Sony CMT-BX1 Manual

CMT-BX1.GB.3-095-504-12(1)

The use of optical instruments with this product will 

increase eye hazard.

3-095-504-12(1)

GB

© 2007 Sony Corporation     Printed in China

This symbol is intended to alert the 

user to the presence of uninsulated 

“dangerous voltage” within the 

product’s enclosure that may be of 

sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk 

of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the 

user to the presence of important 

operating and maintenance (servicing) 

instructions in the literature 

accompanying the appliance.

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system 

installer’s attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC 

that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, 

in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be 

connected to the grounding system of the building, as 

close to the point of cable entry as practical.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply 

with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant 

to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed 

to provide reasonable protection against harmful 

interference in a residential installation. This equipment 

generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy 

and, if not installed and used in accordance with the 

instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio 

communications. However, there is no guarantee that 

interference will not occur in a particular installation. If 

this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio 

or television reception, which can be determined by 

turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged 

to try to correct the interference by one or more of the 

following measures:

  Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

  Increase the separation between the equipment and 

receiver.

  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit 

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

  Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV 

technician for help.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications 

not expressly approved in this manual could void your 

authority to operate this equipment.

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.

Slide and remove the battery compartment lid , and 

insert the two supplied R6 (size AA) batteries,  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 / 

 repeatedly to select “CLOCK SET” and then press 

ENTER .

Set the time.
Press /  repeatedly to set the hour, and 

then press ENTER . 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.

To display the clock when the system is off, press 

DISPLAY . The clock is displayed for about 8 

seconds.

Press the following buttons (or press FUNCTION  

repeatedly).
To select

CD

CD  on the remote.

Tuner

TUNER/BAND .

Component (connected using 

an audio cord)

AUDIO IN .

Press VOLUME +/ on the remote (or VOL +/ 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 

repeatedly to select “BASS” 

or “TREBLE,” and then 

press +/  on the remote 

repeatedly to adjust the level.

Select the CD function.
Press CD on the remote .

Place a disc.
Press  (open/close)  on the unit, and place a disc 

with the label side up on the disc tray.

To close the disc tray, press  (open/close)  on the 

unit.

Do not force the disc tray closed with your finger, as 

this may damage the unit.

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 the 

button again.

Stop playback

 (stop) .

Select a folder on an 

MP3 disc

 +/ (select folder) .

Select a track or file



/ (go back/go forward) 

.

Find a point in a 

track or file

Hold down / (rewind/

fast forward)  during playback, 

and release the button at the 

desired point.

Select Repeat Play

REPEAT  on the remote 

repeatedly until “REP” or “REP1” 

appears.

Press PLAY MODE  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 normal (shuffle) 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 255 (including the root folder).

 MP3 files is 511.

 MP3 files and folders that can be contained on a single disc is 512.

 folder levels (the tree structure of files) is 8.

 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 other sessions are not played back.

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

disc.

Select “FM” or “AM.”
Press TUNER/BAND  repeatedly.

Select the tuning mode.
Press TUNING MODE  repeatedly until “AUTO” 

appears. 

Tune in the desired station.
Press +/ on the remote (or TUNE +/ on the unit) 

. Scanning stops automatically when a station is 

tuned in, and then “TUNED” and “ST” (for stereo 

programs only) appear.

Press  (stop) .

If “TUNED” does not appear and the scanning does not 

stop, press TUNING MODE  repeatedly until “AUTO” 

and “PRESET” disappear, and then press +/ on the 

remote (or TUNE +/ on the unit)  repeatedly to tune 

in the desired station.

Press FM MODE  on the remote repeatedly until 

“MONO” appears to turn off stereo reception.

Change 

information on the 

display

1)

DISPLAY  repeatedly when the 

system is on.

Check the clock 

when the system 

is off

DISPLAY  when the system is 

off

2)

. The clock is displayed for 8 

seconds.

1)

 For example, you can view CD/MP3 disc information, such as the 

track or file number or folder name during normal play, or the total 

playing time while the player is stopped.

2)

 The STANDBY indicator  on the unit lights up when the system is 

off.

 Characters that cannot be displayed appear as “_”.

 The following are not displayed:

 total playing time for a CD-DA disc depending on the play mode.

 total playing time and remaining playing time for an MP3 disc.

 The following are not displayed correctly:

 folder and file names that do not follow either the ISO9660 

Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format.

 The following is displayed:

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

2 tags are used (up to 62 characters).

Connect headphones to the PHONES jack  on the 

unit.

Connect additional audio 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.

Find a location and an orientation that provide 

good reception, and then set up the antenna. 

Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords 

and the power cord to avoid picking up noise.

FM lead antenna

(Extend it horizontally.)

AM loop antenna

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.

Speaker cord (Red/)

Speaker cord (Black/)

Left speaker

or

White side for North American model

Remove a disc to protect the CD mechanism.

Press CD  on the remote to select the CD 

function.

Hold down TUNER/BAND  and DSGX  on the 

unit, and press   on the unit until “STANDBY” 

appears.

After “LOCK” appears, unplug the power cord.

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record these numbers in the space 

provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. ______________  Serial No. ______________

Brown side for other regions