Sony CMT-DX400A Leaflet

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Micro HI-FI 
Component System
CMT-DX400A
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do 
not expose this apparatus to dripping or 
splashing, and do not place objects filled with 
liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the 
ventilation opening of the apparatus with 
newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc.
Do not place the naked flame sources such as 
lighted candles on the apparatus.
As the main plug is used to disconnect the 
unit from the mains, connect the unit to an 
easily accessible AC outlet. Should you notice 
an abnormality in the unit, disconnect the 
main plug from the AC outlet immediately.
Do not install the appliance in a confined 
space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
Do not expose batteries or apparatus with 
battery-installed to excessive heat such as 
sunshine, fire or the like.
The unit is not disconnected from the mains 
as long as it is connected to the AC outlet, 
even if the unit itself has been turned off.
CAUTION
The use of optical instruments with this 
product will increase eye hazard.
This 
appliance is 
classified as a 
CLASS 1 
LASER 
product. 
This 
marking is 
located on 
the rear 
exterior.
Licences and Trademarks
 This system incorporates Dolby* Digital.
*  Manufactured under license from Dolby 
Laboratories. 
“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are 
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
 MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology 
and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS 
and Thomson.
 Windows Media is either a registered 
trademark or trademark of Microsoft 
Corporation in the United States and/or 
other countries.
 This product contains technology subject 
to certain intellectual property rights of 
Microsoft. Use or distribution of this 
technology outside of this product is 
prohibited without the appropriate 
license(s) from Microsoft.
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 ABOUT MPEG-4 VISUAL: THIS 
PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE 
MPEG-4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO 
LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND 
NONCOMMERCIAL USE OF A 
CONSUMER FOR DECODING VIDEO 
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG-4 
VISUAL STANDARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) 
THAT WAS ENCODED BY A 
CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A 
PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL 
ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED 
FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED 
BY MPEG LA TO PROVIDE MPEG-4 
VIDEO. 
NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL 
BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE. 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 
INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO 
PROMOTIONAL, INTERNAL AND 
COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING 
MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, 
LLC. SEE http://www.mpegla.com/
 All other trademarks and registered 
trademarks are of their respective holders. 
In this manual, 
TM
 and 
®
 marks are not 
specified.
About this manual
 “DVD” may be used as a general term for a 
DVD VIDEO, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R 
or DVD+RW.
 CD-R or CD-RW is sometimes referred to 
as “DATA CD.”
 DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW 
is sometimes referred to as “DATA DVD.”
 This manual mainly explains operations 
using the remote, but the same operations 
can also be performed using the buttons on 
the unit having the same or similar names.
Playable Discs
DVD
DVD VIDEO
DVD-ROM
DVD-R*/DVD-RW*
DVD+R*/DVD+RW*
CD
CD-DA (Music CD)
CD-ROM
CD-R*/CD-RW*
VIDEO CD
*  If discs have not been correctly finalized, 
they will not be played back. For more 
information, refer to the operating 
instructions supplied with the recording 
device.
Discs that cannot be played
 Blu-ray Discs
 HD DVDs
 DVD-RAMs
 DVD Audio discs
 PHOTO CDs
 Super Audio CDs
 Data track of CD-Extras
 Audio material side on DualDiscs
 DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW in 
VR (Video Recording) mode
 CPRM (Content Protection for Recordable 
Media)-compatible DVD-R/RW containing 
content flagged as “Copy once.”
Music discs encoded with copyright 
protection technologies
This product is designed to play back discs 
that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) 
standard. Recently, various music discs 
encoded with copyright protection 
technologies are marketed by some record 
companies. Please be aware that among those 
discs, there are some that do not conform to 
the CD standard and may not be playable by 
this product.
Notes
 Some files may not play depending on the 
format, the encoding method or recording 
condition.
 Some USB devices may not work with this 
system.
 The system supports ISO 9660 Level 1/
Level 2 and Joliet for DATA CD.
 The system supports UDF (Universal Disk 
Format) for DATA DVD.
 The system supports FAT12, FAT16 and 
FAT32 for USB device.
 The system can recognize the files or 
folders on a DATA DVD, DATA CD or 
USB device as follows:
up to 300 folders
up to 648 files
 It may take time to read files in the 
following cases:
there are too many folders or files.
the memory capacity of the USB device 
is very large.
the memory of the USB device is 
fragmented.
