Sony CDX-FW500 User Manual

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Table of Contents

Location of controls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Notes on discs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Getting Started

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

CD Player
CD/MD 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 CD/MD unit

Storing stations automatically

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

Receiving the stored stations . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Storing only the desired stations . . . . . . . . . 15
Tuning in a station through a list

— List-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Other Functions

Using the rotary commander. . . . . . . . . . . .  16
Adjusting the sound characteristics  . . . . . .  17
Quickly attenuating the sound  . . . . . . . . . .  17
Changing the sound and display

settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Setting the equalizer (EQ3). . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Setting the Dynamic Soundstage Organizer

(DSO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Additional Information

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  20
Removing the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  21
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
Troubleshooting  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
Error displays/Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24