3-864-057-11(1) Mini Hi-Fi Component System Operating Instructions Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the rear panel. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. Serial No.
INFORMATION WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. Laser component in this product is capable of emitting radiation exceeding the limit for Class 1. This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior.
Table of Contents Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system ............ 4 Step 2: Setting the time ......................... 6 Step 3: Presetting radio stations .......... 7 Connecting optional AV components . 9 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound ............................ 29 Selecting the audio emphasis ............. 30 Selecting the surround effect .............. 31 Other Features Basic Operations Playing a CD ......................................... 12 Recording a CD .........................
Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system Do the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. AM loop antenna FM antenna 5 2 1 1 3 1 4 Front speaker (Right) Front speaker (Left) 1 Connect the speakers. Connect the speaker cords of front speakers to the SPEAKER jacks of the same color . Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise. Insert only the stripped portion.
2 Connect the FM/AM antennas. 3 Set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to position of your local power line voltage (for models with a voltage selector). Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it. Jack type A AM loop antenna Selector type A Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally. VOLTAGE FM 75 230 SELECTOR - 240V 22 0V 12 0V AM Selector type B VOLTAGE SELECTOR 110-120V 220-240V Jack type B Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally. 4 Connect the power cord to a wall AM loop antenna outlet.
Step 1: Hooking up the system (continued) To attach the front speaker pads Attach the supplied front speaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and prevent them from slipping. Step 2: Setting the time You must set the time before using the timer functions. The clock is on a 24-hour system for the European models, and a 12-hour system for other models. The 12-hour system model is used for illustration purposes.
1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. The hour indication flashes. Step 3: Presetting radio stations You can preset the following number of stations: 2 Turn the jog dial to set the hour. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT. The minute indication flashes. – 2 band model: 20 for FM, 10 for AM. – 3 band model: 20 for FM, 10 for MW, and 10 for SW (or LW, depending on the model you purchased). – 4 band model: 20 for FM, 10 for MW, 10 for LW, and 5 for UKV. (Power) 4 Turn the jog dial to set the minute. 5 Press ENTER/NEXT.
Step 3: Presetting radio stations (continued) 3 Press TUNER MEMORY. A preset number appears in the display. 1 Preset number Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display. n The bands you can receive vary depending on the model you purchased. Be sure to check which bands you can receive.
Connecting optional AV components To enhance your system, you can connect optional components. Refer to the instructions of each component. Connecting an MD deck for analog recording Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected MD deck, press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears.
Connecting optional AV components (continued) Connecting a super woofer speaker (DHC-MD500 only) You can connect an optional super woofer speaker. To super woofer Connecting a VCR Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected VCR, hold down FUNCTION and press when the power is turned off. This switches the “MD” function to “VIDEO”. Once you enable the “VIDEO” function, just press FUNCTION repeatedly until “VIDEO” appears.
Connecting outdoor antennas AM antenna Connect the outdoor antenna to improve the reception. Connect a 6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet) insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal. Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected. Jack type A FM antenna Connect the optional FM outdoor antenna. You can also use the TV antenna instead.
Basic Operations 1 Playing a CD — Normal play Press § and place up to two CDs on the disc tray. If a disc is not placed properly it will not be recognized. You can play up to three CDs in a row. (Power) 2 p CD (P 1 With the label side up. When you play a single CD, place it on the inner circle of the tray. To insert a third disc, press DISC SKIP/ EX-CHANGE to rotate the disc tray. 2 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons. The disc tray closes and play starts.
Do this Tips Stop play Press p. Pause Press CD (P (P on the remote). Press again to resume play. Select a track During play or pause, turn the jog dial clockwise (to go forward) or counterclockwise (to go back) and release it when you reach the desired track. (Or press + (to go forward) or = (to go back) on the remote.) Find a point in a track Press and hold down ) or 0 during play and release it at the desired point.
2 Recording a CD Then press again to close the disc tray. If the indicator for the tray you want to record is not lit green, press DISC SKIP/ EX-CHANGE repeatedly so that it lights green. — CD Synchro Recording The CD SYNC button lets you record from a CD to a tape easily. You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2) tapes. The recording level is adjusted automatically. (Power) p DISC SKIP/ 2 5 EX-CHANGE Press § and place a CD. With the label side up.
Listening to the radio 1 –– Preset Tuning The bands you can receive vary depending on the model you purchased. Be sure to check which bands you can receive. Every time you press the button, the band changes as follows: 2 band model: FM ˜ AM 3 band model: FM n MW n SW Preset radio stations in the tuner's memory first (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”). 2 1 n (Power) Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display.
Listening to the radio (continued) To listen to non-preset radio stations Use manual or automatic tuning in step 2. For manual tuning, press + or – repeatedly. For automatic tuning, press and hold + or –. Tips • Pressing TUNER/BAND when the power is off automatically turns the power on and tunes to the last received station (One Touch Play). • You can switch from another source to the radio just by pressing TUNER/BAND (Automatic Source Selection).
3 Press § and insert a blank tape into deck B. With the side you want to record facing forward 4 Press r REC. Deck B stands by for recording. 5 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 6 Press P PAUSE. Playing a tape You can use any type of tape, TYPE I (normal), TYPE II (CrO2) or TYPE IV (metal) , since the deck automatically detects the tape type.
