Sony CDC-X217 manual Radio Operation

Adjusting sound

You can select the following modes for adjusting sound depending on the music you listen to: BASS (low frequencies), TRE (high frequencies), BAL (left/right), FAD (front/ rear) and H-BASS (high bass)

1Press SEL repeatedly to select the mode to be adjusted.

Pressing SEL cycles through the modes. The selected mode’s indicator flashes.

2Turn the Smart Jog to increase or decrease the level for the selected mode (except for H-BASS).

In H-BASS mode, turn the Smart Jog to select on or off.

Note

Adjust the level or select on/off within 5 seconds, or the selected mode will return to previous state.

Aligning the source levels

(Source Level Adjuster)

Volume may vary each time you change the source mode. In this case, you can align each source mode’s volume to almost the same level.

1Press FNC repeatedly to select the desired mode.

2Press DISP while pressing SEL. “LA 0” appears in the display.

3Turn the Smart Jog to adjust the level.

Note

Adjust the level within 5 seconds, or the selected mode will be canceled.

Restoring the factory settings

1Turn off the unit.

2Press and hold DISP until “LA --” appears in the display.

Note

You can restore the factory settings only for VOL, BASS, TRE, BAL, FAD, and H-BASS, and aligned source volume levels.

Muting button beep sounds

1Turn off the unit.

2Press and hold SEL until “bEEP” appears in the display.

3Turn the Smart Jog to select on (level indicators appear) or off (level indicators disappear).

4Press and hold SEL until the unit turns off.

Setting the clock

1Press and hold DISP until the clock indicator flashes in the display.

2Press TUNEi (to set hour) or TUNEk (to set minute) and turn the Smart Jog.

3Press DISP.

Displaying the clock

1Press DISP.

To return to the former display, press DISP again.

RADIO OPERATION

Tuning in to a station

(Seek/Manual Tuning)

Stereo indicator Local indicator

Band indicator Frequency indication

1Press FNC repeatedly to select the desired band (FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2).

2* Press TUNEi (to move to higher frequencies) or TUNEk(to move to lower frequencies) to tune in to a station.

“ST” appears in the display when a station is broadcasting in stereo, and receiving conditions are good.

*Seek Tuning and Manual Tuning

•Press and hold TUNEior TUNEkuntil seek Tuning starts.

The unit locates a station automatically (Seek Tuning).

•Press TUNEi or TUNEk repeatedly to search for a

desired station while increasing or decreasing the frequency step by step (Manual Tuning).

To stop Seek Tuning, press TUNEi or TUNEk

again.

Monaural mode

When signals become weak, or reception becomes poor, the unit automatically switches to Monaural mode to reduce noise.

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