WARNING
T o reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not
expose this apparatus t o rain or moisture .
T o a void electrical shock, do not open the cab inet. Refer
ser vicing to qualied personnel onl y .
T o red uce the risk of re , do not co ver the ven tilation of
the appa ratu s with newspapers, tableclo ths, curtains, etc.
And do not place ligh ted candles on the a ppara tus.
T o red uce the risk of re o r electric shock, do not place
objects lled with liquids, such as vases, on the a ppara tus.
Connect the appara tus to a n easily accessible A C ou tlet.
Should yo u notice an ab normality in the a ppara tus,
disconnect the main plug fr om the A C outlet
immediatel y .
Do not install the ap pliance in a conn ed space, such as a
bookcase or built-in cab inet.
Do not expose the battery to excessive hea t such as dir ect
sunlight, re o r the like.
Excessive sound p ress ure from earph ones and
headpho nes can cause hearing los s.
3-277-987-12 (1)
CD R adio
Cassett e - Corder
Operating Instruc tions
GB
CFD -RS60CP
© 2007 Sony Corporation P rinted in China
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A pplica ble accessories: Remote co ntr ol
P ow er sources
Specic ations
CD player section
System
Compact disc digital audio system
Laser diode properties
Emission dura tion: Contin uous
Laser output: Less than 44.6 µW
(is outp ut is the value measured a t a distance of
about 200 mm from the ob jective lens surface on the
optical pick-up b lock with 7 mm aperture.)
Spindle speed
200 r/min (rpm) to 500 r/min (rpm) (CL V)
Num ber of channels
2
Frequency respo nse
20 - 20 000 Hz +1/–2 dB
W ow and ut ter
Below measurable limit
Radio section
Frequency rang e
120 V model
FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz
AM: 530 - 1 710 kHz
Other models
FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz
AM: 531 - 1 611 kHz (9 kHz step)
530 - 1 610 kHz (10 kHz step)
Antennas
FM: T elescopic antenn a
AM: Built-in ferrite bar a ntenna
Cassette-corder section
Recording system
4-track 2 channel ster eo
Fast winding time
Ap pro x. 120 s (sec.) with Sony cassette C-60
Frequency respo nse
TYPE I (normal): 80 - 10 000 Hz
USB section
Supported b it rate
MP3 (MPEG 1 A udio Layer-3):
32 - 320 kbps, VBR
Samplin g frequencies
MP3 (MPEG 1 A udio Layer-3):
32/44.1/48 kHz
(USB) port
USB-A (Full Speed)
General
Speaker
Full range: 10 cm dia., 3.2 Ω, co ne type (2)
Inp ut
(USB) port: T yp e A, maximum
current 500 mA
Outputs
Headph ones jack (stereo mini jack)
For 16 - 68 Ω im pedance headphones
Po wer out put
2.3 W + 2.3 W (at 3.2 Ω, 10% harmonic di stortion)
Po wer requirem ents
For CD radio cassett e-corder:
Malaysia, Singa pore and ailand models: 230 - 240 V A C, 50 Hz
Mexico model: 120 V A C, 60 Hz
Other models: 230 V AC, 50 Hz
9 V DC, 6 R20 (size D) batteries
For r emote con trol:
3 V DC, 2 R03 (size AAA) batteries
Po wer consum ption
AC 18 W
Battery life
For CD radio cassett e-corder:
FM recording
Sony R20P: a ppro x. 13.5 h
Sony alkaline LR20: app rox. 20 h
Tape pla yback
Sony R20P: a ppro x. 7 h
Sony alkaline LR20: app rox. 12 h
CD playback
Sony R20P: a ppro x. 2.5 h
Sony alkaline LR20: app rox. 7 h
Dimensions
Ap pro x. 420 × 158.5 × 260 mm (w/h/d)
(incl. pro jecting parts)
Mass
Ap pro x. 3.8 kg (incl. bat teries)
Supp lied accessories
AC pow er cord (1)
Remote con trol (1)
Design and specications ar e subject to chang e without no tice.
