Sony CMT-CPZ3 Instruction & Operation Manual

Micro HI-FI
Component System
Operating Instructions
CMT-CPZ3
© 2010 Sony Corporation Printed in China
CAUTION
WARNING
The use of optical instruments with this product will
increase eye hazard.
To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation
This appliance is classified
opening of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths,
as a CLASS 1 LASER
curtains, etc. Do not place the naked flame sources such
as lighted candles on the apparatus. product. This marking
is located on the rear
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose
exterior.
this apparatus to dripping or splashing, and do not place
objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
Notice for customers: the following
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a
information is only applicable
bookcase or built-in cabinet.
to equipment sold in countries
As the main plug is used to disconnect the unit from the
applying EU directives.
mains, connect the unit to an easily accessible AC outlet.
The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation,
Should you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect
1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The
the main plug from the AC outlet immediately.
Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is
Do not expose batteries or apparatus with battery-
Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327
installed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the
Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters,
like.
please refer to the addresses given in separate service or
guarantee documents.
Excessive sound pressure from earphones and
headphones can cause hearing loss.
Hooking up the system securely
Speakers
Press down on the tab below the jack on the
speaker and insert the appropriate speaker
cord. Make sure the metal leads (not the part
covered with vinyl insulation) are securely
inserted into the speaker jacks. Insert the end
Black
of the cord marked with a red line into the +
jack and the cord with no marking into the
 jack.
Make sure to match the projections on the
SPEAKER jacks on the unit and the speaker
Red
cords, and insert the cords firmly to the
SPEAKER jacks.
AM loop antenna
Antennas
Find a location and an orientation that
provide good reception, and then set up the
antenna.
Keep the antennas away from the speaker
cords and the power cord to avoid picking
up noise.
FM lead antenna
(Extend it horizontally.)
Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Note on DualDiscs
Equipment
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates
4-178-679-12(1)
(Applicable in the European Union and
DVD recorded material on one side with digital
other European countries with separate
audio material on the other side. However, since the
collection systems)
audio material side does not conform to the Compact
Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not
This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates
guaranteed.
that this product shall not be treated as household
waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable
Music discs encoded with copyright
collection point for the recycling of electrical and
protection technologies
electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is
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disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential This product is designed to playback discs that conform
negative consequences for the environment and human
to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various
health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate music discs encoded with copyright protection
waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials technologies are marketed by some record companies.
will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed Please be aware that among those discs, there are some
information about recycling of this product, please that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be
contact your local Civic Office, your household waste playable by this product.
disposal service or the shop where you purchased the
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents
product.
licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
Applicable accessories: Remote commander
Disposal of waste batteries (applicable in
the European Union and other European
countries with separate collection
systems)
This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates
that the battery provided with this product shall not be
treated as household waste. On certain batteries this
symbol might be used in combination with a chemical
symbol. The chemical symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead
(Pb) are added if the battery contains more than 0.0005%
mercury or 0.004% lead. By ensuring these batteries are
disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potentially
negative consequences for the environment and human
health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate
waste handling of the battery. The recycling of the
materials will help to conserve natural resources.
In case of products that for safety, performance or data
integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an
incorporated battery, this battery should be replaced by
qualified service staff only. To ensure that the battery will
be treated properly, hand over the product at end-of-life
to the applicable collection point for the recycling of
electrical and electronic equipment.
For all other batteries, please view the section on how
to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand the
battery over to the applicable collection point for the
recycling of waste batteries.
For more detailed information about recycling of this
product or battery, please contact your local Civic Office,
your household waste disposal service or the shop where
you purchased the product.
When carrying this system
Use buttons on the unit to perform the following
procedure.
1
Press  (power)
press FUNCTION
function to CD.
2
Make sure that no disc is loaded in the disc slot to
protect the CD mechanism.
3
Hold down  (stop)/CANCEL

