Sony CDX-F7700 User Manual

Sony

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Table of Contents

Location of controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Notes on discs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
About MP3 files  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Getting Started

Resetting the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Detaching the front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

CD Player
CD/MD Unit (optional)

Playing a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

— Disc Memo*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Locating a disc by name

— List-up* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

* Functions available with optional CD/MD unit

Storing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM). . . . . . . 17

Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Storing only the desired stations . . . . . . . . . 18
Tuning in a station through a list

— List-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

RDS

Overview of RDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Automatic retuning for best reception results

— AF (Alternative Frequencies) . . . . . . 19

Receiving traffic announcements

— TA (Traffic Announcement)/
TP (Traffic Programme). . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Presetting RDS stations with AF and TA

setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Tuning in stations by programme type

— PTY (Programme types) . . . . . . . . . . 21

Setting the clock automatically

— CT (Clock Time) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Other Functions

Using the rotary commander. . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Adjusting the sound characteristics  . . . . . .  24
Changing the BBE MP setting . . . . . . . . . .  24
Quickly attenuating the sound  . . . . . . . . . .  25
Changing the sound and display settings

— Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Setting the equalizer (EQ7). . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Setting the Dynamic Soundstage Organizer

(DSO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Selecting the display mode and display

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Connecting auxiliary audio equipment . . . . 29

Additional Information

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  32
Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34