Optional accessories
Sony MDR headp hones series
Audio CD
T rack number Playing time
MP3 disc
MP3 le number A fter the le name is displayed, the
playing time will appear
T o Press
Pa use playback
on the unit (
on the remo te)
. T o res ume play , p ress it a gain.
Sto p playback
.
Go to the next
track/MP3 le
.
Go back to the
previous track/
MP3 le
.
Select a folder on
an MP3 disc
+ on the unit to g o forward and
– to go backwar d
.
(On the remot e, use FOLDER + or
–
.)
Locate a point
while listening to
the sound
(forward) or
(backward)
on the unit while pla ying and
hold it un til you nd the poin t (On
the remot e, use
or
.)
Locate a point
while obser ving
the display
(forward) or
(backward)
on the unit in pa use and hold i t
until you n d the point (On the
remot e, use
or
.)
Locate a specic
track/MP3 le
directly
the number bu tto n
of the track/
MP3 le on the remo te.
Remove the CD
PUSH OPEN/CL OSE
.
Tips
Playback starts from the track/MP3 le yo u last stop ped playing
(Resume play). During sto p, the track/MP3 le n umber to be played
is display ed.
T o cancel the res ume play (to sta rt play from the beginning of the
rst track/MP3 le), press
or open the CD com partment in
stop mode.
T o locate a track b y number on the remote
(Example)
Fo r track/MP3 le number 1: Pr ess 1
, and then
ENTER
.
Fo r track/MP3 le number 12: Pr ess 1, 2
, and then
ENTER
.
Fo r track/MP3 le number 123: Pr ess 1, 2, 3
, and then
ENTER
.
Note
Y ou ca nnot locate a specic track/MP3 le if “ SHUF” or “PGM ” is lit
in the display . T urn o the indication b y pressin g MODE
.
Example of folder structure and playing order
e playin g order o f the folders a nd les is as follows:
Folder
MP3 le
Notes on MP3 discs
When the disc is inserted, the unit r eads all the les on that disc.
During this time, “READING ” is displa yed. If ther e are man y folder s
or non-MP3 les on the disc, i t may take a lon g time for pla y to
begin or for the next MP3 le to start pla y .
Do not save unnecessary folders o r les other than MP3 ones in the
disc to be used for MP3 listening.
Locating a specic MP3 le using the number bu tton s
on the
remote is o nly ava ilable for the MP3 les in the selected folder .
A folder tha t does not include a n MP3 le is skipped.
Maxim um number of les: 255
Maxim um number of f olders: 150
Maximum n umber of fo lders and les in total: 300
Maximum dir ectory steps: 8
Folder n ames and le names ca n be displayed with u p to 32
characters.
e characters A - Z, a - z, 0 - 9, a nd _ can be display ed on this unit.
Other characters ar e displayed as “_” .
is unit conf orms to V ersio n 1.1 of the ID3 tag forma t. If the le
has the ID3 tag informa tion, “ s ong title ” , “ artist name ” , a nd “ album
name ” can be displayed.
When namin g, be sure to add the le extension “ mp3” to the le
name.
If yo u put the exten sion “ mp3” to a le other than a n MP3 le, the
unit cannot r ecognize the le properly an d will generate rando m
noise that co uld damage your s peakers.
e le name does not co rrespond to the ID3 tag.
Listening to the radio
1 Press RADIO
on the unit (BAND
on the
remote) repeat edly .
Each time you pr ess the but ton, the indica tion cha nges
as follows:
“FM ” “ AM” .
2 Hold down TUNE + or –
until the frequency digits
begin to change in the display .
e unit a uto matically scans the radio frequencies a nd
stops when i t nds a clear sta tion.
If yo u cannot t une in a station, p ress TUNE + o r –
repeatedly to c hange the freq uency step by step .
When an FM st ereo br oadcast is received, “ ST ”
appears.
Tip
If the FM br oadcast is noisy , press MO DE
until “M ono ” ap pears in
the display an d the radio will play in mona ural.
