Sony CMT-DX400A Stereo System User Manual


 
Micro HI-FI
Component System
CMT-DX400A
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do
not expose this apparatus to dripping or
splashing, and do not place objects filled with
liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the
ventilation opening of the apparatus with
newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc.
Do not place the naked flame sources such as
lighted candles on the apparatus.
As the main plug is used to disconnect the
unit from the mains, connect the unit to an
easily accessible AC outlet. Should you notice
an abnormality in the unit, disconnect the
main plug from the AC outlet immediately.
Do not install the appliance in a confined
space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
Do not expose batteries or apparatus with
battery-installed to excessive heat such as
sunshine, fire or the like.
The unit is not disconnected from the mains
as long as it is connected to the AC outlet,
even if the unit itself has been turned off.
CAUTION
The use of optical instruments with this
product will increase eye hazard.
This
appliance is
classified as a
CLASS 1
LASER
product.
This
marking is
located on
the rear
exterior.
Licences and Trademarks
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This system incorporates Dolby* Digital.
* Manufactured under license from Dolby
Laboratories.
“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
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MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology
and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS
and Thomson.
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Windows Media is either a registered
trademark or trademark of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries.
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This product contains technology subject
to certain intellectual property rights of
Microsoft. Use or distribution of this
technology outside of this product is
prohibited without the appropriate
license(s) from Microsoft.
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In this manual,
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About this manual
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“DVD” may be used as a general term for a
DVD VIDEO, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R
or DVD+RW.
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CD-R or CD-RW is sometimes referred to
as “DATA CD.”
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DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW
is sometimes referred to as “DATA DVD.”
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This manual mainly explains operations
using the remote, but the same operations
can also be performed using the buttons on
the unit having the same or similar names.
Playable Discs
DVD DVD VIDEO
DVD-ROM
DVD-R*/DVD-RW*
DVD+R*/DVD+RW*
CD
CD-DA (Music CD)
CD-ROM
CD-R*/CD-RW*
VIDEO CD
* If discs have not been correctly finalized,
they will not be played back. For more
information, refer to the operating
instructions supplied with the recording
device.
Discs that cannot be played
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Blu-ray Discs
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HD DVDs
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DVD-RAMs
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DVD Audio discs
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PHOTO CDs
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Super Audio CDs
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Data track of CD-Extras
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Audio material side on DualDiscs
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DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW in
VR (Video Recording) mode
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CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable
Media)-compatible DVD-R/RW containing
content flagged as “Copy once.”
Music discs encoded with copyright
protection technologies
This product is designed to play back discs
that conform to the Compact Disc (CD)
standard. Recently, various music discs
encoded with copyright protection
technologies are marketed by some record
companies. Please be aware that among those
discs, there are some that do not conform to
the CD standard and may not be playable by
this product.
Notes
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Some files may not play depending on the
format, the encoding method or recording
condition.
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Some USB devices may not work with this
system.
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The system supports ISO 9660 Level 1/
Level 2 and Joliet for DATA CD.
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The system supports UDF (Universal Disk
Format) for DATA DVD.
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The system supports FAT12, FAT16 and
FAT32 for USB device.
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The system can recognize the files or
folders on a DATA DVD, DATA CD or
USB device as follows:
up to 300 folders
up to 648 files
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It may take time to read files in the
following cases:
there are too many folders or files.
the memory capacity of the USB device
is very large.
the memory of the USB device is
fragmented.
Compatible USB devices
with this system
You can use the CCC-certified USB devices
with this system.
Note on the usage of CCC-certified USB
devices
Compatibility with CCC (China Compulsory
Certification)-certified USB devices on this
system is not fully guaranteed. This is
because the USB device specifications may
differ depending on the manufacturers.
For more information on how to use a USB
device, see the operation manual supplied
with the USB device.
Preparing the remote
Insert the two R6 (size AA) batteries,
matching the polarities as shown below.
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Operating Instructions
4-297-237-11(1)
Note on DualDiscs
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which
mates DVD recorded material on one side
with digital audio material on the other side.
