3-860-079-11(1) Mini Hi-Fi Component System Operating Instructions f MHC-FR1 ©1997 by Sony Corporation
Note WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. The AC power cord has been fixed on the rear panel with the plug band temporarily for shipment. Unlock the plug band to remove the plug. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Back panel Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
Table of Contents Getting Started DJ Effects Step 1 : Hooking up the system ........... 4 Looping part of a CD ........................... 33 Step 2 : Setting the time ........................ 6 Flashing part of a CD ........................... 33 Step 3 : Presetting radio stations ......... 7 Inserting CDs .......................................... 8 Connecting optional AV components .................................... 10 Sound Adjustment Adjusting the sound ............................
Getting Started Step 1: Hooking up the system Do the following procedure 1 to 4 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. To complete the setup, do steps 2 and 3 also. AM loop aerial FM aerial Right speaker Left speaker 2 Connect the FM/AM aerials. 1 Connect the speakers. Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER jacks of the same color. Keep the speaker cords away from the aerials to prevent noise. Insert only the stripped portion.
3 Connect the mains lead to a wall outlet. Inserting two size AA (R6) batteries into the remote Demo mode appears in the display. 4 Deactivate the demo mode by ] pressing DISPLAY/DEMO when the system power is turned off. The demo mode is also deactivated when you set the time. } ] } Tip With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months. When the remote no longer operates the system, replace both batteries with new ones.
Step 2: Setting the time 4 Turn the jog dial to set the minute. 5 Press ENTER. The clock starts working. You must set the time before using the timer functions. Tips 2,4 3,5 1 1 • If you’ve made a mistake, start over from step 1. • Setting the time deactivates the demo mode . If you want to display the demo mode, press DISPLAY/DEMO when the power is off. Press t/CLOCK SET. The hour indication flashes. 0:00 2 Turn the jog dial to set the hour. The clock is on a 24-hour system. 3 Press ENTER.
4 Step 3: Presetting radio stations Press TUNER MEMORY. A preset number appears in the display. Preset number You can preset up to 40 stations, 20 for FM, 10 for MW and 10 for LW. 20 TUNED STEREO AUTO POWER 3,5 6 1 MEMORY FM 1? VOLUME 2 4 5 Turn the jog dial to select the desired preset number. 6 Press ENTER. The station is stored. 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to store other stations.
3 Inserting CDs Open the front cover by pushing the right edge of the cover. You can insert up to 51 discs into this player. We recommend you use the PLUS ONE slot for CDs you will be inserting and removing frequently (see page 28). 1 2 4 3,7 Front cover 4 Turn the jog dial until you find the disc slot where you want to insert a disc, while checking the disc number (written beside every slot and also indicated in the display).
5 Insert a disc with the label side facing right. Notes • Make sure you have inserted the disc into each slot at a right angle to the rotary table. If the disc is not put in straight, it may damage the player or the disc. • Make sure the rotary table comes to a complete stop before inserting or removing discs. With the label side facing right Removing CDs After following Steps 1 to 3 of “Inserting CDs” on page 8, remove the discs. Then close the front cover.
Connecting optional AV components To enhance your system, you can connect optional components. Refer to the instructions of each component. Connecting a VCR Make sure to match the color of the plugs and the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected VCR, press FUNCTION repeatedly until “VIDEO” appears. To the audio output of the VCR Connecting audio components Select one of the following two connections, depending on the equipment to be connected and method of connecting.
Connecting an MD deck for analog recording Make sure to match the colour of the plugs and the connectors. To listen to the sound of the connected MD deck, press FUNCTION repeatedly until “MD” appears. To the audio output of the MD deck Connecting surround speakers You can connect an optional surround speakers. To the audio input of the MD deck To surround speaker (R) To surround speaker (L) Note You need to connect both left and right surround speakers. Otherwise, the sound will not be heard.
Connecting optional AV components (continued) AM aerial Connect a 6- to 15- meter (20- to 50- feet) insulated wire to the AM aerial terminal. Leave the supplied AM loop aerial connected. Connecting outdoor aerials Insulated wire (not supplied) Connect the outdoor aerial to improve the reception. COA X FM IAL 75 FM aerial Connect the optional FM outdoor aerial. You can also use the TV aerial instead.
