4-241-412-12(2) Compact Hi-Fi Component System Operating Instructions CHC-CV40 © 2002 Sony Corporation
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. To prevent fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. And don’t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.
Notes on CD-R and CD-RW discs This system can play the following discs: Type of discs Label on the disc Audio CD Table of Contents This system can play the following discs .. 2 List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Main unit ................................................... 5 Remote control ..........................................
Table of Contents (continued) Tuner Presetting radio stations .......................... 20 Listening to the radio — Preset Tuning ................................ 22 — Manual Tuning .............................. 22 Tape Loading a tape ......................................... 23 Playing a tape .......................................... 23 Recording to a tape — CD Synchro Recording/Recording Manually/Program Edit ..................... 24 Timer-recording radio programs .............
List of Button Locations and Reference Pages Use this page to find the location of buttons and other parts of the system that are mentioned in the text.
Remote control ALPHABETICAL ORDER A–K ALBUM +/– e; (17) CD N wh (11, 14, 17) CLEAR 6 (16) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT ek (26, 29) CLOCK/TIMER SET 1 (10, 25, 28) DBFB qj (26) DIMMER ef (31) DISC SKIP qf (11, 14) DISPLAY ed (31) ENTER wa (10, 15, 21, 25, 27) FUNCTION wk (10, 14, 15, 17) GROOVE ws (26) KARAOKE PON/MPX wl (29) KEY CONTROL #/2 ql (30) 6GB M–Z MD (VIDEO) wj (35) MUSIC MENU +/– 9 (27) NEXT wf (13) Numeric buttons eg (12, 19) ON SCREEN eh (32) PICTURE EFFECT wd (12) PLAY MODE es (11, 14) PREV wf (13) RE
Getting Started Hooking up the system AM loop antenna FM antenna Right speaker Left speaker 1 Connect the speakers. Connect the speaker cords to the SPEAKER terminals as the following. Locations and Reference Pages/Getting Started Started of Button List Getting Perform the following procedure 1 to 5 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories. 2 Connect the FM/AM antennas. Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it.
Hooking up the system (continued) 3 Connect the video input jack of your TV to the VIDEO OUT jack with the supplied video cable. 6 Set the color system according to your TV while the power is off. The color system of your TV Do this PAL While holding down DISC 1 Z, press ?/1. AUTO* While holding down DISC 2 Z, press ?/1. NTSC While holding down DISC 3 Z, press ?/1. * When your TV automatically changes the color system according to the input signal.
Attaching the speaker pads Using the remote You can control Sony TVs using the buttons below. TV VOL +/– TV CH +/– TV/VIDEO Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote By pressing You can TV ?/1 Turn on or off the TV TV/VIDEO Select the input source for the TV TV VOL +/– Adjust the volume of the TV TV CH +/– Change the channel of the TV Getting Started TV ?/1 Attach the supplied speaker pads to the bottom of the speakers to stabilize the speaker and prevent it from slipping.
VIDEO CD/CD/MP3 Files Setting the clock 1 Turn on the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET on the remote. 3 Press R or r on the remote to set the Loading a disc 1 Press DISC 1 – 3 Z. The disc tray opens. 2 Place a disc with the label side up on the disc tray. hour. 4 Press ENTER. 5 Press R or r on the remote to set the minute. 6 Press ENTER. The clock starts working. If you make a mistake Press T or t on the remote repeatedly until the incorrect item flashes, then set it again.
3 Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE (or PLAY MODE on the remote) in stop mode repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display. To play ALL DISCS* (Normal Play) All VIDEO CDs in the disc tray continuously. 1 DISC/ ALBUM (Normal Play) The tracks on the VIDEO CD you have selected in original order. ALL DISCS SHUFFLE (Shuffle Play) The tracks on all VIDEO CDs in random order. 1 DISC SHUFFLE/ ALBUM SHUFFLE (Shuffle Play) The tracks on the VIDEO CD you have selected in random order.
