3-265-745-21 (1) FM/MW/LW Compact Disc Player FM/MW/LW Compact Disc Player Operating Instructions Bedienungsanleitung Mode d'emploi Istruzioni per l'uso Gebruiksaanwijzing GB DE FR IT NL Wichtig! Bitte nehmen Sie sich etwas Zeit, um den Geräte-Pass vollständig auszufüllen. Dieser befindet sich auf der hinteren Umschlagseite dieser Bedienungsanleitung. Si dichiara che l'apparecchio è stato fabbricato in conformità all'art. 2, Comma 1 del D.M. 28.08. 1995 n. 548. For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual. Zur Installation und zum Anschluss siehe die mitgelieferte Installations-/Anschlussanleitung. En ce qui concerne l'installation et les connexions, consulter le manuel d'installation/ raccordement fourni. Per l'installazione e i collegamenti, fare riferimento al manuale di istruzioni per l'installazione e i collegamenti in dotazione. Zie voor het monteren en aansluiten van het apparaat de bijgeleverde handleiding "Installatie en aansluitingen". CDX-M9900 © 2004 Sony Corporation 2 Welcome ! Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact Disc Player. FEATURING: · Video input terminal provided for viewing video images. · Store video images for various visual effects. · MP3 file playback recorded on a disc is possible. · CD-R/CD-RW which can have a session added can be played (page 10). · Discs recorded in Multi Session (CD-Extra, Mixed CD, etc.) can be played, depending on the recording method (page 10). · Optional CD/MD units (both changers and players)*1. · ID3 tag*2 version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 or 2.4 information (displayed when an MP3 file is played). · CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD TEXT disc*3 is played). · Supplied controller accessory Card remote commander RM-X144 · Optional controller accessory Wired rotary commander RM-X4S Wireless rotary commander RM-X6S *1 This unit works with Sony products only. *2 ID3 tag is an MP3 file that contains information about album name, artist name, track name, etc. *3 A CD TEXT disc is an audio CD that includes information such as the disc name, artist name, and track names. This information is recorded on the disc. This label is located on the bottom of the chassis. About this manual · Instructions in this manual describe how to use the functions by mainly using the card remote commander. · Illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual device. R The BBE MP process improves digitally compressed sound, such as MP3, by restoring and enhancing the higher harmonics lost through compression. BBE MP works by generating even-order harmonics from the source material, effectively recovering warmth, detail and nuance. 3 Table of Contents Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 About MP3 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Selecting the display mode and display pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 RDS Overview of RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Automatic retuning for best reception results -- AF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Receiving traffic announcements -- TA/TP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Presetting RDS stations with AF and TA setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Tuning in stations by programme type -- PTY List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Setting the clock automatically -- CT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Getting Started Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Setting the clock and the calendar -- Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 CD Player CD/MD Unit (optional) Playing a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Playing tracks repeatedly -- Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Playing tracks in random order -- Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Labelling a CD -- Disc Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Locating a disc by name -- Disc List* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 * Functions available with optional CD/MD unit Image Settings Selecting the face pattern -- Skin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Setting the character colour -- Char Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Changing the display image automatically -- Auto Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Selecting the effect pattern -- Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Selecting a wallpaper -- Wallpaper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Setting a panorama image -- Panorama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Selecting the aspect ratio -- Aspect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Turning off the display characters -- Auto Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Storing the images -- Snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Selecting the start-up image -- Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Radio Storing stations automatically -- BTM (Best Tuning Memory) . . . . . . . 21 Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Storing only desired stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Tuning in a station through a list -- Preset List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 4 Sound Setting Setting the BBE MP -- BBE MP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Quickly attenuating the sound -- ATT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Setting the Dynamic Soundstage Organizer -- DSO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Setting the equalizer -- EQ7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Adjusting the bass and treble -- Bass/Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Adjusting the front and rear volume -- Balance/Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Adjusting the subwoofer volume -- Sub Woofer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Setting the loudness -- Loudness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Connecting auxiliary audio equipment . . . . 40 Other Functions Setting the custom function -- Custom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Initializing the unit -- Initialize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Setting the security code -- Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Menus and items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Using the rotary commander . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Additional Information Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Removing the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Error displays/Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 5 Location of controls Card remote commander RM-X144 OPEN/CLOSE When selecting the item in the menus (DISC) (M): to select upwards DISC + PTY REP AF SHUF TA 3 PAUSE 1 4 SCREEN 2 BBE MP 5 CAPTURE 6 IMAGE (SEEK) (<): to select leftwards SEEK­ SOURCE SEEK+ (SEEK) (,): to select rightwards DISC ­ MEN U DISC + MOD E (DISC) (m): to select downwards Note If the display disappears by pressing (OFF), the unit 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 47. SEEK­ SOURCE SEEK+ BAC K DISC ­ ENTE R OFF VOL + ­ ATT 6 a AF button To turn the AF function on or off. b PTY button To display the PTY list. c Number buttons Radio: To store/receive stations. CD/MD: To change playback mode. (1): REP (2): SHUF (6): PAUSE*1 Sound: (5): BBE MP*1 d SCREEN button To select the display mode. e MENU button To display the main menu. f SOURCE (Power on/Radio/CD/MD*2/ AUX*3) button To select the source. g