Page 2 - PRECAUTIONS
CX-NMTD9SX-ND8SX-C605SX-R275 PRECAUTIONS Read the Operating Instructions carefully and completely before operating the unit. Be sure to keep the OperatingInstructions for future reference. All warnings and cautions in the Operating Instructions and on the unit should bestrictly followed, as well as ...
Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
Do not walk on the power cord or pinch it by items placed upon or against it, as these could result in fire or shock.- Avoid overloading AC power plugs and extension cords beyond their capacity, as this could result in fire or shock.4 Extension cord - To help prevent electric shock, do not use a pol...
Page 4 - PREPARATIONS pg. 3; SETTING UP
RADIO RECEPTION MANUAL TUNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 PRESETTING STATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 TAPE PLAYBACK BASIC OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 8 - CONNECTING AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA; REMOTE CONTROL
PREPARATIONS (cont) pg. 5 • Be sure to connect the speaker cords correctly. Improper connections can cause short circuits in the SPEAKERSterminals. • Do not leave objects generating magnetism, such as credit cards, near the speakers, as these objects may bedamaged. • Do not bring the FM antenna near...
Page 9 - BEFORE OPERATION
When to replace the batteriesThe maximum operational distance between the remote control and the sensor on the main unit should beapproximately 5 meters (16 feet). When this distance decreases, replace the batteries with new ones. Using the remote controlThe instructions in this manual refer mainly ...
Page 10 - Game Demo
To turn the power onPress one of the function buttons (TAPE, TUNER, VIDEO/AUX, CD, MD). Playback of the inserted disc begins, or the previously tuned station is received (Direct Play Function).POWER is also available.When the unit is turned on, the disc compartment may open and close to reset the un...
Page 12 - SETTING THE POWER ECONOMIZING MODE
PREPARATIONS (cont.) pg. 7 SETTING THE POWER ECONOMIZING MODE Setting this unit power economizing mode reduces power consumption as follows.• When the power is turned off, all the display lights turned off. However, if the clock is not set, the game Demo willbegin when the power is turned off.• If C...
Page 13 - SOUND; AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS; BBE SYSTEM
The mode will be automatically set after 4 seconds. It will also be set if ENTER is pressed within 4 seconds afterstep 3. To view the clock when all the display lights turn off, press CLOCK so that the time is displayed for 4 seconds. SOUND pg. 7 AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS VOLUME Turn VOLUME on the main unit...
Page 14 - USING THE BEAT FUNCTION
• When playing back a tape recorded with BBE, it is recommended that BBE be set to off to avoid distorted highfrequency sound.• The BBE system does not perform wile the 5.1 CH (page 30) or the DOLBY PRO LOGIC (page 23) is selected. SOUND (cont) pg. 8 SUPER T-BASS SYSTEM The T-BASS system enhances th...
Page 17 - USING THE FILL IN FUNCTION
You can let the music start playing before performing step 1 or later at the desired moment. 1 Press BEAT ON/OFF to switch the function on.You will hear the current rhythm pattern. 2 Turn MULTI JOG to select the desired rhythm pattern. 3 Press RHYTHM once while the selected rhythm pattern is display...
Page 18 - USING THE SPICE FUNCTION
The AUTO SPICE/FILL IN double function switch takes on the FILL IN function when the BEAT function isswitched On. • The AUTO SPICE function is not available at the same time as the FILL IN function.• The FILL IN function is not available when making a tape copy between two tape decks using SYNC DUB....
Page 20 - SELECTING THE PROGRAMMED EQUALIZATION CURVE
1 Press AUTO SPICE to display "A-SPICE". 2 Press SPICE A.You'll hear the sound currently stored in A its name appearing in the display.3 While the sound name is displayed, turn MULTI JOG to select the desired sound.(Repeat step 2 if sound name disappears before turning MULTI JOG).4 Press SPI...
Page 21 - SETTING NEW EQUALIZATION CURVES MANUALLY
This unit provides four different programmed equalization curves.ROCK: Powerful sound emphasizing treble and bassPOP: More presence in the vocals and midrangeLATIN: Accented higher frequencies for latin musicCLASSIC: Enriched sound with heavy bass and fine treble Press PRGM/MANU so that one of the P...
Page 25 - PLAYING DISCS
The display shows the information of the disc to be played. PLAYING DISCS Load discs. To play all discs in the disc compartment, press . All discs are played once. To play one disc only, press one of the DISC DIRECT PLAY 1-5.The selected disc is played once. To play with the remote controlPress DISC...
Page 27 - BLANK SKIP PLAY
REPEAT playA single disc or all the discs can be played repeatedly Press RANDOM/REPEAT.Each time it is pressed, the function can be selected cyclically. RANDOM play - RANDOM lights up on the display. REPEAT play - lights up on the display. RANDOM/REPEAT play - RANDOM and light up on the display Canc...
