Sony XDR-S10HDiP Manual

  Press MENU to show the menu display.

  Press SEL  or  to select “DST,” then 

press ENTER.

  Press SEL  or  to select “ON,” then 

press ENTER.

“   ” appears and the time indication changes 

to summer time.

To deactivate the DST function, select “OFF” in 

step 3.

  Press RADIO/BAND to turn on the radio 

and select the AM or FM band.

  Press TUNE + or – to tune in to a desired 

frequency.

  Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or 

–.

You can preset 20 stations each for AM and FM.
Presetting a station

  Follow steps 1 and 2 in “Manual tuning” 

to tune the frequency you wish to preset.

  Press and hold ENTER for a few seconds.

The display changes as follow:

The next preset number from the most recent 

preset is displayed (but if the last preset 

number was 20, 20 is displayed).

  Press PRESET + or – to select the preset 

number, then press ENTER.

The frequency is stored with the selected 

preset number and you will hear a beep.

To preset another station, repeat these steps.
Note

If you try to store another station with the same 

preset number, the previously stored station will 

be replaced.

  Press RADIO/BAND to turn on the radio 

and select the AM or FM band.

  Press PRESET + or – to select the desired 

preset number.

  Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or 

–.

The unit will automatically scan the selected 

band.

In HD scan, HD Radio stations are scanned.

  Press RADIO/BAND to turn on the radio 

and select the AM or FM band.

  Press MENU to show the menu display.

  Press SEL  or  to select “SCAN” or 

“HD SCAN,” then press ENTER.

Scanning of the selected band starts.

When a station is received, scanning pauses 

for 3 seconds and then continues.

  When the unit tunes in to the desired 

station, do any of the following 

operations to stop scanning.

– Press ENTER on the unit or remote 

commander.

– Press SCAN or HD SCAN on the remote 

commander.

  If necessary, press TUNE + or – to tune in 

to the station more precisely.

  Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or 

–.

You can scan for stations directly by pressing 

SCAN or HD SCAN on the remote commander.

Press DISPLAY on the remote commander.

The display changes as follows:
When an analog radio station is 



 Field strength level indicator

 Preset number



 Band

 Frequency

 Current time



  When you tune in a station by selecting a preset 

number.





 Field strength level indicator

 Preset number



 Band

 Station name

    Name of station currently tuned in.

 Frequency

 Text information

    Text information transmitted from station.

 Current time



  When you tune in a station by selecting a preset 

number.

The display item differs depending on the content 

of a broadcast or the station.





 HD indicator

Strong HD signal, digital 

reception*

Weak HD signal, analog 

reception

No HD signal, analog 

reception

* The HD indicator flashes momentarily at 

first, and then stays lit.

 Field strength level indicator

 Preset number*

 Current station’s call letters

 Band

 Station name and information

 Title/Artist name

 Sub channel (FM only)

     Appears when the HD Radio station 

broadcasts multiple programs.

    Press TUNE + or – to select a sub channel.

 Frequency

 Current time

 Text information



  When you tune in a station by selecting a preset 

number

The display item differs depending on the content 

of a broadcast or the station.

  Press MENU to show the menu display.

  Press SEL  or  to select 

“BRIGHTNESS” or “CONTRAST,” then 

press ENTER.

  Press SEL  or  to select the setting or 

to adjust the level, then press ENTER.

The brightness of the display is selected 

from “HIGH,” “MIDDLE” or “LOW.”

The contrast of the display can be adjusted 

by 11 levels.

If you do not set the menu within 10 seconds, the 

setting mode is completed.
Tip

You can adjust “BRIGHTNESS” directly by 

pressing BRIGHT on the remote commander.

You can enjoy iPod audio by connecting to this 

unit. To use an iPod, refer to the user’s guide of 

your iPod.
Notes
 The connector of the unit is exclusively for use 

with iPod. When you use the device that does 

not match the connector, connect it to the 

AUDIO IN terminal of this unit with the 

supplied audio connecting cable.

