Sony CMT-HPR99XM Operating Instructions

Micro HI-FI
Component System
Operating Instructions
Owner's Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the rear 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. ______________
CMT-HPR99XM
© 2006 Sony Corporation
Printed in China
WARNING This symbol is intended to alert the
user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the
To reduce the risk of fire or electric product's enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk
shock, do not expose this apparatus to
of electric shock to persons.
rain or moisture.
This symbol is intended to alert the
user to the presence of important
CAUTION
operating and maintenance (servicing)
The use of optical instruments with this product will
instructions in the literature
increase eye hazard.
accompanying the appliance.
Notice for the customers in the
U.S.A.
Hooking up the system securely
When carrying this system
1
Remove all discs to protect the CD mechanism.
2 
Press CD on the remote to select the CD
function.
3 Hold down  (stop) 
on the unit, and press

DISC 1 until "LOCK" appears.
4
Unplug the power cord.
Speakers
Right speaker
Left speaker
XM antenna
Connect the XM Connect-and-Play antenna.
For details, see "To receive the XM Satellite Radio."
XM Connect-and-Play
antenna (not supplied)
AM loop antenna
Antennas
Find a location and an orientation that provide good
reception, and then set up the antenna. FM lead antenna
Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords and
(Extend it horizontally.)
the power cord to avoid picking up noise.
Brown side for
other regions
WARNING Note on DualDiscs
This equipment has been tested and found to comply A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates
2-668-125-11(1)
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant DVD recorded material on one side with digital
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed audio material on the other side. However, since the
to provide reasonable protection against harmful audio material side does not conform to the Compact
interference in a residential installation. This equipment Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy guaranteed.
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
Music discs encoded with
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that
copyright protection technologies
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
GB
This product is designed to playback discs that
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently,
or television reception, which can be determined by
various music discs encoded with copyright protection
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
technologies are marketed by some record companies.
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
Please be aware that among those discs, there are some
following measures:
that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
playable by this product.
– Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
• ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus and their logos are
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
trademarks of Sony Corporation.
different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• SonicStage and SonicStage logo are trademarks or
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.
technician for help.
• MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents
licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications
• The XM name and related logos are registered
not expressly approved in this manual could void your
trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc.
Printed on 100% recycled authority to operate this equipment.
paper using VOC (Volatile
Organic Compound)-free
Note to CATV system installer:
vegetable oil based ink.
This reminder is provided to call the CATV system
installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC
that provides guidelines for proper grounding and,
in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be
connected to the grounding system of the building, as
close to the point of cable entry as practical.
U.S.A., Canadian and Australian
models only
ENERGY STAR ® is a U.S. registered
mark. As an ENERGY STAR ® partner,
Sony Corporation has determined that
this product meets the ENERGY STAR ®
guidelines for energy efficiency.
Power
Connect the power cord to a wall socket.
If the plug does not fit the wall socket, detach the supplied
plug adaptor (only for models equipped with an adaptor).
Wall socket
or
White side for North
American model
Basic Operations
Notes on XM Satellite Radio
• To ensure optimal reception of XM's satellite signal, move your
antenna to various window locations around your home to see
where the best reception will be received. Most XM customers
place the antenna in a south-facing window with a clear view to the
sky.
• Residents in Canada please see information about XM Canada at
the following webpage: (http://www.xmradio.ca/)
To set the clock
1
Turn on the system.
Press  (power)  .
2
Select the clock set mode.
Press CLOCK/TIMER SET 
current mode appears on the display, press /
 on the remote repeatedly to select "CLOCK SET"

and then press ENTER on the remote.
3
Set the time.
Press / 
on the remote repeatedly to set
the hour, and then press ENTER
Use the same procedure to set the minute.
When you turn off the system after setting the clock,
the clock display appears instead of the demonstration
display.
The clock settings are lost when you disconnect the
power cord or if a power failure occurs.
Selecting a music source
Press the following buttons (or press FUNCTION
the remote repeatedly).
To select Press
CD CD 
Tuner TUNER/BAND
Component (connected AUDIO IN
using an audio cord)
Adjusting the sound
To adjust the volume
Press VOLUME +/– on the remote (or turn the

VOLUME control on the unit)
To add a sound effect
To Press
Generate a more dynamic DSGX
sound (Dynamic Sound
Generator X-tra)
Set the sound effect EQ 
repeatedly to select "BASS"
or "TREBLE," and then
press +/–
Before using the system
repeatedly to adjust the level.
To use the remote
 Playing a CD/ATRAC/MP3 disc
Slide and remove the battery compartment lid , and
insert the two supplied R6 (size AA) batteries,  side
first, matching the polarities shown below.
1
Select the CD function.

