Sony CFD-F10 Operating Instructions - Page 2

Remote Control

Location of controls

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.

Adjusting the sound emphasis

To reinforce the bass sound

Press MEGA BASS.

“MEGA BASS” appears in the display.

To return to normal sound, press the button again.

To get the MEGA Xpand effect

Press MEGA Xpand.

"MEGA Xpand" appears in the display.

You can get the effect of expansion of the sound field.

To return to normal sound, press the button again.

Falling asleep to music

1

Play the music source you want.

2

Press SLEEP to display “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

When you are playing a tape using this function:

If the tape length of one side is longer than the set time, the player will not go off until the tape reaches

the end.

SLEEP

FUNCTION

Number buttons

MODE

TUNE +,–

BAND

MEGA

Xpand

N

POWER

VOL +*, –

x

X

.

,

>

MEGA

BASS

Total track number

Programmed track

Playing order

D

E

Total playing time

Display

MEGA BASS

Z

PUSH OPEN/CLOSE

VOLUME +*, –

DSPL/ENT/MEM

MODE

i

x

POWER

SLEEP

OPR/BATT

Loading a CD

With the labeled side up

Inserting a cassette

CD

RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET

TAPE

MEGA Xpand

Display

Remote sensor

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 repeatedly 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


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.

On the remote

1

Press BAND until the band you want appears in the display.

2

Tune in a station you want.

3

Hold down the number buttons that you want to preset the new station on for about 2 seconds.

To select the preset number over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons.

You need to hold down the last number button to enter for about 2 seconds.

(Example: To select 12, press >10 and 1 first, then hold down 2 for about 2 seconds.)

Tip

The preset radio stations remain in memory even if you unplug the AC power cord or remove the

batteries.

Playing preset radio stations

1


2

Press PRESET + or – to tune in the stored station.

On the remote

1

Press BAND.

2

Press the number buttons to tune in the stored station.

To tune in a preset station over 10, press >10 first, then corresponding number buttons.

(Example: To tune in a preset station 12, press >10 and 1 first, and then press 2.)

Playing a tape

1

Press TAPE (direct power-on).

(On the remote, press POWER and then press FUNCTION repeatedly until

"TAPE" appears in the display.)

2

Press

xZ

to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the

compartment. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.

3

Press

N

.

To

stop playback

fast-forward or rewind the tape

pause playback

eject the cassette

Recording

1

Press

xZ

to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I

(normal) tape only.

2

Select the program source you want to record.

To record from the CD player

Press CD and insert a CD (See “Playing a CD”).

To record from the radio

Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET and tune in the station you want (See

“Listening to the radio”).

3

Press

z

to start recording.

(

N

is depressed automatically.)

To

Press

stop recording

xZ

pause recording

X

Press the button again to resume recording.

Tips

•

Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis will not affect the recording level.

•

For the best results, use the AC power as a power source for recording.

•

To erase a recording, proceed as follows:

1 Insert a tape with the recording you want to erase.

2 Press TAPE.

3 Press

z

.

Press

xZ

M

or

m

X

Press the button again to resume play after pause.

xZ

Then do this

Press

.

or

>

to select the track that you

want to repeat, then press

u

.

Press

u

.

Press

u

.

Press

u

.

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

.

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

.

TUNE –, +

m

,

M

PRESET –, +

.

,

>

u

*

With the side you want

to play facing upward

*

*The button has a tactile dot.

Playing a CD

1

Press CD (direct power-on).

(On the remote, press POWER and then press FUNCTION repeatedly until

"Cd" appears in the display.)

2

Load a CD in the CD compartment.

3

Press

Z

PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD compartment.

4

Press

u

(

N

on the remote).

The player plays all the tracks once.

To

stop playback

pause playback

go to the next track

go back to the previous track

remove the CD

locate a point while listening

to the sound

locate a point while observing

the display

locate a specific track directly*

*

You cannot locate a specific track if "SHUF" or "PGM" is lit in the display. Turn off the indication by

pressing

x

.

Tip

To locate a track numbered over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons on the

remote.

Example:To play track number 23, press >10 first, then 2 and 3.

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

*

For a track whose number is more than 20, the remaining time appears as “- -:- -” in the display.

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

repeat a single track

“REP 1”

repeat all the track

“REP ALL”

shuffle play

“SHUF”

repeat tracks

“SHUF REP”

in random order

program play

“PGM”

repeat programmed tracks

“PGM REP”

On the remote

When you’ve selected “PGM” or “PGM REP”, press the number buttons for the track you want

up to 20 tracks, then press

N

.

To cancel selected play mode

Press MODE repeatedly until the selected mode disappears from the display.

To check the programmed 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 programmed 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 programming procedure.

Tips

•

You can play the same program again, since the program is saved until you open the CD

compartment.

•

You can record your own program. After you’ve created the program, insert a blank tape and press

z

to start recording.

Press

x

u

(

X

on the remote)

Press the button again to resume play after pause.

>

.

Z

PUSH OPEN/CLOSE

M

(forward) or

m

(backward) while playing until you

find the point (

>

or

.

on the remote)

M

(forward) or

m

(backward) in pause until you find

the point (

>

or

.

on the remote)

a number button of the track on the remote

Sony CFD-F10 Operating Instructions - Page 2

Listening to the radio, Playing a tape, Recording, Playing a CD - manual

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