Sony XR-C5090/4790 Manuel utilisateur

1998 by Sony Corporation

3-861-691-21 (1)

Operating Instructions

Manual de instrucciones

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FM/AM

Cassette Car

Stereo

For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections

manual.

Con respecto a la instalación y las conexiónes, consulte el manual de Instalación/

conexiones suministrado.

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XR-C5090

XR-4790

Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing the Sony Cassette

Car Stereo. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of

features by using a rotary commander.

In addition to the tape playback and the radio

operation you can expand your system by

connecting an optional MD/CD unit*

(XR-C5090 only).

*You can connect to an MD changer, CD changer, an

MD player, or CD player.

With Optional Equipment

MD/CD Unit (XR-C5090 only)

Playing an MD/CD .......................................... 10

Scanning the tracks

— Intro scan.................................................. 11

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat play .............................................. 11

Playing tracks in random order

— Shuffle play .............................................. 11

Additional Information

Precautions......................................................... 12

Maintenance....................................................... 13

Dismounting the unit ....................................... 13

The rotary commander labels (XR-4790) ....... 13

Location of controls .......................................... 14

Specifications ..................................................... 15

Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 16

Index ................................................................... 18

Table of contents

This Unit Only

Getting Started

Resetting the unit ................................................ 4

Detaching the front panel .................................. 4

Preparing the rotary commander

(XR-C5090 only) ............................................. 4

Setting the clock .................................................. 5

Cassette Player

Listening to a tape ............................................... 5

Playing a tape in various modes ....................... 6

Radio

Memorizing stations automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM) ................... 7

Memorizing only the desired stations ............. 7

Receiving the memorized stations.................... 7

Other Functions

Using the rotary commander

(XR-C5090 only) ............................................. 8

Adjusting the sound characteristics ................. 9

Attenuating the sound ....................................... 9

Changing the sound and beep tone ................. 9

Attaching the front panel

Attach part Aof the front panel to part Bof

the unit as illustrated and push until it clicks.

Notes

•Make sure the front panel is right side up when attaching

it to the unit as it cannot be attached upside down.

•Do not press the front panel too hard when attaching it

to the unit. It can easily be attached by pressing it lightly

against the unit.

•When you carry the front panel with you, keep it in the

supplied front panel case.

•Do not press hard or put excessive pressure on the

display windows of the front panel.

•Do not expose the front panel to direct sunlight, heat

sources such as hot air ducts or leave it in a humid place.

Never leave it on the dashboard etc. of a car parked in

direct sunlight where there may be a considerable rise in

temperature inside the car.

Caution alarm

If you turn the ignition key to the OFF position

without removing the front panel, the caution

alarm will beep for a few seconds (only when

the POWER SELECT switch is set to the A

position). If you connect an optional power

amplifier to the LINE OUT and do not use the

built-in amplifier, the beep tone will be

disabled.

Preparing the rotary

commander

(XR-C5090 only)

When you mount the rotary commander,

attach the appropriate label, as in the

illustration below.

Getting Started

Resetting the unit

Before operating the unit for the first time or

after replacing the car battery, you must reset

the unit.

Press the reset button with a pointed object,

such as a ball-point pen.

Note

Pressing the reset button will erase all the memorized

program and memory functions.

Detaching the front panel

The front panel of this unit can be detached to

prevent the unit from being stolen.

1Press (OFF).

2Press (RELEASE) to detach the front

panel then gently pull it out.

Notes

• Be sure not to drop the panel when detaching it from the

unit.

• If you press (RELEASE) to detach the panel while the

unit is still turned on, the power will automatically turn

off to protect the speakers from being damaged.

Reset button

(RELEASE)

SEL

DSPL

MODE

SEL

DSPL

MODE

Setting the clock

The clock has a 12-hour digital indication.

For example, setting it to 10:08

1Press (OFF) or (DSPL) during operation.

2Press (DSPL) for two seconds.

1Set the hour digits.

2Press (SEL) momentarily.

3Set the minute digits.

3Press (DSPL) momentarily.

Note

If the POWER SELECT switch on the bottom of the unit is

set to the Bposition, the clock cannot be set unless the

power is turned on. Set the clock after you have turned on

the radio.

The hour digit flashes.

To go backward To go forward

The minute digits flashes.

To go backward To go forward

The clock starts.

Getting Started/Cassette Player

Cassette Player

Listening to a tape

Insert a cassette.

