Sony CMT-HX90BTR Operating instructions

CMT-HX90BTR

Micro HI-FI

Component

System

CMT-HX90BTR.GB.3-294-006-11(1)

Operating Instructions

3-294-006-11(1)

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WARNING

To reduce the risk of re, do not cover the

ventilation opening of the apparatus with

newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc. Do

not place the naked ame sources such as

lighted candles on the apparatus.

To reduce the risk of re or electric shock,

do not expose this apparatus to dripping

or splashing, and do not place objects

lled with liquids, such as vases, on the

apparatus.

As the main plug is used to disconnect

the unit from the mains, connect the unit

to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should

you notice an abnormality in the unit,

disconnect the main plug from the AC

outlet immediately.

Do not install the appliance in a conned

space, such as a bookcase or built-in

cabinet.

Do not expose batteries or apparatus with

battery-installed to excessive heat such as

sunshine, re or the like.

CAUTION

e use of optical instruments with this

product will increase eye hazard.

Except for customers in the U.S.A.

is appliance is classied as a CLASS 1

LASER product. is marking is located

on the rear exterior.

European model only

Excessive sound pressure from earphones

and headphones can cause hearing loss.

Notice for the customer in the

countries applying EU Directives

e manufacturer of this product is Sony

Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku,

Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan.

e Authorized Representative for EMC

and product safety is Sony Deutschland

GmbH, Hedelnger Strasse 61, 70327

Stuttgart, Germany.

For any service or guarantee matters please

refer to the addresses given in separate

service or guarantee documents.

Hereby, Sony Corp., declares that this

equipment is in compliance with the

essential requirements and other relevant

provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. For

details, please access the following URL:

http://www.compliance.sony.de/

Norway: Use of this radio equipment is not

allowed in the geographical area within

a radius of 20 km from the centre of Ny-

Alesund, Svalbard in Norway.

Disposal of Old Electrical

& Electronic Equipment

(Applicable in the

European Union and

other European countries

with separate collection

systems)

is symbol on the product or on its

packaging indicates that this product

shall not be treated as household waste.

Instead it shall be handed over to the

applicable collection point for the

recycling of electrical and electronic

equipment. By ensuring this product

is disposed of correctly, you will help

prevent potential negative consequences

for the environment and human health,

which could otherwise be caused by

inappropriate waste handling of this

product. e recycling of materials will

help to conserve natural resources. For

more detailed information about recycling

of this product, please contact your

local Civic Oce, your household waste

disposal service or the shop where you

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purchased the product.

Applicable accessories: Remote

commander

Disposal of waste

batteries (applicable

in the European

Union and other

European countries

with separate

collection systems)

is symbol on the battery or on the

packaging indicates that the battery

provided with this product shall not be

treated as household waste. By ensuring

these batteries are disposed of correctly,

you will help prevent potentially negative

consequences for the environment and

human health which could otherwise be

caused by inappropriate waste handling of

the battery. e recycling of the materials

will help to conserve natural resources.

In case of products that for safety,

performance or data integrity reasons

require a permanent connection with an

incorporated battery, this battery should

be replaced by qualied service sta only.

To ensure that the battery will be treated

properly, hand over the product at end-of-

life to the applicable collection point for

the recycling of electrical and electronic

equipment.

For all other batteries, please view the

section on how to remove the battery from

the product safely. Hand the battery over

to the applicable collection point for the

recycling of waste batteries.

For more detailed information about

recycling of this product or battery, please

contact your local Civic Oce, your

household waste disposal service or the

shop where you purchased the product.

Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product

which mates DVD recorded material on

one side with digital audio material on

the other side. However, since the audio

material side does not conform to the

Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on

this product is not guaranteed.