Compatible USB devices 
with this system
You can use the CCC-certified USB devices 
with this system.
Note on the usage of CCC-certified USB 
devices
Compatibility with CCC (China Compulsory 
Certification)-certified USB devices on this 
system is not fully guaranteed. This is 
because the USB device specifications may 
differ depending on the manufacturers.
For more information on how to use a USB 
device, see the operation manual supplied 
with the USB device.
Preparing the remote
Insert the two R6 (size AA) batteries, 
matching the polarities as shown below.
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Operating Instructions
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Note on DualDiscs
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which 
mates DVD recorded material on one side 
with digital audio material on the other side. 
However, since the audio material side does 
not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) 
standard, playback on this product is not 
guaranteed.
Note on playback operations of a DVD
Some playback operations for a DVD may be 
intentionally restricted by software 
producers. Since this system plays a DVD 
according to the disc contents, some playback 
features may not be available.
Note about double-layer DVDs
The playback picture and sound may be 
momentarily interrupted when the layers 
switch.
Region code (DVD VIDEO only)
Your system has a region code printed on the 
rear of the unit and will only play a DVD 
VIDEO (playback only) labeled with an 
identical region code or 
ALL
.
Note about Multi Session CD
You can play only 1st session of a 
multisession disc.
Playable File Types
Video
File format
Extensions
Xvid video
“.avi”
MPEG4 video
1)
“.mp4” or “.m4v” 
Music
File format
Extensions
MP3 (MPEG1 Audio 
Layer 3)
2)
“.mp3”
WMA
3)
“.wma”
AAC
4)
“.m4a”
Photo
File format
Extensions
JPEG
“.jpg” or “.jpeg”
1)
 Supported video and audio codecs are as 
follows:
Video codec: MPEG4 Simple Profile 
(AVC is not supported.)
Audio codec: AAC-LC (HE-AAC is not 
supported.)
2)
 MP3 PRO format is not supported.
3)
 WMA DRM, WMA Lossless and WMA 
PRO formats are not supported.
4)
 AAC DRM and AAC Lossless formats are 
not supported.
Hooking up the system securely
ANTENNA
VIDEO
OUT
COMPONENT
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO
IN
SPEAKERS
 Antennas
Find a location and orientation that provide 
good reception when you set up the 
antennas.
Keep the antennas away from the speaker 
cords and the power cord to avoid picking up 
noise.
 VIDEO OUT jack
Connect the video input jack of the TV or 
projector.
 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks
Connect the component video input jacks of 
the TV or projector using the optional 
component video cords for higher quality 
video images. If your TV accepts progressive 
signal, see “[Progressive]” (page 21) to set the 
progressive scan mode.
 AUDIO IN jack
Connect an optional audio component.
 Speakers
Insert only the stripped portion of the cords.
 Power
Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.
If the supplied adaptor on the plug does not 
fit your wall outlet, detach it from the plug 
(only for models equipped with an adaptor).
Attaching the speaker pads
Attach the supplied speaker pads at each 
corner on the bottom of the speakers to 
prevent them from slipping.
Connecting your TV
Connect the video input jack of your TV to 
the VIDEO OUT jack on the unit, using the 
supplied video cord.
When connecting a video deck
Connect the TV and the video deck using 
video and audio cords (not supplied) as 
shown below.
TV
Video deck
Unit
Do not connect directly.
If you connect a video deck between this 
system and the TV, you may experience video 
leakage when watching the video signal from 
this system. Do not connect a video deck 
between this system and TV.
Color System Setup 
Change the color system if necessary from 
[PAL], [Multi] or [NTSC] after connecting 
your TV. The factory default of the color 
system is [Multi].
Connect the power cord to a wall 
outlet.
Press / to turn on the system.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch 
the function to DVD/CD.
Playback starts automatically if a disc 
with an auto playback function is loaded. 
Press  (or CANCEL  on the unit) 
twice to stop playback.
Press SETUP in stop mode.
The setup menu appears.
Press / repeatedly to select 
[Preference Page], then press  .
Press / repeatedly to select [TV 
Type], then press  .
Press / repeatedly to select [PAL], 
[Multi] or [NTSC], then press  .
Press SETUP to turn off the setup 
menu.
Note
The display on the TV screen may be 
interrupted momentarily after changing the 
color system as described above.
Parts and Controls
Front panel
FM lead antenna  
(Extended horizontally.)