Changing the AM tuning interval
(Exc ept for the 120 V model)
If yo u need to chang e the AM tuning in terval, do the
followin g:
1 Press RADIO
on the unit until “ AM” is displayed .
2 Press DISP/ENT/MEMOR Y
on the unit for 2
seconds.
3 Press RADIO
on the unit for 2 seconds.
“9K STEP” or “10K S TEP” ashes.
4 Press PRESET + or –
on the unit to select
“9K STEP” for 9 kHz interval or “10K STEP ” for 10 kHz
interval.
5 Press DISP/ENT/MEMOR Y
on the unit.
Aer chan ging the tuning in terval, you need to reset your
preset AM radio sta tions.
Playing a tape
U s e but tons o n the unit fo r the operation.
1 Press T APE
on the unit.
2 Press
on the unit, and insert the tape into
the tape compartment with the side you want to
play facing you. U se TYPE I (normal) tape only. Close
the compartment.
Make sur e there is no slac k in the tape to av oid
damaging the tape o r the unit.
3 Press
on the unit.
e unit starts pla ying.
T o Press
Pa use playback on the unit. T o r esume play ,
press i t again.
Sto p playback on the unit.
Fast-f orward or
rewind
or (fast fo rward or
rewind) on the unit.
Eject the cassette on the unit.
Recording on a tape
U s e but tons o n the unit fo r the operation.
1
Press
on the unit to open the tape
compartment and inser t a blank tape with the side
you want to r ecord on facing you . Use TYPE I (normal)
tape only . Close the compartment.
2 Select the program source you w ant to recor d.
T o reco rd fro m the CD player , place a CD and p ress
CD
on the unit.
T o reco rd fro m the radio, t une in the station y ou wan t.
3 Press
on the unit to start recording
(
is depres sed auto matically).
T o Press
Pa use recor ding
on the unit.
Press the b utt on again to
resume r ecording.
Sto p recor ding
on the unit.
Tips
Ad justing the vo lume or the a udio emphasi s will not aect the
recordin g level.
If the AM pr ogram makes a whistling sound a er you ’ ve pres sed
in step 3, pres s MODE
on the unit to select the position of ISS
(Int erference Su ppr ess Swit ch) that most decreases the no ise.
Fo r the best results, use the A C power as a power sour ce for
recordin g.
T o erase a recordin g, proceed as follows:
1 Insert the tape whose recordin g you wan t to erase.
2 Press T APE
on the unit.
3 Press
on the unit.
Listening to music of a USB de vice
Y o u c an listen t o music st ored o n an op tional USB device
(digital music pla yer or US B stora ge media).
Only music les in the MP3 fo rmat* can be pla yed on
this unit.
See “Playab le/Recordable US B devices ” on the back page
for a list o f the USB devices that can be co nnected to this
unit.
* Files with cop yright pro tection (Digital Rights Mana gement) cann ot
be played on this unit.
1 Press USB
on the unit.
2 Connect the USB device to the
(USB) port
on
the unit.
“USB MEM OR Y ” ap pears in the display .
3 Press
.
e unit starts pla ying.
MP3 le number A fter the le name is displayed, the
playing time will appear
4 Press VOLUME + or – (or VOL + or – on the remote)
to adjust the volume.
Other operation
T o Press
Pa use playback
(or
on the unit)
. T o
resume pla y , pres s the but ton
again*.
Sto p playback
.
Select a folder + or –
.
Select a le
or
.
Find a poin t in a
le
Ho ld down
or
during
playback, and r elease the butt on a t
the desired point.
Select Rep eat Pla y REPEA T
on the unit r epeatedly
until “ ” or “ 1” ap pears.
Remove the US B
device
Ho ld down
until “N O DEV”
appears, then r emov e the USB
device.
* When pla ying a VBR MP3 le, the unit ma y resume pla yback from a
dieren t point.
