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SONY REMOTE COMPATIBILITY GUIDE
This chart will help to locate the original or substitute remote control for your Sony CD/MD Receiver and RF CD Changers. Please note that some of the remotes listed here may have been discontinued.
Sony Model CDX-M3DI CDX-4000X CDX-4180 CDX-4160 CDX-454RF CDX-505RF CDX-5090 CDX-5100 CDX-525RF CDX-5270 CDX-5290 CDX-52RF CDX-530RF CDX-5460 CDX-5470 CDX-5490 CDX-555RF CDX-555MXRF CDX-600DSP CDX-65RF CDX-71RF CDX-900 CDX-A40RF CDX-A55RF CDX-C410 CDX-C460 CDX-C4750 CDX-C480 CDX-C490 CDX-C5000X CDX-C5050X CDX-C510 CDX-C560 CDX-C5750 CDX-C580 CDX-C5850 CDX-C590 CDX-C610 CDX-C660 CDX-C6750 CDX-C680 CDX-C6850 CDX-C7000X CDX-C7050X CDX-C710 CDX-C760 CDX-C780 CDX-C78050X CDX-C8050X CDX-C810DSP CDX-C860 CDX-C880 CDX-C8850 CDX-C90 CDX-C910 CDX-CA400 Wireless Remote RM-X131 NONE NONE NONE NONE RM-X58 NONE RM-X41 RM-X58 RM-X40 NONE RM-X58 RM-X89 RM-X35 RM-X40 NONE RM-X81RF RM-X84RF RM-X40 RM-X5 RM-X43 RM-X40 RM-X40 RM-X4 RM-X41 RM-X41 NONE RM-X47 RM-X40 RM-X91 RM-X91 RM-X41 RM-X41 NONE RM-X47 NONE RM-X40 RM-X41 RM-X41 RM-X47 RM-X47 RM-X47 RM-X91 RM-X91 RM-X41 RM-X41 RM-X47 RM-X47 RM-X91 RM-X41 RM-X41 RM-X47 RM-X47 RM-X9 RM-X41 RM-X115 Supplied (Y/N) YES Substitutes RM-X110/112 Rotary Commander RM-X5S RM-X4S RM-X2S/4S RM-X2S RM-X82RF NONE RM-X2S RM-X2S NONE RM-X1S RM-X2S NONE NONE NONE RM-X1S RM-X2S RM-X80RF RM-X83RF RM-X1S RM-X32 RM-X3S RM-X33 RM-X33 NONE RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X4S RM-X2S/4S RM-X2S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X4S RM-X2S/4S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X4S RM-X2S/4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X2S/4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X90 RM-X2S NONE Supplied (Y/N) NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO
YES NO YES NO YES YES NO NO YES YES NO YES YES NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES NO NO NO YES YES NO NO NO YES YES NO YES
RM-X43 RM-X40 RM-X43 RM-X36 RM-X43 NONE RM-X25 RM-X36 NONE NONE RM-X41 RM-X6/43 RM-X5/6 RM-X41 RM-X41 NONE RM-X40 RM-X40 RM-X040/41 RM-X41 NONE NONE RM-X40 RM-X40 RM-X40/41 RM-X41 RM-X40 RM-X40 RM-X40/41 RM-X40/41 RM-X40/41 NONE NONE RM-X40 RM-X40 RM-X40/41 RM-X40/41 NONE RM-X40 RM-X40 RM-X40/41 RM-X40/41 NONE RM-X40 NONE
YES NO YES NO YES NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO YES NO YES NO NO NO YES YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
CDX-CA650X CDX-CA660X CDX-CA700X CDX-CA710X CDX-CA720X CDX-CA750X CDX-CA760X CDX-CA810X CDX-CA850X CDX-CA860X CDX-CA900X CDX-L350 CDX-L410X CDX-L510X CDX-L550X CDX-M600 CDX-M610 CDX-M620 CDX-M630 CDX-M650 CDX-M670 CDX-M730 CDX-M750 CDX-M770 CDX-M800 CDX-M850MP CDX-MP30 CDX-MP40 CDX-MP450X CDX-MP70 CDX-MP80 CDX-T60RF CDX-U300RF CDX-U303RF CDX-U8000 DVX-100 DVX-11A EXCD-90 EXR-105 EXR-21 EXR-400 EXR-500 EXR-C205 MDX-100 MDX-400 MDX-C150 MDX-C6500X MDX-C760 MDX-C7900 MDX-C7970 MDX-C800REC MDX-C8500X MDX-C8900 MDX-C8970 MDX-CA680X MDX-U1 MEX-1HD MEX-5DI MV-101 RM-X12A RM-X14 RM-X45RF RM-X59RF RM-X69RF SVX-20 XAV-7W XEX-P1 XK-R100 XMC-U150
RM-X114 RM-X114 RM-X118 RM-X118 RM-X118 RM-X110 RM-X114 RM-X118 RM-X112 RM-X112 RM-X112 RM-X115 RM-X114 RM-X115 RM-X114 RM-X92 RM-X93 RM-X110 RM-X117 RM-X94 RM-X110 RM-X110 RM-X92 RM-X110 RM-X110 RM-X110 RM-X115 RM-X115 RM-X114 RM-X112 RM-X112 RM-X43 RM-X5 RM-X5 RM-X25 RM-X120 RM-X129 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RM-X40 RM-X40 NONE RM-X91 NONE NONE RM-X47 RM-X91 RM-X91 RM-X47 RM-X47 RM-X47 RM-X27 RM-X110 RM-X131 RM-X135 RM-X12 RM-X6 RM-X45 RM-X43 RM-X43 RM-X20 RM-X118 RM-X20 RM-X40 RM-X31
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES
RM-X91 RM-X91 RM-X114 RM-X114 RM-X114 RM-X112 RM-X91 RM-X114 RM-X110 RM-X110 RM-X110 NONE RM-X91 NONE RM-X91 RM-X91 RM-X91 RM-X112 NONE RM-X91 RM-X112 RM-X112 RM-X91 RM-X112 RM-X112 RM-X112 NONE NONE RM-X91 RM-X110 RM-X110 RM-X5 RM-X6/43 RM-X6/43 RM-X27/35 NONE NONE
RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X5S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X5S RM-X5S RM-X6S NONE NONE RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X5S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X5S RM-X6S RM-X6S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X6S/4S RM-X6S/4S RM-X3S NONE RM-X32 NONE RM-X130 RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X2S NONE RM-X38 RM-X2S RM-X4S RM-X2S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S NONE RM-X6S RM-X6S NONE NONE NONE NONE RM-X3S RM-X3S NONE NONE NONE RM-X1S NONE
NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO YES YES YES
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO YES YES YES YES NO YES YES NO NO NO

