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- Page 1 4-238-431-11 (1) Micro Hi-Fi Component System Operating Instructions CMT-C7NT © 2002 Sony Corporation...
- Page 2 Tips • For details on the software installation and basic operations of M-crew or OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs, refer to the instruction manual of the respective software. • For details on advanced operations, refer to the online help for the respective software.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Optional Personal Computer Connecting a personal computer to the system ... 51 Listen to the connected personal computer ... 52 About the supplied M-crew for CMT-C7NT ... 52 About the supplied OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs ... 53 Additional Information Precautions ... -
Page 4: Parts Identification
Parts Identification The items are arranged in alphabetical order. Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses () for details. Main unit CD SYNC HIGH 8 (19, 60) CD SYNC NORMAL 9 (19) CD Z 2 (10, 60) FUNCTION qs (9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21–24, 26, 30–43, 50, MD Z 6 (15, 19, 29, 53) NET MD 7 (53) -
Page 5: Remote Control
Remote control CD x qh (10, 11) CD X ws (10) CD N wd (9, 11, 21) CLEAR 9 (11, 13, 16, 30, 44) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 6 (47, 48) CLOCK/TIMER SET 7 (8, 46, CURSOR T/t wh (8, 13, 30) DBFB qf (45) DISPLAY wk (8, 12, 17, 44) ENTER/YES 8 (8, 11, 13, 14,... -
Page 6: Getting Started
Right speaker cord 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas. Set the AM loop antenna up before connecting it. AM loop antenna FM antenna CMT-C7NT rear panel Jack type A Extend the FM wire antenna horizontally Jack type B Extend the FM... -
Page 7: Preparing The Remote
Battery life You can expect the remote to operate for about 6 months (using a Sony CR2025 lithium battery) before the battery runs down. When the battery no longer operates the remote, replace the battery with a new one. -
Page 8: Setting The Time
Setting the time Turn on the system. Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the remote. If you are setting the clock for the first time, go to step 5. Press – or + (. or >) on the remote repeatedly until “CLOCK SET?” appears in the display. -
Page 9: Loading The Cd
Loading the CD Load a CD. The CD is drawn in automatically. Load with the label side up. Tips • To reload the CD, first remove the CD, and then load it again. • You can load a CD single (8-cm CD) without an adapter. -
Page 10: Other Operations
Playing the CD (continued) Other operations Do this Press x. Stop play Pause Press u (or X on the remote). Press again to resume play. Select a track During play or pause, press . or > repeatedly until you find the desired track. -
Page 11: Programing The Cd Tracks
Programing the CD tracks — Program Play You can make a program of up to 25 tracks on a CD in any order that you want. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display. Press PLAY MODE on the remote in stop mode repeatedly until “PROGRAM”... -
Page 12: Using The Cd Display
Using the CD display Checking the remaining time Press TIME on the remote repeatedly during play. The display changes as follows: Elapsed playing time on the current track t Remaining time on the current track* Remaining time on the current CD* Elapsed playing time on the current track t…... -
Page 13: Labeling A Cd
Labeling a CD — Disc Memo You can label up to 100 CDs with titles of up to 20 symbols and characters. Whenever you load a labeled CD, the title appears in the display. Note When labeling CDs for the first time, be sure to first press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”... -
Page 14: Md - Play
Labeling a CD (continued) Checking the disc titles Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display. Press MENU/NO on the remote in stop mode. Press . or > on the remote repeatedly until “Name Check?” appears, and then press ENTER/YES on the remote. - Page 15 Other operations Do this Press x. Stop play Press u (or X on the Pause remote). Press again to resume play. Select a track During play or pause, press . or > repeatedly until you find the desired track. Find a point in a track During play, press and hold m or M until you find the desired point.