Playback will start automatically.

If a cassette is already inserted, press

(SOURCE) repeatedly until “TAPE” is

displayed.

The side facing up is being played.

The side facing down is being played.

Tip

To change the tape transport direction, press (MODE)

(*) during tape playback.

Fast-winding the tape

During playback, press either side of

(SEEK/AMS) for two seconds.

To start playback during fast-forwarding or

rewinding, press (MODE) (*).

Press

(OFF)

Stop playback

Eject the cassette

Fast-forward

Rewind

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To locate the

succeeding tracks

To locate the

preceding tracks

Switching to the radio while fast-

winding a tape

— Automatic Tuner Activation (ATA)

Press (5) during playback.

“ATA” appears on the display.

When fast-forwarding or rewinding with

(SEEK/AMS) for two seconds, the tuner will

turn on automatically.

To cancel this mode, press (5) again.

Skipping blanks during tape

playback — Blank skip

Press (6) during playback.

“BL SKIP” appears on the display.

Blanks longer than eight seconds will

automatically be skipped during tape

playback.

To cancel this mode, press (6) again.

SEEK

AMS

Locating the beginning of a track

— Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

You can skip up to nine tracks at one time.

During playback, press either side of

(SEEK/AMS) momentarily.

Note

The AMS function may not work when :

• the blanks between tracks are shorter than 4 seconds

• there is noise between tracks

• there are long sections of low volume or quiet sections.

Changing the displayed items

Each time you press (DSPL) during tape

playback, the displayed item changes as

follows:

zTape playback zClock zFrequency*

*While the ATA function is activated.

Playing a tape in various

modes

Searching for the desired track

— Intro scan

Press (1) during playback.

“INTRO” appears on the display.

The first 10 seconds of all the tracks are played.

When you find the desired track, press again.

The unit returns to the normal playback mode.

To cancel this mode, press (1) again.

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat play

Press (2) during playback.

“REP” appears on the display.

When the current played track is over, it will

be played again from the beginning.

To cancel this mode, press (2) again.

Cassette Player/Radio

Memorizing only the

desired stations

Up to 6 stations on each band (FM1, FM2, FM3,

AM1 and AM2) can be stored on the preset

number buttons in the order of your choice.

Therefore, 18 FM stations can be memorized.

If you try to store another station on the same

preset number button, the most recently stored

station will be erased.

1Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

2Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3Press (SEEK/AMS) to search for the

station you wish to store on a preset

number button.

4Press the desired preset number button

((1) to (6)) for two seconds.

The number of the selected preset number

button appears on the display.

Receiving the memorized

stations

1Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

2Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3Press the preset number button

momentarily ((1) to (6)) on which the

desired station is stored.

Tip

Press either side of (PRESET/DISC) (XR-C5090) or

(PRST) (XR-4790) to receive in order the stations stored

in the memory (Preset Search Function).

Radio

Memorizing stations

automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM)

This function selects from the currently

received band the stations with the strongest

signals and memorizes them in order of their

frequency.

PREVENTING ACCIDENTS!

When tuning in while driving, use the

automatic tuning or memory preset search

function instead of manual tuning.

1Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

Each time you press (SOURCE), the source

changes as follows:

TAPE nTUNER nMD/CD (XR-C5090 only)

2Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

Each time you press (MODE), the band

changes as follows:

FM1 nFM2 nFM3 nAM1 nAM2

3Press (BTM) for two seconds.

Notes

• The unit will not store stations with weak signals on the

preset number buttons. If there are only a few stations

received, some preset number buttons will remain empty.

• When a preset number indicated on the display, the unit

starts storing station from the one currently displayed.

Changing the displayed items

Each time you press (DSPL), the display

changes between the frequency and the clock.

If you cannot tune in a preset

station

Press either side of (SEEK/AMS)

momentarily to search for the station

(automatic tuning).

Scanning stops when a station is received.

Press either side of (SEEK/AMS) repeatedly

until the desired station is received.

Note

If the automatic tuning stops too frequently, press

(LCL) to light up “LCL” on the display (local seek mode).

Only the stations with relatively strong signals are tuned

in.

Tip

If you know the frequency, press and hold either side of

(SEEK/AMS) until the desired station is received (manual

tuning).

(SOURCE)

(MODE)

Other Functions

Using the rotary commander

(XR-C5090 only)

The rotary commander works by pressing

buttons and/or rotating controls.

You can control the optional MD/CD unit by

the rotary commander.