Music discs encoded with copyright

protection technologies

is product is designed to playback

discs that conform to the Compact Disc

(CD) standard. Recently, various music

discs encoded with copyright protection

technologies are marketed by some

record companies. Please be aware that

among those discs, there are some that

do not conform to the CD standard and

may not be playable by this product.

 e Bluetooth word mark and logos

are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

and any use of such marks by Sony

Corporation is under license. Other

trademarks and trade names are those

of their respective owners.

 “WALKMAN” and “WALKMAN”

logo are registered trademarks of Sony

Corporation.

 MPEG Layer-3 audio coding

technology and patents licensed from

Fraunhofer IIS and omson.

 Windows Media is a registered

trademark of Microso Corporation

in the United States and/or other

countries.

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Table of Contents

Guide to parts and controls .............5

Information on the display ...............9

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

securely ..................................................10

Setting the clock ................................12

Basic Operations

Playing a CD/MP3 disc .....................13

Listening to the radio .......................14

Using the Bluetooth function ........15

Transferring music from a disc to an

USB device ............................................21

Listening to music of an USB

device .....................................................25

Using optional audio

components .........................................27

Using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT

adapter ..................................................27

Adjusting the sound .........................28

Changing the display .......................28

Other Operations

Creating your own program

(Program Play) .....................................30

Presetting radio stations .................31

Using the Timers .................................32

Others

Troubleshooting .................................33

Messages ...............................................38

Precautions ...........................................39

Specications ......................................41

Bluetooth wireless technology .....43

Compatible devices with this

system ....................................................44

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Guide to parts and controls

is manual mainly explains operations using the remote, but the same operations can

also be performed using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar names.

Unit

Front panel

Top panel

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Remote



/ (power) button (page 12, 32,

37)

Press to turn on the system.



STANDBY indicator (page 28, 33)

Lights up when the system is turned o.



Remote sensor (page 33)



BLUETOOTH indicator (page 19,

20, 21)

Lights up when the Bluetooth function

is active.



BLUETOOTH button (page 18, 19,

20, 21)

Press to make a connection,

disconnection, or pairing with a

Bluetooth device.



Unit: VOLUME control (page 13,

14, 18, 21, 25, 27)

Remote: VOLUME +/ button

(page 13, 14, 18, 21, 25, 27, 32)

Turn or press to adjust the volume.



(USB) port (page 21, 25, 44)

Connect to an optional USB device.



 (open/close) button (page 13)

Press to open or close the disc tray.



AUDIO IN jack (page 27)

Connect to an optional audio

component.



PHONES jack

Connect the headphones.

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Guide to parts and controls



Playback buttons and function

buttons

Unit: BLUETOOTH  (play/

pause) button (page 16, 17, 18)

Press to select the Bluetooth function.

Press to start or pause playback of the

music on the Bluetooth device (Bluetooth

mobile phone, etc.).

Unit: USB  (play/pause)

button (page 25)

Press to select the USB function.

Press to start or pause playback of an

optional USB device.

Unit: CD  (play/pause)

button (page 13)

Press to select the CD function.

Press to start or pause playback of a disc.

Remote:  (play) button,

 (pause) button

Press to start or pause playback.

Unit: TUNER/BAND button (page

14)

Press to select the TUNER function.

Press to select DAB, FM or AM reception

mode.

Unit: FUNCTION button (page 13,

14, 25, 27)

Remote: FUNCTION +/ button

(page 13, 14, 25, 27)

Press to select the function.



Unit: /CANCEL (stop/cancel)

button (page 13, 14, 17, 18, 20,

25)

Remote:  (stop) button (page

13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25)

Press to stop playback.

Press to cancel search.



SEARCH/DAB AUTO SCAN button

(page 12, 13, 25)

Press to enter or exit search mode.

Press to run the DAB Automatic Scan.



Unit: ENTER button (page 13, 17,

20, 22, 25, 30)

Remote: (enter) button (page

12, 13, 17, 20, 22, 25, 30, 31, 32)

Press to enter the settings.



/ (go back/go forward)

button (page 13, 18, 23, 25, 30)

Press to select a track or le.

