Sony FST-ZUX9 - Mini Hi-fi Component System, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... 2007 Sony Corporation 3 100 770 12 1 Mini Hi Fi Component System Operating Instructions FST ZUX9 ...

Page 2: ...ire or the like Do not install the appliance in a confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet Install this system so that the power cord can be unplugged from the wall socket immediately in the event of trouble This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product This label is located on the rear exterior Don t throw away the battery with general house waste dispose of it correctly as...

Page 3: ... music of a USB device 25 Using play mode 27 Listening to the radio 29 Playing a tape 31 Recording onto a tape 32 Adjusting the sound 34 Creating a party atmosphere 35 X TRANCE PRO Singing along 40 Using the timer 41 Changing the display 42 Viewing information in the display during CD and USB function 44 Hooking up the optional components 45 Troubleshooting 47 Precautions 55 Specifications 56 Inde...

Page 4: ...has the adhesive cellophane tape or a sticker still left on it 1 CD Extra This format records audio AUDIO CD data on the tracks in session 1 and data on the tracks in session 2 2 Mixed CD This format records data on the first track and audio AUDIO CD data on the second and subsequent tracks of a session A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digit...

Page 5: ...order as of April 2007 Verified Sony USB storage media as of April 2007 Notes Do not use USB devices other than these USB devices Operation of models not listed here is not guaranteed Operation may not always be ensured even when using these USB devices Some of these USB devices may not be available for purchase in certain areas See the operating instructions supplied with the USB device for detai...

Page 6: ...erations using the buttons on the unit but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the remote having the same or similar names Unit Front view Top view 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 wh wf ws wg ql qk qh wa wd w qg qf qd qs qa q 9 8 qj wj wl ef wk ed es ea e ...

Page 7: ...4 REGGAE page 34 HIP HOP page 34 TECHNO page 34 Press to select a preset effect K SPEAKERS page 40 Press to select the speaker system L FRONT BEAM Right page 43 M CHORUS pages 36 48 53 AQUA pages 36 48 53 Press to select an effector mode N Power illuminator page 42 O MIC jack pages 40 47 57 Connect an optional microphone MIC LEVEL pages 33 40 47 Turn to adjust the microphone volume P BOTTOM BEAM R...

Page 8: ...Deck A pages 31 53 wl ENTER pages 17 18 21 24 26 29 35 42 43 53 Press to enter the selection ERASE page 24 Press to erase MP3 audio tracks or folders on the connected optional USB device Digital music player or USB storage media RETURN pages 18 26 Press to return to the parent folder e X ROUND ON OFF pages 36 37 Press to turn on or off the X ROUND function X ROUND MODE pages 36 37 Press to select ...

Page 9: ...29 31 33 49 53 Press to stop playback or recording go forward go backward pages 17 18 21 24 26 32 41 53 Press to select a track TUNING pages 29 30 Press to tune in a radio station pages 18 21 24 26 32 Press to select a folder m M rewind fast forward pages 18 26 31 Press to find a point in a track or tape ef BEAT ON OFF page 39 Press to turn on or off the rhythms of the beat BEAT LEVEL page 38 Pres...

Page 10: ...s for the X ROUND mode page 36 J Indicators for the X ROUND function page 36 K Indicators for the TAPE function page 31 lights up when there is a tape in the deck L Indicators for the recording type page 32 M Displays the current status and information page 44 N Indicators for the information type of an MP3 audio track that displayed on qd page 44 lights up when a track name is displayed lights up...

Page 11: ...lect the TUNER function Press to select FM or AM band FUNCTION pages 18 29 43 46 Press to select a function E go backward go forward pages 18 21 24 26 32 41 53 Press to select a track Press to adjust the time when setting the clock or timer tuning pages 29 30 Press to tune in a radio station m M rewind fast forward pages 18 26 31 Press to find a point in a track or tape play pages 18 23 31 49 52 X...

Page 12: ...to select the tuning mode qd TUNER MEMORY page 29 Press to preset a radio station qf DISPLAY pages 43 44 Press to change the information on the display qg SLEEP page 41 Press to activate the Sleep Timer X TRANCE PRO Remote 1 1 on standby pages 15 17 47 Press to turn the system on or off B X ROUND ON OFF pages 36 37 Press to turn on or off the X ROUND function MAX PAD page 37 Press to enhance the s...

