Sony CDX-C8850R - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
This Unit Only
Location of controls ............................................ 4
Getting Started
Resetting the unit ................................................ 6
Detaching the front panel .................................. 6
Preparing the rotary commander ..................... 7
Setting the clock .................................................. 7
CD Player
Listening to a CD ................................................ 8
Playing a CD in various modes ...................... 10
Creating a programme
— CD Programme Memory ....................... 10
Radio
Memorising stations automatically
— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) ................. 12
Memorising only the desired stations ............ 13
Receiving the memorised stations .................. 13
RDS
Overview of the RDS function ........................ 14
Displaying the station name ............................ 14
Re-tuning the same programme automatically
— Alternative Frequencies (AF) ................ 15
Listening to traffic announcements ................ 16
Presetting the RDS stations with the
AF and TA data ............................................ 17
Recording the traffic announcements
—Traffic Information Replay (TIR) ........... 17
Locating a station by programme type .......... 19
Setting the clock automatically ....................... 20
Voice Drive
Selecting a “V Drive” box for registration ..... 20
Registering a vocal phrase ............................... 21
Requesting a registered source ....................... 22
Voice Memo
Recording a voice memo .................................. 22
Playing back the voice memo .......................... 23
Erasing the voice memo ................................... 23
DSP
Setting the equalizer ......................................... 23
Selecting the listening position ....................... 24
Selecting a soundstage menu
— Dynamic Soundstage
Organizer (DSO) .......................................... 25
Adjusting the balance (BAL) ........................... 26
Adjusting the fader (FAD) ............................... 26
Adjusting the volume of the subwoofer(s) .... 27
Listening to each programme source in its
registered DSO
— Source Sound Memory (SSM) ............... 28
Other Functions
Using the rotary commander .......................... 28
Attenuating the sound ..................................... 30
Changing the sound and display settings ..... 30
Changing the equalizer display ...................... 31
With Optional Equipment
CD/MD Unit
Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 31
Playing tracks repeatedly
— Repeat Play .............................................. 33
Playing tracks in random order
— Shuffle Play .............................................. 33
Creating a programme
— Programme Memory .............................. 33
Labelling a CD
— Disc Memo ............................................... 36
Locating a disc by name
— List-up ...................................................... 37
Selecting specific tracks for playback
— Bank .......................................................... 38
Additional Information
Precautions ......................................................... 39
Maintenance ....................................................... 40
Dismounting the unit ....................................... 40
Specifications ..................................................... 41
Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 42