However, since the audio material side does
not conform to the Compact Disc (CD)
standard, playback on this product is not
guaranteed.
Note on playback operations of a DVD
Some playback operations for a DVD may be
intentionally restricted by software
producers. Since this system plays a DVD
according to the disc contents, some playback
features may not be available.
Note about double-layer DVDs
The playback picture and sound may be
momentarily interrupted when the layers
switch.
Region code (DVD VIDEO only)
Your system has a region code printed on the
rear of the unit and will only play a DVD
VIDEO (playback only) labeled with an
identical region code or
ALL
.
Note about Multi Session CD
You can play only 1st session of a
multisession disc.
Playable File Types
Video
File format Extensions
Xvid video “.avi”
MPEG4 video
1)
“.mp4” or “.m4v”
Music
File format Extensions
MP3 (MPEG1 Audio
Layer 3)
2)
“.mp3”
WMA
3)
“.wma”
AAC
4)
“.m4a”
Photo
File format Extensions
JPEG “.jpg” or “.jpeg”
1)
Supported video and audio codecs are as
follows:
Video codec: MPEG4 Simple Profile
(AVC is not supported.)
Audio codec: AAC-LC (HE-AAC is not
supported.)
2)
MP3 PRO format is not supported.
3)
WMA DRM, WMA Lossless and WMA
PRO formats are not supported.
4)
AAC DRM and AAC Lossless formats are
not supported.
Hooking up the system securely
ANTENNA
VIDEO
OUT
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO
IN
SPEAKERS
Antennas
Find a location and orientation that provide
good reception when you set up the
antennas.
Keep the antennas away from the speaker
cords and the power cord to avoid picking up
noise.
VIDEO OUT jack
Connect the video input jack of the TV or
projector.
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks
Connect the component video input jacks of
the TV or projector using the optional
component video cords for higher quality
video images. If your TV accepts progressive
signal, see “[Progressive]” (page 21) to set the
progressive scan mode.
AUDIO IN jack
Connect an optional audio component.
Speakers
Insert only the stripped portion of the cords.
Power
Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.
If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not
fit your wall outlet, detach it from the plug
(only for models equipped with an adaptor).
Attaching the speaker pads
Attach the supplied speaker pads at each
corner on the bottom of the speakers to
prevent them from slipping.
Connecting your TV
Connect the video input jack of your TV to
the VIDEO OUT jack on the unit, using the
supplied video cord.
When connecting a video deck
Connect the TV and the video deck using
video and audio cords (not supplied) as
shown below.
TV
Video deck Unit
Do not connect directly.
If you connect a video deck between this
system and the TV, you may experience video
leakage when watching the video signal from
this system. Do not connect a video deck
between this system and TV.
Color System Setup
Change the color system if necessary from
[PAL], [Multi] or [NTSC] after connecting
your TV. The factory default of the color
system is [Multi].
1 Connect the power cord to a wall
outlet.
2 Press / to turn on the system.
3 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch
the function to DVD/CD.
Playback starts automatically if a disc
with an auto playback function is loaded.
Press (or CANCEL on the unit)
twice to stop playback.
4 Press SETUP in stop mode.
The setup menu appears.
5 Press / repeatedly to select
[Preference Page], then press .
6 Press / repeatedly to select [TV
Type], then press .
7 Press / repeatedly to select [PAL],
[Multi] or [NTSC], then press .
8 Press SETUP to turn off the setup
menu.
Note
The display on the TV screen may be
interrupted momentarily after changing the
color system as described above.
Parts and Controls
Front panel
FM lead antenna
(Extended horizontally.)
AM loop antenna
To right speaker
To wall outlet
To left speaker
/ (on/standby) button
Press to turn on or off the system.
Display
PRESET +/ button
Press to select a preset station.
TUNING +/ button
Press to tune to a desired station.
/ (previous/next) button
Press to select a track, file or chapter.
/ (rewind/ fast forward)
button
Press to find a point in a track, file or
chapter.
Remote sensor
DSGX button
Press to turn on or off the DSGX effect.
