Sony DHC-MD333 - Mini Hi Fi Component System, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... Instructions DHC MD333 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 _______________ ...

Page 2: ... harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate...

Page 3: ...lay 26 Recording Before you start recording 28 Recording the favorite CD tracks on an MD 29 Recording on an MD manually 30 Starting recording with 6 seconds of prestored audio data 31 Marking track numbers 33 Making a space between tracks 3 seconds long 34 Editing Before you start editing 36 Labelling an MD 37 Erasing recordings 38 Moving recorded tracks 40 Dividing recorded tracks 41 Combining re...

Page 4: ...speaker Right speaker DHC MD333 rear panel FM aerial AM loop aerial Connect the FM AM aerials Set up the AM loop aerial then connect it European model 2 AM loop aerial Extend the FM wire aerial horizontally AM FM 75 COAXIAL Connect the speakers Connect the speaker cords to SPEAKER terminals of the same colour Keep the speaker cords away from the aerials to prevent noise 1 Gray Black Insert this po...

Page 5: ...teries with old ones Do not use different types of batteries together Do not use the battery that is leaking If the battery leaks clean the battery compartment and replace all the batteries with new ones Set VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the position of your local power line voltage except for North American European Argentine models Connect the mains lead to a wall outlet If the plug of the mains lead does...

Page 6: ...s 4 Press to set the minute 5 Press ENTER YES The clock starts 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 If you have made a mistake Press CURSOR or repeatedly so that the incorrect item flashes then set it again To change the preset time You can change the preset time while the power is on 1 Press CLOCK TIMER SET 2 Press repeatedly until CLOCK SET appears 3 Press ENTER YES 4 Repeat steps 2 through 5 Tips The built in clock s...

Page 7: ...cy indication changes and scanning stops when the system tunes in a station TUNED and STEREO for a stereo programme appear When you want to stop scanning press TUNER BAND Step 3 Presetting radio stations continued You can preset the following number of stations North American model 20 for FM and 10 for AM European model 20 for FM 10 for MW and 10 for LW Other models 20 for FM 10 for MW and 10 for ...

Page 8: ... AM MW tuning interval except for European model The AM MW tuning interval is factory set to 9 kHz 10 kHz in some areas To change the AM MW tuning interval tune in any AM MW station first then turn off the power While holding down the FUNCTION button turn the power back on When you change the interval all the AM MW preset stations are erased To reset the interval repeat the same procedure The pres...

Page 9: ...cting optional A V components and outdoor aerials To enhance your system you can connect optional components Refer to the instructions of each component Connecting audio components Connect the plugs from the optional component to jacks of the same colour on the rear panel of this unit Tip When you connect the TC TX333 stereo cassette deck to the DHC MD333 be sure to use the AU BUS terminals To det...

Page 10: ...wire to a gas pipe Insulated wire not supplied AM FM 75 COAXIAL Insulated wire not supplied AM FM 75 Connecting outdoor aerials Connect an outdoor aerial to improve reception FM aerial Connect an optional FM outdoor aerial or you can use a TV aerial instead European model Other models Connecting optional A V components and outdoor aerials continued 75 ohm coaxial cable not supplied SIGNAL GND AM F...

Page 11: ...me Do this Press CD p Press CD or CD P on the remote The indicator on the CD button is lit orange Press again to resume play Press MD CD 0 or CD on the remote or MD CD or CD on the remote repeatedly until you find the desired track Press and hold MD CD 0 or during play and release it at the desired point OVER appears when the CD ends Press CD 6 Turn VOLUME or press VOL on the remote CD CD CD P VOL...

Page 12: ...he remote when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts CD play if there is a CD on the disc tray One Touch Play If you turn the power on when there is a CD on the disc tray the CD indicator is lit red You can switch from another source to the CD player and start playing a CD by pressing CD or CD on the remote Automatic Source Selection If there is no CD in the player CD NO DIS...

Page 13: ...he MD slide the record protection tab to the closed position see page 28 reinsert the MD and try again 2 Press CD 6 and place a CD on the disc tray The disc tray opens 3 Press CD 6 to close the disc tray 4 Press CD MD SYNC The MD deck stands by for recording and the CD pauses at the beginning 5 Press MD Recording starts When the recording is completed the CD player stops and the MD deck pauses aut...

