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Sony CMT-L7HD Primary Operating Instructions Manual

Sony CMT-L7HD Primary Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating Instructions

Owner's Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial
number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony
dealer regarding this product.
Model No.
Serial No.
CMT-L7HD
© 2002 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    Operating Instructions Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No.
  • Page 2 – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. If you have any questions about this product, you may call; Sony customer Information Center 1-800-488- 7669. The Number below is for the FCC related matters only. Regulatory Information...
  • Page 3 • Sony cannot be held liable in any way for monetary losses, lost profits or claims from third parties arising from the use of this software.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Main unit ... 6 Remote control ... 7 Overview Getting Started Hooking up the system ... 9 Inserting two size AAA (R03) batteries into the remote ... 12 Using the wall hanging bracket ... 12 Setting the clock ...
  • Page 5 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound — DSG ... 40 Timer Falling asleep to music — Sleep Timer ... 40 Waking up to music — Daily Timer ... 41 Timer recording radio programs ... 42 Display Turning off the display — Power Saving Mode ... 44 Changing the illumination level ...

  • Page 6: List Of Button Locations And Reference Pages

    List of Button Locations and Reference Pages How to use this page Use this page to find the location of buttons and other parts of the system that are mentioned in the text. Main unit ALPHABETICAL ORDER A – H ALBUM dial qf (18, 19, 21, 26) CD cover 2 (14, 15) CD u qa (14 - 16, 25)

  • Page 7: Remote Control

    Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER ALBUM eh (19) ALBUM FAVORITES 7 (22) ALBUM MEMORY 8 (22) ALBUM +/– 6 (18, 19, 21, 26) CAPS rd (16, 31) CD N wa (14 - 16, 25) CD X qa (15) CD x q; (15, 16, 24, 25) CLEAR es (15 - 17, 29, 31, 39) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT eg (41 - 43)

  • Page 8: Overview

    • The recorded music is limited to private use only. Use of the music beyond this limit requires permission of the copyright holders. • Sony is not responsible for any loss that may arise from lost data. • Recording to the hard disc should be considered as a temporary means of storing audio data.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    Getting Started Hooking up the system Perform the following procedure 1 to 9 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. The rear cover AM loop antenna 1 Set the speaker cord into the speaker cord groove at the bottom of the speaker.
  • Page 10 Hooking up the system (continued) 3 Secure the speaker cords with the speaker cord hooks at the bottom of the main unit. Otherwise, the speaker cord could be damaged. Bend a speaker cord slightly, insert it into the hole and secure it with the hook. 4 Connect the speaker cords.
  • Page 11 7 Attach the system to the supplied desktop stand. Make sure to grasp the main unit, and not the speakers. After attaching the system to the stand, push down on the system to make sure they are securely fastened to the stand. 8 Attach the supplied rear cover to the stand.

  • Page 12: Inserting Two Size Aaa (R03) Batteries Into The Remote

    Safety precautions • The supplied bracket is for use with the Sony Interior Hi-Fi Component System CMT-L7HD only. Using this item for purposes other than to hang the system on the wall may result in accidents.

  • Page 13: Setting The Clock

    Attach the system to the wall hanging bracket which you have fixed to the wall. Make sure to grasp the main unit, and not the speakers. After attaching the system to the bracket, push down on the system to make sure they are securely fastened to the bracket.

  • Page 14: Loading The Cd

    Loading the CD Touch Z (or press Z on the remote). The CD cover opens and the function switches to CD. Insert a CD and push down on it gently. The CD is drawn in and playback starts automatically. Load with the label side front. Tips •...

  • Page 15: Programing The Cd Tracks

    Other operations Do this Press CD x. Stop playback Press CD u (or CD X on the Pause remote). Press again to resume playback. Select a track During playback or pause, press . or > repeatedly until you find the desired track. Find a point in a During playback, press and hold down m or M until you find...

  • Page 16: Labelling A Cd

    Programing the CD tracks (continued) Other operations Do this Press . or > Check the program order repeatedly during Program Play. Check the total Press TIME on the remote in number of stop mode. The total programmed tracks number of programmed tracks appears, and then the last programmed track number and the total playing...
  • Page 17 To erase and change a character In step 3 or 4, press TCURSOR or CURSORt on the remote repeatedly until the character you want to change flashes, press CLEAR on the remote to erase the character, and then repeat steps 3 and 4. To cancel labelling Press MENU/NO on the remote.