AM loop antenna
To right speaker
To wall outlet
To left speaker
/ (on/standby) button
Press to turn on or off the system.
Display
PRESET +/ button
Press to select a preset station.
TUNING +/ button
Press to tune to a desired station.
/ (previous/next) button
Press to select a track, file or chapter.
/ (rewind/ fast forward) 
button
Press to find a point in a track, file or 
chapter.
Remote sensor
DSGX button
Press to turn on or off the DSGX effect.
VOLUME control
Turn to adjust the volume.
 (play) button
Press to start or re-start playback (resume 
play).
 (pause) button
Press to pause playback. To resume 
playback, press the button again.
CANCEL  (stop) button
Press to stop and remember the stop 
point (resume point).
To re-start playback from the resume 
point (resume play), press .
Press to cancel the automatic tuning for a 
radio station.
 (USB) port
Used for connecting a USB device.
 (open/close) button
Press to open or close the disc tray.
Disc tray
PHONES jack
Used for connecting the headphones.
MIC jack
Used for connecting a microphone.
FUNCTION button
Press to select the function.
AUDIO
Press to select an audio signal format when 
multiple audio signals are available.
Press to select the FM reception mode 
(monaural or stereo) when listening to FM 
stereo programs.
Press to improve the AM reception when an 
AM program has static noise.
SUBTITLE
Press to select a subtitle language when 
multilingual subtitles are available.
ANGLE
Press to switch to other viewing camera 
angles when multi-angles are recorded on a 
DVD VIDEO.
Number buttons
Press to enter numbers for selecting a title/
chapter, preset radio station, etc.
DVD TOP MENU
Press to open the DVD top menu.
 DVD MENU
Press to open or close the DVD menu.
When pressed during playback of JPEG 
image files, a thumbnail view (digest view) is 
displayed.
MUTING
Press to mute or unmute the sound.
///
Press to move the cursor for item selection.
 (enter)
Press to enter/confirm the settings.
VOLUME +/
Press to adjust the volume.
SETUP
Press to open or close the setup menu.
 DISPLAY
Press to open or close the Display Menu.
Playback operation buttons
/ (previous/next) 
/ (fast reverse/fast forward) 
/ (slow reverse/slow forward)
Press to watch in slow-motion when pressed 
in pause mode.
 (play) 
 (pause) 
 (stop)
Radio operation buttons
PRESET +/ 
TUNING +/
SHIFT
Press and hold to use the pink number 
buttons.
Playing a Disc
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select 
the DVD/CD function.
Press  on the unit to open the disc 
tray.
Place a disc in the disc tray, then 
press  on the unit to close the disc 
tray.
Playback starts automatically when you 
close the disc tray.
If the playback does not start 
automatically, press .
With the label side up.
Press VOLUME +/ or turn VOLUME 
control on the unit to adjust the 
volume.
Playing Files on a Disc/USB 
Device
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select 
the DVD/CD or USB function.
 DVD/CD: For a disc.
 USB: For a USB device.
Load the source.
For a disc
Place a disc in the tray by pressing  on 
the unit to open or close the disc tray.
For a USB device
Connect a USB device to the 
 (USB) 
port.
USB device
Select a desired file from the 
displayed file list.
Cursor position number
Cursor
 To move the cursor:  
Press  or .
 To enter a folder:  
Press   or  after moving the cursor 
to a desired folder.
 To return to the parent folder:  
Press   or  after moving the cursor 
to 
.
You can also check the current cursor 
position and its number from the 
following information that will appear on 
the display.
[FLD] XXX:  
Indicates that a folder is selected, 
representing its cursor position number 
(ex. “[FLD] 005”).
[BACK]
Indicates that 
 is selected.
File format and XXX
Indicates the file format of a currently 
selected file, representing its cursor 
position number (ex. “WMA 002”).
Press  to start playback.
Press VOLUME +/ or turn VOLUME 
control on the unit to adjust the 
volume.
Listening to Sound from an 
Optional Component
You can listen to sound from a component 
connected to the AUDIO IN jack on the unit 
using a 3.5 mm stereo audio cord (not 
supplied).
Connect the audio output jacks of 
your component and the AUDIO IN 
jack of this system using the audio 
cord.
Press VOLUME  or turn VOLUME 
control on the unit counterclockwise 
to turn down the volume.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select 
the AUDIO IN function.
Press VOLUME +/ or turn VOLUME 
control on the unit to adjust the 
volume.
