Sony CDX-G2050UP User manual

CDX-G2050UP

4-467-643-81(1)

FM/AM

Compact Disc

Player

Operating Instructions GB

To switch the FM/AM tuning step, see page 6.

To cancel the demonstration (DEMO) display, see page 12.

2GB

Laser Diode Properties

Emission Duration: Continuous

Laser Output: Less than 53.3 W

(This output is the value measurement at a

distance of 200 mm from the objective lens

surface on the Optical Pick-up Block with 7 mm

aperture.)

Note on the lithium battery

Do not expose the battery to excessive heat

such as direct sunlight, fire or the like.

Be sure to install this unit in the dashboard of

the car for safety.

For installation and connections, see the

supplied installation/connections manual.

Warning if your car’s ignition has no ACC

position

Be sure to set the AUTO OFF function

(page 12). The unit will shut off completely

and automatically in the set time after the

unit is turned off, which prevents battery

drain. If you do not set the AUTO OFF

function, press and hold OFF until the display

disappears each time you turn the ignition

off.

3GB

Table of Contents

Guide to Parts and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Getting Started

Detaching the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Switching the FM/AM Tuning Step . . . . . . . . 6

Setting the Clock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting an iPod/USB Device . . . . . . . . . . 6

Connecting Other Portable Audio

Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Listening to the Radio

Listening to the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Using Radio Data System (RDS). . . . . . . . . . . 8

Playback

Playing a Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Playing an iPod/USB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Searching and Playing Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Listening to Pandora®

Preparing for Pandora® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Streaming Pandora®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Available Operations in Pandora® . . . . . . . . .11

Settings

Canceling the DEMO Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Basic Setting Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

GENERAL Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

SOUND Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

EQ3 PRESET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

EQ3 SETTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

DISPLAY Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Additional Information

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4GB

Guide to Parts and Controls

The number 3/ (repeat) button has a tactile dot.

SRC (source)

Turn on the power.

Change the source.

-OFF

Press and hold for 1 second to turn off

the power.

Press and hold for more than 2 seconds

to turn off the power and the display.

If the unit is turned off and the display

disappears, it is unable you to operate

with the remote.

Front panel release button

SEEK +/–

Tune in radio stations automatically.

Press and hold to tune manually.

/(prev/next) /(reverse/

fast-forward)

Control dial

Rotate to adjust the volume.

ENTER

Enter the selected item.

Open the setup menu.

Receptor for the remote commander

Disc slot

Display window

(disc eject)

(browse) (page 10, 11)

Enter the browse mode during playback.

(back)

Return to the previous display.

MODE (page 7, 9, 11)

PTY (program type)

Select PTY in RDS.

Number buttons (1 to 6)

Receive stored radio stations. Press and

hold to store stations.

ALBUM /

Skip an album for audio device. Press and

hold to skip albums continuously.

Thumbs up (), or thumbs down () in

Pandora® (page 11).

(repeat)

SHUF (shuffle)

PAUSE

DSPL (display)

Change display items.

-SCRL (scroll)

Press and hold to scroll a display item.

Main unit

5GB

AUX input jack

USB port

The VOL (volume) + button has a tactile dot.

Remove the insulation film before use.

ATT (attenuate)

Attenuate the sound. Press again to

cancel the attenuated sound.

SOUND

Open the SOUND menu directly.

-MENU

Press and hold to open the setup menu.

()/(+)/(–)/()/ENTER

Setup items, etc. can be operated by /

//.

VOL (volume) +/–

Detaching the Front Panel

You can detach the front panel of this unit to

prevent theft.

1Press and hold OFF .

The unit is turned off.

2Press the front panel release button

, then remove the panel by

pulling it towards you.

Caution alarm

If you turn the ignition switch to the OFF

position without detaching the front panel,

the caution alarm will sound for a few

seconds. The alarm will only sound if the

built-in amplifier is used.

RM-X211 Remote

Getting Started

Attaching the front panel

6GB

Switching the FM/AM

Tuning Step

Set the FM/AM tuning step of your country.

This setting appears when this unit is turned

off.

1Press MENU, rotate the control dial

to select [GENERAL], then press it.

2Rotate the control dial to select

[TUNER-STP], then press it.

3Rotate the control dial to select

from [50K/9K], [100K/10K] or

[200K/10K], then press it.

Setting the Clock

1Press MENU, rotate the control dial

to select [GENERAL], then press it.

2Rotate the control dial to select

[CLOCK-ADJ], then press it.

The hour indication flashes.

3Rotate the control dial to set the

hour and minute.

To move the digital indication, press SEEK

+/–.

4After setting the minute, press

MENU.

The setup is complete and the clock

starts.

To display the clock, press DSPL.

Connecting an iPod/USB

Device

1Turn down the volume on the unit.

2Connect the iPod/USB device to the

unit.

To connect an iPod/iPhone, use the USB

connection cable for iPod (not supplied).

When connecting iPhone 5

7GB

Connecting Other Portable

Audio Device

1Turn off the portable audio device.

2Turn down the volume on the unit.

3Connect the portable audio device

to the AUX input jack (stereo mini

jack) on the unit with a connecting

cord*(not supplied).

* Be sure to use a straight type plug.

4Press SRC to select [AUX].