T o change the play mode
Press M ODE
repeatedly while the USB device is not
playing. Y ou can select Normal Pla y (“ ” for all les in
the folder on the US B device), Shue Pla y (“ SHUF” or
“ SHUF”), or Program Pla y (“PGM ”).
Notes on the USB device
Y o u cannot cha nge the play m ode during playback.
Some time may be needed before p layback starts when:
– th e folder structure is com plex.
– th e USB device is close to capacity .
When a USB device is co nnected, the unit reads all the les on the
device. If there ar e man y folders or les o n the device, it may take a
long time fo r the unit to nish readin g them.
Do not connect a USB device to the uni t through a USB h ub.
In the case of some US B devices, when an operation is perfo rmed on
the USB device, there may be a dela y before i t is carried out on this
unit.
is unit ma y not sup port all the functions provided o n the
connected USB device.
Files reco rded by this unit a re play ed back in the order of f older
creation. F iles recorded b y a device other than this unit (such as
a comp uter) ma y not pla y back in the order in which they were
recorded.
e playback or der on this unit ma y dier from the p layback order
on the connected USB device.
Always ho ld down
and make sur e that “NO D EV” ap pears
before r emoving the USB device. Remo ving the USB device while
“NO DE V” is not displa yed may co rrupt the data on the US B device
or damage the US B device itself.
Do not sav e non-MP3 les or unnecessary folders to a US B device
that con tains MP3 les.
During playback, folder s that con tain no MP3 les are ski pped.
is unit can pla y only MP3 les that h ave the “ MP3” le extension.
If there a re les on the disc that ha ve the “ .MP3” le exten sion, but
are not MP3 les, the uni t may pr oduce noise or malfunction.
A maximum o f 999 MP3 les and 999 folders ca n be contained on a
single USB device.
e maximum n umber of MP3 les and folders may vary , depending
on the le and folder s tructure.
Compa tibility with all MP3 encoding/writing sowar e, recordin g
devices, and recordin g media cannot be guaran teed. If yo u use
an incom patible USB device, the sound s kippin g or noise ma y be
produced, o r the device may not pla y at all.
Recording from a disc to a USB de vice
By connecting a USB device (digital m usic play er or USB
storag e media) to the
(USB) port
on the unit, yo u
can recor d music fr om a disc to the USB device.
is unit su pports recor ding from CD-D A and MP3
discs only . Sound from this unit ’ s cassette player o r radio
cannot be reco rded to a USB device.
A udio les are r ecorded o n this unit in the MP3 forma t.
e ap pro xima te recor ding size is abou t 1 MB per minut e
of reco rding time fro m a CD . e le size may be lar ger
for r ecordings m ade from an MP3 disc.
See “Playab le/Recordable US B devices ” on the back page
for a list o f the USB devices that can be co nnected to this
unit.
Synchro Recording
is function allows you t o easily recor d an entir e disc
on to a USB device. See also “Recording a single track o r
MP3 le to a USB device during pla yback ” on the back
page.
1 Connect a USB device with recording capability to
the
(USB) port
.
If a USB ca ble is necessary , use t he USB cab le supp lied
with the device to be connected.
Refer to the opera tion man ual supplied wi th the USB
device for connection details.
2 to the wall outlet1 to A C IN
Connect the AC power co rd
or insert six R20 (size D) batt eries (not sup plied) into the ba ttery compa rtment
.
Notes
Replace the batteries when the OPR/B A T T
indicato r dims or when the uni t stops o perating.
Replace all the batteries with new ones. Befor e you r eplace the bat teires, be sure t o take out the CD fro m the unit.
T o use the unit on bat teries, disconnect the AC po wer cor d from the unit.
When you opera te the unit o n batteries, yo u cannot t urn on the unit usin g the remot e.
Preparing the remote
Insert two R03 (size AAA) bat teries (not su pplied).
Replacing batteries
W ith normal use, the ba tteries should last f or abou t six mon ths. When the r emote no lo nger o perates the unit, r eplace all
the batteries wi th new ones.
Basic Operations
2 Press CD
and insert the disc that you want to
record .