Page 13: ...r recording F BEAT LEVEL page 38 Press to adjust the beat level BEAT PATTERN pages 39 BEAT PATTERN pages 39 Press to select the rhythms of the beat G VOLUME pages 18 25 42 47 Press to adjust the volume The VOLUME button has a tactile dot Use the tactile dot as a reference when operating the system H BEAT ON OFF page 39 Press to turn on or off the rhythms of the beat BEAT SPEED page 39 BEAT SPEED p...

Page 14: ... Speakers The speaker connectors are color coded with their respective speaker terminals on the unit Front speakers Getting Started 1 2 A B C 4 3 5 6 D 1 To AM loop antenna 2 To FM lead antenna 3 To front speaker right 4 To front speaker left 5 To surround speaker right 6 To surround speaker left Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally AM loop antenna R L FRONT SPEAKER ONLY FOR SS ZUX9 White ...

Page 15: ... outlet The demonstration appears in the display When you press 1 the system turns on and the demonstration automatically ends If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not fit your wall outlet detach it from the plug only for models equipped with an adaptor 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 T...

Page 16: ...osition as shown below Example 2 Place the surround speakers on the top of the front speakers as shown below Attaching the speaker pads When carrying the unit Do the following procedure to protect the disc mechanism Use the buttons on the unit for the operation 1 Press 1 to turn on the system 2 Press CD 3 Press Z OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray and remove the disc If there are more than one disc ...

Page 17: ...splay If PLAY SET flashes in the display press or repeatedly to select CLOCK SET then press ENTER 3 Press or repeatedly to set the hour 4 Press ENTER The minute indication flashes in the display 5 Press or repeatedly to set the minute 6 Press ENTER The clock starts functioning Note The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure occurs ...

Page 18: ...cle of the tray To Do this Stop playback Press x Pause playback Press NX or X on the remote To resume playback pressNX or X on the remote again Select the next or previous track Press or Select the next or previous folder on an MP3 disc Press Search for a track on an MP3 disc by its folder name and track name and start playback the track TRACK SEARCH 1 Turn OPERATION DIAL to select the folder you ...

Page 19: ...iles that have the extension MP3 may result in noise or malfunction A folder that does not include an MP3 audio track is skipped The system can recognize up to 256 folders including the root folder 511 MP3 audio tracks 512 MP3 audio tracks and folders on a single disc 8 folder levels Depending on the encoding writing software recording device or the recording media used to record an MP3 audio trac...

Page 20: ...rmal Play The tracks on all discs in original order 1 DISC Normal Play The tracks on the disc you have selected in original order Normal Play The MP3 audio tracks in the folder on the disc you have selected in original order For AUDIO CDs this play mode performs the same operation as 1 DISC play mode ALL DISCS SHUF Shuffle Play The tracks on all discs in random order 1 DISC SHUF Shuffle Play The t...

Page 21: ... display To program all the MP3 audio tracks on a folder at once Press repeatedly until the folder you want appears in the display then proceed to step 5 4 Press or repeatedly until the track number you want appears in the display The total playing time flashes in the display To program an MP3 audio track Press repeatedly until the folder you want appears in the display then press or repeatedly un...

Page 22: ...ote repeatedly during playback until REP or REP 1 lights up in the display REP All the tracks on the disc s or all the tracks in the folder are played back repeatedly up to five times REP 1 A single track is played back repeatedly until REP 1 is canceled When or SHUF is selected for MP3 audio tracks To cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT on the remote repeatedly until both REP and REP 1 light off from...

Page 23: ... Synchro Recording Press CD then load the discs you want to record on the disc tray Select the play mode of CD player as below However the play mode automatically changes to Normal Play if you start recording in Program Play with no tracks are programmed Shuffle Play or Repeat Play For REC1 Recording Press CD then load the disc you want to record on the disc tray Select the track you want to recor...

Page 24: ...e MP3 audio track you want then proceed to step 4 4 Press ERASE Track Erase or Folder Erase and Push ENTER appear alternatively in the display To cancel the erase operation press x 5 Press ENTER The selected MP3 audio track or MP3 audio track folder is erased The folder would only be deleted if the folder only contained MP3 audio tracks and there is no sub folder Notes The program list is cleared ...