Playing a VIDEO CD (continued) To Do this Play repeatedly (Repeat Play) Press REPEAT/FM MODE (or REPEAT on the remote) during play until “REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1” appears. REPEAT*3: For all the tracks on the VIDEO CD up to five times. REPEAT 1*2: For a single track only. To cancel playing repeatedly, press REPEAT/FM MODE until “REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1” disappears. Adjust the picture 1 Press PICTURE EFFECT on the remote. 2 Adjust the picture using R /r /T/t on the remote. 3 Press ENTER.
Playing a VIDEO CD with the PBC functions (Ver. 2.0) Tips • When appears on the TV screen, you have pressed an invalid button. Press the button indicated on the menu screen. • “PBC” appears for the disc with PBC functions, and “PBC OFF” appears when its function is canceled. Note –– PBC Play 1 Start playing a VIDEO CD with PBC functions (Ver. 2.0). A PBC menu appears on your TV and “PBC” appears in the display. 2 Press numeric buttons on the remote.
Other Operations Playing a CD — Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat Play This system lets you play the CD in different play modes. Playing time Disc tray number Track number 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE (or PLAY MODE on the remote) in stop mode repeatedly until the mode you want appears in the display. Select To play ALL DISCS (Normal Play) All CDs in the disc tray continuously.
Tips Programing VIDEO CD/CD tracks — Program Play You can make a program of up to 25 tracks. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE (or PLAY MODE on the remote) repeatedly until “PROGRAM” appears. 3 Press DISC 1 – 3 to select a disc. 4 Slide the knob to l or to L (or VIDEO CD/CD/MP3 Files • You can start playing from the desired track in Normal Play. Slide the knob to l or to L (or press .
Programing VIDEO CD/CD tracks (continued) 6 To program additional tracks, repeat Playing a disc with MP3 files steps 3 to 5. 7 Press CD NX (or CD N on the remote). To Do this Cancel Program Play Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE repeatedly until “PROGRAM” and “SHUFFLE” disappear. Clear a track from the end Press CLEAR on the remote in stop mode. Add a track to the end of the program in stop mode Perform steps 3 to 5.
Other Operations — Normal Play/Shuffle Play/Repeat Play To Do this Stop play Press x. Pause Press CD NX (or X on the remote). Press again to resume play. Select a folder of MP3 files Press ALBUM +/– after step 2. Select a file Slide the knob to L (to go forward) or to l (to go back) and release it when you locate the desired file (or press . or > on the remote). This system lets you play the disc with MP3 files in different play modes.
Playing a disc with MP3 files (continued) To Do this Play repeatedly (Repeat Play) Press REPEAT/FM MODE (or REPEAT on the remote) during play until “REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1” appears. REPEAT*2: For all the files on the disc up to five times. REPEAT 1: For a single file only. To cancel playing repeatedly, press REPEAT/FM MODE until “REPEAT” or “REPEAT 1” disappears. *1 You can search points in the same file only. The time display may not be correct depending on the file.
Locating a specific part of a VIDEO CD Locating the desired track –– Disc Digest You can select the desired track by viewing the first frame of each track. Nine different tracks can be displayed on the TV screen at one time. The TV screen must be ON to use these functions. Use the remote for the operation. 1 Press SPECIAL MENU in stop mode. 2 Press 2 to select “2) DISC DIGEST.” Tips • When you stop playback, press x. • When you use VIDEO CDs with PBC functions (Ver. 2.
Tuner Resuming playback from the point you stopped a VIDEO CD –– Resume Play The system memorizes the point where you stopped the VIDEO CD so that you can resume from that point. Note that Resume Play is not available when playing an audio CD and a disc with MP3 files. 1 While playing a VIDEO CD, press x to stop playback. “RESUME” appears on the TV screen. If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not available. Presetting radio stations You can preset up to 20 FM stations and 10 AM stations.
4 Press TUNER MEMORY/DIRECTION. 5 Slide the knob to l or to L (or press m or M on the remote) repeatedly to select the desired preset number. Setting presets through manual tuning 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select “FM” or “AM.” 2 Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE until “AUTO” and “PRESET” disappear. 3 Slide the knob to l or to L (or 6 Press ENTER. “Complete!” appears, and the station is stored. 7 Repeat steps 1 to 6 to store other 4 Press TUNER MEMORY/DIRECTION.
