Sony CDX-GT500 Table of Contents, Radio, Getting Started, Other functions, Additional Information, Location of controls and basic operations

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Resetting the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Attaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Inserting the disc in the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ejecting the disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Location of controls and basic operations

Main unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Card remote commander RM-X151 . . . . . . . 6

CD

Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Repeat and shuffle play. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Radio

Storing and receiving stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Storing automatically — BTM . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Storing manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Tuning automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Other functions

Changing the sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Adjusting the sound characteristics . . . . . . . 9 Customizing the equalizer curve

— EQ3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Adjusting setup items — SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Using optional equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 CD/MD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Rotary commander RM-X4S . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Auxiliary audio equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Additional Information

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 About MP3/WMA files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 About ATRAC CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Error displays/Messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The “SAT Radio Ready”

logo indicates that this

product will control a

satellite radio tuner module (sold separately). Please see your nearest authorized Sony dealer for details on the satellite radio tuner module.

“SAT Radio,” “SAT Radio Ready,” the SAT Radio and SAT Radio Ready logos and all related marks are trademarks of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Inc.

SonicStage and its logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

ATRAC, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus and their logos are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are

trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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