Page 25: ...ack that you are trying to record already exists on the USB device with the same name a sequential number is added after the name without overwriting the original folder or track If you perform recording after the erase operation the new recorded tracks or folders may have the name that same as the erased tracks or folders Therefore the playback sequence may different from the recording sequence W...

Page 26: ...may vary If the system is turned off or a power failure occurs during RESUME then you turn on the system and start playback the system will start playback from the beginning of the track where you stopped playback This system does not necessarily support all the functions provided in a connected USB device The playback order for the system may differ from the playback order of the connected digita...

Page 27: ...ce may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play back at all If you set the CD USB power manage function to CD USB POWER OFF you cannot resume playback from the point you stopped playback after you switch to TUNER function Using play mode You can play back the tracks on an USB device in original order or random order 1 Press or USB on the remote 2 When playback is stopped press PLAY MODE ...

Page 28: ...en after it has been played back Press NX or N on the remote to play back the same program again Repeat Play You can play back all the tracks or a single track on an USB device repeatedly Press REPEAT on the remote repeatedly during playback until REP or REP 1 lights up in the display REP All the tracks are played back repeatedly REP 1 A single track is played back repeatedly until REP 1 is cancel...

Page 29: ... display 4 Press TUNER MEMORY A preset number flashes in the display The stations are stored from preset number 1 5 Press repeatedly to select the preset number you want You can also use TUNING on the unit 6 Press ENTER Complete appears in the display The station is stored 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to store other stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations The preset stations are r...

Page 30: ...es When CD USB POWER OFF is selected disc and USB device access time is increased There is no power supply to USB device during TUNER function with the CD USB power manage function is set to CD USB POWER OFF Therefore when a USB device is connected it cannot be recognized To change the AM tuning interval The factory setting for AM tuning interval is 9 kHz or 10 kHz for some areas Use the buttons o...

Page 31: ...yback rewind or fast forward operation you cannot open the tape deck Tip If you press NX or N on the remote when the TAPE A function is selected and there is no tape in Deck A the system automatically switches to the TAPE B function when there is a tape in Deck B and vice versa Then playback will start Tape Load a tape into the deck with the side you want to play back or record facing upward To Do...

Page 32: ...ngth of one side of the tape For Manual Recording and Sound Mixing Press the function button to select the source you want to record For Sound Mixing if you want to record your voice through the microphone only you can do so by selecting the TAPE A function and not playing any tape When recording from a disc press or repeatedly to select a track during recording pauses To record a folder of MP3 au...

Page 33: ...s x Notes You cannot eject the disc during CD TAPE Synchro Recording If you connect or disconnect a microphone or headphone during recording the sound may cut off for a moment If the effector mode is activated while recording the effect will be recorded onto a tape If the beat pattern is turned on or the drum sound is activated during recording the beat sound would be recorded onto a tape Tip When...

Page 34: ...rround effect and storing the user equalizer setting You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering the level of specific frequency band or selecting the surround effect then store up to three user equalizer settings in the memory 1 Press EQ BAND MEMORY repeatedly to select a frequency band or surround effect setting 2 Turn OPERATION DIAL to adjust the level or select the surround effect you want...

Page 35: ...udio track is played back the MP3 BOOSTER function is automatically activated to enhance the sound quality Creating a party atmosphere X TRANCE PRO You can create a party atmosphere by using X TRANCE PRO EFFECTOR Creating flanging effect FLANGER Press FLANGER repeatedly Creating delay effect DELAY Press DELAY repeatedly Enhancing the sound quality Selecting the effector mode Select To FLANGER 1 cr...

Page 36: ...n page 16 1 Press X ROUND ON OFF repeatedly until X ROUND lights up in the display The last selected X ROUND mode appears in the display 2 Press X ROUND MODE repeatedly to select the X ROUND mode you want The display changes cyclically as follows MANUAL WAVE t MANUAL FADER t MANUAL BALANCE t AUTO WAVE t AUTO FADER t AUTO BALANCE t RANDOM POSITION t TWISTER t RANDOM Select To CHORUS 1 create a slow...

