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Table of Contents Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system .. Step 2: Setting the Step 3: Presetting radio stations 6 Connecting optical AV components . § Basic Operations Playing a CD Recording a CD . Listening to the radio .. Recording from the radio Playing a tape Recording from a tape The CD Player Using the CD display Playing the CD tracks repeatedly 19 Playing the CI) tracks in random order Programming the CD tracks .
Step 1: Hooking up the system Do the following procedure hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories, FM antenna Right speaker AM loop antenna Left speaker Connect the speakers. Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER jacks of the same color. Keep the speaker cords away from the antennas to prevent noise. insert only the stripped portion. " Red Black Connect the FM/ AM antennas. Set up the AM poof antenna, then connect it extend the FM lead Amoco antenna antenna horizontally.
Set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to position of your local power line voltage {except for North American, Mexican, and Australian models). VOLTAGE SELECTOR $1020V 220240V Connect the power cord to a wall outlet Demo mode appears in the display. 1 the plug on this unit does not fit your wall outlet, detach the supplied adapter from the plug (except for North and South American countries, Australia and Malaysia). Deactivate the demo mode by pressing DISPLAY /DEMO when the system power is turned off.
Step 2: Setting the time You must set the time before using the timer functions. 1 2435 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET. The hour codification flashes. Tum the jog dial to set the hour. The chock is on 2 12-hour system. 3 Press ENTER/NEXT. ‘The minute indication flashes. Tum the jog dial to set the minute, 5 Press ENTER/NEXT. The clock starts working. Tips * 1f you've made a mistake, start over from step 1. + Setting the tire deactivates the demo mode .
3 Tum the jog dial. The frequency indication changes and scanning stops when the system tunes in a station, “TUNED” and “STEREO" {for 4 stereo program) appear. 4 Press TUNER MEMORY. A preset number appears in the display. Preset number Turk the jog dial to select the preset number you want. 6 Press ENTER/NEXT. The station is stored, 7 Repeat steps 110 6 to store other stations.
Connecting optional AV components To enhance your system, you can connect optional components. Refer to the instructions of each component, Connecting audio components Select ane of the following two connections, depending on the equipment to be connected and method of connecting. Connecting an MD deck for digital recording (except U.S. model) You can record from CD into the MD deck digitally by connecting an optical cable.
Connecting a super woofer speaker {except for MHC-D60) You can connect an optional super woofer speaker. To super wooer Connecting surround speakers {U.S. and Canadian models only} You can connect an optional surround speakers. To surround To surround speaker (R} speaker (L) Note You need to connect both deft and right surround speakers. Otherwise, the sound will not be heard Connecting a VCR Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors.
Connecting optional AV components {continued) Connecting outdoor antennas Connect the outdoor antenna to improve the reception. FM antenna Connect the optional FM outdoor antenna, You can alas use the TV antenna instead. Screw clamp 75-ohm coaxial cable {not supplied} Ground wire {not supplied) AM antenna Connect meter (2010 50foet} insulated wire to the AM antenna terminal. Leave the supplied AM loop antenna connected.
[ Basic Operations Playing a CD Normal play You can play up to three CDs in a row. 2 1.4 HALL DISCS DISC SKIP [0 VOLUME EX-CHANGE 1 Press & OPEN/CLOSE and place up to two CDs on the disc tray. If a disc is not placed property it will not be recognized With the label side up. When you play a single D, 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.
Playing a €D {continued) To Dots Stop play Press 1 (M on the cremate} Press £200 (1 on the cremate) Press again ta resume play. During play or pause, turn the jog dial clockwise {to go forward) or counterclockwise {0 ga back) and release it when you reach the desired track. Or press W (ta go forward) back) on the remote.
Recording acb 2 Press £ OPEN/CLOSE and place Synchrony Recording Then press again to close the disc tray 1£ the indicator for the tray you wain to record is not 1t green, press DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE repeatedly so that it lights The CO SYNCHRONY button lets you record drum tape easily. You can use TYPE 1 (normal or TYPE Il (Crop) tapes. The Bremen recording level is adjusted automatically . With the fable DISC SKIP deviance & 2 side up.
Listening to the radio -~ Preset Tuning Preset radio stations in the tuner's memory first {see "Step 3 Presetting radio stations”). Tojo o e VOLUME STEREOPHONIC ot >l TUNER BAND VOL 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display. Every time you press the button, the band changes as follows: North and South American, Australian and Thai models: FM e AM Other models: Press TUNING MODE repeatedly 5o that “PRESET” appears in the display.
To listen to non-preset radio stations Press TUNING MODE repeatedly so that “MANUAL" appears in step 2, then tune in the station by turning the jog dial. Tips * Pressing TUNER/BAND when the power is oft automatically tums the power on and tunes to fhe fast received station (One Touch Lag) * You can switch from another source to the radio just by pressing TUNER/BAND {Automatic Source Selection}. « Her an EM program is noisy, press STEREOTYPED 50 that "MONO" appears in the display.