Page 14: ... the MD button is lit orange Press again to resume play Press MD CD 0 or MD on the remote or MD CD or MD on the remote repeatedly until you find the desired track Press MD CD 0 or during play and release it at the desired point Press MD 6 Turn VOLUME or press VOL on the remote 1 Insert an MD With the arrow pointing toward the deck MD MD p MD P MD VOL MD 6 MD indicator MD p 0 1 2 VOLUME MD CD The p...

Page 15: ...g MD or MD on the remote when the power is off automatically turns the power on and starts MD play if there is an MD in the player One Touch Play You can switch from another source to the MD deck and start playing an MD by pressing MD fl or MD on the remote Automatic Source Selection Note Please do not use MDs with labels that are protruding or labels that have not been positioned correctly Use of ...

Page 16: ... when the system tunes in a station Automatic Tuning To cancel the Automatic Tuning Press TUNER BAND Tips Pressing TUNER BAND or BAND on the remote when the power is off automatically turns the power on and tunes in the last received station One Touch Play You can switch from another source to the tuner by pressing TUNER BAND or BAND on the remote Automatic Source Selection To improve broadcast re...

Page 17: ...on is lit red 6 Press MD or MD or MD P on the remote Recording starts To stop recording Press MD p To record non preset radio stations To record non preset stations press TUNING MODE repeatedly until MANUAL appears in step 3 then press TUNING or to tune in the desired station Tip If noise is heard while recording an AM radio station reorient the AM loop aerial to reduce the noise With the arrow po...

Page 18: ...s to turn off the system If the MD is record protected MD Protected appears in the display and the MD cannot be recorded on Press MD 6 and remove the MD slide the record protection tab to the closed position see page 28 insert the MD and try again The CD Player Playing the CD tracks repeatedly Repeat Play You can repeat a CD in normal play Shuffle Play and Programme Play REPEAT Press REPEAT during...

Page 19: ...L SYNC PGM DBFB CD D C 0 continued Playing the CD tracks in random order Shuffle Play You can play all the tracks on a CD in random order 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until CD appears then place a CD on the disc tray 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears 3 Press CD Shuffle Play starts J appears and all the tracks play in random order LEVEL SYNC SHUFFLE DBFB CD 7 D C 7 2 m 3 1 1 s To ca...

Page 20: ... 4 m 0 9 s 7 To check the total number of programmed tracks Press DISPLAY in stop mode The total number of programmed tracks appears followed by the number of the last programmed track and the total playing time of the programme To Cancel Programme Play Add a track to the programme in stop mode Erase the entire programme Do this Press CD p then press PLAY MODE repeatedly until PGM and SHUFFLE disa...

Page 21: ...er of the tracks n n LEVEL SYNC DBFB CD D C 2 m 3 1 s 7 1 7 DISPLAY The difference between NORMAL and RHYTHM Original NORMAL The track pauses while the loop plays then resumes play from the same point when you release the button RHYTHM The track continues unheard while the loop plays then resumes play from where you release the button Unheard portion overlapped by the loop Hey Come on everybody Lo...

Page 22: ...f SHUFFLE or PGM appears in the display press PLAY MODE repeatedly until it disappears The total number of tracks The total playing time CANCEL NO 1 2 2 5 3 8 CURSOR 4 6 CD p LEVEL SYNC DBFB CD D C 2 m 3 1 s 7 1 7 DISPLAY Looping part of a CD track continued 3 Press CD 4 Press and hold LOOP at the point you want to start the Loop function and release the button at the point you want to resume norm...

Page 23: ... flashes then repeat steps 4 through 6 To erase a character press CANCEL NO while the character is flashing You cannot insert characters between previously inserted characters 8 Press ENTER YES to complete the labelling procedure The title is memorized into the unit and then the original display appears To cancel labelling Press EDIT Note Turn on the system power at least once a month otherwise th...