Page 37: ... changed to X ROUND OFF and you cannot change this setting When you select SPEAKERS A the X ROUND mode is automatically changed to X ROUND OFF and you cannot change this setting MAX JUMP MODE You can use MAX to enhance the sound and JUMP to switch the sound position to the opposite direction instantly Creating the MAX and JUMP effect following the tempo of the music 1 Press X ROUND ON OFF repeated...

Page 38: ... would automatically changed to MANUAL during TEMPO mode If Hit Faster appears in the display the input tempo is below the lower limit of the tempo Hit again in faster tempo If Hit Slower appears in the display the input tempo is beyond the upper limit of the tempo Hit again in slower tempo BEAT BLEND With the drum pads you can add percussion during playback This effect can be used with any source...

Page 39: ...PRO remote repeatedly to select the beat pattern you want The name of the beat pattern appears in the display To change the beat speed Hold down BEAT SPEED and turn OPERATION DIAL or press BEAT SPEED or BEAT SPEED on the X TRANCE PRO remote repeatedly to select the speed you want BPM 40 200 To return the beat speed to default setting BPM 120 Hold down ENTER and then press BEAT SPEED Notes The temp...

Page 40: ...y audio source that play back on this system 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to reduce the microphone volume 2 Connect an optional microphone to MIC jack 3 Start playing the music and adjust the volume 4 Turn MIC LEVEL to adjust the microphone volume If acoustic feedback howling occurs reduce the volume move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone After you have fin...

Page 41: ... music from disc tape tuner or optional USB device at a preset time Recording Timer You can record from a preset radio station at a specified time 1 Prepare the audio source For Play Timer Prepare the audio source and then press VOLUME to adjust the volume To start from a specific track create your own program page 21 To wake up to a tape load a tape into Deck A For Recording Timer Tune in the pre...

Page 42: ...play SPECTRUM Turn on or off the spectrum analyzer display SYSTEM DIMMER Adjust the brightness of the display BEAM DIMMER Adjust the brightness of the built in beam ILLUMINATION Select the pattern of the power illuminator when the X ROUND mode is not selected X ROUND ILLUM Turn on or off the power illuminator when the X ROUND mode is selected 2 Turn OPERATION DIAL to select the setting you want 3 ...

Page 43: ...E repeatedly to select the FRONT BEAM and BOTTOM BEAM FRONT BEAM is located at the front side of the unit and reacts according to the high frequency treble of the music BOTTOM BEAM is located at the bottom side of the unit and reacts according to the low frequency bass of the music 2 Turn OPERATION DIAL to select the setting you want 3 Press ENTER To adjust the brightness of the beam Refer to BEAM...

Page 44: ...me of current track and file name 3 For MP3 audio tracks with ID3 tag Track name and artist name from ID3 tag For MP3 audio tracks without ID3 tag File name and NO ARTIST 4 For MP3 audio tracks with ID3 tag Track name and album name from ID3 tag For MP3 audio tracks without ID3 tag File name and folder name 5 Clock display for 8 seconds 6 Effect name for 8 seconds Checking the total playing time a...

Page 45: ...udio tracks may not be displayed correctly ID3 tag information for MP3 audio tracks is displayed when the tracks have ID3 version 1 or ID3 version 2 If there are ID3 version 1 and version 2 tags ID3 version 2 tag information has priority Hooking up the optional components To enhance your system you can connect optional components Refer to the operating instructions supplied with each component Rea...

Page 46: ...activated the beat sound would be output through AUDIO OUT jacks C AUDIO AUDIO IN L R jacks Use an audio cord to connect to the audio output jacks of an optional component such as an MD deck D VIDEO AUDIO IN L R jacks Use an audio cord to connect to the audio output jacks of an optional component such as a TV or VCR Listening to a connected TV or VCR Press VIDEO or press FUNCTION repeatedly on the...

Page 47: ... There is no sound Turn MASTER VOLUME clockwise or press VOLUME repeatedly on the remote The headphones are connected to the PHONES jack Check the speaker connections page 14 There is no audio output during Recording Timer There is no microphone sound Turn MASTER VOLUME clockwise or press VOLUME repeatedly on the remote or turn MIC LEVEL clockwise to adjust the microphone volume Make sure the micr...