  • Page 18: Hd - Play

    HD - Play Playing the HD — Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat Play This system lets you play the HD in different play modes. Track number Album number Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “HD” appears in the display. Press PLAY MODE on the remote in stop mode repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display.

  • Page 19: Registering A Track To A Playlist

    You can locate a point only within the current album. If a track is not specified, the system repeats the first track in the current album. To enter track number using the remote You can also select the desired track using the remote during Normal Play (no display).

  • Page 20: Locating A Desired Album Or Track

    Locating a desired album or track — Keyword Search/Highlight Play Searching by keywords (Keyword Search) You can easily find desired albums or tracks on the HD if they have been named. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “HD” appears in the display. While the system is stopped, press SEARCH on the remote.

  • Page 21: Highlight Play

    Searching by playback (Highlight Play) This function allows you to easily locate an album on the HD by playing back a part of a representative track in each album. To register a representative track for Highlight Play Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “HD” appears in the display.

  • Page 22: Playing A Registered Album

    Playing a registered album — Album Favorites Up to 5 albums can be registered for easy playback at the press of a button. Registering an album Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “HD” appears in the display. Select the album you want to register. Press ALBUM MEMORY on the remote.

  • Page 23: Hd - Recording

    HD - Recording Notes on recording Before recording • You cannot select a playlist as the recording destination. • You cannot record over an existing track. If you select an album with existing tracks as the recording destination, the system automatically starts recording from the end of the existing tracks.

  • Page 24: Recording A Cd To The Hd

    Recording a CD to the HD — Auto Storage/High-Speed Synchro Storage When Auto Storage is selected as the storage mode, CD tracks are automatically recorded to the HD while being played back. Only tracks that are played back completely and are not yet stored on the HD are recorded in this mode.
  • Page 25 Switching Auto Storage mode on or off While the CD is stopped, press STORAGE MODE. “LIBRARY” and “AUTO” appear in the display. Press again to cancel Auto Storage mode. Auto Storage mode is factory set to on. Notes • The system does not automatically change from Auto Storage mode to another mode even when further recording becomes impossible.

  • Page 26: Recording To The Hd Manually

    Recording to the HD manually — Manual Recording Tracks are stored in an album in the Flexible area. Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the sound source • CD: For recording a CD loaded in the system. If “AUTO” appears, press STORAGE MODE until “AUTO”...
  • Page 27 Note When recording a CD, track numbers are marked when you paused recording. In addition, the tracks might be recorded as the same single track with a single track number when the same single track of the same CD is recorded repeatedly. •...
  • Page 28 Recording tips (continued) Press MENU + or – on the remote repeatedly until “Setup?” flashes in the display, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. Press MENU + or – on the remote repeatedly until “LS(T) –XXdB” appears in the display, then press ENTER/YES on the remote.
  • Page 29 Press MENU + or – on the remote repeatedly until “Setup?” flashes in the display, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. Press MENU + or – on the remote repeatedly until “S.Space On” (or “S.Space Off”) appears in the display, then press ENTER/YES on the remote.

  • Page 30: Hd - Editing

    HD - Editing Before editing • You can edit an HD track only when the HD play mode is Normal Play. • You cannot edit HD tracks during Auto Storage or High-Speed Synchro Storage. To cancel the last edit Use Undo function to cancel the last edit and restore the contents of the HD to the condition before the edit.
  • Page 31 Press CAPS or SML on the remote to select the desired type of character. Press Type of character CAPS. Uppercase letters/blank space/symbols/numbers SML. Lowercase letters/blank space/symbols/numbers Press the corresponding text input button on the remote to enter a character. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to enter the rest of the name.

  • Page 32: Erasing Recordings

    Labelling a track, album or playlist (continued) Press MENU + or – on the remote to select the item, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. Erase a title Erase an artist name Press MENU + or – on the remote repeatedly to select the item, then press ENTER/YES on the remote.

  • Page 33: Moving Recorded Tracks Or Albums

    Erasing all tracks in an album (Album Erase) Do the procedure below to erase all tracks, track names, album name and artist name at once. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “HD” appears in the display. Press MENU/NO on the remote after selecting the album you want to edit.

  • Page 34: Dividing Recorded Tracks

    Moving recorded tracks or albums (continued) Moving recorded albums All tracks in an album can be simultaneously moved to a blank album. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “HD” appears in the display. Press MENU/NO on the remote after selecting the album you want to edit. “Edit Menu”...

