FST -GTK33iP/GTK11iP/RDH-GTK33iP/GTK11iP (GB) 4-418-233-11 (1)
WARNING T o reduce the risk o f re, do no t cover the ventilatio n
opening of the a pparatus wi th newspapers, tablecloths,
curtains, etc. Do not place the naked ame sour ces such
as lighted candles o n the appa ratus.
T o reduce the risk o f re or electric shock, do not expose
this appa ratu s to dripp ing or splashing, and do no t place
objects lled with liquids, such as vases, on the a pparatus.
Do not install the ap pliance in a conned space, such as a
bookcase or built-in cab inet.
As the main p lug is used to disconnect the unit fro m t he
mains, co nnect the unit to an easily accessib le AC o utlet.
Should yo u notice an abnormality in the uni t, dis connect
the main plug fr om the A C outlet immediately .
Do not expose batteries or a pparatus wi t h batt ery-
installed to excessive hea t such as sunshine, r e or the
like.
e unit is no t dis connected from the main s as long as it
is connected to the A C outlet, even if the unit itself has
been turned o.
Notice for customers: the following information is only applicable to equipment sold in countries applying EU directives. e man ufac turer o f this product is Son y C orporation,
1-7-1 Ko nan Minato-k u T okyo , 108-0075 Ja pan. e
A uthorized Representa t ive fo r EMC and product safety is
Sony Deutschland G mbH, Hedelnger S t rasse 61, 70327
Stu ttgart, G erman y . For an y s erv ice or guaran tee matters
please refer to the addr ess es given in separat e ser vice or
guaran tee do cuments.
For customers in Europe and Australia Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) is symbol on the pr oduct or on its packaging indica tes
that this pr o duct shall not be treat ed as household
waste. I nstead it shall be handed over to the a pplicable
collection point fo r the rec ycling o f electrical and
electronic equip ment. By ensuring this p roduct is
disposed of correctly , you will help pr event poten tial
negativ e consequences f or the en v ironmen t and human
health, which could otherwise b e caused by ina pprop r iate
waste handlin g of this pr o duct. e recycling o f materials
will help to con ser ve nat ura l resour ces. Fo r more deta iled
informa t ion abou t rec ycling of this p roduct, please
con tact your local Civic Oce, your ho usehold waste
disposal ser vice or the shop where yo u purchased the
product.
A pplicable accessories: Remote co mmander
Europe Only
Disposal of waste batteries (applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems) is symbol on the ba ttery or on the packaging indica tes
that the bat ter y provided with this pr o duct shall not be
treated as ho usehold waste.
On certain batteries this symbol migh t be used in
comb ination with a chemical symbol. e chemical
symbols for m ercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) ar e adde d if the
battery con tains mor e than 0.0005% mercur y or 0.004%
lead.
By ensuring these bat teries are disposed of correctly ,
you will help p revent poten tially negative co nse quences
for the en vironment a nd huma n hea lth which could
otherwise b e caused by ina pprop r iate wast e handling of
the battery . e recycling of the materials will help t o
conserve natural r esources.
In case of p roducts that f or safety , performance or da ta
integrity r e asons req uire a permanen t connect ion with an
incorporat e d battery , t his batt er y should be replaced by
qualied ser vice sta only . T o ensure that the ba tter y will
be treated pr operly , hand ov er t he prod uct at end-of-lif e
to the ap plicable collection point for the r ec ycling of
electrical and electronic equipm ent.
Fo r all other batteries, please view the section on how
to remo ve the battery from the product safe ly . Hand the
battery over t o the app lic able collection poin t for the
recycling of was te batteries.
Fo r more deta iled informatio n about recycling of this
product o r batt ery , please contact your local Civic Oce,
your ho us ehold waste dis p osal ser vice or the shop where
you pur chased the product.
License and Trademark Notice iPhone , iP od, iPod clas sic, iP od nano , and iPod touc h
are trademar ks of A pple Inc., r egistered in the U .S. and
other coun tr ies.
MPEG Layer -3 audio coding technology and paten ts
licensed from Fra unhofer IIS and om s on.
W indows Media is either a r eg istered tradema rk or
trademark of Micr oso C orporatio n in the U nited
Stat es and/or o t her coun t ries.
is prod uct contain s technolog y subject to certain
intellectual pr oper ty rights of Micr os o. U se or
distributio n of this technology outside o f t his prod uct
is pro hibited without the a pprop ri ate licen s e(s) from
Microso.
All other trademarks and r eg istered tradema rks are o f
their respective holders. I n t his man u al,
™
and
®
marks
are no t sp ecied.
