Sony CFD-S250 Operating Instructions page 2

Location of controls
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
VOL –, +*
POWER
MEGA BASS
i
SLEEP
CD
TAPE
RADIO BAND
AUTO PRESET
Display
OPR/BATT DISPLAY
MODE
ENT
MEMORY
Number buttons Remote sensor
Display
D E
Total track number Total playing time Programmed track
To turn on/off the power
Falling asleep to music
Press POWER.
1 Play the music source you want.
To adjust the volume
2 Press SLEEP to display "SLEEP."
Press VOL +, –.
3 Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically.
Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: "60" t "90" t "120"
To listen through headphones
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
When you are playing a tape using this function:
To reinforce the bass sound
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.
Playing a CD
Remote Control
1
Press CD (direct power-on).
(On the remote, press POWER and then press FUNCTION reapeatedly until
"Cd" appears in the display.)
POWER
2
Load a CD in the CD compartment.
3
Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD compartment.
FUNCTION
4
Press u.
The player plays all the tracks once.
To Press
BAND
stop playback x
u
pause playback
u
.,> Press the button again to resume play after pause.
PRESET –, +
go to the next track >
go back to the previous track .
x
remove the CD Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE
a number button of the track
locate a specific track directly*
locate a point while listening > (forward) or . (backward) while playing until you
VOL –, +*
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
To check the total track number and playing time
*The button has a tactile dot.
Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY in stop mode (see fig. D).
To check the remaining time
Press DISPLAY•ENT•MEMORY repeatedly while playing a CD. The display changes as
follows:
t the 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
Playing order
* 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
repeat a single track "REP 1"
repeat all tracks "REP ALL"
shuffle play "SHUF"
repeat tracks "SHUF REP"
in random order
program play "PGM"
repeat programmed tracks "PGM REP"
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
You can record your own program. After you've created the program, insert a blank tape and press z to
start recording.
Listening to the radio
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:
"FM" t "AM"
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.
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.
1
Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2
Hold down RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until "AUTO" flashes
in the display.
3
Press 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.
1 Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2 Tune in a station you want.
3 Hold 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.)
Playing preset radio stations
1
Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2
Press 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.)
On the remote
1 Press BAND.
2 Press PRESET + or – to tune in the stored station.
Then do this
Playing a tape
Press the number button for the track you want to
repeat.
Press u. 1
Press TAPE (direct power-on).
Press u.
(On the remote, press POWER and then press FUNCTION repeatedly until
Press u.
"TAPE" appears in the display.)
2 Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the
Press the number buttons for the tracks you want
compartment. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.
to program in the order you want up to 20 tracks
(see fig. E). Then press u.
3
Press n.
Press the number buttons for the tracks you want
To Press
to program in the order you want up to 20 tracks.
xZ
stop playback
Then Press u.
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
Recording
1 Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I
(normal) tape only.
2
Select 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").
3
Press 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.