Sony CMT-DC500MD - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
Parts Identification
Main unit ........................................................ 4
Remote control ............................................... 5
Getting Started
Hooking up the system .................................. 6
Inserting two size-AA (R6) batteries into the
remote control ......................................... 7
Replacing accessories .................................... 7
Setting the time .............................................. 9
Conserving power in standby mode .............. 9
CD
Loading the CD ............................................ 10
Playing the CD
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/
Repeat Play ...................................... 10
Programing the CD tracks
— Program Play ................................... 12
Using the CD display ................................... 13
Labeling a CD
— Disc Memo ...................................... 13
MD — Play
Loading the MD ........................................... 15
Playing the MD
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play/
Repeat Play ...................................... 15
Programing the MD tracks
— Program Play ................................... 16
Using the MD display .................................. 17
MD — Recording
Before you start recording ........................... 18
After recording ............................................. 18
Recording a CD on an MD
— CD-MD Synchro Recording ............ 19
Recording a tape on an MD
— TAPE-MD Synchro Recording ....... 20
Recording on an MD manually
— Manual Recording ........................... 21
Starting recording with 6 seconds of
prestored audio data
— Time Machine Recording ................ 21
Recording tips
— Recording for long times/Marking
track numbers/Smart space/Adjusting
the recording level ........................... 22
MD — Editing
Before you start editing ............................... 26
Labeling an MD
— Name Function ................................ 26
Erasing recordings
— Erase Function ................................. 29
Moving recorded tracks
— Move Function ................................. 31
Dividing recorded tracks
— Divide Function ............................... 31
Combining recorded tracks
— Combine Function ........................... 32
Undoing the last edit
— Undo Function ................................. 33
Changing the recording level after recording
— S.F Edit ............................................ 34
Tuner
Presetting radio stations ............................... 36
Listening to the radio
— Preset Tuning ................................... 37
Labeling the preset stations
— Station Name ................................... 38
Using the Radio Data System (RDS)* ......... 38
Tape — Play
Loading a tape .............................................. 39
Playing a tape ............................................... 39
Tape — Recording
Recording a CD on a tape
— CD-TAPE Synchro Recording ........ 40
Recording an MD on a tape
— MD-TAPE Synchro Recording ....... 40
Recording on a tape manually
— Manual Recording ........................... 41
Sound Adjustment
Adjusting the sound ..................................... 42
Timer
Falling asleep to music
— Sleep Timer ...................................... 42
Waking up to music
— Daily Timer ...................................... 43
Timer recording radio programs .................. 44
Optional Components
Hooking up the optional components .......... 45
Additional Information
Precautions ................................................... 46
System limitations of MDs .......................... 48
Troubleshooting ........................................... 49
Self-diagnosis display .................................. 53
Specifications ............................................... 55
* European model only