Recording from the radio {continued} 4 Press & ABJECT and insert a blank tape into deck B. With the side. you want to record facing forward f S 5 Prss® Deck 8 stands by for recording. 6 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select T2 to record on one side. Select €2 (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 7 Press lon deck B. Recording stairs. To stop recording Press [ on deck B. Tips « I you want o record from the reverse side, press 150 that =<1 {for reverse side) lights up.
1 Press & EJECT and inserts recorded tape in deck A or B, With the side .—m you want to play facing forward 2 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select T2 to play one side. Select ¢ to play both sides. To play both decks in succession, select RELAY (relay 3 Press Press << to play the reverse side. The tape starts playing, * The deck stops automatically after repeating the sequence five times.
Recording from a tape — High-speed Dubbing You can use TYPE T {normal) or TYPE 1T (Crop) tapes. The recording level is automatically adjusted. DOLBY NR 192 4° 1 1 regress EJECT and insert a recorded tape in deck A and a blank tape m deck B. With the side you want to prerecord facing forward 2 press HIGH SPEED DUBBING. Deck B stands by for recording. 3 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select T to record on one side. Select @ (ox RELAY) to record on both sides. 4 press. Dubbing starts.
The CD Player Using the CD display You can check the remaining time of the current track or that of the CD. DISPLAY/DEMO © =y Press DISPLAY/DEMO during playback. Each time you press the button during normal playback, the display changes as follows: Flaying time on the current rack + Remaining time on the current track.
e ] Playing the CD tracks in random order — Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on one CD or all CDs in random order. 32 41 DISC Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD" appears in the display, then places CD. e —aem e 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUFFLE"” appears in the display, e e——— e 3 Press 1/ALL DISCS to choose “1 DISC or “ALL DISCS” “ALL DISCS” shuffles all the CDs in the player.
Programming the CD tracks — Program Play You can make a program tracks from all the CDs in the order you want them. to be played. 24 3 o571 2 cons (3 DISC Skip 658 CHECK CLEAR T Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD" appears in the display, then places CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly unit! “PROGRAM"” appears in the display. 3 Press one of the DISC 1-3 buttons to select a CD. A ruts the jog dial until the desired track appears in the display. Disc number 1 o &2 Cr-w Track number w Press ENTER/NEXT.
Programming the CD tracks {continued) To Press Cheek the program CHECK on the remote repeatedly. After the last track, "CHECK END” — .. Appears, — Clear attack from CLEAR an the remote in the end 0 mode. Specifically CHECK on the remote track repeatedly until the number of the track 1o be erased lights up, thee press CLEAR. Addatracktothe 1 elect the disc tray with a program DISC 1-3 button.
The Tape Deck Recording on a tape manually You can record from CD, tape, or radio as you like. For example, you can record just the Songs you want o record from the middle of the tape. The recording level is adjusted automatically. 4 6 2 DOLBY Insert a blank tape into deck B, 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the source you want to record D) appease. M 3 rress® Deck B stands by for recording. £ {for front side} lights up. A4 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select T to record on one side.
Recording a CD by specifying track order Program Edit You can retard 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. 3114 1 2 56 10127 1 CHECK 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 ane of the DISC 1~3 buttons to celesta CD.
8 Cross 1 on the remote to insert a pause at the end of side A. “P" appears in the display and the total playing tme resets to “0.00" in the display. 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 SYNCHRONY. Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback. T trot front side) lights up. ‘11 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select == to-record on one side.
Looping part Loop With the loop function, you can repeat part of 2 CD during playback. This lets you create original recordings. LOOP jog dial Flashing part Flash With the flash function, you can “flash” the CD sound during playback. This lets you create original recordings FLASH jog dial ™ Press and hold LOOP during playback at the point you want to start the Loop function, and release to resume normal play.
S Waving the equalizer — Wave With the Wave function, you can fluctuate the graphic equalizer automatically, This effect
Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound You can reinforce the bass, create a more powerful sound, and listen with headphones. PHONES GROOVE Daft To reinforce bass (DB) Press DBFB*. Every time you press the button, the display changes as follows: DEB W\~ DB 88N —» display off “DB BOWWOW" is more effective than “DB W * DB = Dynamic Bass Feedback For a powerful sound (GROOVE) Press GROOVE.
Selecting the audio emphasis The audio emphasis menu lets you select the sound characteristic according to the sound you are listening to. The personal file function (sce “Making a personal audio emphasis file”) lets you store your own effects. 1 2 EFFECT OFFEND 1 Press MUSIC, MOVIE, or GAME (or MUSIC MENU 4/4 on the remote repeatedly) to select a menu. See the chart "Music menu options” below. The East effect chosen from that mean appears in the display.
