Sony 377 Stereo System User Manual


 
Location of controls
Total track number
Programed track Playing order
D
E
Total playing time
Display
SLEEP
*The button has a tactile dot.
To turn on/off the power
Press POWER.
To adjust the volume
Press VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote).
To listen through headphones
Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.
Selecting the audio emphasis (SOUND/MEGA BASS)
You can adjust the audio emphasis of the sound you are listening to.
To select the sound characteristic
Press SOUND repeatedly to select the audio emphasis you want.
Choose To get
powerful, clean sounds, emphasizing low and high range audio
light, bright sounds emphasizing high and middle range audio
percussive sounds, emphasizing bass audio
the presence of vocals, stressing middle range audio
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.
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.
The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a
clear station.
If you can't tune in a station, press the button repeatedly to change the frequency
step by step.
Tip
If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE until “Mono” appears in the display and the radio will play in
monaural.
Presetting radio stations
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.
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 DSPL/ENT/MEM.
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 DSPL/ENT/MEM for 2 seconds until the preset number flashes in the display.
4 Press PRESET + or – until the preset number you want for the station flashes in the display.
5 Press DSPL/ENT/MEM.
The new station replaces the old one.
Tip
The preset radio stations remain in memory even if you unplug the mains lead or remove all the
batteries.
Playing preset radio stations
1 Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2 Press PRESET + or – to tune in the stored station.
Playing a CD
1 Press OPEN to load a CD in the CD compartment (direct power-on).
2 Press PUSH CLOSE to close the CD compartment.
3 Press u.
The player plays all the tracks once.
To Press
stop playback x
pause playback u
Press the button again to resume play after pause.
go to the next track >
go back to the previous track .
remove the CD OPEN
locate a point while listening > (forward) or . (backward) while playing until you
to the sound find the point
locate a point while observing > (forward) or . (backward) in pause until you find
the display the point
Using the display
To check the total track number and playing time
Press DSPL/ENT/MEM in stop mode (see fig. D).
To check the remaining time
Press DSPL/ENT/MEM 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
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 Then do this
repeat a single track “REP 1” Press . or > to select the track that
you want to repeat, then press u.
repeat all tracks “REP ALL” Press u.
shuffle play “SHUF” Press u.
repeat tracks “SHUF REP” Press u.
in random order
program play “PGM” Press . or > then press DSPL/ENT/
MEM for the tracks you want to
program in the order you want up to 20
tracks (see fig. E). Then press u.
repeat programed tracks “PGM REP” Press . or > then press DSPL/ENT/
MEM for the tracks you want to
program in the order you want up to 20
tracks. Then Press u.
To cancel selected play mode
Press MODE until the selected mode disappears from the display.
To check the programed track and playing order in the display
To check the order of tracks before play, press DSPL/ENT/MEM.
Every time you press the button, the track number appears in the programed 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 programing procedure.
Tip
You can play the same program again, since the program is saved until you open the CD compartment.
POWER
TUNE –, +
MODE
x
u*
CD
RADIO
BAND
AUTO PRESET
Display
>
PRESET +
VOLUME +*, –
MEGA BASS
OPR/BATT indicator
Loading a CD
With the labeled side up
i
.
PRESET –
DSPL/ENT/MEM
Note
Make sure that the CD is placed properly on the CD tray.
Don't place it under the CD tray.
PUSH CLOSE
SOUND
OPEN
CD LID OPEN
Falling asleep to music
1 Play the music source you want.
2 Press SLEEP.
3 Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically.
Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: “60” t “90”
t “120” t “OFF” t “10” t “20” t “30”.
To cancel the sleep function
Press POWER to turn off the power.
Note
The backlight in the display does not light while the sleeping timer is on.
Remote sensor
POWER
Remote Control
FUNCTION
u
x
BAND
PRESET +, –
.,>
VOL +*, –