Presetting radio stations (continued) To change the AM tuning interval The AM tuning interval is factory-set to 9 kHz (10 kHz in some areas). To change the AM tuning interval, tune in any AM station first, then turn off the system. While holding REPEAT/FM MODE, turn the system back on. When you change the interval, all the AM preset stations are erased. To reset the interval, repeat the same procedure. Note You cannot change the AM tuning interval in the Power Saving Mode.
Tape Loading a tape 1 Open the lid with your hand and insert a tape. With the side you want to play facing up 2 Close the lid with your hand. Do this Stop play Press x. Pause Press X on the remote. Press again to resume play. Fast-forward or rewind Slide the knob to m or to M (Press m or M on the remote). Notes • If you do not close the lid, you cannot start playing the tape. • If you open the lid while playing a tape, the deck stops playing.
Recording to a tape — CD Synchro Recording/Recording Manually/Program Edit You can record from a disc, radio or connected components. You can use TYPE I (normal) tapes. The recording level is adjusted automatically. Steps Recording from a disc (CD Synchro Recording) 1 2 Load a recordable tape. Press DISC 1 – 3 Z. Press FUNCTION repeatedly to select the desired source to record. 3 Load the disc you want to record. Load the disc (or other audio source), or tune in the station you want to record.
Recording a VIDEO CD/CD by specifying track order — Program Edit 1 Load a disc and load a recordable tape. 2 Program the tracks following step 2 to 6 in “Programing VIDEO CD/CD tracks” on page 15. 3 Press CD SYNC. 4 Press TUNER MEMORY/DIRECTION repeatedly to select g to record on one side. Select h (or j) to record on both sides. 5 Press REC PAUSE/START. Recording starts.
Sound Adjustment Timer-recording radio programs (continued) To Do this Activate/check the setting Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote and press R or r on the remote to select “REC SELECT?”, then press ENTER. Change the setting Start over from step 1. Cancel the timer Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote and press R or r on the remote to select “TIMER OFF”, then press ENTER. Notes • When you use the recording timer at the same time as the Sleep Timer, the Sleep Timer setting has priority.
Selecting the preset music menu The audio emphasis menu lets you select the sound characteristics according to the sound you are listening to. Press MUSIC MENU repeatedly (or MUSIC MENU +/– on the remote) to select the preset you want. The preset name appears in the display. See the chart “Music menu options”.
Timer Falling asleep to music Waking up to music — Daily Timer — Sleep Timer You can set the system to turn off after a certain time, so that you can fall asleep to music. Press SLEEP on the remote. Each time you press the button, the minute display (the turn-off time) changes cyclically as follows: AUTO* t 90min t 80min t … t 10min t OFF * The system automatically turns off after the current VIDEO CD, CD or tape finishes playing (up to 100 minutes).
Other Features 8 Press ENTER. The start time, the stop time, and the sound source appear in turn, then the original display returns. Singing along: Karaoke 9 Press ?/1 to turn off the system. You can sing along with any stereo CD by turning down the singer’s voice. You need to connect an optional microphone. To Do this 1 Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down Activate/check the setting Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT on the remote, then press R or r on the remote until “DAILY SELECT?” appears.
Singing along: Karaoke (continued) Mixing and recording sounds 1 Do the procedure for “Singing along” To Do this Use VIDEO CDs Turn on your TV and switch it to the appropriate video input. Cancel karaoke mode Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN and disconnect the microphone from MIC, then press KARAOKE PON/ MPX repeatedly until “m” disappears. Adjust the key* Press KEY CONTROL #/2 to suit your vocal range. You can adjust the key higher or lower in 13 halftone steps (2 6 to # 6).
Display Turning off the display — Power Saving Mode The demonstration display (display window and buttons lighting and flashing even when the system power is off) and the clock display can be turned off to minimize the amount of power consumed during standby (Power Saving Mode). Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is off until the demonstration display or the clock display disappears. To cancel the Power Saving Mode Press DISPLAY while the system is off.
Using the display (continued) Notes • Depending on the disc, some information or CDTEXT characters may not appear. • The display contents differ depending on the play mode. Using the on-screen display You can check the current operating status and disc information of VIDEO CDs or audio CDs during playback or in stop mode. Depending on the conditions, some items are displayed and others are not. Press ON SCREEN on the remote.