  • Page 35: Combining Recorded Tracks

    Press ENTER/YES on the remote again if the dividing point is correct. If the dividing point is incorrect, press MENU + or – on the remote repeatedly until the point is correct, then press ENTER/YES on the remote. You can shift the starting point in 1-frame (f) intervals (1 frame = 1/43 second).

  • Page 36: Undoing The Last Edit

    Combining recorded tracks (continued) Notes • You cannot combine two albums into a single album. • If both of the combined tracks have track names, the name of the second track is erased. • If “Impossible” appears in the display, the tracks cannot be combined because repeated editing has been done to the track(s).

  • Page 37: Tuner

    Tuner Presetting radio stations The system can store a total of 30 preset stations (20 for FM and 10 for AM). You can then tune in any of those stations simply by selecting the corresponding preset number. There are two ways to store the preset stations. Method Automatically tune in Automatic Tuning Preset...

  • Page 38: Other Operations

    Presetting radio stations (continued) Other operations Do this Follow the procedure Tune in a weak station described in “Setting presets through manual tuning”. Press MENU/NO on the Cancel presetting remote in step 5 or 6. Start over from step 1. Change the preset number To change the AM tuning interval...

  • Page 39: Labelling The Preset Stations

    Labelling the preset stations — Station Name You can label each preset station with up to 10 symbols or characters (Station Name). Tune in the preset station you want to label (see page 38). Follow the same procedures as from steps 2 to 6 on “Labelling a CD”...

  • Page 40: Sound Adjustment

    Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound Reinforcing the bass sound — DSG Press DSG* on the remote. “DSG” appears in the display. Press again to cancel DSG. * DSG: Dynamic Sound Generator DSG is factory set to on. Selecting the Preset Equalizer menu The Preset Equalizer enables you to select the sound characteristic among 5 sound effects...

  • Page 41: Waking Up To Music

    Waking up to music — Daily Timer By setting the Daily Timer, you can make the system automatically turn on and off at specified times. To use this function, make sure that you have set the system clock correctly (see “Setting the clock” on page 13). Prepare the music source you want to listen to when the system turns on.

  • Page 42: Timer Recording Radio Programs

    Timer recording radio programs Before recording with the timer, make sure that you have set the system clock correctly (see “Setting the clock” on page 13) and preset the radio station (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 37). Tune in the desired preset radio station (see “Listening to the radio”...
  • Page 43 Do this Change the setting Start over from step 1. Turn off the timer Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote and press MENU + or – on the remote repeatedly until “TIMER OFF?” appears, and then press ENTER/ YES on the remote. To cancel all timer settings (Daily Timer and timer- recordings) simultaneously, press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote, press MENU + or –...

  • Page 44: Display

    Display Turning off the display — Power Saving Mode Even if the system is off, the system consumes power to display the clock and to stay responsive to commands from the remote. Power Saving mode reduces the amount of power consumed during standby. In this mode, the clock is not displayed.
  • Page 45 Checking a track title, an album title or a playlist title (HD) Press DISPLAY repeatedly. The display changes cyclically as follows: Clock display t Preset Equalizer name t Volume t Track title, album title or playlist title* t Artist name * The track title appears during playback, and an album or a playlist title appears when the system is stopped.

  • Page 46: M-Crew

    M-crew This chapter shows how to install the “M-crew for CMT-L7HD” software and how to use the Help. For the latest information, refer to the “Readme.txt” file in the Start menu. The “Readme.txt” file is in the folder which this software is installed in. Overview M-crew for CMT-L7HD allows you to control this system.

  • Page 47: System Requirements

    System requirements The following hardware and software are necessary to use the “M-crew for CMT-L7HD” software. s IBM PC/AT or compatible (This software does not run on the Apple Macintosh.) s CPU* : Intel Pentium II 333 MHz/Celeron 366 MHz or higher s Video board and display driver: SVGA (800 600 pixels), 65,536 colors or more.
  • Page 48 Installing the software (continued) Click “1. Setting up M-crew” in the setup window. The setup program starts up. Note The Windows Installer is necessary to install this software. If the Windows Installer is not installed on your computer, the following window appears. If this happens, click “Restart”...
  • Page 49 If you selected “Custom” in step 5, click “Next”. To change the folder to which to install this software, click “Change” to open the dialog box, click “Next” after specifying the folder, and then click “Install”. When the dialog box indicating the completion of installing the “M-crew for CMT-L7HD”...