Press CD on the remote.
2
Place a disc.
Press  (CD open/close) 
on the unit, and place a
disc with the label side up on the disc tray.
Notes on using the remote
• With normal use, the batteries should last for about six 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.
To insert additional discs, slide the disc tray with your
To receive the XM Satellite Radio
finger as shown below.
Introducing XM Satellite Radio
XM Radio is the satellite radio service with millions of listeners
across the U.S. Broadcasting live daily. XM Radio offers 160
digital radio channels offering music, news, sports, comedy, talk,
entertainment, traffic and weather reports, with high quality digital
sound.
How to Subscribe
XM $12.95 monthly service subscription sold separately. XM
Connect and Play (TM) antenna required to receive XM service (sold
separately). Installation costs and other fees and taxes, including a
one-time activation fee may apply. Subscription fee is consumer only.
All fees and programming subject to change. Channels with frequent To close the disc tray, press  (CD open/close)
explicit language are indicated with an XL. Channel blocking is
the unit again.
available for XM radio receivers by calling 1-800-XMRADIO.
Do not force the disc tray closed with your finger, as
Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement available
at xmradio.com. XM service only available in the 48 contiguous this may damage the unit.
United States. XM Ready and XM Connect-and-Play are trademarks
3
Start playback.
of XM Satellite Radio Inc. (C)2005 XM Satellite Radio Inc. All rights
reserved.
Press  (play) 
on the remote (or CD/ (play/

pause) on the unit).
Activate XM Service
Find the 8-character XM Radio ID of the Connect-and-Play antenna.
With the Connect-and-Play antenna connected to the unit, the Radio To Press
ID can be found by selecting channel 0 on the radio. Press >10, 10/0,
 (pause)  on the remote (or
Pause playback
10/0, 10/0  on the remote in that order to select channel 0.
Record the Radio ID here for reference: _______________________. CD/ (play/pause)
(NOTE: The XM Radio ID does not use the letters I, O, S, or F.)
unit). To resume play, press the
Activate your XM Satellite Radio service online
button again.
at http://activate.xmradio.com or by calling 1-800-XMRADIO
(1-800-967-2346). You will need a major credit card.
Stop playback  (stop)
XM will send a signal from the satellites to activate the full channel
lineup. Activation normally takes 10 to 15 minutes, but during peak Select a folder on +/– (select folder)
busy periods, you may need to keep your player on for up to an hour.
an "ATRAC" disc or turn the jog dial
When you can access the full channel lineup on your player, you're
MP3 disc and press PUSH ENTER
done.
the unit (turn the jog dial
the unit during playback until
"GROUP" appears, and then
press PUSH ENTER
unit to select the desired folder).
To tune in a station with a weak signal
Select a track or file / (go back/go forward)
If "TUNED" does not appear and the scanning does
 
. Or turn the jog dial on
not stop, press TUNING MODE
the unit and press PUSH ENTER
"AUTO" and "PRESET" disappear, and then press

on the unit. To cancel, press
+/– on the remote (or TUNING +/– on the unit)
CANCEL  on the unit.
repeatedly to tune in the desired station.
Hold down / (rewind/fast
Find a point in a
track or file forward)  during playback, To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo
and release the button at the station
desired point.
Press FM MODE
to turn off stereo reception.
Select Repeat Play REPEAT  repeatedly until
"REP" or "REP1" appears.
To listen to XM
on the remote. If the Select a disc DISC SKIP  on the remote (or
You can operate and listen to the XM satellite Radio by
 
DISC 1 – 5 or DISC SKIP
connecting your XM Connect-and-Play antenna. Before
(in stop mode) on the unit).
using the system, connect the XM Connect-and-Play

Switch to CD DISC 1 – 5 on the unit
antenna to the XM jack of the system (see "Hooking up
function from (Automatic Source Selection).
the system securely").
another source
1
 
on the remote. Exchange other EX-CHANGE on the unit.
discs while playing
2
To change the play mode

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly while the player is
stopped. You can select normal play ("ALL DISCS" for
all discs, "1DISC" for a disc, or " *" for all "ATRAC" 3
files and MP3 files in the folder on the disc), shuffle
play ("ALL DISCS SHUF," "1DISC SHUF," or "
SHUF*"), or program play ("PGM").
* When playing a CD-DA disc, (SHUF) Play performs the same
To select a channel by Category mode
operation as 1DISC (SHUF) Play.

on 1
To select a CD track using the number
buttons
2

Press the number buttons on the remote during
on the remote.
normal play. For example, to enter 20, press >10, 2, 10/0,
3
 in that order.
.
 .
To create an "ATRAC"/MP3 disc
4
You can create an "ATRAC" disc and MP3 disc with the
SonicStage software. SonicStage can be
downloaded free of charge from the following sites and
To select a channel using the number
installed on your computer.
buttons
For customers in the U.S.A.:
Press the number buttons
<http://www.sony.com/shelfsupport>
to enter 20, press >10, 10/0, 2, 10/0, in that order. You
For customers in Canada:
cannot enter 255 or more.
<http://www.sony.ca/ElectronicsSupport/>
Notes
Please see the instructions at the sites or SonicStage Help
.
• If you select a channel that is not broadcasted, "OFF AIR" appears
of the software for how to install and how to create an
and the previous channel is selected.
"ATRAC"/MP3 disc.
• If you select a channel using the number buttons in Category mode,
the tuning mode changes to All Channel mode automatically.
Note on the jog dial
Only the first 6 characters are displayed when performing the folder
 on the unit.
search, track search, or file search.
Changing the display
Notes on Repeat Play
• All tracks or files on a disc are played repeatedly up to five times.
on the remote • You cannot select "REP" and "ALL DISCS SHUF" at the same
To change
time.
• "REP 1" indicates that a single track or file is repeated until you
Information on
stop it.