By pressing buttons (the SOURCE

and the MODE buttons)

Every time you press (SOURCE), the

source changes as follows:

TAPE nTUNER nMD/CD

Pressing (MODE) changes the operation in the

following ways:

• the tape transport direction.

• the band, FM1 nFM2 nFM3 nAM1 nAM2.

• the MD/CD unit.

Tip

You can turn on this unit by pressing (SOURCE) on the

rotary commander.

By rotating the control (the SEEK/

AMS control)

Rotate the control momentarily and

release it to:

• Locate the beginnings of the tracks on the

tape. Rotate and hold the control, and

release it to fast-wind the tape. To

playback, rotate and hold the control

again, and release it.

• Locate a specific track on a disc. Rotate

and hold the control until you locate the

specific point in a track, then release it to

start playback.

• Tune in the stations automatically.

Rotate and hold the control to tune in the

specific station.

Adjusting the sound

characteristics

1Select the item you want to adjust by

pressing (SEL) repeatedly.

VOL (volume) nBAS (bass) nTRE

(treble) nBAL (left-right) nFAD

(front-rear)

2Adjust the selected item by pressing

either (+) or (–).

Adjust within three seconds after selecting.

(After three seconds the button will again

serve as the volume control button.)

Attenuating the sound

Press (ATT).

The “ATT” indication flashes.

To restore the previous volume level, press

again.

Tip

The unit decreases the volume automatically when a

telephone call comes in (Telephone-ATT function).

Changing the sound and

beep tone

Boosting the bass sound — D-Bass

You can enjoy clear and powerful bass sound.

The D-bass function boosts the low frequency

signal with a sharper curve than conventional

bass boost.

You can hear the bass line more clearly even if

the vocal volume remains the same. You can

emphasize and adjust the bass sound easily

with the D-bass control. This effect is similar to

the one you get when you use an optional

subwoofer system.

Moreover, the Digital D-bass*function creates

even sharper and more powerful bass sounds

than Analog D-bass.

Radio/Other Functions

By rotating the control while

pushing in (the PRESET/DISC

control)

Push in and rotate the control to:

• Receive the stations memorized on the

preset buttons.

• Change the disc.

Other operations

Changing the operative direction

The operative direction of controls is factory

preset as in the illustration below.

If you need to mount the rotary commander

on the right side of the steering column, you

can reverse the controls‘ operative direction.

Press (SEL) for two seconds while

pushing in the VOL control.

OFF

Press(OFF) to

turn off the unit.

Rotate the VOL control

to adjust the volume. Press (ATT)to

attenuate the

sound.

Press (DSPL) to change

the display items.

Press (SEL)

to adjust

and select.

To increase

To decrease

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With Optional Equipment

MD/CD Unit (XR-C5090 only)

You can control two MD or CD units with this

unit.

Playing an MD/CD

Press (SOURCE) until the desired unit

indication appears on the display.

MD/CD playback starts.

When an MD/CD unit is connected, all the

tracks play from the beginning.

Note

Even if you select an MD unit, “CD” appears in the

display.

Selecting MD/CD units (when

several MD/CD units are connected)

Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the desired

MD/CD unit.

Changing the displayed items

Each time you press (DSPL) during MD/CD

playback, the item changes as follows:

Elapsed playback time

Disc and track number

Clock

Locating a specific track

— Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

During playback, press either side of

(SEEK/AMS) once for each track you wish

to skip.

To locate the

succeeding tracks

To locate the

preceding tracks

Adjusting the bass curve

Turn the D-BASS control to adjust the

bass level (1, 2 or 3).

“D-BASS”*appears in the display.

To cancel, turn the control to the OFF position.

*If an optional CD changer has the Digital D-BASS

function, “DIGITAL D-BASS” appears on the display

during CD playback (XR-C5090 only).

Note

If the bass sound becomes distorted, adjust the D-BASS

control or the volume button.

Attenuating the beep tone

Press (6) while pressing (SEL).

To obtain the beep tone again, press these

buttons once more.

Note

If you connect an optional power amplifier to the LINE

OUT and do not use built-in amplifier, the beep tone will

be disabled.

SEEK

AMS

0dB

D-BASS 3

D-BASS 2

D-BASS 1

0dB

D-BASS 3

D-BASS 2

D-BASS 1

Digital D-BASS Analog D-BASS

Level

Frequency (Hz) Frequency (Hz)

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