Sony CFD-G35 Manual

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Listening to the radio
1
Press POWER to turn on the player.
2
Press BAND•AUTO PRESET  until the band you want appears in the display.
Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows:
“FM” 
t “AM”.
3
Hold down TUNE + or – until the frequency digits begin to change in the
display.
The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a
clear station.
If you can't tune in a station, press the button repeatedly to change the frequency
step by step.
Tip
If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE until "Mono" appears in the display and the radio will play in
monaural.
Presetting radio stations
You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations, 20
for FM and 10 for AM in any order.
1
Press POWER to turn on the player.
2
Press BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
3
Hold down BAND•AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until “AUTO” flashes in the
display.
4
Press DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY.
The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones.
If a station cannot be preset automatically
You need to preset a station with a weak signal manually.
Press POWER to turn on the player.
Press BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
Tune in a station you want.
Hold down DISPLAY• ENTER•MEMORY for 2 seconds until the preset number flashes in
the display.
Press PRESET + or – until the preset number you want for the station flashes in the display.
Press DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY.
The new station replaces the old one.
On the remote
Press BAND until the band you want appears in the display.
Tune in a station you want.
Hold down the number buttons that you want to preset the new station on for about 2 seconds.
To select the preset number over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons.
You need to hold down the last number button to enter for about 2 seconds.
(Example: To select 12, press >10 and 1 first, then hold down 2 for about 2 seconds.)
Playing preset radio stations
1
Press POWER to turn on the player.
2
Press BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
3
Press PRESET + or – tune in the stored station.
On the remote
Press BAND.
Press the number buttons to tune in the stored station.
To tune in a preset station over 10, press >10 first, then corresponding number buttons.
(Example: To tune in a preset station 12, press >10 and 1 first, and then press 2.)
Playing a tape
1
Press POWER to turn on the player.
2
Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the
compartment. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.
3
Press N.
To
stop playback
fast-forward or rewind the tape
pause playback
eject the cassette
To turn on/off the power
Press POWER.
To adjust the volume
Press VOLUME +, – (VOL  +, – on the remote).
To listen through headphones
Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.
Selecting the audio emphasis (SOUND/POWER DRIVE WOOFER)
You can adjust the audio emphasis of the sound you are listening to.
Selecting the sound characteristic
Press SOUND repeatedly to select the audio emphasis you want.
Choose
To get
powerful, clean sounds, emphasizing low and high range audio
light, bright sounds emphasizing high and middle range audio
percussive sounds, emphasizing bass audio
the presence of vocals, stressing middle range audio
the whole dynamic range for music such as classical music
Reinforcing the bass sound
Press POWER DRIVE WOOFER (WOOFER on the remote). 
 appears in the
display. When POWER DRIVE WOOFER function works, the button lights up.
To return to normal sound, press the button until the indication disappears from the display .
Notes
• While the sleeping timer is on, the POWER DRIVE WOOFER button does not light, even if the
WOOFER function works.
• When using the headphones, the WOOFER function does not work.
Falling asleep to music
1
Play the music source you want.
2
Press SLEEP.
3
Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically.
Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows:   “60” 
t
“90” 
t “120” t “OFF” t “10” t “20” t “30”.
To cancel the sleep function
Press POWER to turn off the power.
Note
When you are playing a tape using this function:
If the tape length of one side is longer than the set time, the player will not go off until the tape reaches
the end.
Remote Control
Location of controls
FUNCTION
BAND
POWER
VOL +*, –
x
.
,
>
Then do this
Press . or > to select the track that you
want to repeat, then press u.
Press u.
Press u.
Press u.
Press . or > then press DISPLAY•ENTER•
MEMORY for the tracks you want to program in
the order you want up to 20 tracks (see fig. E).
Then press u.
Press . or > then press DISPLAY•ENTER•
MEMORY for the tracks you want to program in
the order you want up to 20 tracks. Then Press
u.
Z
 PUSH
OPEN/CLOSE
VOLUME –, +*
TUNE –, +
DISPLAY
ENTER
MEMORY
MODE
i
Number buttons
x
u
*
POWER
SLEEP
OPR/BATT
Loading a CD
With the labeled side up
Inserting a cassette
With the side you want to
play facing upward
BAND
AUTO PRESET
SOUND
Display
Remote sensor
Total track number
Programmed track
Playing order
D
E
Total playing time
Display
Press
x
u (X on the remote)
Press the button again to resume play after pause.
>
.
Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE
> (forward) or . (backward) while playing until you
find the point
> (forward) or . (backward) in pause until you find
the point
a number button of the track on the remote
*The button has a tactile dot.
POWER DRIVE
WOOFER
.
>
PRESET –, +
N
X
SLEEP
MODE
TUNE+, –
WOOFER
SOUND
Recording
1
Press POWER to turn on the player.
2
Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I
(normal) tape only.
3
Select the program source you want to record.
To record from the CD player
Press x and load a CD (See “Playing a CD”).
To record from the radio
Press BAND•AUTO PRESET and tune in the station you want (See “Listening
to the radio”).
4
Press z to start recording.
(N is depressed automatically.)
To
Press
stop recording
xZ
pause recording
X
Press the button again to resume recording.
Tips
• Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis will not affect the recording level.
• For the best results, use the AC power as a power source for recording.
• To erase a recording, proceed as follows:
1 Insert a tape with the recording you want to erase.
2 Press X.
3 Press N.
4 Press z.
5 Press X.
Press
xZ
M or m
X
Press the button again to resume play after pause.
xZ
Playing a CD
1
Press POWER to turn on the player.
2
Load a CD in the CD compartment.
3
Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD compartment.
4
Press u (N on the remote).
The player plays all the tracks once.
To
stop playback
pause playback
go to the next track
go back to the previous track
remove the CD
locate a point while listening
to the sound
locate a point while observing
the display
locate a specific track directly*
* You cannot locate a specific track if "SHUF" or "PGM" is lit in the display. Turn off the indication by
pressing x.
Tip
To locate a track numbered over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons  on the
remote.
Example:To play track number 23, press >10 first, then 2 and 3.
Using the display
To check the total track number and playing time
Press DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY in stop mode (see fig. D).
To check the remaining time
Press DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY repeatedly while playing a CD. The display changes as
follows:
t the current track number and playing time
r
the current track number and the remaining time on the current track*
r
the number of tracks left and remaining time on the CD
* For a track whose number is more than 20, the remaining time appears as “- -:- -” in the display.
Selecting the play mode
Press MODE until “REP 1” “REP ALL” “SHUF” “SHUF REP” “PGM” “PGM REP” appears in
the display.  Then proceed as follows:
To
Select
repeat a single track
“REP 1”
repeat all tracks
“REP ALL”
shuffle play
“SHUF”
repeat tracks
“SHUF REP”
in random order
program play
“PGM”
repeat programmed tracks
“PGM REP”
On the remote
When you’ve selected “PGM” or “PGM REP”, press the number buttons for the track you want
up to 20 tracks, then press N.
To cancel selected play mode
Press MODE until the selected mode disappears from the display.
To check the programmed track and playing order in the display
To check the order of tracks before play, press DISPLAY•ENTER•MEMORY.
Every time you press the button, the track number appears in the programmed order.
To change the current program
Press x once if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playing. The current program will be
erased. Then create a new program following the programming procedure.
Tips
• You can play the same program again, since the program is saved until you open the CD
compartment.
• You can record your own program. After you’ve created the program, insert a blank tape and press z
to start recording.