Sony CMT-EH20DAB Leaflet

CMT-EH20DAB.GB.2-688-576-11(1)

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation of 

the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. 

And do not place lighted candles on the apparatus.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not place 

objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
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.

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This appliance is classified 

as a CLASS 1 LASER 

product. This marking 

is located on the rear 

exterior.

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates 

that this product shall not be treated as household 

waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable 

collection point for the recycling of electrical and 

electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is 

disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential 

negative consequences for the environment and human 

health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate 

waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials 

will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed 

information about recycling of this product, please 

contact your local Civic Office, your household waste 

disposal service or the shop where you purchased the 

product.

Applicable accessories:  Remote commander

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.

This product is designed to playback 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.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents 

licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

Find a location and an orientation that provide good reception, and then 

set up the antenna.

Keep the antenna away from the speaker cords and the power cord to 

avoid picking up noise.

Before unplugging the FM/DAB antenna, make sure the system is turned 

off to preserve your own FM and DAB settings.

FM/DAB lead antenna

(Extend it horizontally.)

Connect the power cord to a wall socket.

If the plug does not fit the wall socket, detach the 

supplied plug adaptor (only for models equipped 

with an adaptor).

Right speaker

Wall socket

Insert only the stripped portion of the cord.

Solid (Red/)

Solid (Black/)

Left speaker

Open the tape 

section lid.

Slide and remove the battery compartment lid , and 

insert the two R6 (size AA) batteries (not supplied),  

side first, matching the polarities shown below. 

• With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months.

• Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix different types of 

batteries.

• If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the 

batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

Turn on the system.
Press  (power) .

Select the clock set mode.
Press CLOCK/TIMER SET  on the remote. If the 

current mode appears on the display, press / 

 on the remote repeatedly to select “CLOCK,” and 

then press ENTER  on the remote.

Set the time.
Press /  on the remote repeatedly to set 

the hour, and then press ENTER  on the remote. 

Use the same procedure to set the minutes.

The clock settings are lost when you disconnect the 

power cord or if a power failure occurs.

When you turn on the system for the first time after 

you purchase the system, DAB Automatic Scan starts 

automatically and creates a list of available services.

If you want to run the DAB Automatic Scan again, 

perform the procedure below.

Press DAB AUTO SCAN  on the unit.
“DAB SCAN” and “PUSH DAB” appear.

Press DAB .
Scanning begins. The scanning progress is indicated 

by advancing asterisks. Depending on the DAB 

services available in your area, scanning may take a 

few minutes.

When scanning is complete, a list of available services 

is created.

• If your country or region does not support DAB broadcast, “NO 

SERV” appears.

• Do not press any button on the unit or the remote during DAB 

Automatic Scan. Scanning is interrupted and service list may not be 

created properly. In this case, run the DAB Automatic Scan again.

• If you move to another area, repeat this procedure to store the 

stations for your new area.

• This procedure clears all previously stored presets.

• Before unplugging the DAB antenna, make sure the system is turned 

off to preserve your own DAB settings.

• This tuner does not support data services.

Press the following buttons (or press FUNCTION  

repeatedly).
To select

CD

CD  on the remote.

Tuner

TUNER/BAND .

DAB

DAB .

Tape

TAPE  on the remote.

Component* (connected 

using an audio cord)

FUNCTION  

repeatedly until “AUDIO 

IN” appears.

* If the component has the AVLS (Automatic Volume Limiter System) 

or BASS BOOST function, turn off the function to avoid distorted 

sound from the speakers.

Press VOLUME +/– on the remote (or turn the 

VOLUME control on the unit) .

Generate a more dynamic 

sound (Dynamic Sound 

Generator X-tra)

DSGX  on the unit.

Set the sound effect

EQ  on the remote.

Select the CD function.
Press CD on the remote (or FUNCTION repeatedly) 

.

Place a disc.
Press PUSH OPEN/CLOSE on the unit, and place a 

disc with the label side up on the CD compartment.  

To close the CD compartment, press PUSH OPEN/

CLOSE on the unit.

PUSH OPEN/CLOSE

Start playback.
Press  (play)  on the remote (or CD/ (play/

pause)  on the unit).

Pause playback

 (pause)  on the remote (or 

CD/ (play/pause)  on the 

unit). To resume play, press it 

again.

Stop playback

 (stop) .

Select a folder on an 

MP3 disc

 +/–  on the remote.

Select a track or file

 (go back/go forward) 

on the remote (/ on the 

unit) .

Find a point in a 

track or file

Hold down / (rewind/

fast forward)  during playback, 

and release it at the desired point.

Select Repeat Play

REPEAT  on the remote 

repeatedly until “REP” appears.

