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Sony cfd-s400 stereo systems: quick start
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Location of controls
Inserting a cassette
Loading a CD
With the side you want
to play facing you
With the labeled side up
u*
., >
Z PUSH
TUNE –, +
OPEN/CLOSE
*
x
MEGA Xpand
POWER
SLEEP
MEGA BASS
VOL +*, –
i
RADIO BAND
AUTO PRESET
TAPE
CD
Display
MODE
Number buttons
OPR/BATT
Remote sensor
DISPLAY
SOUND MODE
ENT
MEMORY
Display
D
E
Total track number
Total playing time
Programmed track
To turn on/off the power
Press POWER.
Falling asleep to music
To adjust the volume
1 Play the music source you want.
Press VOL +, –.
2 Press SLEEP to display "SLEEP."
3 Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically.
To listen through headphones
Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: "60" t "90" t "120"
Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.
t "OFF" t "10" t "20" t "30".
To cancel the sleep function
Adjusting the sound emphasis
Press POWER to turn off the power.
To Select the sound characteristic
Note
When you are playing a tape using this function:
Press one of the SOUND MODE buttons to select the audio emphasis you want.
If the tape length of one side is longer than the set time, the player will not go off until the tape reaches
(On the remote, press SOUND repeatedly.)
the end.
Press
To get
ROCK
powerful, clean sounds, emphasizing low and high range audio
POP
light, bright sounds emphasizing high and middle range audio
JAZZ
percussive sounds, emphasizing bass audio
VOCAL
the presence of vocals, stressing middle range audio
FLAT
the whole dynamic range for music such as classical music
To reinforce the bass sound
Press MEGA BASS.
"MEGA BASS" appears in the display.
To return to normal sound, press the button again.
To get the MEGA Xpand effect
Press MEGA Xpand.
"MEGA Xpand" appears in the display.
You can get the effect of expansion of the sound field.
To return to normal sound, press the button again.
Playing a CD
Remote Control
1
Press CD (direct power-on).
SLEEP
2
Load a CD in the CD compartment.
POWER
3
FUNCTION
Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD compartment.
4
Press u.
Number buttons
The player plays all the tracks once.
To
stop playback
MODE
pause playback
VOL +,–
go to the next track
.,>
go back to the previous track
N
x
remove the CD
locate a specific track directly*
TUNE –, +
X
locate a point while listening
to the sound
BAND
SOUND
locate a point while observing
the display
MEGA Xpand
MEGA BASS
* You cannot locate a specific track if "SHUF" or "PGM" is lit in the display. Turn off the indication by
pressing x.
Tip
To locate a track numbered over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons.
Example:To play track number 23, press >10 first, then 2 and 3.
Using the display
To check the total track number and playing time
Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY in stop mode (see fig. D).
To check the remaining time
*The button has a tactile dot.
Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY repeatedly while playing a CD. The display changes as
follows:
t the current track number and playing time
r
the current track number and the remaining time on the current track*
r
the number of tracks left and remaining time on the CD
Playing order
* For a track whose number is more than 20, the remaining time appears as "- -:- -" in the display.
Selecting the play mode
Press MODE until "REP 1" "REP ALL" "SHUF" "SHUF REP" "PGM" "PGM REP" appears in
the display. Then proceed as follows:
To
Select
repeat a single track
"REP 1"
repeat all tracks
"REP ALL"
shuffle play
"SHUF"
repeat tracks
"SHUF REP"
in random order
program play
"PGM"
repeat programmed tracks
"PGM REP"
To cancel selected play mode
Press MODE until the selected mode disappears from the display.
To check the programmed track and playing order in the display
To check the order of tracks before play, press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY.
Every time you press the button, the track number appears in the programmed order.
To change the current program
Press x once if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playing. The current program will be
erased. Then create a new program following the programming procedure.
Tip
You can record your own program. After you've created the program, insert a blank tape and press z to
start recording.
Listening to the radio
1
Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the
display (direct power-on).
Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows:
"FM" t "AM".
2
Hold down TUNE + or – until the frequency digits begin to change in the
display.
Press
The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a
x
clear station.
u
If you can't tune in a station, press the button repeatedly to change the frequency
Press the button again to resume play after pause.
step by step.
>
Tip
.
If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE until "Mono" appears in the display and the radio will play in
Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE
monaural.
a number button of the track.
> (forward) or . (backward) while playing until you
Presetting radio stations
find the point.
> (forward) or . (backward) in pause until you find
You can store radio stations into the player's memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations, 20
for FM and 10 for AM in any order.
the point.
1
Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2
Hold down RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until "AUTO" flashes
in the display.
3
Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY.
The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones.
If a station cannot be preset automatically
You need to preset a station with a weak signal manually.
1 Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2 Tune in a station you want.
3 Hold down the number buttons that you want to preset the new station on for about 2 seconds.
To select the preset number over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons.
You need to hold down the last number button to enter for about 2 seconds.
(Example: To select 12, press >10 and 1 first, then hold down 2 for about 2 seconds.)
Playing preset radio stations
1
Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2
Press the number buttons to tune in the stored station.
To tune in a preset station over 10, press >10 first, then corresponding number
buttons.
(Example: To tune in a preset station 12, press >10 and 1 first, and then press 2.)
Then do this
Press the number button for the track you want to
repeat.
Press u.
Press u.
Press u.
Press the number buttons for the tracks you want
to program in the order you want up to 20 tracks
(see fig. E). Then press u.
Press the number buttons for the tracks you want
to program in the order you want up to 20 tracks.
Then Press u.
Playing a tape
1
Press TAPE (direct power-on).
2
Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the
compartment. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.
3
Press n.
To
Press
xZ
stop playback
fast-forward or rewind the tape
m or M
pause playback
X
Press the button again to resume play after pause.
eject the cassette
xZ
Recording
1
Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I
(normal) tape only.
2
Select the program source you want to record.
To record from the CD player
Press CD and insert a CD (See "Playing a CD").
To record from the radio
Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET and tune in the station you want (See
"Listening to the radio").
3
Press z to start recording.
(n is depressed automatically.)
To
Press
stop recording
xZ
pause recording
X
Press the button again to resume recording.
Tips
• Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis will not affect the recording level.
• If the AM program makes a whistling sound after you've pressed z in step 3, press MODE to select
the position of ISS (Interference Suppress Switch) that most decreases the noise.
• For the best results, use the AC power as a power source for recording.
• To erase a recording, proceed as follows:
1 Insert a tape with the recording you want to erase.
2 Press TAPE.
3 Press z.

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