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Sony PMC-DR45 Operating Instructions Manual

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3-044-713-71 (2)
Personal
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Operating Instructions
PMC-DR45
© 2000 Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1 3-044-713-71 (2) Personal Component System Operating Instructions PMC-DR45 © 2000 Sony Corporation...
  • Page 2 The model number and the serial number are located at the rear of the left speaker. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. PMC-DR45 Serial No.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Basic Operations Playing a CD Listening to the radio Playing a tape 10 Recording on a tape The CD Player 13 Using the display 14 Locating a specific track 15 Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) 16 Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle Play) 17 Creating your own program (Program Play)

  • Page 4: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations Playing a CD Basic Operations For hookup instructions, see pages 32 - 36. Press Z CD OPEN/CLOSE (direct power-on) and place the CD on the CD tray. Press u. (On the remote, press N on the CD section.) The CD tray closes and the player plays all the tracks once.
  • Page 5 Next time you want to listen to a CD, just press u. The player turns on automatically and starts playing the CD. Use these buttons for additional operations POWER ., > adjust the volume stop playback pause playback go to the next track go back to the previous track remove the CD turn on/off the player...

  • Page 6: Listening To The Radio

    Listening to the radio Basic Operations For hookup instructions, see pages 32 - 36. Press BAND•AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on). Hold down TUNE TIME SET + or – (TUNE + or – on the remote) until the frequency digits begin to change in the display.
  • Page 7 Tips • The “FM1” and “FM2” bands have the same functions. You can store the stations you want separately in “FM1” and “FM2”. • If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE until “MONO” appears in the display and the radio will play in monaural.

  • Page 8: Playing A Tape

    Playing a tape Basic Operations 1, 2 For hookup instructions, see pages 32 - 36. Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Use TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (high position) and TYPE IV (metal) tapes. Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the compartment.
  • Page 9 Tips • Press COUNTER RESET to reset the counter to “000”. • Next time you want to listen to a tape, just press N or n. The player turns on automatically and starts playing the tape. Use these buttons for additional operations POWER Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE TAPE m, M...

  • Page 10: Recording On A Tape

    Recording on a tape Basic Operations For hookup instructions, see pages 32 - 36. To record on a MiniDisc or DAT recorder, connect the component (see page 38). Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to open the tape compartment, and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.
  • Page 11 Start recording. To record the whole CD Press CD DUBBING. When is displayed: If the tape is reversed with the recording of the track unfinished, the player will record the track again from its beginning on the reverse side. When is displayed: If the tape reaches to its end, the player stops.
  • Page 12 Recording on a tape (continued) Tips • Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis (page 22) will not affect the recording level. • When displayed, recording will be made on both sides of the tape. To record on one side, press DIR MODE to display •...

  • Page 13: The Cd Player

    The CD Player Using the display You can check information about the CD using the display. Checking the total track number and playing time Press DISPLAY in stop mode. Checking the remaining time Press DISPLAY while playing a CD. To display the current track number and the remaining time on the current track*...

  • Page 14: Locating A Specific Track

    Locating a specific track You can quickly locate any track using the number buttons. You can also find a specific point in a track while playing a Note You cannot locate a specific track if “SHUF” or “PGM” is lit in the display.

  • Page 15: Playing Tracks Repeatedly

    Playing tracks repeatedly (Repeat Play) You can play tracks repeatedly in normal, single, shuffle or program play modes (see pages 16 - 18). On the remote • Use N instead of u. • When you’ve selected “REP 1”, select the track by pressing the number buttons.

  • Page 16: Playing Tracks In Random Order

    Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle Play) You can play tracks in random order. On the remote Use N instead of u. The CD Player Press x on the CD section. “CD” appears in the display. Press MODE until “SHUF” appears in the display. Press u.

