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Be sure to install this unit in the dashboard of by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such the car for safety. For installation and marks by Sony Corporation is under license. connections, see the supplied installation/ Other trademarks and trade names are those of connections manual.
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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. Content providers are using the digital rights management technology for Windows Media contained in this device (“WM-DRM”) to protect the integrity of their content (“Secure Content”) so...
Table of Contents Getting Started Bluetooth (Handsfree calling and Music streaming) Playable discs on this unit ....6 Notes on Bluetooth ..... . 6 Bluetooth operations .
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Support site If you have any questions or for the latest support information on this product, please visit the web site below: Customers in Latin America: http://esupport.sony.com/ES/LA/ Customers in Pan Asia: http://www.sony-asia.com/section/support http://www.sony-asia.com/caraudio/ Provides information on: • Models and manufacturers of compatible digital audio players •...
RESET button (page 8) with a pointed object, Safe and efficient use Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly such as a ball-point pen. approved by Sony may void the user’s authority to Note operate the equipment. Pressing the RESET button will erase the clock setting Please check for exceptions, due to national and some stored contents.
Canceling the DEMO mode Detaching the front panel You can cancel the demonstration display which You can detach the front panel of this unit to appears during turning off. prevent theft. Press and hold the select button. Caution alarm The setup display appears. If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF Press the select button repeatedly position without detaching the front panel, the...
Location of controls and basic operations Main unit LOUDDISC ALBMARTISTRACK SHUF MODE ALBM SHUF PAUSE SCRL DSPL PUSH ENTER / SELECT / qj qk Front panel removed This section contains instructions on the location of controls and basic operations. For details, see the respective pages.
J SEEK +/– buttons T Microphone page 18 CD/USB: Note Do not cover the microphone, the handsfree To skip tracks (press); skip tracks function may not work properly. continuously (press, then press again within about 1 second and hold); reverse/fast- *1 In the case of a CD changer being connected;...
G MODE button Card remote commander Press to: Select the radio band (FM/AM)/ RM-X304 select the play mode of iPod. Press and hold to: Enter/cancel the passenger control. H SEL (select)/ (handsfree) button The same as the select button on the unit. SOURCE MODE I M (+)/m (–) buttons...
Searching by skip items Searching for a track — Jump mode When many items are in a category, you can search the desired item quickly. Searching a track by name 1 Press (SEEK) + in Quick-BrowZer mode. — Quick-BrowZer The following display appears. You can search for a track in a CD or USB device easily by category.
Radio Searching a track by listening to track passages — ZAPPIN™ Storing and receiving stations While playing back short track passages in a CD or USB device in sequence, you can search for a track you want to listen to. Caution ZAPPIN mode is suitable for searching for a When tuning in stations while driving, use Best...
USB devices For details on the compatibility of your USB device, visit the support site. Display items Support site Customers in Latin America: http://esupport.sony.com/ES/LA/ Customers in Pan Asia: A Source http://www.sony-asia.com/section/support B Track name* , Disc/artist name* , Artist http://www.sony-asia.com/caraudio/...
Display items Support site Customers in Latin America: http://esupport.sony.com/ES/LA/ Customers in Pan Asia: http://www.sony-asia.com/section/support A Source http://www.sony-asia.com/caraudio/ B Track name, Artist name, Album number*, Album name, Track number/Elapsed playing...
Press (MODE) to select the play mode. Setting the play mode The mode changes as follows: RESUMING t ALBUM t TRACK t During playback, press (MODE). PODCAST* t GENRE t PLAYLIST The mode changes as follows: t ARTIST ALBUM t TRACK t PODCAST* t * May not appear depending on iPod setting.
• If this mode is canceled, the repeat setting will be You can talk handsfree and listen to music turned off. when the connection is made. Support site Customers in Latin America: http://esupport.sony.com/ES/LA/ Customers in Pan Asia: http://www.sony-asia.com/section/support http://www.sony-asia.com/caraudio/ Pairing First, register (“pair”) a Bluetooth device (cellular phone, etc.) and this unit with each...