3 When the CD player is stopped , press MODE
repeatedly to select the play mode .
e play mode a uto matically cha nges to N ormal Pla y
if the unit is in Sh ue Play , Repeat Pla y or Pr ogram
Play (with no tracks o r MP3 les progra mmed) at the
start of recor ding.
Fo r details about pla y modes, see “ T o cha nge the pla y
mode ” in “Listening to mu sic of a USB device ” .
4 Press CD-USB SYNC/REC1
on the unit.
“REC” ashes and the dis play cycles thro ugh
“ CD SYNC” , “ FREExxxM”* (free space on the US B
device), and “PUSH ENT” .
e USB device chan ges to reco rding stan dby an d the
unit to pla y pause.
* If the amo unt of free space is in the gigab yte rang e, “FREExxxG”
will be displayed as the unit.
5 Press DISP/ENT/MEMOR Y
on the unit (or ENTER
on the remote).
Recording sta rts. e unit and the USB device
au toma tically stop when the reco rding is co mplet ed.
T o stop rec ording
Press
.
T o remov e the USB device
1 Press USB
when the unit is stopped playing.
2 Hold down
on the unit until “NO DEV” appears.
3 Remove the USB device .
T o erase MP3 les or folders on a USB de vice
Y o u c an erase MP3 les or fo lders that ar e on a US B
device.
1 Connect a USB device with recording capability to
the
(USB) port
.
2 Press USB
on the unit.
3 Press
or
repeatedly to select the MP3
le or folder that you w ant to erase.
4 Press ERASE
on the unit.
When yo u erase a track, “TR A CK” ap pears, follo wed
by “ ERASE?”
When yo u erase a folder , “FOLDER ” ap pears, follo wed
by “ ERASE?”
T o cance l the erase operation, p ress
.
5 Press DISP/ENT/MEMOR Y
on the unit (or ENTER
on the remote).
e selected MP3 le or folder is erased.
Folder and le gener ation rules
When a reco rding o peration is rs t performed on a USB
device, a “MUS IC” folder is cr eated directly below the
“ROOT” . Folders a nd les are gen erated within this
“MUS IC” folder as f ollows, acco rding to the r ecordin g
method.
Synchro Recor ding
1)
Recording
source
Folder name File name
MP3 Same as the reco rding sour ce
2)
CD-D A “ FLDR001”
3)
“TRACK001”
4)
REC1 recording
5)
Recording
source
Folder name File name
MP3
“REC1”
6)
Same as the reco rding
source
2)
CD-D A “TRACK001”
4)
1)
In Program Pla y , the folder name is “FLDRxxx ” , and the le name
depends on the recor ding source (CD-D A disc or MP3 disc).
For details a bout play m odes, see “ T o change the pla y mode ” in
“Listening to m usic on a US B device ” .
2)
Up to 32 cha racters of the name a re assigned.
3)
Folder names ar e assigned in sequential order u p to a maximum o f
999 (including r oot and MUSI C).
4)
File names are as signed in sequential order .
5)
Se e “Recor ding a single track or MP3 le to a USB device durin g
playback ” on the back page.
6)
A new le is recorded to the “REC1” fo lder each time REC1
recordin g is performed.
Notes
Do not remo ve the USB device during r ecording o r erase operations.
Doing so may co rrupt the data on the USB device or da mage the
USB device itself.
Do not connect a USB device to the uni t through a USB h ub.
When r ecording fro m a CD , the tracks are reco rded as MP3 les at
128 kbps. When r ecordin g from an MP3 disc, MP3 les are r ecorded
with the same bit ra te as the original MP3 les.
While recor ding from a n MP3 disc, no sound is out put an d “HI-
SPEED ” ap pears.
CD text informa tion is not in cluded in the MP3 les.
If yo u cancel a reco rding befor e it is com pleted, an MP3 le is
created with the co nten ts up to the poin t the recordin g was stopped.
