Using an Optional Keyboard

Setting the keyboard

You can use the Sony KB-10 keyboard (not supplied). In principle, you may use any IBM*- compatible keyboard with a PS/2 interface.** However, not all keyboards are guaranteed to work properly, so we recommend using the KB-10 keyboard.

*IBM is the registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

**The power consumption must be 120 mA or less.

Note

Hum or noise may enter the AM radio sound depending on the operating environment.

Connect the keyboard connector to the KEYBOARD INPUT jack.

You can connect the keyboard even when the system is turned on.

Labeling titles through the

keyboard

You can quickly enter or edit names using a keyboard. You can label a CD only during Normal Play (when “ 1 DISC” , “ ALL DISCS” or “ ALBM” is displayed) in stop mode. Keyboard input is performed in insert mode.

1 Perform the following procedure depending on what you want to label.

To label

Do this

A CD

Switch the function to CD and

 

select the desired CD.

 

 

A preset station

Switch the function to

 

TUNER and select the desired

 

preset radio station number.

 

 

2 Press MENU.3 Press . or > repeatedly until “ NAME IN” appears.
4 Press [Enter].

The text input screen appears and the cursor flashes.

5 Enter a title.

Besides letter keys, you can also use the keys shown in the following table.

6 Press [Enter].

“COMPLETE” appears for a few seconds and the title you labeled appears.

Editing operations while labeling

To

Press

Cancel the operation

[Esc]

 

 

Move the cursor

[T] or [t]

Erase the character or

[Delete]

space at the cursor

 

position

 

 

 

Erase the character or

[Back Space]

space preceding the

 

cursor

 

 

 

Operating the system

through the keyboard

You can operate the system without using the buttons and controls on the unit or on the remote.

As the keyboard substitutes

Press

for the following functions

 

CD PLAY

[F5]

 

 

CD PAUSE

[F6]

 

 

CD STOP

[F7]

 

 

DISC SELECT (DISC +)

[F8]

 

 

TUNER/BAND

[F9]

 

 

.

[F10]

 

 

>

[F11]

 

 

DISPLAY

[F12]

 

 

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