VOLUME control
Turn to adjust the volume.
 (play) button
Press to start or re-start playback (resume
play).
(pause) button
Press to pause playback. To resume
playback, press the button again.
CANCEL (stop) button
Press to stop and remember the stop
point (resume point).
To re-start playback from the resume
point (resume play), press .
Press to cancel the automatic tuning for a
radio station.
 (USB) port
Used for connecting a USB device.
 (open/close) button
Press to open or close the disc tray.
Disc tray
PHONES jack
Used for connecting the headphones.
MIC jack
Used for connecting a microphone.
FUNCTION button
Press to select the function.
AUDIO
Press to select an audio signal format when
multiple audio signals are available.
Press to select the FM reception mode
(monaural or stereo) when listening to FM
stereo programs.
Press to improve the AM reception when an
AM program has static noise.
SUBTITLE
Press to select a subtitle language when
multilingual subtitles are available.
ANGLE
Press to switch to other viewing camera
angles when multi-angles are recorded on a
DVD VIDEO.
Number buttons
Press to enter numbers for selecting a title/
chapter, preset radio station, etc.
DVD TOP MENU
Press to open the DVD top menu.
DVD MENU
Press to open or close the DVD menu.
When pressed during playback of JPEG
image files, a thumbnail view (digest view) is
displayed.
MUTING
Press to mute or unmute the sound.
///
Press to move the cursor for item selection.
(enter)
Press to enter/confirm the settings.
VOLUME +/
Press to adjust the volume.
SETUP
Press to open or close the setup menu.
DISPLAY
Press to open or close the Display Menu.
Playback operation buttons
/ (previous/next)
/ (fast reverse/fast forward)
/ (slow reverse/slow forward)
Press to watch in slow-motion when pressed
in pause mode.
(play)
(pause)
(stop)
Radio operation buttons
PRESET +/
TUNING +/
SHIFT
Press and hold to use the pink number
buttons.
Playing a Disc
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select
the DVD/CD function.
2 Press on the unit to open the disc
tray.
3 Place a disc in the disc tray, then
press on the unit to close the disc
tray.
Playback starts automatically when you
close the disc tray.
If the playback does not start
automatically, press .
With the label side up.
4 Press VOLUME +/ or turn VOLUME
control on the unit to adjust the
volume.
Playing Files on a Disc/USB
Device
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select
the DVD/CD or USB function.
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DVD/CD: For a disc.
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USB: For a USB device.
2 Load the source.
For a disc
Place a disc in the tray by pressing on
the unit to open or close the disc tray.
For a USB device
Connect a USB device to the (USB)
port.
USB device
3 Select a desired file from the
displayed file list.
Cursor position number
Cursor
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To move the cursor:
Press or .
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To enter a folder:
Press or after moving the cursor
to a desired folder.
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To return to the parent folder:
Press or after moving the cursor
to .
You can also check the current cursor
position and its number from the
following information that will appear on
the display.
[FLD] XXX:
Indicates that a folder is selected,
representing its cursor position number
(ex. “[FLD] 005”).
[BACK]:
Indicates that is selected.
File format and XXX:
Indicates the file format of a currently
selected file, representing its cursor
position number (ex. “WMA 002”).
4 Press to start playback.
5 Press VOLUME +/ or turn VOLUME
control on the unit to adjust the
volume.
Listening to Sound from an
Optional Component
You can listen to sound from a component
connected to the AUDIO IN jack on the unit
using a 3.5 mm stereo audio cord (not
supplied).
1 Connect the audio output jacks of
your component and the AUDIO IN
jack of this system using the audio
cord.
2 Press VOLUME or turn VOLUME
control on the unit counterclockwise
to turn down the volume.
3 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select
the AUDIO IN function.
4 Press VOLUME +/ or turn VOLUME
control on the unit to adjust the
volume.
Other Playback Operations
To change angles (only for DVD
VIDEOs)
Press ANGLE during playback to select
the desired angle.
