Sony CDX-GT450U User manual

SONY:

198-

111-11(1)

FM/AM

Compact

Disc

Player

Operating Instructions

Mode d'emploi

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Owner's

Record

The

model and serial numbers are located

the bottom of the unit.

Record the serial number

the space provided below.

Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model

No.

CDX-GT450U Serial

No.

cancel the demonstration (DEMO) display, see page

Pour annuler I'affichage

demonstration (DEMO), reportez-vous a

page

CDX-GT450U

[illo~i

DIGITAL

AUDIO

ITEXT I

•

Be sure

install this unit in the dashboard

the car for safety. For installation and

connections, see the supplied installation!

connections manual.

Warning

FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMERS. NOT

APPLICABLE IN CANADA, INCLUDING

IN THE PROVINCE

QUEBEC.

POUR LES CONSOMMATEURS AUX

ETATS-UNIS. NON APPLICABLE

CANADA,YCOMPRIS LA PROVINCE DE

QUEBEC.

This equipment has been tested and found

comply with the limits for aClass Bdigital

device, pursuant to Part

the FCC Rules.

These limits are designed

provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference

residential installation. This equipment

generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and,

not installed and used in

accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there

no guarantee that interference

will not occur in aparticular installation. If this

equipment does cause harmful interference to

radio

television reception, which can be

determined by turning the equipment off and on,

the user is encouraged to try

correct the

interference by one or more

the following

measures:

-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

-Increase the separation between the equipment

and receiver.

-Connect the equipment into

outlet on a

circuit different from that

which the receiver

connected.

-Consult the dealer or an experienced radiorrV

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.

CAUTION

The

use

optical instruments with this product

will increase eye hazard.

For

the

State of California,

USA

only

Perchlorate Material -special handling may apply,

See www.dtsc.ca.govlhazardouswaste/perchlorate

Perchlorate Material: Lithium battery contains

perchlorate

ZAP

PIN and Quick-BrowZer are trademarks

Sony Corporation.

Windows Media is either aregistered trademark

trademark

Microsoft Corporation in the

United States and/or other countries.

This product

protected

certain intellectual

property rights

Microsoft Corporation. Use or

distribution

such technology outside

this

product

prohibited without alicense from

Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and

patents licensed from Fraunhofer lIS and Thomson.

Warning

your car's ignition has no

ACC

position

Be sure to set the Auto

Off

function (page 17).

The

unit will shut

off

completely and

automatically in the set time after the unit is

turned off, which prevents battery drain.

you do not set the Auto

Off

function, press

and hold

(SOURCE/OFF)

until the display

disappears each time you turn the ignition off.

Table

Contents

Getting Started

Playable discs on this unit 6

Resetting the unit 6

Canceling the DEMO mode 6

Preparing the card remote commander 6

Setting the clock 6

Detaching the front panel 7

Attaching the front panel 7

Location of controls and basic

operations

Main unit 8

-X

151

Card Remote Commander 10

Radio

Storing and receiving stations

Storing automatically -

BTM

Storing manually

Receiving the stored stations

Tuning automatically

RDS

Overview

Selecting PTY

Setting CT ..........................

Display items

Repeat and shuffle play

USB devices

Playing back aUSB device

Display items

Repeat and shuffle play

Searching for atrack

Searching atrack by name

-Quick-BrowZer™ 14

Searching by skip items

-Jump mode

Searching atrack by listening to track passages

-ZAPPINTM

Sound Settings and Setup Menu

Changing the sound settings. ...........

Adjusting the sound characteristics

Enjoying sophisticated sound functions

-Advanced Sound Engine "

Selecting the sound quality

-EQ7 Preset. ....................

Customizing the equalizer curve

-EQ7 Setting. ...................

Optimizing sound by Time Alignment

-Listening

Position.

..............

Adjusting the listening

position.

. . . . . .

DM+Advanced

Using rear speakers as subwoofer

-Rear Bass Enhancer.

Adjusting setup items -SET

........

Other functions

Using optional equipment. .............

Auxiliary audio equipment. ..........

Additional Information

Precautions .........................

Notes on discs ....................

Playback order

MP3IWMAJAAC

files

Maintenance .......................... 20

Removing the unit.

Specifications

Troubleshooting .......................22

Error displayslMessages 24

Support

site

If you have any

questions

for

the latest

support

information

this

product, please

visit

the web

site

below:

http://esupport.sony.com

http://www.sony.com/mobileAV

Provides information on:

•Models and manufacturers of compatible digital audio players

•Supported MP3IWMAlAAC files

Getting

Started

Playable

discs

this

unit

This unit can play CD-DA (also containing CD

TEXT) and CD-RJCD-RW (MP3IWMAlAAC

files (page 19)).

Type of discs

label

the disc

CD-DA

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ill]D~@

DIGITALAUDID

DIGITAL

AUDIO

'jig;.ii.mmM

IReWritablel

ffi]D§~

ffi]DD~@

MP3

DIGITAL

AUDIO

DIGITAL

AUDIO

1iI'Z·!t~fMM

IReWritablel

WMA

AAC

ffi]D~@

[Q]D~~

1ijg;·j(·mmM

IReWritablel

Resetting

the

unit

Before operating the unit for the first time, or

after replacing the car battery

changing the

connections, you must reset the unit.