Set the Bluetooth device to search for Connection this unit. A list of detected devices appears in the If pairing has already been achieved, start display of the device to be connected. This operation from here. unit is displayed as “XPLOD” on the device to be connected.
Connecting an audio device Making calls In the case of making calls from this unit, redial Be sure that both this unit and the is used. audio device are switched to Bluetooth signal on. Press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “BT PHONE” appears. Connect to this unit using the audio device.
Notes Operating an audio device with this • Check that unit and cellular phone are connected beforehand. unit • Store a voice tag on your cellular phone beforehand. You can perform the following operations on this • If you activate voice dialing with a cellular phone unit if the audio device supports AVRCP (Audio connected to this unit, this function may not always Video Remote Control Profile) of Bluetooth...
Rotate the control dial to select Other functions “CUSTOM.” Press the select button repeatedly Changing the sound settings until “LOW,” “MID” or “HI” appears. Rotate the control dial to adjust the Adjusting the sound selected item. The volume level is adjustable in 1 dB steps, characteristics from –10 dB to +10 dB.
B.OUT (Black Out) Using optional equipment Turns off the illumination automatically for any source (e.g., during CD playback/radio reception, etc.) if no operation is performed for Auxiliary audio equipment 5 seconds: “ON,” “OFF.” By connecting an optional portable audio device To bring the light back on, press any button on to the AUX input jack (stereo mini jack) on the the unit.
Location of controls CD changer The corresponding buttons on the rotary commander control the same functions as those Selecting the changer on this unit. 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly until “CD” appears. PRESET/ 2 Press (MODE) repeatedly until the desired DISC changer appears.
1 While pushing the VOL control, press and Additional Information hold (SEL). Precautions • Cool off the unit beforehand if your car has been parked in direct sunlight. • Power antenna (aerial) extends automatically. Moisture condensation Should moisture condensation occur inside the unit, remove the disc and wait for about an hour for it to dry out;...
– CD-R/CD-RW other than those recorded in • You do not need to use a cable for connection music CD format or MP3 format conforming to since Bluetooth technology is a wireless ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2, Joliet/Romeo or technology, neither is it necessary for the devices multi-session.
In such a case, being used. Fuse (10 A) consult your nearest Sony • If you experience discomfort after using the dealer. Bluetooth device, stop using the Bluetooth device immediately. Should any problem persist, consult Cleaning the connectors your nearest Sony dealer.
Removing the unit Specifications Remove the protection collar. CD Player section Signal-to-noise ratio: 120 dB 1 Detach the front panel (page 7). Frequency response: 10 – 20,000 Hz 2 Pinch both edges of the protection collar, Wow and flutter: Below measurable limit then pull it out.
Power amplifier control terminal Inputs: Support site Remote controller input terminal Customers in Latin America: Antenna (aerial) input terminal http://esupport.sony.com/ES/LA/ Telephone ATT control terminal BUS control input terminal Customers in Pan Asia: BUS audio input terminal http://www.sony-asia.com/section/support AUX input jack (stereo mini jack) http://www.sony-asia.com/caraudio/...
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The display disappears from/does not appear Radio reception in the display window. The stations cannot be received. • The dimmer is set “DIM-ON” (page 21). The sound is hampered by noises. • The display disappears if you press and hold (OFF). The connection is not correct.
Bluetooth function The connected Bluetooth audio device cannot be controlled. The connecting device cannot detect this unit. Check that the connected Bluetooth audio device • Before the pairing is made, set this unit to pairing supports AVRCP. standby mode. Some functions do not work. •...
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*2 The disc number of the disc causing the error appears in the display. If these solutions do not help improve the situation, consult your nearest Sony dealer. If you take the unit to be repaired because of CD playback trouble, bring the disc that was used at the...