Page 48: ...cts Press FLANGER DELAY CHORUS and AQUA repeatedly to turn off the effector mode There is beat sound even though you have not played back any source Press BEAT ON OFF to turn off beat pattern The light illuminated from the FRONT BEAM is too glaring Select F BEAM OFF page 43 Select DIMMER 2 in BEAM DIMMER page 42 Do not stare at the FRONT BEAM directly Speakers Sound comes from one channel or unbal...

Page 49: ...SB POWER ON page 30 The sound skips Wipe the disc clean page 55 Reload the disc Move the unit to a place without vibration e g on top of a stable stand Move the speakers away from the unit or place them on separate stands When you listen to a track with bass sounds at high volume the speaker vibration may cause the sound to skip Playback does not start from the first track The system is in Program...

Page 50: ...ructure within the USB device becomes complex Refer to operating instructions of the USB device on how to remedy this problem Recording to a USB device results in an error You are using an unsupported USB device See Playable Recordable USB devices page 5 for the supported device types The USB device was disconnected or the system was turned off during recording Delete the partially recorded track ...

Page 51: ...he original music source during recording The USB device cannot be connected into the USB port The USB device is being connected backwards Connect the USB device in the correct orientation Reading is displayed for a long time The reading process can take a long time in the following cases There are many folders or tracks on the USB device The file structure is extremely complex The memory capacity...

Page 52: ... not support all of these FAT For details see the operating instructions of each USB storage media or contact the manufacturer Tuner The radio presetting is canceled The power cord is disconnected or a power failure occurred for longer than half a day Redo Listening to a preset radio station page 29 There is severe hum or noise TUNED or STEREO flashes in the display Set the proper band and frequen...

Page 53: ... or Not in Use flashes in the display The system does not have AMS Automatic Music Sensor function This is not a malfunction The recorded sound has echo effect Before you start recording press FLANGER DELAY CHORUS and AQUA repeatedly to turn off the effector mode Optional components There is no sound Refer to General item There is no sound page 47 and check the condition of the system Connect the ...

Page 54: ...ck or pause Step Full You tried to program more than 25 steps SET CLOCK You pressed CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote before the clock is set SET TIMER You pressed CLOCK TIMER SELECT on the remote before Play Timer or Recording Timer is set USB device Reading USB Reading The system is reading information of the USB device Some buttons are not available Data Error You tried to play back an MP3 audio...

Page 55: ... extends beyond the seal Discs that have labels printed using ink that feels tacky when touched Notes on discs Before playing wipe the disc with a cleaning cloth from the center out to the edge Do not clean discs with solvents such as benzine thinner or commercially available cleaners or anti static spray intended for vinyl LPs Do not expose discs to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air...

Page 56: ...em with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution Do not use any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as thinner benzine or alcohol To prevent a tape from being accidentally recorded over Break off the tape s overwrite protection tab from side A or B as illustrated To reuse the tape for recording at a later time cover the broken tab with adhesive tape About a t...

Page 57: ...ge 450 mV impedance 47 kilohms MIC Sensitivity 1 mV impedance 10 kilohms USB port Type A Outputs PHONES accepts headphones of 8 ohms or more Disc player section System Compact disc and digital audio system Laser Semiconductor laser λ 770 810 nm Emission duration continuous Laser Output Max 44 6 µW This output is the value measured at a distance of 200 mm from the objective lens surface on the Opti...

Page 58: ... Audio Layer 3 32 44 1 48 kHz Transfer speed Full Speed Supported USB device Mass Storage Class Maximum current 500 mA Speaker Front Surround speakers SS ZUX9 Speaker system 2 way 2 drivers speaker system Bass reflex Speaker units Woofer 20 cm cone type Tweeter 2 5 cm horn type Rated impedance 6 ohms Dimensions Approx 300 450 479 mm w h d Mass Approx 11 kg per speaker General Power requirements Me...

Page 59: ...Hooking up the optional components 45 system 14 J JUMP PAD 37 M Manual Recording 32 MAX PAD 37 Multi Session 5 N Non playable disc 4 Normal Play 20 27 P Playable disc 4 Playable Recordable USB devices 5 Power Saving Mode 43 Preset effect 34 Program Play 21 28 R Radio station 29 REC1 Recording 23 Remote 11 Repeat Play 22 28 Resume Play 26 S Shuffle Play 20 27 Sound Mixing 32 T Timer Play Timer 41 R...

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