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Operating Instructions

 1999 by Sony Corporation

US

FM

/

AM Cassette

Car Stereo

XR-C7220

For installation and 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-C7220 Serial No.

3-865-683-11(1)

Summary of Contents for XR-C7220

Page 1: ...ons 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 C7220 Serial No 3 865 683 11 1 ...

Page 2: ...s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency 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 equ...

Page 3: ...imultaneous Play 23 Location of controls 4 Getting Started Resetting the unit 6 Detaching the front panel 6 Setting the clock 7 Cassette Player Listening to a tape 8 Playing a tape in various modes 9 Radio Memorizing stations automatically Best Tuning Memory BTM 9 Memorizing only the desired stations 10 Receiving the memorized stations 10 Storing the station names Station Memo 11 Locating a statio...

Page 4: ... 8 PRESET DISC button During radio reception Preset stations select 10 During CD MD playback Disc change 17 9 DSPL display mode change button 8 11 12 16 18 19 º OPEN front panel release button 6 8 25 Dial volume bass treble left right rear front control 7 11 12 14 18 19 Reset button located on the front side of the unit behind the front panel 6 OFF button 6 8 SHIFT button PLAY MODE 9 10 17 20 21 S...

Page 5: ...ton 6 DSPL button 7 PRESET DISC button You cannot perform manual search and manual tuning with the remote 8 SOURCE button 9 MODE DIR button When the POWER SELECT switch is set to the B position 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 DIR SEL FF REW SOUND ATT DSPL SEEK AMS PRESET DISC M...

Page 6: ...ottom of the unit is set to the A position If you connect an optional power amplifier and do not use the built in amplifier the beep sound will be deactivated Getting Started Resetting the unit Before operating the unit for the first time or after replacing the car battery you must reset the unit Remove the front panel and press the reset button with a pointed object such as a ball point pen Note ...

Page 7: ...on flashes 2 Set the hour 3 Press 4 n The minute indication flashes 4 Set the minute to go forward to go backward to go forward to go backward 2 Press SHIFT The clock starts 3 Press SHIFT After the clock setting is complete the display returns to normal playback mode Note If the POWER SELECT switch on the bottom of the unit is set to the B position turn the power on first then set the clock ...

Page 8: ...y Z While the ATA function is activated After you select the desired item the display will automatically change to the Motion Display mode after a few seconds In the Motion Display mode all the above items are scrolled in the display one by one in order Tip The Motion Display mode can be turned off See Changing the sound and display settings on page 15 Cassette Player Listening to a tape 1 Press O...

Page 9: ... setting Radio Memorizing stations automatically Best Tuning Memory BTM The unit selects the stations with the strongest signals and memorizes them in the order of their frequencies You can store up to 6 stations on each band FM1 FM2 FM3 AM1 and AM2 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 ...

Page 10: ... order the stations stored in the memory Preset Search Function If you cannot tune in a preset station Push and release the SEEK AMS control up or down to search for the station automatic tuning Scanning stops when the unit receives a station Push the SEEK AMS control up or down repeatedly until the desired station is received Note If the automatic tuning stops too frequently press SHIFT then pres...

Page 11: ... n 9 n n n n n n n n n _ If you rotate the dial counterclockwise the characters appear in the reverse order If you want to put a blank space between characters select _ under bar 2 Press 4 n after locating the desired character The flashing cursor moves to the next space If you press 1 N the flashing cursor moves to the left 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the entire name 4 To return to normal rad...

Page 12: ...s LIST momentarily The name assigned to the current station appears in the display 2 Press LIST repeatedly until you find the desired station 3 Press 5 ENTER to tune in the desired station Note Once the station name or frequency has been displayed for five seconds the display goes back to its normal mode To turn off the display press DSPL Other Functions You can also control this unit with an opti...

Page 13: ...tary commander By rotating the control the SEEK AMS control Rotate the control and release it to Locate the beginnings of tracks on the tape Rotate and hold the control and release it to fast wind the tape To start playback while fast winding the tape press MODE Locate a specific track on a disc Rotate and hold the control until you locate the specific point in a track then release it to start pla...

Page 14: ...ommander or wireless remote ATT ON flashes momentarily To restore the previous volume level press ATT again Tip The unit decreases the volume automatically when a telephone call comes in Telephone ATT function Changing the operative direction The operative direction of controls is factory set as shown below If you need to mount the rotary commander on the right side of the steering column you can ...

Page 15: ...pear 3 Press 4 n to select the desired setting Example ON or OFF 4 Press SHIFT After the mode setting is complete the display returns to normal playback mode Note If the SFT indication appears press SHIFT to complete the mode setting Boosting the bass sound D bass You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass sound The D bass function boosts the low frequency signal with a sharper curve than conventiona...

Page 16: ...ems are scrolled in the display one by one in order Tip The Motion Display mode can be turned off See Changing the sound and display settings on page 15 You can label CD and CD TEXT discs with a personalized name using the disc memo function Refer to Labeling a CD page 18 However if you use personalized labels they will always take priority over the original CD TEXT information when such informati...

