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SECTION  2
GENERAL
This section is extracted 
from instruction manual.
Basic Operations
Before using the system
To use the remote
Slide and remove the battery compartment lid , XM and 
insert the two supplied R6 (size AA) batteries, 
 side 
first, matching the polarities shown below.
Notes on using the remote
• With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months.
• Do not mix an old battery with a new one or mix different types of 
batteries.
• If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the 
batteries to avoid damage from battery leakage and corrosion.
To set the clock
1
Turn on the system.
Press
 (power) .
2
Select the clock set mode.
Press CLOCK/TIMER SET XL on the remote. If the 
current mode appears on the display, press 
/
 on the remote repeatedly to select “CLOCK SET” 
and then press ENTER RE on the remote.
3
Set the time.
Press
/  on the remote repeatedly to set 
the hour, and then press ENTER RE on the remote.
Use the same procedure to set the minute.
The clock settings are lost when you disconnect the 
power cord or if a power failure occurs.
Selecting a music source
Press the following buttons (or press FUNCTION 
repeatedly).
To select
Press
CD
CD
 on the remote.
Tuner
TUNER/BAND
.
Tape
TAPE
 on the remote.
Component (connected 
using an audio cord)
FUNCTION
 repeatedly 
until “AUDIO IN” appears.
Adjusting the sound
To adjust the volume
Press VOLUME +/– on the remote (or turn the 
VOLUME control on the unit) 
.
To add a sound effect
To
Press
Generate a more dynamic
sound (Dynamic Sound 
Generator X-tra)
DSGX XK on the unit.
Generate a clearer sound 
(CMT-SPZ70 only)
SOURCE DIRECT XI on 
the unit.
Set the sound effect
EQ XI repeatedly to select 
“BASS” or “TREBLE,” and 
then press +/– 
 on the 
remote (or EQ LEVEL +/– 
XH on the unit (CMT-SPZ50
only)) repeatedly to adjust 
the level. Or, turn BASS or 
TREBLE controls XH on the 
unit (CMT-SPZ70 only).
Notes on sound effects
• The bass and treble settings and DSGX do not function when 
Source Direct is on.
• Source Direct does not function when the headphones are 
connected.
Playing a CD/MP3 disc
1
Select the CD function.
Press CD 
 on the remote.
2
Place a disc.
Press
 (CD open/close)  on the unit, and place a 
disc with the label side up on the disc tray.
To insert additional discs, slide the disc tray with your 
finger as shown below.
To close the disc tray, press 
 (CD open/close)  on 
the unit again.
Do not force the disc tray closed with your finger, as 
this may damage the unit.
3
Start playback.
Press
 (play) FB on the remote (or CD/ (play/
pause)
 on the unit).
To
Press
Pause playback
 (pause) FB on the remote (or 
CD/
 (play/pause)  on the 
unit). To resume play, press the 
button again.
Stop playback
 (stop) .
Select a folder on an 
MP3 disc
 +/– (select folder) 
. Or 
turn the jog dial 
 on the unit 
and press PUSH ENTER 
 on 
the unit (turn the jog dial 
 on 
the unit during playback until 
“GROUP” appears, and then 
press PUSH ENTER 
 on the 
unit to select the desired folder).
Select a track or file
/ (go back/go forward)
. Or turn the jog dial  on 
the unit and press PUSH ENTER 
 on the unit. To cancel, press 
CANCEL
 on the unit.
Find a point in a 
track or file
Hold down
/ (rewind/fast
forward)
 during playback, 
and release the button at the 
desired point.
Select Repeat Play
REPEAT
 repeatedly until 
“REP” or “REP1” appears.
Select a disc
Press DISC SKIP 
 on the 
remote (or DISC 1 – 3 
 or 
DISC SKIP 
 (in stop mode) on 
the unit).
Switch to CD 
function from 
another source
Press DISC 1 – 3 
 on the unit 
(Automatic Source Selection).
Exchange other 
discs while playing
Press EX-CHANGE 
 on the 
unit.
To change the play mode
Press PLAY MODE 
 repeatedly while the player is 
stopped. You can select normal play (“ALL DISCS” for 
all discs, “1DISC” for a disc, or “
*” for all MP3 files 
in the folder on the disc), shuffle play (“ALL DISCS 
SHUF,” “1DISC SHUF,” or “
 SHUF*”), or program 
play (“PGM”).
* When playing a CD-DA disc, 
 (SHUF) Play performs the same 
operation as 1DISC (SHUF) Play.
Note on the jog dial
Only the first 6 characters are displayed when performing the folder 
search, track search, or file search.
Notes on Repeat Play
• All tracks or files on a disc are played repeatedly up to five times. 
• You cannot select “REP” and “ALL DISCS SHUF” at the same 
time.
• “REP 1” indicates that a single track or file is repeated until you 
stop it.
Notes on playing MP3 discs
• Do not save other types of files or unnecessary folders on a disc that 
has MP3 files.
• Folders that have no MP3 files are skipped.
• MP3 files are played back in the order that they are recorded onto 
the disc.
• The system can only play MP3 files that have a file extension of 
“.MP3.”
• If there are files on the disc that have the “.MP3” file extension,
but that are not MP3 files, the unit may produce noise or may 
malfunction.
• The maximum number of:
– folders is 255 (including the root folder).
– MP3 files is 511.
– MP3 files and folders that can be contained on a single disc is 512.
– folder levels (the tree structure of files) is 8.
• Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing software, recording 
device, and recording media cannot be guaranteed. Incompatible 
MP3 discs may produce noise or interrupted audio or may not play 
at all.
