Sony LBT-N355 User manual

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LBT-N355
LBT-N455
© 1996 by Sony Corporation

| WARNING)
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 confined space, such as a bookcase or
built-in cabinet.
Laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation
exceeding the limit for Class 1.
This appliance is classified as a
CLASS 1 LASER product.
The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
MARKING is located on the rear
exterior.
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label is located
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Welcome !
Thank you for purchasing the Sony Hi-Fi Component System. This
series is packed with fun features. Here are just a few:
* DBFB (Dynamic Bass Feedback) system that boosts low frequency
range audio to provide deep, powerful bass sound
* A preset feature, that lets you store and recall up to 40 (30 for
customers in Germany and Italy) of your favourite radio stations
¢ A graphic equalizer that lets you adjust the audio quality to match
10 music types
* A loop play function that lets you play a short portion of a track
repeatedly like a sampler on the CD player
* A timer that lets you set the CD player, tape player or radio to tum
on and off whenever you want
* A dual tape deck that lets you record from the radio, CD player or
from the other tape deck and relay play from both decks
* ACD player that lets you play up to 5 CDs ina row
* A music clip feature, that lets you create groups of favourite tracks
from your CDs
¢ A remote that lets you control the music from your seat
About This Manual
The instructions in this manual are for LBT-N355 and LBT-N455.
Before you start reading, check your models number. LBT-N455 is
the model used for illustration purpose.
Any differences are clearly indicated in the text, for example,
“LBT-N455 only”. :

T; ey f Chapter 1: Setting Up
FS | Ee oO Connecting the Stereo 5
Inserting the Batteries 6
Setting the Clock 6
Chapter 2: the CD Player
Playing CDs (normal play) 7
Playing Tracks in Random Order (shuffle play) 8
Playing Tracks in the Desired Order (programme play) 9
Playing Tracks Repeatedly (repeat play) 9
Playing Tracks with Repeating a Specified Portion (loop play) 10
Group Tracks (music clip) 10
Chapter 3: the Radio
Listening to the Radio 12
Presetting Radio Stations 12
Playing Preset Radio Stations 13
Tuning by Programme Type (PTY) (LBT-N455 only) 13
Chapter 4: the Tape Player
PlayingaTape 15
RecordingaCD 16 :
Recording a CD: Selecting Tape Length ( tape select edit) 17
Recording a CD: Specifying Tape Length (time edit) 18
Recording a CD: Specifying Track Order (programme edit) 18
Recording from the Radio 19
Recording from Another Tape (dubbing) 20
Chapter 5: Sound Adjustment
Adjusting the Sound 21
Selecting the Audio Emphasis 21
Adjusting the Audio Emphasis 22
Making Your Personal Audio Emphasis File (personal file) 23
Chapter 6: Additional Features
Falling Asleep to Music 24
Waking Up to Music 24
Timer-Recording Radio Programmes 25
Connecting Optional Equipment 26
For Your Information
Precautions 27
Troubleshooting Guide 27
Maintenance 28
Specifications 28
Index to Partsand Controls 29
Index 31
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Chapter
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AM loop aerial
Inserting the Batteries
Setting the Clock .
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mains
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LBT-N355
AM loop aerial (supplied)
FM aerial
(supplied)
Left speaker
to mains =
!Do this connection last!
Chapter 1: Setting Up

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Connecting the Stereo
Use the illustrations below to connect your
stereo.
If you want to connect any optional
components to the stereo, see “Connecting
Optional Equipment” in Chapter 6.
| STEP 1| Connecting the
Front Speakers
1. Twist the speaker cable coating and pull
it from the end of the cable.
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2 Connect the right speaker to (FRONT™*)
SPEAKER R connectors and the left
speaker to (FRONT*) SPEAKER L
connectors.
LBT-N355
Connect this portion
LBT-N455
Connect this portion
LBT-N455 only
| STEP 2| Connecting a
Super Woofer (LBT-N455
only)
Connect the Super Woofer to the SUPER
WOOEFER R and L connectors.
Connect this portion
ISTEP 3 | Connecting the
Aerial
aerial
(supplied)
FM wire aerial*
(not supplied in ® FM 759
Germany)
COaxtat
*Note: Extend it horizontally
To set up the AM loop aerial
IEC standard socket
(not supplied)
To improve the FM reception
Connect an outdoor FM aerial to the FM
75Q COAXIAL terminal, using a 75-ohm
coaxial cable and IEC standard socket
connector.
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Ground the external aerial from 1 terminal
against lightning with the screw clamp. To
prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the
ground wire to a gas pipe.
Screw clamp
Ground wire
(not supplied)
To improve the AM reception
After you connect the AM aerial, connect a | GB
6- to 15- meter (20- to SO- feet) insulated*
wire to the AM terminal. Connect the 5
terminal to ground.
Important
Ground the external aerial from »h terminal
against lightning with the screw clamp. To
prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the
ground wire to a gas pipe.
Ground wire
(not supplied)
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Chapter 1: Setting Up

