Sony CFD-E100 User Manual

CFD-E100L: Press OPERATE.

CFD-E100: Press POWER.

Press VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote).

Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.

Press MEGA BASS.

“MEGA BASS” appears in the display.

To return to normal sound, press the button again.

Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the
display (direct power-on).
Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows:
CFD-E100L: “FM” 

t “MW” t “LW”

CFD-E100: “FM” 

t “AM”.

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.

If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE repeatedly until “Mono” appears in the display and the radio
will play in monaural.

The AM/MW tuning interval is preset to 9 kHz at the factory.

If you need to change the AM/MW tuning interval, do the following:

1 Remove all the batteries from the player.

2 While keeping the AC power cord connected, press N of the TAPE section  on the

player.

3 Disconnect the AC power cord from the wall outlet.

4 While keeping PRESET + and MODE pressed, reconnect the AC power cord to the wall

outlet.

5 The tuning interval is changed and “AM 9” “MW 9” or “AM 10” “MW 10” appears in the

display for 2 seconds.

After changing the tuning interval, you need to reset your preset radio stations.

You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 40 radio stations
(CFD-E100L), 20 for FM,  10 for MW and 10 for LW in any order, or 30 radio stations (CFD-
E100), 20 for FM and 10 for AM in any order.

Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

Hold down RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until “AUTO”
flashes in the display.

Press DISPLAY•ENTER/MEMORY.
The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones.

You need to preset a station with a weak signal manually.

1 Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

2 Tune in a station you want.

3 Hold down DISPLAY•ENTER/MEMORY for 2 seconds until the preset number flashes in

the display.

4 Press PRESET + or – until the preset number you want for the station flashes in the display.

5 Press DISPLAY•ENTER/MEMORY.

The new station replaces the old one.

The preset radio stations remain in memory even if you unplug the mains lead or remove the batteries.

Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

Press PRESET + or – to tune in the stored station.

xZ

M or m

X

Press the button again to resume play after pause.

xZ

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 programme
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 programme
in the order you want up to 20 tracks. Then Press
u.

Press Z OPEN to open the CD compartment.

Load a CD in the CD compartment until it clicks into place.

Press PUSH CLOSE to close the CD compartment.

Press u.
The player plays all the tracks once.

stop playback

pause playback

go to the next track

find the beginning of the current
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.

Press DISPLAY•ENTER/MEMORY in stop mode (see fig. D).

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.

Press MODE until “REP 1” “REP ALL” “SHUF” “SHUF REP” “PGM” “PGM REP” appears in
the display.  Then proceed as follows:

repeat a single track

“REP 1”

repeat all the track

“REP ALL”

shuffle play

“SHUF”

repeat tracks

“SHUF REP”

in random order

programme play

“PGM”

repeat programmed tracks

“PGM REP”

Press MODE repeatedly until the selected mode disappears from 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.

Press x once if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playing. The current programme will be
erased. Then create a new programme following the programming procedure.

• You can play the same programme again, since the programme is saved until you open the CD

compartment.

• You can record your own programme. After you’ve created the programme, insert a blank tape and

press z to start recording.

Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the
compartment. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.

Press N.

stop playback

fast-forward or rewind the tape

pause playback

eject the cassette

Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I
(normal) tape only.

Select the programme source you want to record.

Press x and load a CD (See “Playing a CD”).

Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET and tune in the station you want (See
“Listening to the radio”).

Press z to start recording.
(N is depressed automatically.)

stop recording

xZ

pause recording

X

Press the button again to resume recording.

• Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis will not affect the recording level.
• If the AM or MW/LW programme makes a whistling sound after you've pressed z in step 3, press

MODE to select the position of ISS (Interference Suppress Switch) that most decreases the noise.

• 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 FUNCTION on the remote repeatedly until  “TAPE” appears in the display.
3 Press z.

Press x.

Press u.
Press the button again to resume play after pause.

Press >.

Press ..

Press Z OPEN.

Press and hold > (forward) or . (backward) while
playing until you find the point.

Press and hold > (forward) or . (backward) in pause
until you find the point.

Press a number button of the track on the remote.

1 Play the music source you want.
2 Press SLEEP to display “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”.

Press OPERATE (or POWER) to turn off the power.

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.

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