Page 28 - PROGRAMMED PLAY
PROGRAMMED PLAY Up to 30 tracks can be programmed from any of the inserted disc. Use the remote control.1 Press PRGM twice in stop mode.PRGM indicator lights up on the display. • When PRGM is pressed once in step 1, the unit enters KARAOKE PROGRAM (page 24). 2 Press DISC DIRECT PLAY, then press one ...
Page 29 - RADIO RECEPTION pg. 16; MANUAL TUNING
Each time or is pressed in stop mode, a disc number, track number, and program number will be displayed. To clear the program Press CLEAR in stop mode. To add tracks to the programRepeat steps 2 and 3 in stop mode. The track will be programmed after the last track. To change the programmed tracksCle...
Page 30 - PRESETTING STATIONS
Keep DOWN or UP pressed until the frequency starts to change rapidly. After tuning in to a station, the search stops. To stop the Auto Search manually, press DOWN or UP. • The Auto Search may not stop at stations with very weak signals. When an FM stereo broadcast contains noisePress MONO TUNER on t...
Page 31 - PRESET NUMBER TUNING; TAPE PLAYBACK pg. 17; BASIC OPERATIONS
PRESET NUMBER TUNING Use the remote control to select the preset number directly. 1 Press THUNDERBIRD to select a band. 2 Press numbered buttons 0-9 and +10 to select a preset number.Example:To select preset number 15, press +10 and 5.To select preset number 20, press +10, +10 and 0. Selecting a pre...
Page 32 - PLAYING BACK A TAPE
Insert a tape with the exposed side down. Push the cassette holder to close. To select a reverse mode (deck 2 only)Each time REV MODE(DECK 2) is pressed, the reverse mode changes. To play one side only, select . To play from front side to reverse side once only, select . To play both sides repeatedl...
Page 33 - MUSIC SENSOR
For tapes recorded with DOLBY NR, turn on NR. For tapes recorded without DOLBY NR, turn off NR. 2 Press to start play. : The front side is being played (forward). : The back side is being played (reverse). When tapes are loaded in both decksPress TAPE/DECK 1/2 first to select a deck. The selected de...
Page 34 - CONTINUOUS PLAY
If there is a 4-second or longer blank between each track, a search for the beginning of the current or next trackduring playback can be done easily. When or button is flashing, press to move to the next track or to move to the beginning of the current track. When of button is flashing, press to mov...
Page 35 - BASIC RECORDING
• Take up any slack in the tape with a pencil or similar tool before use. Slack tape may break or jam in themechanism. DOLBY NR systemThe Dolby Noise Reduction system reduces tape hiss noise.For optimum performance when playing back a tape recorded with the DOLBY NR system, turn on the DOUBLERsystem...
Page 36 - SOUND ADJUSTMENT DURING RECORDING
To record with DOLBY NR, turn on NR. To record without DOLBY NR, turn off NR. 4 Press function (CD,TUNER/BAND,VIDEO/AUX or MD) and prepare the source to be recorded.To record from a CD, press CD and load the disc(s).To record from a radio broadcast, press TUNER/BAND and tune in to a station.To recor...
Page 37 - DUBBING A TAPE MANUALLY
MUTE again. Each time the button is pressed, a 4-second blank space is added. "Can't REC" is displayed if you attempt to record on a tape with the plastic tabs broken off. To erase a recording Make sure the microphone(s) is(are) not connected to this unit and set the microphone volume and th...
Page 38 - DUBBING THE WHOLE TAPE
Press . To set the Dolby NR when playing back the dubbed tapePress DOLBY NR and turn Dolby NR on or off to match the original tape. DUBBING THE WHOLE TAPE This function allows you to make exact copies of both sides of the original tape. The reverse side of both tapes willstart simultaneously as soon...
Page 39 - AI EDIT RECORDING
• Recording does not start, if the erasure prevention tab on either side of the tape is broken off.• If the leader segment of the tape to be recorded on is longer than that of the original tape, recording on the reverseside may stop midway through the recording. In this case, dub each side manually ...
Page 41 - PROGRAMMED EDIT RECORDING
remaining on the tape (with the minus mark). • Recording is inhibited if the erasure prevention tab on either side of the tape is broken off.• The Al edit recording function cannot be used with discs containing 31 tracks or more. "TR OVER" is displayed ifthis is attempted. RECORDING (cont) p...
Page 43 - DOLBY PRO LOGIC pg. 23
To change the program of each side Press CD EDIT/CHECK to select side A or B, and press CLEAR to clear the program of the selected side. Then program tracks again. To clear the edit program Press twice so that "EDIT" disappears on the display. • Recording is inhibited if the erasure preventi...