Unit: TUNE +/ (tuning) button

(page

14)

Remote: +/ (tuning) button

(page

14, 31)

Press to tune in the desired station.

+/ (select folder) button

(page 13, 18, 23, 25, 30)

Press to select a folder.

/ (rewind/fast forward)

button (page 13, 17, 18, 25)

Press to nd a point in a track or le.



CD-USB SYNC/REC1 button (page

22)

Press to transfer music from a disc to the

connected optional USB device.

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

USB MENU button (page 23)

Press to erase audio les and folders from

the connected optional USB device.

Press to select which memory to read

to if the USB device has more than one

memory.



Sound buttons (page 28)

Unit: DSGX button

Remote: EQ button

Press to select the sound eect.



CLEAR button (page 17, 20, 30)

Press to delete a pre-programmed track

or le.

Press to erase the pairing registration

information of the Bluetooth device.



TIMER MENU button (page 12,

32)

Press to set the clock and the Play Timer.



TOOL MENU button

Press to select a menu when using the

DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter.



Battery compartment lid

(page

11)



 RETURN button

Press to return to the previous menu

when using the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT

adapter.



/// button (page 12, 32)

Press to select the menu items.



TUNER MEMORY button (page

31)

Press to preset the radio station.



PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE

button (page 13, 14, 22, 26, 30,

31)

Press to select the play mode of a CD,

MP3 disc or an optional USB device.

Press to select the tuning mode.



REPEAT/FM MODE button (page

13, 15, 25)

Press to listen to a disc, a single track or

le repeatedly.

Press to select the FM reception mode

(monaural or stereo).



SLEEP button (page 32)

Press to set the Sleep Timer.



DISPLAY button (page 18, 28)

Press to change the information on the

display.

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Guide to parts and controls

Information on the display



Play/Pause



BLUETOOTH

Lights up when the Bluetooth function

is selected.



Tuner reception mode (page 14)

Tuner reception (page 14)



REC (page 21)



Text information



Audio format



Play mode (page 13, 26)



DSGX (page 28)



Timer (page 32)



USB MEMORY

Lights up when an optional USB device

is connected.



DAB service reception

Lights up when secondary service is

received.

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Getting Started

Hooking up the system securely

 FM/DAB lead antenna (Extend it horizontally.)

 White side for North American model

 Brown side for other regions

 AM loop antenna

 Connect white side.

 75-ohm coaxial cable with F male type connector (not supplied)

Left speaker

Right speaker

or

Wall socket

or

DAB external

antenna

(not supplied)

or

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Getting Started

 Speakers

Connect the speaker cords to the

SPEAKER jacks.

 Power

Connect the power cord to a wall socket.

If the plug does not t the wall socket,

detach the supplied plug adaptor (only

for models equipped with an adaptor).

 FM/AM antennas

Find a location and an orientation that

provide good reception, and then set up

the antenna.

Keep the antennas away from the speaker

cords, the power cord and the USB cable

to avoid picking up noise.

 DAB antenna

With a DAB external antenna (not

supplied), you can obtain higher DAB

broadcast sound quality. We recommend

that you use the supplied FM/DAB lead

antenna only temporarily until you install

a DAB external antenna.

 DMPORT (DIGITAL MEDIA PORT)

Connect the DIGITAL MEDIA PORT

adapter. You need to connect the

DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter to an

optional audio device (portable audio

player, etc.).

Notes

 Available DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapters

vary in each area.

 Do not connect an adaptor other than the

DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adapter.

 Do not connect or disconnect the DIGITAL

MEDIA PORT adapter to/from the

DMPORT while the system is on.

 When using a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT

adapter that has video output function,

connect the adaptor directly to the TV.

When carrying this system

1

Remove a disc to protect the CD

mechanism.

2

Press FUNCTION +/ (or FUNCTION

on the unit)



repeatedly to select

the CD function.

