Sony CMT-V50iP - Manual

CMT-V50iP (GB) 4-418-711-13 (1)
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock,
do not expose this apparatus to rain or
moisture.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose
this apparatus to dripping or splashing, and do not place
objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a
bookcase or built-in cabinet.
As the main plug is used to disconnect the unit from the
mains, connect the unit to an easily accessible AC outlet.
Should you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect
the main plug from the AC outlet immediately.
Do not expose batteries or apparatus with battery-
installed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the
like.
The unit is not disconnected from the mains as long as
it is connected to the AC outlet, even if the unit itself has
been turned off.
The nameplate is located on the bottom exterior of the
unit.
Excessive sound pressure from earphones and
headphones can cause hearing loss.
CAUTION
The use of optical instruments with this product will
increase eye hazard.
This appliance is classified
as a CLASS 1 LASER
product. This marking
is located on the bottom
exterior of the unit.
To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation
opening of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths,
curtains, etc.
Do not place the naked flame sources such as lighted
candles on the apparatus.
Notice for the customers in the U.S.A.
The dating code and the nameplate are located on the
bottom exterior of the unit.
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom
exterior of the unit. Record these numbers in the space
provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon
your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No.
Serial No.
Important Safety Instructions
1) Read these instructions.
2) Keep these instructions.
3) Heed all warnings.
4) Follow all instructions.
5) Do not use this apparatus near water.
6) Clean only with dry cloth.
7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators,
heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including
amplifiers) that produce heat.
9) Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or
grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades
with one wider than the other. A grounding type
plug has two blades and a third grounding prong.
The wide blade or the third prong are provided for
your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your
outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the
obsolete outlet.
10) Protect the power cord from being walked on or
pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles,
and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
11) Only use attachments/accessories specified by the
manufacturer.
12) Use only with the cart, stand, tripod,
bracket, or table specified by the
manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.
When a cart is used, use caution when
moving the cart/apparatus combination to
avoid injury from tip-over.
13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
when unused for long periods of time.
14) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has
been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.
The following FCC statement applies only
to the version of this model manufactured
for sale in the U.S.A. Other versions may
not comply with FCC technical regulations.
NOTE:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the 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 installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
 Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is connected.
 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
CAUTION
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications
not expressly approved in this manual could void your
authority to operate this equipment.
For customers in Europe and Australia
Disposal of Old Electrical &
Electronic Equipment
(Applicable in the European
Union and other European
countries with separate
collection systems)
Note on DualDiscs
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates
DVD recorded material on one side with digital
audio material on the other side. However, since the
audio material side does not conform to the Compact
Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not
guaranteed.
Music discs encoded with copyright
protection technologies
This product is designed to playback discs that conform
to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various
music discs encoded with copyright protection
technologies are marketed by some record companies.
Please be aware that among those discs, there are some
that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be
playable by this product.
License and Trademark Notice
iPhone®, iPod®, iPod classic®, iPod nano®, and iPod
touch® are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the
U.S. and other countries. iPad® is a trademark of Apple
Inc.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents
licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
Windows Media is either a registered trademark or
trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.
This product is protected by certain intellectual
property rights of Microsoft Corporation. Use or
distribution of such technology outside of this product
is prohibited without a license from Microsoft or an
authorized Microsoft subsidiary.
All other trademarks and registered trademarks are of
their respective holders. In this manual, ™ and ® marks
are not specified.
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Getting Started Location of Controls
Attaching a protective cushion
Attach the supplied protective cushion to avoid contact of
an iPod/iPhone/iPad with the front panel of the system.
You can protect against scratching the front panel
and your iPod/iPhone/iPad by attaching the supplied
protective cushion.
Protective cushion
Adjust the attaching position of the protective cushion to
suit to your iPod/iPhone/iPad.
Setting the clock
1 Press   to turn on the system.
2 Press and hold SHIFT  and TIMER MENU  to
select the clock set mode.
If “PLAY SET” flashes, press /  repeatedly to
select “CLOCK,” and then press (enter) .
3 Press  /  repeatedly to set the hour, then press
(enter) .
4 Use the same procedure to set the minutes.
Note
The clock settings are reset when you disconnect the power cord or if
a power failure occurs.
To display the clock when the system is off
Press DISPLAY . The clock is displayed for about
8 seconds.
Operations
Playing a CD/MP3 disc
1 Select the CD function.
Press CD FUNCTION  on the remote or press
FUNCTION  on the unit repeatedly.
