CD Player Operation

Playing a CD

After inserting the CD, playback will start from the first track automatically.

Label side up

Locating the Beginnings of Tracks

— AMS (Automatic Music Sensor) Function

During playback, press either side of the SEEK/AMS/MANU button once for each track you wish to skip.

SEEK/AMS

SEEK/AMS

MANU

MANU

To locate

To locate

previous tracks

succeeding tracks

If an CD is already inserted, press the CD button to start playback.

EN When the unit starts CD playback, the elapsed playing time will be displayed.

To display the elapsed playing time and the track number alternately, press the DSPL button.

MIN

SEC

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Elapsed playing time

When the last track on the CD is over,

the track number indication will return to “1”, and playback will continue from the first track of the CD.

Note

To play a 8 cm CD, use the optional Sony compact disc single adapter (CSA-8).

To stop playback,

eject the CD by pressing the

button or

press the OFF button.

 

Playback stops also when you select another source (radio) by pressing the FM/MW/LW button.

Locating the Desired Part

of a Track — Manual Search Function

During playback, press and hold either side of the SEEK/AMS/MANU button for more than two seconds. Release the button when you have found the desired part.

SEEK/AMS

SEEK/AMS

MANU

MANU

To reverse

To forward

If you reverse to the beginning of the disc, “_ _ ” appears on the display. Forwarding to the end of the disc causes

_ _” to be displayed.

In either case, you can neither proceed to the previous nor the following track.

Searching for the Desired

Track — Intro Scan Function

INTRO

Press the 1 button during playback.

n“INTRO” appears on the display.

The first 10 seconds of all the tracks are played. When you find the desired track, press the button once more. The unit returns to normal playback mode.

Ejecting the CD

Press the button.

Note

If you leave the ejected disc in the disc insertion slot after you have pressed the 6 button, the disc will automatically retract into the unit after about 15 seconds in order to

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protect it.

 

Playing Tracks Repeatedly

— Repeat Play Function

REPEAT

Press the 2 button during playback.

n“REPEAT” appears on the display.

When the currently played track is over, it will be played again from the beginning.

To cancel this mode, press the button again.

Actual total number:

Sony CDX-3100 (E,F,G,I) 3-810-605-42(1)

 

 

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CDX-3100 specifications

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