With Optional Equipment

CD/MD Changer

Playing a CD or MD

Press (SOURCE) until the desired changer appears.

CD/MD playback starts.

Changing the displayed items

Each time you press (DSPL) during CD/MD playback, the item changes as follows:

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Disc name*1

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Track name*2

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Clock

*1 If you have not labeled the CD, “NO Name” appears in the display. If there is no prerecorded name for an MD, “NO D.Name” appears in the display.

*2 If the track name is not prerecorded, “NO T.Name” appears in the display for one second.

Tip

If the name of the MD is too long, you can scroll it across the display window by pressing (SHIFT), then (1) (N).

Automatically scrolling a disc name

— Auto Scroll

The Auto Scroll function automatically scrolls the disc or track name of the MD when you press (DSPL) and the name length exceeds 10 characters.

1 Press (SHIFT), then press (2) (SET UP) repeatedly until “A.Scrl” appears.

2 Press (4) (n) to select “A.Scrl on.”

3 Press (SHIFT).

To cancel Auto Scroll, select “A.Scrl off” in step 2 above.

Displaying the recording date of the currently selected MD

Press (DSPL) for two seconds during MD playback.

The recording date of the track is displayed for about three seconds.

Locating a specific track

Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

During playback, press either side of (SEEK/AMS) once for each track you

want to skip.

SEEK/AMS

To locate succeeding tracks

To locate previous tracks

Locating a specific point in a track

— Manual Search

During playback, press and hold either side of (SEEK/AMS). Release the button when you have found the desired point.

SEEK/AMS

To search forward

To search backward

Locating a disc by disc number

 

— Direct Disc Selection

EN

Press the number button that

Other

corresponds with the desired disc

 

number.

Functions/CD/MD

Scanning the tracks

The desired disc in the currently selected

 

changer begins playback.

 

 

 

Changer

— Intro Scan

 

You can play the first 10 seconds of all the

 

tracks on the currently selected disc.

 

1 During playback, press (SHIFT), then

 

press (3) (P.MODE) repeatedly until

 

“Intro” appears.

 

2 Press (4) (n) to select “Intro on.”

 

Intro Scan starts.

 

3 Press (SHIFT).

 

To go back to the normal playback mode,

 

select “Intro off” in step 2 above.

 

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Actual total number:

Sony CDX-C910RDS (E,F,G) 3-856-717-11(2)

 

 

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Sony CDX-C910RDS operating instructions CD/MD Changer, Playing a CD or MD, Scanning the tracks

CDX-C910RDS specifications

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