Page 17: ...until the desired setting appears z REP 1 z REP 2 REP OFF Z Repeat Play starts 3 Press SHIFT To return to normal playback mode select REP OFF in step 2 above Playing tracks in random order Shuffle Play You can select SHUF 1 to play the tracks on the current disc in random order SHUF 2 to play the tracks in the current unit in random order SHUF ALL to play all the tracks in all the units in random ...

Page 18: ...f you press 1 N the flashing cursor moves to the left 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the entire name 3 To return to normal CD playback mode press LIST for two seconds Tip To erase or correct a name enter _ under bar for each character Displaying the disc memo name Press DSPL during CD or CD TEXT disc playback Each time you press DSPL during CD or CD TEXT playback the item changes as follows Elaps...

Page 19: ...ayback If there are no discs in the magazine NO DISC appears in the display If a disc has not been assigned a custom file appears in the display If the disc information has not been read by the unit NOT READ appears in the display To load a disc first press the number button then choose the disc that has not been loaded There are also some letters which cannot be displayed during MD or CD TEXT dis...

Page 20: ...from PLAY to SKIP To return the indication to PLAY press 5 ENTER again 3 Repeat step 2 to set PLAY or SKIP for all the tracks 4 Press 3 PLAY MODE for two seconds The unit returns to normal CD playback mode 5 Press SHIFT Notes You can set PLAY or SKIP for up to 24 tracks You cannot set SKIP for all the tracks on a CD Playing specific tracks only You can select BANK ON to play the tracks with the PL...

Page 21: ...ntilyouhearabeep sound Thenumberbuttonindicationappearsin thedisplay Note If you try to store another channel on the same number button the previously stored channel will be erased TV Video YoucanconnectanoptionalTVtunerandTV monitortothisunit Watching the TV 1 Press SOURCE repeatedlyuntil TV appears 2 PushtheSEEK AMScontrolupordown toselectthedesiredTVband Watching a video 1 Press SOURCE repeated...

Page 22: ...ress LIST again 5 4 3 2 1 CD 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 1 0 8 S M B L C C O A I H H Z C S O U A H Z P B R T I E T N R T Storing the TV channel names Follow the steps in Storing the station names page 11 Displaying the TV or radio station names Press LIST duringTVorradio reception Example When receiving the FM1 band 1 Preset number 2 Stored station names 3 Frequencies If the name of a station is not stored ...

Page 23: ...eo 6 Press SOURCE fortwoseconds SimultaneousPlaystarts If you are already watching the TV or video and want to begin listening to a tape CD or MD as well follow the same above steps except press 4 n in step 2 and press 1 N in step 4 Returning to normal mode TocanceltheCDorMD followthesteps aboveandselect instep3 TocanceltheTVorvideo followthe stepsaboveandselect instep5 Note If you press the EJECT...

Page 24: ... Frequent playingandstoppingofthesetapesmaycause themtobeentangledinthecassettedeck mechanism Slack Additional Information Precautions If your car was parked in direct sunlight resulting in a considerable rise in temperature inside the car allow the unit to cool off before operating it Ifnopowerisbeingsuppliedtotheunit checktheconnectionsfirst Ifeverythingisin order checkthefuse Ifnosoundcomesfrom...

Page 25: ...eunit Cleaning the Connectors Theunitmaynotfunctionproperlyifthe connectorsbetweentheunitandthefront panelarenotclean Inordertopreventthis openthefrontpanelbypressing OPEN then detachitandcleantheconnectorswitha cottonswabdippedinalcohol Donotapply toomuchforce Otherwise theconnectorsmay bedamaged Notes For safety turn off the engine before cleaning the connectors and remove the key from the ignit...

Page 26: ...al External antenna connector Intermediate frequency 10 7 MHz 450 kHz Sensitivity 30 µV Power amplifier section Outputs Speaker outputs sure seal connectors Speaker impedance 4 8 ohms Maximum power output 40 W 4 at 4 ohms General Outputs Audio outputs 2 Power antenna relay control lead Power amplifier control lead Telephone ATT control lead Tone controls Bass 8 dB at 100 Hz Treble 8 dB at 10 kHz P...

Page 27: ...cy Thebroadcastsignalistooweak Thebroadcastsignalistooweak nUsemanualtuning Tuneinthefrequencyaccurately Thebroadcastsignalistooweak nSettoMONOmode page10 Thefollowingchecklistwillhelpyouremedytheproblemsyoumayencounterwithyourunit Beforegoingthroughthechecklistbelow checktheconnectionsandoperatingprocedures General Problem The sound is distorted TheAMSdoesnotoperate correctly Cause Solution Theta...

Page 28: ... 2 TheCD MDunitcannotbeoperated becauseofsomeproblem The lid of the MD unit is open or MDs arenotinsertedproperly Theambienttemperatureismorethan 50 C 122 F 1 1 Error displays when an optional CD MD unit is connected Thefollowingindicationswillflashforaboutfiveseconds andanalarmsoundwillbeheard 1 When an error occurs during playback of a CD or MD the disc number of the CD or MD does not appear in ...

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