Sony XR-C5500, Operating Instructions Manual

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 C5500 Serial No 3 048 458 11 1 ...

Page 2: ...FCC Rules These limits 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 ins...

Page 3: ...h easily Frequent playing and stopping of these tapes may cause them to become entangled in the cassette deck mechanism Slack 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 If no power is being supplied to the unit check the connections first If everything is in order check the fuse...

Page 4: ...ing only the desired stations 11 Receiving the memorized stations 12 Other Functions Labeling the rotary commander 13 Using the rotary commander 13 Adjusting the sound characteristics 15 Attenuating the sound 15 Changing the sound and display settings 15 Boosting the bass sound D bass 16 With Optional Equipment CD MD Unit Playing a CD or MD 16 Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat Play 18 Playing track...

Page 5: ... OPEN button 7 9 19 q D BASS button 16 qa SOUND button 15 qs OFF button 6 7 8 9 qd Reset button located on the front side of the unit behind the front panel 7 qf SEEK AMS cursor left right buttons 8 9 10 11 12 15 17 Seek 11 Automatic Music Sensor 9 17 Manual search 12 17 qg ENTER button 8 10 11 12 15 17 qh Frequency select switch located on the bottom of the unit See Frequency select switch in the...

Page 6: ...mander control the same functions as those on this unit 1 OFF button 2 MENU button 3 SOURCE button 4 SEEK AMS cursor button 5 SOUND button 6 DSPL button 7 ATT button 8 LIST button Not available for this model 9 DISC PRST cursor M m button q ENTER button qa MODE button qs VOL button OFF SEEK SEEK OPEN CLOSE MENU LIST SOUND ENTER DISC DISC SOURCE DSPL MODE VOL ATT x side up A unit turned off by pres...

Page 7: ...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 Pressing the reset button will erase the clock setting pre...

Page 8: ...o select first enter the menu mode and choose up down of PRST DISC or choose left right of SEEK AMS PRST DISC To select upwards To select downwards SEEK AMS SOURCE SOURCE To select rightwards To select leftwards Setting the clock The clock uses a 12 hour digital indication Example To set the clock to 10 08 1 Press MENU then press either side of PRST DISC repeatedly until CLOCK appears 1 Press ENTE...

Page 9: ...a specific track Automatic Music Sensor AMS During playback press either side of SEEK AMS momentarily for each track you want to skip You can skip up to nine tracks at one time Note The AMS function may not work when the blanks between tracks are shorter than four seconds there is noise between tracks there are long sections of low volume or quiet sections In the Motion Display mode all the items ...

Page 10: ...C the item changes as follows BL SKP t ATA 3 Press side of SEEK AMS to select ON Play mode starts 4 Press ENTER To return to normal playback mode select OFF in step 3 Tip While the ATA function is activated the display TAPE y TUNER can be changed by pressing DSPL MODE DSPL ENTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 SEEK AMS REP SHUF Playing tracks repeatedly Repeat Play During playback press 1 REP repeatedly until REP ON ...

Page 11: ...es You can store up to 6 stations on each band FM1 FM2 FM3 MW SW1 and SW2 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 B TUNER B CD TAPEb MD b If the corresponding optional equipment is not connected this item will not appear 2 Press MODE repeatedly to...

Page 12: ...en to press and hold either side of SEEK AMS until the desired frequency appears manual tuning If FM stereo reception is poor Monaural Mode 1 During radio reception press MENU then press either side of PRST DISC repeatedly until MONO appears 2 Press side of SEEK AMS until MONO ON appears The sound improves but becomes monaural ST disappears 3 Press ENTER To return to normal mode select MONO OFF in...

Page 13: ...E changes the operation in the following ways Tuner FM1 t FM2 t FM3 t MW t SW1 t SW2 Tape playback direction CD unit CD1 t CD2 t MD unit MD1 t MD2 t If the corresponding optional equipment is not connected the item will not appear continue to next page t Other Functions You can also control this unit with the rotary commander optional Labeling the rotary commander Depending on how you mount the ro...

Page 14: ...k on a disc Rotate and hold the control until you locate the specific point in a track then release it to start playback Tune in stations automatically Rotate and hold the control to find a specific station By pushing in and rotating the control the PRESET DISC control Push in and rotate the control to Receive the stations memorised on the number buttons Change the disc Tip While the ATA function ...

Page 15: ...o turn the beep sound on or off RM Rotary Commander to change the operative direction of the rotary commander Select NORM to use the rotary commander as the factory set position Select REV when you mount the rotary commander on the right side of the steering column D INFO Dual Information 1 to display the clock and the play mode simultaneously ON or to display the information alternately OFF M DSP...

Page 16: ...TEXT disc the artist name appears in the display after the disc name Only for CD TEXT discs with the artist name 3 If the track name of a CD TEXT disc or MD is not prerecorded TRACK and NO NAME appears in the display Boosting the bass sound D bass You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass sound The D bass function boosts the low frequency signal and high frequency signal with a sharper curve than co...

Page 17: ...s scrolled automatically whether you set the function on or off 1 During playback press MENU 2 Press either side of PRST DISC repeatedly until A SCRL appears 3 Press side of SEEK AMS to select A SCRL ON 4 Press ENTER To cancel Auto Scroll select A SCRL OFF in step 3 Note For some discs with very many characters the following cases may happen Some of the characters are not displayed Auto Scroll doe...

Page 18: ...You can select REP 1 to repeat a track REP 2 to repeat a disc During playback press 1 REP repeatedly until the desired setting appears B REP 1 B REP 2 REP OFF b Repeat Play starts To return to normal playback mode select REP OFF 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 r...

Page 19: ... For safety turn off the engine before cleaning the connectors and remove the key from the ignition switch Never touch the connectors directly with your fingers or with any metal device Dismounting the unit 1 Press the clip inside the front cover with a thin screwdriver and pry the front cover free 2 Repeat step 1 on the left side The front cover is removed 3 Use a thin screwdriver to push in the ...

Page 20: ...ing range SW tuning interval SW1 2 940 7 735 kHz SW2 9 500 18 135 kHz except for 10 140 11 575 kHz Antenna terminal 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 50 W 4 at 4 ohms General Outputs Audio output Power antenna relay control lead Pow...

Page 21: ...able dry type cleaning cassette There is noise in the space between tracks A blank space is too short less than four seconds A long pause or a passage of low frequencies or very low sound level is treated as a blank space Cause Solution Store the correct frequency in the memory The broadcast signal is too weak The broadcast signal is too weak t Use manual tuning The local seek mode is set to ON t ...

Page 22: ...nsert another MD Play an MD with tracks recorded on it Press the reset button of the unit Close the lid or insert the MDs properly Wait until the temperature goes down below 50 C 122 F Display NO MAG NO DISC NG DISCS ERROR BLANK RESET NO READY HI TEMP Cause The disc magazine is not inserted in the CD MD unit No disc is inserted in the CD MD unit A CD MD cannot play because of some problem A CD is ...

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