Sony CDX-L480X Getting Started, CD Player, Radio, Other Functions, Additional Information

Table of Contents

Location of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Getting Started

Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CD Player

Playing a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Radio

Storing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM). . . . . . . 10 Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Storing only the desired stations . . . . . . . . . 11

RDS

Overview of RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Automatic retuning for best reception results

— AF (Alternative Frequencies) . . . . . . 12 Receiving traffic announcements

— TA (Traffic Announcement)/

TP (Traffic Programme) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Presetting RDS stations with AF and TA

setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Tuning in stations by programme type

— PTY (Programme types) . . . . . . . . . . 14 Setting the clock automatically

— CT (Clock Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Other Functions

Adjusting the balance and fader . . . . . . . . . 16 Quickly attenuating the sound . . . . . . . . . . 16 Changing the sound and display settings

— Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Setting the equalizer (EQ3). . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Additional Information

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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