  • Page 17: Creating Your Own Program

    Creating your own program (Program Play) You can arrange the playing order of up to 20 tracks on a CD. On the remote 1 Press x. 2 Press MODE until “PGM” appears in the display. 3 Press the number buttons for the tracks you want to program in the order you want.
  • Page 18 Creating your own program (Program Play) (continued) Tips • If you open the CD tray, the program is erased. • You can record your own program. 1 After you have created the program, insert a blank tape into the tape compartment.

  • Page 19: The Radio

    The Radio Presetting radio stations You can store radio stations into the player's memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations, 20 for FM (10 each for FM-1 and FM-2) and 10 for AM band in any order. If you automatically preset the “FM1”...

  • Page 20: Playing Preset Radio Stations

    Playing preset radio stations Once you've preset the stations, use PRESET +, – on the player or the number buttons on the remote to tune in your favorite stations. On the remote 1 Press BAND to select the band. 2 Press the number button to display the preset number of the station you want.

  • Page 21: The Tape Player

    The Tape Player Finding the beginning of a track The player detects a blank between the tracks, and locates the beginning of the next/following track. Notes • To find the beginning of a track correctly, a blank of approx. 4 seconds between tracks is necessary.

  • Page 22: The Audio Emphasis

    The Audio Emphasis Selecting the audio emphasis (SOUND/MEGA BASS) You can adjust the audio emphasis of the sound you are listening to. The Audio Emphasis MEGA BASS Selecting the sound characteristic Press SOUND to select the audio emphasis you want. Choose To get R O C K...

  • Page 23: The Timer

    The Timer Setting the clock “– –:– –” indication appears in the display until you set the clock. The time display system of this player is the 12-hour system. CLOCK TUNE TIME SET –, + Before you begin, hook up the system (see pages 32 - 36).
  • Page 24 Setting the clock (continued) To change the display to the daylight saving time (summer time) indication Press and hold SUMMER TIME for 2 seconds. “SUMMER ON” appears in the display for a few seconds. To cancel the summer time indication Press and hold SUMMER TIME again.

  • Page 25: Waking Up To Music

    Waking up to music You can wake up to music or a radio program at a preset time. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Setting the clock” on page 23). SNOOZE TUNE TIME SET –, + Before you begin, make sure the is not lit in the display.
  • Page 26 Waking up to music (continued) Tips • To exit the standby mode, press STANDBY to make the indication disappear. • The preset settings remain until you reset them. The Timer Set the timer to the hour and the minutes you want the music to go on.
  • Page 27 Note To activate the snooze function, make sure that 6 or more minutes are left before the preset time for the music to go off. To stop play Turn off the power. To doze for a few more minutes Press SNOOZE. “SNOOZE”...

  • Page 28: Timer-Recording Radio Programs

    Timer-recording radio programs You can set timer to record the radio at a certain time. You can also record the sound of the component connected to the LINE IN jack, using the timer. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Setting the clock”...
  • Page 29 Tips • To exit the standby mode, press STANDBY twice to make the indication disappear. • The preset settings remain until you reset them. • When you select both sides recording, the recording will stop after the both sides recording finishes so that accidental recording will not be made.
  • Page 30 Timer-recording radio programs (continued) Note During timer-recording, the SNOOZE function does not work. The Timer To check/change the recording timer settings Press TIMER, then ENTER MEMORY. Each time you press ENTER MEMORY, a stored setting is displayed in the set order. To change the setting, display the setting you want to change and re-enter it.

  • Page 31: Falling Asleep To Music

    Falling asleep to music You can set the player to turn off automatically after 10, 20, 30, 60, 90 and 120 minutes, allowing you to fall asleep while listening to music. Tips • The display window dims while the sleeping timer is on.