Page 24: ...ay The MD Deck Playback LEVEL SYNC TRACK REPEAT DBFB MD 1 1 m D 5 s M 3 REPEAT Playing the MD tracks in random order Shuffle Play You can play the tracks in random order 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until MD appears then insert an MD 2 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until SHUFFLE appears in stop mode 3 Press MD Shuffle Play starts J appears and all the tracks play in random order To cancel Shuffle Play...

Page 25: ...the total number of programmed tracks The order number of the programmed track appears followed by the total playing time of the programme 5 To programme additional tracks repeat steps 3 and 4 6 Press MD All the tracks play in the order you selected To check the total number of programmed tracks Press DISPLAY in stop mode Step appears followed by the total number of programmed tracks To check the ...

Page 26: ...same programme again press MD Additional tasks Programming the MD tracks continued Press DISPLAY during play Each time you press the button the display changes as follows The playing time and the track number of the current track The remaining time and the track number of the current track The track title of the current track No Name appears if no track title is stored To label a disc see page 37 ...

Page 27: ... mode Each time you press the button the display changes as follows The total playing time and the track numbers on the MD The remaining recordable time on the MD Only for a recordable MD Disc title on the MD No Name appears if no disc title is stored To label a disc see page 37 n n n ...

Page 28: ...ause these systems do not use digital signals Note on MD track numbers On an MD the track number track sequence track start and end point information etc are recorded in the TOC area independent of the sound information You can edit recorded tracks quickly by modifying the TOC information TOC Table Of Contents Before you start recording The MD Deck Recording Protecting a recorded MD To protect a r...

Page 29: ...ert a recordable MD If the MD indicator is lit red another MD is already inserted press MD 6 and remove the MD 7 Press CD MD SYNC The MD deck stands by for recording and the CD is in pause for playback If you use an MD with tracks already recorded on it the MD deck automatically locates the end of the recorded portion and starts the new recording from there Selecting the tracks 1 Press FUNCTION re...

Page 30: ...MD Protected appears in the display and the MD cannot be recorded on Press MD 6 and remove the MD slide the record protection tab to the closed position see page 28 reinsert the MD and try again Recording the favorite CD tracks on an MD continued 8 Press MD Recording starts from the last recorded portion of the MD The CD player stops and the MD deck pauses automatically when the recording is compl...

Page 31: ...able of Contents TOC while TOC is flashing Tip You can change the recording time and the remaining time in the display while recording by pressing DISPLAY on the remote Notes The MD recording is complete only after all the recording information is entered to TOC at which point TOC stops flashing and goes out Be careful not to disconnect the mains lead or move the deck before this point Before disc...

Page 32: ...To stop Time Machine Recording Press MD p While TOC is lit or is flashing To ensure complete recording do not move the deck or pull out the mains lead The deck updates the Table of Contents TOC while TOC is flashing Notes The MD recording is complete only after all the recording information is entered to TOC at which point TOC stops flashing and goes out Be careful not to disconnect the mains lead...

Page 33: ... after all the recording information is entered to TOC at which point TOC stops flashing and goes out Be careful not to disconnect the mains lead or move the deck before this point Before disconnecting the mains lead do the following Remove the MD Press to turn off the system continued The track numbers can be marked as follows Mark the track numbers automatically When you record from this system ...

Page 34: ...MD deck replaces the silence with a blank of about 3 seconds and continues recording Auto Cut If there is no sound input for 30 seconds while digital recording the MD deck replaces the silence of 30 seconds with a blank of about 3 seconds and enters recording pause Notes The Smart Space and Auto Cut functions are factory set to on If you turn the power off or disconnect the mains lead the MD deck ...

Page 35: ...ring recording pause 2 Press repeatedly until S Space appears 3 Press ENTER YES S Space OFF appears 4 Press ENTER YES again 1 Press r REC during recording pause 2 Press EDIT then press repeatedly until S Space appears 3 Press ENTER YES S Space ON appears 4 Press ENTER YES again 5 Press MD Recording starts MD p 5 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 36: ...estore the contents of the MD to the condition before the edit Before editing To edit the MD the MD deck requires the following conditions The MD is recordable The MD deck is in the Continuous mode Before editing check the conditions by following the procedure below 1 Check the tab of the MD to be edited If the MD is record protected MD Protected appears in the display and the MD cannot be edited ...

