2-651-185-11 (1) FM/AM Compact Disc Player Operating Instructions Mode d'emploi US FR Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit. Record these numbers in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. Serial No. To cancel the demonstration (DEMO) display, see page 9. Pour annuler l'affichage de démonstration (DEMO), reportez-vous à la page 11. CDX-GT200 CDX-GT20W © 2005 Sony Corporation Welcome ! Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact Disc Player. You can enjoy your drive with the following functions. · CD playback You can play CD-DA (also containing CD TEXT*), CD-R/CD-RW (MP3/WMA files also containing Multi Session (page 11)) and ATRAC CD (ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus format (page 12)). Type of discs CD-DA Label on the disc Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ­ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ­ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ­ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ­ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. MP3 WMA ATRAC CD · Radio reception ­ You can store up to 6 stations per band (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 and AM2). ­ BTM (Best Tuning Memory): the unit selects strong signal stations and stores them. · Sound adjustment ­ EQ3: You can select an equalizer curve for 7 music types. · Auxiliary equipment connection ­ An AUX input jack on the front of the unit allows connection of a portable audio device. * A CD TEXT disc is a CD-DA that includes information such as disc, artist and track name. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. Warning if your car's ignition has no ACC position After turning the ignition off, be sure to press and hold (OFF) on the unit until the display disappears. Otherwise, the display does not turn off and this causes battery drain. SonicStage and its logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation. For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual. 2 Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Table of Contents Getting Started Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Attaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Other functions Changing the sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Adjusting the sound characteristics -- BAL/FAD/SUB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Customizing the equalizer curve -- EQ3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Adjusting setup items -- SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using optional equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Auxiliary audio equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Card remote commander RM-X114. . . . . . 10 Location of controls and basic operations Main unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Card remote commander RM-X151 . . . . . . . 6 Additional Information Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About MP3/WMA files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About ATRAC CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 14 15 CD Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Repeat and shuffle play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Radio Storing and receiving stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Storing automatically -- BTM . . . . . . . . . . 8 Storing manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Tuning automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3 Getting Started Resetting the unit Before operating the unit for the first time, or after replacing the car battery or changing the connections, you must reset the unit. Detach the front panel and press the RESET button with a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen. Detaching the front panel You can detach the front panel of this unit to prevent theft. Caution alarm If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF position without detaching the front panel, the caution alarm will sound for a few seconds. The alarm will only sound if the built-in amplifier is used. 1 RESET button Note Pressing the RESET button will erase the clock setting and some stored contents. Press (OFF). The unit is turned off. Press , then pull it off towards you. 2 Setting the clock The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication. 1 2 3 4 5 Press and hold the select button. The setup display appears. Press the select button repeatedly until "CLOCK-ADJ" appears. Press (DSPL). The hour indication flashes. Rotate the volume control dial to set the hour and minute. To move the digital indication, press (DSPL). Press the select button. The setup is complete and the clock starts. Notes · Do not drop or put excessive pressure on the front panel and display window. · Do not subject the front panel to heat/high temperature or moisture. Avoid leaving it in a parked car or on a dashboard/rear tray. To display the clock, press (DSPL). Press (DSPL) again to return to the previous display. With the card remote commander In step 4, to set the hour and minute, press M or m. 4 Attaching the front panel Engage part A of the front panel with part B of the unit, as illustrated, and push the left side into position until it clicks. A B Note Do not put anything on the inner surface of the front panel. 