Sony MDX-CA680 - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Notes on MDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Getting Started
Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
MD Player
CD/MD Unit (optional)
Playing a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Playing tracks repeatedly
— Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Playing tracks in random order
— Shuffle Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Labelling a CD
— Disc Memo* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Locating a disc by name
— List-up* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Selecting specific tracks for playback
— Bank* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
* Functions available with optional CD/MD unit
Radio
Storing stations automatically
— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) . . . . . . 13
Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Storing only the desired stations . . . . . . . . . 14
Tuning in a station through a list
— List-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
RDS
Overview of RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Automatic retuning for best reception results
— AF function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Receiving traffic announcements
— TA/TP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Presetting RDS stations with AF and TA
setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tuning in stations by programme type
— PTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting the clock automatically
— CT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Other Functions
Using the rotary commander. . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Adjusting the sound characteristics . . . . . . 20
Quickly attenuating the sound . . . . . . . . . . 20
Changing the sound and display settings
— Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Selecting the sound position
— My Best sound Position (MBP) . . . . 22
Boosting the bass sound
— D-bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Additional Information
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27