DSGX
flashing.
4
Unplug the power cord.
Speaker pads
Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the
speakers to prevent slipping.
Left speaker
Wall socket
or
Power
Connect the power cord to a wall socket.
Connect brown side. If the plug does not fit the wall socket, detach the supplied
plug adaptor (only for models equipped with an adaptor).
Basic Operations
Before using the system
To use the remote
Slide and remove the battery compartment lid
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 six months.
 Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix different types of
 to turn on the system, then
batteries.
 repeatedly to switch the
 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 set the clock
1
Turn on the system.
 and then press
Press  (power)  .

and + until "STANDBY" stops
2
Select the clock set mode.
Press CLOCK/TIMER SET  on the remote. If the
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  on the remote.
Use the same procedure to set the minute.
The clock settings are lost 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.
Notes on loading discs
Selecting a music source
 When you turn on the system, the disc is not pulled into the disc slot
until "NO DISC" appears in the display. Do not attempt to push in
the disc until "NO DISC" appears.
Press the following buttons (or press FUNCTION 
 If you load a disc that is not playable by this system, it will be ejected
repeatedly).
automatically.
 Do not load an 8 cm disc with an adaptor. Doing so may cause the
To select Press
system to malfunction.
CD CD  on the remote.
 When you remove a disc, handle the disc by its edge and pull it
 straight out of the disc slot. Do not touch the surface.
Tuner TUNER/BAND .
Tape TAPE  on the remote.
Note on the jog dial
Only the first 9 characters are displayed when performing the group

Component (connected FUNCTION repeatedly
search, track search, or file search.
using an audio cord) until "MD" appears.
Notes on Repeat Play
 All tracks or files on a disc are played repeatedly up to five times.
 "REP 1" indicates that a single track or file is repeated until you stop
it.
Adjusting the sound
Notes on playing MP3 discs
 Do not save other types of files or unnecessary groups on a disc that
To adjust the volume has MP3 files.
Press VOLUME +/ on the remote (or turn the  Groups that have no MP3 files are skipped.
 MP3 files are played back in the order that they are recorded onto
VOLUME control on the unit)  .
the disc.
 The system can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of
To add a sound effect
".MP3".
 If there are files on the disc that have the ".MP3" file extension,
To Press
but that are not MP3 files, the unit may produce noise or may
Generate a more DSGX  on the unit.
malfunction.
dynamic sound  The maximum number of:
(Dynamic Sound  groups is 256 (including the root folder).
 MP3 files is 511.
Generator X-tra)
 MP3 files and groups that can be contained on a single disc is 512.
Set the sound effect EQ  on the remote
 directory levels (the tree structure of files) is 8.
repeatedly to select "BASS"
 Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, recording
or "TREBLE, " and then
device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible
press +/  on the remote MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play
at all.
repeatedly (or turn the BASS
or TREBLE control  on the
Notes on playing multisession discs
unit) to adjust the level.  If the disc begins with a CD-DA (or MP3) session, it is recognized as
a CD-DA (or MP3) disc, and other sessions are not played back.
 A disc with a mixed CD format is recognized as a CD-DA (audio)
disc.
Playing a CD/MP3 disc
Listening to the radio
1
Select the CD function.

Press CD on the remote.
1
Select "FM" or "AM. "
2
Load a disc.
Press TUNER/BAND

Insert a disc in the disc slot with the label side up.
2
Select the tuning mode.
Press TUNING MODE
appears.
3
Tune in the desired station.
Press +/ on the remote (or TUNING +/ on the
unit)  . Scanning stops automatically when a station
is tuned in, and then "TUNED" and "STEREO" (for
 , and
stereo programs) appear.
3
Start playback.
Press  (play)  on the remote (or CD  (play/
pause)  on the unit).
When you tune in a station that provides RDS
To Press services, the station name appears on the display.
Pause playback  (pause)  on the remote (or
To stop automatic scanning
CD  (play/pause) 
on the
Press  (stop) 
unit). To resume play, press the
button again.
To tune in a station with a weak signal
Stop playback  (stop)  .
If "TUNED" does not appear and the scanning does not
CD  (eject) 
Remove a disc on the unit. stop, press TUNING MODE
and "PRESET" disappear, and then press +/ on the
Select a group on an 
+/ . Or turn the jog dial
MP3 disc remote (or TUNING +/ on the unit)
 on the unit and press PUSH
tune in the desired station.
ENTER  on the unit (turn the
jog dial  on the unit during
To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo
playback until "GROUP" appears,
station
and then press PUSH ENTER 
Press FM MODE
on the unit to select the desired
to turn off stereo reception.
group).
Select a track or file / (go back/go forward)
 