Basic Operations Playing a CD 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears. 2 Turn the jog dial until the desired disc number or the disc title (see page 26) appears. — Normal play You can play up to 51 CDs in a row. POWER 1 πSTOP ≠/± VOLUME 20 ALL 1 DISC S AUTO 3 TUNED STEREO *DISC-20* VOLUME Press ENTER or CD fl (or CD ( on the remote). The selected disc is set to the playing position, and starts playing.
Playing a CD (continued) To specify the next CD to play To You need to Stop play Press π STOP. While playing a disc, turn the jog dial until the desired disc number (or disc title) and “NEXT” appears. To skip to the next disc right away, press ENTER. Pause Press CD fl (P on the remote). 51 ALL DISC S TITLE 14 Resume playing after pause Press CD fl (P on the remote).
2 Recording a CD — CD Synchro Recording Turn the jog dial until the disc number or the disc title (see page 26) appears. 20 The CD SYNCHRO 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 4 DOLBY NR 3 1 ALL 1 DISC S TITLE AUTO TUNED STEREO *DISC-20* VOLUME Disc number or the disc title 3 Press CD SYNCHRO. Deck B stands by for recording and the CD player stands by for playback.
Listening to the radio 1 –– Preset Tuning Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows: FM n MW n LW n Preset radio stations in the tuner's memory first (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”). POWER Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly until the band you want appears in the display. 3 1 STEREO/MONO 2 2 Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “PRESET” appears. n MANUAL n AUTO n PRESET 3 Turn the jog dial (or press = or + on the remote) to tune in the desired preset station.
To listen to non-preset radio stations Press TUNING MODE repeatedly until “MANUAL” or “AUTO” appears in step 2, then tune in the station by turning the jog dial. 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). • When an FM program is noisy, press STEREO/MONO repeatedly until “MONO” appears in the display.
Recording from the radio (continued) 4 Press § EJECT and insert a blank tape into deck B. With the side you want to record facing forward 5 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. POWER 2 1 πSTOP º/‚ VOLUME Press REC ®. Deck B stands by for recording. 6 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides. 7 Press PAUSE ∏.
1 Press § EJECT and insert a recorded tape in deck A or B. With the side you want to play facing forward 2 Tips • Pressing TAPE A ª/· or TAPE B ª/· when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts tape playback if there is a tape in the deck (One Touch Play). • You can switch from another source to the tape deck just by pressing TAPE A ª/· or TAPE B ª/· (Automatic Source Selection). • When you play a tape recorded with Dolby NR B, press DOLBY NR so that “DOLBY NR B” appears.
Recording from a tape 4 — High-speed Dubbing To stop dubbing You can use TYPE I (normal) or TYPE II (CrO2) tapes. The recording level is automatically adjusted. POWER 31 DOLBY NR 1 4 2 πSTOP 1 Press § EJECT and insert a recorded tape in deck A and a blank tape in deck B. With the side you want to play/record facing forward 2 Press HI-SPEED DUBBING. Deck B stands by for recording. 3 20 Press DIRECTION repeatedly to select A to record on one side. Select ß (or RELAY) to record on both sides.
The CD Player 1) Using the CD display 2) 3) For labeled CD or CD with CD-TEXT CD with CD text TOC = Table of Contents; displays current disc number, track number, playing time of the track. You can check the remaining time of the current track or that of the CD. DISPLAY/DEMO / Press DISPLAY/DEMO.
Playing the CD tracks repeatedly Playing the CD tracks in random order –– Repeat Play –– Shuffle Play This function lets you repeat a single CD or all CDs in normal play, Shuffle Play and Program Play. You can play all the tracks on one CD or all CDs in random order. CONTINUE REPEAT 1 3 CONTINUE 2 / Press REPEAT during play until “REPEAT” appears. Repeat play starts. Do the following procedure. To repeat Press All the tracks on the current CD CONTINUE repeatedly until “1 DISC” appears.