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| STEP 4| Connecting the
Power
Connect the mains lead to the mains after
you have made all the above connections.
to mains
Demo mode
The demo mode appears in the display
when you. connect the mains lead to the
mains. To deactivate the demo mode,
press DISPLAY /DEMO when the
system power is off.
Note
When you turn on the system power for the
first time, the disc tray starts rotating.
You can operate the CD player after the
disc tray stops rotating and “CD NO DISC”
appears in the display.
Chapter 1: Setting Up
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Inserting the Batteries
Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries in the
supplied remote for remote control.
4
i Open the lid.
2 Insert two R6 (size AA) batteries.
Match the + and — to the diagram in the
battery compartment.
3 Close the lid.
Battery life
You can expect the remote to operate for
about six months (using Sony SUM-3 (NS)
batteries) before the batteries run down.
When the batteries no longer operate the
remote, replace all the batteries with new
ones.
To avoid battery jeakage 7
If you are not going to use the remote for a
long time, remove the batteries to avoid
damage caused by corrosion from battery
leakage.
Setting the Clock
The built-in clock shows the time in the
display.
3,5
DEMO
DISPLAY/
1 Press CLOCK SET.
The hour indication begins flashing.
flashing
2 Set the current hour by pressing < or >
(CURSOR CONTROL) until the correct
hour appears.
flashing
3 Press ENTER/NEXT.
The minutes indication begins flashing.
flashing
A set the current minute by pressing < or
> until the correct minute appears.
flashing
5 Press ENTER/NEXT.
The clock starts running and the upper
dot flashes. Use the time signal to set the
clock accurately. The upper dot flashes
for the first half of a minute (0 to 29
seconds), and the lower dot flashes for
the last half of a minute (30 to 59
seconds).
To check the time
Press DISPLAY / DEMO a few times.
The current time appears fora few seconds.
To correct the clock setting
Repeat steps 1 to 5.