•Detach the front panel (page 7) and press the

RESET button (page 8) with apointed object,

such as aball-point pen.

Note

Pressing the

RESET

button will erase the clocksetting

and

some stored contents.

Canceling

the

DEMO

mode

You

can cancel the demonstration display which

appears during turning off.

1Press and hold the select button.

The setup display appears.

2Rotate the control dial until "DEMO"

appears, then press it.

3Rotate the control dial to select

"DEMO-OFF," then press it.

The setting is complete.

4Press

(BACK).

The display returns

normal reception/play

mode.

Preparing

the

card

remote

commander

Remove the insulation film.

Tip

For how

replace the battery, see page 20.

Setting

the

clock

The clock uses a12-hour digital indication.

1Press and hold the select button.

The setup display appears.

2Rotate the control dial until "CLOCK-

ADJ" appears, then press it.

The hour indication flashes.

3Rotate the control dial to set the hour

and minute.

move the digital indication, press

(SEEK)

-/+.

4After setting the minute, press the

select button.

The setup

complete and the clock starts.

To display the clock, press

(DSPL).

Press

(DSPL)

again to return to the previous display.

Tip

You

can set the clock automatically with the ROS

feature (page

12).

Detaching

the

front

panel

You can detach the front panel

this unit to

prevent theft.

Caution alarm

you tum the ignition switch to the OFF

position without detaching the front panel, the

caution alarm will sound for afew seconds.

The alarm will only sound

the built-in

amplifier is used.

1Press and hold

(SOURCE/OFF).

The unit

turned off.

2Press

then pull it off towards you.

Notes

•Do not drop

put

excessive pressure on the front

panel

and

display window.

•Do not subject the front panel

heat/high

temperature

moisture. Avoidleaving it

aparked

car

on adashboard/rear tray

•Do not detach the front

panel

during playback

the

USB device, otherwise USB data may be damaged.

Attaching the front panel

Engage part @

the front panel with part ®

the unit, as illustrated, and push the left side into

position until it clicks.

Note

Do not

put

anything on the innersurface

the front

panel.

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Location

controls

and

basic

operations

[ID

Disc

slot

Insert the disc (label side up), playback

starts.

[§]

Display

window

[l]

(eject)

button

eject the disc.

[ID

USB

connector

page 13

connect to the USB device.

[ID

(front

panel release)

button

page 7

[1Q]

(BACK)/MODE button page 11, 14

Press to return to the previous display/select

the radio band (FM/AM).

ITIJ

Receptor

for

the

card remote

commander

[12J

ZAP

button

page 14

enter

ZAPPINTM

mode.

PTY

button

page

select PTY

RDS.

This section contains instructions on the location

controls and basic operations.

For details, see the respective pages.

[I]

SEEK

+/-

buttons

Radio:

tune in stations automatically (press); find

astation manually (press and hold).

CDIUSB:

skip tracks (press); skip tracks

continuously (press, then press again within

about Isecond and hold); reverse/fast-

forward atrack (press and hold).

[2] Q(BROWSE)

button

page

enter the Quick-BrowZer™ mode.

SOURCE/OFF

button

Press to turn on the power/change the source

(Radio/CDIUSB/AUX).

Press for Isecond

turn

off

the power.

Press for more than 2seconds to turn off the

power and the display disappears.

Control

dial/select

button

page

15,

adjust volume (rotate); select setup items

(press and rotate).

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RESET button (located

behind

the front

panel) page 6

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Number buttons

Radio:

To receive stored stations (press); store

stations (press

and

hold).

CDIUSB:

CD/(%): ALBUM

-/+

(during

MP3IWMAI

AAC

playback)

To skip albums (press); skip albums

continuously (press and hold).

®:

REP*

page

12, 13

ill:

SHUF page

12,13

@:PAUSE

pause

playback. To cancel, press

agam.

[1§]

DSPL (display)/SCRL (scroll) button

page 11, 12, 13

change

display items (press); scroll the

display item (press

and

hold).

[11J

AUX input jack

page

connect

aportable audio device.

*This button has atactile dot.

Notes

•When ejecting/inserting adisc, keep any USB

devices disconnected

avoid damage to the disc.

•Ifthe unit is turned offand the display disappears, it

cannot be operated with the card remote

commander unless (

SOURCE/OFF)

the unit

pressed,

adisc is inserted

activate the unit first.

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Remove the insulation film before use (page 6).

[I]

OFF button

turn off the power; stop the source.

[2J

SOURCE button

turn on the power; change the source

(Radio/CDIUSB/AUX).

...

(

.....

)/"

(~)

buttons

control Radio/CD/USB, the same

(SEEK)

-/+

on the unit.

Setup, sound setting, etc., can be operated

......

DSPl

(display) button

change display items.

[§] VOL (volume) +*1- button

adjust volume.

ffi] ATT (attenuate) button

attenuate the sound.

cancel, press

again.

[l]

SEl

(select) button

The same as the select button on the unit.

lID

MODE button

Press

select the radio band (FM/AM).

[ID

t(+)/"

(-)

buttons

control CDIUSB, the same as

CD/®

(ALBUM

-/+)

the unit.

Setup, sound setting, etc., can be operated

...

I1Q]

SCRl

(scroll) button

scroll the display item.

IITI

Number buttons

receive stored stations (press); store

stations (press and hold).

*This button has atactile dot.

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