3

Hold down SEARCH



on the unit,

and press 



on the unit until

“STANDBY” appears.

4

After “LOCK” appears, unplug the

power cord.

Speaker pads

Attach the supplied speaker pads to

the bottom of the speakers to prevent

slipping.

To use the remote

Slide and remove the battery

compartment lid



, and insert the two

supplied R6 (size AA) batteries,  side

rst, matching the polarities shown

below.

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Notes

 With normal use, the batteries should last for

about six months.

 Do not mix an old battery with a new one or

mix dierent 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 run the DAB Automatic Scan

When you turn on the system for the rst

time aer you purchase the system, DAB

Automatic Scan starts automatically and

creates a list of available services. If you

want to run the DAB Automatic Scan

again, perform the procedure below.

1

Press DAB AUTO SCAN  on the

unit.

“Auto Scan? Push ENTER” appears.

2

Press (or ENTER on the unit)



.

Scanning begins. “Auto Scan” appears.

Depending on the DAB services

available in your area, scanning may

take a few minutes.

When scanning is complete, a list of

available services is created.

Notes

 If your country or region does not support

DAB broadcast, “No Service” appears.

 Do not press any button on the unit or

the remote during DAB Automatic Scan.

If scanning is interrupted, run the DAB

Automatic Scan again.

 If you move to another area, repeat this

procedure to store the stations for your new

area.

 is procedure clears all previously stored

presets.

 Before unplugging the DAB antenna, make

sure the system is turned o to preserve your

own DAB settings.

 is tuner does not support data services.

Setting the clock

Use buttons on the remote to set the

clock.

1

Press /



to turn on the

system.

2

Press TIMER MENU



.

e hour indication ashes in the

display.

If “PLAY SET?” ashes in the display,

press /



repeatedly to select

“CLOCK SET?” and then press



.

3

Press /



repeatedly to set

the hour, and then press



.

4

Use the same procedure to set

the minutes.

e clock settings are lost when you

disconnect the power cord or if a

power failure occurs.

To display the clock when the system

is o

Press DISPLAY



. e clock is displayed

for about 8 seconds.

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Basic Operations

Playing a CD/MP3 disc

1

Select the CD function.

Press FUNCTION +/ (or

FUNCTION on the unit)



repeatedly.

2

Place a disc.

Press 



on the unit, and place

a disc with the label side up on the

disc tray.

To close the disc tray, press 



on

the unit again.

Do not force the disc tray closed with

your nger, as this may damage the

unit.

3

Start playback.

Press  (or CD  on the unit)



.

4

Adjust the volume.

Press VOLUME +/ (or turn the

VOLUME control on the unit)



.

Other operations

To Press

Pause playback  (or CD  on the

unit)



. To resume

play, press the button

again.

Stop playback 



.

Select a folder

on an MP3

disc

+/



.

Select a track

or le

/



.

Select a folder

and le on

an MP3 disc

while viewing

the folder and

le names on

the display

SEARCH



on the

unit. Press /



to select the desired

folder, then press (or

ENTER on the unit)



.

Press /



to select the desired

le, then press (or

ENTER on the unit)



.

Find a point in

a track or le

Hold down /



during playback, and

release the button at the

desired point.

Select Repeat

Play

REPEAT



repeatedly

until “REP” or “REP1”

appears.

To change the play mode

Press PLAY MODE



repeatedly while

the player is stopped. You can select

normal play (“ *” for all MP3 les

in the folder on the disc), shue play

(“SHUF” or “ SHUF*”), or program

play (“PGM”).

* When playing a CD-DA disc, (SHUF)

Play performs the same operation as normal

(shue) play.

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Listening to the radio

Before you can receive DAB, you

must complete the DAB Automatic

Scan procedure (see “To run the DAB

Automatic Scan” (page 12)).

1

Select “TUNER DAB,” “TUNER FM”

or “TUNER AM.”

