Sony CMT-NEZ3 - Micro Hi Fi Component System, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...uctions Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No ______________ Serial No ______________ CMT NEZ5 CMT NEZ3 ...

Page 2: ...uency 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 t...

Page 3: ...a tape 15 Tape Recording Recording your favorite CD tracks on a tape 16 CD TAPE Synchro Recording Recording on a tape manually 16 Manual Recording Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound 17 Timer Falling asleep to music 17 Sleep Timer Waking up to music 18 Play Timer Timer recording radio programs 19 Rec Timer Display Turning off the display 20 Power Saving Mode Viewing information about the disc in ...

Page 4: ...veral specification levels In Level 1 file names must be in the 8 3 format no more than eight characters in the name no more than three characters in the extension MP3 and in capital letters Folder names can be no longer than eight characters There can be no more than eight nested folder levels Level 2 specifications allow file names and folder names up to 31 characters long Each folder can have u...

Page 5: ...which data can be added non finalized disc Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies This 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...

Page 6: ...nect the speakers Connect the right and left speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals on the unit as shown below 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas Set up the AM loop antenna then connect it Getting Started Hooking up the system 4 3 2 1 AM loop antenna Right speaker Left speaker FM lead antenna L SPEAKER IMPEDANCE USE 6 16 R 3 Red 3 Black Insert this portion ...

Page 7: ...odels equipped with an adaptor To turn on the system press 1 Inserting two R6 size AA batteries into the remote Note If you do not use the remote for a long period of time remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion 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 on...

Page 8: ...set the hour 4 Press ENTER 5 Press or repeatedly to set the minute 6 Press ENTER The clock starts working To adjust the clock 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET 2 Press or repeatedly to select CLOCK then press ENTER 3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6 above Note The clock is not displayed in Power Saving Mode page 20 Setting the clock ...

Page 9: ...ss PLAY MODE repeatedly in stop mode until the mode you want appears in the display CD MP3 Play Loading a disc Playing a disc Normal Play Shuffle Play Select To play No display Normal Play The tracks on the disc in original order ALBUM Normal Play All MP3 audio tracks in the album on the disc in original order When playing a non MP3 disc Album Play performs the same operation as Normal Play SHUF S...

Page 10: ...he encoding writing software recording device or the recording media used at the time an MP3 audio track is recorded you may encounter such problems as disabled playback sound interruptions and noise When playing back an MP3 audio track the playback elapsed time indication may differ from the actual time in the following cases When you play back a VBR variable bit rate MP3 audio track When you per...

Page 11: ...teps 3 and 4 6 Press N or CD NX on the unit Program Play starts Other operations Tips The program you made remains after Program Play finishes To play the same program again press N or CD NX on the unit However the program is cleared when you open the CD compartment appears when the total CD program time exceeds 100 minutes or when you select a CD track whose number is 21 or over or when you selec...

Page 12: ...ashes Perform steps 6 and 7 while the preset number flashes 6 Press or or TUNING or on the unit repeatedly to select the desired preset number 7 Press ENTER 8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to store other stations Tip Press x to stop scanning Manual tuning preset You can manually tune in and store the radio frequency of the desired stations 1 Press TUNER BAND or FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the functio...

Page 13: ... off by CD power manage function CD power is factory set to on Use buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD 2 Press 1 to turn off the system 3 Press 1 while holding CD NX CD POWER and OFF appear To set CD power on Repeat the procedure above and CD POWER and ON appear Notes When CD POWER and OFF are selected disc access time is increased You can...

Page 14: ...ng page 16 You can change the display into the clock display for 8 seconds by pressing DISPLAY What is the Radio Data System Radio Data System RDS is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal This tuner offers convenient RDS features like station name RDS is available only on FM stations Note RDS may not work properly if ...

Page 15: ...E or FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to TAPE 3 Press N or TAPE N on the unit Other operations Tape Play Loading a tape With the side you want to play record facing towards you Playing a tape To Do this Stop play Press x Pause Press X Press again to resume play Fast forward or rewind Press m or M Remove a tape Press PUSH OPEN CLOSE Z on the unit in stop mode ...

Page 16: ...d components see Hooking up optional components on page 21 Use buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Load a recordable tape 2 Press one of the following buttons or FUNCTION repeatedly to select the desired source to record TUNER BAND To record from this system s tuner CD To record from this system s CD player AUDIO IN To record from the optional component connected to the AUDIO IN jack 3 Press z...

Page 17: ...fall asleep to music Use buttons on the remote for the operation Press SLEEP Each time you press the button the minute display the turn off time changes cyclically as follows AUTO t 90MIN t 80MIN t t 10MIN t OFF The system automatically turns off in 100 minutes or after the current CD or tape finishes playing Other operations You cannot check the remaining time if you select AUTO Note Do not set t...

