Sony MDX-CA680 User Manual

Sony

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Table of Contents

Location of controls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Notes on MDs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Getting Started

Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

MD Player
CD/MD Unit (optional)

Playing a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

— Disc Memo* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Locating a disc by name

— List-up* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Selecting specific tracks for playback

— Bank* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Functions available with optional CD/MD unit

Storing stations automatically

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

Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Storing only the desired stations . . . . . . . . . 14
Tuning in a station through a list

— List-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

RDS

Overview of RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Automatic retuning for best reception results

— AF function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Receiving traffic announcements

— TA/TP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Presetting RDS stations with AF and TA

setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Tuning in stations by programme type

— PTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Setting the clock automatically

— CT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Other Functions

Using the rotary commander. . . . . . . . . . . .  19
Adjusting the sound characteristics  . . . . . .  20
Quickly attenuating the sound  . . . . . . . . . .  20
Changing the sound and display settings

— Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Selecting the sound position

— My Best sound Position (MBP) . . . . 22

Boosting the bass sound

— D-bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Additional Information

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27