Sony MDX-F5800 User Manual

Sony

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Table of Contents

Location of controls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Notes on MDs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About the MD group function . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Getting Started

Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

MD Player
MD/CD Unit (optional)

Playing a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

— Disc Memo*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Locating a disc by name

— List-up* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Functions available with optional MD/CD unit

Storing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM). . . . . . . 14

Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Storing only the desired stations . . . . . . . . . 15

RDS

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

— AF (Alternative Frequencies) . . . . . . 16

Receiving traffic announcements

— TA (Traffic Announcement)/
TP (Traffic Programme). . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Presetting RDS stations with the AF and TA

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

Tuning in stations by programme type

— PTY (Programme types) . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting the clock automatically

— CT (Clock Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Other Functions

Using the rotary commander. . . . . . . . . . . .  19
Adjusting the sound characteristics  . . . . . .  21
Quickly attenuating the sound  . . . . . . . . . .  21
Changing the sound and display

settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Setting the equalizer (EQ3). . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Setting the Dynamic Soundstage Organizer

(DSO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Additional Information

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  26
Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28