Sony HCD-CBX1 - Compact Disc Receiver Service Manual Download

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HCD-BX5BT/CBX1/CBX3

Basic Operations

Before using the system

To use the remote

Slide and remove the battery compartment lid

, and

insert the two supplied R6 (size AA) batteries,

side

first, matching the polarities shown below.

Notes on using the remote

With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months.

Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix different 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.

To set the clock

Turn on the system.

Press

ÒÄÆ

(power)

Select the clock set mode.

Press CLOCK/TIMER SET

on the remote. If the

current mode appears on the display, press

repeatedly to select “CLOCK SET” and then press

ENTER

Set the time.

Press

repeatedly to set the hour, and

then press ENTER

. Use the same procedure to set

the minutes.
The clock settings are lost when you disconnect the
power cord or if a power failure occurs.
To display the clock when the system is off, press
DISPLAY

. The clock is displayed for about 8

seconds.

Selecting a music source

Press the following buttons (or press FUNCTION

repeatedly).

To select

Press

on the remote.

Tuner

TUNER/BAND

Component (connected using
an audio cord)

AUDIO IN

Adjusting the sound

To adjust the volume

Press /

on the remote (or VOL +/

on the

unit)

To add a sound effect

Press

Generate a more dynamic
sound (Dynamic Sound
Generator X-tra)

DSGX

on the unit.

Set the sound effect

on the remote

repeatedly to select “BASS”
or “TREBLE,” and then
press +/

on the remote

repeatedly to adjust the level.

Playing a CD/MP3 disc

Select the CD function.

Press CD on the remote

Place a disc.

Press

(open/close)

on the unit, and place a disc

with the label side up on the disc tray.

To close the disc tray, press

(open/close)

on the

unit.
Do not force the disc tray closed with your finger, as
this may damage the unit.

Start playback.

Press

(play) on the remote (or CD

àê

(play/

pause) on the unit)

Press

Pause playback

(pause) on the remote (or CD

àê

(play/pause) on the unit)

. To resume play, press the

button again.

Stop playback

(stop)

Select a folder on an
MP3 disc

(select folder)

Select a track or file

(go back/go forward)

Find a point in a
track or file

Hold down

(rewind/

fast forward)

during playback,

and release the button at the
desired point.

Select Repeat Play

REPEAT

on the remote

repeatedly until “REP” or “REP1”
appears.

To change the play mode

Press PLAY MODE

repeatedly while the player is

stopped. You can select normal play (“

” for all MP3

files in the folder on the disc), shuffle play (“SHUF” or
“

SHUF*”), or program play (“PGM”).

* When playing a CD-DA disc,

(SHUF) Play performs the same

operation as normal (shuffle) play.

Notes on Repeat Play

All tracks or files on a disc are played repeatedly up to five times.

“REP1” indicates that a single track or file is repeated until you stop
it.

Notes on playing MP3 discs

Do not save other types of tracks or files or unnecessary folders on a
disc that has MP3 files.

Folders that have no MP3 files are skipped.

MP3 files are played back in the order that they are recorded onto
the disc.

The system can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of
“.MP3”.

If there are files on the disc that have the “.MP3” file extension,
but that are not MP3 files, the unit may produce noise or may
malfunction.

The maximum number of:

folders is 255 (including the root folder).

MP3 files is 511.

MP3 files and folders that can be contained on a single disc is 512.

folder levels (the tree structure of files) is 8.

Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, 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.

Listening to the radio

Select “FM” or “AM.”

Press TUNER/BAND

repeatedly.

Select the tuning mode.

Press TUNING MODE

repeatedly until “AUTO”

appears.

Tune in the desired station.

Press +/

on the remote (or TUNE +/

on the unit)

. Scanning stops automatically when a station is

tuned in, and then “TUNED” and “ST” (for stereo
programs only) appear.

To stop automatic scanning

Press

(stop)

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 +/

on the

remote (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

on the remote repeatedly until

“MONO” appears to turn off stereo reception.

Changing the display

Press

Change
information on the
display

DISPLAY

repeatedly when the

system is on.

Check the clock
when the system
is off

DISPLAY

when the system is

off

. The clock is displayed for 8

seconds.

For example, you can view CD/MP3 disc information, such as the
track or file number or folder name during normal play, or the total
playing time while the player is stopped.

The STANDBY indicator

on the unit lights up when the system is

off.

Notes on the display information

Characters that cannot be displayed appear as “_”.

The following are not displayed:

total playing time for a CD-DA disc depending on the play mode.

total playing time and remaining playing time for an MP3 disc.

The following are not displayed correctly:

folder and file names that do not follow either the ISO9660
Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format.

The following is displayed:

ID3 tag information for MP3 files when ID3 version 1 and version
2 tags are used (up to 62 characters).