Selecting the audio emphasis {continued) To change the equalizer display Bach time you press SPECTRUM ANALYZER, the equalizer display changes to show one of the four displays below. Spectrum analyzer pattern 1 o Bumriweti® @ + Spectrum analyzer pattern Spectrum analyzer pattern 3 & Appliqueing B Graphic equalizer curve B Adjusting the audio emphasis Yot can adjust the audio emphasis using the graphic equalizer and surround effect.
3 Tum the jog dial to adjust level 4 Repeat steps 2nd Press ENTER/NEXT when finished. Note If you choose another menu audio emphasis (other than "EFFECT OFF”) the adjusted sound effects lost. To retain the adjusted sound effect for suture use, store it i a personal file. {See “Making personal audio emphasis file ) Activating the surround effect ‘You can enjoy the surround effect. SURROUND "> Press SURROUND repeatedly so that “SUR wei” appears in the display.
Making a personal audio emphasis file — Personal file You can create a personal file of audio patterns (surround effect and graphic equalizer) and store them in the memory of the unit. Later call up an audio pattern to play a favorite tape, CD, or radio program. Create up to five audio files. Before operation, first select the audio emphasis you want for your Basie sound. 2 34 ——tare e 1 Obtain the sound effect you want by using the graphic equalizer and surround effect. N Press P FILE MEMORY.
Other Features 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 VOLUME 215 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN %o turn down the microphone control level. N Connect an optional microphone to MIX MIC. When you are done Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the microphone from MIX MIC, then press KARAOKE PONTOON repeatedly so that " disappears.
Singing along: Karaoke {continued) 3 presser 4 Press . 5 Press > to start playing the (D player {or tape deck A). Playback starts. Start singing along with the music. To stop recording Press W on deck B and the CD player. Tips 1 acoustic feedback (howling) occurs, move the. microphone away from the speakers or change the direction of the microphone.
R Waking up to music — Wake-up Timer You can wake up to nuisance at a preset time every day. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Step 2: Setting the time”). 9 2 34568 TIMER SELECT 7 1 Prepare the music source you want to play. ® CD: Inserts CD. To start from 2 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 Press CLOCK TIMER SET.
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 “OFF”, then press ENTER/NEXT. Tip ‘The power turns on 15 seconds before the preset time.
3 Tum jog dial to select REC, then press ENTER/NEXT. “ON” appears and the hour digits flash in the display. Set the time to start recording. “Turn jog dial to set the hour, then press ENTER/NEXT. The minute indication starts flashing. Fir o Turn jog dial to set the minute, then press ENTER/NEXT. The hour indication flashes again. 5 Set the time to stop recording following the above procedure.
Additional information Precautions On operating voltage Before operating the system, check that the operating voltage of your shyster is identical with the voltage of your local parer supply. On safety * The unit s not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet, even if the unit itself has been turned off * Ur plug the system from the wall outlet (naifs} if iris not (o be used for an extended period of time.
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 s very elastic. Do ot change the gape operations such as play, stop, and fast-winding etc. frequently. The tape may get entangled in the tape deck. Cleaning the tape heads Clean the tape heads after every 10 hours of use.
Troubleshooting {continued) There is severe hum or noise. « ATV or VCR is placed too close to the stereo system. Move the stereo stern away from the TV or VCR. The sound from the connected source is distorted. I “VIDEO" appears in the display when you press FUNCTION, switch the display to "MD" {see “Notes: Connecting a VCR", The timer does not function. *Set the clock correctly. DAILY, DAILY 2, and REC do not appear when you press the TIMER SELECT button. +Set the timer correctly. «Set the clock.
Tape Deck Tuner The tape does not record. «No tape in the cassette holder. «The tab has been removed from the cassette (see “Ta save a tape permanently” on page 38). +The tape has reeled to the end. ‘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 39) «The record/ playback heads are magnetized. Demagnetize them (see “Demagnetizing the tape heads” on page The tape does not erase completely.
Specifications For the U.S. mode! AUDIO POWER SPECIFICATIONS POWER OUTPUT AND TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION: With 8 ohm loads, both channels driven, from 70 20,000 Hz; rated 100 watts per chandelier minimum RMS power, with no more than 4.9 % total harmonic distortion from 250 kilowatts 1o rated output.
Tuner section EM stereo, FM/ AM superheroes finer FM trier section Tuning range Antenna terminals intermediate frequency AM tuner section Tuning range North American models: 875 108.
Index Adjusting the audit emphasis 30 the sound 28 the volume 12, 14,17 Antennas 4, 10 Automatic Coarse Selection 12,1517 Batteries 5 CD player 11, 19 €D Synchrony Recording 13 Clock setting & Connecting, See Hooking up Display 5,19,30 Flash 26 Hooking up optional components B optional speakers 9 the antennas 4,10 the power 5 the system 4 Loop 26 Sony Corporation Normal Play ¥ One Touch Play 12, 15,17 Personal file 32 Playing alh 11 a preset radio station 14 tracks in random order {Shuffle Play) 20 fracks i