4 Press ENTER or CD ·∏. “J” appears and then all the tracks play in random order. Programming the CD tracks –– Programme Play To cancel Shuffle Play Press CONTINUE. Tips • You can start Shuffle Play by pressing SHUFFLE while playing. • You can specify the next disc to play during 1 DISC Shuffle Play. Turn the jog dial to specify the next disc. After all the tracks on the current disc are played in random order, the next disc starts playing.
Programming the CD tracks (continued) 4 To You need to Check the programme To programme a whole disc, skip this step. Press ≠/± until the desired track number appears. Press CHECK repeatedly. After the last track, “END” appears. Clear a specific track or disc Press CHECK until the track or disc you do not want appears, then press CLEAR. When the disc you select has a disc title, it appears and then switches to the following display. Clear from the Press CLEAR.
The PLUS ONE slot comes to the loading position. 9 41 Playing your favorite CD independently 8 42 7 43 — Plus One Play 6 44 5 45 46 1 2 4 47 When you insert a disc into the PLUS ONE slot, you can play the disc independently from other discs. When using this function, the player is automatically set to 1 DISC Continuous Play mode. 48 3 49 50 PLUS ONE 2 1 PLUS ONE slot 3 Insert a disc into the PLUS ONE slot. 4 Close the front cover.
Playing Your Favorite CD Independently (continued) Labeling a CD Tips — Disc Memo • To play a disc already inserted into the PLUS ONE slot, press CD PLUS ONE while the front cover is closed. • You can start Shuffle Play during Plus One Play by pressing SHUFFLE before step 4. Notes • Plus One Play will be canceled if; — you turn the jog dial or press buttons to select other disc. — you press PROGRAM, MEMO SCAN or MEMO SEARCH.
4 Note Turn the jog dial until the desired character appears. The cursor disappears and the first space for the disc title flashes. To select characters on the unit As you turn the jog dial clockwise, the characters appear in the following order. Turn the jog dial counterclockwise to go back to the previous character. To select characters on the remote Press V or v until the desired type of character appears, then press B or b until the desired character appears.
Locating a specific CD FUNCTION Note If “NO ENTRY” appears, no disc has been labeled. Try the Memo Scan function again after labeling the discs. ≠/± Locating a disc by searching a specific disc title — Memo Search You can search and locate a disc you want by inputting the first character used in the disc title (see page 26). 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears. 2 Press MEMO SEARCH. “MEMO SEARCH” appears and the lamp on the ENTER button flashes.
5 Press ENTER to select the disc. In Programme Play mode, the disc will be added to the end of the programme. To locate a disc on the remote Press the B or b key on the remote until the disc title in step 4 that you want appears. Skip step 5. Playing highlights of the CD Some CD-TEXT discs have a feature to play only the highlights of the discs. To cancel Memo Search Press MEMO SEARCH again.
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 or record from the middle of the tape. The recording level is adjusted automatically. 4 2 DOLBY NR º/‚ 1 5 Press PAUSE ∏. Recording starts. 6 Start playing the source to be recorded. To Press Stop recording π STOP Pause recording PAUSE ∏ Tips • If you want to record from the reverse side, press TAPE B ª so that ª (for reverse side) lights up.
Recording a CD by specifying track order 5 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 the tape. 9 2 πSTOP 5 1 To programme a whole disc, skip this step. Press ≠/± until the desired track appears in the display. Total playing time (including selected track) Disc number P1 TUNED STEREO MONO SYNC ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM CD TEXT TITLE AUTO 1 8 1 2 REC SLEEP VOLUME PLUS 1 2.
Recording a CD by specifying track order (continued) To stop recording Press π STOP. To check the order Press CHECK repeatedly. After the last track, “END” appears. To cancel Program Edit Press CONTINUE. Tip If the track cuts off during recording, because the tape ended while recording on the A side, the track will automatically be recorded from the beginning on the B side.
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. jog dial jog dial LOOP/DELETE / Press and hold LOOP/DELETE 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. GROOVE 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 The audio emphasis menu lets you select the sound characteristic according to the sound you are listening to. The personal file function (see “Making a personal audio emphasis file”) lets you store your own effects. EFFECT 2 To cancel the effect Press EFFECT repeatedly so that “EFFECT OFF” appears in the display. Music menu options “SUR ” appears if you select an effect with surround effects.