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Page 16: Programing The Md Tracks
Programing the MD tracks — Program Play You can make a program of up to 25 tracks on an MD in any order that you want. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears in the display. Press PLAY MODE on the remote in stop mode repeatedly until “PROGRAM”... -
Page 17: Playing Tracks In A Group
Playing tracks in a group You can select and play tracks in a group. For more details on the Group function, see page Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears in the display. Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote in stop mode. “GROUP”... -
Page 18: Md - Recording
Using the MD display (continued) Checking the track title or a disc title Press DISPLAY on the remote during play or in stop mode. The display changes as follows: During normal play t Preset Equalizer name* Clock* t Playing time of the MD* Volume* t Clock* t…... -
Page 19: After Recording
When you use a partially recorded Recording starts after the recorded tracks. Note on MD track numbers On an MD, the track numbers (track sequence), track start and end point information, etc., are recorded in the TOC* area independent of the sound information. You can edit recorded tracks quickly by modifying the TOC information. -
Page 20: Recording On An Md Manually
Recording a CD on an MD (continued) If “Retry” flashes in the display after you press u (or MD N on the remote) in step 5 A reading failure has occurred, and the system is trying to read the data again. •... -
Page 21: Recording The Current Track
Recording the current track — Rec It You can record a track quickly while listening to a CD. Load a recordable MD. Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display. Press u (or CD N on the remote). CD play starts. Press REC/REC IT while listening to a track you want to record. -
Page 22: Recording Tips
Starting recording with 6 seconds of prestored audio data (continued) To stop Time Machine Recording Press x. Note The MD deck starts storing audio data when the deck stands by for recording in step 3 and you start playing the source. If less than 6 seconds have passed when you press ENTER/YES on the remote, Time Machine Recording starts with less than 6 seconds of audio data. - Page 23 Press . or > repeatedly to select the recording mode you want, and then press ENTER/YES on the remote. The display changes as follows: STEREO REC t LP2 REC t LP4 REC t MONO (Monaural) REC t STEREO REC t … Press MENU/NO on the remote.
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Page 24: Marking Track Numbers
Recording tips (continued) Marking track numbers • Automatically during recording Track numbers are automatically marked as on the original source during recording from this system’s CD player or components connected to the DIGITAL OPTICAL IN jack. However, track numbers may not be marked for some tracks (see page 56). -
Page 25: Making A Space Between Tracks 3 Seconds Long
To change the trigger level for automatic track marking Do the procedure below to change the signal level that triggers automatic track marking. (The factory setting is –50 dB.) Press MENU/NO on the remote during recording pause to display “Setup?”, and then press ENTER/YES on the remote. -
Page 26: Adjusting The Recording Level
Recording tips (continued) Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears in the display. Press MENU/NO on the remote. Press . or > repeatedly until “Setup?” appears in the display, and then press ENTER/YES on the remote. Press . or > repeatedly until “S.Space Off”... -
Page 27: Recording Cd Tracks On An Md As Group Tracks
Recording CD tracks on an MD as group tracks — Group Function About Group Function With the MDLP recording feature, you can record a number of albums to separate groups on a single MD, and then play them back and manage them by means of the display information that shows the group titles and each numbered track (each group begins with... - Page 28 Recording CD tracks on an MD as group tracks (continued) Recording into a new group You can create new groups by CD album or artist, etc. Do steps 1 to 3 of “Recording a CD on an MD” on page 19. Do steps 2 to 5 in “Programming the CD tracks”...
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Page 29: Md - Editing
MD — Editing Before you start editing Before editing You can edit an MD only when: • The MD is recordable. • The MD play mode is normal play. Check the following, before editing. Check the tab of the MD to be edited. If the MD is record protected, “C11”... - Page 30 Labeling an MD (continued) After recording Use the Name function on this page. You can enter a total of approximately 1,700 characters for the disc title, track titles and group titles on a single MD. Do the procedure below with the Group function on.
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Page 31: Labeling A Group
Checking the titles To check the disc titles, press SCROLL on the remote in stop mode. To check the track title, press SCROLL on the remote during play. The title appears scrolling in the display. To stop scrolling, press SCROLL on the remote. Press the button again to resume scrolling. -
Page 32: Registering Non-Group Tracks As Group Tracks In A
Labeling a group (continued) Erasing a group title Press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until “MD” appears in the display. Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote in stop mode. “GROUP” lights up. Press GROUP SKIP on the remote repeatedly until the group title you want to erase appears. -
Page 33: Releasing Group Tracks
Press ENTER/YES on the remote to enter the selected track. Press . or > on the remote repeatedly to select the last track (of the series of tracks) to be registered. The selected track number flashes and the deck starts to play the track for your confirmation. -
Page 34: Erasing Recordings
Releasing group tracks (continued) Releasing the tracks in all groups at once Press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until “MD” appears in the display. Press GROUP ON/OFF on the remote in stop mode. “GROUP” lights up. Press MENU/NO on the remote. “Edit Menu”... - Page 35 Press . or > repeatedly until the desired track number appears. Press ENTER/YES on the remote. “Complete!” appears. If you erase all tracks in a group The group itself will be also erased. Note “Tr Protected” appears in the display when you tried to erase tracks on an MD that is write-protected.
