SONY CDX-CA850X - Owner's Manual Immediate Download

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Operating Instructions

Mode d'emploi

Manual de instrucciones

Owner's Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit.

Record these numbers in the space provided below.

Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. CDX-CA860X/CA850X Serial No.

CDX-CA860X

CDX-CA850X

For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.

En ce qui concerne l'installation et les connexions, consulter le manuel

d'installation/raccordement fourni.

Para obtener información sobre la instalación y las conexiones, consulte el manual

de instalación/conexiones suministrado.

3-229-198-11 (1)

CDX-CA860X/CA850X

3-229-198-11 (1)

FM/AM

Compact Disc

mpact Disc

Player

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CDX-CA860X/CA850X

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Warning

This equipment has been tested and found to

comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a

residential installation. This equipment

generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference

will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause harmful interference to

radio or television reception, which can be

determined by turning the equipment off and on,

the user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following

measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment

and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV

technician for help.

You are cautioned that any changes or

modifications not expressly approved in this

manual could void your authority to operate this

equipment.

THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15

OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS

SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO

CONDITIONS;

(1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE

HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND

(2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY

INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING

INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE

UNDESIRED OPERATION.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product

will increase eye hazard.

Welcome !

Thank you for purchasing this Sony Compact

Disc Player. You can enjoy its various features

even more with:

· Display language*1 choice from English,

French, or Spanish.

· Optional CD/MD units (both changers and

players)*2.

· CD TEXT information (displayed when a CD

TEXT disc*3 is played).

· Supplied controller accessories

Rotary commander RM-X5S

Card remote commander RM-X112

*1 Some display indications do not appear in the

language you select.

*2 This unit works with Sony products only.

*3 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.

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Table of Contents

Location of controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Notes on discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Getting Started

Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

CD Player

CD/MD Unit (optional)

Playing a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Playing tracks repeatedly

-- Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Playing tracks in random order

-- Shuffle Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Labeling a CD

-- Disc Memo*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Locating a disc by name

-- List-up* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Selecting specific tracks for playback

-- Bank* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

* Functions available with optional CD/MD unit

Radio

Storing stations automatically

-- Best Tuning Memory (BTM). . . . . . . 13

Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Storing only the desired stations . . . . . . . . . 14

Storing station names

-- Station Memo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Tuning in a station through a list

-- List-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Other Functions

Using the rotary commander. . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Adjusting the sound characteristics . . . . . . 18

Quickly attenuating the sound . . . . . . . . . . 18

Changing the sound and display settings

-- Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Setting the equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Setting the Dynamic Soundstage Organizer

(DSO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Selecting the spectrum analyzer . . . . . . . . . 21

Labeling a Motion Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

TV/Video (optional)

Watching the TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Watching a video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Storing TV channels automatically. . . . . . . 22

Storing only the desired TV channels. . . . . 23

Storing the TV channel names . . . . . . . . . . 23

Displaying the information stored on

a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Watching the TV or video while listening

to a CD or MD

-- Simultaneous Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Additional Information

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Location of controls

Refer to the pages listed for details.

: During Playback

: During radio reception

: During TV reception

: During menu mode

a SCRL button 10

b DSPL (display mode change) button

10, 11, 21

c Number buttons

(1) REP 10

(2) SHUF 10

d DSO button 20

e MENU button 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20,

21, 22, 24

f SOURCE (Power on/Radio/CD/MD/TV)

button 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 24

g SEEK buttons (/+) 18

9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 24

h SOUND button 18

i OFF (Stop/Power off) button 8, 9, 21,

j VOL buttons (+/)

k MODE button

10, 11

13, 14

l EQ7 button 20

m LIST button

11, 12

15, 16

23, 24

n DISC buttons (+/)

10, 12

14, 16

22, 24

9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21

o ENTER button

9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22,

p ATT button 18

Card remote commander RM-X112

CD/MD

RADIO

DISC

ATT

OFF

SCRL

DSPL

MODE

SOURCE

DISC +

SEEK+

SEEK

SOUND

ENTER

LIST

VOL

REP

SHUF

EQ7

DSO

Tip

Refer to "Replacing the lithium battery" for details on how

to replace the batteries (page 26).

DISC

SOURCE

DISC +

SEEK+

SEEK

(SEEK)

(): to select

leftwards/

(SEEK)

(+): to select

rightwards/

(DISC)

(+): to select upwards

In menu mode, the currently selectable button (s) of

these four are indicated with a " v" in the display.

(DISC)

(): to select downwards

CD/MD

RADIO

CD/MD

RADIO

CD/MD

RADIO

CD/MD

RADIO

CD/MD

RADIO

CD/MD

RADIO

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CDX-CA860X/CA850X

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a Power on/off button*

b Z (eject) button (located on the front side

of the unit, behind the front panel) 9, 25

c Display window

d OPEN button 8, 9

e Receptor for the card remote

commander and rotary commander

f RESET button (located on the front side of

the unit, behind the front panel) 7

* Warning when installing in a car without

an ACC (accessory) position on the

ignition switch

After turning off the ignition, be sure to press

the power on/off button on the unit (or (OFF)

on the card remote commander or the rotary

commander) for 2 seconds to turn off the

clock display.

Otherwise, the clock display does not turn off

and this causes battery drain.

To turn the unit on, press the power on/off

button (1) on the unit.

Note

If the unit is turned off by pressing the power on/

off button on the unit (or (OFF) on the card

remote commander or the rotary commander) for

2 seconds, the unit cannot be operated with the

card remote commander or the rotary

commander unless the power on/off button on the

unit is pressed or a disc is inserted to activate the

unit.

Main unit

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