Additional InformationPrecautions•Cool off the unit beforehand if your car has been parked in direct sunlight.•Power antenna (aerial) extends automatically.Moisture condensation

Should moisture condensation occur inside the unit, remove the disc and wait for about an hour for it to dry out; otherwise the unit will not operate properly.

To maintain high sound qualityDo not splash liquid onto the unit or discs.Notes on discs

•Do not expose discs to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight.

•Before playing, wipe the discswith a cleaning cloth from the center out. Do not use solventssuch as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners.• This unit is designed to playback discs that conform tothe Compact Disc (CD)

standard. DualDiscs and some of the music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies do not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, therefore, these discs may not be playable by this unit.

•Discs that this unit CANNOT play

–Discs with labels, stickers, or sticky tape or paper attached. Doing so may cause a malfunction, or may ruin the disc.

–Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star). Attempting to do so may damage the unit.

–8 cm (3 1/4 in) discs.Notes on CD-R/CD-RW discs•The maximum number of: (CD-R/CD-RW only)–folders (albums): 150 (including root folder)

–files (tracks) and folders: 300 (may less than 300 if folder/file names contain many characters)

–displayable characters for a folder/file name: 32 (Joliet)/64 (Romeo)

•If the multi-session disc begins with a CD-DA session, it is recognized as a CD-DA disc, and other sessions are not played back.

•Discs that this unit CANNOT play

–CD-R/CD-RW of poor recording quality.–CD-R/CD-RW recorded with an incompatible recording device.–CD-R/CD-RW which is finalized incorrectly.

–CD-R/CD-RW other than those recorded in music CD format or MP3 format conforming to ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2, Joliet/Romeo or multi-session.

Playback order of MP3/WMA/AAC files

MP3/WMA/AAC Folder (album)

MP3/WMA/ AAC file (track)

About iPod

•You can connect to the following iPod models. Update your iPod devices to the latest software before use.

–iPod touch–iPod classic–iPod with video*–iPod nano (3rd generation)–iPod nano (2nd generation)–iPod nano (1st generation)*–iPhone and iPhone 3G

*Passenger control is not available for iPod nano (1st generation) or iPod with video.

•“Made for iPod” means that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.

•“Works with iPhone” means that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPhone and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards.

•Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards.

If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit that are not covered in this manual, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

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