The function indicator lights in yellow.
2 Insert a disc.
Insert a disc in the disc slot with the label side facing
forward.
Insert a disc with
the label side facing
forward.
 Eject a disc
Playback starts automatically after “READING”
disappear.
When you changing from another function to the CD
function while a disc is already inserted in the disc
slot, press   on the remote or press   on
the unit to start playback.
Notes
When you turn on the system, the disc will not be pulled into the
disc slot until “NO DISC” appears in the display. Do not attempt to
push in the disc until “NO DISC” appears.
If you cannot insert the disc into the disc slot even when “NO DISC”
appears in the display, there may already be a disc in the slot. Press
and hold down   to eject such a disc forcibly. If even the system
does not then eject the disc, contact your nearest Sony dealer.
If you cannot eject the disc and “LOCKED” appears in the display,
contact your nearest Sony dealer.
Do not insert a disc with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square,
star). The disc may fall into the system and cause irreparable
damage.
When pressing   on the unit and then reinserting the disc that
appears in the disc slot, do not simply push in the disc. Remove the
disc from the disc slot and then reinsert it.
Do not turn off the system with a disc halfway inserted in the disc
slot. Doing so may cause the disc to fall.
Do not use a disc with tape, seals or paste on it as this may cause
malfunction.
When you eject a disc, handle the disc by its edge. Do not touch the
surface.
Do not insert an 8 cm disc with an adapter. Doing so may cause the
system to malfunction.
Other operations
To Press
Pause playback  (or   on the unit). To
resume play, press the button again.
Stop playback  .
Select a folder on
an MP3 disc
+/ .
Select a track or
file
/ .
Find a point in a
track or file
Hold down /  (or
/  on the unit) during
playback, and release the button at
the desired point.
Select Repeat Play REPEAT  repeatedly until “ ” or
“ 1” appears.
Eject a disc   on the unit.
To change the play mode
Press PLAY MODE  repeatedly while the player is
stopped. You can select Normal Play mode (“FLDR”
for all MP3 files in the folder on the disc), Shuffle Play
mode (“SHUF” or “FLDR SHUF*” for folder shuffle), or
Program Play mode (“PGM”).
* When playing a CD-DA (audio) disc, FLDR or FLDR SHUF Play
performs the same operation as Normal or SHUF Play.
Notes on Repeat Play
“ ” indicates that all tracks or files will be repeated until you stop
playback.
“ 1” indicates that a single track or file will be repeated until you
stop playback.
Notes on Shuffle Play mode
When Shuffle Play mode is set to “SHUF,” the system shuffle-plays
all tracks or files on the disc. When Shuffle Play mode is set to
“FLDR SHUF,” the system shuffle-plays all tracks or files in selected
folder.
When you turn off the system, the selected Shuffle Play mode
(“SHUF” or “FLDR SHUF”) is cleared and the play mode returns to
Normal or FLDR Play mode.
Notes on playing MP3 discs
Do not save other types of tracks or files, or unnecessary folders on a
disc that has MP3 files.
Folders that have no MP3 files are skipped.
The system can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of
“.mp3.”
Even when file name has the “.mp3” file extension, if the actual
file differs, playing this file may generate a loud noise which could
damage the system may malfunction.
The maximum number of:
 999* folders (including the root folder)
 999 MP3 files
 250 MP3 files in a single folder
 8 folder levels (in the tree structure of files)
Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, recording
device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible
MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play
at all.
* This include folders that have no MP3 or other files. The number
of folders that the system can recognize may be less than actual
number of folders, depending on the folder structure.
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  (phones) jack
Connect the headphones.
 AUDIO IN jack
Connect an optional audio component.
 Power (DC IN 19.5 V)
1 Connect the power cord to the AC adapter.
2 Connect the AC adapter to the unit, and then plug
the power cord in to a wall outlet.
 Antennas
Find a location and an orientation that provide good
reception, and then set up the antennas.
Keep the antennas away from the power cord to avoid
picking up noise.
To use the iPod/iPhone/iPad
1 Open the dock by pushing the center of the dock.
Dock
2 Place the iPod/iPhone/iPad.
Note
Be careful not to drop the unit when disconnecting an iPod/iPhone/
iPad from the iPod/iPhone/iPad connector.
Creating your own program
(Program Play)
1 Select the CD function.
Press CD FUNCTION  on the remote or press
FUNCTION  on the unit repeatedly.
The function indicator lights in yellow.