Chapter 2:
the CD
Playing CDs (normal play)
Playing Tracks in Random
Order (shuffle play)
Playing Tracks in the
Desired Order
(programme play)
Playing Tracks Repeatedly
(repeat play)
Playing Tracks with
Repeating a Specified
Portion (loop play)
Group Tracks (music clip)
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. 4 Press CONTINUE on the unit to choose
Playing CDs (normal whether to play “1 DISC” or “ALL
p lay) DISCS”.
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Choose
To
play
After
you
insert
up
to
five
CDs,
you
can
oe
ee
a
nen
play
all
tracks
or
discs
in
the
original
order
1
DISC
Only
the
CD
you
have
consecutively
(normal
play).
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Selected
You
can
also
play
them
in
four
modes:
ALL
DISCS
All
CDs
consecutively
in
normal,
shuffle,
programme
or
repeat.
the
order.
Empty
disc
Before
you
play
a
CD,
decrease
the
volume
trays
are
skipped.
level by turning the VOLUME control
anticlockwise, to prevent damage to the
speakers. o-e. Ps]
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SYSTEM DISPLAY/
POWER>ON} DEMO 5 Close the front cover.
Play starts automatically from the CD in
the loading position. The disc number
(of which color is orange) appears in the
disc calendar .
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DISC 1-5 5 4 2 JOG dial
Disc number Track Playing time
number
When AUTO indicator is not lit
Press CD [> (or CD > on the remote) to
play a CD.
To - Press
Stop play o(0*)
Pause 0 (00 *)
Resume play C> or 10 (C*!or 00 *)
Go forward to During play or pause,
another track turn the JOG dial
clockwise”.
Or press AMS*°) on
the remote.
Go back toa During play or pause,
previous track turn the JOG dial
anticlockwise*?.
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until Or press AMS* (J on
“CD” appears in the display: the remote.
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Select
a
particular.
The
corresponding
| band
2 Press & OPEN and place a CD (label =P a
F
:
:
press
DISC
SKIP
side facing up) on the disc tray in the
:
ed
repeatedly
loading position. ——_—__—_——_—_.
Remove or & OPEN*
exchange a CD
“1 Remote
* Turning the JOG dial quickly skips to
the next CD.
* Auto Music Sensor
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3 Press DISC SKIP to place up to four
more CDs on the disc tray.
The disc tray rotates so you can insert
other CDs.
Chapter 2: the CD Player
playing position loading position Music calendar
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“4 If there is no disc at that number, the
disc tray rotates and plavs the next CD.
If there is no disc at that number with
the front cover opened. the disc tray
rotates to the loading position.
*5 The disc tray rotates and brings the CD
in the playing position to the loading
position automatically when AUTO is
selected (the AUTO indicator is lit).
To remove or exchange the CD in the
loading position while playing
Press & OPEN and remove or exchange the
loading position.
Note
After exchanging the CD in the loading
position while playing, the CD in the
loading position which you exchanged is
the next CD to be played when AUTO is
selected.
To play tracks consecutively (non-
stop play)
Press and hold down CD E> on the CD
player for a second.
To cancel non-stop play
Press Con the CD player.
Note
You cannot use this feature when the CD
play mode is SHUFFLE or PROGRAM.
Press CONTINUE so that.“SHUFFLE” or
“PROGRAM” disappears from the display.
To locate a particular point in a track
You can locate a particular point in a track
while playing a CD. Use the buttons on the
remote to operate this feature.
To locate a point Press
While monitoring
the sound (backward) on the
remote and keep
pressing until you find
the point.
Quickly by C> (forward) or J
(backward) on the
remote and keep
pressing until you find
the point. You will not
hear the sound during
this operation.
observing the
display during
pause
Chapter 2: the CD Player
(>. (forward) or 4]
To check the remaining or total
playing time
Press DISPLAY/DEMO repeatedly.
Each time you press DISPLAY / DEMO
while playing a CD, the display changes as
follows:
Playing time on the.current
track |
Remaining time on the
current track
Remaining time on the CD (1
DISC play mode) or “PLAY”
indication (ALL DISCS play
mode) |
Clock (appears for a few
_ seconds)
EFFECT (or P FILE) name
appears for a few seconds in
the display
Note
a“
--.--" appears in the display when the
remaining time is 100 minutes or more.
When AUTO indicator is lit
¢ The CD in the loading position starts
playing automatically when you close the
front cover.
¢ The playing CD comes back to the
loading position when you stop playing
and open the front cover.
¢ When you exchange the CD while
playing, the exchanged CD is the next CD
to be played and the disc number keeps
flashing.
If you don’t want a CD to function as
described above, press AUTO so that the
AUTO indicator goes off.
One Touch Play feature
Press CD [> (or CD © on the remote)
when the power is off. You can listen to the
last selected CD without pressing any other
buttons when a CD is in the player.
If you press CD E> or DISC 1-5 while
another source is selected, the CD player is
selected and play starts automatically.
The music calendar display
This display lights according to the number
of the tracks on the-CD. As each track is
played, the corresponding number
disappears.
Tracks numbering more than 20 are not
displayed.
What the orangé and red numbers in the
disc calendar indicate
The orange number ini the disc calendar
indicates the disc number in the playing
position. When the CD player is not
playing and the AUTO indicator is not lit,
the CD whose disc number is orange is
the next CD to be played.
° The red number in the disc calendar
indicates the disc number in the loading
position.
You can remove the CD whose disc
number is red while playing.
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Playing Tracks in
Random Order
(shuffle play)
You can play all the tracks on a CD or all
CDs in random order.
| SYSTEM
POWER? ON
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DISC1-5 CONTINUE 3 JOG dial
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until
“CD” appears in the display.
2 Press SHUFFLE to choose whether to
play “1 DISC” or “ALL DISCS".
“ALL DISCS SHUFFLE” or “1 DISC
SHUFFLE” appears in the display.
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3 Press CD [> (or CD © on the remote).
“
€3,”
appears
and
then
all
the
tracks
play in random order.
To skip to the next track, turn the JOG
dial clockwise on the CD player (or
press) on the remote).
To replay the current track, turn the JOG
dial anticlockwise on the CD player (or
press (J on the remote). You cannot
replay the previous track.

