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3-241-606-11 (1)

©2002 Sony Corporation

CD Radio
Cassette-Corder

Operating Instructions

CFD-S20CP

Summary of Contents for cCFD-S20CP

Page 1: ...3 241 606 11 1 2002 Sony Corporation CD Radio Cassette Corder Operating Instructions CFD S20CP ...

Page 2: ... 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 equipment does cause harmful interference to radio...

Page 3: ...cks repeatedly Repeat Play 16 Playing tracks in random order Shuffle Play 17 Creating your own program Program Play 17 The Radio Presetting radio stations 19 Playing preset radio stations 20 The Audio Emphasis Adjusting the sound emphasis 21 The Timer Falling asleep to music 22 Setting Up Choosing the power sources 23 Additional Information Precautions 24 Troubleshooting 26 Maintenance 28 Specific...

Page 4: ...ied AC power cord see page 23 1 Press CD 2 Press Z PUSH OPEN CLOSE down to open the CD compartment and place the CD on the CD compartment until it clicks into place 3 Close the lid of the CD compartment With the label side up 1 4 2 3 Basic Operations CD ...

Page 5: ...button has a tactile dot Once you open the CD compartment the track to start play will change to the beginning of the first track Tip Playback starts from the track you last stopped playing Resume play During stop the track number to be played are displayed To cancel the resume play to start play from the beginning of the first track press x in stop mode u POWER VOL x Z PUSH OPEN CLOSE continued 4...

Page 6: ... Press Z PUSH OPEN CLOSE to open the CD compartment and place the CD on the CD compartment see page 4 3 Close the lid of the CD compartment 4 Press u The player plays all MP3 files on the CD When you play a CD with MP3 files the MP3 indicator lights up To select a folder Press FOLDER to go forward and FOLDER to go backward press FLDR or FLDR on the remote To select a file Press to go forward and t...

Page 7: ...ters are displayed as This player conforms to Version 1 1 of the ID3 tag format If the file has the ID3 tag information song title artist name and album name can be displayed About CD Rs CD RWs and MP3 files This player can play CD Rs CD RWs recorded in the CD DA format and MP3 files recorded in the CD ROM format but playback capability may vary depending on the quality of the disc and the conditi...

Page 8: ...e display 2 Hold down TUNE or until the frequency digits begin to change in the display The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station If you can t tune in a station press TUNE or repeatedly to change the frequency step by step 2 1 Display Indicates an FM stereo broadcast RADIO BAND AUTO PRESET ...

Page 9: ...is noisy press MODE until Mono appears in the display and radio will play in monaural To Press adjust the volume VOL turn on off the radio POWER VOL has a tactile dot To improve broadcast reception Reorient the antenna for FM Reorient the player itself for AM POWER VOL MODE for FM for AM ...

Page 10: ...to play facing you Display Connect the supplied AC power cord see page 23 1 Press TAPE 2 Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape Use TYPE I normal tape only Close the compartment 3 Press n The player starts playing 1 TAPE ...

Page 11: ... operations To Press adjust the volume VOL stop playback xZ fast forward or rewind m or M pause playback X Press the button again to resume play after pause eject the cassette xZ turn on off the player POWER VOL and n has a tactile dot xZ X m M POWER VOL ...

Page 12: ... I normal tape only Close the compartment 2 Select the program source you want to record To record from the CD player insert a CD see page 4 and press CD To record from the radio tune in the station you want see page 8 Recording on a tape 3 1 With the side you want to record on facing you Display CD RADIO BAND AUTO PRESET ...

Page 13: ...usting the volume or the audio emphasis see page 21 will not affect the recording level If the AM program makes a whistling sound after you ve pressed z in step 3 press MODE to select the position of ISS Interference Suppress Switch that most decreases the noise For the best results use the AC power as a power source To erase a recording proceed as follows 1 Insert the tape whose recording you wan...

Page 14: ...f the current track r The number of tracks left and the time remaining on the CD t Checking the information of a CD with MP3 files To check the total folder number and total file number on the CD While the CD is stopped you can check them in the display To check file information Press DISPLAY ENT MEMORY while playing an MP3 file The display changes as follows The current track number and playing t...

Page 15: ...rd or observing backward in pause and hold the display it until you find the point Notes Locating a specific track using the number buttons is only available for the tracks in the selected folder You cannot locate a specific track if SHUF or PGM is lit in the display Turn off the indication by pressing x Number buttons Tips When you locate a track numbered over 10 press 10 first then the correspon...

Page 16: ...eatedly Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat Play You can play tracks repeatedly in normal shuffle or program play modes u 1 Press CD CD appears in the display 2 Proceed as follows To repeat a single track all tracks on the CD a selected folder MP3 CD only tracks in random order MODE REPEAT Do this 1 Press REPEAT until REP 1 appears 2 Press the number button for the track you want to repeat 1 Press RE...

Page 17: ...rs in the display u DISPLAY ENT MEMORY Playing tracks in random order Shuffle Play You can play tracks in random order MODE 1 Press CD CD appears in the display 2 Press MODE until SHUF appears in the display 3 Press u to start Shuffle Play To cancel Shuffle Play Stop playing first Then press MODE until SHUF disappears from the display When playing MP3 files The player plays all files up to 255 fil...