Notes on playing multisession discs
• If the disc begins with a CD-DA (or MP3) session, it is recognized 
as a CD-DA (or MP3) disc, and other sessions are not played back.
• A disc with a mixed CD format is recognized as a CD-DA (audio) 
disc.
Listening to the radio
1
Select “FM” or “AM.”
Press TUNER/BAND
 repeatedly.
2
Select the tuning mode.
Press TUNING MODE 
 repeatedly until “AUTO”
appears.
3
Tune in the desired station.
Press +/– on the remote (or TUNING +/– on the unit) 
. Scanning stops automatically when a station is 
tuned in, and then “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for 
stereo programs) appear. When you tune in a station 
that provides RDS services, the station name appears 
on the display (European model only).
To stop automatic scanning
Press
 (stop) .
To tune in a station with a weak signal
If “TUNED” does not appear and the scanning does 
not stop, press TUNING MODE 
 repeatedly until 
“AUTO” and “PRESET” disappear, and then press 
+/– on the remote (or TUNING +/– on the unit) 
repeatedly to tune in the desired station.
To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo 
station
Press FM MODE 
 repeatedly until “MONO” appears 
to turn off stereo reception.
Playing a tape
1
Select the tape function.
Press TAPE
 on the remote.
2
Insert a tape.
Press
 PUSH OPEN/CLOSE  on the unit, and 
insert the TYPE I (normal) tape into the cassette 
holder with the side you want to play facing forward.
Make sure there is no slack in the tape to avoid
damaging the tape or the tape deck. Press 
 PUSH 
OPEN/CLOSE  on the unit again to close the 
cassette holder.
3
Start playback.
Press
 (play) FB on the remote (or TAPE/ 
(play/pause)
 on the unit). 
To
Press
Pause playback
 (pause) FB on the remote (or 
TAPE/
 (play/pause)  on 
the unit). To resume play, press the 
button again.
Stop playback
 (stop) .
Rewind or fast
forward
/ (rewind/fast forward) .
  
RB
RE
RT
R
RL
RG
RK
RI
RH
RM
X
XE
XG
XH
XI
XK
XB
XT
FE
XL
XB
FT
XT


FB
RE
RI
F
XI
XG
XM
RB
Changing the display
To change
Press
Information on 
the display*
DISPLAY
 repeatedly when the 
system is on.
Display mode
(See below.)
DISPLAY
 repeatedly when the 
system is off.
* For example, you can view CD/MP3 disc information, such as the 
track or file number or folder name during normal play, or the total 
play time while the player is stopped.
The system offers the following display modes.
Display mode
When the system is off,
1)
Clock
The clock is displayed.
Power Saving 
Mode
2)
The display is turned off to conserve
power. The timer and clock continue 
to operate.
1)
The STANDBY indicator lights up when the system is off.
2)
When the system is in Power Saving Mode, the following functions 
are unavailable:
– setting the clock.
– changing the AM tuning interval
– changing the CD power manage function
Notes on the display information
• The following are not displayed;
– total playing time for a CD-DA disc depending on the play mode.
– total playing time for an MP3 disc.
– remaining playing time for an MP3 file.
• The following are not displayed correctly;
– elapsed playing time of an MP3 file encoded using a VBR
(variable bit rate).
– folder and file names that do not follow either the ISO9660 Level
1, Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format.
• The following are displayed;
– ID3 tag information for MP3 files when ID3 version 1 and version
2 tags are used. (The Russian model can display information 
in Russian characters, but the characters may not be displayed 
correctly for discs created with some encoding/writing software
and some recording device.)
– up to 62 characters of ID3 tag information using uppercase letters 
(A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and symbols (" $ % ’ ( ) * + , – . / < = 
> @ [ \ ] _ ` { | } ! ? ^).
Using optional audio 
components
To connect an optional headphones
Connect headphones to the PHONES jack 
 on the 
unit.
To connect an optional component
Connect additional audio component to the AUDIO
IN jack 
 on the unit using an audio analog cord (not 
supplied). Turn down the volume on the system, and then 
press FUNCTION  repeatedly to select the AUDIO IN 
function.
Creating your own CD program 
(Program Play)
Use buttons on the remote to create your own program.
1
Press CD 
 to select the CD function.
2
Press PLAY MODE 
 repeatedly until “PGM”
appears while the player is stopped.
3
Press DISC SKIP 
 to select a disc.
4
Press
/  repeatedly or turn the jog 
dial
 on the unit until the desired track number
appears.
When programming MP3 files, press 
 +/– (select 
folder)
 repeatedly or turn the jog dial  on the 
unit to select the desired folder, and then select the 
desired file.
Current disc
Loaded disc
5
Press ENTER RE to add the track or file to the 
program.
“– –.– –” appears when the total time exceeds 100 
minutes for a disc, or when you select a CD track 
whose number is 21 or over, or when you select an 
MP3 file.
6
Repeat steps 4 through 5 to program additional 
tracks or files, up to a total of 25 tracks or files.
7
To play your program of tracks or files, press 
(play) FB.
The program remains available until you open the disc
tray. To play the same program again, select the CD 
function, and press 
 (play) FB.
To cancel Program Play
Press PLAY MODE 
 repeatedly until “PGM” 
disappears while the player is stopped.
To delete the last track or file of the program
Press CLEAR F while the player is stopped.
To view program information, such as total 
track number of the program
Press DISPLAY
 repeatedly.
Tip
You can program additional tracks or files during playback by using 
the jog dial.
Selected track 
or file number
Total playing time of program 
(including selected track or file)
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