Timer; Falling Asleep To Music; Sleep Timer; Waking Up To Music - Sony GX255 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.
Each time you press the button, the minute
display (the turn-off time) changes cyclically as
follows:
AUTO* t 90MIN t 80MIN t 70MIN
t ... t 10MIN t OFF
* The system automatically turns off in 100 minutes or
after the current disc or tape finishes playing.
Other operations
To
Check the
remaining time*
Change the time
to turn off
Cancel the Sleep
Timer function
* You cannot check the remaining time if you select
"AUTO".
Note
Do not set to "AUTO" during Synchro Recording on a
tape.
Tip
You can use the Sleep Timer, even if you have not set
the clock.
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Press
SLEEP once.
SLEEP repeatedly to select the
time you want.
SLEEP repeatedly until "SLEEP
OFF" appears.

Waking up to music

— Play Timer

You can wake up to music at a preset time. Make
sure you have set the clock (see "Setting the
clock" on page 9).
Use buttons on the remote for the operation.
1
Prepare the sound source you want to
play.
• CD: Load a disc. To start from a specific
track, make a program (see "Creating
your own program" on page 13).
• Tape: Load a tape with the side you want
to play facing forward.
• Tuner: Tune in the preset radio station
(see "Listening to the radio" on page 15).
2
Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the
volume.
3
Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.
4
Press . or > repeatedly to select
"PLAY SET", then press ENTER.
"ON" appears and the hour indication
flashes.
5
Set the time to start playing.
Press . or > repeatedly to set the
hour, then press ENTER.
The minute indication flashes.
Press . or > repeatedly to set the
minute, then press ENTER.
6
Set the time to stop playing following
the same procedure as step 5.
7
Press . or > repeatedly until the
desired sound source appears.
Each time you press the button, the display
changes cyclically as follows:
t TUNER y CD PLAY T
t TAPE PLAY T