To stop playing
Press C1 on the CD player (or 0 on the
remote).
To cancel shuffle play
Press CONTINUE on the CD player.
To select the desired CD
Press DISC 1 ~5 on the CD player during
“1 DISC SHUFFLE” play.
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Playing Tracks in the
Desired Order
(programme play)
You can programme up to 32 ile from
all the CDs in the order you want them to
be played.
SYSTEM
POWER>ON
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DISC 1-5 3 CONTINUE 4
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until ~
“CD” appears in the display.
2 Press PROGRAM.
“PROGRAM” appears in the display.
3 Press DISC SKIP repeatedly (or DISC
1-5) to choose a CD.
4 Turn the JOG dial (or press (3) / 09 on
the remote) to choose a track.
The chosen track number appears and
the playing time flashes for about 15
seconds in the display.
5 Press PROGRAM or ENTER/NEXT.
The chosen track is programmed and its
number lights up in the music calendar.
If the track number disappears before
you press PROGRAM or ENTER/
NEXT, go back to step 3.
To programme additional tracks from
the same CD, repeat steps 4 and 5.
To programme additional tracks from |
another CD, repeat steps 3 to 5.
Note
If “- -.--” appears instead of the total
playing time, this means
— you have programmed a track number
which exceeds 20. ,
~ the total time has exceeded 100
minutes.
6 Press CD [> (or CD © on the remote).
All the tracks play in the order you
choose.
To Press
Check the CHECK on the
programme remote repeatedly*
Programme a pause J[*?(00 on the
remote)
Stop play (0 on the remote)
Cancel the CONTINUE*
programme play
Erase a track from CLEAR on the remote
the end in stop mode
Erase a specific CHECK on the
track remote repeatedly so
that the number of
the track lights up,
and press CLEAR
0 (0 on the remote)
once in stop mode or
Erase a entire
programme
twice while playing
*l_ After the last track appears, “CHECK
END” appears in the display.
*“P” appears in the display and the total
playing time is reset to 0.00.
* The programme is erased.
To change the order of programmed
tracks
Erase the entire programme and create a
new one.
The whole programme is erased also when:
* you select another play mode.
¢ you change or remove the CDs.
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Playing Tracks
Repeatedly (repeat
play)
The repeat play function repeats a single
CD or all CDs in normal, programme, and
shuffle play.
In normal play mode only, the player can
also repeat a single track.
SYSTEM :
POWER>ON
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CONTINUE 4
Repeating all the tracks
1 Press REPEAT once so that “REPEAT”
lights up in the display.
2 Press CD [> (or CD © on the remote).
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Chapter 2: the CD Player

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To Press
Repeat all the
tracks on the until “1 DISC” appears
current CD in the display.
Repeat all the CONTINLE repeatedly
tracks on all CDs — until “ALL DISCS”
appears in the display.
Repeat only one REPEAT repeatedly
track (in normal until “REPEAT 1”
play only) appears in the display
whille playing the track
you want to repeat.
To cancel repeat play
Press REPEAT so that “REPEAT” or
“REPEAT 1” disappears from the display.
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Playing Tracks with
Repeating a
Specified Portion
(loop play)
You can make a sampler sound effect by
playing a short portion of the track
repeatedly (loop play). It is useful for
making original dance music style tapes.
Original music :
Hey, Come on Everybody!
When you make the effect :
Hey, Co Co Co Co Come on Everybody!
SYSTEM
POWER>ON
Chapter 2: the CD Player
CONTINUE repeatedly
1,3
1 Press the LOOP button on the remote.
You can choose the repeating time from
about 0.25 sec. to about 1 sec. for
NORMAL 1 - 5 and RHYTHM 1-5. For
more information on NORMAL and
RHYTHM, see “What is the difference
between NORMAL and RHYTHM ?”
for details.
le NORMAL1 = NORMAL2 —> NORMALS
A inte
|
RHYTHM4
RHYTHM3 ~— RHYTHM2 ~— RHYTHM1
You can get the longest repeating time
by selecting NORMAL (RHYTHM) 5,
and the shortest with NORMAL
(RHYTHM) 1.
2 Press CD > (or CD © on the remote).
The CD player starts playing.
3 Press and hold down the LOOP button
when the portion you want to record is
heard.
What is the difference between
NORMAL and RHYTHM?
The NORMAL differs from RHYTHM in
respect to the restarting point of the music
when the loop effect ends in step 3.
Select the repeating time while the CD
player is in pause on stop mode.
When you play the loop for five seconds
NORMAL
A A’
= LOOP play >
In this case, the song restarts at the point
that you started the loop (A).
RHYTHM
A B
= LOOP play aS
In this case, the song restarts at the point 5
sec. after you started the loop (B).
NORMAL4
NORMALS
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Group Tracks
(music clip)
The music clip function is an easy way to
create up to 3 arbitrary groups of tracks
from your CDs. For example, you could
store tracks for the morning in CLIP A.
tracks to play for your friends in CLIP B,
and tracks for relaxing in CLIP C.
Once you store one or more tracks ina
music clip(s), the player recalls those tracks
whenever you play the respective disc.
Storing tracks in a clip
SYSTEM
POWER?ON
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until
“CD” appears in the display.
2 Play the track you want to store by
turning the JOG dial to select the track
you want.
3 Press a CLIP button (A, B, or C).
“CLIP FILE” appears and indicator of
CirIp iohts in the display
CLIF you stored. lights up in tne aispiay.
Normal playback continues.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to store other
tracks into the same, or a different clip.
if the memory becomes full
Each clip can hold memory tracks from 10
different CDs even if you have removed or
exchanged CDs.
The clip data for the oldest clip is erased to
make room for a new clip.