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Page 36: Moving Recorded Tracks
Erasing recordings (continued) While monitoring the sound, press . or > repeatedly to find the starting point of the portion to be erased (point You can shift the starting point by 1/86 second (1 frame) intervals*. To shift the point by second or minute intervals, press m or M so that second or minute flashes, then press . -
Page 37: Dividing Recorded Tracks
Press . or > repeatedly until the new track position appears. Original track New track position number Press ENTER/YES on the remote. “Complete!” appears. Note If you move a non-group track between two group tracks, the moved track will be registered to the group as a group track. -
Page 38: Combining Recorded Tracks
Dividing recorded tracks (continued) While monitoring the sound, press . or > repeatedly to adjust the point to be divided. You can shift the point by 1/86 second (1 frame) intervals*. To shift the point by second or minute intervals, press m or M so that second or minute flashes, then press . -
Page 39: Undoing The Last Edit
Press . or > repeatedly until the first track number of the two to be combined appears, and then press ENTER/YES on the remote. For example, to combine track 1 to 4, select Press . or > repeatedly until the second track number of the two to be combined appears. -
Page 40: Changing The Recording Level After Recording
Changing the recording level after recording — S.F Edit You can change the volume of the recorded tracks using S.F (Scale Factor) Edit. The original track is recorded over at the new recording level. When changing the recording level, you can select Fade-in Recording to gradually increase the signal level at the start of recording, or Fade-out Recording to gradually decrease the signal level at the end of the... - Page 41 Fade-in and Fade-out Recording Press FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until “MD” appears in the display. Press PLAY MODE on the remote repeatedly until both “PROGRAM” and “SHUF” disappear. Press MENU/NO on the remote to display “Edit Menu.” Press . or > repeatedly until “S.F Edit?”...
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Page 42: Tuner
Tuner Presetting radio stations The system can store a total of 30 preset stations (20 for FM and 10 for AM). Press FUNCTION (or TUNER BAND on the remote) repeatedly to select FM or Press TUNING MODE on the remote repeatedly until “AUTO”... -
Page 43: Listening To The Radio
Listening to the radio — Preset Tuning Presetting radio stations in the system’s memory in advance make it easy to tune in those stations later (see “Presetting radio stations” on page 42). Press FUNCTION (or TUNER BAND on the remote) repeatedly to select FM or Press TUNING MODE on the remote repeatedly until “PRESET”... -
Page 44: Labeling The Preset Stations
Labeling the preset stations — Station Name You can label each preset station with up to 10 characters (Station Name). Tune in the desired station you want to label (see page 43). Follow the same procedures as from step 2 to 6 on “Labeling a CD” (see page 13). -
Page 45: Sound Adjustment
Sound Adjustment Reinforcing the bass sound — DBFB Press DBFB* on the remote. “DBFB” appears in the display. Press again to cancel DBFB. * DBFB: Dynamic Bass Feedback DBFB is factory set to on. Selecting the Preset Equalizer menu The Preset Equalizer enables you to select the sound characteristic among 5 sound effects according to the type of music you are listening Press PRESET EQ on the remote... -
Page 46: Waking Up To Music
Waking up to music — Daily Timer By setting the Daily Timer, you can make the system automatically turn on and off at specified times. To use this function, make sure that you have set the system clock correctly (see “Setting the time” on page 8). Prepare the music source you want to listen to when the system turns on. -
Page 47: Timer Recording Radio Programs
Do this Check the settings/ Press CLOCK/TIMER activate the timer SELECT on the remote and press . or > on the remote repeatedly until “DAILY SELECT?” appears in the display, and then press ENTER/YES on the remote. Change the setting Start over from step 1. - Page 48 Timer recording radio programs (continued) Press – or + (. or >) on the remote repeatedly to select the desired day. If you select “DAILY?” in step 5, proceed to step 9. Press ENTER/YES on the remote. The hour indication flashes. Set the starting time.
