To

Do this

Stop play

Press MD x.

 

 

Pause

Press MD HS. The S indicator

 

on the MD HS button lights up

 

orange. Press again to resume play.

 

 

Select a track

Press MD/CD .m or

 

M> repeatedly.

Find a point in a Keep pressing MD/CD .m

track

or M> during play and

 

release it at the desired point.

 

 

Remove the MD

Press MD Z.

 

 

Adjust the

Turn VOLUME.

volume

 

 

 

Before inserting an MD

When the system is on, make sure the MD indicator is off. If the MD indicator is lit red, another MD is already inserted. Press MD Z and remove the MD.

Tips

You can start playing from the desired track in step 2.

1Press MD/CD .m or M> repeatedly until the desired track appears.

2Press MD HS.

Or, press the numeric buttons on the remote. The playback automatically starts. To enter track numbers 10 or over, press >10 (press twice to enter 100 or over), then press the track number. To enter 0, use the 10/0 button.

Pressing MD HS when the system is off automatically turns on the system and starts MD play if there is an MD in the system (One Touch Play).

You can switch from another source to the MD deck and start playing an MD just by pressing MD

HS (Automatic Source Selection).

Note

Do not use an MD on which the label sticks out from the edge or on which the label is not positioned correctly. Such labels can cause the MD deck to malfunction.

Listening to the radio

— Preset Tuning

Preset radio stations in the tuner’s memory first (see page 7).

To turn on the system, press ?/1 (power).

?/1 (power)

VOLUME

`/1

Z HS

x

Z HS x

z

. m M >

2 STEREO/MONO 1 3

1 Press TUNER/BAND to select “FM” or “AM”.

2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “PRESET” appears.

3 Press TUNING + or – to select the desired preset station.

Preset number and frequency (or station name* or RDS station name**)

*The station name appears only if you have labelled the station (see page 46).

**European model only.

When you preset only one station, “ONE PRESET” appears in the display.

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Sony DHC-MD373 manual Listening to the radio, Preset Tuning

DHC-MD373 specifications

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