on the remote the display*
Notes on playing MP3 discs
Display mode
• Do not save other types of files or unnecessary folders on a disc that
(See below.)
has "ATRAC" and MP3 files.
• Folders that have no "ATRAC" and MP3 files are skipped.
* For example, you can view CD/"ATRAC"/MP3 disc information,
• "ATRAC" and MP3 files are played back in the order that they are
such as the track or file number or folder name during normal play,
recorded onto the disc.
or the total play time while the player is stopped. You can also view
• The system can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of
XM radio information, such as the channel name, song title and
".MP3."
artist name.
• If there are files on the disc that have the ".MP3" file extension,
but that are not MP3 files, the unit may produce noise or may The system offers the following display modes.
malfunction.
• The maximum number of: Display mode
– "ATRAC" folders is 255.
Demonstration
– "ATRAC" files is 999.
– MP3 folders is 255 (including the root folder).
– MP3 files is 511.
– MP3 files and folders that can be contained on a single disc is 512.
Clock
– folder levels (the tree structure of files) is 8.
Power Saving
• Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, recording
Mode
device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible
MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play
at all.
The STANDBY indicator lights up when the system is off.
• If "ATRAC" files and MP3 files are recorded on the same disc, this 1)
2) When the system is in Power Saving Mode, the following functions
system plays the "ATRAC" files first.
are unavailable:
Notes on playing multisession discs
– setting the clock
• If the disc begins with a CD-DA (or "ATRAC"/MP3) session, it is
– changing the AM tuning interval
recognized as a CD-DA (or "ATRAC"/MP3) disc, and other sessions
– changing the CD power manage function
are not played back.
Notes on the display information
• A disc with a mixed CD format is recognized as a CD-DA (audio)
disc.
• The following are not displayed;
– total playing time for a CD-DA disc depending on the play mode.
– total playing time for an "ATRAC"/MP3 disc.
– remaining playing time for an MP3 file.
Listening to the radio
• The following are not displayed correctly;
– elapsed playing time of an "ATRAC" file or MP3 file encoded
To listen to FM or AM
– folder and file names that do not follow either the ISO9660 Level
1
Select "FM" or "AM." • The following are displayed;

on
– ID3 tag information for "ATRAC" files and MP3 files when ID3

Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly.
2
Select the tuning mode. – up to 62 characters of ID3 tag information using uppercase letters

Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until "AUTO"
appears.
3
Tune in the desired station.
Using optional audio
Press +/– on the remote (or TUNING +/– on the unit)

. Scanning stops automatically when a station is
components
tuned in, and then "TUNED" and "STEREO" (for
stereo programs) appear.
 To connect an optional headphones
on the
Connect headphones to the PHONES jack
unit.
 .
To connect an optional component
 . Or Connect additional audio component to the AUDIO
 on the unit IN jack
To stop automatic scanning

on supplied). Turn down the volume on the system, and then
Press  (stop)  .
 on press FUNCTION
the AUDIO IN function.

on the

repeatedly until


repeatedly until "MONO" appears
Select "XM."
Press XM on the remote (or TUNER/BAND
repeatedly)  .
Select the All Channel mode.
Press TUNING MODE  repeatedly until "CAT"
and "PRESET" disappear.
Tune in the desired channel.
Press +/– on the remote (or TUNING+/– on the unit)

repeatedly.
Press XM on the remote (or TUNER/BAND

repeatedly) .

Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until "CAT"
appears.
Press CATEGORY +/– on the remote (or CAT

+/– on the unit) repeatedly.
Press +/– on the remote (or TUNING +/– on the

unit) repeatedly.

on the remote. For example,
Press
DISPLAY  repeatedly when the
system is on.
DISPLAY  repeatedly when the
system is off.
When the system is off, 1)
The clock display is replaced by
lighting and flashing of the display
window.
The clock is displayed.
The display is turned off to conserve
2) power. The timer and clock continue
to operate.
using a VBR (variable bit rate).
1, Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format.
version 1 and version 2 tags are used.
(A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and symbols (" $ % ' ( ) * + , – . / < =
> @ [ \ ] _ ` { | } ! ? ^).
 on the
 on the unit using an audio analog cord (not
 on the remote repeatedly to select