Operations Getting StartedLocation of Controls Unit (Top) Unit (Front) Rear
Note
Headp hone ou tput is not ava i lable as this system does not ha ve a
headphone jac k.
Remote is man u al mainly explains o p eration s using the
remot e, but the same operatio ns can also be performed
using the bu tton s on the unit having the same o r simi lar
names.
To lock the buttons on the unit (Child lock function) Y o u c an lock the but tons except (o n/standb y)
on
the unit to pr e vent them fro m b eing opera ted by mistake.
Ho ld down
on the unit un ti l “ CHILD LO CK ON”
or “ CHILD LOCK OFF” appears on the displa y
. e
but tons ex cept
on the unit will be locked or
unlocked.
Note
e child lock will be cancelled when you disconnect the power cord .
Tip
Operations using the b utto ns of the remote ar e possible even when the
child lock function is enabled.
Playing the iPod/iPhone 1 Select the iPod function. Press FUN CTION +/
repeatedly .
2 Place the iPod/iPhone onto the iPod/iPhone connector
.
3 Press the PUSH button and secure the iPod/iPhone. 4 Start playback. Press
.
To control the iPod/iPhone T o Press
Pa use playback
(pause) / (sto p)
.
Select a track
or cha pter of
audiobook/
podcast
(go back)/ (go fo r ward)
. T o fast-forward o r fast-rewind,
hold down the b utto n.
Find a poin t in a
track or cha pter
of a udiobook/
podcast
Ho ld down (rewind)/ (fast
forward)
during pla y back, and
release the but ton at the desired
point.
Choose the
selected item
(enter)
.
Scroll up/down
the iPod men us
/
.
Return to the
previous m enu o r
select a menu
TOOL MENU /RETURN
(return)
.
To use the system as a battery charger Y o u c an use the system as a ba ttery charger fo r an iPod/
iPhone whether the system i s on or o .
When cha rging the iPod/iPhone while the system is
on, make sur e to selec t a function other than the USB
function.
e chargin g begins when the iPod/iPho ne is placed
on the iP o d/iPhone co nnec tor
. e chargin g statu s
appears o n the iPod/iPhone dis play . When cha rging the
iP od/iPhone, place the iP od/iPhone on the co nnector
with the iP od/iPhone pla yer stopped.
Fo r details, see the user’ s guide of your iP od/iPhone.
To stop charging an iPod/iPhone Remove the iP od/iPhone.
Notes on charging an iP o d/iPhone
When the USB function is selected while the system is on, yo u
cannot cha rge an iP od/iPhone.
If the displa y mo de is demonstra tion or clock, you cannot ch arge an
iPod/iPho ne e ven if the system is o .
If you p ress DISPLA Y
while charging when the system is o ,
the system stops ch arging an iP od/iPhone. T o restart charging o f an
iPod/iPho ne, reconnect the iPod/iPhone when the disp l ay mode is
Po wer Saving mode.
Notes
T urn the “Shake to Sh ue ” function o on the iPod/iPho ne to avoid
unexpected track changes when listenin g to music a t hig h volumes.
If the bat tery of the iPod/iPhone i s empty , the system may not
recognize it. In suc h a c ase, recharg e it with a comput er , etc. then
connect it to the system.
e performance of the syst em may vary , depending on the
specications of y our iPod/iPhone.
When placing o r removin g the iPod/iPho ne, handle the iPod/iPhone
in the same angle as that o f t he iP od/iPhone connecto r on the unit
and do not twist o r sway the iPod/iPhone to p revent connector
damage.
Do not carry the unit with an iPod/iPho ne set on the connector .
Doing so may ca us e a malfunction.
When placing o r removin g the iPod/iPho ne, brace the unit with one
hand and take car e not to press the con trols of the iPod/iPho ne by
mistake.
Before disconnecting the iP o d/iPhone, pa us e playback.
Hold do wn /
to fast-rewind (or fas t-forward) while
playing video if /
does not function.
T o change the vol ume level, use V OLUME +/
. e volume leve l
does not chang e if you adj ust it on the iPod/iPho ne.
is system is designed for iP od/iPhone only . Y ou cannot connect
any o t her portable audio pla yers to the iPod/iPhone co nnec tor .
T o use an iPod/iPhone, r efer to the user’ s guide of your iPod/iPho ne.
Sony canno t accept responsibility in the even t that data r e corded to
iPod/iPho ne is lost or damaged when using an iP od/iPhone with
this system.
Playing a le of the USB device e audio f ormat tha t can be played back on this system
is MP3/WMA*/AA C*.
* Files with DRM (Digital Rights M anagement) cop yright pro tec tion
or les downloaded from an o nline music sto re cannot be played
on this system. If y ou tr y to play one o f these les, the system plays
the next unpr otected audio le.