Press FUNCTION +/ (or TUNER/

BAND on the unit)



repeatedly.

2

Select the tuning mode.

Press TUNING MODE



repeatedly

until “AUTO” appears.

3

Tune in the desired station.

Press +/ (or TUNE +/ on

the unit)



. Scanning stops

automatically when a station is tuned

in, and then “TUNED” and “ST” (for

stereo programs only) appear.

When you tune in a DAB station or

an FM station that provides RDS

services, the service name or station

name appears on the display.

4

Adjust the volume.

Press VOLUME +/ (or turn the

VOLUME control on the unit)



.

To stop automatic scanning (FM/AM

bands only)

Press 



.

Notes on Repeat Play

 All tracks or les on a disc are played

repeatedly up to ve times.

 “REP1” indicates that a single track or le is

repeated until you stop it.

Notes on playing MP3 discs

 Do not save other types of les or

unnecessary folders on a disc that has MP3

les.

 Folders that have no MP3 les are skipped.

 MP3 les are played back in the order that

they are recorded onto the disc.

 e system can only play MP3 les that have

a le extension of “.MP3”.

 If there are les on the disc that have the

“.MP3” le extension, but that are not MP3

les, the unit may produce noise or may

malfunction.

 e maximum number of:

 folders is 255 (including the root folder).

 MP3 les is 511.

 MP3 les and folders that can be

contained on a single disc is 512.

 folder levels (the tree structure of les) is

8.

 Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/writing

soware, 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.

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Basic Operations

To tune in a station with a weak signal

(FM/AM bands only)

If “TUNED” does not appear and the

scanning does not stop, press TUNING

MODE



repeatedly until “AUTO” and

“PRESET” disappear, and then press

+/ (or TUNE +/ 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 o stereo

reception.

Notes on listening to DAB stations

 When tuning in a DAB station, it may take a

few seconds before you hear any sound.

 Primary service is automatically received

when secondary service ends.

Using the Bluetooth

function

is system supports Bluetooth A2DP

and AVRCP proles. For details on

Bluetooth wireless technology, see

“Bluetooth wireless technology” (page

43).

Check the websites below for the latest

information about compatible devices.

For customers in the U.S.A.:

<http://www.sony.com/shelfsupport>

For customers in Canada:

English <http://www.sony.ca/

ElectronicsSupport/>

French <http://fr.sony.ca/

ElectronicsSupport/>

For customers in Europe:

<http://support.sony-europe.com/>

For customers in Latin America:

<http://www.sony-latin.com/index.crp>

For customers in Asia and Oceania:

<http://www.sony-asia.com/support>

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Listening to music of a

Bluetooth mobile phone or

Bluetooth device

You can listen to music from your

Bluetooth mobile phone or Bluetooth

device over a wireless connection.

Follow the procedure below to listen to

music from Bluetooth devices with this

system.

Pairing this system with a Bluetooth

device



Connecting to registered devices



Playing music of a Bluetooth device

For details about the operations of

the Bluetooth device, also refer to the

operation manual supplied with your

Bluetooth device.

Pairing this system with a Bluetooth

device

Pairing is an operation where Bluetooth

devices register with each other

beforehand. Use the procedure below

to pair the system with your Bluetooth

device. Once a pairing operation is

performed, it does not need to be

performed again. If pairing is already

completed, proceed to “Playing music of

a Bluetooth device” (page 17).

1

Place the Bluetooth device to be

connected to this system within

1 meter of the system.

2

Select the Bluetooth function.

Press BLUETOOTH 



on

the unit.

3

Operate the Bluetooth device

and perform the pairing

operation.

For details about the operations of

the Bluetooth device, refer to the

operation manual supplied with your

Bluetooth device.

When searching for this system with

the Bluetooth device, a list of the

devices found may appear in the

Bluetooth device display depending

on the type of Bluetooth device.

is system appears as “CMT-

HX90BTR.”