Page 18: ...ay To cancel Program Play Stop playing first Then press MODE until PGM disappears from the display To check the order of tracks before play Press DISPLAY ENT MEMORY Every time you press the button the track or folder number appears in the programed order To change the current program Press x once if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playing The current program will be erased Then create a n...

Page 19: ... the higher ones If a station cannot be preset automatically You need to preset a station with a weak signal manually 1 Press RADIO BAND AUTO PRESET to select the band 2 Tune in a station you want 3 Hold down the number buttons that you want to preset the new station on for about 2 seconds To select the preset number over 10 press 10 first then the corresponding number buttons You need to hold dow...

Page 20: ...stations 1 Press RADIO BAND AUTO PRESET to select the band 2 Press the number buttons to tune in the stored station To tune in a preset station over 10 press 10 first then corresponding number buttons Example To tune in a preset station 12 press 10 and 1 first and then press 2 Number buttons RADIO BAND AUTO PRESET ...

Page 21: ...dio emphasis you want Choose To get powerful clean sounds emphasizing low and high range audio light bright sounds emphasizing high and middle range audio percussive sounds emphasizing bass audio the presence of vocals stressing middle range audio the whole dynamic range for music such as classical music Reinforcing the bass sound Press MEGA BASS to display MEGA BASS To return to normal sound pres...

Page 22: ...utomatically Each time you press the button the indication changes as follows 60 t 90 t 120 t OFF t 10 t 20 t 30 If 4 seconds have passed after you pressed SLEEP the minutes in the display are entered When the preset time has passed the player goes off automatically To cancel the sleep function Press POWER to turn off the power SLEEP Note When you are playing a tape using this function If the tape...

Page 23: ...tery compartment To use the player on batteries disconnect the AC power cord from the player Replacing batteries Replace the batteries when the OPR BATT indicator dims or when the player stops operating Replace all the batteries with new ones Notes 3 Battery compartment 1 AC IN Before you replace the batteries be sure to take out the CD from the player When you operate the player with the batterie...

Page 24: ...nel only Should any solid object or liquid fall into the player unplug the player and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it any further Discs with non standard shapes e g heart square star cannot be played on this player Attempting to do so may damage the player Do not use such discs On power sources For AC operation use the supplied AC power cord do not use any other type The...

Page 25: ...e rise in temperature inside the car Do not stick paper or sticker on the CD nor scratch the surface of the CD After playing store the CD in its case If there is a scratch dirt or fingerprints on the CD it may cause tracking error Side A Tab for side A Tab for side B Notes on cassettes Break off the cassette tab from side A or B to prevent accidental recording If you want to reuse the tape for rec...

Page 26: ...he TV Troubleshooting General The power is not on Connect the AC power cord to a wall outlet securely Make sure the batteries are inserted correctly You cannot turn on the player with the remote when you operate the player on batteries The power is not on and BATT and ERROR are displayed alternately Make sure the batteries are inserted correctly Replace all the batteries with new ones if they are ...

Page 27: ...pinch roller and capstan see page 28 Demagnetize the heads using a demagnetizer see page 28 The sound is distorted The TYPE II high position or TYPE IV metal tape is being used Use TYPE I normal tape only Remote The remote does not function Replace all the batteries in the remote with new ones if they are weak Make sure that you are pointing the remote at the remote sensor on the player Remove any...

Page 28: ...pe travels before each recording After cleaning insert a tape when the areas cleaned are completely dry Erase head Pinch roller Record playback head Lens Capstan Demagnetizing the tape heads After 20 to 30 hours of use enough residual magnetism will have built up on the tape heads to begin to cause loss of high frequency sound and hiss At this time you should demagnetize the heads and all metal pa...

Page 29: ...ite bar antenna Cassette corder section Recording system 4 track 2 channel stereo Fast winding time Approx 120 s sec with Sony cassette C 60 Frequency response TYPE I normal 80 10 000 Hz General Speaker Full range 10 cm 4 in dia 3 2 Ω cone type 2 Outputs Headphones jack stereo minijack For 16 68 Ω impedance headphones Power output 2 3 W 2 3 W at 3 2 Ω 10 harmonic distortion Power requirements For ...

Page 30: ... name and album name can be displayed Note If you use a version other than 1 1 ID3 tag information will not be displayed correctly About MP3 What is the MP3 MP3 MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 is a standard technology and format for compressing a sound sequence The file is compressed to about 1 10 of its original size Sounds outside the range of human hearing are compressed while the sounds we can hear are n...

Page 31: ... to the radio 8 Locating a specific track 15 M N O Maintenance 28 MEGA BASS 21 MP3 about MP3 30 display 14 playing order 7 P Q Playing a CD 4 a tape 10 preset radio stations 19 tracks in random order 17 tracks repeatedly 16 Power sources 23 Precautions 24 Presetting radio stations 19 Program Play 17 R Radio stations playing 20 presetting 19 Repeat Play 16 S Selecting audio emphasis 21 tracks 5 Set...

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