Other Playback Operations
To change angles (only for DVD 
VIDEOs)
Press ANGLE during playback to select 
the desired angle.
To display subtitles (only for 
DVD VIDEOs)
Press SUBTITLE during playback to select 
the desired subtitle language.
To change the sound
Press AUDIO repeatedly during playback 
to select a desired audio format.
When playing a DVD
When playing a DVD VIDEO with multiple 
audio formats, you can change the audio 
format from PCM, Dolby Digital or MPEG 
audio. If the DVD VIDEO is recorded with 
multilingual tracks, you can also change the 
audio language.
When playing a CD/VIDEO CD
You can select stereo sound or monaural 
sound settings for sound output from the 
speakers. In monaural sound settings, you 
can select the right or left channel and listen 
to the selected channel sound through both 
the right and left speakers.
To play a VIDEO CD with PBC 
functions
When you start playing a VIDEO CD with 
PBC (Playback control) functions, the PBC 
menu appears for your operation.
To play without using PBC
In stop mode, press and hold SHIFT, then 
press the number buttons to select the 
desired item number.
To magnify the displayed picture
You can zoom in or zoom out of a displayed 
picture when viewing a DVD VIDEO, a 
VIDEO CD, an Xvid video, an MPEG4 video 
or a JPEG image.
Press ZOOM repeatedly to magnify the 
image.
The magnified portion of the picture can be 
moved by pressing ///.
Remote
SLEEP
Press to set the Sleep Timer.
TV INPUT
Press to switch the TV’s input source between 
the TV signal and other input source.
Note that only Sony TVs can be operated 
using this remote.
TV / (on/standby)
Press to turn on or off the TV.
Note that only Sony TVs can be operated 
using this remote.
/ (on/standby)
Press to turn on or off the system.
PROGRAM
Press to activate program play in the DVD/
CD function, or press to preset radio stations 
in the tuner function.
REPEAT
Press to activate repeat/shuffle playback 
mode.
FUNCTION
Press to select the function.
EQ
Press to select a sound effect.
ECHO
Press to adjust the echo level.
MIC LEVEL
Press to adjust the microphone volume.
ZOOM
Press to zoom in or zoom out of a displayed 
picture when viewing a DVD VIDEO, a 
VIDEO CD, an Xvid video, an MPEG4 video 
or a JPEG image. You can move the 
magnified portion of the picture by pressing 
///.
DIMMER
Press to change the brightness of the display.
TIME
Press to display or switch the time 
information during playback.
To search for a title/chapter/
track/scene, etc.
When playing a DVD/VCD
Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The Display Menu appears on the TV 
screen.
Press / to select an option, then 
press  .
Press and hold SHIFT, then press the 
number buttons to jump to the 
desired option.
When playing a CD
Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The selection display appears on the TV 
screen.
Press and hold SHIFT, then press the 
number buttons to select the desired 
track.
When playing an audio file/JPEG image 
file/video file
Press   DISPLAY during playback.
The selection display appears on the TV 
screen.
Press and hold SHIFT, then press the 
number buttons to select the desired 
file.
To play in programmed order
Select the tracks to play in the order you want 
(only for CD-DA discs). A maximum of 
20 tracks can be programmed.
Press PROGRAM.
The Program Menu display appears on 
the TV screen.
Press and hold SHIFT, then press the 
number buttons to enter a 2-digit 
track number for the track selection 
(“02” for track 2, for example).
Press /// to select [Start] to play 
the program.
To play repeatedly/shuffle, etc.
Press REPEAT repeatedly to select the 
desired playback mode. 
The selected mode appears on the display.
 “REP CHP”: Repeats the current chapter.
 “REP TIT”: Repeats the current title.
 “REP ALL”: Repeats all titles.
 “REP TRA”: Repeats the current track.
 “REP OFF”: The system returns to normal 
playback mode.
 “SHUFFLE”: Plays all tracks/chapters/files 
only once in random order.
 “SHUF REP”: Repeats shuffle play.
 “FOLDER”: Plays the current folder.
 “RANDOM”: Repeatedly plays a randomly 
selected file from the current folder. In this 
mode, the same file may be played more 
than twice.
 “SINGLE”: Plays the current file.
 “REP ONE”: Repeats the current file.
 “REP FLD”: Repeats the current folder.
Note
The selectable modes and their order differ 
depending on the disc or file.