2 Select the play mode.
Press PLAY MODE  repeatedly until “PGM”
appears while the player is stopped.
3 Select a folder (MP3 disc only).
Press +/  repeatedly to select the desired
folder. If you want to program all files in the folder,
press .
4 Select the desired track or file number.
Press /  repeatedly until the desired track
or file number appears.
Selected track or file
number
Total playing time of the
selected track or file
5 Program the selected track or file.
Press  to enter the selected track or file.
“--.--” appears when the total playing time exceeds
100 minutes for an CD or when you program an MP3
files.
6 Repeat steps 3 through 5 to program additional
tracks or files, up to a total of 25 tracks or files.
7 To play your program of tracks or files, press  
(or   on the unit).
The program remains available until you remove the
disc from the disc slot  or unplug the power cord.
To play the same program again, press   (or 
 on the unit).
To cancel Program Play
Press PLAY MODE  repeatedly until “PGM”
disappears while the player is stopped.
To delete the last track or file of the program
Press and hold SHIFT  and CLEAR  while the
player is stopped.
Listening to the radio
1 Select the TUNER function.
Press FM or AM FUNCTION  on the remote or
press FUNCTION  on the unit repeatedly.
The function indicator lights in pink (FM) or sky blue
(AM).
2 Perform tuning.
For automatic scanning
Press TUNING MODE  repeatedly until “AUTO”
appears, and then press +/ . Scanning stops
automatically when a station is tuned in, and
“TUNED” and “STEREO” (for stereo programs only)
light up in the display.
If “TUNED” does not light up and the scanning does
not stop, press   to stop scanning, then perform
manual tuning (below).
When you tune in a station that provides RDS
services, information such as the service name or
station name is provided by broadcasts.
For manual tuning
Press TUNING MODE  repeatedly until
“MANUAL” appears, and then press +/ 
repeatedly to tune in the desired station.
Tip
To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo station, press FM MODE
 repeatedly until “MONO” appears to turn off stereo reception.
To change the AM tuning interval
The default setting for AM tuning interval is 9 kHz (or
10 kHz for some areas). Use the buttons on the unit to
perform this operation.
1 Press AM FUNCTION  on the remote or press
FUNCTION  on the unit repeatedly to select the
AM station.
2 Press /  to turn off the system.
3 Press and hold VOL +  and press /  on the
unit.
“STEP 9K” or “STEP 10K” appears in the display.
When you change the interval, all the AM preset
stations are erased.
Presetting radio stations
1 Tune in the desired station.
2 Press TUNER MEMORY  to select the tuner
memory mode.
Preset number
3 Press +/  repeatedly to select the desired preset
number.
If another station is already assigned to the selected
preset number, the station is replaced by the new
station.
 AM loop antenna
 FM lead antenna (Extend it horizontally.)
 To AC Adapter
Unit (Top)
Touch Panel*
 Display
 Disc slot
Unit (Front)
Function indicator
Remote sensor
iPod/iPhone/iPad connector
Dock indicator
* The system is set at the factory for the key-
touch confirmation beep to sound when you
press a touch panel key on the unit. You can
turn off the beep sound.
* The system is set at the factory for the key-
touch confirmation beep to sound when you
press a touch panel key on the unit. You can
turn off the beep sound.
About the function indicator 
The function indicator lights in different colors according
to the function. You can tell the current function by the
color of the indicator.
The indicator color of each function is same color as that
of the corresponding FUNCTION button on the remote.
Function Button on the
remote
Indicator color
FM FM Pink
AM AM Sky blue
AUDIO IN AUDIO IN Amber
CD CD Yellow
iPod iPod White
Remote
  (Illumination) button
Turn ON/OFF the dock indicator .
This manual mainly explains operations using the
remote, but the same operations can also be performed
using the buttons on the unit having the same or
similar names.
The function indicated by pink on the remote can be
activated using SHIFT . If you want to operate the
function indicated by pink, press and hold SHIFT 
and press the button of the function indicated by pink.
If you press the button without holding the SHIFT 
pressed the system activates the function indicated by
white.
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To use the remote
Slide and remove the battery compartment lid, and insert
the two supplied R6 (size AA) batteries,  side first,
matching the polarities shown below.
Notes on using the remote
With normal use, the batteries should last for about 6 months.
Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix different types of
batteries.
If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the
batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion.
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4-418-711-13 (1)
Micro HI-FI
Component System
GB Operating Instructions
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CMT-V50iP