NO NO NO

RM-X27 RM-X27 NONE
NO NO YES NO YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES
RM-X40/41 NONE NONE RM-X40/41 RM-X40/41 RM-X91 NONE RM-X112 RM-X110/112 NONE NONE NONE NONE RM-X5/X6 RM-X5/X6 NONE RM-X114 NONE RM-X41 NONE

XR-1750 XR-340 XR-3750 XR-430 XR-4800 XR-6450 XR-6700 XR-7500 XR-7600 XR-C190 XR-C210 XR-C2300X XR-C300 XR-C400 XR-C410 XR-C450 XR-C500 XR-C5100 XR-C5120 XR-C520 XR-C5120 XR-C5300X XR-C550 XR-C610 XR-C6100 XR-C6120 XR-C620 XR-C700 XR-C720 XR-C7200 XR-C7220 XR-C7350X XR-C750 XR-C8200 XR-C8220 XR-C900 XR-C9100 XR-CA600X XR-CA610X XR-CA630X XR-CA650X XR-M550 XR-U500 XR-U550/660 XR-U700 XR-U800 XR-U880 XT-V8A XVM-H6 XVM-H65 XVM-R70 XVM-R75
NONE RM-X40 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RM-X7 RM-X9 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RM-X41 RM-X41 NONE NONE NONE NONE RM-X91 RM-X41 RM-X40 RM-X47 RM-X47 RM-X40 RM-X41 RM-X47 RM-X47 RM-X47 RM-X91 RM-X41 RM-X47 RM-X47 RM-X42 RM-X47 RM-X114 RM-X114 RM-X119 RM-X119 RM-X94 RM-X36 RM-X3 RM-X36 RM-X30 RM-X30 RM-X8 RM-X125 RM-X122 RM-X122 RM-X123