Check the websites belo w for the informatio n about
com patible US B devices.
Fo r customers in La tin America:
<htt p://esupport.sony .com/LA>
Fo r customers in E urope and R ussia:
<htt p://support.sony-eur ope.com/>
Fo r customers in o ther countries/regions:
<htt p://w ww .sony-asia.co m/suppo rt>
1 Select the USB function. Press FUN CTION +/
repeatedly .
2 Connect the USB device to the (USB) port
.
3 Start playback. Press
.
Other operations T o Press
Pa use playback
(pause)
. T o resume pla y , press
the but ton aga in.
Sto p playback
(stop)
. T o resume pla y , press
(play)
*
1
. T o cancel res ume
play , press
again*
2
.
Select a folder
+/
repeatedly .
Select a le
(go back)/ (go fo r ward)
.
Find a poin t in
a le
Ho ld down (rewind)/ (fast
forward)
during pla y back, and
release the but ton at the desired
point.
Select Rep eat Pla y
REPEA T
repeatedly un ti l “ ”
(repeat all tracks) or “ ” (repeat
one track) a ppe ars.
*
1
When playing a VB R MP3/WMA le, the system may r esume
playback from a dier ent point.
*
2
Resume play ret ur ns to the top f older .
To change the play mode Press P LA Y MODE
repeatedly . Y ou ca n s elect Normal
Play mode (pla y back in sequence of all les on the USB
device), Folder Pla y mo de (“FLDR ” for all les in the
specied folder on the USB device), or S hue Pla y mode
(“S HUF ”).
Notes on the play mode
When you select Sh ue Play mode “SHUF , ” the syst em shue-pla ys
all audio les on the connected USB device in rando m order . Shue
Play mode may p l ay the same le repea tedly .
When the play m ode is set to Folder Pla y mode, “ ” is not
available .
When the play m ode is set to Shue Pla y mode, the repeat function
is not ava i lable.
When repeat p lay is set, Sh ue Play mode is not a vailable. When
repeat pla y is set to “ , ” Fo lder Play mode is not available .
When you t ur n o the system, the selected Shue Pla y mode
(“S HUF”) is cleared and the pla y mo de returns to N ormal Play
mode.
Note on Repeat play
If you select “ ” when the system is in No r mal Play mode, the system
executes repeat p lay of all audio les o n t he USB device until you s top
playback. If yo u s elect “ ” when the system is in Folder Play mode,
the system executes repea t play of all a udio les in the selected folder
until you st op playback.
Notes
When USB cab le connection is necessary , connect the USB cable
supplied wi th the USB device. See the operation man ual supplied
with the USB device for details on the o p eration method.
I t may take abou t 10 s econds before “ READING” ap pears depending
on the type of USB device connected.
Do not connect the system and the US B de vice through a USB h ub.
When the USB device is connected, the syst em reads all the les on
the USB device. If there a re man y folders or les on the USB device,
it may take a lo ng time to nish reading the USB device.
W ith some connected USB devices, aer a n operation is performed,
there may be a dela y b efore i t is performed by this system.
Compatib ility with all encoding/writing soware ca nnot be
guarant eed. If audio les o n the USB device were originally encoded
with incom patible sowar e, thos e les may pr o duce noise or
interrupt ed sound, or ma y not be play ed back at all.
is system cannot p l ay a udio les on the USB device in the
following cases;
when the total number of a udio les in a folder exceeds 100.
when the total number of a udio les on a USB device exceeds
10,000.
when the total number of f olders on a USB device exceeds 100
(including the “ RO OT” folder and emp ty folders).
ese numbers ma y var y depending on the le and folder structure.
Do not save o ther types of les or unnecessary folders on a USB
device that has audio les.
e system can pla y b ack to a depth of 8 f olders only .
is system does not necessarily su pport all the functions pro vided
with a connected USB device.
Resume play will be cancelled when you disconnect the pow er cord.
Folders tha t have no audio les ar e skipped.
e audio fo r mats tha t you can list en to with this system ar e as
follows:
MP3: le extension “ .mp3”
WMA: le extension “ .wma ”
AAC: le extensio n “ .m4a ”
Not e t hat even when le name has the co r rect le extension, if the
actual le diers, the system may p roduce noise or may malfunction.
Power Connect the power cord t o a wall outlet.
e demons tration a ppears on the display
. When yo u press
, the
system turns o n and the demonstratio n au toma tic ally ends.
If the su pplied adap tor on the plug does not t your wall outlet, detach it from the
plug (o nly for models equi pped with an adapto r).