Playing a tape (continued) 1 Press § and insert a recorded tape in deck A or B. With the side you want to play facing forward 2 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to play one side. Select ß* to play both sides. To play both decks in succession, select RELAY (relay play).** 3 Press TAPE A (or TAPE B) ( (DECK A (or DECK B) ( on the remote). Press TAPE A (or TAPE B) 9 to play the reverse side. (Press DECK A (or DECK B) ( again on the remote to play the reverse side.) The tape starts playing.
Recording from a tape 3 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 4 Press P PAUSE. — High-speed Dubbing You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2) tapes. The recording level is automatically adjusted. (Power) p 4 Dubbing starts. To stop dubbing Press p. Tips • When you dub on both sides, start recording from the front side. If you record from the reverse side, recording stops at the end of the reverse side.
The CD Player Using the CD display You can check the remaining time of the current track or that of the CD. (Power) DISPLAY/DEMO / Press DISPLAY/DEMO during playback.
Playing the CD tracks repeatedly To cancel Repeat Play Press REPEAT so that “REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1” disappears from the display. –– Repeat Play This function lets you repeat a single CD or all CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play and Program Play. (Power) PLAY MODE REPEAT / Press REPEAT during playback until “REPEAT” appears in the display. Repeat Play starts. Do the following procedure to change the repeat mode.
Playing the CD tracks in random order –– Shuffle Play To cancel Shuffle Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUFFLE” or “PROGRAM” disappears from the display. The tracks continue playing in their original order. To select a desired CD You can play all the tracks on one CD or all CDs in random order. Press DISC 1~3. Tips (Power) 1 2 DISC 1~3 3 Jog dial 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display, then place a CD.
Programming the CD tracks 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display, then place a CD. –– Program Play 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears in the display. 3 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons to select a CD. 4 Turn the jog dial until the desired track appears in the display. You can make a program of up to 32 tracks from all the CDs in the order you want them to be played.
Programming the CD tracks (continued) To cancel Program Play Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” or “SHUFFLE” disappears from the display. To Press Check the program CHECK on the remote repeatedly. After the last track, “CHECK END” appears. Clear a track from the end CLEAR on the remote in stop mode. Clear a specific track CHECK on the remote repeatedly until the number of the track to be erased lights up, then press CLEAR.
The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually 4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. You can record from CD, tape, or radio as you like. For example, you can record just the songs you want or record from the middle of the tape. The recording level is adjusted automatically. 5 Press P PAUSE. (Power) 2 p Recording starts. 6 3 Start playing the source to be recorded. To Press Stop recording p. Pause recording P PAUSE.
Recording a CD by specifying track order — Program Edit You can record tracks from all the CDs in the order you want. When programming, make sure the playing times for each side do not exceed the length of one side of the tape. 2 (Power) p 4 1 12 1 Place a CD and insert a blank tape into deck B. 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display. 3 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears in the display. 4 Press one of the DISC 1~3 buttons to select a CD.
9 Repeat steps 5 and 6 for tracks from the same disc or steps 4 to 6 for tracks from another disc to program the remaining tracks to be recorded on side B. 10 Press CD SYNC. Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback. The indicator on TAPE B ( (for front side) lights up. 11 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 12 Press P PAUSE. Recording starts.
DJ Effects Looping part of a CD Flashing part of a CD — Loop — Flash With the loop function, you can repeat part of a CD during playback. This lets you create original recordings. With the flash function, you can “flash” the CD sound during playback. This lets you create original recordings. (Power) LOOP Jog dial / Press and hold LOOP during playback at the point you want to start the Loop function, and release to resume normal play.
Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound You can reinforce the bass, create a more powerful sound, and listen with headphones. (Power) DBFB GROOVE PHONES Notes • With some songs, the music will sound distorted when you use the DBFB system with the graphic equalizer if the bass is too strong. Adjust the bass slowly while listening to music so that you can monitor the effect of the adjustment. • Cancelling GROOVE sets DBFB to “DBFB ” and flattens the equalizer curve.
Selecting the audio emphasis 1 The last effect chosen appears in the display. 2 The audio emphasis menu lets you select the sound characteristic according to the sound you are listening to. 2 (Power) 3 1 · ª· ª· = + p 0 ) P ◊ v/V ON/OFF √ · 30 = + p 0 ) P Press FILE SELECT. Use the jog dial to select the preset you desire. The preset name appears in the display. See the chart “Music menu options”. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT.
To cancel the effect Press ON/OFF on the remote repeatedly so that “EFFECT OFF” appears in the display. Selecting the surround effect Music menu options You can enjoy the surround effect. “SUR ” appears if you select an effect with surround effects.
Other Features Using the Radio Data System (RDS) (For European model only) What is the Radio Data System? Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service that allows radio stations to send additional information along with the regular program signal. This tuner offers convenient RDS features like station name display and location of stations by program type. RDS is available only on FM stations.