RM-X36* RM-X36*

YES YES

RM-X9 RM-X7

RM-X40 RM-X40
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO YES YES YES YES NO NO YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES
RM-X114 RM-X40 RM-X41 RM-X40/41 RM-X40/41 RM-X41 RM-X40 RM-X41 RM-X40/41 RM-X40/41 NONE RM-X40 RM-X40/41 RM-X40/41 RM-X41 RM-X41 RM-X91 RM-X91 NONE NONE NONE RM-X40 RM-X30 RM-X40 RM-X40 RM-X3 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
RM-X2S/4S RM-12 RM-X2S RM-X1S RM-X2S/4S RM-X2S RM-X2S NONE NONE RM-X1S RM-X1S RM-X1S RM-X1S RM-X2S RM-X1S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X2S/4S RM-X4S RM-X1S RM-X1S RM-X4S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X2S/4S RM-X4S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X2S/4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X2S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X2S RM-X2S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S RM-X4S NONE NONE NONE RM-X33 NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE

NO NO NO YES NO NO NO

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES YES YES NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO

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A Helping Hand
We show you how to make a Nokia hands-free kit and Sony CD player talk to the Minis Words: Matthew Robinson multi-function steering wheel. Photos: Paul Wager
s were sure you already know, new laws came into force in December that prohibit you from touching your mobile while youre on the move. This presents most drivers with a problem a full-on, fully integrated kit is a lot of expense, and if you change the car or phone a few months down the line you can face another big bill. So what do you do if you want to have a hands-free kit in your Mini which works without you having to take your hands off the wheel and without having holes

Youll Need

This is by no means a difficult job. Once the screws holding the centre console in place are removed, everything else is a simple plug-in upgrade, so dont panic if youre not an auto-electrician. In fact, if youve removed the Mini radio before then you should be able to do this job in under an hour. Youll need a crosshead screwdriver and also a Torx screwdriver to remove the console. A multifunction steering wheel isnt a necessity but is neater than fitting the Sony stalk however, the stalk is again a very simple fit and can be easily removed when necessary.
drilled everywhere? Simple just give Connects2 a call. The Kingswinford-based company specialises in getting aftermarket car electronics to talk to the various vehicle protocol codes in different makes of car. Its been doing kits for BMWs for some time now, and it was a natural progression to focus on the Mini. This installation is incredibly neat, as not only does it give you a plug-in hands-free phone facility, but it also uses the display on a Sony stereo to display your phonebook and call details, >

Before Starting

If youre planning on working on your car yourself, the first rule is be prepared. Goggles, gloves and a decent set of overalls should all be in your garage. Use them. If youre not completely confident in your own ability to complete any task safely, dont even start it. Leave it to the experts. Also double-check to see if what you are about to do will affect the cars warranty in any way.

GoMini 97

all controlled by the buttons provided on the Minis multifunction steering wheel. Recently, Sony has started to supply head units to Mini dealerships as an optional extra, so this is a relevant upgrade for many owners. Its a good idea to upgrade your ICE systems head unit anyway, as you can get CD, the sound quality will be better with an aftermarket unit, and the extra functions will give more flexibility with your music. The system also mutes out whichever source (CD, radio etc) you are using at the time and puts the call through the speakers, returning to your music the minute you hang up. It can also activate the system if youve got the head unit switched off when a call is made. While it is quite possible to use an HCA20 HF kit for Sony Ericsson phones, or even a CARK120 for later pop-up Nokia phones with the Sony unit, our installation used the popular Nokia CARK91 kit in conjunction with a Sony Xplod CDX-CA680X head unit and Connects2s own box of tricks, which does all the translating for the electronics. |

Stalks

Whats In The Box
If your Mini doesnt have the factory-fitted multifunction wheel, its pretty expensive to have it retro-fitted and its really not a DIY proposition. This doesnt mean you cant take advantage of this clever hands-free kit though, as Connects2 has designed its interface to work with the Sony RM-X4S joystick controller (25 approx). Offering 11 functions, it comes with a self-adhesive base which makes it easy to install anywhere you like on your steering column or dashboard.