Page 37: ... A You can use the following symbols To enter a space Go to the step 6 You cannot label a blank space for the first letter 5 Press repeatedly until the character you want appears 6 Press CURSOR The character you selected in step 5 stops flashing and the cursor shifts to the right LEVEL SYNC TOC EDIT DISC DBFB MD _ LEVEL SYNC TOC EDIT DISC DBFB MD M 7 Repeat steps 4 through 6 to complete the entire...

Page 38: ...ck title appears 2 Press EDIT then press repeatedly until Name Erase appears 3 Press ENTER YES Complete appears The track title you selected in step 1 is erased Labelling an MD continued Erasing recordings Erase Function The MD deck lets you erase unwanted tracks quickly and easily You can restore the contents to the condition before erasing unerase by using the Undo function Note however check ca...

Page 39: ...recorded or edited on another deck and is erase protected To erase the track press ENTER YES while Erase appears LEVEL SYNC TRACK DBFB MD D M 7 The track number you want to erase To erase all tracks You can erase the entire MD all titles and tracks all at once MD p 1 2 3 1 While the deck is stopped press EDIT then press repeatedly until All Erase appears 2 Press ENTER YES All Erase appears 3 Press...

Page 40: ... When you move tracks the tracks are automatically renumbered Eg Moving track C to position 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 4 A B C D A B C D MOVE Original tracks Track number MD p 1 2 2 4 3 5 1 Press MD or repeatedly until the track number you want to move appears 2 Press EDIT then press repeatedly until Move appears 3 Press ENTER YES Portion to be erased Track number Original tracks Divide track A into three pa...

Page 41: ...nction You can use this function to add track numbers to multiple tracks that are recorded as one track This function also lets you mark track numbers The total number of tracks increases by one and all the tracks following the new division are renumbered Eg Dividing track 2 into tracks B and C 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 Track number Original tracks Divide track 2 into track B and C A B D C A B D C MD p 1 2 3 ...

Page 42: ...ivide a labelled track page 37 into two tracks only the first track is labelled with the title Eg The track cannot be divided at the beginning or end If these points are designated Impossible appears Press to change the position Eg Combining tarcks 4 and 1 Andante Andante Adajo Adajo Allegro Allegro The letter track will have no title Combining recorded tracks Combine Function You can combine 2 tr...

Page 43: ...is happens when you ve edited the same track too many times This is due to a technical limitation of the MD system and is not a mechanical error LEVEL SYNC TOC EDIT TRACK DBFB MD 4 5 4 Undoing the last edit Undo Function This function lets you cancel the last edit and restore the contents of the MD to the condition before the edit Note however that you cannot undo an edit if you do any of the foll...

Page 44: ...s ENTER YES again Complete appears for a few seconds and the contents of the MD are restored to the condition before the edit To cancel the Undo Function Press EDIT Message Name Undo Erase Undo Move Undo Divide Undo Combine Undo Sound Adjustment Reinforcing the bass sound You can listen to music with stronger bass or more powerful sound DBFB Press DBFB DBFB appears in the display Press again to ca...

Page 45: ...rs when you tune in the station LEVEL SYNC DBFB PRESET N a m e i n Selecting the Preset Equalizer menu The Preset Equalizer enables you to select the sound characteristic among 5 sound effects according to the music you are listening to Press MUSIC MENU repeatedly Each time you press the button the display changes as follows To cancel the Preset Equalizer Press MUSIC MENU repeatedly until FLAT app...

Page 46: ...d in step 6 stops flashing and the cursor shifts to the right _ 8 Repeat steps 5 through 7 to complete the entire title If you enter an incorrect character press CURSOR or until the character you want to change flashes then repeat steps 5 through 7 To erase a character press CANCEL NO while the character is flashing 9 Press ENTER YES to complete the labelling procedure To cancel labelling Press ED...

