Sony CDC-X304 CD Player User Manual


 
5
BASIC OPERATION, AUDIO
AND CLOCK ADJUSTMENT
(OFF)
(PUSH-MENU)
(SEEK)(+)/(SEEK)(–)
(SOURCE)
(H-BASS),(EQ),
(DSPL),(ATT)
Turning the unit on
Press (SOURCE) on the front panel.
The unit also turns on when you insert a disc.
To deactivate the unit
Press (OFF).
The clock appears. After about 10 seconds, the unit
switches to DEMO mode (page 4).
To turn the unit off
Press and hold (OFF) until everything on the
display clears.
This operation is required to avoid car battery
drain, if your car has no ACC position on the
ignition switch.
Setting the clock
The clock uses a 12-hour digital indication.
1 Press and hold (DSPL) until the clock
appears.
2 Turn (PUSH-MENU) to set the hour.
3 Press (DSPL).
4 Turn (PUSH-MENU) to set the minute.
5 Press (DSPL).
To display the clock
Press (DSPL).
To return to the former display, press (DSPL)
again.
Adjusting sound
To adjust the volume
Turn (PUSH-MENU).
“VOL (volume)” appears on the display.
To attenuate the sound
Press (ATT).
“ATT•ON” appears on the display.
To restore the previous volume level, press (ATT)
again.
To adjust sound stage (DSSA*)
You can adjust sound stage and tone balance to
best serve a particular seat in the car.
* DSSA : abbreviation of “Drivers Sound Stage
Adjustment”
1 Press (PUSH-MENU).
2 Press (SEEK) (+) or (SEEK) (–) to select
“DSSA.”
3 Turn (PUSH-MENU) to select “L” (for the front
left seat), “R” (for the front right seat), or
“OFF.”
To adjust DSSA manually, press (PUSH-MENU)
after step 3 above, then press (SEEK) (+) or
(SEEK) (–) to select “BAL” or “FAD,” and turn
(PUSH-MENU) to adjust it.
To adjust the sound characteristics
You can adjust the balance, fader, low pass filter
and subwoofer volume.
1 Press (PUSH-MENU).
2 Press (SEEK) (+) or (SEEK) (–) to select
“BAL,” “FAD,” “LPF” or “SUB.”
Each time you press (SEEK) (+), the item
changes as follows:
LOW
*1
t MID
*1
t HI
*1
t
BAL (balance; left-right) t
FAD (fader; front-rear) t
DSSA t
LPF (low pass filter)
*2*3
t
SUB (subwoofer volume)
*2*4
*1
When EQ is activated (page 6)
*2
When “SUB” is selected (page 9)
*3
The cut off frequency is adjustable to 78 Hz,
125 Hz or OFF.
*4
The volume level is adjustable between –10
and +10, or to ATT (attenuated).
3 Turn (PUSH-MENU) to adjust the selected
item.