1 Press PTY. 2 Turn jog dial to select the program type you want. See the “List of program types” section below. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT. The unit starts searching the preset RDS stations (“SEARCH” and the selected program type are shown alternately in the display). When the tuner receives a program, the preset station number flashes.
Singing along: Karaoke You can sing along with any stereo CD or tape by turning down the singer’s voice. You need to connect an optional microphone. 3 (Power) 4 Start playing the music and adjust the volume. 5 Adjust the microphone volume by turning MIC LEVEL. When you are done Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the microphone from MIX MIC, then press KARAOKE PON/MPX repeatedly so that “h” disappears. Note With some songs, vocals may not be cancelled when you select “KARAOKE PON”.
Mixing and recording sounds To stop recording Press p. Tips (Power) 2 p 5 3 • If acoustic feedback (howling) occurs, move the microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone. • If you want to record your voice through the microphone only, you can do so by selecting the CD function and not playing a CD. Notes • If you press EFFECT or recall a sound effect, the karaoke mode is cancelled.
Falling asleep to music Waking up to music — Sleep Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time every day. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Step 2: Setting the time”). You can let the system turn off at the preset time, so you can sleep to the music. You can preset the time to be turned off by 10 minutes. — Wake-up Timer 9 3 TIMER SELECT 2 SLEEP · / Press SLEEP.
1 Prepare the music source you want to play. • CD: Insert a CD. To start from a specific track, make a program (see “Programming the CD tracks”). • Tape: Insert an tape with the side you want to play facing forward. • Radio: Tune in the preset station you want (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”). 2 Adjust the volume. 3 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 6 Set the time to stop playback following the above procedure. 7 Turn jog dial until the music source you want appears.
Waking up to music (continued) To check the setting Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select the respective mode (DAILY 1 or DAILY 2), then press ENTER/NEXT. To change the setting, start over from step 1. To cancel the timer operation Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select “TIMER OFF”, then press ENTER/ NEXT.
1 2 Tune in the preset radio station (see “Listening to the radio”). 4 Set the time to start recording. Turn the jog dial to set the hour, then press ENTER/NEXT. The minute indication starts flashing. Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. “SET (DAILY 1)” appears. 3 1 2 REC SLEEP VOLUME Turn jog dial to select “REC”, then press ENTER/NEXT. ALL DISCS ß Turn the jog dial to set the minute, then press ENTER/NEXT. The hour indication flashes again. “ON” appears and the hour digits flash in the display.
Additional Information Precautions Notes on CDs Before operating the system, check that the operating voltage of your system is identical with the voltage of your local power supply. • Before playing, clean the CD with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the CD from the center out. • Do not use solvents such as benzene, thinner, commercially available cleaners or anti-static spray intended for vinyl LPs.
Before placing a cassette in the tape deck Take up any slack in the tape. Otherwise the tape may get entangled in the parts of the tape deck and become damaged. When using a tape longer than 90 minutes The tape is very elastic. Do not change the tape operations such as play, stop, and fast-winding etc. frequently. The tape may get entangled in the tape deck. Troubleshooting If you run into any problem using this stereo system, use the following check list.
Troubleshooting (continued) There is severe hum or noise. •A TV or VCR is placed too close to the stereo system. Move the stereo system away from the TV or VCR. The sound from the connected source is distorted. •If “VIDEO” appears in the display when you press FUNCTION, switch the display to “MD” (see “Note: Connecting a VCR”). “0:00” (or “12:00”) flashes in the display. •A power interruption occurred. Set the clock and timer settings again. The timer does not function. •Set the clock correctly.
Tape Deck Tuner The tape does not record. •No tape in the cassette holder. •The tab has been removed from the cassette (see “To save a tape permanently” on page 40). •The tape has reeled to the end. Severe hum or noise (“TUNED” or “STEREO” flashes in the display). •Adjust the antenna. •The signal strength is too weak. Connect the external antenna. The tape does not record nor play or there is a decrease in sound level. •The heads are dirty. Clean them (see “Cleaning the tape heads” on page 41).
Specifications AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS: (DHC-MD500 U.S.A. models only) POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: with 6 ohm loads both channels driven, from 70-20,000 Hz; rates 60 watts per channel minimum RMS power, with no more than 0.9% total harmonic distortion from 250 milliwatts to rated output. Amplifier section DHC-MD500: Continuous RMS power output (reference) 60 + 60 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Total harmonic distortion less than 0.
Tuner section Speaker FM stereo, FM/AM superheterodyne tuner SS-RX707 Speaker system FM tuner section 3-way, bass-reflex type, magnetically shielded type Tuning range 2 band models: 87.5 – 108.0 MHz 3 band (FM–MW–SW) models: 87.5 – 108.0 MHz 3 band (FM–MW–LW) models: 87.5 – 108.0 MHz 4 band models: 87.5 – 108.0 MHz Antenna FM lead antenna Antenna terminals 75 ohm unbalanced Intermediate frequency 10.
Index A Adjusting the audio emphasis 30 the sound 29 the volume 13, 15, 18 Antennas 5, 11 Automatic Source Selection 13, 16, 18 B Batteries 6 C CD player 12, 20 CD Synchro Recording 14 Clock setting 6 Connecting.
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