  • Page 50: Connections

    Connections Connecting your computer with the system Use the supplied USB cable to connect your computer with the system. To listen to an audio file or record an audio file to the HD, use a digital optical cable (not supplied) or an audio cord (not supplied) along with the USB cable.
  • Page 51 Make sure that the following items are listed in the “Device Manager” dialog box. • “SONY PCLK USB Driver” • “Sony HDD Audio Recorder”* and “Generic USB Hub” under “Universal Serial Bus controllers” * This appears only when the system is turned Click “OK”...
  • Page 52 Select “Install the software automatically [Recommended]” after confirming that the name of the device for which the drivers are to be installed is “SONY LINK KIT”. Turn on the system. “Found New Hardware Wizard” appears. Select “Install the software automatically [Recommended]”.

  • Page 53: Installing Labelmaker 5.1

    Windows 2000/Windows XP, click the “Device Manager” button, instead) Make sure that the following items are listed in the “Device Manager” dialog box. • “SONY PCLK USB Driver” (This item may be found under “Universal Serial Bus controllers”.) • “Sony HDD Audio Recorder”* and “Generic USB Hub”...

  • Page 54: Starting Up The Software

    Uninstalling the software (continued) Notes • After uninstalling M-crew, the “Database” and “Jacket” folders created under the “M-crew for CMT-L7HD” folder (usually C:\Program Files\M_crew\L7HD) and their files still remain on the hard disk. Delete them manually, if there is no more need for them.
  • Page 55 Searching by Keyword Click the “Index” tab in the above topic search dialog box. Enter a word or phrase that you want to search for or select the keyword by scrolling the list of keywords. Click “Display”. A topic containing the selected keyword appears in the right frame of the dialog box.

  • Page 56: Optional Components

    Optional Components Hooking up optional components To enhance your system, you can connect optional components. Refer to the operating instructions provided with each component. To the digital input jack on a digital component Optional digital component A DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack Use a digital optical cable (square, not supplied) to connect an optional digital component (such as a digital satellite...

  • Page 57: Listening To Audio From A Connected Component

    Listening to audio from a connected component Listening to a digital component such as digital satellite receiver, DVD player, etc. Connect a digital optical cable. See “Hooking up optional components” on page 56. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “OPTICAL IN” appears. Start playing the connected component.

  • Page 58: Recording On A Connected Component

    Recording on a connected component Making a digital recording on a digital component Connect a digital optical cable. See “Hooking up optional components” on page 56. Start recording. Refer to the operating instructions provided with connected component. Making an analog recording on a component Connect an audio cord.

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting

    CD Player The CD cover does not open and “LOCKED” appears. • Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. The CD does not eject. • The CD will not eject during manual recording using a function other than CD.
  • Page 60 • Locate the antennas as far away from the speaker cords as possible. • Consult your nearest Sony dealer if the supplied AM antenna wire has come off the plastic stand. • Try turning off surrounding electrical equipment.
  • Page 61 M-crew The message “Equipment does not respond. Check connections.” appears. • Check the USB connector connection. • Try disconnecting the USB cable from the computer, and then connecting it again. • Check that the power cord of the system is connected to a wall outlet.

  • Page 62: Self-Diagnosis Display

    Self-diagnosis display Messages One of the following messages may appear or flash in the display during operations. Complete! CD editing (Disc Memo) finished normally. File Full There are already 100 disc titles stored in the system. Initialize The system is being initialized. You cannot load a CD during this time.
  • Page 63 Drive Error Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility. Drive Full! Recording tracks is not possible because there is not enough recordable space on the HD or the maximum number of recordable tracks has been reached. Erasing The system is erasing data from the HD.

  • Page 64: Additional Information

    If you have any questions or problems concerning your system, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. On the speaker system Although this speaker system is magnetically shielded, there may be cases where the picture on some TV sets becomes magnetically distorted.

  • Page 65: Specifications

    Specifications Main unit (HCD-L7HD) Amplifier section For the U.S. model AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 4-ohm loads, both channels driven, from 120 - 10,000 Hz; rated 25 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 10% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output.
  • Page 66 Specifications (continued) Speakers (SS-L7) Speaker system Speaker units Rated impedance Dimensions (w/h/d) Mass General Power requirements North American model: European model: Other models: Power consumption European model: Other models: Dimensions (w/h/d) Mass Supplied accessories Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 68 Sony Corporation Printed in Malaysia...

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