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2000 Sony Corporation
FM/MW/LW
Cassette
Car Stereo
3-044-359-12 (1)
Operating Instructions
Manual de instrucciones
Bruksanvisning
Manual de instruções
GB
ES
PT
SE
XR-C5300RX
XR-4300RX
XR-C5300RV
XR-4300RV
XR-C5300R
XR-4300R
XR-C5200R
XR-4200R
For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections
manual.
Para obtener información sobre la instalación y las conexiones, consulte el manual
de instalación/conexiones suministrado.
Vi hänvisar till det medföljande häftet angående montering/anslutningar.
Para a instalação e as ligações, consulte o manual de instalação/ligações
fornecido.
FM/MW/L
W
Cassette
Car
Ster
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Welcome !
Thank you for purchasing this Sony Cassette
Player. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of
features using the following controller
accessory:
Optional accessory
Rotary commander RM-X4S
Card remote commander RM-X91
(XR-C5300RX/C5300RV/C5300R/C5200R/
4300RX/4300RV/4300R only)
XR-C5300RX/C5300RV/C5300R/C5200R
only:
In addition to the cassette playback and radio
operations, you can expand your system by
connecting an optional CD/MD unit*1.
When you operate this unit or a connected
optional CD unit with the CD TEXT function,
the CD TEXT information will appear in the
display when you play a CD TEXT disc*2.
*1 You can connect a CD changer, an MD changer,
a CD player, or an MD player.
*2 A CD TEXT disc is an audio CD that includes
information such as the disc name, artist name,
and track names.
This information is recorded on the disc.
Precautions
· If your car was parked in direct sunlight
resulting in a considerable rise in
temperature inside the car, allow the unit to
cool off before operating it.
· If no power is being supplied to the unit,
check the connections first. If everything is
in order, check the fuse.
· If no sound comes from the speakers of a
two-speaker system, set the fader control to
the centre position.
· When a tape is played back for a long
period, the cassette may become warm
because of the built-in power amplifier.
However, this is not a sign of malfunction.
If you have any questions or problems
concerning your unit that are not covered in
this manual, please consult your nearest Sony
dealer.
To maintain high quality sound
If you have drink holders near your audio
equipment, be careful not to splash juice or
other soft drinks onto the car audio. Sugary
residues on this unit or cassette tapes may
contaminate the playback heads, reduce the
sound quality, or prevent sound reproduction
altogether.
Cassette cleaning kits cannot remove sugar
from the tape heads.


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Notes on Cassettes
Cassette care
· Do not touch the tape surface of a cassette, as
any dirt or dust will contaminate the heads.
· Keep cassettes away from equipment with
built-in magnets such as speakers and
amplifiers, as erasure or distortion on the
recorded tape could occur.
· Do not expose cassettes to direct sunlight,
extremely cold temperatures, or moisture.
· Slack in the tape may cause the tape to be
caught in the machine. Before you insert the
tape, use a pencil or similar object to turn the
reel and take up any slack.
· Distorted cassettes and loose labels can cause
problems when inserting or ejecting tapes.
Remove or replace loose labels.
· The sound may become distorted while
playing the cassette. The cassette player head
should be cleaned after each 50 hours of use.
Slack
Cassettes longer than 90 minutes
The use of cassettes longer than 90 minutes is
not recommended except for long continuous
play. The tape used for these cassettes is very
thin and tends to stretch easily. Frequent
playing and stopping of these tapes may cause
them to become entangled in the cassette deck
mechanism.


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Table of Contents
This Unit Only
Location of controls ................................................. 5
Getting Started
Resetting the unit ................................................ 7
Detaching the front panel .................................. 7
Turning the unit on/off ...................................... 8
How to use the menu ......................................... 8
Setting the clock .................................................. 9
Cassette Player
Listening to a tape ............................................. 10
Playing a tape in various modes ...................... 11
Radio
Memorising stations automatically
-- Best Tuning Memory (BTM) .................. 12
Memorising only the desired stations ............ 12
Receiving the memorised stations .................. 13
RDS
Overview of the RDS function ........................ 14
Displaying the station name ............................ 14
Retuning the same programme automatically
-- Alternative Frequencies (AF) ................ 15
Listening to traffic announcements ................ 16
Presetting the RDS stations with the AF and
TA data .......................................................... 17
Locating a station by programme type .......... 18
Setting the clock automatically ....................... 19
Other Functions
Labelling the rotary commander .................... 19
Using the rotary commander .......................... 20
Adjusting the sound characteristics ............... 21
Attenuating the sound ..................................... 21
Changing the sound and display settings ..... 22
Boosting the bass sound
-- D-bass ....................................................... 23
With Optional Equipment
CD/MD Unit (XR-C5300RX/
C5300RV/C5300R/C5200R only)
Playing a CD or MD ......................................... 23
Playing tracks repeatedly
-- Repeat Play .............................................. 25
Playing tracks in random order
-- Shuffle Play .............................................. 25
Additional Information
Maintenance ....................................................... 26
Dismounting the unit ....................................... 27
Specifications ..................................................... 28
Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 29


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Location of controls
Refer to the pages listed for details.
1 MENU button
9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24
2 Volume control dial
3 SOURCE (TUNER/TAPE/CD*1/MD*1)
button 8, 10, 12, 13, 16, 23
4 XR-C5300RX/C5300RV/C5300R/C5200R:
PRST/DISC +/­ (cursor up/down) buttons
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24
XR-4300RX/4300RV/4300R/4200R:
PRST +/­ (cursor up/down) buttons
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24
During radio reception:
Preset stations select 13
During CD/MD playback*1:
Disc change 25
5 DSPL/PTY (display mode change/
programme type) button
11, 14, 18, 23, 24
6 MODE button 10, 11, 12, 13, 23
During tape playback:
Playback direction change 10
During radio reception:
BAND select 12
During CD/MD playback*1:
CD/MD unit select 23
7 Display window
8 Z (eject) button (located on the front side
of the unit behind the front panel) 10
9 OPEN button 7, 10, 26
q; D-BASS button 23
qa SOUND button 21
qs OFF button*2 7, 8, 10
qd Reset button (located on the front side
of the unit behind the front panel) 7
qf SEEK/AMS ­/+ (cursor left/right) buttons
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25
Seek 13, 15
Automatic Music Sensor 10, 25
Manual search 13, 25
qg ENTER button
9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24
qh Receptor for the card remote
commander*3
qj Number buttons
During radio reception:
Preset number select 12, 13, 16, 17
During tape playback:
(1) REP 11
During CD/MD playback*1:
(1) REP 25
(2) SHUF 25
qk AF button 15, 17
ql TA button 16, 17
*1 XR-C5300RX/C5300RV/C5300R/C5200R
only
*2 Warning when installing in a car
without ACC (accessory) position on
the ignition key switch
Be sure to press (OFF) on the unit for
two seconds to turn off the clock display
after turning off the engine.
When you press (OFF) only momentarily,
the clock display does not turn off and this
causes battery wear.
*3 XR-C5300RX/C5300RV/C5300R/C5200R/
4300RX/4300RV/4300R only
D I SC +
PR
S
T+
-
D IS C ­
PR
ST- -
SOURCE
MODE
DSPL
AF
OFF
PTY
ENTER
MENU
SOUND
1
2
3
4
56
-SEEK/AMS
REP
SHUF
TA
OPEN
D-BASS