SONY CFDG35
Owner's Manual

Location of controls
Inserting a cassette
With the side you want to play facing upward

Loading a CD

Remote Control
SLEEP FUNCTION Number buttons With the labeled side up MODE VOLUME �, +* POWER

Playing a CD
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To stop playback pause playback VOL +*, � x go to the next track go back to the previous track remove the CD locate a point while listening to the sound locate a point while observing WOOFER the display locate a specific track directly*

Listening to the radio
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Press POWER to turn on the player. Press BAND�AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the display. Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: �FM� t �AM�. 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 until "Mono" appears in the display and the radio will play in monaural.

Recording
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Press POWER to turn on the player. Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a blank tape. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. Select the program source you want to record. To record from the CD player Press x and load a CD (See �Playing a CD�). To record from the radio Press BAND�AUTO PRESET and tune in the station you want (See �Listening to the radio�).

Press POWER to turn on the player. Load a CD in the CD compartment. Press Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD compartment. Press u (N on the remote). The player plays all the tracks once.
Press x u (X on the remote) Press the button again to resume play after pause. > . Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE > (forward) or . (backward) while playing until you find the point > (forward) or . (backward) in pause until you find the point a number button of the track on the remote

MODE TUNE �, + SOUND

DISPLAY ENTER MEMORY u*

Z PUSH OPEN/CLOSE x

BAND TUNE+, � N

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To

Press z to start recording. (N is depressed automatically.)
Press xZ X Press the button again to resume recording.

.,> X POWER SOUND

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.

stop recording pause 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 X. 3 Press N. 4 Press z. 5 Press X.

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

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Press POWER to turn on the player. Press BAND�AUTO PRESET to select the band. Hold down BAND�AUTO PRESET for 2 seconds until �AUTO� flashes in the display. Press DISPLAY�ENTER�MEMORY. The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones.

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
SLEEP ., > PRESET �, + i POWER DRIVE WOOFER Display OPR/BATT BAND AUTO PRESET *The button has a tactile dot.

If a station cannot be preset automatically To check the total track number and playing time
Press DISPLAY�ENTER�MEMORY in stop mode (see fig. D). You need to preset a station with a weak signal manually. 1 Press POWER to turn on the player. 2 Press BAND�AUTO PRESET to select the band. 3 Tune in a station you want. 4 Hold down DISPLAY� ENTER�MEMORY for 2 seconds until the preset number flashes in the display. 5 Press PRESET + or � until the preset number you want for the station flashes in the display. 6 Press DISPLAY�ENTER�MEMORY. The new station replaces the old one.

To check the remaining time
Press DISPLAY�ENTER�MEMORY repeatedly while playing a CD. The display changes as follows: t the current track number and playing time

Remote sensor

Display

r the current track number and the remaining time on the current track*

D
Total track number Total playing time

E
Programmed track Playing order

r the number of tracks left and remaining time on the CD
* For a track whose number is more than 20, the remaining time appears as �- -:- -� in the display.

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.)

To turn on/off the power
Press POWER.

Reinforcing the bass sound
Press POWER DRIVE WOOFER (WOOFER on the remote). appears in the display. When POWER DRIVE WOOFER function works, the button lights up. To return to normal sound, press the button until the indication disappears from the display .
� While the sleeping timer is on, the POWER DRIVE WOOFER button does not light, even if the WOOFER function works. � When using the headphones, the WOOFER function does not work.

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 repeat a single track repeat all tracks shuffle play repeat tracks in random order program play Select �REP 1� �REP ALL� �SHUF� �SHUF REP� �PGM� Then do this Press . or > to select the track that you want to repeat, then press u. Press u. Press u. Press u. Press . or > then press DISPLAY�ENTER� MEMORY for the tracks you want to program in the order you want up to 20 tracks (see fig. E). Then press u. Press . or > then press DISPLAY�ENTER� MEMORY for the tracks you want to program in the order you want up to 20 tracks. Then Press u.

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

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Press POWER to turn on the player. Press BAND�AUTO PRESET to select the band. Press PRESET + or � tune in the stored station.

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

Notes

Selecting the audio emphasis (SOUND/POWER DRIVE WOOFER)
You can adjust the audio emphasis of the sound you are listening to.

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Play the music source you want. Press SLEEP. Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically. Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: �60� t �90� t �120� t �OFF� t �10� t �20� t �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.

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.)

Selecting the sound characteristic
Press SOUND repeatedly to select the audio emphasis you want. Choose To get powerful, clean sounds, emphasizing low and high range audio

repeat programmed tracks

�PGM REP�

Playing a tape
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To stop playback fast-forward or rewind the tape pause playback eject the cassette

light, bright sounds emphasizing high and middle range audio

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 N.

Press POWER to turn on the player. Press xZ to open the tape compartment and insert a recorded tape. Close the compartment. Use TYPE I (normal) tape only. Press N.
Press xZ M or m X Press the button again to resume play after pause. xZ

percussive sounds, emphasizing bass audio

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

the presence of vocals, stressing middle range audio

To check the programmed track and playing order in the display
To check the order of tracks before play, press DISPLAY�ENTER�MEMORY. Every time you press the button, the track number appears in the programmed order.

the whole dynamic range for music such as classical music

To change the current program
Press x 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 press z to start recording.