Sony CFD-S170L Location of controls, Playing a CD, Playing a tape, Recording, Listening to the radio, Using the display, Presetting radio stations, Falling asleep to music

Location of controls

Playing a CD Listening to the radio

Playing a tape

Inserting a cassette Loading a CD

1	Press CD (direct power-on).
2	Load a CD in the CD compartment.

1 Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the

display (direct power-on).

Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows:

1	Press TAPE (direct power-on).
2	Press xZto open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the

With the side you want to play facing you

SLEEP

i

With the labeled side up

*

u*

., >	ZPUSH
TUNE –, +		RADIO BAND
	OPEN/CLOSE	AUTO PRESET
x
	CD	MEGA BASS
		TAPE

3	Press ZPUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD compartment.
4	Press u.
	The player plays all the tracks once.

To	Press
stop playback	x
pause playback	u
	Press the button again to resume play after pause.
go to the next track	>
go back to the previous track	.
remove the CD	ZPUSH OPEN/CLOSE
locate a specific track directly*	a number button of the track
locate a point while listening	>(forward) or .(backward) while playing until you
to the sound	find the point
locate a point while observing	>(forward) or .(backward) in pause until you find
the display	the point

*You cannot locate a specific track if “SHUF” or “PGM” is lit in the display. Turn off the indication by pressing x.

Tip

To locate a track numbered over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons. Example:To play track number 23, press >10 first, then 2 and 3.

“FM” t “MW” t “LW”

2 Hold down TUNE + or – until the frequency digits begin to change in the

display.

The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station.

If you can't tune in a station, press the button repeatedly to change the frequency step by step.

Tip

If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE until “Mono” appears in the display and the radio will play in monaural.

Changing the MW tuning interval

The MW tuning interval is preset to 9 kHz at the factory.

If you need to change the MW tuning interval, do the following:

1While keeping the RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET button and xbutton pressed, disconnect the mains lead from the mains.

2While keeping the RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET button and xbutton pressed, reconnect the mains lead to the mains. The tuning interval is changed and “MW 9” or “MW 10” appears in the display for 2 seconds.

After changing the tuning interval, you need to reset your preset radio stations.

compartment. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.

3 Press n.

To	Press
stop playback	xZ
fast-forward or rewind the tape	mor M
pause playback	X
	Press the button again to resume play after pause.
eject the cassette	xZ

Recording

1	Press xZto open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I
	(normal) tape only.
2	Select the programme source you want to record.
	To record from the CD player
	Press CD and insert a CD (See “Playing a CD”).
	To record from the radio
	Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET and tune in the station you want (See
	“Listening to the radio”).

Using the display

Presetting radio stations

3 Press zto start recording.

	OPERATE
					*The button has a tactile dot.
	Display		DISPLAY
	MODE	OPR/BATT		VOLUME –, +*
			ENT MEMORY
			Number buttons
Display
C	Total playing time		D		Playing order
Total track number			Programmed track
To turn on/off the power			Falling asleep to music
Press OPERATE.
To adjust the volume			1 Play the music source you want.
			2 Press SLEEP to display “SLEEP.”
Press VOLUME +, –.			3 Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically.

To listen through headphones	Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: “60” t “90” t “120”
	t “OFF” t “10” t “20” t “30”.
Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.
	To cancel the sleep function
	Press OPERATE to turn off the power.
Adjusting the sound emphasis
	Note
To reinforce the bass sound	When you are playing a tape using this function:
	If the tape length of one side is longer than the set time, the player will not go off until the tape reaches
Press MEGA BASS.
	the end.
“MEGA BASS” appears in the display.
To return to normal sound, press the button again.

To check the total track number and playing time

Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY in stop mode (see fig. C).

To check the remaining time

Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY repeatedly while playing a CD. The display changes as follows:

tthe current track number and playing time r

the current track number and the remaining time on the current track* r

the number of tracks left and remaining time on the CD

*For a track whose number is more than 20, the remaining time appears as “- -:- -” in the display.

Selecting the play mode

Press MODE until “REP 1” “REP ALL” “SHUF” “SHUF REP” “PGM” “PGM REP” appears in the display. Then proceed as follows:

To	Select	Then do this
repeat a single track	“REP 1”	Press the number button for the track you want to
		repeat.
repeat all tracks	“REP ALL”	Press u.
shuffle play	“SHUF”	Press u.
repeat tracks	“SHUF REP”	Press u.
in random order
programme play	“PGM”	Press the number buttons for the tracks you want
		to programme in the order you want up to 20
		tracks (see fig. D). Then press u.
repeat programmed tracks	“PGM REP”	Press the number buttons for the tracks you want
		to programme in the order you want up to 20
		tracks. Then Press u.

To cancel selected play mode

Press MODE until the selected mode disappears from the display.

To check the programmed track and playing order in the display

To check the order of tracks before play, press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY.

Every time you press the button, the track number appears in the programmed order.

To change the current programme

Press xonce if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playing. The current programme will be erased. Then create a new programme following the programming procedure.

Tip

You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 40 radio stations , 20 for FM and 10 for MW and LW in any order.

1Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

2Hold down RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until “AUTO” flashes in the display.

3Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY.

The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones.

If a station cannot be preset automatically

You need to preset a station with a weak signal manually.

1Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

2Tune in a station you want.

3Hold down the number buttons that you want to preset the new station on for about 2 seconds. To select the preset number over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons. You need to hold down the last number button to enter for about 2 seconds.

(Example: To select 12, press >10 and 1 first, then hold down 2 for about 2 seconds.)

Tip

The preset radio stations remain in memory even if you unplug the mains lead or remove the batteries.

Playing preset radio stations

1Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

2Press the number buttons to tune in the stored station.

To tune in a preset station over 10, press >10 first, then corresponding number buttons.

(Example: To tune in a preset station 12, press >10 and 1 first, and then press 2.)

(nis depressed automatically.)

To	Press
stop recording	xZ
pause recording	X
	Press the button again to resume recording.

Tips

•Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis will not affect the recording level.

•If the MW/LW programme makes a whistling sound after you've pressed zin step 3, press MODE to select the position of ISS (Interference Suppress Switch) that most decreases the noise.

•For the best results, use the AC power as a power source for recording.

•To erase a recording, proceed as follows:

1 Insert a tape with the recording you want to erase. 2 Press TAPE.

3 Press z.

You can record your own programme. After you’ve created the programme, insert a blank tape and press zto start recording.