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CMT-FX250.GB.4-178-505-11(1)

WARNING

To reduce the risk of re, do not cover the ventilation

opening of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths,

curtains, etc. Do not place the naked ame sources such

as lighted candles on the apparatus.

To reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not expose

this apparatus to dripping or splashing, and do not place

objects lled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

Do not install the appliance in a conned space, such as a

bookcase or built-in cabinet.

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 expose batteries or apparatus with battery-

installed to excessive heat such as sunshine, re or the

like.

e 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 o.

Excessive sound pressure from earphones and

headphones can cause hearing loss.

CAUTION

e use of optical instruments with this product will

increase eye hazard.

is appliance is classied

as a CLASS 1 LASER

product. is marking

is located on the rear

exterior.

Notice for customers: the following

information is only applicable to

equipment sold in countries applying EU

directives.

e manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation,

1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. e

Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is

Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelnger Strasse 61, 70327

Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters,

please refer to the addresses given in separate service or

guarantee documents.

Disposal of Old Electrical &

Electronic Equipment

(Applicable in the European

Union and other European

countries with separate

collection systems)

is symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates

that this product shall not be treated as household

waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable

collection point for the recycling of electrical and

electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is

disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential

negative consequences for the environment and human

health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate

waste handling of this product. e recycling of materials

will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed

information about recycling of this product, please

contact your local Civic Oce, your household waste

disposal service or the shop where you purchased the

product.

Applicable accessories: Remote commander

Disposal of waste batteries

(applicable in the European

Union and other European

countries with separate

collection systems)

is symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates

that the battery provided with this product shall not be

treated as household waste.

On certain batteries this symbol might be used in

combination with a chemical symbol. e chemical

symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) are added if the

battery contains more than 0.0005% mercury or 0.004%

lead.

By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly,

you will help prevent potentially negative consequences

for the environment and human health which could

otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of

the battery. e recycling of the materials will help to

conserve natural resources.

In case of products that for safety, performance or data

integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an

incorporated battery, this battery should be replaced by

qualied service sta only. To ensure that the battery will

be treated properly, hand over the product at end-of-life

to the applicable collection point for the recycling of

electrical and electronic equipment.

For all other batteries, please view the section on how

to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand the

battery over to the applicable collection point for the

recycling of waste batteries.

For more detailed information about recycling of this

product or battery, please contact your local Civic Oce,

your household waste disposal service or the shop where

you purchased the product.

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.

Music discs encoded with copyright

protection technologies

is product is designed to playback 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.

License and Trademark Notice

 MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents

licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and omson.

All other trademarks and registered trademarks are of

their respective holders. In this manual,

and

marks

are not specied.

Operations

Getting Started

Unit

Remote

is 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.

To use the remote

Slide and remove the battery compartment lid, and insert

the two R6 (size AA) batteries (not supplied),  side

rst, matching the polarities shown below.

Notes on using the remote

 With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months.

 Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix dierent types of

batteries.

 If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the

batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

When carrying this system

1 Remove a disc to protect the CD mechanism.

2 Press  (power)



on the unit to turn o the

system and conrm that “STANDBY” stops ashing.

3 Unplug the power cord.

To set the clock

1 Press 



to turn on the system.

2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET



to select the clock set

mode.

If “PLAY SET” ashes, press /



repeatedly

to select “CLOCK,” and then press ENTER



3 Press /



repeatedly to set the hour, then

press ENTER



4 Use the same procedure to set the minutes.

Note

e clock settings are lost when you disconnect the power cord or if a

power failure occurs.

To display the clock when the system is o

Press DISPLAY



. e clock is displayed for about

8 seconds.

 Antennas

Find a location and an orientation that provide good

reception, and then set up the antenna.

Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords and the

power cord to avoid picking up noise.

Before unplugging the DAB/FM antenna, make sure the

system is turned o to preserve your own DAB and FM

settings.

 Speakers

Insert only the stripped portion of the cord.

 Power

Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.

If the plug does not t the wall outlet, detach the supplied

plug adaptor (only for models equipped with an adaptor).

Listening to the radio

1 Select “DAB” or “TUNER FM.”

Press TUNER/BAND



repeatedly.

2 Perform tuning.

For automatic scanning

Press TUNING MODE



repeatedly until “AUTO”

appears, and then press +/



. Scanning stops

automatically when a station is tuned in, and “ST” (for

stereo programs only) lights up in the display.

If the scanning for an FM station does not stop, press





to stop scanning, then perform manual tuning

(below).

When you tune in a DAB station or an FM station that

provides RDS services, the service name or station

name appears on the display.

For manual tuning (FM band only)

Press TUNING MODE



repeatedly until

“MANUAL” appears, and then press +/



repeatedly to tune in the desired station.

Notes on DAB stations

 When tuning in a DAB station, it may take a few seconds before you

hear any sound.

 Primary service is automatically received when secondary service

ends.

 is tuner does not support data services.

Tip

To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo station, press FM MODE



repeatedly until “MONO” appears to turn o stereo reception.

Running the DAB Automatic Scan manually

1 Press DAB INITIAL SCAN  on the unit to start the

DAB Automatic Scan.

“DAB SCAN” and “PUSH ENTER” appear.

2 Press ENTER



to perform scanning.