  • Page 32: Setting Up

    Setting Up Hooking up the system According to the illustrations, connect the cords firmly. Wrong connections cause malfunctions. Connect the AC power cord last. Notes • Be sure to turn off the power of the player before connecting/ disconnecting the AC power cord.
  • Page 33 Connect the audio connecting cord (supplied) to the SIGNAL OUTPUT jacks of the player and the SIGNAL INPUT jacks of the left speaker. Connect the white plugs to the L (left) jacks and the red plugs to the R (right) jacks. Connect the speaker cord of the right speaker to the SPEAKER OUTPUT R-ch terminals of the left speaker.
  • Page 34 Hooking up the system (continued) Note Keep the AM loop antenna away as far as possible from the player. If you do not, noise may be heard. Setting Up 2 Hooking up the antennas Strip the coating from the end of the cable and twist the wires.

  • Page 35: Connecting The Ac Power Cord

    3 Connecting the AC power cord Connect the AC power cord of the left speaker to a wall outlet. to a wall outlet 4 Inserting batteries into the remote Insert two AA (size R6) batteries (not supplied) Replacing batteries With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months.
  • Page 36 Hooking up the system (continued) Important When you use an outdoor antenna, be sure to connect the terminal to earth against lightning. To prevent a gas explosion, do not connect the ground wire to a gas pipe. Setting Up To improve the FM reception Connect the FM outdoor antenna (not supplied).

  • Page 37: Saving Power

    Saving power Even when power is turned off, this player consumes about 7.4 W for time indication, timer operation and remote control reception. If you use the saving power function, you can reduce power consumption to less than 1W. When power is turned off, press and hold DISPLAY for about 2 seconds.

  • Page 38: Connecting Optional Components

    Connecting optional components You can record a CD on a MiniDisc or enjoy the sound from a VCR, TV or MiniDisc player/recorder through the speakers of this player. Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making connections. For details, refer to the instruction manual of the component to be connected.
  • Page 39 Notes • As long as “CD” appears in the display, the optical digital output jack is in operation and the jack lights even if the CD is in stop mode. • If you play a CD-ROM that is not for audio use, noise may be heard.
  • Page 40 Connecting optional components (continued) Setting Up Listening through the speakers of other audio equipment to LINE OUT Audio connecting jack cable RK-G129 (1.5 m) (not supplied) Connect the LINE OUT jack of this player with the analog line input jack of the amplifier using the audio connecting cable (not supplied) .

  • Page 41: Additional Information

    • If the player has not been used for a long time, set it in the playback mode to warm it up for a few minutes before inserting a cassette. If you have any questions or problems concerning your player, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Additional Information continued...
  • Page 42 Precautions (continued) Notes on CDs • Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the CD from the center out. • Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs. •...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Symptom There is no audio. Noise is heard. “NO DISC“ lights in the display even when a CD is in place. The CD does not play. The sound drops out. Remedy • Press POWER to turn on the player. •...
  • Page 44 Troubleshooting (continued) Symptom The audio is weak or has poor quality. The audio is not stereo. The picture of your TV becomes unstable. The tape does not move when you press an operation button. The z/X button does not function/ The tape does not play.
  • Page 45 Symptom The timer does not operate. The remote does not function. After trying the above remedies, if the problem persists, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Remedy • Make sure the time on the clock is correct. • Check to see if the AC power had been cut off.

  • Page 46: Maintenance

    Maintenance Cleaning the tape heads and tape path Wipe the heads, the pinch rollers and the capstans with a cleaning swab slightly moistened with cleaning fluid or alcohol after every 10 hours of operation for optimum playback and recording quality. To make the best possible recording, however, we recommend that you clean all surfaces over which tape travels before each recording.

  • Page 47: Specifications

    FM: Lead antenna AM: Loop antenna Cassette-corder section Recording system 4-track 2 channel stereo Fast winding time Approx. 120s (sec.) with Sony cassette C-60 Frequency response TYPE I (normal): 50 - 14,000 Hz General Speaker Full range: 8 cm (3 ⁄...

  • Page 48: Index

    Display 13 F, G Finding the beginning of a track Hooking up antennas 34 speakers 32 system 32 Sony Corporation Printed in China I, J, K Improving broadcast reception 7 Listening through the speakers of other audio equipment 40 to the radio 6...

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