Page 47: ... Simply select a station from the FM band When you tune in a station that provides RDS services the station name appears in the display To check the RDS information Each time you press DISPLAY the display changes as follows Station name Frequency Press SLEEP repeatedly to select a desired time Each time you press the button the minute display the time after which the system turns off changes as fo...

Page 48: ...t time followed by the stop time and the music source appear then the original display appears 10 Press to turn off the system LEVEL SYNC DAILY DBFB CD O N 8 0 0 LEVEL SYNC DAILY DBFB CD C D P L A Y Waking up to music Wakeup Timer You can wake up to music at a preset time Make sure you have set the clock see page 6 1 Prepare the music source you want to play CD Insert a CD To start from a specific...

Page 49: ...dly until DAILY TIMER appears The start time followed by the stop time and the sound source appears then the original display appears To cancel the timer Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT repeatedly until TIMER OFF appears Tip When you connect the optional tape deck TC TX333 to the system you can activate the deck using the Wake up Timer function without setting the timer on the deck Notes You cannot activ...

Page 50: ...appears The start time followed by the stop time the preset number and the recording source appear then the original display appears To cancel the timer Press CLOCK TIMER SELECT repeatedly until TIMER OFF appears To timer record on tape You can timer record on a tape with the optional tape deck TC TX333 Select the TUNER to TAPE in step 7 Tip When you record from the radio you can mark on the MD th...

Page 51: ... very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the CD player or the MD deck Should this occur the system will not operate properly Remove the CD or MD and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates When you move the system take out any discs If you have any questions or problems concerning your system please consult your nearest Sony dealer Notes on MDs Do...

Page 52: ...nd dropout during searching because high speed playback requires time to search for the position on the disc when the tracks are not in order Track numbers cannot be marked When LEVEL SYNC page 33 lights up in the display window during analogue recording the track numbers may not be marked at the beginning of the track if the input signal is below a certain fixed level for less than two seconds be...

Page 53: ...oubleshooting If you have any problem using this system use the following checklist First check that the mains lead is connected firmly and that the speakers are connected correctly and firmly Should any problem persist consult your nearest Sony dealer General There is no sound Turn VOLUME clockwise Make sure the headphones are not connected Check the speaker connections There is severe hum or noi...

Page 54: ...he aerial is connected properly You cannot fold or roll up the aerial The FM aerial is split in two Repair or replace with a new one The AM aerial wire is detached from the stand CD Player The CD tray does not close The CD is not placed properly The CD will not eject The CD has tape seals or paste on it The CD will not play Press CD 6 to check the CD placed When you listening to the radio and the ...

Page 55: ... You tried to divide the first or end of the track Level Over A strong signal was input during analog recording in the TAPE function Reduce the recording level following the procedure see Troubleshooting on page 54 MD Disc Full There is no time remaining on the disc see System Limitations of MDs on page 52 MD NO DISC There is no MD in the deck MD Protected The inserted MD is protected against eras...

Page 56: ...output Continuous RMS power output 25 25 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 120V Reference European model DIN power output Rated 25 25 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN 230V Continuous RMS power output Reference 30 30 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz 10 THD 230V Music power output Reference 50 50 watts Other models DIN power output Rated 20 20 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN 240V 18 18 watts 6 ohms at 1 kHz DIN 220V Continuous ...

Page 57: ...set at 10 kHz 531 1 710 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz European model MW 531 1 602 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz LW 153 279 kHz with the interval set at 3 kHz Other models MW 531 1 602 kHz with the interval set at 9 kHz 530 1 710 kHz with the interval set at 10 kHz SW 5 95 17 90 MHz with the interval set at 5 kHz Aerial AM loop aerial External aerial terminals Intermediate frequency 450kH...

Page 58: ... the system 55 S Saving recordings 28 Self diagnosis display 53 Setting the time 6 Serial copy management system 52 Shuffle Play 19 24 Sleep Timer 47 Smart space 34 Sound adjustment 44 Speakers 4 Station Name 45 System limitations 52 T U V Time Machine Recording 31 Timer falling asleep to music 47 timer recording 49 waking up to music 48 Track numbers 33 Track marking 33 Troubleshooting 53 Tuner 7...

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