Sony CFD-S250 Location of controls, Playing a CD, Recording, Playing a tape, Listening to the radio, Using the display, Presetting radio stations, Falling asleep to music

Location of controls

Playing a CD Listening to the radio

Recording

Inserting a cassette Loading a CD

With the side you want to play facing you

With the labeled side up

*

u*

., >

TUNE –, + Z PUSH

OPEN/CLOSE

	x
POWER	VOL –, +*
i	MEGA BASS

SLEEP

CD

TAPE

RADIO BAND

AUTO PRESET

Remote Control

POWER

FUNCTION

BAND

u

.,> PRESET –, +

x

VOL –, +*

1Press CD (direct power-on).

(On the remote, press POWER and then press FUNCTION reapeatedly until “Cd” appears in the display.)

2Load a CD in the CD compartment.

3Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD compartment.

4Press 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	Z PUSH 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.

Using the display

1Press 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: “FM” t “AM”

2Hold 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.

Presetting radio stations

You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations, 20 for FM and 10 for AM 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.

1Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.

2Select the program 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”).

3Press z to start recording.

(n is 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 AM program makes a whistling sound after you've pressed z in 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.

Display
MODE	OPR/BATT	DISPLAY
		ENT

Number buttons MEMORY Remote sensor

*The button has a tactile dot.

To check the total track number and playing time		3 Hold down the number buttons that you want to preset the new station on for about 2 seconds.
Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY in stop mode (see fig. D).		To select the preset number over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons.
To check the remaining time		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.)
Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY repeatedly while playing a CD. The display changes as
follows:
t	the current track number and playing time	Playing preset radio stations
	r	1 Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
	the current track number and the remaining time on the current track*

Display
D	Total playing time	E	Playing order
Total track number		Programmed track

	r	2 Press the number buttons to tune in the stored station.
	the number of tracks left and remaining time on the CD	To tune in a preset station over 10, press >10 first, then corresponding number
* For a track whose number is more than 20, the remaining time appears as “- -:- -” in the display.		buttons.
		(Example: To tune in a preset station 12, press >10 and 1 first, and then press 2.)

To turn on/off the power	Falling asleep to music
Press POWER.
To adjust the volume	1	Play the music source you want.
	2	Press SLEEP to display “SLEEP.”
Press VOL +, –.	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 POWER 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.

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
program play	“PGM”	Press the number buttons for the tracks you want
		to program in the order you want up to 20 tracks
		(see fig. E). Then press u.

On the remote

1Press BAND.

2Press PRESET + or – to tune in the stored station.

Playing a tape

1Press TAPE (direct power-on).

(On the remote, press POWER and then press FUNCTION repeatedly until “TAPE” appears in the display.)

2Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the compartment. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.

3Press n.

“MEGA BASS” appears in the display.

To return to normal sound, press the button again.

repeat programmed tracks “PGM REP” Press the number buttons for the tracks you want to program 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 program

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

Tip

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

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