When establishing a connection with

this system, select the audio prole

(A2DP, AVRCP) at the Bluetooth

device. If the Bluetooth device does

not support the AVRCP prole, you

cannot perform playback or other

operations with the system (page 17).

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Basic Operations

4

Enter the passkey.

Passkey entry may be required

depending on the type of Bluetooth

device.

When “PIN?” and a countdown

appear, enter the passkey at the

system as follows:

Press / and /

on the remote (or +/ and

/  on the unit)



to enter the same passkey that was

entered at the Bluetooth device, and

then press (or ENTER on the unit)



.

Once pairing is completed and the

connection is established, the system

display changes as follows:

“Connect”



Name of the Bluetooth

device

To cancel passkey entry partway

Press 



.

If passkey entry still required, turn o the

Bluetooth device.

Notes

 “Passkey” may be called “Passcode,” “PIN

code,” “PIN number” or “Password,” etc.

depending on the device.

 is system only supports numerical

passkeys up to 4 digits.

 e pairing standby status of the system is

cancelled aer about 30 seconds.

 If pairing is not successful, redo the

procedure from step 1.

 While connected to a Bluetooth device, this

system cannot be detected and a connection

cannot be established from another

Bluetooth device.

To erase all the pairing registration

information

1

Press BLUETOOTH 



on the

unit.

When the system is connected with a

Bluetooth device (when the Bluetooth

device name or other information

appears in the system display), press

and hold BLUETOOTH



on the

unit for about 2 seconds to put the

system in Bluetooth standby mode.

2

Press CLEAR



.

“Delete?” appears.

3

Press (or ENTER on the unit)



.

“Complete!” appears and all the

pairing information is erased.

Note

In order to connect with a Bluetooth device

aer performing this operation, you must enter

the passkey again.

Playing music of a Bluetooth device

You can operate a Bluetooth device by

connecting the system and a Bluetooth

device using AVRCP.

1

Select the Bluetooth function.

Press BLUETOOTH 



on

the unit.

2

Establish a connection from the

Bluetooth device.

For details about the operations of

the Bluetooth device, refer to the

operation manual supplied with your

Bluetooth device.

Once the connection is established,

the system display changes as follows:

“Connect”



Name of the Bluetooth

device

Continued

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3

Start playback.

Press  (or BLUETOOTH  on

the unit)



.

Depending on the Bluetooth device,

you may need to start up the AV

soware of the Bluetooth device

beforehand.

4

Adjust the volume.

Press VOLUME +/ (or turn the

VOLUME control on the unit)



.

To check the address of a connected

Bluetooth device

Press DISPLAY



while the Bluetooth

device name appears in the system

display.

e Bluetooth device address appears for

8 seconds.

To cancel the connection with a

Bluetooth device

Press and hold BLUETOOTH



on the unit for about 2 seconds until

“Disconnect” appears, or until the

information on the display (device name,

etc.) disappears.

Other operations

To Press

Pause playback  (or BLUETOOTH

 on the unit)



.

Stop playback 



.

Select a folder

+/



.

Select a le /



.

Find a point in

a le

Hold down /



.

Note

ese operations may not be available for

certain Bluetooth devices. In addition, the

actual operations may dier depending on the

connected Bluetooth device.

Notes on connections with Bluetooth

devices

 If you cannot connect with a paired

Bluetooth device, perform the pairing

operation between the system and the

Bluetooth device again.

 Depending on the type of Bluetooth device,

you can adjust the volume using the controls

of the Bluetooth device.

 When BLUETOOTH 



on the unit

is pressed while connected to Bluetooth

headphones, it may take some time until

a connection is made to the system from

another Bluetooth device.

 Use the A2DP-capable or A2DP- and

AVRCP-capable Bluetooth device with the

system in a peer-to-peer environment.

Tip

Bluetooth devices that have been connected

with this system in the past are registered with

this system.

