Sony CFD-F10 - CD Radio Cassette-Corder Manual

Location of controls

To turn on/off the power
Press POWER.

To adjust the volume
Press VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote).

To listen through headphones
Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.

Adjusting the sound emphasis
To reinforce the bass sound
Press MEGA BASS. "MEGA BASS" appears in the display. To return to normal sound, press the button again.

To get the MEGA Xpand effect
Press MEGA Xpand. "MEGA Xpand" appears in the display. You can get the effect of expansion of the sound field. To return to normal sound, press the button again.

Falling asleep to music

1. Play the music source you want.
2. Press SLEEP to display "SLEEP."
3. Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically. Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: "60" → "90" → "120"→ "OFF" → "10"→"20" → "30".

To cancel the sleep function
Press POWER to turn off the power.

Note
When you are playing a tape using this function: If the tape length of one side is longer than the set time, the player will not go off until the tape reaches the end.

Playing a CD

1. Press CD (direct power-on). (On the remote, press POWER and then press FUNCTION repeatedly until "Cd" appears in the display.)
2. Load a CD in the CD compartment.
3. Press PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD compartment.
4. Press (on the remote). The player plays all the tracks once.

To	Press
stop playback
pause playback	( on the remote) Press the button again to resume play after pause.
go to the next track
go back to the previous track
remove the CD	PUSH OPEN/CLOSE
locate a point while listening to the sound	(forward) or (backward) while playing until you find the point ( or on the remote)
locate a point while observing the display	(forward) or (backward) in pause until you find the point ( oron the remote)
locate a specific track directly*	a number button of the track on the remote

* You cannot locate a specific track if "SHUF" or "PGM" is lit in the display. Turn off the indication by pressing .

Tip
To locate a track numbered over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons on the remote.
Example:To play track number 23, press >10 first, then 2 and 3.

Using the display

To check the total track number and playing time
Press DSPL/ENT/MEM in stop mode (see fig. D).

To check the remaining time
Press DSPL/ENT/MEM repeatedly while playing a CD. The display changes as follows:

* For a track whose number is more than 20, the remaining time appears as "- -:- -" in the display.

Selecting the play mode

Press MODE until "REP 1" "REP ALL" "SHUF" "SHUF REP" "PGM" "PGM REP" appears in the display. Then proceed as follows:

To	Select	Then do this
repeat a single track	"REP 1"	Press orto select the track that you want to repeat, then press .
repeat all the track	"REP ALL"	Press.
shuffle play	"SHUF"	Press.
repeat tracks in random order	"SHUF REP"	Press.
program play	"PGM"	Press orthen press DSPL/ENT/MEM for the tracks you want to program in the order you want up to 20 tracks (see fig. E). Then press
repeat programmed tracks	"PGM REP"	Press. orthen press DSPL/ENT/MEM for the tracks you want to program in the order you want up to 20 tracks. Then Press .

On the remote
When you've selected "PGM" or "PGM REP", press the number buttons for the track you want up to 20 tracks, then press .

To cancel selected play mode
Press MODE repeatedly until the selected mode disappears from the display.

To check the programmed track and playing order in the display
To check the order of tracks before play, press DSPL/ENT/MEM. Every time you press the button, the track number appears in the programmed order.

To change the current program
Press once if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playing. The current program will be erased. Then create a new program following the programming procedure.

Tips

• You can play the same program again, since the program is saved until you open the CD compartment.
• You can record your own program. After you've created the program, insert a blank tape and pressto start recording.

Listening to the radio

1. Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the display (direct power-on). Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: "FM" → "AM".
2. Hold down TUNE + or – until the frequency digits begin to change in the display.
   The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station.
   If you can't tune in a station, press the button repeatedly to change the frequency step by step.

Tip
If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE repeatedly until "Mono" appears in the display and the radio will play in monaural.

Presetting radio stations

You can store radio stations into the player's memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations, 20 for FM and 10 for AM in any order.

1. Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2. Hold down RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until "AUTO" flashes in the display.
3. Press DSPL/ENT/MEM. The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones.

If a station cannot be preset automatically
You need to preset a station with a weak signal manually.

1. Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2. Tune in a station you want.
3. Hold down DSPL/ENT/MEM for 2 seconds until the preset number flashes in the display.
4. Press PRESET + or – until the preset number you want for the station flashes in the display.
5. Press DSPL/ENT/MEM. The new station replaces the old one.

On the remote

1. Press BAND until the band you want appears in the display.
2. Tune in a station you want.
3. Hold down the number buttons that you want to preset the new station on for about 2 seconds. To select the preset number over 10, press >10 first, then the corresponding number buttons. You need to hold down the last number button to enter for about 2 seconds. (Example: To select 12, press >10 and 1 first, then hold down 2 for about 2 seconds.)

Tip
The preset radio stations remain in memory even if you unplug the AC power cord or remove the batteries.

Playing preset radio stations

1. Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.
2. Press PRESET + or – to tune in the stored station.

On the remote

1. Press BAND.
2. Press the number buttons to tune in the stored station. To tune in a preset station over 10, press >10 first, then corresponding number buttons. (Example: To tune in a preset station 12, press >10 and 1 first, and then press 2.)

Playing a tape

1. Press TAPE (direct power-on). (On the remote, press POWER and then press FUNCTION repeatedly until "TAPE" appears in the display.)
2. Press to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the compartment. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.
3. Press .

To	Press
stop playback
fast-forward or rewind the tape	or
pause playback	Press the button again to resume play after pause.
eject the cassette

Recording

1. Press to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only.
2. Select the program source you want to record.
   To record from the CD player
   Press CD and insert a CD (See "Playing a CD").
   To record from the radio
   Press RADIO BAND•AUTO PRESET and tune in the station you want (See "Listening to the radio").
3. Press to start recording. ( is depressed automatically.)

To	Press
stop recording
pause recording	Press the button again to resume recording.

Tips

• Adjusting the volume or the audio emphasis will not affect the recording level.
• For the best results, use the AC power as a power source for recording.
• To erase a recording, proceed as follows:
  1. Insert a tape with the recording you want to erase.
  2. Press TAPE.
  3. Press .

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