Sony XR-C550, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...connections see the supplied Installation Connections manual Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No XR C550 Serial No ...

Page 2: ...d 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 to correct the interference by one or more...

Page 3: ...quency and name List up 9 Other Functions Adjusting the sound characteristics 9 Muting the sound 9 Changing the sound and display settings 10 With Optional Equipment CD MD Changer Playing a CD or MD 10 Scanning the tracks Intro Scan 11 Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat Play 11 Playing tracks in random order Shuffle Play 11 Labeling a CD Disc Memo Custom File 12 Locating a disc by name List up 13 Se...

Page 4: ... to prevent the speakers from being damaged When you carry the front panel with you put it in the supplied front panel case Attaching the front panel Align the front panel with the unit and push in Notes Be sure not to attach the front panel upside down Do not press the front panel hard against the unit when attaching it Press it lightly against the unit Do not press hard or put excessive pressure...

Page 5: ...SUR EQ Set 1 SET UP SUR EQ Set 1 SET UP SUR EQ Set 1 8 SET UP SUR EQ Cassette Player Listening to a tape 1 Press OPEN and insert a cassette Playback starts automatically 2 Close the front panel If a cassette is already inserted press SOURCE until FWD or REV appears to start playback The side facing up is being played The side facing down is being played Tips To change the tape transport direction ...

Page 6: ...various modes You can play the tape in various modes Intro Intro Scan lets you play the first 10 seconds of all the tracks NR Dolby NR lets you select the Dolby NR B system ATA Automatic Tuner Activation turns on the tuner automatically while fast winding the tape B Skip Blank Skip skips blanks longer than eight seconds Dolby noise reduction manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licen...

Page 7: ...the strongest signals and memorizes them You can store up to 10 stations on each band FM 1 FM 2 and AM Caution When tuning in stations while driving use Best Tuning Memory to prevent accidents 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the tuner Each time you press SOURCE the source changes as follows Tape Tuner 2 Press MODE repeatedly to select the desired band Each time you press MODE the band changes ...

Page 8: ...o on appears The sound improves but becomes monaural ST disappears 3 Press SHIFT To go back to the normal mode select Mono off in step 2 above Changing the displayed item Each time you press DSPL the item changes as follows Frequency Clock Storing the station names Station Memo You can assign a name to each radio station and store it in memory The name of the station currently tuned in appears in ...

Page 9: ...me Z If the station name is not stored NO Name appears in the display for one second Erasing the station name 1 Tune in any station and press LIST for two seconds 2 Press DSPL for two seconds Delete and the station name appear in the display 3 Rotate the dial to select the name that you want to erase 4 Press 5 ENTER for two seconds The name is erased Repeat steps 3 and 4 if you want to erase other...

Page 10: ...ng 1 N makes the contrast lower 4 Press SHIFT When the mode setting is complete the normal playback mode appears With Optional Equipment CD MD Changer Playing a CD or MD 1 Press SOURCE repeatedly to select the CD or MD 2 Press MODE until the desired changer indication appears in the display CD MD playback starts Changing the displayed item Each time you press DSPL during CD MD playback the item ch...

Page 11: ...ss 3 PLAY MODE repeatedly until Intro appears 2 Press 4 n repeatedly until Intro on appears Intro Scan starts 3 Press SHIFT To go back to the normal playback mode select Intro off in step 2 above Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat Play You can select Repeat 1 to repeat a track Repeat 2 to repeat a disc Repeat 3 to repeat all the discs in the current changer when you connect two or more changers 1 Du...

Page 12: ...s to the left 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the entire name 3 To return to the normal CD playback mode press LIST for two seconds Tip To erase correct a name enter _ under bar for each character CD1 4 ________ NAME DISC SUR EQ CD1 4 S_______ NAME DISC SUR EQ CD1 4 S_______ NAME DISC SUR EQ CD1 4 SCHUBERT NAME DISC SUR EQ Displaying the disc memo During playback press DSPL Each time you press DSP...