To display subtitles (only for
DVD VIDEOs)
Press SUBTITLE during playback to select
the desired subtitle language.
To change the sound
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback
to select a desired audio format.
When playing a DVD
When playing a DVD VIDEO with multiple
audio formats, you can change the audio
format from PCM, Dolby Digital or MPEG
audio. If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with
multilingual tracks, you can also change the
audio language.
When playing a CD/VIDEO CD
You can select stereo sound or monaural
sound settings for sound output from the
speakers. In monaural sound settings, you
can select the right or left channel and listen
to the selected channel sound through both
the right and left speakers.
To play a VIDEO CD with PBC
functions
When you start playing a VIDEO CD with
PBC (Playback control) functions, the PBC
menu appears for your operation.
To play without using PBC
In stop mode, press and hold SHIFT, then
press the number buttons to select the
desired item number.
To magnify the displayed picture
You can zoom in or zoom out of a displayed
picture when viewing a DVD VIDEO, a
VIDEO CD, an Xvid video, an MPEG4 video
or a JPEG image.
Press ZOOM repeatedly to magnify the
image.
The magnified portion of the picture can be
moved by pressing ///.
Remote
SLEEP
Press to set the Sleep Timer.
TV INPUT
Press to switch the TV’s input source between
the TV signal and other input source.
Note that only Sony TVs can be operated
using this remote.
TV / (on/standby)
Press to turn on or off the TV.
Note that only Sony TVs can be operated
using this remote.
/ (on/standby)
Press to turn on or off the system.
PROGRAM
Press to activate program play in the DVD/
CD function, or press to preset radio stations
in the tuner function.
REPEAT
Press to activate repeat/shuffle playback
mode.
FUNCTION
Press to select the function.
EQ
Press to select a sound effect.
ECHO
Press to adjust the echo level.
MIC LEVEL
Press to adjust the microphone volume.
ZOOM
Press to zoom in or zoom out of a displayed
picture when viewing a DVD VIDEO, a
VIDEO CD, an Xvid video, an MPEG4 video
or a JPEG image. You can move the
magnified portion of the picture by pressing
///.
DIMMER
Press to change the brightness of the display.
TIME
Press to display or switch the time
information during playback.
To search for a title/chapter/
track/scene, etc.
When playing a DVD/VCD
1 Press DISPLAY during playback.
The Display Menu appears on the TV
screen.
2 Press / to select an option, then
press .
3 Press and hold SHIFT, then press the
number buttons to jump to the
desired option.
When playing a CD
1 Press DISPLAY during playback.
The selection display appears on the TV
screen.
2 Press and hold SHIFT, then press the
number buttons to select the desired
track.
When playing an audio file/JPEG image
file/video file
1 Press DISPLAY during playback.
The selection display appears on the TV
screen.
2 Press and hold SHIFT, then press the
number buttons to select the desired
file.
To play in programmed order
Select the tracks to play in the order you want
(only for CD-DA discs). A maximum of
20 tracks can be programmed.
1 Press PROGRAM.
The Program Menu display appears on
the TV screen.
2 Press and hold SHIFT, then press the
number buttons to enter a 2-digit
track number for the track selection
(“02” for track 2, for example).
3 Press /// to select [Start] to play
the program.
To play repeatedly/shuffle, etc.
Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the
desired playback mode.
The selected mode appears on the display.
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“REP CHP”: Repeats the current chapter.
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“REP TIT”: Repeats the current title.
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“REP ALL”: Repeats all titles.
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“REP TRA”: Repeats the current track.
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“REP OFF”: The system returns to normal
playback mode.
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“SHUFFLE”: Plays all tracks/chapters/files
only once in random order.
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“SHUF REP”: Repeats shuffle play.
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“FOLDER”: Plays the current folder.
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“RANDOM”: Repeatedly plays a randomly
selected file from the current folder. In this
mode, the same file may be played more
than twice.
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“SINGLE”: Plays the current file.
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“REP ONE”: Repeats the current file.
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“REP FLD”: Repeats the current folder.
Note
The selectable modes and their order differ
depending on the disc or file.