To match the volume level of the

connected device to other sources

Start playback of the portable audio device

at a moderate volume, and set your usual

listening volume on the unit.

Press MENU and rotate the control dial.

Select [SOUND] [AUX VOL] (page 13).

Listening to the Radio

Tuning step setting is required (page 6).

To listen to the radio, press SRC to select

[TUNER].

1Press MODE to change the band

(FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2).

2Press MENU, rotate the control dial

to select [GENERAL], then press it.

3Rotate the control dial to select

[BTM], then press it.

The unit stores stations in order of

frequency on the number buttons.

1Press MODE to change the band

(FM1, FM2, FM3, AM1 or AM2).

2Perform tuning.

To tune manually

Press and hold SEEK +/– to locate the

approximate frequency, then press SEEK

+/– repeatedly to fine adjust to the

desired frequency.

To tune automatically

Press SEEK +/–.

Scanning stops when the unit receives a

station. Repeat this procedure until the

desired station is received.

1While receiving the station that you

want to store, press and hold a

number button (1 to 6) to display

[MEM].

Listening to the Radio

Storing automatically (BTM)

Tuning

Storing manually

8GB

1Select the band, then press a

number button (1 to 6).

Using Radio Data System

(RDS)

Use PTY to display or search for a desired

program type.

1Press PTY during FM reception.

2Rotate the control dial until the

desired program type appears,

then press it.

The unit starts to search for a station

broadcasting the selected program type.

Type of programs

The CT data from the RDS transmission sets

the clock.

1Set [CT-ON] in GENERAL setup

(page 12).

Receiving the stored stations

Selecting program types (PTY)

NEWS (News), AFFAIRS (Current Affairs),

INFO (Information), SPORT (Sports),

EDUCATE (Education), DRAMA (Drama),

CULTURE (Culture), SCIENCE (Science),

VARIED (Varied), POP M(Pop Music), ROCK

M(Rock Music), EASY M(M.O.R. Music),

LIGHT M(Light classical), CLASSICS (Serious

classical), OTHER M(Other Music), WEATHER

(Weather), FINANCE (Finance), CHILDREN

(Children’s program), SOCIAL A (Social

Affairs), RELIGION (Religion), PHONE IN

(Phone In), TRAVEL (Travel), LEISURE

(Leisure), JAZZ (Jazz Music), COUNTRY

(Country Music), NATION M(National Music),

OLDIES (Oldies Music), FOLK M(Folk Music),

DOCUMENT (Documentary)

Setting clock time (CT)

9GB

Playing a Disc

1Insert the disc (label side up).

Playback starts automatically.

Playing an iPod/USB Device

In these Operating Instructions, “iPod” is

used as a general reference for the iPod

functions on an iPod and iPhone, unless

otherwise specified by the text or

illustrations.

For details on the compatibility of your iPod,

see “About iPod” (page 15) or visit the

support site on the back cover.

MSC (Mass Storage Class)-type USB devices

(such as a USB flash drive, digital media

player, Android™ phone) compliant with the

USB standard can be used.

Depending on the digital media player or

Android phone, setting the USB connection

mode to MSC is required.

Notes

For details on the compatibility of your USB

device, visit the support site on the back cover.

Playback of the following MP3/WMA files is not

supported.

lossless compression files

copyright-protected files

DRM (Digital Rights Management) files

Multi-channel audio files

1Connect an iPod/USB device to the

USB port (page 6).

Playback starts.

If a device is already connected, to start

playback, press SRC to select [USB] ([IPD]

appears in the display when the iPod is

recognized).

2Adjust the volume on this unit.

To stop playback

Press and hold OFF for 1 second.

To remove the device

Stop playback, then remove the device.

Caution for iPhone

When you connect an iPhone via USB, phone

call volume is controlled by the iPhone, not

the unit. Do not inadvertently increase the

volume on the unit during a call, as sudden

loud sound may result when the call ends.

Press and hold MODE during playback to

display [MODE IPOD] to enable operation by

the iPod directly.

Note that the volume can be adjusted only

by the unit.

To exit passenger control

Press and hold MODE to display [MODE

AUDIO].

Playback

Operating an iPod directly

(Passenger control)

10GB

Searching and Playing

Tracks

1During playback, press (repeat)

for repeat play, or SHUF for shuffle

play.

2Press (repeat) or SHUF repeatedly

to select the desired repeat or

shuffle play mode.

Playback in selected play mode may take

time to start.

Available play modes differ depending on

the selected sound source.

1During CD or USB playback, press

(browse)*to display the list of

search categories.

When the track list appears, press

(back) repeatedly.

* During playback, press (browse) for more

than 2 seconds to directly return to the

beginning of the category list.

2Rotate the control dial to select the

desired search category, then press

it to confirm.

3Repeat step 2 to search the desired

track.

Playback starts.

To exit the Quick-BrowZer mode

Press (browse).

1Press (browse)

2Press SEEK +.

3Rotate the control dial to select the

item.

The list is jumped in steps of 10% of the

total number of items.

4Press ENTER to return to the Quick-

BrowZer mode.

The selected item appears.

5Rotate the control dial to select the

desired item, then press it.

Playback starts.

Repeat play and shuffle play

Searching a track by name (Quick-

BrowZer™)

Searching by skip items

(Jump mode)

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