Sony XR-3753 User manual

1997 by Sony Corporation

FM/MW/LW

Cassette Car

Stereo

Operating Instructions

Instrukcja obłsugi

Инструкция за експлоатация

Használati Útmutató

Инструкция по эксплуатации

XR-C353

XR-3753

For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections

manual.

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по установке и подключению.

Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing the Sony Cassette

Car Stereo. This unit lets you enjoy a variety of

features by using a rotary remote.

In addition to the tape playback and the radio

operation you can expand your system by

connecting an optional CD/MD changer

(XR-C353 only).

With Optional Equipment

CD/MD Changer (XR-C353 only)

Playing a CD/MD ............................................. 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

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 remote .............................. 4

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

Cassette Player

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

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

Radio

Memorising stations automatically

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

Memorising only the desired stations.............. 7

Receiving the memorised stations.................... 7

Other Functions

Using the rotary remote ..................................... 8

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

Muting 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 the right way up when

attaching it to the unit as it cannot be attached upside

down.

•Do not press the front panel hard against the unit 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, put it in the

supplied front panel case.

•Do not press hard or give excessive pressure to 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 and do not use the built-in amplifier,

the beep tone will be disabled.

Preparing the rotary

remote

When you mount the rotary remote, attach the

label 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 ballpoint pen.

Note

Pressing the reset button will erase all the memorised

programme 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 open up the front

panel, and detach the panel by pulling it

towards you.

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 24-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 minutes 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

100 

1000 

1008 

SEEK

AMS

TAPE 

SEEK

AMS

To locate the succeeding tracks

To locate the preceding tracks

Playing a CrO2or metal tape

Press (4) when you want to listen to a

CrO2(TYPE II) or metal (TYPE IV) tape.

“MTL” appears on the display.

To cancel this function, press (4).

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), the tuner will turn on

automatically.

To cancel this mode, press (5).

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).

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) momentarily

during tape playback, the displayed item

changes as follows:

zTape playback zClock z Frequency*

*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.

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 again.

Cassette Player/Radio

Memorising only the

desired stations

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

MW and LW) can be stored on the preset

number buttons in the order of your choice.

Therefore, 18 FM stations can be memorised.

If you try to store another station on the same

preset number button, the previously 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 memorised

stations

1Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select the

tuner.

2Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

3Press the preset number button ((1) to

(6)) momentarily on which the desired

station is stored.

Tip

Press either side of (PRESET/DISC) to receive in order the

stations stored in the memory (Preset Search Function)

(XR-C353 only).

Radio

Memorising stations

automatically

— Best Tuning Memory (BTM)

This function selects from the currently

received band the stations with the strongest

signals and memorises 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 nCD/MD (XR-C353 only)

2Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the

band.

Each time you press (MODE), the band

changes as follows:

FM1 nFM2 nFM3 nMW nLW

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 there is a preset number indicated on the display,

the unit will store stations on all preset number buttons

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 the button repeatedly

until the desired station is received.

Note

If the automatic tuning stops too frequently, press

(LCL) momentarily to lights up “LCL” on the display

(local seek mode). Only the stations with relatively strong

signals can be 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 remote

The rotary remote works by pressing buttons

and/or rotating controls.

You can control the optional CD and MD

changer by the rotary remote.

By pressing buttons (the SOURCE

and the MODE buttons)

Every time you press (SOURCE), the

source changes as follows:

TAPE nTUNER nCD/MD (XR-C353 only)

Pressing (MODE) changes the operation in the

following ways:

• the tape transport direction.

• the band, FM1 nFM2 nFM3 nMW nLW.

• the CD/MD changer. (XR-C353 only)

Tip

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

rotary remote.

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. (XR-C353 only)

• 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 (balance) nFAD (fader)

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.)

Muting the sound

Press (MUTE).

The “MUTE” indication flashes.

To restore the previous volume level, press

again.

Tip

The unit decreases the volume automatically when a

telephone call comes in (Telephone-mute function) (XR-

C353 only).

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

singal with a sharper curve than conventional

bass boost.

You can hear the bass line more clearly even if

the vocal sound is the same volume. 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 sound

than Analog D-bass.

Radio/Other Functions

By rotating the control while

pushing in (the PRESET/DISC control)

Push in and rotate the control:

• Receive the stations memorised on the

preset button.

• Change the disc. (XR-C353 only)

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 remote 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 (MUTE)to

mute the sound.

Press (DSPL) to change the

display items.

Press (SEL)

to adjust

and select.

To increase

To decrease

continue to next page n

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-C353 only).

Muting 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 and do not use

the built-in amplifier, the beep tone will be disabled (XR-

C353 only).

0dB

D-BASS 3

D-BASS 2

D-BASS 1

0dB

D-BASS 3

D-BASS 2

D-BASS 1

With Optional Equipment

CD/MD Changer (XR-C353 only)

You can control up to two CD or MD changers

with this unit.

Playing a CD/MD

Press (SOURCE) until the desired

changer indication appears on the

display.

CD/MD playback starts.

When a CD/MD changer is connected, all the

tracks play from the beginning.

Note

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

display.

Selecting CD/MD changers (when

several CD/MD changers are

connected)

Press (MODE) repeatedly to select the desired

CD/MD changer.

Changing the displayed items

Each time you press (DSPL) during CD/MD

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

SEEK

AMS

Level

Digital D-BASS

Frequency (Hz)

Analog D-BASS

Level

Frequency (Hz)

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