeatedly.
2 Select the tuning mode.
Press TUNING MODE repeatedly
until “AUTO” appears.
3 Tune in the desired station.
Press +/(or TUNE +/on
the unit) . Scanning stops
automatically when a station is tuned
in, and then “TUNED” and “ST” (for
stereo programs only) appear.
When you tune in a station that
provides RDS services, the station
name appears on the display.
4 Adjust the volume.
Press VOLUME +/(or turn the
VOLUME control on the unit) .
To stop automatic scanning
Press .
To tune in a station with a weak signal
If “TUNED” does not appear and the
scanning does not stop, press TUNING
MODE repeatedly until “AUTO” and
“PRESET” disappear, and then press
+/(or TUNE +/on the unit) 
repeatedly to tune in the desired station.
To reduce static noise on a weak FM
stereo station
Press FM MODE repeatedly until
“MONO” appears to turn o stereo
reception.

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Basic Operations
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Transferring music
from a disc to an USB
device
You can connect an optional USB device
to the (USB) port on the unit and
transfer music from a disc to the USB
device.
You can transfer music from a CD-DA
disc or MP3 disc only.
e audio format of les transferred by
this system is MP3.
e amount of free space required on the
USB device is about 1 MB per minute
when transferring music from a CD.
Required free space may be larger when
transferring music from an MP3 disc.
Check the information on the websites
about compatible USB devices that can
be connected to this system (page 39).
Synchronized transfer
(SYNC REC)
You can easily transfer all the music on a
disc to an USB device.
1 Connect an USB device to the
(USB) port as shown
below.
When USB cable connection is
necessary, connect the USB cable
supplied with the USB device to be
connected.
See the operation manual supplied
with the USB device to be connected
for details on the operation method.
2 Select the CD function, then
load the disc to transfer music.
USB device

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3 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly
to select the play mode when
the CD player is stopped.
e play mode automatically changes
to normal play mode, if you start
transferring in shue play mode,
repeat play mode or in program play
mode (when no tracks or MP3 les
are programmed).
For details about the play mode, see
“To change the play mode” (page 15).
4 Press CD-USB SYNC/REC1 on
the unit.
“REC” ashes, and the display cycles
through “SYNC REC,” “xxxMB Free”
(remaining space on the USB device)
and “Push ENTER.”
e USB device stands by for
transferring and the CD player pauses
for play.
5 Press (or ENTER on the unit)
.
Transferring starts. When the transfer
is completed, the CD player and the
USB device stop automatically.
Transferring a single track
or MP3 le during playback
(REC1)
You can easily transfer the track or MP3
le that is currently being played back
onto an USB device.
1 Connect an USB device to the
(USB) port .
2 Select the CD function, then
load the disc to transfer music.
3 Select the track or MP3 le you
want to transfer, then start play.
4 Press CD-USB SYNC/REC1 on
the unit while the selected track
or MP3 le is being played back.
“REC” ashes, and the display cycles
through “REC 1,” “xxxMB Free”
(remaining space on the USB device)
and “Push ENTER.”
e USB device stands by for
transferring and the CD player pauses
for play.
5 Press (or ENTER on the unit)
.
Transferring starts. When the transfer
is completed, the CD player continues
to play.

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Basic Operations
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To select the memory on the USB
device
If the USB device has more than one
memory (for example, internal memory
and a memory card), you can select
which memory to read to and then start
transferring.
1 Connect the USB device to the
(USB) port .
2 Select the USB function.
Press FUNCTION +/(or
FUNCTION on the unit) 
repeatedly.
3 Press USB MENU on the unit in
stop mode.
“Select?” appears. If an audio le or
a folder is selected, “Erase?” appears
instead. Press /repeatedly
to select “Select?.”
4 Press (or ENTER on the unit) .
e name of a memory appears.
e displayed name varies depending
on the specications of the USB
device.
5 Press /repeatedly to
select the memory.
Proceed to step 6 if only one memory
can be selected.
To cancel this operation, press .
6 Press (or ENTER on the unit) .
7 Start transferring by following steps 2
thorough 5 of “Synchronized transfer
(SYNC REC)” or “Transferring a single
track or MP3 le during playback
(REC1).”
To stop transferring
Press .
To remove the USB device
1 Select the USB function.
Press FUNCTION +/(or
FUNCTION on the unit) 
repeatedly.
2 Hold down on the unit in stop
mode until “No Device“ appears.
3 Remove the USB device.
To erase audio les or folders from the
USB device
You can erase audio les or folders from
the USB device.
1 Connect an USB device to the
(USB) port .
2 Select the USB function.
Press FUNCTION +/(or
FUNCTION on the unit) 
repeatedly.
3 Press /or +/
repeatedly to select the audio le or
folder you want to erase.
4 Press USB MENU on the unit.
“Erase?” appears.
5 Press (or ENTER on the unit) .
“Track Erase?” or “Folder Erase?”
appears in the display.
To cancel the erase operation, press
.
6 Press (or ENTER on the unit) .
e selected audio le or folder is
erased.

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Folder and le generation rules
When rst transferring music to an USB
device, a “MUSIC” folder is created
directly below the “ROOT.” Folders and
les are generated within this “MUSIC”
folder as follows.
SYNC REC1)
Music
source
Folder name File name
MP3 Same as the music source2)
CD-DA “CDDA001”3) “TRACK001”4)
REC1
Music
source
Folder name File name
MP3
“REC1”5)
Same as the
music source2)
CD-DA “TRACK001”4)
1) In Program Play mode, the folder name is
“PGM_xxx,” and the le name depends on
the music source (CD-DA disc or MP3 disc).
2) Up to 32 characters of the name are assigned.
3) Folder numbers are assigned serially
thereaer up to the maximum 999 (including
the “ROOT” and “MUSIC” folders).
4) File numbers are assigned serially thereaer.
5) A new le is created in the “REC1” folder
each time REC1 is performed.
Notes
Do not remove the USB device during
transfer or erase operations. Doing so may
corrupt the data on the USB device or
damage the USB device itself.
Do not connect the system and the USB
device through an USB hub.
When transferring music from a CD, the
tracks are transferred as 128 kbps MP3 les.
When transferring music from an MP3 disc,
MP3 les are transferred with the same bit
rate as the original MP3 les.
While transferring music from an MP3
disc, no sound is output and “High Speed”
appears.
CD text information is not transferred in the
created MP3 les.
If you cancel the transfer partway, an MP3
le is created up to the point when the
transfer was stopped.
Transferring stops automatically if:
the USB device runs out of space during
the transfer process.
the number of audio les on the USB
device reaches the limit for the number
that the system can recognize.
e maximum number of audio les and
folders that can be contained on a single USB
device is 999 (including the “ROOT” and
“MUSIC” folders).
e maximum number of audio les and
folders may vary depending on the audio le
and folder structure.