Timer; Falling Asleep To Music; Sleep Timer; Waking Up To Music - Sony FST-ZX8 Operating Instructions Manual

Timer

Falling asleep to music

— Sleep Timer

You can set the system to turn off after a certain
time, so that you can fall asleep to music.
Press SLEEP repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the minute
display (the turn-off time) changes cyclically as
follows:
AUTO* t 90 t 80 t 70 t ... t 10 t
OFF
* The system automatically turns off in 100 minutes or
after the current disc or tape finishes playing.
Other operations
To Do this
Check the Press SLEEP once.
remaining time**
Change the time Press SLEEP repeatedly to select
to turn off the time you want.
Cancel the Sleep Press SLEEP repeatedly until
Timer "SLEEP OFF" appears in the
display.
** You cannot check the remaining time if you select
"AUTO".
Notes
• Do not set to "AUTO" during CD Synchro
Recording on a tape.
• The "SLEEP" lights up in the display when the Sleep
Timer is activated.
Tip
You can use the Sleep Timer, even if you have not set
the clock.

Waking up to music

— Play Timer

You can wake up to music at a preset time
everyday. Make sure you have set the clock (see
"Setting the clock" on page 11).
1
Prepare the music source you want to
play.
• Disc: Load a disc. To start from a specific
track, make a program (see "Creating
your own program" on page 15).
• Tape: Load a tape with the side you want
to play facing forward.
• Radio: Tune in the preset station you
want (see "Listening to the radio" on
page 17).
2
Turn VOLUME +/– (or press VOLUME +
or – on the remote) to adjust the
volume.
3
Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.
"PLAY SET?" flashes in the display.
4
Press ENTER.
"ON" appears and the hour indication
flashes in the display.
5
Set the time to start playback.
Press M or m (or >+ or –. on the
remote) repeatedly to set the hour, then
press ENTER.
The minute indication flashes in the
display.
Press M or m (or >+ or –. on the
remote) repeatedly to set the minute, then
press ENTER.
6
Set the time to stop playback following
the same procedure as step 5.
7
Press M or m (or >+ or –. on the
remote) repeatedly until the music
source you want appears in the
display.
The display changes as follows:
t TUNER y CD PLAY T
t TAPE PLAY T
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