Sony CMT-101 User Manual

Sony Corporation Printed in Japan

9Connecting optionalcomponents andoutdoor aerialsTo enhance your system, you can connectoptional components. Refer to theinstructions of each compone

10Connecting outdooraerialsConnect the outdoor aerial to improve thereception.FM aerialConnect the optional FM outdoor aerial. Youcan also use the TV

Basic Operations11Basic OperationsPlaying a CDToStop playPauseSelect a track(AMS*)Find a point ina trackRemove the CDAdjust thevolumeDo thisPress p.Pr

12§0)=+·P p20)=+·P p§564POWER1366Recording a CD on anMD— CD Synchro Recording(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)With the labelside up.With

Basic Operations130)=+·P p§§0)=+·P p12POWERp6=0/)+VOL +/–Playing an MD(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)With the labelside up.With the a

14ToStop playPauseSelect a trackFind a pointin a trackRemove theMDAdjust thevolumeDo thisPress p.Press ^ (P on the remote).Press again to resume play.

Basic Operations15To record onOne sideBoth sides*Slide DIRECTION toDa§0)·ªPp2 Insert a cassette.The cassette is pulled in and appears.3 Slide DIRECTIO

16Playing a tape(for the customers who purchasedTC-TX101 only)Tuner CD playerCassette deck(option)§0)·ªPpYou can use TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (CrO2)an

Basic Operations17Listening to the radio–– Preset TuningRemote (inside)Firstly preset radio stations in the tuner’smemory (see page 7).1 Press BAND re

18Receiving RDSbroadcasts(European model only)Simply select a station from the FM band.When you tune in a station that provides RDSservices, the stati

Operating InstructionsCompactComponentSystem3-861-305-15(1)©1997 by Sony CorporationCMT-101HCD-101f

Basic Operations190)=+·P p§16751Insert a recordable MD.The MD is pulled in and appears.2 Press BAND repeatedly until theband you want appears.3 Pres

20Recording from theradio on a tape(for the customers who purchasedTC-TX101 only)Tuner CD playerCassette deck (option)You can record a radio programme

Basic Operations217 Press ( or 9 to select the cassetteside to start recording on.To start from the upper side, press (.To start from the lower side,

22Using the displayYou can check the remaining time of thecurrent track or that of the CD.The CD playerRemote (inside)To check the total playing time

23Playing the CD tracksrepeatedly–– Repeat PlayThis function lets you repeat a CD in normalplay, Shuffle Play and Programme Play.Remote (inside)1 Pres

241 Insert a CD.2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until“CD” appears in the display of thetuner CD player.3 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until“SHUFFLE” appears

25Programming the CDtracks–– Programme PlayYou can make a programme of up to 25 tracksfrom the CD in the order you want them to beplayed.Remote (outsi

26Labelling a CDRemote (inside)15,6,73,842You can label up to 35 CDs using up to 10symbols and characters on each CDs.Whenever you insert the labelled

274 Press CHARACTER on the remoterepeatedly until the desired type ofcharacter appears.Each time you press the button, thedisplay changes as follows:A

280)=+·P p§SCROLL221n2 Press DISPLAY in stop mode.Each time you press the button, thedisplay changes as follows:Total track numbers and the playingtim

2Table of ContentsGetting StartedStep 1: Hooking up the system... 4Step 2: Setting the time ... 6Step 3: Presetting

29Playing the MD tracksrepeatedly— Repeat Play(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)This function lets you repeat a single track orall the tr

300)=+·P p§3Playing the MD tracksin random order–– Shuffle Play(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)You can play the tracks in random order.

310)=+·P p§53p6Programming the MDtracks–– Programme Play(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)You can make a programme up to 25 tracks inthe

32Before you startrecording(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)ToAdd a track atthe end of theprogrammeClear the entireprogrammeClear the la

330)=+·P p§pRecording CDs byspecifying the trackorder(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)Tuner CD playerMD deck (option)Remote (outside)con

340)=+·P p§5314p1Insert an CD.2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly unti“CD” appears in the display of thetuner CD player.3 Make a programme of tracks fromthe C

353 When you record in monauralsound, do as follows.Though the sound is recorded inmonaural, the time you can recordbecomes double. It is useful forr

360)=+·P p§2pStarting recordingwith 6 seconds ofprestored audio data—Time Machine Recording(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)When you pre

370)=+·P p§2,31Making a spacebetween tracks 3seconds long(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)The Smart Space and Auto Cut functions letyou

380)=+·P p§1 2 3,40)=+·P p§• RECWhen you record from a CD (digitalrecording), the track numbers areautomatically marked. In addition, you canmark tra

3The MD Deck*– PlaybackUsing the display... 28Playing the MD tracks repeatedly ... 29Playing the MD tracksin random o

391 Press •REC.The MD deck stands by for recording.2 Press EDIT/NO on the MD deckrepeatedly until “LevelSync?”appears.3 Press YES on the MD deck.“Leve