Audio in L/R (DVD/PC IN jacks) Connect an optional co mponent such a s digital audio pla yers or a device with
analog audio o utputs, using a co mmercially available RCA a udio input ca ble.
Antennas When inserting the connector o f FM lead/AM lo op an tenna, make sure to insert it
in the correct orienta tion.
Find a locatio n and an orientatio n t hat p rovide good reception when you set u p
the ant ennas.
Keep the an tennas away fr om the power co rd to avo id picking u p noise.
To use the system as a battery charger Y o u c an use the system as a ba ttery charger fo r USB
devices that hav e a rechargeable function when the
system is on.
Press FUN CTION +/
repeatedly to select the USB
function.
e chargin g begins when the USB device is connected
to the (USB) port
. e charg e status ap p ears on
the USB device display . Fo r det ails, see the user’ s guide of
your US B device.
Listening to the radio 1 Select the tuner ( TUNER FM/TUNER AM) function. Press FUN CTION +/
repeatedly .
2 Perform tuning. For automatic scanning Press TUNIN G MODE
repeatedly un ti l “ AUT O”
appears, a nd then press +/
. Scanning stops
au toma tic ally and “TUNED” a nd “ ST” (for ster eo
program s only) light up on the disp l ay
when a
station is f ound.
If “TUNED” does no t light up a nd t he scanning does
not sto p, pres s
to stop scannin g , then perform
man ual tuning (below).
When yo u tune to an FM station tha t provides RDS
ser vices, informatio n such as the ser vice name or
station na me is provided by b roadcasts.
For manual tuning Press TUNIN G MODE
repeatedly un ti l “ AUT O”
and “P RESET” disappear , and then press +/
repeatedly to t une to the desired station.
Tip
T o reduce static noise on a w e ak FM stereo statio n, press FM M ODE
repeatedly un til “MON O ” appears t o turn o ster eo reception. Y ou
will lose stereo eect, but receptio n w ill impr ove.
T o wall outlet
AM loop antenna
T o DVD/PC IN L jack
T o DVD/PC IN R jack
FM lead antenna (Extend
it horizontally .)
Installing the system e system can be installed either vertically or horizo ntally . Selec t the installation
style based on your pr eferences (except fo r iPod nano model users). N ote that with
this system, horizon tal install ation is r equired when using iP od nano models.
Horizontal installa tion
V er tical installation
Using the remote Insert the two R6 (size AA) bat teries (supp lie d), matc hing the p olarities sho wn b elow .
Notes on using the remote
W ith normal use, the bat teries should last fo r about 6 mo nths.
Do not mix an old ba ttery with a new one or mix dier ent types of bat teries.
If you do n ot use the remot e for a lon g p eriod of time, remov e the batteries to a void damage from ba ttery leakage
and corrosio n.
Setting the clock 1 Press
to turn on the system.
2 Press TIMER MENU
to select the clock set mode.
If “ PLA Y SET” ashes, pr ess /
repeatedly to select “ CLOCK, ” and then p ress (enter)
.
3 Press /
repeatedly to set the hour , then press
.
4 Use the same procedure to set the minutes. Note
e clock settings are r es et when you disconnect the power co rd or if a pow er failure occurs.
To display the clock when the system is o Press D ISPLA Y
. e clock is displa yed for about 8 seconds.
Using the iPod/iPhone T o preven t the iPod/iPhone fro m fal ling, always secure the iP od/iPhone with the holding arm when usin g the iPod/
iPhone wi t h this system. When r emoving the iPod/iPho ne, li up the holding arm un t il it clicks and sn aps in to position,
and then disconnect the iP o d/iPhone fro m the iPod/iPhone co nne ctor .
1 Place the iPod/iPhone onto the iPod/iPhone connector. 2 Press the PUSH button until the holding arm is released with a click. e holding a rm ips out t o s ecure the iPod/iPho ne.
iPod/iPhone
connector
PUSH button
Holding arm
Note for iP od nano mo del users
DO NOT install the system vertically when using iPod nano m odels with this system. iP o d nano models cannot be secured with the holding a r m
because of their height. I nstall the system horizon ta lly .
Note on carrying the system
DO NOT carry t he system with the iP o d/iPhone co nnected. If you do , the iPod/iPhone ma y fall and be damaged. Sony cannot accep t responsibility
for an y damage caused by ina ppr opriat e usage.
Notes
When using co mmercially ava ilable iP od/iPhone cases, the connected iP o d/iPhone ma y not be recognized by the system. If this hap p ens, remov e
the case from the iPod/iPho ne and reconnect it to the iP o d/iPhone conn ector .
When using a vertically installed system, make sur e t hat the connected iP od/iPhone remains u pright, not tilt ed.
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