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Page 49: Optional Components
When you record from the radio, the station name (see page 44, or frequency when the station is not labeled), the start time and the stop time are automatically recorded on the MD. Notes • The system will turn on 30 seconds before the specified starting time. -
Page 50: Hooking Up The Optional Components
Hooking up the optional components (continued) Do This Listen to the Press FUNCTION repeatedly connected digital until “OPTICAL IN” appears component in the display. Record from a Press FUNCTION repeatedly connected digital until “OPTICAL IN” appears component to an MD in the display. -
Page 51: Optional Personal Computer
CD-ROM drive through the systems speakers. And also you can operate the system from the connected personal computer installed the supplied software (M-crew for CMT-C7NT or OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs). Personal computer To the USB port on... -
Page 52: Listen To The Connected Personal Computer
You cannot record the audio from the connected computer when “USB” appears in the display. About the supplied M-crew for CMT-C7NT M-crew is software that allows you to operate the system from a computer installed with the software and connected to the system through a USB cable. -
Page 53: About The Supplied Openmg Jukebox For Sony Net Mds
Jukebox for Sony Net MDs, refer to the online help for OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs. Note Be sure to install the OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs software to your computer before connecting the system to your computer. If you are reinstalling the software, be sure to disconnect the USB cable before starting the installation. -
Page 54: Additional Information
• When moving the unit, remove any disc that may be in the system. If you have any questions or problems concerning your system, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. On the speaker system Although this speaker system is magnetically shielded, there may be cases where the picture on some TV sets becomes magnetically distorted. - Page 55 Notes on MDs • If you try to force the shutter open, the disc may be damaged. If the shutter opens, close it immediately without touching the disc inside. • Affix the label supplied with the disc only to the specified label indentation.
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Page 56: System Limitations Of Mds
System limitations of MDs The recording system in your MD deck has the limitations described below. Note, however, that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recording system itself, not to mechanical causes. “Disc Full!” appears before the MD has reached the maximum recording time When 255 tracks have been recorded on the MD,... -
Page 57: Troubleshooting
Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. When bringing the system in for servicing, be sure to bring the speaker system (SA-C7) along with the main unit (HCD-C7NT). - Page 58 CD Player The CD does not eject. • Press and hold CD Z. • Consult your nearest Sony dealer. Play does not start. • Load a CD. • Wipe the CD clean (see page 55). • Replace the CD.
- Page 59 • Locate the antennas as far away from the speaker cords as possible. • Consult your nearest Sony dealer if the supplied AM antenna wire has come off the plastic stand. • Try turning off surrounding electrical equipment.
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Page 60: Self-Diagnosis Display
3 or 5 letters and a message alternately to show you the problem. To solve the problem refer to the following list. If any problem persists, consult your nearest Sony dealer. C11/Protected The MD is protected against erasure. - Page 61 E0001/MEMORY NG There is an error in the internal data that the system needs in order to operate. cConsult your nearest Sony dealer. E0101/LASER NG There is a problem with the optical pickup. cThe optical pickup may have failed. Consult your nearest Sony dealer.
- Page 62 Self-diagnosis display (continued) Impossible • You tried to make an impossible editing operation. • You tried to operate the connected Net MD during the timer-activated playback. • You cannot combine or erase the tracks due to the system limitations of MDs. •...
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Page 63: Specifications
The USB cable is not connected properly. Check the connection. CONNECT You are checking-in/out tracks with OpenMG Jukebox for Sony Net MDs. Do not disconnect the supplied USB cable. Net MD NOW You pressed `/1 while the Net MD function is on. - Page 64 Approx. 4.5 kg Remote commander (1) FM wire antenna (1) AM loop antenna (1) USB cable (1) Operating Instructions (1) M-crew for CMT-C7NT/ OpenMG Jukebox for Net MD CD-ROM (1) M-crew Operating Instructions (1) OpenMG Jukebox for Net MD Operating...