Table of contents

 

Location of controls .................................................

7

Getting Started

 

Resetting the unit ................................................

9

Detaching the front panel ..................................

9

Turning the unit on/off ...................................

10

How to use the menu .......................................

10

Setting the clock ................................................

10

CD/MD

 

Listening to a CD

 

with CDX-C8050X only ...............................

11

Listening to an MD

 

with MDX-C8500X only ..............................

12

Playing a CD or MD

 

(with optional CD/MD unit) .....................

12

Playing tracks repeatedly

 

— Repeat Play ..............................................

14

Playing tracks in random order

 

— Shuffle Play ..............................................

14

Labeling a CD

Disc Memo (For a CD unit with the

custom file function) ....................................

15

Locating a disc by name

List-up (For a CD unit with the custom

file function or an MD unit) .......................

16

Selecting specific tracks for playback

 

— Bank (For a CD unit with the custom

 

file function) .................................................

17

Radio

 

Memorizing stations automatically

 

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) .................

18

Memorizing only the desired stations ...........

18

Receiving the memorized stations ..................

19

Storing the station names

 

— Station Memo ..........................................

20

Locating a station by name

 

List-up ......................................................

21

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DSP

 

Setting the equalizer .........................................

21

Selecting the listening position .......................

22

Selecting a soundstage menu

 

— Dynamic Soundstage

 

Organizer (DSO) ..........................................

23

Adjusting the balance (BAL) ...........................

23

Adjusting the front and rear fader .................

24

Adjusting the volume of the subwoofer(s) ....

25

Listening to each programme source in its

 

registered DSO

 

— Source Sound Memory (SSM) ...............

25

Selecting the spectrum analyzer .....................

26

Other Functions

 

Labeling the rotary commander .....................

26

Using the rotary commander ..........................

27

Attenuating the sound .....................................

28

Changing the sound and display settings .....

29

TV/Video

 

Watching the TV ...............................................

30

Watching a video ..............................................

30

Memorizing TV channels automatically .......

30

Memorizing only the desired TV channels ...

30

Storing the TV channel names ........................

31

Displaying the information

 

stored on discs ..............................................

31

Watching the TV or video while listening to a

CD or MD

 

— Simultaneous Play ..................................

32

Additional Information

 

Maintenance .......................................................

33

Dismounting the unit .......................................

34

Specifications .....................................................

35

Troubleshooting guide .....................................

36

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