. Or turn the jog dial on
Playing a tape
the unit and press PUSH ENTER

on the unit. To cancel, press
CANCEL  on the unit. 1
Select the tape function.
Hold down / (rewind/
Find a point in a Press TAPE 
track or file fast forward)  during playback,
2
Insert a tape.
and release the button at the
Press TAPE  (eject)
desired point.
I (normal) tape into the cassette holder with the side
Select Repeat Play REPEAT  repeatedly until
you want to play facing forward. Make sure there is
"REP" or "REP 1" appears.
no slack in the tape to avoid damaging the tape or the
tape deck.
To change the play mode
3
Press DIRECTION

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly while the player is
"" to play one side. Select "" or "" to play
stopped. You can select normal play (" " for all MP3
both sides.
files in the group on the disc), shuffle play ("SHUF" or
4
" SHUF*"), or program play ("PGM"). Start playback.
* When playing a CD-DA disc, (SHUF) Play performs the same
Press  (play)
operation as SHUF Play.
(play)  on the unit). Press the button again to play
the reverse side.
To Press
Pause playback  (pause)  on the remote (or
TAPE  (pause) 
on the unit).
To resume play, press the button
again.
Stop playback  (stop)  on the remote (or
TAPE  (stop)  on the unit).
Rewind or fast / (rewind/fast forward)
forward
Tip
If you select ", " the tape deck stops automatically after repeating
the sequence five times.
Changing the display
To Press

Change DISPLAY repeatedly when the
information on system is on.
the display
1)
Check the clock DISPLAY  when the system
when the system is off . The clock is displayed for
2)
is off about 8 seconds.
1) For example, you can view CD/MP3 disc information, such as the
track or file number or group name during normal play, or the total
play time while the player is stopped.
The STANDBY indicator  on the unit lights up when the system is
2)
off.
Notes on the display information
 The following are not displayed;
 total playing time for a CD-DA disc depending on the play mode.
 total playing time for an MP3 disc.
 remaining playing time for an MP3 file.
 The following are not displayed correctly;
 elapsed playing time of an MP3 file encoded using a VBR (variable
bit rate).
 group and file names that do not follow either the ISO9660 Level
1, Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format.
 The following are displayed;
 ID3 tag information for MP3 files when ID3 version 1 and version
2 tags are used.
 up to 124 characters of ID3 tag information using uppercase letters
(A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and symbols ('< > * + ,  / @ [ \ ] _).
 repeatedly.

repeatedly until "AUTO"
Using optional audio components
To connect an optional headphones
Connect headphones to the PHONES jack  on the
unit.
To connect an optional analog component
Connect additional analog component to the ANALOG
IN jack  on the unit using an audio analog cord (not
supplied). Turn down the volume on the system, and

then press FUNCTION repeatedly to select "MD. "
To connect an optional digital component
Connect a component with a digital optical input jack

to the CD DIGITAL OUT jack on the unit using
a digital optical cord (square, not supplied). You can
on the remote. digitally record from a CD-DA disc onto the connected
component.
Note
You cannot make a digital recording of copy guarded discs and MP3
 repeatedly until "AUTO"
tracks using a digital component connected to this system.

repeatedly to
 repeatedly until "MONO" appears
on the remote.

on the unit, and load a TYPE
 on the unit repeatedly to select
 on the remote (or TAPE 
 .