Page 13: ...ersonalized name For more information on disc names refer to Labeling a CD page 12 1 Press LIST momentarily The names assigned to the disc currently playing and the next disc to be played appear in the display The name assigned to currently playing disc is flashing 2 Press LIST repeatedly until you find the desired disc 3 Press 5 ENTER to play back the disc Notes To go back to the normal display p...

Page 14: ... or complete sound dropout Therefore we recommend cleaning the tape head once a month or so with the separately available Sony Cassette Cleaning Set If the sound does not improve after using a cleaning cassette please consult your nearest Sony dealer In case of old or inferior cassette tapes the tape head gets contaminated much more quickly Depending on the tape one or two playbacks may cause poor...

Page 15: ...ing exceeding the one supplied with the unit as this could damage the unit Cleaning the connectors The unit may not function properly if the connectors between the unit and the front panel are not clean To prevent this open the front panel by pressing OPEN then detach it and clean the connectors with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol Do not apply too much force Otherwise the connectors may be damage...

Page 16: ... remote RM X2S Some labels are supplied with the rotary remote Attach that label which matches the functions of the master unit and the mounting position of the rotary remote When you mount the rotary remote attach the label in the illustration below SOUND LIST MODE SOUND LIST MODE ...

Page 17: ...13 8 OPEN button 4 5 15 9 LIST button Disc Memo 12 List up 8 13 Station Memo 8 º OFF button 4 5 Reset button located on the front of the unit hidden by the front panel 4 Dial volume bass treble balance fader control 5 8 12 SHIFT button BTM 7 SET UP 5 10 PLAY MODE 6 7 8 11 13 During radio reception Preset number buttons 7 8 During CD MD playback Direct disc selection buttons 11 POWER SELECT switch ...

Page 18: ...do manual search and manual tuning with the remote commander 5 PRESET DISC button 6 MUTE button The unit cannot be operated with the wireless remote unless SOURCE on the unit is pressed or a cassette is inserted to activate the unit first OFF SOURCE SEEK AMS PRESET DISC FF REW SOUND MUTE DSPL MODE DIR SEL 7 buttons 8 DSPL button 9 SOUND button Location of controls ...

Page 19: ...WER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION 17 watts per channel minimum continuous average power into 4 ohms 4 channels driven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than 1 total harmonic distortion Other specifications General Outputs Line outputs 2 Power antenna relay control lead Power amplifier control lead Tone controls Bass 8 dB at 100 Hz Treble 8 dB at 10 kHz Power requirement...

Page 20: ...he beep tone is turned off page 10 Tape playback Problem Playback sound is distorted The AMS does not operate correctly Cause Solution Contamination of the tape head n Clean the head There is noise in the space between tracks A blank space is too short less than four seconds on SEEK AMS is pressed immediately before the following tracks on SEEK AMS is pressed immediately after the track starts A l...

Page 21: ...e ambient temperature is more than 50 C Solution Insert the disc magazine with discs into the CD MD changer Insert discs in the CD MD changer Insert another CD MD Clean or insert the CD correctly Insert another MD Play back an MD with recorded tracks on it Press the reset button of the unit Close the lid or insert the MDs properly Wait until the temperature goes below 50 C NO Mag NO Disc NG Discs ...

Page 22: ...ront panel 4 Fuse 15 I J K Intro Scan 6 11 L List up 9 13 Local seek mode 8 Locating a disc 13 a specific track 13 a station 9 Loudness 10 M N O Manual search 11 Manual tuning 8 MD playback 10 Metal 5 Memorising a station 7 Monaural mode 8 Mute 9 P Q PLAY MODE ATA 6 Bank 13 B Skip 6 Intro 6 11 Local 8 Mono 8 NR 6 Repeat 6 11 Shuf 11 R Radio 7 Repeat Play 6 11 Reset 4 Rotary remote 9 16 S SET UP A ...

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