4 When The display shows: In stop mode of a Folder name disc with MP3 files In Program Play Programed disc and track mode number During playback Current folder name and file of a disc with name MP3 files* Notes • Normally, leave the display mode set to either ON SCREEN 1 or 2. When you select ON SCREEN OFF, you cannot check the operating status on the TV screen. • When you record video signals played back from this system onto a video tape, etc., be sure to select ON SCREEN OFF.
Optional Components Hooking up optional components You can connect an analogue component to this system. Optional TV Optional analogue component To the video input jack of a TV From the audio output jacks of an analogue component 34GB A MD (VIDEO) IN jacks B VIDEO OUT jack Use audio cords (not supplied) to connect an optional component (such as an MD player or VCR) to these jacks. You can then record or listen to analogue audio from that component through this system.
Listening to audio from a connected component 1 Connect the audio cords. See “Hooking up optional components” on page 34. 2 Press MD (VIDEO) to switch the function to MD or VIDEO. Start playing the connected component. Notes • Pressing FUNCTION and ?/1 while the power is off automatically turns the power on and “VIDEO” is selected as a function. When the system is in the Power Saving Mode, this function does not work.
Troubleshooting The timer does not function. Problems and remedies If you have any problem using this system, use the following checklist. First, check that the power cord is connected firmly and that the speakers are connected correctly and firmly. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Sony dealer. General The display window and buttons keep on or flashing even the power is turned off.
Play does not start. • Open the disc tray and check whether a disc is loaded. • Wipe the disc clean (see page 41). • Replace the disc. • Place the disc correctly in the center of the tray. • Place the disc in the tray with the label side up. • Remove the disc and wipe away the moisture on the disc, then leave the system turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates. • Press CD NX to start play. The folder title, track title and ID3 tag do not appear correctly.
Problems and remedies (continued) Tape Deck The tape does not record. • The tab has been removed from the cassette. Cover the broken tab with adhesive tape (see page 41). • The tape has wound to the end. The tape does not record or play, or there is a decrease in sound level. • The heads are dirty. Clean them. • The record/playback heads are magnetized. Demagnetize them (see page 41). The tape does not erase completely. • The record/playback heads are magnetized. Demagnetize them (see page 41).
If the system still does not operate properly after performing the above measures, reset the system as follows: 1 Unplug the power cord. 2 Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet. 3 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 4 Press x, ?/1 and ENTER at the same time. 5 Unplug the power cord. 6 Plug the power cord back into the wall outlet, then press ?/1 to turn on the system. The system is reset to the factory settings.
Additional Information On heat build up Precautions On operating voltage Before operating the system, check that the operating voltage of your system is identical with the voltage of your local power supply. On safety • The unit is 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. • Unplug the system from the wall outlet if it is not to be used for an extended period of time.
Notes on discs To save a tape permanently • Before playing, clean the disc with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. • Do not use a disc with tape, seals, or paste on it as this may damage the player. • Do not use solvents. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight or heat sources. • Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star) cannot be played on this system. Attempting to do so may damage the system. Do not use such discs.
Specifications Main Unit (HCD-CV40) Tape deck section Recording system Frequency response Wow and flutter Amplifier section Measured at AC 120/220/240 V, 50/60 Hz: DIN power output (Rated):40 + 40 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS power output (Reference): 50 + 50 watts (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Inputs MD (VIDEO) IN (phono jacks): voltage 450 mV (250 mV), impedance 47 kilohms MIC (minijack): sensitivity 1 mV, impedance 10 kilohms Outputs PHONES (stereo minijack): accepts headphones of 8 ohms or
General Power requirements 120 V, 220 V, 230 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Adjustable with voltage selector Power consumption 120 watts Dimensions (w/h/d) incl. projecting parts and controls Amplifier/Tuner/Tape/CD section: Approx. 215 × 285 × 386 mm Speaker Approx. 205 × 285 × 240 mm Mass Amplifier/Tuner/Tape/CD section: Approx. 7.8 kg Speakers Approx. 3.
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