Contact

Connects291122 www.connects2.co.uk

Price guide

Nokia CARK91 hands-free kit with Connects2 Sony/Nokia 300 interface kit Sony Xplod CDX-CA680X 200-250
Connects2s silver box contains all the coding necessary to talk to the BMW bus system. The unit is programmed with the information it needs to talk to factory-fit column stalks from Ford, Vauxhall, Rover, BMW, Renault and others. And if your Mini doesnt have the multifunction steering wheel, then the Connects2 interface will also work with the Sony RM-X4S stalk. The kit also contains the coding necessary for three different types of car kit, so if you change from a Nokia mobile to a Sony-Ericsson phone, all you need to change in your car is the hands-free kit phone cradle, as the Connects2 interface can be kept as it is. In simple terms, what the unit does is take the coded inputs from the Minis multifunction steering wheel, then turns that code into the equivalent commands for a Nokia phone. It then turns information from the phone into Sony code, so that it can be displayed on the head unit. Think of it as an electronic language translator, doing all communicating and giving you nothing but the plain English in return. Connects2 has calibrated the systems so that they work according to how many buttons you have on the wheel for example, the Sony RM-X4S stalk has 11 function buttons, while the Minis wheel has just six. This is achieved by using different mapping for each car/kit combination, so that you dont lose any functionality due to the lesser numbers of buttons. You get the same accessibility of functions, but they require different button selections according to the car. Finally, almost all your of phones features can be accessed and used through the wheel-mounted controls, but theres one thing the Connects2 kit wont do it has not been programmed to display SMS messages. It will tell you that you have received a message, but to read or reply to it youll have to stop, which is a welcome safety feature. Theres no point having a hands-free kit if you crash while trying to type C U l8r on the M6.

The other two screws are in the bottom of the two cupholders at the front of the console. Remove these and the silver struts should now be loose enough to allow access to the two screws which hold the factory radio in place.

98 GoMini

First job is to get the factory radio out. Start by removing the four screws at the top of the two silver upright struts.
The other ends of these silver struts are held in place by the base part of the console, which youll need to loosen in order to allow some movement of the struts. Prise out the electric mirror switch, which is held in place by two metal clips at the front edge and you can access the two screws located below it.
Remove the screws and you can simply slide out the radio, being careful not to scratch the console with the sharp edges of the metal casing. Youll find a white connector plugged into the back of it which youll need to unplug.
Push the wiring loom for the Connects2 interface up through the passenger side of the centre console, plugging one end into the back of the Sony head unit and the other into the original connector. Then slide the new unit into place. Dont worry, the plugs are designed so that they only go together the correct way.

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Because the Sony stereo is a standard DIN-sized unit, its slightly smaller than the non-standard Mini factory radio, so we used a plastic adapter plate from Autoleads (available from Halfords and all good car audio dealers). The silver and black style of the Sony CDX-CA680X blends in well with the Mini console, and the unit looks right at home in the car.
With the new unit installed, we mounted the Nokia phone cradle on the left-hand side of the centre console using a damage-free clip-on bracket from the Swedishmade Brodit Pro-Clip range (go to www.nemesisgb.com). These sturdy brackets are simple to install without drilling any holes, and can easily be removed when you change the car.
The microphone for the phone kit is best placed next to the clock housing in the roof. Remove the clock by simply squeezing either side of the plastic casing, easing it out with your fingernails. Feed the wire through the opening, clip the clock back into place, and run the cable back to the Nokia control box. We fed it under the headlining and then behind the rubber door seal, which can simply be pulled away to allow access.
With the hands-free kit, the Connects2 interface and the new Sony stereo all plugged in, here it is the finished article. Scroll through your names using the volume buttons on the back of the Minis steering wheel, then make a call using the source button. Theres absolutely no need to take your hands off the wheel at all during the whole process.