Scanning begins. e scanning progress is indicated

by advancing asterisks (). Depending on the

DAB services available in your area, scanning may

take a few minutes.

When scanning is complete, a list of available services

is created.

Notes

 If your country or region does not support DAB broadcast,

“NO SERV” appears.

 is procedure clears all previously stored presets.

 Before unplugging the DAB/FM antenna, make sure the system is

turned o to preserve your own DAB settings.

Presetting radio stations

1 Tune in the desired station.

2 Press TUNER MEMORY



to select the tuner

memory mode.

3 Press +/



repeatedly to select the desired preset

number.

If another station is already assigned to the selected

preset number, the station is replaced by the new

station.

4 Press ENTER



to store the station.

5 Repeat steps 1 through 4 to store other stations.

You can preset up to 20 DAB and 20 FM stations. e

preset stations are retained for about half a day even

if you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure

occurs.

6 To call up a preset radio station, press TUNING

MODE



repeatedly until “PRESET” appears, and

then press +/



repeatedly to select the desired

preset number.

Note on presetting DAB stations

You can preset a DAB service only when it can be received.

Playing a CD/MP3 disc

1 Select the CD function.

Press CD



2 Place a disc.

Press  PUSH OPEN/CLOSE



on the unit,

and place a disc with the label side up on the CD

compartment.

To close the CD compartment, press  PUSH OPEN/



on the unit.

3 Start playback.

Press  (play)



Other operations

To Press

Pause playback

 (pause)



. To resume play, press

the button again.

Stop playback

 (stop)



Select a folder on

an MP3 disc

(select folder) +



/ 



repeatedly.

Select a track or

le

 (go back)/ (go forward)



Find a point in a

track or le

Hold down  (rewind)/ (fast

forward)



during playback, and

release the button at the desired

point.

Select Repeat Play

REPEAT



repeatedly until “REP”

or “REP1” appears.

To change the play mode

Press PLAY MODE



repeatedly while the player is

stopped. You can select normal play (“ ” for all MP3

les in the folder on the disc), shue play (“SHUF”

or “ SHUF*” for folder shue), or program play

(“PGM”).

* When playing a CD-DA (audio) disc, (SHUF) Play performs the

same operation as normal (SHUF) Play.

Note on Repeat Play

“REP1” indicates that a single track or le is repeated until you stop

playback.

Note on shue play mode

When you turn o the system, the selected shue play mode (“SHUF”

or “ SHUF”) is cleared and the play mode returns to normal play

mode (“ ”).

Notes on playing MP3 discs

 Do not save other types of tracks or les, or unnecessary folders on a

disc that has MP3 les.

 Folders that have no MP3 les are skipped.

 MP3 les are played back in the order that they are recorded onto

the disc.

 e system can only play MP3 les that have a le extension of

“.mp3”.

 Even when le name has the “.mp3” le extension, if the actual

le diers, playing this le may generate a loud noise which could

damage the speaker system and the system may malfunction.

 e maximum number of:

 folders is 255 (including the root folder).

 MP3 les is 512.

 folder levels (the tree structure of les) is 8.

 Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing soware, recording

device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible

MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play

at all.

Notes on playing multisession discs

 If the rst session on the disc is a CD-DA session, the other sessions

on the disc cannot be recognized regardless of the session format;

only CD-DA tracks in the rst session can be played back.

 If the session format for the rst session is CD-ROM and the

following sessions are recorded in the same format, the system will

continue to play back MP3 les accordingly in multiple sessions

until the system encounters another session recorded in a dierent

format.

 DAB/FM lead antenna (Extend it horizontally.)

 To right speaker

 To wall outlet

To connect an optional headphones

Connect headphones to the PHONES jack



on the

unit.

Reception of DAB radio station

When you turn on the system for the rst time aer

you purchase the system, DAB Automatic Scan starts

automatically and creates a list of available services.

During the DAB Automatic Scan, “” appears. Do

not press any button on the unit or the remote during

DAB Automatic Scan. Scanning is interrupted and

service list may not be created properly.

To run the DAB Automatic Scan manually, perform

the procedure of “Running the DAB Automatic Scan

manually” in “Listening to the radio.” If you have moved

to another area, perform the DAB Automatic Scan

manually and re-register the contents of broadcasts.

 Speaker cord (Red/)

 Speaker cord (Black/)

 To left speaker

Creating your own program

(Program Play)

1 Select the CD function.

Press CD



2 Select the play mode.

Press PLAY MODE



repeatedly until “PGM”

appears while the player is stopped.

3 Select the desired track or le number.

Press /



repeatedly until the desired track

or le number appears.

When programming MP3 les, press +



/ 



repeatedly to select the desired folder, and then

select the desired le.

Selected track or le number Total playing time of the selected

track or le

4 Program the selected track or le.

Press ENTER



to enter the selected track or le.

5 Repeat steps 3 through 4 to program additional

tracks or les, up to a total of 25 tracks or les.

6 To play your program of tracks or les, press 



e program remains available until you open the CD

compartment. To play the same program again, then

press 



To cancel Program Play

Press PLAY MODE



repeatedly until “PGM”

disappears while the player is stopped.

To delete the last track or le of the program

Press CLEAR



while the player is stopped.

To view program information, such as total

track number of the program

Press DISPLAY



repeatedly.

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Summary of Contents

Page 1 - Getting Started

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Page 2 - Specications

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