3-265-705-11 (1) FM/AM Compact Disc Player Operating Instructions Mode d'emploi Manual de instrucciones US FR ES FM/AM Compact Disc Player 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. CDX-M9905X Serial No. For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual. En ce qui concerne l'installation et les connexions, consulter le manuel d'installation/ raccordement fourni. Para obtener información sobre la instalación y las conexiones. consulte el manual de instalación/conexiones suministrado. CDX-M9905X © 2004 Sony Corporation 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. 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 8). · Discs recorded in Multi Session (CD-Extra, Mixed CD, etc.) can be played, depending on the recording method (page 8). · 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-X145A · 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. CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. For customers in the United States This product contains mercury. Disposal of this product may be regulated if sold in the United States. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronics Industries Alliance (http://www.eiae.org). The "XM Ready" logo indicates that this product will control a Sony XM tuner module (sold separately). Please see your nearest authorized Sony dealer for details on the XM tuner module. For instructions on XM tuner operation, please refer to the XM tuner module's included instruction manual. R 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. 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. 2 Table of Contents Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About MP3 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Basic operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Selecting the display mode and display pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Selecting a wallpaper -- Wallpaper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Setting a panorama image -- Panorama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Selecting the aspect ratio -- Aspect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Turning off the display characters -- Auto Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Storing the images -- Snapshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Selecting the start-up image -- Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Getting Started Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Setting the clock and the calendar -- Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 CD Player CD/MD Unit (optional) Playing a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Playing tracks repeatedly -- Repeat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Playing tracks in random order -- Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Labeling a CD -- Disc Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Locating a disc by name -- Disc List* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 * Functions available with optional CD/MD unit Sound Setting Setting the BBE MP -- BBE MP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Quickly attenuating the sound -- ATT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Setting the Dynamic Soundstage Organizer -- DSO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Setting the equalizer -- EQ7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Adjusting the bass and treble -- Bass/Treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Adjusting the front and rear volume -- Balance/Fader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Adjusting the subwoofer volume -- Sub Woofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Setting the loudness -- Loudness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Connecting auxiliary audio equipment . . . . 34 Radio Storing stations automatically -- BTM (Best Tuning Memory) . . . . . . . 19 Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Storing only desired stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Storing station names -- Station Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Tuning in a station through a list -- Preset List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Other Functions Setting the custom function -- Custom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Initializing the unit -- Initialize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Menus and items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Using the rotary commander . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Image Settings Selecting the face pattern -- Skin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Setting the character color -- Char Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Changing the display image automatically -- Auto Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Selecting the effect pattern -- Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Additional Information Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Removing the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 3 Location of controls Card remote commander RM-X145A When selecting the item in the menus (DISC) (M) : to select upwards OPEN/CLOSE CAT REP SHUF 1 4 SCREEN 2 BBE MP 3 PAUSE (SEEK) (<): to select leftwards DISC + SEEK­ SOURCE SEEK+ (SEEK) (,): to select rightwards 5 CAPTURE 6 IMAGE 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 Refer to "Replacing the lithium battery" for details on how to replace the batteries (page 41). SEEK­ SOURCE SEEK+ BAC K DISC ­ R ENTE OFF VOL + ­ ATT 4 a CAT*1 button b Number buttons Radio: To store/receive stations. CD/MD: To change playback mode. (1): REP (2): SHUF (6): PAUSE*2 Sound: (5): BBE MP*2 c SCREEN button To select the display mode. d MENU button To display the main menu. e SOURCE (Power on/Radio/CD/MD*3/ AUX*4) button To select the source. f