400)=+·P p§p1231123243Erasing recordings— Erase Function(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)TracknumberErase track BOriginaltracksAB C DAC

410)=+·P p§p1 2,3Erasing all tracksYou can erase the disc name, all recordedtracks and their titles all at one time.MD deck (option)1122312 4123433ABO

420)=+·P p§2 1,4p3,5Moving recordedtracks— Move Function(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)By using the Move Function, you can changethe o

430)=+·P p§1p=0/)+3,421122343Dividing recordedtracks— Divide Function(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)You can use this function to add

440)=+·P p§p213,41122433Combining recordedtracks— Combine Function(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)This function lets you put several tr

450)=+·P p§p12,3Undoing the last edit— Undo Function(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)This function lets you cancel the last edit andrest

46Labelling an MD(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)You can create titles (names) for yourrecorded MDs and tracks. You can use up to1700

473 Press EDIT/NO repeatedly until“Name in ?” appears in the displayof the MD deck.4 Press YES.The cursor starts flashing.5 Press CHARACTER repeatedly

48The cassette deckRecording CDs byspecifying the trackorder(for the customers who purchasedTC-TX101 only)You can adjust the total recording time to t

4Connect the MD deck.(for the customers who purchasedMDS-MX101 only)1 Connect the system cord of the MDdeck to the MD jack of the tuner CDplayer.To co

49Recording a CD, etc.,on a tape manually(for the customers who purchasedTC-TX101 only)You can record a CD as you like, for instance,record just the s

50To record onOne sideBoth sides*Slide DIRECTION toAa1 Insert a cassette.2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly untilthe source you want to recordappears in the

51Sound AdjustmentReinforcing Bass— DBFBDBFB (Dynamic Bass Feedback) featureintensifies low frequency sound for richerbass reproduction.Remote (inside

52Press BALANCE L or R.Press BALANCE R to increase the relativestrength of the right speaker, and pressBALANCE L to increase the relative strengthof t

532 Press TUNING MODE repeatedlyuntil “PRESET” appears.3 Press TUNING + or – until thepreset number of the station youwant to label appears.4 Press ED

54NNFalling asleep tomusic— Sleep TimerYou can let the system turn off at a presettime, so you can sleep to the music. You canpreset the time to be t

551 Prepare the sound source you wantto play.• CD: Insert a CD. To start from aspecific track, make a programme (seepage 25).• MD: Insert an MD.• R

566 Set the time to stop play followingthe above procedure.A sound source flashes.7 Press TIMER + or – until the soundsource you want appears, then pr

571 To record on an MD, insert arecordable MD in the MD deck.To record on a tape, insert a blankcassette in the cassette deck with the sideyou want to

589 Press TIMER +/– to select what youwant to record on, and pressENTER.To record on a tape, display “REC toTAPE”.To record on an MD, display “REC toM

5Connect the speakers.Connect the speaker cords to the speakerjacks. Be sure to keep the speaker cableaway from the aerials.the rear side of the tune

59Additional InformationPrecautionsOn the speaker systemAlthough this speaker system is magneticallyshielded, there may be cases where the picture ons

60Cleaning the cabinetUse a soft cloth slightly moistened with milddetergent solution.Before inserting a cassetteTake up any slack in the tape, becaus

61The sound may drop-out whilesearching the edited tracksTracks created through editing may exhibit sounddropout during searching because high-speedpl

62TroubleshootingIf you run into any problem using this stereosystem, use the following check list.First, check that the mains lead is connectedfirmly

63CD PlayerThe CD can not be inserted.•Check if another CD is inserted already.The CD can not be removed.•Press 6 of the tuner CD player for morethan

64TunerSevere hum or noise (“TUNED” or"STEREO" flashes in the display.).•Adjust the aerial.•The signal strength is too weak. Connectthe ext

65SpecificationsTuner CD player (HCD-101)Tuner sectionTuning range2 band modelEuropean model: FM: 87.5 – 108 MHz(50 kHz step)AM: 522 – 1,611 kHzOther

66Speaker system (SS-Q101/Q101A)Speaker system 2-way bass reflex(magnetically shieldeddesign)Speaker units 10 cm dia., cone type2 cm dia., balance dri

67IndexH, I, J, KHooking upoptional components 9the aerials 5, 10the power 6the system 4L, M, NLabellinga CD 26an MD 46a preset station 53MD me

6Step 2: Setting thetimeBefore turning on the system, you must setthe time beforehand to use the timer function.The clock is on a 24 -hour system for

74 Set the current minute by pressingTIMER + or – and press ENTER.The clock starts working.To correct the clock setting.Repeat steps 1 through 4.About

83 Press TUNING MODE repeatedlyuntil “AUTO” appears.4 Press + or – to tune in the stationyou want to store.The frequency indication changes andscannin