Page 18: ...appears Each time you press the button the display changes cyclically as follows 8 Press ENTER The start time the stop time and the sound source appear in turn then the original display returns 9 Press 1 to turn off the system Other operations Notes If you use the Play Timer and the Sleep Timer at the same time the Sleep Timer has priority Do not operate the system from the time the system turns o...

Page 19: ...nal display returns 6 Load a recordable tape 7 Press 1 to turn off the system Other operations Notes If you use the Rec Timer and the Sleep Timer at the same time the Sleep Timer has priority Do not operate the system from the time the system turns on until the recording starts about 15 seconds before the preset time If the system is on about 15 seconds before the preset time the Rec Timer will no...

Page 20: ...ning time or t Remaining time of the disc or t Track title and the artist name disc with MP3 audio tracks only t Album name t Clock display appears when you select a CD track whose number is 21 or over or when you select an MP3 audio track When you play back a track with an ID3 tag ver 1 or ver 2 the ID3 tag appears The ID3 tag displays the track title the artist name and the album name informatio...

Page 21: ...the connected component Recording audio from a connected component 1 Connect the audio cords 2 Start recording manually See Recording on a tape manually on page 16 Notes If the connected component has the AVLS Automatic Volume Limiter System function be sure to turn off the function when using the transmitter Otherwise you will have to turn up the volume of the speaker and that may cause distortio...

Page 22: ...filter commercially available to the power cord The timer cannot be set Set the clock again page 8 The timer does not function Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT to set the timer and light up c PLAY or c REC in the display pages 18 and 19 Check the timer setting and set the correct time pages 18 and 19 Cancel the Sleep Timer Function page 17 Make sure the clock is correctly set The remote does not function ...

Page 23: ... format Discs containing files other than MPEG 1 2 Audio Layer 3 files cannot be played MP3 audio tracks take longer to play back than others After the system reads all tracks on the disc playback may take more time than usual if the number of albums or tracks on the disc is very large the album and track organization structure is very complex The folder name file name and ID3 tag information albu...

Page 24: ...ts There is no sound Refer to General item There is no sound page 22 and check the condition of the system Connect the component properly page 21 while checking if the cords are connected properly if the cord plugs are firmly inserted all the way Turn on the connected component Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the connected component and start playing Press FUNCTION repeatedly to ...

Page 25: ...use PUSH STOP You pressed PLAY MODE during playback Tuner COMPLETE The preset operation ended normally Tape NO TAB You cannot record the tape because the tab has been removed from the cassette NO TAPE There is no tape in the tape deck Timer PUSH SELECT You tried to set the clock or timer during timer operation SET CLOCK You tried to select the timer with the clock not set SET TIMER You tried to se...

Page 26: ...to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD player Should this occur the system will not operate properly Remove the disc and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any disc If you have any questions or problems concerning your system please consult your nearest Sony dealer...

Page 27: ...agnetizing cassette For details refer to the instructions of the demagnetizing cassette Main unit AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION The United States model only CMT NEZ5 With 6 ohm loads both channels driven from 120 10 000 Hz rated 18 watts per channel minimum RMS power with no more than 10 total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output CMT NEZ3 ...

Page 28: ...channel stereo Tuner section FM stereo FM AM superheterodyne tuner FM tuner section Tuning range 87 5 108 0 MHz Antenna FM lead antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohms unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz AM tuner section Tuning range Pan American model 530 1 710 kHz with the tuning interval set at 10 kHz 531 1 710 kHz with the tuning interval set at 9 kHz European model 531 1 602 kHz with the tun...

Page 29: ... 60 W 0 3 W in Power Saving Mode Other models 50 W CMT NEZ3 North American model 40 W European model 45 W 0 3 W in Power Saving Mode Other models 45 W Dimensions w h d excl speakers Approx 164 235 265 mm Mass excl speakers CMT NEZ5 Approx 3 6 kg CMT NEZ3 North American model Approx 2 8 kg Other models Approx 3 6 kg Supplied accessories Remote Commander 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 AM loop antenna 1 FM...

Page 30: ... back go forward 0 8 10 15 17 18 PUSH OPEN CLOSE Z tape open close qa 15 x stop qf 10 12 15 15 24 CD NX play qh 10 16 18 TAPE N qj 10 15 Except for North American model CMT NEZ3 List of button locations and reference pages How to use this page Use this page to find the location of buttons and other parts of the system that are mentioned in the text Illustration number r TUNER BAND qg 12 13 16 R R ...

Page 31: ...2 13 15 PLAY MODE qk 9 11 16 REPEAT 4 10 SLEEP w 17 TAPE qg 10 15 18 TUNER BAND 5 12 13 16 TUNER MEMORY qj 12 TUNING MODE qk 12 13 VOLUME q 18 22 1 power 1 7 13 18 20 24 m M rewind fast forward 7 10 15 N play 8 10 15 X pause 8 10 15 x stop 8 10 15 qa 10 11 16 go back go forward qf 8 10 15 17 18 tuning qf 12 13 ALPHABETICAL ORDER A O P Z BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 3 2 1 qa qd qs ql qk qj qh ...

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