 Sony cannot accept responsibility in the event 

that data recorded on an iPod is lost or 

damaged when using an iPod connected to this 

unit.

 For details of environmental conditions for 

operating your iPod, check the website of Apple 

Inc.

  Plug in the unit.

The display will flash “AM 12:00.”

  Press MENU to show the menu display.

  Press SEL  or  to select “TIME SET,” 

then press ENTER.

The hour will start to flash in the display.

  Press SEL  or  until current hour 

appears in the display, then press ENTER.

The hour is set and the minutes start to flash.

  Repeat step 4 to set the minute.

If you do not set the menu within 65 seconds, the 

setting mode is canceled.

  Attach the Apple iPod Universal Dock 

Adapter (not supplied) to your iPod and 

insert into the connector of the unit. If 

you are using an iPhone, attach the 

supplied universal dock adapter for 

iPhone before inserting into the 

connector.

  Press iPod .

The iPod begins to play automatically.

You can operate the connected iPod by this 

unit or the iPod buttons.

  Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or 

–.

Turn off the iPod

POWER, or press 

and hold iPod 



Pause playback

iPod   

To resume play, 

press it again.

Go to the next track



Go back to the previous 

track

*

Locate a point while 

listening to the sound

 (forward) or 

 (backward) 

while playing and 

hold it until you 

find the point.

Locate a point while 

observing the display

 (forward) or 

 (backward) 

in pause and hold 

it until you find 

the point.

Go back to the previous 

menu

MENU**

Select a menu item or a 

track for playback

/**

Execute the selected menu 

or begin playback

ENTER**

*  During playback, this operation goes back to 

the beginning of the current track. To go back 

to the previous track, press twice.

** These operations are available only when using 

the supplied remote commander.

Notes
 When inserting an iPod into the unit, be sure to 

use the universal dock adapter supplied with 

your iPod or commercially available from 

Apple Inc.

 When inserting an iPhone into the unit, be sure to 

use the universal dock adapter supplied with the 

unit or commercially available from Apple Inc.

 When placing or removing the iPod, handle the 

iPod in the same angle as that of the connector 

on this unit and do not twist or bend the iPod 

to prevent connector damage.

 Do not carry the unit with an iPod set on the 

connector. Doing so may cause a malfunction.

 When placing or removing the iPod, brace the 

unit with one hand and take care not to press 

the controls of the iPod by mistake.

 Before disconnecting the iPod, pause playback.

You can use the unit as a battery charger. 

The charging begins when the iPod is placed on 

the connector.

The charging status appears in the iPod display. 

For details, see the user’s guide of your iPod.

Charging for connected iPod is not available 

when you are listening to the radio at volume 

level 25 or more.

On copyrights
 iPod is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in 

the U.S. and other countries.

 iTunes is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.

 iPhone and iTunes Tagging are trademarks of 

Apple Inc.

 All other trademarks and registered trademarks 

are of their respective holders. In this manual, 

™

 and 

®

 marks are not specified.



You can save the name of a song which is 

broadcast on an HD Radio station to this unit 

with a few easy steps.

After transferring the song information to the 

connected iPod using this unit, sync your iPod to 

your computer. These songs will show up in a 

“Tagged” playlist in iTunes, enabling easy preview 

or purchase of the songs.
For details about iTunes Tagging and the latest 

iTunes Tagging compatible models, check the 

iTunes website at - http://www.apple.com/itunes/
For the details on purchasing a song using the 

“Tagged” information, check the iTunes website 

at - http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/

The Tag indicator lights up when song 

information is broadcast on an HD Radio station.

  Press Tag while the Tag indicator lights.

The Tag indicator starts blinking and the unit 

starts retrieving the song information. After 

getting the song information, the unit starts 

saving the data and “Tagged” appears in the 

display during the save.

The Tag indicator goes off after the unit completes 

saving the song information. 