5 Location of controls and basic operations Main unit CDX-GT200 CDX-GT20W Card remote commander RM-X151 (CDX-GT200 only) OFF ATT Refer to the pages listed for details. A OFF button To power off; stop the source. B Volume control dial/select button 9 To adjust volume (rotate); select setup items (press and rotate). C EQ3 (equalizer) button 9 To select an equalizer type (XPLOD, VOCAL, CLUB, JAZZ, NEW AGE, ROCK, CUSTOM or OFF). D Disc slot To insert the disc (label side up), playback starts. E Display window F Z (eject) button To eject the disc. G SCRL (scroll) button 8 To scroll the display item. H DSPL (display)/DIM (dimmer) button 4, 8 To change display items (press); change the display brightness (press and hold). I GP*1/ALBM*2 +/­ buttons To skip groups/albums (press); skip groups/ albums continuously (press and hold). J (front panel release) button 4 SOURCE SEL MODE + ­ DSPL 1 4 2 5 SCRL 3 6 + VOL ­ 6 K SEEK ­/+ buttons CD: To skip tracks (press); skip tracks continuously (press, then press again within about 1 second and hold); reverse/fastforward a track (press and hold). Radio: To tune in stations automatically (press); find a station manually (press and hold). L SOURCE button To power on; change the source (Radio/CD/ AUX). M BTM button 8 To start the BTM function (press and hold). N MODE button 8 To select the radio band (FM/AM). O RESET button (located behind the front panel) 4 P Number buttons CD: (3): REP 8 (4): SHUF 8 (6): PAUSE To pause playback. To cancel, press again. Radio: To receive stored stations (press); store stations (press and hold). Q SENS button To improve weak reception: LOCAL/ MONO. R Receptor for the card remote commander 10 S AUX input jack 10 To connect a portable audio device. The following buttons on the card remote commander have also different buttons/functions from the unit. w; < (.)/, (>) buttons CD: To control CD/Radio, the same as (SEEK) ­/+ on the unit. wa VOL (volume) +/­ button To adjust volume. ws ATT (attenuate) button To attenuate the sound. To cancel, press again. wd SEL (select) button To select items. wf M (+)/m (­) buttons To control CD, the same as (GP/ALBM) ­/+ on the unit. wg Number buttons To receive stored stations (press); store stations (press and hold). *1 When an ATRAC CD is played. *2 When an MP3/WMA is played. Note If the unit is turned off and the display disappears, it cannot be operated with the card remote commander unless (SOURCE) on the unit is pressed, or a disc is inserted to activate the unit first. Tip For details on how to replace the battery, see "Replacing the lithium battery" on page 12. 7 CD Display items Radio Storing and receiving stations Caution When tuning in stations while driving, use Best Tuning Memory (BTM) to prevent an accident. Storing automatically -- BTM A MP3/ATRAC CD/WMA indication B Track number/Elapsed playing time, Disc/ artist name, Album/group number*1, Album/ group name, Track name, Text information*2, Clock C Source *1 Album/group number is displayed only when the album/group is changed. *2 When playing an MP3, ID3 tag is displayed, when playing ATRAC CD, text information written by SonicStage, etc., is displayed, and when playing WMA, WMA tag is displayed. 1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly until "TUNER" appears. To change the band, press (MODE) repeatedly. You can select from FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2. Press and hold (BTM) until "BTM" flashes. The unit stores stations in order of frequency on the number buttons. A beep sounds when the setting is stored. 2 To change display items B, press (DSPL); scroll display items B, press (SCRL) or set "A.SCRL-ON" (page 9). Tip Displayed items will differ, depending on the disc type, recorded format and settings. For details on MP3/ WMA, see page 11; ATRAC CD, see page 12. Storing manually 1 While receiving the station that you want to store, press and hold a number button ((1) to (6)) until "MEM" appears. The number button indication appears in the display. Repeat and shuffle play 1 During playback, press (3) (REP) or (4) (SHUF) repeatedly until the desired setting appears. To play Note If you try to store another station on the same number button, the previous stored station will be replaced. Receiving the stored stations Select 1 REP-TRACK REP-ALBM*1 REP-GP*2 SHUF-ALBM*1 SHUF-GP* 2 track repeatedly. album repeatedly. group repeatedly. album in random order. group in random order. disc in random order. Select the band, then press a number button ((1) to (6)). Tuning automatically 1 SHUF-DISC Select the band, then press (SEEK) ­/+ to search for the station. Scanning stops when the unit receives a station. Repeat this procedure until the desired station is received. *1 When an MP3/WMA is played. *2 When an ATRAC CD is played. To return to normal play mode, select "REPOFF" or "SHUF-OFF." Tip If you know the frequency of the station you want to listen to, press and hold (SEEK) ­/+ to locate the approximate frequency, then press (SEEK) ­/+ repeatedly to fine adjust to the desired frequency (manual tuning). 8 Other functions Changing the sound settings With the card remote commander In step 3, to adjust the selected item, press <, M, , or m. Adjusting setup items -- SET Adjusting the sound characteristics -- BAL/FAD/SUB You can adjust the balance, fader, and subwoofer volume. 1 2 3 4 Press and hold the select button. The setup display appears. Press the select button repeatedly until the desired item appears. Rotate the volume control dial to select the setting (example "ON" or "OFF"). Press and hold the select button. The setup is complete and the display returns to normal play/reception mode. 1 Press the select button repeatedly until "BAL," "FAD" or "SUB" appears. The item changes as follows: LOW*1 t MID*1 t HI*1 t BAL (left-right) t FAD (front-rear) t SUB (subwoofer volume)*2 t AUX*3 *1 When EQ3 is activated (page 9). *2 When the audio output is set to "SUB" (page 9). "ATT" is displayed at the lowe ...