Selecting the audio emphasis (continued) To change the equalizer display Each time you press SPECTRUM ANALYZER, the equalizer display changes to show one of the three displays below. Spectrum analyzer pattern 1 m 20 ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM TUNED STEREO MONO SYNC CD TEXT TITLE AUTO 1 2 REC SLEEP VOLUME PLUS 1 Adjusting the audio emphasis You can adjust the audio emphasis using the graphic equalizer and surround effect. Activating the surround effect RELAY You can enjoy the surround effect.
Adjusting the graphic equalizer 4 Turn the jog dial to adjust level. 20 You can adjust the sound by raising or lowering the levels of specific frequency ranges. SUR Before operation, first select the audio emphasis you want for your basic sound. 3 4 ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM CD TEXT TITLE AUTO TUNED STEREO MONO SYNC 1kHz +3dB 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4. 6 Press ENTER when finished.
Making a personal audio emphasis file 3 Use the jog dial to select the file number (FILE 1 – 5) where you want to store the sound effect. — Personal file 4 Press ENTER. 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.
Other Features 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 by using the remote, so you can sleep to the music. You can preset the time to be turned off by 10 minutes. — Wake-up Timer 4,5,6,7,8 3 SLEEP / Press SLEEP on the remote.
Waking up to music (continued) To check the setting 4 Press TIMER SELECT and turn the jog dial to select the respective mode (DAILY 1 or DAILY 2), then press ENTER. To change the setting, start over from step 1. Turn the jog dial to select DAILY 1 or 2, then press ENTER. “ON” appears and the hour digits flash in the display. 20 ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM CD TEXT TITLE AUTO SUR 5 TUNED STEREO MONO SYNC ON RELAY Turn the jog dial to set the hour, then press ENTER. The minute indication starts flashing.
Timer-recording radio programs 4 Turn the jog dial to set the hour, then press ENTER. The minute indication starts flashing. 20 To timer-record, you must preset the radio station (see “Step 3: Presetting radio stations”) and set the clock (see “Step 2: Setting the time”) beforehand. 3,4,5 Set the time to start recording. SUR ALL 1 DISC S PROGRAM CD TEXT TITLE AUTO TUNED STEREO MONO SYNC ON 1:00 1 2 REC SLEEP VOLUME PLUS 1 RELAY Turn the jog dial to set the minute, then press ENTER.
Additional Information Precautions 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. •Do not expose the CD to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts, nor leave it in a car parked in direct sunlight.
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. Cleaning the tape heads Clean the tape heads after every 10 hours of use.
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 “Before connecting an MD deck” on page 10). Sound comes from one channel or unbalanced left and right volume. •Check the speaker connection and speaker placement.
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 42). •The tape has reeled to the end. Severe hum or noise (“TUNED” or “STEREO” flashes in the display. •Adjust the aerial. •The signal strength is too weak. Connect the external aerial. 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 43).
Specifications Tape player section Recording system Frequency response (DOLBY NR OFF) Amplifier section DIN power output 50 + 50 watts (8 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS power output 60 + 60 watts (8 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Music power output 105 + 105 watts (8 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Inputs VIDEO/MD IN (phono jacks): voltage 250 mV, impedance 47 kilohms Outputs VIDEO/MD OUT (phono jacks): voltage 250 mV impedance 1 kilohms PHONES (stereo phone jack): accepts headphones of 8 ohms or more SPEAKER: acce
General Power requirements Power consumption Dimensions (w/h/d) Mass Supplied accessories: 220 – 230 V AC, 50/60 Hz 160 watts Approx. 280 x 375 x 450 mm Approx. 11 kg AM loop aerial (1) Remote (1) RM-SF100 Sony SUM-3 (NS) batteries (2) FM lead aerial (1) Speaker cords (2) Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
L, M Index Loop 33 N A Adjusting the audio emphasis 36 the sound 34 the volume 13, 16, 18, 39 Aerials 4, 12 B Batteries 5 C CD player 13 CD Synchro Recording 15 Clock setting 6 Connecting.