The Tag indicator lights up again at the beginning 

of the next song.
Notes
 If the song information is not included in the 

HD Radio station broadcast, the Tag indicator 

does not light up.

 It takes approx. 10 seconds maximum to 

retrieve song information.

 If the AC power cord is unplugged during song 

information retrieving, the information will 

disappear.

 If Tag is pressed right after the beginning of a 

song, the unit may retrieve the information of 

the previously broadcast song as well as the 

current song.

 If Tag is pressed right before the ending of a 

song, the unit may retrieve the information of 

the current song and the next broadcast song as 

well.

 The maximum number of tagged songs that 

you can save to this unit is 50. If you press Tag 

when 50 tagged songs are already saved, 

“Storage Full” appears in the display and 

retrieving of song information cannot be 

completed.

You can transfer song information retrieved to an 

iPod using this unit.

For details of compatible iPod models, see 

“Compatible iPod models.”

  Place your iPod into the connector of the 

unit.

The unit automatically starts transferring the 

saved song information, and “Tagged” appears in 

the display and starts blinking during the transfer.
If an iPod is inserted into the unit during tagged 

song retrieval, the unit immediately starts 

transferring the data to the iPod, after the data is 

saved.

Once the unit completes transferring tagged song 

information to the iPod, the saved data will be 

erased from the unit.
Notes
 Do not remove the iPod while “Tagged” is 

blinking in the display. The unit cannot transfer 

song information if the iPod is removed.

 If the connected iPod is not compatible for 

iTunes Tagging, song information will not be 

transferred even after this unit saves the data. 

The message “Tagging is not Supported by this 

iPod” appears in the display.

 If the connected iPod does not have enough 

free space in the memory, song information will 

not be transferred even after this unit saves the 

data. The message “iPod Full” appears in the 

display.

You can delete unnecessary song information 

using this unit.

  Press MENU to show the menu display.

  Press SEL  or  to select “Tag 

DELETE,” then press ENTER.

  Select “Yes” or “No,” then press ENTER.

Yes: Deletes all the retrieved data.

No: Cancels the delete operation and ends this 

delete menu.

The song information once deleted cannot be 

restored.

  Press POWER to turn on the unit.

  Press MENU to show the menu display. 

  Press SEL  or  to select “TONE”, then 

press ENTER to show the setting display.

  Press SEL  or  to adjust “TREBLE,” 

then press ENTER.

  Press SEL  or  to adjust “BASS,” then 

press ENTER.

Tips
 The adjustable range of “TREBLE” and “BASS” 

is from –6 to +6.

 You can adjust “TONE” directly by pressing 

TONE on the remote commander.

  Press SURROUND.

“SURROUND” appears in the display. 

Every time you press the button, the menu of 

“ON” or “OFF” appears in the display in turn.

When the surround sound is on, “SUR” 

appears in the display.

You can set the unit to turn on automatically at a 

preset time. The alarm can be set, even if the unit 

is off.

To adjust the hour and minute, see “Setting the 

clock.”

  Press MENU to show the menu display.

  Press SEL  or  to select “ALARM 

TIME SET,” then press ENTER.

The hour sign starts flashing.
Example of display when unit is off

  Press SEL  or  to set the hour, then 

press ENTER.

The minute sign starts flashing.

  Press SEL  or  to set the minutes, then 

press ENTER.

The source sign starts flashing.

  Press SEL  or  to select the source 

from “RADIO AM,” “RADIO FM,” 

“iPod,” “AUDIO IN” or “BUZZER,” then 

press ENTER.

If you select “RADIO AM” or “RADIO FM”, 

press SEL  or  to select the preset number, 

then press ENTER.

  Press SEL  or  to set the volume, then 

press ENTER.

To use music stored in an iPod touch/iPhone to 

wake up, put the iPod touch/iPhone into the unit 

first, follow the steps above to set alarm time, and 

then select the desired music.

  Press MENU to show the menu display.

