Sony CMT-GS10 User Manual

CMT-GS10.GB.2-899-568-13(1)

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation of 

the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. 

And do not place lighted candles on the apparatus.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not place 

objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
Connect the unit to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should 

you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect the 

main plug from the AC outlet immediately.
Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a 

bookcase or built-in cabinet.
Do not expose the battery to excessive heat such as direct 

sunlight, fire or the like.

The use of optical instruments with this product will 

increase eye hazard.

2-899-568-13(1)

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© 2007 Sony Corporation     Printed in China

This appliance is classified 

as a CLASS 1 LASER 

product. This marking 

is located on the rear 

exterior.

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 

1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The 

Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is 

Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 

Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters 

please refer to the addresses given in separate service or 

guarantee documents.

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates 

that this product shall not be treated as household 

waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable 

collection point for the recycling of electrical and 

electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is 

disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential 

negative consequences for the environment and human 

health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate 

waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials 

will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed 

information about recycling of this product, please 

contact your local Civic Office, your household waste 

disposal service or the shop where you purchased the 

product.

Applicable accessories: Remote commander

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.

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

For models with a voltage selector, set VOLTAGE 

SELECTOR to the local power line voltage.

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.

Solid (Red/)

Solid (Black/)

Left speaker

Slide and remove the battery compartment lid , and 

insert the two R6 (size AA) batteries (supplied),  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  (on/standby) .

Select the clock set mode.
Press CLOCK/TIMER SET  on the remote. If the 

current mode appears on the display, press / 

 on the remote repeatedly to select “CLOCK,” and 

then press ENTER  on the remote.

Set the time.
Press /  on the remote repeatedly to set 

the hour, and then press ENTER  on the remote. 

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  on 

the remote 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 turn the 

VOLUME control on the unit) .

Generate a more dynamic 

sound (Dynamic Sound 

Generator X-tra)

DSGX  on the unit.

Set the sound effect

EQ .

Select the CD function.
Press CD on the remote (or FUNCTION on the 

remote repeatedly) .

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) (or CD  (play/pause) on the unit) 

.

Pause playback

 (pause) on the remote (or CD 

 on the unit) . To resume 

play, press the button again.

Stop playback

 (stop) .

Select a folder on an 

MP3 disc

 +/ .

Select a track or file



/ (go back/go forward) 

on the remote (/ on the 

unit) .

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 150 (including the root folder).

 MP3 files is 255.

 MP3 files and folders that can be contained on a single disc is 300.

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

 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 TUNING + or  on the 

unit) . Scanning stops automatically when a station 

is tuned in, and then “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for 

stereo programs only) appear.

Press  (stop) .

If “TUNED” does not appear and the scanning does 

not stop, press TUNING MODE  repeatedly until 

“MANUAL” appears and press +/ on the remote (or 

TUNING + or  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 

turned off.

 The following are not displayed:

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

 total playing time for an MP3 disc.

 remaining playing time for a track and an MP3 file.

 The following are not displayed correctly:

 elapsed playing time of an MP3 file encoded using a VBR (variable 

bit rate).

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

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

 The following are displayed:

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

2 tags are used. 

 up to 30 characters of ID3 tag information using uppercase letters 

(A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and symbols (‘< > * + ,  / @ [ \ ] _).

The characters may not be displayed correctly according to the 

character code.

Connect headphones to the PHONES jack  on the 

unit.

Connect additional audio source components to the 

AUDIO IN jack  on the unit using an analog audio 

cord (not supplied). Turn down the volume on the 

system, and then select the AUDIO IN function.

Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the 

speakers to prevent slipping.