When a Bluetooth connection is not

currently established, you can easily

connect the system to a Bluetooth device

by pressing BLUETOOTH 



on the

unit. (Connection is attempted with up to

3 devices in order from the most recently

connected device, and the attempts end when

a connection is established.) is function may

not be available depending on the Bluetooth

device you are using.

If a connection cannot be made, the system

returns to the standby mode.

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Basic Operations

Listening to music on this

system using Bluetooth

headphones

You can listen to music played on this

system using your Bluetooth headphones

over a wireless connection.

Follow the procedure below to listen

to music on this system with Bluetooth

headphones.

Pairing this system with Bluetooth

headphones



Connecting to registered headphones



Playing music on this system

For details about the operations of the

Bluetooth headphones, also refer to the

operation manual supplied with your

Bluetooth headphones.

Pairing this system with Bluetooth

headphones

Pairing is an operation where Bluetooth

devices register with each other

beforehand. Use the procedure below

to pair the system with your Bluetooth

headphones. Once a pairing operation

is performed, it does not need to be

performed again. If pairing is already

completed, proceed to “Playing music on

this system” (page 20).

1

Select a function other than the

Bluetooth function.

Press FUNCTION +/ (or

FUNCTION on the unit)



repeatedly.

2

Place the Bluetooth

headphones to be connected

to this system within 1 meter of

the system.

3

Put the Bluetooth headphones

in pairing mode.

For details about the operations of the

Bluetooth headphones, refer to the

operation manual supplied with your

Bluetooth headphones.

4

Press and hold BLUETOOTH



on the unit for about 7 seconds

until the BLUETOOTH indicator



ashes.

Sound output from the speakers is

stopped.

Continued

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5

Enter the passkey.

Follow the same procedure as in

step 4 of “Pairing this system with a

Bluetooth device” (page 16).

Once pairing is completed and the

connection is established, the system

display changes as follows:

“Connect”



Name of the Bluetooth

device

To cancel passkey entry partway

Press 



.

Notes

 “Passkey” may be called “Passcode,” “PIN

code,” “PIN number” or “Password,” etc.

depending on the device.

 is system only supports numerical

passkeys up to 4 digits.

 e pairing standby status of the system is

cancelled aer about 30 seconds.

 If pairing is not successful, redo the

procedure from step 1.

 While connected to a Bluetooth device, this

system cannot be detected and a connection

cannot be established from another

Bluetooth device.

 Pairing may not be possible if other

Bluetooth devices are present around the

system. In this case, turn o the other

Bluetooth devices.

To erase all the pairing registration

information

1

Press BLUETOOTH 



on the

unit.

When the system is connected with a

Bluetooth device (when the Bluetooth

device name or other information

appears in the system display), press

and hold BLUETOOTH



on the

unit for about 2 seconds to put the

system in Bluetooth standby mode.

2

Press CLEAR



.

“Delete?” appears.

3

Press (or ENTER on the unit)



.

“Complete!” appears and all the

pairing information is erased.

Note

To connect with Bluetooth headphones aer

performing this operation, you must enter the

passkey again.

Playing music on this system

You can operate this system from

Bluetooth headphones by connecting the

system and Bluetooth headphones using

AVRCP.

1

Select a function other than the

Bluetooth function.

Press FUNCTION +/ (or

FUNCTION on the unit)



repeatedly.

2

Establish a connection with the

Bluetooth headphones.

Press and hold BLUETOOTH



on

the unit for about 2 seconds until the

BLUETOOTH indicator



lights up,

then release the button.

Sound output from the speakers is

stopped.

If more than one Bluetooth device

that has been connected in the past

is present around the system, the

system attempts to connect with up

to 3 most recently connected devices.

(Connection is attempted with up

to 3 devices in order from the most

recently connected device, and the

attempts end when a connection is

established.)

Once the connection is established,

the system display changes as follows:

“Connect”  Name of the Bluetooth

device

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