  Press SEL  or  to select “ALARM SET,” 

then press ENTER.

  SEL  or  to select “ON,” then press 

ENTER.

“ALARM” appears in the display.
Example of display when unit is off

If you press DISPLAY on the remote 

commander while the display above appears, 

the display changes to the following.

 

To return to the previous display, press 

DISPLAY on the remote commander again.
  ALARM indicator

  Alarm setting time

  Alarm setting (Source, Frequency, etc.)

  Current time

To deactivate the alarm function, SEL  or  to 

select “OFF” in step 3.
To stop the alarm

Press POWER on the unit or remote commander.
Tips
 To enter “ALARM TIME SET” mode directly, 

press and hold ALARM on the remote 

commander for 2 seconds.

 You can activate or deactivate the alarm 

function directly by pressing ALARM on the 

remote commander.

Notes
 If you do not set the menu within 10 seconds, 

the setting mode is canceled.

 If you do not operate the unit for 60 minutes 

after the alarm sounds, the power is turned off.

 If you select “AUDIO IN” as source in “ALARM 

TIME SET,” start playback on the external 

equipment. You cannot control the external 

equipment from this unit.

 If you select “iPod” without connecting an iPod 

to this unit, the alarm source will switch to 

“BUZZER” automatically.

 Make sure the iPod is installed correctly after 

setting the iPod alarm.

Notes on using iPod touch/iPhone
 If you set the iPod alarm while iPod touch/

iPhone music is playing, and then turn the unit 

power off, when the alarm time comes on, the 

alarm music will resume from the point where 

the power was turned off.

 Even if the iPod alarm setting is complete, if 

you turn the iPod touch/iPhone power off 

before the unit, the alarm source will switch to 

“BUZZER” automatically.

You can enjoy falling asleep to the radio using the 

built-in sleep timer that turns off the radio 

automatically after a preset duration.

  Press SLEEP on the remote commander.

“SLEEP” and the digits for the sleep timer 

duration appear.

If you press SLEEP on the remote commander 

while the unit is turned off, the unit is turned 

on.

  Press SLEEP on the remote commander 

repeatedly to select the desired sleep 

timer setting.

Each press changes the setting time as follows:

A beep sounds when the display returns to 

“SLEEP 60.”

After about 4 seconds, “SLEEP” lights in the 

display when the duration time is set.

The unit automatically turns off when the 

duration time is passed.

You can press SLEEP on the remote commander 

repeatedly to select the desired sleep timer setting 

even after the sleep timer has been activated.
To deactivate the sleep timer

Press POWER to turn off the unit before the 

setting time has elapsed, or press SLEEP on the 

remote commander repeatedly to set the sleep 

timer to “SLEEP OFF” in step 2.
Note

These operations are available only when using 

the remote commander.

  Connect the AUDIO IN jack of the unit 

to the line out jack or headphone jack of 

the external equipment using the audio 

connecting cable (supplied).

  Press AUDIO IN to turn on the unit. 

“AUDIO IN” appears in the display.

  Play the equipment connected to the 

AUDIO IN jack.

  Adjust the volume using VOLUME + or 

–.

To display the current time, press DISPLAY on 

the remote commander.

Press RADIO/BAND.

The band (AM or FM) is shown in the display.
Notes
 Refer also to the connected equipment’s manual.

 The supplied audio connecting cable may not 

be used with some external equipment. In this 

case, use a cord suitable for the external 

equipment you are using.

 When you listen to the radio with external 

equipment connected, turn off the connected 

equipment to prevent noise. If noise occurs, 

even when the equipment is turned off, 

disconnect and place the external equipment 

away from the unit.

The RESET button is located on the rear of the 

unit.

Press this button with a pointed object if the radio 

fails to function properly. The clock settings and 

stations you have preset, etc., will revert to the 

factory preset.
Note

The song information stored in this unit will not 

be erased by pressing the RESET button.

The iPod  and VOLUME + buttons have a tactile dot.