Page 45 - PLAY WITH DOLBY PRO LOGIC; ADDITIONAL DOLBY PRO LOGIC MODES
DOLBY PRO LOGIC (cont.) pg. 24 PLAY WITH DOLBY PRO LOGIC 1 Press VIDEO/AUX and start playback of the video source."VIDEO" is displayed.If "5.1 ch IN" is displayed, press VIDEO/AUX again. 2 Press DOLBY PRO LOGIC."NORMAL" is selected, and the playback sound has the DOLBY PRO LO...
Page 46 - KARAOKE pg. 25; MICROPHONE MIXING
through the front speakers. To select PHANTOM or 3 STEREOPress DOLBY PRO LOGIC repeatedly until the desired Dolby Pro Logic mode is displayed. The DOLBY PROLOGIC mode is displayed cyclically as follows. To adjust the balance of connected speaker sound levelsCarry out steps 2 to 4 of "ADJUSTING S...
Page 47 - LOCAL FADER/MULTIPLEX FUNCTIONS
2 Press one of the function buttons to select the source to be mixed, and play the source. 3 Adjust the volume and tone of the source. 4 Press MIC and turn VOLUME within 4 seconds to adjust the microphone volume.The microphone volume can be selected from 1 to MAX (7) or OFF (cancel).The volume of bo...
Page 48 - KARAOKE PROGRAM
• Vocal Fader The singer's voice becomes softer than the accompaniment. ‚ Auto Vocal Fader The singer's voice becomes softer only while there is audio input through microphones. ƒ Multiplex The sound on the left channel is heard from both speakers, and the sound on the right channel is muted. „ Auto...
Page 50 - CLOCK AND TIMER pg. 27; SETTING THE CLOCK
To add a reservation during playRepeat step 3. To check the reserved tracksPress CD EDIT/CHECK repeatedly. Each time it is pressed, the disc number and track number are displayed in thereserved order. To stop play Press . When is pressed, the play starts from the last track again. To skip a current ...
Page 51 - SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER
The clock is displayed. (The ":" between the hours and minutes flashes.) When the power cord is plugged into an ACoutlet for the first time after purchase or when the clock setting is canceled due to a power failure, the entire clockdisplay flashes. 1 Press CLOCK. 2 Within 4 seconds, turn MU...
Page 52 - SETTING THE TIMER
The unit can be turned off automatically at a specified time. Use the remote control. 1 Press SLEEP. 2 Within 4 seconds, press or to specify the time until the power is turned off. Each time the button is pressed, the time changes between 5 and 240 minutes in 5-minute steps. MULTI JOG is also availa...
Page 54 - TIMER RECORDING
The duration will be automatically set after 4 seconds. It will also be set if ENTER or is pressed within 4 seconds after step 4. 5 Adjust the volume.The source sound will play at the volume level set in this step when the power is turned on by the timer.If the volume level is set to 21 or higher, h...
Page 55 - OTHER CONNECTIONS pg. 29; CONNECTING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
appears on the display.Within 6 seconds, carry out the steps of "SETTING THE TIMER" from step 3 and insert the tape to be recorded intodeck 2 after step 6. • When the power-economizing mode (page 6) has been turned on, the timer recording volume level will be 0(minimum level).• You cannot us...
Page 57 - CONNECTING A DVD PLAYER; LISTENING TO DOLBY DIGITAL SURROUND SOUND
To play equipment connected to VIDEO/AUX jacks or MD jacks, proceed as follows. 1 Press VIDEO/AUX or MD.To play the equipment connected to VIDEO/AUX, press VIDEO/AUX. "VIDEO" appears on the display.To play the equipment connected to MD, press MD. "MD" appears on the display. 2 Play t...
Page 59 - GENERAL pg. 31; CARE AND MAINTENANCE
GENERAL pg. 31 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Occasional care and maintenance of the unit and the software are needed to optimize the performance of your unit. To clean the cabinetUse a soft and dry cloth. If the surfaces are extremely dirty, use a soft cloth lightly moistened with mild detergentsolution. Do ...
Page 60 - TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
2 Press POWER to turn the power back on while pressing CLEAR. Everything stored in memory after purchase is canceled. If the power cannot be turned off in step 1 because of a malfunction, reset by disconnecting the AC cord and connectit again. Then carry out step 2 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If the unit ...
Page 61 - SPECIFICATIONS
CD PLAYER SECTIONThe CD player does not play.• Is the disc correctly inserted? ( è page 13) • Is the disc dirty? ( è page 30) • Is the lens affected by condensation? è Wait approximately one hour and try again. GENERAL (cont) pg. 32 SPECIFICATIONS Main unit CX-NMTD9FM tuner sectionTuning range. . . ...
Page 63 - PARTS INDEX back page; PARTS INDEX
Under license from BBE Sound, Inc. DOLBY NR/DOLBY PRO LOGICManufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. "DOLBY", the double-D symbol and "PRO LOGIC" are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. COPYRIGHTPlease check the laws on copyright re...