Press PLAY MODE  on the remote repeatedly while 

the player is stopped. You can select normal play (“ ” 

for all MP3 files in the folder on the disc), shuffle play 

(“SHUF” or “  SHUF*”), or program play (“PGM”).

* When playing a CD-DA disc, 

 (SHUF) Play performs the same 

operation as SHUF Play.

• All tracks or files on a disc are played repeatedly up to five times. 

• “REP1” indicates that a single track or file is repeated until you stop 

it.

• Do not save other types of tracks or files or unnecessary folders on a 

disc that has MP3 files.

• Folders that have no MP3 files are skipped.

• MP3 files are played back in the order that they are recorded onto 

the disc.

• The system can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of 

“.MP3”.

• If there are files on the disc that have the “.MP3” file extension, 

but that are not MP3 files, the unit may produce noise or may 

malfunction.

• The maximum number of:

– folders is 150 (including the root folder).

– MP3 files is 255.

– MP3 files and folders that can be contained on a single disc is 256.

– folder levels (the tree structure of files) is eight.

• Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, recording 

device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible 

MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play 

at all.

• If the disc begins with a CD-DA (or MP3) session, it is recognized 

as a CD-DA (or MP3) disc, and playback continues until another 

session is encountered.

• A disc with a mixed CD format is recognized as a CD-DA (audio) 

disc.

Before you can receive DAB, you must complete the 

DAB Automatic Scan procedure (see “Before using the 

system”).

Select “DAB” or “FM.”
Press TUNER/BAND  repeatedly. You can also 

select DAB directly by pressing DAB .

Select the tuning mode.
Press TUNING MODE  on the remote repeatedly 

until “AUTO” appears. 

Tune in the desired station.
Press +/– on the remote (or TUNING + or – on the 

unit) . Scanning stops automatically when a station 

is tuned in, and then “TUNED” (DAB only) and 

“STEREO” (for stereo programs) appear. When you 

tune in a DAB station or an FM station that provides 

RDS services, the service name or station name 

appears on the display.

Press  (stop)  to stop automatic scanning (FM band only).

If the scanning does not stop, press TUNING MODE  

on the remote repeatedly until “MANUAL” appears, and 

then press +/– on the remote (or TUNING + or – on the 

unit)  repeatedly to tune in the desired station.
Notes on listening to DAB stations

• When tuning in a DAB station, it may take a few seconds before you 

hear any sound.

• Primary service is automatically received when secondary service 

ends.

Use buttons on the unit for the operation.

Select a tape function.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly (or TAPE on the 

remote) .

Insert a tape.
Press  (stop/eject)  on the unit, and insert the 

tape into the cassette holder. Make sure there is no 

slack in the tape to avoid damaging the tape or the 

tape deck.

Start playback.
Press  (play)  on the unit. 

Pause playback

 (pause)  on the unit. To 

resume play, press it again.

Stop playback

 (stop/eject)  on the unit.

Rewind or fast 

forward*

/  on the unit.

* Be sure to press  (stop/eject)  on the unit after the tape has 

been wound or rewound to the end.

Do not turn off the system during playback or recording.

Information on 

the display

1)

DISPLAY  repeatedly when the 

system is on.

Display mode 

(Clock)

DISPLAY  when the system is 

off

2)

. The clock is displayed for eight 

seconds.

1)

 For example, you can view:

– CD/MP3 disc information such as the track or file number, folder 

name (during normal play), or the total play time (while the player 

is stopped)

– DAB station information such as the service name, channel label, 

DLS (Dynamic Label Segment), or ensemble label

2)

 The STANDBY indicator lights up when the system is turned off.

• The following are not displayed correctly;

– total playing time for a disc with MP3 files.

– elapsed playing time and remaining time of an MP3 file encoded 

using a VBR (variable bit rate) when the file is played or is shifted 

with fast forward or fast reverse.

– folder and file names that do not follow either the ISO9660 Level 1 

or 2 standard.

• The following are displayed;

– ID3 tag information for MP3 files when ID3 version 1 and version 

2 tags are used. 

– up to 15 characters of ID3 tag information using uppercase letters 

(A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and symbols (" $ % ’ ( ) * + , – . / < = > 

@ [ \ ] _ ` { | } ! ? ^).

– up to 8 characters of service name, up to 128 characters of DLS 

(Dynamic Label Segment) and up to 16 characters of ensemble 

label using uppercase letters (A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and 

symbols (" $ % ’ ( ) * + , – . / < = > @ [ \ ] _ ` { | } ! ? ^).

Connect headphones to the PHONES jack  on the 

unit.

Connect additional audio source component to the 

AUDIO IN jack  on the unit using an audio analog 

cord (not supplied). Turn down the volume on the 

system, and then select the AUDIO IN function.