Recording s tops au toma tically if:
– th e USB device runs out of space d uring recor ding, or
– th e number of MP3 les on the US B device reaches the limit tha t
the unit can recognize.
A maximum o f 999 MP3 les and 999 folders ca n be contained on a
single USB device (including r oot and MUSI C).
e maximum n umber of MP3 les and folders may vary , depending
on the MP3 le and folder s tructure.
Y o u cannot erase MP3 les and fo lders in Shue P lay or Pr ogram
Play .
If a fo lder to be erased contains no n-MP3 forma t les or sub folder s,
these are not erased.
If a fo lder or le with the same name as the o ne you ar e trying to
record alr eady exists on the USB device, a sequen tial number is
added aer the name fo r the newly recorded fo lder or le to av oid
overwriting the existing one.
When r ecording tracks fro m an MP3 disc to a USB device, there is
no sound out put.
Basic Operations
* V OL UME + (V OL + o n the remote)
,
,
and 5
on the remo te have a tactile dot.
Before using the unit
About the operating v oltage
e unit ’ s o perating vol tage is sho wn on the bott om of
the unit. Fo r chan ging the AM tuning in terval, radio
frequency range, a nd A C operation, c heck the operating
voltag e of yo ur unit.
T o turn on/o the power
Press O PERA TE
.
T o adjust the volume
Press V OL UME +, – (V OL +, – on the remote)
.
T o listen through headphones
Connect the headphones to the (h eadphon es) jack
.
T o select the sound characteristic
Press SO UND
on the unit r epeatedly to select the
audio em phasis yo u wan t.
Choose T o get
ROCK
powerful, clean sounds, em phasizing
low and high ra nge a udio
POP
light, bright so unds emp hasizing high
and middle rang e audio
J AZZ
percussive sounds, em phasizin g bass
audio
V OCAL
the presence o f vocals, stressing
middle range a udio
OFF
the whole dynamic ran ge fo r music
such as classical m usic
T o reinfor ce the bass sound
Press MEGA B ASS
on the unit.
“MEGA B ASS ” ap pears in the displa y .
T o ret urn to normal sound, p ress the b utto n again.
Playing a CD/MP3 disc
1 Press CD
on the unit.
(On the remot e, pres s OPERA TE
and then pr ess
FUNCTION
repeatedly un til “ CD ” ap pears in the
display .)
2 Press PUSH OPEN/CL OSE
on the unit, and
place a disc with the label side up on the CD
compartment.
T o close the CD com partment, p ress PUS H OPEN/
CLOSE
on the unit.
3 Press
on the unit (
on the remote)
.
e unit pla ys all the tracks/MP3 les once.
When yo u place MP3 discs, “MP3” a ppears in the
display a er the unit r eads the le informatio n.
Notice for customers: the f ollowing informa tion is
only applicable to equipment sold in countries
applying EU directives
The man ufacturer of this p roduct is Son y Corporation,
1-7-1 Ko nan, Mina to-ku , T ok yo , 108-0075 J apan. The
A uthorized Repr esenta tive for EM C and p roduct safety is
Sony Deutschland G mbH, H edelfinger Strasse 61, 70327
Stu ttgart, Germany . F or an y s erv ice or guara ntee ma tters,
please refer to the addr esses given in separate service or
guaran tee documents.
Notes on DualDiscs
A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates
DVD reco rded ma terial on one side with digi tal
audio ma terial on the other side. H o wever , since the
audio ma terial side does not confo rm to the Compact
Disc (CD) standard , playback on this p roduct is not
guaran teed.
Music discs encoded with cop yright
protection technologies
is prod uct is designed to playback discs that conf orm
to the Compact Disc (CD) standar d. Recently , various
music discs encoded with cop yright pr otection
technologies ar e market ed by some r ecord co mpanies.
Please be aware tha t amo ng those discs, there are som e
that do no t confo rm to the CD standard a nd may n ot be
playab le by this pr oduct.
MPEG Layer -3 audio coding t echnology and paten ts
licensed from Fra unhof er IIS and om son.