Sony MDX-C8970R This Unit Only, Getting Started, MD Player, Radio, RDS, Voice Drive, DSP, Other Functions, With Optional Equipment, CD/MD Unit, Voice Memo

Table of Contents
This Unit Only
Notes on MDs ...........................................................	4
Location of controls ..................................................	5
Getting Started
Resetting the unit .................................................	7
Detaching the front panel ...................................	7
Preparing the rotary commander ......................	8
Setting the clock ...................................................	8
MD Player
Listening to an MD ..............................................	9
Playing an MD in various modes ....................	11
Creating a programme
— MD Programme Memory .......................	12
Radio
Memorising stations automatically
— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) ...................	14
Memorising only the desired stations .............	15
Receiving the memorised stations ...................	15
RDS
Overview of the RDS function .........................	16
Displaying the station name .............................	16
Re-tuning the same programme automatically
— Alternative Frequencies (AF) .................	17
Listening to traffic announcements .................	18
Presetting the RDS stations with the AF and
TA data ...........................................................	19
Recording the traffic announcements
—Traffic Information Replay (TIR) ............	20
Locating a station by programme type ...........	21
Setting the clock automatically ........................	22
Voice Drive
Selecting a “V Drive” box for registration ......	23
Registering a vocal phrase ................................	23
Requesting a registered source ........................	24

DSP
Setting the equalizer ..........................................	26
Selecting the listening position ........................	27
Selecting a soundstage menu
— Dynamic Soundstage Organizer
(DSO) .........................................................	28
Adjusting the balance (BAL) ............................	29
Adjusting the fader (FAD) ................................	29
Adjusting the volume of the subwoofer(s) .....	30
Listening to each program source in its
registered DSO
— Source Sound Memory (SSM) ................	31
Other Functions
Using the rotary commander ...........................	31
Attenuating the sound ......................................	33
Changing the sound and display settings ......	33
Changing the equalizer display .......................	34
With Optional Equipment
CD/MD Unit
Playing a CD or MD ..........................................	34
Playing tracks repeatedly
— Repeat Play ...............................................	36
Playing tracks in random order
— Shuffle Play ...............................................	36
Creating a programme
— Programme Memory (CD/MD unit with
the programme memory function) .......	36
Labelling a CD
— Disc Memo (CD unit with the custom
file function) .............................................	39
Locating a disc by name
— List-up (CD unit with the custom file
function or MD unit) ...............................	40
Selecting specific tracks for playback
— Bank (CD unit with the custom file
function) ....................................................	41

Voice Memo
Recording a voice memo ...................................	25
Playing back the voice memo ...........................	25
Erasing the voice memo ....................................	26

Additional Information
Precautions ..........................................................	42
Maintenance ........................................................	42
Dismounting the unit ........................................	43
Specifications ......................................................	44
Troubleshooting guide ......................................	45

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